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[Touch CDMA Android Development] krzynate:
Help with android install please

Im already at the android system menu i select "install system"

then the next menu opens

it goes thru some lines of code

after it says installing....

can't open /sdcard/andboot/androidinstall.tar

i used 7zip and extractred the androdinstall.tar from androidinstall.tgz

any builds i download give me same result

sdcard is formated fat32

directory is "andboot/androidinstall.tar"

and KAISimg.nbh in root

thank you
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
you need to flash the nbh to your phone
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
Hey guys, this thread made Wired.com's news section :) Check it out...

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/windows-mobile-android/

I was sort of misquoted (GPS was free on Windows Mobile ROMs too), but who cares! This will drive a lot of hits to XDA-Developers! Woo Hoo :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
he contacted me and said he had already talked to you and wanted to talk to me too but i failed to email him.

Thats pretty cool! I just didnt feel i had anything to do with porting android to the vogue. I just use it.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
Yeah, she told me she emailed/PM'd a bunch of people on this forum, but only heard back from me and one other guy. She actually asked me who do I recommend that she talk to, and I gave her your user name in fact!! since I have seen you interacting on many threads, so I thought you would be pleasantly surprised. Too bad you didn't reply...the article might have been more robust :)

Also, I had nothing to do with porting Android, but her article was really about the process of flashing and I guess this guide is what she stumbled upon. Anyway, it is good exposure for XDA-Developers :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
thanks for the mention. I appreciate it. Thanks for the guide. Many people use it:)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
I just hope it drives more people to this forum...I talk to friends all the time about modding phones, and they think you gotta be a genius to do it...I tell them there are a few files you click on, and that's it really, for Windows and Android, so if this drives more people here to join the community, then that's the goal :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
so you dont miss your vogue android?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] hokey1:
what to do after first boot

I can get the install up and running but when i reboot it just gives me the black screen with messages running up and down the screen. Or I can hit the center button and get the install screen. Do I really have to reinstall everytime? It runs great after every install but it gets old really quick. What am I doing wrong?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] techtech:
I am on Sprint network. i follow the tutorial flash to Android on my Vogue. everything work fine as far as calling and receiving phone call. the only problem i have is i am not able to use internet. i see the 3g icon,it said connected to internetn but i only see the data is going out but not coming in. i check on the modem it said connected even give me the ip address connected to. any solution pls... i flash few time already...internet stilll dont work...thanks.:confused:
[Touch CDMA Android Development] 5inchfloppy:
Excellent tutorial, was directed here by the Wired article ;D

I have a few questions though. As I'm not from the States, I only have access to GSM/HSDPA versions of Touch.

"2.31 Coke" seems to only work on CMDA devices? Will it work on GSM devies also? If not, is there an alternate solution for GSM devices?

Also, will it work for others in the Touch family (Touch dual, Touch2, etc).
[Touch CDMA Android Development] baltadt:
I have the spl-0.41.coke installed. I put into bootloader and when I start romupdateutility.exe it click the understand box then next, and then click completed box and next. then I get error 240 file open. What am I doing wrong. I have 6.1 and windows 7.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] young88a:
Hi, i have a HTC Touch Elf GSM with IPL 2.20.0002 and SPL 3.10.cmon

Can i follow this guide and install android in the ELF?

Thanks so much
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
Yes, this will work with the HTC Touch GSM model too, you just have to use a different unlocker. You can find the GSM unlocker on PPCGeeks.com forum I think.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cablehead:
I'm trying to unlock on Windows 7 with Device Center...

When into 3 color mode I plug in USB cable and the phone says USB (not serial)

Start the utility and it eventually bombs out (communication error)

Even tho it says USB...it doesnt seem connected. The utilty closes Device Center and when its looking for the cutrrent image it never gets it. It's blank...and the replace with has Unlocker 2.31...
[Touch CDMA Android Development] overtheair:
I was able to load Android on a Vogue (Sprint Touch) without a hitch thanks to these instructions. Thanks!

The only issue after the Android flash is that data is not working. I've read that this could be because data was not properly provisioned with Sprint under Windows Mobile. That's possible since this phone was activated on the Sprint line only a short time (with the shipped Sprint ROM) before flashing to Android.

I'm unaware of any way to provision data (IOTA) within Android, so I'm trying to flash back to the Sprint ROM or another custom WinMO ROM to make sure data is provisioned before returning to Android. Can anyone explain to me how to do this? Now that Android is installed, I can't get an Active Sync connection with the laptop, running the RUU from the laptop just gives a File Open error message. I believe there's a way to flash with an nbh file placed on the microSD card, without having to connect the phone via cable to a computer. But I can't find out how to do that. Thanks for any suggestions or links to more info.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
place the RUU_signed.nbh in the root of your sdcard and rename it to VOGUIMG.nbh. the put the phone into bootloader (top power+camera+with the stylus hold in the reset button. they say that you can have other stuff on the sdcard along with whatever you are trying to flash but it will only let me do it on a blank sdcard
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
You must plug in the USB cable AFTER you have loaded the phone in bootloader mode. Or detach the USB cable (so it switched to serial) and reattach (switched back to USB). Your computer should try to install different drivers at that point (if you have not done this before already). I did this process on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, so it should work fine on 32-bit as well. Anyway, run the RUU/flasher utility after you have done that. If you have it already plugged in when you go into bootloader mode, it is not really connected.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Galeth:
When triying to flash Android on an HTC Touch Elfin RUU give me

ERROR [270] : UPDATE ERROR

The image file is corrupted. Please check your update utility.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
usually that means the NBH file is corrupt. I would redownload it, and replace it with a new copy. Also, I have seen this happen on some computers but not others with the same files, so maybe try on another computer (preferabbly another OS - like if you tried this on Win XP, try it on a Win 7 computer).

I just did my tutorial again, and flashed completely back to Windows Mobile, then back to the latest myn's Warm Donut (Release 4), just fine in Windows 7 using all my provided files in the first post.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] overtheair:
Renaming to VOGUIMG.nbh was the one detail I was lacking. That did the trick. Thanks for your help.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Galeth:
Ok I'm going to test it again.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
hey no problem! glad i could help :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Galeth:
I've tried again and it give me the same error again and again...

I've tried to flash with your RUU and with the white screen mettod in Windows 7, My device is CID unlocked cause I'm using Onyx ROM.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] berardi:
Sure would have been nice if the real people responsible for creating Android on Vogue were credited - like DZO.......... and Myn, Jnadke, Msmisson, Plemen, Zenulator, etc to name a few.. they actually developed the necessary components rather than make a (albeit very useful) tutorial. It's not like we all just found this .nbh and andboot and said ooo hmmm this would be nice on the Vogue, let's put it on! I can't even imagine how many hours actually went into this project...
[Touch CDMA Android Development] drewden123:
Sorry, but crobs does not know what he's talking about. This will NOT work with the Touch Elfin. This is the Touch CDMA Android Development forum. The android for Vogue has not been ported to Touch Elfin. The only compatible phones other than vogue are polaris, nike, and kaiser I believe. So, no, your nbh is not corrupt, as crobs said. It's saying that because you do not have a Vogue, Polaris, Nike, or Kaiser!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
yeah i remember reading somewhere before that it does not work with the elfin. but dont worry man your not missing out on anything............:p lol
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cablehead:
If I put the device into bootloader first....the same exact thing happens. Never gets the image name to replace, bombs out...comm error.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cablehead:
Same thing happens if I enter bootload before connecting...
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
Um...I never claimed it would work on the Elfin. I said it "might" work on the GSM model since I had a friend with the HTC Nike (totally different model) get it to work), but when I get PMs about it I always tell users to check on their specific phone model subforum. This happened on the Wired.com article too...where I told the reporter that there are other phone models that you can flash Android to as well, and she basically wrote that this tutorial works with other phone models. I never said that; why do you think the CDMA Vogue forum is the only place I posted the tutorial? Blame Wired.com for that claim, not me.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
thats how reporters are, they screw evrything up lol this forum is getting overun with a ton of different devices and its getting really confusing around here.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Icebryce:
Cannot boot

I have tried so many different .nbu files with no luck

I have a 2gig sdcard formatted to fat 32 with the android.tar file in the andboot folder.

Everytime I boot the phone it gets down to some section and says

Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

Rebooting in 3 seconds...

I have tried both a 320 nbu and a 240 nbu. I have also tried to hold up on the volume and hold the center button down on the d pad to no avail.

Help... I must be doing something wrong here.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
Actually, I think you said:

Which is incorrect, regardless of how the fellow got here to begin with.

The answer to the question is: there is support for Vogue and some other phones based on the Qualcomm MSM 7x00 (namely 7200 and 7500) processor family. The elf and elfin run OMAP processors. totally different.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
.............ouch! lol
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cablehead:
error[262] Resolved for Windows 7 (communication error)

1) Right click on RomUpdateUtility.exe /Properties/ Compatibility Tab:

Set for Windows XP SP2

Now right click on Vogue_unlocker.bat located in the extracted files folder..Run as administrator. No need to enter bootloader yourself..

The DOS windows pops up....follow directions...(it auto starts the update utility)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Icebryce:
Anyone? I could really use the help otherwise I am stuck using a samsung flip... the humanity!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Icebryce:
If its 2 gig sdcard should I format to regular fat or should I set it to fat 32?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] zlyons:
Thanks, worked great!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Asterz:
Can I use this manual for HTC Diamond?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] sshark:
I think OP should have given "some" credit to Martin for countless hours of work he has put in.

I have not read earlier messages in thread if someone already mentioned it.

Great tutorial by the way!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
No. Check the diamond forum, there's a port working for that phone.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Icebryce:
Could the error be because I have a mp6900 from bell/sprint it is a cdma phone
[Touch CDMA Android Development] rammo:
Will this work on the Touch 3G (jade) i searched their forum but with no luck....
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
Nope, bell vogues work fine.

I don't think so, it's a MSM 7225 proc. But check the click/tattoo forum, it's android and same processor.

Or maybe in this thread that's on the FRONT PAGE of the jade forum:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=554888&page=14
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Icebryce:
I have no idea why this isn't working but f it is not working for me.

I have tried so many NBH files. I have formatted my sd card too many times to count.

Wtf am I doing wrong!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
With regard to giving credit or not giving credit in the Wired.com article...first of all, that is 100% up to the reporter, not me. Second, when she asked me if I made the ROM, I flat out said no, I am just using someone else's. Since earlier she told me that she was emailing the people who were the programmers/porters, then I figured the article would be much more in depth, and I would just be a tiny part of it. It appears she only contacted, or got in touch with, two people, and her whole article was based on that. I did make it clear that I just made a guide, and not any of the files actually in it. I assumed she would have contacted the people who did the hard work, like those you have mentioned for the beef or her article, but I guess not.

Anyway, as far as me giving credit, just in my first post...props go out to all the people that made files that even allowed me to write the article. I honestly do not know who that is, since I wrote that article after only having been an Android user for a week. Only names I have ever heard mentioned in my experience with going from Windows Mobile to Android are dzo and Myn, but I am sure there are more. I see "Martin" when I flash the NBH to prepare my phone to install Vogue, but never knew if that was a person, program name, or what.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Chib:
Hi! is there any difference in this process for NIKE? Which rom your friend has? is it in native resolution? Is he satisfied?

What is the advantage of this method comparing with haret? Is it works faster than in haret?

Finally if there is a topic from your friend where he describes his experience?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] berardi:
Yeah I don't blame you, what a half ass reporter though!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jflin:
Dear All,

Is this method also OK for HTC ELF? I see in the post that it also works for GSM, is HTC ELF one of them? Thanks a lot.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
No, it is not.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] seadak:
How about the HTC Prophet? Will this method work? It's GSM, with a res of 240x320.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] drewden123:
As stated several times before, this will work with and ONLY with:

HTC Vogue (Touch CDMA)

HTC Nike

HTC Polaris

HTC Kaiser

Basically, MSM7xxx processors (correct me if I'm wrong, mrkite)

The HTC Elfin and HTC Prophet have OMAP processors. The screen resolution has nothing to do with it--it's the processor. NO OTHER PHONE OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED WILL WORK, AND YOU COULD BRICK YOUR PHONE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE NBH. Please search in the respective threads for phones not listed here for some android development.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] nyestegabesz:
Although not originally write this, works perfectly on my Polaris (Pola100)

Great Yob, and very helpful description!

Many, many, many, many, many Thans!!!

Oooops, I don't know that the ROM contains errors...

But the descriptions is totally helpful :-)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] pedrocel85:
Android on X1 xperia

Hello,

Xperia have very similar hardware in comparisson of g1 and have the "Qualcomm MSM 7200 528 MHz processor" witch seems required for thsi to work.

So, any chance to make this for xperia x1?

Soory for poor english,

Pedro
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
Well, there are 7xYY, 7x00A and the 7600 procs that won't work. :). 7200 and 7500 is it.

No. Or, not without a TON of device specific work.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mtstmp:
help me please

okay so i followed all the directions and during the install process it satys cannot find sdcard/andboot/androidinstall.tar but thats all i have in there. it returns to the menu and i reboot. then it stays on init:unable to open persistent property directory/data/property errno:2. can anyone help me? 8gig sdhc, formatted as fat32, only thing on it is andboot/androidinstall.tar.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
are you wiping data when installing system?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mtstmp:
yes i am... should i? i've tried it with both, still no joy....

edit: so my 8gig card was once ntfs, and i reformatted to fat32. something was bad with the card. went to wal-mart and got a 2gig for $12 bucks, and viola, it worked! thanks for the great guide!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
I believe it has been mentioned that you can not use a card greater than 2GB to flash rom, at least I was informed that. I have only 4GB ones, but I do have a 512MB I might try when I am ready to take the plunge.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
yes the 2GB sdcard limit only applies for flashing via sdcard.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] champ052005:
OK, I got Android up and running on the spare Vogue I had running. But how do I get Windows Mobile back? I need to do this, so I can activate the phone and put Android back on.

Any suggestions?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] gogodj:
Hi, I am still getting this error, I have tried everything with no luck.

I have VerizonXV6900 and am trying to run Myn's Android using from sd card. I tried it on 2gb and 8 gb cards, creating only FAT32 or FAT32+2*EXT2 partitions. But eveytime after installtion I am getting this error no matter whether I choose to install system and data on sd card or ext2.

Any suggetions ?? to get over it ?

Here is the bootlog for ref

** /dev/block/mmcblk0p1

** Phase 1 - Read and Compare FATs

Attempting to allocate 1425 KB for FAT

Attempting to allocate 1425 KB for FAT

** Phase 2 - Check Cluster Chains

** Phase 3 - Checking Directories

** Phase 4 - Checking for Lost Files

Free space in FSInfo block (342090) not correct (342092)

Fix? yes

Next free cluster in FSInfo block (22665) not free

Fix? yes

74 files, 1368368 free (342092 clusters)

sh: 1: unknown operand

Using partitioned system

e2fsck 1.38 (30-Jun-2005)

e2fsck: while determining whether /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 is mounted

/dev/block/mmcblk0p2: clean, 562/66528 files, 92326/265072 blocks

e2fsck 1.38 (30-Jun-2005)

e2fsck: while determining whether /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 is mounted

/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 was not cleanly unmounted, check forced.

Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes

Pass 2: Checking directory structure

Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity

Pass 4: Checking reference counts

Pass 5: Checking group summary information

/dev/block/mmcblk0p3: 24/33792 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 4407/265072 blocks

mount: mounting /data/sysfiles on /system/etc/ppp failed: No such file or directory
[Touch CDMA Android Development] JM-PDA:
Who is your provider? Sprint?

If Sprint, here is the download to restore to factory:

http://member.america.htc.com/download/RomCode/Touch%20by%20HTC%20(Sprint)/RUU_PPST_Vogue_SPRINT_WWE_3.03.651.4_2_Radio_3.42.30_AM_NV_2.04_Ship.exe

Here the HTC web site that has all the stock ROMS for all carriers:

http://www.htc.com/us/support

See you back in Android land soon!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] luvtorev:
hi, I was able to install and have it running on my htc touch right now and it's great. This forum is great.

I just have one question, how can i get the sprint navigation back on??
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
You'll have to use google maps / nav.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] luvtorev:
So this build will not allow for the sprint nav to work? and how about pandora radio? i cant seem to be able to download it....any thoughts?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] drewden123:
No, it will not have sprint nav. What build/resolution are you running? Pandora should be showing up in the market
[Touch CDMA Android Development] GeJohnO:
You need to run the full market fix. The link to that is in my signature. I had the same problem with Pandora and iheartradio.

Myn will be including this in the next build.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] champ052005:
When people say "install like you would any update or theme", what does that mean?

Sorry if this is a noob question. I have installed Android once, but I'm setting up my device now and trying to figure things out all over again.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
download androidupdate.tar

copy to sd /andboot

reset phone

tap and hold screen to enter installer

select 'install update' from menu

quit and enjoy!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] slow88lx:
When they say that they are referring to either an 'androidupdate.tar' file or an 'androidinstall.tar' file. To use these files you simply place the file on your SD card in a folder named "Andboot". This folder must be on the root of the card and then the file must be in that folder named "Andboot".

With the file in place and the SD card in your phone, just restart it with the stylus and hold down the d-pad as your phone restarts. This will bring you to the boot menu. From here you either select to "install system"(meaning the entire ROM) or you select to "install update"(meaning a theme or app or something). Then just follow the instructions. When you install an androidinstall.tar you have two options: simply reinstall the ROM with your data intact(contacts, apps, messages remain) or wipe the data with the install(fresh install).

I hope that helps.

Edit: after the update or system is installed you will be brought back to the boot screen......at this point just select "Quit" and the phone will boot up again
[Touch CDMA Android Development] champ052005:
ohh ok. Gotcha!

Thank you for the simple explanation! I'm messing around with Android right now, and I'm not going to lie, but I like it!

Anyways, thank you for your help! I really appreciate it!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] gogodj:
Hi, Has anyone else noticed and found solution to this problem while trying to run Myn's package from SDHC cards-

init:unable to open persistent property directory/data/property errno:2.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] champ052005:
I just keep having questions today....I think this is the last one since I seem to be getting the hang of it...

How is everyone syncing the their contacts? I can't get the HTC Sync to connect to the phone. Then I tried to mount the phone on my computer so I can access the sd card from my computer but that seems to lead to no where.

I have an Outlook file with all my contacts, I just need it to sync now.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] JM-PDA:
I imported all of my contacts into Gmail.

Then Android will automatically sync.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jaomi:
I did the same, works great.

I've updated to the latest nbh now (kaisimg-panel3-320-08-04-10.nbh)

Still no luck, I'm totally sure I'm using the correct values, since I got them from the providers website and doublechecked with my friend who has an Hero.

I really need 3G data to fully use this great OS!