Ok jumped ship from the Captivate to the Inspire.
So far am liking the phone.
I want to root it and rom. I saw the sticky in the general section and want to ask is that the best place to start?
Captivate was fairly easy to mess with. Reading a bit seems the inspire is a bit more tricky. I just want to make sure that I don't brick it lol. I want to make sure I can get it back to stock if need be.
If this should have been in Q&A then mod please move it. Figured I would introduce myself and get pointed in the correct direction. No sense making useless posts.
sparker366 said:
Ok jumped ship from the Captivate to the Inspire.
So far am liking the phone.
I want to root it and rom. I saw the sticky in the general section and want to ask is that the best place to start?
Captivate was fairly easy to mess with. Reading a bit seems the inspire is a bit more tricky. I just want to make sure that I don't brick it lol. I want to make sure I can get it back to stock if need be.
If this should have been in Q&A then mod please move it. Figured I would introduce myself and get pointed in the correct direction. No sense making useless posts.
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Look at the stickies. Then start with the ace hack kit.
sparker366 said:
Ok jumped ship from the Captivate to the Inspire.
So far am liking the phone.
I want to root it and rom. I saw the sticky in the general section and want to ask is that the best place to start?
Captivate was fairly easy to mess with. Reading a bit seems the inspire is a bit more tricky. I just want to make sure that I don't brick it lol. I want to make sure I can get it back to stock if need be.
If this should have been in Q&A then mod please move it. Figured I would introduce myself and get pointed in the correct direction. No sense making useless posts.
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Welcome fellow ex-Captivate owner. Your instints are spot-on. That sticky is THE best place to start. Everything you need is in that thread, in terms of info and links to rooting methods, etc.
As a former Captivate owner, the inspire is not "one-clickable,",like the Captivate, and A LOT of people get tripped-up on the rooting process. It's more involved, but that's just how it is. The advantages this phone has over the Captivate make it worth it.
What about drivers. I downloaded some but not sure how or if I need to install them.
For computer drivers go to the official htc website and download and install the ones for the inspire.Once installed, you can delete htc sync since it isn't that useful anyways and can interfere with computer to phone communications.
Now you should be fine on drivers.
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Ok Got the Ace kit steps done. Now off to find a rom. Any suggestions
sparker366 said:
Ok Got the Ace kit steps done. Now off to find a rom. Any suggestions
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TPGB for a android goodness or leedroid of you like sense. There are so many good ones.
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Got rom manager going and found leedroid on it and am installing that now.
Ok if things get borked how do I get back to stock. With the captivate always had a way to get out a bad flash. How do I do with the inspire?
sparker366 said:
Got rom manager going and found leedroid on it and am installing that now.
Ok if things get borked how do I get back to stock. With the captivate always had a way to get out a bad flash. How do I do with the inspire?
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Odin on the cappy is RUU on the inspire, more or less.
In the sticky you'll find it.
Another ex-cap owner here, try the sense 3.0 Roms they're awesome.
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Nickel Dime Bay said:
Another ex-cap owner here, try the sense 3.0 Roms they're awesome.
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Well I appreciate that response but can you point me too some. I would like a GB rom and not sure what the difference is between Sense 2.1 and Sense 3.0. I gather getting a sense 3.0 is the way to go.
I am currently using Leedroid GB right now.
If I want to flash another rom what is the procedure for that? On the Cappy I would flash back to a stock rom then flash the new rom. Is that similar here or what?
From experience it is best to do a backup of apps and contacts and do a full wipe from recovery
1- wipe data / factory reset
2- mounts and storage - format system
3- advanced - wipe Dalvik Cache
4- Install Rom and add-ons
when going between ROMs for the inspire it is best to do this. Only when upgrading to a new release of a ROM you can just flash over the top of it and sometimes that gets sticky.
Johnn_ares said:
From experience it is best to do a backup of apps and contacts and do a full wipe from recovery
1- wipe data / factory reset
2- mounts and storage - format system
3- advanced - wipe Dalvik Cache
4- Install Rom and add-ons
when going between ROMs for the inspire it is best to do this. Only when upgrading to a new release of a ROM you can just flash over the top of it and sometimes that gets sticky.
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Thanks much. Those 3 steps are what flashing to stock with Odin is on a Cappy. So I now know what to do on the Inspire.
Bit different animal the Inspire then the Cappy. So far am liking it a bit better. Sense is much nicer then touchwiz but I removed touchwiz and replaced with launcher pro about 2hrs after first getting the Cappy.
One issue I get is the clock/weather widget reports the temp in Celsius how can that be changed?
Johnn_ares said:
From experience it is best to do a backup of apps and contacts and do a full wipe from recovery
1- wipe data / factory reset
2- mounts and storage - format system
3- advanced - wipe Dalvik Cache
4- Install Rom and add-ons
when going between ROMs for the inspire it is best to do this. Only when upgrading to a new release of a ROM you can just flash over the top of it and sometimes that gets sticky.
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when switching between ext3 and ext4 roms you need to add
3.5 mount /system & /data
might as well be in the habit.
I personally like sense 3.0, but the sense 2.x are a lot more stable with less hiccups.
i know its a pain, but please read the threads. by page 200 you will know the answers to all the irritating questions people just keep asking over and over and over. but keep on reading because there will be little gems here and there.
that 3-4 hours reading up on a particular rom will come in handy when you flash and know what to expect, common issues and how to deal with them. that 3-4 hours will keep you from having wait a day to be acknowledged with a lovely "search the thread" or "read the OP" response.
but hopefully you rooted your captivate, know to read up first, seach second, reread, search again and then ask. and welcome to the inspire!
I had my Captivate rooted and rom'd about 2 weeks after I got it. So yeah I am a flasher.
I know what to expect if something goes wrong and usually could get out of it with my cappy. I never had to use a jig or even buy one. I seemed have good results with anything I did on that phone. Finally found a nice GB rom for it great battery life.
Reading through the threads I do do that but there is so much bs and off topic stuff in some of these threads it gets tiresome to paw through 200+ pages to find something. I suck at searching on forums always get non related stuff.
I hear ya. I am not a noob at this just cautious and like to ask questions before doing things.
I'm also a Captivate to Inspire person. I agree that things look like they were a lot easier on the Captivate. I'm very nervous that I'll break something. The phone seems to work fine stock though.
Ethere said:
I'm also a Captivate to Inspire person. I agree that things look like they were a lot easier on the Captivate. I'm very nervous that I'll break something. The phone seems to work fine stock though.
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You're not going to break anything. It might LOOK like you did, but as long as the phone at least starts to boot up, even if it appears stuck, it's fixable.
And the phone does work great stock, compared to a stock captivate, it just works even better with a custom ROM, as most will improve the battery life significantly, if properly flashed, and absent of any rogue battery-draining apps that are installed by the owner of the phone.
sparker366 said:
Well I appreciate that response but can you point me too some. I would like a GB rom and not sure what the difference is between Sense 2.1 and Sense 3.0. I gather getting a sense 3.0 is the way to go.
I am currently using Leedroid GB right now.
If I want to flash another rom what is the procedure for that? On the Cappy I would flash back to a stock rom then flash the new rom. Is that similar here or what?
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Try the Virtuous rom, I don't think you will be disappointed.
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Perseids said:
Try the Virtuous rom, I don't think you will be disappointed.
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+1
I've tried them all. This is the keeper.
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I switched from the captivate this past Sunday. I found the support and directions to root my phone easy. Just did the bubba's one click root program. Then I flashed the ninja rom and found the right radio to flash. I never seebthe h+ icon now but get fast speeds might be the rom... its notbrocket science to root and flash the directions are step by step usually...
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ROM: NINJA 6.27.11
Kernel: 2.6.35.13-LorDmodUE-4.5.1-BFS
Radio: 12.54.60.25P_26.09.04.11_M
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I was attempting to remove the bloatware on my ATT Inspire 4G with Titanium Backup after i rooted my phone using bubby's 1 touch method (which was successful), and it restarted and now i have a Yellow exclimation point inside of a white trangel. HELP PLEASE
God i hope i didnt mess my phone up
Pull the battery and restart it.
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lrs421 said:
Pull the battery and restart it.
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Ugh thank you was sweating bullets for a minute
Im guessing thats not the right way to remove ATT stock apps? lol I been browsing forums but can find nothing for HTC Inspire 4G
If your not to sure what you should or shouldn't delete, then the best thing for you would be to just flash a stock rooted rom. Like clearD, tcp, or dilligaf.
Titanium backup is the right way. Why don't you try twopumpchump optimized stock Rom in the development section. We're very helpful over there and will walk you through it. You can flash a ROM that already has the bloat removed.
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mudknot2005 said:
If your not to sure what you should or shouldn't delete, then the best thing for you would be to just flash a stock rooted rom. Like clearD, tcp, or dilligaf.
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I was attempting to remove the blockbuster app lol
Im kinda nervous to flash roms, I spent 3 hours last night reading/prepping myself for the root, was so nervous of a brick (btw new android user came from iphone) I have a buddy who had a nexus he bricked trying to flash the cryageon rom which is a well trusted rom. Just really scared >.>
Plus will flashing a rom remove contacts ect?
It's not as hard as you think. Take your time though. Best to do your research. Check out the Rom I suggested though and drop in if you have any questions.
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Lolclint said:
I was attempting to remove the blockbuster app lol
Im kinda nervous to flash roms, I spent 3 hours last night reading/prepping myself for the root, was so nervous of a brick (btw new android user came from iphone) I have a buddy who had a nexus he bricked trying to flash the cryageon rom which is a well trusted rom. Just really scared >.>
Plus will flashing a rom remove contacts ect?
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As long as you have them saved on your sim no. Personal data yes. Apps not if you back them up. Make a nandroid back up before flashing. All you have to do is download the rom, place it on your sd card. Then boot into recovery install zip from sd card, choose zip from sd card, pick the rom select yes. You just flashed a rom.. As far as I know no one has completely bricked their inspire, even the people who have had corrupted boot loaders have been able to recover.
lrs421 said:
It's not as hard as you think. Take your time though. Best to do your research. Check out the Rom I suggested though and drop in if you have any questions.
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I looked into the rom, I like how its a stocked rom without the bloatware and the extra features,
Just all this lingo and everything is confusing
"you need to have the stock AT&T Radio_12.39.60.19_26.06.04.06_M with this rom, you can learn how to flash it here. if you have issues please read the FAQ before you post a question in the thread".
how do i check this?
I used bubbies 1 click rooting process
mudknot2005 said:
As long as you have them saved on your sim no. Personal data yes. Apps not if you back them up. Make a nandroid back up before flashing. All you have to do is download the rom, place it on your sd card. Then boot into recovery install zip from sd card, choose zip from sd card, pick the rom select yes. You just flashed a rom.. As far as I know no one has completely bricked their inspire.
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How do i do this, I apologize for me being a noob, my buddy told me to use forum because everyone is helpful.
I used a iphone since release 4 years ago, I am completely new to all this lingo and processes lol
Edit: Thank you guys for the fast responses glad this forums is as active as it is
Lolclint said:
I looked into the rom, I like how its a stocked rom without the bloatware and the extra features,
Just all this lingo and everything is confusing
"you need to have the stock AT&T Radio_12.39.60.19_26.06.04.06_M with this rom, you can learn how to flash it here. if you have issues please read the FAQ before you post a question in the thread".
how do i check this?
I used bubbies 1 click rooting process
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You already have the stock radio so no worries
Lolclint said:
I looked into the rom, I like how its a stocked rom without the bloatware and the extra features,
Just all this lingo and everything is confusing
"you need to have the stock AT&T Radio_12.39.60.19_26.06.04.06_M with this rom, you can learn how to flash it here. if you have issues please read the FAQ before you post a question in the thread".
how do i check this?
I used bubbies 1 click rooting process
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I wrote the faq the radio mentioned is the stock one. The one you have installed now. Come over when you're ready.
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Lolclint said:
How do i do this, I apologize for me being a noob, my buddy told me to use forum because everyone is helpful.
I used a iphone since release 4 years ago, I am completely new to all this lingo and processes lol
Edit: Thank you guys for the fast responses glad this forums is as active as it is
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You will need clock work mod. Just open the app and select backup current rom. It will save everything as it is now so you can return to it later if you need to.
Mudknot, how's the theming coming along?
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Honestly, I haven't had a chance to sit down at my desktop and try and mess around with it, college has taken up a lot of my time. I will say its a lot more complex then people think it is. It makes me really appreciate the people who bake roms and make themes.
I will probably sit down this weekend try tweeking a few things, and hopefully get it to work with out boot looping. Makes me wish some one lived around here that could teach me a few things I am a visual learner. I will get one working though .
lrs421 said:
I wrote the faq the radio mentioned is the stock one. The one you have installed now. Come over when you're ready.
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Posted in rom topic, any help would be appriciated i do not want to mess this up
Lol. I completely understand. Can't wait to see what's next. Really like your boot animations
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One more question, how do i sync my contacts and messages to my gmail or whatever so when i flash a rom i can have it all back?
Hmmm. Haven't done the contact thing in a while, as long as they're saved in Google they'll always sync. As far as sms goes, I use mybackuppro
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So my Sensation 4g is only my 2nd Android phone... G2 being the first and i've decided to start modding this one. Last night I followed the 4 steps to get the phone switched to s-off and then rooted. I'm looking into a new rom for the phone. I like all the videos and stuff i see for CM7 but it seems like it may be a min for that to drop a release. Do you guys have anything else you suggest? Also any particular app's? I've instated Bloat Freezer and a couple others to try and trim the HTC Sense 3.0 fat. Thank you in advance
Download a sensless ROM.
And I only use 1 root app, titanium backup. Comes in handy a lot, and can save u data.
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chrisizzle492 said:
Download a sensless ROM.
And I only use 1 root app, titanium backup. Comes in handy a lot, and can save u data.
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Do I need TI back up if I already have CWM?
If you dont want all the nice graphics from Sense roms go with No-sense like the other person suggested. If you like Sense, then you can try any rom out there. I really like this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
I was using CM roms on all my other phones, but I guess porting it to this phone is taking a little longer and not everything is working properly.
There is a difference between TI Backup and CWM. CWM will back up the complete rom with all your setting and apps, TI back up will back up your apps with data and when you jump from ROM to ROM you can restore with TI back up all your apps with data just like you had them before flashing another ROM.
I would recommend getting the paid version of TI backup, the one click install saves you a lot of time.
Welcome to Android modding.
pdpwally said:
Do I need TI back up if I already have CWM?
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TI Backup can backup all your app+system data, so that if/when you install a new ROM you can restore your apps and any data you want to. CWM is good for essentially saving an entire ROM, but it can't help with restoring apps+data onto a new ROM.
ARHD
Android Revolution is getting an update today, you may want to check that out.
Thank you everyone for the responses. I'm going to do some more research and maybe switch rom's over the weekend.
pdpwally said:
Thank you everyone for the responses. I'm going to do some more research and maybe switch rom's over the weekend.
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OVER THE WEEKEND?!
your missing out.
J/K, get it done when you have time to read the guides, you'll have a better outcome.
You really can't go wrong around here. So many great devs. As long as you're careful you can try out all of their releases. Right now I'm on InsertCoin 2.2.2 on the stock kernel and it's perfect.
It's probably not needed right now, but you might end up picking up Root Explorer someday for the occasional dev-recommended file edit.
rydr1 said:
OVER THE WEEKEND?!
your missing out.
J/K, get it done when you have time to read the guides, you'll have a better outcome.
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lol I only have one phone so I have to be careful not to brick this one.
rawrfische said:
You really can't go wrong around here. So many great devs. As long as you're careful you can try out all of their releases. Right now I'm on InsertCoin 2.2.2 on the stock kernel and it's perfect.
It's probably not needed right now, but you might end up picking up Root Explorer someday for the occasional dev-recommended file edit.
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And this is why I need to research... I'm still learning so this is all so new to me.
so many questions....
ok so i think i finally found the rom.... eaglesblood. i mean come on with a name like that it has to be pretty amazing.... and it seems to have good feedback. my other questions are what are radios? and i see a bunch of other "mods" should i just take my time and add everything? also i use my phone for gps so that is important to me is there anything i can do to garantee that it works?
sorry for all the questions i just wanna make sure i dont lose any functionality
Well crap... I fumbled though a rooting process... Need fresher more appropriate for my phone unbloated feel for my OS used AHK to root.. I'm only a rookie to this os and forums please if possible give me links you suggest for a new android user. Not brand new ofc but new to this forum. I want to thief my phone at a wall. Ty. Just links no more questions advice is also accepted thank you!
sgoatr said:
Well crap... I fumbled though a rooting process... Need fresher more appropriate for my phone unbloated feel for my OS used AHK to root.. I'm only a rookie to this os and forums please if possible give me links you suggest for a new android user. Not brand new ofc but new to this forum. I want to thief my phone at a wall. Ty. Just links no more questions advice is also accepted thank you!
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Ok, are you saying that you are rooted and need a nice unbloated rom, or are you saying you failed to root using the AHK and need help with that?
If you are looking for a new rom that isnt bloated, my favorite for that is Virtuous Unity (sense 3.0)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213156
If you are saying that you failed to root and need another method, then
http://driphter.com/index.php?topic=3867.0;PHPSESSID=db47451982492d49341062510c59cd94
Yes indeed successful root I am guessing because everything is availible, no longer get the default att wifi hotspot message I received with stock os when you don't have the appropriate data plan. I do appreciate the help can't waitto check those out! I just need to learn why I chose this phone vs my bbbold9700.
-with the currently installed ROM I get tons of force close message for rommanager
-intermittent signal loss of all data sources(wifi and data network) almost always failing to load internet pages. No Facebook or other APp notifications weather clock doesn't update.
I need some newbie guides, understanding my phone and what it can do will really help me.
Also if I can get a point in the right direction to reloading a new ROM with the AHK recovery, for I have a uncommonly tiring work week and a newborn son, I have no time to search on my home PC, so thank you in advance.
I know this phone is better than that bb9700 I just need help uncovering why. Thx
sgoatr said:
Yes indeed successful root I am guessing because everything is availible, no longer get the default att wifi hotspot message I received with stock os when you don't have the appropriate data plan. I do appreciate the help can't waitto check those out! I just need to learn why I chose this phone vs my bbbold9700.
-with the currently installed ROM I get tons of force close message for rommanager
-intermittent signal loss of all data sources(wifi and data network) almost always failing to load internet pages. No Facebook or other APp notifications weather clock doesn't update.
I need some newbie guides, understanding my phone and what it can do will really help me.
Also if I can get a point in the right direction to reloading a new ROM with the AHK recovery, for I have a uncommonly tiring work week and a newborn son, I have no time to search on my home PC, so thank you in advance.
I know this phone is better than that bb9700 I just need help uncovering why. Thx
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I would suggest that you try some roms to see what you like. Try a Sense 2.1 like ClearDroid or Rum Runner, a Sense 3.0 Rom like Virtuous Unity or RCMix and an AOSP Rom like GingerBeast or Ninja. There are so many good roms but only you can decide what works best for you.
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So I like what I have done I got a downgraded version from somewhere lol I am using the ahk to downgrade I'm trying to figure out now how to do full wipes. I want to try the ninja 817 ROM.
Additional thoughts I am worried about bricking my phone messing with the RIL radio stuffs, so I am curious if radio changes are necessary because I won't be doing one if unneeded and I would like to understand the process fully before attempting.
Thanks to all who have had the patience to help me!
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sgoatr said:
So I like what I have done I got a downgraded version from somewhere lol I am using the ahk to downgrade I'm trying to figure out now how to do full wipes. I want to try the ninja 817 ROM.
Additional thoughts I am worried about bricking my phone messing with the RIL radio stuffs, so I am curious if radio changes are necessary because I won't be doing one if unneeded and I would like to understand the process fully before attempting.
Thanks to all who have had the patience to help me!
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radio/ril changes are not necessary.
Easiest way to flash for the first time is through the app Rom Manager.
Reading through this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033353 gives most of what you are gonna need to start out.
sgoatr said:
So I like what I have done I got a downgraded version from somewhere lol I am using the ahk to downgrade I'm trying to figure out now how to do full wipes. I want to try the ninja 817 ROM.
Additional thoughts I am worried about bricking my phone messing with the RIL radio stuffs, so I am curious if radio changes are necessary because I won't be doing one if unneeded and I would like to understand the process fully before attempting.
Thanks to all who have had the patience to help me!
Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G.
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I believe that a "full wipe" is factory data reset along with clear cache and wipe Dalvik cache (in recovery). If you want to make sure to get everything, you can go into mounts and storage (in recovery) and format everything other than SD card plus the aforementioned wipe Dalvik cache, which is in recovery under advanced . Hth.
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I am happy to have joined such helpful community!
I am going to fool with this ninja, not liking the keyboard that's all sofar!
Thanks again all!
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sgoatr said:
I am happy to have joined such helpful community!
I am going to fool with this ninja, not liking the keyboard that's all sofar!
Thanks again all!
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thats the beauty of android. hit the market, and you will find about 1000 replacement keyboards
The default keyboard for ninja is swype, I personally don't like it and stick with the stock gingerbread keyboard(also included in ninja)
no hay de queso no mas de papa
I figured that out just a while ago, glad because swipe may be faster but tapping seems faster for me. Love the stock keyboard layout!
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With ninja you can use swype or default its up to you.
I personally tried the other ROMs and they are OK, but ninja is so smooth its my favorite.
They say if your not suffering with dropped signal or issues there is no need to update out change the radios.
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Anybody has tmobile sensation that is flashed with the latest android revolution pls help me decide if I should also flash my phone and help me flash it if I decided to. I'm a noob not a tech savvy so basically I have zero idea on how to do it thanks in advance.
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Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Eddy thanks for this info how I wish I can finish reading 2000+ post on it. But I fairly got bits of idea. Hope there's an easy way around.
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You only need the first page - the rest is just random posts.
Google 'flash a custom ROM on Android' to get more info on the actual flashing procedure but I wouldn't do ANYTHING until you understand what it is you're doing
If you need to ask if you need to flash a certain rom then the answer is NO, you do not need to flash.
There's a learning curve on how to do it, and do it correctly, learning how to go back to stock, and also upkeep of the rom (flashing everytime it's updated)
What's wrong with your phone right now that you want to put a ROM?
Don't feel like you need to put a ROM just because other people are doing it.
Your rooted and S-off already right?
I flashed my tmobile to revolution hd the first day I got it. This site is really helpful with all its guides. I did the whole thing in less then 24 hours and before this phone I knew next to nothing about android an s-off etc. If you read the guides properly I dont think its possible for you to screw up.
P.S I use mine in Canada with mobilicity, but I am guessing u r with tmobile.
Have to ask, but why did you root your phone? Did you actually have a reason to or did you do cause everyone else did and it 'looked cool'?
I'm not having a go but rooting actually isn't needed. The Sensation out the box is a great handset. The ONLY reason I did was to remove the bloat I don't use (including most of HTC's widgets). If HTC were to release a phone that allowed this without root I'd have no reason to - even if I could
EddyOS said:
Have to ask, but why did you root your phone? Did you actually have a reason to or did you do cause everyone else did and it 'looked cool'?
I'm not having a go but rooting actually isn't needed. The Sensation out the box is a great handset. The ONLY reason I did was to remove the bloat I don't use (including most of HTC's widgets). If HTC were to release a phone that allowed this without root I'd have no reason to - even if I could
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Im not going to lie but i did it cause everyone else was doing it and seemed like the thing to do... Since doing that I have actually learned a lot... Its the greatest thing when you can take a phone and COMPLETELY make it your own from the rom that you have on there to the splash screen and the boot and down animation... Knowing its there because thats what YOU want there not what HTC or your carrier wants there is the greatest gift... Its YOURS.
See, there you go. Not a good example for a 'should I root' question
Fair enough, you've learnt now but you'd look like a bit of a tit if you'd bricked your phone without knowing how to reverse it.
Word to the OP - READ EVERYTHING
Do not attempt to do anything until you know what you're doing. OK, there are some things you can only learn having done a few things but for the most part build up your confidence by understanding everything the guide(s) tell you
I agree with mr. burglar I did it because of all the modification options. I just like things different. If I could change the rom in my toaster I would.
Well I have had a fair amount of experience jailbreaking iphones... I know that its nothing like rooting a droid... I did not root blindly either... I came about doing myself cause I did some research I saw that the evo was being rooted and they said it was the same for the Sensation... I found a really great detailed video in two parts on you tube of how to do this step by step so there was going to be no error... Not only that there are lots of people on craigslist i could have paid to root... I took the chance... well no some a chance but I was certain that I would have no problems with doing this it was a 15 minute or so journey that came out just fine
I wanted to try flashing my Rom because I have read that after flashing with android revolution made their phone faster and battery last longer.
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D-Reapper said:
I flashed my tmobile to revolution hd the first day I got it. This site is really helpful with all its guides. I did the whole thing in less then 24 hours and before this phone I knew next to nothing about android an s-off etc. If you read the guides properly I dont think its possible for you to screw up.
P.S I use mine in Canada with mobilicity, but I am guessing u r with tmobile.
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Yes I'm with tmobile and will still use it with tmobile if I root and flashed it.
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EddyOS said:
Have to ask, but why did you root your phone? Did you actually have a reason to or did you do cause everyone else did and it 'looked cool'?
I'm not having a go but rooting actually isn't needed. The Sensation out the box is a great handset. The ONLY reason I did was to remove the bloat I don't use (including most of HTC's widgets). If HTC were to release a phone that allowed this without root I'd have no reason to - even if I could
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It is the same reason I want to learn and root my phone to remove the bloat and atleast have a better battery life.
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well cant argue against trimming the extra fat which is kinda slowing down the phone. Nothing like a lean mean calling machine.
Without root, you can't get rid of Sense. CM7 is so fast! Add a Faux kernel and see everyone else including the SGSII in the rearview mirror.
This was the video that i used to root my HTC Sensation... The video is for the Evo 3d but it also works for Sensation too... Watch first and decide wether or not you want to proceed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sw_mgVHWYo&feature=related
i rooted my phone just to get rid of the bloatware. i like play around with the stock rom first than move on to a custom rom.
if you are serious about rooting i sugest you read the guide several times before you continue. if you have any questions there are many here that will help you. i also like to add that it would be a good idea to check what rom you are using now and download the .ruu for it and keep it in a safe place. i have seen several questions here of someone trying to return their phone back to stock for warranty, exchange, or what ever reason they want to return back to stock but they dont know what rom they had before flashing. so download this ruu first before trying to flash a different rom. it will save you the hastle.
Divine flaw said:
i rooted my phone just to get rid of the bloatware. i like play around with the stock rom first than move on to a custom rom.
if you are serious about rooting i sugest you read the guide several times before you continue. if you have any questions there are many here that will help you. i also like to add that it would be a good idea to check what rom you are using now and download the .ruu for it and keep it in a safe place. i have seen several questions here of someone trying to return their phone back to stock for warranty, exchange, or what ever reason they want to return back to stock but they dont know what rom they had before flashing. so download this ruu first before trying to flash a different rom. it will save you the hastle.
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Thanks for the info. Can u help me root and flash mine, guide me step by step?
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Hello First time poster , but ive been reading for a while now. Im a complete noob, but i successfully rooted my phone through the guides here, so ive done some extensive searching through the forum.
I really like my rooted infuse, but i totally envy my gf's gs2 . I wont be able to renew my contract until next year, so for now, i want to use my phone to its full potential. Opinions are welcomed,
I basically have a rooted stock phone running froyo 2.2.1. Read through a bunch of comments how froyo operated better than GB on the infuse, what are your thought on that?
Reason i ask is because i would like to run a custom rom, i really like MIUI, CM7, and ZEUS. I went through endless pages but im tied between them.
Which would you recommend. Im looking for performance, style and stability. I know its a matter of opinion, but im open to what many have to say.
Bit a confusion too, since i have a rooted 2.2.1 froyo will doing a custom rom automatically, upgrade me to gb or even maybe ics.
I also have seen in some threads where many mention that some of the roms come with a custom kernel already. Which ROMs would those be?
Im a noobie, but i did search the forum. You can lead me into the right direction that'd be great
Please and thank you
-Smiggs
First off, welcome to the forum. When it becomes to roms it all depends on ur liking. We have a lot non official custtom GB roms. This is the beaty about android, flash until u find the one you like and that goes for modems and kernels. I would suggest to start flashing and keep reading. GL and I hope you the one for you.
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I'd say go with Zeus! Miui and cm7 don't have the best battery life. I'm switching from miui to Zeus tomorrow! That's should give me awesome battey life!
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Yeah, zeus is ptetty sweet. I'm loving it
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Hey thanks for the welcomes and not bashing the noobie.
ima flash today, hopefully everything goes good.
so far after some more research came up with a little summary of steps,
Im running rooted infuse 4g, froyo 2.2.1
so far what i got from it is,
-install 3e recovery
-clockword mod
-nandroid back up
-insert preferred rom to sd
-boot into recovery via clockword
-clear data/cache w.e
-install zip
-reboot
and done, did i forget a step? enlighten me please.
Another thing Zeus requires me to have a GB Bootloader, how would i go about doing that?
please and thank you
any help ?
SMiGGs said:
any help ?
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You're on the right track.
Get the roms and files downloaded to your pc and your phone.
might want to make a folder on your phone (ex:roms or flashhappy)
put all those files in there.
good to have entropy's latest kernel, superuser signed pak in doctorz roms too)
if you want, it may be simple also just to use sgskernel flasher from market, flash gtg infused kernel if you're on froyo and boot into cwm and go from there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220090
i have a fail safe method that i use. learn to use heimdall and install a driver on one port on your pc - and save that one port for only heimdall.
use adam's uckj4 heimdall package. flash it once, flash again with boot loader checked (this will give you gb bl) then flash defuse kernel in second post and then flash your rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331381
good luck
Thank you very much, greatly appreciate it.
Sorry For The "Noob" Question , & I'm Not Sure If I'm IN The Right Part Of The Fourms Right Now , But Can Someone Verify If The Samsung Infuse 4g Will Be Supported By Virtuous Affinity ? Thanks
NBKxRoscoe said:
Sorry For The "Noob" Question , & I'm Not Sure If I'm IN The Right Part Of The Fourms Right Now , But Can Someone Verify If The Samsung Infuse 4g Will Be Supported By Virtuous Affinity ? Thanks
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No Clue What You Are Talking About And People Who Capitalize Every Word In A Sentence Drive Me INSANE...
Lol +100
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NBKxRoscoe said:
Sorry For The "Noob" Question , & I'm Not Sure If I'm IN The Right Part Of The Fourms Right Now , But Can Someone Verify If The Samsung Infuse 4g Will Be Supported By Virtuous Affinity ? Thanks
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lol..I just found out what it is.
http://www.virtuousrom.com/p/affinity.html
You need one of these:
HTC Desire HD (Ace)
HTC Inspire 4G (Ace)
HTC Desire Z (Vision)
HTC Desire S (Saga)
HTC Incredible S (Vivo)
HTC Incredible 2 (Vivow)
T-Mobile G2 (Vision)
T-Mobile myTouch 4G (Glacier)
If you have an Infuse, try one of Dman's ROM...
Oh hells nah, that's sense. Eeewwww like baby boy says. Lol
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SMiGGs said:
Hello First time poster , but ive been reading for a while now. Im a complete noob, but i successfully rooted my phone through the guides here, so ive done some extensive searching through the forum.
I really like my rooted infuse, but i totally envy my gf's gs2 . I wont be able to renew my contract until next year, so for now, i want to use my phone to its full potential. Opinions are welcomed,
I basically have a rooted stock phone running froyo 2.2.1. Read through a bunch of comments how froyo operated better than GB on the infuse, what are your thought on that?
Reason i ask is because i would like to run a custom rom, i really like MIUI, CM7, and ZEUS. I went through endless pages but im tied between them.
Which would you recommend. Im looking for performance, style and stability. I know its a matter of opinion, but im open to what many have to say.
Bit a confusion too, since i have a rooted 2.2.1 froyo will doing a custom rom automatically, upgrade me to gb or even maybe ics.
I also have seen in some threads where many mention that some of the roms come with a custom kernel already. Which ROMs would those be?
Im a noobie, but i did search the forum. You can lead me into the right direction that'd be great
Please and thank you
-Smiggs
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I did this tried 4 diff roms, you just have to jump in and read and test....a great feeling...
bigjoe2675 said:
I did this tried 4 diff roms, you just have to jump in and read and test....a great feeling...
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100% agree.