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[myTouch 4G Android Development] jggimi:
Excellent!

No. You were reading instructions for a different phone.

Use the CM7 reboot tool, and select the bootloader.

Swyped with a Glacier running CM7 #13
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Part Four:
XDA app signatures are annoying enough as is, but "etched?" WTF is that supposed to mean? Fail.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] jentzschman2000:
Great thanks. Got to that point, so If I wanted to run that command, (fastboot erase system -w), how do I do that from there? (sorry guys for all the questions)

I just want to try that method to see if it helps my gps lock.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] nccu_eagles:
:D +1 :D
[myTouch 4G Android Development] gaww:
If you format with recovery boot,system,etc. - you will have a really clean device. You do not need the other tools.

You will need 3.0.0.5 1-16-11 version. Takes less then a minute. Then flash a nandroid that worked or do clean install.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] jentzschman2000:
I did a FULL reset/wipe when I did CM7 #14.

I just want to know how to do the <fastboot erase system -w> just so I know how.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] xFate:
Another thing I've seen is a blue tint on videos recorded when played back on the computer. Any way to fix this? Im not sure if it's a ROM problem.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] raheelk:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=TMobile_myTouch_4G:_Full_Update_Guide

Read the article. They'll guide you in how to install and use fast boot. Hint: Android SDK.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] contractcooker:
To be honest that's a little outside the scope of this thread. It's very easy to find the information you are looking for by researching other threads. I'm not trying to be a hard-ass but it gets tedious to see questions that are largely irrelevant to the thread topic.

To answer your question

You will need to have ADB running on your computer

reboot phone into bootloader

make sure it says FASTBOOT highlighted in red (if it says HBOOT in blue you need to tap the power button to switch to fastboot

in terminal type the command you want, in your case 'fastboot erase system -w' without the quotes

that's it, I'm also relatively new but I'm pretty sure those are the correct steps to accomplish what you want. One little note: if you're using mac OSX you will have to use ./fastboot unless you have already added the location of ADB to your PATH.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] sergispro:
Can't download the 14 build says unsuccessful even tho I wiped data and catch and did a fix permission anyone else with this prob?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] jentzschman2000:
Thanks. I know it outside this thread and I appreciate the help anyway.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] twiztidmyt4g:
Really dude if u don't understand what something means cause u can't comprehend it or dont understand the meaning of it just let it be.

No reason to bash someone for the sig

Do you even know what the word etched means?

Sent from my twiztid_glacier
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Phateless:
I was doing exactly the same thing but after 10 or so no-wipe updates it was just time. Was starting to have issues that I just knew were related to too many flashovers.

Fastboot is a developer mode, kind of like adb. If you don't yet have adb up and running, do a search. There are plenty of guides to walk you through it. Fastboot is included in the Android SDK (which includes adb as well).

Power off phone.

Hold volume down + power and keep holding until you get to a white screen.

Connect phone to computer via usb.

If it doesn't go into fastboot mode automatically, use the volume rocker to highlight fastboot and then the power button to select.

Open up a command prompt in windows. If you don't know how to do this, google it, very easy.

Navigate to your Android SDK platform-tools folder. Most likely C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools.

Type: fastboot devices -This command makes sure your computer "sees" your phone. Output should be the serial number of your phone.

Type: fastboot erase system -w -This erases the system and userdata partitions of your phones memory. This is even cleaner than doing a full wipe through recovery.

I did my first full wipe today after many no-wipe flashes and it definitely runs smoother. I think general performance declines as we pile too many revisions on top of each other.

Fastboot erase system -w actually failed the first time. It said "too many linked items." I had to fastboot erase system and then do it a second time to add the -w.

Phone runs much snappier now, wifi works properly again and no more force closes on the calendar. Yay! :)
[myTouch 4G Android Development] jentzschman2000:
As always, you have been VERY helpful!!! Much appreciated!
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Part Four:
Sup bra? Your Glacier is so wicked twiztid man! Yer sig is so bad ass too. Good thing you enabled it on the xda app settings cuz, otherwise, none of us would know where your post was sent from. And then what would we do?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Phateless:
Happy to help, and thanks for showing the appreciation! :)

I was a noob too and remember how ****ing confusing this all is, lol. Plus I'm unemployed at the moment so I have a little extra time between job-hunting. :D
[myTouch 4G Android Development] TrueBlue_Drew:
I feel ya bro!! Same deal here...

Hey I checked data/app and didnt see it in there. Why would it have installed there?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Phateless:
Hmm, maybe I was wrong. Whenever you click on an apk it typically just installs it just as any other app. Maybe I was wrong about the whole thing?

I remember trying to push something to system and being able to get the apk there but the app not working. After clicking on it and choosing install I had a duplicate in data/app.

Weird.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] FckingAllen:
lol go troll on another thread brah.

No one needs your unnecessary smart ass remarks.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] mulletcutter:
Fail? Easy emo before u cut ur self

etched with my mT4g
[myTouch 4G Android Development] jojo7972:
Hahaha! After he posted that he got a white studded belt in the mail lmao
[myTouch 4G Android Development] ahwang87:
do the nightlies come with an OC kernel?? i flashed 13, installed setCPU and could overclock to 1.5ish without flashing anything else.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] esincho:
Didn't u answer your question? o_O
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Deuces:
you can just reflash, and if still having issues, wipe/reflash. This is pretty much always going to be the case, with any issue (on beta builds especially)
[myTouch 4G Android Development] kwbdc:
has anyone else encountered a force close when you go into a calendar event? I did a search and nothing came up so just checking. Thanks.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Phateless:
Wow, actually yes. It must be something that 13 doesn't like when flashed over an earlier version. That was exactly the issue that motivated me to finally do a full wipe with fastboot and start fresh. My wifi performance was getting really bad too.

Before you do a full wipe, try flashing 14 over to see if it fixes it. I'm just curious.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] kwbdc:
Thanks for the advice. I'll give that a shot later today.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] chrisjs81:
Yes but only certain events, others load ok. Not sure if there's a pattern but it's always the sames ones that crash vs not.

Sent from my CM7 HTC Glacier
[myTouch 4G Android Development] koolaide:
Anyone having problems enabling wifi calling in build 14?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Phateless:
Let us know what happens, I'm curious. FWIW a full wipe with fastboot and fresh reinstall did the trick and all issues are gone.

Hmm, that's odd. It seemed to be universal for me but I didn't pay close enough attention to figure it out. I just thought "force close=annoying=nuke and reflash."
[myTouch 4G Android Development] gaww:
Installing nightlies for crack junkies

There has been a lot of posts in this thread about wipe or not, and many issues cropping up apparently from not wiping and continuing to install nightlies on top of each other until some problems crop up that can't be otherwise fixed. Having to go into fastboot just seem like too much trouble to have to clear things up, even though my SDK tools are set up and I have no problems using it (better lucky than good here).

So rather then a full clean wipe, I am trying something else. Since the issues seem to be system related, I thought I would focus on wiping the system only.

I had installed #11 over a #8 nandriod and had flashed #13 on top of that, and was starting to have some glitches (not WiFi this time).

I opened recovery (3.0.0.5 -1-16-11) and went to mounts and storage, and formatted system only. Just for the heck if it - tryed to boot it up, and it of course stayed on the splash screen, as there was no system there (wanted to be sure).

Pulled the battery to be able to boot it up in recovery, and then flashed #14. it came up OK, and the my downloaded apps were there but Gapps were not. Let it settle down, then back to recovery and flashed Gapps and Genius app.

Had to sign in to Google to get at the market. Some market apps that had been updated needed updating again - not many.

WiFi and Hotpot came up and connect fast, as did Bluetooth.

All this did not take much more time then simply flashing over, so I am going to do it to all flashes going forward to see if it keeps me glitch free. if it does (or if it doesn't), will let you know.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] koolaide:
NM I reflashed and now it works.. weird..
[myTouch 4G Android Development] koolaide:
I have been flashing over all of the builds so far and no problems except that wifi calling but I reflashed over and it started working again.. I haven't used that new gapps from 01232011 tho, and I haven't been reflashing my gapps.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] m00nshake:
Someone posted the flashable genius app and now I can't find the link. Can anyone post the link if you remember where it is. Thanks so much.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] koolaide:
Anyone know how to fix the stock sms app to show your own linked picture?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] flintpez:
Over here- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=921300
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Phateless:
I've been wondering about this... So did this preserve most of your system settings and app data? I just made a nandroid, maybe I'll try it and revert if it doesn't work.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] flintpez:
So, I'm running #13 and my only issue is that Swype doesn't stick. I'm running the beta, and it's installed, but every time I reboot I have to go into settings and re-enable it. Any ideas?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] student.driver:
On build #14. I sent an MMS this morning, and I've found that when texting the same person, I sometimes get the same picture showing up and ready to be sent again. It isn't every time I open the app, but maybe 50% of the time I get a message from my friend. Odd.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] gaww:
It preserved them - have not run into anything missing yet.

You could format system and flash the latest (#14) over it and see how it goes. That is what I did and it is working really good. I am thinking making this one my nandriod now and erase my earlier nightly nandriod.

If you want to restore a nandriod, I would wipe everything first.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] pgarza:
build #13 seems the best for battery life, havent tried 14.... went 30hrs with 9% battery left before i decided to put on the charger... this is without running any battery saving programs like tasker or locale. after this charge is complete im gonna run tasker with auto gps per gps related programs, auto wifi at home, auto datasync on specific days/times
[myTouch 4G Android Development] KenpoAP:
Nope! Using it at the moment!

From my don't talk about changelog CM7 Glacier
[myTouch 4G Android Development] jentzschman2000:
I would like to know as well....
[myTouch 4G Android Development] raheelk:
Enter in your phone number (Settings->Call Settings->Additional Settings->My phone number).

It should change your icon from a completely gray box to an gray-android icon. At that point, the simple thing to do is add yourself as a contact with a picture.

Worked for me.

--rk
[myTouch 4G Android Development] JeffyLube0:
A couple questions here. Is there any way to sync my contacts with t-mobiles server? Their backup app is currently not working.

Also I've noticed when making an outgoing call or receiving a call, the contact pictures show up blurry and pixelated. The contact pictures being used are the ones i have synced with facebook. It wasn't like this on ice glacier or stock rom (possibly because Facebook for MyTouch did it differently)??? Any insight as to making these pictures clear/big?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] student.driver:
I didn't notice my icon changed from the gray box to the Android icon until you mentioned it. That's a start. :)
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Phateless:
Wow, very cool! This will be my new update method from now on, thanks!

Go to the t-mobile website, export your contacts to a file and then import them into gmail.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] G8351427:
I cannot get Vlingo to work. If I have bt on, it just FCs.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] g1modfan:
same here. Full wipe removed all issues.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] G8351427:
Guess i'll have to give that a try, although I did wipe when I loaded cm7.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Nivek91:
When I restore my apps from titanium backup, my apps don't show on the market. How do I fix this? I did fixed permissions and reboot and cleared market cache. Still a no go. Thanks in advance

Sent from my HTC Glacier
[myTouch 4G Android Development] mulletcutter:
In titanium menu,more then try market doctor...but it might be donate version only.

etched with my mT4g
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Nivek91:
Thank u! That worked

EDIT: nvm, spoke too soon
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Deuces:
For those who like the Colorized versions of CM7Nightlys, check out the theme I made as a .zip to flash after your nightlys

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=929101
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Zinx Verituse:
Uhm, could you please package this as a theme apk? Though, I know the docs are scarce on that at the moment.

We would like to move away from themes that rewrite the system apks, to the new theme system. If nothing else, to get it tested better.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Lakeshow423:
ZINX..great job on the ROM, brotha! How long do nightly's usually last? Just wondering...first android phone I really stuck with LOL :p
[myTouch 4G Android Development] tnpapadakos:
i agree, would love to know how to make one

i looked at cyanbread.apk, sort of see whats going on there, just need a quick tutorial and i could make a full-on version of mine

just sent a message to ecarrigan on github, the author of cyanbread, we'll see if he responds
[myTouch 4G Android Development] HeavyComponent:
These nightlies are starting to look better and better each night! :D
[myTouch 4G Android Development] sheek360:
Hmm fring isn't recognizing my ffc. Any tips?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] mulletcutter:
so, did it do anything? try a reboot.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] sheek360:
Seems like none of my video chat apps want to let me use the front camera.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] HeavyComponent:
[Q] Downloading on Mac!

First Mac user here guys! :D

Anyway, I downloaded the latest nightly (#14) on to my Mac. It's not a .zip file instead it's a folder. So when I dragged it to my phone it stayed as a folder. So now I can't flash it right? It needs to be a .zip file.

Why does it switch to a folder instead of staying as a .zip?

Solution?

Sorry if this was already asked.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] TrueBlue_Drew:
First thing I would try is add a .zip to the end of the file name. Not sure if it is still compressed like it should be tho. Make sure you have a good nandroid, just in case and give it a try.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Phateless:
Stupid apple in all of their brilliance decided to make Safari automatically unzip anything you download. If you turn off that feature you'll be good to go.

Why not just download from the phone via wifi though?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] TrueBlue_Drew:
Good call, I dont have a mac so I was guessing :D
[myTouch 4G Android Development] HeavyComponent:
Ohh, so how do I turn that off?

EDIT: Never mind, I got it!

And I was doing it on my phone via wifi, but for some reason it's taking SO LONG! :(
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Nivek91:
Yeah I did a reboot and still a no go.

Sent from my HTC Glacier
[myTouch 4G Android Development] esincho:
..........................
[myTouch 4G Android Development] sheek360:
I searched. I changed the build.prop product entry to Samsung. Still doesn't work after a reboot. I miss my ffc....
[myTouch 4G Android Development] everest.deth:
If ur using qik it just wont work until the app devs update it to support gb. Try tango, it works for everybody else...

Sent from my rooted glacier running CM7
[myTouch 4G Android Development] sheek360:
I'm using fring
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Lakeshow423:
Tango is the only one I know of that works after changing the build prop
[myTouch 4G Android Development] mulletcutter:
I remeber read something bout the auto bright being weird where you had to lock it then unlock the phone for it to kick in....but my i think is not working 100% in a pitch black room it like stays on full then when im outside it goes dim. Was there a fix for that or am i the only one having this problem?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] themarshal80:
Anyone having problems with the auto rotate feature? Im running #14. It would work for a bit, then stop. I did a reboot then it would work again for a bit, then stop again.. weird...

Edit: the accelerometer would work in the camera app, but not the home screen or any other app that I've tried.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] XfooYen:
Download anything new from the market and that should fix your issue.

Swyped on my rooted MyTouch4G
[myTouch 4G Android Development] igotdatglow:
Build 15 is up....downloading now

Thanks to all contributors to the rom/thread/community
[myTouch 4G Android Development] nccu_eagles:
#14 quadrant last night :D

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[myTouch 4G Android Development] gaww:
FYI "glacier: Update mount options"> - commit history

Downloading slow as molasses - something to be said for waiting for the AM - #14 toll about 5 minutes this AM - lol.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] static760:
im not to sure what im doing wrong but when i try to flash to clockwork 3 it just stays in 2.5. what am i doing wrong do i need to take out the 2.5 .img file and replace it?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Pizzafish:
It'll say clockwork mod 2.5.x.x even after you flash it, but if you reboot into recovery it'll be 3.0.0.x with orange text, given that you flashed properly.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] kingvaj23:
I'm running build 14 to go to 15 do I just download the 15 from rom manager? Or do I have to get the zip from the douche network and flash from my SD card? I looked but there's over 100 pages-_-thanks in advance
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Pizzafish:
download from rom manager, install from recovery. don't forget to do a backup.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] XfooYen:
You can download with rom manager but you need to flash it from recovery.

EDIT: Beat me to it.

Swyped on my rooted MyTouch4G
[myTouch 4G Android Development] kingvaj23:
I tried to do a backup and itvwent inti recovery and it was in the recovery process but ended up not backing up..happened twice? Ill try once more
[myTouch 4G Android Development] TrueBlue_Drew:
do your backup from Recovery, NOT Rom Manager
[myTouch 4G Android Development] static760:
So I flashed the.zip installed the update rebooted. Went to rim manager selected 2.5.1.4 hit ok went to go back to recovery and it just sits at the my touch screen. Doesn't go into recovery. Should I re install rom manager and start again?

Sent from my Ice Cold Glacier. 1.1.6
[myTouch 4G Android Development] igotdatglow:
Excuse my ignorance, but I'm not sure what your comment means
[myTouch 4G Android Development] droctii:
Is anyone having issues with their call waiting? I'm having problems with the "swap" feature when I use call waiting. One party always seems to get dropped during the exchange (most times it's the original caller with whom I was speaking).

Any ideas?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] jentzschman2000:
Downloading now.

I wish I could see a "real" change log for these builds. Meaning: "Change log" 1) .... 2) .... 3)... etc...

I dont understand the tweets. This was the latest from the site https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/e49c8ff2ea1c9b9d6deb00607e8fcdb61ab83b0e

Anyway, love #14... looking forward to 15
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Pizzafish:
Confused as to why you are going to rom manager after flashing the rom. Correct steps should be, make sure you are on clockwork 3.0.0.x (it'll say in recovery as well be in orange text). Once you have clockwork 3.0.0.x, download the rom to your sdcard, reboot into recovery (not rom manager) and flash the rom in recovery by choosing from sdcard. and then reboot after flashing finishes. if it boots up then that is your new rom. no need to go back into rom manager.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] static760:
Ok but is there a way to go back. I can't get into recovery now it just sits at the white tmobile bootscreen.

Sent from my Ice Cold Glacier. 1.1.6
[myTouch 4G Android Development] mulletcutter:
Hold vol down while u turn on ur phone then select recovery
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Pizzafish:
Yes, if it is stuck on the bootscreen you need to take out the battery. Put the battery back in and go into hboot by holding down the volume down button while pressing the power button to turn on the phone. Once you get to the white hboot screen choose the recovery option.

Once you are back in recovery, depending on if you are on 3.x.x.x or 2.5.x.x you'll probably have to reflash the appropriate rom or backup.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] IRIE4IPIER:
Instead of turning this thread into a Q&A, how about we talk about the new features, like the rotary slide to answer, pretty neat.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] mulletcutter:
Thats in 15? Like the rotary to unlock
[myTouch 4G Android Development] static760:
ok so i do that and it still sits on the white screen. im just confused as to what i have to do to fix this problem. i cant get into recovery whatsoever.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] IRIE4IPIER:
Yup. Its pretty sweet.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] esincho:
U didn't follow the instructions
[myTouch 4G Android Development] gillaney:
um...

That's been here forever.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] jentzschman2000:
Agreed. I know I have digressed in past posts. I'll work on being better.

That sounds sweet. Is that like rotary dial on an old time style phone? Any screenshots yet? Still waiting for DL
[myTouch 4G Android Development] static760:
i took out the battery. put it in held power and vol down. hboot loaded. selected recovery. sat at the white tmobile mytouch screen. what am i missing?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] mulletcutter:
U might have to wipe data and start fresh

etched with my mT4g
[myTouch 4G Android Development] static760:
uh oh what do i have to do for that? and if i wipe the data what would i need to get it all back? i have a recovery from before the recovery stoped working but doesnt really help to use that when i cant get into recovery.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Pizzafish:
I might need someone more knowledgeable to confirm, but it sounds like you need to put recovery on your phone via ADB.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=919834