Adding a XT9 dictionary

[Guest jmatb]

I unlocked with success a ZTE Skate (Monte Carlo) following the instructions in the giffgafff youtube video ,

but I was left with a Orange stock ROM missing my language dictionary

I read somewhere in the forums that I could install the clockworkmod recovery image and next install the original ROM and the problem would be solved

Not willing to risk to end up with a locked ZTE I downloaded a stock xt9 folder from http://minus.com/mvNj2PkHc and decided to "upgrade" only the xt9 dictionaries

- I installed the superboot image to have root access

- I connected the ZTE to the PC and copied the folder "system" inside the xt9.zip file to the ZTE.

- from market I installed "busybox" and "Rom Toolbox"

- I stopped xt9 service (settings > applications > running services > XT9 text input > force stop)

- using Rom Toolbox > Root Browser

made a backup of folder /system/usr/xt9

made a backup of files /system/app/ LatinIME.apk LatinIME.odex xt9ime.apk

copied folder /sdcard/system/usr/xt9 to /system/usr/xt9 overwriting the original

copied files /sdcard/system/app/ LatinIME.apk LatinIME.odex xt9ime.apk to /system/app/ overwriting the original

NOTE: to the Linux fans it is even easier...

- install from market "Terminal Emulator" or SSHDroid

- as root make cut&paste of the following commands

mount -w -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system -o remount

mv /system/usr/xt9 /system/usr/xt9.org

mv /system/app/LatinIME.apk /system/app/LatinIME.apk.org

mv /system/app/LatinIME.odex /system/app/LatinIME.odex.org

mv /system/app/xt9ime.apk /system/app/xt9ime.apk.org

cp -a /sdcard/system/usr/xt9 /system/usr

cp -a /sdcard/system/app /system/

Maybe this procedure is general to any Android device, but I only tested it with the ZTE Skate Monte Carlo