IDEA: port MultiROM system from nexus 7 - HTC Sensation

HELLLLO guys, I have a fantastic nexus 7 and a week ago something amazing came up
this experimental feature is called MultiROM and allow to have the multi-boot function in the device...in the nexus is useful to boot ubuntu, but is also great for boot multiple roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011403
this is the thread of the project, in the second post OP explains "how is made", so maybe a dev could port this or do something like
I am not a developer, this is not a request, just an idea.
cheers.

It seems like this is similar to boot manager.
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sy224048 said:
It seems like this is similar to boot manager.
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rzr86 said:
+1 agree
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yes, but this works at least
it starts on every boot, you choose rom and boot it...is quite simple...it requires a modified recovery to install and manage roms
on my nexus is awesome

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[REQUEST] Script/mod/app to randomize bootanimation

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434950
In the gnex forum, they have an awesome script that randomizes boot animations. I think this is very cool and I was wondering if this already exists for our sensation, if not, maybe someone who knows codes can make a flashable script? It seems simple but our roms does not seem to have a init.d support... I have no idea what that is.
So, if this was a repeat of some thread, mod, kindly link it to the correct one. If not, maybe we can use this as some sort of petition? So feel free sign or say +1 or click thanks if this is helpful in some way.
Thank you.
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No one wants to make this script work for our sensation? I am surprised this doesn't exist yet at all. Unless I just missed it completely. I already tried asking...very nicely and without spamming...how to get it to work as the original gnex script creator said it can be used on ANY phone in ANY rom as long as the kernel has init.d support. But still no kernel Dev has answered this question. Oh well.
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Woo that would be cool, as i like many Boot Animations!
xEbrithilx said:
Woo that would be cool, as i like many Boot Animations!
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I know right? But no one is biting. Let's play the waiting game.
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k8sh said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434950
In the gnex forum, they have an awesome script that randomizes boot animations. I think this is very cool and I was wondering if this already exists for our sensation, if not, maybe someone who knows codes can make a flashable script? It seems simple but our roms does not seem to have a init.d support... I have no idea what that is.
So, if this was a repeat of some thread, mod, kindly link it to the correct one. If not, maybe we can use this as some sort of petition? So feel free sign or say +1 or click thanks if this is helpful in some way.
Thank you.
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You have "rom toolbox" from market , you guys check it out , amazing app
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Dougi said:
You have "rom toolbox" from market , you guys check it out , amazing app
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Actually that's just for installing boot animations, and what k8sh says is to have many of them and in every start up it pick up one ramdomly.
xEbrithilx said:
Actually that's just for installing boot animations, and what k8sh says is to have many of them and in every start up it pick up one ramdomly.
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That's right. The script assigns a number to each bootanimation zip file and then every boot, you see a different animation. It seems really simple but I have no idea how to get it to work as I don't know much about android codes etc. I'm really surprised no one has picked up on this. I think it is so awesome!
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Have you tried to flash it yourself?
Maybe it will work.
Sm0k3d 0uT said:
Have you tried to flash it yourself?
Maybe it will work.
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Of course. I already tried. That's why I know it does not work. I'm currently on a rom with sebfms kernel. Either it is rom related or kernel but it definitely has something to do with init.d. folder in the system/etc folder. My current bootanimation is stored in system/media and the script is looking for the files in data/ local. The creator of script said it bypasses the system /media and uses data/local where various bootanimation zips are stored. I don't know. The script is not being called upon boot. I give up. Those who knows how to make it work are not exactly paying attention.
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Of course. I already tried. That's why I know it does not work. I'm currently on a rom with sebfms kernel. Either it is rom related or kernel but it definitely has something to do with init.d. folder in the system/etc folder. My current bootanimation is stored in system/media and the script is looking for the files in data/ local. The creator of script said it bypasses the system /media and uses data/local where various bootanimation zips are stored. I don't know. The script is not being called upon boot. I give up. Those who knows how to make it work are not exactly paying attention.
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Just taken a look at the script and it is good to go, all you need is your custom bootanimation.zip files in /data/local/bootanimations/
If the script is not being loaded on boot it is because your ramdsk (the other half of boot.zip, 1st half is kernel so kernel + ramdisk = boot.img) doesnt have inbuilt init.d script support
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Of course. I already tried. That's why I know it does not work. I'm currently on a rom with sebfms kernel. Either it is rom related or kernel but it definitely has something to do with init.d. folder in the system/etc folder. My current bootanimation is stored in system/media and the script is looking for the files in data/ local. The creator of script said it bypasses the system /media and uses data/local where various bootanimation zips are stored. I don't know. The script is not being called upon boot. I give up. Those who knows how to make it work are not exactly paying attention.
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So, my bootanimation is on data/local/ i think this script will work for me then.
xEbrithilx said:
So, my bootanimation is on data/local/ i think this script will work for me then.
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I'm sorry but if people can't read I will start to lose my temper.
It is stated in both the OP of the original thread and in my last post that;
1. You need a ROM that supports init.d script
2. Bootanimations should be renamed to whatever then placed in /data/local/bootanimations/
Seriously how hard is it to read 1 post above yours
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Are you rebooting your device THAT often, that you need random boot animations?
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Are you rebooting your device THAT often, that you need random boot animations?
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You just randomly post unuseful and uninformative comments in threads to be a douche? You achieved your objective.
And yeah I reboot my phone since I go to recovery to flash zips. Ever heard of those? Apparently that concept eludes you.
18 posts? And this is how you want to earn them? D*&%#[email protected]
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k8sh said:
You just randomly post unuseful and uninformative comments in threads to be a douche? You achieved your objective.
And yeah I reboot my phone since I go to recovery to flash zips. Ever heard of those? Apparently that concept eludes you.
18 posts? And this is how you want to earn them? D*&%#[email protected]
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Correct.
There is a app I came across called BootRandimation.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gflam.randimations&feature=search_result
I have never used it so I don't know how well it works, but it is supposed to do what you want.
Sm0k3d 0uT said:
There is a app I came across called BootRandimation.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gflam.randimations&feature=search_result
I have never used it so I don't know how well it works, but it is supposed to do what you want.
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Tried it but it didn't work. I only tested it real quick though. The developer should at least have a trial version as it takes longer than 15 minutes to know how to set it up and reboot. Thanks for the heads up on the app.
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Just flashed the 60mb file from the link in op, works fine. But I am running aosp and bricked 1.6 kernel. If your phone runs init.d scripts at boot this will work. Is a nifty idea tho, cos I have 20 different animations so will be a surprise everytime I reboot.
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Asa2303 said:
Just flashed the 60mb file from the link in op, works fine. But I am running aosp and bricked 1.6 kernel. If your phone runs init.d scripts at boot this will work. Is a nifty idea tho, cos I have 20 different animations so will be a surprise everytime I reboot.
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What aosp from do you have?
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Finally found a rom where init.d scripts are enabled. The script in OP works as it should. I'm on AOKP rom from eggyenergy on rootzwiki.
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[Q] How can I boot multiple roms?

Hi, I want to know how to boot more than one rom using Boot Manager... i've tried to do it numerous times but each time I just get frozen on my carrier logo on reboot. What partitions do i need setup? I'm a bit of a noob so if it's really complicated can you simplify it. Thanks in advance.
Dude, I made a thread on this - did you need to make another one?
I've had no luck either... Tried it on about 5 different ROMs, but never works! Have you tried formatting your memory card?
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Oh sorry, I hadn't noticed your post :S and no I haven't formatted it so I will do so now. Cheers... kinda.
jaykub said:
Oh sorry, I hadn't noticed your post :S and no I haven't formatted it so I will do so now. Cheers... kinda.
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Do keep up updated!
Did it work?
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olyloh6696 said:
Do keep up updated!
Did it work?
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I will tell you if it works in about two hours.. i've just gotta wait a bit as i'm backing up my almost full 32gb sdcard...
You can't due to RAM and kernel you can't take too much and phone only support one kernel
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You can't due to RAM and kernel you can't take too much and phone only support one kernel
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Oh okay. Thanks for a proper answer, but how come people claim to have done it then?
this is somthing ive tried and tried but with no luck really got me angry cus dual booting is so good i want this to be made into a tut and sticky if some1 is willing to help ? thanks in advanced
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You can't due to RAM and kernel you can't take too much and phone only support one kernel
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Are you sure?
Boot manager app has given official support for our device. And I have seen proof of it working - on youtube on a Desire S booting CM7 & MIUI.
Also bootmanager cleverly overrights the kernel with the new boot.IMG each time you flash.
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olyloh6696 said:
Are you sure?
Boot manager app has given official support for our device. And I have seen proof of it working - on youtube on a Desire S booting CM7 & MIUI.
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I guess that's the point, miui and cm can use the same kernel.
Tectas said:
I guess that's the point, miui and cm can use the same kernel.
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Well the app allows you to change the boot.img before you boot into a different ROM. So it should still work
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Any news on this seems interesting
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It says its incompatible with my device...!!!:crying::crying::crying:
Today I got it to work with Virtuous Infinity + ViperSaga and now using Virtuous + CM10.
I had to S-OFF with ENG HBOOT! Setup 2 Rom's, make a Nandroid and then choose in Boot Manager Install Zip -> Restore Nandroid, not install from Zip.
Works like charm for me. (=

[Q] Dual Booting Recovery on One X

Question​I was wondering if dual booting recovery/bootloader was a possibility for our device? If so what do we need to do to accoplish this? I have this on my AT&T SGS2 i777 and enjoy being able to test a ROM before using it, and I could have JB on one and ICS with a custom kernel(Blackout BeastMode v2.1) on the other. I think an official CWM Recovery would help or include this, because I believe right now its unofficial. I dont know for sure, I have used TWRP for a while now.
Any input is appeciated so long as it is on ow the xda forum rules.
This is a really good idea I tried to manually set up dual boot from the market but it would fail every time at modifying the boot image. I would love to be able to bounce between to roms as well.
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mlaws90 said:
Question​I was wondering if dual booting recovery/bootloader was a possibility for our device? If so what do we need to do to accoplish this? I have this on my AT&T SGS2 i777 and enjoy being able to test a ROM before using it, and I could have JB on one and ICS with a custom kernel(Blackout BeastMode v2.1) on the other. I think an official CWM Recovery would help or include this, because I believe right now its unofficial. I dont know for sure, I have used TWRP for a while now.
Any input is appeciated so long as it is on ow the xda forum rules.
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Does boot manager not work with this device?
It would use the same method as boot manager
Edit: its not supported but someone can work with the dev in getting us support
Or atleast those who don't have a locked down hboot
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superchilpil said:
Does boot manager not work with this device?
It would use the same method as boot manager
Edit: its not supported but someone can work with the dev in getting us support
Or atleast those who don't have a locked down hboot
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That's what I was talking about boot manager don't no were I got duel boot from. It runs right up to the part were it modifies the boot image and fails. Do the devs have a thread on xda da that I could try to contact them?
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E.Cadro said:
That's what I was talking about boot manager don't no were I got duel boot from. It runs right up to the part were it modifies the boot image and fails. Do the devs have a thread on xda da that I could try to contact them?
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I believe so, I don't personally use boot manager
Or maybe they have a way to contact them within the app
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superchilpil said:
I believe so, I don't personally use boot manager
Or maybe they have a way to contact them within the app
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I found the website for the developers and sent them an email about it. Will see if they respond.
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E.Cadro said:
I found the website for the developers and sent them an email about it. Will see if they respond.
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Any news here???
Decided to bump this instead of a new thread, Is there any possible options on dual booting.
I'm aswell interested in this to
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PabxH said:
Any news here???
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They never responded to my email so if someone else wants give it a shot feel free.
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ROM Manager

Is there any work around to get ROM Manager to work on the HTC One X?
Whenever I try using the application it tells me that I must install "ClockworkMod recovery" and It appears to be unavailable for the HTC One X currently. Am I just doing something wrong here?
Yeaaaaa. Everything you just mentioned is wrong. Do not use rom manager, or CWM. You'll brick as it IS NOT supported for our phone.
That is, if you have a branded dual core version with LTE.
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InflatedTitan said:
Yeaaaaa. Everything you just mentioned is wrong. Do not use rom manager, or CWM. You'll brick as it IS NOT supported for our phone.
That is, if you have a branded dual core version with LTE.
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Thank you for the confirmation.
Is there a similar program I can use that will work with the HTC One X?
Why not just flash thru recovery?
If you're running the CM10 ROM, I'm pretty sure there's a nifty updater app available from play store. It basically checks your current version and only downloads the parts needed for the next nightly you want to install, which saves doing a full download and flash. But like I said that's only for CM10 users.
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Are you rooted and unlocked? The OP wasn't clear of your current standing. Download goo manager and install twrp
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Rom manager only ever worked well with CM roms. But even then it's better to use twrp. Using it on stock based roms is asking trouble.
timmaaa said:
Why not just flash thru recovery?
If you're running the CM10 ROM, I'm pretty sure there's a nifty updater app available from play store. It basically checks your current version and only downloads the parts needed for the next nightly you want to install, which saves doing a full download and flash. But like I said that's only for CM10 users.
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Where did cm10 come from in his post? Lol you confused me
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undergrad said:
Thank you for the confirmation.
Is there a similar program I can use that will work with the HTC One X?
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Most people just flash through recovery with twrp (which has a nice touch screen interface btw). I've heard that the highest supported version for the HOX is 2.3.1.0, so just make sure the version you install is supported.
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Where did cm10 come from in his post? Lol you confused me
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Ya I thought that might happen haha. It was just a bit of information, ROM manager was used by some to flash updates etc so I thought it might be vaguely relevant.
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Why do people like Rom manager its no more work than usual and its usually outdated
Dirty rom comes with flash Gui it allows you to atleast switch them in the android os vs recovery?
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Are you rooted and unlocked? The OP wasn't clear of your current standing. Download goo manager and install twrp
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I'm rooted and unlocked and I'm currently running CM10.
undergrad said:
I'm rooted and unlocked and I'm currently running CM10.
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Oh then your good to go bro
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omario8484 said:
Why do people like Rom manager its no more work than usual and its usually outdated
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Its remnants from a year or two ago. It was a must have app for rooted phones and was quite awesome in its day. So people upgrading from phones after a 2 year ownership, its just figured that they need it like before.
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timmaaa said:
Why not just flash thru recovery?
If you're running the CM10 ROM, I'm pretty sure there's a nifty updater app available from play store. It basically checks your current version and only downloads the parts needed for the next nightly you want to install, which saves doing a full download and flash. But like I said that's only for CM10 users.
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Any idea the name of the app?
Thanks!
Cyan Delta.
WR
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[RECOVERY] OUDHS Recovery for Nexus 7 (2013-Wifi)

How to Flash:
UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER REQUIRED
Code:
fastboot flash recovery oudhs.img
Download:
Nexus 7 (2013-Wifi) ---
OUDHS 1.0.3.4 - Mirror 1
OUDHS 1.0.3.4 - Mirror 2
Source:
My Fork Github - Forked and modified, this is what I used to make this.
OUDHS Original Source Github
Thanks to:
Shabbypenguin and the rest of OUDHS for their work on this recovery for the Galaxy S4.
Koush for CWM.
Google for AOSP.
My testers.
OUDHS Recovery is my favorite on my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S4 and Shabbypenguin created it. This is a port with minimal changes for the Google Nexus 7 (2013). The controls are self-explanatory, and the reason why I love this Recovery over normal CWM or TWRP. Maybe you will too. You can get to Rainbow Mode by scrolling down the list a few times.
Confirmed Bugs:
ADB Access Not Working
If using SuperSu Root for 4.3, you will always see a "Disable Recovery Flash?" popup when you choose to Reboot. Always say No, or you will lose root until you flash the SuperSu Root through a Custom Recovery again.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6IOdVrrsVc
I loved this recov on my sgs4 very reliable and the scroll left and right to apply is very handy when you don't wanna click buttons .
I'll for sure try this once I get my unit delivered tomorrow .
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Thanks Matt longtime no see. Great work
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Been using it all day. No issues that I see.
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Made a video for you matt. you can add it to OP if you want to
OUDHS recovery video
thanks man, twrp wouldnt flash and this worked like a charm!
My backup failed when it was trying to backup the data
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casonswag said:
My backup failed when it was trying to backup the data
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Could you take a picture of the Recovery.log under the Advanced setting after the bug?
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I love this recovery!
Thanks for making it!
what a jerk, didnt even send me a link to the thread so i could post my obligatory "cool stuff man!" post
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what a jerk, didnt even send me a link to the thread so i could post my obligatory "cool stuff man!" post
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I tweeted it out
Probably got drowned in the flood of Moto X stuff.
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mattlgroff said:
I tweeted it out
Probably got drowned in the flood of Moto X stuff.
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https://twitter.com/mattlgroff/status/362420579497811968
you started it with @ so no one saw it but you, xdadevelopers, and people who follow you both
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https://twitter.com/mattlgroff/status/362420579497811968
you started it with @ so no one saw it but you, xdadevelopers, and people who follow you both
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I should figure out how to use this twitter thing better.
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what a jerk, didnt even send me a link to the thread so i could post my obligatory "cool stuff man!" post
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Good work. I had no idea you guys were on XDA!?!?!?!
Thanks for the recovery. I usually use TWRP but it failed over and over when I tried to backup. Im using OUDHS now and so far so good.
Gam3r 4 Life said:
Thanks for the recovery. I usually use TWRP but it failed over and over when I tried to backup. Im using OUDHS now and so far so good.
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you again!
Hello Matt I put this on my moto x and its not working can you help me?
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dirtydroidx said:
Hello Matt I put this on my moto x and its not working can you help me?
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It also didn't work on my droid 1
prshosting.org
prsterero said:
It also didn't work on my droid 1
prshosting.org
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Hehe
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you again!
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Did you think you could get rid of me that easy?

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