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[Q] Android Revolution HD™ 3.0.3 (Questions)

Hey guys,
I am considering making this ROM my FIRST custom ROM flash. I was hoping to get some feedback first...
TO start, here is my current setup:
1-STOCK TMOUS ROM 2.3.4
2-S-OFF, ROOTED
3-Sense frozen via TB
4-ADW EX
Are there any known issues with this ROM that I should be aware of? FOr example, will I have bad data connections (wifi, 4G, ect.)
What I like is its dual core support. I really wanted to try Faux's custom 0.6 kernel for dual core support, but figured out that I needed to use Mike's version for 2.3.4 and they run on his ROMs, hence Android Revolution HD™ 3.0.3
Thanks,
Matt

mrg02d said:
Hey guys,
I am considering making this ROM my FIRST custom ROM flash. I was hoping to get some feedback first...
TO start, here is my current setup:
1-STOCK TMOUS ROM 2.3.4
2-S-OFF, ROOTED
3-Sense frozen via TB
4-ADW EX
Are there any known issues with this ROM that I should be aware of? FOr example, will I have bad data connections (wifi, 4G, ect.)
What I like is its dual core support. I really wanted to try Faux's custom 0.6 kernel for dual core support, but figured out that I needed to use Mike's version for 2.3.4 and they run on his ROMs, hence Android Revolution HD™ 3.0.3
Thanks,
Matt
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I use this rom and it works awesome, I dont have any issues that bother me or i notice, its different for everyone, This rom is pretty much bug free for me atleast, i am using it with the stock lockscreen and Sense removed. i also use LauncherPro

supercobaltss said:
I use this rom and it works awesome, I dont have any issues that bother me or i notice, its different for everyone, This rom is pretty much bug free for me atleast, i am using it with the stock lockscreen and Sense removed. i also use LauncherPro
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Hello,
Thanks for the reply! Have you tried the overclocking yet? How is it? How is the battery life? I would plan to run this with ADW EX, Sense frozen...
Also about flashing...Here is how I understand it:
DL ROM to the SD card root.
Go to recovery and wipe cache+dalvich (sp?) files.
Install file from SD card, then let it do its thing?
After that, to install the faux kernel, I just repeat the above steps?
Matt

mrg02d said:
Hello,
Thanks for the reply! Have you tried the overclocking yet? How is it? How is the battery life? I would plan to run this with ADW EX, Sense frozen...
Also about flashing...Here is how I understand it:
DL ROM to the SD card root.
Go to recovery and wipe cache+dalvich (sp?) files.
Install file from SD card, then let it do its thing?
After that, to install the faux kernel, I just repeat the above steps?
Matt
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Ive overclocked it but i just stay stock because this rom flys without it, i also have Dual Core enabled, I have a aftermarket battery and i use my phone alot i can get about 2 days out of the rom if i needed to i charge every night though.
I would run the SuperWipe its a flashable zip like the rom from the thread then install the rom, you can install the kernel right away too if you want. Then boot it up and set your apps up and such

supercobaltss said:
Ive overclocked it but i just stay stock because this rom flys without it, i also have Dual Core enabled, I have a aftermarket battery and i use my phone alot i can get about 2 days out of the rom if i needed to i charge every night though.
I would run the SuperWipe its a flashable zip like the rom from the thread then install the rom, you can install the kernel right away too if you want. Then boot it up and set your apps up and such
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Alright, sounds very good. I get about 20 hours out of my chichitec battery with moderate use.
So, to run SuperWipe, I would just treat it like a ROM in a way? (DL to SD card root, then "install" in recovery) I guess I can immediately flash the ROM right after that and then follow up with the kernel? Do I need to wipe anything inbetween the ROM and the Kernel?
Im guessing that I can easily reflash my backup in case something goes wrong?
Matt

New here, E4GT Need some help

Hey guys, ok so I am coming from two HTC Heros (CMDA Sprint)
Was running cyanogenmod on both (me and the wife) loved it.
Now that I have the E4GT, I went ahead last week and used ODIN to install LoStKernel.
Now it did give me root and I have used apps like rom toolbox and setcpu.
My main problem is it seems these samsung devices are a lot trickier to tinker with.
Basically I am looking to get Clockworkmod so I can flash roms and make nandroid backups.
From what I have read, I need a kernel that supports and/or has CWM in it.
I tried flashing CWM with rom manager, and it installed - but I have no option to backup/restore I can only flash a zip or clear cache.
There are SO MANY things posted in the development section and I do not know which kernels are the latest, best etc.
I need:
a) CWM/busybox
b) overclocking support
c) FULL stock functionality (no loss of wifi or something stupid like that)
From what I am understanding the kernel is included with a rom. But I can't flash a rom without CWM. So I am rooted but stuck with stock rom and it's kernel.
Confused, lol!
Can someone point me to a proper thread to get me CWM and a well supported ROM to install? Can I get CWM working fully on the stock kernel/rom?
If someone can point me to the right direction, maybe I can find a developer to donate to lol!

No love?
At this point I'm just trying to get cwm. Seems I may have already had it just didn't know it came with lostkernel and now I botched it using rom manager.
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You can actually flash a new kernel with CWM in odin
Thats the easiest method
There are several, as for the best I dont know yet
Im still tinkering with my setup

I guess that's my main issue - I can't find one that has CWM, everything I am seeing is a ROM that needs CWM to install.
If I had CWM I'd be all set because then I can backup my setup and try new things without worry, but I don't want to use ODIN to try a kernel that CWM won't take, or isn't there, and then lose what I have ya know?

All set, seems I flashed a kernel that wasn't what it was supposed to be. I apparently flashed his earlier version (pre-LoStKernel) that did not have CWM5 it it.
Just used ODIN last night to drop in LoStKernel and kept root, but also have CWM5 now. After clearing my SD Card, made my first backup. 1.5GB, jesus! lol. Nearly my whole SD card... yes, it's from my old Hero, so, time to get a 32GB.

[Q] I can't decide, to flash or not to flash...

I can't decide, and I'd appreciate your advice. I'm kind of noob. I flashed a custom ROM on my mytouch 4g. And I only did it once. Afterwards, I kind of regretted it because the ROM seemed to be more buggy than the stock. Now, I'm waiting to get ICS on my sensation, but I keep looking through the threads at the ICS ROMs that are already out there and they look sweet. I'm not sure if I want to wait for the ICS OTA, or just flash a custom ROM. The only things that are stopping me from rooting my phone are the fact that I am kind of a noob, and I don't want to flash then have the OTA happen the next day, and have it screw with my stuff. Would I be able to go back to stock after the OTA, and then just have tmobile push the OTA? Also, I have a mac... and I'm pretty sure I can't use a mac for flashing new ROMs. I don't mean to be redundant and I hope this doesn't piss anyone off, cause I see a new thread everyday about the new ICS release. Thanks for any feedback.

You can revert back by flashing via RUU, after this you can receive the official OTA when it gets pushed. Now the part about you having a make may cause some problems. I suggest you do some Googling and find a good virtual machine to run Windows with on your Mac.

i would flash
i think you should definitely flash a custom rom. since the sensations release many roms out now have fixed issues of being buggy/ slow and battery draining. im using the newest insertcoin rom and had android hd revolution before that. both are super smooth and fast. as for reverting to a stock rom, i believe all you would have to do is find the update RUU file for the stock rom to go back, this will cause you to lose root, but after you flash a rom you'll probably feel no need to go back. and always make a backup
btw 1st post

I came from the mytouch 4g as well. If you rooted and flashed on that phone you will do just fine on the sensation. The sensation is about 100 times easier to root than the mytouch.
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[Q] Planning to root and put a custom rom on a friends phone

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!

ak700 said:
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.

New to Android and been reading.

Hello everyone. I received my Verizon SG3 shortly after it came out. I have been doing reading as I am very new to android. This is my first android phone. Previously I had an EnV Touch. Hated that thing, but it did the job. So any who I now have this awesome kick butt phone and it has all the Verizon crap on it I cannot get rid of. I have rooted and the bootloader is unlocked. I used a windows program to gain root and then used EZ unlocker to unlock the bootloader. I have been looking and looking to figure out what rom I want to start with, I want JB, but don't want a lot of bugs ATM as i don't have all that much time to play with flashing and being still so new I don't want to end up with a brick. I tried my harderst to figure this out by reading, but the info seams so spread out, I kinda want to try the CM10 9-6 as I have read it is stable and not many bugs. My main question is about kernels. Am I correct in thinking they will get flashed just like my rom will in ROM manager? Or do I need to flash through CWMR? How do I know what Kernel to use? I have been reading the CM10 takes a different kernel than say synergy or stock. Or will the stock kernel work till I load the proper kernel. If I knew about the kernel and how vital it was to go with the ROM maybe I wouldn't be so paranoid. I have a friend with a GS2 and he told me the kernel has to go with the ROM and if the two don't mach then you could brick. I can't afford a brick my first time around.
If you could give me some advice or point me in the direction of some more reading that would be great.
Thanks
JB

All ROMs come with a kernel in them. Typically you just stay with it unless you want some extra features or what not. There are aosp kernels and kernels based on the stock firmware. If you use a touchwiz based rom you need to use a touchwiz kernel.
I don't think it will brick it if you interchange them. It will just boot loop
Edit: you flash kernels in recovery just like a rom. if you change kernels without changing roms you need to wipe cache and dalvik cache through recovery also.
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Back up your IMEI before flashing anything, alot of horror stories floating around. Development has some fantastic guides. After that, most of the "big gun" rom's here have kernels, and are for the most part consistently the same flash method through recovery. Cwm recovery is solid and reliable, start with that until you feel comfortable enough to venture off. Make sure it's version 6.0.1.2 (regular or touch) for any jelly bean based rom.
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I backed up the IMEI with the terminal emulator. So if the error occurred it would restore with the proper IMEI. Should I back it up any other way too?
Also I'm planning on using the Rom manager to flash the Rom. Do you not recommend that or should I do it manually with CWRM?
Thanks for the replies. I'm still getting my feet wet and know all about searching before asking. Used to program dish.
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Your call, depends how paranoid you are! I would flash manually, it's a control thing for me, I know what/how/when all was done. Using 6.0.1.2 touch is awesome, speeds flashing up considerably.
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I might have to try the touch. I have standard 6 on there. The one you listed. Rom manager gives me the option to load touch too. Friend uses Rom manager on his s2. Looks to just automate things a little.
What I don't know is if it wipes the appropriate areas first for a clean install or if it's doing it dirty.
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Use the Synergy backup. If you lose your IMEI you just flash it again and it's back. Just make Nandroid backups and flash away. This is my first Android phone too and now I get why people become flash addicts, it's amazing what you can do. It's easy to relock and unroot if need be. Everything is easy if you take it smart and slow.
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Here here!
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Just stick to a couple rules and you will be fine. First is backup, backup and backup before flashing. Always stay within the Verizon SGS3 section, Sounds simple but others have made the grave mistake. When flashing kernels, stick to the software, ie flash a JB kernel to a JB rom, flash a ICS kernel to an ICS rom. You should not have any problems but if you do you always have a backup. There are many roms, just flash an try them, make sure to read through the threads to identify any issues that have been discussed. JB roms there are a couple, a TW based JB rom from a T-mobile leak that was ported to VZW SGS3 that works well, there are official and unofficial JB vanilla roms, ie CynogenMod. Stick to those rules, keep a back up, i usually will transfer a copy of my original backup to my pc just in case, and always backup to external sd card. Good luck and have fun.

You can also flash kernels via Odin I believe.