1 | | Booting from sdcard |
| 1 | = Booting from sdcard = |
| 2 | |
| 3 | == Necessary files == |
| 4 | Download the file [http://thinkthinkdo.com/g2/BootManager.zip BootManager.zip]. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | == How To == |
| 7 | |
| 8 | This package is intended for use on a rooted HTC Desire Z aka T-Mobile G2 aka HTC Vision only. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Using it on any other phone might brick it as the boot partition or some other partition will be overwritten. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | |
| 13 | It will allow you to put a bootable ROM onto your SD card and boot from it. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | This is useful when partitions like /system or /data are not accessable or mountable any more. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ATTENTION: USE THIS PACKAGE ON YOUR OWN RISK, IT MIGHT BRICK YOUR PHONE. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | IF POSSIBLE MAKE A FULL BACKUP OF ALL PARTITIONS USING RECOVERY. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | |
| 22 | This package contains '''CyanogenMod 7.1''' configured to boot from SD card. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | |
| 25 | Extract the zip file and copy its content to your SD card. |
| 26 | |
| 27 | Bootable system files are now on the SD card in the directory '''BootManager/rom8''' |
| 28 | |
| 29 | Make sure that no PC10.... whatever ... file is in the root of your SD card. |
| 30 | |
| 31 | {{{ |
| 32 | * Insert your SD card into your phone (do not connect usb cable). |
| 33 | * Boot into hboot mode by holding POWER + VOLUME DOWN about 5 seconds until your phone boots. |
| 34 | * Use VOLUME DOWN to navigate to "FASTBOOT". |
| 35 | * Use POWER button to select "FASTBOOT". |
| 36 | * Connect phone and computer using an USB data cable |
| 37 | * Your phone is now in fastboot mode and shows the red message "FASTBOOT USB" |
| 38 | }}} |
| 39 | |
| 40 | You can now boot from SD card using the following command from your platform-tools folder of the Android SDK: |
| 41 | |
| 42 | (If you don't have a fastboot executable you can find one for your operating system in the attachments of [wiki:vision_utilities vision_utilities], where fastboot.exe is for windows and fastboot is for linux. |
| 43 | |
| 44 | {{{ |
| 45 | fastboot boot boot.img |
| 46 | }}} |
| 47 | |
| 48 | |
| 49 | Phone should boot into and run CyanogenMod 7.1 |
| 50 | |
| 51 | == Credits == |
| 52 | (note) This manual and the rom has been brought to you by Catherall |
| 53 | |
| 54 | Visit #g2root at freenode IRC. |