why don't ROM devs pack ROMs into Odin-tars rather than in zip files and make us format-all and unzip through CWM. it seems like we'd have more uniform and error free installs this way. . .
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This thread does not belong to the Android Development section can someone move to the Q&A section
Isn't this the development section?
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Be nice he's green
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Common knowledge, you post something that's not a rom in the dev section and you get burned.
Don't try to stop the inevitable.
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From now on all noobs must first spend a month in the snake pit that is the t989 section where all mistakes are remedied by internet lashings of the harshest kind
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Noob...................
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Sweet... Nerd rage! Bam! Hahaha
Not to step on toes, or flame the fires of the nerd rage, but to answer the question in a way. Because people don't like having to wipe everything and restore through tibu every time. That is why there are stock Odin one clicks. It is about choice. Nuff said.
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techguy615 said:
Sweet... Nerd rage! Bam! Hahaha
Not to step on toes, or flame the fires of the nerd rage, but to answer the question in a way. Because people don't like having to wipe everything and restore through tibu every time. That is why there are stock Odin one clicks. It is about choice. Nuff said.
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You still have to tibu son Odin don't magically bring back your apps as far as wiping omg dark side superwipe a one shot wipe method and less likely to brick cuz with Odin if you forget one tiny check box your phone is done and you have to jtag any other brain busting arguments you would like me to shoot down
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To the op
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This stuff here just gets me. Noobs go unchecked. Completely ignoring all other forums. And there is no active guidance from this site besides a youtube video that does not do jack.
Uhhh yeah.... two tickets for the avengers please.
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agentcelsius said:
why don't ROM devs pack ROMs into Odin-tars rather than in zip files and make us format-all and unzip through CWM. it seems like we'd have more uniform and error free installs this way. . .
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To answer your question...
Odin TARs aren't foolproof. Odin itself is finicky, and computers can be picky about which of the 4-5 USB ports Odin will actually use, then there's making sure to check off the correct options in Odin or you can (VERY) easily brick your device (messing up partitions)
Now I'm no developer, but between Android and Windows phones and the hundreds of flashes I've done, I prefer the zip file CWM method
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1. To the OP: You are in the wrong section, you should never post questions in Development.
2. To all other posters: Grow up.
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Hi I was wondering is there anyway to combine like 5. Different launchers features into one launcher
And does anybody know how to get netfront life screen to work on evo shift
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I can't wait to flash this! Gonna be amazing I bet!!!!!!
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drob311 said:
I can't wait to flash this! Gonna be amazing I bet!!!!!!
Wrong section...
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hehe, it never gets old...
Well since I don't post it in development which seems like the most logical place for my first question because yhu would be developing something for android where would I post
It
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But I will go head an post in themes and apps since you guys are no help
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YBsoulja said:
But I will go head an post in themes and apps since you guys are no help
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Apologies... But really, you should be posting this kind of stuff in general or Q n A.
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YBsoulja said:
Well since I don't post it in development which seems like the most logical place for my first question because yhu would be developing something for android where would I post
It
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You answered your own question. There's a Q and A section just for this sort of thing. Nobody means any disrespect, it just gets old when people don't read the rules and post whatever they want in here. The goal is to keep this subforum clean and easy to navigate so you can find the ROM threads without sifting through clutter. Don't sweat it, a mod will move this thread, just keep in mind that the development forum is for ROMs, kernels, and stuff like that only.
would i have to port? is that hard?
thank you in advance
Check the dev section there are a number of them there all ready or read up on hellraiser and port your own.
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Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1230757
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Ooohhhh....looooord.....
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dman3285 said:
Ooohhhh....looooord.....
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sorry im a noob, im guessing its very hard
No...but I've already ported 5 i9000 Rome and captivate Roms...and bigfau has about the same if not more...look in the superthread...you will see them...and yes...porting is no picnic
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You can choose any of them besides cm7 or miui and flash hellraiser directly after if I'm not mistaken
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nothing hard about porting if you have the information but I'm sure it was no picnic for Linux bozo the first time. also if you want to run other roms not already ported then use the hellraiser mod and follow the flash instructions to the letter.
also why just i9000/ captivate roms. the vibrant has many good roms and I'm sure the sgs4g roms can also work considering we have even more in common with that phone than the regular galaxy s.
Actually it IS hard if you have never done it...that was my point.....it took me forever to get.my first port to boot...but when it does its like riding a bike after that....but anyway...just take your time and study....in non technical terms...open hellraiser and you'll see everything you need....SMDH!
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I didn't mean it as a rebuttal to your post. its all relative. hard/not hard its all a matter of opinion and yeah I've banged my head over stuff that should be stupid easy. and porting the rom is not stupid easy so yeah it can be a headache.
for me app modding is hard, driver writing issues impossible, for my brother its all easy as long as he has documentation. he could easily run with the best xda devs if he had the interest, but he doesn't care much for phones.
for me interpreting blueprints and machining and programming cnc machines and welding aren't hard but to someone else what I do can look intimidating yet I can train anyone with some sense how to do any of those things in a short time.
but back to the op, if you are interested in releasing a rom port break everything down, see what goes into a cwm update package, then break down hellraiser but realize some of the tricks in that update script aren't needed for a onetime flash, there is a shell script that mods the build.prop, you can more easily pre mod the build.prop according to what that script would do and build it into the rom. but if you are just interested in the a certain rom for yourself then you can flash any gb rom for a GSM galaxy s and flash hellraiser back to back. do not reboot before you flash hellraiser that would be bad!
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No...but I've already ported 5 i9000 Rome and captivate Roms...and bigfau has about the same if not more...look in the superthread...you will see them...and yes...porting is no picnic
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Don't scare the noob. Its not that hard. U can start by port ics. :-/
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Ltilt2 said:
Don't scare the noob. Its not that hard. U can start by port ics. :-/
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LOL. I get the point.
How would I avvoid bricking my phone during root or anything really, I've bricked a different phone before and it sucked
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cwa542 said:
How would I avvoid bricking my phone during root or anything really, I've bricked a different phone before and it sucked
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By doing proper research and reading
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By knowing at least the basics and simple stuff. I'm not a root user but one I've seen on this forum a couple times is people having bricked their phones trying to install something made for the regular S2 on the Skyrocket. So as long as you're not an idiot you should be okay.
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How would I avvoid bricking my phone during root or anything really, I've bricked a different phone before and it sucked
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Read the stickies, all the stickies, and follow the instructions in the OP to the letter.
As every one said above... Read the instructions... AND... Make you are flashing a compatible rom.
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stoopendis said:
As every one said above... Read the instructions... AND... Make you are flashing a compatible rom.
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Kind of sad that that needs to be said...I777 and I727 are NOT cross-compatible.
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Exactly research is the key if you really dont know what the hell your doing then dont do it as for help if need be youtube! google other device that are similar and see how things are flashed **this doesnt mean to flash those files but simply to understand how its done if your a visual person** XDA is all about being self sufficient however there are people who were or still are NOOBS lol but at least have been in your boat to understand if you need a helping hand and are willing to help you
The 100% sure way not to brick is do not mess with things you know little to nothing about. No flash = no brick. If your gonna flash anything read read and read some more. Google knows all and is your best friend. Search and research. I'm a computer programmer and networker and still didn't feel comfortable flashing my phone until I did extensive research. About a week of reading and compiling as much info as possible....
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These suggestions are great and all but the best piece of advice that anyone can give you is:
Make sure you do it while you are still awake, if you are sleepy when you try flashing new stuff, odds are you are going to mess it up royally.
Do it while you have lots of energy in order to make the right *educated* decisions and to be able to pay attention in great detail to what you are doing.
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Just thought everybody would like to know it is available on Kies UCMC1 :victory:
Great now all the noobs will come out again :banghead:.
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Can I install it if I'm rooted?
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jd1639 said:
Can I install it if I'm rooted?
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nope.
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Yes, I am new to the forum mtdew no need to point that out, i just thought people who didn't use keis often would like to know. Any other pearls of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. And if you want to unroot before performing the upgrade you can use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659
Can you guys post a screenshot of the about page please?
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Yes, I am new to the forum mtdew no need to point that out, i just thought people who didn't use keis often would like to know. Any other pearls of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. And if you want to unroot before performing the upgrade you can use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659
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I wasn't directing it towards you. With the new update will come another wave of noobs asking tons of already asked questions. Expecting us to fix their problems.
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mtdew said:
Great now all the noobs will come out again :banghead:.
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Just ignore them if they bother you instead of whining about it before it even happens.
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Downloading the update right now. Might wip up a ROM for you guys. And it is 4.1.2
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ahhh
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I wasn't directing it towards you. With the new update will come another wave of noobs asking tons of already asked questions. Expecting us to fix their problems.
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My apologies I am rather new to the forum I misunderstood what you meant
screenshot
here you go.
how smart status barish
Didn't know the status bar would pop up on any full screen app if you pull down from the top lol
Any notable change from the Rogers version? Any thoughts on the radio?
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Worst update ever. Rogers update is WAY smoother. This is just a bunch of Samsung and AT&T's lazy bull****.
Or maybe it's just mine that's laggy cause this update is supposed to feature Project Butter.
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Didn't know the status bar would pop up on any full screen app if you pull down from the top lol
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This has been available since mohans 4.1.2 I love it!
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Haha mtdew was right, jelly bean rolls out and the noobs come flocking in like a bunch of dumb birds...
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Haha mtdew was right, jelly bean rolls out and the noobs come flocking in like a bunch of dumb birds...
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Happens with every official update lol.
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Happens with every official update lol.
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Anybody want to bet how many threads will be started about it. I see 2 so far. I can't wait for the "JellyBean bricked my phone" threads and the ever-so-awesome, "Will I lose root if I update?" variety of threads..
still using the last leaked jelly bean lol
I would like to know what type of battery life people are getting with the stock JB rom. I'm on the unofficial AOKP 4.2 and have had outstanding life @ 1d 20h 4m with a 45min bluetooth call without charging at 7% left! I don't do much in my phone so screen time is usually less than 25%. I can post a screen shot if there are any doubts, but the stock ICS rom gave me just as good performance. Still love my CM 10.1 and AOKP though. The dev's have done some outstanding work!
I've been toying with the idea of just downloading the Samsung update of 4.1.2 instead of CM10.1. My Captivate is running CM10.1, but only because 2.3.5 was the latest version of Android available. Should I go with 4.1.2 just to see if I like it first? I really like CyanogenMod, but will I be just as happy with 4.1.2? Will I still be able to use Kies even though my phone is already rooted and CWM is installed? All thoughts are appreciated!
Courtney
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No
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you should really read some stickies , this one is just above your post
[REF] |Read This b4 posting | THE MOST Common Questions Answered HERE
Also, you're in a totally different phone forum.
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Yeah, I read the stickies a few times but was unclear. Thanks for the tip. Guess I use continue to read the, over and over and figure it out on my own. I'll quit asking questions since I seem to not be getting and helpful answers. This is the same thing I did with my Captivate and I finally figured it out. Thanks anyway.
Also, you're in a totally different phone forum.
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No, I'm not. I have an i727.
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Yeah, I read the stickies a few times but was unclear. Thanks for the tip. Guess I use continue to read the, over and over and figure it out on my own. I'll quit asking questions since I seem to not be getting and helpful answers. This is the same thing I did with my Captivate and I finally figured it out. Thanks anyway.
No, I'm not. I have an i727.
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What exactly is unclear? The guides are very simple and thorough. I don't think you've read them.
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seems clear to me, from the sticky
18) Q. i tried to update my phone to official firmware with kies and or the ota update but the update failed, my phone has a custom recovery.
A. if using kies and/or ota to update you need to be on stock firmware before you can you can update the phone to official stock firmware
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u can ask questions but you should do a little reading first lol
I've read both your posts in Q&A and sounds like your basically asking the the same thing like everyone has suggested you really need to read lots more before you wind up with expensive paper weight. I know because I've done it before when I started tinkering I thought I had read enough when in actually I read just enough to get in trouble and had no way out. So again when the more experience ones say read you might want to continue reading. Just my two cents
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I don't think you've read them.
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LOL
My cats breath smells like cat food.
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My cats breath smells like cat food.
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My dogs breath smells like cat.
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My dogs breath smells like cat.
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My breath smells like dog food
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