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This is just a quick idea I was playing with. I'm thinking about building a Rom Manager for the Droid Eris, with custom recovery, options to boot to recovery, make and restore backups, flashing zips from SD, all the great stuff a recovery image does, but inside android.
How much would you pay for the ability to do that? Say there was a free version that only let you flash a stock, 2.1, rooted image, and a paid version with all the developers mods? What would you pay for this paid version?
By >$1 I mean less than one dollar!! Just so you know!
$2.00
If it can do everything
Requests:
- log viewer of what installed.
"If possible"
-ability to change skateboard boot image.
I wouldnt give you a penny for something I could do myself by powering the phone down first.
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I would cough up $2-4, in fact I did for my droid. A rom manger was the best app i've purchased.
I wouldnt give you a penny for something I could do myself by powering the phone down first.
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$2-4. I bought ROM Manager for my wife's Droid and it's awesome.
BTW ">$1" actually means greater than one dollar, (the mouth eats the larger value XD). Not pickin on ya, just sayin!
If it did all this with custom recovery, options to boot to recovery, make and restore backups, flashing zips from SD, all the great stuff a recovery image does, but inside android. without any problems. I would gladly pay 2-5$. Would make it switching and trying out different ROMs on the go easier.
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This is just a quick idea I was playing with. I'm thinking about building a Rom Manager for the Droid Eris, with custom recovery, options to boot to recovery, make and restore backups, flashing zips from SD, all the great stuff a recovery image does, but inside android.
How much would you pay for the ability to do that? Say there was a free version that only let you flash a stock, 2.1, rooted image, and a paid version with all the developers mods? What would you pay for this paid version?
By >$1 I mean less than one dollar!! Just so you know!
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zifnab i would sign up right now if you released it
I would do it just to support you. Plus it sounds awesome.
i would pay up to $3 to do that.
although, i should get a free version for helping debug your IRC bot that I broke on you!
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Would certainly pay 3-5$ for that functionality on my Eris. Always enjoyed it on my Droid, and have been happy I paid for it.
rom manager...
I think it would be a good thing. Sure we can boot into recovery but its good to have options. I'm in the 2 to 5$ group.
valuable
Like someone mentioned before if this would do everything turn key I think it would be very valuable. This would also bring in more people that otherwise wouldn't attempt to do something like this on their own. If I was stuck with my stock Eris i would be pissed so I know how great it has been learning how to root my phone and install these roms and see what my eris is really capable of. This may seem small to some of you but I am not a technical person so it has been a great learning experience for me. Also, I struggle with the more technical aspects of this stuff (specifically app2sd) so if this service would take care of all of that and create the right settings that are necessary then I would be all for it.
What's wrong with the ROM Manager version I wrote? Does it not work on Eris? I don't have one, but I have gotten feedback it works. Unfortunately, I am not part of the Eris scene, so I don't add ROMs to it. Developers can get added for free if they want.
Koush said:
What's wrong with the ROM Manager version I wrote? Does it not work on Eris? I don't have one, but I have gotten feedback it works. Unfortunately, I am not part of the Eris scene, so I don't add ROMs to it. Developers can get added for free if they want.
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I use rom manger on my droid, even bought a licnese when I don't use advanced features. Works great.
I haven't used it on the eris, so I can't personally comment, but it's probably the lack of roms currently listed. Maybe we need to convince some ppl to add roms.
I have also heard a few issues with the recovery, but it could be pebcak (user) errors.
Koush said:
What's wrong with the ROM Manager version I wrote? Does it not work on Eris? I don't have one, but I have gotten feedback it works. Unfortunately, I am not part of the Eris scene, so I don't add ROMs to it. Developers can get added for free if they want.
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According to this thread is does not work.
zifnab06 said:
This is just a quick idea I was playing with. I'm thinking about building a Rom Manager for the Droid Eris, with custom recovery, options to boot to recovery, make and restore backups, flashing zips from SD, all the great stuff a recovery image does, but inside android.
How much would you pay for the ability to do that? Say there was a free version that only let you flash a stock, 2.1, rooted image, and a paid version with all the developers mods? What would you pay for this paid version?
By >$1 I mean less than one dollar!! Just so you know!
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Hi zifnab06,
I looked at the current poll results
Code:
1 x 8 = 8
1.5 x 7 = 10.5
3.5 x 17 = 59.5
7.5 x 2 = 15
Total = $ 93
Woot, you've got an upside potential of almost 100 bucks!
Minimum wage goes to $8.25/hr on July 1. If you can do this in 12 hours of your time, you'll be making minimum wage. Either that, or you could go work three 4-hour shifts at the local MickeyD.
And if Walking Taco comes in while you are there to order a happy meal, you'll probably get more respect from him there, too.
I kid, I kid. I give advice here for free - I should go down there right now and see if they are hiring.
I'd say, take your considerable skills and write a commercial app for a slightly bigger market - friends don't let friends write code for minimum wage!
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hi guys i am new here so please be kind =D
ok, so i have a t-mobile g2 which i got in february and have been waiting ever since for 2.1. i am tired of waiting and am also thinking that 2.1 is probably a waste and would rather root.
so heres what i am looking for in a custom rom: longer battery life, overclocking, something that dosent lag alot (sense dosent but it has its annoying moments, especially on the lock screen), ease of use. you get the idea.
now i have not done alot of research into the custom rom area so any suggestions would be great.
and a second question: what is the best and safest way to go about rooting?
cheers guys
curlymanoliver said:
hi guys i am new here so please be kind =D
ok, so i have a t-mobile g2 which i got in february and have been waiting ever since for 2.1. i am tired of waiting and am also thinking that 2.1 is probably a waste and would rather root.
so heres what i am looking for in a custom rom: longer battery life, overclocking, something that dosent lag alot (sense dosent but it has its annoying moments, especially on the lock screen), ease of use. you get the idea.
now i have not done alot of research into the custom rom area so any suggestions would be great.
and a second question: what is the best and safest way to go about rooting?
cheers guys
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Cronos Droid 1.7.1 is the best for what you're saying It's THE fastest ROM out there
Here's a guide to root I haven't used it but im pretty sure it's how i did when i rooted (a looong time ago) so it should work
curlymanoliver said:
hi guys i am new here so please be kind =D
ok, so i have a t-mobile g2 which i got in february and have been waiting ever since for 2.1. i am tired of waiting and am also thinking that 2.1 is probably a waste and would rather root.
so heres what i am looking for in a custom rom: longer battery life, overclocking, something that dosent lag alot (sense dosent but it has its annoying moments, especially on the lock screen), ease of use. you get the idea.
now i have not done alot of research into the custom rom area so any suggestions would be great.
and a second question: what is the best and safest way to go about rooting?
cheers guys
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Here is a guide for rooting and installing custom ROMs.
http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=375&start=0
You will need gold card method iirc
VillainROM 10.3 with JIT and ninpo's bfs kernel is really fast. And you mention lock screens. Vr has stock android one too with selectable wallpaper and working alarm
cool, thanks will take a look at these cheers.
any other suggestion on roms, ive heard alot about modaco... but i what have youhad experience with?
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any other suggestion on roms, ive heard alot about modaco... but i what have youhad experience with?
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In my experiences with it it's the fastest official 2.1 ROM along with VillainROM (Cronos Droid is also based on it but MoDaCo is more "raw" (more official) if you can say that) but Cronos Droid is even faster because of Feeyos modified libraries MoDaCo is a bit more laggy at times but MCR 4 isn't released yet (it's only a RC i think?) so thats what you would expect... I think when MCR 4 is released it's probably as fast as Cronos Droid but for now I think Cronos Droid would be the best for you unless you are totally in to that shiny Legend/Desire kind of look (which Cronos Droid doesen't have) then i would recommend MoDaCo or VillainROM
ahhh cool, im not tooo bothered about the look as long as it runs well and gives me a bit better battery life. just a thought out of 10 what are the chances of bricking my phone?
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curlymanoliver said:
any other suggestion on roms, ive heard alot about modaco... but i what have youhad experience with?
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Umm. I used modaco ages ago (about 7 months or so), but I don't really know what it's like these days.
I am actually one of the devs of VillainROM, so not really in any place to give a totally unbiased answer.
Basically, it depends on what you are after. If you are looking for the fastest ROM possible, then something like the new SuperHero, which we will be releasing in the next day or so, might be up your street. It's a cross between stock 'eclair android' and some little bits of HTC sense. So it has the speed of vanilla, with the little niceities of Sense.
If you're after a totally Vanilla ROM, there are some of them around too, often based on CyanogenMod. Look for the terms AOSP and Vanilla if you want one of these. Be aware they might lack some of the features you are used to currently, since HTC does add a fair bit of stuff on top of Android.
For the pure HTC Sense ROM, there are a good number of them out too, although I have to confess I have completely lost track of which ones are out there. There's one from 42turkeys I think, and modaco and cronos etc. although I can't really recommend any of them as I haven't used them.
If you are after the 'perfected theme', there's a VillainROM theme from petsasj over on www.villainrom.co.uk that finishes off some of the aesthetics of the ROM, as there are some little imperfections in HTC's release. If you pop over to the IRC channel (link on the homepage), someone will be able to answer any detailed questions you have with ROM etc.
curlymanoliver said:
ahhh cool, im not tooo bothered about the look as long as it runs well and gives me a bit better battery life. just a thought out of 10 what are the chances of bricking my phone?
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Right. Bricking... Well, so long as you don't do anything stupid with your phone, like pulling battery, you should be fine. If you want someone to guide you through the process or answer any questions you have, pop onto the IRC i mentioned.
So long as you are careful, and follow the instructions to the letter, you should be absolutely fine
VillainROM has a few little extra kernels etc. and a couple of fixes on the Over-the-air updater app that might help you get some better performance and battery life too
Just ask if you need help
wow alot to think about, hmmm well, i like fast, but asthetics arnt a big matter to be honest, i just want it to run well. just another quick query, if i have to send it off for warrenty or anything i can revert back to stock yes?
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wow alot to think about, hmmm well, i like fast, but asthetics arnt a big matter to be honest, i just want it to run well. just another quick query, if i have to send it off for warrenty or anything i can revert back to stock yes?
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Course Pop in the goldcard and then use the RUU (stock HTC ROM exe file) to restore back to the the factory condition
Fast is good for me too VR10.3 with ninpo's BFS kernel and 729MHz Overclock is good enough for me
im sure im gonna go with a villain rom as it has one of the clearest guides i have seen, plus i have the sdk and that stuff for the gold card thing. when is superhero out then seen as that is the fastest? gonna read it through a couple more times aswell so that i can really get to grips with what to do =]
curlymanoliver said:
im sure im gonna go with a villain rom as it has one of the clearest guides i have seen, plus i have the sdk and that stuff for the gold card thing. when is superhero out then seen as that is the fastest? gonna read it through a couple more times aswell so that i can really get to grips with what to do =]
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SuperHero should be out within the next day or so, once nathan gets a chance to upload it
Glad you like the site
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SuperHero should be out within the next day or so, once nathan gets a chance to upload it
Glad you like the site
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i cannot wait for super hero. It's going to make my week.
im guessing superhero is out now then?
i still havent rooted, =/ just havent had the time tbh, but am now looking at one click methods are these advisable?
http://theunlockr.com/2010/08/03/how-to-root-the-htc-hero-unrevoked-method/
im thinking that ^^ one any thoughts?
curlymanoliver said:
i still havent rooted, =/ just havent had the time tbh, but am now looking at one click methods are these advisable?
http://theunlockr.com/2010/08/03/how-to-root-the-htc-hero-unrevoked-method/
im thinking that ^^ one any thoughts?
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Link is dead here, so I can't advise on it
curlymanoliver said:
i still havent rooted, =/ just havent had the time tbh, but am now looking at one click methods are these advisable?
http://theunlockr.com/2010/08/03/how-to-root-the-htc-hero-unrevoked-method/
im thinking that ^^ one any thoughts?
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The link isn't working for me either but I don't know anyone who has used the 'one click' methods.
I highly recomend BTDAG's guide linked in my sig (its the same guide as on Villain site) , you will get support if there is something you don't understand or if something unexpected happens. Read the whole thing through 1st, then start from the top.
arrgghh, just annoyed, cus it was working earlier. oh well. and yeah, will just have to follow the other one. i just liked the idea of a one click method. cheers =]
Quick mention, I believe I had the same phone as you T-Mobile_G2_Touch? The guide in my sig was created using the G2, if it helps
p.s. I advise using an XP machine, drivers for Windows 7 are a *****.
Hello!!
I have just purchased a Galaxy 2 and it should arrive Friday or Monday.
I have been using the N900 for around 18 months and absolutely love the FREEDOM of a full Linux stack (Maemo).
Got too old and slow.
Upgrade time. SGS2 time!
Now. Rooting looks relatively easy, but why do you guys install custom roms?
Also, if anyone here can help with a small side question, the N900 has a FULL xterm with all available commands (/bin).
How do I go about getting such commands under android?
On Maemo it was as easy as "apt-get install //missing-command//"
I installed bash on my NItdroid (android on n900) but there are a few commands not available. Nothing special, just things like "history" and Possibly "nano" etc.
I had virtually zero commands on my old Xperia X10 (rooted), which is why I went back to N900. I'm a terminal geek!
Im used to having full Linux repo's.
I can build custom kernels for N900 and other Omap 3 and Omap 4 devices, but they are u-boot kernels, so I have to start learning again!!
Also, is there a terminal program which is green text on black background?? I can only find white on blue! YUCK! not nearly nerdy enough!
More often than not custom ROM's offer much better battery life and are faster and have many many added features which stock ROM's do not have, also most custom ROM's will not have Samsung bloatware in them which again will save you much battery,you can if you wish apply some themes on custom ROM's,the list is endless.
kingoddball said:
Hello!!
I have just purchased a Galaxy 2 and it should arrive Friday or Monday.
I have been using the N900 for around 18 months and absolutely love the FREEDOM of a full Linux stack (Maemo).
Got too old and slow.
Upgrade time. SGS2 time!
Now. Rooting looks relatively easy, but why do you guys install custom roms?
Also, if anyone here can help with a small side question, the N900 has a FULL xterm with all available commands (/bin).
How do I go about getting such commands under android?
On Maemo it was as easy as "apt-get install //missing-command//"
I installed bash on my NItdroid (android on n900) but there are a few commands not available. Nothing special, just things like "history" and Possibly "nano" etc.
I had virtually zero commands on my old Xperia X10 (rooted), which is why I went back to N900. I'm a terminal geek!
Im used to having full Linux repo's.
I can build custom kernels for N900 and other Omap 3 and Omap 4 devices, but they are u-boot kernels, so I have to start learning again!!
Also, is there a terminal program which is green text on black background?? I can only find white on blue! YUCK! not nearly nerdy enough!
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How's it going? I was on the N900 as well (still use it as my music player) and have recently moved on to the SGS2. speed wise it is miles apart! even thouse the Maemo repos have excellent apps, you do notice the lack of commercial apps for Maemo when using Android
i'm not sure if i have all the answers you require... a simple way to compare custom and regular ROMs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1219612
Rooting your SGS2 isnt as easy as typing "root" on the N900... you'll have to use CF Root with CWM (i think):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
and a list of useful Root/ROM links at Android Forums:
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...guide-updated-12-00-pm-bst-jul-03-2011-a.html
i hope this helps
Thank you both. I'm not really a commercial app/program person.
I'm an active open source user. I love to modify and help with programs. I don't really like apple style control over programs.
I'm going to check those links. Thanks!
I hope I can try bring some of the work I made for Maemo over to android.
Most (90%) is terminal based, seems like droid users love the GUI stuff. Hehehe!
Well I will differ from Post 2. A custom ROM will bring more juice from battery? I don't believe it. It can definitely fix some bugs what the Stock one has, but nothing more than that. Also keep in mind there will be some glitch here and there in a Custom ROM.
I, personally, will never use a Custom ROM.
Regards.
kingoddball said:
Also, if anyone here can help with a small side question, the N900 has a FULL xterm with all available commands (/bin).
How do I go about getting such commands under android?
On Maemo it was as easy as "apt-get install //missing-command//"
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nope, in general this doesn't exist. you have a linux kernel with busybox (assuming you install this along with su), but afaik, that is the limit of what you might expect from a distro. All the apps are running in the android environment, unless you wanted to chroot into something like ubuntu. Whilst I suspect there are some distros that are close to running on an android phone (or netbook, like the ac100) you're no longer running android then.
Try
SL4A (Scripting Layer for Android) as a terminal emulator (shell python etc) and it is fully open source.
ithehappy said:
Well I will differ from Post 2. A custom ROM will bring more juice from battery? I don't believe it. It can definitely fix some bugs what the Stock one has, but nothing more than that. Also keep in mind there will be some glitch here and there in a Custom ROM.
I, personally, will never use a Custom ROM.
Regards.
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so then you, personally, will never know the difference between custom and stock. and yes, you can get better battery life with a custom rom. even a customized stock rom. with my infuse on infused 1.5 i got about 10-15% better battery life over stock.
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so then you, personally, will never know the difference between custom and stock. and yes, you can get better battery life with a custom rom. even a customized stock rom. with my infuse on infused 1.5 i got about 10-15% better battery life over stock.
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You answered by yourself.
That's what I meant anyway.
Regards.
there wasn't a question at hand to be answered...
Bit like why do people buy different cars .
Custom rom may add something or remove something from the phone is the basics .
jje
I found from flashing HTC Desire, that the cries of better battery life and performance on custom ROM's were generally over exaggeration or complete nonsense, as I tried loads of custom roms and the battery and performance remained the same throughout.
For this phone, my battery life is awesome anyway, and performance is awesome also. I also seem to be pretty much bug free, also
As for the technical questions and what not in this thread it's also gone over my head lol!
I for one will vouch for better battery and performance for custom roms. It only takes one disabled service/application to improve both categories.
Custom ROM's also add features you won't find in stock ROM's and arguably enhance existing features.
For example there is no reboot function on a stock ROM, but this is just one example. CM7 has a plethora of enhancements that simply rock, on the flip side there is still a few kinks it needs to work out, but with Cyanogen joining the samsung team it wont be long until a production phone comes out with CMx running on it.
You can just install 'Advanced Power Menu' for Reboot feature on a Stock ROM.
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I for one will vouch for better battery and performance for custom roms. It only takes one disabled service/application to improve both categories.
Custom ROM's also add features you won't find in stock ROM's and arguably enhance existing features.
For example there is no reboot function on a stock ROM, but this is just one example. CM7 has a plethora of enhancements that simply rock, on the flip side there is still a few kinks it needs to work out, but with Cyanogen joining the samsung team it wont be long until a production phone comes out with CMx running on it.
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I am interested in all of the benefits of using a custom ROM (especially theming) but what about the drawbacks? Don't you lose the optimizations that take advantage of the CPU/GPU?
What else would I be missing out on? I've been trying to find a thread dealing with this topic but am still searching.
.Arkham said:
I am interested in all of the benefits of using a custom ROM (especially theming) but what about the drawbacks? Don't you lose the optimizations that take advantage of the CPU/GPU?
What else would I be missing out on? I've been trying to find a thread dealing with this topic but am still searching.
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Their is no thread as their is no custom rom but many custom roms all with different features .
Why would you lose optimizations unless the custom rom developer decided to remove them and that would not really make sense .
The benefits of using a custom rom are that you can choose one with the features you required .
jje
JJEgan said:
Their is no thread as their is no custom rom but many custom roms all with different features .
Why would you lose optimizations unless the custom rom developer decided to remove them and that would not really make sense .
The benefits of using a custom rom are that you can choose one with the features you required .
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I know there's no single thread, what I meant was that it was hard to get the info about what the tradeoffs are of using various ROMs.
E.g. some do not have hardware acceleration (browser, video), and others don't let you use the stock app, etc... I've seen that some of the ROMs have made headway and do have hardware acceleration, but that seems to be the exception to the rule.
The only real alternative ROM is Cyanogenmod anyway. Any other rom is just some settings changed with notepad and some icons changed with photoshop.
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I know there's no single thread, what I meant was that it was hard to get the info about what the tradeoffs are of using various ROMs.
E.g. some do not have hardware acceleration (browser, video), and others don't let you use the stock app, etc... I've seen that some of the ROMs have made headway and do have hardware acceleration, but that seems to be the exception to the rule.
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Yeah you wont lose a thing, just gives you a chance to add more try leomars revolution rom, it got its own kitchen apo in market so you can install tweaks and themes from the app !
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You use custom roms if you think your cellphone isn't amazingly fast enough or if you think four buttons at the lower panel is to iPhone-ish. I personally love Samsung bloatware...
Hey everyone, I just ordered one of those refurb lapdocks for $99 USD ($28 shipping to alberta
And I was wondering What was the best rom to use for a good lapdock experience
im using bell 2.3.4 cwm zip right now, is there a better rom/ webtop combination to use then stock?
In all honesty, the lapdock experience was rather shoddily put together by Motorola in the first place. Most ROMs do not come pre-packaged with webtop for this reason. I'm not so sure how effective trying the webtop on custom ROMs is without owning a lapdock myself (yet). From my understanding, HDMI mirroring has been a viable option for many. I hope to own a lapdock soon in hopes of contributing to improving the experience.
Im going to be using it mostly for very light word pro, music movies/TV shows and light browsing, Do I need a full debian distro for that or can I use the android apps with the lapdock for that stuff?
In your case, I would test drive purely stock ROM first to establish what to expect of the webtop environment. I don't think you would run into any problems with what you are going to use it for, but should you find something missing you might want to explore custom alternatives.
Be aware that most kernels available lock the CPU at its maximum speed in the lapdock environment. I can't remember if faux123 fixed this in his stopgap kernel or not, but that is the only big issue that comes to mind with custom ROMs
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In all honesty, the lapdock experience was rather shoddily put together by Motorola in the first place. / I'm not so sure how effective trying the webtop on custom ROMs is without owning a lapdock myself (yet). / I hope to own a lapdock soon in hopes of contributing to improving the experience.
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I'm using stock ROM, rooted, along with Webrop2sd. I have xfce4 launcher with Open Office, Gimp, and rdesktop. Couldn't be happier with my phone / PC.
Above configuration took a fair amount of trial and error to get stable and flawless, but I am thrilled with the result.
Td
tjdmobile said:
I'm using stock ROM, rooted, along with Webrop2sd. I have xfce4 launcher with Open Office, Gimp, and rdesktop. Couldn't be happier with my phone / PC.
Above configuration took a fair amount of trial and error to get stable and flawless, but I am thrilled with the result.
Td
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I have a similar set up. If you take the time to set up your phone/lapdock like this, it's pretty cool stuff! My friends are amazed at the things this phone can do, then they look at thier iphone and shake thier head in disgust...LOL!
Have fun with it!
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In all honesty, the lapdock experience was rather deeply integrated with the stock ROM by Motorola in the first place. All non-stock-based ROMs do not come pre-packaged with webtop for this reason....
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Fixed that for you.
I use the stock ATT 4.5.91 ROM. Everybody knocks Blur, but I can't give up webtop and some of the other niceties that come with the stock ROM.
stewartsoda said:
Fixed that for you.
I use the stock ATT 4.5.91 ROM. Everybody knocks Blur, but I can't give up webtop and some of the other niceties that come with the stock ROM.
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Hi, I know this thread is a year old but im looking at rooting my atrix 4g and want a rom that works with the lapdock properly, do you still recomend the same rom or have you moved on?
cheers Joe
numnutss said:
Hi, I know this thread is a year old but im looking at rooting my atrix 4g and want a rom that works with the lapdock properly, do you still recomend the same rom or have you moved on?
cheers Joe
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Posting the same question multiple times is against XDA rules.
Nothing has changed, or else there'd be a bunch of threads/posts about it. You still can't use native webtop (the modified ubuntu one) on anything but the original stock GB ROM.
ravilov said:
Posting the same question multiple times is against XDA rules.
Nothing has changed, or else there'd be a bunch of threads/posts about it. You still can't use native webtop (the modified ubuntu one) on anything but the original stock GB ROM.
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I was hoping to get a reply from the 3 individuals who i had quoted, who have been in the same position as me in the past!
HTC AMAZE ROM Bible
No one is responsible for what YOU do with YOUR phone. Any software modification to technology carries with it a certain risk of permanent damage, when you modify your device you accept this as your own responsibility.
XDA specific stuff:
Useful information/posting rules
XDA Developers Android application
Useful software (PC)
How to Root your HTC Amaze
Unlock Bootloader - Unlock bootloader on your HTC AMAZE
S-OFF - Everything S-OFF on your HTC Amaze
Quick glossary
ADB - The Android Debug Bridge. A collection of tools that any rooted Android user should have. ADB allows one to interact with their device from a terminal interface. This enables the user to do a variety of tasks such as sideloading applications and more.
Android - A Linux based operating system created and mostly designed by Google. The major revisions are 1.0, 1.1, 1.5 (Cupcake), 1.6 (Donut), 2.0/2.0.1/2.1 (Eclair), 2.2 (Froyo) 2.3 (Gingerbread), and 3.0 (Honeycomb - tablet only). The majority of Android major revisions are named after desserts.
APK - Android PacKage. These are, basically, Android applications and all of their data. They are run via the Dalvik Virtual Machine on your device.
Bootloader - The part of a computer that loads the operating system. If this is damaged/deleted you are screwed.
Flashing - The act of installing a ROM onto an embedded device or emulator.
Overclocking - Increasing the "clock" of a processor to increase its speed at the expense of battery life and possibly your phone. Not all processors overclock the same, even if the hardware is identical. One phone with a Hummingbird SoC will not be able to overclock to 1.2ghz, yet another would be able to overclock to 2.0ghz (very unlikely).
S-ON/S-OFF - S-ON is a "security" measure put in place by HTC on their newer phones that read locks /system and /recovery. Switching S-ON to S-OFF disables this protection and allows you to replace the stock recovery, and modify /system while the phone is in Android.
Radio/Modem - The parts of a firmware that allow communication between the operating system, the telecommunication hardware, and a mobile network. Some radios give good battery life, some good signal, some neither.
CRT - Also known as "Cathode ray tube" is the "animation" when you turn on and off a T.V. The animation of the line flashing across the screen and then the image appearing/disappearing.
XDA - This site, XDA is a community of likeminded developers, hackers, and users who modify various phones running various operating systems (Windows Mobile, Windows Phone 7, and Android specifically).
ROMs
Rom||RUU|| Shipped Ruby ROM Collection
These are the original htc amaze ROMs. (for more info read the thread)
[ROM][*NEW*] |Jun 20| Energy™ -.¸¸.·´¯ ICS Sense 3.5 Themed BLUE ¯´·.¸¸. -
SenseUI
[ROM][*NEW*] |Jun 20| Energy™ -.¸¸.·´¯ ICS Sense 3.5 Stock Look ¯´·.¸¸. -
SenseUI
Amazing QuikSense v3.0.0||Sense 3.0||Wifi Calling ||Free Teathering||CIQ Free||CRT||
SenseUI
ROM||BulletProof v1.0.0||Sense 3.0||Wifi Calling ||Free Teathering||CIQ Free||CRT||
SenseUI
[ROM][Sense 3.0] One Good ROM V1 [Base 1.46][Stock Kernel]
SenseUI
Fourth Bar Sense [ICS Themed|
This ROM is Ice cream sandwich like.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313017?referrerid=922386
How To Flash Kernels
Kernels
[Kernel]Amaze -COMPATIBLE with ALL Amaze (AKA Ruby) Rooted Stock and Custom ROMs
Radios
None at the moment.
Mods
Launchers
Widgets
Live wallpapers
Solar Wind live wallpaper
Matrix live wallpaper
Snowfall live wallpaper
Apps
Copied the format from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924793
You guys all are more than welcome to edit this.
I'm new to this phone.
xologist said:
Copied the format from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924793
You guys all are more than welcome to edit this.
I'm new to this phone.
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I did edit the ROMs text. You forgot the /center but other than that I left it untouched.
Oh.. and I stuck it too. Nice job!
I was wondering when you were going to do this.
You're missing QuickSense in the rom list...
2sh0rt said:
You're missing QuickSense in the rom list...
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I was just gonna say that.
- dredd
2sh0rt said:
You're missing QuickSense in the rom list...
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Added.
Also shortened it up a little bit by hyperlinking the urls to the text.
great job!! hopefully this decreases all the repeated questions in other threads and makes binarys life easier haha!
Yes, but the all in 1 root tool thread got deleted.. or I dont see it anymore.. so that'll bring questions
will this work? what do you think.:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310115&page=24
xologist said:
Yes, but the all in 1 root tool thread got deleted.. or I dont see it anymore.. so that'll bring questions
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I had to delete it b/c it was starting to get complaints because it was too similiar to the HTCSuperToolv2. He did modify a great deal of the script but since it was so simliar it was removed.
If it failed, do it again before post questions
When I first:
* Attemped to unlocked my Amaze: When I paste the unlocked code, HTCDev failed me and told me that my device is unlockable or something like that. I have to copy and paste the code again and it's worked.
* Attempted to root: My device told me the file signature is wrong (or invalid or something in that nature). I have to re-doing it the second time. Especially in this step, my phone kept unzipping the file and copy/update and repeating the unzipping process several times before successfully installed/update the file
* Along the way, when flashing new rom and kernal, sometime the phone told me that the zip file is wrong/invalid or stuff like that. At one point it even told me that it can not find the file. I have to do it the second time ...
* Browsing through the forum I've often encounting many replied from new Amaze owners complaining/asking as why they can not do as instructed, eventhough they did followed the step-by-step guide
To top it off, for some reason, the Amaze (compared with my old HD2 when come to flashing stuff) often gave me that wrong/invalid/fail results and I always had to do the second time to make it work. So, to the OP, Xboarder and other chiefs or anyone who would like to wrote guides like this, I'ld suggest to put a note telling noobies to DO IT AGAIN before gave up and posting questions which may not be a pleasant to others to read/answer/reply/helps ...
Just a though
Binary100100 said:
I had to delete it b/c it was starting to get complaints because it was too similiar to the HTCSuperToolv2. He did modify a great deal of the script but since it was so simliar it was removed.
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What ever happened to the open source community that used to be XDA? Nobody seems to care anymore about the overall advancement of things, so sad the direction things are going. I saw some posts in that thread where even xboarder was acting like an ass towards someone that was actually interested in learning things. What happened to the XDA that was all about everyone helping each other to get the most out of our devices?
Willieumm said:
What ever happened to the open source community that used to be XDA? Nobody seems to care anymore about the overall advancement of things, so sad the direction things are going. I saw some posts in that thread where even xboarder was acting like an ass towards someone that was actually interested in learning things. What happened to the XDA that was all about everyone helping each other to get the most out of our devices?
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I agree that this needs to be an open source community but the issues begin when developers feel that they don't receive the appropriate amount of credit for the time and effort that they put into a project. If you spend hours or days making something just so that someone else can simply rename it and pass it off as their own, you would be upset too. What do you think would happen if I took CM9 rom, made some xml edits and renamed it to BinaryMod. Cyanogen and team spent HUNDREDS or THOUSANDS of hours making it and I spent maybe one renaming it. They would be pissed! Would you blame them? Who would want a BinaryMod anyway?
I would try a binarymod, I'm a masochist, er, ummmmm I mean an adventurist.
jimczyz said:
I would try a binarymod, I'm a masochist, er, ummmmm I mean an adventurist.
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I don't feel like being banned. Yes, even moderators can be banned.
Even worse I might get CM team after me. They would put a hit out on me. Good think I have confidential plates though!
Even though our device is fairly new, Its been almost three months since it has been out I really do believe we need much more support. I'm trying to help people as much as I can myself...but we need more developers. HTC also needs to make it easier, we need S-off, if warranty is voided why wouldn't they give us S-off?!!! Limited availability of this phone to a few carriers also restricts development... I still love this phone!!!
wouldn't it be great if pershoot started developing for the amaze!!!
seansk said:
Even though our device is fairly new, Its been almost three months since it has been out I really do believe we need much more support. I'm trying to help people as much as I can myself...but we need more developers. HTC also needs to make it easier, we need S-off, if warranty is voided why wouldn't they give us S-off?!!! Limited availability of this phone to a few carriers also restricts development... I still love this phone!!!
wouldn't it be great if pershoot started developing for the amaze!!!
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Let's not forget that HTC won't release the full kernel source either.
Dev friendly my ar$e!
Binary100100 said:
Let's not forget that HTC won't release the full kernel source either.
Dev friendly my ar$e!
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I believe they are also withholding other things like wifi, no?
seansk said:
I believe they are also withholding other things like wifi, no?
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Exactly. I suppose the wifi drivers isn't their source so they can't pubish it. That's what I understand of it though.