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So I want to do the new sw update but can't because I deleted some stock apps so the checksum wouldn't match and a hard reset won't restore them I guess so I would flash a stock rom but am I right thinking there isn't one yet? So how can I get to an original rom and then update or maybe make the new update work?
D2G stock rom
I don't know if the update will be compatible or not but from my understanding this is pretty much the stock rom that Motorola handed Verizon to put all their bloatware on then release the phone. I did load this rom on my d2g and it works flawlessly. Might be worth a try, not a direct link but will get you headed in the right direction. The rom manager gives you the opportunity to load the barebones stock google rom or the Vanilla based version, it just downloads and flashes, works perfect I didn't even have to re-activate. It is already pre-rooted so maybe the update won't work but I just wanted to make you aware of it. I work at verizon and did the update to the floor model and my dad's stock d2g also and didn't notice any difference really. I think vzw is just fixing some of the bugs that they created anyway so having the stock rom may end up with the same result, a rom that functions perfectly, good luck!.......droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-roms/106629-rom-fission-2-4-droidx-vanilla-generic-android-aosp-like-fission-rom-manager.html
@evil yeah im kind of in the same boat, let me know if srensber solution works for you.
I froze a bunch of apps with Titanium Backup and renamed some stuff with Root Explorer. I recently just re-named everything i changed back to the factory stuff (bak -> apk) but it still doesnt seem to do any good.
I did create a number of back ups using Rom manager but i cant seem to find out where they are located and how to restore them. hmm. Not sure what to do.
Ah i realize what ive done wrong ... i didnt know you had to have bootstrap installed along with clockwork recoveryy in order to make a backup hmm. Going to need a rom of stock d2g lol.
clockwork recovery installs a boot hijack, which might be the culpirt
srensber said:
I don't know if the update will be compatible or not but from my understanding this is pretty much the stock rom that Motorola handed Verizon to put all their bloatware on then release the phone. I did load this rom on my d2g and it works flawlessly. Might be worth a try, not a direct link but will get you headed in the right direction. The rom manager gives you the opportunity to load the barebones stock google rom or the Vanilla based version, it just downloads and flashes, works perfect I didn't even have to re-activate. It is already pre-rooted so maybe the update won't work but I just wanted to make you aware of it. I work at verizon and did the update to the floor model and my dad's stock d2g also and didn't notice any difference really. I think vzw is just fixing some of the bugs that they created anyway so having the stock rom may end up with the same result, a rom that functions perfectly, good luck!.......droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-roms/106629-rom-fission-2-4-droidx-vanilla-generic-android-aosp-like-fission-rom-manager.html
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I cant seem to find the download link anywhere... and after you loaded this rom did you try to update to 2.4.3 ?
If anyone else has any input about this please help!
I've decided that I would love the customization stuff in Cyanogen7, so I'd like to root, flash and install a custom ROM. I'd love to have the customization of CM7 vs the stock Froyo I have from WIND. Right now, there is no crapware, and the phone is quite fast. The only thing that I wish worked is the Skype front camera, which is supposedly to work in Gingerbread. Apart from that, everything works great. I am afraid to lose the functionality, so I'd like if someone has the WIND LG with CM7, to try to answer if there are any issues with the following points:
* phone of course
* GPS, Google Maps, Market, Messaging
* both cameras, 1080p recording and HDMI output
* video talk in Skype
Also, feel free to leave a short feedback about CM7 and a recommendation. Thanks.
Skype front camera doesn't work in Gingerbread... GTalk video chat works on CM though.
Rusty! said:
Skype front camera doesn't work in Gingerbread... GTalk video chat works on CM though.
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Does that generally mean that there is no problem with the lack of Nvidia's code? Does that mean Microsoft's to blame?
Skype just needs updating to support nVidia camera
OK, I'm assuming all the above works. If the general procedure is to root, flash, install, when does the unlocking of the phone happen? Also, do you need to upgrade to 2.3 stock, before loading CM7, or ca you do it off 2.2?
Also, since no one has said anything about the points above, are there ANY bugs with CM7 or EB?
Also, is there a unified guide to custom ROM loading from stock?
Does everyone use this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715 ?
Hello fellow WIND user.
I am using CM7 nightly build 123 on my G2X and almost everything works fine. Save for the camera issue stated earlier and the impossibility of getting a GPS lock. I have tried several 'fixes' posted in the forums for this issue but I can't seem to get GPS lock regardless.
I still recommend switching away from stock ROM because it grants your device more flexibility and possibly a longer battery life.
Rooting and installing a custom ROM does not unlock your phone. You will still need to obtain an unlock code from either WIND (free after 3 months I think) or the web (for a price).
You do not need to upgrade your Android OS before flashing. The OS is part of the ROM you will be flashing onto your device. You will however, need to root, backup, and wipe your device. Just follow the guides on the forum which you have found.
If the wind version is the same procedure-wise, rooting is a redundant step. Installing CWM via nvflash does not require root. Once that is installed, you may backup, restore, and flash to your heart's content.
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Darcho said:
Hello fellow WIND user.
I am using CM7 nightly build 123 on my G2X and almost everything works fine. Save for the camera issue stated earlier and the impossibility of getting a GPS lock. I have tried several 'fixes' posted in the forums for this issue but I can't seem to get GPS lock regardless.
I still recommend switching away from stock ROM because it grants your device more flexibility and possibly a longer battery life.
Rooting and installing a custom ROM does not unlock your phone. You will still need to obtain an unlock code from either WIND (free after 3 months I think) or the web (for a price).
You do not need to upgrade your Android OS before flashing. The OS is part of the ROM you will be flashing onto your device. You will however, need to root, backup, and wipe your device. Just follow the guides on the forum which you have found.
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NOOO!
The camera and the GPS are two thing I love about this phone...
1080p not resolved since May? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074795&page=2
Is this issue universal across all custom roms with p999, or just with CM7, or just with you? Can an EB or another CM7 chime in? Wouldn't EB be more stable than CM, since it is not rewritten?
r4d14n7 said:
If the wind version is the same procedure-wise, rooting is a redundant step. Installing CWM via nvflash does not require root. Once that is installed, you may backup, restore, and flash to your heart's content.
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So, intuitively speaking:
1. Install CWM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
I'm not familiar with the terminology, can you point out the helping threads about backing up, restoring and flashing?
Also, can the whole procedure be done on Linux, or do I have to install VBox?
You can do it from Linux. You just type some commands in a terminal to push an img file over to the phone.
Backup/Restore is a menu option in the clockwork recovery. Pretty straight forward stuff.
Flashing just on your phone just entails downloading the rom file (zip format) to your SD card and going in clockwork recovery and selecting it (flash zip from SD) via the menu.
Quick steps
-NVFlash
-Backup
-Download CM7 to SD
-Flash CM7
After you flash CM7 you'll have root access thus allowing you to use easier methods of downloading and flashing using Rom Manager
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player911 said:
You can do it from Linux. You just type some commands in a terminal to push an img file over to the phone.
Backup/Restore is a menu option in the clockwork recovery. Pretty straight forward stuff.
Flashing just on your phone just entails downloading the rom file (zip format) to your SD card and going in clockwork recovery and selecting it (flash zip from SD) via the menu.
Quick steps
-NVFlash
-Backup
-Download CM7 to SD
-Flash CM7
After you flash CM7 you'll have root access thus allowing you to use easier methods of downloading and flashing using Rom Manager
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Thanks you.
And by backup, you mean this? source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715
Perform a Nandroid Backup of your Phone (Optional but suggested before you flash any ROM or make any O/S changes):
1. Bootup to NvFlashed Clockwork Recovery using the button method.
2. Choose backup/restore and run a backup.
3. This will save the backup to your internal or external SD Card depending on which version of CWM you selected in the One-Click App.
aplsux said:
NOOO!
The camera and the GPS are two thing I love about this phone...
1080p not resolved since May? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074795&page=2
Is this issue universal across all custom roms with p999, or just with CM7, or just with you? Can an EB or another CM7 chime in? Wouldn't EB be more stable than CM, since it is not rewritten?
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These questions are a bit more interesting to me.
Wouldn't this fix the camera? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1094424
It is for the Optimus 2x, will it be different? Is the camera different? The thread itself says yes, it works for g2x, has anyone field-tested it? For let's say latest CMs? 2.3.5?
That's built into CM
TO THE OP... Hi there, did u ever end up installing cyanogenmod on your device?
I'm running a cm7 variant & have had no problems w gps or camera or anything of the sort
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TO THE OP... Hi there, did u ever end up installing cyanogenmod on your device?
I'm running a cm7 variant & have had no problems w gps or camera or anything of the sort
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Yes, I did 2.3.5.
GPS is fine. Battery is good. Camera is OK, but LG one was better. I haven't recorded HD to see if there's a sound mismatch, yet. Is there 1080p? Assuming change after the official LG 2.3
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Yes, I did 2.3.5.
GPS is fine. Battery is good. Camera is OK, but LG one was better. I haven't recorded HD to see if there's a sound mismatch, yet. Is there 1080p? Assuming change after the official LG 2.3
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Everything is fine, stop being a worry wart
aplsux said:
I am afraid to lose the functionality, so I'd like if someone has the WIND LG with CM7, to try to answer if there are any issues with the following points:
* phone of course
* GPS, Google Maps, Market, Messaging
* both cameras, 1080p recording and HDMI output
* video talk in Skype
Also, feel free to leave a short feedback about CM7 and a recommendation. Thanks.
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In short, go for it. I bought the phone back in late June, had CM7 running on it a few hours later, and haven't looked back. I've currently got nightly #123 along with Faux's undervolted DS battery driver kernel and am very happy with the responsiveness, the added features, and so on. There's been a slowdown in nightlies recently due to a problem with the repository, but the features being prepared in the interim will continue to refine what is already a great phone. Battery life is way, way up compared to stock, thanks to refinements in the kernel and using SetCPU profiles to cut power use when the screen is off.
Messaging is fine, although I'm using Handcent rather than stock. Maps is fast (GPS aside) and the camera is good (again, using aftermarket, currently Vignette). I've only recently begun to use video talk - Skype doesn't support this phone yet but Google Talk now works. There are some issues, of course. The GPS continues to be slow - locks range from 10-20 seconds outdoors in an open space to virtually never indoors (in places where my older, cheaper phone did lock).
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Yeah, yeah... CM7
Honestly, this ROM goes over the roof when it comes to customization.
So I've been using Revolver for a few months...
And I saw these new ROMs and I was wondering if they are worthy to switch from Revolver...
(IF anybody tried these ROMs PLEASE post your opinion)
These are the ROMs:
[ROM] CM9 with Cornerstone
[ROM][Nightly][ICS] Team Eos Transformer Nightlies (tf101)
[ROM][ICS] Codename Android v1.5.0
Plus.. I want "Cornerstone" and Revolver doesn't have it!
Thanks in advance...
If you haven't updated to the new revolver 4 then you are still on honeycomb.
And cornerstone is a gimmick right now, it breaks a lot of features and apps don't always run correctly in the cornerstone windows..I will be surprised at this point if cornerstone survives onto android 5.0, google and Onskreen seem to be at odds over it's usefulness and how to implement it into ROMs without breaking market access to keep users from leaving negative feedback for 'broken apps' that don't work simply because they have cornerstone installed. I have a feeling cornerstone is either about to die, or be neutered beyond usability, they have already removed features and hinting at removing more to make it compliant to Google's standards. In other words, enjoy cornerstone, but I wouldn't get dependent on it, it may not be around (at least in the same form it is now) for very long.
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If you haven't updated to the new revolver 4 then you are still on honeycomb.
And cornerstone is a gimmick right now, it breaks a lot of features and apps don't always run correctly in the cornerstone windows..I will be surprised at this point if cornerstone survives onto android 5.0, google and Onskreen seem to be at odds over it's usefulness and how to implement it into ROMs without breaking market access to keep users from leaving negative feedback for 'broken apps' that don't work simply because they have cornerstone installed. I have a feeling cornerstone is either about to die, or be neutered beyond usability, they have already removed features and hinting at removing more to make it compliant to Google's standards. In other words, enjoy cornerstone, but I wouldn't get dependent on it, it may not be around (at least in the same form it is now) for very long.
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No, I'm using Revolver 4
Good to know about that!
I wanted to try those ROMs for myself but it's really troublesome wiping everything then restoring again! which I did twice to get ICS to work! and I still have random shutdowns!
So I wanted to ask if anyone tried them... and how are they compared to the Revolver!
Do a backup of your apps and data, then do a nandroid backup through recovery. If you are currently on HC and then you upgrade to ICS, you will need to make sure that you can go back to your previous HC rom if need be by having a nandroid backup and a way to flash the corresponding HC kernel. The safest way to do this is to perform the nandroid restore through recovery, do not reboot, after restore, then reflash your HC rom's zip file. If you do not have a TF that has sbk1 and can use the nvflash utility, then you run a risk of hard bricking your tf when u try to go back to HC. So the safest bet is to stick with ICS once u upgrade.
Do a full wipe and download and try every rom you are interested in and try them out yourself. Perform the above recovery steps if you want to go back.
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Do a backup of your apps and data, then do a nandroid backup through recovery. If you are currently on HC and then you upgrade to ICS, you will need to make sure that you can go back to your previous HC rom if need be by having a nandroid backup and a way to flash the corresponding HC kernel. The safest way to do this is to perform the nandroid restore through recovery, do not reboot, after restore, then reflash your HC rom's zip file. If you do not have a TF that has sbk1 and can use the nvflash utility, then you run a risk of hard bricking your tf when u try to go back to HC. So the safest bet is to stick with ICS once u upgrade.
Do a full wipe and download and try every rom you are interested in and try them out yourself. Perform the above recovery steps if you want to go back.
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I'm on ICS!
I've already backed up everything from TB but It does take a very long time to restore! (250+ Apps)
And to test the ROM properly I have to restore my data and use the ROM for couple of days!
BUT If somebody already tried one of those ROMs then I don't have to do all of that...
Hi,
I am also have a problem with Asus Base ROM as well.
So I change from Revolution HD to EOS nighlies with Cornerstone version 4.
Overall is great, it's very fast. However, I still have some problem of random not-wake up and battery drain after restart.
It may be my individual problems but just for your consideration.
ROM to use
There is always going to be some sort of wok when you are trying out different ROMs.... Somewhat nature of the beast.
I have run revolution HD and codename 1.5 so far and prefer codename at this point. Codename is still being upgraded quite often... So maybe more work than revolution.
According to other threads, these random reboots will probably be in every tf101 ICS rom as they are due to old nvidia drivers delivered by asus.
I know what you mean i have a 12kb/s internet connection and downloading roms to try is a pain. I was on revolver 3 and very happy stable fast and reliable. Upgraded to revolver 4 and had to many small problems and it all seemed a little tired and slow. Tried cornerstone and thought nah! Whats the big deal, cant change window position and half the apps dont work. I am now on codename 1.5 and although their are a few little problems it hasn't reebooted got stuck in a loop or slowed to a crawl. Loads of extra settings and the inbuilt launcher is great. So far impressed and will be sticking with it.
Ok thanks to everyone!
I guess I'm gonna be testing out "Codname" later...
Although I'm still waiting for the Official CM9 to come out!
+1 for codename android
there is the best 3d power for me.
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Hi there, my friend is coming round soon and I was planning to give it a custom rom
Now, I've done this type of stuff before (on my nexus) I just want to see how you would do it for this samsung phone
Now, what recoveries can you get? I use 4EXT on mine
And, can anybody send me to a stable and up-to-date rom that can be used everyday and has nearly no issues? I need one without all the samsung stuff, just a normal default android one
And, how would I go by rooting the phone?
On mine, I used the zergrush exploit, does it work for this phone??
If you want one with everything working, then use the Froyo roms. CM7 is under development. The major bugs are bluetooth and youtube hq. Leaving that, even thats useable. It's even better than Froyo.
I suggest you to try either Kyorarom or Kyrillos v9.6. Both of them are froyo based, pre-rooted, and have other mods to make it even more faster than a stock one.
Happy flashing!
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If you want one with everything working, then use the Froyo roms. CM7 is under development. The major bugs are bluetooth and youtube hq. Leaving that, even thats useable. It's even better than Froyo.
I suggest you to try either Kyorarom or Kyrillos v9.6. Both of them are froyo based, pre-rooted, and have other mods to make it even more faster than a stock one.
Happy flashing!
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Thanks, and how do I go about flashing the rom, would I have to root it first?
No need.
This is something to good to read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1372414
BTW to root the phone use super one click root (or sth like that )
Ah, I get it now, thanks
Just one more question, does ODIN delete the phones data before installing the rom?
You have to wipe all your data after flashing(or not if from Froyo to Froyo)
I mean from recovery. ODIN don't delete user data
I exactly I don't know the working of odin, but after flashing you are directly taken to the recovery and advised to wipe data and factory reset.
So, I rooted and installed the latest CM nightly on my Note 10.1. It runs fine, but I hate to say it, but there are a few touchwiz features that were really nice and are making me want to revert back. Problem is, I can only find guides on how to root and install a new rom, not to revert back.
So my first question is, is there a way to get the lasso screenshot function in CM? This was really nice for when taking notes in class, where I could paste in a figure from a course pack really quickly while still taking notes.
Also, is there a way to get the tiled windows in CM? This was also a very nice feature of the stock rom that I didn't realize I'd be losing.
If not, could somebody post a guide on how to get back to the stock rom? I made a backup before flashing CM, but 4.2 changes the file structure (the /0/0/ thing), so CWM doesn't find my backup of my stock rom.
Any help would be appreciated.
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So, I rooted and installed the latest CM nightly on my Note 10.1. It runs fine, but I hate to say it, but there are a few touchwiz features that were really nice and are making me want to revert back. Problem is, I can only find guides on how to root and install a new rom, not to revert back.
So my first question is, is there a way to get the lasso screenshot function in CM? This was really nice for when taking notes in class, where I could paste in a figure from a course pack really quickly while still taking notes.
Also, is there a way to get the tiled windows in CM? This was also a very nice feature of the stock rom that I didn't realize I'd be losing.
If not, could somebody post a guide on how to get back to the stock rom? I made a backup before flashing CM, but 4.2 changes the file structure (the /0/0/ thing), so CWM doesn't find my backup of my stock rom.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Try this site ...... http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-note-10-1-2/how-to-unrootunbrick-galaxy-note-10-1-factory-firmware/