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Hey guys, I just flashed my first rom and I wanted to let everyone know especially the dev but since I can't post yet in the dev section I made a thread so hopefully he will be able to read it
I flashed miui pimpmaneaton's custom rom and so far i love the looks of it!!, thanks for the rom pimp!
Congrats, soon enough you'll be flashing like two or three a day.
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Congrats, soon enough you'll be flashing like two or three a day.
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lol I have read that a few times already, looks like you guys are all right!!!
I just flashed mine for the first time a couple days ago as well. And i know just enough to be dangerous. I'm still not sure about the backup process and what each one does.
What does Nandroid Backup do? When should it be done? And when can it be skipped?
What does Titanium Backup do? When should it be done? And when can it be skipped?
For instance, there's a minor update to the ARHD 3.6.9 -> 3.6.10. When i flash this, i assume i should make a Nandroid backup. What about Titanium? What will happen to all my installed apps? Will they be wiped out?
If i install a different ROM all together and don't like it, can i just pull out the Nandroid backup and go back to where i was with the old ROM and all apps still installed?
Also what does Super Wipe do? Does it delete my apps/app data?
wicketr said:
I just flashed mine for the first time a couple days ago as well. And i know just enough to be dangerous. I'm still not sure about the backup process and what each one does.
What does Nandroid Backup do? When should it be done? And when can it be skipped?
What does Titanium Backup do? When should it be done? And when can it be skipped?
For instance, there's a minor update to the ARHD 3.6.9 -> 3.6.10. When i flash this, i assume i should make a Nandroid backup. What about Titanium? What will happen to all my installed apps? Will they be wiped out?
If i install a different ROM all together and don't like it, can i just pull out the Nandroid backup and go back to where i was with the old ROM and all apps still installed?
Also what does Super Wipe do? Does it delete my apps/app data?
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Well I wish I could help you but I am not sure if I have all the right answers to your questions, like I said I just flashed my first rom last night and i have not restored anything yet.
Now I understand that a nandroid backup should be done before you flash a new rom if you want to restore that same rom at a later time, for example I did a nadroid backup of my stock rom but if I flash another rom I wont do a nandroid of this miui rom.
I did a titanium back of a few saved games but I have not restored anything yet.
Regarding ARHD rom I can't really tell you anything, maybe someone will help you faster if you post in their rom thread.
SuperWipe from what I have read wipes all your data, cache, dalvik with just one click instead of going one by one but in the end it will make the same effect if you wipe data, cache, dalvik one by one.
Lets wait if someone chimes in and correct me so we both can learn more
A nandroid backup is a bit for bit copy of your current Android set up. It'll back up your rom, applications, application data like text messages, playlists, bookmarks. Everything. If you ever want to go back to it, just restore the backup and you'll be up and running in 3 to 5 minutes.
Titanium backup lets you back up individual applications to be restored at a later time. For example, if I download Opera Mobile and set up all my speed dial bookmarks, I'll perform a titanium back up of the application so that if I change roms at a later time, I can restore the back up of Opera Mobile and not have to re-set anything up.
Hope this clears the air. Neither of which have to be done, mind you, but they are incredibly convenient.
A nandroid backup should be done always before flashing a new rom. even if your updating a rom you should still do a nandroid backup just in case something goes wrong. Sometimes devs forget something in updates and it could mess up your set up so always backup for safe keeping.
Thank you both for clarifying it for us
I have recently rooted and s off but may I ask what is a kernel ? I want to install a stock ics Rom (I think its pixel or something like that ) and they talk about kernels a lot . Can I just flash it like normal ?
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ihearthapple96 said:
I have recently rooted and s off but may I ask what is a kernel ? I want to install a stock ics Rom (I think its pixel or something like that ) and they talk about kernels a lot . Can I just flash it like normal ?
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You can read here what a kernel is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20768687
In the rom's thread should be the install notes on how to flash that to your phone, basically it is wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik and then flash rom.
Congratulations all who flashed their first Rom soon u all people will flashing new Rom every day. That's all possible due to great talented devs of XDA.
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Well I guess you guys are all right, I just flashed my second rom today lol and I think that I will stay with this one for a while , for those wondering I flashed senseay rom
Congratz on your first rom flash
An actual functioning Rom without Errors.
Flashed Android 4.0.1 ICS w/ Android Revolution HD 5.02 yesterday..... It
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n0ferz said:
Well I guess you guys are all right, I just flashed my second rom today lol and I think that I will stay with this one for a while , for those wondering I flashed senseay rom
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You may notice diminishing battery life with rom flashes. If this is the case, download Battery Calibration from the market. Charge your phone up to 100% and fire this application up. It'll likely ask for root access upon being started (but it might not). Once you're at 100%, click the giant Battery Calibration button. It may ask for root access a second time, just grant it access and it'll wipe the battery stats file. Then, fully discharge the phone (or atleast within 2 to 5%) and charge it back up to 100%. You should notice an immediate improvement in battery life.
Concrats! Now your grown up! I did my first rom yesterday... Now i feel like a big girl... I was scared ass hell that i would ****ed this up... but it works! So i`m proud!
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You may notice diminishing battery life with rom flashes. If this is the case, download Battery Calibration from the market. Charge your phone up to 100% and fire this application up. It'll likely ask for root access upon being started (but it might not). Once you're at 100%, click the giant Battery Calibration button. It may ask for root access a second time, just grant it access and it'll wipe the battery stats file. Then, fully discharge the phone (or atleast within 2 to 5%) and charge it back up to 100%. You should notice an immediate improvement in battery life.
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Hey thanks for the tip, I will try this today and I hope to get an improvement in my battery life!!
swesjes said:
Concrats! Now your grown up! I did my first rom yesterday... Now i feel like a big girl... I was scared ass hell that i would ****ed this up... but it works! So i`m proud!
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gratz to you as well
Lol. Nice to see so much excitement.Your Sennys are not virgins anymore. Soon enough they'll become whores, just like many others
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Congrats, soon enough you'll be flashing like two or three a day.
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And there will be alot of bricking in procces.lol.just joking.
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Once you flashed, you will keep on flashing
I'm running stock jb and sadly its very laggy and many taps will result in many second of waiting. Even Google search takes ages to start.
Are the cyanogen Roms better? Is there already a working cm10 rom available?
Shahpur.Azizpour said:
I'm running stock jb and sadly its very laggy and many taps will result in many second of waiting. Even Google search takes ages to start.
Are the cyanogen Roms better? Is there already a working cm10 rom available?
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I would give Jellybro a try. Seems to be fairly popular ROM based on CM10
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1791751
Make sure you make a nandroid backup and know how to flash beforehand.
i agree! jellybro is the sastest jb rom here !
I'm using paranoidandroid 1.9.5 its very smooth and fast but WiFi tethering is not working
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Since you need to wipe the phone either way, have you tried a factory reset yet? It's worth a shot. You never said whether or not you did. But if you're looking for more features all baked in, go with a custom ROM
I think CM9 is still faster overall although it isn't buttery smooth like JB or CM10.
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Since you need to wipe the phone either way, have you tried a factory reset yet? It's worth a shot. You never said whether or not you did. But if you're looking for more features all baked in, go with a custom ROM
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My boot loader is already unlocked so I shouldn't have to wipe for root, right? I'm just not sure if CM10 is worth it. Don't know if nexus s is capable of keeping it fast with Android 4.x...
You should try the jellybro rom because its super fast.
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Try doing a full wipe/system reset. My Nexus S OTA to JB a few weeks ago. Even at stock, it was fast. No lag.
If you are experiencing lags, it is likely your phone's filled with resource contending stuff.
BTW, I've seen flashed in CMREX Beta9 JB. Boot up is insanely fast. Everything works.
Also you can try the V6 Supercharger mod. It helped my other phone - Gingerbread equipped XT615 Motoluxe speed up quite nicely.
Shahpur.Azizpour said:
My boot loader is already unlocked so I shouldn't have to wipe for root, right? I'm just not sure if CM10 is worth it. Don't know if nexus s is capable of keeping it fast with Android 4.x...
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Mine runs very well on JB. You're already rooted and whatnot, all you need to do is backup via recovery. Properly wipe the phone and flash. There's a few 4.1 ROMs out there. Give them a shot and see what you like. The phone is still pretty quick despite its age. Like I said. The phone may just need to be cleaned up. I've never had mine lag, personally.
Should I wipe SD partition too? It takes ages to backup the SD partition to a PC first...doesn't seem to support USB 2.0...
I would try a factory reset first to see what happens...
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Should I wipe SD partition too? It takes ages to backup the SD partition to a PC first...doesn't seem to support USB 2.0...
I would try a factory reset first to see what happens...
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From my understanding just do a factory reset/wipe, wipe the dalvik cache and then flash your ROM.
Shahpur.Azizpour said:
I'm running stock jb and sadly its very laggy and many taps will result in many second of waiting. Even Google search takes ages to start.
Are the cyanogen Roms better? Is there already a working cm10 rom available?
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First try change kernel..
Nocerino's Rulez with RAScarlo's ROM features TriNitY
I've had the same issue and came here to see if others shared. JB was initially pretty solid (I initially did a full wipe), but now it lags real bad. Google Now is the worst offender. It takes at least 5 seconds to appear, and then a good chunk of time to allow me to input text. It's too much.
I'm going to keep looking for another ROM, but honestly, I was counting on the fact that stock would be the most reliable. I've also had trouble using my radio to make calls / use data. I'm disappointed as I figured these problems were previously mostly due to custom ROMs. All I want is a stable, simple ROM that functions consistently.
Google Now was fast for me initially but it's super slow now but I doubt this is a ROM issue.
Everything else is fast and smooth.
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I think its time to upgrade...just waiting for a nexus without pentile screen.
Do a full wipe, clear cache
This is the best time to check as many roms as possible. no need to worry about losing anything as you should of backed it all up by now. So clean slate and try some different Roms. To say stock is laggy does sound strange. So back up everything, even whats on your SD.
Clean start.
Best backup program to save apps and data - Titanium backup
Best app for everything else (app manager, processes etc..) - Romtoolbox.
Now go have fun!
try Xenonhd v6.0 and Air kernel JB weekly.
My phone is better than new with this combo. I am not going to try anything else until these give me a serious issue (I dont think they will)
I recently installed CM10.0 (The stable release) on my gs3, and I'm not too happy with the severe battery drain and glitchy lockscreen, so I want to swicth back to a TouchWiz based ROM that will provide a good balance of performance and great battery life. I have two questions. First, is there anything special I have to do with transitioning back to TouchWiz from CM10.0? I know I had to install the gapps package, but the factory wipe should remove that right?
Also ROM suggestions for stable performance with ability to tweak more settings, but at the same time retains healthy battery life? After researching a bit, CleanROM or Synergy seem like my best bet, but I would like opinions from more experience users than myself, I'm still pretty new to this.
Thank you in advance! :good:
i wipe data, cache, dalvik in between roms.
if im going to 4.2 to TW or TW to 4.2 or whatever.
if you like the looks of AOSP but the function of TW flash Beans build 10. you WILL NOT regret it.
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I recently installed CM10.0 (The stable release) on my gs3, and I'm not too happy with the severe battery drain and glitchy lockscreen, so I want to swicth back to a TouchWiz based ROM that will provide a good balance of performance and great battery life. I have two questions. First, is there anything special I have to do with transitioning back to TouchWiz from CM10.0? I know I had to install the gapps package, but the factory wipe should remove that right?
Also ROM suggestions for stable performance with ability to tweak more settings, but at the same time retains healthy battery life? After researching a bit, CleanROM or Synergy seem like my best bet, but I would like opinions from more experience users than myself, I'm still pretty new to this.
Thank you in advance! :good:
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Hey xNali,
I was in a similar position, in which I went from TW to CM10 stable, back to TW. To go back, all I did was, in Clockworkmod recovery, wipe the phone/factory restore, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, and then flashed the TW ROM.
As to your second question, I am using CleanROM 5.6 w/ lean kernel. I am only on the first battery cycle with very minimal usage (less than 1 hour of screen time), and I got about 1 day and 5 hours of battery life on it. Thus far, CleanROM seems to be very stable and I have yet to experience any issues - no apps crashing, wifi, BT tether all work, no screen flickering. At the same time, I use my phone primarily for work emails, so others on the board may be able to provide better advise.
In addition to CleanROM and Synergy, Jelly Beans also seems to be very popular (based solely on the # of posts in that thread).
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Hey xNali,
I was in a similar position, in which I went from TW to CM10 stable, back to TW. To go back, all I did was, in Clockworkmod recovery, wipe the phone/factory restore, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, and then flashed the TW ROM.
As to your second question, I am using CleanROM 5.6 w/ lean kernel. I am only on the first battery cycle with very minimal usage (less than 1 hour of screen time), and I got about 1 day and 5 hours of battery life on it. Thus far, CleanROM seems to be very stable and I have yet to experience any issues - no apps crashing, wifi, BT tether all work, no screen flickering. At the same time, I use my phone primarily for work emails, so others on the board may be able to provide better advise.
In addition to CleanROM and Synergy, Jelly Beans also seems to be very popular (based solely on the # of posts in that thread).
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Thanks for the advice. I'm getting like 12-15 hours with very minimal usage which is pathetic to me. I've never flashed a kernel before, can you link a thread for me?
ddurandSGS3 said:
i wipe data, cache, dalvik in between roms.
if im going to 4.2 to TW or TW to 4.2 or whatever.
if you like the looks of AOSP but the function of TW flash Beans build 10. you WILL NOT regret it.
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Awesome that is essentially my issue are the bugs which I completely understand, because they are still doing nightlies to perfect it. How's your battery life?
xNali said:
Thanks for the advice. I'm getting like 12-15 hours with very minimal usage which is pathetic to me. I've never flashed a kernel before, can you link a thread for me?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2116415
I can't find the thread, but another thing I remember reading was to install CleanROM and, while still in recovery, flash the kernel (find Lean Kernel here - make sure you download the TW kernel, and not the AOSP one).
Once the kernel is flashed, and before you reboot, someone suggested clearing cache, dalvik cache, fix permissions, and then reboot. No idea what fix permissions does, and how it affects how the ROM and kernel run.
Also, what others have said is to allow the ROM to settle a few battery cycles to see the full effect of the ROM/kernel. Again, I have no idea how this has any effect on battery life, but a lot of people seem to swear by it.
Hope this helps.
I will give that a shot tomorrow. My other worry is I had to revert back to stock when I was flashing CM10 the first time because it was stuck on roaming and on stock you cannot change from NV to RUIM/SIM and it was stuck on roaming. Is there an option in CleanROM to change it or will it be ok when I flash it? I was stuck on roaming and had to flash back to CM10 change the setting then flash back to stock.
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I will give that a shot tomorrow. My other worry is I had to revert back to stock when I was flashing CM10 the first time because it was stuck on roaming and on stock you cannot change from NV to RUIM/SIM and it was stuck on roaming. Is there an option in CleanROM to change it or will it be ok when I flash it? I was stuck on roaming and had to flash back to CM10 change the setting then flash back to stock.
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You'll be fine when you flash clean ROM 5.6. When you're wiping cache and dalvic you shoul also format system. That will insure that you get a good clean install. Also is your imei backed up just in case? There is a thread on how to back it up if you need to.
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How can I switch to Stock ICS Rom OR to another Custom Rom from CM10.1 ?
Cyanogenmod is awesome, but I want to switch back to stock, or possibly on another sense based rom if I like one. How can I do this?
EDIT: Question has been answered, thanks to all who supported me on this thread.
Just flash the ROM you want in recovery like you did when you flashed cm 10.1
Here's stock ICS with improvements: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14191938
You can try jellybean with sense 4+ from viper s: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39819473
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And don't forget to make a backup
Thanks, I will look into them.
What will happen if I try to restore a nandroid which was made in Stock, while I am on another ROM?
usman farhat said:
Thanks, I will look into them.
What will happen if I try to restore a nandroid which was made in Stock, while I am on another ROM?
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it will replace your current rom with the one from the nandroid
but before restore always a full wipe first
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it will replace your current rom with the one from the nandroid
but before restore always a full wipe first
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Ok, so I have a nandroid backup which I did in Stock firmware. If I go to recovery and do full wipe followed by restoring the backup, I will get stock ROM with all the apps that were installed at the time of making backup, right? Same can be done in to switch to CM rom?
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Ok, so I have a nandroid backup which I did in Stock firmware. If I go to recovery and do full wipe followed by restoring the backup, I will get stock ROM with all the apps that were installed at the time of making backup, right? Same can be done in to switch to CM rom?
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that's why it is called nandroid backup
because it backups everything
and yes
full wipe first
restore nandroid
done
edit:the same with cm too
rzr86 said:
that's why it is called nandroid backup
because it backups everything
and yes
full wipe first
restore nandroid
done
edit:the same with cm too
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wow it's easier than I thought. and really thanks for your quick replies, thanks button will be pressed after the comment are posted.
I am also running CM 10.1 and because of some hardware issues want to revert to the STOCK ROM (not any custom one similar to it). Problem is, i did not create a nandroid backup of it. How do I go about it now?
PS my phone is HBOOT 1.29
Reboot recovery
Format all partitions except SD card.
Flash ROM.
Reboot
You can also do an RUU. Look here and do step 2.4 to find your executable ruu: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170
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AndroidSupporter318 said:
Reboot recovery
Format all partitions except SD card.
Flash ROM.
Reboot
You can also do an RUU. Look here and do step 2.4 to find your executable ruu: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170
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Thanks for the quick reply, but can you tell me where to get the stock ROM too? Is it available on the HTC website? I have searched other posts but there seems to be no link for HBOOT 1.29
Here's arhd 7.2, a modified and improved version of stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14191938
Hboot version doesn't really matter. It's just the way the phone boots up.
If you want to revert to complete stock, no modifications, no improvements, then I would run the .exe ruu file from your computer. Here's the links for the .exe files: http://www.shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Pyramid
Make sure you download the right ruu (XE or 4g) for your phone and the right country/carrier for it.
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AndroidSupporter318 said:
Here's arhd 7.2, a modified and improved version of stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14191938
Hboot version doesn't really matter. It's just the way the phone boots up.
If you want to revert to complete stock, no modifications, no improvements, then I would run the .exe ruu file from your computer. Here's the links for the .exe files: http://www.shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Pyramid
Make sure you download the right ruu (XE or 4g) for your phone and the right country/carrier for it.
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Thank you! Fingers crossed it solves the issues, the hardware keys sometimes stop working and the screen automatically starts behaving like i'm multitouching
Good luck and I hope it solved the problem!
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Omer Humayun said:
Thank you! Fingers crossed it solves the issues, the hardware keys sometimes stop working and the screen automatically starts behaving like i'm multitouching
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Does this happen while charging?
usman farhat said:
Does this happen while charging?
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It has happened both when I'm charging and when it's not plugged into anything. It happens worst, and most often when the phone heats up, which is a big issue with CM. Part of the reason i wanna switch back to Stock ROM is to prevent any permanent damage to the internals with this frequent overheating. The battery stays cool, mind you.
My personal laptop's motherboard got fried yesterday so i'm just gonna wait until my exams end in a couple of weeks, and then get a new one and change the phone's ROM. I promise to update you guys on what happens
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It has happened both when I'm charging and when it's not plugged into anything. It happens worst, and most often when the phone heats up, which is a big issue with CM. Part of the reason i wanna switch back to Stock ROM is to prevent any permanent damage to the internals with this frequent overheating. The battery stays cool, mind you.
My personal laptop's motherboard got fried yesterday so i'm just gonna wait until my exams end in a couple of weeks, and then get a new one and change the phone's ROM. I promise to update you guys on what happens
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I had mentioned charger because i have a China charger and when my phone is charging and i lay it on a flat surface it touches itself everywhere whenever i touch somewhere. this happens to me due to incompatible charger. however i still charge with that charger. well this is my problem, yours is different.
I am not sure but I think there must be prominent links on Google containing stock roms. I have never searched for android but Nokia used to have dedicated softwares and websites for this.
And a free advice: if you want sense then try viper s Rom with sense 4.1 and android ics. (the one with jb doesn't have a working camera). I am using this and sense 4.1 is really good.
it is laggy though.
I've flashed a few roms on my old phone - a moto droid x, and so far have not had any problems, and am currently toying with putting Liquid Smooth on my VZW GS3. I've read a lot of posts, old and new, and I could use some advice. Is there still a need to backup the imeid (?) before flashing a new rom? I am currently running the latest vzw firmware, am rooted and unlocked bootloader. Is this just a matter of flashing from CWM after wiping data/cache/dalvik? Ultimately, I'm fine with my phone the way it is, it works, but I'm a bit bored with it, and would love to be able to play with 4.2.2 instead of being stuck at 4.1.2 until vzw decides to update. At the same time though, I want to make sure to take any and all precautions so as to not hard brick it as I paid nearly full price for it so I could keep my unlimited. Thoughts? Suggestions?
Thanks
backing up imei is just a precaution you can do it or not thats really your choice. I would.
make sure you nandroid
clear data
clear cache
clear dalvik
flash rom
flash gapps
steps i run when flasing AOSP.
good luck.
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backing up imei is just a precaution you can do it or not thats really your choice. I would.
make sure you nandroid
clear data
clear cache
clear dalvik
flash rom
flash gapps
steps i run when flasing AOSP.
good luck.
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Thanks for the reply. Have you by chance used this rom? I'm looking for good battery life - prior to vzw's recent 2 updates, I was getting nearly 2 days on a full charge, but now am lucky to get 15 hours. If I do a nandroid, is there a need to backup the imei, or is that also backed up with the nandroid?
Thanks again
ddog511 said:
Thanks for the reply. Have you by chance used this rom? I'm looking for good battery life - prior to vzw's recent 2 updates, I was getting nearly 2 days on a full charge, but now am lucky to get 15 hours. If I do a nandroid, is there a need to backup the imei, or is that also backed up with the nandroid?
Thanks again
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i got better battery on touchwiz roms.
beans rom is themed like AOSP and was great. a few otehrs have this theme but i have never tried them.
i liked the options in AOSP roms better so ive stuck with it.
i regularly get 4hrs screen on time. i got 7hrs screen on time with beans build once.
i also use ktoonz kernel everytime wth every rom.
i stick with AOSP for the customization and other options though. just personal preference. best bet is to try a bunch of roms and see what you need out of a rom with options.
i dont know if imei is backed up in nandroids. ive read that synergy rom backs up your imei when flashing but i dont know for sure.
Imei is not backed up in a nandroid.
You should definitely back it up. This phone has a potential to completely drop your imei on a custom rom even without flashing or modding anything, especially AOSP roms. It's very simple to do and saves you a huge headache if you do lose it.
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