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Smoking_Dragon posted:I want to install ICS on my Verizon Droid Bionic but am totally new to rooting and modifying my phone in general. Is there a a good guide that explains the steps I need to take and the different versions of ICS? Is there a version best suited for the Bionic? Step 1: Get root. You're going to want to hunt down MotoFail, as it's the most reliable root tool right now. Step 2: Use Safestrap. Don't use regular Bionic Bootstrap, as you can accidentally lock yourself out of the phone. Step 3: Use Team Gummy's ICS. I've been running it and it's been as stable as an ICS ROM can get for running on a Gingerbread kernel. Please note several things: Video recording and HDMI do not work with Bionic ICS. The camera crashes occasionally. I think Bluetooth headsets don't work. Phone calls occasionally do not work. Also, radio and data are still a little bit flaky. None of these features will work correctly until Moto officially puts ICS on the device, so it can have an ICS kernel. The locked bootloader prevents alternate kernel usage (until kexec gets better development). I've had no problem watching Flash videos and Youtube, thankfully. If you're wanting a stable non-ICS ROM, grab Eclipse 2.2 ProjektorBoy fucked around with this message at 06:35 on Apr 24, 2012 |
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ProjektorBoy posted:
Videocam Illusion will provide video recording on ICS for non-hardware supported units. It's free from the Market. HD recording is hit or miss but the lower resolutions work fine.
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Apr 24, 2012 07:44
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ProjektorBoy posted:Step 1: Get root. You're going to want to hunt down MotoFail, as it's the most reliable root tool right now. Christ, I don't mind being on the cutting edge and dealing with a few bugs, but drat, that'd be far too buggy for me.
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I'm still trying to root a nook color. It is 1.4.2 but I do have a sd card with cwm loaded on it. From what I've read I can root if I had the latest version of manualnooter on the sd card but i cant find a good link on xda. Help?
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ProjektorBoy posted:Please note several things: Video recording and HDMI do not work with Bionic ICS. The camera crashes occasionally. I think Bluetooth headsets don't work. Phone calls occasionally do not work. Also, radio and data are still a little bit flaky. Hahahahaha This is why I went back to stock on my razr maxx. None of the ROMS work reliably. Putting up with data connectivity issues, camera, bluetooth, and reliability issues aren't worth the hassle at all. The camera alone I could deal with, but losing data super often throughout the day immediately pissed me off. I don't see how people can deal with their smartphone having no internet at all. It becomes a cumbersome dumb phone. Moto pushed a .181 (I believe) update out on Verizon last night. Build release is marked March 8th. Cool, guys. Update me to more non ICS builds please. =/
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I wiped and flashed the newest version of Liquid for my VZW GNex yesterday. After everything loaded back up and I was using Titanium Backup to restore data for some apps, I did a dumb thing trying to take a shortcut: I restored the data for Bluetooth pairings and Bluetooth settings. Now when I turn on bluetooth to connect to my car's stereo, it doesn't connect. It sees it, but doesn't connect. I tap 'Unpair' and it will not remove or unpair. Is there a way to get it working again without wiping over again?
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yamdankee posted:I wiped and flashed the newest version of Liquid for my VZW GNex yesterday. After everything loaded back up and I was using Titanium Backup to restore data for some apps, I did a dumb thing trying to take a shortcut: I restored the data for Bluetooth pairings and Bluetooth settings. Now when I turn on bluetooth to connect to my car's stereo, it doesn't connect. It sees it, but doesn't connect. I tap 'Unpair' and it will not remove or unpair. Is there a way to get it working again without wiping over again? Go into your app data and clear the data for it? I'm just guessing on this.
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I was intrigued by the thought of multiple windows, and then pleasantly surprised to see that it's available for my Transformer! Right now my TF101 is only rooted, but I am going to install CWM and that ROM as soon as I get a chance, followed by a trip report for how well Cornerstone works. Edit: Actually, it looks like anyone could flash the ICS ROM with onskreen cornerstone in it. https://github.com/Onskreen/cornerstone/downloads I'm kind of scared to try it on my GNex, though. Fake edit: Is it ok to install a ROM that has 3G in the name, on a WiFi only device? yamdankee fucked around with this message at 17:31 on Apr 24, 2012 |
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Apr 24, 2012 17:27
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yamdankee posted:
Nope! Don't do that.
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Aww man. And the ROMs on github are XOOM tablets only. When am I going to be able to have multiple windows open on my transformer? 
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yamdankee posted:Aww man. And the ROMs on github are XOOM tablets only. When am I going to be able to have multiple windows open on my transformer? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525148 A cornerstone build is available there, but it looks like it's kind of buggy still.
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Yeah that's the thread I linked to a few posts above, and then I asked if it's ok to flash a ROM that's for 3G. You said no. Now I'm sad.
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yamdankee posted:Yeah that's the thread I linked to a few posts above, and then I asked if it's ok to flash a ROM that's for 3G. You said no. Now I'm sad. Ah, my bad. Looks like it's not available for wifi-only like you said. It's just as well because the 3G build is buggy. v  v
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Slopehead posted:Yeah it's a pretty good recovery. I've avoided touch interface in my recovery because most implementations strike me as somewhat buggy and if there is one place I really don't want bugs, it's in the recovery. I used 4ext RC 1 a while back and I really enjoyed how thorough their database was on how your partitions are set up. Which ROM did you settle on? I've been using MIUI Android since dev stopped when it was declared stable.
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I have an EVO 4G from Sprint and I have been having a hard time picking the right ROM to use on the phone. I really want something basic that is stable with great battery life. I was thinking of going with EVO Classic, but wanted to see if anyone has used this or any other ROM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312414
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My SNESdroid doesn't want to work right when I use an HDMI cable with my Samsung Galaxy S II (Rooted Gingerbread, build UVKL1, haven't installed a custom ROM yet so it's still the stock T-Mobile thing). It feels like it's running at half speed; the video and audio stutters to the point that nothing is playable unless I unplug the HDMI cable. If I use the fast-forward feature then the audio sounds normal, but the graphics stutter even worse. It feels like a processing issue, but shouldn't my phone be able to handle this? Everything else works great over HDMI, and I don't have any emulation problems normally. It's upsetting since I've read about others who can play their SNES games over HDMI, with bluebooth controllers even, but I can't for some reason Any ideas? I tried clearing the RAM via Task Manager, which opened up an extra 200MB but that didn't seem to help. I figured I'd ask here since my handset is rooted (the Apps thread didn't have any ideas)
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ProjektorBoy posted:Step 1: Get root. You're going to want to hunt down MotoFail, as it's the most reliable root tool right now. That almost sounds as bad as a prescription medicine disclaimer in a commercial. Might cause blindness, vomiting, cancer, death, etc.
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Welcome to Android development, Sa forums user Diehlr. Enjoy your stay.
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RagingHematoma posted:I have an EVO 4G from Sprint and I have been having a hard time picking the right ROM to use on the phone. I really want something basic that is stable with great battery life. CM 7.2 RC1
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RagingHematoma posted:I have an EVO 4G from Sprint and I have been having a hard time picking the right ROM to use on the phone. I really want something basic that is stable with great battery life. This is the ROM that I use. I switched from CM to this and never looked back. It's simple and everything just works. I have zero complaints about it.
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RexSS345 posted:CM 7.2 RC1 I've been using this on my Evo 4G for the last week or so, and I'm going to flash to something different tonight. Programs crash more on CM 7.2 than any other ROM I've used so far, the phone's randomly restarted itself a few times, and battery usage was significantly better when I was running CM 7.1 awhile back (yeah, I've been through more than my share of ROMs). I think tonight I'll give that Classic ROM a spin, it sounds promising. Maybe I'll even manage to get GPS working with it.
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mtr posted:This is the ROM that I use. I switched from CM to this and never looked back. It's simple and everything just works. I have zero complaints about it. I think I am gong to give it a shot too. CM7 looks good, but a lot of users report GPS and Bluetooth issues. I'll let you guys know how it goes.
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S-Off and the ICS rom for the T-Mobile Amaze both came out yesterday, so I went ahead and did both and I am loving the hot hot ICS action on my phone now!
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Porkchop Express posted:S-Off and the ICS rom for the T-Mobile Amaze both came out yesterday, so I went ahead and did both and I am loving the hot hot ICS action on my phone now! That's pretty sweet, but I had no idea that the Amaze didn't have an unlocked bootloader until now.
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diehlr posted:That almost sounds as bad as a prescription medicine disclaimer in a commercial. Might cause blindness, vomiting, cancer, death, etc. Slopehead posted:Welcome to Android development, Sa forums user Diehlr. Enjoy your stay. These are the locked bootloader blues, my friends. It'd be nice if someone could just fab up an ICS kernel and jam it in there, but alas we cannot.
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My friend has a Droid X and wants me to root/flash this thing. What is the go-to ROM for stability and battery life on the Droid X now adays? I was content with using CM4DX-GB, but if there is something better, I'd be open to that*. *Not any of the ICS based crap, as I never once had a good experience with those.
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Gyshall posted:My friend has a Droid X and wants me to root/flash this thing. What is the go-to ROM for stability and battery life on the Droid X now adays? I was content with using CM4DX-GB, but if there is something better, I'd be open to that*. Rev-Numbers CM is what I've always resorted back to. I believe the most recent version that I use was put out in nov/dec 2011. I'll get a wild hair every now and then and try MIUI, but I always come back. Real simple flash too. Make sure they aren't at .621 as this is not rootable nor is it at all friendly with trying to root. .605 is the last release that has a working root for it. edit: found it on rootzwiki http://rootzwiki.com/topic/2902-dev-threaddroidx-cm7-with-gingerbread-kernel/ Looks like it was 11/5, version on Rom Manager is 9/28 so use the package from rootzwiki. Noticeable battery difference. rotaryfun fucked around with this message at 14:32 on Apr 25, 2012 |
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Mark Larson posted:That's pretty sweet, but I had no idea that the Amaze didn't have an unlocked bootloader until now. People have been working on it, but nothing was released until yesterday. A word of warning to anyone with an amaze who wants to attempt this, you are probably going to fail the first few times. You have to be a piece of insulated wire and jam one in against a pin on the back of the phone, and the other on SD card chassis when the program tells you. It took me about a dozen times before I finally got the timing down right. After that everything else was gravy.
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nickhimself posted:Hahahahaha I'm using the leaked ics update and it works great. None of the bugs the other ics builds have.
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Wait, a leaked ics update from vzw/motorola for the razr?quote:Moto pushed a .181 (I believe) update out on Verizon last night. Build release is marked March 8th. Cool, guys. Update me to more non ICS builds please. =/ Yea I got it, broke root. Easily got root back.
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Doctor Butts posted:Wait, a leaked ics update from vzw/motorola for the razr? Yes. Hardware acceleration and everything. You can download the update over at XDA.
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Any thoughts on best rom for Verizon Galaxy Nexus? Had to reflash everything, so may as well try a new rom
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I've tried a lot of stuff, but always went back to and ultimately ended up satisfied with pete's stock 4.0.4. When CM9 is fully released I'll probably switch to that, but for now stock is the most stable and gets the best battery life.
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So can some one who has installed the leaked Verizon Galaxy Nexus 4.0.4 OTA tell me how it effects root? I've read conflicting reports as to whether it breaks it, and whether I can restore it after installation.
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vote_no posted:I've tried a lot of stuff, but always went back to and ultimately ended up satisfied with pete's stock 4.0.4. When CM9 is fully released I'll probably switch to that, but for now stock is the most stable and gets the best battery life. Have you tried Liquid? I'd like to know if you're getting better battery life with pete's stock than Liquid. Also, what kernel are you using?
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ManMythLegend posted:So can some one who has installed the leaked Verizon Galaxy Nexus 4.0.4 OTA tell me how it effects root? I've read conflicting reports as to whether it breaks it, and whether I can restore it after installation. Why not just installed a rooted version of that OTA? edit: also if your bootloader is unlocked then you can never permanently lose root
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Penguissimo posted:Why not just installed a rooted version of that OTA? Got source for one? I think I saw one floating around XDA but there were reports that it was some sort of jury rigged mess.
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RagingHematoma posted:I have an EVO 4G from Sprint and I have been having a hard time picking the right ROM to use on the phone. I really want something basic that is stable with great battery life. I loved MIUI. Look into that one. 1.12.9 was the one I stuck with.
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If you're installing OTA updates (or even leaked OTA updates) just install OTA Rootkeeper and have it save a backup of your root. A single button press will reroot you.
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Ok, I've decided that when my new phone comes in the mail I would like to try rooting it. I got a HTC Hero S, and it should be coming with 2.3 Gingerbread so I was wondering which directions I need to follow? Do EVO instructions also apply to this phone, or what? I know EVO Design 4g is the other name for it, but since it's also called hero, I'm just lost.
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