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[Hero, G2 Touch General] patzek:
The database from 2.73.405.5 build got a lot of changes to the old one (1.76.405.6). So it does not work to copy back the old Database after an update. I imported my old Mails manual to the new databasefile by accessing the database directly.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] sibbor:
Could you please describe how you restored your old data? I know it's a SQLite database and manually changed data in it before updating, but my knowledge with SQLite ain't that great, so I don't know "the perfect" SQL manager and so on...

Any advice is highly appreciated!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] patzek:
For me it was really easy as i only have SMS messages in my Database. So i wrote a very simple windows-app that imports the old messages out of the old database-file into the new database.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] nuumuun:
i have read about this fix in a german forum. it doesn't seem to fix the issue completely. i would suggest to keep smstomailbox installed for a while so we can be sure this really is a permanent fix.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] patzek:
This fix (german forum) does not work because the database got also changes in other parts of the database than the sms table. only in import into the new format will work.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] sibbor:
Yes, I used your method when migrating from Windows to Android. It worked great and it was me who wrote directions for Notepad++ on how to change dates to proper format with regexp for other countries :-)

Although, with the new Hero ROM database ROM seems to have changed in such a way that old message collides with new database/table structure. I will transfer new database to my computer and do some research soon.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] patzek:
The SMSImport Application was done to import my SMS Messages from Windows Mobile. The application is based on the 1.76 Rom SMS Database.

After my Update to 2.73 is was in the same situation, how to get the messages into the new Databaseformat and so i wrote a second little application that just make a transfer from the old databsefile to the new databasefile :) Quick and Dirty :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] nicelad_uk:
Come on guys, lets share these about... :)

I have to migrate my brothers contacts from his Diamond to his Hero, he's on the 1.76 rom at the minute but will be upgrading to 2.73 later on.

I then have to import my messages from my old 1.76 database to my 2.73 database.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] sibbor:
Ah, sorry I missunderstood. Please share your dirty solution with us ;-)! Btw, can one merge the old structure with the new one (two databases) and keep data intact from both? Or is it just a conversation from old to new structure, where you keep old messages? Either way, sounds great! I can manually add messages that I recieved in my new database "manually" afterwards :-)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] patzek:
i will try to make an sql update script that will update the structure from the old database to the new one.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] patzek:
so i make a quick compare of the database files from a wiped hero 1.76 rom and an wiped 2.73 hero rom. the only difference is the column "index_on_sim" in the table "sms" as an integer field. an simple "alter table sms add index_on_sim integer null" would fix this. i think this field will store the id of an contact which is on the sim card stored, otherwise its value is "null" on messages that was sended and "-1" on messages that was received.

there are hugher differences between a normal android sms database and the hero one and and "easy" upgrade is not possible. its necessary to add columns to different tables and it is also necessary to have them in the right possition so that when a application try to access the column by the index and not with the column name it uses the right one. maybe there is a application in the www available that makes an automatic database update. for other databases like ms sql server there are solutions available...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] sibbor:
Yes, I've made this conclusion too. I've now merged my entire MMS/SMS database:

1) I exported both the 1.76 db and the 2.73 db as SQL dumps

2) Merged them together and got rid of lots of messed up data. Also I had to fix formatting for strings for the application to be able to import it properly again. Changed some ID's too.

3) Then I truncated the tables "sms" & "threads" + made minior fixes around the database (clean-up). and made changes to other ID's for it to look cleaner.

Since I've done SMS migration like this: Nokia > Windows Mobile > Android (Hero, v1.76) > Android (Hero, 2.73) there was some differences within the database. I fixed number formatting + updated data in proper places. Ex. sms.toa + sms.sc_toa (145 for one person and 0 for me), sms.person to correct ID for the contact (since there was diffs between the two Android databases and no person ID at all for earlier merged databases; Nokia + WM).

Side note: it seems sms.index_on_sim should be NULL for outgoing SMS'es and -1 for incoming (that's not stored on SIM card).

Also I added correct ID to the sms.person column for all my old SMS'es. First
[Hero, G2 Touch General] miguelp077@gmail.com:
Tx uttila for the sms problem solution

@uttila: it worked fine for me and my htc hero. I erased the database table mmssms.db and now it saves the messages:)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] seanstock:
I have the Sprint version of the HTC Hero, Just got it a few days ago. I started noticing in about my second day having the phone that I wasnt receiving texts either. Same problem as everyone else, could send, make calls, receive calls, etc. Just couldnt recieve texts. After a while, i will eventually be able to recieve again, usually because I restart the phone, or that could just be a coincidence. But nevertheless I dont recieve any of the "lost" texts.

I just got off the phone with customer service with Sprint, They had me turn the phone off, take the battery out, and were doing some "updates" on their end. And then tried to send a text to me after turning it back on. They werent able to resolve the problem. They are telling me to take it to a Sprint store, so that they can run some tests on the phone, and send it off for a replacement.

I mentioned to the customer service rep that I've read about this problem online, that alot of people seem to be having the same problem. His response was "Yeah, I have been receiving some calls, but not to the point where we would consider it a known issue"

So I guess thats where we stand right now. Is there someway that I can fix it on my end, or is there an update out from HTC that resolve's this. Because it doesn't seem to just be a Sprint issue, since people overseas in Europe with different providers are having the same issue. So I'm guessing its a software\hardware issue, and not a network problem.

Any solutions?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] jman069:
Same Issue here.... about to send it back!

From Sprint's actual Hero forum users are reporting the same issue...

http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/22913?start=30&tstart=0&reqsorting=dec

Hope posting this link is ok

Additionally it seems like some files are not being removed when performing a factory reset as I had installed a sound board and after two factory resets I noticed some sound files were still on my phone. TO me this indicates not all files are being removed correctly. I doubt the sound board messed anything up but this may indicate another app inadvertently did and the factory reset isn't cutting it as far as fixing the issue. Called Sprint and they offered to replace for free and also refreshed my syst settings which had zero impact.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aarskabouter:
so i got this problem and hopefully someone can help.

i've been having this problem: my mobile worksxd--> then my connection is lost --> i try to reset my phone(comm manager and then the phone on/off button)--> but after that it says sim card is missing so i try to reset just by putting my phone off and putting it back on of by doing a soft reset but it keeps saying sim card missing.. I flashed my x1 with touch-it leo this afternoon and that helped(had touch-it 14 before) but now i got the same problem again does anyone know how to fix this or why this happens?

thanks in advance and hopefully i've given enough info just ask if you need more.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rudegar:
first I would try the sim in another phone

then I would try another sim in the phone

to see if it was a hardware defect in your sim card or in the sim slot in your phone
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cigar3tte:
It's an old problem I never got solved, but simply been putting up with. Now that Cyanogen ROM's can be updated OTA, I'd really like to get my phone back to normal...

Problem started after flashing DangerSPL. I may have flashed old radio while having DangerSPL, however, my phone is not bricked.

Symptoms:

1. Everytime I flash a new ROM, wipe or no wipe, I come back stuck at the T-Mobile G1 boot screen. The only way I've found to get through is to take out battery and boot into ADB (the Camera + Power screen) and "fastboot flash boot boot.img". This almost always work.

2. Nandroid stopped working. Nandroid always errors during the process of backing up, and I'd only have splash1.img and splash2.img in the nandroid folder of my SD card.

3. "Insufficient storage available" with Dude's and Cyanogen's builds. I'm not sure if this one is related to recovery or SPL. This might be caused by past attempts at doing apps2sd (I've done both symlink and unionfs).

I've tried flashing the old HardSPL, but everytime I've done that, I either get stuck at the T-Mobile G1 boot screen, or the phone always boots straight to the SPL screen (3 Android skateboards) w/o me holding the Camera button.

Only way I've been able to make my phone usable is my going back to DangerSPL.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david1171:
this may suck but have you tried downgrading to rc-29 and rooting again?

btw, this is newport country
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cigar3tte:
What should the process order be? Flash rc-29 first then try and revert the SPL?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fingerlickin:
start at the beginning of this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=442480
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supremeteam256:
Yessir, I agree with you 100%.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cigar3tte:
Went back to start over the rooting process, and now I'm back at booting straight the SPL screen.

I think the problem starts after I upgrade the radio to the latest. I was booting fine into rc29, but I upgraded the radio and ROM (Cyanogen) at the same time, though I'm leaning towards radio starting the problem, not the ROM.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cigar3tte:
As a workaround, does anyone know how I can flash the boot.img file to the system w/o using ADB (through recovery console)? This would remove the dependence of a computer, making my problem more acceptable.

I tried to do a "flash_image boot boot.img" but it tells me file not found. I can't see files in my SD card while in recovery console.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cigar3tte:
Figured it out, but still issues:

after "mount /sdcard" and "flash_image boot /sdcard/boot.img", I get...

"header is the same, not flashing boot"
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supremeteam256:
What if you renamed boot to something else and tried to flash it? Maybe it won't flash it cause it's the same file name and the system won't flash because of it. Just my .02.

But another thing I was thinking was not to update the radio if your on RC29 since the new radio version wasn't out at the time of RC29 so it may be buggy. Then upgrade to a new rom then flash the new radio. Again just a suggestion.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cigar3tte:
I had it named 4192-boot.img actually, just was lazy to type it out on this thread.

I left the phone at the boot-straight-to-bootloader state and called T-Mobile, a replacement is on the way. :D
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david1171:
awhh how sweet lol. thats one way to get it working. :)
[HTC Tornado] pongothemagnificent:
Here are some pictures of android running on my htc tornado, all thanks go to the guys at wing-linux, there the creators of this masterpiece.

Screenshots:

http://rafymercenario.googlepages.com/IMAGE_001.jpg

http://rafymercenario.googlepages.com/IMAGE_004.jpg

http://rafymercenario.googlepages.com/IMAGE_007.jpg

http://rafymercenario.googlepages.com/IMAGE_009.jpg

Files that need to be Downloaded:

wing-linux-0.4pre4.zip

After your done downloading this installed only these 2 cabs in your storage card:

1.wing-linux-0.4pre4-rootfs.cab

2.wing-linux-0.4pre4-excalibur.cab

Sorry for the big ass pics xD, took them with my touch pro dint resize them :P

BTW:buttons are all messed up,join wing-linux darkstar or ali1234 might have an answer for ya.

Edit: Im currently working on the keymapping's, give me some time and i will fix the keys(thanks darkstar69)
[HTC Tornado] dvdbackuper:
It's sounds good. We are waiting for a full release!!:)
[HTC Tornado] RogerrrT:
Does it delete the filesystem of the sd card?
[HTC Tornado] princepavs:
keep it up..... w8in for da final version =)
[HTC Tornado] RogerrrT:
Selfquote: full of crashes but sms are working! Thanks :D
[HTC Tornado] democron:
Installed it but I don't know how to unlock the keypad :)
[HTC Tornado] pongothemagnificent:
Press volume up(home),thats the only key that works properly, until i get the mapping figured out.
[HTC Tornado] RogerrrT:
Or turn off the PIN code from the Windows Mobile's settings

Edit: maybe there was a way to reboot to WinMobile by Android... Every time i must remove the battery and re-set the date/time
[HTC Tornado] siulmagic:
well your lucky it even boots, dont expect this release to be any were near usefull, this is more like a alpha release
[HTC Tornado] RogerrrT:
I know... I tried to install another Linux previously on my Tornado... And when i start the Haret application for Android it shows me the bootloader with 2 choices! :D
[HTC Tornado] aznwannabe358:
if you want more info on the android progress read the post in the excaliber forum.
[HTC Tornado] dark_prince:
wa! pro!

GSM works full? or only texting?
[HTC Tornado] RogerrrT:
With PIN disabled, i've also received a sms message :D

I tried to send a sms (some random chars 'cause the not full supported key layout) and the destination phone has received it
[HTC Tornado] RogerrrT:
---Please cancel
[HTC Tornado] dark_prince:
oh wow! calling doesnt work? and is there any way to inject the keypad drivers atleast?
[HTC Tornado] karhoe:
Can we use WM interchangeably with Android?
[HTC Tornado] gonet9:
And, what? What's state of work?
[HTC Tornado] me_ahmadi:
it's interesting and make me to delay my decission to change my tornado with an expensive hero. please repair the keyboard, thanks so much:)
[HTC Tornado] SGregory:
Doesn"t work on my Tornado (( There is only screen with green lines...
[HTC Tornado] gonet9:
I have problem with joystick. When I push it down it moves, eg. UP LEFT RIGHT CENTER. For example. It makes Android unusable. Anybody also have that problem?
[HTC Tornado] Qazer:
gonet9: yes, I have the same problem.
[HTC Tornado] neuronisis:
I Like

Tried it, liked it and addicted!! Have been using Windows Mobile/ppc phones since the 1st Orange SPV!! but i'm really swaying to Android. I was tempted to buy the actual google phone but was put off by the price. However I'd love a fully working Android on this phone.

If anyone struggled to get it to boot i just pressed a few keys, like the home button, done the trick. Keep up the great work!!:):cool:
[HTC Tornado] gonet9:
I have really no idea why joystick doesnt work. I will keep'n trying. Can anybody take a look at vivien's linux and try is joystick working fine on it. It can be helpfull.

Regards,

gonet9
[HTC Tornado] schriss:
Trying, but it reboots at "jumping to kernel" or something like that.

I'm using zImage from this site: http://vivien.chappelier.free.fr/typhoon/download.html

everything else: default.txt, initramfs.cpio.gz I take from your files.

Th only change to default.txt was change name from something to zImage. Maybe I do something wrong... Also tried using his http://vivien.chappelier.free.fr/typhoon/initrd.bin, but same resut, reboot after "jumping to kernel"

EDIT: Android boots on my Tornado but is unusable, because keys are not mapped properly and joystick works very strangely, can't really navigate menu.
[HTC Tornado] gonet9:
Every has the same problem and nobobody know what is wrong :/
[HTC Tornado] schriss:
Probably doesn't help much, but found this: On the HTC Tornado, the direction keys (little [COLOR=#0000c8 !important][COLOR=#0000c8 !important]joystick[/COLOR][/COLOR]) are bound to gpios

76 80 81 82 and 83.
[HTC Tornado] toasty_:
if you have discovered the (correct) GPIO-codes for DPad you can add them to kernel source.

Use the files from git://wing-linux.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/wing-linux/kernel

find the machine you are using (thougt i've read excalibur)

open "<kernelsource_dir>/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-htcecalibur.c" and add the numbers to "gpio_keys_button gene_gpio_keys_table"

the non GPIO bound keys can be added in the normal "keymap[]"

and crosscompile your own zImage.

I've done so for my htc vox (but I used the HTC-Gene files as base)

The kernel from vivien chappelier won't work for android you have to patch to many things

good luck with the androids...
[HTC Tornado] gonet9:
Yes, Im making new board for HTC Tornado. GPIOs are correct, problem is in other place.
[HTC Tornado] schriss:
It's been 15 years since I compiled something :D

Is there anything I could help with? I have the device and can play with it anytime, as this is not my main phone, It's now a toy.

When Android boots up on my Tornado, it doesn't seem to be using radio (but the diode still blinks green every second or two), but I will search forum first, maybe my radio needs upgrading.
[HTC Tornado] gonet9:
LED doesnt work, it blinks beucase it blinks before you run linux.
[HTC Tornado] schriss:
I have read that I need to remove PIN from sim card for gsm to work. Tried to do that on two different phones and cant for some reason :-( Message that invalid PIN.

Anyway, downloading Ubuntu. I have HTC Tornado and HTC Touch Pro2 (Rhodium), who knows what I might want to try to compile.
[HTC Tornado] gonet9:
Currently you do nothing special by compiling. Problem is in kernel source, not configuration.
[HTC Tornado] schriss:
This sucks, I hoped to at least fix key mappings :(

Please keep us posted on your progress.
[HTC Tornado] gonet9:
Key mapping is easy. But problem is only 9-buttons keypad. Somebody must write software to translate multiple pressess to chars. I can try to do this, but first - joystick.

EDIT: And, I'm also from Poland :)
[HTC Tornado] RogerrrT:
Is there a T9 implementation for Android?
[HTC Tornado] gonet9:
i think no.
[HTC Tornado] schriss:
I still didn't figure out how to compile (don't have .config and don't know how to crosscompile).

I was just reading about writing drivers, doesn't seem easy to me.

Wht I did so far was to install Ubuntu 9.4 in VMWare and istall al necessary software, then get the repository.

Anyway, I noticed that when I use youstick, it looks like it does more the

I did, I press left or right, and it does go into some direction but then immdiately it does "press","select".

But keypad almost works, for example pressing 6 gives me number 3. Pressing (as far as I remember) # works as Enter.

If you could at least compile zImage with those numbes fixed that would be step forward as it would be easier to unlock Sim card :-)
[HTC Tornado] gonet9:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/wing-linux/wiki/Development#BuildingtheKernel - how to build kernel.
[HTC Tornado] rajathvsm:
Brilliant Work!!

Guys, this is the most exciting news I've heard about the Tornado in recent times. The capability of a late 2005 model running one of the latest mobile speaks a lot about the effort involved to make it happen. Congratulations and keep up the good work. I would be keenly following where this leads to as will others. Pity that I am not well-versed in the matters of mobile programming and stuff :( I would be glad to support this effort by testing the alphas and betas untiringly :):cool:
[HTC Tornado] yousaf22us:
hi am new to this

how to install this Android OS on my HTC tornado these files all r cab
[HTC Tornado] gonet9:
read first post.
[HTC Tornado] thesparky007:
I installed those cabs and ran haret, the window was a different size and i couldnt see everything was showing but i was able to run. It booted linux fine i think and then it said

Android sh; can't access tty; job control turned off
[HTC Tornado] gsmsikar:
i am too curious about running android on my sp5m , i am waiting for a beta version ..

sometime back i cant even thing about it ,

but now i think it will be a success ...
[HTC Tornado] rajathvsm:
Key mapping!

Guys, any update on the key mapping issue?

The OS is really snappy and cool but the weird key mapping takes the fun out of it. Hope you guys come up with a solution soon. Tough work, I must say!;)
[HTC Tornado] god9980:
jajajajaja.............waiting......................thk
[HTC Tornado] RogerrrT:
Has Android the T9 support?
[HTC Tornado] Qazer:
Anyone try this on the HTC Tornado?
[HTC Tornado] rajathvsm:
Update

Guys, any update on this? :)
[HTC Tornado] RogerrrT:
None for now
[HTC Tornado] jerrysue:
Good job!

I tried it on my Qtek 8300 and it runs.

The keypad does not work well too.
[HTC Tornado] galaxian2007:
I also installed android on my tornado. Apart from the key mappings I found another problem regarding applications. Most of the applications like contacts, clock etc., throw an exception and die. Are these not working yet?
[HTC Tornado] daridrum:
Time after time

Hey men!! Wainting for new releases.:D. keep it up..!!
[HTC Tornado] rajathvsm:
Any progress?
[HTC Tornado] imfloflo:
Oh what a surprise to see people trying to have android working on this old device :)

Good luck and keep it update ;)
[HTC Tornado] lmf:
tornado is a awesome phone and still relevant thanks to all the great guys here. i hope android will work right please keep us updated op
[HTC Tornado] ditikh:
revive this phone plase

Tornado is a great phone but without the android apps its kinda useless.

Would be awesome if it worked.
[HTC Tornado] tobbbie:
Why don't you leave the Tornado what it is? A good, reliable and well working Windows Mobile phone. It has many features and can take advantage of a huge variety of applications available for Windows Mobile.

As WinMo design and architecture goes back to the times where memory was expensive, dedicated techniques were invented and applied to deal with low memory consumption and limited CPU power. Consequently the devices only carry very limited memory (64MB RAM/Flash) which is well usable with Windows Mobile and its applications.

For newer OS (like Android) the starting point of design was much different. Not much care is taken to support devices with so little memory like the Tornado or other WinMo phones have. So stop believing in miracles - Android on old WinMo phones will never get to a usable state! It may get better for High-End WinMo like the HD2, but even there reports tell that it gets 10-times more difficult than initially thought.

So again: Love and use your Tornado as it is and hope for Android phones that get back to a small form factor. The first are there already (SE X10 mini and X10 mini-pro) and I do hope that there are more to come.
[HTC Tornado] LEFTKOYL:
Hi guys,

Has anyone fix the problems?
[HTC Tornado] MrXcoom:
Is a new version on the wing-linux.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] leeedge:
Hi everyone,

I have a Touch HD which I have flashed to Dutty's WM6.5 some time back.

Having reset the PIN and timeout when I setup the phone, I can't remember where on earth the option is to change the PIN and the timeout length.

Can anyone jog my memory?

To confirm - I'm looking for the option to change the timeout before the screen locks and shows the "slide2unlock" screen along with the PIN number screen.

Thanks in advance...

Lee
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] ekksman:
Hi should be: start/ settings/ lock or there abouts