Only answers - HTC Inspire 4G

Please if its been posted,tell me where and ill read it but a quick search revealed nothing. I just picked up my inspire and when I check for HTC update it shows there is one. Do I need to update before rooting? Also what changes are there as far as any major steps to flashing a Rom. Like if I want inspired ace can I just root,flash recovery and install Rom? Or does the bootloaders need to be flashed before flashing a gingerbread Rom? Sorry for the 838393 million questions but I'm a long time Samsung user lol,I know my way around rooting and flashing but I know HTC phones can be a little different
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brd912 said:
Please if its been posted,tell me where and ill read it but a quick search revealed nothing. I just picked up my inspire and when I check for HTC update it shows there is one. Do I need to update before rooting? Also what changes are there as far as any major steps to flashing a Rom. Like if I want inspired ace can I just root,flash recovery and install Rom? Or does the bootloaders need to be flashed before flashing a gingerbread Rom? Sorry for the 838393 million questions but I'm a long time Samsung user lol,I know my way around rooting and flashing but I know HTC phones can be a little different
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No. You Do not need to update first.
Read the sticky at the top of the forum for the rest. There you will get only answers.

tweaked said:
No. You Do not need to update first.
Read the sticky at the top of the forum for the rest. There you will get only answers.
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hahahaha
anyway, like he said do that .. as far as the update first or not:
you can flash whatever radio you want after you are done rooting; for me i rooted before the OTA, but for wifey we did the update first.. it doesn't matter, as the info will be destroyed during the root anyway.
you cannot OTA after root from what i gather, as i was never offered the update as i was rooted

tweaked said:
No. You Do not need to update first.
Read the sticky at the top of the forum for the rest. There you will get only answers.
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Lol sorry for putting it like that. It's just sometimes someones question sounds like one that's been answered already,but they mean it in a different specific way. Here lately people have been a little rude about the whole "its been answered" but really I just have a hard time explaining exactly what I mean in text. I don't mind reading the stickies but sometimes it gets confusing if you are new to a device and don't know what stage the development is at lol. But thanks man,ill go read the stickies and if I have any problems ill just post back here lol. Appreciate the kind answer
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brd912 said:
Lol sorry for putting it like that. It's just sometimes someones question sounds like one that's been answered already,but they mean it in a different specific way. Here lately people have been a little rude about the whole "its been answered" but really I just have a hard time explaining exactly what I mean in text. I don't mind reading the stickies but sometimes it gets confusing if you are new to a device and don't know what stage the development is at lol. But thanks man,ill go read the stickies and if I have any problems ill just post back here lol. Appreciate the kind answer
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Well don't take it to harshly most are just sarcastic. I mean I am just sarcastic.

What doesn't help is when you can't truly tell for sure if its a playful sarcasm or mean sarcasm. It sometimes is hard to tell considering we are talking to each other in text form. There have been some posts I've read, not by you, but others, that I couldnt particularly tell if they were being mean or just being a smart @ss just to mess with someone without offending. I just wanna say something to the ones who have meant there sarcasm in a mean way. My wife's cousin coined these 2 phrases, and I like using them a lot. "Can't we all just smoke a bong!" And, "Life's a ***** and then you die, f*** the world let's get high!" Lmao ;D
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My favorite method is to apply the OTA and then use Gingerbreak. Chainfire is a fantastic developer and I used gingerbreak to install rom manager, flash CWM, and get your flashing on.

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[WIKI]HTC Speedy Your One Stop Shop for ROMs and Rooting

Before posting a questions about the different ROMs available and rooting please check the WIKI located here.
If you need a little background to get you started with ADB and the SDK please review my Beginner's Guide to Installing the SDK and Getting Started with ADB.
If you need more detailed instructions on rooting please check this thread.
If your answer isn't available in the WIKI or one of those threads try the search function before posting.
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BrandoKC
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Very organized and helpful, thank you.
I updated the ROM section. I included a description of each ROM, put the most recent update date, updated the version numbers, and put them in order of newest to oldest.
I also put a backup section and included a how to on backing up your phone using Clockwork. It may need some further explanation but I provided the basics. I also updated the WiMax portion since it can now be done using Clockwork.
SHMaRiM said:
I updated the ROM section. I included a description of each ROM, put the most recent update date, updated the version numbers, and put them in order of newest to oldest.
I also put a backup section and included a how to on backing up your phone using Clockwork. It may need some further explanation but I provided the basics. I also updated the WiMax portion since it can now be done using Clockwork.
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LOL - put the whole splash screen thread, not just your own work
riggsandroid said:
LOL - put the whole splash screen thread, not just your own work
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I didn't want to have to ask everyone for their permission haha. I figured they would add it if they wanted.
If I don't need their permission then I will... but I didn't want to break any rules.
I asked x99 if I could post his kernel...
SHMaRiM said:
I didn't want to have to ask everyone for their permission haha. I figured they would add it if they wanted.
If I don't need their permission then I will... but I didn't want to break any rules.
I asked x99 if I could post his kernel...
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its a wiki - if its on the forums - it can be posted in the wiki. go for it man.
Sweet deal will do.
Edit: nm, figured it out
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SPEEDY XE SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
RADIO-1.08.00.0506
Stuck in boot loop after trying to go back to stock. Tried all kinds of roms and stuck in boot loop regardless.
What do?
Nothing... Your phone is running stock gingerbread...
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drob311 said:
Nothing... Your phone is running stock gingerbread...
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I'm in a boot loop. Of course something needs to be done..
Run the 2.3.3 ruu using your pc. You will not have root and be totally stock. No root until exploit is found...
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Before posting a questions about the different ROMs available and rooting please check the WIKI located here.
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This is precisely the sort of thing I've been looking for. Thanks (no idea why there isn't a thanks button on your post ).
flu13 said:
This is precisely the sort of thing I've been looking for. Thanks (no idea why there isn't a thanks button on your post ).
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yeah that wiki has def been forgot about and is so out of date, i dont even think anything there still gets support
Hehe...yeah...I realized that once I got in there and didn't see any of the latest ROMs I had been reading about. And people wonder why newcomers prefer to ask questions rather than just read a bunch of stickies.
flu13 said:
Hehe...yeah...I realized that once I got in there and didn't see any of the latest ROMs I had been reading about. And people wonder why newcomers prefer to ask questions rather than just read a bunch of stickies.
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yeah after realizing this i do understand why so many questions are asked, but i dont understand the daily new threads asking the same question or the multiple threads
Good point.
terribly outdated.
jerry43812 said:
terribly outdated.
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yeah but everyone is guilty lol, i think its up to everyone to keep the wiki updated....maybe a few of us can come together and get the wiki updated

[Q] Should I update before rooting?

i just got my o3d yesterday.
the rom that came on it is version V10b and i know that there is now V10d available for update. i have yet to root and know i want to so i'm just wondering what difference rooting will make to the update process or if i should update first then root it after...
update then root otherwise the update will fail
ik911 said:
update then root otherwise the update will fail
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So should I unroot before I attempt to update in the future?
I don't know why all of you are so dumb did you develop anything here erm let me see no. So why the hell is it so hard to post a new thread on the General section or are you all retarded wow....
Sick and tired of posts of should i buy this should i do that, do it in the General section it's there for a reason Jesus... Everyday i log in here thinking someone made a custom ROM which i understand is hard to make due to it being 3D. But on can always hope, but no when i do come here i find idiots like you posting in the wrong section of the forum.
Get ****ed, asshole. Tthis is an approppriate place for the question as a developer will know way better how root and update will affect each other than joe average on the general board will.
Thanks for a valid answer to my question ik911.
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hefonthefjords said:
Get ****ed, asshole. Tthis is an approppriate place for the question as a developer will know way better how root and update will affect each other than joe average on the general board will.
Thanks for a valid answer to my question ik911.
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Still a dumb idiot asking someone should i do it is a valid question your retarded sorry to tell you why not do it yourself and find out then give us a verdict you moron....
I'm so clever i will ask a dev and lick butt before i try it your a prick....
Meemo23 said:
Still a dumb idiot asking someone should i do it is a valid question your retarded sorry to tell you why not do it yourself and find out then give us a verdict you moron....
I'm so clever i will ask a dev and lick butt before i try it your a prick....
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wtf is wrong with you?? his question wasn't that awful....
not all people are so tough to do things on or to their phone risking a brick or some other ****...
- you've been gingerbreaded with a kraut dhd -
gewuerzwiesel1977 said:
wtf is wrong with you?? his question wasn't that awful....
not all people are so tough to do things on or to their phone risking a brick or some other ****...
- you've been gingerbreaded with a kraut dhd -
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Not awful are you mad look again if your phone is new then wait a little look around the forum there are a tonne of questions that are the same. Besides when i got my phone i rooted it the second day after reading the forums not asking dumb questions. All it takes is a digging and patience....
you've been gingerbreaded with a kraut dhd your line has a fail in it thank you good day...
Meemo23 said:
Not awful are you mad look again if your phone is new then wait a little look around the forum there are a tonne of questions that are the same. Besides when i got my phone i rooted it the second day after reading the forums not asking dumb questions. All it takes is a digging and patience....
you've been gingerbreaded with a kraut dhd your line has a fail in it thank you good day...
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what mistake do i have in my line??
- you've been gingerbreaded with a kraut dhd -
Show me one other post in any of the O3D forums that asks how rooting affects the update process and i wont continue to think you are a total **** meemo.
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hefonthefjords said:
Show me one other post in any of the O3D forums that asks how rooting affects the update process and i wont continue to think you are a total **** meemo.
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Mate you should not of said that, you made yourself look bad now. In that thread the guy tested it and everyone else has replied to there own experiences some where successful and some not much but there is even a step by step on how to update root and add a performance pack..
EPIC FAIL!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1174728
Listen i am sorry for being a **** but the same question gets asked everyday no one searches i don't post here unless i am in deep trouble other wise the search bar and google is your best friend the internet is full of knowledge use it before asking a question that's been answers and even guided.
my bad then.
i had read that thread a while ago. obviously didn't take in what he had said about root breaking the update.
my phone was rooted updated no problem just lost root
controversy.
You can be rooted but you cannot have clockwork mod installed, you will end up having a brick like me and a couple of others.
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Moving to General

Read Before You Post... No root for 2.3.3!!

Please people stop with the "How do I root the gingerbread 2.3.3" questions and posting its getting quite observed!! One of the the rules for XDA is read before you post!! I apologize for the exclamation marks and for the attitude but it gets on my nerves when I log in to see if there's any progress or any method to root 2.3.3 and when I see postings with the title How to root 2.3.3 well it gets me excited!! And all for what?! To see another "how do I root it posting?! Please people be patient and it will come...
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hate to say it, but ppl aren't gonna stop asking. might as well just not read every post asking for help rooting if it's gonna piss u off. plus, this belongs in general, not dev...
do you have access to root? do you know something? are you holding out on us and trying to throw us off with this post?
please respond ASAP we need this root that you speak of!
Nice rom! Hows the battery life?
Just flashed this, it's running kind of slow. I am going to flash Tiamat SBC and OC a little bit.
Can't find WiMax either.. Any ideas?
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Ahahahaha soooooooo sorry!! I've been busy trying to perm root the EVO 3D and the EVO 5G... WiMax will no longer be available in my ROMS but I will be utilizing BIMAX lol I'm sorry guys I meant to place this in the General section and some how ended up in the dev section! lol if you see my prior posts I've been good in posting in the proper sections
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Ahahahaha soooooooo sorry!! I've been busy trying to perm root the EVO 3D and the EVO 5G... WiMax will no longer be available in my ROMS but I will be utilizing BIMAX lol I'm sorry guys I meant to place this in the General section and some how ended up in the dev section! lol if you see my prior posts I've been good in posting in the proper sections
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Haha. Completely understandable, everyone makes mistakes once in a while.
I do have one question though.... How do I root the gingerbread 2.3.3?
GeneralSky2004 said:
Haha. Completely understandable, everyone makes mistakes once in a while.
I do have one question though.... How do I root the gingerbread 2.3.3?
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I read a how to root the gingerbread thread the other day and s guy had it. His instructions were as follows: 1. Bury phone in ground. 2. Water three times a day. 3. Enjoy root for the gingerbread. I am new but those instructions seem kind of off. Step 2 I can see, but step 1 is just a little much.
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That's funny welsh!
welshwarriorsf said:
Nice rom! Hows the battery life?
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"From the deepest reaches of my mind"
Does this have 4g or 5g?
I think if the mods stickied a you can't root yet post, it would cut down on the new threads.
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/
studentjunk said:
I think if the mods stickied a you can't root yet post, it would cut down on the new threads.
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/
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It hasn't stopped people from posting threads like this in development. I mean, it's the first sticky and all.

installation issues

Does anyone know what programs I need to install roms. And kernels on this infuse by Samsung..also how do you do it? I really need someone to tell me how with full detail! Is it to much to ask without someone sending me a stupid link?
Don't complain about "stupid links." Surprisingly, people don't want to take the time to explain things that have already been explained. Look in the development section, look for infused 2.2.3. There is a detailed guide on how to initially flash a custom kernel then install roms.
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Perpetrator said:
Don't complain about "stupid links." Surprisingly, people don't want to take the time to explain things that have already been explained. Look in the development section, look for infused 2.2.3. There is a detailed guide on how to initially flash a custom kernel then install roms.
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+10
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Thank you....+20
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I bought my infuse with zero android experience and was flashing custom roms with in 2 or 3 days. All I did was search, read and educate myself. The rescources are everywhere, you will save time and learn more and get a custom rom installed faster if you do like thousands upon thousands of us have done before you... Search.
I dont want to sound like an ass, i know where you are, cause i was there once to... But if you cant figure out how to flash a rom on your own, considering the countless threads, videos and rescources, then maybe you are safer sticking with stock. Cause when you do brick your phone, you will again have to figure out how to fix it.
In the time you posted and waited for a reply you could have figured it out on your own.
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Don't want to sound rude or mean, but this is one reason many many devs are leaving the infuse forums -- people unwilling to read, being impatient and being pushy.
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I've been thinking about jumping myself diablo ...keep reading sonera of these post..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352574
We already answered you in the other thread you started this morning.
thanx but no thanx
thanx guys nothing seems to work......still does not boot into recovery and still stuck on samsung screen.... ive done enough reading and following up with vids and clips and such. and this clockwork mod recovery thing the phone is supposed to go into does nothing so thanx.... just because your brains are more intelligent then some does not mean you can ridicule mine
carenot77 said:
thanx guys nothing seems to work......still does not boot into recovery and still stuck on samsung screen.... ive done enough reading and following up with vids and clips and such. and this clockwork mod recovery thing the phone is supposed to go into does nothing so thanx.... just because your brains are more intelligent then some does not mean you can ridicule mine
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We're just saying you cluttered our forum with one thread, we answered you, then you went and made the EXACT same thread a couple hours later.
We tried to help. You ignored it and then in this thread you complained about the type of help we gave you.
We can't hold your hand through the process, you have to read, watch the vids.
And you say you did read. Then why don't you have CWM, I literally walked you through it step by step in your other thread.
I'm just saying I didn't even post my first message till I had already successfully flashed my first rom.
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[Q] How to get out of Bootloader

I have an AT&T HTC One X, with android 4.1.1. I had been scouring the internet for about three weeks now trying to figure out how to Unlock the bootloader. I finally figured it out. Then I did a perm root, applying superuserSU and i tried to flash CyenogenMod 10.0.0, and i got stuck in the CyenogenMod 10 loader. So i went back, and cleared the cache and data and dalvik. Then it loaded, and it started at the home scree. It didn't take me through a set up or anything. Then I tried to touch the screen, and it wasn't responsive. I tried re-applying it and what not, and then it just stopped working, the CWM Recovery kept saying it E: Cant Mount /sdcard, and it would have a long list of things it couldn't mount (which was litterally everything, and now I'm trying to just reset it to the stock HTC so i can try again. Can any one walk me through how to reset it?
And this is what happens when you don't read and start doing **** without knowing what you're doing.
So lazy.
If you do enough research in this forum to tell me why your touchscreen didn't work in cyanogenmod. I'll help you get your phone working again.
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Not to be rude but OP i agree with exad. You didnt do any reading or research. You didnt ask questions first. But I'll get you to a working phone.
Just go to twrp again. Download viperXL. "Mount" in twrp and drag viperxl onto phone and flash that. You'll boot
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InflatedTitan said:
Not to be rude but OP i agree with exad. You didnt do any reading or research. You didnt ask questions first. But I'll get you to a working phone.
Just go to twrp again. Download viperXL. "Mount" in twrp and drag viperxl onto phone and flash that. You'll boot
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Pft inflatedtitan is nicer than me
Avoid cwm it has low compatibility for the one xl. twrp 2.3.3.1 or below is recommended. (but that won't fix cm touchscreen issue)
You guys are the everyday superheros
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exad said:
Pft inflatedtitan is nicer than me
Avoid cwm it has low compatibility for the one xl. twrp 2.3.3.1 or below is recommended. (but that won't fix cm touchscreen issue)
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Then what will? I know, I was overly eager and crap. I get that, but i posted here for help. Not criticism. I'm used to working with Samsung, and Apple. But if you can help, please just say it and don't direct me to another page.
trevon2698 said:
Then what will? I know, I was overly eager and crap. I get that, but i posted here for help. Not criticism. I'm used to working with Samsung, and Apple. But if you can help, please just say it and don't direct me to another page.
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Touchscreen issues are to do with HTC changing the drivers for newer 4.1.1 ROMs. What you want to do is downgrade the touchpanel firmware using h8rift's excellent guide. That downgraded touchpanel firmware will then work with all ROMs and also with newer TWRPs. I'm running 2.5.0.0 with no dramas here.
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Touchscreen issues are to do with HTC changing the drivers for newer 4.1.1 ROMs. What you want to do is downgrade the touchpanel firmware using h8rift's excellent guide. That downgraded touchpanel firmware will then work with all ROMs and also with newer TWRPs. I'm running 2.5.0.0 with no dramas here.
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Thank you! Finally some help.
trevon2698 said:
Thank you! Finally some help.
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Also the reason you boot looped in the first place was due to htc's infamous "s-on" security feature. While s-on, you are required to fastboot any img file instead of flashing through recovery. Examples are splash screens, kernels, recovery imgs. If you also follow the super easy s-off thread, this will allow your phone to surpass any security checks, allowing you to simply flash anything you want.
So until you s-off, you have to flash the ROM then immediately boot into boot loader and fastboot flash the boot.img. then the rom will boot up just fine
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trevon2698 said:
Thank you! Finally some help.
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No worries. If this stuff doesn't seem easy, it is because it isn't. There are no user manuals, support systems or helpdesks. All of us on here are just a community of like minded people. We encourage new members and especially those who are eager to read, learn and contribute.
Good luck with your phone, you will love what you can do with it!
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No worries. If this stuff doesn't seem easy, it is because it isn't. There are no user manuals, support systems or helpdesks. All of us on here are just a community of like minded people. We encourage new members and especially those who are eager to read, learn and contribute.
Good luck with your phone, you will love what you can do with it!
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I dissagree entirely. It is easy. If it seems hard, the only reason would be that one did not have the patience to do a little light reading beforehand. And when you flat out give responses to easy questions it only encourages ignorance. The touchscreen issue is posted in just about all aosp Rom op and in stickies and a search would have brought up at least 10 threads with the issue documented aswell.
Honestly it is easy, but there's a lot to learn and watch out for so it can easily be overwhelming. After you toy around with it and see what command does what, what to flash, how to flash it, it gets a lot easier. Just lurk here often and learn the terminology and you'll be successful. You may get called a dumbass but that's because a lot of users here are really sick of people asking the same questions over and over, or they're just blatent idiots.
PS. Use the latest Nightly of CM 10.1, the new 3.4 kernel is supposed to be really slick.
Also, flash the 2.3.3.0 version of TWRP, versions 2.4 and above seem to have problems.
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Thanks guys. Like I said before. I'm new to the whole HTC world of modding. Its much different from The GS3 and iPhone 5. I have my phone. Wroking, and I'm running CyanogenMod 10.1 and I have S-Off. Thanks again.
PS. Dude. If you don't want to help, you sound like your so important, so go find some thing better to do if you can't be helpful.
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trevon2698 said:
PS. Dude. If you don't want to help, you sound like your so important, so go find some thing better to do if you can't be helpful.
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Who exactly is that in reference to?
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timmaaa said:
Who exactly is that in reference to?
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I think he means me D:
I don't think people like it when I point out their lazyness and that they need to read more.
Searching before posting is encouraged here on xda. There are stickies with forum rules indicating so. It's not that I don't want to help people. I just don't want to answer the same questions over and over because lazy people can't take the time to search or check the faq.
No one here is getting paid to help. So do the entire xda community a favor and help yourself first. Then, if after searching and reading through some stickies you still don't know the answer. then post your question.
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exad said:
I think he means me D:
I don't think people like it when I point out their lazyness and that they need to read more.
Searching before posting is encouraged here on xda. There are stickies with forum rules indicating so. It's not that I don't want to help people. I just don't want to answer the same questions over and over because lazy people can't take the time to search or check the faq.
No one here is getting paid to help. So do the entire xda community a favor and help yourself first. Then, if after searching and reading through some stickies you still don't know the answer. then post your question.
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Oh that sad face seems so sincere
Yeah that's what I had suspected. I was going to fire up haha. I agree with you 100% man.
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