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Is the gb rom worth it??

im starting this thread so that everyone can discuss the GB rom that was released to us.
just so everyone knows if you didnt already, the GB rom we were given is not a real release by samsung and has many errors with it.
samfirmware devs made the GB rom compatible with our phone so its a dev build
as of right now we cant us CWM nor can we customize the rom at all
so in personal opinion maybe everyone should stick to froyo with all its mods and tweaks
also flashing the GB rom causes the GB bootloaders which are really i9000 bootloaders to stick even after flashing back to froyo :/ so maybe the noobs should stay away from the rom until the devs finish building it correctly

So if i flashed this am i screwed with the bootloaders even if i oden back to froyo?
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DirtyPISTOLA said:
So if i flashed this am i screwed with the bootloaders even if i oden back to froyo?
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your not screwed its just gonna be a pain in the ass SOMEWHAT to get you back the right bootloaders

You can get the bootloaders back once you flash KC1. Not the deodexed rooted version but the stock one that is with the md5 files.

Beefvvl said:
You can get the bootloaders back once you flash KC1. Not the deodexed rooted version but the stock one that is with the md5 files.
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thanks beef!
however i did try that before my brick and it said the md5 sum was incorrect??

Beefvvl said:
You can get the bootloaders back once you flash KC1. Not the deodexed rooted version but the stock one that is with the md5 files.
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Cool is that in the development section?
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dsexton702 said:
your not screwed its just gonna be a pain in the ass SOMEWHAT to get you back the right bootloaders
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Without a computer I feel trapped because of no recovery, I can't flash any new roms even though I am rooted.
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cnote74 said:
Without a computer I feel trapped because of no recovery, I can't flash any new roms even though I am rooted.
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yea your definitely going to need a computer to get your bootloaders back but if you dont have a computer how did you do anything to your phone ;D

dsexton702 said:
yea your definitely going to need a computer to get your bootloaders back but if you dont have a computer how did you do anything to your phone ;D
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Borrowed my neighbors and uncle's computer. My uncles rooted my phone, while my neighbors unbricked it.
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cnote74 said:
Borrowed my neighbors and uncle's computer. My uncles rooted my phone, while my neighbors unbricked it.
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Edit wouldn't mind gingerbread do much if I could have the touchwiz 4 launcher
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dsexton702 said:
thanks beef!
however i did try that before my brick and it said the md5 sum was incorrect??
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I used heimdall to get back without it saying md5 error. But is there a write up on how to get back to original bootloaders?
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is this the right FW to flash to get my bootloaders straight? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038344

DirtyPISTOLA said:
is this the right FW to flash to get my bootloaders straight? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038344
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Nope, Krylon removed sbl.bin and boot.bin from that.
Use the full kc1 in gb recooked thread by Raver
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Be careful everyone. I just want you all to be aware. There have been 3 or 4 hardbricks already. They all came to be because of flashing sbl. Chadster went down last night, so before everyone gets flash happy, please know what you are doing. Just putting it out there.
Oh ya.....and no, gb was not worth it, at least not this build.
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dsexton702 said:
im starting this thread so that everyone can discuss the GB rom that was released to us.
just so everyone knows if you didnt already, the GB rom we were given is not a real release by samsung and has many errors with it.
samfirmware devs made the GB rom compatible with our phone so its a dev build
as of right now we cant us CWM nor can we customize the rom at all
so in personal opinion maybe everyone should stick to froyo with all its mods and tweaks
also flashing the GB rom causes the GB bootloaders which are really i9000 bootloaders to stick even after flashing back to froyo :/ so maybe the noobs should stay away from the rom until the devs finish building it correctly
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Totally worth it now you gotta decide if u want a sense base GB or ASOP...I'm currently running Kings Alliance GB and it fresh to death
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alright.. unfortunately all of us who flashed the leak GB ROM will not be able to enjoy what is coming out.. and made it worst I have a nice paper weight sitting on my desk right now.

That's scary to hear! Well I like gb but with the stuff I've been reading, so far to me its not worth dipping your feet in the deep end until a more solid GB is released. I'm always happy to test but the leak GB hasn't been worth it. Just my opinion.
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chadster214 said:
alright.. unfortunately all of us who flashed the leak GB ROM will not be able to enjoy what is coming out.. and made it worst I have a nice paper weight sitting on my desk right now.
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Wow. That's pretty discouraging.
So let me get this straight...
If you flashed the leaked GB Rom at any time you will not be able to enjoy anything else coming out, say, via CWM Recovery?
There's a lot of confusion IMO about this release of GB. I know you'll say, "READ!" Because of how fragmented the information is, do you think it would be helpful to have a compilation of all the known pros and cons, risks and rewards, broken and working components in one stickied post? I would do it, but I'm not sure about everything that is working and not working (and my job could consume any time available to update the post at any moment). I'm using the deodexed version, but I'm walking as if on eggshells with my app usage so as to not break anything (I use it for half personal and half production... I know, illadvised, but could not resist GB).
EDIT: Sorry if there is such a post that I'm suggesting. I just have not seen one. I'm trying to piece together myself what works and what doesn't and the hows.

When I saw how you all were having problems at the very beginning I stayed away and just watched. I'm glad I did. I'm noob.
THANK YOU All for testing people. You saved some of us. Remember that.
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Do we have a Odin flashable STOCK KB5 FW somewhere that contains the original boot.bin and sbl.bin files? that really would be the better FW to go with as it was the original that came with the device. Anyone wanna chime in on this theory?

Clean and shiny new phone here... .bin files needed still?

Okay, I had soft-bricked my phone and recovery was not working, so, after a few minutes of tech time with T-Mo they shipped me a new phone.
Even though i called them to cancel the shipment when I managed to get Odin working and get the phone back up...
Long story short - the brand spankin' new device just landed on my desk updating stock apps as I type.
KB5 stock.
Is there anyway to back this up as is before I add CWM? Can I somehow dump it with Odin? I still have not played with Odin enough to know this....
I'd like to preserve the stock rom if it all possible, for 'just in case'

You could pull ur /system/app thru adb or you could use titanium backup.
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robbbbit said:
You could pull ur /system/app thru adb or you could use titanium backup.
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That I can do, I meant something similar to a nand, the whole system backed up.
Thought it might come in handy... no worries though, grabbing the Kd1 update then I'll root/cwm and nand that... just figured since I had a virgin phone I'd back it up if I could.

Core618 said:
That I can do, I meant something similar to a nand, the whole system backed up.
Thought it might come in handy... no worries though, grabbing the Kd1 update then I'll root/cwm and nand that... just figured since I had a virgin phone I'd back it up if I could.
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DONT TOUCH A THING!!!!!
We need the a fresh SBL.BIN and BOOT.BIN
Get with drhonk for the commands.
Dont flash KC1 or KD1 just yet.
run this in linux if you have it.
http://www.drhonk.com/kernel_release/system_backup.sh

Yes, please do. This could save us all huge headaches in the near future!.
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krylon360 said:
DONT TOUCH A THING!!!!!
We need the a fresh SBL.BIN and BOOT.BIN
Get with drhonk for the commands.
Dont flash KC1 or KD1 just yet.
run this in linux if you have it.
http://www.drhonk.com/kernel_release/system_backup.sh
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Fek, sorry guys, I just got done grabbing the Kies KD1 - literally right before I rad this it finished installing.
I haven't flashed anything, this is still just the stock phone, with the T-Mo/Samsung ROM, upgaded, but not with any custom roms, on it if that will do it, I'll hold off rooting, etc until I can get the sbl and boot pulled if these will still work?

Core618 said:
Fek, sorry guys, I just got done grabbing the Kies KD1 - literally right before I rad this it finished installing.
I haven't flashed anything, this is still just the stock phone, with the T-Mo/Samsung ROM, upgaded, but not with any custom roms, on it if that will do it, I'll hold off rooting, etc until I can get the sbl and boot pulled if these will still work?
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if you did kies, that should be fine.

krylon360 said:
if you did kies, that should be fine.
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i'll do this once I get my new phone. just let me know what to do

krylon360 said:
if you did kies, that should be fine.
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Good - I have leagues this evening, headed out the door in a few.
I'll toss the laptop in my bag and do this at the office tomorrow morning since it needs linux for this.
Can't even remember which flavor I have installed on the lap right now... but no matter, it'll do.

chadster214 said:
i'll do this once I get my new phone. just let me know what to do
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Sorry to hear about your phone that sucks. Thanks for taking one for the team, really you saved alot of other phones by sacrificing yours. Thank you sir
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GDofWR420 said:
Sorry to hear about your phone that sucks. Thanks for taking one for the team, really you saved alot of other phones by sacrificing yours. Thank you sir
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someone has to do it.. so i took one for the team.

Krylon I also have a virgin phone kb5 can't get to it until I'm done with work in 4 hours. Use the same code on Mac with adb?
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chadster214 said:
someone has to do it.. so i took one for the team.
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Wish I could replace it for you
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krylon360 said:
DONT TOUCH A THING!!!!!
We need the a fresh SBL.BIN and BOOT.BIN
Get with drhonk for the commands.
Dont flash KC1 or KD1 just yet.
run this in linux if you have it.
http://www.drhonk.com/kernel_release/system_backup.sh
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PM'd Drhonk for detail, not heard back yet....
I'll give this a go on my own this morning, and hope for the best
the sooner I get this done, the sooner I can get Black Ice on this phone - kinda sick of the stock phone already.....

EDIT: Nevermind... they got it!

New Download screen

I flashed back to stock this morning to test something and noticed there was a 19Mb update. After updating I rebooted the phone and checked a few more times to make sure there were no more updates. When I went into 'Download' to flash a new rom this is the screen I was presented with. After I chose to enter to Download mode that was the 2nd screen I had. Just thought it was funny and would share.

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Wulfegang is the man. Everyone give him a kiss to remove the butterflies from his stomach!
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Wulfegang said:
I flashed back to stock this morning to test something and noticed there was a 19Mb update. After updating I rebooted the phone and checked a few more times to make sure there were no more updates. When I went into 'Download' to flash a new rom this is the screen I was presented with. After I chose to enter to Download mode that was the 2nd screen I had. Just thought it was funny and would share.
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Was that the whole point of the update lol?
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theROMinator said:
Was that the whole point of the update lol?
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Looks like it loads new bootloaders on our phone.... Making it easier to go from this update to GB soon I would think...
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SSJ_Gomike said:
Looks like it loads new bootloaders on our phone.... Making it easier to go from this update to GB soon I would think...
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We could only imagine...
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theROMinator said:
We could only imagine...
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Samsung is warning us of the power of the devs!
Successful XDA devs are successful... xP

Could someone please upload this bootloader zip ? I would like to try them with this GB leak to see if it gets rid of rainbows.
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Removing the download for the bootloaders so people won't try flashing them and brick devices left and right. They were only intended for serious devs who know what they are doing. Sorry.

Could you also upload the whole update package? Thanks for the bootloaders.
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Considering that we haven't ever been able to flash dumped BLs from the Rogers ROM, having the update package to look at would be highly beneficial to figure out how to flash the bootloaders.

This is a similar download mode screen to the SGSII - keeping count of how many custom ROMS you run/flash. Keeping in mind if you phone needs to go some where to be serviced there maybe a document of how they can check this counter. A USB JIG cleared this on the SGSII & my jig works fine on my Infuse so I can imagine it will still clear it.

Infiniti350GT said:
This is a similar download mode screen to the SGSII - keeping count of how many custom ROMS you run/flash. Keeping in mind if you phone needs to go some where to be serviced there maybe a document of how they can check this counter. A USB JIG cleared this on the SGSII & my jig works fine on my Infuse so I can imagine it will still clear it.
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If that's the reason, then that's a REALLY smart way to track if you flash a custom "OS", as Samsung would say.
If it's as simple as using a USB JIG to clear it, then we should be in the clear.

Well i guess this finally gives me a reason to pick one up......

Entropy512 said:
Considering that we haven't ever been able to flash dumped BLs from the Rogers ROM, having the update package to look at would be highly beneficial to figure out how to flash the bootloaders.
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It may be a bit before i could actually get a dump of the update package (considering i have n idea how to even begin to do that). i just had hernia surgery this morning and not really feeling up to doing much in the way of dev work lol. i will let everyone know when i am feeling better and maybe someone could walk me through it on IRC.

+1 got the upload prompt and uploaded something

Boot loaders flashed fine, now have the new download screen with warning. Still had rainbows and cannot access recovery when used with leaked GB. Otherwise no issues.
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Wulfegang said:
It may be a bit before i could actually get a dump of the update package (considering i have n idea how to even begin to do that). i just had hernia surgery this morning and not really feeling up to doing much in the way of dev work lol. i will let everyone know when i am feeling better and maybe someone could walk me through it on IRC.
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No problem - honestly someone like gtg might be better as far as finding that update, I'm not sure where to look myself!
cruiserbax said:
Boot loaders flashed fine, now have the new download screen with warning. Still had rainbows and cannot access recovery when used with leaked GB. Otherwise no issues.
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I was curious about this, thanks for the info!

Also in case anyone wants to know, after flashing the leaked GB with this BL the download screen still reports official Samsung Binary as the current.
This is just a short term observation: when I flashed the leaked GB with the old BL I got hard reboots when apps accessed GPS (speed test, maps, co pilot) 1 out of 10 times. With these BL's I am at 18 hours using all of those apps without any reboots. Though it could have just been reflashing that fixed it. I did not use TB or anything to restore app data usher time, both times I went back to stock first.
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I just downloaded the BLs. Do I convert file (with both BLs) to .tar to odin flash?
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Not having issue other than rainbows ... May keep current BLs
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Official 2.3.6 update gives me

Better reception with the modem. A better WiFi signal and fixes my grainy hd camera issues i had with the unofficial 2.3.5.
Now, anyone know if I can root this heffer?

sirshockalot said:
Better reception with the modem. A better WiFi signal and fixes my grainy hd camera issues i had with the unofficial 2.3.5.
Now, anyone know if I can root this heffer?
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Odin drhonks gingerbread kernel with voodoo to root it.
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?
would that be in the bible?

superone click 2.2

is that confirmed? doesn't make sense why 2.2 would work.

2.2 lags and force closes when i try to root. I am so confused. Also, when i put my phone in development mode. I do not see the droid in the notification bar. Does anyone know what is up with that?

Dr Honks kj1 does the root..no problem
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the one with voodoo in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194032 ?

thank you Emod0705, that worked. Bow down before the one you serve.

It come with TW Launcher 4?
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Anyone else have sound problem when calling ?
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phantomlord78 said:
It come with TW Launcher 4?
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For what it is worth, mine shows TWLauncher version 2.3.6

i updated today and rooted my phone with SuperOneClickv2.2 give it a little time it took longer then it did before but it got the job done

Aftermath1073 said:
i updated today and rooted my phone with SuperOneClickv2.2 give it a little time it took longer then it did before but it got the job done
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Ohh thank u!!! So your confirming SuperoneClickv 2.2 works with the new update ?

yup it works fine man get that update and root that mofo lol

What kind of Quadrant speeds are you guys getting with this official Update?

fulaman said:
What kind of Quadrant speeds are you guys getting with this official Update?
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over 9000 man over 9000
actually gotta give samsung credit lol this update actaully wasnt that bad lol....

RaverX3X said:
over 9000 man over 9000
actually gotta give samsung credit lol this update actaully wasnt that bad lol....
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@[email protected] Not going to check the scouter on your phone lol jk. Anyways here is what I mean: The epic 4G with its gingerbread official update is seeing scores of 1700+ on Quadrant, he's a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrfATZ34P9U

the phone is so much more smoother now and lot of the lag is gone. but thats gingerbread for u its a much better os than froyo. i loved the phone before but love it a lot more now. this is what android needs to from there phones to show how much faster they are than iphones and keep them UPDATED thats a big thing.

sirshockalot said:
2.2 lags and force closes when i try to root. I am so confused. Also, when i put my phone in development mode. I do not see the droid in the notification bar. Does anyone know what is up with that?
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I heard SOC 2.2 hangs the first time then works the second time.
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Dr Honks kj1 does the root..no problem
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Yes this would work! Can't wait for Dr Honk's J6 kernal!

[Q] What ROM do you guys have?

Since there are 4 or 5 ROM's for our phones... what ROM are you guys running? Stock? Curious

There are that many? Lol I am on a rooted stock, but play with Erik's customized ROM.
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There are only two that actually run from what I understand. I am currently running erikmm's rom and it runs well so far.
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Im on Stock too. :silly:

Running stock and unrooted until T-mo/Samsung release ICS for this phone.
I rooted my previous phone (Exhibit 4G) and got rid of the T-mo bloat, can't wait to do the same for this phone. Only reason I haven't rooted is I worry something may interfere with the OTA update whenever it's released.

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Running stock and unrooted until T-mo/Samsung release ICS for this phone.
I rooted my previous phone (Exhibit 4G) and got rid of the T-mo bloat, can't wait to do the same for this phone. Only reason I haven't rooted is I worry something may interfere with the OTA update whenever it's released.
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HA! Me too! On both counts! Got rid of the exhibit and got the blaze instead. Never got voicemails on that undeveloped thing. It's too bad as besides the voicemail issue I had it was a solid phone.
You should be able to get an OTA update even rooted with CWM (it is still the stock rom after all) - but you may end up needing to download the zip and do it yourself. It shouldn't be too hard to find the zip here on XDA for the stock release once it's out. I actually prefer doing it that way- it's faster -as with other devices I've owned the OTA update wouldn't go through until 3-4 days after its release (sensation 4g, streak 7). I have rooted and got CWM on my phone and removed the bloat and LOVE IT.
Coming from a 1st gen Exhibit 4G makes me thankful that so many great devs are actively developing for our Blaze. Thank you!

I still come to wonder.. What happened to the guy who was building a ROM before the blaze even released.?
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anactoraaron said:
HA! Me too! On both counts! Got rid of the exhibit and got the blaze instead. Never got voicemails on that undeveloped thing. It's too bad as besides the voicemail issue I had it was a solid phone.
You should be able to get an OTA update even rooted with CWM (it is still the stock rom after all) - but you may end up needing to download the zip and do it yourself. It shouldn't be too hard to find the zip here on XDA for the stock release once it's out. I actually prefer doing it that way- it's faster -as with other devices I've owned the OTA update wouldn't go through until 3-4 days after its release (sensation 4g, streak 7). I have rooted and got CWM on my phone and removed the bloat and LOVE IT.
Coming from a 1st gen Exhibit 4G makes me thankful that so many great devs are actively developing for our Blaze. Thank you!
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Don't think it will be OTA anyway. Will probably be kies.
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rbeier1221 said:
Don't think it will be OTA anyway. Will probably be kies.
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Most likely..

running erik's dk. love it

xsboredom said:
running erik's dk. love it
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awesome to hear
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How about with the new varieties.??!
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HTCLeoSence3.X said:
How about with the new varieties.??!
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I'm using cm7 lol between that and an pre-alpha version of cm9

I just got a boner.!! May test this cm9.??!
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HTCLeoSence3.X said:
I just got a boner.!! May test this cm9.??!
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It's a pre-alpha version it's buggy and unstable as hell that's why i haven't released or asked for testers let me get it to where it doesn't reboot every 5 mins and i'll hit ya up lol
also got LF4 update and i'm redoing everything i did with dark knight but with the latest firmware

Please, do.!! Can't wait.
Gonna update via Kids in the a.m.!
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HTCLeoSence3.X said:
Please, do.!! Can't wait.
Gonna update via Kids in the a.m.!
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lol awesome btw congrats on the new team newb
if you guys need any pointers ask in that thread and i'll hop on every so often

Lol thanks.. its a t.i.p. lol.
Thanks and most likely will do.! Lol.
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erikmm said:
I'm using cm7 lol between that and an pre-alpha version of cm9
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Nice to know a CM9 is being worked on! Stoked to hear. :good:

I tried flashing a new rom with rom manager but it screwed up my cwm recovery and now when I boot it to recovery it shows pixels and them the screen turns green. Anyway to fix this?
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