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Calling all Evo 4G flashaholics and ROM testers! Boot Manager Pro 3.2.6 is now available for Evo 4G users in the Android Market. It allows an unlimited amount of ROMs to be run from your SD card. You can easily switch ROMs from within the ROM you are currently using.
I would like to make it clear that I am in no way affiliated with the developers of this application and I am not being compensated for posting or maintaining this thread. I would simply like to share my experience with this paid app and provide useful links, etc.
Original discussion thread
Market link
User Guide
Developer's website
FAQ:
[Q] Do I have to have a class 6 or better SD card to use this?
[A] While a class 6 or better SD card is recommended, I tried it out with the 8GB class 2 SD card that came with the phone. I would say "for best results" (to reduce or eliminate potential lag problems) use a class 6 or better SD card from a reputable manufacturer/seller. Not all SD cards are created equal.
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[Q] Can I use this on a partitioned Micro SD card?
[A]Yes. I have my card partitioned using the tutorial located here and it works fine.
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[Q] Can I use a ROM that has A2SD built in as one of my Slot ROMs?
[A]No. At this time it seems that ROMs that have this feature built in do not work.
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[Q] Do I have to install my apps again when booting into a different ROM?
[A] Yes. I suggest using Titanium Backup Pro to backup your apps and settings.
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[Q] If I install CM7 or MIUI, how do I get my Google apps like Gmail, etc...
[A] Before you use Boot Manager to install and AOSP based ROM get a copy of gapps here and place it in a folder on your SD card. Once you install CM7 or MIUI Bootmanager will ask if you want to boot into the ROM, "Install zips", or "Done". Select "Install zips" and find the gapps .zip file on your SD card and select it. Leave the wipe check boxes blank and select the slot where your CM7 or MIUI ROM is located. Once complete select the Okay button to reboot into your ROM.
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Thanks for moving it over here. I would have originally posted it here but was afraid I would somehow be flamed.
I practically crapped my pants when I found out about this and had to go out and tell the world lol. It rocks and I asked Conap if I could tip off engadget and android central about it.
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i read the link in the description from the market, and it says they recommend a class 6 card i have a class 4 16 gig and wondering if it would work??
I'm sure that a faster card is recommended but I was able to install 2 ROMs on the class 2 8GB SD card that came with the phone, and both were very responsive. CM7 and MIUI are lightweight ROMs though, not sure if a Sense ROM would be too slow to use. I say if you have $3 for the app and a card with enough space give it a shot. I have read about class 2 cards outperforming class 6 cards in certain tests, it seems to vary by brand and size for some reason.
I've read about this before but didn't see any results on the EVO. I guess ill give this a shot on my og when I get home.
Quick question. Are you able to flash nods, themes or kernels while using the app
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Save your money. I told the developers I would be glad to re-buy it if they ever got it fixed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192087
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Just to put it out there, I am running a PNY 16gb class 10.
eazy1818 said:
Save your money. I told the developers I would be glad to re-buy it if they ever got it fixed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192087
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Just to put it out there, I am running a PNY 16gb class 10.
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In their defense, they released a new version on August 12th, 2011. The changelog did not have anything Evo specific, but maybe some of the changes would have solved your issue?
I didn't have any problems loading CM7 and MIUI off a class 2 SD card, Synergy ROMs have a ton of modifications, etc (not a bad thing), this app is not specific for the Evo, so I would not expect this to work for every ROM/Partition/A2SD scenario. Each ROM took about 15 minutes to load initially, but was easy to switch once they were there.
XsMagical said:
Quick question. Are you able to flash nods, themes or kernels while using the app
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+1 Also would like to know,....
I don't see why not, I will try it out. When I flashed MIUI and CM7 I was able to flash the gapps.zip using the "Install zips" feature. As long as your mod/theme is in a .zip format I think it would. I am installing a 3rd ROM to SD right now, as soon as it is done I will try a theme zip.
If you did not already know, this application requires that you connect to the internet for an authentication check of some sort. A pirated app will not work. With that said, I recommend switching to airplane mode and connecting to WiFi before installing a ROM (if possible). Last night I received a text during installation and it stopped the installation process. I would have had some choice words for the person sending the text if it were anyone other than my Mom.
Nick N said:
I don't see why not, I will try it out. When I flashed MIUI and CM7 I was able to flash the gapps.zip using the "Install zips" feature. As long as your mod/theme is in a .zip format I think it would. I am installing a 3rd ROM to SD right now, as soon as it is done I will try a theme zip.
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Ok cool,Where did you find the gapps.zip file for Miui?,I found one but it just has VM in it..Been on this since last night,Wow EVOlvedROM r3chargeD RC1 on Phone,MIUI 1.8.12 in slot 1,SalvageMod v1.3 in slot 2,Smooth on Class 2 Sd card
I purchased this app and am using it with a 16GB class 4. Even though I think is a brilliant idea and a very smart programmer who wrote this program Unfortunately it is a bit slow. Have tried it with many different roms & some take literally up to an hour to install but in no way they are usable for day to day use. Just to play around. only light weight roms that i had good experience with are MIUI 1.7.22 & deck 1.3. other ones like King variations or anything with Sense 3.0 is just to toooooo slow to run off of SD card and you might be disappointed. I am waiting on the developer to add new features to this.....& Yes it does an internet check upon app's startup to look for valid license. otherwise won't run!
FariF said:
I purchased this app and am using it with a 16GB class 4. Even though I think is a brilliant idea and a very smart programmer who wrote this program Unfortunately it is a bit slow. Have tried it with many different roms & some take literally up to an hour to install but in no way they are usable for day to day use. Just to play around. only light weight roms that i had good experience with are MIUI 1.7.22 & deck 1.3. other ones like King variations or anything with Sense 3.0 is just to toooooo slow to run off of SD card and you might be disappointed. I am waiting on the developer to add new features to this.....& Yes it does an internet check upon app's startup to look for valid license. otherwise won't run!
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now see this is the same card i have, 16 gig class 4, and i love the sense roms like synergy and evolved and the kingdom ports.
ty again bro saved me some money.
I have not experienced the issues some of you are having, not sure what the problem could be. I still think it is worth the $3 just to have a Sense ROM as the base and the ability to easily boot into AOSP based ROMs like MIUI and CM7. You could set it up like this:
PhoneROM: Sense 3.0 ROM
Slot 1 MIUI 1.8.12
Slot 2 CyanogenMod 7.0.3 build 170
Slot 3 MIUI 1.8.19
Slot 4 CyanogenMod 7.1 RC
My coworker is new to ROM flashing and just flashed MIUI on his OG Droid so he is always showing me new themes he found. It is nice to be able to boot into MIUI and pick up the theme out of dropbox and give it a go,
Well I LOVE this app!!!
I have a class 4 - 16gb card
And I put my 7/23 synergy kingdom 3.0 sense rom on the Phone Rom
and then I also have Miui 108190 on rom 1 port.
I havent tried any other rom but Miui runs faster than the 3.0 sense straight from SD card, I have DT apps2sd installed on the miui rom as well, everything works via a2sdgui!!! I have custom sbc kernel installed on MIUI
What i love about the rom is,
At night I put Airplane mode on when i sleep, Boot into Miui, let phone charge on sbc kernel and then boot into Synergy rom with no 10% drain and no missed mms's going into the wrong rom.
Awesome set up in my book i love SBC kernels and theres still none for Gingerbread roms but i love this set up!!
Miui has all apps i still use if i want to play pandora or audible b4 going to bed and ya-ta ya-ta...
Main thing ive learned is the bigger roms should be on Phone Storage... I havent tried anything else... I had synergy rsl 1 on rom 2 but as you all say its laggy...
Miui is Flawless and its cool to add apps2sd and it works!
Anyways im done!
--edit-- of course wifi works in airplane mode so u gotta have wifi for audible and pandora and other such things.
Phone Rom: 7/23 kingdom
ROM 1: latest cm7 nightly
ROM 2: EVO deck
ROM 3: latest miui
ROM 4: synergy rls 1 (haven't tried it yet)
sent from my 7/23 iNfEcTeD EVO 4G
khadafeeee said:
+1 Also would like to know,....
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i have successfully flashed kernels and fonts into a slot, script manager runs fine in a slot for me,i flashed 2 themes to cm7 and 1 stuck. the other didnt, but i flashed it from another slot, maybe that had something to do with it. ive installed a rom to a slot from another slot and it worked. i have v6 supercharger and kickass kernel tweak and sd speed increase on cm7 in a slot and achieved over 1700 quadrant score. i use a class 4, 16 gb card.
tonight i loaded the latest cm nightly in a slot and it was fine but boot manager said i was on phone rom and i wasnt. when i tried to boot into anything else it said failed boot image so i had to go to recovery and find an update zip in the boot manager folder,(you can use the update from any slot), glad i know about that little trick. it makes me much more willing to try risky stuff.
jbrawley1 said:
Well I LOVE this app!!!
I have a class 4 - 16gb card
And I put my 7/23 synergy kingdom 3.0 sense rom on the Phone Rom
and then I also have Miui 108190 on rom 1 port.
I havent tried any other rom but Miui runs faster than the 3.0 sense straight from SD card, I have DT apps2sd installed on the miui rom as well, everything works via a2sdgui!!! I have custom sbc kernel installed on MIUI
What i love about the rom is,
At night I put Airplane mode on when i sleep, Boot into Miui, let phone charge on sbc kernel and then boot into Synergy rom with no 10% drain and no missed mms's going into the wrong rom.
Awesome set up in my book i love SBC kernels and theres still none for Gingerbread roms but i love this set up!!
Miui has all apps i still use if i want to play pandora or audible b4 going to bed and ya-ta ya-ta...
Main thing ive learned is the bigger roms should be on Phone Storage... I havent tried anything else... I had synergy rsl 1 on rom 2 but as you all say its laggy...
Miui is Flawless and its cool to add apps2sd and it works!
Anyways im done!
--edit-- of course wifi works in airplane mode so u gotta have wifi for audible and pandora and other such things.
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What SBC kernel worked for you?I tried Tiamats 4.0.6 with no luck,How did you flash it?Did you flash on top before first boot,or did you wipe cache then flash...etc
Hi guys, I am new here so try to be gentle.
This was the first time I've ever tried to do something with my phone (Nexus S) from the day I've bought it. (Ver 2.3.4)
I did my homework, and tried to install a new Mod.
I have tried many Roms from the last couple of days, but for some strange reason non of them worked fast enough (at least as my old version).
(well and the fact that it erased my SD card with all the info I've had there...)
The one version that looked ok from first sight was:
CyanogenMod 9 v4.0.3 v3.4 + CM Night builds
Now I'm having lots of different issues, and have no idea if someone already solved them, or should I just return to the working old version I had.
The first thing is -> I cannot move Apps to the SD storage, Under the Storage cattegory i have no option to choose to install apps on the SD (like I had with the old version), and under Apps - the "move to SD card" is Grey.
another thing is the languages, why do I see Chinese and other langauged by default and Im unable to uncheck them?
there are many more issues, but these are the most annoying ones for now.
I cannot reply to the version thread, so who can advice?
Thanks!
There are MANY roms for the Nexus. You just have to try a few and find one to your liking. The Chinese text you were talking about might of been an MIUI rom. They are based from China. When you go through the setup screen on each rom after you flash, make sure you choose the appropriate language to your liking.
On another hand. If you tried an ICS rom, then I think apps to sd don't work on Ice Cream Sandwich. I am not 100% sure, though. Please don't take my word for it.
Some roms might have bugs, some might work 100%. Just do the reading and flashing and learn from experience. Its the best way.
BTW. Welcome to XDA!
Well not quite.
mabry said:
There are MANY roms for the Nexus. You just have to try a few and find one to your liking. The Chinese text you were talking about might of been an MIUI rom. They are based from China. When you go through the setup screen on each rom after you flash, make sure you choose the appropriate language to your liking.
On another hand. If you tried an ICS rom, then I think apps to sd don't work on Ice Cream Sandwich. I am not 100% sure, though. Please don't take my word for it.
Some roms might have bugs, some might work 100%. Just do the reading and flashing and learn from experience. Its the best way.
BTW. Welcome to XDA!
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The MOD is the most recent CM9 mod, (named in the topic).
I dont see why is it related with the fact I cannot uncheck the unneeded language like Chinese.
but the language part is not much of an issue like the SD card.
I am not trying to run old Apps, since my SD was formatted during the upgrade,
I am trying to move - or choose where to install current apps, ability I had before this Version.
I have an image to attache, but I cannot since I am a new member.
any reason why other mods for the same phone were working very slow? (Clean installation)
thanks for the quick reply.
The ability to move/force all apps to to SD or pick a default install location is not included in the rom yet. Do it manually with a app if you want to move something to SD that doesn't support being moved there.
albundy2010 said:
The ability to move/force all apps to to SD or pick a default install location is not included in the rom yet. Do it manually with a app if you want to move something to SD that doesn't support being moved there.
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Just tried it, same thing, Apps cannot move to the SDcard.
I find the "Airplane" icon can't be shown on the top when you choose "text" in Signal status style.
ROM: CM9 v3.4
KERNEL: Matr1x v17.5
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Just tried it, same thing, Apps cannot move to the SDcard.
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How did you try it?
I have not used that particular rom myself but have used kangs and am running a official nightly build of cm9.
albundy2010 said:
How did you try it?
I have not used that particular rom myself but have used kangs and am running a official nightly build of cm9.
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I have d/l couple of apps that move to usb, they all say apps cannot be moved to the SD, those apps (like facebook) were already on my SD with the old version.
Just because the old version allowed to move them to SD that does not mean the apps support it. Again since the feature to do it within the rom itself is not there yet you have to do it manually with a third party app. Titanium backup or one of the who knows how many root apps2sd apps will move it
albundy2010 said:
Just because the old version allowed to move them to SD that does not mean the apps support it. Again since the feature to do it within the rom itself is not there yet you have to do it manually with a third party app. Titanium backup or one of the who knows how many root apps2sd apps will move it
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Got it, thanks.
another thing, when unlocking the device I have two options.
one is to unlock, and the other one is the camera.
Q: 1. can i switch the camera with something else?
2. I have seen roms with 4 -5 -6 different options to unlock, how can I have this feature?
thanks again.
That is a feature built into that rom. Cyan doesn't have it yet. Not sure what options they are planning to add to lock screen . Just a place holder for now in settings. There are lock screen replacements on the market you could install if you like.
Try CNA or the more stable CM7.2
CM9 made by Kalim doesn't have these features right now. You could try a different ROM called "Codename Android" (CNA) which is based on ICS.
However, all these ROMs are not in their final stage. A better choice to try would be the CyanogenMod 7.2 for NS. I was using it while I was on GB, works wonders, although expect BSOD some times...
Enjoy the testing!
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Got it, thanks.
another thing, when unlocking the device I have two options.
one is to unlock, and the other one is the camera.
Q: 1. can i switch the camera with something else?
2. I have seen roms with 4 -5 -6 different options to unlock, how can I have this feature?
thanks again.
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Hi All XDA members,
I have LG P500 with 2.3 & want to flash it with ICS 3.0.0. Want to check which is the latest ROM I can use.
Is the ICS 3.0.0 ROM stable OR has some bugs. Please send me the download link with flashing details.
I have 8 GB SD & since the phone has 200 MB internal memory, can anyone guide if I will need to create another partition on SD Card before OR
after flashing new ROM. Also do post the procedure to end the low memory issue.
Thanking You All.
Hi there!
MVJ30 said:
Hi All XDA members,
I have LG P500 with 2.3 & want to flash it with ICS 3.0.0. Want to check which is the latest ROM I can use.
Is the ICS 3.0.0 ROM stable OR has some bugs. Please send me the download link with flashing details.
I have 8 GB SD & since the phone has 200 MB internal memory, can anyone guide if I will need to create another partition on SD Card before OR
after flashing new ROM. Also do post the procedure to end the low memory issue.
Thanking You All.
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Hi there! You can Install Android 4.2.2(JellyBean) on your device. It seems to be stable, but all custom ROMs have one or the other bug!
There is no need to partition SD CARD for installing a ROM.
You can download the ROM from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2142413
The Instructions are also given there!
P.S : Keep in mind, ICS is not 3.0.0 -_- its 4.0!
Thanks PixCM for the reply.
If you want to try more newer Android, you can try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589303
It's based on KitKat 4.4.2 and now it's on 8th release.
I've tried it and I think it's stable enough, the only bug I found is when I activate and deactivate WiFi tethering the device will reboot it self or if not reboot when you need to use WiFi connection you will need to reboot it manually.
I also found this bug on this ICS ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833218
who have the same symptom of reboot automatically when I activate and deactivate WiFi tethering.
MVJ30 said:
Hi All XDA members,
I have LG P500 with 2.3 & want to flash it with ICS 3.0.0. Want to check which is the latest ROM I can use.
Is the ICS 3.0.0 ROM stable OR has some bugs. Please send me the download link with flashing details.
I have 8 GB SD & since the phone has 200 MB internal memory, can anyone guide if I will need to create another partition on SD Card before OR
after flashing new ROM. Also do post the procedure to end the low memory issue.
Thanking You All.
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Hi,
Android 4.0 will work (I tested it with Cyanogenmod 10), but might drain your battery, be advised.
That's the reason why I've switched from Android 4.0 back to 2.3.7 (Cyanogenmod 7).
please suggest me the best and the latest custom rom for htc chacha which works with no proplems
I have been tired from searching for it
ModaAli said:
please suggest me the best and the latest custom rom for htc chacha which works with no proplems
I have been tired from searching for it
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I think just because you're lazy one.
Won't more than 30s searching for the latest version, but not sure if it's the best for you.
This's my daily rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2767332
And i'm sure you won't live without this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124 (I used INT2EXT4, not INT2EXT4+)
If you need Line Break, flash this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2820659
shinjitsunokami said:
I think just because you're lazy one.
Won't more than 30s searching for the latest version, but not sure if it's the best for you.
This's my daily rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2767332
And i'm sure you won't live without this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124 (I used INT2EXT4, not INT2EXT4+)
If you need Line Break, flash this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2820659
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thanks for help
and thanks for Respect me
yeah, CM11 looks so good. i also use it for daily.
Modded Stock Rom
ModaAli said:
please suggest me the best and the latest custom rom for htc chacha which works with no proplems
I have been tired from searching for it
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Dear ModaAli,
Have tried many Custom Roms (cm7, cm9.... till cm11 and also SuperOSR), on my HTC Chacha. Most of the Roms work, few are good and few have some bugs. All the mentioned ROMS are better in many aspects comparing to Stock but are not optimal bugfree or features when compare to Stock.
Thus, after reading a lot (doing since last 1 and half a year), finally, tried and build a MOD of stock rom with the help of DSIXDA Kitchan.
Primary aim was Stock (and Sense) features plus internal space. With the above Modded Rom, till date, I,m happy of the output. If you wish can provide you the link to that ROM. You can PM me for that.
My Rom is based on Stock (with Sense) Rom :
RUU : India 1.20.720.1
Android Version: 2.3.3 (Gingerbread)
Kernel: 2.6.35.10
Language Support: English
And is ..
Rooted
Init.d support
Busybox
and presently using it with INT2EXT (by CronMod) mod on a 768MB ext2 type partition. Thus have ample space to run WhatsApp, Viber, WSP Office, Rom Manager, Battery Meter, Twitter, Facebook, FX file manager and few more apps. But still have 300+ Mb internal memory free (which is actually ext-sd swapped with INT2EXT)
rickyjsharma said:
Dear ModaAli,
Have tried many Custom Roms (cm7, cm9.... till cm11 and also SuperOSR), on my HTC Chacha. Most of the Roms work, few are good and few have some bugs. All the mentioned ROMS are better in many aspects comparing to Stock but are not optimal bugfree or features when compare to Stock.
Thus, after reading a lot (doing since last 1 and half a year), finally, tried and build a MOD of stock rom with the help of DSIXDA Kitchan.
Primary aim was Stock (and Sense) features plus internal space. With the above Modded Rom, till date, I,m happy of the output. If you wish can provide you the link to that ROM. You can PM me for that.
My Rom is based on Stock (with Sense) Rom :
RUU : India 1.20.720.1
Android Version: 2.3.3 (Gingerbread)
Kernel: 2.6.35.10
Language Support: English
And is ..
Rooted
Init.d support
Busybox
and presently using it with INT2EXT (by CronMod) mod on a 768MB ext2 type partition. Thus have ample space to run WhatsApp, Viber, WSP Office, Rom Manager, Battery Meter, Twitter, Facebook, FX file manager and few more apps. But still have 300+ Mb internal memory free (which is actually ext-sd swapped with INT2EXT)
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can you upload your ROM mate, best regards
Will Try to Upload today
swashie said:
can you upload your ROM mate, best regards
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Dear Swashie,
Will upload today and will provide you the google drive link (hope this kind of links are valid).
Regards,
Ricky
Following is the link . . .
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8BfFAtUXk3iaUl0U0FpRUVXUm8/view?usp=sharing
Further, flash the above with CWM after Factory Reset, Clear Dalvik (I prefer formatting Boot, System, Data & ext-sd before flashing any rom for best results). Let it boot once. Then partition and format your ext-sd with your choice of size (mine is 768MB) to ext2 type system. Then reboot and flash the INT2EXT.zip by CronMod. This will enable internal memory to the size of partition you have chosen.
Revert for any help and will try to provide the best what I can.
Regards,
Ricky.
My friend has aChaCha with 2.5.3 version or something similar. Which ROM should i update to which would be stable for a normal user and maintenance free.
Is it easy to install ROMs in HTC. I have flashing experience only with Samsung
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I can't get cronmod to work with it. any Ideas? I followed your directions below. I was running link2sd on my stock rom, but I formatted and reinstalled several times. I'm lost...
rickyjsharma said:
Dear Swashie,
Will upload today and will provide you the google drive link (hope this kind of links are valid).
Regards,
Ricky
Following is the link . . .
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8BfFAtUXk3iaUl0U0FpRUVXUm8/view?usp=sharing
Further, flash the above with CWM after Factory Reset, Clear Dalvik (I prefer formatting Boot, System, Data & ext-sd before flashing any rom for best results). Let it boot once. Then partition and format your ext-sd with your choice of size (mine is 768MB) to ext2 type system. Then reboot and flash the INT2EXT.zip by CronMod. This will enable internal memory to the size of partition you have chosen.
Revert for any help and will try to provide the best what I can.
Regards,
Ricky.
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Kevinreid1 said:
I can't get cronmod to work with it. any Ideas? I followed your directions below. I was running link2sd on my stock rom, but I formatted and reinstalled several times. I'm lost...
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Dear Kevin,
Please repeat the following steps : -
01. Boot into Recovery.
02. Format Boot, System, Data & ext-sd.
03. Flash the modified image you downloaded from the link provided by me.
04. Boot the Chacha (should be running & up)
05. Power-off
06. Delete the ext-sd partition and repartition as EXT2
07. Reboot into recovery. Flash the recovery INT2EXT.ZIP (should complete without errors)
08. Reboot
09. Check the working of INT2EXT.ZIP.
It should work. If during the above process, you encounter any error, revert back with the exact error to enable assistance/help.
B/Rgds,
RJS
CM11 For the win
dheon5 said:
CM11 For the win
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I tried several custom ROMs. One of the best concerning battery and memory usage was SuperOSR 2.5, but it's only Android 2.x.
For Android 4 i prefered CM 10.1 since you don't have much RAM with CM11.
However I changed back to the standard ROM now since I bought the Chacha because of its keyboard, and none of the custom ROMs had a good keyboard support. There even where problems when using the keys for dialing, re-dialing, entering numbers during a call, searching for apps in the list etc. Plus that you can't use your Facebook-Button (for flashlight in my case).
I don't even miss Android 4 - it seems that all apps I need are available for 2.3.5 so far. Latest apps will have problems with this screen anyway.
SD Card Missing or not mounted
rickyjsharma said:
Dear Kevin,
Please repeat the following steps : -
01. Boot into Recovery.
02. Format Boot, System, Data & ext-sd.
03. Flash the modified image you downloaded from the link provided by me.
04. Boot the Chacha (should be running & up)
05. Power-off
06. Delete the ext-sd partition and repartition as EXT2
07. Reboot into recovery. Flash the recovery INT2EXT.ZIP (should complete without errors)
08. Reboot
09. Check the working of INT2EXT.ZIP.
It should work. If during the above process, you encounter any error, revert back with the exact error to enable assistance/help.
B/Rgds,
RJS
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So is there a way to use this with sd card? I formatted ext2 has primary should I have made it a logical drive instead also have 100mb linux swap I think it's logical.
Also unrelated to the above is there any way to update to play store and play services to use hangouts or is 2.3 android stuck without play services? it downloads but says its not able to install. I said unrelated but maybe it is related to me using the ext2 as primary instead of logical...
BT carkit call problem...
This ROM is great but for me calls with my bluetooth carkit doesn't work.
I can pair devices, sync contacts, make a call but after that I hear only some noise.
Is there any fix or workaround?
thx
really
really its a good device for use roughly.
Hello,
Sorry for the non explicit title but I couldn't be clear!
I am new with this but I know some stuff about android like I know Kernels, Recovery, ROM etc.
However, I was wondering these things, I am not up to date:
1) What is UBER?
2) What can contain a Kernel that a Rom can't? Is the Kernel like the heart and the ROM more like the body? It's sometimes really ambiguous for me
3) WTF Is that external memory system lol, is that possible to use the external SD and move some apps without formatting it only for the phone?
4) I like CM 13, really like it and especially because of the Theme that you can change and who change now everything and not only the desktop °_° but I was wondering what kernel should I use with CM13, I mean like a specific kernel who could be better than the CM Base
5) I tried many roms, CM, Beanstalk, DominionOS but in every case I coudn't get a functional GAPPS, with OpenApps Aroma I don't have the Playstore, with the A-GAPSS I have it but it crashes sometimes (play service fc ++edit: i will watch for permission > result: it still doesn't work and fc++) and this is like I can't use snapchat because of this... Any idea about this?
Thanks to all, have a nice day
Kicroy said:
Hello,
Sorry for the non explicit title but I couldn't be clear!
I am new with this but I know some stuff about android like I know Kernels, Recovery, ROM etc.
However, I was wondering these things, I am not up to date:
1) What is UBER?
2) What can contain a Kernel that a Rom can't? Is the Kernel like the heart and the ROM more like the body? It's sometimes really ambiguous for me
3) WTF Is that external memory system lol, is that possible to use the external SD and move some apps without formatting it only for the phone?
4) I like CM 13, really like it and especially because of the Theme that you can change and who change now everything and not only the desktop °_° but I was wondering what kernel should I use with CM13, I mean like a specific kernel who could be better than the CM Base
5) I tried many roms, CM, Beanstalk, DominionOS but in every case I coudn't get a functional GAPPS, with OpenApps Aroma I don't have the Playstore, with the A-GAPSS I have it but it crashes sometimes (play service fc ++edit: i will watch for permission > result: it still doesn't work and fc++) and this is like I can't use snapchat because of this... Any idea about this?
Thanks to all, have a nice day
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1) Uber? It is a taxi service... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubercab&hl=en
2) The kernel is essentially the interface between the OS and the hardware, so your analogy is very accurate.
3) I am not sure what you asking about external storage... it is the SD card when it is in Portable mode. (assuming Marshmallow) you cannot install apps to it in portable mode (external). This should give you what you need to know: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/109134/p/1449,9582
4) There is no "best kernel"... kernels are always a trade off, performance for battery life and vis-versa, the best anyone can tell you is try and see which works best for you. Remember to dirty flash ROM between trying different custom kernels to fix any changes to the ram disk and other /boot changes by the previous kernel.
5) Ask in the ROM thread for the recommended Gapps package for each ROM, if the recommended one doesn't work, then post in that thread and you should get feedback.
Hey thanks man!
Uber as a kernel thing I mean is that something godlike like linaro was in the old time?
Oh so the "problem" about moving things like in older phone is about 6.0 and not about the phone himself?
Hmm okay I will try them so!
And gonna ask cm post then, thanks
Kicroy said:
Hey thanks man!
Uber as a kernel thing I mean is that something godlike like linaro was in the old time?
Oh so the "problem" about moving things like in older phone is about 6.0 and not about the phone himself?
Hmm okay I will try them so!
And gonna ask cm post then, thanks
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Oh... lol... I didn't even think of the Uber toolchain... It is a toolchain built by Chet Kener, actually similar to Linaro, I don't know that kernels built with the UberTC are any better than other kernels and the toolchains tries to take key elements of Linaro and SaberMod and combine them... As with any kernel, YMMV, so try them and see what works best for you.
Yes, Marshmallow handles file systems differently, especially when it is portable storage (external storage)... Marshmallow, without root and third party apps, cannot put apps on the SD card, it is just storage space. But the card can be adopted as internal storage, and if you google around, you will see there are ways to split the card into 2 partitions, part of it as internal and part as external storage.
Hi!
Thanks for the info!
I'll try to find any of those third app as I am rooted to move, because the class 10 of my sd card isn't enough and then it's laggy as hell, while I still have 4 gb used in my internal... Like not legit <_<
I already knew that I make partitions on my µsd ^^ But I never tried or so, I will try it soon I guess
Hey there, I am back! Just tried to partition the sd card via TWRP but when I boot the phone after partitionning + swap the phone says that the memory isn't compatible, any help ?