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[dkonkin]

My N1 has served me well. I see the Galaxy Nexus and one part of me says move to it and the other says the N1 can hold her own.
Not to be stupid about it but, I am continually running low on Internal Storage and now, after picking up an AR Drone find that the stock N1 can not see it via wifi!!!

1. Low Internal storage answer is unlock boot loader and root to CM7 (other options of course). More apps to SD card.
2. A fix for AR Drone requires rooting as well.

I am new at this and running MAC.

Today I finally unlocked boot loader.

Have ROM Manager installed but need to find Superboot (I think) for 2.3.6 Gingerbread. So far nothing, or at least nothing when I google for Superboot 2.3.6 and the build GR....

Any help very much appreciated

David

[bassmadrigal]

If you unlocked your bootloader, there is actually no need to root. All rooting does is allow you to put on a custom recovery with an app like ROM Manager. Since you have your bootloader unlocked, you can put the custom recovery on there by yourself using fastboot. The custom recovery is what is needed to allow you to install CM7 (or any of the other ROMs out there).

fastboot flash recovery "c:\location\to\recovery.img"

I would recommend this recovery. Just rename it to recovery.img or switch the above command to work for it.

As for the low space, you would probably want to look into an ext partition. This does require partitioning the sdcard (can be done easily with the above recovery), which will erase the sdcard, so make sure you back everything up on the computer. I typically recommend a 512MB to 1GB partition for ext and a 0MB swap (swap can actually hurt performance on our phones).

Then once you get everything installed, log into the market and install S2E. This will enable you to use your ext partition. Open it up and enable the options for apps, app-private, and dalvik cache. Now all your apps will be installed the the ext partition while the data for those apps will stay on the phone.

[dkonkin]

bassmadrigal

I have been following you since joining CM.

Thanks for the information, unfortunately to use the AR Drone quadracopter I need to root (see link taken from XDA  http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1072281).

Thanks for your help

David

[bassmadrigal]

dkonkin, on 27 December 2011 - 12:52 PM, said:

Thanks for the information, unfortunately to use the AR Drone quadracopter I need to root (see link taken from XDA  http://forum.xda-dev...d.php?t=1072281).

Rooting is done at the OS level. CyanogenMod comes pre-rooted. If all you are planning on doing is switching to CM7, there is no need to root your stock OS as it will be replaced as soon as you flash the CM7. If you are sticking with stock, then you would need to root (or if you wanted to switch to CM7 without unlocking the bootloader... which at this point, isn't a reason since your bootloader is unlocked).

There are only two reasons to root the stock OS. One, if you are going to remain on stock and need the features that root provides. Two, to give you the ability to flash a custom recovery through Android which ultimately gives you the ability to install a custom ROM. When you unlock your bootloader, you are able to load the custom recovery without even going into Android using fastboot. There are not many devices that support this, which is why it is common for people to think they HAVE to have root to load a custom OS. Many phones do require it, but any phones from the Nexus series do not. It is one of the benefits of buying a "developer" phone.

Any other questions, or if I wasn't clear enough, feel free to ask

[dkonkin]

Thank you for your informative reply. Since my last reply I think I have found a way around rotting to get control of my AR Drone. I am still interested in dropping all the fluff apps that I never use but are secure when stock and increase my internal storage by putting as many apps as I can into SD. The information your provided is excellent, thanks.

David

[dkonkin]

After a Firmware update to the AR Drone I now can connect and fly so rooting is not on the list of must does!

I am going to proceed though with the recommendations you made using FASTBOOT, CUSTOM RECOVERY and CM7.

Thanks again.

David

[bassmadrigal]

I am quoting your PM, as I think that information is better served in the open so others can benefit from it.

dkonkin, on 28 December 2011 - 02:53 AM, said:

After rereading your reply covering not needing to root, using custom recovery and fast boot along with CM7 I did a little www digging.
1. Why Amon Ra vs Clockwork?
2. With CM7 will I be able to drop the unwanted apps that came with the stock phone?
3. Is there a link with detailed procedure to do all the things you outlined?


Your help has helped clear this up considerably.

Thx

1. Amon_RA was a derivative of ClockworkMod. Both have their high points and their low points. Personally, I think the new 4EXT recovery that is on xda has the potential to be the best recovery out there, but I have yet to try it. I am still running a super old version of ClockworkMod (2.5.1.1).

2. If you install CM, it completely replaces the stock ROM. Any apps that are not a part of CM will not be there. If you want to remove any apps that are included with CM, you are able to since the ROM comes pre-rooted. The easiest way is to use a System-app uninstaller that can be found on the market.

3. There should be instructions on getting everything set up and running on the CM wiki. http://wiki.cyanogen...ll_Update_Guide

[dkonkin]

bassmadrigal

Since your first reply Dec 26 recommending the 'Custom Recovery' I have been reading more about what it is I am going to do.

I found this web site ( http://blog.wapnet.n...sdk-on-mac-osx/ ) with an explanation for ADB and Fastboot with Android SDK. Am I heading in the correct direction by doing this for the Fastboot and then doing the Custom Recovery?

Thanks

David

[bassmadrigal]

Yes, fastboot is by far the easiest way to get a custom recovery on the phone. And as I mentioned before, the custom recovery is required to allow you to flash CM7.

[dkonkin]

Thanks again.

DAvid