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[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
You should be able to do either but I prefer to flash from bootloader.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] loffyg:
Okay so UpdateRomUntility.exe is what I click after the phone is in bootloader mode?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] loffyg:
Got it all installed...thanks for the help
[Touch CDMA Android Development] levitz_kais:
Got problem with mine

Hello i follow all the step and i'm locked on the boot screen

That means that when he said "serial", i plug my device with the usb link

But noting moved.

I try to launch romupdateutility but he said "error [260]: connection"

Some idees to help me please?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Josue_181:
Which OS are using in your PC? W7 or XP?

XP is the most recommended to use for this.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dialfonzo:
Cool...

Hi All,

Yesterday i have follow instruction and now i have a Android 2.2.1 Vogue...!

I am with Telus. And the phone is not connected to a network yet (since it wasn't used at the time).

Is there anything i should know before trying to reconnect to the telus network ?

Tanks a lot

Eric Nantel

Qc Canada
[Touch CDMA Android Development] levitz_kais:
I'm on XP and i delete and reinstall active sync but no changes
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Josue_181:
It is very rare this. I do not know what is causing that error, wait another user whith more experienced here in the forum to helps you.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mati_motorloco:
Hi, I have some problems with this, I have an HTC Cruise and when I click on ROMUpdateUtility.exe a message appears saying that the version isn't compatible, whay can I do?

thx.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] wawan77:
htc nike NAND

Can I install NAND android on HTC NIKI 100???? :confused:

I was try with nand vogue thread but cannot do it. pleeeease... :(
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
Doesn't work on niki. Vogue, kaiser, polaris.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dralibak:
If someone could please give me a step by step recipe of what to do with my problem.

first off, I have got HTC touch (vogue) and installed the CM7 alpha (found in the xda forum)with errors showing in the loading time before android shows up on th screen. errors seem to relate with some blocks not read/corrupt.. or errors in not being able to mount... and SD card is not readable either....

There's a patch in this thread for the SD card...

I downloaded it, but am unable to install it as I can not longer get to the "androot" in the SD card as SD card is not readable... HOWEVER, having said that with "file manager" I can go to the SD card and see the "androot" .. the other ways show SD card as not existing .. and I even get error message about that... and no files in mnt/sdcard ....

I have been absolutely unsuccessful to install correct drivers for either 32 bit or 64 bit windows 7 (got both laptops).. and even though I found some of the drivers and downloaded them, I've been unable to get them read ... and it shows that USB is working! "Android Phone" shows in the laptop... but can't connect to the phone (yes debugging on)....

HTC drivers are incorrect... showing up as HTC dream or something... and not even installing right...

so can't connect to phone, and can't connect to SD card, and can't even do one more setup of the original program that setup the CM7...

but I android does show up and kind of work otherwise! I don't have data plan on this phone...

IF I could have the "BarCode Scanner" app to be installed.. at least I could this way place some of the apps in the phone that way...

How do I make the SD card work!

How can I reinstall another whole rom/android with working SD card again if I can't even place a file in the SD card, or even have the laptop read this partially working Android phone!

Please help.

Thanks.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
The two easiest ways are to get a USB card reader for micro sd cardscards or flash back to winmo. Of course, you could just try an XP or Linux machine...
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dralibak:
thanks for your reply. But the thing is the phone is not recognizing the SD card!

I'd need to install the patch .. but I can't even do that as i'd need to place the file in SD card!

where do I get instructions and download files to this winmo..

can't I just install another android over this android?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] antig3n:
dralibak,

Your situation sounds identical to mine. I repeated step 6, 7, and 8 (I think) with an alternate kernel .nbh file. I was then able to view (and add files to) my SD card on my x64 Windows 7 machine and my XP laptop.

You do not need access to the SD card to do this. 10-31-10 2.6.25 Kernel is the file you need, let me see if I can find the link I used...
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dralibak:
the thing is now because I have got an android phone (partially working) I can't use the active sync or windows mobile to access the built in SD card..

the android phone is recognized but not accessible with the current setup...

so I can't access the built-in (NOT removable) SD card... so I can't place a file in there to flash/reboot
[Touch CDMA Android Development] antig3n:
I don't think Active Sync or Windows Mobile Center will work at all while you have android installed. However, you should be able to get your SD card to be visible in My Computer as a disk drive. All I have to go on is my own experience with my removable SD card, though.

Which kernel did you use when flashing your phone? Its the .nbh file that looks like this: vogue_240x320_10-31-19.nbh (or similar). If you followed the steps in this guide, I would try flashing to the 2.6.25 kernel first and foremost.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] zumi78878:
hey, i have successfully installed this, but there is one thing that is very screwed up. when i press the left key, it closes the backlight on my htc touch. then when i pres the power button up top, it flashes and theres a black screen with text, then it goes back to the original desktop screen. This all happens within half a second. But the worst part is that the size of EVERYTHING is really small. the font is small, the logos are small, and it is really hard to read things. please help? how can i fix this?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
These are going to be ROM specific issues....did you use the ROM I recommended, the RLS3 of Myn's Warm Donut?

Also, yes the linux screen flashes instantaneously, before the desktop appears after waking up, but I do not find it bothersome.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] zumi78878:
i used the: myn-WarmDonut-02-20-2010-240x320 <---- it was on ur step 4

is that the wrong one??? if yes, please specify! thanks
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
no, that is the right one, but I am unsure what your issue is. Like I said, mine flashes instantaneously on wakeup but it is no big deal...It is literally on the screen for like 1/20th of a second. also, did you mean the "right" key, the END call key? That is how it is designed to work, which I think is pretty cool. I just press the end key to turn off the screen and put it back into my pocket :)

AS far as your issue about everything being small, I do not know what to tell you...I find the text size and icons to be of perfect size and perfectly readable.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dmulligan:
Crobs808: Thank you for writing this tutorial. I just wanted to say that I found the wording of step 4 to be ambiguous. This is partially because I was trying to apply it to a build other than the one you suggested. My first interpretation was that the files from Step 3 went into the root of the sd card and that only androidinstall.tar goes into the andboot folder.

It might be more easily understood if you could either name the files that are required to be in the andboot folder or at least reword it slightly to say that the files from step 3 go into the andboot folder.

could be reworded to:

4. Extract files from STEP 3 and put those files and "androidinstall.tar" file in the andboot folder on the SD card by itself
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
You do not need any other files...Your original interpretation of the step was correct, so I will leave it as written.

The ONLY file on your SD card should be the "androidinstall.tar" file which is put inside a blank "andboot" folder. You do not need any other files that come with your ROM. Any other files that come with your ROM are meant for running Android from the SD card. This is the NAND installation method (installs to the phones internal memory), so all you need is the "androidinstall.tar" file. In fact, I am going to update that step with the word "ONLY", because I explicitly mean NO OTHER FILES.

-edit-

Here is the new STEP, there should be no confusion now....

4. Extract files from STEP 3 and put ONLY the "androidinstall.tar" file in the andboot folder on the SD card, by itself (no other files are needed)

Thanks,

-C
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dmulligan:
I get it now. So the androidinstall.tar is used instead of the initrd.gz and system.img/sqsh files. I completely didn't understand that before as I haven't found a reference to what the androidinstall files were. I thought that maybe they were some sort of bootstrap OS or something. Thank you for clearing that up for me! Unfortunately I started doing nand installs when we were copying the 3 different img files to flash, ignored the community for a while then came back and now we are using andboot/androidinstall.tar files.

David
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
Yeah, this is what is called the NoMoRootFS method which frees up a lot more space, and no need for other files junking up your internal memory, so you have more space now. :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] zumi78878:
when i mean small.. its like supersmall.. for examample.. the icon's font would be sized 3 or 4.. and its very blurry.

Also, when i click the calibrate screen application.the size of the calibrating screen is only half of it.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
Your using the wrong resolution. Made that mistake myself. What phone are you using? On my sprint touch I use 320×480. Try the 320×480 nbh
[Touch CDMA Android Development] seanmcd72:
Excellent work! Thanks for posting this thread, It was easy to follow and worked as described. Can't believe how well it works so far!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] zumi78878:
hahah yeaaa eventaully i figure that out too xD

thanks :)

btw.. how do i retrieve my contacts, i had a pim backup file.. but android doesnt run it =S

and.. for the market place thing.. does it work exactly like how android does.. where all the apps work?

Also.. is the market like cracked like the iphone and etc.. =p
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
As far as contacts go, you have to retype them in manually unless you know of a conversion program that I dont....which was no big deal for me since I only have about 50 contacts, so it only took me about 30minutes (did it while watching 2 episodes of Spongebob - yes I have a little kid, but what does that have to do with watching Spongebob? lol ;) )

I don't see why people care SO much about getting the market to work....I mean how many hours do you spend browsing the store and buying things? Just download the APK files on your computer, then stick them on your SD card via the SD-Split widget...easy and takes a few seconds (at most)...the market app on the phone is totally dead to me.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] andrewmp:
Got it working on the first try, thanks :)

Now I'm totally lost, recommend a good guide? lol
[Touch CDMA Android Development] zumi78878:
haha i guess you're right.

I've fiddled around with the market place and its actually pretty interesting to me xD.

btw, where do you find your apk files?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
I get them from the market site, but through Firefox on my computer. I always hated trying to browse on tiny little device-screens - plus I can't anyway since I have no data plan.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] bvvfd11:
Help!!!!

I have followed the directions, and I can not get anything to work.

I copied the androidinstall.tar to my SD card (it is a 1GB SD card that is formatted as FAT32).

I have used 2.31 CoKe to unlock my Sprint HTC Touch and when I enter bootloader mode it shows VOGU100 MFG SPL-2.31 CoKe CPLD-3

I downloaded the myn-WarmDonut-02-20-2010-320x480-160.zip

and extracted the files.

I copied the voguimg-320x428-23-02-10.nbh and renamed it to RUU_signed.nbh

Put the phone in to bootloader mode and ran ROMUpdateUtility.exe.

After it reboots I unplugg it and Linux starts to load. After a few seconds it stops and says " msm_rto msmtro:0 rto Core: registere" at this point it is stuck?

Please Help!! I do not know what to do.....
[Touch CDMA Android Development] br125:
is the androidinstall.tar in the andboot folder you created at the root of the card??

If not, that is your problem..

also you must note that when you reboot your phone you must press and hold the center button on the d-pad when told to enter the setup menu to install the system to your phone
[Touch CDMA Android Development] bvvfd11:
When I hold the center button on the d-pad it stops at "MSM RTC init"

and yes the androidinstall.tar is in the andboot folder on the root of the card.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
Regarding bvvfd11's posts - are you using the 240x320 NBH file? The Vogue screen has a native resolution of 240x320, so using anything else is pointless.

Also any card size should work if it is formatted correctly, that I know of, but I have never tried this process with anything other than my 16GB card and old 4GB card, since that is all I have.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] goducks3620:
does the "backup" on the installer backup the whole ROM once it has been installed? or is it better to use Titanium?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] shadowgerm:
drawbacks?

Are there any drawbacks to flashing to Android?

I'm pretty good at following instructions and flashed my Sprint Vogue with WM6.5 using egzthunder1's guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=592964

I'm really impressed by the custom ROMs but want to try Android.

Does every function work by using this guide? I.e. GPS, voice command, camera etc?

Just wondering because flashing to WM6.5 was the first time I flashed my Vogue.

Thanks
[Touch CDMA Android Development] goducks3620:
Yep. Except video recording.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] blacki3:
i've followed your steps, and after step 16...nothing happens....i get some code written..then a row that sais ANDROID and that it is. And i just waiiiiiiitttt.....and nothing happens.

P.S: I think there were some errors in the process but i know for sure that i saw written in android installed and update successful. But now i don't know what to do.

And i've tried this android in sd mode and it is very nice and i really want to make it happen. But i am trying for 3 days and i am still with windows :))

Some help pls.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] shadowgerm:
Internet doesn't work

My camera still doesn't work, I have the latest NBH file. The camera just crashes whenever I load the app.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] zillerman:
Can i install without USB/PC (using SDcard only)

Hey guys, maybe it's posted here but i honestly couldn't find it.

My problem is i have a HTC Touch 3450 (upped to 6.5) but the USB port is now screwed (physically broken, not software related).

So can i do this Android rom (NaND) install entirely from an SD card (no connection to a PC)? If so, any links would be a big help.

Many thx in advance

Zill
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
Sure. For the Vogue you would put the 320x240 NBH image on a SD card that is 2GB or smaller, formatted FAT32. Name the file VOGUIMG.NBH. Hold down power, camera, and reset, until the gray screen appears, then you will be able to flash the NBH prep file. Take the small SD card out, and put in an SDHC card (2GB or higher) with the androindinstall.tar file on it in the proper folder, as outlined in the first post, then go from there.

I have never done that, but those would theoretically be the steps. Also, you have a totally different device, so the vogue 240x320 file might not work for you.

good luck.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cvillaf1:
I changed my htc mp6900sp from sprint to a htc evo shift. I kept the 6900 and I am interested in flashing to android. Thing is that this phone does not come with wifi features but it does have a side slot for memory card (2gb). Can it be done? Is there a way to make this phone wifi? I don't need it as a phone (not connected) just want it for my kids to fool around and lay off of my Evo.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
In short...no. there is no physical WiFi chip in the CDMA version (Sprint/Verizon/Alltel) of the phone. Only the GSM flavor has a wick chip. Now you could get one of those sd powered wick cards, but iyou are giving it to your kids to play withit will break off in less than a day probably. You should just flash it via USB and load it up with a bunch of local games. There are tons of offline games you could install that don't need a connection if you are really wanting to make it just a kids pda basically.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cvillaf1:
Thanks for the quick response, so can it be flashed to android? What is a good web page to get games?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
http://www.filecrop.com/ just search for the android program you want, then type "apk" after it. For example, if I want pacman, i would search for "pacman apk". Then you can download directly from the links it finds. APK files are like EXEs in Windows, or like DMGs on Macs...installer files for programs or games on Android.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
To answer your first question - YES, it can be flashed...

XV6900 = Verizon Touch = HTC Touch = HTC Vogue = Sprint Touch = GSM Touch = Alltel Touch, etc...

They are all just different names for the same phone. That is the phone this guide was designed for.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] eXDee:
Hi,

I'm getting this issue that other people seem to have got, everyone else seems to just flash an updated WM rom to fix it, but it isnt working.

Rebooting in 3 seconds..

mdp_dma_to_mddi : busy

I have tried RUU_PPST_Vogue_SPRINT_WWE_3.03.651.4_2_Radio_3.42.30_AM_NV_2.04_Ship.exe as well as RUU_Vogue_4350_TELUS_WWE_3.07.661.1_Radio_4350H_3.41.00_Ship_withPPSTPatch1.20.exe, ive tried flashing just the Bell 3.42.50 radio and i've tried NFSFAN's WM6.5 1.00 FINAL ROM.

All have the same result. with this error

Any ideas?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cvillaf1:
Once again thanks. Sorry newby. I read in the tread "make sure your phone is provisioned (you can get and receive calls), and that you can use data (if you have a data plan)". As mentioned in prior tread I changed phones and no longer have sevice on this phone (MP6900sp). Can it still be done?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] goducks3620:
Can what be done? You can flash it, but android with no internet is not all that useful.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
Erm -

Vogue != GSM touch.

Elf/elfin=GSM touch.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] teiwaz9470:
Now, put your Vogue in bootloader mode: Hold down power, camera, and the small reset hole (with your stylus), until you see the tri-color screen, and it says "Serial" at the bottom

kann mir das bitte jemand übersetzen ?

mein englisch is ziemlich mies
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
My point was that this process does not care if you have CDMA or GSM. This works with ALL "HTC Touch" rebrands/models.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
No, it does not. The GSM Touch (elf/elfin) has a completely different chipset (omap) than the CDMA Touch (vogue) and WILL NOT work with this port. I can't believe I'm still having to clarify this two years later.

The only GSM phones this supports are Kaiser and Polaris.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crobs808:
I have performed this exact process on a friend's Elf and he still uses it on AT&T. That would seem to deny your claim.

At any rate, I am surprised people still use this. I moved on to the DroidX a while ago, and haven't thought about the HTC Touch since. Once you go with a far superior device, it is hard to look back. :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
That's just not possible, it had to be some other device. Perhaps a Nike (touch dual)? I think some stuff worked on that... omap and msm are totally separate kernel archs. Plus the elf only has 64mb of ram. It'd be slower than dirt.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] stopthebus:
Hi,

I am trying to flash Scoot CM7, which is a GB release.

Can't seem to find a GB img. Can I use the latest Froyo or could somebody point me to a GB one please?

Thanks
[Touch CDMA Android Development] LA GOTA:
please help

by fovor could someone explain how to do to sync my contacts from my gmail account in the rom I appreciate the help CM7
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jocrod:
does this tutorial work for the HTC touch cruise T4242?? its GSM... and if not, where can i find a tutorial that i can follow to install android in my HTC by NAND method? i REALLY want android. thx
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
That's the Polaris, right? This works on Polaris.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jocrod:
i think not.. the polaris is the HTC cruise.. mine is HTC cruise 2 T4242 something like that.. the one that comes with footprints i think its called "Iolite".. frankly i find it unnecesary the excesive names for every single device XD..

it's still a cruise, though. hope it works! also how can i CID unlock it? because every CID unlock tutorial i have come across warns that it has to be CDMA and mine is GSM :S.. i kinda need a gsm tutorial to do it..

thanks in advance :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
Cruise 2, no.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] nik22:
after installing it fix the permission & say no such file or directory found & return to menu & after that i reset my phone & follow instructions after 5 minits the screen will get white & nothing happen plz help me

Sorry for my bad english
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
Device? Ten chars
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Droid Touch Noob:
Done it, now how do I control it?

Following the 17 easy steps it was pretty easy to figure out the few holes in the process (despite the very thorough instructions, there are a few things that aren't totally clear to a fone noob like me). Got it all loaded up on my HTC Touch/Vogue.

Got Android to boot... cool! Now I can't figure out the controls. I've figured out the "Menu" key is the "Power On" key on the top of the phone but where's the "Home" (or whatever you call it in Android) key mapped to on this phone? For example, if I touch the "Send" key it'll launch the phone dialer. But how do I get OUT of the dialer? If I press the "End" key the screen basically goes black. If I touch the center D-pad button nothing happens.

Spending the last few years on WinMobile I'm used to the task manager icon in the upper right corner... is there a similar control under this version of 'droid?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Droid Touch Noob:
K, found my own answer, but...

Ok, found the answer to my own question.... after playing a bit I realized I never tried the "Camera" button... sure enough! That's the "Back" control.

All in all I'm proud that I was able to get it loaded and very grateful to all those who are infintely brighter than I for all the information and effort to create this gem. Though...

It's a little wonky on my phone. Likely I have mixed some files that don't necessarily compliment each other so I'll pour back over the various bits of wisdom I've gleaned from hours of reading through posts and try to find out where i've gone astray. While I'm refreshing my research, if you've had any luck with an Alltel flavor HTC Touch, please feel free to share exactly which iteration of each file you used?

Again, very grateful for all the effort those who've put this stuff together have spent!