what are good roms for the LG revolution, because it seems like it cant do anything. Also what are some themes.
check out your LG revolution forum for themes and roms...everyone is gonna have different opinions so might as well flash a rom and theme that you might like, try it out, if you dont like it, flash something else.
Three 3 main things worth rooting for:
1) You can use more worthwhile utilities for backups (e.g., Titanium Backup), file exploration (basically manage your local content/apps better)
2) Remove the service provider's installed apps (like Oovoo). They take up valuable space and can be annoying, but often can't be removed without root privs.
3) Exploration of how the phone works and installing different ROMS. If you're at all curious technically, then this is a big reason.
Remove the bloat
I have used the root process mainly to get rid of bloatware. Just recently I have installed some custom roms. I am new to the whole process but have really enjoyed the options.
Rooting allows you full access to the phones 'protected' system files, basically allowing you to do whatever you want to the phone.
Alter System Files
Use Themes
Change boot images
delete annoying stock apps
allows use of apps that 'require root' such as titanium backup, wifi calling and wireless tethering apps (for phones that don't allow this through the manufacturuer ROM)
Install custom recoveries (CWM Recovery)
Use custom rom managers (ROM Manager)
Some apps that use root:
Titanium Backup
ROM Manager
Shoot Me
Root Explorer
ADB Wireless
Market Enabler
And above all else, allows you to stick it to the man that is your carrier for the pure purpose of being able to do what YOU want to the phone, and not what they think you want
martialbob said:
Rooting allows you full access to the phones 'protected' system files, basically allowing you to do whatever you want to the phone.
Alter System Files
Use Themes
Change boot images
delete annoying stock apps
allows use of apps that 'require root' such as titanium backup, wifi calling and wireless tethering apps (for phones that don't allow this through the manufacturuer ROM)
Install custom recoveries (CWM Recovery)
Use custom rom managers (ROM Manager)
Some apps that use root:
Titanium Backup
ROM Manager
Shoot Me
Root Explorer
ADB Wireless
Market Enabler
And above all else, allows you to stick it to the man that is your carrier for the pure purpose of being able to do what YOU want to the phone, and not what they think you want
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What is ADB? I have seen this referred to.
Sent from my VS910 4G using XDA
ADB stands for Android Debug Bridge. It comes as a part of the standard Android SDK.
Basically, it provides a terminal-based interface for interacting with your phone’s file system.
While these things can be done directly on the device itself using some terminal emulator, it will be rather difficult to execute complex commands on such a small screen. ADB provides the bridge between your machine and your computer.
Not my words, taken from google!!!
but see here for more info:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/adb-easy-tutorial/
Related
I've rooted my g2x and installed ClockworkMod recovery via ROM Manager. I am new to android coming over as an iOS developer. I'm guessing that this handset will attract others in my situation.
As such, after rooting and reading a lot of threads its still unclear to me how to remove ROM apps, specifically Tmobiles infamous MyAccount.
Is there a method to SSH or through a terminal or what is the process?
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated, links as well if this post is redundant.
When you are rooted you need to download Titanium Backup from the market. Then you need to open it, allow root access, go to "backup/restore" and remove whatever you think you dont like. But always ALWAYS do a nandroid backup before you remove any of the system apps, as some of them might be absolutely needed for Android to run normally
Hey guys,
Dont get me wrong, im pretty much a noob myself Nowadays alot of developement is going on with the new ROMS, till they are finished I needed a stable ROM and I have to admit nothing is better than good old stock 2.1, but to get it in useable condition you do have to do some tinkering. This guide is aimed at people who have just rooted their phones and want to know what they can do, or for people who want new ideas if they are going back to stock 2.1. Its just a collection of things I do, when I flash stock 2.1.
Please be aware, that although these instructions are accurate to my knowledge, sometimes there are problems, so do not try this if you dont feel comfortable with any of the instructions.
1. Which SBF?
The stock cincinnati bell 2.1 is the most current and the most updated version of all the SBF's. Unless you are uprading to a new ROM which require another type of base SBF this is the way to go for 2.1. It makes no regional differences that I know off, you may have to put in your APN settings. Reasons for using this SBF is, first its the most updated, most stable and reportedly has best camera quality of all the SBF's, plus it is set to 720 MHZ by default. The SBF code is:
Code:
STR_U2_04.1E.1_SIGNED_USASHLSTAB14P2XAPCNCBW039.0R_NACBW_P011_A006_HWp3_1FF.sbf
2. How to Root?
Once you have flashed your SBF, using either RSD lite in windows or sbf_flash in linux, the easiest way to root is using the universal androot app. Install the app on your phone, open the app and click the root button. A little heads up here, you need to be connected to either wifi or the data network before you use the app because to root the phone the app uses an exploit which requires wifi to be toggled. If it isnt on, it will not work. With the wifi on, press root and you're done. The newest stable UniversalAndroot can be found at this link.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32033772/UniversalAndroot_1.6.1.apk
3. What can I do after rooting?
First of all you can install Open Recovery + Androidiani Recovery. What these are, are custom recoveries with which you can make nandroid backups, wipe reset your phone and cache and apply neat tweaks to make your phone work better on 2.1. To install open recovery download the openrecovery.apk from the following link.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32033772/OpenRecovery.apk
Install the openrecovery app. And reboot your phone once. After the reboot, connect your phone to the PC and create a folder called nandroid and inside that creat a folder called openrecovery. And place it into the root of the SD card.
Code:
nandroid>>openrecovery
Disconnect your phone from the PC. Now open the openrecovery app. And press install recovery. A superuser request will appear. Allow it and open recovery will install on your phone and create the neccessary folders on your SD card. Now connect your phone to the PC its time to install androidiani recovery. Download the Androidiani recovery here.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32033772/OpenRecovery-3_3.zip
Unzip the file. You will see one folder and one update file. Copy the folder and paste it into the root of your SD card. You will notice that the computer will prompt you because there is already an open recovery folder in your SD card. Allow the computer to replace, the old folder with the new one that you are pasting. Then copy the update.zip and just place it in the root of your SD card. You are all set and have installed openrecovery.
What can I do with Androidiani?
Turn off your phone. Now press the volume up button and keep it pressed, while pressing the power on button. The phone will boot into androidiani recovery. Use the volume keys to navigate up and down in the menu and use the camera button to select an option. You will see numerous options in androidiani. The first thing to do is go in the Eclair Modding menu.
I usually do the following things.
1) Install memhack: This moves your /cache folder and allow for lots of apps to be installed so your 173 mb app space will not limit you, which is usually why people want to move to froyo in the first place.
2) Install JITV7
3) Eclair Kernel Modification: This installs busy box and increases functionality.
4) Zipalign Apps. This allows less ram to be consumed when you use apps. I usually zipallign system wide.
Reboot your phone normally, after mods are complete.
4. System app removal?
Useless system apps can safely be removed to make space for more apps. I install titanium backup from the market and use it to uninstall apps. Here is the list of apps I usually remove safely.
1. Gestures.apk (Motorola sign gestures, useless app never used it)
2. Corporate Calender
3. Corporate Directory
4. Quickoffice Trial
5. Kickback
6. Soundback
7. TalkBack
8. MotoAccuweather.
5,6,7 are accesibility apps which can easily be redownloaded from the market. Accuweather isnt accurate and I have the stock AOSP geniewidget which is so much more sexier. Ill give the links to those.
GenieWeather & News 2.1: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32033772/GenieWidget2.apk
Another app I install is the desk clock which is missing in 2.1:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32033772/DeskClock.apk.
Okay once system apps are removed. What rooted apps can you use. There are many. Ill just state what I use when I newly Flash.
1) Root explorer, very good for navigation etc.
2) Market Enabler, i use it to install google+ and other apps not avaible in my country.
3) Battery Calibration, everytime you flash a new ROM its good reset your battery Stats.
5. Finally
You can just use your phone as usual. If your phone number format is different because of the US SBF, just choose a different language in keyboard and locale. Itll fix your dialer format.
I choose to not overclock. With wifi on 24/7 and autosync. A few odd phone calls, sms's, 1 hour of GPS when I walk, some gaming, and 2 hours of music. I get an average of 1.5-2 days battery life with this setup. My SD card is formatted completely to FAT32. After installing all my apps, and games. I have 102 MB remaining internal memory.
Hope this has been useful to anyone. Please feel free to make additions.
this is good. something ive been looking for. was on stock rom for a month rooted. very stable but was itching to try out cm6 so i did. ive tried deleting voice dialler with titanium backup but it was kind of not supposed to be deleted because android kept telling me "voice dialler force closed" and i couldnt do anything else so i restored it back. i dont need or want voice dialler. and it also keeps running as a service. any way to stop it?
eejin2 said:
this is good. something ive been looking for. was on stock rom for a month rooted. very stable but was itching to try out cm6 so i did. ive tried deleting voice dialler with titanium backup but it was kind of not supposed to be deleted because android kept telling me "voice dialler force closed" and i couldnt do anything else so i restored it back. i dont need or want voice dialler. and it also keeps running as a service. any way to stop it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Before you ever delete any system apps, you should use TB to freeze them first and see if once you do it causes any ill effects. If not, then uninstall but you can always back up so if you ever want it back, Viola there it is.
What are some good apps to get once you have rooted your phone?
What does busybox, titanium backup, super user, and rom manager do?
Is there a good rom for the Samsung Exhibit 4G?
Titanium Backup not only backs up the app apk installers, but also all of the app data (i.e. game progress, etc.) Superuser controls what apps get the root access. Rom manager allows you to flash and boot into recovery more easily, and also give some updates on different roms available for your phone.
If you have a tablet and a phone I highly recommend DataSync if you have root on both devices.
JamMasterClay said:
Titanium Backup not only backs up the app apk installers, but also all of the app data (i.e. game progress, etc.) Superuser controls what apps get the root access. Rom manager allows you to flash and boot into recovery more easily, and also give some updates on different roms available for your phone.
If you have a tablet and a phone I highly recommend DataSync if you have root on both devices.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Know of a good ROM for the Samsung Exhibit 4G?
My recommendations:
Titanium Backup: allows you to stop (freeze), delete (BE CAREFUL!) and backup system and user apps. Ridiculously handy tool for getting rod of bloat safely (just freeze it all).
Root Explorer: File explorer with root permissions, allowing you to read/write to system partition. Also ridiculously handy.
Drocap2: Screenshot capturing app.
SuperUser lets you allow/deny app requests for system control. Busybox lets root apps work at code level (it's a terminal of sorts). You need both for root to be effective, and for apps to make the most of it
How is busy box different from Terminal Emulator? I have the latter which I used to enable live wallpapers on my Froyo rooted Samsung Galaxy i5801. Can I update to Gingerbread now that I have rooted my Froyo, how? How is Titanium backup different from Wondershare Mobile Go?
i've rooted my device with the Exynos exploit and installed titanium backup pro but i am not sure where to start when it comes to transferring app data to a sd card, any tips? can anyone recommend me some app data to sd apps that are simple to use and does the job?
HUYI said:
i've rooted my device with the Exynos exploit and installed titanium backup pro but i am not sure where to start when it comes to transferring app data to a sd card, any tips? can anyone recommend me some app data to sd apps that are simple to use and does the job?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Now that you have root you have 2 options I'm aware of for our device. What your trying to accomplish is a link between your actual data folder where apks get installed by default on your internal memory to a replicated directory on your external storage. The device will install data to its default location but then this link will just move it for you to the mirrored directory. Zedomax and tweaker have both made a script to do this. Tweakers script seems to be a cleaner better method but is more user intensive to implement. Zedos script, which im using now is simple to use and it gets the job done. I've had no issues using it on any rom that has init.d support. Stock firmware will not work however, even with root so you'll need to install a rom with init.d support. Theres the recent stock jelly bean in android dev that has this now. Also our dev community has been busy and you got a few choices if youd like a custom rom as well.
To make that happen youll need a custom recovery that youll install with a pc program called odin. Thats a simple procedure shouldnt take more than a few minutes. Also you could do the same with an android app called mobile odin though I haven't done it this way myself so I may not be the best person to ask how. After the recovery has been installed youd want to backup your stock rom then flash your init.d supported rom of choice after a full wipe, then once thats completed flash zedos script, reboot and then everyones favorite: profit!!
If your still reading this at this point and thinking youd like to give it a shot let me know, I can point you to the relevant threads and maybe fill in some blanks on some areas where you need to read between the lines. Good luck and know I think its worth the time my redemption install is terrific, definitely an improvement over stock jellybean imo.
I just recently treated myself to an ex-demo unit of this gloriously impractical tablet for reading digital comics on and successfully used odin to flash the proper stock firmware to get rid of demo mode.
I'm quite tempted by the custom roms available, but I'd like to keep some of the stock samsung apps, especially sketchbook for galaxy, and I'm wondering what everyone's opinion on the easiest or best way to do it is.
Do I need to install titanium backup and backup the apps I want to keep? Can I just extract the .apk files I want from the stock firmware image which I still have?
Thanks
IMO the easiest way is:
Step 1 - stay stock, do an nandroid backup in TWRP.
Step 2 - Install Titanium . . do a full backup and debloat by freezing apps and services to get rid of lag and unwanted apps . . if you end up needing it later, defrost.
Step 3 - Install Xposed Framework, and begin experimenting with custom xposed modules to add additional features.
Step 4 - install other root applications to taste.
thanks, i may ultimately end up doing that, but i would like to try different roms as there are a lot of things about the GUI that i don't like on this tablet, and i'm confident enough that i can always get back to stock using odin.
i went ahead and installed cyanogenmod and reinstalled sketchbook from a .apk i created with es file explorer, seems to have worked fine.
Glad it works, sorry that I misunderstood.
I had sketchbook too, but after flashing cm 12 I tried artflow, never went back.
goenieg said:
I had sketchbook too, but after flashing cm 12 I tried artflow, never went back.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i'll check artflow out, i wanted to keep sketchbook just because i heard this version was made especially for this tablet and its screen.
I've had some success keeping stock apps
Mr Creosote said:
i'll check artflow out, i wanted to keep sketchbook just because i heard this version was made especially for this tablet and its screen.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use ES File Explorer. It has a Root explorer function which allows you to backup apps and their data. After backing up the stock app and data I have been able to transfer the app to other devices including custom roms like slimkat on my i9100. One app I've had success with is Navigon. I haven't tried sketchbook, because my tablet isn't rooted yet, but it might work. The backup directory can be customised, but its default location is on internal sd. This process of backing up leaves you with the APK and a zip file with your data. You can install ES File Explorer on the new device/rom and put the APK and zip file back into the backup directory. Then go to backup in root explorer tab of File Explorer and restore app with data, or just app. This may work.
Yep I used es file explorer in the end, and it worked. There seems to be no end to what es can do, i don't know why it doesn't appear on every list of essential/most useful droid apps. Just figured out a couple of days ago that you can use it to stream music wirelessly from a shared folder on your network. I've installed if as a system app on my phone with titanium backup and removed the stock file explorer.