Aye, you can also store it online if you have a dropbox account, just incase your SD Card gets corrupted or damaged etc.
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murzz
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Cheers, i do have an account so will fire it on to that. CM 7.1 for me tomorrow then
. Hope you dont mind having your ears blead mate, bound to have a few questions
There's an option within TB to upload which saves you having to do things manually.
No issues at all with that mate, I start nights tomorrow so might not be around much during the day/early evening. If you do get stuck, there'll be others about to help if you need it.
With Cyanogen, ROM Manager can pretty much handle the install for you. What I'll do later on tonight though, is write up instructions on how to do it manually. ROM Manager is quick and easy, but I think it's always best to learn the hard way first. You're better equipped to deal with problems if things goes wrong that way.
No issues at all with that mate, I start nights tomorrow so might not be around much during the day/early evening. If you do get stuck, there'll be others about to help if you need it.
With Cyanogen, ROM Manager can pretty much handle the install for you. What I'll do later on tonight though, is write up instructions on how to do it manually. ROM Manager is quick and easy, but I think it's always best to learn the hard way first. You're better equipped to deal with problems if things goes wrong that way.
murzz
Android Enthusiast
Appreciate that mate, cheers.
No worries, enjoy your voddy 
murzz
Android Enthusiast
No worries, enjoy your voddy
ha ha, will do mate. Spooks just finished now its time for strike back project dawn
Before you start, make sure your contacts are google contacts, open your gmail account via a PC, then select Contacts. You should see a list of the numbers on your phone. If not, this will import your contacts into google. Your apps etc will have been backed up with Titanium.
Download Links
Update-cm-7.1.0-DesireHD-signed
gapps-gb-20110828-signed (It's the top link in the table)
LorDmod Kernel (For the sake of simplicity, just take the Cyanogen, CFS Kernel, file name: lordmodUEvX.X-CFS.zip)
This looks a lot by the way, but it's pretty straightforward.
1. Open Titanium, hit Menu -> More -> Create Update.zip
2. You want Edify, User Application & Call it Titanium XXX.zip, then hit create
3. Place the main Update-cm-7.1.0-DesireHD-signed zip and the gapps package on the root of your SD Card.
4. Place the LordmodUE zip attachment on the root of your SD Card.
5. Open ROM Manager, look at the top option, if the current recovery isn't ClockworkMod 5.0.2.0, hit Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery. If you get a prompt to chose your handset, it should hopefully be an easy choice. Let it do its thing.
6. Still in ROM Manager, press "Reboot into Recovery", after a 30 seconds or so, your phone will boot into clockwork.
7. You'll need to use the Volume Keys to navigate the different menus, and the power button to select, scroll down to Backup & Restore and take a backup of your current ROM (I cannot stress how important this is). It may take anything up to 10 minutes.
8. Once completed, head to the "Mounts and Storage" menu and from there, individually format the system, data & cache partitions. You'll need to confirm each one which can be annoying, but it will hopefully stop mistakes. Don't format the boot partition. Don't reboot.
9. Head back into the main menu in clockwork and select Wipe Data/Factory Reset (Again, you'll need to confirm).
10. Once completed, select "Install Zip from SD Card"
11. Scroll down to the update-cm-7.1.0-RC1-DesireHD zip and select, again confirm. This will install CM7 on your device.
12. Once complete, head back to the main menu, then select "Install Zip from SD Card" again, this time selecting the gapps-gb-20110828 zip.
13. Once that's done, select install from SD Card again and select the TB update zip you created at the start of the process.
14. Once finished, head back into the main menu, select "Reboot Now". First boot might take somewhere in the region of 10 minutes. If you get stuck on the loading animation for longer than that, pull the battery, then head back into CWM by powering the handset back on whilst holding volume down, then selecting Recovery in HBOOT. You can either try the above again, or restore the backup you made and start from step 6.
15. If it boots properly, read Xyro's post below to see about the skipping google sign in etc.
Disclaimer: I'm slightly hazy on this side of the process as it's been a while since I've done it. It might be easier if you just sign into the google account now, let the apps reinstall themselves, then restore the data with TB. If anyone reading this wants to confirm what I'm typing is correct, feel free.
16. Titanium should have appeared in your app drawer, Open it, hit menu, batch, "Restore All apps with Data". You'll be presented with a list of apps you previously had installed on the handset, deselect anything that looks like it was remotely related to HTC/Sense and don't restore it. To be sure you don't, see Xyro's post below. Let it run its course, it might take a while.
17. Once finished, sign in to your gmail account and access the market, if you see your apps in the My Apps section, good. If not, head back into Titanium, then hit menu, market tools, market doctor. Select all the apps you believe you've downloaded via the market, then hit "restore market links"
The next steps are optional, you're flashing a new kernel. I find what you're about to flash gives you pretty good battery/performance improvements over the standard CM7 kernel though so it's worth it
18. Once you're confident all your apps are restored, open the app drawer, then ROM Manager. Ensure the current recovery is still 5.0.2.0, then reboot in to clockwork.
19. Take another backup, then select "Install Zip from SD Card" and select the lordmodUEvX.X-CFS.zip file. Once done reboot.
20. Download Battery Calibration. Charge your phone for at least an hour after it reports it's at 100% then open the Calibration app. If it reports the current charge as 4200mV, hit calibrate, then unplug. Do not recharge again until the battery is fully depleted.
That's it!
It looks a lot, but it's not really and shouldn't take more than half an hour. If it doesn't make sense (It might not, I am mega tired), or you get stuck, post and someone will be able to assist/correct me.
Download Links
Update-cm-7.1.0-DesireHD-signed
gapps-gb-20110828-signed (It's the top link in the table)
LorDmod Kernel (For the sake of simplicity, just take the Cyanogen, CFS Kernel, file name: lordmodUEvX.X-CFS.zip)
This looks a lot by the way, but it's pretty straightforward.
1. Open Titanium, hit Menu -> More -> Create Update.zip
2. You want Edify, User Application & Call it Titanium XXX.zip, then hit create
3. Place the main Update-cm-7.1.0-DesireHD-signed zip and the gapps package on the root of your SD Card.
4. Place the LordmodUE zip attachment on the root of your SD Card.
5. Open ROM Manager, look at the top option, if the current recovery isn't ClockworkMod 5.0.2.0, hit Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery. If you get a prompt to chose your handset, it should hopefully be an easy choice
. Let it do its thing.6. Still in ROM Manager, press "Reboot into Recovery", after a 30 seconds or so, your phone will boot into clockwork.
7. You'll need to use the Volume Keys to navigate the different menus, and the power button to select, scroll down to Backup & Restore and take a backup of your current ROM (I cannot stress how important this is). It may take anything up to 10 minutes.
8. Once completed, head to the "Mounts and Storage" menu and from there, individually format the system, data & cache partitions. You'll need to confirm each one which can be annoying, but it will hopefully stop mistakes. Don't format the boot partition. Don't reboot.
9. Head back into the main menu in clockwork and select Wipe Data/Factory Reset (Again, you'll need to confirm).
10. Once completed, select "Install Zip from SD Card"
11. Scroll down to the update-cm-7.1.0-RC1-DesireHD zip and select, again confirm. This will install CM7 on your device.
12. Once complete, head back to the main menu, then select "Install Zip from SD Card" again, this time selecting the gapps-gb-20110828 zip.
13. Once that's done, select install from SD Card again and select the TB update zip you created at the start of the process.
14. Once finished, head back into the main menu, select "Reboot Now". First boot might take somewhere in the region of 10 minutes. If you get stuck on the loading animation for longer than that, pull the battery, then head back into CWM by powering the handset back on whilst holding volume down, then selecting Recovery in HBOOT. You can either try the above again, or restore the backup you made and start from step 6.
15. If it boots properly, read Xyro's post below to see about the skipping google sign in etc.
Disclaimer: I'm slightly hazy on this side of the process as it's been a while since I've done it. It might be easier if you just sign into the google account now, let the apps reinstall themselves, then restore the data with TB. If anyone reading this wants to confirm what I'm typing is correct, feel free.
16. Titanium should have appeared in your app drawer, Open it, hit menu, batch, "Restore All apps with Data". You'll be presented with a list of apps you previously had installed on the handset, deselect anything that looks like it was remotely related to HTC/Sense and don't restore it. To be sure you don't, see Xyro's post below. Let it run its course, it might take a while.
17. Once finished, sign in to your gmail account and access the market, if you see your apps in the My Apps section, good. If not, head back into Titanium, then hit menu, market tools, market doctor. Select all the apps you believe you've downloaded via the market, then hit "restore market links"
The next steps are optional, you're flashing a new kernel. I find what you're about to flash gives you pretty good battery/performance improvements over the standard CM7 kernel though so it's worth it
18. Once you're confident all your apps are restored, open the app drawer, then ROM Manager. Ensure the current recovery is still 5.0.2.0, then reboot in to clockwork.
19. Take another backup, then select "Install Zip from SD Card" and select the lordmodUEvX.X-CFS.zip file. Once done reboot.
20. Download Battery Calibration. Charge your phone for at least an hour after it reports it's at 100% then open the Calibration app. If it reports the current charge as 4200mV, hit calibrate, then unplug. Do not recharge again until the battery is fully depleted.
That's it!
It looks a lot, but it's not really and shouldn't take more than half an hour. If it doesn't make sense (It might not, I am mega tired), or you get stuck, post and someone will be able to assist/correct me.
On step 14 you've said that titanium backup pro users should restore their apps before signing into google. That's because it's a pain when the phone tries to redownload a hundred apps from the market when you add your gmail account, which is way slower than restoring via titanium backup, even on WiFi.
But this is how I do it. This will work for anyone, even if you don't have TB Pro:
- Once the phone boots for the first time, skip the initial sign in. See this video here on how to do that in a few seconds.
- Hit Menu >> Settings >> Privacy. Tick 'Backup My Data', untick 'Automatic Restore' and then untick 'Backup My Data' again.
- Go to Settings >> Accounts and Sync and add your gmail account.
- Go to the market (which won't be redownloading any apps), install titanium backup and restore all your apps that way.
Also, on step 17, if you hit the search button, tick 'Filter by type' >> 'User' and then hit apply, you will hide any potentially dangerous to restore system apps and don't need to worry.
But this is how I do it. This will work for anyone, even if you don't have TB Pro:
- Once the phone boots for the first time, skip the initial sign in. See this video here on how to do that in a few seconds.
- Hit Menu >> Settings >> Privacy. Tick 'Backup My Data', untick 'Automatic Restore' and then untick 'Backup My Data' again.
- Go to Settings >> Accounts and Sync and add your gmail account.
- Go to the market (which won't be redownloading any apps), install titanium backup and restore all your apps that way.
Also, on step 17, if you hit the search button, tick 'Filter by type' >> 'User' and then hit apply, you will hide any potentially dangerous to restore system apps and don't need to worry.
Edited my post accordingly, cheers!
ROM Manager just told me the CM 7.1 Release Candidate has an update and there's now a CM 7.1 Stable. The Cyanogen forums appear down at the moment though so I can't see the changelog to see what's changed/if it's based on any of the nightlies.
You can go ahead with the above (if you've already downloaded the Release Candidate), or you can hang fire and see what's changed in the stable release and I'll update the links accordingly. I'm also not sure if you need to do the jiggery pokery to get the LorDmod kernel to work properly. Once the forums are backup, I'll download and have a mess around.
You can go ahead with the above (if you've already downloaded the Release Candidate), or you can hang fire and see what's changed in the stable release and I'll update the links accordingly. I'm also not sure if you need to do the jiggery pokery to get the LorDmod kernel to work properly. Once the forums are backup, I'll download and have a mess around.
murzz
Android Enthusiast
Cheers mate, will hang fire until you update the links.
Generally it doesn't. I didn't need a full wipe when I went from 7.0.3 to 7.1 RC so I'm 99% sure this won't either.
Lol, I'd go with Xyro, he's been at this a lot longer than I have.
Alternative download links added. Sorry it took a little longer than expected.
CD Plant, it's up to you if you want to wipe or not. As Xyro says, it's definitely a good habbit to get into, but I just downloaded via ROM Manager without wiping (I did wipe the dalvik cache) and everything appears to be fine. Ensure you tick the "Backup Existing ROM" option though, just incase. Also worth taking a full backup in TB and making sure your contacts are synced to your gmail account.
Also, there's no need to mess about with the LM kernels now, you can just download the standard CFS (or BFS if you prefer) variant from his thread, you'll need to flash after you update. One thing I did notice is that I had to reflash his UV scripts after updating to the CM7.1 stable, but that's not a problem.
CD Plant, it's up to you if you want to wipe or not. As Xyro says, it's definitely a good habbit to get into, but I just downloaded via ROM Manager without wiping (I did wipe the dalvik cache) and everything appears to be fine. Ensure you tick the "Backup Existing ROM" option though, just incase. Also worth taking a full backup in TB and making sure your contacts are synced to your gmail account.
Also, there's no need to mess about with the LM kernels now, you can just download the standard CFS (or BFS if you prefer) variant from his thread, you'll need to flash after you update. One thing I did notice is that I had to reflash his UV scripts after updating to the CM7.1 stable, but that's not a problem.
CDPlant
Android Expert
Thank you
It's a steep learning curve, but i'll get the hang of it Updated to 7.1.0, all my data intact, and will flash Lordmod's kernel later on. Might try the BFS this time and see what that's like
murzz
Android Enthusiast
Ha ha thought it was going to smoothly. I'm trying to install Lordmod's kernel. When i choose install zip from sd card i navigate through every file and its not there, i reeboot hook the DHD up to my PC, open up the card and the wee bugger is sitting there. Any thoughts chaps?
murzz
Android Enthusiast
Ok mate, will go throught it with a fine tooth combe
murzz
Android Enthusiast
The filename is iLividSetupV1, but just a thought, its not a zip file. Will that make a difference? Still cany see it anywhere.
That explains why it's not showing up.
I've no idea what that file is though! Are you sure that's not something else unrelated to rooting?
All you need to do is:
- Download the LordMod kernel.zip from here.
- Place it on your sdcad, don't extract it or anything.
- Do a ROM backup
- Flash the .zip. Do not do a factory reset or a dalvik cache wipe.
(This is about the only flash where wiping the dalvik cache is a bad idea).
EDIT: I've had a look on google. I'm a bit worried that iLividSetupV1 might be some form of malware/addware. I've found a few instances where people report they've got that file rather than their intended download. If you don't know what it is, I'd recommend you delete it and run a virus scan on your PC.
I can't find a concrete answer as to what it is, but better safe than sorry.
murzz
Android Enthusiast
Cheers mate will do.