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Hi, I have noticed a ton of people curious about why AT&T people do not have ICS yet, so I thought I would answer that once and for all. I admit that I and others have gotten a little mad whenever people ask about this, but it seems they are not able to really find a clear answer, so here it is.
If you feel like this is well done, please sticky it at least until we get it all figured out.
I figure this would be best said i a Q and A type form.
Q: What is ICS, and why does everyone want it so bad?
ICS or "Ice Cream Sandwich" is android version 4.0.x. the next version, 4.1 Jellybean was just released as a slightly less important update, but ICS brought huge changes from Ginger Bread (2.3.x) the previous phone version (3.x HoneyComb was tablet only). ICS brings a slicker, darker, and better looking user interface, as well as many performance enhancements. Most of us want it more because it seems like we should than because it is actually that much better. That said it is still a great update, and most people will be happy to see it.
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Q: Why is it so hard to get ICS for our phone, while others have it even though it is not officially out?
The main reason is our locked bootloader. That means it is not possible to flash or boot a custom kernel unless it is signed with Motorola's key. That is obviously impossible.
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Q: What is a kernel?
the kernel is a major part of any operating system. you can think of it as a sort of layer between hardware and software. It is the part of an OS that communicates directly with a device's hardware. Android is based off the open source Linux kernel, meaning it is free for anybody to build and modify. However, Motorola has only released the source for the ME865, and partially for the MB865, meaning we can't really build a kernel anyways. Then of course, even if we could build one, we wouldn't be able to boot it with our locked bootloader.
ICS is not really complete without the newer kernel that goes with it
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What is Kexec, and is there any way to unlock the bootloader
The fact that I grouped these together would probably lead you to correctly believe they are related. Lets start with the second half. Simply put, NO. I hate to say it, but there is very little hope of EVER unlocking our bootloader, unless Motorola decides to do something like HTC did and allow unlocking.
Kexec is a method of hot switching kernels while still booted. It is actually just a linux tool that you can use on a computer, but it has been built for android essentially allowing you to bypass the bootloader. Theoretically it would be an easy way to run custom kernels. Then why don't we? Well a few reasons. One, we can't really get one built to begin with, especially because, at least to my knowledge, jimbridgman is the only one who actually knows what he is doing with kernel building, and he is only half here now that he got his fany new SGS3. Two, it does not work great. I am not sure the latest version is working at all on our phone, and even if it did, only one processor comes up, meaning it is really slow.
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Q: What's the deal with these Droid 3 builds that supposedly boot?
Some people managed to build ICS for the droid 3 based of a 2.3.6 kernel. that means you can boot it on a stock GB kernel, and therefore you do not need to unlock the bootloader. Unfortunately that means it is not totally ICS, but it is still pretty good. Of course they are for a cdma phone, so that means no data, no calls, and no gps, making it kind of useless.
I am not going to give a link to them, but if you are really interested go search around. any of the Droid 3 AOKP and CM9 builds will boot just fine. Find more info in the dev section, but please don't start a thread asking about it.
We have been trying to port these to work for us, but that is proving more difficult than expected, and with ICS just around the corner, I don't want to put time into it. I do think it is possible, and if you are a dev looking to give it a shot, PM me and I will tell you all I know, and try to help out as much as I can.
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Great thread!
Thanks for putting this together!
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jimbridgman said:
Great thread!
Thanks for putting this together!
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thanks. I felt it was needed. let me know if I forgot to say something important.
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Perhaps this will hopefully curb some of the incessant "where's my ice cream sandwich" or "make me a rom based on ICS" threads here. Nice job, and as always, your work here is both highly appreciated and revered.
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Nice work kras, as always.
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Hell i thought this thread was going to give me info on why att hadn't released ics for us yet. Just kidding, good job. If this thread falls down the list ill bump it so maybe it will help some of the new people and we won't get any more new threads about ics.
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Apex_Strider said:
Perhaps this will hopefully curb some of the incessant "where's my ice cream sandwich" or "make me a rom based on ICS" threads here. Nice job, and as always, your work here is both highly appreciated and revered.
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No,Most likely once posts stop on this thread and it makes it to the second page we will see more questions im sure lol
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No,Most likely once posts stop on this thread and it makes it to the second page we will see more questions im sure lol
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that's why I asked for sticky
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The good news is that the "3rd quarter" is tomorrow! Which knowing motorola and AT&T, could mean whatever.
Take that with a grain of salt. Lol.
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Fall of Enosis said:
The good news is that the "3rd quarter" is tomorrow! Which knowing motorola and AT&T, could mean whatever.
Take that with a grain of salt. Lol.
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so is September
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Why don't we have a vanilla rom? Is it due again to the locked bootloader?
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Why don't we have a vanilla rom? Is it due again to the locked bootloader?
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yep. same thing. we have a hard time compiling any also source as you need a custom kernel
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Nice post..
Just one thing to inform about your last question's ans.. DROID 3'S ROMS DONT WORK ON OUR PHONE. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. SO DO NOT TRY FLASHING THEIR AOKP OR CM.. without backups and sufficient knowledge and experience atleast.. some changes have to be made in the rom before flashing.. i am trying to find all the files we must replace to get them working on our phone.. and just a FYI for those of you that wanna try.. other than droid 3, bionic is our nearest relative.. so u can edit and try their roms as well.. i did kinda get cm9 of bionic after replacing some required files.. but it bootlooped.. and of course bionic is cdma.. so.. good luck..
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Ravikirancg said:
Nice post..
Just one thing to inform about your last question's ans.. DROID 3'S ROMS DONT WORK ON OUR PHONE. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. SO DO NOT TRY FLASHING THEIR AOKP OR CM.. without backups and sufficient knowledge and experience atleast.. some changes have to be made in the rom before flashing.. i am trying to find all the files we must replace to get them working on our phone.. and just a FYI for those of you that wanna try.. other than droid 3, bionic is our nearest relative.. so u can edit and try their roms as well.. i did kinda get cm9 of bionic after replacing some required files.. but it bootlooped.. and of course bionic is cdma.. so.. good luck..
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You are not right. I can prove it. The latest droid 3 AOKP and Cm9 builds will boot just fine, with no radio
You should also add Why any other leak releases of atrix 2 ICS will not work on att atrix 2..... Sick of will this work on my att..... About to be like yea we all use it lol JK.....
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DROID 3'S ROMS DONT WORK ON OUR PHONE. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. SO DO NOT TRY FLASHING THEIR AOKP OR CM9
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Couldn't be more wrong....they both boot just fine and are pretty functional, the problem lies in getting the radio to work.
Ravikirancg said:
Nice post..
Just one thing to inform about your last question's ans.. DROID 3'S ROMS DONT WORK ON OUR PHONE. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. SO DO NOT TRY FLASHING THEIR AOKP OR CM.. without backups and sufficient knowledge and experience atleast.. some changes have to be made in the rom before flashing.. i am trying to find all the files we must replace to get them working on our phone.. and just a FYI for those of you that wanna try.. other than droid 3, bionic is our nearest relative.. so u can edit and try their roms as well.. i did kinda get cm9 of bionic after replacing some required files.. but it bootlooped.. and of course bionic is cdma.. so.. good luck..
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Please I emplore you to do your proper research before making incorrect posts like this. I constantly see posts from those who think they know it all, and post idiotic things like this. Nothing makes me madder than someone who does not know how to use google and the search function.
It takes less than 2 min. to make sure you CYA before posting bad information.
Both CM9 and AOKP boot, but with no radio, as has already been said in several posts now. I have tested both.
P.S. most of us devs in here have been working on this very thing for sometime now, and I have not seen you jump in on any of threads discussing the files or how to port or anything.
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Please I emplore you to do your proper research before making incorrect posts like this. I constantly see posts from those who think they know it all, and post idiotic things like this. Nothing makes me madder than someone who does not know how to use google and the search function.
It takes less than 2 min. to make sure you CYA before posting bad information.
Both CM9 and AOKP boot, but with no radio, as has already been said in several posts now. I have tested both.
P.S. most of us devs in here have been working on this very thing for sometime now, and I have not seen you jump in on any of threads discussing the files or how to port or anything.
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Agreed, They actually run extremely well, but obviously I can't stick with them with no radio.
P.S. this is my new best thought for porting, might take some extra build.prop work too. It did not boot for me, but I think we should be able to get it to. Then it is just a question of whether or not the radio will work. there is way more in build.prop on that than I would think.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598713
I think it may work because it really adds the cm9 stuff to our own files rather than add our files to it. maybe not the cleanest way, but it might just work.
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You should also add Why any other leak releases of atrix 2 ICS will not work on att atrix 2..... Sick of will this work on my att..... About to be like yea we all use it lol JK.....
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WOW, did I really forget to add that? that was kind of one of the main points of this post I'll fix it tomorrow (actually today, I guess it is after midnight), but I need some sleep.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598713
I think it may work because it really adds the cm9 stuff to our own files rather than add our files to it. maybe not the cleanest way, but it might just work.
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I have tried this method along with every idea that popped in my head of things to alter after following this guide. I have a highly modified build prop that AOKP boots with that I replaced with a lot of our build prop but there are still some things missing as no luck yet
Every other good phone has it...even the ones with locked BL like defy......
Come on guys..we have one of the best phones .....atrix 2 aint bull****...if not everything then maybe CM would atleast make most of us happy......be a team ..if not many then atleast one awsomely working CM ....i dont want samsung or htc....look at them ..brick bug or touch issues or battery backup........we have no issues except BL ......
And can someone tell me when kexec comes out.. usable for us.....
Im happy though with my A2
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Every other good phone has it...even the ones with locked BL like defy......
Come on guys..we have one of the best phones .....atrix 2 aint bull****...if not everything then maybe CM would atleast make most of us happy......be a team ..if not many then atleast one awsomely working CM ....i dont want samsung or htc....look at them ..brick bug or touch issues or battery backup........we have no issues except BL ......
And can someone tell me when kexec comes out.. usable for us.....
Im happy though with my A2
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seriously?? can a mod just lock this before it explodes
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I dont know anything...but its a harsh truth that moto wont unlock bootloader..
Locked boot loader means NO CM7/9.
PERIOD.
Whatever the defy boys have is probably some half-arsed hacked port.
Please, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, search before you ask next time.
Here, I'll do it for you: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=will+cyanogenmod+work+on+a+locked+bootloader?+
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seriously?? can a mod just lock this before it explodes
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Agreed. I hope we don't start seeing a bunch of these, "Well this phone or that phone can have (whatever) so what's up with the ATRIX 2?"
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Hmmm
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Every other good phone has it...even the ones with locked BL like defy......
Come on guys..we have one of the best phones .....atrix 2 aint bull****...if not everything then maybe CM would atleast make most of us happy......be a team ..if not many then atleast one awsomely working CM ....i dont want samsung or htc....look at them ..brick bug or touch issues or battery backup........we have no issues except BL ......
And can someone tell me when kexec comes out.. usable for us.....
Im happy though with my A2
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i know u r right...since i had defy with cm7 though its bootloader is unlocked ....but u cannot complain about it .....u bought the phone ...nobody forced u ......be happy with what u got nd devs can offer ...if u cant help....dnt expect to get help /......fair enough ,....not to be harsh ,its just as simple as that
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i know u r right...since i had defy with cm7 though its bootloader is unlocked ....but u cannot complain about it .....u bought the phone ...nobody forced u ......be happy with what u got nd devs can offer ...if u cant help....dnt expect to get help /......fair enough ,....not to be harsh ,its just as simple as that
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Or the OP could learn how to dev and try and compile CM9 for himself and see where he gets. Most of our devs did not start out as devs.
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Or the OP could learn how to dev and try and compile CM9 for himself and see where he gets. Most of our devs did not start out as devs.
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+1 to that A BIG ONE
This is getting to be a every day thing here and i personally am running out of patience because of people not taking five minutes to read up on their already answered questions. I propose that we start ignoring these type of posts from now on. That to me is the best solution.
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This is getting to be a every day thing here and i personally am running out of patience because of people not taking five minutes to read up on their already answered questions. I propose that we start ignoring these type of posts from now on. That to me is the best solution.
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Agreed.
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@OP yea good attitude now go do RnD for yourself, you cant search sh!t in first place and you dare to order other respected people ? Just cut your [email protected] and stop posting useless threads.
+1 tmease. I concur.
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BOOMSHAKALAKAAAAA!
(That's this thread exploding :-D )
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Not a bad idea. I came from defy.
They basically run cm7/9 with an existing signed moto kernel.
Myself, am interested in porting the 2nd init from defy. Really hope I can do it.
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Not a bad idea. I came from defy.
They basically run cm7/9 with an existing signed moto kernel.
Myself, am interested in porting the 2nd init from defy. Really hope I can do it.
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Do a search... we already have done something similar, it is slow, and not worth it, since we don't have space on the internal storage to put the 2nd ROM, so it MUST go on the SDcard.
It was abandoned due to the fact that it was so slow it was unusable. Besides there are many of us that have been working to get CM7 and CM9 working from a port without success.... but you are more than welcome to jump in and lend a hand, we have a post in the dev section about it for aokp and CM9.
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Do a search... we already have done something similar, it is slow, and not worth it, since we don't have space on the internal storage to put the 2nd ROM, so it MUST go on the SDcard.
It was abandoned due to the fact that it was so slow it was unusable. Besides there are many of us that have been working to get CM7 and CM9 working from a port without success.... but you are more than welcome to jump in and lend a hand, we have a post in the dev section about it for aokp and CM9.
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Do you mean as in a multi boot?
The Defy I had, I flashed a defy+ sbf too then plonked cm9 on, no 2nd rom/boot or such.
My understanding was that the purpose of 2nd init was to hijack the init process and allow to boot into boot manager.
I'm also guessing bootmanager would need to be built from source to suit the A2?
I've read a few of your posts mate, worked with Linus? Legend.
You will by far know more than I do these days, but I'll see what I can do to help.
First I'll deodex the ics leak I'm running and make a Cwm backup to upload. Not sure how useful it will be due to the kernel.
The U.S, Europe and Asia hardware is all different?
The one last thing I remember from defy was I had to use at&t baseband since telecom nz uses the same carrier frequency.
And ran the defy+ rom on old red lense ddfy without a single issue at defy+ stock clock freq
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Do you mean as in a multi boot?
The Defy I had, I flashed a defy+ sbf too then plonked cm9 on, no 2nd rom/boot or such.
My understanding was that the purpose of 2nd init was to hijack the init process and allow to boot into boot manager.
I'm also guessing bootmanager would need to be built from source to suit the A2?
I've read a few of your posts mate, worked with Linus? Legend.
You will by far know more than I do these days, but I'll see what I can do to help.
First I'll deodex the ics leak I'm running and make a Cwm backup to upload. Not sure how useful it will be due to the kernel.
The U.S, Europe and Asia hardware is all different?
The one last thing I remember from defy was I had to use at&t baseband since telecom nz uses the same carrier frequency.
And ran the defy+ rom on old red lense ddfy without a single issue at defy+ stock clock freq
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Yeah we used a util called safestrap that another dev and I patched to make it work on this phone that was originally from hashcode.
It allowed us to boot another ROM on say our SDcard, but again it still has to use our kernel due to the bootloader issue...
The only way around the bootloader as of now is by using kexec, and that only works with 1 CPU and can only load a "stock based" unsigned kernel, so the CM stuff is out.
We are working to get CM9 and or AOKP booting from a port on our phone using the stock GB kernel. There is a post on it in the dev section.
Yeah Linus is a Friend, a great guy and I can't say enough good things about him. I have not seen him since the last Linux world / Opensource world now as it is called.
Yeah you should jump in and join the frey, we can always use more help in here.
Well it wasn't hard to work out how to get a 2nd init style boot. (As in, blue light, press vol down, gets bootmenu)
Except bootmenu is garbled screen. I need to test more, and probably mod some of the scripts.
Heres a system nandroid of ICS http://www.4shared.com/archive/bp3qzA9o/Atrix2-ICS-NANDROID__672112asi.html
Dunno how much use it will be since I didn't get the kernel.
Got it.... thanks
I'm sorry if this is a spam post, which I'm unfortunately not sure if this could be categorized as one.
But, in the Thrill forums, we've no longer had anyone taking care of ROMs for v20p, this is unfortunate, it seems that all of our Devs have either gave up on the phone, gotten sick of it and traded it, or have gotten to lazy to keep track of proper links in order to keep us actively updated on our next update.
We're suffering, We've only got ONE, ONE ROM! That's not even properly fixed to the consumers needs, this ROM would unfortunately be Thrill Seeker 3.1
If some of you devs would kindly build some nice tasty ROMs that are promising or if some of you could move a v20p project over there, we'd highly appreciate it.
Last thing, the only thing about our forum is that we are bloatware haters from Hades.
Thank you for giving this a nice read and hopefully someone can save the Thrill.
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IMO The O3D/P920 Section Should merged with the Thrill 4G as it is the same Device.
I Think the O3D Roms work On the Thrill
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IMO The O3D/P920 Section Should merged with the Thrill 4G as it is the same Device.
I Think the O3D Roms work On the Thrill
Move To General.
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No! Because then you've gotta flash a baseband and everything just to get your stuff back, bad call!
Same with the HTC Evo 3D, they've been arguing since the phone came out to get a new forum for that one device, XDA has turned it down four times.
We just need an active ROM Dev
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Well, if you don't like the situation in the P925 forum, why not learn how to dev? samno has a great post on how to start somewhere in this forum
The thing is, the P920 and P925 are so similar, yet so different. We can make a rom, sure, but testing and getting the files required becomes a pain because we don't have the baseband to test if what we did broke cellular data, 4G etc. The best bet for you guys imo is to get some people to learn how to dev. That is a better long term solution than getting the P920 devs to move over.
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Well, if you don't like the situation in the P925 forum, why not learn how to dev? samno has a great post on how to start somewhere in this forum
The thing is, the P920 and P925 are so similar, yet so different. We can make a rom, sure, but testing and getting the files required becomes a pain because we don't have the baseband to test if what we did broke cellular data, 4G etc. The best bet for you guys imo is to get some people to learn how to dev. That is a better long term solution than getting the P920 devs to move over.
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The problem with that is that I have the time, buy I'm not sure if I've got the patience.
Could someone throw out a custom Theme from scratch? Particularly, a Flashable zip.
And give me a few days, I guess I'll look into it.... I'm gonna need an experienced Dev on my side as well.
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I'm sorry if this is a spam post, which I'm unfortunately not sure if this could be categorized as one.
But, in the Thrill forums, we've no longer had anyone taking care of ROMs for v20p, this is unfortunate, it seems that all of our Devs have either gave up on the phone, gotten sick of it and traded it, or have gotten to lazy to keep track of proper links in order to keep us actively updated on our next update.
We're suffering, We've only got ONE, ONE ROM! That's not even properly fixed to the consumers needs, this ROM would unfortunately be Thrill Seeker 3.1
If some of you devs would kindly build some nice tasty ROMs that are promising or if some of you could move a v20p project over there, we'd highly appreciate it.
Last thing, the only thing about our forum is that we are bloatware haters from Hades.
Thank you for giving this a nice read and hopefully someone can save the Thrill.
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You actually have two ROMs...
AcidHazardROM is one of them and it fits most users needs as it's customizable down to the kernel.
I'm trying to do some dev work for the thrill as I'm tired of using O3D ROMs and not having 4G. I can't promise anything special or cutting edge or that I will even release one. I've been working on it a little here and there, but plan on getting something together sometime soon. I just won't release anything if its not worth doing so. I'm still learning a ton about it.
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I'm trying to do some dev work for the thrill as I'm tired of using O3D ROMs and not having 4G. I can't promise anything special or cutting edge or that I will even release one. I've been working on it a little here and there, but plan on getting something together sometime soon. I just won't release anything if its not worth doing so. I'm still learning a ton about it.
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Whaa? I'm 100% positive O3D ROMs have 4G. You're using the wrong baseband if you don't have it.
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I'm sorry if this is a spam post, which I'm unfortunately not sure if this could be categorized as one.
But, in the Thrill forums, we've no longer had anyone taking care of ROMs for v20p, this is unfortunate, it seems that all of our Devs have either gave up on the phone, gotten sick of it and traded it, or have gotten to lazy to keep track of proper links in order to keep us actively updated on our next update.
We're suffering, We've only got ONE, ONE ROM! That's not even properly fixed to the consumers needs, this ROM would unfortunately be Thrill Seeker 3.1
If some of you devs would kindly build some nice tasty ROMs that are promising or if some of you could move a v20p project over there, we'd highly appreciate it.
Last thing, the only thing about our forum is that we are bloatware haters from Hades.
Thank you for giving this a nice read and hopefully someone can save the Thrill.
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I have found that nearly all of the ROMs for the Optimus3D work for the Thrill 4g (or P925g, in my case, with the 20c baseband) if you flash the ThrillzGB kernel before booting into the new ROM.
The link to the kernel is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546103 .
Hope this helps!
Someone give me a link to a system dump of 20p & 20c and I might cook something up. Bored so might as well get back into it, also boot.IMG too so I can make a super stock kernel. Also 20p is '+' kernel but what about 20c?
Quite possibly the case, but I know for sure I haven't had 4G since I started using 03D ROMs. Tips on what to do? As I said I'm still learning a lot.
I know flashing a baseband will fix it, but I'm using Cyanogen Mod as of right now. I just haven't found anything that works as well which is why I want to create a very stable and clean ROM for the thrill.
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When using O3D roms, it'll only say H instead of H+ but I haven't noticed any difference in speeds.
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I've had a huge drop in speeds.. it displays the H but I'm capping at 800kb on a good day when I was getting 2-3mb easily before. Maybe its APNs, but something is definitely amuck.
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I just installed the custom cyanogen kernel and my speedtest result went from 800kb-1.5mb up to 3.2mb DL speed. Maybe its something with cyanogen or I'm getting really spotty network connection.
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samno said:
Someone give me a link to a system dump of 20p & 20c and I might cook something up. Bored so might as well get back into it, also boot.IMG too so I can make a super stock kernel. Also 20p is '+' kernel but what about 20c?
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I can give you one for v20c, just give me some steps on how to do it. I don't know completely if what I will do it right. -.-
Use "adb pull /system" (no quotes), the files will be copied from your phone into the same directory as adb. Just zip up the copied files (use the date modified as a clue as to which files were copied and which ones are originally from the adb folder) and upload it somewhere, As for boot.img, if I'm not mistaken it should be "adb shell", then "su", then "dd if /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 of /sdcard/boot.img". The boot.img file should sit in /sdcard.
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dunno what you guys are going on about. im a total noob and i can get the O3D roms to work on the Trill. i get 4G too,
step 1: root using Monster Root
step 2: flash CWM recovery with that .bat file in the Thrill README Thread
step 3: use the LG tool (do a search) and flash the V21e firmware
step 4: root again
step 5; flash CWM again
step 6: flash any O3D rom (i flashed the Thiaz one which had the Thiaz kernel in it)
step 7: enjoy :good:
dunno if i should've rooted before flashing firmware but thats what i did. after flashing the V21e the root went away so i rooted again.
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I've had a huge drop in speeds.. it displays the H but I'm capping at 800kb on a good day when I was getting 2-3mb easily before. Maybe its APNs, but something is definitely amuck.
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I just installed the custom cyanogen kernel and my speedtest result went from 800kb-1.5mb up to 3.2mb DL speed. Maybe its something with cyanogen or I'm getting really spotty network connection.
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An apn I've used in the past to get major speed improvements is setting the name and apn as phone and leaving the rest blank. In the thrill dev section there's a thread all about getting 4G on O3D roms so I'd check that out.
Edit: here's the link to the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293947
@samno: send Bdadd34 a message for the v20p dump or maybe I'll beat you to it
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hamhead said:
dunno what you guys are going on about. im a total noob and i can get the O3D roms to work on the Trill. i get 4G too,
step 1: root using Monster Root
step 2: flash CWM recovery with that .bat file in the Thrill README Thread
step 3: use the LG tool (do a search) and flash the V21e firmware
step 4: root again
step 5; flash CWM again
step 6: flash any O3D rom (i flashed the Thiaz one which had the Thiaz kernel in it)
step 7: enjoy :good:
dunno if i should've rooted before flashing firmware but thats what i did. after flashing the V21e the root went away so i rooted again.
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Yeah, when you're changing firmwares, you don't have to root or install CWM.
The LG Flash Tool erases the system, recovery, and kernel partitions.
EDIT: There's always been a dump for V20P, The install script messes up font, so someone might have to fix it.
V20P
Hey guyz, I have been on stock GB 2.3.5(India) for the last year. Been reluctant to switch to ICS, as people have mentioned gaming issues. I searched but couldn't find a single post that points out the improvements in ICS over GB in Galaxy R. Is it worth switching to ICS? Sorry if I sound dumb, but I don't know much about this. I see that we have CM10 but I'm new to this and not yet ready for it as I'm worried about warranty and stability. It would be really helpful if someone would be kind enough to point out the improvements in ICS n is gaming really laggy? What other issues are there compared to GB? Sorry for being too jumpy and anxoius.
Yes gaming is laggy. On the other hand, scrolling has improved manifold in ICS, many features of ICS like
Inbuilt data usage
New settings menu
Last but not the least, access to apps compatible with ICS!
All this can be experienced, in case u plan to upgrade
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Have you searched the same in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983262 thread..??
BTW if you still not sure what to do, then connect your unrooted GB phone to Kies using PC & then update it to ICS. as its available in India also.:good:
Indian ICS??
kataria.vikesh said:
Have you searched the same in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983262 thread..??
BTW if you still not sure what to do, then connect your unrooted GB phone to Kies using PC & then update it to ICS. as its available in India also.:good:
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Have anyone tried Official Indian ICS??
I have a very basic question.
The ICS (India) OTA upgrade is 240mb while the one to be flashed via Odin is 617 mb. Why this discrepancy?
Will there be any kind of difference between the two with regards to phone performance?
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I have a very basic question.
The ICS (India) OTA upgrade is 240mb while the one to be flashed via Odin is 617 mb. Why this discrepancy?
Will there be any kind of difference between the two with regards to phone performance?
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The OTA update just has the difference between the previous and new version of software and is compressed. Whereas Odin tar contains the whole package of software. Also, Odin tar (approx 600MB) when compressed, comes down in size (Approx 300MB).
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Been testing indian ics for past few days, but the battery life is really bad. Anyways thanx for ur inputs. From some posts I've seen that the polish ICS is the best so far, I mean fewer game lags were reported. Is this true? Can someone confirm? I may switch to it if thats the case, until we have a stable CM.
How does one check if there is the emmc bug in the OTA ICS India update? Is there a simple way of checking for the same?
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How does one check if there is the emmc bug in the OTA ICS India update? Is there a simple way of checking for the same?
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Wipe the Data in CWM and restart it, if your mobile is working fine then there is no eMMC bug else you are effected and you have successfully bricked your mobile (Simple way to check the eMMC bug )......
ok jokes apart Samsung I9103 Kernel source it self is having this bug so all the Stock kernel's will have it....
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Wipe the Data in CWM and restart it, if your mobile is working fine then there is no eMMC bug else you are effected and you have bricked your mobile (Simple way to check the eMMC bug )......
ok joke apart Samsung I9103 Kernel source it self is having this bug so all the Stock kernel's will have it....
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Lol vikram.. people might take your advice a bit seriously..
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Lol vikram.. people might take your advice a bit seriously..
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i was the first person who have effected / found the eMMC bug for Galaxy R by using the simple way which i have mentioned above ......
Well i meant simple way without bricking ofcourse! I have had signal disconnections in all ICS ROMs (custom & stock). The OTA update is working fine, no signal disconnections till now.
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Well i meant simple way without bricking ofcourse! I have had signal disconnections in all ICS ROMs (custom & stock). The OTA update is working fine, no signal disconnections till now.
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Weird. Ive never faced any problem.with any of the roms. (Stock or Custom) except on power up
Tried XWLP2, XXLQ9, ZSLPD, CAMP ROM, PAC ROM, BB ROM 2.1, CM10
No such problem.
And on the GB INDIAN version...2 visits per week to the SSC from DAY TWO. I started hating galaxy R. But then the Company Owned SSC guys made my life easier and repaired and tested my phone for three days and put some other GB (as they told me) ^_^
I love my Royale now :')
Buddy bdw i would recommend you to get your network cable replaced/checked for once. These network disconnections can mean the hardware being faulty. (at times) (scary)
Has happened to me once on day two of buying galaxy R.
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Well when i ment signal disconnections, it is not about data internet but about the network for calls.
I had described the problem 'as i can see' in the thread below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31787563
Also see the "post issues in ICS" thread under General section where I am testing a solution for this as suggested by Vikesh and MJ Vikram.
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Buddy this is exactly what was happening to me.
The network came and vanished like anything.
The clock (being set by the network's time) used to run to the current time on receiving network.
The SSC guys changed my network cord for this problem right in front of me. (It is a blue wire in our phone)
Since then my signals have nsver gone 0. Theyre always somewhere between -60 to -89 dbm.
I was just suggesting that it might be a hardware issue.
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Buddy I never thought it could be a hardware issue since i never had this even once either on GB stock rom or the NeoRom v3 which i used for nearly year. While I have always had it on stock ICS or Mazel 2 with ardatdat kernal v4.1 and above. There are others too who have had this and named it the 'call bug'. I am now testing with v4.0.
Unless....its a hardware issue unmasked by the said kernal. Lets see.
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Buddy I never thought it could be a hardware issue since i never had this even once either on GB stock rom or the NeoRom v3 which i used for nearly year. While I have always had it on stock ICS or Mazel 2 with ardatdat kernal v4.1 and above. There are others too who have had this and named it the 'call bug'. I am now testing with v4.0.
Unless....its a hardware issue unmasked by the said kernal. Lets see.
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buddy, just try for one day & revert back..
I will provide screen shots in a limp bit. For now, the cellphone signal does not get service. Everything else thus far is working great and in USA english.
UPDATE: don't do this to your G2X. reverting back to stock g2x firmware will brick your phone. mine bricked beyond repair and I trashed it. don't do this to your g2x like i did. big mistake
Wait u got everything working accept radio
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You mean ICS?
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Uhhhhhhh. Is this a joke?
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Lol fudge i am too hyped up
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Wait.. How can he post in the Dev section with just 1 post on his account? I call BS and a troll post.
so the sim card is not working for whatever reason. i am looking into this now. my phone was a p999 in the google play store and is now a p990. interesting. I started this process of installing v30a ICS onto my p999 tonight by using clockworkmod recovery that was designed for p990 v6.0.x.x
I found this method by searching dual boot p999 on xda and i found a person wanting to dual boot and thought they to could install p990 rooms onto their p999. So it almost works yo
SUBSCRIBED. DO WE FINALLY GET ICS/JB???
Pardon my french here but, wtf? That should not be possible. Someone get Tonyp or Mazout in here pronto.
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Something doesn't add up, but hope springs eternal.
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The only possible way I could see this working would be if the partitions were resized to that of the P990 which would make sense why the radio doesn't work. The baseband is unknown so its not the sim. Don't get your hopes up guys.
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PaKii94 said:
SUBSCRIBED. DO WE FINALLY GET ICS/JB???
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There is no radio on this "build" either so as of yet.... No.
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so the sim card is not working for whatever reason. i am looking into this now. my phone was a p999 in the google play store and is now a p990. interesting. I started this process of installing v30a ICS onto my p999 tonight by using clockworkmod recovery that was designed for p990 v6.0.x.x
I found this method by searching dual boot p999 on xda and i found a person wanting to dual boot and thought they to could install p990 rooms onto their p999. So it almost works yo
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your SIM doesnt work because the RIL for the P990 is different than the P999. also, this ROM may of been modified to work with the P999 partition structure.
i call bs.
joeyxl said:
i call bs.
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I like it. I think ill use it too.
I call bs.
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damn im an idiot. im too muvh in the clouds right now but i should have realized that
Try it yourself. Any dev can contact me with questions and I will do my best. I still cannot get my cellphone radio or sim card to function. I don't know if its the sim card or radio or both. I am trying to root it right now
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Try it yourself. Any dev can contact me with questions and I will do my best. I still cannot get my cellphone radio or sim card to function. I don't know if its the sim card or radio or both. I am trying to root it right now
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link?
bigred850 said:
Try it yourself. Any dev can contact me with questions and I will do my best. I still cannot get my cellphone radio or sim card to function. I don't know if its the sim card or radio or both. I am trying to root it right now
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So maybe you should type up very carefully, step by step what you did. All i got out of your posts is that you have a p990 rom, running on a p999 and that you did it using a cwm made for the p990. You also mentioned something abt dual boot..... Im confused and i think some others are too. Plz explain what you did. Im not trying to hate, im just trying to understand. Thanks.
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I don't want to explain what I did on this post. I want a dev to connect with me so I can go over what I have done with the v30a. Please do not ask me unless you intend to explain how it can be done. I do not want to go into any more detail on this thread. Thank you so much for your support
I think adampk is the only dev online atm.. PM him maybe....?
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