[G1 Android Development] Binary100100:
FIXED

Right... so here's the story as well as I can remember it.

I made a theme for 5.0.2H AppsToSD GlossSuite and flashed it. Made 3 calls with it and then did a backup with nandroid. Then, being proud of my achievement, posted my work and it was downloaded over 20 times.

I decided (for some reason that I can not explain... maybe lack of sleep after working on this for so long) that I'll go back to RC33. Flashed the RC33 Apps to SD rom and radio back and used RC33 and then used the apps to sd app for the apps to sd. I had RC33 installed and working for about 2 hours while I tried to cook up a few more changes (launcher... clock... etc). Then wiped and tried flashing back to the new rom. Everything worked. Flashed the new radio. Everything worked. Followed the instructions for apps to sd for haykuro builds... rebooted... looping HTC boot screen.

I tried a wipe... looping.

Tried a nandroid restore with several of the backups that I made.

Stuck at the splash screen and I left it there for over an hour.

I got impatient and pulled the battery and tried another flash from a different backup. Same. Both were RC33. So I tried with the Haykuro backups... same.

I moved RC33appstosd.zip to the root of my sdcard and renamed it update.zip.

Flashed... looping Android screen. Tried a fresh 128mb sdcard with update.zip. Same.

I tried recovery fastboot flash update.zip and got "writing 'update' ... FAILED (remote: partition does not exist)

Then made my first post up above.

Did "fastboot erase system -w" from korndub's suggestion.

Then fastboot flash my .img's. I got the looping Android again.

I was about to give up when I downloaded the REGULAR RC33 to my sdcard, renamed it update.zip, updated and it FINALLY booted up. It was at this point I was finally able to see a homescreen.... so I figured it had to be something with the apps to sd.

But now there was another problem... I would get android.phone (or whatever) force close error everytime I would get a call. I couldn't place calls either. Several people were experiencing the same problem that flashed my rom and needed help. But if it was a problem with the rom then why was I experiencing it on RC33? Plus... I made a calls when I had in installed on my phone at the beginning. It was very strange. But I had the problem with RC33.

So I tried to repartition my card with Paragon Partition Magic 9 and it could not repartition my card! I tried to just repartition it in Windows (XP) and it worked. I tried Partition Magic again... still gave me errors and wouldn't let me do it! So it must be a problem with my SDCARD. I decided to give a very old program that i had stored in a box a try called Copy Commander 9 (I'll gladly remove the file upon request... just pm me... I just want to help out anyone that has issues with the paritioning process. This is a trial version but you can boot from CD and fix your partitions).

I booted from CD and it fixed my partition problem right away!

I did a fastboot erase system -w in recovery to wipe and reflashed RC33 and the phone was working again. Calls and all. Not taking any chances... updated (in this order)

RC33 > RC33 Apps2SD > RC33 Apps2SD Gloss Suite

I'm scared to go back to 5.0.2H Apps2SD now. :(

Sooooo... with all of that said... where the hell did I go wrong? I backup with nandroid everytime before I wipe and update. I boot up to confirm they are working... mount the sdcard so I can rename the files to the firmware, time, and date of the backups. And yes I wipe everytime I flash a update.zip

I'm still convinced that it was the apps to sd and/or the partition... but how would that explain the force closes for calls on RC33???

Anyway... feel free to comment but fyi I'm good now (or at least I feel like trying Haykuro's build again):eek: