yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jmphillips76:
vayman that post on RA and Firerat's helped me out so much with this I am not sure if its just my phone or what but I couldnt for the life of me get CWR to work with firerat's and a backup (made with cwr) but I followed those directions and it worked like a charm no bootloops or error messages
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oOMavrikOo:
How do I get flashable themes and such to work whole using firat? Every time I try to add a theme I get a boot loop and have to nand-restore. I'm flashing the boot file after the theme also. I got boot loops whenever I didn't flash the boot file too.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 808Bill:
You may need to increase the size of your system partition to compensate for the additional space needed for the theme. Try setting your system setting at 100, or 120 even. Then install the theme. After it's up and running, from the terminal, type:

df -h

Then see what your actual needs are. You can then Nand, adjust the partition down, and nand restore to get the best optimal settings.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oOMavrikOo:
My current settings are at 85 18. Do I just put 100 and thats it?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 808Bill:
85 18 means you are setting system at 85, and cache at 18. So you want to up the system partition to compensate for the space needed by the theme, so revised settings would be 100 18. Really safe settings would be 120 18.

85 is a rather lean setting, so I imagine this is what is causing your trouble when you flash the theme.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oOMavrikOo:
Thanks a lot. I'll try that later and report back.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oOMavrikOo:
I tried 100 and still got a boot loop. That should've been more than enough. I'm only using the Touchwiz theme chooser add-on. All it does is change the stock pop up menus. Do I need to do anything after changing the system values in the txt editor? All I did was change it to 100, saved it, boot into recovery, wiped cache and dalvik, flashed the theme zip, flashed the FR- boot file, and rebooted. What am I doing wrong?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
Is the theme an apk? If you are flashing a morph zip for a theme apk your doing it wrong, I think you would need to boot the rom and gapps first, then install and apply the theme apk, reboot, then use metamorph or whatever to apply the zip, those aren't flashable.

Also, you need to read the op again. It clearly states that any time you modify the values in your mtdpartmap.txt you need to redo the whole thing from scratch. Please read more, you are being foolish lol.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 808Bill:
You need to do this just as you did the very first time. Wipe everything, flash FR, reboot recovery, wipe again, flash rom, theme, etc. then FR boot. Everytime you change the partitions, you need to flash firerats. The FR boot merely holds the partitions in place, it doesn't adjust them.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oOMavrikOo:
So after doing all that can I nandroid back and the partitions won't change?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 808Bill:
The partitions will change if you (1) change the MTD file AND flash Firerats, (2) Flash the remove file (the partitions will revert to stock), or (3) Flash another recovery (partitions will revert to stock).

Merely flashing a nand will not change the partitions. But you must flash the FR boot after flashing the nand so the existing partitions will keep.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oOMavrikOo:
Ok thanks. I will try that.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jmphillips76:
not sure if this should get posted here or in questions .... sorry

ok here is my opinion and what I have noticed with my particular Hero .... If I want to do a fresh install with a new rom and gapps CRW works fine I sorta think I may have mastered firerat's with that .... I however noticed that if I use RA recovery to do firerat's with a nandroid I dont have no real issues like boot loops.

I have also noticed that the cache is like 10 times higher in aosp's roms when compaired to jaybob's or even evervolv when I did the nandroid backups

so my noobness is gonna show but my inquiring mind would like to know why the big difference in cache size (nandroid backup)

this all pertains to the mtd text numbers needed for this mod
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oOMavrikOo:
What I'm going to try is nandroid, full wipe, flash fr recovery, wipe as prompted, flash ROM and Gapps, flash fr boot, let phone boot, boot back into recovery, nandroid back, flash theme, flash fr boot, reboot.

I know, a mouth full. Will it work that way?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
I still think my earlier post has merit... What is the theme? link please? Also, what zip are you flashing? link please?

EDIT: jeebus you need to slow down... You should NOT nand back after you flash the new rom/gapps, it defeats your whole goal. Just take THAT part (see above) out of your steps and your process is correct. But seriously BEFORE YOU DO THIS please post up your theme info with links. I feel like a piece of the puzzle is missing...

You said this:

so is it for the theme chooser or what?

Are you using this theme? - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1021507

Or this morph? - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13345109&postcount=186
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 808Bill:
You could just nandroid, full wipe, flash fr recovery, reboot into recovery, wipe, flash nandroid, flash theme, flash fr boot, reboot. (I think this is the right order, I retired my Hero, so no longer have any need to repartition my memory).

Also, check Il Duce's comments regarding the type of theme you are flashing.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oOMavrikOo:
I figured it all out guys. Thanks for the help ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
Great, but that's just plain RUDE. The point of this forum is learning from each other with OPEN discussion. Please share the answers to the questions I asked you, and also what EXACTLY you did to "fix" it, that way you may be helping someone else down the line.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vayman:
That's awesome man! I originally wasn't going to link it in my sig, but I figured it may help someone out eventually. :) Glad to hear it helped you out!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jmphillips76:
ok to my understanding both this and data2ext mods free up space and I understand from reading that when you partition your sd card for data2ext it works best to have 0 for the swap 1024 for ext .... what I couldnt seem to find or maybe I overlooked it as I was reading through what would be the partition settings for Firerat's ? I currently have an 8gb class 4 (not recomemded for data2ext because of lag and I can tell you .... yeah it lags)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
Oops, I hit the thanks button. Firerats doesn't use the sd card at all which is the whole point of it. It repartitions your internal memory.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
As far as data2ext your card should be fine. If you use gf's mod with a ext2 1024 0swap and rest fat you should run fine. Also if you apply the boost it should run quite nice for you. The only lag I ever read about was when users were running ext4. As far as fr you actually have to setup the mtd partitions to suit your rom. Also you might have to adjust if your running a theme like Darkhorse. If your running a theme threw the theme chooser then I'm not sure. But usually after you setup your mtd txt file and set the mod up correctly. You pull up terminal or adb and do df -h or df-h I'm not quite sure of the command but I'm sure you can find it on here. After you figure that out you adjust you mtd txt file according to what your read out is of your current setup. Your mtd txt file actually determines your partitions with this mod. Therefore you don't have to partition your sd to use this mod. This is my understanding so I could be way off. Hope this helps

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] hockeyfamily737:
Ok, so I haven't set this up yet, because I'm only 20 pages into the 150 page thread....silly compulsion I have to know what I'm doing before I just start flashing crap. So before I go any farther could someone shed a little light? I actually use very little internal storage...something like 30%. If I were to use Firerats to shrink my storage & cache to expand my system partition would it eliminate some of the lag in this old phone when switching tasks & opening apps? Or is that just the old Windows Mobile mentality rearing it's ugly head again?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
Go into your terminal app and type

su

df -h

That will show you how much of each partition you are using. Having room for the system to breathe is not needed with linux. But once you know what your using maybe that will help you decide?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hockeyfamily737:
Thanks I ran those commands the other day when I read the OP. If expanding the system partition wont boost performance any this probably wont benefit me.....other then the learning process. Thanks for the response.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] NineInchNails:
What rom are you using?

®patience is a virtue©
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Riff76:
I'm not able to use Metamorph to apply a theme. I'm using AOSPCMod 5/15 and my Firerat settings are "MTD 100 4". The error I get in Metamorph is something along the lines of "Not enough space in \System" what settings do you guys suggest?

NVM - Found this page on the thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=14141488&highlight=morph#post14141488

Will change my settings to 120 and report back...

Worked!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] texas83:
I reactivated my hero yesterday and the phone function works fine but the mobile data will not connect. When I had this problem in the past, I would just nandroid back to sense, log on to the internet and connect, and then nandroid back to CM rom and the internet would work.

But... When I nandroid back to my old sense copy, it gets stuck on a blank splash screen after it turns on. I am guessing I need to adjust the MTD.txt doc to allow enough room for the factory rom to boot. Can someone give me the numbers to use and the steps to take to get it to load my old sense nandroid?

Assuming I start with my CM rom, is it:

1. Change MTD text doc to 180 4.

2. Power in to recovery

3. Restore using nandroid to old sense rom

4. Flash FR Boot fireat zip

5. Reboot (At this point phone restarts, shows the first splash screen, then gets stuck on a black splash)

Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hockeyfamily737:
Mo

Aosp 5/16 with Dark Horse
[Hero CDMA Android Development] TJinWV:
Stock partitions are around 170 130. You may need more than 4 in your cache for the factory rom.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
Stock partitions are 170 130 which I suppose is around 170 130, but I thought I'd clarify :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
As I recall, if you just re-flash your recovery you will wipe out your FR settings, which will then allow you to nandroid recover your sense rom and do your updates, etc. You don't need FR set up to get back to sense. Then, when you want to go back to your other rom, just reinstall FR from the beginning.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] METHOD1911:
Can someone take a look at this for me. I'm trying to setup Firerats with aospCMod with the darkhorse theme. I have about 60+ apps and my MTD is 130 4 but I don't have enough space to download all my apps. WHAT SHOULD I CHANGE MY MTD TO. VERY CONFUSED.

Hijacked aospCMod Darkhorse GB Hero
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
You haven't installed firerats correctly because you are still showing the stock 170 130.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] TJinWV:
80 34 should work. The first number will be the size of your system partition (a couple MB bigger than the 78.2 dh -f says is used). The second number will be the size of your cache. It's usually around 2 or 4 - not sure if that'll work for you, or if you need something more around 34.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] METHOD1911:
Thanks man I didn't read this one yet. I thought something wasn't right.

Hijacked aospCMod Darkhorse GB Hero
[Hero CDMA Android Development] METHOD1911:
Thanks alot it wasn't taking because I didn't put mtd next to 130 4. I feel stupid

Hijacked aospCMod Darkhorse GB Hero
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
Glad you got it sorted out.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] METHOD1911:
Let me ask you this. The higher the you with the first number the lower your system size is. I was using 130 18 but needed a little more space so I changed it to 180 18 and my system size went down.

Hijacked aospCMod Darkhorse GB Hero
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
In the post above your system is using 78.2mb. To get more room, you could lower the first number as low as 79, but at that size you wouldn't be able to push anything to system so a few mb of extra can't hurt maybe 85 or 82 or something.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] METHOD1911:
Ok cool thanks man for your help.

Hijacked aospCMod Darkhorse GB Hero
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
to go from 180 (your current) to 80 would give you 100 more than you currently have.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PS4AndroidHacker:
Hey man,just thought I'd ask you some questions about this before I try it. I read the whole thread here on this. Question 1: Does this work with CyanogenMod7 Nightly?Question 2: Can you post for some of us to better understand this and break it down Barney style for us and how to install it on CDMA Hero200 with CyanogenMod7 Nightly? All my stats are in my signature if your looking for them.Thanks for any future help from anybody!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
1. Yes

2. The step-by-step in the op is the best instructions.

If you are using the latest nightly, use FR 1.5.8 and set your mtd to 100 18, that way you won't need to do any market fix.

*EDIT* Here's the link to d/l 1.5.8
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PS4AndroidHacker:
WOW,EXCELLENT! Just went up to 350MB of storage on my system for apps! This was a great Mod! Everything worked like a charm! Thanks to all the DEVS and everybody here for the great info on this MOD! I can run IDK how many apps now! Thanks again guys! :-)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PS4AndroidHacker:
Any problems with Wifi Networks?

So,I did this mod,I'm using MTD 100 18.I used ADB to reboot into recovery,everything went fine and worked great but now I cant obtain an IP address from my wifi here at home. Has anybody else had this problem? I'm thinking about possibly doing it like this:

1.Wipe data,cache,dalvik

2.Flash Recovery patch

3.Reboot normal into operating system

4.Go into ROM Manager

5. Flash new ROM and then Flash the boot.zip

6.Reboot the phone

Anybody have any comments or ideas for this or my problem? This happened to me before as well. It just won't obtain an IP address from an N++ Wireless Router. WTF!? IDK,hope to get some answers back from everybody!

OK,just found another problem along with this other stuff. I went into my ROM manager after the flash and everything was complete and it says : "You must root your phone for ROM manager to function.Superuser was not found at "/system/bin/su" or "/system/xbin/su". Use Google Search on your computer to find instructions to root your phone." Anybody else ever get this? I'm starting to feel mad about this and may totally start over and use my nand to flash back to what I was running before. Any ideas and help is very greatly appreciated!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PS4AndroidHacker:
Many problems with MY hero200,what do you think?

@Foo_Blyat

[MOD][RECOVERY] Firerat's Custom MTD Partitions (resize Data,System and Cache)

So,I did this mod,I'm using MTD 100 18.I used ADB to reboot into recovery,everything went fine and worked great but now I cant obtain an IP address from my wifi here at home. Has anybody else had this problem? I'm thinking about possibly doing it like this:

1.Wipe data,cache,dalvik

2.Flash Recovery patch

3.Reboot normal into operating system

4.Go into ROM Manager

5. Flash new ROM and then Flash the boot.zip

6.Reboot the phone

Anybody have any comments or ideas for this or my problem? This happened to me before as well. It just won't obtain an IP address from an N++ Wireless Router. WTF!? IDK,hope to get some answers back from everybody!

OK,just found another problem along with this other stuff. I went into my ROM manager after the flash and everything was complete and it says : "You must root your phone for ROM manager to function.Superuser was not found at "/system/bin/su" or "/system/xbin/su". Use Google Search on your computer to find instructions to root your phone." Anybody else ever get this? I'm starting to feel mad about this and may totally start over and use my nand to flash back to what I was running before. Any ideas and help is very greatly appreciated! Check my signature for my phone info!

Here is my next food for thought:Maybe I should have been using ROM Manager all along to wipe,flash,reboot,flash,etc.What do you guys think? I'm at a loss here,I'm sitting here looking at this great piece of Mobile work and just wondering where I went wrong. I'm not bricked or anything,just at a loss. Maybe I need to read more info and re-do everything. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
If you read the op again, you will see zero instructions that include the use of rom manager. Please start over again, use only the exact instructions in the op, only in recovery. As for the wifi, I recently learned from laie1472 that the hero only does b or g wifi, it never had n as an option.

EDIT: also, not only did you double post here, but for some reason you also bumped 2 other threads with the exact same post. Thats forum abuse. Please keep your comments here, it's where they belong. I can walk you though this, so can others. Your issue is not a firerat issue, it's user error, which is fine.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
+1 duce. I just replied to his thread that he bumped only to find out that he bumped anthoer one. Form abuse I totally agree.

#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bierce22:
this would make it a triple post actually:mad:

http://xdaforums.com/announcement.php?a=81

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA

all for you andy lowe
[Hero CDMA Android Development] coffeehandle:
Just to Clarify

My Min. MTD numbers should be 154.4M 67.7M?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
no friggin way. Leave about 5m free in /system. Cache set to 18m, use FR version 1.5.8. Think about this, what if a system app updates and it's 1mb bigger? You have to start over :( Also, what if the next rom is biiger :( I say just do 160 18, then you should be healthy no matter what.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] coffeehandle:
ah i didnt even think about that part man.

You rezize whats under used though right?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Tibson:
Step 3 should be rebooting the recovery. And flash the Rom from there too ffs, why complicate it?

I think that's a great idea. I also think today is opposite day.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PS4AndroidHacker:
Hey guys,sorry for all the same posts,I just meant to ask the question in one more thread and shed some light and give opinions on my problems,there is no need to criticize though.We are all here to help each other with our Android mods in our Android Paradise and people should remember that. Once again,sorry for the over-post and no I'm not a noob. I've been in the Android scene for quite a while,just new with the Hero200,that's all. I def. wouldn't criticize you guys if the same thing came from you so stop being such idiots!Maybe you should go back and read this thoroughly: http://xdaforums.com/announcement.php?a=81
[Hero CDMA Android Development] coffeehandle:
lol got sstuck at the splash screen and now i have no more cache/recovery memory. so there went my recovery. gotta see if i can fix this

EDIT. Went to fastboot and recovery from there, now i see the recovery, just still get stuck at splash. i might mess with the MTD a bit
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Try this

hboot or adb reflash the recovery. And redo the partition mtd txt. Then full wipe. Reflash the recovery mod. Then full wipe. Power off then reboot back into recovery. Restore a nand or flash a fresh rom, gapps kernel if you use a different one. Flash the frboot. You should be good to go.

#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*
[Hero CDMA Android Development] coffeehandle:
instead of flashing the rom i can just restore a nan?

Either or?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Yup. As long as your nand was the current size of your partition mtd.txt file If you changed the partitions then you might be able to but its a gamble. I should have posted that my bad. I posted that thinking you were reverting back to your prior partitions and just wanted a quick way to get your recovery back in order and have everything still setup.

#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*
[Hero CDMA Android Development] coffeehandle:
oh no youre cool. i got it from your side.

its all good now.

I think resizing isnt for me, effin data2ext now this haha
[Hero CDMA Android Development] NineInchNails:
I sure hope you get this fixed now on your own....

Taking it like a man and owning up to your mistake would've sufficed. Posting the forum rules only makes you look foolish since you broke them yourself.

Keep using Rom manager. I promise it'll work....

®patience is a virtue©
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Woe you tried data2ext and had some hicups?? How so.??

#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Drunkpilot:
I started using this mod the 1st week that I rooted ( and learned a lot through my mistakes. Once you get used to it, it is 2nd nature. Using CWM Recovery allows you to reboot recovery under the advanced heading. Therefore, adb is not needed with clockwork. Someone else can tell you about other recoveries.

After I wipe data and cache, I go into mounts and formats and format system (i do boot as well, but it will be wiped when you install Rom).

Flash fr- recovery then follow the directions: wipe system, data, and cache partitions.

Go into advanced and wipe dalvik cache then click reboot recovery.

Flash Rom or nandroid. Then gapps or kernel if you wish.

Flash fr-boot.

Reboot

Make sure that your mdtpartmap.zip is not .txt.txt and that you have the correct text (MDT 115 2 for example). I have flipped to different roms where I don't use firerats and went back and noticed the text was erased. That caused boot issues.

I am almost thinking of trying data2ext just to switch things up.

I've noticed a couple things, like games, that play better on mild salsa than other gb roms where I don't use firerats. I just got a class 10 card recently. Maybe it has something to do with my normally small cache. Maybe size does matter. I haven't given a larger cache partition a try yet. I don't know if that really matters though since it just changes where the cache is linked to.

Flashing IS a gateway drug!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] coffeehandle:
Oh thanks for that extra info!

ill copy n paste it when i need it next
[Hero CDMA Android Development] texas83:
I have a problem! HeroC running AOSP 2.3.4 stock kernel. I had fireats at 160 8 and it was running fine. Decided to recover the rest of the free memory so I nandroided and redid firerat at 100 4. My system is only 89.3mb and cache is 1.1mb so I know I have enough room.

Well, the rom booted up fine. But it's super laggy now. Lockscreen will not wake up unless I hit menu over and over. Even the screens move slowly. And If I hit HOME it takes forever and ever to get back to the home screen. What gives?!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
If you believe it's firerats try 18 for cache, so mabye 100 18 or even 90 18 if you want.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] texas83:
I reenabled JIT and now its fine. Weird.