[HOW-TO] change your french orange dream firmware by a custom one...

Thibale said:

Ok everything works fine with the AZERTY method posted above.

The cupcake 4.5 works perfectly, accelerometer, camera and so on.

after flashing the rom, make sure to wipe the device to remove all the old parameters from your old ROM (will remove your apps though)

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Same here everything works fine.

BIG thanks to Murphy2712 and everyone

Hi Koxx,

No I didn't test the BT AD2DP as I do not have such device. However the bluetooth works perfectly.

I'll try to post something to sum up the steps to install Cupcake on Tuesday (if I have the time to).
But anyway, once you've flashed the SPL with the 2nd one provided by Arisme, it's quite simple : flash the radio, then flash the firmware using the fastboot command geek78 posted above, that's all.

Without this SPL it would have been way more complicated.

Since now, we can flash almost whatever rom we rom on Orange Dream easily.

You're right neoxakira, it would be interesting to post a link to these posts on frandroid or even smartphone France forums.

Funny things, in the "about" section of the settings, the Dream is stated as a "HTC Magic"

Also, FYI, I've already sim-unlocked mine via http://www.unlock-now.com/ . For 17,5€ this is a good deal IMO.

Thibaud

Thanks Thibale.

Just a question, can we put Haykuro's version directly on french dream ? I meen no need to modify firmware ?

Well 5.0.1H-appstosd-signed.zip renamed in update.zip => update in progress...

Orange logo... New small animation of an Htc logo with a little sound...

well just few times and I make a feedback.. First thing : no french language

F**k the H as no google sync !!!

the htc rom is much sexy than the google one!! seems to be a little fast..?

No Google sync?? what do you mean greg35?

I get a full google sync (mail/contacts...) with the cupcake 4.5 firmware posted above.

Try to wipe your device after flashing in order to "factory reset" it.

by the way, some options remain in english even when we choose "french" as the main language. But that don't bother me at all

I mean that the 5.0.1H-appstosd-signed.zip haven't any sync option with google

geek78 said:

if you really want to change your splash screen you have to do:

copy the second file of my post 111 on the sdcard (thanks Arsime )
rename the zip to update.zip
fastboot boot recovery-from-jfrc9.img
ALT+S
fastboot flash splash1 splash1.img

I have now another splash on my orange dream...

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Does this action change Orange SPL?

I don't understand, what is really SPL? Is it program that load boot.img? Or is it boot.img?
I read that Orange firmware (Orange firmware is different than Orange SPL isn't it?), checks SPL and if signature of SPL is different, Orange firmware won't boot. So how is it possible than changing splash image (part of SPL) is possible?

Is it possible to have a link of different steps during a boot? For example, IPL then SPL then boot.img? I am a bit lost

Thanks

Installing the 5.0.1H, Possible on the french Dream (Without SPL Modification?) ?

koxx said:

honestly, even if I know a basics about Linux (and I'm starting android programming), I really don't understand everything about different flash operations.
Few question examples :
- why do we have to start flashboot with different images each time ?

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It's fastboot. Orange SPL is locked so we boot into a special recovery mode using fastboot.

- what does flashboot do exactly ? loading something directly into phone memory ?

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Fastboot allows you to flash partitions of your phone. Or boot into a custom boot.img. Here's a manual.

- what is exactly SPL ?

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It's a sort of bootloader. Integrating fastboot mode and recovery mode.
Just read SPL thread. Also my post.

- what about DREA100 & DREA200 (didn't understant anything) ?

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Google ADP1 and US phones are models DREA100.
French and Italians phones are models DREA200. Don't know much about the differences.

- what is the difference between 4.5 version and 4.9 version of android?

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Here's all.
4.5 is Google product line and 4.9 is from HTC.

- how flash memory is organize into our dream phones ? (different sections for SPL ? bootloader ? main os ?)

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Look at previous fastboot one for main flash parts. For SPL and radio I don't know where they are stocked.

- what about flashloader key check ? is it really bootloader that check ?

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For easy flashs you should put modified french SPL. It works fine and allows you to flash your phone without orange signed files.

greg35 said:

I mean that the 5.0.1H-appstosd-signed.zip haven't any sync option with google

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I think H means HTC branch, which miss some Google features.

Did you try 5.0G (I think Google branch) ?

Thank you very much Murphy2712 !
I'll read all links

Tutorial to flash 5.0.1G...

Tested on french Orange Dream (previously flashed with ADP1.1 with this tutorial : http://wiki.smartphonefrance.info/firmware-htcdream.ashx)

WARNING : 5.0.xG have french language, 5.0.xH doens'nt !


----- Introdution -----

Before everything, you'll need to have :
- Android SDK fully & correctly installed.
Windows : http://developer.android.com/sdk/download.html?v=android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1.zip
Mac OsX : http://developer.android.com/sdk/download.html?v=android-sdk-mac_x86-1.1_r1.zip
Linux : http://developer.android.com/sdk/download.html?v=android-sdk-linux_x86-1.1_r1.zip
- fastboot tool (you have to do a right click, and save link as, if not, you'll be redirected on HTC site):
Windows : http://member.america.htc.com/download/web_materials/ADP/fastboot.exe
Mac OsX : http://member.america.htc.com/download/web_materials/ADP/fastboot-mac.zip
Linux : http://member.america.htc.com/download/web_materials/ADP/fastboot.zip
- a correct USB driver installed for Dream fastboot connexion (for Windows)
avoid driver provided with Android SDK, it often doesn't works
- recorveryBoot.img from JF 1.43
http://koxx3.free.fr/recoveryBoot.img


----- OS update to Cupcake version ------

needed file :
http://sapphire-port-dream.googlecode.com/files/5.0.1G-appstosd-signed.zip
you'll find more recent update here if needed : http://code.google.com/p/sapphire-port-dream/downloads/list

- rename 5.0.1G-appstosd-signed.zip to update.zip

- put update.zip on sdcard root

- reboot Dream in fastboot mode (back + power while Dream is off). You will see Androids on skateboards.

- on PC : fastboot boot recoveryBoot.img

- on Dream : type ALT+S to flash update.zip

- when flash is done, type HOME + BACK to reboot

Once android is rebooted, it's better to do a "reset to factory" to avoid old software configuration problems.



----- azerty keyboard install ------

needed file :
http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=173725&d=1239106569
thanks greg35

Note : you an use copy/paste under windows cmd shell

- unzip content to sdcard root
- execute shell and folloing commands on PC :
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /sdcard

cat azerty.kl > /system/usr/keylayout/trout-keypad-qwertz.kl
cat azerty.kl > /system/usr/keylayout/trout-keypad-v2.kl
cat azerty.kl > /system/usr/keylayout/trout-keypad-v3.kl
cat azerty.kl > /system/usr/keylayout/trout-keypad.kl
cat azerty.kl > /system/usr/keylayout/qwerty.kl
cat azerty.kl > /system/usr/keylayout/sapphire-keypad.kl
cat azerty.kcm.bin > /system/usr/keychars/qwerty.kcm.bin
cat azerty.kcm.bin > /system/usr/keychars/qwerty2.kcm.bin
cat azerty.kcm.bin > /system/usr/keychars/sapphire-keypad.kcm.bin
cat azerty.kcm.bin > /system/usr/keychars/trout-keypad-qwertz.kcm.bin
cat azerty.kcm.bin > /system/usr/keychars/trout-keypad-v2.kcm.bin
cat azerty.kcm.bin > /system/usr/keychars/trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin
cat azerty.kcm.bin > /system/usr/keychars/trout-keypad.kcm.bin

reboot


------ apptosd -------

You'll need a partition tool :
With windows : for example, Partition paragon manager 8 (google search to find it)
With linux : gparted

- with your PC and this tool, split your SD card in 2 partitions :
1 small in EXT2 for your application & cache storage (for example 256Mb)
1 bigger in FAT32 for your data such as MP3 pictures ...
be carefoul : FAT32 partition should the FIRST one.
- on PC, to move your apps to sdcard, type:
adb shell
busybox cp -a /data/app /system/sd/
rm -r /data/app
ln -s /system/sd/app /data/app
- on PC, to move your cache to sdcard, type:
adb shell
busybox cp -a /data/data /system/sd
rm -r /data/data
ln -s /system/sd/data /data/data
- then adb shell reboot


----- radio update to Sapphire Radio 2.22.19.23 ------

--> not tested ! but normally not needed.

needed file :
http://sapphire-port-dream.googlecode.com/files/Saphire-Radio-Update (rc33).zip

- rename Saphire-Radio-Update (rc33).zip to update.zip

- reboot Dream in fastboot mode (back + power while Dream is off). You will see Androids on skateboards.

- on PC : fastboot boot recoveryBoot.img

- on Dream : type ALT+S to flash update.zip

- when flash is done, type HOME + BACK to reboot


Wiki en francais mis a jour a partir de ce tutorial : http://wiki.smartphonefrance.info/f...direct=1#F_Premier_démarrage_et_configuration

Nice, starts, it don't seems to bad. changing the spl by an unsigned spl is not a problem for futur Orange update ?