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GB or ICS?

So I'm having difficulties deciding between the two. Which has better features and more stable roms? Also will having rogers version i727r make a difference? Don't wanna brick on my first flash. Any help is appreciated

I use SKY ICS.... I was reluctant at first, but since I switched it's been better than his GB ROM. Make the switch, you won't regret it.
EDIT: You caught me! LOLOL Well played.

I understand that there is still no fix for the Caller Name/ID issue on Rogers with ICS. That has held me back so far.

icenight89 said:
So I'm having difficulties deciding between the two. Which has better features and more stable roms? Also will having rogers version i727r make a difference? Don't wanna brick on my first flash. Any help is appreciated
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I wish you many bricks in your adventures!
Cm7 ftw!

I smell something familiar something troll like
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icenight89 said:
So I'm having difficulties deciding between the two. Which has better features and more stable roms? Also will having rogers version i727r make a difference? Don't wanna brick on my first flash. Any help is appreciated
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Is this the part where you get flamed for posting a question in the general forum? Fishy, very fishy...

I have been holding off from ICS because of the caller id issue. Flashed a couple roms from the first leak but went back to GB.
The cwm roms worked fine just found the caller id a make or break issue.
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tomtommy306 said:
I use SKY ICS.... I was reluctant at first, but since I switched it's been better than his GB ROM. Make the switch, you won't regret it.
EDIT: You caught me! LOLOL
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I was on CM7 for a while. Flashed Sean's rom on the Mrs SR and she's loving it. Gave it a go and haven't looked back. Another great rom is MODs ICS release. Try both and see which fits u best.
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damn... smh coupled with face palm

The ICS roms are fun for about 5 seconds, then you realize that every variation of the ICS leak is the same.

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The ICS roms are fun for about 5 seconds, then you realize that every variation of the ICS leak is the same.
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Miracle_Man said:
The ICS roms are fun for about 5 seconds, then you realize that every variation of the ICS leak is the same.
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Bacon themed rom can't come quick enough.

Mmmmm bacon
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icenight89 said:
So I'm having difficulties deciding between the two. Which has better features and more stable roms? Also will having rogers version i727r make a difference? Don't wanna brick on my first flash. Any help is appreciated
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Take the blue pill.
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What ICS Are you running???

I've been hoping around to different Roms. since the leaks came out I was on perfetion for a bit Sk ROM , Darkside . For the Longest Till Now ..
ive been running whitehawkx 5/19 +echo fix that He stopped Production on till they can Make it offical .... So What I was wondering what ROM s are people running what do they Like about them ....
whitch ones have u found with no call echo ..? and wif Calling ?
Features you Like
LIKE WITCH ONES ARE MOSTLY AOSP Look ...?
I was just trying to get people's option . I was thinking about doing some flashing .. till We See a official AOKP OR CM9 Nightly's running .. really he ROM im on only has a few perks .. im just a flash junkie though id see what other addicts out there were Flashing lol ?

NUGZZ420 said:
I've been hoping around to different Roms. since the leaks came out I was on perfetion for a bit Sk ROM , Darkside . For the Longest Till Now ..
ive been running whitehawkx 5/19 +echo fix that He stopped Production on till they can Make it offical .... So What I was wondering what ROM s are people running what do they Like about them ....
whitch ones have u found with no call echo ..? and wif Calling ?
Features you Like
LIKE WITCH ONES ARE MOSTLY AOSP Look ...?
I was just trying to get people's option . I was thinking about doing some flashing .. till We See a official AOKP OR CM9 Nightly's running .. really he ROM im on only has a few perks .. im just a flash junkie though id see what other addicts out there were Flashing lol ?
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Dont know if you noticed, your poll is for the t989. This is the i727 skyrocket forum.
But- SKY ICS all the way. Ive tried others, CM9 once its bugs are worked out for sure. I always end up back on Seanzscreams SKY ICS

Dirtburgler said:
Dont know if you noticed, your poll is for the t989. This is the i727 skyrocket forum.
But- SKY ICS all the way. Ive tried others, CM9 once its bugs are worked out for sure. I always end up back on Seanzscreams SKY ICS
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Good call I was stoned on tapatalk guess I should repost it there lol

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Good call I was stoned on tapatalk guess I should repost it there lol
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Lmao, nice
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WELL SINCE IM A STONER and posted it HERE
Well since I'm stoner and posted it here.. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS RUNNING ON YOUR i727??
Why do like it??? Do u like AOSP or ... TW ...??

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Well since I'm stoner and posted it here.. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS RUNNING ON YOUR i727??
Why do like it??? Do u like AOSP or ... TW ...??
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Was running Seanz's sky ics 4.2 e. Then I got off ics for good until the brick nonsense gets figured out with ics. I don't trust anything built of the leaks. Call me paranoid, but that's what I'm doing. Ginger bread......
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xcrazydx said:
Was running Seanz's sky ics 4.2 e. Then I got off ics for good until the brick nonsense gets figured out with ics. I don't trust anything built of the leaks. Call me paranoid, but that's what I'm doing. Ginger bread......
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Might have to revert back, gonna miss all the nice features though :'(
Edit: Oh forgot to mention my dads skyrocket randomly bricked itself on gingerbread. Most random thing I've ever seen. The phone was burning hot. Could have been defective, but who knows?
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xcrazydx said:
Was running Seanz's sky ics 4.2 e. Then I got off ics for good until the brick nonsense gets figured out with ics. I don't trust anything built of the leaks. Call me paranoid, but that's what I'm doing. Ginger bread......
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im sure what u mean by Ics bricking your device .. I know recovery can and .. ect.. I think ive herd of one or 2 that woke up in the morning and there phone was in a loop . maybe one or 2 bricked but ive herd tht with all sorts of ROM through out the days can u be more specific .. I wold like to research this????
All Sorts of human error can brick a device also .. but . ill never go back To GB Can't stand it after 6 mounths on my evo now on my t989 .. and I won't probably Run a leak again im on a open saurce unoficial AOKP . witch does have a leaked kernel but soon as I can ill be AOSP style ALL the WAY..

Based off the note bricks, and some on the skyrocket and 989 that seem similar. Nothing definitive, but I'd rather play it safe and I've gone back to gb. You're call man, that's just what I'm doing
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xcrazydx said:
Based off the note bricks, and some on the skyrocket and 989 that seem similar. Nothing definitive, but I'd rather play it safe and I've gone back to gb. You're call man, that's just what I'm doing
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Oh boy now you have me worried enough to have went and done some research and I didn't like what I found. You think this could possibly affect the skyrocket to? I think I'm not flashing anything else until I get time to Odin back to stock
What did you roll back to 2.3.5 or 2.3.6? If you have a link to to Odin one click back to 2.3.5 I would greatly appreciate it if you would post it. I think I'll go back to 2.3.5 and decide if I want to update to 2.3.6 and just wait for the official ics release whenever that may be.
I've included a link below for ics users to read about the bricking problem if anyone wants to read it..
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...gn=Feed:+xda-developers/ShsH+(xda-developers)
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garydv2002 said:
Oh boy now you have me worried enough to have went and done some research and I didn't like what I found. You think this could possibly affect the skyrocket to? I think I'm not flashing anything else until I get time to Odin back to stock
What did you roll back to 2.3.5 or 2.3.6? If you have a link to to Odin one click back to 2.3.5 I would greatly appreciate it if you would post it. I think I'll go back to 2.3.5 and decide if I want to update to 2.3.6 and just wait for the official ics release whenever that may be.
I've included a link below for ics users to read about the bricking problem if anyone wants to read it..
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...gn=Feed:+xda-developers/ShsH+(xda-developers)
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Good looking out I read the post .its mostly directed different phones. But did say Samsung leaks in general. I'm gonna look into a few things . I would like to know more details... the kernel in my phone is a Canadian release (leak ) soon there will hopefully some more info revealed. I don't think will stop me till I see more on it.. and the one x or s looks nice .lol if I was a baller. Lol
Thanks again for the info.. if I hear more or my phone bricks I'll let you know....let's just hope for smooth sailing foe everyone here on out.. I'll be keeping my ear to the ground, thanks

[INFO] Why we don't have ICS yet + more info about it

Hi, I have noticed a ton of people curious about why AT&T people do not have ICS yet, so I thought I would answer that once and for all. I admit that I and others have gotten a little mad whenever people ask about this, but it seems they are not able to really find a clear answer, so here it is.
If you feel like this is well done, please sticky it at least until we get it all figured out.
I figure this would be best said i a Q and A type form.
Q: What is ICS, and why does everyone want it so bad?
ICS or "Ice Cream Sandwich" is android version 4.0.x. the next version, 4.1 Jellybean was just released as a slightly less important update, but ICS brought huge changes from Ginger Bread (2.3.x) the previous phone version (3.x HoneyComb was tablet only). ICS brings a slicker, darker, and better looking user interface, as well as many performance enhancements. Most of us want it more because it seems like we should than because it is actually that much better. That said it is still a great update, and most people will be happy to see it.
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Q: Why is it so hard to get ICS for our phone, while others have it even though it is not officially out?
The main reason is our locked bootloader. That means it is not possible to flash or boot a custom kernel unless it is signed with Motorola's key. That is obviously impossible.
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Q: What is a kernel?
the kernel is a major part of any operating system. you can think of it as a sort of layer between hardware and software. It is the part of an OS that communicates directly with a device's hardware. Android is based off the open source Linux kernel, meaning it is free for anybody to build and modify. However, Motorola has only released the source for the ME865, and partially for the MB865, meaning we can't really build a kernel anyways. Then of course, even if we could build one, we wouldn't be able to boot it with our locked bootloader.
ICS is not really complete without the newer kernel that goes with it
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What is Kexec, and is there any way to unlock the bootloader
The fact that I grouped these together would probably lead you to correctly believe they are related. Lets start with the second half. Simply put, NO. I hate to say it, but there is very little hope of EVER unlocking our bootloader, unless Motorola decides to do something like HTC did and allow unlocking.
Kexec is a method of hot switching kernels while still booted. It is actually just a linux tool that you can use on a computer, but it has been built for android essentially allowing you to bypass the bootloader. Theoretically it would be an easy way to run custom kernels. Then why don't we? Well a few reasons. One, we can't really get one built to begin with, especially because, at least to my knowledge, jimbridgman is the only one who actually knows what he is doing with kernel building, and he is only half here now that he got his fany new SGS3. Two, it does not work great. I am not sure the latest version is working at all on our phone, and even if it did, only one processor comes up, meaning it is really slow.
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Q: What's the deal with these Droid 3 builds that supposedly boot?
Some people managed to build ICS for the droid 3 based of a 2.3.6 kernel. that means you can boot it on a stock GB kernel, and therefore you do not need to unlock the bootloader. Unfortunately that means it is not totally ICS, but it is still pretty good. Of course they are for a cdma phone, so that means no data, no calls, and no gps, making it kind of useless.
I am not going to give a link to them, but if you are really interested go search around. any of the Droid 3 AOKP and CM9 builds will boot just fine. Find more info in the dev section, but please don't start a thread asking about it.
We have been trying to port these to work for us, but that is proving more difficult than expected, and with ICS just around the corner, I don't want to put time into it. I do think it is possible, and if you are a dev looking to give it a shot, PM me and I will tell you all I know, and try to help out as much as I can.
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Great thread!
Thanks for putting this together!
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jimbridgman said:
Great thread!
Thanks for putting this together!
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thanks. I felt it was needed. let me know if I forgot to say something important.
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Perhaps this will hopefully curb some of the incessant "where's my ice cream sandwich" or "make me a rom based on ICS" threads here. Nice job, and as always, your work here is both highly appreciated and revered.
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Nice work kras, as always.
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Hell i thought this thread was going to give me info on why att hadn't released ics for us yet. Just kidding, good job. If this thread falls down the list ill bump it so maybe it will help some of the new people and we won't get any more new threads about ics.
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Apex_Strider said:
Perhaps this will hopefully curb some of the incessant "where's my ice cream sandwich" or "make me a rom based on ICS" threads here. Nice job, and as always, your work here is both highly appreciated and revered.
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No,Most likely once posts stop on this thread and it makes it to the second page we will see more questions im sure lol
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rdavisct said:
No,Most likely once posts stop on this thread and it makes it to the second page we will see more questions im sure lol
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that's why I asked for sticky
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The good news is that the "3rd quarter" is tomorrow! Which knowing motorola and AT&T, could mean whatever.
Take that with a grain of salt. Lol.
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Fall of Enosis said:
The good news is that the "3rd quarter" is tomorrow! Which knowing motorola and AT&T, could mean whatever.
Take that with a grain of salt. Lol.
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so is September
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Why don't we have a vanilla rom? Is it due again to the locked bootloader?
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gvsukids said:
Why don't we have a vanilla rom? Is it due again to the locked bootloader?
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yep. same thing. we have a hard time compiling any also source as you need a custom kernel
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Nice post..
Just one thing to inform about your last question's ans.. DROID 3'S ROMS DONT WORK ON OUR PHONE. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. SO DO NOT TRY FLASHING THEIR AOKP OR CM.. without backups and sufficient knowledge and experience atleast.. some changes have to be made in the rom before flashing.. i am trying to find all the files we must replace to get them working on our phone.. and just a FYI for those of you that wanna try.. other than droid 3, bionic is our nearest relative.. so u can edit and try their roms as well.. i did kinda get cm9 of bionic after replacing some required files.. but it bootlooped.. and of course bionic is cdma.. so.. good luck..
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Ravikirancg said:
Nice post..
Just one thing to inform about your last question's ans.. DROID 3'S ROMS DONT WORK ON OUR PHONE. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. SO DO NOT TRY FLASHING THEIR AOKP OR CM.. without backups and sufficient knowledge and experience atleast.. some changes have to be made in the rom before flashing.. i am trying to find all the files we must replace to get them working on our phone.. and just a FYI for those of you that wanna try.. other than droid 3, bionic is our nearest relative.. so u can edit and try their roms as well.. i did kinda get cm9 of bionic after replacing some required files.. but it bootlooped.. and of course bionic is cdma.. so.. good luck..
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You are not right. I can prove it. The latest droid 3 AOKP and Cm9 builds will boot just fine, with no radio

You should also add Why any other leak releases of atrix 2 ICS will not work on att atrix 2..... Sick of will this work on my att..... About to be like yea we all use it lol JK.....

Ravikirancg said:
DROID 3'S ROMS DONT WORK ON OUR PHONE. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. SO DO NOT TRY FLASHING THEIR AOKP OR CM9
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Couldn't be more wrong....they both boot just fine and are pretty functional, the problem lies in getting the radio to work.

Ravikirancg said:
Nice post..
Just one thing to inform about your last question's ans.. DROID 3'S ROMS DONT WORK ON OUR PHONE. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. SO DO NOT TRY FLASHING THEIR AOKP OR CM.. without backups and sufficient knowledge and experience atleast.. some changes have to be made in the rom before flashing.. i am trying to find all the files we must replace to get them working on our phone.. and just a FYI for those of you that wanna try.. other than droid 3, bionic is our nearest relative.. so u can edit and try their roms as well.. i did kinda get cm9 of bionic after replacing some required files.. but it bootlooped.. and of course bionic is cdma.. so.. good luck..
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Please I emplore you to do your proper research before making incorrect posts like this. I constantly see posts from those who think they know it all, and post idiotic things like this. Nothing makes me madder than someone who does not know how to use google and the search function.
It takes less than 2 min. to make sure you CYA before posting bad information.
Both CM9 and AOKP boot, but with no radio, as has already been said in several posts now. I have tested both.
P.S. most of us devs in here have been working on this very thing for sometime now, and I have not seen you jump in on any of threads discussing the files or how to port or anything.
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jimbridgman said:
Please I emplore you to do your proper research before making incorrect posts like this. I constantly see posts from those who think they know it all, and post idiotic things like this. Nothing makes me madder than someone who does not know how to use google and the search function.
It takes less than 2 min. to make sure you CYA before posting bad information.
Both CM9 and AOKP boot, but with no radio, as has already been said in several posts now. I have tested both.
P.S. most of us devs in here have been working on this very thing for sometime now, and I have not seen you jump in on any of threads discussing the files or how to port or anything.
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Agreed, They actually run extremely well, but obviously I can't stick with them with no radio.
P.S. this is my new best thought for porting, might take some extra build.prop work too. It did not boot for me, but I think we should be able to get it to. Then it is just a question of whether or not the radio will work. there is way more in build.prop on that than I would think.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598713
I think it may work because it really adds the cm9 stuff to our own files rather than add our files to it. maybe not the cleanest way, but it might just work.

hankbizzo5 said:
You should also add Why any other leak releases of atrix 2 ICS will not work on att atrix 2..... Sick of will this work on my att..... About to be like yea we all use it lol JK.....
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WOW, did I really forget to add that? that was kind of one of the main points of this post I'll fix it tomorrow (actually today, I guess it is after midnight), but I need some sleep.

lkrasner said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598713
I think it may work because it really adds the cm9 stuff to our own files rather than add our files to it. maybe not the cleanest way, but it might just work.
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I have tried this method along with every idea that popped in my head of things to alter after following this guide. I have a highly modified build prop that AOKP boots with that I replaced with a lot of our build prop but there are still some things missing as no luck yet

[Solved] Flashing roms based on official ics while staying on leak

Hey guys..sorry if this que seems silly..i love the current version of the ics leak and i dont want to upgrade to the official version when it comes out (because i have to downgrade and upgrade and so lazy for that)..so can i flash roms based on official release while staying on the current leak??
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Ok, before the sharks all jump all over, let me say that you ask a good question. The problem is that you are a bit early in asking, and by the time we actually have an official release, your question will probably already be answered by the devs without anyone having to ask. Believe me, most of us that finally jumped to the ICS leak will be wanting to know the same thing...there's just no way to know now...although I seeing how other issues have been worked out I would be willing to bet my mother-in-law that there will eventually be no problem upgrading from the leak to any other ROM based on an official release.

Yeah you will be good to go if you do not install the OTA. We are also working on a way for those on the leak to still install the OTA, it wont be ready on day one, but soon enough after we should have that worked out too.
As far as custom roms based on the OTA, but staying on the leak, you should not have any issues since it is all ICS.

troycarpenter said:
I would be willing to bet my mother-in-law.
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The question is, how much do you value your mother-in-law?

Garnerj013 said:
The question is, how much do you value your mother-in-law?
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Apparently enough to wager against something as immaterial as a small electronic device!
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jimbridgman said:
Yeah you will be good to go if you do not install the OTA. We are also working on a way for those on the leak to still install the OTA, it wont be ready on day one, but soon enough after we should have that worked out too.
As far as custom roms based on the OTA, but staying on the leak, you should not have any issues since it is all ICS.
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Ok, before the sharks all jump all over, let me say that you ask a good question. The problem is that you are a bit early in asking, and by the time we actually have an official release, your question will probably already be answered by the devs without anyone having to ask. Believe me, most of us that finally jumped to the ICS leak will be wanting to know the same thing...there's just no way to know now...although I seeing how other issues have been worked out I would be willing to bet my mother-in-law that there will eventually be no problem upgrading from the leak to any other ROM based on an official release.
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Ok thank u..so goodbye GB
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Question about OTA ICS and Root process

I get a motorola atrix 2 but i dont know what OS have because is on Florida yet and i live in dominican republic.. so my question is that if choise the OTA update i can root it and install a Titanium Backup? i know that if i take the option of OTA update i cant ge back to Giger... but i dont want brick the phone or install a room that not is 100% Funtional.. so what i want to do with my A2
Camara/video
webtop
Games
install google now (if possible???)
Smart Action
Root and install Titanium Backup app i"m not a higth lvl user so i just want the basic of a Android phone..
more or less this is the use that i will do with my iphone
(Sorry if my english lvl suck i know!)
and if you have a another choise that i can do tell me i, listen!!!

Okay so are you being given a atrix 2 or buying it? Also yes you can root ics and yes you can use titanium backup.
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ProfessorHipster said:
Okay so are you being given a atrix 2 or buying it? Also yes you can root ics and yes you can use titanium backup.
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i dont know how i say i buy in past lol but ok the fact is that maybe tomorrow o the saturday the phone can be in my hand..

Check this thread out man: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742879
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Check this thread out man: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742879
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Ok! I did it!!! So now what is the proffit or benefice of a room over a ota final stock rom? What i get with the room that i dont get with ota update? If a a root user...???

melvingutierrez said:
Ok! I did it!!! So now what is the proffit or benefice of a room over a ota final stock rom? What i get with the room that i dont get with ota update? If a a root user...???
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There's always a benefit of root my friend. First and for most is removing bloarware (AT&T preinstalled apps that take up memory and space in background) So many other reasons why root is best. How I describe it to people is like this. Taking a Governor off a car is similar to rooting an android phone. Technically there is only one ROM made from OTA ICS right now here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960679 but there are others in the development section built of previous ICS "Leaks" we obtained. Such as SCV7, Swifty Trix, CM10, MIUI and a stock based off OTA as well. Hope this helped explain a little. Enjoy the power of the Dark side! :thumbup:
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DX2Trip said:
There's always a benefit of root my friend. First and for most is removing bloarware (AT&T preinstalled apps that take up memory and space in background) So many other reasons why root is best. How I describe it to people is like this. Taking a Governor off a car is similar to rooting an android phone. Technically there is only one ROM made from OTA ICS right now here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960679 but there are others in the development section built of previous ICS "Leaks" we obtained. Such as SCV7, Swifty Trix, CM10, MIUI and a stock based off OTA as well. Hope this helped explain a little. Enjoy the power of the Dark side! :thumbup:
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Umm, cm10 is a true opensource rom and not based on any leak/OTA, it is compiled from scratch. The only files taken from ICS are a few libraries and kernel modules and the like, and those have no bearing on version of ICS they were taken from.

jimbridgman said:
Umm, cm10 is a true opensource rom and not based on any leak/OTA, it is compiled from scratch. The only files taken from ICS are a few libraries and kernel modules and the like, and those have no bearing on version of ICS they were taken from.
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Yes, your right Jim. CM is device-wide... forgot to mention that. Shouldn't mater what version of ICS your on. As far as other ROMs go for on this device, as far as ICS goes, like I stated, one (two including stock/rooted) is only based off the official OTA ICS build. How did I know you'd come to CM's rescue in here Jim? lol. JP...keep up the good work man. Looking forward to your CM10 build! (Checking forums every half hour lol)
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Yes, your right Jim. CM is device-wide... forgot to mention that. Shouldn't mater what version of ICS your on. As far as other ROMs go for on this device, as far as ICS goes, like I stated, one (two including stock/rooted) is only based off the official OTA ICS build. How did I know you'd come to CM's rescue in here Jim? lol. JP...keep up the good work man. Looking forward to your CM10 build! (Checking forums every half hour lol)
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LOL... I will PM you with a link to my latest build, so you can see how it is. I have several testers now, but for me there are still a few bugs that make me, the perfectionist, not ready to release it to the world just yet.

jimbridgman said:
LOL... I will PM you with a link to my latest build, so you can see how it is. I have several testers now, but for me there are still a few bugs that make me, the perfectionist, not ready to release it to the world just yet.
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What would I've to do to get that link Jim??
Lol, but seriously wanna try your build...
Thanks
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jimbridgman said:
LOL... I will PM you with a link to my latest build, so you can see how it is. I have several testers now, but for me there are still a few bugs that make me, the perfectionist, not ready to release it to the world just yet.
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Thanks man, you know I'm always willing to test as well. Well, as long as there's no hard brick possibility in the process lol. But with this new fxz back to ICS stock I'm feeling more secure now hahaha. Yes, I would be the perfectionist too if it came to making my own ROM. Probably why I never have attempted yet. Too much work n stress for me to handle. I give you Dev'so credit! Thanks for sharing link man. I'll give it a go n let you know how everything runs. (If I find anything new)
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I am probably not an ideal tester, due to lack of technical knowledge regarding Android, but should you need a tester of the moderate abilities, and knowledge I would be more than willing to be of help if I actually was help. I currently am running the build of CM10 that is currently available, and am impressed with it, but look forward to your build with much anticipation. I can only take off my hat, as it were, to you, and all of the developers in this arena.
Jerry
jimbridgman said:
LOL... I will PM you with a link to my latest build, so you can see how it is. I have several testers now, but for me there are still a few bugs that make me, the perfectionist, not ready to release it to the world just yet.
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ok i undertant about the good of root is very important to take all the control over you phone, but in case of Custom Room i see every option that is put here i the case of the SwifyTrix for sample have suppor for many languaje? or just english??? and if i install this room but i dont like i can go to official Room?

A2Trip said:
There's always a benefit of root my friend. First and for most is removing bloarware (AT&T preinstalled apps that take up memory and space in background) So many other reasons why root is best. How I describe it to people is like this. Taking a Governor off a car is similar to rooting an android phone. Technically there is only one ROM made from OTA ICS right now here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960679 but there are others in the development section built of previous ICS "Leaks" we obtained. Such as SCV7, Swifty Trix, CM10, MIUI and a stock based off OTA as well. Hope this helped explain a little. Enjoy the power of the Dark side! :thumbup:
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can we go back to gb via custom roms..i heard we cant go back to gb from ics ota.. also what is installing to second system

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A2Trip said:
Check this thread out man: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742879
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Ok if i use this method to root my atrix 2, can i unroot after that?
And i’ve heard that there are problems that is experienced by other atrix 2 users(superuser versions 3.0.3 and above), how do i fix that?
My atrix 2 is running stock ics from the official OTA , before that it was running 2.3.6 unrooted ,stock.
Thanks in advance for clearing my doubts.
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farz2farz said:
can we go back to gb via custom roms..i heard we cant go back to gb from ics ota.. also what is installing to second system
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No, and no. No on 2nd system because it still uses the same underlying stock ICS kernel.
If you took the OTA, then you are stuck on ICS. This has been the case with major android releases and not being able to go backward for a very long time.