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[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hankit:
I'm have the original ION phone with Ion Rom...

But from what i search from wiki to forum's here, mostly I see is reflashing the whole rom to get root access..

is it possible to get the root access on the rom I have now rather than reflashing it?

This is what I have right now in my phone:

HBoot-1.33.3004 (SAPP30000)

CPLD-10

RADIO-2.22.19.261
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Amon_RA:
Yes this is possible.

1. Download a rooted recovery image (recovery.img) with nandroid support.

2. Switch your ion to fastboot mode.

3. Execute "Fastboot boot recovery.img" (this will not flash the recovery to your Ion, it will just load it).

4. perform a nandroid backup.

5. unpack the boot.img you find in the nandroid directory on your sdcard.

6. change the ro.secure property and repack the boot.img.

7. flash the rooted boot.img image to your ion.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hankit:
So the instruction mention is the same as the one posted on wiki?

http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting

Many thanks!

Mike
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Amon_RA:
No, it's not the same, with the instructions on the wiki your are overwriting your ROM with a different one... so you basically undo the ion rom.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hankit:
Im very new to this, do you mind bring me throught the how process?

I have just went ahead to try that process..(as i thought its just bascially rooting the magic with the recovery rom and ended up on a boot loop)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ultraMX:
How do you do that?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Amon_RA:
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] ultraMX:
Thank you Amon_RA!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] yochaigal:
Hello,

Just got a google ion. Originally followed the instructions in the link above about rooting an htc magic... which allowed me to put haykuro's rootme on. Everything works fine now, I have root (I was able to add new fonts as su). However I do not have a superuser app--- and I am a bit confused about who I receive updates from now. I have read that jf1.5 does not work on this phone.

I did not need to unpack any .img files.

I have a recovery where I can flash new update.zip files, do nandroid backups, etc.

Can anyone fill me in on where I can get a superuser app, who should I receive updated update.zip fles from, etc?

The ion rom that is floating around installs but wifi doesn't work, so I'm back at rootme.zip.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] colonel:
no you don't

I followed the wiki and had ROOT and Hard SPL but the rom was unchanged
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] yochaigal:
When you had root, were you able to install the superuser app or a rom with it?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] colonel:
haven't tried yet

root works fine when plugged into a PC
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Wolfyy7:
I have the original Ion as well. The way I rooted my phone was by followed an excellent written tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w_Iyv7wctA (in the upper right hand corner click more details. Then after step step 17 or so continue from the guide on http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting

Great for noobs like me, wouldn'nt have known the commands to put into prompt up to that point and from other guides was not clear if I was supposed to input from phone terminal or prompt on PC but the combination of these two guides helped me get my phone rooted and now I have been trying out the french ROMS 1.8/1.9 and Nok2's V4 full, which is great.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pep1t0:
Could anyone complete this process succesfully? Can post step by step instructions? the webpage has a lot of information and can be a little confusing...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mojotexas:
image - ination

Where could I get an image as mentioned here?

Second question: Once rooted, will my phone auto-update the system anymore?

thanks for all the thoughtful answers,

m0j0
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] xyzulu:
Look at the threads in this same forum...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pep1t0:
I had the same problem and had to restore from nandroid backup... did you solve this issue?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pep1t0:
Mojo, if the root process is done by unpacking and repacking the boot.img you won't alter the original rom so all the features will be untouched.

I've complete the root process on my original ION, if you need any help... post in this threath...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] digable1:
The manual total-geek method on N1?

Yes, I am aware of superboot. downloaded it. Looked at it, and noticed it was an image.

I am one of the weird ones that would rather do this process with the least disruption of the stock bits as possible, or at least know exactly what this image modifies. And while I could be totally blind, I didn't see this listed in my Googling.

I tried the procedure for the ION in this thread and it appears that the Nexus One does something different (maybe an extra checksum check??). Note: I also do have an ION and this procedure worked - so it appears that the procedure is known.

Any further information either about how to modify the appropriate images manually or a description of what the superboot image actually plays with?

Thanks!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] zul8er:
I too have a ION and if 2.1 doesn't hit soon I want to root. I am confused. Can someone just post the instructions in order with out having to got a billion links to get the next step.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] kzahradnik:
hy guys,

I have a touch diamond and configured an imap account. So far so good.

My Phone showed me several unread messages. So I went online and read those messages with my browser (also imap) marking all messages read.

The little account icon shows no new messages now, but the flow scroll bar shows 1 unread.

Does anybody habe a clue? HTC wants me to ship the phone to them for repair....

Firmware is original HTC latest version from their website.

regards

Klaus

[edit]

I forgot to mention, that deleting the account doesn't change a thing. Even without an email account it shows the green dot with the white 1 in it.

[/edit]
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Sandeman1976:
I think I had that too. If I'm not mistaken there was an unsent message somewhere... Just check all possible folders (of ALL accounts), maybe you can find it..
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] kzahradnik:
Oh, great thanks!

Who would have thought, that there was an unread message in the NOT used exchange (windows mail) account. :-)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Sandeman1976:
:D Problem solved, great :D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] ackid32:
I was not able to send a Notes to SMS ( the send option to SMS is disabled).

How can i directly send the note to SMS? Any Idea?

regards

ackid32
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] ackid32:
No Reply till now

its amazing that nobody has the answer?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] jump_fish:
windows mobile do not provide a such kind of feature, maybe you can use copy and paste to realize it
[HTC Excalibur] 'Reen:
Does anyone know how to change the categories in the contacts information?? It only has Business, Holiday, Personal and Seasonal. I would like a different selection.
[HTC Excalibur] sambuka42:
If you sync to microsoft outlook you can change the categories of your contacts. This will show up on your phone.
[G1 General] maguir13:
my phone is not starting in recovery mode but the phone is starting perfectly fine can somebody help me!!??
[G1 General] mrcrs:
how are you "trying" to get into recovery mode?
[G1 General] maguir13:
im hitting the home and power button but it stays stuck on the g1 home screen
[G1 General] mrcrs:
is the phone powered down (completely off) before you press both buttons at the same time while holding both until the g1 splash screen shows up?
[G1 General] maguir13:
yes its completly off it stays stuck on the g1 splash tough and when i power the phone normally it works fine
[G1 General] mrcrs:
are you sure you are pressing both home (second to left button) and the power (far right button) at the same time and holding it till the g1 splash screen?

also try removing the battery and leaving it out for a little while after you power it down. then try again.

also is the phone plugged in as you are attempting to do this?
[G1 General] maguir13:
i tried all of that and no its not connected. i tried doing an update with jf updater and it would try getting root access but oncce again it would just freeze on the g1 splash
[G1 General] mrcrs:
oh ic...

well you should stated that in your OP.

try re-flashing the build you want.

wipe before you do so for good measure.
[G1 General] maguir13:
how can i do that? if i cant get into the root screen? would i have to re root my phone again
[G1 General] mrcrs:
well from what you've told me so far, sounds like there was a problem when or while you were updating through jf updater.

since i don't know exactly what you did or did not do to your phone.

just go ahead and re-root your phone using the dreaming file.

start from scratch.

that for sure will solve your problem.
[G1 General] maguir13:
what if its going straight to hboot mode when im pressing the camera+power button
[G1 General] maguir13:
when i turn the phone on pressing the camera+power button its taking me straight to the hboot mode
[G1 General] mrcrs:
what do you mean what if...?

if you are trying to re-root your phone then umm i would suggest you reading the guide step by step that is linked in the HERE link i have in my sig.
[G1 General] GenericNode:
reflash your recovery image.
[G1 General] corp769:
Definitely reflash. Something went haywire. Hopefully you don't need to get a new phone :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] gingerprince:
Hi

I've noticed a problem with my TP2, wondered if anyone else had it and had found a way round.

I store all my contacts as international codes (i.e. +447799xxxxxx etc) so I don't have to mess about when on holiday. However I've noticed a problem with this and the Touch Flo interface.

When I get an SMS I see it on the touch flo page, double click and i see the touch flo SMS interface as follows: -

However when I send, it drops the + from the beginning of the message. Concequently, it tries to send to 4417799xxxxxx which is invalid and goes into my drafts folder.

If however from the front page I choose the "All Messages" soft key and reply to the message in the standard threaded WM6.1 interface: -

then it works fine.

Any idea how to fix this (without removing +44 from all my contacts!)

Cheers, Sy
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] RMU:
Use the search ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=522535

I described the same problem ;) but nog answer yet.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] darfri:
Just a clue...

I am not a friend of manila or tp2 but just an idea - maybe you have something wrong with the regional settings?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Sjuust:
I also had this problem..

I´m wondering, did you install .NET CF3.5?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] RMU:
That's allready mentioned in my thread (see the link above) and no there is nothing wrong with it ;)

Yes, but before i had the same problem ;) and after also.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] AlCapone:
remember notify HTC support !
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Sjuust:
I'm not sure but I think something goes wrong when restoring contacts via sprite-backup. I noticed an ';' behind or in front of a phone number once.

Try editing the contact, selecting and saving the phone number and see if it happens again.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] RMU:
I don't use sprite-backup, and i have the problem to, so that's not a good solution ;)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] darfri:
Forget it. They are interested in selling not fixing. Terrible customer support
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] gingerprince:
I don't use Sprite Backup, but my contacts are synced OTA to Exchange, whether that makes a difference or not I don't know.

I do have CF3.5 installed, but don't know whether I had the problem before (I installed it when I first got the phone).

Strangely the problem also seems a little intermittent - for example this morning I did a test reply using the TF interface, and it worked okay?

I will send a message to HTC though so hopefully they'll look into a fix!

Oh, and just noticed my regional settings were set to US not UK, so I've changed this to see if it makes a difference. Though the regional settings don't seem to make any direct reference to phone number format so we'll have to see if it actually makes a difference.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] gingerprince:
Further investigation suggests this seems to happen on the 2nd reply. i.e. in an SMS thread I reply to a message and it's okay....reply again (before another from sender) and the + gets dropped.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] RMU:
as already mentioned at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=522535 ;) read it, and see that all the possible options that are discussed here, are tried already ;)

why all those double threads :p
[G1 General] GuardianFlash:
I downgraded firmware to gain root access and install Hero, all my playlists are gone. Over 300 songs have to put them all in playlist again. Is there a way to save playlists like we do for windows media player playlist?
[G1 General] runderekrun:
I REALLY wish I knew this as well... Everytime I have to wipe my playlists are gone...

EDIT: Was thinking... does MyBackupPro save playlists? That would be worth the cost...
[G1 General] al74:
No. The way to do it is backwords. Create the playlist on your PC and save it to your SD card (pls file will work as well).
[G1 General] muzicman0:
huh!? can you explain this in more detail? how do I create a playlist for my G1 on the PC?

mm0
[G1 General] muzicman0:
never mind...got it...

So, this is what I did...

1) mount the G1 on a windows computer.

2) Open Windows Media Player

3) Import the 'Music' folder of the G1 into Windows Media

4) Go to the 'Library' tab

5) Drag files from the G1 to the 'Now Playing' window

6) Use the drop down box above the 'Now Playing' window to do a SaveAs

7) Save as a .m3u type playlist

8) Copy the playlist file to the 'Music' folder of the G1.

Done

mm0

P.S. The .m3u file seems to work as is, even though if you open it up with a text editor, it shows the path as a windows path...regarless of that, it works.
[G1 General] Nayyak:
you can delete the path and keep the file name only if you save the m3u file at the same folder of the music files
[G1 General] GuardianFlash:
What I do now is sync playlists from WMP to my G1 (some reason when syncing WMP playlists to phone it copies mp3s to the phone and not the playlist itself). Then I go to my music folder on my computer and then copy the playlist folder onto the G1.
[G1 General] corp769:
I just do a party shuffle when I'm lifting :D
[G1 General] runderekrun:
I used WMP for awhile but it hated my tags. So I tried out Media Monkey. After setting it up all the way (per this post), it is way better than WMP. Easy syncing and easy playlist copying. Just a FYI.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Deleted member 1096392:
Hi all,

It's been a while since I posted a message here, but I think I've fallen in love... with the Touch Pro 2! :D

Yet there is a small 'issue'. I've been working with the Touch Diamond for quite some time now and to be honest, I kinda hate it. Buttons are small (have to use the stylus a lot), I really don't like the email app, and most importantly: it's slow, even without any programs installed!

The TP2 has a lot of things in its favor (like the keyboard, the enormous screen :cool:), yet it runs on WM 6.1 too... I know there will be an upgrade available to 6.5, but we'll have to wait a couple of months before it's available.

So my question is: how is the speed of the TP2? Perhaps someone has used the Diamond and could tell me more about the overall performance of the TP2 compared to it?

And how is the email app? I believe it is the same as on the Diamond (which is logical, it is still WM 6.1 ;)), but I get an error most of the times when receiving email (I'm not the only one I've read). Is this issue resolved?

Thanks for the help in deciding whether to get this beauty... :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ohyeahar:
My previous device was the Diamond. Performance-wise, it's like night and day. The out-of-the-box experience of the Diamond was terrible. It was slow and prone to freezing. The Diamond experience got significantly better after installing some of the custom roms available here though. I was quite satisfied with the Diamond after the first couple months.

The out-of-the-box experience of the TP2 is extremely satisfying in comparison. Very fast and no freezes. Just head over to any of the reviews circulating the web and they'll most likely say that the TP2 is the best WinMo device right now. (Can't wait to see what the chefs here at xda can cook up to make this fantastic device even better!)

Email app is the same as with the Diamond. Although, it does appear quicker in retrieving and sending. (I use IMAP with Gmail). Haven't had any errors pop up. (It's been about 2 weeks).

Only differences in the email app is the following:

-TP2 allows you to call the email sender within the email. That is, there's a big green call button next to the sender's name.

-in TP2, the sliding animation is replaced by a fade animation (ie, when you swipe left or right in an opened email). It also "fades" into the email when you select the message either from the inbox or from TF3D.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] stunno:
Wot he said ^

The only thing that the Diamond has going for it is the size.

If they could make theTP2 the same size as the Diamond I would be in heaven! But then again, I would never buy another device, so maybe that's why they don't do it
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] darfri:
Try Omnia PRO? It has nice hardware and by tweaking you sure can get hell of a lot out of it
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Deleted member 1096392:
Thanks for the reply guys! The Omnia Pro's screen doesn't tilt, and I love this feature on the TP2.

I'll go out and buy one, because I can't wait! :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] kourampies:
Had a diamond for an year.

Got my rhodium on monday, and except from the perfect qwerty keyb and the amazing screen, its way faster than the diamond, and stays fast and stable no matter what you are doing. i totally recommend you to buy it and get rid of the diamond :p
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] orb3000:
Also Omnia will not have the support from this great site:D

So great desicion! go for TP2!!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Deiota:
GO FOR IT!

hi!

i have a touch pro since september last year and i decided to try TP2... just felt in love with....

i bought one yesterday and had no change to play a LOT with it but what I did made me enjoy every penny I've spend with the trade!

this device is GREAT!!!!

well, first the display is AWSOME (much better than TP and Diamond). Now I can replace my laptop when browsing, again! I couldn't since I've sold my x7500... The TP display is very little for browsing!!!!

The resolution and display quality is pretty GOOD!

The sound is much better, can not even compare!!!!

The D-pad is not missed at all! I didn't use it anyway.... The keys on the bottom of TP2 are perfect! And also the Zoom bar, it is a great thing!

If you write a lot, sms, emails, on foruns, msn or even word or any other texting you'll love the keyboard! Much better than TP!

It's pretty fast and responsive! the sound of the calls is clear!

The software is great! It makes me like touchflo!

The TP2 is larger and heavier than TP (and of course more than Diamond) but it's not THAT heavy and large!!! Compared with a brick like HTC Universal or X7500... it's very handy! I guess it has the perfect size!

So... GO FOR IT!!!! You won't regret at al!!!

There is only one reason that makes me prefer the TP... it's cheaper!!! lol
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Deleted member 1096392:
So many great reactions, hopefully I'll get it in the beginning of next week! :cool:
[G1 General] GuardianFlash:
I have been using 'Close Everything' app for awhile thinking it does what it suppose to do. Just today I held down the home key and 6 apps are fully opened. Now I need another app that actually does the job of closing apps. Anybody know one?
[G1 General] mrcrs:
holding down the home key opens up a window of the last six apps opened and used.
[G1 General] ZilverZurfarn:
AFAIK, the way Android works, apps don't get closed. If you by some outside means manage to kill an app off, Android will think something's wrong, and resurrect it if it can. The only 100% way to kill an app I know, is to reboot (and then not start it).

/Mats
[G1 General] alritewhadeva:
Advanced task manager by Arron La
[G1 General] B-man007:
They aren't actually running AFAIK

They are the last six apps used, it doesn't matter if they are running or not
[G1 General] IronCross1788:
Try using task manager for root. I use a combination of several closing apps and this one seems to work well. I'm not sure if its in the market tho. But I found it on one of the threads. Happy searching
[G1 General] DVS_Sokar:
Advanced Task Manager will allow you to kill the processes and applications of your choosing. (It is on the market for US, that's where I got it free)
[G1 General] Deathwish238:
As said, Advanced Task Manager is what you need. It's nice letting you choose apps to never kill so you can just hit the End All button and be lazy :)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] WasStoNed:
Hello all, I have installed the latest beta of Opera 9.7 but I also removed the standard installed version too (following a how to on these forums) as I was annoyed that the old version of the browser would launch when I hit the Manila Internet button.

This Launch Browser button no longer works. I know it points to /Windows/Opera9-ml.exe but I cannot find where this is set........

I tried using the Manila re-mapper but with not much success

I also tried to move the software using SKTools but it will only allow a move into a folder...

any suggestions please
[XPERIA X1 General] shange:
Hi,

I've a Xperia with WinMobile 6.1. Im wondering if its possible to reset the phone without deleting the installed applications? (just want to reset all settings).

My second question:

My screen flimmer once when when unlocking the keys or changing to landscape mode. How can i fix this?

Br

Shange
[XPERIA X1 General] Ethermind:
use sbp backup or sprite backup before and after resetting
[G1 General] AntiNSA:
Hi!

I love my phone. One issue id that I know how to view contacts by group, but I cant figure out hpw to view contacts by organization. Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated. Is there some how to convert the organization fields into the group field?

Thanks-

Robert

Please help! I am using the dudes roger 0.5 which kicks ass. I need to be able to sort m contacts by organization.. I have no exchange server and dont know anything about exchange. I used to use activesynch whith my old artemis.

PLease?
[G1 General] AntiNSA:
I dont know if I was clear,

I mean when you enter a contact, and you enter their name , number, ertc... you can also enter the name of their organization. I am not sure if this is the defauls set up since I synched my outlook contacts with gmail to get them into my phone... but the issue is I want to be able to see my contacts by the organization they belong too... It is very difficult to find people by just searching for their name as I cant remember everyones name, but I do know the company they are saved under. This seems like such an important basic figure. Am I missing something obvious?