Root [UPDATED 28/12 - NEW INSTALLER] CyanogenMod 7/Android 2.3.4 Is avaliable for GT540!

hjm2010 · Jun 3, 2011

Hi Guys

is it possible to install/get space on the phone itself for things like music and videos or photos instead of using memory cards all the time. Thanks

gizmo001i · Jun 3, 2011

hjm2010 said:
Hi Guys

is it possible to install/get space on the phone itself for things like music and videos or photos instead of using memory cards all the time. Thanks

It is possible to flash a modified KDZ which will give you 234Mb of internal storage for apps, music etc. However you can then only flash ROMS that are no more than 150Mb in size (most are smaller). Obviously, anything you do to your phone is at your own risk.
The info is here:
[GUIDE] How to easily re-partition your phone to increase your Data Storage - xda-developers

iRhyiku · Jun 3, 2011

HOw do I improve the battery as others are saying?
I watched 40mins of video from my SD card and left it alone for 7hours
it went from 100% to 55% after that! only watched 40mins of video no wifi, no bluetooth or anything :/

rocky7012 · Jun 3, 2011

hjm2010 said:
Hi Guys

is it possible to install/get space on the phone itself for things like music and videos or photos instead of using memory cards all the time. Thanks

nope..the phone depends on the memory card for storing files like music, pics, etc...the phone memory is only used for apps that are installed on the phone...but if you're willing to hack your phone, then, it's possible

dudeman1996 · Jun 3, 2011

hjm2010 said:
Hi Guys

is it possible to install/get space on the phone itself for things like music and videos or photos instead of using memory cards all the time. Thanks

You can't, the internal memory is only used for apps and such data. Your pictures, music etc. are only stored on the SD card

dudeman1996 · Jun 3, 2011

iRhyiku said:
HOw do I improve the battery as others are saying?
I watched 40mins of video from my SD card and left it alone for 7hours
it went from 100% to 55% after that! only watched 40mins of video no wifi, no bluetooth or anything :/

I'd recommend installing v2.0 M5 (link) and flash the boot.img manually through fastboot. My battery life wouldn't even last a day before this update with light usage, after the update with medium usage after 2 days I'm still on 50%!

Also, for even more battery life, don't overclock the CPU

iRhyiku · Jun 3, 2011

ah so installing it via clockwork isnt as good as manually installing it?

hjm2010 · Jun 3, 2011

rocky7012 said:
nope..the phone depends on the memory card for storing files like music, pics, etc...the phone memory is only used for apps that are installed on the phone...but if you're willing to hack your phone, then, it's possible

Hi Rocky7012 how would i hack my phone i dont mind giving it a go even if it breaks it because my memory vard clot is damaged anyway and my phone is useless without a memory card. thnx

Phantogenic · Jun 3, 2011

dudeman1996 said:
You installed it through recovery? If you did, boot.img didn't flash. What you need to do is this:

Download the fastboot .zip folder and extract the boot.img to your C:\Android(\swiftdroid) folder. Then use the fastboot command:

Code:

fastboot erase boot

Then use the command:

Code:

fastboot flash boot boot.img

Then it should work

Thanks heaps, I must have flashed the original boot.img file instead of the new one. Its funny, I'm 29 and I work for Cash Converters in New Zealand and I'm regarded as the technical guru there that everyone comes too. Yet on here I'm like a turnip muncher in the cheap seats lol. Thanks so much for your help. The battery usage alone in m5 is worth the change.

dudeman1996 · Jun 3, 2011

iRhyiku said:
ah so installing it via clockwork isnt as good as manually installing it?

Not exactly, installing through recovery allows you to upgrade whilst keeping all your data. It's just this one update that you need to flash boot.img manually..

dudeman1996 · Jun 3, 2011

Phantogenic said:
Thanks heaps, I must have flashed the original boot.img file instead of the new one. Its funny, I'm 29 and I work for Cash Converters in New Zealand and I'm regarded as the technical guru there that everyone comes too. Yet on here I'm like a turnip muncher in the cheap seats lol. Thanks so much for your help. The battery usage alone in m5 is worth the change.

You need to flash the new boot.img, the one from the M5 update..

Well you can't know everything about all technology

iRhyiku · Jun 3, 2011

dudeman1996 said:
Not exactly, installing through recovery allows you to upgrade whilst keeping all your data. It's just this one update that you need to flash boot.img manually..

Ah OKay

Will I lose my data from doing installing that boot.img?

hjm2010 · Jun 3, 2011

hi again

i brought a new memory card the other day and it all worked fine on my phone untill i dropped it. when i reinserted the memory card i erased everything on i, now i always get a message in my status bar saying:blank sd card-sd card blank or has unsupported filesystem, i tried formatting it and putting thing on from my pc via usb mass storage but it will not even connect to the pc, it says its turning on usb mass storage but just goes back to the usb connected screen, can someone please help me with how to get my sd card working properly. thnx

dudeman1996 · Jun 3, 2011

iRhyiku said:
Ah OKay

Will I lose my data from doing installing that boot.img?

Nope, you're replacing boot.img not data.img

iRhyiku · Jun 3, 2011

dudeman1996 said:
Nope, you're replacing boot.img not data.img

Ah ofcourse thanks

rocky7012 · Jun 4, 2011

hjm2010 said:
Hi Rocky7012 how would i hack my phone i dont mind giving it a go even if it breaks it because my memory vard clot is damaged anyway and my phone is useless without a memory card. thnx

you should try this [GUIDE] How to easily re-partition your phone to increase your Data Storage - xda-developers goodluck!...this was already posted above by the way..

iRhyiku · Jun 4, 2011

Do I use:

fastboot erase recovery

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

If I want to update the clockwork recovery?

dudeman1996 · Jun 4, 2011

iRhyiku said:
Do I use:

fastboot erase recovery

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

If I want to update the clockwork recovery?

You don't need to erase, you can just flash it straight away

iRhyiku · Jun 4, 2011

dudeman1996 said:
You don't need to erase, you can just flash it straight away

Ah thanks

had to make sure incase i mess something up by not erasing or erasing it

Also:
weirdly after flashing that boot.img, it solves my widgetlocker not saving the widgets i put on it issue..
weird

Thanks for that

EDIT:
Nope it didn't save.. damn :/
mustve been a one-off

xgalexyx · Jun 4, 2011

dudeman1996 said:
You don't need to set anything up.. You don't need any ROM flasher either, the KDZ updater is just a one time thing. You can update versions through recovery so you don't loose any data.

I understand that it can all be done in the command prompt but i'm just worried that im gonna bug it up. I thought you need to install the boot file on a pc. And you need the files in a folder called android?

Could you please tell me how i can organize things and what i need to type in order to install the new boot file.

Thanks

dudeman1996 · Jun 4, 2011

iRhyiku said:
Ah thanks
had to make sure incase i mess something up by not erasing or erasing it

Also:
weirdly after flashing that boot.img, it solves my widgetlocker not saving the widgets i put on it issue..
weird

Thanks for that

EDIT:
Nope it didn't save.. damn :/
mustve been a one-off

Well the main thing inside boot.img is the kernel, if you have an old kernel working with newer system it'd tend to be buggy. Also if you don't have that new kernel you might not get the battery % increase that is mentioned in the changelog

Maybe your widgetlocker issue could be a lack of RAM?

dudeman1996 · Jun 4, 2011

xgalexyx said:
I understand that it can all be done in the command prompt but i'm just worried that im gonna bug it up. I thought you need to install the boot file on a pc. And you need the files in a folder called android?

Could you please tell me how i can organize things and what i need to type in order to install the new boot file.

Thanks

Okay wait, this is the thing, I help so many people on here and it's kinda hard keeping track of different people :eek:

Could you explain to me what you're trying to do? (e.g. install 2.3, upgrade to a newer version etc.)

Thanks

xgalexyx · Jun 4, 2011

dudeman1996 said:
Okay wait, this is the thing, I help so many people on here and it's kinda hard keeping track of different people Could you explain to me what you're trying to do? (e.g. install 2.3, upgrade to a newer version etc.)

Thanks

Its ok i understand i haven't been in on like a month anyway i forgive you

lol

I have used a few roms including most of the swift droid ones from 1.8 to 2.0 (m5) (i never used 1.9 i heard it was worse so i didn't risk it)

I had m4 installed, then i saw m5 was released so i installed in recovery it with an error. I now have a new computer without any files related to my phone (such as kdz updater or anything)

What would i need to do on a blank computer in order to install the boot.img (at least i think its a .img) on my phone. Where do i get the file and where do i put it, in order to run the commands, etc.

Thanks for replying dudeman you always have been reliable

pyro12345 · Jun 4, 2011

If I update to M5 with recovery, I will have to fix something with fastboot. What if I just run a *.exe install of M5? Are there any problems with fastboot installation? Only down side is that my phone would lose all data?

dudeman1996 · Jun 4, 2011

xgalexyx said:
Its ok i understand i haven't been in on like a month anyway i forgive you
lol

I have used a few roms including most of the swift droid ones from 1.8 to 2.0 (m5) (i never used 1.9 i heard it was worse so i didn't risk it)

I had m4 installed, then i saw m5 was released so i installed in recovery it with an error. I now have a new computer without any files related to my phone (such as kdz updater or anything)

What would i need to do on a blank computer in order to install the boot.img (at least i think its a .img) on my phone. Where do i get the file and where do i put it, in order to run the commands, etc.

Thanks for replying dudeman you always have been reliable

Ahhh I see what you mean now

I made an .exe which'll update everything for you; just put the phone in fastboot mode and connect to your new PC. Then run the .exe and it'll do all the work

Here it is.

It's alright, I started this thread knowing lots of people'll need help

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