[WIP][KERNEL][ROM] Wildfire S Virgin Mobile USA

**nba** · 11-27-2011, 12:06 PM

I did the s-off and rooted also, but i cant seem to install the custom recovery.

**simonsimons34** · 11-27-2011, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by nba

I did the s-off and rooted also, but i cant seem to install the custom recovery.

My method is just the easiest ive found.Remember this has to be done on the same S-off gold card only you delete the 2 files from the S-off procedure. If this doesnt work we can flash via ADB

**nba** · 11-27-2011, 01:07 PM

ok i got it to work, i forgot to take off the 2 files from the s-off procedure, thanks!

**simonsimons34** · 11-27-2011, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by nba

ok i got it to work, i forgot to take off the 2 files from the s-off procedure, thanks!

Okay, Thanks for the feedback. Glad to help you out. Remember now to delete the .zip with the recovery in it, if you try to boot into hboot again it will try to install the recovery again if you dont
Let me know if you try anymore tips, and how they work for you

**Lumify** · 11-27-2011, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by simonsimons34

Im glad to here you figured out the drivers. I will try to add that to the OP with credit again. And the popup is not normal at all. It seemes like you either A) actually dont have s-off ?? But we rooted... so thats not it or B) you entered your MSL wrong into the popup

I entered the MSL correctly and I double checked, I do have S-OFF.

Any other ideas?

edit - I tried putting in the wrong MSL intentionally and it tells you right away that you're wrong.

**peteseiler2010** · 11-27-2011, 08:33 PM

I keep getting an error when I am entering in my port number. It goes as follows...

Error enabling #, the port may not be working properly or may be busy.

**simonsimons34** · 11-27-2011, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by peteseiler2010

I keep getting an error when I am entering in my port number. It goes as follows...

Error enabling #, the port may not be working properly or may be busy.

Change your port number to a greater number then try again. There is a hardware conflict going on here

**simonsimons34** · 11-27-2011, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Lumify

I entered the MSL correctly and I double checked, I do have S-OFF.

Any other ideas?

edit - I tried putting in the wrong MSL intentionally and it tells you right away that you're wrong.

Um lets see, other ideas:
Try again, lol...
Go to setting>About>Software Information and check and see if your PRL is 60681
... Try again...
Change your COM PORT to a different number MAYBE a hw conflict??
Try a different computer?
let us know

**peteseiler2010** · 11-27-2011, 09:55 PM

I tried using a higher port number, that didnt work, I got the same error.

**mkm1126** · 11-27-2011, 11:25 PM

I mentioned this in your other thread, but just wanted to say THANK YOU again for this great guide. Now that I've successfully S-OFF'd, rooted, and intalled custom recovery on my daughter's phone, I'd like to figure out a way to get her more space. I know on my HTC Desire, I'm using cMTD, which resizes the partitions, giving me back some of the space that was in system. Do you know if anything like this exists for this phone? Could anyone port the script we use on the Desire to this phone?

I should mention that I'm a US Cellular customer, but since we also have a CDMA version of this phone, the process you describe for rooting, etc., works great! I'd be happy to test a rom if you think it will work for us, however, without cMTD, I'm not sure the benefit (other than I like CM better than Sense . . . however my daughter doesn't . . lol).

At any rate . . . great work! It's appreciated!

EDIT: Here's a link where they are using cMTD on the Wildfire if it's of any help:

**2fast4u88** · 11-28-2011, 05:25 AM

Edit: Nvm was offering help as it looked like no one was on it. Where I see at xda there a few people on the game, with more time to put forth than I would be able to do.

**simonsimons34** · 11-28-2011, 03:19 PM

peteseiler2010: Please try another computer or try to reinstall windows from scratch.
mkm1126: CM can be themed to look like sense maybe even sense ported to it. Im looking into it. As of repartitioning it, not a good idea. I looked at it and it can be very dangerous. I reccomend just using my Link2Sd tutorial. It is what your looking for

2fast4u88: if you got any suggestions, you can IM me at Ill me happy to take suggestions

**Lumify** · 11-28-2011, 05:23 PM

I went to Settings > About phone > Software information, and the PRL version IS 60681. Yay! Maybe the error is irrelevant.

**simonsimons34** · 11-28-2011, 05:26 PM

Guess it is irrelevant lol

Test your data speeds and let me know if there better for you

PS Open invite to all: If you have any ideas, needs, or wants email them to me at stay to the rom please

**mkm1126** · 11-28-2011, 06:27 PM

Thanks for the reply! My main issue is that more rom is needed in data, which cMTD could do. Once CM is ready, there would be lots of unused space in data that could be reallocated to system. Just or of curiosity, why do you think it would be dangerous? I have been using it without issue on my Desire for a year now, but maybe I shouldn't?

I'm not a developer, but if you need any testers for your rom, just let me know. I'd be happy to help!

Sent from my HTC Desire CDMA using Tapatalk

**simonsimons34** · 11-28-2011, 06:34 PM

Many devices dont like repartitioning, it could be an unrecoverable brick (my optimus V for example) Ive found another solution. On a rom i saw, Jerry Scripts backside, they moved dalvik cache to the Cache partition. It went from 31 mb to 119 mb free. ill look into this one. And as of cMTD ill look into it, chat with its developers as well. also CM9 is coming out soon (christmas??) and it will be Android 4. Im gonna deffinatly port it and i am assuming it will need more room so until i know i personally wont mess with my partitions lol

**primetechv2** · 11-28-2011, 07:55 PM

I once did this with an Android phone a looong time ago... unfortunately it only worked once. The second time was more of a disaster.

I imagine you would need a specifc script to run at boot to move dalvik to cache... but until then Link2SD is a saving grace on this phone when rooted.

**simonsimons34** · 11-28-2011, 08:13 PM

Exactly. its generally not a good idea. Im looking at the code and trying to get in contact with its dev.. And their actually is a change in the code i believe, not any script ive seen

**mkm1126** · 11-28-2011, 10:10 PM

I did a little poking around and can see there is only 22mb free on data so not sure what repartitioning would gain, unless of course we could shrink cache too. That has about 45mb free. In any case, do you know if ics will fit on the current data partition? Sense is so huge, so I'm assuming we should be good!

Thanks for looking into this! Love watching this take shape!

**primetechv2** · 11-29-2011, 12:53 AM

It's like as soon as I started looking into Link2sd again, development on it went wild. I think everything dalvik wise is now moved with the rest of the app. Although, thinking back, I think it was always like that...

Oh well, cheers to that being the case for all the non-sense apps at last.

Sent from my HTC_A510c

**simonsimons34** · 11-29-2011, 05:23 AM

mkm: looked at it and repartitoning isnt worth it: Best work around- link2SD it moves everything
Ics will fit, the full experience at that, onto the current partition map

Link2sd is awesome for this phone, i currently have 50 apps installed. It creates problems when flashing a rom, so youll have to just back up all apps with titanium backup

**peteseiler2010** · 11-29-2011, 05:34 AM

I think I killed mine, I decided that I wanted to go back to stock, so I grabbed the Virgin Mobile RUU and ran it...well it stopped at 22% and my phone buzzed 3 times and it will not boot. If you press power, or power and volume down all you get is 3 buzzes and then nothing. I have pulled the battery, I even pulled it and left it out for about 5 hours...nothing. Any ideas? My computer won't recognize it nor will the charge led turn on when plugged in.

**simonsimons34** · 11-29-2011, 05:47 AM

I could of told you not to use the RUU. I have a nandroid backup you could of used, with only root, then you plug into superonecilck and that allows you unroot... Um ill look into this, i know that maybe try power and up vol, thats recovery mode. first pull battery, then key combo i mentoned, then go ahead and plug into computer, screne will be blank but its on (I ran my battery out this way lol

**mkm1126** · 11-29-2011, 07:28 AM

50 apps? Wow! I think I must be doing something wrong. I am using Link2sd, but still only have like 30 mb free with about 8 small apps installed. Anything I should check?