as the topic says...
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as the topic says...
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Only appropriate answer is to try it for a day or 2 and decide for yourself
Coming from the epic and never rooting my previous evo I never knew what the big deal with cm7 was.
After running it, it is pretty awesome.
Some of the reasons are the advanced settings menu the customization options in there are nice. Other people will say because the nightlies. I don't ever run them.
But truly you must test it and decide for yourself. Best advice I could give ya
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yeah but wiping the phone sucks ...
joeyddr said:
yeah but wiping the phone sucks ...
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That's what titanium backup and nand backups are for.
nexus s 4g don't have a sd card, doesn't it get wiped when you reset? or do you mean do a tb and copy it off somewhere then copy back and restore?
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nexus s 4g don't have a sd card, doesn't it get wiped when you reset? or do you mean do a tb and copy it off somewhere then copy back and restore?
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The SD card is left untouched for everything but when you first unlock the bootloader.
but there is no sd card in the 4g i'm confused.
There is a folder called SDCARD which acts as a non-removable SD Card, I guess.
Benefits of CM7 are many more features and tweaks. I liked being able to rotate the phone 180 degrees, even on the desktop / main screen. There are so many other customization options, I can remember what's in stock anymore
Now I'm on MIUI though. It has many features I like, but I still miss some from CM7.
As stated nandroid back up your current system. And TB your apps.
Flash any rom you want to try. Restore your apps if you like what you see and want to really test it out.
If not wipe and flash a different rom. Or nandroid back to your current rom.
As long as you don't wipe the SD card everything stays there except for the android secure folder. You can even move your nandroid to a computer if you want.
Just my personal opinion, I would choose stock rooted for stability. I've never found, to the best of my forgetful memory, a cyanogenmod rom that was completely stable without weird snafus. I'm not talking about nightly or beta either. Those are even more unstable.
First off, judging by your question and lack of understanding of what happens when you root/flash custom roms you should really do more research. Read in the development section about rooting, read a few guides in fact. Read other people's questions before, during, and after rooting. Read instructions for flashing custom roms, again paying attention to others question before, during, and after.
This is a great thread when it comes to how to flash roms, themes, and kernels but the information regarding roms is severely outdated.
As for your primary question, there is no answer. Try it. You don't like it? Try another? That one still not quite right? Try another, and another, and another. Still not liking anything, learning to theme isn't hard, especially with the UOT Kitchen. No one can tell you what will work for you, your life, and your phone.
actually i am rooted and have matr1x kernel installed, i also am rooted on my xoom with tiamat 2.2.2, i really wanted to know what real benefit cm7 would give me over stock...
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actually i am rooted and have matr1x kernel installed, i also am rooted on my xoom with tiamat 2.2.2, i really wanted to know what real benefit cm7 would give me over stock...
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There is so much the CM offers. Basically CM gives you the option to do whatever you want to your phone. I personally enjoy the DSP Manager app, the power options that are added, and theme Chooser the most. The best way to get an idea of the features is to look at a changelog for our device. It will tell you everything that has been added/subtracted from the ROM. For me, the new stable release and the Trinity 1.2 kernel is rock solid. Haven't had a single reboot since flashing
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so on my Inspire, I've finally rooted it, and I wanna kill me some bloatware and make this phone faster and leaner. What bloatware am I safe to delete? Also, are there any free apps to freeze things? Or because I'd have to flash back to stock ROM anyway to bring in for warantee, i might as well just delete bloatware? Also, how do I increase my battery life now that I'm rooted?
Man.....No one will hand this to you on a platter. Read. Read some more. All the answers you seek are here already. What is bloat to you may be a needed app to me.
Sense was bloat to me. ASOP.
Learn to search, then Get reading you have a a lot to figure out.
Lolz...its AOSP...and instead of deleting bloatware why not flash a ROM that is completely optimized for speed, such as Android revolution...
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Link to Android Revolution thread...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964841
You can do this by using ROM MANAGER from the market. Once you download ROM manager you will want to flash Clockworkmod Recover which is at the top of the app, and after doing that you will be able to boot into recovery from Hboot or directly from an app on your device(You can get into hboot by checking fastboot is turned off and powering off your device, next hold the volume down key and power button for about 4 seconds...use volume rocker to scroll upsies and downsies and select recovery(you can also go into recovery by making sure fastboot is off and opening up ROM Manager and selecting it from there...)
Now that was just how to get into Recovery! We want to flash a ROM though! So we download the desired ROM of choice and in this case it is Android Revolution, put your phone into disk drive mode and place the rom on the root of your SD card...now boot into recovery(how to is above this paragraph), factory reset phone then got o advanced-wipe dalvik-cache and then go back to main recovery screen...choese intal from zip...find your ROM that you placed on the root and ta-da! Let it do its thing, once all done you will be promted to reboot and first boot can take about 5-10 minutes......its that simple!
Now this was a quick tut,nothing fancy or detailed,but when you are part of this forum you must read and read and read some more...and some more
For every ROM that is compatible with the inspire check out the development section, every ROM does its own thing, speed,looks,updates, you must pick one that you want...always try reading everything you see and no skimming! You will learn the basics after a week and after a month you will probably want to be developing your own ROMs and you will be helping others out with their problems
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I think he knows that. Those acronyms just beg to be transposed.
UTMS or UMTS, WCDMA or WCMCA... You get the idea.
All Att apps
From what ive read it is better to just freeze them instead. I found a thread on the atrix part of the site showing the safe apps to freeze but haven't found one for the inspire...yet. I am still looking.
o btw....i am a new Inspire owner. I jumped ship from Blackberry a week ago and rooted my htc last night. This site is great!
You can use titanium backup to freeze the bloatware.
You can safely delete all of the AT&T B.S. I'm using the RCMix3D ROM, and it deleted it for me, but you can also use ROM Manager to delete it.
ClearDroid is stock minus bloat.
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You can safely delete all of the AT&T B.S. I'm using the RCMix3D ROM, and it deleted it for me, but you can also use ROM Manager to delete it.
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I've used Coredroid and Leedroid, and both were cool in their own way, but since they aren't designed especially for the Inspire, they each had glitches. ClearDroid is as smooth as stock on my Inspire with no glitches, and it doesn't have the ATT bloat. Also, on Clear, every app I've tried to install has worked. That was not the case with Core or Lee. My bank's app was a no go until Clear. The only drawback I have found with Clear is GPS lock times, but installing Angel's North America fix seems to be working, and now the developer is including it with Angel's permission in the newest version of his rom. If you veer too far from stock, get ready to reflash every few days because the chefs are constantly tweaking their roms. This is a good thing though. I think we all think of our phones as our favorite toy. haha
I'm currently using the newest Weapon G2X ROM on my phone...
Like many of you, this ROM is working just fine, but I get the itch to try something new.
I've tried to flash the new EaglesBlood release (1.9), and I've also tried the latest CM7 and MIUI.
I'm DEFINITELY NOT a pro at flashing ROMs, but I've done enough successful flashes to know how to do it correctly. In all of the above mentioned ROMS, my phone will freeze up on the boot screen, or I will get booted, but not even be able to sync a google account or reload apps... My phone will lock up and I'll have to battery pull.
In another thread this morning, I saw a user mention that the REFURBISHED handsets sometimes have problems with some ROMs and OC'd kernals...
Is anyone else having this problem? This kind of makes sense for me.
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I'm currently using the newest Weapon G2X ROM on my phone...
Like many of you, this ROM is working just fine, but I get the itch to try something new.
I've tried to flash the new EaglesBlood release (1.9), and I've also tried the latest CM7 and MIUI.
I'm DEFINITELY NOT a pro at flashing ROMs, but I've done enough successful flashes to know how to do it correctly. In all of the above mentioned ROMS, my phone will freeze up on the boot screen, or I will get booted, but not even be able to sync a google account or reload apps... My phone will lock up and I'll have to battery pull.
In another thread this morning, I saw a user mention that the REFURBISHED handsets sometimes have problems with some ROMs and OC'd kernals...
Is anyone else having this problem? This kind of makes sense for me.
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That should not be the case. The only difference in a refurbished handset is the model number. Other than that, and the fact is is previously used but everything reflashed to stock by LG or TMO, the ROMs should work the same as a DW model phone.
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That should not be the case. The only difference in a refurbished handset is the model number. Other than that, and the fact is is previously used but everything reflashed to stock by LG or TMO, the ROMs should work the same as a DW model phone.
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I'm all out of ideas then... Do you have any idea why I'd have so much trouble loading other ROMs?
Like I mentioned, I'm no pro, but I've Flashed enough ROMs to think that I'm "good" at it.
I'm completely stumped.
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I'm all out of ideas then... Do you have any idea why I'd have so much trouble loading other ROMs?
Like I mentioned, I'm no pro, but I've Flashed enough ROMs to think that I'm "good" at it.
I'm completely stumped.
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Before flashing a new ROM did you do a factory data reset, format the system partition and clear the Dalvik cache? If not you will have problems as you described. You need to wipe the phone clean between flashing different roms. If upgrading to a new version of the same rom you might get away without a wipe. But if you are changing roms the steps I mentioned above are essential or you will often get bootloops or the phone will lock up during boot.
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Before flashing a new ROM did you do a factory data reset, format the system partition and clear the Dalvik cache? If not you will have problems as you described. You need to wipe the phone clean between flashing different roms. If upgrading to a new version of the same rom you might get away without a wipe. But if you are changing roms the steps I mentioned above are essential or you will often get bootloops or the phone will lock up during boot.
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JBoxer, I make SURE to Reset/Wipe/Format/Clean everything EVERYTIME.
That's what I can't get figured out. I've been meticulous about it!
And I still get the frozen bootscreens and the lock ups.
Any other ideas?
Are you using rom manager because mine does that unless I use the cwm I installed from my computer
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Are you using rom manager because mine does that unless I use the cwm I installed from my computer
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I'm using the NVFlash method.
Best ROM I found with the least problems
TeldenW said:
I'm currently using the newest Weapon G2X ROM on my phone...
Like many of you, this ROM is working just fine, but I get the itch to try something new.
I've tried to flash the new EaglesBlood release (1.9), and I've also tried the latest CM7 and MIUI.
I'm DEFINITELY NOT a pro at flashing ROMs, but I've done enough successful flashes to know how to do it correctly. In all of the above mentioned ROMS, my phone will freeze up on the boot screen, or I will get booted, but not even be able to sync a google account or reload apps... My phone will lock up and I'll have to battery pull.
In another thread this morning, I saw a user mention that the REFURBISHED handsets sometimes have problems with some ROMs and OC'd kernels...
Is anyone else having this problem? This kind of makes sense for me.
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the Best I've found if you want gingerbread style is Hellfire phoenix
or if you want ICS style is Hellfire sandwich v1.6 (which is what I am using for a while now)
the only problem that I found is the video camera but other than that everything else works fine on my G2X. they update couple times a month for the last 4 months so they are always trying to make things better for their users. if you have problems they are more than willing to try to help you with it. if you are using with a simple mobile setting it has a funny setup but it work very good (better wifi & phone signals)
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the Best I've found if you want gingerbread style is Hellfire phoenix
or if you want ICS style is Hellfire sandwich v1.6 (which is what I am using for a while now)
the only problem that I found is the video camera but other than that everything else works fine on my G2X. they update couple times a month for the last 4 months so they are always trying to make things better for their users. if you have problems they are more than willing to try to help you with it. if you are using with a simple mobile setting it has a funny setup but it work very good (better wifi & phone signals)
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Second that but i'm on the GB til video can work good
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My original g2x could handle oc and UV big time, anything the devs put out . My replacement can only handle kernels with stock voltage and oc is unstable anything past 1.1ghz. So to answer your question, may be a coincidence or may just be bad luck on our part. Remember, not every processor is created equal despite being the same phone. I get tempted to get an additional replacement every once in a while but laziness tells me otherwise.
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JBoxer, I make SURE to Reset/Wipe/Format/Clean everything EVERYTIME.
That's what I can't get figured out. I've been meticulous about it!
And I still get the frozen bootscreens and the lock ups.
Any other ideas?
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Possibly cleaning and wiping everything soo good that you clean the new rom right off your sd card?? lol. just a thought. ive done that when i 1st started flashing roms. or possibly flashing gapps on roms that dont require you to?
edit: i just realized how old this post is. lol
the reason refurbs night have worse luck is because of all the people who send their phones back because of that, they make up a reason to tell Tmobile and get a nice shiny new one. The old one is reset and passes all the "official" stability tests and gets sent out again.
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I've decided to finally take the plunge and install a custom rom onto my Infuse. I've read through the various rom threads, but they are so saturated with information that I just can't figure out which I want to install.
So, I ask you guys. Which rom is the most stable? By that I mean: which rom will I have the least problems with? Honestly, I've had zero problems with stock, but I'm looking for something new. I would like to have as little problems as possible. I'm just sick of waiting around for the AT&T GB update.
Thanks in advance
I'm using SerendipityVII right now. It works quite well. Haven't had any problems.
I used Infusedv2 before changing to SVII, but I liked SVII's themes I saw out on the forum. Both ran amazingy well. I never had any problems with either of them. What I suggest is trying them out for yourself. Maybe you'll spot out a problem I didn't. So the best thing for you is to give them a go. If you don't like them, you can always go back to stock or simply install a different one. The instructions on how to install them are pretty much clear, and even if you accidentally brick it, Odin is always there to back you up. But my suggestion is Serendipity.
Awesome man thanks!
I think I will give Infused a try first, as I the Touchwiz look has grown on me quite a bit. Hopefully I don't mess this up!
No problem man. What I suggest is read some more info on how to unbrick it, just in case you do, you already have an idea on how to do it. This way, you won't freak out once it happens lol. I've actually bricked mine a couple of times already because I don't read the instructions carefully on how to flash different ROMs. LOL. So don't be stupid like me and take your time.
Definitely man was just reading through one now.
I'm a little worried about my system info though. The instructions for Infused rom say not to restore apps and data with Titanium Backup. Will my apps still be there when the rom boots up? Or is there another way I should go about backing them up?
This is all so confusing
Restore MISSING apps and data only.
As to stability - other than CM7/MIUI they're all stable. The Dlev port can potentially have some instability as it includes an overclock kernel by default. It's a quality-not-quantity game us devs play.
All of the ROMs have a few known issues (many traceable back to Rogers Gingerbread or all the way back to Google in the case of the Market large download issues), but no showstoppers.
When installing any new rom on your phone it is highly recommended that you delete all system data and wipe the cache.
FEAR not though!! Back up all your apps with data with titanium backup prior to flashing the new rom. Once the rom is flashed and you download titanium, run the batch to RESTORE MISSING APPS WITH DATA. This will put all your apps back onto your phone with any data they had(settings, saves in games, etc.)
I just started messing with roms myself and I'm enjoying it, just always make sure you have a recent backup with titanium before you flash and then you can enjoy.
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When installing any new rom on your phone it is highly recommended that you delete all system data and wipe the cache.
FEAR not though!! Back up all your apps with data with titanium backup prior to flashing the new rom. Once the rom is flashed and you download titanium, run the batch to RESTORE MISSING APPS WITH DATA. This will put all your apps back onto your phone with any data they had(settings, saves in games, etc.)
I just started messing with roms myself and I'm enjoying it, just always make sure you have a recent backup with titanium before you flash and then you can enjoy.
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Haha I just keep getting more confused!
If I back up with Titanium, wipe the cache and system data, and then flash the rom, won't that mean when the phone boots back up with Infused that it will have no apps or anything else on it? Even Titanium Backup?
If that is the case how will Titanium Backup know what to restore?
Wish I wasn't such a noob
You'll boot the rom that you installed without any apps unless they were packed with the rom. Once loaded, go to the market and download titanium again and it'll locate the back up you had. From there restore missing apps + data and it'll install all the apps you had previously when you backed up your phone.
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You'll boot the rom that you installed without any apps unless they were packed with the rom. Once loaded, go to the market and download titanium again and it'll locate the back up you had. From there restore missing apps + data and it'll install all the apps you had previously when you backed up your phone.
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Thanks so much. I had just started the installation figuring I would have to just re-download everything, but this is a huge relief haha
I'd advised getting the pro version btw. I believe the free version will let you do the batch install for all the apps, but you'll have to OK every single app it tries to install. The paid version won't make you do this, trust me you'll want the paid version.
BTW, it's cheaper to get the pro version from inside of the program than it is to get it off the market.
Holy crap that was super quick! I was thinking it would take hours to install.
Now just to get all my apps back!
Thanks for all the help everybody!
NP, enjoy. Using infused myself and it's pretty stable. Only gripe I have about it is the gps is pretty crappy. I haven't had a working gps since stock froyo.
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NP, enjoy. Using infused myself and it's pretty stable. Only gripe I have about it is the gps is pretty crappy. I haven't had a working gps since stock froyo.
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Yeah, that was a bit bothersome. Everytime I opened an app that needed GPS, I was like "Cr*p... I forgot. That doesn't work."
They are all good and stable.... But I am using Serendipity VII myself.
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One other thing besides purchasing TB Pro, is that you should back up every once in a while in CWM. Its take forever to restore if you need to use it, but i trust it over TB ANY DAY!!!! Just a suggestion.
I think for the most part all the ROMs are stable, but I've had the most success and have been happiest with Infuse 2.2
Best Rom
In my opinion, the best ROM by far is the Miui ROM for this phone
Hey guys! I just bought the Galaxy S3 and I'm really loving it so far. However, it is my first Android device, so I'm still pretty new to all this rooting, flashing, ROM, etc. All I know is that rooting is similar to jailbreaking in iPhone (which I understand pretty well and use to do all the time) in that it allows you to do things you wouldn't originally been able to do. Because of that, I decided to root my Galaxy S3 following a Youtube video, which turned out really well and was pretty simple. After that, I watched another video to "flash a rom" (I think that's how you say it...) and installed CyanogenMod 10. I wanted Jelly Bean over TouchWiz ICS, so I'm liking it so far. Everything runs smoothly and that Project Butter is uh-mazing! However, I think I've noticed some bugs. For example, the camera's exposure settings don't work and every once in a while, my home button doesn't respond when I'm trying to wake it up from lock! I actually had to pull my battery out yesterday because it wouldn't respond and just froze ...Is there anyway that I can fix this? My Dolphin Browser doesn't play flash anymore too, but that's a little fine with me, since the stock browser is able to. And also, I noticed that when I flashed the rom, it pretty much wiped my phone clean, so is there a way to install all my apps and data back the way I wanted previously? I heard about somethings like Titanium Backup, but then I'm also confused about what the hell all that custom backup and recovery and ClockWork Mod and Rom Mananger is about ...Is it also ok that I installed Apex Launcher after getting CyanogenMod 10? I like how I can still customize it and whatnot.
Sorry for making this post so lengthy! I'm just really excited and curious about how all of this works. It's definitely a lot more complex (but a ton more fun and interesting! ) than just jailbreaking an iPhone. I've looked around the forum and have read some 101 Basics, but it's still quite a lot to understand all in one day. Anyways, if anyone can please provide some feedback, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you! :laugh:
I was using SynergyRom v1.7 for a few days but was really laggy on my device. Ive since switch over to CleanRom 2.0 SP1 running CleanKernel 1.0, using CWM 6.0.1.0 recovery, and so far seems to be running alot smoother and faster than Synergy. The only problem ive found with it is the Rom comes with the cpu set up to 1.9 Ghz even when I have it set at 1.5 on SetCPU, and if im putting a heavy load on my device, the back gets pretty warm. There is a post I remember seein something about that issue but cant find it.
If you would like to give this ROM a try, you can find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
The current version of cm 10 is nightly is not done and there is bugs. the only thing I got was the wake up thing but it never froze for me.
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fr8cture said:
The current version of cm 10 is nightly is not done and there is bugs. the only thing I got was the wake up thing but it never froze for me.
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So your's doesn't wake when you push the home button too?! Thought it was just me...And do you know when CM10 will be fully stable? Or are there other roms out there that are?
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So your's doesn't wake when you push the home button too?! Thought it was just me...And do you know when CM10 will be fully stable? Or are there other roms out there that are?
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I'm not using cm 10 anymore but try waking it with the power button, I'm currently using paranoid android and don't have the problem and its based off cm10
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And also, I noticed that when I flashed the rom, it pretty much wiped my phone clean, so is there a way to install all my apps and data back the way I wanted previously? I heard about somethings like Titanium Backup, but then I'm also confused about what the hell all that custom backup and recovery and ClockWork Mod and Rom Mananger is about ...Is it also ok that I installed Apex Launcher after getting CyanogenMod 10? I like how I can still customize it and whatnot.
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welcome! i'm still a noob too but customizing and flashing roms is definitely a whole lot of fun. A few things:
before you continue I suggest that you backup your IMEI if you have not done so. There are currently 3 methods to doing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
you can do all 3 methods just to make sure you are safe.
TitaniumBackup is an awesome program that can save your apps and their data, your contacts, your sms, all to your SD card so that when you need to wipe your data clean you can easily restore all your apps and such again. There is a free version in the appstore that I think is a must have.
ClockworkMod is a custom recovery for our device and basically what we use to flash new roms and kernels. Also we can create Nandroid backups (basically a snapshot of our system that we can restore at a later time) through CWM.
As for launchers you can feel free to use Apex, Nova, Holo, any of these launchers with the different Roms. They will generally come pre-loaded with one but if you have a preference you can just install that launcher and set it as the new default.
Welcome to Android and xda!
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welcome! i'm still a noob too but customizing and flashing roms is definitely a whole lot of fun. A few things:
before you continue I suggest that you backup your IMEI if you have not done so. There are currently 3 methods to doing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
you can do all 3 methods just to make sure you are safe.
TitaniumBackup is an awesome program that can save your apps and their data, your contacts, your sms, all to your SD card so that when you need to wipe your data clean you can easily restore all your apps and such again. There is a free version in the appstore that I think is a must have.
ClockworkMod is a custom recovery for our device and basically what we use to flash new roms and kernels. Also we can create Nandroid backups (basically a snapshot of our system that we can restore at a later time) through CWM.
As for launchers you can feel free to use Apex, Nova, Holo, any of these launchers with the different Roms. They will generally come pre-loaded with one but if you have a preference you can just install that launcher and set it as the new default.
Welcome to Android and xda!
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Thanks for replying! Sorry for asking, but what is an IMEI and why should I back it up? And what is the difference between a Nandroid backup and a Titanium backup?
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Thanks for replying! Sorry for asking, but what is an IMEI and why should I back it up? And what is the difference between a Nandroid backup and a Titanium backup?
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Nandroid Backs up your whole system and Titanium just backs up your apps and app data, Not exactly sure what a IMEI is but if you don't have it you wont have any service.
an IMEI is a code unique to your device that allows your phone to be identified by your provider. Without it you won't have a phone signal nor data. You should back it up as it has been reported that rarely users can lose their IMEI upon flashing a rom.
The devs have been hard at work at learning what triggers this to happen and ways we can get rid of the problem altogether but until then, it's wise to backup the IMEI and save the backups in a safe place.
Most have lost their Imei when flashing aosp roms but not all. Some have reported it with touchwiz roms as well.
The are 3different methods to back it up though not 100% .
All are featured in development section.
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Thanks for replying! Sorry for asking, but what is an IMEI and why should I back it up? And what is the difference between a Nandroid backup and a Titanium backup?
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International Mobile Equipment Identity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mobile_Equipment_Identity
CleanRom 2.1 just came out today in case anyone is interested...im gonna install it and give it a shot...heard it was much more stable and smoother than v2.0 which im running now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
nighthawk34691 said:
CleanRom 2.1 just came out today in case anyone is interested...im gonna install it and give it a shot...heard it was much more stable and smoother than v2.0 which im running now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
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How's the new rom? And if I want to install this new rom, do I just do the same thing I did with CM10 (flash, backup, recovery, etc.)?
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Nandroid Backs up your whole system and Titanium just backs up your apps and app data, Not exactly sure what a IMEI is but if you don't have it you wont have any service.
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Where is everything backed up to? Like say I want to flash a bunch of roms, and later decide to go back to my stock rom, what do I do?
All nandroid backups (cwm) by default are saved to the root of the internal SD card. They typically are small compressed files and really no need to ever move them, though you can have as many as you want, just label and sort them in cwm app.
Titanium defaults to internal SD (again root file that won't be wiped when wiping data), but you can easily change this location to your external to make you feel safer.
Same deal with rom zip files, if you drag and drop through your desktop, you can drop on either sd card or external. If you download through your phone it will be on internal in downloads file, safe from a wipe. You can then move if needs be using a file explorer app. Just remember your location when flashing so you can find your zip in recovery.
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annoyingduck said:
All nandroid backups (cwm) by default are saved to the root of the internal SD card. They typically are small compressed files and really no need to ever move them, though you can have as many as you want, just label and sort them in cwm app.
Titanium defaults to internal SD (again root file that won't be wiped when wiping data), but you can easily change this location to your external to make you feel safer.
Same deal with rom zip files, if you drag and drop through your desktop, you can drop on either sd card or external. If you download through your phone it will be on internal in downloads file, safe from a wipe. You can then move if needs be using a file explorer app. Just remember your location when flashing so you can find your zip in recovery.
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Ahhh ok. So I'm pretty sure that I did a nandroid backup. So if I want to go back to my old rom, do I just reboot into recovery and click restore or something like that?
That's it. I have several nandroid backups of various rom's and configurations that I can then choose from in recovery. Just remember that if one of your recoveries is original stock (which you should have done), just remember that after flashing that backup, you probably will need to reinstall cwm or similar recovery. You won't need to do that with anything other than stock. I'll do my best to answer any other questions, and please tap the thanks button if this helped!
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That's it. I have several nandroid backups of various rom's and configurations that I can then choose from in recovery. Just remember that if one of your recoveries is original stock (which you should have done), just remember that after flashing that backup, you probably will need to reinstall cwm or similar recovery. You won't need to do that with anything other than stock. I'll do my best to answer any other questions, and please tap the thanks button if this helped!
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Oh ok. But if flash the stock rom, will it wipe my phone clean, or will I stay rooted? And do roms take up a lot of storage? I had quite a lot of free space, but after CM10 I lost about 1-2 gb I think.
Yes, roms do take up alot of storage, so its a good idea to put the zip files on your external sd card to keep your internal as free as possible, especially if you have multiple roms that your playing around with. As far as flashing stock, if you mean restoring your stock rom from a backup in recovery mode, then the answer is yes to staying rooted, and no to wiping it clean. It will be in the same state that your phone was in when you made the backup. However, if you flash on an original stock rom it can unroot you and wipe everything depending on how its flashed in. This method really should only need to be done if a backup was not made of your stock rom, or if you have bricked your device in some manner.
Oh okay. So I should be fine then. Which rom do you recommend for this S3? I'm trying to find one that is really stable and is hopefully jelly bean. I'm looking at CleanRom right now, because I like how it incorporates some touchwiz, but I think it's ICS?
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I just recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S 4G.
Now that I've done it I have no idea what all I can do with it.
I was wanting to add a theme but I was told I had to flash it. I have no idea what it means to flash.
I also want it to be less laggy, get better service and have a better battery life.
Help is greatly appreciated.
What version on Android are you running now? Since you rooted it easily, I would assume 2.2 ? First thing to decide is whether to go to 2.3 (gingerbread) or 4.0.4 (ice cream sandwich)
Each has it's pro's and con's, and you can google and read the forums here. Biggest diff's are ICS has lots more features, nicer interface, run's apps like google chrome, but sucks more battery life. It's is also a work in progress, probably 90% complete to where the dev's want it I would say (few minor bugs to work out but everything works like calling, messaging, etc)
GB is more stable as it's older and pretty complete in the features for it. Better battery life, not as many features as ICS.
There is lots to play with on here, I've been trying all kinds of ROM's.
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I just recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S 4G.
Now that I've done it I have no idea what all I can do with it.
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Your first order of business should be to read the SGS4G wiki here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-T959V
Read it, then read it again.
Get a good idea of what you want. And be sure to know what you have and what you want. If all you want is to cut down lag, for example, you might be happy with just getting rid of Tmobile's bloatware by using something like Titanium Backup from Play (Market).
If you decide that you want to do more, then i strongly recommend checking out lumin30's and juls317's guides:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22169757#post22169757
Good luck.
Battery life is a personal opinion and depends a lot on how you use your phone. There are also significant improvements in ICS over GB in terms of usability, as well as things like Bluetooth robustness. The common complaint about WiFi signal strength has been shown to be almost entirely cosmetic. Try a ROM or two, for a week or so each, then decide what works for you.
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getochkn said:
What version on Android are you running now? Since you rooted it easily, I would assume 2.2 ? First thing to decide is whether to go to 2.3 (gingerbread) or 4.0.4 (ice cream sandwich)
Each has it's pro's and con's, and you can google and read the forums here. Biggest diff's are ICS has lots more features, nicer interface, run's apps like google chrome, but sucks more battery life. It's is also a work in progress, probably 90% complete to where the dev's want it I would say (few minor bugs to work out but everything works like calling, messaging, etc)
GB is more stable as it's older and pretty complete in the features for it. Better battery life, not as many features as ICS.
There is lots to play with on here, I've been trying all kinds of ROM's.
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Hey getochkn,
In the time between me posting and seeing your post I found a great thread by lumin30. I am on Stock GB (Firmware version: 2.3.6), I have an efs backup, Rooted and have custom kernel with CWM. Currently I'm stuck on flashing this ROM to my phone, it says I must wipe my device before doing so, does that mean a factory reset?
Manumission said:
Your first order of business should be to read the SGS4G wiki here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-T959V
Read it, then read it again.
Get a good idea of what you want. And be sure to know what you have and what you want. If all you want is to cut down lag, for example, you might be happy with just getting rid of Tmobile's bloatware by using something like Titanium Backup from Play (Market).
If you decide that you want to do more, then i strongly recommend checking out lumin30's and juls317's guides:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22169757#post22169757
Good luck.
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jeffsf said:
Battery life is a personal opinion and depends a lot on how you use your phone. There are also significant improvements in ICS over GB in terms of usability, as well as things like Bluetooth robustness. The common complaint about WiFi signal strength has been shown to be almost entirely cosmetic. Try a ROM or two, for a week or so each, then decide what works for you.
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Thank you both for the responses, I will definitely have a look. I'm stumped on whether or not wiping means a factory reset, some one had already told me that but when I tried to do it it said data wipe failed.
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Hey getochkn,
In the time between me posting and seeing your post I found a great thread by lumin30. I am on Stock GB (Firmware version: 2.3.6), I have an efs backup, Rooted and have custom kernel with CWM. Currently I'm stuck on flashing this ROM to my phone, it says I must wipe my device before doing so, does that mean a factory reset?
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Yes from CWM. Wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache(under advanced). If you want to keep your apps get Titanium Backup paid from market first. With it you can batch backup all your user apps and data. Then restore them after flashing a new ROM. If you wanna save your SMS look into some apps from market that can do that as well.
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Yes from CWM. Wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache(under advanced). If you want to keep your apps get Titanium Backup paid from market first. With it you can batch backup all your user apps and data. Then restore them after flashing a new ROM. If you wanna save your SMS look into some apps from market that can do that as well.
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How do I go about getting it back to stock if i wanted to?
First go here and download the stock rom http://sourceforge.net/projects/tea...T959VUVKJ6_STOCK-UVKJ6-One-Click.jar/download then go to lumins guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716 and follow the heimdall steps and then you can go back to stock. I hope that helps.
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How do I go about getting it back to stock if i wanted to?
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Make a nandroid backup in CWM before you flash anything. Then you can just restore your stock backup. You won't wanna go back to stock though, trust me.
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Make a nandroid backup in CWM before you flash anything. Then you can just restore your stock backup. You won't wanna go back to stock though, trust me.
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And what if I wanted to flash to a different ROM?
Edit: I had a look on the SGS4G Wiki and found the answers to most of my questions. =D
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And what if I wanted to flash to a different ROM?
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Lumin30's guide takes you through the entire process for GB ROMs. Follow those steps, and it's painless.
If you decide to flash an ICS ROM, follow the dev's directions in the OP of the ROM you've selected. Again, should be painless.
hechoen said:
Make a nandroid backup in CWM before you flash anything. Then you can just restore your stock backup. You won't wanna go back to stock though, trust me.
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I actually had to go back to stock when I tried to make a nandroid backup because my phone froze up.
It kinda depends on the rom because the rom might use deferent custom recoveries. For example, some roms need a ginger based rom before installing it. other need ics roms before installing. So when installing(what i do to be safe.) Back up contacts and such with go back. Then factory reset your phone. Reboot. Do a nandroid back up, (if needed do full wipe as in,1factory reset,2wipe cashe partisions,3 wipe dalvik cashe,4wipe battery stats,5 format system,6 flash rom.)If u DON'T need fullwip just do steps numbers 1-4 and 6.