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post Jul 27 2010, 12:01 AM

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Ok, I've figured it out and now my Apps2SD works well with LeeDroid. smile.gif Good night people.

Another user with Desire running on Froyo 2.2!

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post Jul 27 2010, 01:12 AM

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Anyone here uses the ColorNote application (similar to Notepad)? Do you know where all the notes are saved? Is it in the sdcard or on the phone?


Added on July 27, 2010, 1:39 amSmall problem. My Friend Stream don't work when I want to link it to FB. Anyone else have this problem?

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post Jul 27 2010, 07:45 AM

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Anyone here uses the ColorNote application (similar to Notepad)? Do you know where all the notes are saved? Is it in the sdcard or on the phone?

Added on July 27, 2010, 1:39 amSmall problem. My Friend Stream don't work when I want to link it to FB. Anyone else have this problem?
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post Jul 27 2010, 08:22 AM

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Notice additional problems.

Battery charged overnight, only 93%
My previous Swype apk don't work
Cannot setup Facebook on Friendstream but can use Facebook separately

Anyone who use LeeDroid, please help.
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post Jul 27 2010, 09:45 AM

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QUOTE(akachester @ Jul 27 2010, 09:11 AM)
Thanks alot. Exactly what i needed cause i am gonna do it on Win7 64bit as well.
I did check out your blog and it was very helpful. However, its just that i am concern because some people say you need to uninstall HTCSync while some others say its required. Then some say switch it to USB debugging mode etc. So many versions out there for using Unrevoked and Unrevoked's site never even mention anything in regards to how to do it. LOL...

Btw, lets say if i root now. When the original Froyo is released, all i need to do is flash it to that version and all will be fine right? My phone automatically becomes unrooted?

And did you guys update your radio? Is it necessary, if i am using OpenDesire's official leaked Froyo?
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Hello,

To tell you the truth, maliqu3 did a very good job. Fantastic even!

I root my HTC Desire yesterday on Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit. I did not even read any other guide, I just randomly and blindly follow what's written on maliqu3 blog. I did encounter some problems but managed to fix it through the night. Overall, it took me about 3 hours to get it done right. Nothing much to worry about.

It says uninstall HTC Sync but leave the HTC driver, it would work.

Waiting for Froyo official release is x time in the future as it is unknown. Some hopeful thoughts say it'd come during Christmas, while HTC SEA mailed and say there are no plans of upgrading at the moment. If you'd like to wait, so wait. Else, root and join us in the dark side.

I think it's a pretty fun experience and knowing that I've screwed my warranty (possibly, not 100%) is not a major concern for me. If it is for you, then I advise you dont root your Desire. smile.gif Cheers mate!
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post Jul 27 2010, 10:10 AM

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QUOTE(akachester @ Jul 27 2010, 09:57 AM)
I am not exactly worried about voiding my warranty as i did the same to my WinMo HTC last time and still got it to be warrantied. The thing i am concern is that even with Unrevoked, there is so many ways to follow. I agree maliqu3 guide is a very good job and i was hoping to follow that without any hassle. Its probably i have read too many guides out there for Unrevoked and most of them are not exactly the same which prompted me a little bit concern on the "actual" way to do it tongue.gif Probably i should just rely on my Virtual Machine Ubuntu to settle the job easily smile.gif

Well, i love custom roms to be honest. I ran them all the time on my previous Diamond but that is considering the fact that the Diamond never had WinMo6.5 to begin with. With Desire bound to get official Froyo, i was hoping to be able to port back to the original ROM easily (if required) though unless the current Froyo are already way better than the official one. smile.gif Guess i had to root then. Btw, one more thing, will rooting and flashing rom cause it to wipe my phone and SD memory?

Besides, is partitioning the SD card necessary? or its just for the non-native App2SD feature?
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Wow, you seem rather experience in these sort of things. To be honest, I decided to flash my Desire yesterday and it was the first time I read any guide (maliqu3's, yay!). I have never read any flashing / rooting guide before. I think you read too much.. Hehehe... smile.gif

Anyway, in Maliqu3's guide, there is a link to unroot the phone back to its original state, Android 2.1. I believe we can achieve the same result with Froyo once the official release is out.

Please backup everything in your SD memory and synchronize your phone to HTC Sync and Outlook prior to rooting. I backup my data so I can restore most of it. My only problem now is that I cannot open the notes I previously saved in Color Note app. I probably need to engage the developer for advise.

I am not sure if LeeDroid Froyo is better than the official, I probably will flash it again to the other rom by OpenDesire Team, its highly voted on the xda forums.

Btw, yes partitioning is a must with LeeDroid. Use Rom Manager, its quite easy.


Added on July 27, 2010, 10:16 amNotice additional problems.

1. Battery charged overnight, only 93% - I think this is a bug but let me try another night to confirm.

2. Color Note data - Does it write to SD card cause I didnt backup anything else on my phone so my data's probably lost? Or if it does write to SD card, where is it? Anyone able to assist?

3. My previous Swype apk don't work - I need to find one that works.

4. Cannot setup Facebook on Friendstream but can use Facebook separately - Error message: WARNING: The service is currently unavailable. Do you want to try again? YES / NO. I've entered the FB workaround below but still doesnt work:

In your Facebook profile in your web browser click "Edit Profile".
Then "Education and Work". Under "Position" enter your city. Save.

Anyone who use LeeDroid, please help

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post Jul 27 2010, 10:23 AM

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QUOTE(akachester @ Jul 27 2010, 10:20 AM)
Not exactly experience for Android (my first time on Android phone as well) but did it multiple times for my previous WinMo Diamond. Thus, i am not too worried. Its just me trying to find the easiest way to do rooting, but even that comes with a number of different guide. Gonna mostly follow Maliqu3's or those that are already at XDA developers. Anyway, thank you so much for the tip there. You guys tempted me to the dark side tongue.gif

Btw, if i decide to go against non-native App2SD, do i still need to partition my SD?

And Pennywise, did you flash your Radio?
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No I didnt flash my radio but I did flash the Facebook thingy on LeeDroid main page. I get FB to work but not Friend Stream.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724123
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post Jul 27 2010, 10:29 AM

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How come I cant find Google Earth on Market anymore?
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post Jul 27 2010, 11:23 AM

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In All Programs, you should see Superuser Permissions...
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post Jul 27 2010, 11:31 AM

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QUOTE(akachester @ Jul 27 2010, 11:27 AM)
Got it smile.gif Thanks. For some reason, Titanium backup aint work.

Btw, do i need to change the .zip file for OpenDesire Froyo name to update.zip or the existing name is ok? Did you change the LeeDroid zip file name?
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Dont do anything to the zip file. Just put them in your sdcard and you're good to go. It will read the zip as it is. My first attempt, I unzip everything and put into my sdcard, that didnt work.


Added on July 27, 2010, 11:32 am
QUOTE(albnok @ Jul 27 2010, 11:27 AM)
What exactly does Radio mean, in the context of rooting, ROMs and such?
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This, I have no idea but I'm about to flash my radio now.


Added on July 27, 2010, 11:33 am
QUOTE(KayK @ Jul 27 2010, 08:48 AM)
those are facebook pictures...
when i go people --> online directories --> facebook, i dont see the updated friend list, so i remove the facebook for hTC Sense account and re-enter again, now my facebook friend list is empty, and all the contact photos which are linked to facebook are missing...

friend stream is working fine though...


Added on July 27, 2010, 8:53 amthose having trouble maybe could try this:
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I cant try now as i'm at work...
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Sheesh... I cant even get through this part. I click on Online DIrectories > Facebook > it asked me to setup and when I did, it failed.

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post Jul 27 2010, 11:57 AM

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How I wish pluginbaby or maliqu3 is here to answer my questions:

1. ColorNote users, where does the files saved to?

2. How to get Friend Stream to work with FB?

3. Where to get Swype APK that is compliant with LeeDroid mod? Can someone PM me for this?

4. Some app / games cannot install from market.
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post Jul 27 2010, 01:38 PM

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QUOTE(zamanjaafar @ Jul 27 2010, 01:19 PM)
for those of u flashing LeeDroid, are you using Amon Ra or clockworkmod's Recovery?
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Clockworkmod's recovery and maliqu3 guide = pwnage!!


Added on July 27, 2010, 1:46 pm
QUOTE(maliqu3 @ Jul 27 2010, 01:08 PM)
probably froyo will be released on august (beginning or middle), of course u can flash the official rom when htc has released it and become unrooted automatically (but u will probably not be able to root again for some time or never, i dont know). you need to update the radio if u are gonna flash froyo rom in order to work properly.
i think my guide is quite simple to understand and follow than any other guides, cuz i really typed what i did when rooting my phone.  tongue.gif
partitioning is necessary in order to use a2sd or a2sd+ to work. a2sd/a2sd+ is much better than native froyo a2sd since not all applications from market has feature to move the apps to sd card (so native a2sd is like useless) and most of custom roms are using a2sd/a2sd+. native a2sd doesnt need partitioning.

dark is good.. biggrin.gif
try to install market enabler.
thanks bro for ur compliment. sorry i didnt reply ur pm last night. i was already asleep. but i think u managed ur problem now.. that's good for u.
as like i mentioned before, all froyo sense roms still have bugs.

download Swype 1.56


Added on July 27, 2010, 1:12 pm
1. i dont use colornote
2. probably facebook has a problem at the moment if i'm not mistaken, right?
3. i have answered it (check above) if u still find a problem, there must be bugs on the rom cuz i use swype now n working perfectly.
4. probably because of bugs from the rom
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Hi,

Thanks for your reply. The Swype 1.56 is a zip file which download from my Desire and open with Astro File Manager says "java.util.zip.ZipException: expected End Of Central Directory Signature" error.



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post Jul 27 2010, 02:07 PM

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QUOTE(maliqu3 @ Jul 27 2010, 01:54 PM)
rename .zip to .apk
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Yea, I did that too but somehow it wont open as an apk file. I manage to download the zip file using a PC and transferred via BlueTooth to Desire. Then I installed it and when I hit LAUNCH, it says "Activity Not Found - com.swype.android.inputmethod"

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Finally got swype to work. Forgot to change it at setting. Thanks again maliqu3.
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post Jul 27 2010, 02:30 PM

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And I got Friend stream to work too. Nice!
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Question about Titanium Backup.

It backup system data including contacts, calendars, etc. Does it include application installed and application settings? E.g. Swype?

What if I want to reflash my ROM to a newer version when LeeDroid releases another next week? What are the steps? My Desire has been rooted, so we can skip the rooting process.

Does that mean it only leaves the Flashing of ROM part? Prior to flashing, I'd probably lose everything in the phone memory and sdcard, hence this is where Titanium Backup comes in, is it?
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Ok, I've managed to install and use Market Enabler. I am going with T-System Market. It is very nice but if I were to purchase some games like Zenonia (RPG) and Farm Frenzy. I pay the money in 4.99 and 3.00 pounds via Google but it ask for credit card info and Malaysia is not in the list. So, how do I purchase?

How about flashing my phone or upgrading or flashing, will I lose the paid apps I bought?
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QUOTE(draco82 @ Jul 27 2010, 03:59 PM)
A bit confuse when reading post about rooting~~ Hope someone can answer~~
After I root using maliqu3 method, is the stock rom still available before i flash another rom on it? Or i need to flash a new rom immediately?
before flashing fom, partition needed for a2sd right?
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Rooting process = granting yourself admin rights to the boot loader, nothing more. The OS would still run and you need not flash another rom immediately.

Flashing Rom = reformatting a computer, putting in a new operating system.
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I've installed Market Access and I have Market Enabler too. What if I were to forget the code for Market in Asia? I'm kinda worried since all of these MArket are locked with some digit number, what's our original?

With Market Access, my Market is sorted into 3 categories now. Top Paid, Top Free, Just In. How do I make it look like the original?

I see a lot of yummy paid apps. I am so tempted now. My wife will kill me when she see my credit card bill.

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QUOTE(cleave @ Jul 27 2010, 04:24 PM)
Been there and now I'm banned from buying stuff online through credit card.  blush.gif

Good thing there's always debit card.  whistling.gif
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So naughty ah you... how much did you spent? Hahahaha... It looks cheap like $2, $4, $1.99 but we forget that's in pound! Sheesh... Still thinking cause I like that Zenonia, Farm Frenzy and Robo Defense game. Not to mention a list of applications that's tempting.

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