CyanogenMod for Commtiva Z1
A month ago I gifted a Spice MI-300 to my father. It came preloaded with Android 1.6 and Android 2.1 was promised as an upgrade. Now about a week ago the update came out and I updated the handset to 2.1, but to my surprise the update had underclocked the CPU speed to 400 Mhz instead of using the processor to it’s full potential i.e. @ 600 Mhz. So I mailed them and came to know that this was done so as to increase the phone’s battery life.
Nevertheless I started to research about rooting the handset and upgrading it with a custom rom. I was surprised to know that this handset is in fact a clone/rebranded version of Commtiva Z1 and not only that, it’s not just the only clone of Commtiva Z1 but there are plenty of other variants/clones using the exactly same hardware.
Finally after all my research I was able to find a way to root Mi-300 (and it’s variants) and install a custom 2.1 rom so that I could overclock it back to 600 Mhz. For step by step instructions on how to root and install a custom Android 2.1 rom, go HERE, else for installing CyanogenMod 6.1 RC1 i.e. Android Froyo 2.2 continue reading…
UPDATE: This version is now old and the final version for CyanogenMod has been released. Go here to see it’s installation instructions: http://www.bloggingtipsonline.com/2010/12/cyanogenmod-6-1-commtiva-z1-spice-mi300-and-other-variants-finally-out-of-beta/
Okay, so now I’ll come to the point, here’s the latest CyanogenMod 6.1 (Android FROYO 2.2) Rom for Commtiva Z1 and it’s variants, which are:
# Optimus Boston
# Orange Boston
# Gigabyte Gsmart G1305
# Motorola XT502
# Apanda A60
# Vibo A688
# Chinavision Excalibur
# Muchtel A1
# Wellcom A88
# Cincinnati Bell Blaze
# Spice Mi-300
# Nexian Journey Lounge
NOTE: THIS VERSION IS JUST FOR TESTING PURPOSES and NOT FOR DAILY USE… Use only if you know what you are doing…FOR DAILY USE, use a custom 2.1 rom till a stable version for CyanogenMod 6.1 is released. For that go HERE.
Instructions for installing CyanogenMod 6.1:
Android SDK » http://uploading.com/files/d19773mc/android-sdk_r07-windows.zip/
ClockworkMod Recovery Z71 v2.5.1.0 » http://uploading.com/files/9ef66e9f/clockwork-z71.img/
CyanogenMod ROM 6.1 nightly » http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=z71 (a new build every night is released)
Google Apps » http://uploading.com/files/5b118eee/gapps-mdpi-tiny-20101020-signed.zip/
1) WIPE all data from the phone and memory card
2) Install Recovery:
Uncompress SDK
Put the recovery img in c:\android-sdk-windows\tools
Turn the phone on in fastboot (red + volume down + power)
Open cmd and type
cd c:\android-sdk-windows\tools\
fastboot flash recovery clockwork-z71.img
fastboot reboot
Note: to nagivate in the recovery menu use the volume buttons and the trackball
3) Install ROM:
Copy Rom and google apps to memory card
Turn the phone on in recovery (Camera + volume up + power)
Make a backup from the system, select “backup and restore” » “backup”
Select “install zip from sdcard”
Select “choose zip from sdcard” and choose the ROM (update-cm-xxx-signed.zip)
Select again “choose zip from sdcard” and choose Google Apps (gapps-mdpi-tiny-20101020-signed.zip)
On the main menu make wipe by selecting “wipe data/factory reset”.
Choose”reboot system now”
Reported Bugs:
Reboots when GPS location is switched ON/OFF
Flash doesn’t work
Please report on how things are going with CM 6.1 on Commtiva Z1 and it’s variants!
Enjoy!!!
UPDATE: This version is now old and the final version for CyanogenMod 6.1 has been released. Go here to see it’s installation instructions: http://www.bloggingtipsonline.com/2010/12/cyanogenmod-6-1-commtiva-z1-spice-mi300-and-other-variants-finally-out-of-beta/
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