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Introducing myself

I'm not really sure where this belongs, or if I should post one of these at all, but you can comment on that if you'd like, I'm not going to care.
Anyway, I am a proud owner of a rooted HTC Inspire (or Desire HD as it may be called elsewhere). I got it around late May or so, and rooted it not to shortly after.
This is my first Android phone, and it is going to be for a while, at least until this thing breaks, we switch carriers, or something else happens. I got the phone at the time because it seemed like the best out of AT&T's current lineup, and was within my price range of <= $100.
Right now, I am currently running Cyanogen 7.1RC1 with LordModUE 6.0.1 CFS 2WCR, and themed with UpwardSpiral's excellent collection of themes (currently Orange Octane). I am also using radio 12.39a.60.19x_26.06.06.30_M (AT&T - April OTA) with data speed fix from here.
As for my status on XDA, I am obviously a noob, and my main goal is to at least get a promotion to full member (with it's extra benefits and such). I'll be hanging around the site, asking questions, posting info, and stuff like that. Until then, farywell!!

Welcome! I got my Inspire around the same time and am loving it. I was planning to keep this phone for awhile but may have to upgrade to the Holiday when its released. Hope to see you around. Later.
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Ultfreecomputing said:
I'm not really sure where this belongs, or if I should post one of these at all, but you can comment on that if you'd like, I'm not going to care.
Anyway, I am a proud owner of a rooted HTC Inspire (or Desire HD as it may be called elsewhere). I got it around late May or so, and rooted it not to shortly after.
This is my first Android phone, and it is going to be for a while, at least until this thing breaks, we switch carriers, or something else happens. I got the phone at the time because it seemed like the best out of AT&T's current lineup, and was within my price range of <= $100.
Right now, I am currently running Cyanogen 7.1RC1 with LordModUE 6.0.1 CFS 2WCR, and themed with UpwardSpiral's excellent collection of themes (currently Orange Octane).
As for my status on XDA, I am obviously a noob, and my main goal is to at least get a promotion to full member (with it's extra benefits and such). I'll be hanging around the site, asking questions, posting info, and stuff like that. Until then, farywell!!
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Welcome to XDA. Great ROM/kernel combo BTW.

Welcome, indeed! Can't go wrong with Cyanogenmod at all. I still like to try pretty much all of them, especially when there's an update. You will love your phone and the many options available here.
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Inarius03 said:
Welcome, indeed! Can't go wrong with Cyanogenmod at all. I still like to try pretty much all of them, especially when there's an update. You will love your phone and the many options available here.
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Thanks. While I do use Cyanogen as my primary ROM, I have tried out both MIUI and Leedroid - but I haven't used either for very long, so I can't say whenever I like these as much as Cyanogen, unless I decide to use them more.

dtorrez1883 said:
Welcome! I got my Inspire around the same time and am loving it. I was planning to keep this phone for awhile but may have to upgrade to the Holiday when its released. Hope to see you around. Later.
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Thanks. However, I have actually never heard of HTC making a phone called the Holiday. Googling showed that it a dual core 1.2GHZ Snapdragon (which is very advanced for a mobile phone), and it's preloaded with Gingerbread Sense. Interesting. However, I can't really buy it when it comes out, as I am on a tight budget, and at most, I can't get a phone until after two years if I want a discount for it.

henrybravo said:
Welcome to XDA. Great ROM/kernel combo BTW.
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And I got it running at 1382 max, 122 min with brazilianwax and PUV. It also scores 2729 on Quadrant overall too.
I also used your APN fix too, and the GPS fix additionally.

If you want to try a great Sense rom, take a good look at Virtuous Unity. Amazing Sense rom. I ran it for a full month until I got that itching need to try another AOSP rom.
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Welcome noob!
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Hell Yeah man, welcome!! I got my Inspire around then and it has carved a new direction in my future - quite literally! I've changed my Major to computer programming, and traded the Ibanez (guitar) for my Inspire. Maybe I can make some money this way....
Gotta love a Noob with the fever. Ole henrybravo really reamed me once for going on and on, and on....in response to a fellow noobs question. I will admit the possibility that it was warranted.... The resulting post was reminiscent of the dummy books... "Flashing for Noobs, By a Dummy"
Lol, ok man - Welcome and Kudos on your post. I didn't have the balls...
-MyPocketWizard-

Welcome, but I think these kind of threads clutters the forum. Please enjoy your stay on XDA. I will recommend that you read a lot first.
Enjoy.

Just got a G2X today and loving it

Hello fellow members just want to say that im happy i traded my samsung galaxy s 4g for this phone. I had the other phone for a few months and just traded it with someone today and im happy i did. the support on this phone in the forums i see is much higher than the galaxy s 4g. looking forward to working with you guys.
Peace,
snake212

enjoy man, great phone when rooted, im currently running eagles blood no problems.

It's an awsome phone. It has its bugs but thanks to the awesome devs here, everything is dope sauce. I'm running rooted stock with Faux123 GB kernel.

Welcome!
Hope you have fun!

Yup! Dido everything before my post. Phone is bad ass when rooted. Running CM7 latest nightly with faux's 3.8 kernal. Smooooooth as butter!

Enjoy and ignore the posts about it being the worse phone ever created.
I love mine...most do.

Welcome and grats on picking up the best phone out there! Enjoy it and like the Guy above me said, ignore the haters.
"a phone to make you numb, a phone to make you dumb, a phone to make you anybody else...
All the roms in this world... wont save you from yourself"

Welcome!

Welcome man, and enjoy your new G2x
Sent From My EB G2x

I will be joining the GTX ranks this weekend as I switch from Sprint to T-Mobile. I'm glad to see that many people like this phone. Haters are gonna hate, no matter what phone they have. Some people aren't happy with anything and that's just the way it is. I'm looking forward to developing a new ROM and some themes for this phone. I've done a few here and there for the HTC Hero and the Optimus S. So, this will be a nice change. Just out of curriosity, are there any vanilla 2.3.5 ROMs for this phone? I did a quick browse of the Dev section, but it looks like everything is CM and I did see one 2.3.3 ROM. Nothing against CM, but I like the idea of a vanilla build. I guess I will have to start developing the minute I get home from the T-Mobile store, lol.

I believe Faux's 2.3.5 build complete AOSP with tiny CM mods in it but completely his own work from scratch, not 100% positive but pretty sure. Happy to hear about a new dev jumping in the mix.
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athanos said:
I will be joining the GTX ranks this weekend as I switch from Sprint to T-Mobile. I'm glad to see that many people like this phone. Haters are gonna hate, no matter what phone they have. Some people aren't happy with anything and that's just the way it is. I'm looking forward to developing a new ROM and some themes for this phone. I've done a few here and there for the HTC Hero and the Optimus S. So, this will be a nice change. Just out of curriosity, are there any vanilla 2.3.5 ROMs for this phone? I did a quick browse of the Dev section, but it looks like everything is CM and I did see one 2.3.3 ROM. Nothing against CM, but I like the idea of a vanilla build. I guess I will have to start developing the minute I get home from the T-Mobile store, lol.
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Oh cool man, welcome!
Sent From My EB 1.07 G2x

mt3g said:
I believe Faux's 2.3.5 build complete AOSP with tiny CM mods in it but completely his own work from scratch, not 100% positive but pretty sure. Happy to hear about a new dev jumping in the mix.
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yeap he made it AOSP but started with CM7 and slowly made it AOSP, but is not completely AOSP though
At this point I think is a hybrid
Sent From My EB 1.07 G2x

Thanks for suggesting faux123's rom and thanks for the welcome. It looks to be a good one. Looking forward to making a rom for this phone and also some themes.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys!
just wanted to say that last night when i got home i rooted it and installed CM7 1.16 nightly build real quick to test it out. and wow i cant believe what i was missing man. where can i start battery life is at half after work while texting, surfing the web, and gps wifi all on even bluetooth. the lcd bleed is such a controversy seriously. while typing on the phone it just feels right. the hardware buttons feel tough not like they are gonna cave in. even though the back cover is plastic they did a good job making it feel right. now to experiment with some roms

I just got g2x my cousin didn't want it however I have att what is the easiest way to unlock it its rooted running the latest miui but it sucks because I can't fully use it any help would be great and thanks in advance
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+1 for joining the g2x family
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Ugh, just left AT&T. I actually paid my etf to leave. Either call T-Mobile for the unlock or check e-bay
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Thanks I'm thinking about leaving as well where did you go
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jfuq20 said:
I just got g2x my cousin didn't want it however I have att what is the easiest way to unlock it its rooted running the latest miui but it sucks because I can't fully use it any help would be great and thanks in advance
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You buy an unlock code off eBay for $3.00. Then insert an AT&T sim in it and turn it on. If the sim unlock entry screen shows you are good to go. You just enter the unlock code you bought off eBay and unlock the phone. If the screen doesn't come up then you need to flash the phone back to stock, unlock it and then flash another rom of your choice. Some custom roms don't have the code to bring up the unlock screen when needed. I unlocked mine on stock rom. Was fast and easy. Code was $2.99 from eBay.
BTW, on AT&T you will only get Edge speeds, no 3G. :-(

Woah! Love this phone.

After dropping my first captivate in a river early this year, I finally got a new one a couple weeks ago.
I must say things have changed a lot around here, after reading for a few days I am finally caught back up on everything I missed
Awesome job guys, thanks for all the hard work you guys have put into keeping this phone current and awesome. I can't see myself upgrading for a while

We even have ICS!!!
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i love it too!

lol. A lot of people thought I was crazy because I didn't want to wait a month for the atrix to come out.
Then another month for roms to come out.
So far I love my captivate.

ICS alpha 6
has anyone taken a look at the alpha available on pirate bay? i wanna know how to install it and if its legit. I can't post it cause i'm a new poster

There are already a lot of ICS threads on here. I believe the A6 ROM was posted on the "ICS ported to i897" thread in the development section.

kjdoug said:
has anyone taken a look at the alpha available on pirate bay? i wanna know how to install it and if its legit. I can't post it cause i'm a new poster
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I wouldnt touch any Rom from thepiratebay, even if it was trusted source. Jmo
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kjdoug said:
has anyone taken a look at the alpha available on pirate bay? i wanna know how to install it and if its legit. I can't post it cause i'm a new poster
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I would never go there for roms.
I am running A6 as we speak which I got from these forums.
Camera doesn't work (for video or pictures)
SU doesn't work (haven't toyed with workaround yet)
3g (I am trying work arounds now, doesn't work by default)
Still a really impressive interface to play around with, and I think I can live with the cons for a little while until a more stable rom gets hosted. I will say I am in love with this os though.
The interface alone is so modern and fresh feeling I can't entirely explain it.

kjdoug............THIS is the only site you need to mod your captivate. forget any torrent site when it comes to the OS on your phone.
BTW welcome to the forum! READ lots, you will learn, also there are a lot of top notch guys on here that will help you out.

Snow_fox said:
lol. A lot of people thought I was crazy because I didn't want to wait a month for the atrix to come out.
Then another month for roms to come out.
So far I love my captivate.
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I know what you mean....reading through the forums I've noticed that some of the veteran cappy users that left while I still had my first, have sold there newer devices and came back to the captivate.

b-eock said:
We even have ICS!!!
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I noticed. I'm watching the dev thread, with excitement.
Waiting for more of the bugs to be worked out before I flash it. I use my phone for work so it has to be almost 100% stable

It just fits nicely in my hand and my pocket, All the new SGS2s all seem to large. IMHO

We have ICS? Which Rom?
-Sent from a Galaxy far far away

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362092
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and ICS beta1 works mighty fine, i might add!

So does CM team's Build 3....

Yes I would recommend the CM9 version (or working towards it) if you want to try out ICS. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363760
The 3g works without any manipulations, almost everything works as a matter of fact. Calendar sync did need some .apk switched in to get calendar working in beta2 but at least for me in beta3 I didn't have to redo anything. All my apps from tibu work and download correctly. It just seems to be very smooth.
PS. I also upgraded to the ATT SGS2 and love it but I also have my cappy as backup and love messing with all the roms for it still. Basically testing it all out. Plus I am pleasantly surprised that the cappy got ICS before the SGS2.
Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7

yahh I'm on the Beta 1 dev version, I feel it is smoother, there is no need for scripts anymore, everything works without doing extra flashes(besides kernel and superuser). I get much better battery life out of this one too! The one from DemonWav's thread.
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Cyanogen?

Hey guys I'm sort of disheartened.. it seems cm appears to be dead for this phone. I'm not trying to be an ass. I respect developers and even (provided I can figure it out) plan to make my own rom one day. I do not want an eta either. I'm simply wondering if cm and/or miui are perhaps being worked on or if they are abandoned (it seems some say it is being worked on, but I haven't seen any official posts or anything confirming this). again I'm not trying to piss anybody off. I'm within my 30 days and it seems the nitro hd just got cwm. The screen is really enticing since I won't have an option for the skyrocket hd. I'd love some opinions about cm/miui/and the pro's and cons of switching phones. Another thing (again not looking for eta's) the last alpha build was mid December it's been quite awhile which is one of my major concerns. Thanks guys!
Definitely the best forum I've been in so far!
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Cm7 is abandoned because the devs are working on cm9. Since we have broken cm7; there is no hope for miui. But cm9/MIUI will be here.
jerrygooch said:
Hey guys I'm sort of disheartened.. it seems cm appears to be dead for this phone. I'm not trying to be an ass. I respect developers and even (provided I can figure it out) plan to make my own rom one day. I do not want an eta either. I'm simply wondering if cm and/or miui are perhaps being worked on or if they are abandoned (it seems some say it is being worked on, but I haven't seen any official posts or anything confirming this). again I'm not trying to piss anybody off. I'm within my 30 days and it seems the nitro hd just got cwm. The screen is really enticing since I won't have an option for the skyrocket hd. I'd love some opinions about cm/miui/and the pro's and cons of switching phones. Another thing (again not looking for eta's) the last alpha build was mid December it's been quite awhile which is one of my major concerns. Thanks guys!
Definitely the best forum I've been in so far!
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why would they waste their time building CM7 when ICS and CM9 are right around the corner. the CM devs have been furiously working on CM9, so my guess is that anyone involved with the TMO/Skyrocket CM project would stick it out until 9 is ready for mass consumption. doesnt make any sense to do anything on CM7 with CM9 so close on its heels

So there is work being done on cm? I guest I was partially correct. Interesting.. I may hold off then. Especially since the nitro forums made a point that if they don't get ics before the skyrocket hd comes out they're royally screwed. If only the galaxy nexus would have found it's way to att. That was the phone of choice for me. But yet again that's life! Thanks for your comments!
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Former Gnex Toro user needs advice

I recently got an SGS3 as a present from my wife for my bday last month, but prior to the SGS3, I had the Gnex Toro with DroidTheory's latest Non-JB, AOKP-based rom and either IMOSEYON's Lean Kernel or Franco kernel. Now, coming to the SGS3, I haven't stayed up to date with the modding/rom'ing scene due to a death in the family, and until now, have only rooted the phone just to install TBU to restore my apps and settings.
So - I need some advice. I know that there's probably over a thousand posts about roms and kernels for the SGS3, but I was wondering if anyone had any personal experience/advice they'd like to throw my way for getting the most (ie battery, speed, features) out of my new phone.
Where do I begin? I thought the bootloader was locked and encrypted, but then I saw a one-button (and it was the entire screen size, but I can't remember the name) app to unlock the bootloader. I did that, but haven't experimented with any new kernels cause I'm a little dense when it comes to what all these new options are and what they mean. Anyone have a quick, high level overview and some pointers?
Thanks for your help
Jesse

First things first BACK UP your IMEI use terminal "su" then "reboot nvbackup" it backs up your imei to one of the phones partitions. The gs3 has a bug and this hopefully will fix it. TreveE also released a zip that makes a backed up zip I'd do that too. Just search for it.

First off, let me welcome you back to not only XDA but the modding/romming scene! Second off, my condolences. I hope all is well with you now though.
First things first though, rooting and unlocking the bootloader. Seems you've already taken care of that using mmmeff's app in the Play Store. This one, correct?
After that, it's all about installing a recovery (duh!). I'm using TWRP 2.2 which you can grab here.
We got recovery setup? Good? GOOD! Okay, so, something that was found as KennyCap up above said is that IMEI (how Verizon identifies your phone as being cool for school on their network) seems to disappear somewhat randomly when flashing custom roms. Luckily, most of us are reckless enough to not care, so, we've ended up with so many people losing theirs that a solution has been found! Several, actually. Here's a thread with EVERYTHING you need to know about IMEI, backing it up, and knowing how to not be that guy who ruined his present from his wife, who now despises him for wrecking his present.
After that, you're golden man. Nothing can bring you DOWN. So, we've got a bunch of options as far as performance goes. Me? I've been using CyanogenMod 10 as a daily driver since that released. Had some strange incidents on certain builds, but the 09/06 build was fine. I just switched over to ParanoidAndroid a couple hours ago, myself. Battery life seems fine so far, as good as it was on CM10 (which by the by, is freakin' insane) so I'd recommend it if you like further tweaking your phone. I'm, unfortunately, a rom kind of guy. I, by nature don't flash kernels. Because quite frankly, I don't know.. if you flash them. So I can't help you there. But, I hope that I've been of some help! Welcome back, and have fun!

until all the kinks..well most of the kinks you can never get them all.. are worked out i am sticking with a stock based. Since you wanted battery, and features i would recommend CleanROM (Current 2.1), CleanKernel(Current 1.2), and the add on pack for the rom to get some other features.
Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
Kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850495
Add-on: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1854060

I agree with a stock based ROM from your described needs, but the latest cm10 is solid for me with KT kernel.
Also this post would have been better suited in the q&a section, just a heads up before people come in here flaming you.
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Honestly surprised no flaming yet.. waiting...
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gowansta said:
Honestly surprised no flaming yet.. waiting...
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Flamers haven't had their morning coffee yet that's why. Also, "Forrest Gump" is on tv right now so they may be distracted.
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gowansta said:
Honestly surprised no flaming yet.. waiting...
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I'm here....
Did you notice the section you posted in? Releases and development only. You didn't know, but now you do!
Sorry for the death in the family, my condolences as well.
Enjoy that new S3!
P.S. I haven't had my coffee and I'm not watching Forrest Gump
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Hurr I'm a mod, move to general or die durr
/Flaming
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Sounds like everyone's given pretty good recommendations so far, especially ZServ, props to you on that writeup.
I also came from Toro to SGS3, and I was a little gunshy to flash anything while the IMEI thing got worked out. Currently running a test build of AOKP from Xoomdev (www.blamexoomdev.com) and it's been pretty solid for me so far.
One thing to note, there are still RIL issues with AOSP roms (such as CM9/10, AOKP) that cause very ugly 3G coverage. 4G seems unaffected, but if you're in a low signal 3G area, you'll get drops like mad. Touchwiz based roms such as paranoidandroid, cleanrom, Synergy, etc don't seem to have these issues. Keep this in mind if you're in an area that doesn't get reliable 4G coverage. If you use an AOSP rom and have to rely on 3G you might get frequent data drops.
Otherwise welcome back, my condolences as well, and go have some fun.

aj8600 said:
Hurr I'm a mod, move to general or die durr
/Flaming
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You familiar with sarcasm and/or humor?
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I could have missed this as I read through the thread quickly but even if it's been said I will say it again for emphasis:
NEVER EVER FLASH A ROM OR KERNEL FOR THE i9300 (INTERNATIONAL) GS3.
Whew. Okay, I emphasize this because you said you used Franco kernel in the past. There is no version of that kernel for our phone. Flashing it will result in brick that can only be reversed by a JTAG.
Oh, and wrong section RAH BLAH ANGRY WORDS!

ZServ said:
First off, let me welcome you back to not only XDA but the modding/romming scene! Second off, my condolences. I hope all is well with you now though.
First things first though, rooting and unlocking the bootloader. Seems you've already taken care of that using mmmeff's app in the Play Store. This one, correct?
After that, it's all about installing a recovery (duh!). I'm using TWRP 2.2 which you can grab here.
We got recovery setup? Good? GOOD! Okay, so, something that was found as KennyCap up above said is that IMEI (how Verizon identifies your phone as being cool for school on their network) seems to disappear somewhat randomly when flashing custom roms. Luckily, most of us are reckless enough to not care, so, we've ended up with so many people losing theirs that a solution has been found! Several, actually. Here's a thread with EVERYTHING you need to know about IMEI, backing it up, and knowing how to not be that guy who ruined his present from his wife, who now despises him for wrecking his present.
After that, you're golden man. Nothing can bring you DOWN. So, we've got a bunch of options as far as performance goes. Me? I've been using CyanogenMod 10 as a daily driver since that released. Had some strange incidents on certain builds, but the 09/06 build was fine. I just switched over to ParanoidAndroid a couple hours ago, myself. Battery life seems fine so far, as good as it was on CM10 (which by the by, is freakin' insane) so I'd recommend it if you like further tweaking your phone. I'm, unfortunately, a rom kind of guy. I, by nature don't flash kernels. Because quite frankly, I don't know.. if you flash them. So I can't help you there. But, I hope that I've been of some help! Welcome back, and have fun!
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Thanks for the info. First, I have been done everything up to the nvram backup, but I just took care of that. It'd be nice to know from the post where the backup is kept so I could keep it offline. Hell, it'd be nice to be able to hot-swap one phone to another. I mean, with an IMEI backup, it wouldn't even matter if you bought a illegitimate phone from CL or something since you could always swap in your IMEI.
I really have never been an CM fan. I toyed with it back on my Droid X, even my GNex Toro, and just felt it was not as feature-rich as the AOKP or the custom variants. I mean, its lean, its quick, but so is AOSP, and I'm not looking for just plain vanilla. I want the bells and whistles. I like the built in rom control of AOKP as a separate settings menu item.
As far as kernels go, I'm really looking for something that gives me better control of the OC'ing and undervolting, but isn't so complicated that I need to bust out my TI calculator just to figure out settings. I like the rom control of the Franco Kernel app. I bought the app, drank the Kool Aid and have been a fan ever since, but have been skeptical, because, to be quite honest, I leave my SGS3 in Power Saver mode and truthfully, I am blown away with the battery life. The one big feature of AOKP I definitely miss is the Fast Charge option. I have 2A chargers in my car and home and would love to get back to charging the device from ~10% to full in 30 min or less. That was freakin' awesome. I'm waiting on my Anker battery, so I'd love to see a little more time squeezed out of the stock, cause that would just make the Anker 2200mah even more "yummy" :laugh: