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Install Gingerbread Based CyanogenMod 7 on LG Optimus One P500

Fahad Abdullah — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:15:47 +0000

Whether its from the Cyanogen team themselves or from a passionate XDA-Developers user, CyanogenMod will find a way to make it to your Android device and amongst the latest devices in this series is the LG Optimus One P500, a fairly decent Froyo based device. While LG themselves have not mentioned any plan for upgrading the device to Gingerbread as of yet, it does not mean the device will not be tasting it. Read on for details.

It should be noted that this ROM is still under development and some hardware functionality is still missing. Below mentioned bugs have been noted while everything else mostly works on the device:

FM-Radio not working
Tethering via USB/WiFi not possible yet. Normal WiFi is Ok.
Call via bluetooth headset not yet functional
Manual operators search not working , automatic search is fine.
Media button at headsets, if available, do not work
Camera Zoom doesn’t work.

Here’s how to get CM7 up and running on your LG Optimus One P500:

Requirements:

A Rooted LG Optimus One with a Custom Recovery.(See how to root & install ClockworkMod Recovery on LG Optimus One)
CyanogenMod 7 ROM for LG Optimus
Google Apps for the CyanogenMod 7

Procedure:

Download the CyanogenMod 7 ROM and Google Apps from the above mentioned links.
Transfer Both the zipped files to your SD card.
Power off your device.
To boot into custom recovery, press and hold the Volume-Down key + Home Key + Power key and release keys at the LG splash logo. This is where you thank the Lord for so many fingers.
Once in recovery, perform a Nandroid Backup so that you can revert to your current configuration.
Perform a Wipe Data/Factory Reset and a Cache wipe.
Choose Apply update from SD card and browse to select the CyanogenMod 7 ROM that you just downloaded earlier.
Repeat for the installation of the Google Apps for CyanogenMod 7.
After installation, perform another Factory Reset/Data wipe & a Cache wipe to avoid problems such as Boot loops and hang ups.
Once done, reboot your device.

Congratulations! Your device is now running Android 2.3 Gingerbread in form of CyanogenMod 7!

Enjoy its many enhancements over stock ROM’s. For any questions, suggestions or for updates regarding the issues mentioned above, please follow up at the XDA Developers forum thread.

How To Root & Install ClockworkMod Recovery on LG Optimus One

Fahad Abdullah — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:40:34 +0000

Its becoming a trend for hard core Android fans to feel at ease only after their device has been rooted along with a custom recovery flashed and if you’re looking for a way to customize your LG Optimus One to take it a little further than what its stock options offer, we are going to show you how to root your device and flash ClockworkMod recovery to it.

Rooting and flashing a custom recovery to any Android device is like the opening of the big gate of customization and squeezing every little drop from what your hardware has to offer. Here’s how to get started with customizing your LG Optimus One by rooting it and installing ClockworkMod recovery to it. If you don’t know what purpose this will serve or just want to know more about rooting and custom recoveries in detail, see our top 10 reasons to root your Android device as well as what is ClockworkMod recovery and how to use it.

Requirements:

ADB installed. (See what is ADB and how to install it)
Z4Root Application
ClockWorkMod Recovery Image

Procedure:

Download Z4Root from the above mentioned link and transfer it to your SD card.
Open any application manager with the ability to install apps from APK files (e.g. Astro File Manager) and use it to install the Z4Root app from the APK.
Launch the Z4Root app and tap ‘Permanent Root’. The screen should go white for around 30 seconds, after which the phone will reboot.
Your device should be rooted now. Go to the App drawer and click on the z4root icon again to confirm. The application should now say ‘Re-root’ or ‘Un-root’.
Now that your phone is rooted, download the ClockworkMod Recovery image from above and extract its contents to the root of your SD card (not in any sub-folder).
Enable USB Debugging on your phone from Settings > Applications > Development and connect it to your computer via USB.

Launch a Command Prompt / Terminal window on your computer and enter the following commands:

adb shell
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
reboot recovery

The recovery flash is now complete, your device will reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery after the last command is entered and will allow you to perform any of the advanced recovery operations ClockworkMod provides.

[via XDA-Developers]

Install Gingerbread based Typhoon CyanogenMod 7 ROM on HTC HD2

Fahad Abdullah — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:54:04 +0000

CyanogenMod 7 has been making its way to a lot of smartphones out there and while the Cyanogen team supports a vast variety of phone officially, there are unsupported devices out there with no official build, specially like the HTC HD2 that shipped with Windows Mobile 6.5. We bring to you a detailed step by step tutorial on how to do a total conversion of an Windows Mobile Based HTC HD2 to an Android based device running CyanogenMod7, the current favorite ROM of all advanced Android users out there.

Here are some screenshots for CyanodenMod 7 powering the HTC HD2:

XDA-Developers forum member tyween has brought this port to us with the following features:

No Custom apps, all apps included that come stock with CM7
3G / Data
Audio
Bluetooth
GPS (diem fix) (/system/etc/gps.conf configured for US)
Wi-Fi
Phone
Camera (5MP)
Volume Up/Down rocker camera control
Camcorder (800×480)
720P video playback
Hosts file to stop most web ads.
USB File Transfer
ADW Launcher (CM7 Stock)
Native WIFI Tethering with or android-wifi-tether
Wired Tethering with android-wired-tether
LED Notification
A2SD+
IEEE 802.1x/EAP authentication
Adjustable CPU voltage via /system/etc/init.d/98cpu_voltage This can help overclocking stability and battery usage.

Since the port is still undergoing development and troubleshooting, below are some of the issues you can expect:

High battery drain in bluetooth standby (60mAh)
Auto backlight does work but custom auto backlight levels do not due to conflict with LED notifications in the library.
Blurry MMS: Set UserAgent to “NexusOne” in messaging.
MMS Max Size: This can be adjusted if you use handcent messaging, not within the stock messaging app.
Robotic voice with audible touch tones. Enable audible touch tones and then make a call, turn on speaker phone, then turn it off. Make another call and it should be fine. Reboot to save changes.

Here’s how to get this ROM up and running on your HD2:

Requirements:

MAGLDR 1.13 installed on the device. See what is MAGLDR and how to install it on HTC HD2.
ClockworkMod recovery installed on the HD2. See our guide on how to install ClockworkMod recovery on HTC HD2 with MAGLDR for the method but use this version for the installation instead of the ones provided there.
Typhoon CyanogenMod7 ROM for HTC HD2

Procedure:

Power your phone off and reboot it into MAGLDR by keeping the power button pressed.
Enter the option that says ‘AD Recovery’ (the 8th option as of MAGLDR v1.13). This will take you to the ClockworkMod Recovery. See our guide on features of ClockworkMod Recovery if you need help with any of the following steps.
Go to Mounts and Storage > Mount USB Storage, connect your phone to the computer via USB and transfer the ROM to the SD card.
Unmount the USB storage and get back to the main recovery menu.
If you were previously using another Android ROM, make sure to perform wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache & wipe Dalvik cache.
Flash the CyanogenMod 7 ROM using Install Zip from SD card option.
Reboot your phone.

Congratulations! Your HTC HD2 is now running the one of the most popular Gingerbread builds out there. For issues, queries and specially for updates which address the above issues and any other that you may encounter, please head over the XDA-Developers forum thread.

Get USB Tethering on LG Windows Phone 7 Devices

Fahad Abdullah — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:24:17 +0000

Windows Phone 7 devices, just like Android, offers USB Tethering. This is a protocol through which the phone’s internet connection is shared over a USB connection to any PC or a laptop. If you have any of LG’s Windows Phone 7 devices and want to tether your 3G connection to your PC or laptop, below is a step by step procedure instructing you how to do that.

Requirements:

Windows Phone 7 powered LG Device
LG USB Modem Drivers

Procedure:

Download and install LG USB Modem Drivers.
Reboot your system after installation.
Start LG Phone’s dialer, and dial ##634#, then press the Call button to bring up a list of applications under the screen title of “MFG”.
Password to unlock the protected MFG is 277634#*#
Go to Settings > Network Mobile and disable the data connection.
Start MFG & go to the USB Switching option in Menu Engineer > Port Setting.
Select QC COMPOSITE and validate. The phone will reboot to activate the setting.
Connect the phone to PC via USB cable.
Windows will automatically detect and install ‘LGE CDMA USB Modem’. Reboot after installation.
Open properties of LGE CDMA USB Modem and select Advance Tab.
Add this command in the text box: +cgdcont=1,”ip”,”APN” (replace APN with your carrier’s APN)
Create a new dial up connection with LGE CDMA USB Modem with *99# as the dial number.
Leave the Username and Password fields empty.

You are now connected to your phone’s 3G internet connection through a dial-up connection.

For any queries or issues, please head over to the XDA-Developer’s forum thread.

Get USB Tethering On Samsung Windows Phone 7 Devices

Fahad Abdullah — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:01:22 +0000

Although WiFi hotspots are increasing exponentially over populated areas with the deployment of wireless broadband, there is hardly any area that does not have some form of internet coverage. However if you’re in an area with no coverage and own a Samsung Windows Phone 7 device, you can now share your device’s 3G connection and share it to your laptop or PC via a USB interface. Read on for a step by step tutorial that guides you all through the process.

Requirements:

Windows Mobile 7 powered Samsung Device
Samsung USB Drivers
Knowledge of your Operator’s APN settings.

Procedure:

Download Samsung USB drivers and install them on your system.
Reboot after installation.
Open up the Dialer, Dial ##634# and then press the Call button.
On the diagnostic screen, Dial *#7284# and press Call again.
A “Microsoft USB Test” screen will pop up allowing you to change the configuration of USB Path Control settings with the following options:

Zune Sync
Modem, Tethered Call
Modem, USB Diag

Select ‘Modem, Tethered Call’ and let the phone restart to activate the setting.

Connect the phone and let Windows install the ‘Samsung Mobile Modem’.

Connect device to PC, open properties of Samsung Mobile Modem and select Advance Tab.

Add this command in the text box: +cgdcont=1,”ip”,”APN” (replace APN with your carrier’s APN)

Create a new dial up connection with Samsung Mobile Modem with *99# as the dial number.

Leave the Username and Password fields empty.

Your PC will establish a Dial-up connection through your phone to the 3G internet. Enjoy!

For any issues or queries, please go to the XDA-Developers forum thread.

Get USB Tethering On Dell Venue Pro

Fahad Abdullah — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:23:36 +0000

You have two gadgets, one in each hand, one of them has 3G on it, and the other one has no internet access. Chances are you’ll be needing the internet access on the device that does not have it. If you’re in a similar situation and the 3G enabled device is a Dell Venue Pro, you’ve come to the right place. Below you will find a step by step procedure to ‘tether’ or share your Dell Venue’s high speed internet connectivity via a USB interface.

Requirements:

3G Enabled Dell Venue Pro
HTC USB Modem Drivers ( Windows 32-Bit | Windows 64-Bit Currently not available)

Procedure:

Download the HTC USB Modem drivers above and extract to any place on your PC.

Find HtcUsbMdm32.inf , open it using Notepad and look for :

[Models]  %HTC00% = Modem0,  USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0EFC&MI_00  %HTC01% = Modem0,  USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0EFF

Replace it with :

[Models]  %HTC00% = Modem0,  USB\VID_05c6&PID_3199&MI_00  %HTC01% = Modem0,  USB\VID_05c6&PID_3199

Find HtcVComV32.inf , open it using Notepad and look for :

[Models]  %HTCDevice00% = HTCPort00, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0EFE  %HTCDevice01% = HTCPort00, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0E01&MI_00  %HTCDevice02% = HTCPort00, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0E02&MI_00

Replace it with :

[Models]  %HTCDevice00% = HTCPort00, USB\VID_05c6&PID_3199

%HTCDevice01% = HTCPort00, USB\VID_05c6&PID_3199&MI_00  %HTCDevice02% = HTCPort00, USB\VID_05c6&PID_3199&MI_00

Go to your Dialer, Enter ##634# to go to EM.
Go to Service Center & switch to composite mode. Password is *#301#
Let the phone reboot and connect it to the PC to detect the modem on Dell Venue Pro.
Right Click on the My Computer Icon on your desktop and click on properties.
Open Device Manager.
Find USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0EFF&REV_0000&MI_01 and force update driver with HtcUsbMdmV32 (inside unzipped folder)
Find USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0EFF&REV_0000&MI_00 and force update driver with HtcVComV32 (inside unzipped folder)
You will get two new devices, HTC USB Modem and HTC Diagnostic Interface (COM8)
Run DFRouter on your phone and click on “HTC Modem”.
Connect device to PC, open properties of HTC USB Modem and select Advance Tab.
Add this command in the text box: +cgdcont=1,”ip”,”APN” (replace APN with your carrier’s APN)
Create a new dial up connection with HTC USB Modem with *99# as the dial number.
Leave the Username and Password fields empty.

Congratulations! your dial up connection through your phone’s 3G is now setup and ready to be used.

For any issues, queries & updates , please head over to XDA-Developers forum thread.

Get USB Tethering on HTC HD7

Fahad Abdullah — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:00:22 +0000

If you’re an HTC HD7 owner and want to utilize your phone’s 3G connection to get internet access on your laptop or PC, the below mentioned stepwise procedure would enable you to share the connection with your PC connected via USB.

Requirements:

XAP File
HTC USB Modem Drivers ( Windows 32-Bit | Windows 64-Bit Currently not available )
Knowledge about your carrier’s APN.

Procedure:

Download XAP file downloaded above and transfer it to your phone.
Download the HTC USB Modem drivers.
Turn off your Data connection in your phone and connect it to your PC via USB.
Unzip the downloaded USB Drivers to any folder on your PC.
Right Click on the My Computer Icon on your desktop and click on properties.
Open Device Manager.
Find USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0EFF&REV_0000&MI_01 and force update driver with HtcUsbMdmV32 (inside unzipped folder)
Find USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0EFF&REV_0000&MI_00 and force update driver with HtcVComV32 (inside unzipped folder)
You will get two new device HTC USB Modem and HTC Diagnostic Interface (COM8)
Run DFRouter on your phone and click on “HTC Modem”.
Connect device to PC, open properties of HTC USB Modem and select Advance Tab.
Add this command in the text box: +cgdcont=1,”ip”,”APN” (replace APN with your carrier’s APN)
Create a new dial up connection with HTC USB Modem with *99# as the dial number.
Leave the Username and Password fields empty.

Your dial up connection should now establish and grant you tethered internet access for your computer.

For any issues, queries or update, head over the XDA-Developers forum thread.

Get Serendipity Custom ROM For Samsung Captivate

Fahad Abdullah — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:42:20 +0000

Samsung Captivate, captivated the hearts of many Samsung fans. The 4” Super-AMOLED screen along with 1GHz process and half a Gigabyte of RAM made it one of the coolest Android releases out there. The stock version however came with Android 2.1 Éclair. If you’re into custom ROM’s and are looking for a ROM to unleash on your excellent piece of hardware. We bring to you ‘Serendipity 6.2’, currently one of the hottest custom ROM’s built for your device.

If you want to try out this ROM, read on for a list of salient features as well as a stepwise guide to install the ROM and get it running your captivate!

The ROM comes with the following features:

Heavy Gingerbread Theming
Complete Gingerbread touch and feel
Themed apps including Market, Gmail, Messaging and most of the stock apps.
Multiple Choice of themed lockscreens
Great Performance
Built on the JS7 leak
Integrated with Speedmod Kernel
No Bloatware
Various performance tweaks for a smooth non-jerky experience
Vodoo sound for a great audio experience
Instant GPS lock
Add-On Kitchen Support
Future Updates
I9000XXJPY Based
Froyo 2.2.1
Telus T959TLJL3 Modem
Glitterball’s Kernel
Steam Recovery (Like CWM, but uses touch screen)
Deodexed & zipaligned
Superuser + busybox 1.17.4
Extensive APN list
Custom Boot & Shutdown Animation
Xan’s Voltage App
Ad Blocking via Hosts File
Flash Player & Google Voice
Music Player from CyanogenMod
Neldar’s Kernel Flashing Application
Skinned Contacts, Dialer, and other to match Gingerbread
Extended Power Menu
App Widget Picker (groups widgets together when selecting them)
Themed My Files (complete with AOSP icons throughout)
Updated Swype (Double click words to fix incorrect words)
Gingerbread Keyboard
Volume Key silences incoming calls
Modded Armani Camera app (uses Power Button to take pictures, Volume to zoom, can take pictures with low battery, no Online Locker)

A quick review of the Serendipity 6.2 ROM can be found at:

Extensive List. We know. Here’s how you get it.

Requirements:

Samsung USB Drivers for Windows. (Windows 32-Bit | Windows 64-Bit)
Samsung Captivate back to Stock Firmware. (See how to restore Samsung Captivate)
Odin + Stock ROM Pack
Serendipity 6.2 ROM. (Mirror)
ClockworkMod Recovery Flash File

Procedure:

Backup all your applications, the data on the internal as well as external memory.
Use the above given procedure to flash back to stock JF6 ROM.
Use Master Clear on ODIN, to wipe out everything for a proper errorless install.
Transfer the ClockworkMod Recovery on your SD card. It is named update.zip, so it can be installed in stock recovery.
Power off your phone.
Power the phone on into stock <2e> recovery and flash the update.zip twice. This will install ClockworkMod Recovery on the device.
Transfer Serendipity ROM on your SD card.
Reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery.
Flash the ROM.
Reboot the phone after flash is complete.
If presented with a screen about ‘conversion’ , select ‘YES’ to enable the lagfix.
Let the phone Boot, It will take around 2 to 4 minutes typically.

Congratulations! You are Booted into Serendipity 6.2.

The job is not complete yet.The serendipity teams offers a handful of add-on’s for their ROM to further improve your experience and help you customize your device into exactly what you want.

To customize your phone, report issues or to get updates check out the the Add-On’s, Theme, updates pages of the Serendipity site.

Repair And Fix 3 Button Combo On Samsung Captivate

Fahad Abdullah — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:34:12 +0000

Samsung have been really protective about their Android based devices. Not only are they very tricky to root, Samsung have introduced further protection methods as disabling the three button combo that helps a user boot into recovery and download modes. If you’re one such user and cant seem to get the best out of your Samsung Captivate because you’re stuck with stock ROM, here’s a step by step tutorial to flash the PDA file of the phone and get your 3 button combo back!

Requirements:

Samsung USB Drivers installed. (Windows 32-bit | Windows 64-bit)
PDA File
Odin & PIT Files

Procedure:

Download the Windows USB drivers and install them.
Reboot your PC.
Download the PDA, Odin & PIT files linked above.
Extract executable EXE from ‘Odin.rar’ downloaded above and run it.
Select the PDA file for the PDA tab inside Odin.
Select the PIT file for the PIT tab inside Odin.
Click Start to complete the flash.

You should now be able to use your 3 Button Combo to boot into recovery or the download mode and perform customization of any sort.

For any issues or queries, please head over to the XDA-Developers forum thread.

How To Unbrick Or Restore Samsung Captivate

Fahad Abdullah — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:07:46 +0000

Nothing is worst than the sinking feeling when your phone refuses to do something that it was supposed to. The feeling gets a lot worst if what it was supposed to do was boot into the operating system or in some terminal cases, not boot at all. Most of these times, the hardware itself is fine, its just some firmware level issue not letting the phone boot normally.

If you have just experienced any of the above described feelings and the feelings were inculcated by a Samsung Captivate, we’re here to tell you there is still hope. You can still have your phone back to normal if you follow the below mentioned steps:

Requirements:

Samsung Drivers Installed. ( Windows 32-Bit | Windows 64-Bit )
Odin3 One Click Downloader. (Mirror)

Procedure:

Download the above mentioned drivers for your PC.
Install and reboot your system.
Plug in your USB cable to your phone and computer.
Open Odin.
Remove the battery , SIM card and SD card.
Put the battery back in.
Press and Hold Volume Down + Volume Up + Power button to enter Download Mode.
Click Start and let Odin restore your firmware.

Your Captivate should now be restored back to its Factory Android state!

If it worked for you, do thank the XDA-Developers forum member designgears on the thread. Any issues during the upgrade or help later on can also be found on the XDA Developers forum thread.

Get Gingerblur ROM For Atrix 4G

Fahad Abdullah — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:31:58 +0000

The Motorola Atrix 4G gained fame pretty quickly as the phone that was rooted before its actual official release and eversince then, the Android development for this device over at XDA-Developers has been pretty swift. One of the ROMs gaining quick popularity is the Gingerblur Beta 6. Although its still in its beta form, this Gingerbread style ROM is being used and tested out by many Atrix users on the forum.

If you want to try out this ROM, read on for a list of features of the ROM and a stepwise tutorial to guide you all through the installation process:

The main highlighted features of the ROM are:

Deodexed framework & system
Gingerbread style
Stock Android 2.3 lock screen
Android 2.3 Gingerbread icons for applications
Removes /system/app bloatware safely (if you want)
Removes /data/app bloatware safely (if you want)
Nexus S Live Wallpaper
Flash 10.2 with fully upgraded Tegra 2 support
Gingerbread Launcher
Widget Picker (for grouped widgets)
HDMI mirroring (if wanted)
Gingerbread Power Widget
Full backup option pre-install
Gingerbread Keyboard
Ad blocking via “hosts” file
Stock Gallery (3D Gallery)
Stock Clock (with Alarm Clock)
with Google Voice Action (ie. “set alarm 4:00 PM”)
Device root
Tethering
Sideloading
Enables init.d support

Tempted enough ? Here is how to get this ROM up and running on your Atrix 4G.

Requirements:

A rooted HTC Atrix 4G. (See how to root HTC Atrix 4G)
GingerBlur Beta 6 ROM
USB drivers by Motorola (Download for 32-bit Windows | 64-bit Windows; restart PC after installation.)

Procedure:

Download the GingerBlur Beta 6 zip.
Extract the zip anywhere.
Plug in your phone.
Enable USB Debugging : Menu > Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging
Go to the folder where the zip was extracted earlier and double click on ‘install.bat’
The process will take up to 15 minutes. Any Force Closes that you get on your device are expected and you shouldn’t worry about them.
At the first boot, choose ‘Launcher’ instead of ‘Setup’.

Congratulations! The installation of your ROM is now complete. Enjoy the new features and let us know how it turns out.

For any issues with the ROM and many planned future updates as per the developer kennethpenn, head over to XDA-Developers forum thread.

Install Gingerbread Based CM7 RC2.2 ROM On HTC Tattoo

Fahad Abdullah — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:04:31 +0000

HTC Tattoo - a relatively old phone shipped with Android 1.6 in its stock condition – has not yet given up the chase up the quickly growing Android ladder and just hours ago, Android 2.3 Gingerbread was made available for it in form of CyanogenMod 7 RC2.2 . So incase you have an HTC Tattoo lying around that you just can’t let go off, this would be the time to inject it with Gingerbread and give it a new life! Read on for a step by step tutorial on how to install CyanogenMod 7 ROM on your humble little HTC Tattoo.

Requirements:

A rooted HTC Tattoo. See how to permanently root HTC Tattoo.
ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.0.5+ installed. See how to install ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.0.6 on HTC Tattoo.
CyanogenMod 7 Release Candidate 2.2
Google Apps

Procedure:

Download CM7 RC3 and place it on your SD card.
Download Google Apps and place it on your SD card.
Reboot your phone into recovery.
From ‘Mounts and Storage’ , format cache, system and data.
Select ‘install zip from sd card’ to install ROM.
Now select ‘install zip from sd card’ to install Google Apps.
Format cache, system and data once more.
Reboot your Tattoo.

Congratulations! Gingerbread on your HTC Tattoo, who would have thought the day would come? All thanks to the CyanogenMod team and XDA-Developers forum member KalimochoAz.

For further updates of the release candidate, issues and question, head over to the XDA-Developers forum thread.

How to Unroot HTC Legend Back To Stock

Fahad Abdullah — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:30:05 +0000

While we mostly cover the rooting of phones because that is what majority of users are looking forward to do on their Android devices, there are the occasional users who may want to unroot their device or return it to stock condition. If you are one such HTC Legend user and are looking to unroot your device, we have devised a stepwise procedure for you to follow and turn the time clock of your phone right back to when it was in factory condition:

Requirements:

A rooted HTC Legend, obviously.
Zip Image to unroot to software version 1.31
Zip Image to unroot to software version 2.03

Warning: You will lose all data on your phone so back it up before proceeding. (SD card data will be safe.)

Procedure:

Download the selected Zip image for the software version that you want to unroot to.
Place the image on the root of your SD card.
Power off the device.
Press and hold the Volume Down button and power up the phone.
The phone will detect the LEGEIMG.zip file on the SD card and ask you for the upgrade, or in this case a downgrade. Select YES and wait for the installation to finish.

Congratulations! your phone is now back to its unrooted self.

For any issues during the procedure or questions, please head over to the XDA-Developers forum thread.

Install CyanogenMod 7 ROM On HTC Desire HD With Battery Drain Fix

Fahad Abdullah — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:35:37 +0000

HTC Desire HD is currently one of the hottest Android phones out there and its only fair that such exceptional piece of hardware be united with the one of the best custom ROMs available: CyanogenMod. The CyanogenMod team has been hard at work cooking the latest, Gingerbread based CM7 ROMs for a lot of popular high end devices out there and while it is still undergoing development for most of these devices, even the release candidates are pretty stable and worth a try. Below a step by step guide on how to install CyanogenMod 7 on your Deside HD.

Requirements:

A rooted HTC Desire HD or Inspire 4G.(See how to root HTC Desire HD or how to root Inspire 4G)
Radio S-Off / ENG S-Off on your device.(See how to gain S-Off (radio And engineering) On HTC Desire HD)
ClockworkMod Recovery on your device.(See how to install ClockworkMod Recovery 3 + using ROM Manager)
CyanogenMod 7 for the HTC Desire HD
Google Apps for the CyanogenMod 7
Battery Drain Fix

Procedure:

Download the CyanogenMod 7 RC2 ROM for the HTC Desire HD and place it on the SD card.
Download the Google Apps for the CyanogenMod 7 and place it on the SD card.
Power off your phone and boot into recovery.
Perform a Nandroid backup incase you want to move back to your current ROM.
Perform a data/cache wipe and a Factory reset to avoid post installation problems.
Use ‘Flash zip from SD card’ to install CyanogenMod 7 RC2 that you downloaded.
Use ‘Flash zip from SD card’ to install Google Apps that you downloaded.
Once installation is complete, perform a cache wipe to get rid of any residual junk memory.
Reboot system to complete installation and boot into CM7.

Congratulations! You now have Gingerbread based CyanogenMod 7 installed on your device. However this release candidate is known to have one issue, due to the DSP chip not switching off – it causes a battery drain on the device even when its on standby. Until an RC3 or a stable mod is released, please read below to fix the battery drain issue:

Procedure to apply to fix battery drain:

Download the battery drain fix and transfer it to your SD card.
Power off your phone and boot into recovery.
Use ‘Flash Zip from your SD card’ to install the zip to your ROM.
Reboot once installation is complete.

This procedure basically turns off the aic3254 dsp chip which is causing the battery drain on the device. Let us know how your battery turns out after the installation.

For updates, suggestions and issues regarding the ROM please visit the Cyanogen at XDA-Developers forum thread.

For issues regarding the battery fix drain please visit the thread here and here, since the fix is currently under development.

Install LeeDroid Android ROM on the HTC Desire HD / Inspire 4G

Fahad Abdullah — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:55:18 +0000

LeeDroid ROM has been one of the most popular Froyo based Android ROMs for the HTC Desire HD and HTC Inspire 4G. Built by LeeDroid at XDA-Developers forums, it boasts various features that surely place the ROM in the top custom ROMs for the HTC Desire HD. For the detailed features of the ROM and a step by step guide on how to install it, read on.

The LeeDroid HD V2.2.2 comes with the following stand out features:

Base Android 2.2.1 – Newest Official HTC WWE RUU 1.72.405.3
De-odexed & Zipaligned
Huge Battery Improvement
Kernel – LeeDrOiD Ace V2.2.2 – 2.6.32.29 (based on lates HTC source)
Available CPU governors – On Demand, Performance, Conservative, Powersave, Userspace, Smartass & Interactive
Slightly Undervolted with an OPTIONAL OC up to 1804MHz using Set CPU.
Default CPU config = Smartass governor @ 245MHz – 1036MHz (only 12MHz above stock)
Increased WiFi Performance whilst “sleeping”.
BFQ, CFQ & Deadline I/O Scheduler’s
GPU+ mod (Improved 2D & 3D Graphics performance)
20% audio boost across all outputs 25% main speaker
SLQB Memory allocator
CIFS support & Manager
Open VPN
Optional A2SD+Patch (move apps & dalvik cache to an ext partition on your MicroSD)
Rooted with Superuser permissions
Busybox 1.18.1
Nano command-line text editor support
Bash command shell support
/data/app/ zipaligned on boot (Improved RAM performance)
Ram Optimizations
Fully optimized framework
Reboot options in power menu Normal/Bootloader/Recovery/Hot Reboot (thanks to snq-)
Improved auto brightness values
Clean, Fast & Stable!
Browser Optimizations
Increased Dalvik-VM Heap size
Huge APN List
Custom LeeDrOiD Bios Boot animation
Cusom LeeDrOiD Locales & Language support
Minor UI Tweaks
Semi transparent app drawer & notification pull down
Titanium Backup & Rom manager
HTC Notes, Coin & Sand timer widgets
Voice Dialer (working with Bluetooth)
AD-free & hosts (Updated & working)
Spare parts (advanced configuration tool)
Genie News & Weather widget
Launcher2 (Optional Stock android launcher)
Fancy widget
Android market V2.3.3
Voice Search V2.1.1
Adobe Flash Player V10.1.106.16
Google Maps V5.0.0
Facebook V1.5.0
Updated Gmail V2.3.4.1
YouTube 2.1.6
Clear default home app
Lots of performance & stability boosts!

Now learn how to get all this :

Requirements:

A rooted HTC Desire HD (See how to root HTC Desire HD or how to root Inspire 4G)
HTC Desire with Radio version 12.28e.60.140fU_26.04.02.17_M2 .(See how to flash a radio on HTC Desire)
Radio S-Off / ENG S-Off on your device.(See how to gain S-Off (radio And engineering) On HTC Desire HD)
ClockworkMod Recovery on your device.(See how to install ClockworkMod Recovery 3 + using ROM Manager)
LeeDrOiD HD V2.2.2 (Mirror)
Device at least 40% charged.

Procedure:

Download the LeeDrOiD ROM and drop to your SD card.
Boot into recovery.(either via Rom Manager or by powering up with the volume down button held)
Select “Backup & restore” then backup your existing ROM just incase you want to move back to your current configuration.
If you want a clean install, scroll to “wipe data/factory reset” (this step is recommended but not always required)
Select ‘Flash Zip from SD card’
Select the LeeDrOiD HD V2.2.2 that you just downloaded.
Cleaning Cache and Dalvik Cache is recommended.
Wait for the flashing process to complete and reboot

Congratulations! Your HTC Desire HD will now boot into the popular LeeDroid ROM. The ROM is said to be really fast, stable and easy on the battery. Let us know how it turns out for you!

For further updates, issues or suggestions, please head onto the XDA-Developers forum thread.

Install BIOS Boot Animation On Android Devices

Fahad Abdullah — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:13:38 +0000

We all remember the good old PC days when you used to power it on and watch the BIOS check RAM and notify you of other hardware status and then bring the Windows logo to you. While most motherboard manufacturers customized the boot up to something more graphically entertaining and moved most of the data stream behind the scenes, there are still a lot of us nostalgic for that boot up. For this reason, we are bringing you a BIOS based boot animation that would remind you of the good old days and works on a range of Android devices. You can try out the new boot animation by following the below mentioned simple procedure to replace your existing boot animation.

The BIOS Animation is currently supported on the following devices:

Nexus One (‘classic’ version | Froyo version | 1333MHz version | fast 1333MHz version)
HTC Desire
Motorola Droid/Milestone
HTC Dream (classic version | xp-style | 710MHz Froyo)
HTC Hero
HTC Incredible
HTC Magic/myTouch 3G
HTC Liquid
B&N Nook Color

The Animation brought to you after the boot replacement is given below:

The landscape version is obviously for the Nook Color; the portrait one is for all other Android devices. While the statistics being displayed on the screen during the animation are surely fake (the device is not actually doing what it is showing you), it surely adds the cool geek factor that sets your phone apart from other phones. Here’s the BIOS animation running on our own Motorola Milestone:

BIOS based Boot Animation

Requirements:

A rooted Android device. (For help with rooting, see how to root your Android device)
ADB (part of Android SDK) installed. (See what is ADB and how to install it)

Procedure:

Download the bootanimation.zip file for your device from the list of devices above. We will be saving it at C:\
Make sure USB Debugging mode is enabled on your device in Settings > Applications > Development.
Connect the device to your PC.
Open up a command prompt window and enter the following command to backup your existing boot animation (we’re backing it up to the D drive): adb pull /data/local/bootanimation.zip d:\
Open up a command prompt window and enter the following command: adb push c:\bootanimation.zip /data/local
Type adb reboot to reboot your device. You will now be able to see the BIOS boot animation whenever you reboot your device.

For any updates, suggestions, or addition of supported devices, please go to the XDA-Developers forum thread.

How To Use Custom Lock / Unlock Sounds In Android

Fahad Abdullah — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:30:52 +0000

The default lock / unlock sounds of Android devices are neither too exciting nor very audible but that doesn’t mean you have to stay stuck with them as there is a way to change these sounds to those of your choice, provided your phone is rooted. If you are tired of the default lock/unlock sounds of your Android phone or tablet and want to replace them, read on for our complete guide.

Regardless of how much you want to like something, its human nature to get bored of it and the case is specially bad if you don’t like them at all in the first place. Same goes for the lock/unlock sounds of your Android device A good example would be the famous ‘Drrrroooooiiiddddd’ robotic sound that came default in the Motorola Droid by Verizon; it was loved by some and hated by a few others. If you are sick of your Lock/Unlock regardless of what it is, here’s how to set any custom sound as your lock/unlock sound:

Prerequisites:

A rooted Android Device. (See how to root Android devices)
Root Explorer ($4.03) or Super Manager (free).

Procedure:

If you want to use your own sound that is not available on the phone, copy any ‘.ogg’ sound file from your PC on to your SD card. If you want to use a default sound that is available on the phone, you can find those files at ‘/system/media/audio/notifications/‘ on your phone.
Launch Root Explorer or Super Manager on your phone.
- In case of Super Manager, you will have to go to its Settings and check ‘Enable ROOT function’, confirming the SuperUser access prompt that you get. This needs to be done only once.
- Also, in case of Super Manager, you will be using its ‘File Explorer’ tool for the following steps.
- When accessing the ‘/system‘ partition using Super Manager’s File Explorer in the following steps, you will be asked if you want to mount it as read-only or with read+write (r/w) access. Choose r/w access.
Now copy the .ogg files that you want to use for the lock and unlock sound.
Navigate to ‘/system/media/audio/ui/‘.
Rename the current ‘Unlock.ogg’ and ‘Lock.ogg’ to ‘Unlock.ogg.bak’ and ‘Lock.ogg.bak’ respectively in case you need to move back to the original sounds. Doing this will not let these original files be overwritten.
- In case of Root Explorer, you will need to tap ‘Mount R/W’ button on top of the screen before you can edit, rename or copy any file to the /system partition or any of its sub-folders.
Now paste your .ogg sound files into this location.
After you’ve copied the files to that location, rename them to ‘Unlock.ogg’ and/or ‘Lock.ogg‘.
Finally, close Root Explorer or Super Manager and reboot your phone.

Enjoy the new sounds on your device! In case you want to restore the originals, simply delete the custom ‘Unlock.ogg’ and/or ‘Lock.ogg‘ files that you had copied there and rename the ‘Unlock.ogg.bak’ and ‘Lock.ogg.bak’ fiiles there to ‘Unlock.ogg’ and ‘Lock.ogg’.

Install TNTLite 4.2.4 ROM On ViewSonic G-Tablet

Fahad Abdullah — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:40:58 +0000

TNTLite is a custom Android ROM for the ViewSonic G-Tablet developed by XDA-Developers forum member roebeet that brings a lot of features to the device that aren’t present in the default firmware. If you want to install this custom firmware to your tablet, read on for our complete guide.

Pretty much every Android device out there has been given a totally new outlook and extended functionality with custom ROMs and this holds equally true for the Viewsonic G Tablet. TNTLite has been the most popular alternate firmware for this tablet and offers many features such as Google Maps 5.1, the Notion Ink Adam keyboard, updated nVidia drivers and a lot of other tiny tweaks. Here are a few screenshots of this ROM in action:

Like what you see and want to install it on your tablet? Read on:

Requirements:

A rooted ViewSonic G-Tablet with ClockworkMod Recovery. [See how to root Viewsonic G Tablet and install ClockworkMod Recovery to it]
TnT Lite 4.2.4 ROM

Procedure:

Download the above mentioned ROM.
Unzip and place ‘update.zip’ on the SD card.
Power off your Device.
Press and hold the Volume Up button, then press and hold the Power button. You should see the ViewSonic boot image logo and the text ‘Detected Recovery Image’ would appear.
ClockworkMod Recovery would load on the device. Make a Nandroid Backup just incase you want to move back to your current configuration.
Choose ‘Install zip from SD card’, browse to the location of the downloaded ‘update.zip’ file and install it.
After the installation is complete, perform Wipe Data.
Perform Factory Reset on the tablet by deleting all user data.
Reboot.

Your tablet will now boot into the new alternate firmware! As per user reviews, the performance of the ViewSonic G-Tablet increases with much smoother functions and additional functionality has been added to the device. For any suggestions, queries or updates, please head over to the XDA-Developers forum thread.

How to Unbrick / Restore ViewSonic G-Tablet

Fahad Abdullah — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:25:12 +0000

If you have ended up bricking your Viewsonic G Tablet while attempting to install a custom ROM or kernel to it and are now afraid you’ll never be able to use it again, fear not as we have you covered with a way to unbrick your Android tablet and restore it to its factory default state with a rather simple method.

Sometimes during heavy customization a device becomes unusable due to some firmware error or for the most part human error. In case of a Viewsonic G Tablet, we’re here with the solution that should work for most bricking cases. With this method, you should have your tablet back in its factory default condition.

Prerequisites:

SD card
SD card reader
Windows/Linux PC or Mac
ViewSonic G-Tablet Restore File

Procedures:

Download the above mentioned restore file.
Insert the SD card into the card reader and access it using your computer.
If the SD card has any important data, save it to the computer.
Format the SD card.
Unzip the downloaded file and extract the ‘Recovery’ folder and ‘update.zip’ file to the root of your SD card.
Power off your device.
Press and hold the Volume Up button, then press and hold the Power button. You should see the ViewSonic boot image logo and the text ‘Detected Recovery Image’ on your tablet’s screen.
Let the installation take place automatically. The device will reboot after completion.

Congratulations! Your ViewSonic G-tablet is now restored to original firmware condition!

[via Droidpirate]

Install CoreDroid 4G Gingerbread ROM On HTC Inspire 4G

Fahad Abdullah — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:54:35 +0000

The CoreDroid Team at XDA-Developers have been hard at work since the release of the HTC Inspire 4G and their Gingerbread based CoreDroid 4G Android ROM that also supports HTC Desire HD, has been gaining users ever since. Their ROM has been undergoing speedy development, with new releases becoming available with every development milestone reached. The team of brilliant developers claim that the CoreDroid 4G is faster by a factor of 50% when compared to the stock ROM. To put that claim to the test, for a complete list of features of this ROM and to see what sets it apart from all the other ROM’s available for the Inspire 4G / Desire HD, gear up, get excited and read on.

The Cell Team is proud to present the below mentioned features in the ROM:

Latest Base Build for the Inspire 4G
RAM Optimizations
Speed Optimizations
Fast & stable, along with some eye candy.
Multilanguage support.
Fully De-odexed
init.d scripts support
Excellent battery life
Improved auto-brightness values
All system & 3rd party applications updated to the latest available.
Fully custom themed.
Ads Blocked
HTC Translator Widget
Titanium Backup
Dual Folder View
Superuser
ClockworkMod Recovery
Improved Camera performance
Support for Extreme Theme/Icon customization.

Now that we’ve tempted you enough, go on and flash it using the below mentioned procedure:

Requirements:

A rooted HTC Desire HD.(See how to root HTC Desire HD or how to root Inspire 4G)
HTC Desire with Radio version Radio 26.04.02.17_M2 .(See how to flash a radio on HTC Desire)
Radio S-Off / ENG S-OFF on your device. (See how to gain S-OFF on HTC Desire HD)
ClockworkMod Recovery on your device. (See how to install ClockworkMod Recovery 3 + using ROM Manager)
Desire HD CoreDroid V4.0 Gingerbread ROM
Device to be at least 40% charged.

Procedure:

Download the LeeDrOiD ROM and drop to your SD card.
Boot into recovery.(either via Rom Manager or by powering up with the volume down button held)
Select “Backup & restore” then backup your existing ROM just incase you want to move back to your current configuration.
If you want a clean install, scroll to “wipe data/factory reset” (this step is recommended but not always required)
Select ‘Flash Zip from SD card’
Select the Desire HD CoreDroid V4.0 that you just downloaded.
Cleaning Cache and Dalvik Cache is recommended.
Wait for the flashing process to complete and reboot.

Now that you have the Gingerbread based custom ROM installed, we highly recommend going over to the brilliantly designed site of the CoreDroid Team. The site helps you customize your device to your liking by giving you customizable fonts, boot animations, themes and various themed widgets as well.

For any bugs, suggestions, change log and further updates for your installed ROM, please head over to the CoreDroid Site.

Enable External USB Drive Support on Motorola XOOM

Fahad Abdullah — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:39:23 +0000

Although, the Motorola XOOM comes with a built-in microSD card slot, it is currently not usable for the end user till the planned software upgrade in the second quarter of 2011. Not that the 32GB on board memory available is any less in terms of storage, but if you still want to have more, if a friend has brought over a video on a USB storage device that you immediately want to see on your tablet or if you just want to copy off a song to a friend’s mp3 player, we bring you an easy method to enable external USB drive support on your device.

Requirements:

A rooted and unlocked Motorola XOOM.(See how to root a Motorola XOOM and how to unlock a Motorola XOOM Bootloader)
Android Development Kit installed.(See what is ADB and how to install it)
An OTG cable for the XOOM, since it does not actually have an external USB interface.
Root Explorer
Boot image replacement

Procedure:

Download the above mentioned boot image.
Extract the image file from the ZIP downloaded and place it in the same folder as your ADB and Fasboot binaries.
Connect your device to the PC

Start ADB shell and run the below mentioned commands in succession:

adb fastboot bootloader

fastboot flash boot rootboot.usbdisk.img

fastboot reboot

Once device is rebooted, use Root Explorer to navigate to /etc/ and find the file called ‘vold.fstab’.
Gain Read/Write permissions by tapping on the ‘Mount r/w’ button at the upper right corner.
Tap and hold on the device and let the menu open, scroll down and choose ‘Open in Text Editor’

Type the below mentioned text at the end of the file.

dev_mount usbdisk /mnt/usbdisk auto /devices/platform/tegra-ehci

Press Menu button and choose Save & Exit.
Reboot the XOOM.

The altered boot image creates a ‘/usbdisk’ folder on the system, which gives VOLD a location to mount the plugged in USB device and give you access to the files. The XOOM has been tested to support USB Storage devices up to 8GB’s however it may not support devices larger than this due to the power requirements of these devices. Nevertheless, USB access on the XOOM is something you’d rather have and not need than need and not have.

[via SlateDroid]

How To Restore and Relock a Motorola XOOM Tablet

Fahad Abdullah — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:42:00 +0000

So you’ve rooted your Motorola XOOM, as cool as that is, Motorola has announced that the really anticipated Flash update to version 10.2 would need the tablet to be relocked and restored back to stock. So if you’ve already unlocked your XOOM or perhaps you customized something and can’t get it back to normal or you just want to start afresh, below is a step by step tutorial on how to restore your Motorola back to factory state.

Requirements:

USB cable for connecting your device to the computer.
Drivers by Motorola (Download for 32 bit Windows | for 64 bit Windows; restart PC after installation.)
Fastboot tool. (Part of Android SDK. See what is ADB and how to install it.)
System image for XOOM’s original build, HRI39.

Procedure:

Download the official system image for the Motorola XOOM.
Unzip the files in MZ600_HRI39.zip and move or copy them to the /platform-tools folder in your SDK folder
Connect the XOOM to your computer.
Open up ADB Shell and type: adb reboot bootloader . This would reboot the tablet into its bootloader.

Now type the below mentioned commands in sequence after the task initiated by the previous command is finished

fastboot flash boot boot.img  fastboot flash system system.img  fastboot flash recovery recovery.img  fastboot flash userdata userdata.img  fastboot erase cache

Now that your tablet is back to stock we need to relock it. Type : fastboot oem lock , enter and wait for the menu, press the volume down button and then press the volume up button.

The device will take a minute or so and then reboot into the stock and locked Motorola XOOM that you remember booting the first time you powered it on.

[via AndroidCentral]

How To Flash Radio On HTC Inspire 4G or HTC Desire HD

Fahad Abdullah — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:44:41 +0000

If you’re an HTC Inspire 4G or a Desire HD owner and are looking to install custom ROM’s on your device, some custom Android ROMs need you to flash the Radio for compatibility with the hardware. Be careful while selecting the exact radio version, its mostly mentioned in the ROM. We are featuring a stepwise tutorial to guide you along the way. We’d be using a sample radio image based on Orange for the UK region.

Requirements:

A rooted Desire HD or Inspire 4G. (See how to permanently root HTC Desire HD or how to root Inspire 4G)
Radio and ENG S-Off on the device. (See how to gain S-OFF (radio and engineering) on HTC Desire HD)
ClockworkMod Recovery on the device. (See how to install ClockworkMod Recovery 3 + using ROM Manager)
HTC Sync installed on your system.
Android Development Kit installed on your system. (See what is ADB and how to Install It with Android SDK)
Radio 26.05.05.27_M3 image.
Radio Flasher
The device fully charged.

Procedure:

Download Radio Flasher zip to your system.
Extract it to any folder of your choice.
Open the flash folder.
Download the radio image you want to flash, in this case the above mentioned, and place it in the flash folder.
Connect your device to the PC.
Double Click on ‘START HERE’ in the flash folder. A command prompt window will open.
Type: adb reboot bootloader and press Enter. This will reboot the device into the Bootloader.
Wait for the phone to boot into the bootloader and type: fastboot flash radio radio.img and press Enter.
Wait for the flash to complete and type: fastboot reboot

That’s it. The phone will reboot and use the newly flashed radio from now on. In case you flashed the radio to install a custom ROM, go ahead and get the ROM.

For any issues during during or after upgrade, please visit the XDA-Developers forum thread.

How To Get Honeycomb Boot Animation On Droid X

Fahad Abdullah — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:57:06 +0000

While Android 3.0 Honeycomb running on XOOM is pretty much the most popular subject of conversation in the Android world, its SDK has been ported to many devices in somewhat working conditions. While we cannot be sure how many phones would get to taste the blue magic of the Honeycomb, what we can do while we wait is to take it a step closer to looking like Honeycomb.

If you’re a Droid X owner and want to use the beautiful Honeycomb as your boot animation, please find below the complete stepwise tutorial to do so.

Below is the video of the boot animation recorded on a Droid X:

Prerequisites:

A rooted Motorola Droid X. [Tutorial: How to Root Motorola Droid X]
ClockworkMod Recovery on the device. [Tutorial: How to install Clockwork Recovery to your Android Device]
Honeycomb Boot Animation
Half Speed Honeycomb Boot Animation
Honeycomb Boot Animation with Sound
Half Speed Honeycomb Boot with Sound
Root Explorer

Procedure:

Download the above mentioned Honeycomb animation that you prefer. It is recommended to try out both to suit your need.
Place the zip on your SD card.
Download and install Root Explorer on your device if you already don’t have it.
Go to the Data/Local folder and copy off ‘bootanimation.zip’ to somewhere else on the SD card so you have a backup if you want to revert.
Mount the system in read/write with Root Explorer.
Rename the downloaded Honeycomb animation to ‘bootanimation.zip’ to copy it to the Data/Local folder.
Exit Root Explorer and reboot your device to see the new boot Animation.
If you want to add sound to your boot animation, download the appropriate animation from the link above.
Boot into ClockworkMod Recovery.
Scroll down to Install zip , select and install the downloaded zip file.
Reboot after the installation is complete.

Enjoy the new Honeycomb animation on your device !

For any issues, suggestions and update, head over to the Droid X forums thread.

How To Gain Full Market Access in ViewSonic G-Tablet

Fahad Abdullah — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:37:25 +0000

If you have a ViewSonic G-Tablet lying around and do not have full Android Market access on it, get your hands on it as we are bringing you a guide that will allow you to enable it on your tablet. This has been made possible using a workaround that force closes the Market app and wipes the data for the Google Services Framework. Both these steps have to be done manually. Read on below for a complete tutorial on how to do this.

Requirements:

A rooted ViewSonic G-Tablet. (See how to root Viewsonic G Tablet)
Titanium Backup

Procedure:

Download the Titanium Backup zip file from the link above (since you don’t have Market access yet.)
Unzip and extract it to any location on the SD card.
Open up ES File Explorer, browse to the location of the APK file and install it.
Ensure the Market is working on your Google ID.
Go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Market.
When taken to the Market page, Force Stop the Market and Google Services Framework.
In Titanium Backup application that you have downloaded and installed before, go into ‘Backup/Restore’, look for ‘Google Services Framework 2.2’, tap on it and then choose ‘Wipe Data’.
Go back to your home screen.
Run Market on your device now. You should get an error. If you get no error, try the above steps again until you do. Getting that error is absolutely important.
Once you get the error, reboot your device.

Wait for at least a minute after the OS has booted and then start Android Market again. You should notice all of your applications visible in the Market right now. You still have to do one more reboot to actually have the ability to download and install applications.

Enjoy the full access to the Android Market like all Android users!

[via DroidPirate]

Install Steel Blue V3 Theme & Boot Animation On Samsung Galaxy S I9000

Fahad Abdullah — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:22:16 +0000

Installing a custom theme to your Android device gives it an entirely personalized look reflecting your choice and if you are an owner of the Samsung Galaxy S I9000, you can now install the spectacular Steep Blue V3 theme as well as boot animation to your phone and give it a fresh new look to boast on this Samsung Galaxy S series phone’s beautiful 4” Super AMOLED screen! For more screenshots of the theme and boot animations as well as the complete installation guide, read on.

This theme has been developed by XDA-Developers forum member edint3000 and boasts around 34+ number of applications that have been modified along with the usual taskbar, wallpaper and notification bar etc. This theme currently has the maximum number of themed in-phone applications for the Samsung Galaxy I9000.

The theme also features three brilliantly made boot animations, which are also themed as per the overall looks of the phone. Some of the screenshots of a Samsung Galaxy S I9000 using the theme are below:

The Boot Animations 3.0a , 3.0b & 3.0c :

Requirements:

A Rooted Samsung Galaxy I9000 (Tutorial: how to root and unroot Samsung Galaxy S i9000 with a single click)
ClockworkMod Recovery installed. (See how to install ClockworkMod recovery on Samsung Galaxy I9000)
Supported ROM Versions : JPU, JPX, JPY, JP3 or JP5.
Steel Blue V3 Full Theme
Steel Blue Boot Animation v3.0a | v3.0b | v3.0c (Optional)

Procedure:

Download the Steel Blue V3 Full Theme file and place it on the SD card.
Reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery.
Perform a Nandroid backup, just incase you want to revert back to your current theme.
Wipe cache & Dalvik cache.
Install the theme file using ClockworkMod’s menu.
Wipe cache & Dalvik cache again.
Reboot.

Congratulations! The Steel Blue V3 theme is now installed on your device!

Each of the boot animations zip files can be flashed separately using the same procedure to choose whichever animation tickles your fancy. Do let us know how you like it. In case of any suggestions or issues, or for any updates on newer versions, please head over to the XDA-Developers forum thread.

Use Odin To Root Samsung Galaxy S i9000 Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread

Fahad Abdullah — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:15:21 +0000

Its only fair that Samsung’s most powerful Android device to date should be on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. While Samsung has announced that they would be upgrading the Galaxy S to Gingerbread, custom Gingerbread ROMs for the device are already available.

An unrooted Samsung Galaxy I9000 running a Gingerbread is pretty much like the Jedi’s without their light sabers or Master Yoda with no control over The Force. What’re you waiting for? Read ahead on how to use a simple procedure to root your device.

Prerequisites:

A Windows PC with ODIN installed and running. [Tutorial: How To: Use Odin To Upgrade Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 To Froyo]
CF-Root-XW_OXX_JV1-v1.3-BusyBox-1.17.1.tar
A Samsung Galaxy I9000 with the I9000XWJV1 firmware

Procedure:

To begin, download the above mentioned .tar file onto your PC.
Now turn off your device and wait for 30 seconds before moving to the next step.
Enter download mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Power + Home Key for a good 3 seconds.
Once you’ve entered Download Mode, run ODIN on the PC.
Now connect your phone to your PC via the USB interface.
In ODIN, click the ‘PDA’ button and browse to the ‘.tar’ file already downloaded. Select that file.
Check the ‘Auto-Reboot’ option only.
Lastly click Start and wait for the process to complete. Once the process completes, the phone will reboot.

As pointed out by one of our repspectable commntators, here is the procedure to fix non rebooting after 10 seconds option:

Congratulations! You now have the Gingerbread rooted for complete access for the device!

The above method is confirmed to be working and tested by various users at XDA Developers forum thread.

How To Install Custom Boot Animations On Advent Vega

Fahad Abdullah — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:58:34 +0000

The road to customization on Android devices does not just start with installing a new or custom version of the operating system; it starts a lot earlier with features like boot animations, launchers and themes widely available for many devices including the Advent Vega tablet. If you want to customize the way your tablet starts, we have two custom boot animations for you. Want to try them out? Read on.

These slick boot animations have been developed by XDA Developer user original_ganjaman and we are more than happy to share them with you here. The concept of the first boot animation is pretty creative; it shows a typical BIOS Boot up of a windows based PC. If you have seen the booting process of an old Windows PC, you would know what we’re talking about. Below is a screenshot:

The second one is a custom made boot animation by the developer himself for the Vega, showing off the Vega logo along with the nVidia Tegra chipset as shown below:

Can’t wait to install one of these bootanimations to your tablet? Here is the guide.

Requirements:

A rooted Advent Vega.[See how to permanently root Advent Vega with z4root]
BIOS Boot Animation or Vega Boot Animation
Astro File Manager (free) or Root Explorer ($4.07) to copy files into Android system folders.

Procedure:

Download the boot animation of your choice to your PC.
Rename the file to ‘bootanimation.zip’ (important).
Move the renamed zip file to your SD card.
Use any of the above mentioned file browsers to browse to your tablet’s /data/local folder with read+write (r/w) access.
In case you want to backup your existing boot animation, copy the existing bootanimation.zip file in that location to another location, or rename it to something else such as bootanimation.bak if you want to leave it at the same location.
Now copy the ‘bootanimation.zip’ file of the new custom boot animation to /data/local.
Once it has been copied, simply reboot your device.

Enjoy the new boot animations on the Advent Vega! Follow the same procedure if you want to switch to the other animation or if you simply want to remove the animations and move back to stock, just delete the ‘bootanimation.zip’ that you just copied and replace it with the old bootanimation.zip file or rename the old one back to bootanimation.zip in case you had renamed it to something else during the installation process.

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Install CyanogenMod 7 Nightly Gingerbread ROM on HTC myTouch 4G

Fahad Abdullah — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:33:03 +0000

CyanogenMod is our favorite custom Android ROM and the latest version i.e. CyanogenMod 7, which is based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, is now available for the HTC myTouch 4G (also known as HTC Glacier). Read on for our full installation instructions.

The ROM is currently under constant development and updates are rolling out every few days, hence the ‘nightly’ status. Though based on user feedback, it is stable enough to be used as your daily driver, with pretty much all the features working. If you’ve had enough details and want to get it up and running on your phone, we have you covered.

Requirements:

A rooted HTC myTouch4G Device. (See how to permanently root HTC T-Mobile myTouch 4G [ADB Method])
ClockworkMod Recovery installed (See how to install ClockworkMod recovery on HTC myTouch 4G)
Latest CyanogenMod 7 Nightly for HTC myTouch4G

Procedure:

Download the ROM from the link given above and transfer it to your SD card.
Power off your device.
Press and hold the Volume Up button and press the Power button to enter into ClockworkMod Recovery.
Perform a Nandroid Backup, incase you want to move back to your current ROM.
Wipe data, cache & Dalvik cache.
Flash the ROM’s zip file from recovery.
Wipe data, cache & Dalvik cache once more.
Reboot your device once done.

That’s pretty much it – you should now have Gingerbread up and running on your phone in form of CM7 Nightly. Since this is a nightly build, we strongly recommend you to follow up with CyanogenMod team over at the HTC myTouch4G page for further updates and a final stable build. For the most frequent issues for this Nightly ROM, please head over the FAQ prepared on the XDA Developer’s forum thread.

How To Install ClockworkMod Recovery On HTC myTouch 4G

Fahad Abdullah — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:09:31 +0000

ClockworkMod recovery is now available for the HTC myTouch 4G aka HTC Glacier. The ClockworkMod Recovery simply outclasses the Stock Android recovery in terms of functionality and features such as the Nandroid Backup, custom ROMs & USB mass storage mode, etc.

The special features of the recovery that we are covering is that it not only allows you to switch between the stock recovery and the ClockworkMod recovery when required, it also allows you to flash custom ROM’s based on both the ext2 and ext3 file system, so if you have an HTC myTouch4G and are willing to slip down the extremely slippery slope of heavy customization and upgradations through custom ROMs, read on.

Prerequisites:

A rooted HTC myTouch 4G. [Tutorial: How To Permanently Root HTC T-Mobile myTouch 4G [ADB Method]
ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.0.6
ROM Manager

Procedure:

To begin download and install ROM Manager from the Android Market.
Place the ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.06 you downloaded from the above link on the root of your SD card.
Once done, open ROM Manager and choose ‘Reboot into Recovery’.
Once in the recovery, choose the ZIP file you downloaded on the SD card and install it.
After the installation process is complete, reboot your phone.
After reboot you will boot into Android. Now open ROM Manager and navigate to “All Clockwork Recoveries”.
Now choose the ClockworkMod Recovery you need to flash and install it.
After the installation completes, power off your device.
Enter into the ClockworkMod recovery by holding the Volume Up button and pressing the Power button.
If for some reason, you want to move back to the stock recovery, you can do this easily by simply flashing the 2.5.1.4 recovery.

Now that you have ClockworkMod Recovery on your phone, look for the latest custom ROM’s that unleash the true potential of your device.

For any updates, suggestion or issues, please head over the to XDA Developer’s Forum.

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