Just a quick note for anyone strolling in. I am still supporting this modification. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to post.
Hello everyone. Hopefully this hasn't been done before. This mod is a bit more of a fun one (In my humble opinion ).
You may have noticed that when you connect your phone up to a computer, while booted into a Sense-based ROM, the phone will mount two drives -- one being a mass storage device, and the other being a CD-ROM drive. Interestingly enough, when you select HTC Sync Manager from the USB connection type list, it makes the computer think that you inserted a CD-ROM.
That's interesting because that means that you could essentially hook the phone up to just about any computer, and it would recognize that "CD-ROM drive."
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Background
I found that you can actually change that CD-ROM to just about anything you could possibly want (having some trouble with bootable ISOs though).
There is a file named PCTOOL.ISO inside the /system/etc directory that normally contains the HTC Sync Manager Software. By replacing that ISO with another, it'll mount that one instead. Because there isn't too much room to spare in the /system partition, the file should probably be kept relatively small.
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Okay. Why does this matter? I can think of two reasons:
1. ROM Developers can include a package that contains a copy of the ADB and Fastboot executables within their ROM. ADB would be useful while the device is on; Fastboot would probably have to be copied to the computer.
2. Because the ISO is mounted as Read-Only media, it could be incredibly useful for field technicians who need to run portable software, without the risk of being infected with a virus on the host machine.
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It's not hard to create these ISOs, and flash them to the phone. I can put up a how-to in the second post if anybody would like me to.
For now, here's a flashable zip containing ADB and Fastboot executables for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
Just flash the file like you would flash any other.
There is an old version of the PCSC.apk in this file. A newer version is here for the time being.
Download
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How to use
To use it, while booted, change the device-connection type to HTC Sync Manager. Tap 'Done'. You'll likely see a message on the phone that says "Connecting to HTC Sync Manager ..." Just tap the back button on your phone to clear that message.
On your computer:
If you're running Windows, you may get an AutoPlay window that gives you the option to launch the "ADB and Fastboot Command Prompt." If you click that, you'll get a Command Prompt Window that's pointed at the drive already. To use any of the commands, just type adb [COMMAND], or fastboot [COMMAND] (again, fastboot may be useless unless copied to the computer).
If you don't get an AutoPlay window, open up the CD-ROM drive, and double-click on the 'ADB_FASTBOOT_SHELL.BAT' icon to bring up the window. That batch file contains only one command (just to launch the Command Prompt to the CD location).
If you're running Linux, you may have to copy the binaries over to your computer to use them (they may not have correct permissions).
On Mac OS X, you'll likely have to open a terminal window and navigate to the CD-ROM drive to use them.
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I know that this isn't anything huge, but I'll put this down here anyways. Developers, if you are interested in the ADB/Fastboot ISO or flashable ZIP, and would like to include it in your ROM, please feel free to do so. Modify it however you like. Only thing that I would ask of you is that you post here (or even PM me) saying that you used it. I'd just love to see if/where it's being used. This isn't a strict requirement though. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything that happens (including, but not limited) to your phone, computer, Sprint contract, etc. This is provided free of charge without any warranty.
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This is extremely interesting to me my friend. I ordered a 64gb sd so i could store pc repair programs such as hiren or others. So i woild always have with me. If i could just load a iso. God that would kick but. Id have a few o.s so ready at all times lol
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I definitely like the idea and possibilities this has. Good find, Closeone! I am goin to download just to keep for future. As I am only rooted stock, but I do plan to unlock soon. Was waiting on s-off but doubt that'll happen anytime soon, being that u can still flash kernels n etc with just unlocked bootloader.
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When I connect my EVO to my PC running Windows 7 64 bit , it doesn't recognize it as MTP (Thank God, by the way....IMO), it mounts as a normal USB flash drive. I didn't install HTC Sync, so I am not sure if that has anything to do with it.
Are you referring to bone stock and you click on the Disk drive icon or the HTC Sync Manager when you plug in?
Just curious if I am using drivers that maybe others might get use of...
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This is extremely interesting to me my friend. I ordered a 64gb sd so i could store pc repair programs such as hiren or others. So i woild always have with me. If i could just load a iso. God that would kick but. Id have a few o.s so ready at all times lol
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Thanks! I'm not sure about the ability to boot. I did try a bootable ISO, which unfortunately was unable to boot. I may have to look closer into this. Also, the size restriction might hold you back. I wouldn't load a huge ISO into the /system partition, but there is one of two different things might be able to be done. One would be to possibly symlink the ISO and have it load from another place, the second would be to modify where the software would load the ISO from. Humm...
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I definitely like the idea and possibilities this has. Good find, Closeone! I am goin to download just to keep for future. As I am only rooted stock, but I do plan to unlock soon. Was waiting on s-off but doubt that'll happen anytime soon, being that u can still flash kernels n etc with just unlocked bootloader.
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Thanks, drewski83!
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When I connect my EVO to my PC running Windows 7 64 bit , it doesn't recognize it as MTP (Thank God, by the way....IMO), it mounts as a normal USB flash drive. I didn't install HTC Sync, so I am not sure if that has anything to do with it.
Are you referring to bone stock and you click on the Disk drive icon or the HTC Sync Manager when you plug in?
Just curious if I am using drivers that maybe others might get use of...
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The only way, I believe, that the system will mount the phone as MTP (or is it PTP in this implementation?) is by selecting the Media sync option when connecting. The two advantages I see to mounting it this way are that the SD Card doesn't have to be dismounted while connected, and the device shows both the "Internal SD" and the actual SD Card as separate drives that you can copy files to and from.
I haven't installed HTC Sync either. I'm referring to most any Sense-based ROMs for this device. If the phone doesn't give you a choice, it's possible that it's still hidden in the notification menu. If not, you can change that by going into Settings > Connect to PC, and tap Ask me, or you can change the default connection type from within that menu as well.
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Closeone, you are awesome.
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Closeone, you are awesome.
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Thank you -Cupper-. You are awesome, good sir!
~co~
bump for awesomeness
Quick question...if you flash this mod, do you have to reflash it every time a new ROM is flashed? Thanks in advance
bard77 said:
Quick question...if you flash this mod, do you have to reflash it every time a new ROM is flashed? Thanks in advance
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Hi bard77. Yes. When you flash a new ROM, system data will (should) typically be wiped. This is written there. It's simple to flash however.
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good stuff!! thanks
Just freakin' sweetness man. Pure epic find!
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Androidious said:
Just freakin' sweetness man. Pure epic find!
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Agreed, nice work closeone. This is amazing.
evo401 said:
good stuff!! thanks
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Androidious said:
Just freakin' sweetness man. Pure epic find!
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Agreed, nice work closeone. This is amazing.
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Thanks guys.
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Closeone, good job on finding this!
I do computer repair, and I currently have an external 2.5" drive set up to be bootable to a Grub bootloader. From Grub, I can boot any ISO or boot partition on the drive. With the Sync Manager emulating a CD-ROM drive instead of showing up as a disk drive, it would be a huge advantage for booting, letting any computer (especially older ones) recognize it.
If you could find a way to keep the phone in Sync Manager even when it's not connected, the computer's BIOS should be able to see it as a CD-ROM and boot from it. As it is now, my BIOS won't see it because it's not treating the phone like a USB device. It would be excellent if you could map to an ISO on a different partition. Another option is to have the loaded ISO simply bring up a bootloader to boot from any ISO/partition you want, though this takes away the advantage of the selected ISOs being recognized as a CD-ROM drive. Grub can have problems when you boot from an ISO of a live CD and the booted OS needs to access the disc. The OS can't find a CD-ROM, so it doesn't work.
If you could successfully map this to an ISO on the SD card, you could even build a little app to let you choose which ISO you want to be selected. You could simply have it remap to the different folders with the respective PCTOOL.ISO files. For example, if you select "Acronis" from the app menu, it would direct it to sdcard/acronis/PCTOOL.ISO, and if you select "Ubuntu," it would map to /sdcard/Ubuntu/PCTOOL.ISO.
I hope this is all clear enough. Once I read this, I got pretty excited about all the possibilities!
This is going to be awesome if things can be modified to make this a bootloader. I would even donate for this functionality if someone wanted to tackle it.
Having the ability to have things like UBCD, Win XP PE (With Antivirus / MalwareBytes), etc as options running straight from my phone would be a computer guy's dream.
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Closeone, good job on finding this!
I do computer repair, and I currently have an external 2.5" drive set up to be bootable to a Grub bootloader. From Grub, I can boot any ISO or boot partition on the drive. With the Sync Manager emulating a CD-ROM drive instead of showing up as a disk drive, it would be a huge advantage for booting, letting any computer (especially older ones) recognize it.
If you could find a way to keep the phone in Sync Manager even when it's not connected, the computer's BIOS should be able to see it as a CD-ROM and boot from it. As it is now, my BIOS won't see it because it's not treating the phone like a USB device. It would be excellent if you could map to an ISO on a different partition. Another option is to have the loaded ISO simply bring up a bootloader to boot from any ISO/partition you want, though this takes away the advantage of the selected ISOs being recognized as a CD-ROM drive. Grub can have problems when you boot from an ISO of a live CD and the booted OS needs to access the disc. The OS can't find a CD-ROM, so it doesn't work.
If you could successfully map this to an ISO on the SD card, you could even build a little app to let you choose which ISO you want to be selected. You could simply have it remap to the different folders with the respective PCTOOL.ISO files. For example, if you select "Acronis" from the app menu, it would direct it to sdcard/acronis/PCTOOL.ISO, and if you select "Ubuntu," it would map to /sdcard/Ubuntu/PCTOOL.ISO.
I hope this is all clear enough. Once I read this, I got pretty excited about all the possibilities!
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This is going to be awesome if things can be modified to make this a bootloader. I would even donate for this functionality if someone wanted to tackle it.
Having the ability to have things like UBCD, Win XP PE (With Antivirus / MalwareBytes), etc as options running straight from my phone would be a computer guy's dream.
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Apologies for my late response. I've been... tied up for the last couple weeks.
Thanks. Precisely. I thought that it would be a nice tool for technicians. I work in that field myself. There are a few problems that I noticed with how the PCTOOL.ISO is accessed. From my understanding, I believe that the problem with reading it from the SD Card (Internal Memory or External) is that it doesn't expect that it's going to be reading from a FAT32 formatted partition. It gets a bit more difficult with the fact that a huge ISO really probably shouldn't be placed in your system partition. Making it bootable is messy (I mean, it was intended for a completely different use in the first place though ). At the very least, an ISO with your favorite portable applications can be put in there and loaded up when needed. That alone is very valuable because it acts as read-only media, the phone can't be infected with anything nasty from the computer you plug it into.
Thanks again!
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Why could we not partition a section of the SD card as EXT3 or whatever PCTOOL.ISO wants to see, then create a symalink as mentioned? Nothing says the entire SD card has to be partitioned FAT32. I actually had part of mine partitioned as EXT2 for the longest time, because the card wasnt always in my phone.
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Why could we not partition a section of the SD card as EXT3 or whatever PCTOOL.ISO wants to see, then create a symalink as mentioned? Nothing says the entire SD card has to be partitioned FAT32. I actually had part of mine partitioned as EXT2 for the longest time, because the card wasnt always in my phone.
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True. True. I didn't think about that. The first thing that's got to be done though is making the phone mount the ISO, or at least not wait for a request from the computer to go ahead and make the phone pop up with the menu of actions, and in turn say to the computer "Hi there, I see that you're booting. I'm a USB CD-ROM drive. Oh yeah, and you can boot from me now." Easier said than done, at least for myself.
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I've compiled a simple app to be able to easily mount to your PC any given partition.
Feel free to donate if this app is of any use to you. Much appreciated.
Please note that changes to the drive will not be saved if you do not properly unmount/eject the drive from PC (in Ubuntu: right click, unmount. In Windows, eject.).
For those using stock browser, apk files often fail to download.. You can install Astro explorer and activate downloads in settings (last option). Then you should be able to download this file.
Dolphin should work without issues..
This is a Beta release.
This requires a working root (su). By that I mean your nook must be rooted. Regarding HC, see j4mm3r's thread.
This can be used, for example, to open your SD or internal data on your PC..
You can mount pretty much any partition to your computer with this app:
- SD
- Media (internal drive for your media and documents...)
- SD Partitions (up to 4)
- Internal storage - BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS!!
There are two "mount points" on the nook (lun0 and lun1)
So you can simultanously mount two partitons.
As an example, you can mount SD on 1st and MEDIA on the 2nd.
Each mount point has it's own tab.
Please try it out and post feedback.
Thank you.
EDIT (13.02.2011):
This has been tested on HoneyComb and Froyo (not in Eclair 1.0>1.1).
In Froyo: USB Mass Storage (Notification bar) should be turned off.
Compatibility mode will need to be disabled in Spare parts (reboot required).
If this doesn't work for you, try entering manually in ADB while NC plugged in to your PC:
Code:
adb shell
echo /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file
And post result here.
Sam
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UPDATES:
13-02-2011: 0.2b => minor bugs and made app scrollable for Froyo Landscape
26-02-2011: 0.3b:
- Changed 'settings' label (mistake) to system.
- Added a "Make sure you properly unmount/eject drive from PC when finished" message when mounting.
- Added dual boot system and data (p9 and p10).
- Changed 'Confirm mounting' to 'Confirm', as poster suggested. Thanks.
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Hmm can't quite seen to get it to work right. The app does nothing for me when I select a partition to mount. I can get the SD card mounted via android's USB connected notification. I've tried the app with it turned on and off. It's got super user, so that's not it. By the way, I'm running Froyo 6.7 off the eMMC. Let me know what to try.
EDIT: Got it to work after running the ADB command in 1st post. Awesome app, thanks.
Sam,
Thank You, you program made my day. It works great, I have been messing with vold.fstab for days and I could only mount the boot of my sdcard. So, I went with manually pushing file to /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/luno/file which worked but your app make the process much better.
Again Thank you for everything you have done.
Biz
Could this work as a Xbox media storage? I want to get a new demo, and I got no Hard Drive
Works great!
this is great! i was thinking (since your help in the other thread) about trying to cobble something like this together myself in android app creator suite but didnt know if i could manage or not. Now i dont need to even try! thank!
EDIT: 2 things, one, is it possible to have this setting survive a reboot? and secondly, is the display supposed to be tiny? it only fills like a third of the screen and is centered at the top. this is on emmc froyo 0.6.7 the screen is scrollable as you said so just have to scroll down for the confirmed button
Does it unmount them on the nook when they are attached to the PC? I was playing with the echo command and it seems that the nook is unable to see any changes to the filesystem. I wrote a script that unmount them then runs the echo statement. Then another script that remount them once they are disconnected.
Good question. As I said, this is beta. I'm open to any suggestion. From what I tested, changes did actually occur even when mounted on android..
Unchecked compatibility mode in spare parts and reboot for fullscreen..
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Good question. As I said, this is beta. I'm open to any suggestion. From what I tested, changes did actually occur even when mounted on android..
Unchecked compatibility mode in spare parts and reboot for fullscreen..
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you did say that huh... sorry
This provided an easier way to fix root (SU binary) to make SuperUser work again on HC.
Glad it helped.
Over 100 downloads and very few feedbacks...
Sam
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Over 100 downloads and very few feedbacks...
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Interesting. I did see that if you try to download / install directly from the HC browser it doesn't work. Perhaps people do this instead of trying with their computer and assume it doesn't work? Downloads don't equal successful installs.
For Windows users, it (currently) provides the only way to mount the 4th partition of my HC SD card. Am I mistaken? Perhaps others don't realize what this is or are put off by the UI?
Keep it up. This is a much needed utility ATM.
The UI isn't THAT awful, is it?
Anyway, this can help a lot of people, especially the ones not too familiar with ADB..
Sam
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The UI isn't THAT awful, is it?
Anyway, this can help a lot of people, especially the ones not too familiar with ADB.
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To a person familar with partitions and the android file system it's fine. To those expecting a more fruity / friendly UI, it's far from it. However, you can't please everyone and it might be a waste of your energy to try. It's practical / functional and that's all I need it to be.
Indeed it can, much preferred over ADB even though I can use it just fine. You might want to make it more clear in the OP that users that have problems may need to type "adb shell" before the echo command. Not everyone will know this.
You app works well Sam! I can finally access my media partition via USB. I am looking forward to updates. Perhaps retaining setting after a reboot? Great work man!
Works great! I downloaded it with dolphin browser (running froyo on emmc) Then used root explorer to navigate to downloads and just clicked to install. Doesn't get any easier than that!
Would it be possible to have it mount media partitions? Like if I have dual boot setup would it be possible to mount the extra partitions to edit them?
Which media partitions?
Right, forgot about dual booters.. I'll implement that in 0.3..
Thanks.
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I want to thank you so much for this samuelhalff. I mean it. Something like this that may seem trivial to someone who can just do it means a WORLD to someone like me and i truly truly appreciate it. The devs/peeps here have made my little wanna be ereader ((hehe)) a great honeycomb tablet. I think its great for someone that cant afford the next great thing **xoom** to be able to join in the tech fun. You all have made me very happy with my little tablet.
Jamie.
Love the app!!!! but i got a issue now... There is no way for me to browse the media partition on the device... so I can not access my pictures that I placed on the internal storage...any insight?
Working great for me, HC on eMMC. Appreciate it!
WARNING: This script can be dangerous if you do not know what you're doing!!! I am not responsible for any of your files or hard drives that are deleted if the script is used the wrong way.
The following Bash script (built for Ubuntu) is a simple script that I wrote that does the following:
1. Lets you chose any non-SD ROM.
2. Lets you chose the drive to partition. (WARNING: This ONLY ignores /dev/sda as it assumes that it's your main hard drive. If you have more than one hard drive, do NOT use this unless you know what you're doing!!!)
3. Automatically partitions a Boot partition, a system partition (large enough to hold some BIG ROMs...), a data partition and the rest of your SD card (whatever size it may be) is partitioned as a standard FAT32 space.
4. It modifies both the ramdisk and the vold to boot from the SD and to see that 4th partition as the SD card.
5. If the ROM doesn't have gapps built in and uses the install script to copy them from your last ROM (like CM and MIUI do), it will download and install the gapps.
6. It creates all the required symlinks.
I've only tested it with my 8GB microSD and with MIUI. The permissions are not set up correctly for now due to a bug of sorts... but the ROM that I tested boots and works fine. (Set it all to 777 for now.)
This is only the first version. I just wrote it today. If you find bugs or have a better idea on how to do certain things (like ONLY display USB drives and SD cards) PLEASE let me know here.
If nothing in this thread makes sense, it's because I'm tired...
Update: Adding a bit more info.
Its a really good idea, but not many people can try it unless it's ported to Windows or Mac.
ikingblack said:
Its a really good idea, but not many people can try it unless it's ported to Windows or Mac.
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I know most people use Windows but Windows isn't very well equipped to do the stuff that this script does. I could always try to make an actual program (make it in c or something) but that would require a complete rewrite. I mostly wrote this for myself (to make my life easier while I'm porting a ROM to the Nook) but figured someone else might be able to use it. (Mostly the people who make the SD img's for everyone else, not the general public.)
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I know most people use Windows but Windows isn't very well equipped to do the stuff that this script does. I could always try to make an actual program (make it in c or something) but that would require a complete rewrite. I mostly wrote this for myself (to make my life easier while I'm porting a ROM to the Nook) but figured someone else might be able to use it. (Mostly the people who make the SD img's for everyone else, not the general public.)
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Well yeah, it is pretty hard. Anyways, your script works for me. Its really nice.
You can run bash in Windows using Cygwin
What's the benefit from using this script on the pc and not using verygreens installer on the nook?
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You can run bash in Windows using Cygwin
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Does Cygwin include parted, mkfs.ext4 and mkfs.msdos?
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What's the benefit from using this script on the pc and not using verygreens installer on the nook?
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What installer? I didn't realize he had an installer that would let you install any "non-SD compatible" ROM into an SD card and make it SD-compatible. >.<
Just look at the thread directly below this one ... ;-)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
I am using it in this setup: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022786
as alternate boot option.
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Just look at the thread directly below this one ... ;-)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
I am using it in this setup: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022786
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Reading that it looks like the differences are:
Mine:
Can do all that in the PC without having to touch the nook.
It's all automated. (Like downloading the gapps.)
You run the script then just pop the SD card into the Nook and go.
Meant more for devs who are testing new builds left and right or who are building an image for others to use.
His:
Doesn't require Linux nor any Linux experience (to choose the correct drive from the drive list that the script gives you.)
Meant for the average usage who wants to be able to easily update their ROMs and install new kernels without "wiping" the SD card's data partition.
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Reading that it looks like the differences are:
Mine:
Can do all that in the PC without having to touch the nook.
It's all automated. (Like downloading the gapps.)
You run the script then just pop the SD card into the Nook and go.
Meant more for devs who are testing new builds left and right or who are building an image for others to use. <snip...>
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I like this... Thanks
I am using verygreen's installer on my Nook right now, but I am going to start playing with this script
P.S. Linux rocks, everyone should have it...for those who don't want to let go of Windows, you should at least have Linux installed as a virtual machine on your box using VirtualBox.
So I was playing with this for a few moments on my Mac at work today. Am I copying the ROM archive, say MIUI_us_encore_1.8.5_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_andmer.zip or cm_encore_full-163.zip, into the same location as the Install2SD script?
Or am I to uncompress these roms into their respective folders and copy that folder into the same location as the Install2SD script?
I have yet to get another uSD to play with, so I have obviously not gotten to far with this just yet. I will be back to my Ubuntu machine after I get home from work with a new uSD to play with.
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So I was playing with this for a few moments on my Mac at work today. Am I copying the ROM archive, say MIUI_us_encore_1.8.5_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_andmer.zip or cm_encore_full-163.zip, into the same location as the Install2SD script?
Or am I to uncompress these roms into their respective folders and copy that folder into the same location as the Install2SD script?
I have yet to get another uSD to play with, so I have obviously not gotten to far with this just yet. I will be back to my Ubuntu machine after I get home from work with a new uSD to play with.
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I haven't tested to see if this works on a mac. That said, just run the script and it will tell you where to put the files (in linux (in nautilus to be exact...)) If not, when you run it the first time, it will create the necessary folder and you can put the files there.
I've got the Telstra RHOD110 and I've tried to install every Android build since about the first stable Froyo release. Every single one of them hangs during the Linux boot sequence.
It seems to be memory related, but past that I've got no clue - I'm an IT professional, but I'm in operations, not development so I'm a little out of my depth with this stuff.
I have NOT done HardSPL yet, but I was under the impression this wasn't necessary for the SD card method (which I wanted to test out before potentially bricking a ~$1000 phone). In theory it's just the standard Telstra WinMo 6.5 ROM...
It's getting a bit frustrating after years of trying this and seeing everyone else talking about how easy it is. I'm using F22's rootfs and TotalCommander isn't showing up any *.csv files in the \windows directory, so I can't even try the GBX0C (2.3.7) test build. Anyone know why my phone seems to be different?
Hi Nukkels lets focus on getting GBX0C running since
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I have NOT done HardSPL yet,
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First things first: Format the MicroSD you plan to use using the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool. Just use google to find it. I use version 2.1.8. Perform a FULL format, FAT32.
Now download the package from here: http://files.xdandroid.com/GBX0C_Full_Bundle_2012.04.24.zip and extract all of the files to the root of your SD card
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I've got the Telstra RHOD110
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This device is identical to the RHOD100_UK so pull the startup.txt out of the STARTUPS\RHOD\RHOD100\ and place it on the root of your storage card.
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I'm using F22's rootfs
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I think I understand why you are trying to use that rootfs since it has some stuff tailor made for Rhod110/Telstra but I don't think it is necessary. Just leave the existing rootfs.img from the GBX0C package, it should work for you.
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TotalCommander isn't showing up any *.csv files in the \windows directory
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I haven't used TotalCommander for a while, but it seems to me that there is an option like "Hide Files in ROM" or "Show Hidden Files" or something like that which is probably preventing you from seeing the .csv's in /Windows/. So find that option and find those files and copy them to the root of your storage card.
If you can't find them I think that GBX0C should still boot as I have booted without any .csv's, there was just no sound in the build. But at least you can see that it is working. In case you absolutely cannot find them, here are my .csv's from rhod100uk: View attachment RHOD100_CSV.zip, unzip to your storage card, which hopefully will get you going.
Okay, now all you need is a touch screen calibration file. If you do not have one here is mine:View attachment ts-calibration.zip
Unzip it to the storage card.
Now you have everything in place on the card, please at this point do not try to edit the startup.txt or anything in /conf/. Lets just get this baby working.
Before you run anything I would set WM to airplane mode, set your backlight control to any level but auto (ie low), and make sure that you are not overclocking your processor in WM.
Now run HaRET.exe from the root of the storage card and cross your fingers mate!
Be patient, first boot can take ~10 minutes sometimes.
EDIT: Also there is a fairly good chance that your thread will get moved to the Android section... if it does and you aren't able to post in it anymore you can PM me.
I just wrote up a huge post and lost it all :crying:
Basically I followed your sintructions step by step and it worked!
I'd never done a FULL format before - that takes hours! I'm guessing this might have been the main issue.
I'll play around over the next few days with F22s rootfs and rhod110 startup parameter, Airplane mode turned on, etc to see if any of that had an impact. I never thought to set backlight to manual or use Airplane mode.
Hopefully I can help find the crucial step I missed, so it can be included in the installation instructions (or at the very least someone might stumble on this thread).
Anyway thanks a tonne for your help, it got me up and running!:good:
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I genuinely hope you didn't pay ~$1000 for this phone... wow.
Caldair said:
Hi Nukkels lets focus on getting GBX0C running since
First things first: Format the MicroSD you plan to use using the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool. Just use google to find it. I use version 2.1.8. Perform a FULL format, FAT32.
Now download the package from here: http://files.xdandroid.com/GBX0C_Full_Bundle_2012.04.24.zip and extract all of the files to the root of your SD card
This device is identical to the RHOD100_UK so pull the startup.txt out of the STARTUPS\RHOD\RHOD100\ and place it on the root of your storage card.
I think I understand why you are trying to use that rootfs since it has some stuff tailor made for Rhod110/Telstra but I don't think it is necessary. Just leave the existing rootfs.img from the GBX0C package, it should work for you.
I haven't used TotalCommander for a while, but it seems to me that there is an option like "Hide Files in ROM" or "Show Hidden Files" or something like that which is probably preventing you from seeing the .csv's in /Windows/. So find that option and find those files and copy them to the root of your storage card.
If you can't find them I think that GBX0C should still boot as I have booted without any .csv's, there was just no sound in the build. But at least you can see that it is working. In case you absolutely cannot find them, here are my .csv's from rhod100uk: View attachment 1184798, unzip to your storage card, which hopefully will get you going.
Okay, now all you need is a touch screen calibration file. If you do not have one here is mine:View attachment 1184808
Unzip it to the storage card.
Now you have everything in place on the card, please at this point do not try to edit the startup.txt or anything in /conf/. Lets just get this baby working.
Before you run anything I would set WM to airplane mode, set your backlight control to any level but auto (ie low), and make sure that you are not overclocking your processor in WM.
Now run HaRET.exe from the root of the storage card and cross your fingers mate!
Be patient, first boot can take ~10 minutes sometimes.
EDIT: Also there is a fairly good chance that your thread will get moved to the Android section... if it does and you aren't able to post in it anymore you can PM me.
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I tired this on my TILT 2 it wouldnt work...
tru209 said:
I tired this on my TILT 2 it wouldnt work...
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So... what's broken with it? Where does it stop?
Edit - basically, you've gotta give us more to go on. We can't help you with "wouldn't work" - it's simply not enough info. Provide as much as you can - what did you try, what happens when it boots, did anything semi-work, etc etc. Details!
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I tired this on my TILT 2 it wouldnt work...
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Did you bite your tounge just right while dancing backwards to the wizard of OZ soundtrack? That always does it for me when it 'wouldnt work'.
My experience was that the full format using the HP tool is a crucial step. I did a full format using other tools but I had no joy until I did it with the HP tool.
I noticed that upon connecting via USB, Windows mounts 2 drives:
HTC Sync Manager
CDROM - Verizon wireless applications
How would I go about removing these? I know the space used isn't that substantial (~20mb). This is just an annoyance.
Thanks!
J3ck3l said:
I noticed that upon connecting via USB, Windows mounts 2 drives:
HTC Sync Manager
CDROM - Verizon wireless applications
How would I go about removing these? I know the space used isn't that substantial (~20mb). This is just an annoyance.
Thanks!
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If I'm correct, when those pop up in the Top-right, it asks you what you want the computer to do... should be able to select "do nothing"
unless you mean you don't want it showing up in the "my computer" window, with your other storage devices, in which case, I'm not sure lol.
If you are unlocked, these two things can be deleted while booted into recovery.
CDROM is located at /system/etc/CDROM.iso
as for sync manager, if I remember correctly, this is located in /system/app but i forget the exact name. it wasn't hard at all to spot.
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If you are unlocked, these two things can be deleted while booted into recovery.
CDROM is located at /system/etc/CDROM.iso
as for sync manager, if I remember correctly, this is located in /system/app but i forget the exact name. it wasn't hard at all to spot.
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Awesome! I guess I could have spent some more time snooping around in recovery, but I'm always afraid I'm gonna wreck it.
Thanks!
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If you are unlocked, these two things can be deleted while booted into recovery.
CDROM is located at /system/etc/CDROM.iso
as for sync manager, if I remember correctly, this is located in /system/app but i forget the exact name. it wasn't hard at all to spot.
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I'm think that the file you are referring to is AndroidHtcSync.apk located in /system/app
While removing these is good to do, it won't reclaim the space for anything usable, such as additional sdcard space.
Hello xda family. Need a lot of help and luck. My computer has been hacked, i believe through my network. Anyways A**MUNCH, modified my system. He(or she) has inserted their own commands. Including disabling usb boot and i cant do a recovery because different parts of the program files have been moved into different folders and drives. It's as if he was a murderer and chopped up the body. He then roadtripped across the country hiding the parts in different locations. Can i attach a usb drive to my Android and download to that drive a install media from Microsoft? I would like to upgrade to win 10. Help
You can download the recovery files via Android. But you will need a PC to create a DVD boot disk.
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You can download the recovery files via Android. But you will need a PC to create a DVD boot disk.
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Thank you for that
I will attempt tomorrow am. Ill post results
you can use a rescue boot disk such as sergei strelec 2022. it contains many tools for repairing windows. its freeware. In my opinion, you should first clean the system of the malware that he or she installed, then proceed to recovery.
hamedsolo said:
you can use a rescue boot disk such as sergei strelec 2022. it contains many tools for repairing windows. its freeware. In my opinion, you should first clean the system of the malware that he or she installed, then proceed to recovery.
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That is an excellent idea. I'm actually surprised i didn't think of doing so. Im usually quite anal and meticulous about anything and everything. Sergei strelek 2022, I'll have to research it.