Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of boot_sdcard

Timestamp:

03/02/12 16:43:10 (12 years ago)

Author:

admin

Comment:

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boot_sdcard

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-Booting from sdcard 
+= Booting from sdcard =
+
+== Necessary files ==
+Download the file [http://thinkthinkdo.com/g2/BootManager.zip BootManager.zip].
+
+== How To ==
+
+This package is intended for use on a rooted HTC Desire Z aka T-Mobile G2 aka HTC Vision only.
+
+Using it on any other phone might brick it as the boot partition or some other partition will be overwritten.
+
+
+It will allow you to put a bootable ROM onto your SD card and boot from it.
+
+This is useful when partitions like /system or /data are not accessable or mountable any more.
+
+ATTENTION: USE THIS PACKAGE ON YOUR OWN RISK, IT MIGHT BRICK YOUR PHONE.
+
+IF POSSIBLE MAKE A FULL BACKUP OF ALL PARTITIONS USING RECOVERY.
+
+
+This package contains '''CyanogenMod 7.1''' configured to boot from SD card.
+
+
+Extract the zip file and copy its content to your SD card. 
+
+Bootable system files are now on the SD card in the directory '''BootManager/rom8'''
+
+Make sure that no PC10.... whatever ... file is in the root of your SD card.
+
+{{{
+* Insert your SD card into your phone (do not connect usb cable).
+* Boot into hboot mode by holding POWER + VOLUME DOWN about 5 seconds until your phone boots.
+* Use VOLUME DOWN to navigate to "FASTBOOT".
+* Use POWER button to select "FASTBOOT".
+* Connect phone and computer using an USB data cable
+* Your phone is now in fastboot mode and shows the red message "FASTBOOT USB"
+}}}
+
+You can now boot from SD card using the following command from your platform-tools folder of the Android SDK:
+
+(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.
+
+{{{
+   fastboot boot boot.img
+}}}
+
+
+Phone should boot into and run CyanogenMod 7.1
+
+== Credits ==
+(note) This manual and the rom has been brought to you by Catherall
+
+Visit #g2root at freenode IRC.