Is there a virtual OS software like vmware to install on phone or a computer running phone emulator? This way I could try out ROM's without f'ing up my phone. I give props to some XDA members cuz they have balls of steel flipping from rom to rom. I like to tinker with phone but prefer the odds to be in my favor.
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The best part of having a rooted android is trying everything... Keep in mind as long as you read the instructions you'll be fine and if that fails odin is also a samsung phones savior
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As far as custom rom emulation no and the reason for that is because there are just too many phones out there with different hardware, file systems, partition tables,etc etc, so to emulate how the rom would work you must emulate the hardware specs its really not a simple task. Unfortunately the only way is to flash and learn lol
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One of my fav things about Android is trying different roms.
Best rules to follow when flashing:
-do a nandroid backup
-make sure ROM is for your phone type.
-read install directions (I try to read most of the posts in the ROM thread too)
Follow these directions and worst case scenario... If you don't like the ROM restore your nandroid backup.
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nrm5110 said:
... Unfortunately the only way is to flash and learn lol
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I worry about that becoming flash and burn, lol, but I feel what you saying.
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I worry about that becoming flash and burn, lol, but I feel what you saying.
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If I find a way I promise I'll post it
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nrm5110 said:
As far as custom rom emulation no and the reason for that is because there are just too many phones out there with different hardware, file systems, partition tables,etc etc, so to emulate how the rom would work you must emulate the hardware specs its really not a simple task. Unfortunately the only way is to flash and learn lol
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It can be done nrm. The reason isn't the difficulty of producing but the difficulty of maintaining, hosting and being responsible for such a system.
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While not exactly a virtual os, Blue Stacks supposedly offers android apps on Mac and PC.
I was going to try it out, but didn't really like te tos and privacy policy. www.bluestacks.com
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It can be done nrm. The reason isn't the difficulty of producing but the difficulty of maintaining, hosting and being responsible for such a system.
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I never stated it can't be done good sir I did however state it would be quite the undertaking
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I know there are a few of these threads in other device forums but I am posing this question to G2x owners only. What is the best ROM in your opinion for use on the G2x? I just rooted mine and have ClockworkMod 5.0.2.0 running with ROM Manager in place. Now it is time to play. A little background, I am a Red Hat instructor so any ROMs a linux nerd might find useful that play nice on the G2x hardware would be awesome.
I've used weapon g2x for a while and it was pretty good. Switched to cyanogenmod 7.2 and it's also pretty good. I've heard phoenixblood is also amazing.
I recommend you just jump in and try them.
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Mileage varies with different people so the best way to pick a ROM is to try them yourself. Make sure you use Titanuim Backup to help keep your apps and data through the changes.
cm nightlies is what I use
i like the bionix theme
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I know there are a few of these threads in other device forums but I am posing this question to G2x owners only. What is the best ROM in your opinion for use on the G2x? I just rooted mine and have ClockworkMod 5.0.2.0 running with ROM Manager in place. Now it is time to play. A little background, I am a Red Hat instructor so any ROMs a linux nerd might find useful that play nice on the G2x hardware would be awesome.
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I would also suggest not using Rom Manager. It can get you in trouble.
I like pheonix blood a lot. It seems the most stable and full featured.
also, a linux nerd might like Terminal IDE
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I would also suggest not using Rom Manager. It can get you in trouble.
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as for rom I'm using cm7 nightlies patiently waiting for cm9 to come out been hearing great things about phoenix blood but I'm 2 lazy to go try it out bcuz I need a full wipe. I just can't be bothered
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362451
I use the kangs that are essentially just non-official nightlies in this thread.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362451
I use the kangs that are essentially just non-official nightlies in this thread.
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I would also suggest not using Rom Manager. It can get you in trouble.
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wait, im confused; why not? i thought everyone had to use rom manager? or can everyone just use clockwork mod instead? why is rom manager so bad?
kayway27 said:
wait, im confused; why not? i thought everyone had to use rom manager? or can everyone just use clockwork mod instead? why is rom manager so bad?
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I thought the same thing. What should you use? This makes me feel like a Newb. But, I'm just curious.
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kayway27 said:
wait, im confused; why not? i thought everyone had to use rom manager? or can everyone just use clockwork mod instead? why is rom manager so bad?
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I never knew why people use RM. Just boot into CWM. RM can **** up at times. I've even seen it brick some people's phones. Also, the G2x uses a modded CWM. So using RM wouldn't be a good idea either way.
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I flashed my first ROM with ROM manager, and of course something went wrong, and the G2x wouldn't boot up. At the time, I thought I messed it all up and bricked my phone.
CWM is just a safer option. Even if the flash goes bad, you can still boot into CWM and do a nandroid restore, then it's like nothing happened in the first place. Plus after you've done it once, it's actually a really simple process to do, but now you have an added safety net.
Yupp use cwm much more stable and easier? I used rm and it soft bricked my phone. Managed to fix it tho with nvgflash
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I thought the same thing. What should you use? This makes me feel like a Newb. But, I'm just curious.
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The recovery partition on Tegra 2 devices works very differently from the recovery partition on almost all other devices. Rom Manager works around this by simply installing it's own version of CWM on a portion of your system partition (I'm fairly certain that is where it places it, but I could be wrong). The Tegra architecture protects certain partitions from being written to while in anything other than recovery or NVFLASH. This prevents certain blobs from being flashed properly with RM. Also, some options can wipe the partition the RM flashed 'CWM' is on, completely removing your non NVFLASHED recovery. While it is extremely rare that this CWM could do permanent damage to the device, it's just generally safer and more consistent to use the 'real' CWM that you flash to the device with NVFLASH, as it is on the proper partition and separate from any partition that a ROM might attempt to format.
Makes sense. Goodbye Rom Manager. Thanks guys.
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Being that the Skyrocket is my first android-based phone, i'm still fairly new to this. Currently, I have NexusMod4 running on my phone. Say I wanted to flash a different rom or even the ICS leak etc.. what would be the best way to do this? Do I just go ahead and flash it or do I have to uninstall the current or anything like that? Also, what should be backed up? Everything? Lol. Apps can be backed up and restored via Titanium Backup, correct? Help a noob out.
hi there, can you just advise on this: when you flash a ROM do you lose all of your phones UI ( TW on Samsung phones for example).
thanks in advance
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One. Search is your friend it would have answered your questions so please in the future try to do so
Two. When installing a new rom its like installing a different version of windows so when you do your wipes its like formatting a hard drive so yes you loose all of the old data including whatever ui was on the old rom.
Three. Backups are important many make a full one of the stock setup and archive it somewhere safe for those oh **** moments lol and many like to flip between roms by backing up their favs and restoring them as their fancy is stricken.
Four. Yes tibu is good for backing up apps me personally I use system tuner pro for this purpose among many others. Hope this helps out
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thanks nrm. appreciated buddy. any thoughts on downgrading to the crap that is ics for gs2. i'm talking about Three network official one from those lazy TWATS at Samsung! thanked in advance
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fida khan said:
thanks nrm. appreciated buddy. any thoughts on downgrading to the crap that is ics for gs2. i'm talking about Three network official one from those lazy TWATS at Samsung! thanked in advance
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Not sure I understand your question but I would say be appreciative to dg for finding the leak for your guys gs2 yes there is risk involved just like everything we do here but as far as goint to ics look in your forums for info on that
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i have always read about boot.img in rooting or flashing roms....
but never know what is it...
i rooted my HOX without using it...using the onexroot.com method and flashed the ARHD rom...
but still don't know what is it and what to use for??
helloooooooooooo...........?
This'll give u some info on what it contains. (As in building it and what's in it) http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images
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This'll give u some info on what it contains. (As in building it and what's in it) http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images
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but what the advantage of it..??
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but what the advantage of it..??
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The boot.img AKA Kernel, is basically the heart of the phone. Without it the phone will not start up all the way. (Will stay at the splash screen)
Think of it like this.... A android phone is a car, and the kernel is that cars engine. If the engine isn't there the car won't move.
That's the best I could come up with. Hope it helps
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I've been rooting phones, flashing roms, and even flashing others phones to different carriers for, 5-6 years now I'd say. So, I know what I'm doing. I recently started using Goo Manager to download things occasionally, and to say the least I'm screwed. Downloaded the latest twrp recovery and it automatically booted into recovery and flashed the image. Endpoint...hard bricked.
Just be careful with goo is all I'm saying. I never confirmed it to flash the download and it didn't even ask. As soon as it was done dl'ing it just did it. I knew instantly it was going to be problematic. Because it wasn't actually the twrp img for my skyrocket. I was downloading it to use on another phone and transfer to my computer. So, now I'm without a phone. Sucks..
Anyone know of a way to get into download mode without having to use Jtag? lol prolllly not
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I've been rooting phones, flashing roms, and even flashing others phones to different carriers for, 5-6 years now I'd say. So, I know what I'm doing. I recently started using Goo Manager to download things occasionally, and to say the least I'm screwed. Downloaded the latest twrp recovery and it automatically booted into recovery and flashed the image. Endpoint...hard bricked.
Just be careful with goo is all I'm saying. I never confirmed it to flash the download and it didn't even ask. As soon as it was done dl'ing it just did it. I knew instantly it was going to be problematic. Because it wasn't actually the twrp img for my skyrocket. I was downloading it to use on another phone and transfer to my computer. So, now I'm without a phone. Sucks..
Anyone know of a way to get into download mode without having to use Jtag? lol prolllly not
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Sounds like a noob mistake and also it tells you in too manager when you select install custom recovery its not goo.managersfault its lack of reading
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I am not sure why someone that has been doing this for years would put anything on the phones memory that doesn't go with the phone for any reason. It seems like half, if not more, of the bricks that happen are because of the wrong thing trying to be installed on the phone. Knowing that, it seems like a good idea to NEVER put anything on the phone that doesn't go with the phone, if you plan on using it or not. I guess this is just another precautionary tale for others now because if you really are hard bricked then Jtag is your option. Assuming you have already tried download mode, Odin, etc...Anyone doing this as long as you would have already known to try that stuff first...right? Good luck.
I got into a similar problem with goo manager. Ended with hard brick. Will never use goo or rom manager. Odin and twrp or cmw are the way to go. And never, ever flash anything unless you know it's for your device. That was the problem with goo, it said it was but wasn't.
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I've been rooting phones, flashing roms, and even flashing others phones to different carriers for, 5-6 years now I'd say. So, I know what I'm doing. I recently started using Goo Manager to download things occasionally, and to say the least I'm screwed. Downloaded the latest twrp recovery and it automatically booted into recovery and flashed the image. Endpoint...hard bricked.
Just be careful with goo is all I'm saying. I never confirmed it to flash the download and it didn't even ask. As soon as it was done dl'ing it just did it. I knew instantly it was going to be problematic. Because it wasn't actually the twrp img for my skyrocket. I was downloading it to use on another phone and transfer to my computer. So, now I'm without a phone. Sucks..
Anyone know of a way to get into download mode without having to use Jtag? lol prolllly not
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I've got 5 devices successfully running Goomanager / TWRP, and none of them have had a single issue. I just make sure that what I am getting for each device is FOR each individual device.
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I've got 5 devices successfully running Goomanager / TWRP, and none of them have had a single issue. I just make sure that what I am getting for each device is FOR each individual device.
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I agree all my device run twrp or cwm and no issue like I mention just a noob error
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You know you can force a reboot of the phone during the download by holding the power key or pulling the battery, right? If you knew what the file was, why didn't you do that?
I've downloaded ROM files hundreds of times through GooManager and gapps files at least a few dozen on three different phones across two platforms (Rocket and Note II). I've also flashed recoveries through it more times than I can remember. It's never once caused a problem, downloaded the wrong file, or even soft-bricked me.
I thought you couldn't brick a phone by a botched recovery flash. Because it's only writing to the recovery partition and not the system. Just what I once read anyway.
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I didn't know it was the wrong file until after it installed. It was supposed to be a gapps package that went with the Rom. I't didn't look right and I should have known better but I went with goo.
Just reinforces you should always know that what ever you flash make sure it's for your specific device.
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I thought you couldn't brick a phone by a botched recovery flash. Because it's only writing to the record very partition and not the system. Just what I once read anyway.
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I cant agree more with you Walsh doesn't sound right but hey they learn the hard way just as we learned
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I'm no noob. I was downloading the fIle. Not flashing it. It flashed on it's own INSTANTLY after it finished downloading. Without asking. It never did that the dozens of times I downloaded stuff before. So, there.
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And yeah, I've learned to do things the old fashioned way. That's what. Based on the type of responses here, I see why some others have bad impressions of XDA members. Think whatever you want. Just sharing because it sucks. Guarantee you I know more than most of you who replied. Unless your a developer, lol.
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And yeah, I've learned to do things the old fashioned way. That's what. Based on the type of responses here, I see why some others have bad impressions of XDA members. Think whatever you want. Just sharing because it sucks. Guarantee you I know more than most of you who replied. Unless your a developer, lol.
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Very cool story, enjoy your brick!
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5-6 years of flashing and you just joined xda at the end of September?
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I only used goo manager to flash touch recovery on and I have had no problem with it..werid..
I did copy a recovery on my old SG Europa and it was the wrong one and bricked it,lucky I was able to get a replacement. You learn from your mistakes.
I have been there..
...Another thread resurrection? Seriously? Good lord.
Better late than never, eh. This is seen old thread
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I only used goo manager to flash touch recovery on and I have had no problem with it..werid..
I did copy a recovery on my old SG Europa and it was the wrong one and bricked it,lucky I was able to get a replacement. You learn from your mistakes.
I have been there..
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Better late than never, eh. This is seen old thread
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Sorry didn't look at the date... Dam Google search ...lol( 4 months old)
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AHAHAHAH...NO..Spiderman got cancer...????
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Better late than never, eh. This is seen old thread
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Did you see the hobbit? It clearly stated the necromancer is coming.
Sent from my mom's basement.
I have been on the scene for a few years, mostly creeping so to speak. Since having my gs3 I have been using beans jb room pretty much exclusively. I am about to do a clean install and I was just curious as to some of the good and bad practices people recommend when upgrading or even moving to a new rom. And I mean post flash like calibrating battery and other things to that effect. Searched a little but I haven't found a definitive guide or thread listing does and don'ts.
I flash around alot, all I do is the necessary steps (system wipes and such) but besides calibrate the battery, I'm not really aware of anymore necessities. Although I always makes sure to flash a custom kernel, but that's obviously not required
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I flash around alot, all I do is the necessary steps (system wipes and such) but besides calibrate the battery, I'm not really aware of anymore necessities. Although I always makes sure to flash a custom kernel, but that's obviously not required
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Understood I always wipe especially when I dirty flash but let's take for instance I use the kt747 kernel and I know know that after every flash I need to rename those files and stop the media server... That just one thing I do but I have read a few replies from devs that suggest other tips to keep your phone stable and I guess allow you new rom to acclimate with the hardware.
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Understood I always wipe especially when I dirty flash but let's take for instance I use the kt747 kernel and I know know that after every flash I need to rename those files and stop the media server... That just one thing I do but I have read a few replies from devs that suggest other tips to keep your phone stable and I guess allow you new rom to acclimate with the hardware.
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I see what you mean, although fixing all the stuff that breaks is half the fun for me, so I'm not very well versed in all the little intricacies
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I see what you mean, although fixing all the stuff that breaks is half the fun for me, so I'm not very well versed in all the little intricacies
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Yea... i will experiment with anything but my phone. I save that for my phone and computer