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[Q] How to update to GB

Hi guys most of you might find this question silly but there are some of us newcomers who are still getting into this!
So, I rooted my phone, have ROM Manager and CWM Recovery, version 3 and my question is how we're going to update to official GB when it becomes available? Will we do it through official T-Mobile update, or will some of you guys make it available for us?
Thank you all!

Yes...
you should be about to get it either way. If you get the official update you will probably lose root... If you wait a few there will be a rooted version posted by one of the many xda members...
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BobbyDukes707 said:
Yes...
you should be about to get it either way. If you get the official update you will probably lose root... If you wait a few there will be a rooted version posted by one of the many xda members...
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One more dumb question: Why is everybody so excited about the official GB update, when we have right now a few GB leaked versions with some custom ROMs (Bionix from TeamWhiskey, etc... ) available, for which as I hear, many say are excellent? Is this official one gonna be better in any significant way than these custom already out? Thanks! )

krekabl said:
One more dumb question: Why is everybody so excited about the official GB update, when we have right now a few GB leaked versions with some custom ROMs (Bionix from TeamWhiskey, etc... ) available, for which as I hear, many say are excellent? Is this official one gonna be better in any significant way than these custom already out? Thanks! )
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It will come with an official GB kernel and hopefully updated battery drivers and A2DP functionality...Amongst other LG fixes (again, hopefully).

sryan1983 said:
It will come with an official GB kernel and hopefully updated battery drivers and A2DP functionality...Amongst other LG fixes (again, hopefully).
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OK, I get it... So, all these unofficial GBs are sort of limited because they lack these LG stuff they're (hopefully) putting into the official one. That's why it's smart to wait a bit more.

Hopefully it will fix most or all the problems.
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krekabl said:
OK, I get it... So, all these unofficial GBs are sort of limited because they lack these LG stuff they're (hopefully) putting into the official one. That's why it's smart to wait a bit more.
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Yes, that's the case. The leak has issues (which makes sense, it's not a finished build), and almost all Gingerbread mods are based on the leak so they have the same issues. I know CM7 is using the Gingerbread source instead and has fixed a lot of the issues, but not all of them.
The official update is not only going to be completely stable (hopefully) but will come bundled with better drivers/kernel support which will fix most of the common issues with the phone (hopefully).
I've gone through an Over The Air update to Android before, and if it's like what I experienced, you're going to get a pop-up that asks if you want to update now or later. Choose later if you want to keep root, someone here will have the official build rooted probably within the hour but definitely within the first couple of days.
In the mean time though, don't be scared of trying out one of the ROMs that are available. I swear by CM7, but I've heard wonderful things about EagleBlood and Ultimate too.

LordButtersI said:
Yes, that's the case. The leak has issues (which makes sense, it's not a finished build), and almost all Gingerbread mods are based on the leak so they have the same issues. I know CM7 is using the Gingerbread source instead and has fixed a lot of the issues, but not all of them.
The official update is not only going to be completely stable (hopefully) but will come bundled with better drivers/kernel support which will fix most of the common issues with the phone (hopefully).
I've gone through an Over The Air update to Android before, and if it's like what I experienced, you're going to get a pop-up that asks if you want to update now or later. Choose later if you want to keep root, someone here will have the official build rooted probably within the hour but definitely within the first couple of days.
In the mean time though, don't be scared of trying out one of the ROMs that are available. I swear by CM7, but I've heard wonderful things about EagleBlood and Ultimate too.
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I have heard that official updating the rooted phone could actually brick it? And when a mod is nightly version, does it mean it it not completely stable? I am interested in CM7, but I could not find a stable version on their site.
Thanks!

i have question also since it's related to thread title. i'm running stock right now but rooted. once i update to gingerbread cm7, will i have to install all apps and settings all over? and will call log and stuff like that disappear also?

dn3g3l said:
i have question also since it's related to thread title. i'm running stock right now but rooted. once i update to gingerbread cm7, will i have to install all apps and settings all over? and will call log and stuff like that disappear also?
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You should be able to get all of that stuff after startup my hitting the square boxes in the initial setup. Worked for me yesterday with the Eagleblood 2.3.4 ROM, when someone recommended it to me rather than Titaniumbackup which screwed up my phone a lot because I went from Froyo to GB

dn3g3l said:
i have question also since it's related to thread title. i'm running stock right now but rooted. once i update to gingerbread cm7, will i have to install all apps and settings all over? and will call log and stuff like that disappear also?
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When I did an OTA update, it kept all of my apps and settings. I can't remember if it preserved call log.
I have heard that official updating the rooted phone could actually brick it? And when a mod is nightly version, does it mean it it not completely stable? I am interested in CM7, but I could not find a stable version on their site.
Thanks!
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I don't know if it will brick or not, my OTA was not rooted. And CM7 nightlies are NOT completely stable, but they're on build 58 by now and the ROM works perfectly fine. The only issue I can see with the phone is the top bar they added to the notifications menu that has toggle-able settings like WIFI, GPS, etc sometimes doesn't show up and in the camera, it calls both cameras "back" instead of one being "front".
But if you're concerned with stability that much, use the leak or EagleBlood.

(REQ) stock tmo us 2.3.4 rooted

since there seems to be so much confusion about this update for those of us that are on stock 2.3.3 rom and are rooted and s off revolutionary , i would like to request a rooted stock version of 2.3.4 since i don't know what would happen if i try to apply this ota update with my situation. thanks

No one has it yet. Most of the people posting links to download isn't even the full ROM.

Install a custom ROM!
Stupid and useless Thread ... sry but we dont need it!

Dacoit said:
No one has it yet. Most of the people posting links to download isn't even the full ROM.
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Full ROM isn't needed to make a rooted version of an update.
I've had a Nexus One and a Nexus S, they're quicker over there.

simple request, maybe its useless for you then don't read it ****...I don't want a custom one, I like stock and I'm sick of people like you on these forums that criticize people for wanting a stock rooted rom and don't want all the extra tweaks. Worry about what your running and not everyone else
@xtcislove

I will have a stock rooted rom up in a little while

thanks man!

mattdub1 said:
simple request, maybe its useless for you then don't read it ****...I don't want a custom one, I like stock and I'm sick of people like you on these forums that criticize people for wanting a stock rooted rom and don't want all the extra tweaks. Worry about what your running and not everyone else
@xtcislove
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birgertime said:
I will have a stock rooted rom up in a little while
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Thanks to the both of you!
Amen to that, about the custom ROMs...You custom ROMers are just pushing us stock ROMers further away. The only custom ROM, aside from having this one tailored to us noobs with S-oFF, CWM, and root,that I want is CM7.
Enough pushing already! We know where to go if we want a ROM. Seriously, I dont understand this peer pressure BS? Is there money involved? WTF is it? Why do people here give a crap about whether or not someone has a custom ROM over stock?
Matt

mrg02d said:
Why do people here give a crap about whether or not someone has a custom ROM over stock?
Matt
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As you said, peer pressure. They must think that their way is the only way; hence, the pushing.

OTA_Pyramid_TMOUS_1.45.531.1-1.29.531.2_P_release_208884g0xcvwhujbb41c3b
ENJOY
http://www.filesonic.com/file/1711367714

rascall97 said:
ENJOY
http://www.filesonic.com/file/1711367714
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Well that was fast...thanks bro.
Flashing now...Will post my thoughts in the next thread.

rascall97 said:
ENJOY
http://www.filesonic.com/file/1711367714
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Are you sure this is STOCK ROOTED 2.3.4 update? Looks like it's the normal ota. LOL.

birgertime has uploaded a Stock Rooted 2.3.4 Rom in the developer section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226085

maff1989 said:
As you said, peer pressure. They must think that their way is the only way; hence, the pushing.
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I agree. And those people pushing us to use custom roms must think that they're cool just cause they're using custom roms. Funny, when you go to the custom rom threads that they're pushing us to use, they have tons of issues and problems too! A lot more than the stock rom ones. And yet they tell you to install custom roms when you post having issues with the stock one, like they don't already have their own. I myself use custom roms every once in a while, I admit. But for reliability on the gps, camera, MMS size etc., I always go back to my nandroid backup. Custom roms are just for aesthetics and not too reliable as some of these fanatics are claiming. Also, my nandroid sensation with bloat removed is just as fast or even faster than most of these custom rom ones. And more reliable.
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yeah..this file does not work..wont even flash..gives a whole buncha #'s and 111111's

[UNOFFICIAL] ROM Status Thread (VZW SGSIII)

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

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

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

Hurleyzero1 said:
What about the unofficial CM10?
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If its the same issue it should work.. imei independent of ROM.
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Slic|< said:
Please update and say that the backup is at least working.. so it is a verified backup in a sense. So people won't be as scared as before since then the backup was a HUGE if. I can verify this because I made the backup, lost data & voice compeltely, and than rerolled backup and now have a working phone!
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May want to make sure it's confirmed on more than one device and total IMEI loss before adding to the main post.
Rather clutter than people flashing and borking phones because of bad info. Mods delete this after a solution has been found and then no more clutter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Q] Deodexed Stock Rom?

Does anyone have a link for a Deodexed version of the (otherwise) stock ROM?

WraithTDK said:
Does anyone have a link for a Deodexed version of the (otherwise) stock ROM?
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GB or ICS & for AT&T or for Retail?

turffe said:
GB or ICS & for AT&T or for Retail?
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ICS on AT&T.
Because apparently I make poor choices when buying things.

WraithTDK said:
....Because apparently I make poor choices when buying things.
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:laugh: Thank you!

There's Swifty Tricks in the development section. Also NUMA and ICSupercharged V7 are really good stock ICS based roms.
If I had a dollar for every time I said that, I'd be making money in a very weird way.

1BadWolf said:
There's Swifty Tricks in the development section. Also NUMA and ICSupercharged V7 are really good stock ICS based roms.
If I had a dollar for every time I said that, I'd be making money in a very weird way.
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I was actually hoping for a geodexed version of the actual A2 Rom.

Deodexed Atrix 2 Final AT&T ICS files
I maded this files earlier because I'm unable to find deodexed rom withount mods. Link of stock deodexed files without any mods & also instructions in this ZIP archive: http://www28.zippyshare.com/v/78902182/file.html

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I was actually hoping for a geodexed version of the actual A2 Rom.
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No offence meant by this, but you should probably do what you should've done in the first place and look in the development section. If you don't see anything you like then you'll likely have to deodex the one you do want. Also, in the future if you have another question, post it in the q&a section where this kind of question belongs so that others that may have the same or similar question can find it easily. That will help reduce the amount of repeat threads.
One question for you, though. Out of all the awesome ROMs here, why in the world would you want that horrendous looking AT&T/MotoBlur ROM on your phone? Every time I have to flash back to stock, I can't seem to get rid of it fast enough. Hahaha!
If I had a dollar for every time I said that, I'd be making money in a very weird way.

[Q&A] Debloated Rom Samsuing galaxy s6 edge OE2

Q&A for Debloated Rom Samsuing galaxy s6 edge OE2
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3Mint
3Minit? Is there any way to remove this? I'm not a big fan of the mod

If you would like. I could remove it and send you a link to download it?
You would still have to flash again to remove it.
Ill do another right now without any tweaks
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I would love that as a matter of fact, loving the ROM btw, so much smoother and the battery is magnificent. Also can definitely see the improved camera quality and honestly, one of the best TouchWiz based roms I've flashed on any Samsung. Also I wouldnt mind testing out your attempts to get the Alliance framework into this. Definitely preferred over the 3Minit mod. Another issue is when I choose to edit the java code to mess with the clock the settings force close and i cant get back into it without a fresh flash so beware

Does this trip the KNOX fuse?

I am not really sure. But is working for me so far. It does not have knox so i do not think so.
I am going to try to work on one that is smoother and more stable. Ill try to make it a lag free phone. Thanks for anyone who supports me..
The hotspot does not work on this one for now. I will work on it
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The fact that there is no response to say if this is the same as Sac's worries me. And on that I will be switching to Sac's rom and just flashing the kernel separately.

How?
how do u flash this rom on the s6 edge i have twrp recovery

Acoustichayes said:
The fact that there is no response to say if this is the same as Sac's worries me. And on that I will be switching to Sac's rom and just flashing the kernel separately.
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Im pretty sure he stated it was sac's rom majorly debloated with a camera hack added in
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