yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Corwin9S:
not possible until someone developp this stuff (will be hard for a dead platform like our windows mobile 6.x).

sorry
[Milestone XT720 General] R-D:
Trying to get Dexter's native ext2 support working.

I pulled my SD card (8gb) and using GParted within Ubuntu, deleted my FAT32 partition, created 1st partition FAT32 ~7gb, 2nd partition ext2 (1gb), 3rd partition SWAP (64mb)

I understand that with Dexter's 1.1b, when the phne is booted with the card in, it should find the ext2 partition and proceed to move my apps to this partition.

Note, I also tried ext3 in the same partition configuration.

Under memory/sd card sotrage, phone is reading ~6.9GB as expected of the FAT32 partition.

Am I missing a step? Nothing ever gets moved from the phone to the card's ext2 partition.
[Milestone XT720 General] IronMit:
ext2,3 problem on dexters rom

Sorry first post noob, hopefully im doing this right

I used mini tool partition wizard... i tried ext2 then ext3, made them logical and primary, with the swap partition. (do we need that swap ..i haven't tried it without it).

And the entire memory card wouldn't be recognised/mount at all when turning on the phone. I had to remove the partitions to be able to use the memory card in the normal manner.

is there another step? i was hoping all i had to do was make the partition and it would be done.

help!
[Milestone XT720 General] en0203:
did u guys set the ext partition to active?
[Milestone XT720 General] R-D:
I did not mark any partition active (none of the many guides on the net say anything about setting partition flags). My layout (per parted) looks like this:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 6818MB 6817MB primary fat32
2 6818MB 7892MB 1074MB primary ext2
3 7892MB 7959MB 67.1MB primary linux-swap

Which matches every screenshot I have seen of parted/Gparted in any formatting guide.

I did find one that had fat32 marked as lba, but that makes no difference.
[Milestone XT720 General] kousik:
What is the output of "mount" after your phone boots up? Check if it is mounted already. If not try to mount it manually. At least we'll know if the issue is in phone recognizing the partitions.
[Milestone XT720 General] IronMit:
I realised what i did wrong ..I tried to make the ext2 partition after I 'installed/flashed' dexters rom ...this messed everything up for me.

So I re-did the entire process but made my ext2 partition first. Now its allgood

Don't know if that helps
[Milestone XT720 General] R-D:
Here's the default mount output:

rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /sqlite_stmt_journals tmpfs rw,size=4096k 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock7 /system yaffs2 ro 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock9 /data yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock8 /cache yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock6 /cdrom yaffs2 rw 0 0
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs rw,size=2048k 0 0
tmpfs /skttmp tmpfs rw,size=2048k 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock0 /pds yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock7 /system/lw yaffs2 ro 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=600 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,cpuacct 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,cpu 0 0
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs rw,size=2048k 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:1 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:1 /mnt/secure/asec vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure tmpfs ro,size=0k,mode=000 0 0

When I try and mount it manually, which device name is preferred? I found the partitions (1 = fat32, 2 = ext2, 3 = swap) as these names:

/dev/block/vold/179:1

/dev/block/mmcblk0p1

/dev/block/vold/179:2

/dev/block/mmcblk0p2

/dev/block/vold/179:3

/dev/block/mmcblk0p3

I can mount partition 1 manually referencing either device name, but when I try to mount partition 2 it says: mount: No such device

I know it is the right device because I can mount the fat32 partition.

Thanks for your help.

Edit: I saw in dateno1's script in the dev thread, he is doing insmod /system/lib/modules/ext2.ko before the mount, I do not have this module (I know he has it in his download package) but should I already have this in /system/lib/modules? Does this exist already for anyone else? Or am I guessing at the wrong thing?
[Milestone XT720 General] kousik:
"No such device" is indication that the kernel module is not loaded properly.

You may have to insmod ext2.ko yourself to get it to work. If you do not have the .ko files, you can download from http://dateno1.egloos.com/27191 yourself and copy to /system/lib/modules. Also you can see this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=929871 for reference.
[Milestone XT720 General] R-D:
Okay, mystery solved!

I am missing these modules as I grabbed the "original" 1.1b update (1.1a-update.zip). This original file was missing these modules and had an incorrect overclock module.

I just re-downloaded 1.1b again, and found that if I look in the ZIP file, it has the missing modules I didnt initially get.

In speaking with Dexter, it seems that he updated the 1.1b (1.1a-update.zip) file twice, but kept the same file and version name. So the 1.1b everyone else is using, is newer than the 1.1b I downloaded, as I downloaded it right after it was first posted and missed the next update as it had the same filename.

Essentially, what amounted to 1.1c was also released as 1.1b ... :)

So lesson is, either redownload and apply the 1.1b update, or update to 1.2 (or newer as they come).

Thanks for your help.
[Milestone XT720 General] ktylife:
Oh ! Confusing this 1.1a/b/c !
[Milestone XT720 General] secret_tidus:
is it nid to do it manually? 1.1b did detect my ext2.. but in 1.2 did not detect.. i try put ext2 and ext4 ald..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notverycreative:
I can only say for sure that none of the Nero ROMs had it. I haven't tried since. It was pretty disappointing :(
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blasian shadows:
Bionix doesnt work either :'
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbm21:
ive looked around and i cant fix it. tried odinind, heimdalling back to ji6 and it still wont mount any ideas?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notverycreative:
Where do you get this error?
[Nexus S General] xdahd2:
Downloads are always unsuccesful on first try. whenever I want to download something from the browser I just click download like 10 times and see if I get lucky and one of them successful. This had never happened to me on with the market and I have tried all browsers like mirren, dolphine, stock, and opera with same results.

I also am on stock and not rooted (im scared to brick my phone)

: (

~Sent from my Nexus S with Swype~
[Nexus S General] Bronk93:
From the market download astro file manager. Go into preferences and check enable browser downloader and see if that helps.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] xdahd2:
O wow...thx.... I did have astro but not that checked...thx again

~Sent from my Nexus S with Swype~
[Nexus S General] liquelt:
This don't happen with me that way...

I mean, sometimes my Nexus S just download the full apk and then when its time to install it just jump this step, making the program just downloaded and not installed...
[Nexus S General] xdahd2:
That still didn't work!

I'm so frustrated right now : (

~Sent from my Nexus S with Swype~
[Nexus S General] knytphal:
I've started noticing this as well.

As an example I'll go to download an APK (or whatever...) from this forum while logged in on my Nexus S....click the download link, get the "Download unsuccessful" notification. No matter how many times I try to download it just doesn't work.

It's kind of annoying.

As a workaround, I have found that Firefox is able to download stuff to the phone - but it's kind of a pain to load up that monstrosity just to browse and download.
[Nexus S General] simms22:
guys, do this to fix the download unsuccessfull issue, you need to use titanium backup to fix...

open titanium, press backup restore, find download manager and downloads. press on it then press wipe data. do this for both. reboot after, and try to download something.
[Nexus S General] leyvatron:
your holding it wrong. j/k

I get this too....wipe old corrupted files then download ...

or download with wifi if it doesn't work then try 3G.
[Nexus S General] dwang:
The fix is to goto settings -> applications -> manage applications -> Download Manager -> Clear data

Also trying clearing data in the download app as well.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genayaku:
Hello forum members!

I need to send my phone to repair service under the warranty but don't remember what was the original version of the ROM. I have successfully removed HSPL though.

Using the device's serial number HTC web site gives me Portuguese version, but I clearly remember when I first used my HD2 it was in English.

Bought from Amazon in USA.

So, I have WWE 3.14 installed now and wonder if it's gonna void the warranty

Any help and answers are appreciated

Thank you!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tictac0566:
If you flash a stock ROM which can be installed without HSPL, you should be fine.

I guess many people are having a 3.14 ROM on their device as of today, since that is the official latest version. With this ROM flashed the normal way, you´ll have SPL 3.03 on your device, nothing suspect.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tortionist:
I rooted my MT4G with visionary 1.1.4. It's permanently rooted even though every time I reboot it, it brings back the bloat-ware I got rid of with "System App Remover". It's a minor inconvenience. The big problem is that whenever I try to boot into recovery mode, the phone reboots and I get the red triangle with the exclamation point. I easily flash clockwork recovery, but nothing will boot into recovery mode. I already have ice glacier,CM7, and several other ROMS downloaded onto my SD card. I can't even back up ROMS or Wipe the data so I can flash the ROM. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a noob to ROM flashing, and relatively new to rooting. Can anyone help? I am running Android 2.2.1 with the fast boot-loading turned off, the debugging turned on, and 3rd party apps allowed.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kline:
"Having root" in the OS is separate from "having security off" in the eMMC controller.

If the phone keeps "re-installing" the bloatware you removed as root, you do not have security off. With security on, the phone essentially sandboxes the /system partition and reverts any changes you make to it each reboot. You need S-OFF.

Run this program and prosper :) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=858996
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yellodasie:
I own an HTC INCREDIBLE and I've been told to "root" my phone to get rid of all the bloatware. What is rooting and how do I do it? A lot of my apps and all of my music and all photos are saved to my mem card. There are some HTC apps I would actually like to keep. Also, is there anyway I could get swipe on my phone?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildland:
Yep - you can root your phone to get rid of bloatware and allow you to do all sorts of other things, basically, rooting the phone allows you to be the administrator of your phone, whereas now you just have a user account on it ;)... As for how to root, that's been done a lot of different ways and is explained in a number of places - you should read several how-tos so you'll have an idea of what you're getting yourself into (and whether you want to bother)... The contents of your memory card should be safe, but you should back them up anyway, since memory cards do fail during normal use. Simply rooting won't automatically remove any of your apps, so your good there, but it will give you the ability to remove apps, or even break (or even "brick") your phone, so take it easy and don't take any steps 'till you understand what you're about to do.

Here are some resources you can check out :

Ok, actually I'm not allowed to be helpful by posting links since I'm a new member, but google these terms: root droid incredible Jonamerica - that'll get you started...

As for swype the legit way to get it is to sign up for their beta (it's available on their website which I can't link you to) and go from there.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yellodasie:
Thanks so much. I'll check it out!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rampart51:
Just a few newbie tips for you.

I'm new to all of this also.....rooting and flashing.

1. Read a lot before you do anything. Its not hard but readup first!

2. Be patient......2 or 3 times while I have rooted or flashed I have thought that maybe my phone is dead. Sometimes there is no visible indication that the phone is actually doing what you want it to do. Let it sit there and do its thing. DO NOT PANIC and pull the battery!

3. Backup backup backup backup BACKUP!

Have fun.....I am
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramma2:
Thank you for this search link. Guide is very helpful, fills in alot of the blanks I've been having.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildland:
You're welcome.

There are numerous other guides and threads out there, so googling and reading is a good idea... I just researched it again since I rooted my wife's Inc. last night and since it has an SLCD screen I wanted to make sure that unrevoked had been updated to work with these screens - turns out it has and it worked fine. I actually had a scary moment when the phone wouldn't boot into recovery (five vibrations and a blank screen) but a google search and a battery pull saved me and so far so good since then - and I was able to uninstall verizon's backup assistant which was killing her battery every day.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramma2:
Is that the only reason you rooted your wife's phone, was to remove some of the bloat? I might end up doing the same.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildland:
Yeah, that was the main reason - when she upgraded from her dumbphone, we used Backup Assistant to transfer her numbers over, but lately it's been hanging during sync and killing her battery (and/or it may be syncing over the poor 1x data connection rather than available wifi - not sure about that but it sounds like something Verizon would do (it would both be a bit more secure, and use more data they could bill us for)). Since Verizon in all their wisdom made it so you can't uninstall that app or disassociate it from your account, I figured the I'd use force and just root the phone - worked too, now her battery's lasting all day, no problem.

I also would recommend rooting to anyone concerned about certain apps wanting internet permissions - DroidWall is a great app allowing you to prevent apps from accessing the internet (or you can block just wifi or just 3g for a specific app, potentially allowing you to better manage your data usage).
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HandsomeRob2310:
make sure to read alot about what ur getting into.. And remember to always backup before you do anything (incase of errors/problems) you can always boot back to stock...happy rootin!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runagt2:
Check this out: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barebones.

That guide is specific to Cyanogenmod, and it's a little outdated, but it's a good starting point to learn what applications are required for the phone to run, and which applications are simply "extra."
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bigdookie:
CWM doesnt seem to work for me. Why do more cooks just do DFT?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mattfmartin:
Because its easier, and works for 99% of people if you follow directions,and also wrong section for this post.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Optimus-Prime:
actually just to thorw my thoughts there. i perfer DTF. i find it kind of disappointing that theres alot of CWM but not of DFT going on.

DEV's please do DFT along with your CWM!!! :D thank you
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mmduluth:
And to add to the posts above mine, flashing via cwm is standard on Android phones....
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jvillejoe:
Cwm is way better imo. You need to use selected partitions with each build type. I say make em all flashable through cwm.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] karendar:
I don't get why some have issues with CWM. It's SO much simpler to use in long term operations or if you're a flashoholic. If you say it doesn't work for you, obviously you've done something wrong. Most of the time, it's all a question of having the right partition sizes. If you want ALL ROMs to be compatible, simply flash the 400Mb CWM partition layout and use App2SD+ if you have a leo. If you're a Gingerbread type of guy, flash the 150mb partition size and you're set! Personally what I do is 30mb cache, 120mb system and the rest for data.

Also, some people have issues with CWM because they most likely have issues with their flash. Easiest way to recover is to flash a stock WinMo ROM, restore SPL, format SD card and start all over again.

These forums have TONS of information on how to use CWM and get it up and running, so I don't get it...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Munto:
yh I like CWM better. Just much neater I think.

Just my opinion
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mattfmartin:
Plus you don't even need a computer. Also if your applying a theme and it messes up, you can just flash your recovery. Dft if you mess up you have to start over.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Optimus-Prime:
maybe the reason why i have not tried the CWM is beacuse of the partions stuff. i really dont get it.... and i have gotten fast at setting up ym phone. all my usefull apps are backed up on a box.net account just download and install. no problem. so yeah.

DFT all the way, until sooner or later all of them will be CWM and ill have to change over to it eventually... btu int he mean time DFT!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jafru:
CWM..........it is!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jase33:
CWM is definatly easier. I will admit I was reluctant at first to switch from DFT. Old habits die hard I suppose. But now I can download a new rom and flash it from anywhere. And the backup is awesome to have!! Besides the roms are usually easier to put together for the dev's too. However, the one drawback, IMHO, is different roms require different partition sizes. If CWM were flashable from magldr, or a one size fits all standard were created this would eliminate the need for a pc connection all together.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] motoman234:
Clockworkmod benefits=

1. You can make a FULL backup

2. You can make a FULL restore

3. You can wipe each individual part (data, system, sd-ext etc.)

4. You can flash other mods very easily

5. You can do EVERYTHING from your phone including download & flashing the ROM

6. You can wipe dalvik cache and normal cache to save space

7. You can format or partition your SD-card

8. You can store as many ROM's on your SD card to flash at a later time as you want

9. Which is most important!! you can update to a newer version of your favorite ROM without losing ONE THING!!

10. You can fix permissions and wipe battery stats

These are just 10 things I just thought of on the top of my head lol. I think most people don't like it because they haven't gave it long enough of a chance. If your coming from another Android device like me that had Clockworkmod then you couldn't live without it!! I can't think of ONE reason that MAGLDR builds are better than "flashable zips". This is just my opinion :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jase33:
@moto +1 - my man!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chrisgto4:
About partitions..... only thing u need to know about it is....

Look at the rom u want to flash. You need to know the size of it after it is unzipped. Think of your phone as a box. And your rom as what u want to get in the box. Your not going to fit a sense rom in a 150 mb. partition "box" because its just to big 200+mb. So get a bigger box. Use the 400mb box. If you have a non tmobile hd2 u will need more space to pack your apps and userdata into. Your rom is the first thing in the box and its already almost full, so once your phone starts packing your apps and userdata into the box it gets full really fast. This is where apps2sd and sdcard partitions come into play, think of it as strapping a smaller box ontop of your 400mb box and shipping for the same price. Basically make sure your box (partition) is big enough to fit all your **** in. Easy cheesy!!!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] HTCore:
+1 Best explanation about CWM, DFT is good to start form scratch. Go with CWM and you never look back.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] casemandan:
I just CAN'T believe it!!! People keep asking the same question everyday....

How disappointing...

Anyone left with working brain cells?? :eek:

:D

LOL
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ClydeB1:
It's all a conspiracy, the devs all got togehter and said if they only build CWM builds then bigdookie won't be able to flash any of the builds LOL :D;):p

Seriously though, CWM is so easy to use (besides the benefits pointed out by motoman) - especially if you're on magldr 1.13 - just decide what partition size you need for your zip rom (usually specified in the rom thread) and flash it - you even get to use DAF to flash the partition, so you shouldn't have any problem :D

To access CWM, in magldr menu go to AD Recovery and you are in Recovery mode.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dezaras6:
I just started using CWM and love it,my main question is this. if i try a rom i like, get it all set up and working, and then make a backup in cwm, do i need to keep the copy of the zipped rom on my card, or is the backup enough?

along those same lines, if i try a second rom, and then get it set up and do a backup, can i just restore from the previous roms cmw backup file, or do i have to reflash the previous rom and then do the restore?

just curious, cuz i like trying different roms, but i want to keep a "safety" restore point no matter what rom i switch to.

I hope this makes sense?

Thanks in advance.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chrisgto4:
The backup will contain everything you need to do a full restore. You can trash the zip of the rom. If you need it again for some reason just download it again. You can have as many different backups as your sdcard can hold. They are saved in the clockwork folder by date and time. By the way your sdcard will fill up fast doing 4 or 5 backups so don't be alarmed when it is suddenly full, just go delete old ones. Or do like me and tape another 16gb sdcard under your battery cover(fits perfectly on top of the sim card with a lil hanging out over the battery). Flash away. Also...... we are all posting in a thread that is in the wrong section
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Optimus-Prime:
Okay, so you all CWM fans jsut might have agained a new member to the fan club. But i got a question. I have a US HD2. which partion should be best for me?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] LiFE1688:
For people who prefer DFT, just learn how to read and follow instructions and switch to CWM, it is better.

Do you think you can use DFT when you switch to another phone and want to tweak it? Pop over to the other Android Phone forums and take a look, you won't see DFT only CWM.