yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G1 Android Development] sirocyl:
Well, on the 32B platform with the Death SPL (my phone) we have the following partitions of the internal NAND memory (mtdblock*) from the df and mount command:

NAND 3: /system 92160kb - OS partition, static and read-only

NAND 5: /data 91904kb - User, system config, app config, and apps (without a2sd)

NAND 4: /cache 30720kb - OTA cache, Recovery/update config and temp

And I'd assume NAND 1 and 2 are the kernel, ramdisk, and bootloader config.

So the ROM wouldn't exceed 92MB installed (most leave some room in /system for hacks and updates). And the update process doesn't ever really "flash", per se; it just formats, copies files, and sets permissions and initialization configs, like Windows or Mac.

So the files that are common to the different ROMs being packaged don't need to be duplicated, only the ones that are changed (like a boot.img, or 32A/B compatibility, or different apps). The update script and chooser menu will decide which files to copy. Meaning the ROM package in and of itself shouldn't really need to exceed 128MB, even if choosing from a wide variety of platforms. And upon installation, the system might take less than 32 MB.
[G1 Android Development] Deicist:
yeah, what he said ^

The scenario I was thinking about specifically was SuperD. If you look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=613809

There's 8 different downloads there. How many files are actually different between those 8? I guess the themes mean a lot of application files are different (due to having different resources in them) but the underlying framework files will be pretty much the same I think.
[G1 Android Development] sirocyl:
I could download them all, and find the differences of each. It would be cool if a ROM like this were available in a single download, from which you would choose the content from the device before flashing.

Also, inspired by talking about this, I wrote up a guide on the update-script in the package file. It's still not finished, but it'll be the only guide available for that syntax yet (trust me, I couldn't find one myself :D). Link's in my sig.
[G1 Android Development] jmhalder:
I'm surprised that nobody's mentioned the Droid... the sholes.info rom (now called droidmod) have used a .tgz archive instead of a .zip, the .tgz installs have always allowed this customization, droidmod makes one of the most common recovery's AND rom's. (SPRecovery/Droidmod).

It give you the option to choose what launcher to install, what theme, what apps to remove.

page here: http://droidmod.org/news/droidmod-v1-0-is-out/
[G1 Android Development] nicknowsky:
how big of a ROM are you thinking about?
[G1 Android Development] domenukk:
There are roms (WG etc...) that offer more than one kernel as update.zip you can flash over an existing installation of your rom instead of adding all the stuff to one big file. also you can download themes for several roms/for metamorph.

so why would you want some big install script instead of just downloading the files you like and flash it? :confused:
[G1 Android Development] sirocyl:
Is the Droid's recovery image capable of running on the G1, and/or is it open-source enough to be cross-built to the G1? If so, we could port it here. Only problem there though, is that all the roms are in update.zip format for the G1 already, we'd need to make it dual-compatible if we don't want to split the community and annoy generally everyone ("My rom only supports TGZ recovery!" "ROMs are in ZIP format, and I will not make a TGZ one for those unfortunate enough to use the other Recovery!")

Well, for one, devs need to host one file only, and users need to download one file only. The file won't be much bigger or more complex at all, really. And the way things look on the recovery side, we could probably put a selection of themes in with the updater and patch them in post-install with a Metamorph script straight from recovery. That way, the rom is as you want it out-of-the-box, no multiple reboots, etc.

Also, those scripts that usually run on first-boot, like zipalign, dexopt, apps2sd etc. should run from the recovery environment, instead of before the Android bootanimation (I do get tired of hearing "This ROM will take a LONG time on the first boot. If it's stuck at the G1 screen, just wait 10-30 minutes.")

So what would you rather have, one single ROM (G1_Android_ROM_v1.17.zip) for each version released,

or six different ZIPs to flash (G1_Android_ROM_10MB_CFS.zip, G1_Android_ROM_Greentheme.zip, G1_Android_ROM_Bluetheme.zip, G1_Android_Nowipe_GApps.zip)?

Would you rather select what you want to include at flash (and be able to change things like themes or features after flashing), or have 20 different files to choose from, wiping and flashing on each?

I am aware of the no-wipe upgrades for many ROMs, but they can get confusing (I once flashed a CFS_10MB.zip that was for a Hero ROM, stupidly thinking that it might have been for the Eclair that I just downloaded.) Needless to say, I had to wipe and reflash. Again. :confused:
[G1 Android Development] domenukk:
You could just have flashed the original rom without wipe. ;)

Would be a step forward if you could simply put roms and additional files in folders... maybe even whole zip files containing some updates and an xml like file to describe them. This would guarantee compatibility with earlier boot images (just unpack the updates in the zip). Tar might work better than zip as it is not compressed thus faster afaik.
[G1 Android Development] sirocyl:
http://droidninja.com/?p=26334

We got ninja'd. Apparently the Droid Does exactly this.

So let's get to work on porting it! :D Like this comment says, I'm working on finding the source code to a good Droid recovery image (sadly Droid hasn't its own forum here), and if it's closed source, I'll get on reverse-engineering a .tgz rom to see exactly how it works.
[G1 Android Development] ivanmmj:
This is pretty awesome. I was going to say, we could easily run bash scripts but this is so much better.

This needs to be merged with both Amon_ra's recovery and the new 2.x based recovery...
[HD2 Accessories] timodc:
Still waiting..

but they have given a release date:

ONLY

£99.97

£85.08 ex. 17.5% VAT

Release Date: 20/04/2010.

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/sandisk-microsd-card-32gb-p20431.htm
[HD2 Accessories] matckal:
nice

and very expensive for card
[HD2 Accessories] rabthecrab:
not that expensive when you consider its the size of your finger nail - it wasn't that long ago you'd be paying the same ammount for a 3.5" hdd
[HD2 Accessories] n4v1n:
double the capacity, yet more than 4x the price of a 16gb card.. come on.
[HD2 Accessories] compact_bijou:
£27 delivered for 16GB or £99 for 32GB ?

That's the equivalent of paying an extra £72 for gaining a mere 15GB more space.
[HD2 Accessories] rabthecrab:
do you think its easy to just double the capacity of something thats physically so small?
[HD2 Accessories] renjithvakkayil:
This is like comparing the price of a 42" LCD TV and 50" LCD TV...do u think the prices are proportionate ?? The difference is even more when u compare 50" and 105" (for a 100% increase we may have to pay abt 500% or more)
[HD2 Accessories] robertlewisca:
To be fair, that's not an accurate comparison. A 105" screen has more than 4x the surface area of a 50" screen. So, paying 500% more is not all that unreasonable. However, to pay 300% more for double the memory, while not unhear of historically, is a bit steep. I'll wait until August when they're £50! :)
[HD2 Accessories] Laurenswolf:
Lol why are you people defending your reasons to buy one or not to? Isn't it your own choice? xD
[HD2 Accessories] itoYo:
you could get 3 X 16GB @ 27 quid for the price of one 32 GB! plus you have some money left for a packet of crisps and some cola bottles!

you could place the spare cards in the battery cover, where that spongey foam stuff is !

note: this is not a serious suggestion although i would go for it
[HD2 Accessories] rp-x1:
Long time ago I spent that for a 64Mb SD card, so its all relative.
[HD2 Accessories] compact_bijou:
Easy, just glue two together, fold them in half and job's a good un :rolleyes:
[HD2 Accessories] patanello:
is it class 2,4 or 6?

a class 2 or 4 32gb microsd is useless imo..
[HD2 Accessories] Blob8me:
So why would a Class 4 32GB MicroSD card be useless? Or a Class 2 for that matter?

I have both a Class 4 and Class 2 16GB card and they both perform well - I'm sure there are differences (OK - I know there are differences) but to the human senses including watching full DivX movies and running PS1 Roms with FPSEce I have no problems at all? I personally am looking forward to the availability of a 32GB card - I tried to buy one from the guy on Ebay from Germany but he wouldn't ship to the UK - I would worry "too" much about Class 2, 4 or 6 just yet.... :cool:

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[HD2 Accessories] patanello:
well..ok..maybe useless is quite a "strong" word..:D

but..i'll tell you what..i had an 8gb class 2 that (for the record) perform well..but now i bought a 16gb class 6 and trust me..with 10gb of mp3 and 4gb of divx has no slowdowns..never..and has an amazing transfer rate..

my point is: if u need alot of space for your device, u also need some speed..otherwise u got a tons of mp3s i.e. that only slow down your device..

just my two cents..:)
[HD2 Accessories] traianescu:
I had travel last month about 4000 km (2k+2k), with iGO8 (full europe) and pocket player on for all the time (1200 mp3's), receiving calls too and i never had any gap from music or navigator .. my microsd is sandisk 16gb class2
[HD2 Accessories] btyeh:
This, single handedly, is the best storage advice you'll ever hear. I salute you fellow goon :)
[HD2 Accessories] elyl:
As I understand it the bus on the HD2 couldn't take advantage of the full class 6 speed anyway.

Sure, if you're transferring 10Gb of data from your computer onto the card directly, you'll notice the difference, but I reckon most people put their music on their SD card once, and leave it on, so it's hardly an everyday occurrence.
[HD2 Accessories] spaanplaat:
I know this is not a Sandisk but I think you might want to know.

Check this.
[HD2 Accessories] TrYde:
This is a class 4, very interesting for a cheap price. I'll follow your advice for now though.
[HD2 Accessories] skotten:
Sure it's a little bit pricy, but why wait for the sandisk when you can get a patriot 32 GB class 10 for approx 120£?
[HD2 Accessories] elyl:
Probably because that's an SD card and, even if you used a hammer, you'd have difficulty fitting into your HD2.
[HD2 Accessories] skotten:
Oh, it seem that my favourit hardware pusher got it mislabled on their homepage.

http://www.shg.dk/Flashram/Patriot-Micro-SD-HC-32GB-2202542.html

Maybe I should go and use the hammer on them instead :)
[HD2 Accessories] kiolixed:
still waiting...hope to get it soon with very reasonable price... :)
[HD2 Accessories] jongie123:
In 6 month are going to worth like $50.
[HD2 Accessories] ozkaya:
I highly doubt the price is going to drop as much as that in 6 months. Even good quality 16gb ones are more expensive than that right now.
[Touch GSM ROM Development] mohan_cr:
HTC P3452 when try to power on show error

"Device start up faild due to sudden loss of power please click yes to continue"

wt is the solution... pls help me
[Touch GSM ROM Development] silompalace:
start up failed

This problem is usually caused by inserting the sim card before the first reboot.

Just Press the Green ( call start) button and it should be through with continued installation
[Touch GSM ROM Development] saurabh88:
if u have had flashed rom before then reflash it.
[Touch GSM ROM Development] mally2:
Just soft reset.. if not hard reset... if not reflash.. if not take it to service center
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] mpatter23:
tryed to flash a new rom, i got a gray screen with lines, hard and soft reset will not work. first time at this, unlock went fine and flash until reboot. can anyone help or is phone dead? tilt 2
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] DaveShaw:
Try flashing a new Radio, or the official ROM.

Ta

Dave
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] mpatter23:
bad flash

phone will not sync.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] DaveShaw:
Sorry, forgot to mention...

Put the phone into bootloader mode, and then attempt the flash.

Ta

Dave
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] mpatter23:
Thanks

Thanks dave u really save my life. My wife got this phone for my birthday five days ago, if i was'nt able to fix this phone she would have killed me. Thanks ,Thanks, Thanks. The new rom is on and working.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] DaveShaw:
No problems mate, glad you avoided a roasting :D :D

Dave
[Nexus One General] shmigao:
hi, i hope i hit the mark here :-)

i'd like to create a gscript shortcut on my home screen with which i can connect to one VPN (that i have pre-set in VPN connections under "settings" - "Wireless & Networks") with a single touch of an icon.

2 Questions:

1) is there anybody here who could tell me how that script should look like?

2) would it even be possible to have the VPN connection autostart on boot?

thanks!
[HD2 General] recklesslife:
I've check everywhere for this guys but maybe one of you can help me. I've had my HD2 since Friday and honestly the only thing I can say I hate about it is the Lock Screen.. is there a way to change where the lock key is? like say to the middle of the screen instead of being at the top?

Thanks

G
[HD2 General] mad_style:
'Sense' clock lock screen

This thread might be what you are after.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=618989
[HD2 General] Lake292:
yep its possible... edit file /Windows/LockScreen/LS_LockScene_480x800.cpr on your pc

for position of slide to unlock slider u have to edit tags with Text ID "Tap or slide" and "SlideToUnlock" and change value in Top... i use 430... then overwrite this file and soft reset... u can experiment and get it where u want... gl
[HD2 General] recklesslife:
Thanks guys :)
[HD2 General] DJg450:
thank you, too :)

have to change my thanks :(

doesnt function at me... nothing seems to be changed. got a german hd2. any idea?
[HD2 General] Icecubed17:
Sorry total noob, but how to make the time dissapear? i've been playing with the file, I figured out how to move the bar, but i want to get rid of the curtain and the time THanks!
[HD2 General] bulva:
you forgot to add that you also need to change:

Slider ID="LockSlider" Top="450"

otherwise only the text "Slide" will be moved :)

In your language:

No si kokot nebo čo :D
[HD2 General] jkolner:
You can also use S2U2 that is very easy to customize.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] deneme123:
arkadaslar yurtdısında htc dıamond getırdım bırkac gun sonra kapatılacak ımeısını duzeltebilecegım herhangi bi program var mı???

iwizard degısmedi yardımlarınızı beklıyorum.

ingilizcem yok bilen bi arkdas tercume ederse sevinirim
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] DaveShaw:
IMEI changing is not discussed here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=276851

And, please post in English, or with an English translation.

Thanks

Dave
[HD2 General] cba360:
Well vodafone finnaly got their ass into gear and launched 1.66

I installed it on my hd2 from build 1.43 which came with it

but now it barely functions and takes more than 5mins to come out of the standby screen

I've found that 'albumsearcher.exe' is using on average 99% CPU speed

I have max 30pics on the phone so can't understand why htc image viewer is struggling to cope

I love my hd2, even put up with 1.43 for 2 months on it's future benefits, don't know if I can take much more crap from it before vodafone have it back

any help will be appreciated
[HD2 General] Richy99:
did you hard reset the phone after flashing?
[HD2 General] cba360:
I presumed it does hard reset after flashing due to the phone and all it's contents being wiped

is hard reset not part of the rom upgrade?
[HD2 General] v-b-n:
No, its not.
[HD2 General] cba360:
This is the only phone ive ever had where to update it means starting back from scratch

suppose ill have to wipe it all again :mad:
[HD2 General] jonbaker76:
Is this hard reset after flashing ESSENTIAL?

i ask because i dont remember ever seeing it on the HTC instructions on flashing roms
[HD2 General] hd2biker:
I have no idea why you have to hard reset your phone. But i also learnt this with my hd2 stock rom 1.43 o2.

What is really strange, everytime i hard reset, i get more memory. Not much but i do get more.

Its very bizare. but it really does increase in speed when you hard reset. dont ask why but it works on all the hd2 phones ive used and my friends phone too.

Strange but true:confused:
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
I too can't understand why the extra hard reset, but it does in fact seem to work. roms do seem to run smoother when it has been done.
[HD2 General] XiDiX:
Microsoft My Phone and PIM Backup will save you some time. I think it's worth giving it a try to do a hard reset. If that doesn't work you can always switch to another (shipped) ROM.
[HD2 General] cba360:
Well i used MyPhone to back it up and then copied all my no.s back to sim

Hard rest is done and the albumsearcher.exe now uses <1%

just bit dissapointed that to update yu have to be prepared to loose everything and start again

still glad i didnt go with iphone...but no other device i have needs to be wiped to update

seems old fashioned for such a modern device
[HD2 General] cba360:
Albumsearcher.exe is back again

whenever i click on the photo tab the .exe uses 91% of the cpu

any ideas on a fix? its the vodafone hd2 1.66 that was just released

anything that doesnt require hard reset? as ive done that and it didnt work
[HD2 General] hoss_n2:
i.66 also decreases screen senstivity
[HD2 General] ooFunk:
I know its no real use sorry, but just wanted to report that i updated the other day to the Vodafone 1.66 Rom from 1.43 that came shipped in December. I didn't Hard reset after the update (didn't realise you should?) and i haven't had any major issues... Haven't notice any major speed changes either up or down and no rouge programs eating up the cpu...

Makes me wonder though if i should Hard reset now before installing too much.. does it really make a difference??
[HD2 General] cba360:
ive found 1.66 to be much better than 1.43 since the update

Faster to open an app, txting is much faster without having to wait for it to load all the txts
[HD2 General] ooFunk:
Texting is much better... None stuck in the outbox but everytime i go to the symbols page when typing the cursor jumps to the start of the message?
[HD2 General] cba360:
yea i have that every now and then but 90% of the time its fine
[HD2 General] Havok316uk:
Hi all does anyone know if this is the hardware requirements for WM7. It was taken from this website as a leak of info from microsoft. But is it genuine?

WM7 Chassis 1 Specification

Core requirements:

Processor: ARM v6+, L2 Cache, VFP, Open GL ES 2.0 graphics HW (QCOM 8k, Nvidia AP15/16* and TI 3430 all meet spec)

Memory: 256MB+ DRAM, 1G+ Flash (at least 512MB fast flash – 5MB/s unbuffered read @4K block size)

Display: WVGA (800×480) or FWVGA (854×480) 3.5” or greater diagonal

Touch: Multi-touch required

Battery: Sufficient to meet Days of Use LTK requirements.

Controls: Start, Back, Send and End are required (soft controls allowed as long as they are always present).

Peripherals:

Camera: 3MP+, flash optional, 2nd camera optional (VGA resolution sufficient)

GPS: aGPS required

Sensors required: Light Sensor, Compass (3 axis, 5 degrees, 100 Hz sample rate), Accelerometer (3 axis, 2mg resolution, 100 Hz sample rate)

USB: High speed required, 20 MB/s transfer rate.

BlueTooth: BT2.1 required, must run MSFT BT stack, CSR BlueCore6 or later recommended.

Wi-Fi: 802.11B/G required, must run MSFT Native Wi-Fi stack, Atheros 6002 or Broadcomm 4325 recommended.

Connectors: Micro USB and 3.5mm Audio required.

Options:

FM tuner: If tuner HW is present it will be detected and supported by the Media application.

Haptics

SD Card (Micro SD recommended)

DPAD, qwerty or 12/20 key keyboards all optional

Thoughts? It seems like a pretty solid foundation for the next generation of Windows Mobile.
[HD2 General] Archer:
It's as genuine now as it was a month ago when it was first posted. As far as I'm aware, no official requirements list has been produced by Microsoft. The internet has several different versions available though.
[HD2 General] rp-x1:
Have you got it straight from Microsoft? If not its probably fake.

The fact that Microsoft hasn't released anything, no one here would know as there is nothing official to compare to.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] JetMouse:
Hi, I've searched everywhere but can't find a recent app to keep my wifi connection on when my phone is sleeping.

There was a mort script knocking about for this, but it doesn't work on the new roms (am using Energy's latest build) and BSB tweaks Wifi awlays on just resets back to off after restart.

Could someone point me in the direct of of an app to keep my wifi always on?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Archer:
WifiNoStandy, in my signature, does the same as the BsB Tweaks version, but also does it every time you restart the device, so if the BsB one works till you reset then this will do the trick.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] JetMouse:
WifiNoStandby

You are the man - exactly what I was looking for - thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Archer:
No problem matey.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] stunner2002:
with my settings unbelieveble battery killer...

20% battery in just about 2 or 3 hrs without any usage... normal or should i try another rom?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Archer:
That sounds normal to me. Other ROMs may be better, but I doubt it. This is the reason that wifi by default turns off when you go into standby.
[General Questions and Answers] lukasf:
My question - Can I download some icon themes for Windows Mobile 6.5? I dont like default icons..
[General Questions and Answers] tito12:
Of course you can, just use iconchanger http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=567080&highlight=iconchanger and iconsets like Teacher's http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=624125 or Biernes' http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=566355&highlight=biernes

Enjoy:)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mrchu001:
i was just wondering what the deal is with trying to change the color of the letters and numbers on the taskbar.. i remember reading somewhere that it causes a bootloop but has there been any progress on that?

thanks!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] VinceOB:
Not sure about the boot loop rumor, but its almost near impossible to change. you have to deodex .odex files to get to the actual file to make the change. The problem is the .odex files can be deodexed, but reassembling them is more difficult. Trust me, im still trying to find a way to get this done.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] daryelv:
I was able to un-odex the file and see the code I needed to change. The problem fo rme was re-odexing the file. I un-odexed the file on the phone and then used utilities to re-odex on my PC. I wonder if I need to re-odex directly on the phone to create a valid file. Has anyone tried this yet?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mrchu001:
i dont know..

if i had enough skills and knowledge about that stuff i would try but i'm still learning :]

is anyone up for the challenge?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] spongerob500:
I am completely new to this. Can you help me how I can root my 32b Vodafone HTC Magic please, im on android 1.6? I believe I have the perfect SPL 1.33.0007. I've tried doing the goldcard method but my memory card just keeps asking to be formatted. I've also tried to manually update through the SD card update.zip thing, but all I get is E: No signature....E: Verification Failed...Installation aborted. I've tried flashrec app but it always says backup failed! Any help would be great thanks. I am completely and utterly confused. :confused:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mjrgens:
Try it again. Look twice whether you made a mistake or not.