Newb help..

[Guest heavyduty00]

Ok so San Francisco arrived yesterday,

1) to check if it is a tft screen, do u look at the baseband version number or the build number

because i saw in a thread you have to look at the baseband version number and mine ends in B01...

my build number ends in B08 tho lol so i presume it is TFT? Does TFT screens mean the same as an LCD screen btw?!

2) Also can anyone tell me what kernel and clockwork recovery means?lol

3) Would this rom be ok for my phone if it is tft screen:

http://android.modaco.com/content-page/324...3-dec/page/100/

4) If something goes wrong at any stage doing flashing and rooting etc, is it possible to just reflash it back to stock rom easily?

5) Any screen protectors and cases possible to buy in amazon uk? I dont like using ebay. I think the samsung i900 screen protectors fit this device?

thanks for your help! :)

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

1. Its the Build Number - Yes you have a TFT

2. Clockwork is a program that you write to the RECOVERY part of the phone

You can tell the phone to boot into recovery by holding the DOWN VOLUME when booting

You change the RECOVERY part of the phone using FASTBOOT

A Kernel is the code that abstract all the hardware and makes it available to the ANDROID ROM

3. Yes that ROM is good its supports TFT

4. As long as you have Clockwork - then you are ok - you can always recover.

5. Search the forum.

Please check this thread to help you understand what you should be doing.

http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blad...and-other-roms/

[Guest Arr Too]

my build number ends in B08 tho lol so i presume it is TFT?

It's quite likely to be a TFT (LCD), and even more so if it's a white one.

If the build number ends with B05 (and it works properly!) then it's an OLED. But there are some OLED units that have apparently shipped running B08, too.

[Guest heavyduty00]

ok thanks mine is grey so it is probably tft

will start trying to flash it now thanks

[Guest heavyduty00]

does it matter if ur in windows 7 when u flash it?

i am going to use the hungarian hedgehog rom

http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blad...ls2-2010-11-26/

do i need to root it as well?

Edited December 15, 2010 by heavyduty00

[Guest heavyduty00]

can someone help me on a step by step guide to doing this on windows 7 please?

is this correct?

Firstly get the 2.5.0.9 Clockwork.

Your first task is to get that flashed to your RECOVERY part of the phone

The tool that does this is in the fastbootzip

Extract the fastboot on your PC

Get the phone in flash mode (Turn on with VOLUME UP held) it will stay at the green android

Now plug in the phone and run the fastboot command to send the Recovery ROM to the phone

then use the fastboot command to reboot.

Now copy your chosen ROM to the SDCARD

Boot into Recovery (holding VOLUME DOWN) on boot.

Follow the instructions to install the rom

what is fastboot? Am i meant to use command prompt for the whole thing? And do i need to erase all the apps and stuff on my memory card 1st before i flash it?

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

can someone help me on a step by step guide to doing this on windows 7 please?

is this correct?

Firstly get the 2.5.0.9 Clockwork.

Your first task is to get that flashed to your RECOVERY part of the phone

The tool that does this is in the fastbootzip

Extract the fastboot on your PC

Get the phone in flash mode (Turn on with VOLUME UP held) it will stay at the green android

Now plug in the phone and run the fastboot command to send the Recovery ROM to the phone

then use the fastboot command to reboot.

Now copy your chosen ROM to the SDCARD

Boot into Recovery (holding VOLUME DOWN) on boot.

Follow the instructions to install the rom

what is fastboot? Am i meant to use command prompt for the whole thing? And do i need to erase all the apps and stuff on my memory card 1st before i flash it?

Fastboot is the ZIP mentioned in Stage 1

http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blad...and-other-roms/

You can wipe the cache and factory reset in clockwork - you can try and boot without doing it, but if it doesnt boot, just go back into clockwork and do the clear cache and factory reset

[Guest heavyduty00]

do i need to use fastbook and clockworkmod recovery as well?

[Guest heavyduty00]

how do i move the file recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.9-modaco-r2-blade.img into the fastboot directory. what is this fastboot directory

i extracted the fastboot on to my local disk © i have windows 7 and it just has files like adb-linux, adb-mac, fastboot-windows etc, its that right?

nvm think i got it now

do i need to connect my phonet to pc before i open a terminal/command prompt?

Edited December 15, 2010 by heavyduty00

[Guest heavyduty00]

can some1 help me please?

what is the fastboot directory? and when it says open a terminal does that mean using the command prompt?

[Guest heavyduty00]

when do i have to do a nandroid or titanium backup? can someone please pm me to help me please!!

[Guest heavyduty00]

bump

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

bump

A nandroid backup is done in clockwork - it puts a full backup in a directory on your SD card

the titanium backup puts the apps you have backed up in another directory on your sd card

nandroid should be done before you install the rom (in clockwork)

titanium - whenever you feel you need your apps and data backing up

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

can some1 help me please?

what is the fastboot directory? and when it says open a terminal does that mean using the command prompt?

Yes it means a command prompt

I suggest you put the unzipped fastboot in the root of the c drive

so it looks like

c:\fastboot\

Edited December 15, 2010 by StevenHarperUK