yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
The desire comes with sense 2.3 gingerbread. Sense is HTC's skin that they overlay ontop of the android operating system. Although it may look nice (doesnt really look that good to me), it is heavy and causes decreases in performance. When you s-off your device, and install a custom recovery you will be able to flash an aosp based custom rom. Aosp = android open source project, and basically means stock pure android...nothing running on top. As you can probably predict, this will result in faster speeds, less ram usage, and better battery. I think that answers the first few questions.

Next Ill move on to how to root it (make your phone good). I honestly think the term "root" is deceiving to most new users. I see people asking "how do i root my phone", but i think what they really want is to install a custom recovery and flash a custom rom. Being rooted on stock rom is pointless to me. Custom roms are where the good stuff is at.

Post your bootloader details here and ill walk you through the process. To get these details turn the phone off, then hold power + volume down until the phone boots into the bootloader. It should look similar to this. Post all of the first couple of lines at the top. The whole process summarized is this: s-off, install custom recovery, flash custom rom

There are also some other things that i would recommend doing so that you can have extra space for apps (you probably noticed you barely have any space at the moment), but ill get to that later when i give you more instructions.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StheveO:
Thanks for response so fast!

Really thanks for all the information, I'll post the information you are asking me for when I go back to my house since now I'm working :(

But thanks for offer me your help with this, is my first Android and I would like to have fun with it, and you are right I barely have space for my apps now... Will be some other information needed in this process that I can post later on?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
Nope, just your bootloader details for now.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StheveO:
Please tell me that I did not ****ed my phone

Ok so here is my problem now on, I tried to flash the CyanogenMod, but I dont know if i ****ed my phone or im just missing something...

Here is what I did:

1- I followed the instructions on another thread about the HTC_Unlock_Bootloader_Tool in order to unlock the bootloader.

2- I copied the CM-7.2.0.1-bravo.zip file into the sd card manually and also by using the "adb push" command.

But now my phone turns on, but every time that I try to access the Recovery option from the Fastboot menu just gives me an icon of the phone with a red advertise sign and then I press "Volume Up + Power" and got access to some sort of recovery options... But cannot go further than that... What can I do? Please tell me that I did not ****ed my phone?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
When u unlock the bootloader u must then flash recovery via fastboot commands. In my sig ul see 4ext recovery as PB99IMG, download and extract the recovery.img and flash via fastboot. U can find a fastboot guide in bortaks troubleshooting guide (in my sig also)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StheveO:
Thanks for your response.

Ok so here is my new actual situation, cause I went to sleep at 3.00am just to keep working with the phone...

After check within some forums and stuff I realized that there was an app called ROM Manager that can flash the Recovery and also the ROM (Cyanogenmod is the one I want to install), I started researching for another way to do it since every single time that I tried to start in FastBoot and use the recovery option in order to flash anything I just got a black screen with an icon that seems to be the same phone with a red alert sign on its corner (icon which i really did not like at all!!!), so I started checking for another way to work with this and found ROM Manager, but when the app was installed and I tried to flash the ClockworkMod Recovery but ROM Manager was giving an error related with permissions, I thought that my HTC Desire was already Rooted since it said "*** Unlocked ***" on the Fastboot menu (My fault!) but I realized that it is not Rooted after download the Root Checker app from the Store... So basically here is the case resumed: Fastboot "Unlocked" (Via easy unlocker tool), ROM Manager App (Installed but no permissions to Flash the ClockworkMod Recovery nor CyanogenMod ROM), Root Checker App (Installed and seems that my phone is not rooted)... How do I need to proceed now on???

Thanks in advance for all your help! I never thought that Android were this complicated, but I like it ****ing so much!!! So I think that it is most likely a beginner issue :P
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Well, to root it, you need to flash a Superuser zip from recovery. To flash it, you need a custom recovery. To get a custom recovery, you do what [MENTION=4577482]jmcclue[/MENTION] said 2 posts above.

I think it's " but I like it so ****ing much!!!".:D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StheveO:
More questions :P

Hahahahaha yeah sorry about that but I'm working so it is difficult to be on the phone talking about Hard Drives and troubleshoot them, while trying to figure out whats going on with my phone hahahahaha

So Basically and if I'm not mistaken (hopefully not, let me know if I am) I need to do the following:

-Download and Flash the 4eXT Recovery as PB99IMG from the previous response: After download the file can I go to CMD and use "adb reboot bootloader" then "adb fastboot flash recovery PB99IMG.zip" (that must flash the recovery right?)

-Then I need to Flash the Superuser from a Zip file: By accessing the new Recovery Interface installed previously, wipe chache / install from sd card / install from zip (that must root my device right?)

-After that I should be able to turn on my phone as normal and use the ROM Manager in order to Flash the CyanogenMod 7.2 right?

Sorry that I bother all of you in this way with so many question and ****, but I really want not only to flash my drive but also to learn about the process and what I'm doing to my phone... Thanks for everything.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
In my sig, you'll find a link "The PB99IMG method" under the "How to flash the 2.3 RUU" link. Use it to flash the recovery. Ignore the parts about the 2.3 RUU.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StheveO:
Another question...

Ok, so after check the other post with the PB99IMG method the phone should ask meto install something after put the zip file into the sd card and start the bootloader??? The thing is, if that doesn't happen what can I do? Because if I try to go to the Recovery option the phone gives me the Black screen with the Icon of the phone and a red alert sign... :S
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
You don't need to go to recovery for the PB99IMG method. Only bootloader.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
Yes thats what you should do. If that doesnt work you would try flashing the recovery via fastboot.

When you go into recovery right now and see the red warning thing, that is normal. It is the stock recovery, which makes sense because you havent installed a custom recovery yet. Once 4ext is installed you will no longer see that screen.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StheveO:
Another problem

Ok, now here is the thing, I just used the BP99IMG method... But at the moment of go to the bootloader I just got an error message:

Main version is older!

Update Fail!

What Can I do!?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
I forgot you weren't S-off. Pardon me.

Do this:

http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-set-up-android-adb-and-fastboot-on-windows-tutorial/

Then extract the .img file from the PB99IMG zip, and put it on your C drive, do the path would be C://recovery.img.

Then, open CMD, connect your phone in fastboot mode, and use this command:

fastboot flash recovery C://recovery.img
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
:thumbup:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StheveO:
Here I go again!

Ok so If I understood it is necessary to have the phone S-Off which means that the bootloader is unlocked, right??

Because my bootloader says "Unlocked" on the top of the menu... What I'm not doing right? :(
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Unlocked does not mean s-off. You are Unlocked, but S-on. Just flash the recovery through fastboot, like jmcclue originally said.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StheveO:
Some good news

Sello I'm glad to let you know that finally I got my phone.cpletely flashed with the CM7 and this works just great... the only thing that I were not able to do is to partition my 4Gb SD card to assign 1Gb as phone extension and the rest as external storage...

Can you help me with this last thing, I just used a previous post...

With the 4ext recovery y created a first partition of 1024Mb as the ext of the system but my phone does not sees it, it keeps saying that only have 140Mb total as internal
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
Yes thats normal. Ur partition is there doing its job, dont worry.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StheveO:
But i cannot install apps, it keeps saying that i do not have enough space
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eddiehk6:
How your Rom uses the partition depends on what a2sd script it uses.

Do you have a link to the rom thread? Traditionally you have to flash a separate a2sd script for cm7

With regards to your internal space you are currently still on stock hboot which is very inefficient. Even with an a2sd script you can still run out of space with your setup.

It has 250MB system size but currently you're only using ~140MB, wasting 110MB, still tiny 147MB internal space which you had before you rooted/s-off :(

You need to flash a different hboot using fastboot to use space more efficiently. With cm7r2 hboot it has 145MB system size, you'd waste only ~5MB on system and get bigger 287MB data (internal memory) :good:

What I'd recommend assuming you already have titanium backup of apps and backed up contacts to Google:

- flash cm7r2 hboot using fastboot

- reboot to recovery

- full wipe as before (wipe all partitions except sdcard)

- flash cm7, reboot

- reboot back to recovery, flash compatible a2sd script which moves apps and dalvik cache to sd-ext

- restore apps etc

You still won't necessarily see your internal memory read 'internal+sd-ext', but apps should be moved automatically to the partition. Best way to check would be to install another app like DiskUsage to browse all your partitions
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StheveO:
But I already flashed the cm7.2.0.1 for the HTC bravo I downloaded from the cyanogenmod website...

I followed all the instructions on this post
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
I dont think that you understand what eddie is saying. Yes you have flashed cm7.2 rom, but you havent flashed the optimized cm7r2 hboot. First you need to s-off though, which i dont think you have done yet. Correct?

Also cm7 doesnt come with any a2sd script by default, so nothing is being moved. You need to seperately flash a2sd, or install m2sd from the playstore.

First you should s-off though.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StheveO:
It is s-off already, what I think is that I need the optimized cm7 and a2sd zip file so I can flash them.

Can you give me the links?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
OK.

-create a nandroid backup

-Download the hboot

http://alpharev.nl/PB99IMG_cm7r2.zip

-Rename it to 'PB99IMG.zip', and put it on the root of your sdcard

-Turn the phone off. Then boot into the boot loader with volume down and power. Wait a few seconds and it should look for the file and find it. It will then ask if you want to install it, so press volume up to say yes then reboot.

Let us know when that's done.

Sent using xda-developers app
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eddiehk6:
So you downloaded the official ROM, however it does not have an A2SD script built in as standard.

Changing hboot merely optimises it for space, read my post again, try to understand before progressing

So you download cm7r2 hboot from alpharev.nl, find the cm7r2.img, verify the md5sum using something like "md5check"

Flash it using fastboot EDIT: method posted above is an alternative and easier, this one is just more thorough

After reinstalling the ROM, i remember you can use an app instead of flashing a script to use the sd-ext partition.

Try S2E or A2SDGUI, they do effectively the same thing. Choose to move apps and dalvik cache to sd-ext.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StheveO:
Another question...

Well Now on that I have my phone working as intended, I would like to know, do you recommend me to download APK's from websites if I see something funny or so? the thing is, where can I download really good APK's for games or apps???

Thanks in advance
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
The Play Store. Except for ad blockers or the few apps that weren't released on the play store, you don't need to download APKs from sites.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonneyfive:
roohtc desire a8181

hi there, here r my boot loader are u still watching this post and advising how to root this model. thanx

BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.93.0001

MICROP-031D

TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101

RADIO-5.11.05.27

Aug 10 2010,17:52:18
[General Questions and Answers] harshmet:
Im haaving problem! i really need a developer or an expert or so to ge me out of this !

the dock are of my ninja a57 is not recipting my touch properly. the place i touch is sensed 1cm to the left of the screen(i cant use spacebar while typing). whole scren is fine just the dock area.

even in the aroma launcher which makes us install a rom the touch is miss sensed.

please suggest me troubleshooting. like a thing taht im missing to format, like format system and all.

-i have tried hard factory reset.

- i have tried installing a different rom

- i have tried calibrating screen through an app on XDA

-I HAVE ROOTED

-INSTALLED CWM

no solution found yet ! :(

plese help me.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Darkonlore:
I found the cause of my SOD problems, but I'm not sure if it's the same for others, so here's a poll.

For me, if I used the 2A chargers of other brands, the phone quickly heats up and goes into SOD. I repeated thrice with the same results and each time I had to shutdown the phone (power + up volume key) and wait for at least 30 mins for the phone to cool down before it works normally again.

Hope this info helps some of you.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] marcgear:
I have had this happen once no recent charging involved, i was trying to drain the battery had screen on full brightness with all power saving features off was ok for about an hour then the screen just died. i tried reset still started with back light issue, left it off for around 20 mins then started as normal. put settings back to how they were and had no problems since. wont be doing that again in a hurry gave me a heart attack.
[General Topics] tpeti:
Hi,

browsing the internet I found that both XDA mini and XDA II mini are existing and they are not the same, but unfortunately I could not found a comparison (in each page only one of them is mentioned and at each seller only one of them is available).

Besides the name I guess the processor type is different (PXA270 and PXA272) and that XDA mini can be bought in Germany (according to regional O2 pages).

Can anyone clarify it?

Thx in advance,

/tp
[General Topics] TheBrit:
This is being discussed here: http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=31161
[General Topics] tpeti:
Really? I cannot not find any related info to my question there.

I asked about O2 XDA II Mini, not MDA Compact II (and not Magician2)...

/tp
[General Topics] TheBrit:
Er...OK...my mistake.
[General Topics] TheBrit:
Having said that though, the same probably still applies.
[Micromax A116] saqawat:
hey guys! im in trouble, i flashed my micromax canvas hd with custom rom called "suvi rom" i did all steps perfectly it said installed succesfully, but when i reboot it nothing happens. it got bricked!
[Micromax A116] sumit.gore21488:
Can you pls tell me in brief may i can help you as i have faced similar issue but retrieved my mobile back fine working
[Micromax A116] prithvirao17:
I've not heard any case of bricking with A116 so far. Try to flash stock rom using SP tool. Make sure the battery is sufficiently charged.
[Micromax A116] saqawat:
i first wiped data,partitions and dalvik cache after that went on to install from sd card. i placed the zip file in external sd card so i choose the location from where to retrieve. then its says installation started and it was in progress everything goes as it should be, after that it says rom installed enjoy! so, i click on go back and reboot it.. after that my fone is not switching on.. when i put on charge nothing happening, i removed the battery then again inserted still nothing happens
[Micromax A116] sumit.gore21488:
Try this

1. check if you are able to get back to your recovery mode. If it goes cool then flash any other ROM made for canvas A116 HD only. If you dont have download it first and paste in your memory card. you can access your memory card from recovery mode from advance --> mount option. This can be done only if you are able to access your recovery mode by pressing volume up+down and Lock keys together. Keep pressing for more time till you go in recovery mode

2. If you are unable to go to recovery then simply flash the stock rom 4.2 via SP flash tool by removing battery (Pls search for SP Flash tool method in XDA Canvas HD section)

Pls revert if you are able to do any of these..

Press Thanks If I Helped You...........
[Micromax A116] Zafar7777:
First of all all the mtk devices are unbrickable u can flash the firmware from sp tools.goodluck if u find any problems ping me !
[Micromax A116] swapsz:
my canvas hd got hardbrick when flashed with suvirom....

actually by mistake i also disabled the flash recovry<cmv>and when tired to unbrick with original stock rom with sp flash tool....its giving me sp flash tool error 8200...the target inconsistent...my phones not charging ...not booting what to do????any help for me???

---------- Post added at 06:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:51 AM ----------

i got stuck because of worng <error> during flashing...and then using sp flash tool also..as my phones...not booting...nor charging...not even the dispalys blinks...nor charging light...totally dead...how to recover such phone...the sp flash tool is showing error 8200..target incosistent,no space...i think i erased the whole rom and thats why not able to flash from sp tool...help???
[Micromax A116] Raj_Chandigarh:
Solution

Change your SP tool Software Version And google SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119 Version and then Tell me after it Is any error Show or not
[Micromax A116] shivambajaj:
Give link to rom
[Micromax A116] Raj_Chandigarh:
?

Please Specify The Name Of the Rom ?
[Micromax A116] WalkerBales:
Guys "Suvi ROM" is for A110 Canvas 2 not for A116 Canvas HD !! Now if u have flashed the wrong ROM.... Try to flash the '"correct'" Stock ROM of A116 via SP Flash Tools !!
[Micromax A116] $hino:
Follow this post ..... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42269382
[Micromax A116] Hovatek:
didnt you backup before flashing this ROM?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maximus96:
Even thought I have “vibrate” unchecked in my gmail account settings, the phone still vibrates whenever I get a email when I have it on silent/vibrate mode at work. Its annoying and I understand it’s an android feature after 4.1.2 since my Note 2 didn’t have this issue.

Anybody know of any workarounds? I tried to use Lightflow to control the vibration but choosing “1 short vibrate” but it doesn’t make any difference…
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrroach:
Settings -> Sound -> Uncheck "Vibrate on notification"
[LG Optimus 2x] muditj14:
Hi friends, is there any idea by what time optimus 2x will get kitkat os aka Android 4.4.

though its not released uptill now, but can there be any guesses or ideas. Can optimus 2x will official kitkat os too?
[LG Optimus 2x] amarprat87:
Let Google release Kit Kat,

then let them release its source,

then let CM start working on nightlies,

let the nightlies stabilise a bit,

Non neon support has been dropped... HOPEFULLY some one using tegra device will manage to port it for us,

then maybe... who knows... depends on the nature of changes too...

Now how do you want the chances, using mathematics or statistics... should I use conditional probability ;)

We only have official ICS, all of jellybean is unofficial...

i say enjoy the current candy, The ROM JB 4.3 is very much stable and usable as daily driver...
[LG Optimus 2x] pengus77:
Hahahahahaha seriously? 4.3 is still being stabilized and you ask for 4.4 that is still not out? Geez, i love xda lol

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[LG Optimus 2x] kenop123:
I think it's not very hurry to get a android4.4 because 4.3 is very smooth and stable too.:cyclops:
[LG Optimus 2x] ilooze:
Yes I know that kowalski and tonyp is working hard on 4.3 (kowalski on the kernel) and they did an amazing job (respect to them) but the people will always want the new "thing" :D I use 4.3 too (love it) but I look forward too for 4.4 :D
[LG Optimus 2x] muditj14:
i will wait for kowalski and tonyp's new roms n kernels for 4.4 :angel:

No doubt their work is awesome. :laugh: :D :)
[LG Optimus 2x] pijas82:
hi

4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 none of them are stable.

I use but each with their problem.

I'm with The Rom Tony P. and love,

clear that hdmi and bluetooth does not work,

but to me it does not matter to me,

but that means unstable,

hopefully Tony P together with a Kernel MASTER PENGUS,

again make our 2X a great phone and not stop in time.:good:

http://redigua.com/install-android-4-4-kitkat-for-your-lg-optimus-2x.html
[LG Optimus 2x] pijas82:
hi

anyone have droidbooster link?
[LG Optimus 2x] vkk178:
I think it will be released very soon , will be launched first on the fabulous Optimus 2x ... In a parallel universe :P
[LG Optimus 2x] pijas82:
I have already installed
[LG Optimus 2x] pijas82:
:eek:
[LG Optimus 2x] Ryukenden:
For now i would just like to see 3.x kernel on our O2X's :)
[LG Optimus 2x] pijas82:
hi

you right :)
[LG Optimus 2x] Ryukenden:
Also, i've read that KitKat should be heavily optimized to work well with devices that have lower specs and 512 megs of memory. Sounds like a good news, but i guess only tonyp and pengus could shed some light on that
[LG Optimus 2x] NoelBonel:
fingers crossed. Well for those who can't wait for android 4.4 and just want to have a feel of it feel free to download the apks for it.
[LG Optimus 2x] puma99dk|:
i dunno if it's true or not, but i read this "One of the key features of the new release is optimizations made to the OS, so as to be able to run smoothly on legacy devices with just 512 MB of RAM." but with that said, i think it will be only custom roms with the Optimus 2X that will give us Android 4.4 bcs i doubt that pre 2011 phone with Android will get updated like LG would give the Optimus 2x, Android 4.4 but i could be wrong...
[LG Optimus 2x] pradhyu69:
well i think its time to say goodbye to O2X .....been using it for almost 3 yrs.it had good run....just ordered NEXUS 5......:D:laugh::laugh:
[LG Optimus 2x] tanujcool:
If you guys are so eagerly waiting for 4.4 then why not change it in build prop .

Simple I am doing it since gingerbread. currently I am on 10.2.6
[LG Optimus 2x] pijas82:
The N5 is very good, but has some negative things.

Battery and camera when change will be for the LG G2 , xiaomi mi3 or S4

Tanujcool how?
[LG Optimus 2x] tanujcool:
Use root explorer

/system/build.prop

open it in editor and change Android version top your desired one

note sure you r/w the build prop directory

also search on google "how to change Android version via build prop "
[LG Optimus 2x] pijas82:
will not let me open the editor, you can send me a private message?
[LG Optimus 2x] Ryukenden:
lol how did u order it when play store says its sold out?