[Q] Most Stable 4.0+ ROM for HTC Desire - General Questions and Answers

What is the most stable rom for the htc desire out of Sandvold, BCM, and Nikez Lente.
If you have any others that are stable let me know.

This is extremely close to a "Best ROM Thread" which is against the rules.
The best way for you to decide which ROM you'd like to use is to test them out for yourself. Just always be sure to make a nandroid backup before flashing to a different ROM.
Check the OP of different ROM threads and they'll tell you what does and doesn't work on that specific ROM. Looking through some of the comments in those threads will also tell you what problems there may be and what to do to fix them.
''Evil corrupts the mind of the weak but fails to feed off the mind of the strong''

KidCarter93 said:
This is extremely close to a "Best ROM Thread" which is against the rules.
The best way for you to decide which ROM you'd like to use is to test them out for yourself. Just always be sure to make a nandroid backup before flashing to a different ROM.
Check the OP of different ROM threads and they'll tell you what does and doesn't work on that specific ROM. Looking through some of the comments in those threads will also tell you what problems there may be and what to do to fix them.
''Evil corrupts the mind of the weak but fails to feed off the mind of the strong''
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Will my phone get bricked if I keep flashing ROMs then restoring if I dont like them?

No. If you follow instructions properly, you won't ever brick your device.
''Evil corrupts the mind of the weak but fails to feed off the mind of the strong''

KidCarter93 said:
No. If you follow instructions properly, you won't ever brick your device.
''Evil corrupts the mind of the weak but fails to feed off the mind of the strong''
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I heard that if you have an ICS ROM and flash back to gingerbread it can brick your phone...is this true

How about you search and read rather than asking me in an attempt to get to 10 posts.
''Evil corrupts the mind of the weak but fails to feed off the mind of the strong"

KidCarter93 said:
How about you search and read rather than asking me in an attempt to get to 10 posts.
''Evil corrupts the mind of the weak but fails to feed off the mind of the strong"
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I did search and read but found nothing. And btw im not just asking so that i can get 10 posts...I actually need to know.
If i were to flash my desire to ICS from CM7, but then i wanted to go back to CM7, would i have to do anything other than
-wiping/factory restore
-and then flashing the zip
Will i brick my phone if i flash ICS back to GB?

chromium96 said:
Will i brick my phone if i flash ICS back to GB?
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No, just do a full wipe.

@Chromium Damn, guess you started from the bottom now you're a Recognized Contributor haha.

tommypacker said:
@Chromium Damn, guess you started from the bottom now you're a Recognized Contributor haha.
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Lol, its funny how I literally had no clue what I was doing less than two years ago. I guess it just goes to show how reading can help anyone
Anyways, I'm going to go ahead and close this thread as its useless and against the rules to ask for the best rom.

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[Q] 2.3.3 to 2.2?

I'm a bit confused. I've been reading online for a while, and don't fully understand the ROMs available and what not. (I am a computer programmer, so I'm fairly tech savvy).
Basically, my evo shift has 2.3.3. I did a factory reset hoping it would back down to 2.2, but it did not. Now, I'd like to install 2.2 so I can root my phone. Is there a way I can do this? I've also seen a few roms (ie: evervolv) that are rooted. How can I install these (i'm using a mac).
Also, what do you guys recommend? Should I install a ROM, downgrade to 2.2 (how?) and root, etc?
Thanks!
You cannot downgrade to Froyo.. Sorry. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218580
Sent from Gingerbread Speedy 4G
You can only temp root right now with 2.3 on the Shift. A factory reset just wipes everything and basically gives you a clean OS...it's like getting a new phone. The good folks at HTC should be releasing the the source code and kernel between now and EOL of the phone.
lvpre said:
You can only temp root right now with 2.3 on the Shift. A factory reset just wipes everything and basically gives you a clean OS...it's like getting a new phone. The good folks at HTC should be releasing the the source code and kernel between now and EOL of the phone.
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I like that EOL= end of life that's a pretty circumspect time line Lmao(not at you )but that's prob what'll happen. Oh shoot gotta get back to FB time to post again!
This thread makes me lose all hope in people's ability to read or search to see if these types of questions have been asked
YoungCorruption said:
This thread makes me lose all hope in people's ability to read or search to see if these types of questions have been asked
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/\ valid
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YoungCorruption said:
This thread makes me lose all hope in people's ability to read or search to see if these types of questions have been asked
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Agreed, I don't get why people can't read.
gigermunit said:
Agreed, I don't get why people can't read.
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When ppl aren't sure what they are reading they have to ask. It may seem stupid to ppl who aren't new but to someone new, I can see it happening, especially if they don't want to brick their phone!
just my 1.5 cents worth
Yeah, I've read lots. I posted because it's good to have clarification.
I've read that you cannot "downgrade" to 2.2 from 2.3, but that doesn't necessarily answer my question if I can flash a 2.2 ROM..
I know 2.3.3 isn't rooted yet, but that doesn't necessarily mean I can't flash a ROM with an older, rooted version (very common in modchips for gaming systems.. If the company releases an update, you can usually re-flash the chip to the old update and be good to go).
So, it seems that if my phone is 2.3, my *ONLY* option is to temp root, is that correct (impossible to reflash, reprogram, etc)?
n_pertuset said:
Yeah, I've read lots. I posted because it's good to have clarification.
I've read that you cannot "downgrade" to 2.2 from 2.3, but that doesn't necessarily answer my question if I can flash a 2.2 ROM..
I know 2.3.3 isn't rooted yet, but that doesn't necessarily mean I can't flash a ROM with an older, rooted version (very common in modchips for gaming systems.. If the company releases an update, you can usually re-flash the chip to the old update and be good to go).
So, it seems that if my phone is 2.3, my *ONLY* option is to temp root, is that correct (impossible to reflash, reprogram, etc)?
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You need root and recovery (or the old hboot) in order to flash anything. So yes, until a new root method is found your only option is to temp root.
Sent from Gingerbread Speedy 4G
Evo 4G's 2.3. update now rooted with Revolutionary
Maybe someone will find a way to get support for our Shift with Revolutionary
supergear said:
Maybe someone will find a way to get support for our Shift with Revolutionary
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Well I keep tweeting to them and on their FB page maybe we need to turn our attention to them,in a kinder ,gentler way if ya know what I mean.
this thread depresses me.
I dont know if its because this has been asked 30,000 times
I dont know if its because it is posted in the wrong section
I dont know if its because it makes me want to spam HTC again
I do know that it makes me want to throw my shift out the window
notsointeresting said:
this thread depresses me.
I dont know if its because this has been asked 30,000 times
I dont know if its because it is posted in the wrong section
I dont know if its because it makes me want to spam HTC again
I do know that it makes me want to throw my shift out the window
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Gouldn't agree more. I'm tired goin to take a nap gonna be a long night and Monday's always the worst.
supergear said:
Maybe someone will find a way to get support for our Shift with Revolutionary
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FdxRider said:
Well I keep tweeting to them and on their FB page maybe we need to turn our attention to them,in a kinder ,gentler way if ya know what I mean.
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They already tweeted they are working on it for the shift -_-
gigermunit said:
They already tweeted they are working on it for the shift -_-
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Why do I keep missin those,damm fat slo-typin fingers of mine!lol
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YoungCorruption said:
This thread makes me lose all hope in people's ability to read or search to see if these types of questions have been asked
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I've noticed that these types of posts asking the same question for the millionith time always start out with "I've searched all over and read every thread". Weird, huh? Why would you start off on the defense unless you already know that you're asking a redundant question?
^ Shift Faced
jesusice said:
I've noticed that these types of posts asking the same question for the millionith time always start out with "I've searched all over and read every thread". Weird, huh? Why would you start off on the defense unless you already know that you're asking a redundant question?
^ Shift Faced
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lol right and all i have to do is look through the first two pages and BAM 5 threads asking the same question some even one the first page if they just scrolled down like 2 inches
Moved to General and lucky you that i didn't close it.
No one care to read stickies?
af974 said:
Moved to General and lucky you that i didn't close it.
No one care to read stickies?
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Move it to Been There, Done That
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cannot update my revolver

hi
I cannot update my revolver. see attached pic. when trying the manually way it says no update.
tnx in advance,
zlicha
zlicha said:
hi
I cannot update my revolver. see attached pic. when trying the manually way it says no update.
tnx in advance,
zlicha
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Read revolvers thread, irst post...
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I think I'm starting to understand what I previously assumed was just XDA Internet elitism.
OP, you really couldn't be bothered to do the smallest modicum of troubleshooting/research before posting?
nice welcome
Hi
Obviously I made such a research but the issue was that the update was very buggy.
Maybe you guys should do some simple tests before posting non-tested updates which can harm other's work...
zlicha said:
Hi
Obviously I made such a research but the issue was that the update was very buggy.
Maybe you guys should do some simple tests before posting non-tested updates which can harm other's work...
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This is a developers forum. YOU assume the risks when flashing these roms. If YOU choose to flash customs roms from a development forum without making proper backups then YOU are a moron. As this issue seems only particular to YOUR device I would assume its something YOU have done not the fault of the rom dev.
XDA Developers not (insert your device here) customer service​
zlicha said:
Hi
Obviously I made such a research but the issue was that the update was very buggy.
Maybe you guys should do some simple tests before posting non-tested updates which can harm other's work...
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Version updates aren't possible with Revolver Parts. As Gnufabio pointed out, 3.5 involves new base Asus firmware. Download the whole 240 mb rom from the first post in the Revolver thread, boot into CWM, wipe your cache and Dalvik, flash the full rom from the choose zip update dialog. Then you can use Revolver Parts to handle updates until the next version change update.
There is a certain amount of risk associated with the reward of tweaking your device, if you dont have the time to teach yourself (by reading the heck out of XDA threads), you're likely better off staying stock.

[Q] Unroot, Carrier patches, etc

I couldn't find anything based on an Unroot thread, as well as some generalized questions.
SOMETIMES, phone devs, and the carriers, put out patches that actually correct some ugly known issues. Correct me if i'm wrong, but if i root, i'm led to believe i can not download carrier patches and updates.
My concern is If I root and there's by chance some JESUS patch that is issued that corrects reception issues, power cycle, etc. Is there a way to unroot the device.
First post by the way, go easy.
Edit: OH also, I forgot to mention, from what im reading around 2.3.6 seems to be the current version out for at&t however i'm only on 2.3.5 i've tried pushing the update by checking through settings>updates. It's telling me however that there aren't any available? Or did they pull the update for some reason?
You can always restore the phone back to stock if you want to.
Read through here. Valuable info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383464
Here is where you can get a stock image file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360943
Be careful and read before you do anything to your phone.
If you're still not sure what to do, ask.
Asking a dumb question is better than having a bricked phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360943
rjohnstone said:
You can always restore the phone back to stock if you want to.
Read through here. Valuable info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383464
Here is where you can get a stock image file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360943
Be careful and read before you do anything to your phone.
If you're still not sure what to do, ask.
Asking a dumb question is better than having a bricked phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360943
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I'm thinking about throwing ICS on it, but it sounds unstable, any opinions?
Sky ice is an awesome rom its ics like but thats as close to ics your gonna get for now. Devs here are working on getting it for us but its a work in progress and you wont see anything out for it for a while. As stated above read read read before you do anything with your phone. I lurked here for a month before i did anything with mine.
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Sky ice is an awesome rom its ics like but thats as close to ics your gonna get for now. Devs here are working on getting it for us but its a work in progress and you wont see anything out for it for a while. As stated above read read read before you do anything with your phone. I lurked here for a month before i did anything with mine.
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Isn't that just a 2.3.5 build with a ICS-like skin over it?
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Isn't that just a 2.3.5 build with a ICS-like skin over it?
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Have you found a real ics that nobody else has? If not then sky is about as close as you are going to get
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777
Found a YouTube video but it was the wrong phone, mistook the captivate for the skyrocket. My fault sorry about that.
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rjohnstone said:
You can always restore the phone back to stock if you want to.
Read through here. Valuable info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383464
Here is where you can get a stock image file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360943
Be careful and read before you do anything to your phone.
If you're still not sure what to do, ask.
Asking a dumb question is better than having a bricked phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360943
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Thank you again for your advice
I used this root method (zergrush), and it was very simple and straightforward.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Now, i just have to figure out what ROM I want to apply...

How to Install CM_ARCEE CM9 Kang for G2x? [Full Steps Please!]

Hey guys i see there are many threads about ICS on our phones! question what files do i install in what order? and how long do i wait for it after boot? does it give it better results? Im sorry for not searching but honestly there's like over 50+ pages in comments in all the ICS threads! Can someone please tell me step by step? Also could someone give me the Faux DS OC/SV kernel if it gives better battery life? Im sorry for not searching! Im not demanding you give it to me but please if you can i would really appreciate it
i wont help, you havent an idea how to search the forums, nor have you stated if you already have clockworkmod installed. Its really easy..
Take the time to learn yourself or ditch android. **Its like they say you can catch a fish for a person and they wont starve that day, make them learn how to fish themselves and they'll never go hungry again.**
** edited a bit by me but only to drive home the point**
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Ok, i have CWM i just wanted the links to the latest version of Gapps and ICS theres so many links and i mistakenly downloaded the original file that came out with the wifi issues and so on but read that there are updates that fixed that and im lost in which order which files to flash!
Edit: Why make a post telling me you arent going to help me?
steps
first http://rootzwiki.com/topic/18090-cyanogenmod9-for-o2x-and-g2x-selfkang1/ then http://goo-inside.me/gapps cm9 gappas.
Do a full wipe first, then install the rom then the gapps
Thank you thats all i was asking for! appreciate it couldnt find the Gapps anywhere! theres nothing else right appreciate it
what about some faceunlock fix that i hear is in a Gapps package? theres a 15 version but somewhere else i read a 13 version (date)
d12unk13astard said:
i wont help, you havent an idea how to search the forums, nor have you stated if you already have clockworkmod installed. Its really easy..
Take the time to learn yourself or ditch android. **Its like they say you can catch a fish for a person and they wont starve that day, make them learn how to fish themselves and they'll never go hungry again.**
** edited a bit by me but only to drive home the point**
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Seriously, what has XDA turned into? Makes me sad... then VERY ANGRY! BLRLBLRBRLBRLBBRBRBR.
Face Unlock works with the Feb 13 gapps, I haven't tried the gapps released today
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Thank you so much appreciate it
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Seriously, what has XDA turned into? Makes me sad... then VERY ANGRY! BLRLBLRBRLBRLBBRBRBR.
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Yea, I haven't been around that long but stuff like this is crap. How do you install a custom ROM? I don't know, go READ how to, that's what the rest of us did. If someone needs to make a post asking how they shouldn't be doing it in the first place. It's one thing to be new and need to learn, it's yet another to have to make posts like this which clog up our forum and why we now have three ICS threads in the General section.
I'm sorry if its inconveniant for you to just answer a simple question. Yet people like you keep these types of threads going. I was simply asking which packages to install as there are many outthere. You dont need to be a complete d*ck. If you dont want to help like i said in my first post, im not forcing you. Dont bother writing if you are just writing to get a higher post count. I do not have a bunch of time on my hands to go through 50 pages of threads in order to understand which files to use exactly, hence why i asked. I did not ask HOW TO FLASH A CUSTOM ROM, if you read the question at the begging i meerly asked WHICH files, or atleast was trying to ask which files i should flash.
Feb 15
You can use the new version as well. I just updated mine to the new Feb 15 edition and the face unlock works fine
Make sure you got CWM via NVFlash.
Go to recovery and wipe data and format system.
Flash Initial ICS ROM.
Then flash ICS Google Apps.
- Hopefully that's all that you need to go ahead and flash it.
Here are the lates one google apps from the 15th. Also make sure u wipe dalvik and cache then data, and then flash rom and gapps. I always let me phone sit for about 10 to 15 mins after done flashing then i sign in and after i reboot again. Just to make sure everything works fine. I always do HArd reboots (Keep holding Vlme UP+Powerbutton) Always works for me. Then again everybody phone is diffrent so yeah. so Good luck,
http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/Google_Apps
Thanks guys! I installed it successfully with everything working
Camera works flawlessly at 5mp (did not bother trying 8 but even at 5 takes much better pictures than 2.3 GB imo) face unlock works too! I did have it overheating, then i installed Faux 0.49b3 oc/uv kernel this phone is a beast! holy. I was planning on selling and getting a sensation butnow imma hold on to it!! thanks everyone
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I'm sorry if its inconveniant for you to just answer a simple question. Yet people like you keep these types of threads going. I was simply asking which packages to install as there are many outthere. You dont need to be a complete d*ck. If you dont want to help like i said in my first post, im not forcing you. Dont bother writing if you are just writing to get a higher post count. I do not have a bunch of time on my hands to go through 50 pages of threads in order to understand which files to use exactly, hence why i asked. I did not ask HOW TO FLASH A CUSTOM ROM, if you read the question at the begging i meerly asked WHICH files, or atleast was trying to ask which files i should flash.
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Pay no attention to them. XDA is full of dicks. I've never frequented a forum that's more hostile to noobs, people who post in the wrong place, etc etc.
I'd rather have noobs asking questions that could be answered with a search than a bunch of dicks spending half the thread *****ing at the noob when they could have just answered the ****ing question. Or at least directed the noob to a post that answers their question.
I just tried to download it and put it in my SD card. I installed it in recovery mode, and now my phone is stuck on the LG screen, it won't even go to recovery mode when I switch it off.
u probably flashed with Clockworkmod. In this event, download the NVFlash one click. Flash your phone with a perma clcokworkmod (if you want to return it for warranty you can unflash it again with teh same tool) , then download and make sure the MD5 are the same as the ones posted online! you probably downloaded a bad file. Go to RootzWiki and download that
NVFlash will not work on my 64 bit OS. It keeps on opening windows command prompt and closing.
worked for me :/ 64 bit
Can you link me to the download and instructions on how to unbrick this piece of junk?

[Q] New here.. Desprately need help..

Hi.. I'm going to be as brief as I can..
I had to get my phone replaced because it got all "defective" on me.. No joke.. it wouldn't Charge, wouldn't call, txt, turn off, tried everything.
called tmobile they said that it was a known issue and that I would have to call samsung about the warrantee. Called Samsung "Call Tmobile"
called tmobile "can't help sorry". Took the phone into the store.. "oh you have the $7.99 insurance! call them" Called Insurance.. "It's not covered call Tmobile". called tmobile "call insurance". finally got someone to actually listen to me after about 6 hours of being on my husbands phone! Got tmobile to send me a replacement. It was the very same SGS4G that I have loved for years.. Then I turned it on... New Load Screen... Gingerbread... (I was on froyo 2.2 before and NEVER had a problem with anything until the phone went completely nuts)
So now my phone....
Can't Send txts without it being MMS
Bounces from 4G to Searching whenever it wants (most of the time it's in searching or just enough signal to make calls)
takes forever to download even the smallest apps..
Basically it's become a phone that I want nothing to do with..
So I talked to my dad knowing that he did alot of rooting stuff to his Droid
He told me "Root the Phone! Put the Rom you want on it and Make it work how you want it. Look up Xda-developers" <-- for a solution it didn't seem to get better than that!
That was my Headache.... Now for my Problem..
As I was reading through tons of stuff on here I saw that there was Slim ICS.. then I saw the "Not Working" section..
then there were different programs that are needed to install different things...
not to mention that I don't want to over work my processor which is a 1Ghz processor
As for a Modem... no clue which to pick... I just need a better connection altogether..
Could You please let me know which things run the best together..
Which programs do I need to root, install etc.. these things
and I'm soo confused right now it's not even funny.. My dads droid was soo easy for him to root and change that he's confused at the process that the SGS4G needs..
Any advice or help at all would be amazing!
I will be eternally grateful for any help at all!
Please feel free to laugh at my situation.. I know I am..
This all started as a desperate cry for something better than what my phone has become.. although I think that this whole thing is going to become one big funny story lol
First of all, you need to root your phone, then we'll talk after that. Go read the how to root thread in this forum. It is an easy process. Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375517
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gizmoscoop said:
First of all, you need to root your phone, then we'll talk after that. Go read the how to root thread in this forum. It is an easy process. Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375517
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One Slight problem with rooting it lol... from all of the info I'm getting here on the site it says I need to download something to root it...
I would really love to get all of the stuff needed so that once I root I can just get the whole process done with.
My dad is also on thephone with me right now.. yes at 3:35am lol..
He's trying to help me look through Roms and help me pick the best one. However he doesn't know much about my phone because he's with verizon...
What I need to know is what stuff works best together.. You know, the least amount of bugs and problems. I want to know from someone more experienced than ether me or my dad because We have been looking at this stuff for almost 10 hours... o_0 and it's not getting any less confusing lol.
Thank you
Serenity
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=, it has all the download links.
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Follow the guides to root your phone. Then start looking at roms.
Most likely you'll want to start out with a GB rom and move around from there, you still have to root it to install those.
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vopezy said:
Follow the guides to root your phone. Then start looking at roms.
Most likely you'll want to start out with a GB rom and move around from there, you still have to root it to install those.
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I already have GB... that's what is messing me up badly.. I don't want to have GB anymore.
gizmoscoop said:
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=, it has all the download links.
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so the link told me..... "No thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"
as far as the first link.. there are different programs to root your phone with... which one works the best.
The first one that you sent me to which is the One-Click thingy... sounded great at first! However I also have to download some C ++ thingy and something else before I could even use the program to root the phone..
Honestly a good program would be 1 program to root, one program to install. That kinda thing..
not 1 program to root... wait before you root install these 2 programs then stand on your head and download program 3... i mean honestly that kind of multi program stuff makes me wonder where the "Take this survey to unlock your download" screen is gonna be... lol
What would be the fun if you just clicked a button and everything worked.. Clearly something happened to your phone and you paid good money for it to work the first time. Luckily all this is free.
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vopezy said:
What would be the fun if you just clicked a button and everything worked.. Clearly something happened to your phone and you paid good money for it to work the first time. Luckily all this is free.
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I hear that lol... although it took my phone 2 1/2 years to mess up lol.. but yes this is free.. and very very very confusing... but free lol
The least confusing way to do this is a heimdall one-click. Yes, you gotta have Java and the c++ runtime for windows installed but the links are provided right in the first post of the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
Starting from stock gb if you wanna go to ics download Eollie's one-click in the second post.
Now you should have the correct recovery to get to ics.
Currently the most functional ics rom I think is aokp which has auto-brightness working right out of the box.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1733097
A few things here and there aren't quite working on any ics rom:
Wifi calling
Tv out
...can't think of more now but those are probably most notable.
All you gotta do is follow instructions on the links I just posted. That's as easy as it gets. Really.
O. I forgot, to get into download mode turn off phone, hold volume up and down, plug phone into pc.
To get into recovery turn off phone, hold volume up and down, hold the power button until the second screen comes up, keep holding volume buttons. Recovery will come up.
You should also understand that as great as ICS is, you sacrifice some battery life over GB. There are so many great ROM's for this phone, you just need to see which works best for you. Check out this link... All of the information you need regarding ROM's, kernels, modems, etc. can be found here.
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464066
Wait! This thead again?! Yay! Like we haven't answered it already about a thousand time.
Serenity8525 if you haven't bricked your device because you were linked to advanced level posts. Click on the purple link in my signature. In that thread there is a guide linked by lumin30 called fresh out of the box now what? Read that thread. Yes it is long and might take a while to get through, but once you are done and did not rush through you should be comfortable enough to use the one click linked in my signature.
For the others that have attempted to help. Remember in the future lumin30's guide should always be linked to new people. It is very detailed and noob friendly.
Dude you gotta get that stickied
TwitchyEye said:
Dude you gotta get that stickied
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Report it and ask to have it stickied. I believe lumin30 stated once he didn't like having those posts stickied because people ignore the stickies. /shrug
Plus if you want to help people its best to know what all is available and easiest for a complete noob.
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Report it and ask to have it stickied. I believe lumin30 stated once he didn't like having those posts stickied because people ignore the stickies. /shrug
Plus if you want to help people its best to know what all is available and easiest for a complete noob.
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Serenity8525 if you haven't bricked your device because you were linked to advanced level posts. Click on the purple link in my signature. In that thread there is a guide linked by lumin30 called fresh out of the box now what? Read that thread. Yes it is long and might take a while to get through, but once you are done and did not rush through you should be comfortable enough to use the one click linked in my signature.
For the others that have attempted to help. Remember in the future lumin30's guide should always be linked to new people. It is very detailed and noob friendly.
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You should also understand that as great as ICS is, you sacrifice some battery life over GB. There are so many great ROM's for this phone, you just need to see which works best for you. Check out this link... All of the information you need regarding ROM's, kernels, modems, etc. can be found here.
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464066
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Ok so I would like to say thanks for everyones help... No the device isn't bricked because I haven't even rooted yet.. I want to get all the info all the things that I will need, understand the process then start the process of "NOT Bricking my phone" lol...
I don't think that it's possible to sacrifice some battery when my phone only stays alive for 20-30 minutes... the GB update messed the phone up soo bad it's not even funny... if I was still on Froyo I wouldn't have any desire to Root or change the OS.
As far as that link.... it's not usable... it's listed there 2 times back to back. I did however shorten it until it worked and thank you
Just I do know how to get into DL and Recovery mode I have had to do this a million times over when on the phone with Tmobile trying to trouble shoot the issues that have come up since i got the replacement phone with GB. I can not begin to count the number of factory resets this phone has on it...
Serenity8525 said:
If I was still on Froyo I wouldn't have any desire to Root or change the OS.
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Heh, I said that about going to GB, then going to ICS. Now I dread when I have to run GB to see how things worked "back then" when doing dev work.
The good news is that with the one-click-back-to-stock packages now available, along with a good backup utility like Titanium Backup Pro, it is a lot easier that it once was. I won't say it's "fool proof" as there are many people who are foolish enough not to read current threads about how to flash and upgrade an SGS4G, or foolish enough to flash a ROM, kernel, or "tweak" that isn't intended for the SGS4G or the Android version they are running.
Serenity8525 if you know how to get into DL mode download the one click in the purple link it will get you onto stock plus root with custom recovery. Then from there follow the directions in the ICS thread you want to flash. Just make sure it is from this forum and not the sister phones. As long as you follow the directions you will be hard pressed to brick the phone.
Like jeffsf stated once you get on a working form of either ics or gb you will wonder how you ever dealt with froyo. I suggest however to flash a different rom once you get the one click in my sig flashed. And just for safety's sake flash it twice and the second time click the flash bootloaders box.
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Serenity8525 if you know how to get into DL mode download the one click in the purple link it will get you onto stock plus root with custom recovery. Then from there follow the directions in the ICS thread you want to flash. Just make sure it is from this forum and not the sister phones. As long as you follow the directions you will be hard pressed to brick the phone.
Like jeffsf stated once you get on a working form of either ics or gb you will wonder how you ever dealt with froyo. I suggest however to flash a different rom once you get the one click in my sig flashed. And just for safety's sake flash it twice and the second time click the flash bootloaders box.
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sounds like a plan... although i know it will ultimately come down to personal preferences but is there a specific setup that works best?
setup as in...
Rom
Modem
Kernel
etc...?
honestly thats what the main question was. Yea I gave background and what not. Yes I asked what program was easiest to use. People have answered those. However what people didnt answer was the setup variations that work well together.
I mean after all the rooting and rom gets installed and im still on GBis there a combo i can use to get my signal going again? Right now if I want to make a call I have to use wifi calling... since that isnt working in ICS... I dont want to get ICS and not be able to make anycalls. I have a tower about 2-3 miles away from me and never have signal. If rooting the phone doesnt fix the signal what would i need to change to get it working?
so I'm gonna start out simple..
Root with GB cause from what I can tell WIFI calling still works on a GB Rooted phone.
I'm guessing that just rooting my phone and staying with GB will mean that better Kernels and modems will not be compatible?
If that's true then my signal will still be nothing..
but with
ICS
I will need ether wifi calling to work or upgrade the Kernel or Modem... so...
I need setup ideas
GB rooted
Kernel?
Modem?
etc...
and just to play it safe if you guys could help with the ICS setup too
ICS rooted (I think the post was about AOPK?... which has the most stuff working. so that will be the one I would use)
Kernel?
Modem?
etc...
Again Thank you everyone who has been helping me
eollie said:
Serenity8525 if you know how to get into DL mode download the one click in the purple link it will get you onto stock plus root with custom recovery. Then from there follow the directions in the ICS thread you want to flash. Just make sure it is from this forum and not the sister phones. As long as you follow the directions you will be hard pressed to brick the phone.
Like jeffsf stated once you get on a working form of either ics or gb you will wonder how you ever dealt with froyo. I suggest however to flash a different rom once you get the one click in my sig flashed. And just for safety's sake flash it twice and the second time click the flash bootloaders box.
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So looking further into the Roms... went to..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1733097
They gave me a quite a bit of info but they also had other links there like the feature list and what not... anyways I eventually ended up here...
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/28279-aokp-galaxys4gmtd-july-08-milestone-6/
not quite sure what to do cause one place says to install one way and the other talks about gapp... don't know what gapp is lol

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