My experiements with rooting wildfire!

Method 1: Only unrevoked3
Steps followed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788776
Result: Failure

First I tried with unrevoked3

It didn't work out.
The reflash_package.exe program gave the message "Error: unable to get root. Is your firmware too new?"
The same issue is mentioned in comments to this page. I saw it after I got the error :(

Method 2: Revolutionary (also uses GoldCard and unrevoked3)
Steps followed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145035
and http://www.aritrasen.com/2011/09/17/how-to-root-htc-wildfire-2-2-1-and-install-cyanogenmod/

Result: Success!

Revolutionary does not work with HBOOT 1.02.0000 that my Wildfire has. I need to downgrade it to HBOOT 1.01.0001 :(

Followed mainly the link (http://www.aritrasen.com/2011/09/17/how-to-root-htc-wildfire-2-2-1-and-install-cyanogenmod/) and was able to do these:
a) Downgrade HBOOT from 1.02.0000 to 1.01.0001
b) Getting S-OFF

One note here: The above links may tell you to format your SD card before proceeding with the GoldCard generation. But that is not required! I was able to proceed without any formatting with all my SD card data intact.

There can be little scare sometimes, such as when a particular step gets stuck. But do not be afraid. Just google it out. There is good help over the net! One thing, ensure that USB debugging is always turned on.

While running step2.bat of buzzdowngrade, the script exited with an error for me:
FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)
*** Rom downgrade finished, rebooting to bootloader. ***
rebooting into bootloader... FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

I opened up step2.bat. Found these lines:
echo *** Starting the ROM downgrade ***
fastboot flash zip rom.zip
echo *** Rom downgrade finished, rebooting to bootloader. ***
fastboot reboot-bootloader

Surely the script's error was asking me to re-run the command "fastboot flash zip rom.zip".
It succeeded! Then I ran the last command from the step2.bat: "fastboot reboot-bootloader ".
Bingo! Done! :)

Specially, after your HBOOT is downgraded, it took quite sometime for the phone to boot (with the HTC white screen showing for long). But eventually it booted. But since, HBOOT was downgraded or perhaps because of running GoldCard, all settings and accounts on my phone were gone. Never mind, I had already backed my contact, messages, apps :P

Downgrade to Eclair

Now the next step is to downgrade OS to Eclair (Android 2.1) and then install Unrevoked3. I think after this, Unrevoked should succeed. (It does not work on Wildfire on Froyo (Android 2.1)).

Oh yeah, it did!

Now, my Wildfire has Eclair (Android 2.1), S-OFF, and rooted. Since my phone is rooted, I can see SuperUser app in my app drawer. :)

Install Gingerbread


Now I need to install Cyanogenmod 7 (Gingerbread).
I downloaded the cm-7.2.0-buzz.zip from http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?type=stable&device=buzz, instead of the older update-cm-7.0.3-buzz-signed.zip mentioned on the blog I followed.
I have chosen to go for unsigned archive. Finger crossed! Lets see if this works...

Yayy!! I have Gingerbread now on my Wildfire! :)

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Install Google Apps

Now I am missing the Google's propitiatory apps, such as gmail, play, etc. I am also unable to add my gmail account :(
Found that I need to install gapps separately using the gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip.
Following this page , I was able to flash the gapps image.

When I rebooted, the phone asked me to add a gmail account. Once I did that, it took me to Market Place (which soon got updated to Google Play Store) :)

Yahoo!

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Screenshots finally! (ADW launcher on top of Cyanogenmod 7.2 (Gingerbread fork))

 

Sync Facebook events with Google Calendar?

Ever missed events on Facebook, because there is no app that reminds you of your Facebook events?

Almost all Android phones are very well integrated with Google Calendar. So if we sync up the Facebook events with Google Calendar, our problem is solved!!!

Go to Facebook events
Select Export events
Facebook pops up a dialog where it displays an URL. Copy that URL.

Now go to Google Calendar.
Add a new Calendar (Select Add by URL)
Paste the URL copied earlier... And BANG!

All Facebook events are imported and always synced with the Google's Calendar!

Courtesy: How to Sync Facebook Events with Google Calendar
 

How to change message center number in Android?

Have issues with sending or receiving sms-es??

Tip: Your message center number might be empty or wrong!

Solution: Very simple :)

1.  Dial *#*#4636#*#*.
2. You will get a menu, from that select Phone Information
3. You will find a setting "SMSC" 
4. Refresh it. It is most likely to retrieve the message center number from your operator. (Or call your operator, and get the message center number, and then update in this field)

Then the problem should be resolved!

Happy messaging!


[Courtesy: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/tech-issues-bug-reports-suggestions/10135-how-do-you-change-sms-message-center-numbers.html]

How to setup Yahoo Mail on Android

Two Ways:

1. Default Mail App:
   
   Add a new account -> Select Other (POP/IMAP) -> Enter your email id/password (please enter complete email id, like abc@yahoo.co.in or abc.ymail.com etc.)
   
   Click "Manual Setup"
   
   Select IMAP, and enter imap.mail.yahoo.com
   as the IMAP Server. You can select SSL or None.
   Click Next - > In next screen, enter smtp.mobile.mail.yahoo.com as the SMTP server. You can select SSL or None
   
   Click Next.
   Enter your account name (as you wish) and click Finish.
   
   [Courtesy: http://www.omgandroid.com/how-to-set-up-yahoo-mail-on-android/ ]
   
2. YMail App from Yahoo
   
   But it does not allow to add more than one Yahoo Mail accounts.
   Has anybody tried on that yet?? Then comment please...

Cheers :)

How to set any mp3 as Alarm Sound in Android Mobiles?

Hi Android-ites!

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Create a folder "alarms" inside the SD memory card, and paste all the mp3s that you want to be able to set as Alarm tones.

And you are raring to go! Go.. Go.. Go...

And guess what? Similarly for tones to be used as Notifications and Ringtones, do follow the same process:

Notifications - Message tones and Notification tones
Ringtones - phone ringtones
Alarms - alarm mp3s

[Courtesy: mobisat at http://androidforums.com/htc-tattoo/56769-how-set-ringtones-message-tones-alarm-tones.html

How to export contacts, calendar and sms messages from Nokia to HTC Android Mobile

How to export contacts, calendar and sms messages from Nokia to HTC Android Mobile

I had a Nokia mobile (don remember the model :P). And I had this very basic problem, when I bought an HTC Wildfire (a touch phone running on Android 2.1)

Like anybody else, I too started googling... And finally I stumbled upon the following solution:

1. Transfer Contacts and Calendar from Nokia to HTC phone on Android
  a) Install Nokia PC Suite
  b) Sync your Nokia data (contacts, messages, calendar) using Nokia PC Suite to your PC.
  c) Export your contacts and calendar data from Nokia PC Suite to Outlook or Outlook Express
  d) Install HTC Sync on your PC from HTC Support. If your android phone does not have HTC Sync, then
      install it from the Android app market.
  e) Connect your HTC android mobile to your PC, using the USB connection. Let the HTC Sync desktop
      app detect your Android mobile.
  f) Sync contacts and calendar data between local Outlook/Outlook Express and HTC Android mobile.

Trouble shooting: I was unable to get phone numbers. All I was getting was just the Names of the contacts. So, I checked my contact list in Outlook (that I had earlier exported using Nokia PC Suite).
I saw, that maximum (95%) of my contacts had the mobile number saved in the "Other Phone" field. And HTC Sync perhaps was not considering that field while importing contacts from Outlook.
So, I first
a) Exported contacts from Outlook/Nokia PC Suite into a comma separated file (.csv) [Its better to export from Outlook, as then opening that file in MS Excel shows proper columns headings]
b) Opened the .csv file in MS Excel
c) Cut phone numbers from "Other" column and pasted onto the "Mobile" column.
d) Deleted all contacts from Outlook, and again Imported from this edited .csv file. [Now, I could see all phone numbers, under the 'Mobile number' field of Outlook.
e) Do the steps e) and f) as described in point 1 on the top.


2. Transferring SMS messages from Nokia mobile to an HTC phone running on Android OS.
   This process is very well documented here at http://www.simail.si/nokia2androidsms/. Really Hats-off to
    the guys who coded these useful apps.

   Just for the sake of duplicating (if duplicating helps and with all credits to the authors of these apps) :D

Nokia2AndroidSMS is a small application that allows you to convert SMS messages from Nokia Ovi datafiles into an xml file supported by SMS Backup & Restore Android application.
Process for transferring SMS messages to your new Android Phone is the following.
Nokia phone side:

1. Install Nokia OVI, (You don’t need the OVI account!)
2. synchronize messages from your phone with OVI
3. Disconnect your Nokia Phone and close the Nokia OVI application. WATCH OUT. Noia OVI likes to minimize to system tray please be sure you relay closed the application

Conversion:

1. Download Nokia2AndroidSMS and extract it to any directory.
2. Run Nokia2AndroidSMS.exe
3. The application should automatically find all datastores created by Nokia OVI and automatically select the 1st one.
4. If it should fail to detect datastores you’ll have to find it by yourself, you can either drag and drop datastore file from Windows Explorer onto the Nokia2AndroidSMS window or use the Open button to find it.
5. You can change the datastore in the 1st selection list if there is more than one
6. If you have more than one phone in the datastore than you can select for which you’d like to export the messages, they are listed by their IMEI number.
7. Press Convert button and you should get an xml file in the same folder you extracted Nokia2AndroidSMS to

Android:

1. Install SMS Backup & Restore
2. Connect the phone onto the PC (You MUST select Disk drive as connection type)
3. Copy the xml file into the SMSBackupRestore Folder on the phone
4. Run SMS Backup & Restore and import messages.

 Thanks to Kashif for the clarification on the last steps:

Kashif said on 30. July 2010 at 00:16:19

Excellent piece of work really appreciate it.
Just few things to clarify for other users. When copying xml file to Android phone’s sdcard you have to create a new folder in it, if not already there, and name it as “SMSBackupRestore” without quotes. Once the xml file is successfully copied to sdcard you then have to disconnect the USB cable from your computer (by stopping it properly). Only then you should run the SMS Backup & Restore application and select “Restore SMS Messages”.

Well, I am now off to a flying start! My HTC Wildfire is now complete with my contacts and SMSes! Calendar data is not getting reflected in my android. I will update, once I can get that.

Thanks
:)