This is a copy of my post in the Android Software and Hacking General Forum, which I am reposting here because I feel it will make it easier for HTC Aria users to find the version of HTC Sync that allows you to sideload applications on a non-rooted HTC Aria.
Hey guys, last week, I let Engadget know about an official version of HTC Sync that can sideload applications to a non-rooted Aria. HTC just pulled that version of Sync. However, I managed to get it before they pulled it, and I wanted to post this here to help others with an Aria get Sync 3.0.5372. I uploaded the file using MultiUpload, FileDropper, MediaFire, and a few others, and I'm mirroring it to other sites now. I'll upload this post as I add links.
Here are the download locations:
Unfortunately, I can't post these direct links, as I'm a new user. PM me for them. I'm really sorry about that, but the rule makes sense.
And here is the BitTorrent Magnet Link:
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:afc1416d56cb3063e22092a66b10d4447ee2c360&dn=HTCSync3.0.5372.exe&tr=http%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%2Fannounce
The MD5 hash of these files is e0019847c05b370a34960ca316d6f013.
Was posted here 5 days ago.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=722432&page=2
The only good of this is for side loading
Currently supporting 2 builds of Android:
BASIC: Minimal Android setup with all stuff removed not needed to use basic features (phone, camera, mms, sms, mail)
SENSE: Same as standard HTC Desire setup
More details below.
Known limitations
Not all applications from market place install well (currently investigating)
Flashlight app not working
No 720p support for Camcorder for now
WiFi tethering not working (in no build), USB not checked
Current development status (sorted by likeliness of beeing in upcoming release)
Gmail crashes (seems to work as expected)
Youtube app not working (is working and confirmed by others)
Facebook/Flickr in contacts not working
HTC calender widget does not show all appointments (not checked yet)
WiFI thethering via USB (not checked yet)
Follow me on twitter for up2date status: http://twitter.com/XcelsiorDev
Wishes
Better camera app (not happy with the current one either)
Calendar app for BASIC (most likely to be in upcoming version)
FM Radio in BASIC (most likely to be in upcoming version)
Percentage battery meter (most likely to be in upcoming version)
Better camera recording (720p)
Facebook/Flickr for contacts
Build with original FroYo "stock" theme
BASIC changelog
V1.00a
Exchanged Superuser Rights against CHainsDD's Superuser app
Fixed built in audio files
V1.00
Initial release based on FroYo OTA update for HTC Desire.
Content:
Kernel: htc-msm-2.6.32 (20100814_160001)
Modules: htc-msm-2.6.32 (20100813_133001)
initrd: After 10 fails of trying to mount the SD card the phone boots back into Windows
Android FroYo (2.2)
Basic Google apps necessary for system to work
Basic HTC apps needed for system to work:
HTC Account Sync Manager
HTC Keyboard including touch calibration
HTC Album
HTC Contacts Manager
HTC Dialer
HTC Mail
HTC EVO Camera and Camcorder
Astro File Manager
Advanced Task Killer
SD Card Auto Mount
Launcher Pro
Quadrant Benchmark
Flash Player 10.1
SENSE changelog
V1.00a
Exchanged Superuser Rights against CHainsDD's Superuser app
Fixed built in audio files
V1.00
Initial release based on FroYo OTA update for HTC Desire.
Content:
Kernel: htc-msm-2.6.32 (20100814_160001)
Modules: htc-msm-2.6.32 (20100813_133001)
initrd: After 10 fails of trying to mount the SD card the phone boots back into Windows
Android FroYo (2.2)
Basic Google apps necessary for system to work
Google Maps
Facebook
All HTC apps of the official HTC Desire ROM
HTC EVO Camera and Camcorder
Astro File Manager
Advanced Task Killer
SD Card Auto Mount
Quadrant Benchmark
Flash Player 10.1
Downloads
BASIC
V1.00a
To fix Superuser app problems use this rootfs.img (RS)
Own server
Rapidshare
V1.00
Rapidshare
MegaUpload
SENSE
V1.00a
To fix Superuser app problems use this rootfs.img (RS)
Own server
Rapidshare
V1.00
Rapidshare
MegaUpload
Installation
Use a Windows Mobile ROM that is known to work with Android (I am using Miri's WM6.5.x XtraLight for fast booting into Android)
Use a Radio version that is known to work with Android (I am using Leo_RADIO_2.12.50.02_2)
Download one of the Android builds above
Extract it to the root of your SD card
Start "\Storage Card\haret.exe" (in fact haret.exe is BatchLaunch)
Android autoboot
Install Gen.Y DualBOOT for starting Android into your Windows Mobile
Reboot your Windows Mobile
If Gen.Y DualBOOT is not loaded on Windows Mobile boot create a shortcut of the Gen.Y tool and place it under "\Windows\Startup\", then reboot again
Switching Android builds without data loss
At first: INVEST THE COUPLE OF MINUTES TO MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR "\Storage Card\Android\" FOLDER!!!
Believe me, even if the strategy is perfect, there are other reasons to fail like filesystems and others.
HAVING A BACKUP IS THE BEST STRATEGY!
Method #1 (the simplest)
Replace everything in your "\Storage Card\Android\" folder but keep "data.img" as this is where your settings and market apps reside in.
Method #2
Use third party apps like described in this thread.
Bluetooth devices working/not working
Working:
Ford car system
Benchmark results
Quadrant BASIC build: 1485
Quadrant SENSE build: 1478
Reporting errors/problems
To have a fair chance of finding errors/problems you report with my builds please posts the build you are using and it's version.
This helps to give faster support and improve the builds.
Donations
If you feel like donating for a good work done, you can buy me a drink
Donators
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denso1
duy317
beginner83
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any screenshot ?
Will give it a try as tom is sunday..!!!
Thank you..!!!
Are you still uploading the sense version? megaupload keeps telling me that the file is currently not available.
Edit: works now
What is not working?
Can you please list the things that are not working? or is this a perfectly functional ROM?
jojolapatate_xda said:
any screenshot ?
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Forget about the screenshots, just the simple HTC Desire style.
For the BASIC build, just think of the SENSE build but without all the HTC apps, so without the pull down unlock slider and very minimalistic.
Ultimaex said:
Are you still uploading the sense version? megaupload keeps telling me that the file is currently not available.
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No, everything already uploaded. You get the download link AFTER you have uploaded something to MegaUpload.
Just tested it again, works like expected.
Any other mirror ?cause megaupload is currently unable in my place
lasing8521 said:
Any other mirror ?cause megaupload is currently unable in my place
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Check back in about half an our or an hour. I am currently uploading to Rapidshare.
Any chance you could upload a version without the HTC theme? There are hardly any builds with the original light grey/green Android theme which I prefer.
Will check this out though, if only to see if the battery life is any good.
hey can u tell us the info about what is working or not and also the memory ram zimage that you are using? thanks
jaymelu said:
Can you please list the things that are not working? or is this a perfectly functional ROM?
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The same old well known limitations as ever:
- No 720p support with EVo Camera and Camcorder
- Neocore and some other apps can not be installed, currently investigating this with davlvik debugger.
Camera flashlight is working for me, Flashlight app is not. Will be exchanged in next version if I find a good flashlight app.
xpoloxp said:
hey can u tell us the info about what is working or not and also the memory ram zimage that you are using? thanks
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Take a look at the changelog info about the used kernel.
It's the latest official git kernel from today using full RAM.
Hey,
Thanks for this - going to make it my first (proper) Android on HD2 build I think as it seems the most up-to-date with Sense.
One request - could you mirror this on something other than Megaupload? For some reason I'm currently only getting 5kbps (dialup speeds!) from Megaupload, everything else is fine. I will help mirror it everywhere afterwards once I get it!
Cheers!
Edit: Just seen you've put RS links up as I posted this - on the case, thanks!
Pagnell said:
Any chance you could upload a version without the HTC theme? There are hardly any builds with the original light grey/green Android theme which I prefer.
Will check this out though, if only to see if the battery life is any good.
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I am currently messing around with investigating android settings and how to built-in into a release.
I have added this to my dev plan once I completly understand how and where settings especially for themes are stored.
wifi not working
wifi not working
hkr68 said:
wifi not working
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Beat me to it, gives an error when trying to enable it. Other than this looks like a good build, very similar to FroyoStone.
How about Bluetooth Headset for calls?
Is it working in these builds?
wifi does not work
going back to mattc NexusLeo v1 sry
This build is very fast however (as mentioned before) Wifi dosent work, also data dosent work for me other than syncing. Back to froyostone for me.
Hi guys,
I'm running a modified CM6.1 build and have a kernel (hastarin 8.5.3) which supports the new libraries for the new camera.
I have the new Camera APK installed but when I run it it force closes on me straightaway. I've searched but for some reason can't find my solution.
Anyone got a foolproof manual method of getting this new camera to work??
Thanks in advance.
wheeliemonster said:
Hi guys,
I'm running a modified CM6.1 build and have a kernel (hastarin 8.5.3) which supports the new libraries for the new camera.
I have the new Camera APK installed but when I run it it force closes on me straightaway. I've searched but for some reason can't find my solution.
Anyone got a foolproof manual method of getting this new camera to work??
Thanks in advance.
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You also need the some patched libs as well. But I'm not sure which ones as I'm trying to figure this out as well. The only build I've seen with the new camera working is JDMS's 1.6.2 build. I've tried copying the files to a another build but still f/c's. Anyone have an answer for this please?
Anyone? Bumpity bump bump.
Hi all,
Recently I got the official Chinese ROM for Milestone 2, which comes with stock MKV+RMVB support, correctly-ordered Chinese contacts and call recorder. However, the Chinese ROM has no moto blur support for facebook & twitter, so I'm trying to port these things to my phone running UK ROM.
The media support seems harder to me, so I start with apps. AFAIK, odex+apk system apps cannot be substituted directly, and they should be deodexed. But when using baksmali how can I get the dependency of those odex? Shall I do manual/brutal search?
Edit:
I tried dsixda's linux kitchen, which successfully handles most of the odex files by brutal search, however, it fails to locate com/android/internal/policy/impl/LockScreen, how can I dig into this?
I have little experience in rom hacking so any help would greatly appreciated
found out the answer myself - when invoke baksmaili the order of files in BOOTCLASSPATH matters.
Now I got all files in /system/framework deodexed, and I think I could do /system/app without problem now
cyaniris said:
found out the answer myself - when invoke baksmaili the order of files in BOOTCLASSPATH matters.
Now I got all files in /system/framework deodexed, and I think I could do /system/app without problem now
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can you help me~？
Can I ask where you got the ROM without the MotoBlur etc? I got my MS2 in China and want to use Chinese with an English OS, and also want to get rid of the whole MotoBlur thing and use the real AndroidMarket. Sounds like your custom ROM can do just that.
hello everyone, i have a problem about gtalk from xoom. i have a xoom 32G
wifi (MZ606 from China), system version is honeycomb 3.2 and rooted，this ROM what i installed is basic on Tiamat Xoom Rom 2.1. But no gtalk and mail,and i install Gmail apk for MZ606 3.1,it works well. but when i installed gtalk apk and try to start it,it always show loading accounts...so does anyone could send me gtalk.apk for 3.2 or who knows how to solve it. thanks so much!
no one knows
or does anyone could upload gtalk.apk from tiamat ?thanks
im having the same problemn on my timat 2.1 us wifi only xoom