15/Jan [GUIDE] Installing the MoDaCo Custom Froyo ROM from scratch (and other ROMS)

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Latest Update

1st December - Added Frankdroid r1 New Froyo by Frankish - ROM based on Chinese R4 ROM

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Latest Update

1st December - Updated Clockwork version to 2.5.1.3 ClockworkMod Recovery for ZTE Blade

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Latest Update

1st December - Added MoDaCo Custom Froyo Alpha 1 - excitement

[Guest Freekers]

Might be useful to add: How to partition your SDCard for A2SD usage under Windows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCV7Eu1pjWQ (by me :P )

[Guest cnhust]

If you use this guide and it works, please give me a post so I can see that it's doing it's job and also so that it stays near the top of the fourm.

It is a great work, I learne more about the rooting and installing the new custom ROM, thank you so much, i will reserve this post for further study.

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

HUGE UPDATE

2nd December - Added Customised BladeVillain 1.1.0 RLS2 provided by freekers

2nd December - Updated MoDaCo Custom Froyo Alpha 2 - Alpha 3 in Kitchen

2nd December - Added Finnish Fillyjonk RLS1 provided by kallt_kaffe

2nd December - Updated Hungarian Hedgehog RLS2

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Update

Hi Everyone - I feel that I need to warn users about some people having problems with clockwork 2.5.1.3

I have reverted the guide to suggesting you use 2.5.0.9

The Latest Clockwork is causing some users problems.

This is no disrespect - I just feel that its best that new users try with the most stable version available.

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Latest Update

5th December - Updated MAC guide for older Power PC users

Edited December 5, 2010 by StevenHarperUK

[Guest gambieter]

Steve, I think there is a mistake in the list of Eclair ROMs. The BladeVillain 1.1.0 ROM is based on the Hungarian ROM, and has the option to switch off mobile data in the Settings; something lacking in the French ROM.

In Freekers Customised BladeVillain you do list it correctly, and this is only a customisation ;)

Edited December 5, 2010 by gambieter

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Latest Update

5th December - Corrected BladeVillain 1.1.0 to be based on the Hungarian ROM

[Guest whybee]

Hi

Just want to say a huge thank you for this guide. I had absolutely no experience of this sort of thing before but now running the modaco r4 rom.

I had a few problems though, i followed the advice and used ubuntu but when i got to the end of stage one it wouldnt recognise that the phone was plugged in so wouldnt reboot. I got round this by using windows for stage one ( after lots of hassles with loading drivers and 'wating for device' messages)and ubuntu for stage two.

Im now going to have a look around the forums to figure out what to change next!!!

thanks again.

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Hi

Just want to say a huge thank you for this guide. I had absolutely no experience of this sort of thing before but now running the modaco r4 rom.

I had a few problems though, i followed the advice and used ubuntu but when i got to the end of stage one it wouldnt recognise that the phone was plugged in so wouldnt reboot. I got round this by using windows for stage one ( after lots of hassles with loading drivers and 'wating for device' messages)and ubuntu for stage two.

Im now going to have a look around the forums to figure out what to change next!!!

thanks again.

Which version of Clockwork did you use?

2.5.0.9 or 2.5.1.3

[Guest whybee]

Which version of Clockwork did you use?

2.5.0.9 or 2.5.1.3

Hi

I used 2.5.0.9.

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Hi

I used 2.5.0.9.

Anyone else seen this : Can do the flashing of Recovery, but cant do a fastboot reboot?

Never seen that before

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Latest Update

6th December - Added Warning for users with TFT Screens

Please Post if you have any Successes with TFT Phones - Don't consider trying it unless you REALLY know what your doing

[Guest The Soup Thief]

Latest Update

6th December - Added Warning for users with TFT Screens

Please Post if you have any Successes with TFT Phones - Don't consider trying it unless you REALLY know what your doing

Hi

My brother tried to install FLB froyo on a fresh-out-of-the-box TFT screened (grey) sanfrancisco yesterday

Didn't go at all well initially, getting locked into a reboot cycle

Cleared the cache and factory settings in clockwork and reinstalled FLB froyo and it went ahead and booted up happily

Seems quite stable at this point

Just our experience though - others may vary...

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Latest Update

6th December - Updated Warning about TFT, Added TFT COMPATIBLE to the Table of ROMS

[Guest rjm2k]

Latest Update

6th December - Updated Warning about TFT, Added TFT COMPATIBLE to the Table of ROMS

All being well if the ROMS are updated to the TFT kernel they will work with all types of Blade.

[Guest cartierv]

Update

Hi Everyone - I feel that I need to warn users about some people having problems with clockwork 2.5.1.3

I have reverted the guide to suggesting you use 2.5.0.9

The Latest Clockwork is causing some users problems.

This is no disrespect - I just feel that its best that new users try with the most stable version available.

Many thanks for the detailed guide.. this is something I was looking for here.

Btw the link to the older Clockwork downloads as text not an image; i.e as garbage... any chance of getting that fixed ? Cheers

Edited December 6, 2010 by cartierv

[Guest himem]

Hello,

Newbie here :P

Just bought my ZTE Blade (Optimus San Francisco - Portugal), and updated to 2.2 with the rom found here (http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-android-2-2-froyo-on-zte-blade-orange-san-francisco/)

Quite some bugs, including rooting not allways working, screen dpi's 160, and can't install flash 10.1.

I now realize that maybe that's not the best rom to use... because I found this thread ;)

Can you plz advise me on what ROM to use? What are the benefits? What's the best? I want the rom already rooted and size 240

ps:

2 aditional questions:

* there are some apps that I don't want, like google talk, and I Can't install them... how to fix that!?

* to move cards to SD card, i need APPS 2 SD, or it's just native with 2.2?

many txs!

himem

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Many thanks for the detailed guide.. this is something I was looking for here.

Btw the link to the older Clockwork downloads as text not an image; i.e as garbage... any chance of getting that fixed ? Cheers

For now right click and use SAVE AS

Edit : your right thats broken : guide updated - not a direct link any more

Edited December 6, 2010 by StevenHarperUK

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Hello,

Newbie here :P

Just bought my ZTE Blade (Optimus San Francisco - Portugal), and updated to 2.2 with the rom found here (http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-android-2-2-froyo-on-zte-blade-orange-san-francisco/)

Quite some bugs, including rooting not allways working, screen dpi's 160, and can't install flash 10.1.

I now realize that maybe that's not the best rom to use... because I found this thread ;)

Can you plz advise me on what ROM to use? What are the benefits? What's the best? I want the rom already rooted and size 240

ps:

2 aditional questions:

* there are some apps that I don't want, like google talk, and I Can't install them... how to fix that!?

* to move cards to SD card, i need APPS 2 SD, or it's just native with 2.2?

many txs!

himem

The latest ORANGE UK TFT phone is the one that is having problems with exisiting ROMS.

If the 2.2 is working good for you (the screen works etc) then your ok.

You can Root any Current ROM with the universal ROOT tool, so don't let that restrict you.

You have 3 choices for removing apps you dont want

1. Use titanium Backup to remove them

2. Use ANdroid Commander t remove them

3. Unzip the ROM BEFORE you flash and delete the /system/apps/*.apk s you dont want.

I cant suggest what ROM s good for you sorry.

BTW the ARM6 chip in your phone will not run full Flash - you can run Flash lite on most of the 2.1 ROMS

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Latest Update

6th December - Updated Clockwork Link for 2.5.0.9

[Guest Daimaah]

Finnish Fillyjonk RLS1 does support TFT, which is no surprise as it's based on the Finnish ROM from TFT Blades.

[Guest himem]

The latest ORANGE UK TFT phone is the one that is having problems with exisiting ROMS.

If the 2.2 is working good for you (the screen works etc) then your ok.

You can Root any Current ROM with the universal ROOT tool, so don't let that restrict you.

You have 3 choices for removing apps you dont want

1. Use titanium Backup to remove them

2. Use ANdroid Commander t remove them

3. Unzip the ROM BEFORE you flash and delete the /system/apps/*.apk s you dont want.

I cant suggest what ROM s good for you sorry.

BTW the ARM6 chip in your phone will not run full Flash - you can run Flash lite on most of the 2.1 ROMS

txs for the tips.

I installed Universal Androot, is the same that universal ROOT tool? because it's not working OK... I have to keep rooting it, and sometimes it fails.

Every time i try to download Flash Player 10.1 from market, like AppBrain, i get the error "the requested item could not be found". Any tips on this?

I'll try the apps to remove programs... txs!

anyone to suggest a ROM ? ;)

cheers,

HiMem