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I've had a look on Android forums, but I find the advice here more understandable (really!).
I've a desire (not on any network) that probably needs rooting as I've no internal storage left, yet the sd has bucket loads!
I understand you root it, THEN install the OS?
To those who have done it, could you give me some advice and point me in the direction if what you used?
I really like sense, so can I keep that going? And will I need to reinstall all the apps etc?
Cheers,
DrP
Presumably you've moved all the apps that you can to the sd card and installed apps2sd to move the more stubborn ones?
Also, if you unlink all non-Google accounts from your contacts, clear data from contacts storage, reboot to resync, you will save a lot. Provided, of course, that your contacts storage is currently large. Mine went from over 30MB to 1MB.
Only 6mb of contacts, and 'none' left to move with a2sd!
Cache cleared.
Running out of options! I love the phone, just this storage issue is p'ing me off!
DrP
I used the [url= http://androidforums.com/desire-all-things-root/300866-guide-rooting-htc-android-2-2-lower-unrevoked-windows-updated-11th-november-2011-a.html ]unREVOked guide here[/url].
It seems daunting but once you're actually doing it it really isn't all that difficult.
Unrevoked only works on certain revisions (it did on mine).
I did a quick overview of what I did a few days ago. Hold the line please, caller.
Here, read through [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/missing-phone-memory-on-htc-desire ]this[/url].
Ta! Will have a read then crack on over Christmas!
DrP
Right.....rooting in progress as I type...I hope little P doesn't burst in and unplug everything!
Will try a new ROM later today!
DrP
That was painless.... (using Unrevoked method).
Now backing m'shite up (SD card copy, Titanium etc) then will scrub the memory, partition SD, and install a ROM
GEEK ALERT - GEEK ALERT
DrP
this thread reminded me (alongside low memory notifications) to root my phone. Now been running cyanogen mod for 3 days, pretty happy with it. Titanium back up makes the job infinitely easier, just restores pretty much all old apps and data painlessly.
can i do this sort of thing with a htc wildfire?
stoner looking at your unrevoked guide it says that the software must be version 415 mine is 405, any ideas what to do?
Dobo - see the first two posts here - http://androidforums.com/wildfire-all-things-root/
right - am on the verge of "root access"
what comes next?
I'm looking to put the ROM cougar pointed to in his thread. Not sure which version I want though-essentially it's all about app2sd in the room, so needed to format sd card...
DrP
Root access is sorted.
Now doing a titanium back up - do i then copy this to the laptop?
After that i format and partition the sd card don't i?
whats next? struggling here
Blind leading the blind!
I've done a ti backup-will copy all my as card data to hard drive, wipe card, position it, then install new ROM.....
Prob be a right ballache, but hopefully worth it in the end!
what ROM are you using?
DrP
not sure yet, having probs making partitions!!
watches with anticipation.. 😯
AFAIK i have:
rooted
ti backup
nandroid back up
partitioned sd card
does nandroid backup to the SD card? Do you then copy THAT onto a PC?
And how did you partition the SD?
are you s-on or s-off? AFAIK, i'll need s-off to partition and use app2sd ROMS, but I'm s-on.... eek...!
DrP
nandroid does i think and then copy onto computer
how did you partition the SD? did you format it first, then partition?
DrP
used rom manager to partition, backup, and install new rom, waiting for it to boot up now (10-20 minutes)
Partioning the sd was the only issue I had really, Rom manager wouldn't work, I downloaded a free windows utility, which didn't work at all despite reporting success, annoying. Ended up using the gparted tool in an ubuntu machine I had access to.
Definitely try to s-off it, I didn't when I rooted mine wish I had when it was the task in hand.
you can partition an SD using clockworkmod (which is AKA (I think, sort of) rom manager) - should be an option in one of the lists
(I don't have an HTC phone though)
i see...how does one s-off then?!
DrP
not convinced this has worked 🙁
White screen with green HTC on it - about 15 minutes like that since reboot
cruzheckler - should be 5 minutes absolute maximum.
Restart into ClockworkMod recovery (some key combination) and do a full wipe from in there. Try a restart, and if that doesn't work, reflash the firmware from within CWM recovery.
Edit: If the flash completed successfully you won't cause any harm pulling the battery at this point.
and restart normally or into clockworkmod?
i see...how does one s-off then?!DrP
Something called Revolutionary.
not convinced this has worked
White screen with green HTC on it - about 15 minutes like that since reboot
Reboot takes ages.
currently re-installing the rom, see what happens. How long is "ages"?
Ages, about 10-15 minutes, not a long time really but an age when staring at a white screen, as you'll know.
5 mins so far
9 now and white screen with green htc
Right - s-off, ROM on SD - I haven't cleared everything yet - will it do it when I install the ROM??
DrP
It's rolling......
DrP
mines ****ed
nope - doesn't seem to do anything in particular - I've wiped all teh data and it's back to square one for the phone, but there's no new ROM installed?!
DrP
Hopefully the reboot to previous state will work!! - I'd rather have the 'old phone', or have a new ROM installed, than to have simply erased all my data!!!
UPDATE - seems to be restoring boot data...fingers crossed I can go to bed with my 'old phone' and try again tomorrow!!!
DrP
how long did it take for yours to reboot with the new rom? what ro did you choose?
Mine alive 🙂
[url= http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13679462&postcount=6293 ]RCMIX 2.0[/url], the CM7 one, but it didn't boot into it - started doing it (i think) then simply returned to the HBOOT screen, and I clicked reboot and it was just a 'factory' phone - no new rom, no old data!
Have just restored, which took about 8 minutes, and currently loading back up. [b]Hopefully[/b] it'll be just like it was about 2 hours ago......
Hazzah! Well at least the recovery works!!
What ROM did you choose? Did you unzip the file to your SD, or jsut copy the 299mb zipped file across?
DrP
one that doesn't work!! No on screen keyboard!
I get "firing up", that ends and then an animation with RCMixHD in flames and the setup icon in the top left corner. Thats it!!
So did you guys get this to work?
Im in a similar position but not bothered about a fancy new ROM, I just wnt some bloody memory!
Used [url= http://theunlockr.com/2011/08/02/how-to-gain-s-off-flash-a-custom-recovery-and-root-your-android-phone-using-the-revolutionary-method/ ]Revolutionary[/url] earlier this week to put [url= http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Desire_%28GSM%29:_Full_Update_Guide ]cyanogenmod 7[/url] on my HTC Desire. Reasonably smooth but some of the steps failed as the SD card wasn't ready after a reboot. I ended up manually specifying which apps to install from SD card. In retrospect I should have used an empty SD card.
The other gotcha was that you need to install the [url= http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version/Google_Apps ]Google Apps[/url]. Once that was done it was plain sailing.
Lots of memory now! Good luck.
Right....
I've gone to s-off, which is good?
Initially failed an install of RCMix, so recovered to 'stock'.
Then installed from the HBOOT screen (rather than using ROM manager - doesn't seem to work), and it DID work - looked nice and pretty! But.... still only 23mb of internal data - it was a partitioned SD, so it would appear there is an additional step to 'open up' all this storage I'm looking for - anyone care to let me know what that step is??!!
DrP
mine does the "firing up" bit, then goes to the still flames RCMixHD screen but goes no further then the screen goes black. Is that familiar/right?
I'm missing being able to text my bestest chums about TOWIE and X factor, so am restoring again!
If cougar is out there - advice on which RCMix Rom you used (as I've not had great success with CM7 ver 2.0) and what steps are needed for the 'internal storage to extend into the SD card (which is essentially the whole reason for doing this!).
In summary - thus far I've rooted fine, but am struggling with flashing a ROM.... Just like life....!!
DrP
drp - any comment on my post>?
I use insertcoin, it's really good. Used the one with standard hboot so I didn't have to mess around with s off. Been a while so can't remember details.
There are usually good installation guides attached to the rom posts on xda, that's what I followed.
From what I remember when I rooted mine I had to use gparted to put a hidden partition on SD card. There's step by step instructions on androidforums. That was 6 months if so ago now tho so there may be a quicker way now. For what its worth ive tried a few roms and for decent battery life I tried leedroid which is a bit nearer the stock Rom. But I finally settled on redux. Best battery life and a good mix of stripped down Android and stock.
Oh and yes, Rom manager is generally thought to be crap, its advised to use your boot menu which is holding down volume key and then switching on.
Give oxygen rom a try. It's a bare bones gingerbread rom. Even with all my app on the internal memory I still have 173mb of free space. The rom is super quick and good on the battery.
Keith.
Cruz- I think it's busted!
When mine worked, it did some text in the hboot menu, then tells you to reboot. When you reboot it does do the flames for a few minutes, then sense loads yo and away you go.
I fiddled around with mine a bit, then some more, then it broke and when rebooting I got stuck on the flame!
Have recovered now-will try again when my lad's not yanking at the cables!
Let me know which version you get working-I had 2.0 going ok. Looked like stock sense, which is what I wanted.
DrP
thought mine was a sucess as it booted and worked BUT i hadn't done a wipe before the flash install, back to square 1
I was gonna give this a go but I can upgrade in march I might just wait lol seems a bit complicated
If cougar is out there - advice on which RCMix Rom you used
The file on my HDD here is "RCMixS_v2.0_A2SD+_BravoHboot" if that helps.
distinctly underwhelmed by it 🙁
still cannot move apps to sd or delete stuff i don't want - do i do this at root? if so, how?
Right - round two - ding ding.....
DrP
Relevant for christmas - my package is opening...
DrP
Cruz - i literally wiped everything via HBOOT menu (not ROM Manager) as per this:
1. Uninstall swype and swype installer
2. Use your beta invite to re- download the installer, chose desired version and install.
3. Once installed go through all the steps installer wants you to.
4. Once all is done, click "generate license" - most likely it will retool you swype isn't licensed.
5. Do as asked by the app to generate a valid license.
6. when done correctly, you'll be back on the sign in screen. (i tried to sign in, but it wouldn't work)
7. Hit the back soft key, and launch the installer again.
8. Follow instructions, you should have working swype.
9. Enjoy.
I also used the same ROM as Cougar - he seems a happy chap....
Will see if the flames go out!
DrP
As I appear to be posting from my shiny new Rom with 130mb of storage (not sure where the other 380 went.....), bit all seems good thus far!
Good luck all!
DrP
mines fine just not impressed as i thought i would be 🙁
how do i shift stuff onto the sd card and delete stuff like teeter?
I've just got one of these, so when it goes pear shaped i'll give you a call Dr.
Happy xmas to the misses and wee man
Rusty and family xx
You can install App2SD to move stuff to the SD; however, if you've done the ext3 App2SD+ stuff, you don't need to cos it already is.
If you want to delete system apps, you need to do it in the ROM before you flash it. Dunno how you do this cos I've never done it, but I know it's possible.
You can delete and freeze system apps using titanium backup pro. Even after everything is installed.
Merry Christmas fellow geeks!
DrP
Bit of a bump on this thread ... what ROM's did people go with in the end? Any suggestions of the better ROM's to try?
CyanogenMod 7
RCmix HD 2.0 Hboot bravo.....
I found|:
-rooting easy following the Unrevoked guide
-Making a nandroid backup easy, once rooted
-Installing a ROM hard, the reason being
-i didn't format/partition the SD properly. Use minipartition tool to do it - 1 gig (needed for RC MIX, 512 wasn't enough) as ext 3, the rest fat 32)
- I didn't install a decent rom. ver 2.0 hboot bravo works fine!
I sued all the links posted in this and cougar's thread...
DrP
Unrevoked was indeed a good guide, rooted and currently got the [url= http://miuiandroid.com/ ]miui[/url]rom on, chuffed!
Finally S-Offed my Desire using [url= http://revolutionary.io/ ]Revolutionary[/url], absolute doddle, can now block ads across the system and change system font, schweeeet
Hello again thread!
I've been flicking through ROMS like no-one! I've found a nice, simple, and pretty one [url= http://www.roms-au.com/home/tme/ ]here [/url] - it's stable like all oxygen roms, but has some bells and whistles too!
DrP