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(UPDATED)[ROM]Princely ROM V2.7 - Multiple Themes

Thought this needed to be in developing so people looking for a ROM, and my ROM is updated to V1.7. Wifi fix, EVDO mod, and i'm trying to make a sound boost for/in next update
http://androidforums.com/triumph-al...ernel-gingerbread-2-3-5-port-coming-soon.html
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Princely ROM V2.4 is out, using a different theme
http://androidforums.com/triumph-al...ock-gingerbread-2-3-5-port-coming-soon-4.html
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Princely ROM V2.7 is out multiple themes

great rom.
austrie said:
Thought this needed to be in developing so people looking for a ROM, and my ROM is updated to V1.7. Wifi fix, EVDO mod, and i'm trying to make a sound boost for/in next update
http://androidforums.com/triumph-al...ernel-gingerbread-2-3-5-port-coming-soon.html
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I really like the rom, i hope it really fix my wifi. Downloading right now.

Did you say wifi is working? Looks like I'm going to be downloading this in a short time. And modding the status bar hopefully
Edit: or is that only the stock version that has wifi available?
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wifi is NOT working.

I've heard say of a wifi-functional ROM. Is that confirmed by the great austrie? Is this going to integrate properly with this ROM soon?
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primetechv2 said:
I've heard say of a wifi-functional ROM. Is that confirmed by the great austrie? Is this going to integrate properly with this ROM soon?
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We have two different definitions of 'soon'.... but i'm working on this ROM every evening.

In do time no rush guy. I'd rather you take as much time in the world. Perfection takes time which we all have. I just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work.
austrie said:
We have two different definitions of 'soon'.... but i'm working on this ROM every evening.
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v1.7 w/ Working Wi-Fi!!! YAY!!!
http://www.mixtapeworms.com/Princely_ROM_Full_Three_WIFI.zip

Princely ROM V2.4 is out, http://androidforums.com/triumph-al...ock-gingerbread-2-3-5-port-coming-soon-4.html

whats the pwnyourrace? I did install via cwm with no problem, it is really fast (2650 on quad) wifi works fine. Really smooth, front camera is working. Only found little lag on gps and mm messages are not workong. GREAT WORK!

drago009 said:
whats the pwnyourrace? I did install via cwm with no problem, it is really fast (2650 on quad) wifi works fine. Really smooth, front camera is working. Only found little lag on gps and mm messages are not workong. GREAT WORK!
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The pwnyourrace version is just the download link that was quoted in flashing instructions. Messaging works for me, soooooo

I've found MMS to rarely work on VM regardless. Tried sending an MMS to yourself, while on 3G (not WiFi)?

MMS always works unless using a bad 3rd-party app; also gonna upload a gingerbread THEME of Princely ROM.

Princely ROM V2.7 is out with multiple Themes!!!

If PunkROM continues to evolve, I may stick to your Gingerbread theme just to call things even. Although personally I'm starting to like the variation of all the stuff you're making. Especially now that we're past just the original one
Need screenshots though!
Edit: Is there a way to keep data from getting removed? I know your solution is an all-in-one but I'm really lazy

Well you can skip the wipe factory data part, but it you may get force closes later on....
Edit: Need screenshots I know... I need someone to do it for me till I get adb reinstalled.....

austrie said:
Well you can skip the wipe factory data part, but it you may get force closes later on....
Edit: Need screenshots I know... I need someone to do it for me till I get adb reinstalled.....
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I flashed three of your ROMs in quick succession (just by, well... flashing them.) No FC's except on the Activate app.
Try the app just labeled "screenshot" in the market? It's either by gik or KastorSoft, I forget which. Comes with a shake-to-take feature and supports only rooted phones. (Edit: Found it. http://www.appbrain.com/app/screenshot/com.geeksoft.screenshot )
I would critique/review harder, except I lost the screenshots I took too D:

If you flash the without even formatting system, not good, formatting system is big step.

Is the MMS working now?
Im trying to download but my computer doesnt work and it won't let me download from my phone.

Yes it is.

cm7 APN fix for 2.2/3 roms?

pretty much what the title says, is there any way that they can possibly get the APN issue resorted with the 2.2/3 kernels... cause I would love to stay on the 2.2 roms but with out the weird issues cause of the APN. If not oh well, I'm just curious.

mt3g said:
pretty much what the title says, is there any way that they can possibly get the APN issue resorted with the 2.2/3 kernels... cause I would love to stay on the 2.2 roms but with out the weird issues cause of the APN. If not oh well, I'm just curious.
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Check the development section...

I did, there isn't any updates for any of the stock 2.2/3 kernels. Unless I'm over seeing things.

mt3g said:
I did, there isn't any updates for any of the stock 2.2/3 kernels. Unless I'm over seeing things.
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There are current cm7 2.2 roms? Where?
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no I'm looking for a possible kernel that will fix the little data issues with the 2.2 rom, like the fix that CM7 team put together FOR CM7... Just a possible boot.img converted for 2.2 kernels.

Stock based ROMs don't have data issues.

FatalityBoyZahy said:
Stock based ROMs don't have data issues.
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+1
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then you haven't used one for a while. It takes about 20 seconds for me to sign into sites on my phone with a 2.2 rom where as on CM7 it would be instant. I appreciate your input but you are no help so, please no more replies, they aren't necessary.

[ROM][CWM] Stock Deodexed KJ2 w/Root [11/1/11] - PDT

This is a Stock ROM for the KJ2 update that we never officially received. Its Deodexed and Rooted with the Modified recovery inside already, so you can use CWM.
Everything is Stock KJ2. The Kernel and Modem and everything else is untouched. Just rooted with the modded recovery, and deodexed.
Same install Method. Check mounts and remember to disable voodoo if you have it enabled or you'll soft brick (Remember this has a Stock Kernel!).
Stock KJ2-DEO-ROOTED

What's the dif in the other stocl roms?
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xtrem88 said:
What's the dif in the other stocl roms?
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There may be various bug fixes, but there wont be anything MAJOR compared to the other stock ROMs. They are auto compiled and they dont give us a list of whats been addressed or not. You can try them out to see if you notice a difference, or if your happy with what you have keep it. Remember you can always make a backup and restore.

Downloading now. Thanks ayoteddy

Downloading now & switching base's for my new LRV2 to KJ2 if it's good enough .

Are u kidding me? how did I miss this. Crap. @ayoteddy where did you find the untouched stock version so I can get to deodexing another new base for my newest update.
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@undead the roms were on the android dev of the sidekick 4g but nobody used them since they did not work , and now they do\here are they http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1292683 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307216

Undeadk9 said:
Are u kidding me? how did I miss this. Crap. @ayoteddy where did you find the untouched stock version so I can get to deodexing another new base for my newest update.
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yea i used the links in one of the threads xtrem88 posted

Thank you
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thank you teddy!
you never disappoint flashing now!

I don't notice anything different , let me double check .

Revolution said:
I don't notice anything different , let me double check .
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bug fixes probably!

Dan_Brutal said:
Downloading now. Thanks ayoteddy
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yo dan, you got a sidekick now bro?

ChoctawT said:
yo dan, you got a sidekick now bro?
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Sure do.

There aren't any real new features to this version, there's some bugfixes (undisclosed, as it is a dev build), and some random new bloat widgets/apps.

sduvick said:
There aren't any real new features to this version, there's some bugfixes (undisclosed, as it is a dev build), and some random new bloat widgets/apps.
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Still, cut the fat, keep the meat of the ROM. This phone (like most of them) runs really well when you tear out the garbage that Samsung/T-Mobile preloaded on it. I've been playing with Undead9k's KG2-based ROM the past few days and removed even more stuff from the ROM (and added a couple of things I wanted) and it finally 'feels' like the old Sidekicks did. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes from us having this update.

Got this flashed last night after some stupidity on my part. Thanks teddy for uping this! If you ever decide to release a bare bones version of this, I'd greatly appreciate it as I hate debloating ROM's. No T-Mobile stuff, no Amazon MP3, Books, and most of the Google crap (all but GMail, Marketplace, and Maps) removed.

This rom doesnt randomly force close like previous roms, nor does it reboot randomly either. Great job. Those were my only gripes with others, thanks!

Since install, this ROM hasn't bogged down on me at all. I only seem to have two small issues with it but if they could be eliminated, this would be a perfect stock ROM. After being plugged in to USB for a long period of charging, the phone can't play my custom ringtones. A reboot fixes this. The ringtone still shows there and the MicroSD is still mounted after being disconnected but even trying to reselect the same ringtone or another from the SD card just gives silence. Second issue is, heavy traffic causes data to fail. I can consistantly replicate this using Shazam to find song information. This does happen, as I said, only when the device is sending and receiving a lot of data. I'm going to try a different radio to see if this fixes that.

This is a literal stock rom, as being straight from Samsung, not just being in the design of stock. The only difference this has from stock is that it's deodexed and rooted, it's intended to be a base for those who like the stock system but want to be able to theme/mod it.

[Q] How to choose a ROM?

This is what I call a "high class problem". With so many ROMs to choose from, how does a noob like me decide. Aside from stability, we all probably have different wants and needs.
Can anyone who's checked out the majority of the available ROMs give the rest of us a rundown on the pros and cons of each ROM?
For myself, I'm looking for:
1. Basic
2. Reversible
3. No known issues with wifi, sms, battery drain, ciq, marketplace, etc.
Which one should I pic?

Budge72 said:
This is what I call a "high class problem". With so many ROMs to choose from, how does a noob like me decide. Aside from stability, we all probably have different wants and needs.
Can anyone who's checked out the majority of the available ROMs give the rest of us a rundown on the pros and cons of each ROM?
For myself, I'm looking for:
1. Basic
2. Reversible
3. No known issues with wifi, sms, battery drain, ciq, marketplace, etc.
Which one should I pic?
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basically, you need to try them out and see for yourself.
the problem is, there will be another one up soon for you to try out

Like u said. To each his own. None of the roms here have major issues that I have flashed. All work and run well only issue is if there using da G's kernel which has Sod issues. Other than that flash away bruh.
Only u can prevent forest fires.....so choose well bruh. LOL
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the2rrell said:
Like u said. To each his own. None of the roms here have major issues that I have flashed. All work and run well only issue is if there using da G's kernel which has Sod issues. Other than that flash away bruh.
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Which ones don't use Da G's kernel? I've read about something called a "stock-ish" kernel.

Budge72 said:
Which ones don't use Da G's kernel? I've read about something called a "stock-ish" kernel.
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you can change kernels easier than changing roms. even if a rom has his kernel, you can flash whatever kernel you like in place of it....

Pirateghost said:
you can change kernels easier than changing roms. even if a rom has his kernel, you can flash whatever kernel you like in place of it....
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Other than doing a complete Nandroid backup, is there anyway to just backup your current kernel prior to flashing a new kernel? SGS KERNEL FLASHER doesn't work on the Skyrocket, and i'd like to backup my stock kernel in case I need to reflash it.
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Pirateghost said:
you can change kernels easier than changing roms. even if a rom has his kernel, you can flash whatever kernel you like in place of it....
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hey Pirateghost didn't you say you got one rom in beta that you are working on????? If yes when is beta coming out?

appdroid said:
hey Pirateghost didn't you say you got one rom in beta that you are working on????? If yes when is beta coming out?
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its close. if i have time this weekend you will see something drop. i have a few more tweaks i want to do before i consider it ready. internally, im already up to beta8, lol. i hope to have beta10 release as an RC1 for everyone.

From what I seen so far I seen no reason to try them though somebody has to or they never get fully debugged.
Some of the ROMs are AT&T only ..... sorry got SGH-I727R
Some of them do have Rogers ROMs but I read of Sleep of Death and losing LTE connection..... sorry too buggy and I NEED LTE or I would of got the Galaxy Nexus.
Finally what I really want is ICS and NOT ICS themed ROMs
None of them are for me but I check everyday when a ICS ROM comes out I will try it.
Finally I recommend you NEVER try Roms if you are not sure that you can restore.
I have backuped my ROMs, Apps and Data, APNs I am 95% certain I can recover from anything.
For that other 5% I have Odin and the orginal Rogers ROM

Just to agree with everyone else, you've got to try them out. There's no harm in it as long as you've done your nandroid back up, you're pretty safe when it comes to reverting back to your previous ROM and settings.
Reading the features and change logs for each of them helps alot... but it still doesn't give you a full grasp of what it has to offer until you flash and test it.

[UNOFFICIAL] ROM Status Thread (VZW SGSIII)

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The purpose of this thread is to keep people updated on the status of various ROM's for the VZW SGSIII, because although the search button is our friend, sifting through pages of progress is cumbersome for a few of us. This is not a babysitting thread, though - I'm not posting hundreds of links to different pages and answering ROM tech support questions ( at least not all of the time ). If you post pending issues with the ROM, we can get them here and also post work arounds and fixes in a centralized area so as to not clutter the ROM sub forum. This thread will have THREE major parts.
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PART 1: ROM's and Their Status
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☆ ★ | ROM | SynergyROM VZW S3 | ICS 4.0.4 | FULLY OPTIMIZED | ★ ☆
Currently at version 1.2
Touchwiz Based
Stock SEC Messaging used
Compatible with themes, but Stock messaging gets replaced by AOSP MMS.APK
Compatible with on screen NavBar, but the scaling is a bit off
Compatible and functional with invisibleK v2 Kernel
Can be flashed with CWM Touch or Regular CWM or TWRP
Features Bravia Engine, Fully Deodexed, zipaligned, Debloated
NOSympathy Base
GPS Working
Bluetooth Working
Can be Used as a Daily Driver : %100
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[Rom] Bean's Custom Stock Rom R2 (50gb dropbox, Bravia Engine, JB Anims, Reboot Menu)
[FEATURE LIST FROM THE ROM THREAD]
*Re-Based off of NoSympathy's Full Deodexed App's And Framework*
*Has Stock MMS & AOSP Email/Exchange*
*Customized Toggles*
*Themed Toggles & Battery*
*Center Clock*
*Jelly-Bean Animation's*
*Native Call Recording*
*Added Ringtones MIUI/CM*
*AOSP Keyboard*
*Build.prop Tweaks*
* 4-way Reboot Menu*
*Deodexed*
*Zipaligned*
*Bravia Engine*
*Beats Audio*
*Rooted*
*Init.d Support*
*Removed Vzw ****/Bloat*
*International Boot Anims*
*Alot of Apps Install to /data for Easy Removal*
**50Gb Free Dropbox**
[UPDATES AND FINDINGS]
Currently at version R3
Touchwiz Based
Stock SEC Messaging used
Compatible with themes, but Stock messaging gets replaced by AOSP MMS.APK
On screen NavBar works, but still doesn't scale
Compatible and functional with invisibleK v2 Kernel, seems to be blazing fast
Can be flashed with CWM Touch or Regular CWM or TWRP
Features Bravia Engine, and Beats Audio! Functionality of beats audio isn't confirmed, in my testing I don't notice the EQ working.
NOSympathy Re-Base
Center Clock Working - sometimes causes notification bar weirdness (YMMV)
Can be Used as a Daily Driver : %100
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[ROM][HYBRID][Jellybean] PARANOIDANDROID v1.9.1a
NOT FOR THE FEINT OF HEART - K-EXEC USAGE is REQUIRED - IF YOU DO NOT BACK UP YOUR EFS/IMEI, and you LOSE IT, AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IT BACK WITHOUT BRINGING YOUR STOCK BRICK BACK TO VERIZON. BACK IT UP! FOR THIS, I WILL POST A LINK. HOW TO BACK UP YOUR EFS/IMEI
AOSP Based
Jelly Bean Google Applications Flashable Zip Link Provided
Google Now Fully Fuctional, with Cards
Hybrid Tablet/Phone rom with Properly sized NavBar
AOSP Kernel
Can be flashed with K-Exec ONLY
Camera only goes up to 3mp, performance is shoddy, there is a fix but at the moment it is not up to par with the Touchwiz - Naturally, it shouldn't be.
Android 4.1.1
Blazing fast,great stock JB experience, 4G works and 3G is great but I cannot stress enough, YOUR MODEL MAY VARY
Can be Used as a Daily Driver : %50/60: this is purely enthusiast at the moment: user choice.
CM9/10 seems to be the cause of the 0 imei error! Not kexec. This is cm10 based.
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[Rom][7.23.2012][VRALG1/VRALG2]NoSympathy's Stock OTA 100% deodexed, zipaligned rom.
[FEATURE LIST FROM THE ROM THREAD]
*Based Off A System Dump Provided to me by invisiblek of the latest OTA
*100% Deodexed including SMS app and Visual Voicemail. Access you SMS app from the lockscreen again.
*Rooted with latest Superuser.apk and SU Binary. Also Latest busybox installed.
*100% Zipaligned
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Currently two versions for each firmware version.
Touchwiz Based
Stock SEC Messaging used
Compatible with themes, but Stock messaging gets replaced by AOSP MMS.APK
On screen NavBar works, but still doesn't scale
The best pure stock ROM you're going to find (purely subjective, obviously) . Everything is there, and everything works as it's supposed to.
Compatible and functional with invisibleK v2 Kernel, and it adds to this ROM's already insane speed.
Can be flashed with CWM Touch or Regular CWM or TWRP
This is the ROM everyone else is using as a base, props to NOSYMPATHY for properly Deodexing the stock mms app!
Can be Used as a Daily Driver : %100
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I will be adding more ROM's as they come and as I have more time to. At night when my wife and daughter are passed out, I test these ROM's extensively. I also decompile and check everything out, just to see what might make one tick. You can post any questions you have here, and this way the devs have a centralized thread to look at where major concerns can be posted and fixes/updates/patches can be relayed just incase you missed a reply/skipped a page using the xda mobile app/etc.
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Part 2: Complaints, Workarounds and Fixes
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Q: I lost my ability to do direct call from text after flashing this rom, and a theme.
A: I'm willing to bet you didn't realize the stock mms was replaced by the AOSP version. Luckily for you, forum post #298 in the Jellybean Domination v7.2 thread has a stock MMS fix, that is also themed blue.
Q: I flashed paranoid android and i lost complete cellular service, and I have no IMEI! Why would they make a ROM like this?
A: It's a fault somewhere between flashing this rom and K-Exec doing it's job. We don't know exactly whats causing it yet. But chances are if you would have READ you would have heard about this being the number one RISK as of right now, and backed up your EFS/IMEI accordingly. A link on how to do just that is in the first part of this thread.
Q: SynergyROM people said that tethering works and VZW Mobile Tethering is broken. What gives?
A: I could have sworn they included a different WiFi hotspot app that works off of one touch. Look for it
Q: Google Now isn't working. I installed the APK and all it says is initializing.
A: As far as I know Google Now is a jelly bean addition, correct? We are on Ice Cream Sandwich. We can't really expect everything to work. A working google now can be found in the Paranoid Android ROM, which is AOSP and Jelly Bean'd.
Q: The Dev(s) of (variable) ROM haven't replied to me or addressed my issue directly. Whats the point of being a dev?
A: This is not the Devs job. The Dev makes the ROM. The Community flashes, tests, and reports bugs/problems. The dev then finds the time to fix these issues when he/she/they can. You're not a twelve year old in a ROM candystore where every ROM is a Daily Driver until this bootloader situation gets handled properly.
Q: Awesome Beats doesn't seem to be working, help!
A: Just because it's on there doesn't mean it's supposed to work. It's experimental, and some people have given the nod and others the axe. Your model may vary. I do have a modified SGSII version of a beats script I've been working on that i've test flashed on mine that works, and I'll pass that out after some more testing and after I find the creator of it and get his/her permission, at least so I can give proper credit for the original compiling.
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Hey guys, this is for you. It looks like confirmation of the efs/imei backup working on more than one person. This comes from Paranoid Android thread. I hope this helps!
It is now.. I have data AND voice. Where previously I did not.
itsmefu is correct. I used the backup from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29201792#poststop
To elaborate, I went from:
stock rom->rooted with root66 rom->made a backup of my IMEI/EFS
I did not know this but for some reason this phone views our internal storage as SD CARD whereas the actual "physical" SD CARD is named EXT SD Card... so when i first backed it up I was unaware of this... but I had used the method I linked to back up the IMEI/EFS. So that there is an EFS.BIN on my EXT SD Card.
I than updated my kernel to the latest OTA->updated my baseband to the latest OTA (I advise rolling back to the previous baseband as this baseband is HORRIBLE...)
|_->downloaded the vzd2 image recovery from this thread->downloaded JB GAPPS->downloaded paranoid droid
|_->booted into recovery using three finger method->data wiped->cache wiped->dalvik cache wiped
|_->installed PARANOID ANDROID-> installed JB GAPPS
|_->rebooted... and my data/voice was broken.
SO:
went back to recovery->nandroided back (^ok sorry i forgot I nandroid before the whole installing process...)
|_->got back to root 66 rom with root.
|_->downloaded terminal emulator
|_->followed the instructions to push the imei/efs back into the phone.
|_->rebooted.
Working data and voice. Got 4g/3g/and VOICE (<-the MOST Important).
Repeated the appropriate steps to install Paranoid Android..
Now i have working data/voice.. 4g and 3g.. Going to roll back to previous baseband though as with this new baseband I'm dropped 4g, 3g constantly at the areas when i had constant 4g and 3g! 
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I can't really confirm but I know I had ALOT of zeroes in my IMEI with broken data and voice... so I'm pretty sure I had it, as I lost connection to network in total.. basically a broken phone but a working wifi tablet? haha.

ChadHughes said:
Part 2: Complaints, Workarounds and Fixes
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Q: I lost my ability to do direct call from text after flashing this rom, and a theme.
A: I'm willing to bet you didn't realize the stock mms was replaced by the AOSP version. Luckily for you, forum post #298 in the Jellybean Domination v7.2 thread has a stock MMS fix, that is also themed blue.
Q: I flashed paranoid android and i lost complete cellular service, and I have no IMEI! Why would they make a ROM like this?
A: It's a fault somewhere between flashing this rom and K-Exec doing it's job. We don't know exactly whats causing it yet. But chances are if you would have READ you would have heard about this being the number one RISK as of right now, and backed up your EFS/IMEI accordingly. A link on how to do just that is in the first part of this thread.
Q: SynergyROM people said that tethering works and VZW Mobile Tethering is broken. What gives?
A: I could have sworn they included a different WiFi hotspot app that works off of one touch. Look for it
Q: Google Now isn't working. I installed the APK and all it says is initializing.
A: As far as I know Google Now is a jelly bean addition, correct? We are on Ice Cream Sandwich. We can't really expect everything to work. A working google now can be found in the Paranoid Android ROM, which is AOSP and Jelly Bean'd.
Q: The Dev(s) of (variable) ROM haven't replied to me or addressed my issue directly. Whats the point of being a dev?
A: This is not the Devs job. The Dev makes the ROM. The Community flashes, tests, and reports bugs/problems. The dev then finds the time to fix these issues when he/she/they can. You're not a twelve year old in a ROM candystore where every ROM is a Daily Driver until this bootloader situation gets handled properly.
Q: Awesome Beats doesn't seem to be working, help!
A: Just because it's on there doesn't mean it's supposed to work. It's experimental, and some people have given the nod and others the axe. Your model may vary. I do have a modified SGSII version of a beats script I've been working on that i've test flashed on mine that works, and I'll pass that out after some more testing and after I find the creator of it and get his/her permission, at least so I can give proper credit for the original compiling.
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Please update and say that the backup is at least working.. so it is a verified backup in a sense. So people won't be as scared as before since then the backup was a HUGE if. I can verify this because I made the backup, lost data & voice compeltely, and than rerolled backup and now have a working phone!

Slic|< said:
Please update and say that the backup is at least working.. so it is a verified backup in a sense. So people won't be as scared as before since then the backup was a HUGE if. I can verify this because I made the backup, lost data & voice compeltely, and than rerolled backup and now have a working phone!
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What about the unofficial CM10?

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What about the unofficial CM10?
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If its the same issue it should work.. imei independent of ROM.
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Slic|< said:
Please update and say that the backup is at least working.. so it is a verified backup in a sense. So people won't be as scared as before since then the backup was a HUGE if. I can verify this because I made the backup, lost data & voice compeltely, and than rerolled backup and now have a working phone!
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May want to make sure it's confirmed on more than one device and total IMEI loss before adding to the main post.
Rather clutter than people flashing and borking phones because of bad info. Mods delete this after a solution has been found and then no more clutter.

Yayyy clutter to arrange clutter....... stupid...
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ChadHughes said:
Part 2: Complaints, Workarounds and Fixes
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Q: I lost my ability to do direct call from text after flashing this rom, and a theme.
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Are you talking about the lift to call motion here? If so, that has worked for me on both versions of nosympathy's ROM as well as the most recent synergy ROM.

Pretty sure if the stock MMS gets replaced by a theme/ROM direct call gets borked.

Didn't say it was won completely working, but it's better to have a backup then it is to flash and then be pissed off. One if the main reasons I made the thread is just so people can be aware. There are plenty of roms and same day developers and assholes and trolls, but we need more people helping instead of demeaning. At least now they can look and SAY OK, there is a huge warning in red regarding k-exec and AOSP Roms. Instead of people dev bashing it can help. Also I don't consider this thread clutter.
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pjamv5 said:
Are you talking about the lift to call motion here? If so, that has worked for me on both versions of nosympathy's ROM as well as the most recent synergy ROM.
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It should work on any rom based off of mine. Synergy is one of those.
He is posting it mainly because there are some themes out there that default the stock ICS mms.apk instead of the TW secmms.apk that is in my bases. No one had a working deodexed secmms.apk until I released my first base.

nosympathy said:
It should work on any rom based off of mine. Synergy is one of those.
He is posting it mainly because there are some themes out there that default the stock ICS mms.apk instead of the TW secmms.apk that is in my bases. No one had a working deodexed secmms.apk until I released my first base.
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Absolutely. Before no sympathy it's safe to say we were stuck, in a way. His tremendous work happened after these themes were being created, and people were blaming the ROM and that's clearly not the problem, and unfair.
Great work by the way no sympathy.
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ChadHughes said:
Didn't say it was won completely working, but it's better to have a backup then it is to flash and then be pissed off. One if the main reasons I made the thread is just so people can be aware. There are plenty of roms and same day developers and assholes and trolls, but we need more people helping instead of demeaning. At least now they can look and SAY OK, there is a huge warning in red regarding k-exec and AOSP Roms. Instead of people dev bashing it can help. Also I don't consider this thread clutter.
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Thats why I suggested the OP to update the thread with the backup to be at least confirmed working for more than 1 person-the orginal OP of the backup efs thread and me-so far... Because than at least people will be less afraid. They still have to be cautious as even getting root is not 100% safe if you don't follow anything to the T.

Well said slic!
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ChadHughes said:
Absolutely. Before no sympathy it's safe to say we were stuck, in a way. His tremendous work happened after these themes were being created, and people were blaming the ROM and that's clearly not the problem, and unfair.
Great work by the way no sympathy.
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Gotcha. I was reading that in the wrong context.
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Farabomb said:
May want to make sure it's confirmed on more than one device and total IMEI loss before adding to the main post.
Rather clutter than people flashing and borking phones because of bad info. Mods delete this after a solution has been found and then no more clutter.
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it is more than one person.. the original OP of that thread and me.. -__-. You can check out the threads of EFS/EMEI backup and Paranoid Android to confirm... This was all posted earlier this afternoon.
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Well said slic!
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Thanks glad you agree with me! Because apparently Farabomb thought it was clutter... which in my aspect I think at least having it worked twice should count as a fundementally WORKING backup vs. a "THEORETICAL" backup... Because realistically till this happened to me we only had one case which was the OP of the EFS thread.. so it wasn't only in theory that it would work.
And i'm pretty sure for a 15 numbers string theres only one way of messing this up..
Btw, thanks Chad for posting what i wrote in the other thread up. And my apologies if it's a bit long, people said they wanted a detailed transcript so I did that..

LOL!
I'm glad it's long. The way people work on xda sometimes, long descriptions and transcripts are needed. I want everyone to work together, because all we will do is benefit!
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Slic|<, my comment was in response to the post below me. Sorry if I offended. I was in irc trying to find out if it was just you that came back. I just didn't want people flashing madly without a proven solution. I flashed aokp without issue but I was still wary of trying any other ROMs without a working backup.

ChadHughes said:
LOL!
I'm glad it's long. The way people work on xda sometimes, long descriptions and transcripts are needed. I want everyone to work together, because all we will do is benefit!
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Couldn't agree with you more lol! Fascinate still gives me a headache lol... I had to go back to it after I lost my INC2 in a club.. . I think someone stole it :crying:.
Hopefully i can get it back sometime.. until than i upgraded to my S3! :highfive:
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Slic|<, my comment was in response to the post below me. Sorry if I offended. I was in irc trying to find out if it was just you that came back. I just didn't want people flashing madly without a proven solution. I flashed aokp without issue but I was still wary of trying any other ROMs without a working backup.
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Oh.. sorry than. Cuz the two sentences seemed to go hand in hand lol.. And it's cool man. I'm not in IRC. I'm at work lol.. no IRC on government comps! :silly: Yeah that's why I told the OP to post that the backup was working but as already stated FOLLOW EVERYTHING TO A T AND YMMV since that part of the info hasn't changed lol.
Well you can try paranoid android rom now with no worries <--less worries- since I was the unofficial guneai pig... thank god I fixed it though lol. I also just got my 4g working again, had to reset my radio to LTE/CDMA/GSM it was set to GSM/CDMA auto. Reset it with the phone info app. Now i can see if it's better than the last baseband.
Will keep you guys updated.