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Hey guys, I just followed to flashing guide for my touch pro, and installed EnergyROM on to it. The HSPL and flash and everything seemed to go fine, but now im on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=508084
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4. Once the phone reboots, go through Windows Mobile setup and let it finish.
My phone has been sitting at "PLease wait, phone starting up" for like 8 minutes.
This doesn't seem normal. . .should i be concerned?
Is your TouchPro CDMA or GSM? Sounds like you got the ROM to boot. Might just be taking a while. If it takes longer than 15 minutes, then reset the bugger. If something is indeed hosed with the ROM and it won't boot, just hold Volume Down and Power while hitting the reset button on the bottom, and you'll be back at the bootloader.
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Is your TouchPro CDMA or GSM? Sounds like you got the ROM to boot. Might just be taking a while. If it takes longer than 15 minutes, then reset the bugger. If something is indeed hosed with the ROM and it won't boot, just hold Volume Down and Power while hitting the reset button on the bottom, and you'll be back at the bootloader.
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It's verizon, so i assume it would be CDMA.
Alright, ill wait it out and give the reset a try if nothing happens. thanks
Curiously, if i end up being back at the bootloader, where should i procede?
actually i did the same installed a new rom and now it is stuck in start up , where it shows (touch Pro) stays lite for about a min or so then the whole phone reset. it seem to take the whole rom , because it said congrads installation is complete. now i cant do anything , like even install a different rom. i am wondering if i need to install a rom now via mini sd , or is there a master reset? and how am i going to install rom via mini sd
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actually i did the same installed a new rom and now it is stuck in start up , where it shows (touch Pro) stays lite for about a min or so then the whole phone reset. it seem to take the whole rom , because it said congrads installation is complete. now i cant do anything , like even install a different rom. i am wondering if i need to install a rom now via mini sd , or is there a master reset? and how am i going to install rom via mini sd
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Like Cyfun said, hold Vol-Down/Power and Soft reset into bootloader. Plug the phone into USB and at the bottom serial should change to USB. Then flash away.
Otherwise, take a SD-micro and put your .nbh in the root folder, and rename it to RAPHIMG.nbh and reset into bootloader
holy crap that was fast, thanks , i am going to try it now
actually that worked, awesome!!!! i use to have a rom that was mighty rom (reborn) does anyone have the link for it , it seem to work the best on my phone!!
Sorry, never been a big fan of Mighty ROM. If you want something really Fast and Stable, I suggest Calkulins ROMs. Here is a link to the most recent release.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/tzmgjytkzm3/Calkulin's Touch Pro 23506 ROM v4.2.7z
I personally use NRG roms (due to them being updated so frequently). These however tend to be slightly buggy, and need many mods to suite individual needs.
Well once in bootloader mode i was able to get NFSFAN's rom installed with absolutely no issues.
So what did I do? Redownload a different version of energy rom and try it again. No luck there, the same thing happened. I think maybe energy rom just hates my phone. So I reflashed with NFSFAN's rom and i might just leave it with this. I dunno how much of a difference a noob flasher like myself will see between the two.
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Well once in bootloader mode i was able to get NFSFAN's rom installed with absolutely no issues.
So what did I do? Redownload a different version of energy rom and try it again. No luck there, the same thing happened. I think maybe energy rom just hates my phone. So I reflashed with NFSFAN's rom and i might just leave it with this. I dunno how much of a difference a noob flasher like myself will see between the two.
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EnergyROM has problems with Verizon phones.
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EnergyROM has problems with Verizon phones.
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wow that would have been good for NRG to mention in one of his posts... jeez.
antjc80 said:
Like Cyfun said, hold Vol-Down/Power and Soft reset into bootloader. Plug the phone into USB and at the bottom serial should change to USB. Then flash away.
Otherwise, take a SD-micro and put your .nbh in the root folder, and rename it to RAPHIMG.nbh and reset into bootloader
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this post saved my butt guys. was having the exact same problem but didn't know how to reset to bootloader, thought my phone was bricked...
Ive never been able to get Energy to boot up on my Sprint TP. Tried flash dancing, etc, gets stuck on touch pro screen. Ended up using another ROM. Anecdotal of course
Me too...
That same thing happened to me, I've tried a few other energy ROMs but they've all been too buggy for me. I think he ported his GSM ROM over to CDMA because when I tried sending a text it asked for a SIM card.
I like psyki and I'm running Twisted NewSense right now...there are more CDMA ROM's over at ppcgeeks dot com
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wow that would have been good for NRG to mention in one of his posts... jeez.
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why? the verizon touch pro is seriously gimped..MOST roms will barely run on them. the guys cook the roms according to how they like them, and likely theyre not on verizon if its not working. just flash a bunch of different roms till you find one that works, and i also have read that most verion touch pros seem to run better with pagepool at 6 so i suggest you try that..good luck with it, but remember that the guys that cook these dont owe any explanation if the dont want to. were getting state of the art roms (built for new phones) on our out-of-date touch pros for free.
ok, well, i was in the process of rooting my hero, for the first time, and hit some problems, i read that for mine i had to create a gold card, i did everything as was said in the tutorials, and when everything was done, i tried a rooted application, and my phone wasn't rooted? so... then i just wanted to go back to the Android 2.1 i was using before through OTA update, and... it will download it, and go to install it, and on reboot, it gets stuck on the HTC screen.. i left it there all night figuring it was just going slow, and nothing.. any word on what i can do..? =[
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ok, well, i was in the process of rooting my hero, for the first time, and hit some problems, i read that for mine i had to create a gold card, i did everything as was said in the tutorials, and when everything was done, i tried a rooted application, and my phone wasn't rooted? so... then i just wanted to go back to the Android 2.1 i was using before through OTA update, and... it will download it, and go to install it, and on reboot, it gets stuck on the HTC screen.. i left it there all night figuring it was just going slow, and nothing.. any word on what i can do..? =[
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Can you explain what you did, which guide you used, and which custom ROM you flashed?
that one with another one on how to create the gold card, i fianlly got Android 2.1 back on it thru the OTA update, all i had to do was flash the rom, but i really wanted to root it for the style of the custom roms, and i now use the 2.1 with pandahome, and am also wondering if there would be a way to change the style of the notification bar at the top with these..? sorry, i am a total noob when it comes to Android =[
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that one with another one on how to create the gold card, i fianlly got Android 2.1 back on it thru the OTA update, all i had to do was flash the rom, but i really wanted to root it for the style of the custom roms, and i now use the 2.1 with pandahome, and am also wondering if there would be a way to change the style of the notification bar at the top with these..? sorry, i am a total noob when it comes to Android =[
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Ok, now you are running 2.1, go into the hero dev forum, and click the sticky about rooting 2.1. That will guide you through installing a custom rom, using what is, in my experience, a much easier method for folk new to it.
Basically, do exactly as it says, and you'll end up on the blue care bear.
Now flash a zip file with custom rom
Remember to nandroid before flashing (all explained in the guide)
thank youu ^_^ will read it thoroughly before attempting it, lol, but until then, do you have a personal preference to which home replacement app to use? i'm currently using pandahome, but am having trouble location a nice variety of apps.. and do you have to root before you can change the boot screen?
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thank youu ^_^ will read it thoroughly before attempting it, lol, but until then, do you have a personal preference to which home replacement app to use? i'm currently using pandahome, but am having trouble location a nice variety of apps.. and do you have to root before you can change the boot screen?
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Hmmm. I recommend Launcher Pro. I think that's what you're talking about.
To change the HTC Quietly Brilliant, you need root, then change the /system/media/bootscreen.zip file.
If you flash a custom ROM, you will likely get instructions for this.
i cannot thank enough. =] i'm sorry for the newb questions, i'm just extremely new to the Android in general =/ and will read as much as i can before attempting to root and flash. and will hopefully be able to help someone else in my situation one day! (^_^*)b
thank you soooo much dude? and is there a way a way to chance the to notification a really really wany one,
*Edit* and i think that was the ond i used, it said i hade to make a Gold Card for it, possible ls there wa wat to do i without it, and do you have a start wifger, and also point me to the sticky, thank you very much
okay, sorry for all the question, but it this the one to follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724741
and by nandroid, what does that mean? thank you
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and is there a ROM you recommend?
that link is for the droid eris.
which hero do you have? the gsm or cdma version?
i have a gsm, i got it to root, but now wont get passed the droid intro screens...? amy others you recmmend...? and how would i go about changing boot up screebs?
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i have a gsm, i got it to root, but now wont get passed the droid intro screens...? amy others you recmmend...? and how would i go about changing boot up screebs?
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Follow the newbie guide in my sig - it should talk you through the entire process.
i got some probs in my other post if you wouldn't mind to help =[[[[[
O you-re on v2.1 of android. Follow this guide:
http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=2096
In response to your other questions:
1. LauncherPro (as advised by pulsar) is a brilliant launcher. My personal favourite.
2. On a custom rom you can change the bootscreen - see the theme section here or over at VillainROM for more bootscreens.
3. Yes you can theme the notification bar. You'll have to edit some files yourself or find someone who has done what you want. There are guide here on XDA in the theme section and you could also google it for more details.
4. Nandroid is a method of backing up your current phone's state. However, if you're going down the custom rom and root section then nandroiding before doing the process isn't strictly necessary. It is, however, still recommended and if the guide covers it I would do it!
Just as a point - I would NOT recommend following the Droid Eris guide you linked to before as this is not intended for use on your phone, or the one in my sig as that is for v1.5 of android. Use the one I have linked to above in this post.
do i have to download nandroid?
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do i have to download nandroid?
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Included in the patched recovery image for you
I've got exactly same problem with factualpuddle.
I can't root. Seems like it have a problem in my SD card almost all people saying to me change the SD card to Kingston's SD card.
Do I really have to change my SD Card?
I've got 2.1 RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_3.32.405.1_R_Radio_63.18.55.06P_6.35.15.11_release_signed
Thanks in advance
Follow this guide http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=2096 when the site comes back up and you should be fine.
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Follow this guide http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=2096 when the site comes back up and you should be fine.
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Annoyingly the server is down and as I suspect it is actually someone else's server I expect there is nothing anyone here can do about it, keep trying now and again and it should come back fairly soon
Hey everyone.
I recently rooted my Hero GSM phone and tried to play around with some Custom Roms.. I'm currently running FroydVillain with a 691 kernel and I like it a lot, but want to know if there's any other Roms running smoother on the Hero packing Froyo..
I used to have the official eclair (2.1) with launcherpro installed, but wanted to try Froyo out because I heard that it runs 450 % faster than eclair. And since I went over to Custom Roms my batterytime has been lowered significantly..
Also if anyone could tell me what RADIO's are I would be very happy
Sorry for all the questions, but I have just one more..does updating the recovery software help on performance? I have an old version I think.. can anyone please link the newest?
I find the market of available Roms so large and wanted to know if anyone could recommend some Roms and include some links on where to get..
Froyo prefered since I just got used to how it works.
Thanks in advance
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Hey everyone.
I recently rooted my Hero GSM phone and tried to play around with some Custom Roms.. I'm currently running FroydVillain with a 691 kernel and I like it a lot, but want to know if there's any other Roms running smoother on the Hero packing Froyo..
I used to have the official eclair (2.1) with launcherpro installed, but wanted to try Froyo out because I heard that it runs 450 % faster than eclair. And since I went over to Custom Roms my batterytime has been lowered significantly..
Also if anyone could tell me what RADIO's are I would be very happy
Sorry for all the questions, but I have just one more..does updating the recovery software help on performance? I have an old version I think.. can anyone please link the newest?
I find the market of available Roms so large and wanted to know if anyone could recommend some Roms and include some links on where to get..
Froyo prefered since I just got used to how it works.
Thanks in advance
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Latest Recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=561124
The radio I recommend is the latest GSM one at http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?307-radio-roms-download-links
Are you using latest Froyd, as we've got reports of 2 full days of battery life.
But 450% is an exaggeration, as it's based on a nexus 1 without vs. with JIT. You should get > 5 Mflops though in linpack using froyo.
Regarding the question in the title. You could search around here a little on Q&A since it has been asked a lot of times But mostly you'll get the answer that it's different from person to person and everyone has their favourite ROM for instance my favourite ROM is Cronos (anything) but I'm guessing pulser_g2's would be VillainROM (LOL)
Lol. Yeah it depends on what you want. I mentioned Froyd as you're on it already, but sense 2.1 roms do still exist, though you might try disappointed with performance.
I used a sense rom recently and had to remove it as I couldn't bear the slowness, even with oc.
But yeah, search is your friend. Decide what you want, and you'll find it here.
Thanks for the links.
Yeah well, I spent almost an hour reading about different Roms here and there and I see that it's kinda up to one self what you like about the different Roms. I've been very happy with FroydVillain so far, but I guess I should go ahead and give some of the others a try.
I've just backed up my current phone settings with "Titanium Backup" but is this enough if I decide to try a new Rom and want to go back later on? or should I do a nandroid backup?
And again when I flash over the new recovery.img.. Do I need to backup anything beforehand?
My Froyd version is the latest and I've kept on updating whenever I saw new updates. And yeah, two days is in my opinion not much. Beforehand, on the official 2.1, I could easely tweak 4-5 days out of my standard Hero battery, but I guess this has something to do with the kernel?
Sorry.. I'm really a newbie on this
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Thanks for the links.
Yeah well, I spent almost an hour reading about different Roms here and there and I see that it's kinda up to one self what you like about the different Roms. I've been very happy with FroydVillain so far, but I guess I should go ahead and give some of the others a try.
I've just backed up my current phone settings with "Titanium Backup" but is this enough if I decide to try a new Rom and want to go back later on? or should I do a nandroid backup?
And again when I flash over the new recovery.img.. Do I need to backup anything beforehand?
My Froyd version is the latest and I've kept on updating whenever I saw new updates. And yeah, two days is in my opinion not much. Beforehand, on the official 2.1, I could easely tweak 4-5 days out of my standard Hero battery, but I guess this has something to do with the kernel?
Sorry.. I'm really a newbie on this
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If you want to go back you need a nandroid backup yes. If your talking about updating your recovery image (lol I'm guessing) no you don't. Just flash it. And the battery has something (everything ) to do with the kernel but if you want better battery set you min freq of your CPU lower or you can lower the max freq.
I see..
Thank you very much for answering.
I have just one minor problem..
How the heck do I flash over the recovery image? Don't I use the FlashRec-thingy? Might have deleted it at some point :S
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I see..
Thank you very much for answering.
I have just one minor problem..
How the heck do I flash over the recovery image? Don't I use the FlashRec-thingy? Might have deleted it at some point :S
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I reccomend you flashing Amon-RA. There is a guide in his thread on how to flash it But if you want the ultimate easy noob thing you can download ROM manager from the market which will alow you to download and flash a pretty descent recovery in one click
Yeah.. Flashing Amon-RA is what I'm trying to. It seems I have the 1.5.2 version installed and I just downloaded the 1.7.0 one..
The first time I flashed "Amon-RA" did it with the help of a program called FlashRec. I followed the guide on theunlockr.com and I now end up with a message: "Backup FAILED: Could not run command." when I try to "Backup Recovery Image" through that FlashRec program.
I have an idea of how to work around this but I'm not 100% sure this is what's needed..?
Could I run the phone into recovery mode (through that 1.5.2 Amon-RA thingy) and then flash the never version right onto it or is this the wrong procedure?
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Yeah.. Flashing Amon-RA is what I'm trying to. It seems I have the 1.5.2 version installed and I just downloaded the 1.7.0 one..
The first time I flashed "Amon-RA" did it with the help of a program called FlashRec. I followed the guide on theunlockr.com and I now end up with a message: "Backup FAILED: Could not run command." when I try to "Backup Recovery Image" through that FlashRec program.
I have an idea of how to work around this but I'm not 100% sure this is what's needed..?
Could I run the phone into recovery mode (through that 1.5.2 Amon-RA thingy) and then flash the never version right onto it or is this the wrong procedure?
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Lol thats excatly how I rooted my phone too (same recovery and website even) Look in the thread it's described how you flash the new recovery via ADB
Yeah ehm... I'm kinda new to this so all his "code" or whatever it is doesn't give me a hell lot of clues..
Install
There are several ways to install a custom recovery, choose the one that suits you most (I probably forgot a few).
via adb -> Requires a custom recovery (with test-keys) like Cyanogen's v1.4 or my previous recovery
Code:
Copy recovery-RA-hero-v1.7.0.1.img to the root of your sdcard
Boot into your current custom recovery (boot while holding HOME)
Connect your Hero via usb to your pc/mac/...
adb shell
$su (not required if you have root already)
#mount -a
#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-hero-v1.7.0.1.img
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I fixed the steps underlined but after that I kinda went cold on what the **** to do :S
I boot into my recovery and what I get from his "guide" is that I my Hero should do something when I plug in the USB cable.. but nothing happends.. anyone who can put it down in baby-steps for me? :O
There's another way to do this it seems (2nd guide in his thread) but it seems to involve even more "code" so I guess I'll settle with this if it's possible.. :S
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Yeah ehm... I'm kinda new to this so all his "code" or whatever it is doesn't give me a hell lot of clues..
I fixed the steps underlined but after that I kinda went cold on what the **** to do :S
I boot into my recovery and what I get from his "guide" is that I my Hero should do something when I plug in the USB cable.. but nothing happends.. anyone who can put it down in baby-steps for me? :O
There's another way to do this it seems (2nd guide in his thread) but it seems to involve even more "code" so I guess I'll settle with this if it's possible.. :S
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For you I would just recommend installing "ROM manager" from the market and then let it install ClockworkMod recovery that should do for you
EDIT: There seems to be an issue with ROM manager at the moment. It wont flash...
Yeah.. Might as well try this out since no one wants to point out on how to it the "geeky"-way
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I seem to get an error when trying to flash the ClorkworkMod Recovery.. Any idea why?
Nvm.. Some dude (erasmux) has made an update.zip and uploaded to the Amon-RA post.. it did the trick
Sorry for posting here but this is where I was instructed to post. So I just dl ics v8 last night, which is AWESOME by the way!! Thx for all the hard workers that put this rom together. Im coming from bionix by the way and dont know too much about ICS. So I odined a custom gb bl as instructed and that went fine, I got the pass. I then flashed v8 and let it sit over night and so far so good. I do have a few questions/concerns though for anyone who can help.
1. I did have to mute/unmute during a ph call so it didnt sound like I was in a can...
2. Which root apps can I use with this rom...? ie setcpu, rom manager...? I tried creating a recovery with rom manager and I got a message that "theres no official clockworkmod recovery yet and have I installed a clockworkmod based recovery yet...?" Is this supposed to happen..?? Basically just wondering if I did something wrong along the way...
I think thats it so far, otherwise havent tried gps yet so Im crossing my fingers. Thx again.
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Sorry for posting here but this is where I was instructed to post. So I just dl ics v8 last night, which is AWESOME by the way!! Thx for all the hard workers that put this rom together. Im coming from bionix by the way and dont know too much about ICS. So I odined a custom gb bl as instructed and that went fine, I got the pass. I then flashed v8 and let it sit over night and so far so good. I do have a few questions/concerns though for anyone who can help.
1. I did have to mute/unmute during a ph call so it didnt sound like I was in a can...
2. Which root apps can I use with this rom...? ie setcpu, rom manager...? I tried creating a recovery with rom manager and I got a message that "theres no official clockworkmod recovery yet and have I installed a clockworkmod based recovery yet...?" Is this supposed to happen..?? Basically just wondering if I did something wrong along the way...
I think thats it so far, otherwise havent tried gps yet so Im crossing my fingers. Thx again.
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All root apps work. The rom/kernel already has recovery, no need for Rom Manager. You can get to it via the power menu, or the finger boot by now pressing VOL DOWN+POWER. Also VOL UP+POWER will boot in download mode.
Rjevon said:
Sorry for posting here but this is where I was instructed to post. So I just dl ics v8 last night, which is AWESOME by the way!! Thx for all the hard workers that put this rom together. Im coming from bionix by the way and dont know too much about ICS. So I odined a custom gb bl as instructed and that went fine, I got the pass. I then flashed v8 and let it sit over night and so far so good. I do have a few questions/concerns though for anyone who can help.
1. I did have to mute/unmute during a ph call so it didnt sound like I was in a can...
2. Which root apps can I use with this rom...? ie setcpu, rom manager...? I tried creating a recovery with rom manager and I got a message that "theres no official clockworkmod recovery yet and have I installed a clockworkmod based recovery yet...?" Is this supposed to happen..?? Basically just wondering if I did something wrong along the way...
I think thats it so far, otherwise havent tried gps yet so Im crossing my fingers. Thx again.
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As for the mute / unmute thats a bug thats is well spoken about and as the forum for ICS passion it is a beta stuff is still being worked out just b patient
Rjevon said:
Sorry for posting here but this is where I was instructed to post. So I just dl ics v8 last night, which is AWESOME by the way!! Thx for all the hard workers that put this rom together. Im coming from bionix by the way and dont know too much about ICS. So I odined a custom gb bl as instructed and that went fine, I got the pass. I then flashed v8 and let it sit over night and so far so good. I do have a few questions/concerns though for anyone who can help.
1. I did have to mute/unmute during a ph call so it didnt sound like I was in a can...
2. Which root apps can I use with this rom...? ie setcpu, rom manager...? I tried creating a recovery with rom manager and I got a message that "theres no official clockworkmod recovery yet and have I installed a clockworkmod based recovery yet...?" Is this supposed to happen..?? Basically just wondering if I did something wrong along the way...
I think thats it so far, otherwise havent tried gps yet so Im crossing my fingers. Thx again.
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ok ROM Manager has Never had Official support for the Samsung Vibrant. If you install Rom Manager the only thing you should be doing with it is "fixing Permissions" other then that you should be rebooting into the preinstalled recovery by pressing and holding power button ---> Reboot ---> Recovery
again do not do ANYTHING other then fix permissions within Rom Manager.
all ICS/Samsung Vibrant Compatible applications are working with this rom. all root functions are working. and OC/UV utilities should work.
Thx peeps for the info. Just waiting for bug fixes. Otherwise great from!
I recently purchased a rooted, and I believe an unlocked (says unlocked on startup screen) atrix for my mom.
Here's what I can tell you about it:
Android version 2.3.7
Baseband N_01.77.36P
Mod Version RedPill Hybrid V1
Build number GWk74
Now I have a few issues. The font on here is WAY too small for my mom, I'm looking for some sort of stock rom or a way to return to stock. I'm not an atrix owner, I own an unrooted SGS2. I've rooted phones before but I know nothing about this one.
Can anyone help me please with these two things? Sorry if I seem noobish, but I'd like her to have the best experience she can. And I really don't know much about these phones.
Thanks!
Oh and also, there's no google apps on the phone so I can't download another launcher :/
This is a good place to start. Should have everything you need just make sure you read all of it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600
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I ran across that earlier. I'm under the impression that using fruit cakes is where I want to head with this, but I'm not really sure where to get started. I didn't root this phone so I have absolutely no idea what version it was on before. I'm assuming it has an unlocked bootloader because it says unlocked when it's booting up.
I really don't want to brick a phone that my mom just paid for. Not to mention we got a multimedia dock with it which is unuseable with this rom
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I ran across that earlier. I'm under the impression that using fruit cakes is where I want to head with this, but I'm not really sure where to get started. I didn't root this phone so I have absolutely no idea what version it was on before. I'm assuming it has an unlocked bootloader because it says unlocked when it's booting up.
I really don't want to brick a phone that my mom just paid for. Not to mention we got a multimedia dock with it which is unuseable with this rom
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Yes fruitcakes is what you'll need to return to stock rom and can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163009 2.36 is the latest gingerbread version released
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I appreciate your help so far, I apologize I've never really used an atrix. I apologze if I ask any completely dumb questions.
So using the 2.3.6 system and boot, I'm assuming. Will these return me to stock motoblur or just stock gingerbread?
After this, will I be able to get updates if there are any?
Also, I don't really see total directions on how to flash these. I assume I can use cwm from rom manager, or do I need some other recovery?
Edit: none of the links work for those files.
whatever you do, once you use fruitcake to get to stock 2.3.4 or 2.3.6 you should probably freeze Updater using titanium backup to prevent your mom from clicking 'ok' and install any future official OTA updates.
sawah said:
I appreciate your help so far, I apologize I've never really used an atrix. I apologze if I ask any completely dumb questions.
So using the 2.3.6 system and boot, I'm assuming. Will these return me to stock motoblur or just stock gingerbread?
After this, will I be able to get updates if there are any?
Also, I don't really see total directions on how to flash these. I assume I can use cwm from rom manager, or do I need some other recovery?
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Yes the 2.36 system and boot will install stock Atrix gingerbread with motoblur on your device. Unfortunately you won't be able to update as they will likely brick your phone. Fruitcakes are the safest way to upgrade
Rom Manager's recovery is what I use just make sure you have the latest version and backup your current rom
Forgot the links were down on the fruitcakes thread let me see if I have the files somewhere
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You guys have no idea what lifesavers you are. I can't get to the market because the phone has no google apps, how do I know if I have the latest rom manager? I'm assuming it will just automatically install the latest version of cwm?
I eagerly await your fruitcake files. Thankyou!
Honestly.. I wouldn't fruitcake.
The easiest thing for you to do would be to just install a custom GB ROM. She won't have all the sluggish bloatware, and it'll be almost identical to stock. Easier, too..
Just my opinion.
I'd really rather have her on stock.
However, can you recommend a rom in case I can't find these fruitcake files? I need something stable that's going to work with the hd multimedia dock.
sawah said:
I'd really rather have her on stock.
However, can you recommend a rom in case I can't find these fruitcake files? I need something stable that's going to work with the hd multimedia dock.
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Personally, I don't use the GB ROMs anymore (they use entirely too many resources for my liking lol), but I've had good experiences with Aura, Alien, and Ninja.
GingerMod looks pretty solid as well - I tested it for a few minutes but had to go back to a CM based MOD due to preference.
I know the ones I've listed above all have functionality with the HDMI cable, so I assume they work with the multimedia dock, as well. I don't own one, so I've never been able to test/been interested in that functionality.
If I were in your situation, I'd download a bunch of different GB ROMs, test them all, see if any suit all of her needs - if none do, then go for stock
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Personally, I don't use the GB ROMs anymore (they use entirely too many resources for my liking lol), but I've had good experiences with Aura, Alien, and Ninja.
GingerMod looks pretty solid as well - I tested it for a few minutes but had to go back to a CM based MOD due to preference.
I know the ones I've listed above all have functionality with the HDMI cable, so I assume they work with the multimedia dock, as well. I don't own one, so I've never been able to test/been interested in that functionality.
If I were in your situation, I'd download a bunch of different GB ROMs, test them all, see if any suit all of her needs - if none do, then go for stock
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I'm open to downloading a few, but is there any other way to go back to stock besides fruitcake that isn't going to blow up the phone? I don't want to brick it my mom would kill me.
Saw this the other day, might be worth a look in to: [Batch/Script] MFBSR - Moto-Fastboot: Stock Restore
This looks like good information, I think I can work with this. For fear of sounding stupid, I'm sorry Ive never done this stuff with an atrix.
Can you please give me a quick step by step for this:
1. Download MFBSR.
2. Boot into fastboot.
3. Run the script.
4. Your done!
I downloaded the script, I just have no idea how to boot into fastboot and run it. I don't have any of the stuff on my computer for this phone since I wasn't the one that rooted it. I'm going to read through the whole thread, but any help you could give would be great.
EDIT: Ooh because my rom is 2.3.7 some say I shouldn't flash this and I need a fruitcake instead, which I can't find a dang download for.
ATT 4.5.140 - 2.3.6
2.3.6 System and Boot
That's the fruitcake I need if anyone knows of a working download link.
fastboot (from briefmobile's instructions)
Put your device into Fastboot mode:
– Turn off your device.
– Hold down the power button and downward volume button until you see “Fastboot” on your screen
– Push the upward volume button
sawah said:
This looks like good information, I think I can work with this. For fear of sounding stupid, I'm sorry Ive never done this stuff with an atrix.
Can you please give me a quick step by step for this:
1. Download MFBSR.
2. Boot into fastboot.
3. Run the script.
4. Your done!
I downloaded the script, I just have no idea how to boot into fastboot and run it. I don't have any of the stuff on my computer for this phone since I wasn't the one that rooted it. I'm going to read through the whole thread, but any help you could give would be great.
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If you turn the phone off, and hold the VOL down key while it's powering back on (the boot screen (moto logo with unlocked in top left corner)), you should see "fastboot" pop up underneath the "unlocked" - hit VOL up key to select fastboot - have phone connected with USB.
If you pull up a cmd prompt and nav. to the dir. where the fastboot files are (I'm assuming they came with the script), type "fastboot devices" and see if it pulls anything. You should see an id for the atrix if it's connected.
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Beaten to it
Is it safe to do this when I'm on redpill 2.3.7? Seems like downgrading might be a bad idea?
I'm not sure about going from RedPill straight to stock 2.3.4, but I know that many ROMs use different versions of android, and there are no repercussions for jumping from, say, 2.3.7 to 2.3.4. If you're worried, you could jump down to a custom ROM that uses that same version of android, and then run the script.
Alright, that seems like an alright idea. Going to go for it and I will get back to you guys. Thankyou again for the help. Messing with a phone that doesn't belong to me is rather scary.