Hi Guys,
SO I have a Bell Atrix running stock firmware and all. Wondering what the best course of action is right now?
Is installing one of those pseudo mods worth the hassle? Or wait for one of the true custom roms to be released?
Just wondering what you guys recommend
Well for bell users this is pretty much all we got so check it out and see if its right for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1070076
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The best route, IMO, would be to follow that thread as well. Also, I would suggest flashing to the newest GingerBlur 4.5, as it runs great on the Bell Atrix (BUT ONLY AFTER YOU FOLLOW ALL THE STEPS IN THAT THREAD AND HAVE FLASHED GREYBLUR INITIALLY).....sorry for caps but that is really important.
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I ended up having some issues so for now I am back to the stock french rom with my own tweaks added in. if getting better 3g speeds is a priority, then make the plunge otherwise you can wait if you are having no issues with your current stock rom.
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Hello good people,
I posted a few months ago about rooting my gf's fascinate using a mac and finally got it done. It was very easy, but now I'm a bit lost on what rom to flash, being that I'm a G2 guy and things tend to be simpler there.
Keep in mind: I would prefer to put it on the sdcard and flash via CWM. She is on EA28 and I'm not 100% positive as to whther DL09 or DJ05 will work with hers.
Lastly, I would prefer two roms to try at this time. A stock based de-binged rom, and a slick looking, froyo hybrid that is stable enough to have sms working. She is a texting monster, so sms has to work.
This forum has a lot of nice and knowledgeable members, so I look forward to the responses.
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Well adrynalines supercleans are very stable. I have had no problem with any of them yet.
There is also DroidXcons all in one packages.
pikanate1 said:
Well adrynalines supercleans are very stable. I have had no problem with any of them yet.
There is also DroidXcons all in one packages.
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Much appreciated. Will look into both.
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Either "ec01" or the debloated variant in the themes section would be worthy of a.shot as well. These are basically stock froyo
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I'm asking this because i don't want to OTA update and find out i'm disadvantaged.
T-Mobile UK is my carrier.
AFAIK, i don't ever want to come back to Froyo, i want to stick to the latest stock and in the future, CM7 etc. Is it safe to just OTA it, and would i be disadvantaged in any way? What do you guys recommend me to do?
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I'm asking this because i don't want to OTA update and find out i'm disadvantaged.
T-Mobile UK is my carrier.
AFAIK, i don't ever want to come back to Froyo, i want to stick to the latest stock and in the future, CM7 etc. Is it safe to just OTA it, and would i be disadvantaged in any way? What do you guys recommend me to do?
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You can OTA with no problems. The only issue with OTA is that you can't flash back to Froyo.
If your not sure if you want stock GB, then browse through some of the GB threads. If you want a better idea of what Gingerbread will be like, check out the YouTube GB Atrix reviews.
Either way you can unlock your Bootloader on Froyo or GB. Whether you want stock Froyo or GB, well that's up to you...
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Thanks matey. I don't see the need for Froyo tbh, but i thought i'd ask to be on the safe side! Stock GB would be nice, if i wanted more then there's always custom roms! Want to experience Android as close to its original version as possible (damn motoblur!) lol, thanks again!
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Thanks matey. I don't see the need for Froyo tbh, but i thought i'd ask to be on the safe side! Stock GB would be nice, if i wanted more then there's always custom roms! Want to experience Android as close to its original version as possible (damn motoblur!) lol, thanks again!
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No problem. BTW if you really want to move more away from Motoblur grab a launcher like LauncherPro, ADW, or Go.
Personally I like LP the best since its the smoothest IMO on the Atrix. The phone definitely feels more Vanilla using any of those than Motoblur that's for sure...
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Found out the update message before was a false alarm, the 2.3.4 is coming in a few days to my carrier which i'm ok with. Got Launcher Pro from your recommendation, its bloomin' fast! Pinch to show all home screens is as smooth as it can be whereas on blur it lags! Btw i'm using the MIUI music player which is awesome, can i get a good gallery app like on gingerbread? this one sucks ass!
Hey im considering flashing this as my first rom, but cant seem to find too definitely what does/doesn't work on this particular rom. Other than the list on the main post in dev section but i mean like bug wise is there anything major that has issues or isn't working at this moment? Other than the force close dialer(can you still make/receive calls??) is there any other things i should know before i flash this? Im currently stock rom/kernel just rooted. Just dont want to spend all the time flashing it and unlocking my bootloader to find out that the rom has serious issues that makes it unuseable for me. Im not too sure how you guys are about noobs/stupid questions posting in the dev section, so i just assumed that this is better suited for the Q&A. And correct me if im wrong, as im not quite positive, but i should be able to flash the cm7 rom and then the 1.3 OC kernel as well and have them both running? Is there one i need to flash before the other or how does that work?
This wouldnt be the rom to flash as it is still in alpha so it wont connect to any towers has bad battery life no dialer period. I would suggest flashing Jokers skinny rom for now its the most up to date and is running smooth for me
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you can try alien rom .I had it running smoothly until i bricked my photon
I'm considering the homebase or alien, but they aren't running the latest OTA. What is the difference that the latest OTA did? i see no difference running stock rom.. And can anyone vouch to how the battery life is on roms as opposed to stock? Specifically one of the photon ones. Thanks for responses guys
The latest ota has many bug fixes and moto changed alot of their blur apps, which have made the phone faster. Homebase and alien are great but not up to date. I have a non stock rom called skinny which is made from the latest. In the end its up to you. My suggestion is to flash all three with no less than 24 hours on each to get a feel for it. Please keep in mind you wont be able to judge battery life this way
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I'm considering the homebase or alien, but they aren't running the latest OTA. What is the difference that the latest OTA did? i see no difference running stock rom.. And can anyone vouch to how the battery life is on roms as opposed to stock? Specifically one of the photon ones. Thanks for responses guys
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Go with Joker, that's just my two cents. Battery life is slight better from Joker to Home Base. Alien was okay, but Home Base had more tweaks then Alien. Then Joker has more stuff and is on the latest OTA from sprint, so that's what I'd personally suggest, plus it's the one I'm running.
I'm enjoying Joker's skinny Rom...it's current, and fast.
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I'm enjoying Joker's skinny Rom...it's current, and fast.
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Agreed 100%
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Also cybik version of cm7 running very well. Fast and great battery
sent from a cm7 totin mopho.
I'm currently on rc4a because I was getting better speeds on t-mobile than on rcv. But I currently don't really see any utility in it. But I'm not sure how to go back to stock Rom? I mean I have a nandroid backup from when I first rooted which would take me back to stock. But I thought there was another way to get it just so I know for future reference.
Also is there a way i can get the overclock kernel on the stock Rom. Do I even need it because I have set cpu?
The one thing I did like from saurom rom is that it did remove the bloatware. Is there a better way i can do it or should I just remove or freeze it from titanium backup?
Will bln still work? I also still want my blaze modem but figure all I have to do is reflash it? Right?
I just think stock Rom is better for me since newer versions of saurom give me slower speed. Stock Rom won't be laggy will it?
Thanks in advance I know this is a lot of questions to answer. Really appreciate the xda and android community.
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i cant answer all your questions. but have you tried flashing the collective the unofficial rom? i loved it. but i just put ICS on my phone. and dagr8 is creating a rom for that right now. its mostly all stock. just rooted so you have more access
No i havent flashed the unofficial..i didnt really like the look of it... How did you put ics on it? It isnt released yet, I'm assuming you put a ics theme or likewise? What rom are you talking about, is it made from one of the leaks? I would love to have a mainly stock vanilla ics rom!
Nvm i found it. This was such a suprise and here i was about to head off to bed. lol this sounds neat but i think ill wait a few days and see the reviews.
Yeah im sure if you wait a week or something there will be a new.awesome Rom for ics.
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I just ordered an Amaze for $250 and I am pretty stocked, coming from the mytouch 4g. I noticed that a lot of the roms appear to not have data working. Is there a complete ics rom you would recommend to flash for the first rom? Also how is stock ics rom?
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Stock rooted most stable and is the best rom for this phone imo. ARHD was my favorite deodexed.
If you want mods and a different aosp look.. you can do all that yourself on one of the two above with flashable mods and nova launcher.
Its probably best to read up on all of the ROMs and try them yourself to make your own judgement. This thread will just lead to a few devs shouting out their own roms and their fans following close behind. I know this because this isnt the first time a thread like this has appeared. Im sure u searched before posting though so no worries
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I agree with GG
go stock rooted, or ARHD. The phone on ics is pretty darn fast
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I've never really had any issues with ARHD and would suggest it.
I cant wait to get this phone. It is miles ahead of the Mytouch 4G yes I will read up and research and ask questions if A) can't find something or more likely don't understand what is being explained. Any gingerbread roms worthy enough to look at?
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md1008 said:
I cant wait to get this phone. It is miles ahead of the Mytouch 4G yes I will read up and research and ask questions if A) can't find something or more likely don't understand what is being explained. Any gingerbread roms worthy enough to look at?
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For ICS, I'd suggest ARHD (as previously posted). However, for Gingerbread, I'd suggest BulletProof. BulletProof is what I was running prior to migrating to ICS.
Thanks everyone I would definitely flash ARHD first that is after I get a feel for stock rom. I also found the the Amazing guide stickied on the dev section to really nice. I hope to see it explode pretty soon
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I tried most if not all ROMs. If you want ICS I say go with NRGs stock Rom with faux new kernel. Been my daily driver for a few months now except the kernel that just dropped. If your gonna be on GB then I also 2nd Bulletproof.
Patiently waiting for some CM9 or 10. Which looks like we'll probably have by August, September.
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Whether you use energy with or without stock look, it is the rom I keep going to.. I never have issues with it. I debloat the hell out of it mind you, I don't leave rosie or any other sense feature, but as far as stability, battery, etc is concerned, it is my default rom of choice, and I have tried them all pretty extensively.
If you get the latest build you have to make sure to increase the minimum clock speed to 384 which just requires two little edits in the init.post_boot.sh file in the system/etc directory.
And despite what GG said, even tho I love him(no homo), I am not a fanboy by any means..
I use hd revolution on sensation and amaze. On amaze, it will give you out of box ui but in back processes, lot of optimization were made.
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Used ARHD when I had my amaze 4g and never used anything else, that was when it only had GB though, now that I got a GNex, I'm still using ARHD, one of the best Roms out there, no problems whatsoever, stable, and Mike is an all around great guy who puts much care into his Roms. (Not to say that others don't, I've used so many Roms its unbelievable, just like everyone else, and all devs are AWESOME!!!)
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My word isn't really needed at this point, but **** it - Android Revolution HD (ARHD), just like the others have said.
Trewyy
Engery Rom is thee best choice
Energy Rom is the best in my opinion. I tried both clean rom and ADRHD or whatever it is call. I like Energy because it is Stable. Battery life to me is awesome, especially when I use my hotspot, Bluetooth and playing Poweramp plus I do play games and etc... Anyways that what I would recommend. Personally choose whatever fits your needs and do not go based off what we say. Remember the most popular rom for the Amaze may not be the best or work for your phone. Not all phones are created the same.
RMS_Quicksense [7.0]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678745
Stable, clean, great battery life and fully working. :good: