Install Custom ROM, VillainROM 10.0 the Official Android 2.1

Download GingerBread zip file via Megaupload here:

http://bit.ly/muhiRV

File you have to installed first:

• Amon ra's recovery version. [The latest is 1.6.2]
• VillainROM 12.0
• HTC Hero with version 1.5 ( which you have) Or 2.1 (but check forums first)
• Instant root (please see above) or another way to 'root'
• Flashrec

After you have all the necessary file above, then follow these instructions:
1. Install instant root ( you get root access )
2. Copy the Amon Ra recovery image to the root of sdcard ( not in any folder )
ROOT OF SD CARD = So if your SD card appears as the G: (G drive) on your computer put the file straight onto the G: not G:/foldername ... Don't put the file into any folders. When you click on your SD drive on your computer you should see the file without having to go into any folder.
3. Copy flashrec to the root of your sdcard 
4. Install flashrec (Use a file explorer like astro).
5. Open flashrec. Then, Back up your recovery on first screen then in address bar put /sdcard/(ur amonra recoveryname with .img) and press flash. Typically it will be like this /sdcard/recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2.img
6. Go to the market. Download an app called 'Titanium Backup'. (Needs Root access). Install it. Click Backup/Restore. Click menu, Batch, Then select the option best for you. I select Backup all user apps. However you can select backup all user apps + data (but this may cause problems with your new ROM...but it works fine for me). Let the app do its thing.
Your done! Switch off the phone, switch it back on holding home key & power key
7. Once you are on the recovery screen menu there are a few options. Please do a nandroid backup before continuing. A nandroid backup simply takes a picture of your phone in its current state and if any problems occur you can restore your phone to how it was before. To do this click on Backup/Restore. Then click on Nand Backup. Wait for the process to finish. When it's finished reboot the phone and plug the phone into the computer and copy the nandroid folder to somewhere safe on your pc. Also copy the Titanium backup folder to your pc (this is the apps we backed up).
I recommend reformatting your memory card. To do this select SD card from phone menu, and click format. Or plug the phone into the PC and right click on the drive via my computer, and format it.
Now, put the custom rom (which should be a zip file) onto the root of the sd card. (I.e. Not in any folders). Do not rename the custom rom file or change the extension. Then Switch off the phone, switch it back on holding home key & power key.
Always do a wipe before flashing your custom ROM. (A wipe will get rid of your data so please make a backup of your data using various apps on the market). In the Recovery Menu click WIPE, then Wipe data/factory reset, dalvik cache, SD:ext partition, battery stats & rotate settings etc.
8. Click on Flash Zip from sdcard and then it should show the Custom ROM. Click flash and wait for the ROM to install.
9. To enable Apps2SD (install apps to sd card) you must create a partition on the SD Card. To do this click on partition sdcard. We want 512MB as EX2 and the rest as FAT. After this has completed, go back to the partition SD menu and click on SD:ex2 to ext3.

Sometimes Apps2SD is not automatically enabled. So Turn off your phone. Hold down HOME + POWER button. When in recovery menu, select OTHER ,click move Apps + Davlik to SD Card, Reboot phone. (It may take a few minutes for phone to boot up).

Q: OMG, something is wrong!!111!!!11!...my phone will not start it's stuck on the HTC boot screen...
Don't worry. Pull out your battery (only after 15mins if it's still stuck) and power phone up again and see if it works. If it does not work still. Don't worry. That's were the nandroid backup comes in handy. Switch off the phone, switch it back on holding home key & power key
Select nandroid restore, select the file (it says the time and date on the file)..let it install, and your phone will be back to how it was. You can then try to reinstall the custom rom again or give up
10. Go to the market. Install Titanium Backup again.
11. Plug phone into pc. Copy all your SD card stuff back onto the phone including the nandroid backup and titanium backup folders (but also keep a copy on your pc).
12. Open Titanium backup. Click Backup/Restore, Menu, Batch, Then select one of the 3 options at the bottom of the screen (the word RUN is highlighted in blue). If you are using the free version you will have to click install for every app you have.
13. Your done! Switch off the phone, switch it back on. Now the apps we have restored will now be transferred onto your SD card. This is a long process and depending on the number of apps you have could take 5-10 minutes. So don't worry. When the process is completed, your phone will boot up and all your apps will be on your sd card. your sd card.

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Enter Custom ROMs, Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II Source Code

Samsung has just released the source code of their new I9100 Galaxy S II Android flagship. This will presumably open the floodgates and custom ROMs and kernels for the extremely popular device will now start appearing at a rapid speed.
Given the really high interest that the Galaxy S II has been enjoying so far we are expecting a good chunk of the knowledgeable XDA-developers user base to start working their magic on the released code.
We are also waiting to see if the Samsung Galaxy S II will join the Cyanogen Mod party quicker than its successor. The original Galaxy S was really slow to get a taste of the aftermarket firmware with a stable version appearing just a few weeks ago – towards the end of the device’s retail life.
If you are no stranger to building custom ROMs or making kernel tweaks, feel free to check out the released source code, by following the link below.

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Unroot (almost) All Android Devices (simplified)

Firstly, in order to unroot your android device, you need:

1) An update available for your phone or an old nandroid backup that has a previous version of your phone android version
2) A nandroid backup done before you attempt the following steps below
Once the above conditions are met, you are ready to UNROOT your phone!
Before you read the procedure, read how it works
below and get a better picture:
HOW
Firstly, one known method of unrooting is to install an available system update. However, stock updates are signed with official keys and custom recoveries only accept updates signed with their custom keys.
So, to unroot, you need to have stock recovery installed. One way to get your phone`s stock recovery back is contained in the update zip.
The update zip is the key, literally. Look through it and you will find (usually in the system folder) a file called recovery.img, which will be used as your new stock recovery.
By flashing in the image into recovery, you can now install updates, keep your previous applications, enjoy being unrooted and updated.
There are other unroot options that tailor to specific android phones and versions, but this solution should work on all android phones.
Why unroot? Because sending in a rooted phone for repair will void your warranty. Also, by having a rooted phone, you run the risk of a rogue rooted application that does unwanted stuff to your phone.
PROCEDURE
Step 1)
If you still have your original stock recovery that came with your phone, continue. Else search for my previous thread: "[RECOVERY] Reverting to original(STOCK) recovery" and follow the steps there. You can use the update file you used to revert to stock recovery here as well or vice versa
Step 2)
Reboot you phone
Step 3)
Check for system updates and download them
Step 4)
Wait until phone reboots. All your applications and user settings will be retained.
Step 5a)
Open up a terminal emulator on your phone and enter "su" (Check if unroot)
Step 5b)
If you cant turn your phone on to check if unrooted, boot into recovery mode, open up adb enter:
[Code="c++"]
adb shell
su
[/code]
Step 6)
If you get "permission denied" or something like that from step 5a/5b,
CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR PHONE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY UNROOTED!
Step 7)
If you don`t want to void your warranty, you should unistall applications that require root, especially Superuser
To date, I have rooted and unrooted my phone (Backflip) 3 times without any problems. In case your phone can`t be booted up, only to the bootloader or recovery, DO NOT WORRY! You can use the adb (android debug bridge) to flash in the stock recovery, push/pull the updates and reboot the phone into recovery mode or normal mode!!!
Useful ADB commands
Reboot Phone
[Code="c++]
adb shell
reboot
[/code]
Reboot Phone into recovery mode
[Code="c++]
adb shell
reboot recovery
[/code]
Flash a new recovery image temporarily (resets when rebooting)
[Code="c++"]
adb shell
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
[/code]
Flash a new recovery image that does not reset when rebooting
[Code="c++"]adb shell
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
exit
adb shell
cd system
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
rm recovery.img
mount -o ro,remount /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
exit
exit[/code]
Push file to sdcard
[Code="c++]
adb push file.blah /sdcard/file.blah[/code]
Push file to sdcard
[Code="c++"]
adb pull /sdcard/file.blah file.blah[/code]
Here`s wishing you good luck and a belated happy new year!

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Unpack/repack .apk Files

This tutorial is about how to unpacking and repacking .apk files. Intended for people who don't want to mess with Command Prompt, or for those who want to do it in graphical user interface.
Requirements:
-An archive manager, such as WinZip, WinRar, or Power Archiver, that is capable of extracting and making .rar archives
-Formatter .  Click to download

How to unpack .apk files:

1. Open Formatter (Are you already have it downloaded and installed on your computter?)
2. Click the "Choose File" button and choose your apk file. Then, in the first text box, enter ".rar" (without quotes). After that, enter your desired name for your .rar archive and click the big "Rename!" button
3. Go to the folder where your .apk file was. You should see a .rar archive, named by the name you entered in Formatter. Extract it with your archive manager

How to repack .apk files:

1. Compress the extracted files in a .rar archive (compress them normally like any other archive)
2. Open Formatter
3. Choose the .rar archive you made a minute ago
4. Set the format to .apk
5. Set the name to whatever you want
6. Click the big "Rename!" button

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Overclocking Your Android msm7k Device

This patch applies to many android devices.

Overclock6ing msm7k has been supported on wince devices'  linux port for a long time now. (months for msm720xa, and maybe even more for 720x and 750x, I haven't see the details). So it's the same idea that has been implemented here. Making it work was more difficult than for wince devices, because the radio software is way too clever on android. Still, we got past this difficulty, and it works.
It's actually even better than what ToAsTcfh actually got, he posted only older results which were bottlenecked at 620MHz, now this patch provide users with a 710MHz frequency.
And it should work for all msm7x0xa devices. (so that makes almost double speed for stock G1 ).
For people who wants even more overclocking, you can change the values:
the writel(0x25, ......) line,
This value is the multiplier from 19.2MHz to cpu frequency, 19.2MHz*0x25=710.4MHz
You can change it to whatever value you want, but the higher limit seems to be around 750MHz.
If you want to play with mem values, edit the line:
[code="C++"""""]{ 528000,6 ACPU_PLL_2, 2, 1, 132000, 3, VDD_7, 160000, 0, 5, -1 }[/code]
Change the 3 after 132000, it's the divisor of memory compared to cpu frequency, -1 (with default settings, it's 132MHz=528MHz/(3+1)
The patch is attached, and also available at http://htcandroid.xland.cz/oc.diff.txt
Basically, all devices from HTC from before 2009 should be supported (all versions of G1, G2, G3), LG GW620, samsung galaxy, and many others.

To newbies: To get this patch working, you need to build the linux kernel for your phone. Basically, wait for you rom modder to do it.

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Latest Firmware Update Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660, S5660DXKC3

1. Open the latest Kies (must be the latest update / Kies 2.0.0.11032_12_9)
2. Plug GIO to PC
3. Kies detect the latest firmware

4. Click Update.

5. Download process Firmware by Kies (wait until finish)
6. GIO restart and it says Downloading.
7. Once completed GIO restart again.
8. Backup Process (which has been backing up data).
9. Done.

If Stuck on Upgrade time

1. If more than 5 minutes of the firmware update process is still at 0% / stuck and in a state GIO tetep DOWNLOAD mode, please disconnect the USB cable. remove the battery and then reinstall.

2. Close Kies and Updaternya with ALT + F4 until no longer Kies window
3. Then run back Kies, there will be a failed firmware update notifications, and offered to do an emergency firmware recovery.
4. Next up was asked to run Kies into recovery mode (download mode)
5. GIO Make sure power is off and there is no usb cable is attached.
6. Press the volume down + home + power button simultaneously
7. make sure it says Downloading ... GIO screen.
8. Plug the USB back to the GIO.
9. Press Retry the Emergency Firmware Recovery window
10. Update will begin to take place, there will be no downloading of data in return.because already in the previous download that still exist in the cache
11. Wait until the download is complete .. Update done

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Samsung I9000B Firmware: I9000B VJJV3 (Android 2.3.3)

Do you remember this gadget? This Samsung Galaxy Family is another release of Samsung Galaxy S with 3G support for North America. This gadget utilizes a large 4-inch WVGA Super AMOLED screen, a 1GHz processor and ofcourse the Google Android operating system. This is 5MP camera embedded, with option for 720p HD video recording at 30 frames per second. Another goodies from this pretty gadget is include Wi-Fi, A-GPS, HD video playback, as well as playback for many other formats like FLAC, and MKV.

After more than one year from first release, our long awaited for  Samsung I9000B Firmware: I9000B VJJV3 (Android 2.3.3) finally come!!

ro.build.date = Fri Jun 3 15:53:54 KST 2011
Download from this link: http://goo.gl/lsXEw

And this is for Samsung I90003 : I9003XXKP7 Online! (Android 2.3.4)

ro.build.date = Fri Jun 10 20:50:02  KST 2011
Download from this link: http://goo.gl/IlGmn

Since ther's a lot of  release version of this gadget, for you who lived in Turky, here you must go-->>

First Turkish For Samsung I9100 :I9100XWKF3_OJVKF1_XXKF1
Download from this link: http://goo.gl/LwzQC

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Flashing Samsung Galaxy Gio Using ODIN

Flashing refers to the overwriting of existing data on ROM modules present in a electronic device with new data. This can be done to upgrade a device or to change the provider of a service associated with the function of the device, such as changing from one mobile phone service provider to another or installing a new operating system.
Keep in your mind (important): Always  make your device to a factory setting(reset) in order flashing activity. it is intended to avoid glitches and distractions.
Ok, let's assume that you have done above important step, then here we go:

1. Extract and Run Samsung S5660 Galaxy Gio ODIN 4.42 Downloader on your Desktop.
2. Open ODIN and Click OPS button and select and load: Gio_v1.0.ops (If you want to flash single file(.tar) click on Single package and locate the single .tar file in single package option . skip to step 7)
3. Click BOOT button and select and load: APBOOT_S5660xxxxx_CL940762_REV03_user_low_true.tar.md5
4. Click PDA button and select and load: CODE_S5660xxxxx_CL940762_REV03_user_low_true.tar.md5
5. Click PHONE button and select: MODEM_S5660xxxxx_CL928654_REV03.tar.md5
6. Click CSC button and select: GT-S5660-MULTI-CSC-Oxxxxx.tar.md5
7.  Turn the Samsung Galaxy Gio into Download mode by pressing ( Volume Down + OK + Power ) together.
8. Connect Cable phone to pc Make sure that the program detect the phone.
9. Click Start button if all set and ready,and wait until the program will finished downloading files. A word PASS! will appear if the flashing successfully completes.

If you follow the step by step carefully, your  phone will then reboot, and you can check and then approve the newly downloaded firmware version by typing *#1234# and then do a full reset by typing this Code *2767*3855#

Download ODIN
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Get Root On Android - How To Rooting Samsung Gio

Android is open-source operating system released by Google. Since its platform is open source, which is mean that we can spread, open, and use the source code without break the copyright of its OS. Like UNIX and Linux and other GPL software, we are free to modify the source code of its software. Google and other members of the Open Handset Alliance collaborated on Android’s development and release. The latest release is Android 3.1, according to the authority website of Android.
Root mode is the highest access mode on Linux-based operating systems. This mode then can be applied for another Linux operating system, including Android. Rooting Android is term to describe the root mode process.

Advantages and Disadvantages Root Mode
When we decide to get root on android, then we know the risks. Because of rooting Android device is break the rule of the vendor that released the device. There are some advantages we can reach when we rooting our Android:

• We are able and have the unlimited access to the Android system.
• We are able to Install applications on memory card and install other applications that need root certainly.
• We can uninstall the default applications vendor that usually not-so-important for our purposes
• Backup App + System Installation custom ROM for security.
• Access to system files is fully Android.
• Because root is the highest mode, we can overclock overall processor performance. But the consequences is make batteries become more wasteful consumption.

Beside the advantages that described above, there are several risks you have to know before rooting your Android device:

• Warranty missing (sorry if you disappointed, it’s just one

How To Rooting?
After we know and aware the advantages and disadvantages of rooting on Android, then make a decision. If you brave enough, follow this instruction. In this tutorial, I used the Samsung Gio, for other device please use with your own risk. This tutorial is intended in Windows machine. And here we go:

1. Firstly, install driver Gio or software Kies. What is Kies??? Samsung Kies is a Key PC software with Intuitive, Easy and Simple usability. Samsung Kies provides Samsung device users with easy data backup, transfer, powerful multimedia management, and convenient purchase features. Source: Samsung authorize website.
2. Have not installed Microsoft. NET Framework V.2??? Download it from Microsoft website.
3. Download Superoneclick software from this link from the internet, just search through Google with keyword SuperOneClickv1.7, this file is located on Hotfile. Or you can download from internet with this keyword SuperOneClickv165.html.
4. Set your Android USB, go from Settings> Applications> Development. Check USB Debugging / To Debug the USB.
5. Plug USB to PC and cellphone, then wait until the driver installation is complete. You can enjoy your coffee at this part.
6. Extract Superoneclick and run as administrator (if Windows 7 or Vista), then click the root and wait (again) until the process is complete. When completed, a message “root files have been installed” appear.
7. Finish.

Congratulations, you has already completed the process of rooting on Android. Before android root access,  restart your cellphone first. Remember, use with your own risk and make sure you follow the instruction correctly.

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How To Unroot Android Phone

Source: setoelkahfi.com
Android device offers the owner the thrill of freedom to modify the system. As we know that Android is derivated from Linux, so the character of Open-Source also come with the system. For example when we want to update android os to the later version, we need to have the root acces (read How To Root Android). Then after the process is done, we need to reverse the process, it's called unroot android. 
Firstly, in order to unroot android phone, you need:

1. An update available for your phone or an old nandroid backup that has a previous version of your phone android version.
2. A nandroid backup done before you attempt the following steps below.

Once the above conditions are met, you are ready to unroot your android phone! Before you read the procedure, read how it works below and get a better picture:


HOW
Firstly, one known method of unrooting is to install an available system update. However, stock updates are signed with official keys and custom recoveries only accept updates signed with their custom keys.
So, to unroot, you need to have stock recovery installed. One way to get your phone`s stock recovery back is contained in the update zip.
The update zip is the key, literally. Look through it and you will find (usually in the system folder) a file called recovery.img, which will be used as your new stock recovery.
By flashing in the image into recovery, you can now install updates, keep your previous applications, enjoy being unrooted and updated.
There are other unroot options that tailor to specific android phones and versions, but this solution should work on all android phones.
Why unroot? Because sending in a rooted phone for repair will void your warranty. Also, by having a rooted phone, you run the risk of a rogue rooted application that does unwanted stuff to your phone.


PROCEDURE

1. If you still have your original stock recovery that came with your phone, continue. Else search for my previous thread: "[RECOVERY] Reverting to original(STOCK) recovery" and follow the steps there. You can use the update file you used to revert to stock recovery here as well or vice versa.
2. Reboot you phone.
3. Check for system updates and download them.
4. Wait until phone reboots. All your applications and user settings will be retained.
5. a.) Open up a terminal emulator on your phone and enter "su" (Check if unroot). b.) If you cant turn your phone on to check if unrooted, boot into recovery mode, open up adb enter:

adb shell
su



6. If you get "permission denied" or something like that from step 5a/5b,
CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR PHONE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY UNROOTED!

7. If you don`t want to void your warranty, you should unistall applications that require root, especially Superuser.

To date, I have rooted and unrooted my phone (Backflip) 3 times without any problems. In case your phone can`t be booted up, only to the bootloader or recovery, DO NOT WORRY! You can use the adb (android debug bridge) to flash in the stock recovery, push/pull the updates and reboot the phone into recovery mode or normal mode.


Useful ADB commands:
Reboot Phone

adb shellreboot

Reboot Phone into recovery mode

adb shellreboot recovery

Flash a new recovery image temporarily (resets when rebooting)

adb shellflash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

Flash a new recovery image that does not reset when rebooting

adb shellflash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.imgexitadb shellcd systemsumount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock1 /systemrm recovery.imgmount -o ro,remount /dev/block/mtdblock1 /systemexitexit

Push file to sdcard

adb push file.blah /sdcard/file.blah

Push file to sdcard

adb pull /sdcard/file.blah file.blah

Here`s wishing you good luck and a belated happy new year! Conratulation, now you just success unroot your android device.

READ MORE - How To Unroot Android Phone

Review Samsung GT-S5660 Galaxy Gio

The Samsung Galaxy family is consist of four smatphone. One of them is  samsung gt-s5660 galaxy gio, whish come with advantges and disadvantages. Specification of samsung gt-s5660 galaxy gio is describe below:

GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2011, January
SIZE
Dimensions 110.5 x 57.5 x 12.2 mm
Weight -
DISPLAY
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches
- Multitouch
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- TouchWiz v3.0 UI
- Swype text input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- DNSe sound enhancement
MEMORY
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
RAM 384 MB, Internal Memory 181 MB
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included
DATA
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
CAMERA
Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps
Secondary No
FEATURES
OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
CPU 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Via third party application
- Digital compass
- SNS integration
- MP4/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Organizer
- Document viewer/editor
- Image/video editor
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
BATTERY
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1350 mAh
http://www.samsung.com/galaxyace/gio_techspec.html

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