Ok guys so I hate this phone, I've never wanted to punt a phone up until now, It freezes, crashes, and is extremely annoying but I thought hey maybe if I root it and install a custom rom it make my experience with this phone much better since that's how it went with my G2.
So here is my question, rooting, I found this pretty neat one click roo for this phone, do you guys suggest it? Or is there a better way of doing it?
Second question, I've seen a rom for this phone called RAGE and that's it would you guys be able to suggest a great rom for this phone?
I've only ever rooted the G2 and used CM rom, so ima little new to the rootng world.
Thank you guys so much in advace!!
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Hey look, there's a search box up there!
You should search before starting a new topic.
There are tons of guides on :how to root/install a custom rom
This is one of them
RAGE is a pretty nice rom , but you need to install a file manager and input method using titanium backup ,as they are not included.
So it's easier to install Glorious Overdose v3 it's fast and stable.
NuclearApple said:
You should search before starting a new topic.
There are tons of guides on :how to root/install a custom rom
This is one of them
RAGE is a pretty nice rom , but you need to install a file manager and input method using titanium backup ,as they are not included.
So it's easier to install Glorious Overdose v3 it's fast and stable.
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Thanks man I hope by doing this ill get a much better experience out of this phone, ill look into GO v3, and I know I should searched more but I was at work and been here past 20 hrs was hoping id get some suggestions as I can't really use my phone much at work, thanks a lot though for the root guide link. Toodles!
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SuperOneClick is really easy to use, so even first timers can do it pretty easy. I myself use RAGE (Now on 4.0) and love it. User friendly, Swype is back, you don't need to manually input the APN, and it runs a lot smoother tha 3.6 was. Just make sure you get your mounts and update your Voodoo before hand.
I do, however, recommend getting Titanium backup pro before so that you don't have to go through and redownload all of your apps. It also backs up your messages, and make sure your contacts are saved by either Google, TMobile, or both just in case.
Hope this helps! =]
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Hello,
i recently installed froyo and i just rooted my phone, but im experiancing a lot of lag after the root. Ive been searching and i have been looking on the forums but what ive gotten so far is to Rom my phone to fix it.. a lot of people keep recommandign different roms saying cog, or vibrant hybrid, etc.. but as i was doing research for people who might have the same problem i saw that someone said something about a lagfix? idk whats a good rom how do i get this lagfix.i dont know if thats in the rom or not but some help would be really nice. any suggestoins or anything, ohh and i NEED to have tethering enabled so if anything takes it away please let me know.
thank you
Most of the popular roms on the development section have setirons kernel which adds a custom clock work mod recovery to your phone. With that kernel you can install a bunch of different lag fixes depending on what you prefer. I am running mikey's doc rom with the ext 4 lagfix. Check out his rom. All you need is clock work recovery since you're already rooted and on froyo.
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you said you are running this one correct?http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818030
Yeah thats the rom I am running. I even got hsupa to work but you don't have to do that of don't want to. Follow the instructions and you will be set. Remeber to back up all your data with titanium backup and take precaution when following the steps.
Fyi if you brick your phone I am not responsible. (Doubt you will though)
Have fun.
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Now that I am a pro, lol. I flashed cognition 4.3 and it's for sure way faster. Looks like stock rom, but is definitely way faster. Is there not much customization to be done on this rom? But imma start to read up on more roms. Thanks for teaching me how to flash!!
Edit: I know that froyo didn't require task killer, some people said that it even made their phone run bad. How about on cognition 4.3, does that need a task killer our does it run fine without one?
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You can switch between 5 lockscreens
There are a couple of themes around for Cog 4.x if you're keen on customizing, just make double sure it's compatible with your ROM......and do a nandroid backup in case it goes pear shaped.
Forget task killers unless you have a really specific need.
I flash my first ROM couple weeks back. Was really happy it went with no glitches or problems, but all thanks to the help from here!
Used the samsung's Task Manager to kill active Apps on FF 2.7
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The built in task killer works just fine.
Where do I find the lockscreens or themes at?
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Where do I find the lockscreens or themes at?
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The lock screens should already be there. Take a look at Settings> Display> Unlock Screen.
For themes go to Captivate Themes and Apps and look for themes that say "Compatible with (or tested on) Cog 4.x".
This should get you started- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921920
Welcome to the addiction.
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41LY45 said:
Used the samsung's Task Manager to kill active Apps on FF 2.7
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I strictly use SystemPanel Lite. Haven't used anything else since going to 2.2(LONG time ago)
Welcome to this group of flashers
KonaZXIII said:
The lock screens should already be there. Take a look at Settings> Display> Unlock Screen.
For themes go to Captivate Themes and Apps and look for themes that say "Compatible with (or tested on) Cog 4.x".
This should get you started- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921920
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Ah sweet thanks. When everything looks the same as before sometimes its hard to picks out what settings they added
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cog 4.3 is a great rom to start, its not far off of stock. 4.3 seems to be running great for me too compared to earlier versions.
Well nice to see my help and recommendation of rom worked out for you. Now just read, read, read, and when you think you've got a question, read some more. I started flashing my phone day 2 of having it this is my first smartphone, didn't post until 3 months later and that was to start helping other people. Have fun and be careful font do anything unless you know what it is, and make sure you know how to recover from a blunder.
Ha, congrats, I too flashed Serendipity, my first, a week ago and since have flashed a nice juicy paragon kernel. It's amazing the speed! I've tried a few launchers but none did I like as much as the stock one. Until I found W7 launcher on the market. But I cross back and forth btw the stock and W7, thats what I like about it is it's easy to get rid of if I like. Great work on the flash, great people here, helped me out immensely too.
I do have one question tho, that hasn't been explained to me and may help you also. Harveythedog mentioned a nandroid back up and I've searched but cant find out what this means and how to do it? Can someone explain this?
I've backed up with titbu, and backed up my apn's, and my efs folder to ext sd, but I'm not positive I've done a nandroid backup.
What is REALLY needed is a sticky here with a step by step on what to do once you've flashed a rom. There's plenty on HOW to do it and what steps to take prior, but I haven't found anything on exactly what should be done after. I think it would be really useful for noobs like me.
great work
Stop encouraging him "haha" just kidding welcome to the party.
A nandroid back up is done in clockwork recovery under backup and restore, it makes a back up of your system so if you were to do something that breaks the os you can restore a working rom from the backup.
Good job on the flash no matter how many roms.i.try i keep going back to cog its the best one out there lovin the.battery life and speed
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A nandroid back up is done in clockwork recovery under backup and restore, it makes a back up of your system so if you were to do something that breaks the os you can restore a working rom from the backup.
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Ok, so I've done that. Good news. Does it get backed up on the internal sd or ext sd? If int, should I move it to ext? And home comp? Thanks Studacris.
tkjeeper said:
Ok, so I've done that. Good news. Does it get backed up on the internal sd or ext sd? If int, should I move it to ext? And home comp? Thanks Studacris.
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It puts it on the internal sdcard. /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup to be more precise. Flashing doesn't wipe the sdcard partition only master clear does that, but you should be backing up the entire sdcard on your computer before flashing anyway, so that will be in there, but a good rule of thumb in computers in general: if its important to you back it up, and back up the backup. Data redundancy is an amazing thing
make sure you dont rename it ever clockwork has an issue with restoring if you do, even if you change it back to what it was, so just dont rename. the nandroid itself is just named by the date you created it I believe.
serendipity forevaaaaa
3 days into my first Rom flash as well - Serendipity (literally spent weeks researching, reading and understanding everything).
Gotta say no matter how much i messed with lagfixes... Kernels... Modems..... I could never get the cappy as smooth as this Rom. Kudos to the creators. And grats on your first (and in all likelihood by no means your last)
Well got another question lol I know I'm a noob to the whole rooting Droid phone's but I changed my rom to euroskank cm9 was wondering why there is a few things in settings I can't get into or there is nothing there, do I have to update the rom, and was wondering about themes for it. Thanks in advance
I was just wondering what the certain things are that you can't get into/select?
When I go into system settings I can't open dock or icon settings but the rom is a great looking rom . There is a few other options that are blank nothing important stuff like themes
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If it's greyed out it's not put into the ROM yet
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It's just things they haven't gotten around to putting in yet. Nothing to worry about.
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I have one more Q about the rom I don't have rom manager paid version, so updating the rom for the features they haven't put in yet will it update thru the settings under about phone or will I have to use Google for that. Is rom manager worth the buy that's the only way I know of or how to change the rom in the g2x
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xethcore said:
I have one more Q about the rom I don't have rom manager paid version, so updating the rom for the features they haven't put in yet will it update thru the settings under about phone or will I have to use Google for that. Is rom manager worth the buy that's the only way I know of or how to change the rom in the g2x
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time for you to do some reading, if all your using is ROM manager, then you need to read up on NVFlash. without NVFlashing your phone, if you get stuck in a bootloop, you cant access recovery.
as for changing the ROM, just check these forums from time to time. I wouldnt reccomend automatic updates anyway because most updates in roms introduce new quirks and issues, and if you look at the thread in the forum before flashing it youll get a better idea of what those issues are.
I have flashed a new recovery have had one rom boot loop but have tried a couple like the cm9 but missing a few features I would like to have that are not in it, there so much stuff that's possible trying to find a set up I like lol
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Read read read and read some more. A little reading goes a long way! You nvflased your phone right? I don't even use rom manager. I boot into recovery each and every time I want to switch roms. As for updates just go to the Site or check out rootzwiki. That is where my buddy dj posts the roms. Here is euroskank Site http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/
Hopefully I don't get heat for this lol
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Hello
I own a LG P500 2.3.3..
So, i decided to root my phone (i hardly have the basic knowledge of it)
anyway i followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1200167 and rooted my device. Everything was perfect..
Now i'm stuck on what to do next?
I downloaded Titanium backup removed few Dumb Default Apps and Backup'd the rest
What to do next?
What about ROM and stuff?
Custom ROMS
Install Adfree from the market
Get wifi hotspot working if it is disabled
Remove bloatware
Overclock
Download a custom ROM through room manager app and enjoy the new experience
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You can do more thing after rooting your device.Use SYSTEM APP REMOVER to uninstall some app you don't use maked more free memory.Use Titanium Backup to backup and restore your apps.And so much more You can do...
Watch pr0n. Then unlock and flash a new rom.
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What else would you do with an unlocked device? Load whatever you want and enjoy its full potential.
Insanely Stupid said:
Hello
I own a LG P500 2.3.3..
So, i decided to root my phone (i hardly have the basic knowledge of it)
anyway i followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1200167 and rooted my device. Everything was perfect..
Now i'm stuck on what to do next?
I downloaded Titanium backup removed few Dumb Default Apps and Backup'd the rest
What to do next?
What about ROM and stuff?
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Download a good kernel
Install SetCPU (allows you to OC and UC). Good for saving battery while the screen is off.
Read. Read a LOT.
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some advice
whodisname said:
Read. Read a LOT.
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I agree with whodisname. When you root for the first time it's all about learning what is available. Just keep checking your phone's forum and reading everything you can about the ROMs and the kernels.
Next comes the frustrating part: installing and having things go wrong. They will, so make sure you are ready to reinstall all of your apps manually a few times. You should have a backup made from before you do any changes to your kernel or ROM. Keep that no matter what. And btw do not install anything ROM or Kernel that is not SPECIFICALLY for your phone model. You do that and it's game over Chuck.
Yes read and dont rush or end up with a bricked phone which will be no good to man nor beast
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REGonz said:
What else would you do with an unlocked device? Load whatever you want and enjoy its full potential.
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-aggie- said:
Install SetCPU (allows you to OC and UC). Good for saving battery while the screen is off.
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21770 said:
I agree with whodisname. When you root for the first time it's all about learning what is available. Just keep checking your phone's forum and reading everything you can about the ROMs and the kernels.
Next comes the frustrating part: installing and having things go wrong. They will, so make sure you are ready to reinstall all of your apps manually a few times. You should have a backup made from before you do any changes to your kernel or ROM. Keep that no matter what. And btw do not install anything ROM or Kernel that is not SPECIFICALLY for your phone model. You do that and it's game over Chuck.
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All excellent suggestions. I ROM switch at least once a week, just to ty different ROMS. I am using my Thunderstick right now because I am in the process of unbricking my Rezound. It's learning and pushing your phone to the maximum. It is the same reason my PC is liquid cooled, take it past the basic specs and try something different.
Steps 1-5 go here
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/28546-guide-5-steps-to-keep-your-phone-snappylagfree
P2K
Good job compiling this. I have all of those myself and can attest to their effectiveness. Thanks for putting this together for the rest of the community!
Wow, just doing the renice tweak and adding the apps I used most drastically improved my performance.
Glad it's working well for you guys. Just compiled it when I was working haha love my job
My thanks are by mistake.(kinda assumed this would work for my phone too)
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All of these should work for your phone as none are really phone specific as for the renice one you can find a post about it somewhere on xda and edit it to your liking. SQLite, fugu, gemini/cache cleaner are all not phone specific.
My phone has been so laggy lately and the battery would drain so fast, it was very frustrating. Then I tried these 5 steps and the results are almost unbelievable! I unplugged my phone this morning and by the time I got done at work 9 hours later the battery was still at 80%! And no lag whatsoever.
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I did these steps and I noticed that my phone is now faster I used to always gey redraws rather frequently, but I still get redraws, enough to still bother me. Advice on how to be faster? I am on stock FP1 rooted using twl.launcher as my main launcher and would like to keep this setup. I am willing to switch roms or anything, all I want is zero redraws, really hate it! Thanks and any advice is appreciated!!
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ohhshiet said:
I did these steps and I noticed that my phone is now faster I used to always gey redraws rather frequently, but I still get redraws, enough to still bother me. Advice on how to be faster? I am on stock FP1 rooted using twl.launcher as my main launcher and would like to keep this setup. I am willing to switch roms or anything, all I want is zero redraws, really hate it! Thanks and any advice is appreciated!!
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Add this line to the end of your /system/build.prop and reboot.
Code:
ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1
That should help some. It may not eliminate it completely, but it'll be the best you can get.
Also, if you're stock, consider either manually debloating or installing a debloated rom. The less you have running in the background, the less likely your launcher will be to close.
Hey guys I am new to the charge. I really want to root but I have some concerns first. For one I have already replaced this phone twice since I got it. If I un-root it will Verizon notice I rooted it at all? Also how safe is it? I really don't want a $300 paper weight. I rooted my old sch-m828c from straightalk and the phone wouldn't connect to the computer anymore; is that a concern with the charge? As from the last sentence I have experience with odin but my old phone lost the root somehow and i was unable to boot it back to stock. Is the charge better about stuff like that? Please respond with any help. (Best mods, safest methods etc.) Thanks in advance!
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tmanschuette said:
Hey guys I am new to the charge. I really want to root but I have some concerns first. For one I have already replaced this phone twice since I got it. If I un-root it will Verizon notice I rooted it at all? Also how safe is it? I really don't want a $300 paper weight. I rooted my old sch-m828c from straightalk and the phone wouldn't connect to the computer anymore; is that a concern with the charge? As from the last sentence I have experience with odin but my old phone lost the root somehow and i was unable to boot it back to stock. Is the charge better about stuff like that? Please respond with any help. (Best mods, safest methods etc.) Thanks in advance!
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well first off, you're in the right thread. To adress your concerns:
1) If you use odin to flash an unrooted firmware on your phone verizon will have no idea that you rooted your phone.
2) Your first flash is scary but it's really not that hard. Just always use the pda slot in odin and you'll be fine. I have only messed my phone up once and that was because I wasn't following instructions properly.
3) And this phone has a history of losing root on some custom roms but all you have to do is go to the superuser website and download their cwm flashable binary and you will regain root.
4) As for best mods etc. that's why I said you are in the right thread check the link in the OP for the full guide.
best rom imo is tweaked 2.2 with stock kernel.
feel free to ask any questions.
Are the kernel tweaks compatible with the stock kernel? Or should they be run manually via script manager? From what I've read only custom kernels offer init.d support.
nismology said:
Are the kernel tweaks compatible with the stock kernel? Or should they be run manually via script manager? From what I've read only custom kernels offer init.d support.
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You have to run through script manager.
- dSlice™