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So I have installed the new ROM every time dcd has shared it, let's face it, he and many others do a phenomenal job of helping us make the most of our PPC.
My problem is that I am tired of losing my settings, emails, texts, and installed applications. I sync my PPC to keep my contacts, calendar, and tasks so that is not an issue, but everything else is.
Does anyone know of a software solution or any other may inwhich I can switch to the newest ROM and still maintain everything else as is or even create some sort of backup that would reinstall everything that I have the way it was right before I upgraded?
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So I have installed the new ROM every time dcd has shared it, let's face it, he and many others do a phenomenal job of helping us make the most of our PPC.
My problem is that I am tired of losing my settings, emails, texts, and installed applications. I sync my PPC to keep my contacts, calendar, and tasks so that is not an issue, but everything else is.
Does anyone know of a software solution or any other may inwhich I can switch to the newest ROM and still maintain everything else as is or even create some sort of backup that would reinstall everything that I have the way it was right before I upgraded?
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Sprite Backup or PIM backup.....plus there are others...these are the most common.....Sprite is superiror for custom settings....
The sprite backup image bricked me, not sure why.
So I will be re-installing everything again this time...
full backup programs often cause problems when updating rom. You should try something like uc or sashimi to backup settings. I prefer sashimi, but may prefer uc. In any case, you can use cregeditor to find your settings by changing the settings, backing up registry, and then change settings back to what you want. Next compare new registry to saved registry.
I use PIM backup, you can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705
I also use this AutoInstall program that helps me install all the cabs and stuff i want with a single click.
Find it here: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=20753&highlight=autoinstall
I prefer this method instead of making OEM's.
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So I have installed the new ROM every time dcd has shared it, let's face it, he and many others do a phenomenal job of helping us make the most of our PPC.
My problem is that I am tired of losing my settings, emails, texts, and installed applications. I sync my PPC to keep my contacts, calendar, and tasks so that is not an issue, but everything else is.
Does anyone know of a software solution or any other may inwhich I can switch to the newest ROM and still maintain everything else as is or even create some sort of backup that would reinstall everything that I have the way it was right before I upgraded?
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The best way to do this is to learn a bit about User Customizations (aka UC, read about it here). I have all of my cabs on my SD card and those files that I copy over, so when you finish running DCD rom it looks for a file called sdconfig.txt that descibes what you want to happen to further customize your phone. You can also have xml to change all of the registry keys to change your today screen, assign your buttons and most anything else you can do manually.
After running the RUU and then activesync, it takes me about five minutes to get my phone EXACTLY how it was. If I spent more time customizing XML and so forth, I would have no time getting all the settings and preferences exactly how I like it. This is the solution that works so much better than Sprite or SPB backups when upgrading ROMs. It is much easier than it sounds.
maskedlion said:
The sprite backup image bricked me, not sure why.
So I will be re-installing everything again this time...
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This happened because drivers and other dependent files changed from ROM to ROM when DCD upgraded various things. This is why this is a bad solution.
P.S. Bricks are paperweights that go back in for a replacement. You just caused enough problems to necessitate a hard reset.
What I find annoying is every time i upgrade to a new ROM i have to make new bluetooth partnerships and setup my wifi access points again.
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What I find annoying is every time i upgrade to a new ROM i have to make new bluetooth partnerships and setup my wifi access points again.
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This is the price we pay for having shiny new things. If newer ROMs don't offer you any noticeable upgrades, you should stay where you were. Some people are still at 2.3.x and happy.
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This is the price we pay for having shiny new things. If newer ROMs don't offer you any noticeable upgrades, you should stay where you were. Some people are still at 2.3.x and happy.
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Stay where I am? Where's the fun in that
so this is kindof the same trick as v1 of htc album but it helps it load a little faster. make a shortcut with the following
19#"Windows\htcalbum.exe" -directory:\my documents
you can change my documents to what ever you want.
irus where can i find a cab or download for htc album? It wasnt in you addon bundle connected to the Ultra Vanilla!!!
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irus where can i find a cab or download for htc album? It wasnt in you addon bundle connected to the Ultra Vanilla!!!
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this is version 2.0.1816.3421 the shortcut has already been modified. i have not tested it as my rom already has it in there.
thanks irus....what would we do without you.....(sale the device)
After installation it didn't work. As a matter of fact, it produced the same bug that Windows Live created.....the lost of Ram and skin distortion. So I went into safe mode and deleted it. Just in case it messed something up, where do I go in the registry to finish deleting the remaining files? Um trying to avoid another hard reset. BTW, would you recommend SKTools as far as backup for our device? Im trying to find a good app that would back up all my info so I can quickly restore if I try other roms and want to go back.
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After installation it didn't work. As a matter of fact, it produced the same bug that Windows Live created.....the lost of Ram and skin distortion. So I went into safe mode and deleted it. Just in case it messed something up, where do I go in the registry to finish deleting the remaining files? Um trying to avoid another hard reset. BTW, would you recommend SKTools as far as backup for our device? Im trying to find a good app that would back up all my info so I can quickly restore if I try other roms and want to go back.
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Sprite Backup does the trick for me.
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After installation it didn't work. As a matter of fact, it produced the same bug that Windows Live created.....the lost of Ram and skin distortion. So I went into safe mode and deleted it. Just in case it messed something up, where do I go in the registry to finish deleting the remaining files? Um trying to avoid another hard reset. BTW, would you recommend SKTools as far as backup for our device? Im trying to find a good app that would back up all my info so I can quickly restore if I try other roms and want to go back.
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Im really sorry to hear that it messed things up, i will look at it some more what exactly happen when you tried to run it
yea, sprite backup does the trick for me too.
No apologies needed irus. I just appreciate you for helping and sharing.
What it does is that after the installation I would soft reset it. Then it doesnt fully load in the splash screen. I'm running WA3, so the top or bottom part of the skin wouldnt load and cant load. AFter everything is booted....the Ram would be significantly low....meaning I hav probably lost 20mb's. So I would soft reset again, and same thing. It also moves extremely slow to open applications, some application wouldnt even start during this.
So I just went into safe mode and deleted it. It is working normal now, but I know when I installed Windows Live, it wouldnt fix itself with a softreset even after the removal of Windows live.
So anyway.....thank you for the Sprite Back suggestion lpsi2000 and irus. I just purchased it.
irus, what do you think it did to the Rom.....because it is doing that RAM leak thing again. Now its at a point where a Softreset will not fix it. Is there something in the registry I can delete, change, or something to get it stop doing this? It keeps freezing as well. Lastly, I noticed the splash screen (windows Mobile 6.1 with the loading bar) doesn't complete. It stops about half way. Please help Bro. trying to avoid a Hard reset. I got sprite back up now....but im certain the problem will follow if I take the hard reset route.
thanks
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irus, what do you think it did to the Rom.....because it is doing that RAM leak thing again. Now its at a point where a Softreset will not fix it. Is there something in the registry I can delete, change, or something to get it stop doing this? It keeps freezing as well. Lastly, I noticed the splash screen (windows Mobile 6.1 with the loading bar) doesn't complete. It stops about half way. Please help Bro. trying to avoid a Hard reset. I got sprite back up now....but im certain the problem will follow if I take the hard reset route.
thanks
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well, if you uninstalled htc album, file and reg settings should be gone also. I not really sure if htc album is causing this because the only exe/dll files are: htcalbum.exe, albumsearcher.exe, fsplayer.dll, thats it the rest are .bmp, .png, .xml files which would not effect the running of your pda. is there any other app that you have installed.
No, I havent installed anything in the last week or so. Just Sprite Backup, but the problem started before I installed that.
I wonder do I have a corrupted SD card. I tried to install it to that. But that wouldnt explain the same behavior after I installed Windows live a couple of weeks ago
thank Irus....I think I might just go with another hard reset. I will wait until your response first.
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No, I havent installed anything in the last week or so. Just Sprite Backup, but the problem started before I installed that.
I wonder do I have a corrupted SD card. I tried to install it to that. But that wouldnt explain the same behavior after I installed Windows live a couple of weeks ago
thank Irus....I think I might just go with another hard reset. I will wait until your response first.
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to be honest im not sure if a corrupted sd card would be the problem, do you use the SDAutoRestart.exe to load all of your apps? just do a hardreset to see if it fixes the problem
I did a back up with sprite back up and Hard reset, that fixed it. Thanks.
Question: After I restored everything from sprite back up, I think my storage memory has dropped significantly. I think I had about 84mb of storage, now I'm down to 39mbs. Did the restore do this? If so, How do I reclaim my storage memory back?
How can i make an shortcut with this "19#"Windows\htcalbum.exe" -directory:my documents" ???
I have been contemplating flashing my fuze with one of the cooked roms but I wanted to know based on whats out there. What are the advantages to flashing into a cooked rom vs staying with the ATT rom? I also read that there is a way during the initial setup if you stay with the ATT rom that you can get rid of the bloatware. By doing this does it make it comparable to a flashed rom? Would the stock rom minus the bloatware be more stable than a cooked rom? Thanks for the help im new to this so I want to make sure I make the right choice.
If you press the reset button when the phone first boots up (installing applications/shortcuts) then it will be without all the AT&T stuff. I did that at first and the phone just sweet, i never really played with the AT&T ROM but the ones at the store were slow.
The ROMs from Da_G are AT&T without AT&T and some other improvements taking from other phones. You can try others but that's all dependent on what you want. Some ROMs come with tons of applications that people want and some come with none. Those choices are up to you which you choose. Look at the screenshots to see.
You should read around the forums and take a look at the stickies that are in this forum, but I can highlight a few of the improvements that you're going to see:
- Major increase in speed and snappiness
- More space for your programs
- Usually offers more options than the stock ROM
- Better battery life
- Better signal
Those are just a few, but I recommend flashing a cooked ROM to anyone I know that has a fairly good understanding of phones, winmo, etc. You should definitely do it as soon as possible.
dont do it....its addictive....
I swear flashing is worse than crack. I flash almost once a week and when I am not flashing I am customizing.....
and then when im not customizing I am flashing....lol
it never ends.
it not my fault, NATF keeps coming out with awesome roms
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well techincally, that has nothing to do with the rom, it has to do with the radio
For all you guys that say "Flashing is addictive...ki flash once or twice a week, etc"
How do guy guys manage loosing all ur contacts, text messages and anything else you have on the phone, since u lose all that when u flash ur phone cuz of the hard reset.
I know there are programs like PIMBackup and sprite, but which ones do u guys use on a regular basis, with all this flashing..?!
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For all you guys that say "Flashing is addictive...ki flash once or twice a week, etc"
How do guy guys manage loosing all ur contacts, text messages and anything else you have on the phone, since u lose all that when u flash ur phone cuz of the hard reset.
I know there are programs like PIMBackup and sprite, but which ones do u guys use on a regular basis, with all this flashing..?!
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I usually use PIM Backup. I try to stay with User Customizable (UC) ROMs to avoid installing a million cabs after I flash.
dtmcnamara said:
dont do it....its addictive....
I swear flashing is worse than crack. I flash almost once a week and when I am not flashing I am customizing.....
and then when im not customizing I am flashing....lol
it never ends.
it not my fault, NATF keeps coming out with awesome roms
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haha so true so true. flashing and customizing is a never ending cycle. once u flash, you need go back to the original stock roms nor feel like keeping your ppc simple. always trying to find new things to tweak it up and make it your own and not "AT&T's"
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For all you guys that say "Flashing is addictive...ki flash once or twice a week, etc"
How do guy guys manage loosing all ur contacts, text messages and anything else you have on the phone, since u lose all that when u flash ur phone cuz of the hard reset.
I know there are programs like PIMBackup and sprite, but which ones do u guys use on a regular basis, with all this flashing..?!
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It depends on what you are trying to accomplish. For most part I use a combination of PIMBackup, Sprite, and WMDC with Outlook. I use other stuff (applications and configuration setup) to help with other tasks as well but I will only talk about the above.
PIMBackup to backup call logs, SMS, Contacts, and application configuration folders.
Sprite for a complete system back just in case I want to back to previous ROM, that way I don't have to reinstall, configure, and tweak again.
WMDC with Outlook for Calendar, Notes, Tasks, Contacts, and Applications to reinstall.
My 2 Cents
Flashing
as was said above gets you the best of everything (you can choose what works for you, you can even make feature requests and the cooks will usually include the good ones) you can go for a fully loaded rom with all the bells or a light rom to add only what you need.
Loosing contact data
I think most of us use the awesome PIM Backup to deal with this because it is rom independant and can be customized to backup stuff like call logs, txt messages and other things.
Cheers
BR
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For all you guys that say "Flashing is addictive...ki flash once or twice a week, etc"
How do guy guys manage loosing all ur contacts, text messages and anything else you have on the phone, since u lose all that when u flash ur phone cuz of the hard reset.
I know there are programs like PIMBackup and sprite, but which ones do u guys use on a regular basis, with all this flashing..?!
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I use UC to reinstall my apps and load my email configuration at first boot, and since I sync against an Exchange server using ActiveSync over 3G all I really have to do to get everything back the way it was is to enter my passwords.
I am typically back up and running in less than 5 mins after a flash.
stock vs flash
So for those of you that are experienced with custom roms, when you made the switch from the stock to the custom was there any type of uncertainty as far as stability was concerned? Also when you talk about the speed of the cooked rom is the loaded company rom that slow compared to the custom?
yes it is that different you'll notice mostly when you open and close the keyboard and it automatically goes into landscape. On the stock it's a grueling process going from landscape to portrait, most cooked roms do this quite efficiently.
Also for contacts backup i save all mine as PPCBckpContacts V1.3.0.0
It is an exe on your storage card and saves all your contacts on your storage card just run it once after every flash (and before each reset if you added #s) and you are ready. I've got all my cabs stored nicely on my SD card and UC ready if the rom supports it. If you are windering what UC is it's User Costumizable. you write one config file (simple just search for it) and put all the cabs in the correct area, after the flash insert SD card before setup and your phone installs and resets all your cabs for you.
hi!
i have had my hd2 for about 8 days now and have already tried out a few roms - 2.13.531.1, energy cookie 23569 june 26 and lastly cleanex dse v12. now my problem is that this is my first (really) smartphone and i upto last month i didnt even know xda existed, let alone what a flash junkie is.
over the weeks i have trolled the forums and have learned a lot about rom and radio flashing. i departed from the stock rom because i found it generally very cluttered. now i am experimenting with the various roms out here.
my problem is that after every flash, i am staring at a blank phone and i have to go around doing all the settings all over again. now i read up stuff on UC (because it was in the energy rom) but i simply cant figure out how to backup ALL my customization and data and then restore it back. im talking about:
1)contacts/messages/calendar entries etc.
2)reg edits
3)cht
4)cabs
5)other things i cant recall
i made a bunch of exports from the energy rom when i decided to test the cleanex rom. i guess i can use pimbackup. i can import cht settings. this cleanex rom has UC built in but i have little idea how to use it (something to do with SdConfig.txt?). and i am infinitely frustrated when a rom flash takes 10 mins but getting the phone back up takes a couple of hours. and at the end of it, i almost always forget something.
long story short:
1)im looking for fellow junkies to help me do a complete backup and restore (data, settings, et al). a sort of an algorithm/guide/checklist that covers all bases would really help rid the cloud around my head. some help with automation would also help.
2)is it really advisable to switch between various rom kitchens. because each one of them has different ways of restoring your backed up settings. i am not really going to flash every second day. i just want to find a good rom and stick with it (and possibly use its updates)
many many thanks! in the meanwhile ill try to get UC working for me...
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btw i have a tmous hd2 with 2.08.hspl, cleanex dse v12 and 2.12.50.02_2 radio
Very interesting question....
If you use a progam e.g SPB Backup,Sprite to do a full back up of your device prior to flashing or hard reset, you can do a full restore, so your device will return exactly to how it was prior to flashing etc, even ringtones that was set, text messages, wall papers, emails everything! mine is scheduled to back up every few days, i use spb and it works flawlessly everytime!
Cheers
In most of the Energy roms in the Tools section there is a settings Export, that puts most of that stuff in the XDA_UC folder for you ....
The UC that is in the Energy ROMs is a customized version, not sure what hoops you have to jump through to get the exports to work in regular UC ...
Otherwise as said SPB Backup is your best bet, works great in "Rom Upgrade" mode ...
You should look into sashimi. I spend 10 minutes (most of it just waiting) from I decide to reflash my phone until it's done installing all my apps, settings etc. There are just a couple of small things I need to do manually...
tiwas said:
You should look into sashimi. I spend 10 minutes (most of it just waiting) from I decide to reflash my phone until it's done installing all my apps, settings etc. There are just a couple of small things I need to do manually...
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I would actually second that, I just recently RE-discovered Sashimi , does everything UC does , but the one thing it does that makes me happy is it can move the shortcuts into folders for you .....
(sashimi and XDA seem to have had some type of "parting of the ways", so you may have to look for it elsewhere)
I use Energy ROM and XDA_UC with tht settings exporter does export most things. However, in your case where you wish to import every reg setting you will be better off some dedicated backup program. SPB backup is good. Have used it previously and it worked good. However, with XDA_UC, settings exporter and PIM backup I hardly need it.
Hey all,
I've recently rooted and I'm loving it. Quick background, I've recently rooted using the erisuser1 tutorial at android forums (VERY VERY helpful thank you!). I demo'd a few different ROMs, and decided I really wanted to keep some SenseUI feel, so ended up with xtrSense 4.2. It's worked really well for me, but I may be trying more in the near future (recommendations are welcome!). After the load, I've also utilized SetCPU for OC'ing, which was the main impetus for rooting. Has that ever made a difference! However, the question remains, what next? First, there are a couple things I know I want to do...
1. Remove stock apps: xtrSense did a nice job of removing a lot of bloatware from the OS, but some still remain, i.e. Amazon MP3 and teeter. It seems the xtrSense ROM included scripts for use in GScript to remove these, but I have yet to get them to work when following the steps outlined in the xtrSense post here at XDA. Has anyone had success using this method? If not, shouldn't the mere fact that I have root give me access to removing these programs via another method? What other apps/processes are used to remove stock apps once root is achieved? Any help would be awesome.
2. A2SD, C2SD & C2C: Does anyone use these processes? If so, how has it been achieved? Again, it seems the xtrSense 4.2 ROM included scripts for use in GScript to added this functionality, but I have never seen an increase in internal memory after using the scripts. I have undertaken the prereq that is partitioning my SD card, and have yet to see any success. Have others been successful using this or another process to achieve A2SD, C2SD or C2C? If so, how? Also, are there any cons to doing any of these? Any help in this regard would be MUCH appreciated.
3. What have YOU done post-root? I'm very very happy with what root, ROM and OC has done for the speed and battery life of my phone. However, I'm certain there are a million more tweaks that can be done to improve the speed and user experience of this cool little device, and I would be love to hear what others have done to further enjoy using the Droid Eris. What are your recommendations? Feel free to let me know!
Ok, any help in these areas would be really appreciated. Thanks for reading through this long post, and know that I am also happy to share any knowledge in regards to the steps I have already taken to get to this point.
Thank you!
Make the rom your own! mess with the theme, install bootanimations, make your own boot.
Change the splash screen (skateboard screen) don't be afraid to mess with the system just make sure you do nandroid backups. Try to figure how to add the features by yourself, struggle with it a little, that's always fun. Follow a few tutorials, like when I was starting there wasn't much documentation on how to enable a2sd by changing the boot.img so I had fun figuring that out.
Hope this gives you a few ideas ;p
Edit: if you going to be messing with phone I would suggest adding a linux partition to your computer if you are a windows person. Makes your life easier no need to worry about drivers etc
Sent from my Eris using XDA App
Agree, wholeheartedly! I've been rooted since July, and have learned a lot using this forum. It's great to be able to change the boot logo screen, boot animations, etc. You can also improve battery life, increase speed, etc. After root, it's like having a new phone, and you have a greater sense of control over your device each time you learn something new. Have fun!
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1. Remove stock apps: xtrSense did a nice job of removing a lot of bloatware from the OS, but some still remain, i.e. Amazon MP3 and teeter. It seems the xtrSense ROM included scripts for use in GScript to remove these, but I have yet to get them to work when following the steps outlined in the xtrSense post here at XDA. Has anyone had success using this method? If not, shouldn't the mere fact that I have root give me access to removing these programs via another method? What other apps/processes are used to remove stock apps once root is achieved? Any help would be awesome.
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I don't know what to tell you, as removing stock applications with zach.xtr's Gscript process has always worked flawlessly for me. You may want to upgrade to the new xtrSENSE4.6 Beta that is out (you can find it by browser the more recent posts at the end of the xtrSENSE thread--Zach posted a link).
All I can say is that, when using Gscripts, make sure that you have "Needs SU?" checked. Aside from that, you just need to load Zach's scripts into Gscripts. After you load the scripts, have you pressed them? Just because you've loaded them into Gscripts doesn't mean they've run. You actually need to press on them to run them.
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2. A2SD, C2SD & C2C: Does anyone use these processes? If so, how has it been achieved? Again, it seems the xtrSense 4.2 ROM included scripts for use in GScript to added this functionality, but I have never seen an increase in internal memory after using the scripts. I have undertaken the prereq that is partitioning my SD card, and have yet to see any success. Have others been successful using this or another process to achieve A2SD, C2SD or C2C? If so, how? Also, are there any cons to doing any of these? Any help in this regard would be MUCH appreciated.
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I've used all of them at various points in time--I used to use A2SD and C2SD, but ever since C2C was developed I've had no need. In xtrSENSE4.2, I'm pretty sure C2C is enabled by default. So, you don't need to worry about it UNLESS you're running low on disk space. If you're running low, how many apps do you have installed (you should be able to store ~100 with C2C)?
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3. What have YOU done post-root? I'm very very happy with what root, ROM and OC has done for the speed and battery life of my phone. However, I'm certain there are a million more tweaks that can be done to improve the speed and user experience of this cool little device, and I would be love to hear what others have done to further enjoy using the Droid Eris. What are your recommendations? Feel free to let me know!
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My recommendation would be NOT to use SetCPU. I've found that running both of Zach's Gscripts for Max and Min CPU Speed has worked better--you won't need to wait for SetCPU to load up, be granted Superuser Permission, and then adjust your clock settings on boot. Plus, you'll have one less process running at all times, increasing performance.
Additionally, you may want to take a look at the xtrSENSE4.6 Beta that I mentioned previously. New, in that version, is the first ever inclusion of Collins_ph's Battery Tweak. Previously, it could only be used with Froyo ROMs. Enabling and configuring the utility will increase battery life because it gradually turns down the speed on your processor proportionally as your battery drains.
In terms of making the ROM "your own," I'd take a look in the Theme's thread. I can't provide you a list of everything that will work on xtrSENSE, but I can confirm that both the Minimal Matte Grey and Touch of Legend MetaMorph Themes do work for xtrSENSE. Also, you may want to check out LauncherPro (Plus), if you haven't already (www.launcherpro.com)... I absolutely love LauncherPro Plus, but I'm not "actively" using it. I'm really waiting on Fede to develop acceptable Photo and Music widgets to replace HTC's Sense Widgets (if anyone has suggestions on existing replacements, please let me know...). Having said that, I run a secondary "experimental" ROM on weekend--I run xtrROM with LauncherPro Plus. If you do decide to use LauncherPro, then I'd really recommend taking a look at xtrROM verses xtrSENSE.
Also, if you're a Sense fan, you might want to check out the newest version of KaosLegendary, V18. This is a port of a Tiawanese leaked version of HTC's forecoming Wildfire Sense UI. This is an Alpha Build at the moment and there are a few nagging issues, but it's neat just to use for half a day on the weekend to see how Froyo Sense will eventually pan out.
Finally, take a look at some of the Froyo ROMs that are built around CyanogenMod 6.0 (e.g. CELB Froyo; KaosFroyo; Tazz Froyo; and I think ShadowROM). Maybe you'll find that you like CyanogenMod better than Sense and stick with that?
Good luck!
P.S. In the future, you're probably better off posting something like this in the Q&A section.
I highly reccommend downloading Titanium and running a batch back up of all your apps and data. When you flash a new rom you can download Titanium again and restore your apps and settings (saves a lot of time if you become a flashaholic). Also grab Root Explorer. It's an app that allows you to access your sd card and your rom system. Wana change your boot animation? Save the file to your sd, open Root Explorer, copy it from the sd to data/local and reboot. Same goes for stock apps. Locate them and delete. Another valuable app is a terminal emulator. Open it up, type SU to obtain superuser permission, then a2sd check. This will tell you if a2sd is functioning correctly. Type a2sd help for a list of commands to use if it's not working.
Always Nand back up and you can flash any rom you want, play with it, screw it up, who cares....nand restore and you're back to point A. I highly reccommend trying a few Froyo roms. You'll need to partition your sd back to all fat32 or it wont recognize it. Froyo is faster than 2.1 and has a stock (somewhat different) a2sd. KaosLegendary is the only current Froyo rom with sense but it's fun to play with. WARNING - many users have bricked their phones using Clockwork. Some people love it but I'm afraid of it.
If you haven't already, try ADW or Launcher Pro. Once you decide you hate one and love the other (this will happen), you wont even miss sense.
Also download Metamorph and Busybox. You'll need these to theme your rom of choice (unless you find a flashable theme).
Now, put your phone down, get back to work, and for God's sake tell your wife you love her. You haven't even talked to her in weeks!!
Sent from my nonsensikal froyo using XDA App
joshw0000 said:
I highly reccommend downloading Titanium and running a batch back up of all your apps and data. When you flash a new rom you can download Titanium again and restore your apps and settings (saves a lot of time if you become a flashaholic).
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Great post! +1 on Titantium Backup and Root Explorer--I use both.
Just a note: With Titanium Backup, I recommend scheduling it to backup both Apps + System Data and syncing it with Dropbox. This way, if something should happen, like your SD Card becomes corrupt and you can't Nand Restore, you'll be able to reflash your current ROM and Restore all Apps + System Data, since you're having a scheduled backup taken and stored in your Dropbox folder as well.
Having said that, when flashing a NEW ROM or UPGRADING, remember to Restore "Apps + Data" but NOT to do the "Restore Apps + System Data." This will ensure that if the developer of your ROM has changed any system files, they won't be messed up. Sure, it'll take you 10-15 minutes to get your ROM the way you want (e.g. Home Screens, Systems Sounds, Notifications, etc.) but it's worth it to know that everything will work properly. Since your applications and their set up have nothing to do with the ROM, you can rest easily knowing that at least they'll come back configured as you left them for the most part.
KarateExplosion6 said:
Great post! +1 on Titantium Backup and Root Explorer--I use both.
Just a note: With Titanium Backup, I recommend scheduling it to backup both Apps + System Data and syncing it with Dropbox. This way, if something should happen, like your SD Card becomes corrupt and you can't Nand Restore, you'll be able to reflash your current ROM and Restore all Apps + System Data, since you're having a scheduled backup taken and stored in your Dropbox folder as well.
Having said that, when flashing a NEW ROM or UPGRADING, remember to Restore "Apps + Data" but NOT to do the "Restore Apps + System Data." This will ensure that if the developer of your ROM has changed any system files, they won't be messed up. Sure, it'll take you 10-15 minutes to get your ROM the way you want (e.g. Home Screens, Systems Sounds, Notifications, etc.) but it's worth it to know that everything will work properly. Since your applications and their set up have nothing to do with the ROM, you can rest easily knowing that at least they'll come back configured as you left them for the most part.
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Perfectly explained, nice job sir. This should be in the rollup!! Too many people make the mistake of restoring sys data from a older rom to newer, have to watch that. Rollup
My article at http://jonsuh.com/2010/09/make-your-droid-eris-faster-smoother-and-increase-battery-life-how-to/ will give you a whole mess of ideas of what you can do post-root. Hope this article helps!
Remember, these are just my suggestions, they are not necessarily the law. Some may disagree with my suggestions, some may work well for you, other may not as well as one may think. They are just pointers to get you in the right direction
KarateExplosion6 said:
I don't know what to tell you, as removing stock applications with zach.xtr's Gscript process has always worked flawlessly for me. You may want to upgrade to the new xtrSENSE4.6 Beta that is out (you can find it by browser the more recent posts at the end of the xtrSENSE thread--Zach posted a link).
All I can say is that, when using Gscripts, make sure that you have "Needs SU?" checked. Aside from that, you just need to load Zach's scripts into Gscripts. After you load the scripts, have you pressed them? Just because you've loaded them into Gscripts doesn't mean they've run. You actually need to press on them to run them.
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Ah, the tapping!! That did it. Also messed around (again) with titanium to get it to work, fig'd that out as well. Rookie mistakes...
KarateExplosion6 said:
I've used all of them at various points in time--I used to use A2SD and C2SD, but ever since C2C was developed I've had no need. In xtrSENSE4.2, I'm pretty sure C2C is enabled by default. So, you don't need to worry about it UNLESS you're running low on disk space. If you're running low, how many apps do you have installed (you should be able to store ~100 with C2C)?
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Yes you're right C2C is default, I guess I'm just not certain if it's working. Apparently, there are two blocks on internal storage being used for apps in 4.2: /data/ and /cache/. I have 56mb free according to internal memory settings (/data/??) and 87.7 of 130mb used in /cache/ according to the report setting gscript Zach made. According to AppBrain I currently have 33 apps installed. 33 apps, ~100mb used already? Average of 3mb per app?? That just didn't seem right to me...maybe I'm just plain wrong. Opinions welcome!!
KarateExplosion6 said:
My recommendation would be NOT to use SetCPU. I've found that running both of Zach's Gscripts for Max and Min CPU Speed has worked better--you won't need to wait for SetCPU to load up, be granted Superuser Permission, and then adjust your clock settings on boot. Plus, you'll have one less process running at all times, increasing performance.
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I may try that, although in full disclosure, my main reason for rooting and OC'ing was for running game console emulators. They run SO much better since OC'ing. I did try Zach's max out of the box (710 max?), but I find that my SetCPU main setting of 768,528 during normal usage makes operation even more smooth and especially works best when emulating. I want to OC even when battery is lowering until it gets to the condition threshold i set in SetCPU (amount or temp). But I still may try his scripts and lose SetCPU, thanks for the idea.
KarateExplosion6 said:
In terms of making the ROM "your own," I'd take a look in the Theme's thread. I can't provide you a list of everything that will work on xtrSENSE, but I can confirm that both the Minimal Matte Grey and Touch of Legend MetaMorph Themes do work for xtrSENSE. Also, you may want to check out LauncherPro (Plus), if you haven't already I absolutely love LauncherPro Plus, but I'm not "actively" using it. I'm really waiting on Fede to develop acceptable Photo and Music widgets to replace HTC's Sense Widgets (if anyone has suggestions on existing replacements, please let me know...). Having said that, I run a secondary "experimental" ROM on weekend--I run xtrROM with LauncherPro Plus. If you do decide to use LauncherPro, then I'd really recommend taking a look at xtrROM verses xtrSENSE.
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So here's my questions with this: Don't apps like MetaMorph and Launcher run on top of everything that the ROM already has going on, thus adding another cumbersome running process to the already limited hardware? Wouldn't running this be akin to having two GUI's on the phone, or am I looking at this the wrong way? I'm assuming that's why you recommend switching to the more vanilla xtrROM, but maybe I'm off.
I also do badly want to try some additional ROM's once I have the time. The leaked Froyo with Sense ROM does sound intriguing and I may pursue that next.
Thanks for all the help, really appreciate the replies!
Will go the Q&A route next time too, thanks.
KarateExplosion6 said:
Great post! +1 on Titantium Backup and Root Explorer--I use both.
Just a note: With Titanium Backup, I recommend scheduling it to backup both Apps + System Data and syncing it with Dropbox. This way, if something should happen, like your SD Card becomes corrupt and you can't Nand Restore, you'll be able to reflash your current ROM and Restore all Apps + System Data, since you're having a scheduled backup taken and stored in your Dropbox folder as well.
Having said that, when flashing a NEW ROM or UPGRADING, remember to Restore "Apps + Data" but NOT to do the "Restore Apps + System Data." This will ensure that if the developer of your ROM has changed any system files, they won't be messed up. Sure, it'll take you 10-15 minutes to get your ROM the way you want (e.g. Home Screens, Systems Sounds, Notifications, etc.) but it's worth it to know that everything will work properly. Since your applications and their set up have nothing to do with the ROM, you can rest easily knowing that at least they'll come back configured as you left them for the most part.
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Great thank you both! I will take both of these posts into account when using Titanium before I go further down the ROM rabbit hole.