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[HD2 Android SD Development] waldemator:
Sollution for "SD-Card unmountable"

All right, I have enough of people who is not able to use the search-function, here is a tutorial how to prepare your SDCard for use on this build. The pictures in the attached file are from a thread that can be found here, a tutorial made by Chris X. All credits go to him. Thanks bro!

BACKUP YOUR FILES ON THE CARD, THEY WILL BE DELETED!

You need to repartition your SD-Card, delete the actual partition, then create

- one FAT32-Partition (the biggest)

- one Ext2 or Ext3 Partition (Linuxtype)

- one Linux Swap partition

You can use this freeware tool.

Just follow the pictures in the attached zip-file. On the last picture you can see where to put in your build's android folder. Have fun.
[HD2 Android SD Development] viannaf:
Market update

i wonder if anyone has suceeded in find a way of upgrade the market in this ?

i am stuck with the old version of market...

if anyone has the solution please tell me... :confused:
[HD2 Android SD Development] StarLog:
Just installed this on my SD, but did not follow the formatting instructions. Just created one big partition. So far all seems to work, Market has not issues, wifi and BT, plus browser all work fine. Will continue to explore the build and see what will happen.
[HD2 Android SD Development] copperdawgnc:
compass fix

Please supply link to compass fix did this help find satellites quicker.

I just reloaded this and with and was again very impressed everything works and low current drain (which is why I stopped using it!)

The only change I made was to clean my SD card up a bit!

Thanks Darkstone I hope you won't give up on RAM now NAND is out there
[HD2 Android SD Development] StarLog:
WOW, this really works, good post...

My HD2 is running the older radio and firmware from TMOUS, and now I do not need to upgrade it.
[HD2 Android SD Development] themadproducer:
No guarantees here, but try these non-scientific tips for GPS and Compass.

COMPASS

- use RootExplorer to delete /data/misc/AK8973Prms.txt

- normal reboot

- use Gps-Status to view compass (might take a minute or 2)

- I had trouble the last time I tried this, and I repeated the above steps

- Finally, the compass cooperated after a few minutes the 2nd time around

I notice with ALL the builds I've tried, that the Compass...when working....is NEVER 100%...which is too bad, but this should be 90% good...at least with this build.

GPS

My experience is that sometimes I get a lock on satellites quickly, and other times not. Here are factors that affect it:

- Indoor/outdoor, weather, physical position of satellites at a given time, hardware (my TD2 was better under all conditions), AGPS assistance, magnetic interference, bad coding and gps.conf file.

- on your pc, create a text file and paste the following into it and save as gps.conf

NTP_SERVER=us.pool.ntp.org

XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com

SUPL_PORT=7276

(notice the "us" is for United States, "ca" would be Canada etc.)

- transfer gps.conf to your HD2 via USB "disk drive mode" or whatever, then get out of "disk drive mode" back to charging....or unlug USB.

- use RootExplorer to copy gps.conf to /systemreboot/etc/ (on RAM builds, this location will keep the file from getting erased on reboot)

- reboot to be safe (then us RootExplorer to make sure the file has been placed properly)

- then start GPS Status and click MENU>tools>manage a-gps state, download.

This won't work if you don't have a DATA connection. (UlySee is cool too and can auto-udpate a-gps on start)

Finally, I do notice that once you establish a good lock, coming back to any app that uses GPS results in a quicker lock...for that small time period. The next day, you might have to repeat the A-gps download...or not. Sometimes GPS locking happens right away without doing any of these steps but the steps always seem to help...sometimes dramatically.
[HD2 Android SD Development] sarillo:
still can't make MMS working on TMOUSA. any idea?
[HD2 Android SD Development] zole2112:
+1

I did not format my sd card either (no ext2,3 or 4 and no swap partition, why would we need a swap file, my G1 needs a swap but not my HD2), having no issues at all. I've been running this rom since it came out. I have to admit I did try a NAND rom but I came back to Darkstone v0.1 because it runs so good for me.
[HD2 Android SD Development] yakitty:
this build works fine

well for those out there experiencing sd card issues i find the panasonic sd card formatter fixes it all...

my review: everything works and the battery life is good ,plus i've experienced google maps...gapps error and some minor errors like white screen,sod and so on...guess what ,with every reboot i make all the probs dissapear...i have to say this is one helluva sense rom.peeps stop complaining I DONT GET ANY ISSUES WITH THIS ROM!!!...great work darkstone
[HD2 Android SD Development] bteljuice:
Thank you very much for the write up and share of knowledge
[HD2 Android SD Development] burnie022:
Same problem. using apn that worked perfectly in another build. has anyone with t mobile us gotten mms to work?
[HD2 Android SD Development] acemonvw:
Yeah, I have spent the last hour looking through this forum. I didn't want to ask if it had been fixed, but I can't for the life of me find anyone who has confirmed it working (at least regarding T-mobile users). One person suggested to 'check your apn settings' but that's not really a solution, just a suggestion. I get the feeling these SD/RAM builds are a dying breed now that NAND is out... which is a shame because this build was actually one of the smoothest I've used yet (I liked some other non-ram builds too). Hopefully I'm wrong though (in regards to less activity in the SD/RAM builds).

So, if anyone can confirm MMS working, please share how you actually got it to work (maybe include APN, which carrier you use, etc), because otherwise, this is an amazing build.

Thank you.

Edit: ...I am, however, curious to try out the latest MDJ Gingerbread NAND build... It isn't out yet, but I suspect he pulled his 1.5/1.6 versions to implement the fixes that gauner and... Dan? I don't remember who the other person was, but the two who fixed the last two issues regarding Gingerbread...
[HD2 Android SD Development] Renters999:
Robot voice won't go away

I have searched this thread and I think I am the only one with this problem. The ROM works great and then, for no reason I can see, I get the robot voice. It try the loudspeaker/loudspeaker off/end call fix but I can only turn the loudspeaker on, the touch screen will no longer work, I lose sound out of the earpiece and i get an Activity Phone not working message. After this I have no sound on my phone at all (touching keys, starting apps and no sound in games etc.). I am running the same combo of HD2 ROM and Radio that DarkStone says he is on the first post. The phone did recover itself and ran great for a few days but then reverted today (while the phone was turned on sitting on the desk) and does the same every time I reboot.

Anyone got any clues?
[HD2 Android SD Development] jocreative:
White Screen Problem

I searched this thread and noticed that nobody else has posted a problem like this one.

After attending a call when the screen came back on, it was white themed and really fade! Infact it was like an inverted black screen where all black was replaced with white and white with black. Not sure if this is a major concern. I haven't had any calls after that. Just a heads up to anyone else.
[HD2 Android SD Development] waldemator:
I had this effect sometimes on shubCraft build. Some kind of negative-effect. It can happen from time to time, although I haven't seen it for a while, on this build it never happened to me. Just restart your phone, it will go away.
[HD2 Android SD Development] waleed_hanafy:
hi

i have one minor issue with arabic words

the character are readable but not connected

because arabic is connected words not like english characters ae sepatrated

please if any one has a solution becase i love this build it has sense and works fast but needs arabization

the superfast ram build without sense could be made arabic by adding some files to it and now can read arabic words

but these files don't work for this build help me

thanks in adavance
[HD2 Android SD Development] waldemator:
I would recommend you an alternative keyboard, something like SlideIt, it supports arabic language.
[HD2 Android SD Development] waleed_hanafy:
thank you waldemator for quick response

writing is not the issue but reading all the letters are not connected

and i use a smart keyboard it writes arabic but also separated characters

if you need a picutre i can give you one

thanks in advance
[HD2 Android SD Development] waleed_hanafy:
thanks again now everything is working well in arabic

i used desire arabization

now i can read write arabic
[HD2 Android SD Development] hdefluiter:
SD card disconnect

hi,

build is working fine, but it automatically disconnects my SD card, and I can't use anything stored on this anymore.

How can I solve that?
[HD2 Android SD Development] hdefluiter:
sorry, just saw your instructions in this thread... suppose I am one of those who can't search :)
[HD2 Android SD Development] finu:
reboots

hi..I have a problem with my build.Today I got several reboot so I couldn`t use my phone anymore as I got the force close for acore.process(after 3-4 reboots).I use OzDroid ROM with 2.11.50.20 radio. Any reason why I got this reboots?Do I need to format the SD card again?(I formatted it before installing the build).thx
[HD2 Android SD Development] wdyhpipaq612c:
+1. It will be more fantastic if Chinese Handwriting working.Thx Darkstone for great SD ROM.

Zhy
[HD2 Android SD Development] ippovelox:
Anyone knows when the next version will be realesed?

Everything is working fine on my Leo but:

- the camera (only 1024 X 768...)

- message size: not supported over 160 char...

I don't like Nand. Ram is the best solution...

I'm still waiting for you Darkstone!
[HD2 Android SD Development] chn110:
Go to Market and search for HanWriting, install it. Enabled it in Settings => Language & Keyboard. Works great here.
[HD2 Android SD Development] jcsy:
anyone noticed that comments from marketplace issnt working

and anybody upgraded to the latest marketplace yeton this buid?
[HD2 Android SD Development] toyjeep:
I have the same issue

Anyone knows how to update?
[HD2 Android SD Development] anywhere:
I have the problem of low call volume.

If I use HTC Dialer, the problem comes back even if I use the bug fix.

If I use the contact manager (com.android.contacts) to have a call, the problem will never exist, the sound is always good.

The incoming call is always a low noise level, but it's impossible to choose another way to receive a call.

Maybe the problem come from the integration of Sense.

I hope the problem will be solved quicky because the SuperRam Sense is very good.
[HD2 Android SD Development] phillipchai:
Well, I am almost a week into this and this is probably the longest I had ever stuck to a build.

Just that MMS is not working despite getting the setup from the telco..... also, installation is slow. one more thing, the weather information seems to disappear and unlike in Winmo, doesn't use the next day forecast as the current if it did not manage to get a download....

Another downer will be installation really really slows down the systm

Its a great build and I am enjoying it, despite hving pressed that thanks function, I will still like to come out and say, thanks
[HD2 Android SD Development] nac5000:
well after almost a week using it... when installing and downloading things almost always freezes and htc sens crashes, there is some lag when the the widgets loads info also, everything else works for me, just that occasional lag... and freezing.... but well its v0.1 !!!!!!

hope to see soon more optimization for sense and the speed of the original superRam
[HD2 Android SD Development] pee-wee:
hope these will present in next build -if it has next build-

- latest sense (with HTC Hub & HTC Home)

- latest market
[HD2 Android SD Development] dMarx:
really fast!

- sd card formatted by "Panasonic SD Formatter": All done

- GSensor doesn't want to calibrate...

- in call volume really slow

Thank you, I really like it!
[HD2 Android SD Development] OrionCarl:
been using this build for ages and totally love it, only niggles are the odd freeze, when downloading it basicly freezes,same as others, looking forward to a update soon!
[HD2 Android SD Development] vnt87:
Hmm my SD card automatically gets unmounted at startup and I couldn't remount it at all. I've been using the normal SuperRAM smoothly, but switched to the Sense version just today.
[HD2 Android SD Development] vsandvs:
Thanks! Enjoying this build a lot.

Couple of things:

1. Battery drain around 70mA at idle with screen off. When all radios and syncs are off it gets down to around 7-10mA. I do need Bluetooth on all the time and some occasional data. Will download juice defender and see if I can get some schedules for data and sync

2. Call volume is LOW. I cannot hear anything when outside. I use bluetooth a lot but still need regular speaker in case bluetooth discharges.

Haven't tried other things but build is my favorite!

Please advise on low call volume!!!
[HD2 Android SD Development] shree.cse:
Format the SD card, this resolves the issue
[HD2 Android SD Development] shree.cse:
Request, Darkstone!

I know you don't like the latest sense, I don't know the reason. But most of we here like that.

I request you, please make a normal Nand HD build for EU Leo.

There are many other builds I know, but with small issues. I love ur builds.

Thank you!
[HD2 Android SD Development] waldemator:
once again: USE THE SEARCH-FUNCTION!!!!!!!!! :mad:
[HD2 Android SD Development] jocreative:
WIFI is DEAD

I was perfectly happy with this build for the most part, until today when the WIFI just went dead on me. It does not detect anymore for some reason. I removed all the saved connections and tried again. Rebooted and tried again... no change. Just says "Scanning", and my network gets detected for 2seconds and then disappears.

FYI, I am just 1ft away from my wifi router. So its not the distance or non-signal recieving issue.

Any idea whats going on? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks. Jo
[HD2 Android SD Development] drpelpi:
Great ROM! After 3 weeks of use, is the better SD Android experience in HD2. Yes, as all i had issues. Battery drain... solved with Advanced app killer + setcpu, now 5 mA on standby, the battery last 24 hours for moderate use. I had problems with the compass and gps solved with the fix solution described earlier in the forum. The only bug eventhough i can live with it, I still can't resolve is the weather updating, in the config i cant select automatically update, it just dont save the configuration of enable. Any idea of a fix? I already enable network and gps help for localization, still the same. Thank you darkstone, this is the best and dont forget those of us who are not interested in NAND.
[HD2 Android SD Development] KillaHurtz:
T-minus 3 hours was just tweeted from D............it's cooominnggggggg !!!!!
[HD2 Android SD Development] OrionCarl:
I have data on 24/7, use my phone for music most of the day, txt the missus, call people all day and still on 83%! can EASILY get 3 days of battery from this build, ,love it!!
[HD2 Android SD Development] OrionCarl:
oh and I dont use app killers or set cpu!
[HD2 Android SD Development] ippovelox:
Great news! I hope it's true!
[HD2 Android SD Development] KillaHurtz:
Sorry this was the wrong thread. He is releasing a NAND+RAM build.....but nobody knows what base it it (sense, gingerbread, cyanogen). But yeah 1 more hour.
[HD2 Android SD Development] sidelong:
It looks suspiciously as though this build is a one-off and won't be developed further. This would be a great shame, because for me it works very well. Almost everything works - I don't have any of the issues mentioned in this thread, all of which I have read. The only things that don't work are those which seem to affect all android builds, e.g. the camcorder on 720p. (And by the way, can anyone confirm whether the HD2 has the hardware needed for this, because it was not included in the original specification). The great advantage of this RAM build is that I get a fast load - WITHOUT losing Winmo. My own opinion is that Winmo is not as bas as some would have you believe. It works well for me, thanks to Dutty's ROMs, but most important of all to me, it has a much lower battery drain than any android build I've tried. Unless I am mistaken, NAND has the major disadvantage (for me) that I have to lose the ability to dual boot with Winmo. NAND also has problemswith releasing memory for apps, as well as no lower current drain than SD builds (in my experience). So back to this build, it does everything I need it to do, even though it is only at 0.1, so I hope it will continue to be supported and developed further (or replaced with something better that fulfils my requirements as described above. An amazing job, Darkstone
[HD2 Android SD Development] hidden_dragon:
I'm with you! I have been using this RAM build for a couple of weeks and it has been the best port I have EVER used. The ability to dual boot is the major advantage of the HD2 and while there is a lot of emphasis on NAND builds, they are not as perfect as the combo of WM/Android.

Darkstone, I hope you continue to develop this RAM build and kudos!!!
[HD2 Android SD Development] d4v0r:
+1

I really like the option to keep good old WinMo. With this build I can have my cake and eat it too. Speed, low battery consumption, Sense, dualboot, everything. Please continue to work on this one. Thank you!
[HD2 Android SD Development] stevar:
Yes, perfect... Almost! If only mms worked. This is the only thing tempting me to install nand. Too lazy to do all the work (i must downgrade rom first) to try and really don't want to lose dual boot ability and tomtom in wm. So please if anibody is able to fix mms please please please do it! I think ds no longer intersted in this build, understandable.
[HD2 Android SD Development] light_n_roses:
Hi darkstone !

I would know if this build use the sense from the desire or the sense from the desire HD.

Also another thing, do you think that I can recompile the kernel in order to put android on a second partition of the memory card and keeping the chance to load it on the ram ?
[HD2 Android SD Development] kuwait:
It is nonsense to put android on HD2 if you may buy good android phone like Desire for less money that costs HD2. The advantage of HD2 is DUAL BOOT. I do not see why I should put nand rom on my HD2. This is stupid is it?
[HD2 Android SD Development] alik713:
Can't seem to even run the first boot.

2.15.50.14 radio.

TMOUS Leo

16G stock card.

Get stuck on black screen.

Help!

Never mind. File corruption during transfer. Feexied. :)
[HD2 Android SD Development] ketzazu:
Lot of folks believe the HD2 was made for Android. Hence, the frenzy for NAND. The thrill of the HD2 to me is dual boot as you opined.
[HD2 Android SD Development] ippovelox:
+1

Same here !
[HD2 Android SD Development] Gary.M:
+1 here too. I'd love to see a capable developer support and perfect a ram/sd build instead of running with the flavour of the month.

Sent from my HTC HD2 Android
[HD2 Android SD Development] PutoFace:
For MMS to work, you have to put in the right APN settings. There are threads in the forums that talk about that.
[HD2 Android SD Development] CrazyTurk42:
The speed is just awesome! Its even faster then stock winmo

But its has some errors i know.

- Weather is not showing in the clock widget

- If i sent a file from my pc to my phone with bluethoot, then the phone says ''no sd card''

This rom is almost perfect, but still some issues :)
[HD2 Android SD Development] hidden_dragon:
As for the weather not showing, have you tried to enable Use Wireless Networks under Location?
[HD2 Android SD Development] themadproducer:
Nand vs Ram vs SD

Nand vs Ram vs SD

My Experience...

I have a daily driver SD version. (MDJ Froyo Sense) Rock solid after many hours of tweaking. Many apps. I use every feature possible...I mean EVERY. Backups are as EASY as it gets! Just copy the entire sd folder. Upgrades...mostly quick and easy...just save the img.data file right?

Then I found this Darkstone Ram build. Seems to be every bit as good. Maybe a bit better than the SD. Half the boot time, quicker wake up (using Widget Locker, you really notice the difference), probably faster and less juice. A bit trickier making mods because OS resides in temporary storage. But that is workable.

Now I have been using/testing MDJ Nand via Clockwork Recovery. Takes a bit of getting used to. Upgrades are easy...AFTER you learn the steps. Most of the instructions I read were not clear enough, somewhat vague, but now I figured it out, kept my own notes....and it's quick to do and reliable.

Advantages? I was fighting the current too but I definitely have measured superior battery drain in standby. I get 2-4ma, usually closer to 2ma, and sporadically I get 1ma drain. I did over night tests and observed percentage pwr drops as well to confirm that standby time has doubled if not tripled. (that's assuming something isn't running wild!)

Using widget locker (not for incoming calls though) wakeup/standby are pretty much instantaneous and consistent! No more 5 second waits or occasional black screens. This makes the phone feel more connected. Also BOOT time is even FASTER than Ram...seemingly.

Overclocking to 1300. I haven't tried higher but in SD and Ram builds, anything past 1152 would instantly freeze my HD2. Still a bunch of usual bugs in the OS just like the initial SD builds had. But MDJ is working at it daily!

I really like this Darkstone Ram build but unless you need WinMO on the side, then Nand does have more potential. I hate to admit it. Nand + Ram sounds really good. (oh ...forgot that the Nand build I am referring to, MDJ CM7 2.3 is NON-sense. I miss the sense dialer but the button layout on CM7 dialer is easier. Also, the extra UI options in CM7, Gingerbread, are awesome....eg...Overscroll Bounce)
[HD2 Android SD Development] stevar:
No, same apn settings working in superram 1.5 not working here. Never seen a post stating that mms works in this build.
[HD2 Android SD Development] PutoFace:
Nand also has the possibility of bricking your phone...
[HD2 Android SD Development] akeppc:
Wish mms work here!

+1 same apn settings as other builds does not work on this build. Would be the most perfect choice for dual-OS users if only mms worked! Wish someone can shade the light on mms problem in this build.
[HD2 Android SD Development] grozni:
It's fast:). I'm having issue with wallpaper, after changing wallpaper all my shortcut's are erased.
[HD2 Android SD Development] unthoughtknown:
I've been using this ROM for two weeks as main OS and its close to perfect.

It didnt crash once. Battery drain on standby is consistent at 5-6mA with rare 15-16Ma spikes. Once I had huge drains while on standby, but a reboot (which doenst take more than like 2 minutes) fixes that.

Theres a weird bug with the music widget where it starts playing music when you receive a message but thats basically it.

I like this ROM alot and I really dont want to swap it out anymore. All it needs to be 100% perfect is a real camera fix. The fix suggested here bumps up the resolution but photos are not widescreen as they should.

I dont like the NAND builds that are floating around. They seem like a real hassle to get running and its also a major impact on the phone. Besides, some users will _never_ get around using WinMo as long as there isnt a decent Office replacement for Android.

Cliffs: Please don't let go of this brilliant ROM, give it one more tiny patch to be perfect :D
[HD2 Android SD Development] sidelong:
Very useful feedback, but there are those of us who, for reasons that make sense to us, want to keep Winmo and Sense. This build is the one that comes closest at the moment to meeting these requirements.