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[NOOBS] Be very careful with root apps!

Having root and using root apps can be a great benefit but can also be a great curse. Before allowing any of them to run at boot, make sure the app is stable and not causing you any problems. For example if you are running SETCPU with an overclock kernel make sure the speed you select is stable before selecting the set at boot option. If not, your phone will lock up at boot and you will have to wipe your phone's user data area to get it to boot again; or worse you might have to wipe the system partition and flash a new rom. Android was designed so the system area is never written to by apps to prevent such problems. With root we can do great things, but we can also wreak havoc upon the system area if we are not prudent in our actions.

Nice announcement. The sad thing is people should not even be using root if they don't know this already.
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if your phone locks up at boot with SetCPU overclocked, you can use Setcpu to create a safemode toggle zip file to flash from recovery to allow the system to boot so you wont have to wipe anything

wyldkard said:
if your phone locks up at boot with SetCPU overclocked, you can use Setcpu to create a safemode toggle zip file to flash from recovery to allow the system to boot so you wont have to wipe anything
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Good info. I didn't know that. Of course, create the zip file before overclocking and setting set at boot.

Few questions after root=)

Nandroid:
i am new in using nandroid backup and i have few questions about it.
1st, what is the "boot" it backup? isit the rom or what? if i restore nandroid after flashing a new rom, will the old rom comes back again?
2nd, does it even backup the theme? if i factory reset because of installed a wrong theme, if i restore my nandroid, will the wrong theme comes back again?
3rd, how about the system errors? will it also backup them?
Overclock in tiamat rom 2.2:
Whats the different in overclocking with the settings inside tiamat and with setcpu? Normally i use setcpu but i found it drain more battery .. if i overclock with the tiamat settings, will the setting included when the screen is off? bcause normally i set low frequency during screen off with setcpu to save some juice
Lastly, can someone explaine the option "disabling logcat" to me? Any benefits or risk if diaable that?
sry for my noob english.. thx to anyone who answer me =)

Nandroid, which is what is most commonly referred to, is the process of backing up the current system and data which involved with said system (which includes your system, recovery, boot, data, etc.). That said, restoring a full backup in like re-installing your old ROM with all the apps and what not you originally had installed at the time of the backup including any user data.
What does this mean? Lets say you're going to install a new ROM, you make a backup of your current ROM, then you did your wipe (factory reset) and installed the new ROM. You find yourself having issues with the new ROM, you can simply restore the backup and it'll revert you back to your old ROM with your old information in tact.
Now, say, there's an issue in the said ROM and you make a backup of said ROM the flash a new ROM or something and you decide to revert back by restoring it, then yes, the error will come back.
In terms of the overclocking, the kernel needs to first support being able to overclocked first. That's where the Tiamat ROM/Kernel comes in since it supports it. SetCPU looks at what the kernel can support and let you set it that way, what the Tiamat creators did is allowed you direct access to overclock it if you wish without the need of using another app but you are free to do so (just don't touch any of the overclock settings in the Tiamat's settings).
And logcat is a log file that pretty much shows the activity of your device and useful for debugging issues. You can safely turn it off is you please like it.

In simple terms nandroid backup is like backup of windows where system image is created and restore the system to state where it was when backup was created.
it will put your system in same state where it was when you created a backup.
BTW:The post above me came from Mars

tq very much =)
If i disable the logcat will it affect my usb debugging thing? If enable will it drains battery or memory space?

omnia1994 said:
tq very much =)
If i disable the logcat will it affect my usb debugging thing? If enable will it drains battery or memory space?
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no usb debugging will not be disabled.
i use usb debugging mode only when i am using adb(for root/unlocking,etc.)
sometimes when xoom is not shown under "My Computer" then i check usb debugging and it shows.
dunno any relation with battery.

Disabling the logcat doesn't disable USB Debug Mode.
I keep debugging mode on my XOOM since I use mainly ADB for everything anyways, doesn't hurt the battery one bit.

[Q] Can you add Oc to the New Genesis Rom or any Rom ? G2x

Does it matter which rom you need to put overclock on it, or is that something they put in the rom already ?

KiddClassic said:
Does it matter which rom you need to put overclock on it, or is that something they put in the rom already ?
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Overclocking is a kernel thing, gotta flash one that supports it. I'm sure Faux's CM9 kernel has OC in, not so sure about Harsh's kernel.

OK I've been flashing your roms which are dope btw. And I'm trying to get to the overclocking part, could you put the link where I could get it and what to do ? Please and yo I flashed the new genesis rom beta 2 and I added the home long press button to try to show my recent apps but its been a fail is it a bug now ?? Cuz in beta 1 it worked fine. I rebooted after I changed it to see if it wud work but its still a no go. Oh and a tip I found out if the camera don't work is you can you instagram to take photos. Just sayin
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These are 2 kernels that support overclocking. You most probably will then also need to get SetCPU (or similar cpu control app) from the play store.
1. Put kernel .zip file on the sd-card.
2. Clear cache/dalvik cache. (I recommend using Nullifier for cache)
3. Install the .zip
4. Restart phone, open SetCPU. Allow SetCPU to gain root permissions. Then just swipe to the higher frequency.
5. ????
6. Profit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1567097
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/1654-g2x...155ghzuvslqbbfqzramvoodoofeb-14/page__st__270
EDIT: These are for ICS only. If you want CM7/GB search the forum.
Extras: If you're really wanting to tweak to perfection:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1558080
This talks about best ways to UV/OC for best battery life.

Jakkumn said:
These are 2 kernels that support overclocking. You most probably will then also need to get SetCPU (or similar cpu control app) from the play store.
1. Put kernel .zip file on the sd-card.
2. Clear cache/dalvik cache. (I recommend using Nullifier for cache)
3. Install the .zip
4. Restart phone, open SetCPU. Allow SetCPU to gain root permissions. Then just swipe to the higher frequency.
5. ????
6. Profit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1567097
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/1654-g2x...155ghzuvslqbbfqzramvoodoofeb-14/page__st__270
EDIT: These are for ICS only. If you want CM7/GB search the forum.
Extras: If you're really wanting to tweak to perfection:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1558080
This talks about best ways to UV/OC for best battery life.
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Wow good looking out I'm finna check this out cuz I tried it but I must be doing something wrong. Thank you again !
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Two Questions about CM10

1. Not to criticize or anything, I'm honestly curious about it. Instead of having to flash the ROM + Gapps separately, why aren't the Gapps integrated into the install by default? Is it a copywrite issue or something?
2. Is it possible to flash a new boot screen using ROM Toolbox Pro? Or will this crash the system necessitating a wipe and restore?

k-semler said:
1. Not to criticize or anything, I'm honestly curious about it. Instead of having to flash the ROM + Gapps separately, why aren't the Gapps integrated into the install by default? Is it a copywrite issue or something?
2. Is it possible to flash a new boot screen using ROM Toolbox Pro? Or will this crash the system necessitating a wipe and restore?
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1) I cannot remember the reason.
2) Ive never bothered much to change the boot animations but i believe the infuse toolkit has this option.
(sorry i couldnt offer more information)

For some reason, Google ended up frowning upon including their apps in a ROM. Can't remember what their reasoning was, but it ended up being less of a potential headache for the devs to just link to the G-Apps separately.
As far as boot animations go, you can use a root-enabled file explorer to change them. I use JRummy's Root Browser Lite. The boot animation is located in /system/media. You'll have to manually set permissions once you replace the animation. Permissions are "rw-r--r--" or 0644.

Few Tweaks

DETAILS;
Mahdi ROM release 9/03, twrp, bacon latest AK Kernel
Okay after a week of headache's here and there, it seems im never satisfied with this stupid but godly phone.
I have a few things left to do;
1. Manually enable Disable HW overlays; This setting resets everytime i reboot; Can someone post what to use and what to edit in the build.prop file so this stays the same.
2. Im resetting synapse and starting with the default settings in AK's kernel. - I need 2 setups or just 1 that can be used for performance and great battery life. essentially i want my phone to use power only when needed, i will play with MAX and MIN cpu frequency as needed, but the other settings i have no clue what to set. I want to phone to react quick, playing games etc.
3. Can you guys list any main or important tweaks/settings i should use, very new to intelli/hotplug/mpdecision/autosmp dont really know what they do.
4. "Trust me and back up that imei folder.. The important thing is that your phone works, no headaches and now that the hard part is over, you can flash as you'd like, but I would still suggest using those apps and now that you're rooted, titanium backup.. and make a nandroid before you attempt any new flashes.. " an XDA member suggest i do a IMEI folder backup, this is just a copy paste ? If so where is this located ?

Update to latest mahdi rom and you won't need to disable hw overlays
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