Pretty simple question, i want to upgrade to the latest build by mik. Will this basically wipe everything that isnt on my SD card ? i.e. everything on my desktop, all my settings, all my apps etc.
thanks.
Yes, you will have to wipe everything...
If you want, you can backup your data with apps like "Titanium Backup" or something like those...
U will lost all ur settings,sms,contacts,apps..nd u will lost ur data in sd bcoz u hv to do partition for aps2sd..Its recommrnded to do backup of all ur apps,contacts,sms,nandroid before flashing
oh ok. so ill install apps2sd, move all my apps across, backup contacts and what i can with titanium , flash.
what is this google sync business with contacts ??
so i just flashed to the latest, and its booted back in, and everything is still on my desktop ? like nothing got erased.
i did a full batch titanium backup. did it automatically restore everthing ? even my desktop settings ?? im lost
thedawg said:
Pretty simple question, i want to upgrade to the latest build by mik. Will this basically wipe everything that isnt on my SD card ? i.e. everything on my desktop, all my settings, all my apps etc.
thanks.
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Haha so luckily you got me and my patience on your thread lol and you questions are simple yeah but not short to answer!
For your question, yes! flashing any rom will exactly wipe EVERYTHING on your phone.
BUT IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM OLDER VERSIONS OF MIK'S 2.3 ROM, it will NOT wipe anything except your google/facebook accounts information.
By the way, for the manual action of "wiping", it depends what android version you are at.
If you are using Froyo 2.2 NOW, yes wipe everything on the list of your custom recovery.
If you are using Gingerbread 2.3 NOW, then you dont have to wipe anything except [cache] and [dalvik cache]. <- You must wipe these two!
thedawg said:
oh ok. so ill install apps2sd, move all my apps across, backup contacts and what i can with titanium , flash.
what is this google sync business with contacts ??
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I dont get what you mean by "install apps2sd". But whatever you shouldn't do that before flashing a rom. If you mean the Non-froyo App2SD+ (What the hell is non-froyo a2sd?), you should flash it AFTER you have flashed the rom in order to let it activate in the new rom.
Yes. backup all the things with titanium is necessary.
For the google contacts syncing. It is a service provided by Google and it is for you to sync the contacts between your Gmail and your phone. So you can view all your contacts anywhere. You can sync your contacts to gmail and then after rom flashing, the contacts are gone. Simply login back to gmail with the newly flashed rom and then click auto-sync. All of your contacts will be back after a couple of minutes.
But remember one extra point, its sort of a new feature in gingerbread but BE SURE TO UNTICK THE OPTION OF "BACKUP MY DATA ETC TO MY GOOGLE ACCOUNT" after you login your gmail with android 2.3. Why? It actually doesn't backup your data (well for me, i couldnt see it anywhere) but DUPLICATES YOUR MESSAGES WITH NO REASON!
thedawg said:
so i just flashed to the latest, and its booted back in, and everything is still on my desktop ? like nothing got erased.
i did a full batch titanium backup. did it automatically restore everthing ? even my desktop settings ?? im lost
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IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM ANDROID 2.2 FROYO
NO. After you flash, every single thing will be GONE COMPLETELY. You will have to perform a titanium batch restore to get everything back in order.
IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM ANDROID 2.3 GINGERBREAD (older versions of mik's rom)
Then Yes everything is still on your "desktop" (I think you meant launcher) and ALL SETTINGS WILL REMAIN. However in some cases, home screen widgets will have problems and you will have to place them again. Information in widgets (such as your city for weather widgets, your to-do-list widgets) are NOT BE ABLE TO BACK UP USING TITANIUM OR ANY OTHER METHODS. So make sure you have written down what you have wrote in your widgets!
And finally if you have missed or made mistakes in any step, dont panic! You can always restore your phone back with KDZ UPDATER (Picture guide in this link)!
And when you are using mik's rom, and you would like to have a try on franco.Kernel which provides excellent performance, dont forget to discuss them in the thread The fantastic combination of mik_os' CM7 and franco.Kernel!!
Hope I was clear enough and if any parts of my post have helped you, dont forget to hit the thanks button at the bottom of my post
Good luck! Happy playing with mik's roms!
Thanks alot, makes it clearer.
I will definitely put francos kernel on, the phone still could do with some imporvement in performance.
next thing i need to learn about is the launcher. is it essentially just the UI ?
thedawg said:
Thanks alot, makes it clearer.
I will definitely put francos kernel on, the phone still could do with some imporvement in performance.
next thing i need to learn about is the launcher. is it essentially just the UI ?
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erm for the launcher its totally simple - ur phone can have multiple launchers, but you usually only use one. and they gives you the app drawer and some screens for you to place your shortcuts and widgets. how are they? what are their performances? differ on different launchers. they all can simple be found on the market, and after installation you will be able to choose the one you want to use, by clicking the home button.
ADW launcher and Launcher Pro being the most famous ones and you may try GO Launcher as some people are using and appreciating it too.
new users if i have given some help you know what to do and happy androiding.
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Just 2 simple questions
When do i loose my apps? If i wipe data? Factory Reset? New ROM? New Theme? If i have lets say 20 apps on my phone now and i want to change ROM how do i transfer them?
Also, does modaco rom provide multitouch? And which ROM is the fastest?
Merry Christmas to all and a Happy new year
uhm wiping/factory reset erases everything youve ever done (except stuff on sd card:])
new roms usually erase almost everything but depending on what rom you have a new rom might not (read the post with the rom file to find out), i know modaco 3.0 wont erase anything at all if you've got the ruu update from the htc site. (didnt erase anything for me anyways + it said it wouldnt)
modaco 3.0 has multi touch, and is faster than stock, although if you dont wipe before installing modaco 3.0 some people said that it was slow...(i didnt wipe and im still fassst)
there ya go! haha happy new yearss
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and new themes wont erase stuff (usually) some people who dont have a clue might upload a theme inside a rom (never seen it but possible), in which case the new rom might erase everything (doubt that this would happen...not from this site anyways)
xsirhc6x said:
uhm wiping/factory reset erases everything youve ever done (except stuff on sd card:])
new roms usually erase almost everything but depending on what rom you have a new rom might not (read the post with the rom file to find out), i know modaco 3.0 wont erase anything at all if you've got the ruu update from the htc site. (didnt erase anything for me anyways + it said it wouldnt)
modaco 3.0 has multi touch, and is faster than stock, although if you dont wipe before installing modaco 3.0 some people said that it was slow...(i didnt wipe and im still fassst)
there ya go! haha happy new yearss
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and new themes wont erase stuff (usually) some people who dont have a clue might upload a theme inside a rom (never seen it but possible), in which case the new rom might erase everything (doubt that this would happen...not from this site anyways)
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ah thx :>
if i factory reset will it erase the apps i have on my SD?
and btw i installed a theme yesterday and when i started up my phone it stuck on HTC logo for more than 20minutes.. I removed the battery and restarted the phone and it was all ok, theme was applied but i lost 3-4 apps :S any idea why?
and something last, do u know where to find the default fonts of HTC hero? Some1 posted them somewhere but when i try to install that package it stops at Package (8) and then installation aborted
Happy new year
im not sure about that as i dont use apps to sd.. i dont think it would considering the factory reset does stuff on the internal memory not the sd card!
not sure why you would loose apps... all i can think of is that you might loose settings in some apps that are changed.. like if the theme changed stuff in an app that you had settings in.. you would loose those settings
i dont no anything about fonts sorry havnt looked into itt!
happy new year to you too!
any1 knows if installing 2.0 will erase my current apps/loose root/loose anything at all?
and should i install it?
thx!
Shei77 said:
any1 knows if installing 2.0 will erase my current apps/loose root/loose anything at all?
and should i install it?
thx!
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Yes & Yes lol
meh, i have hard time accessing Market so if i loose all my apps = not worth it at ALL
btw, i tried installing a theme 2 days ago and i backed up before i installed it.. i installed the theme, DIDNT like it so i restored.. some apps were missing, i had the shortcuts on my home screen though, but whenever i try to reinstall them it says -App- Could not be installed on this phone, any idea why? I've lost contact and sms applications aswell-.-'
also, if i backup, copy the file to my pc, factory reset and restore EVERYTHING will be back to normal and perhaps some problems will be fixed?
when you say backup your referring to a nandroid backup right?
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when you say backup your referring to a nandroid backup right?
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Yes, ofc
Since the theme install my apps are no longer installed in SD and am running low on space now and i cant uninstall the broken apps since i cant find them on Manage applications/Quick uninstaller
ohh.. i dont use apps2sd and my nandroid backups have been 100% the same as when i originally copied them :|
so i guess if it were me id manually backup everything, like contacts and apps to your sd card.. then factory reset (themes wont be back to normal)...
for contacts iv never had an app that correctly backed them up so use sync from htc and sync to microsoft outlook or something like that.
sorry!, i know how loong it takes to install so many apps at once! (very annoying) but thats really the only bad part!
and yea so your theme will still be changed so, install a new theme i guess! or there might be a revert back to normal sense on here for that theme so use that just like a theme to get back to normal!
if you wanna go back to normal and you used one of my themes i can send you a revert back..
double post :/
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ohh.. i dont use apps2sd and my nandroid backups have been 100% the same as when i originally copied them :|
so i guess if it were me id manually backup everything, like contacts and apps to your sd card.. then factory reset (themes wont be back to normal)...
for contacts iv never had an app that correctly backed them up so use sync from htc and sync to microsoft outlook or something like that.
sorry!, i know how loong it takes to install so many apps at once! (very annoying) but thats really the only bad part!
and yea so your theme will still be changed so, install a new theme i guess! or there might be a revert back to normal sense on here for that theme so use that just like a theme to get back to normal!
if you wanna go back to normal and you used one of my themes i can send you a revert back..
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manually backup? Full backup from nandroid and copy SDcard folders?:S or?
have never done a sync tbh
i dont care how long it takes, i just dont have interent access all the time, i dont have a wifi router in my house at all tbh... is there anyway to extract my current apps as apks?
dont care about the theme tbh
wait im kinda lost just explain what you have right now and what you want plz? aha
well il try.. but dont do anything yet unless your sure about it there might be an easier way i dont think i even know what exactly happened so...
if you just want to get rid of the broken app links then all i can think of is start over with a backup of your working apps and contacts ..
install ASTRO file manager if you can get it, i use it and its perfect for backing up apps..
so open it, hit menu, tools, app manager, hit the top empty checkmark box to select all your apps..then hit backup... now all the apk's are on your sd card
*make sure they all showed up when you selected them all.. i dont know what will happen because you use appstosd! (maybe there are apk files already on your sd? look through i guess)
for contacts
uh go to htc site and go to support, click hero then downlaod HTC Sync if you dont have it already...
make sure sync is open and plug your hero in
then in htc sync hit sync and follow through that, i used outlook because i had it and no problems for me, make sure all goes well too! like if you used outlook, after it finishes, go to outlook and go to contacts to make sure there in there!
now get the ruu from htc site if you want to start fresh orr to keep your root/custum recovery get any rom like modaco 3.0???
then boot into recovery, wipe your hero, then install modaco 3.0...
now your back to the start so get the app "ASTRO"
and follow the back up steps above except when you get into app manager, hit the tab on the right, and this is the part where you hold your finger on an app, install, ok for everyy app :\
then with htc sync open plug your phone in, hit sync
your contacts should now be on your phone...
if you had facebook links they should automatically link (they did for me at least) i can easily see this not happening though...
so now all you gota do is redo all your app settings!
i have no idea about apps2sd though, i think it takes for eveer to install modaco 3.0 if youv got apps on your sd card in the right formatted partition so DONT pull the battery! i think thats why you lost apps in the first place!
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i uploaded astro for ya
http://www.4shared.com/file/188345514/7fe3f26e/commetagoastro.html
i have Astro but it was already installed and now its broken inside.. so i cant reinstall it
is there any other program i am allowed to use rather than outlook?
if i wipe my hero, i wont loose anything on SD?
also when i wipe do i loose contacts?
i knew that it takes a lot to install modaco 3.0 as i had installed 2.1, 2.8, 2.9 but the THEME i installed was JUST a notification bar (not even the drag-down notification) and it took MORE than 20 minutes...
thx for astro btw
Shei77 said:
i have Astro but it was already installed and now its broken inside.. so i cant reinstall it
is there any other program i am allowed to use rather than outlook?
if i wipe my hero, i wont loose anything on SD?
also when i wipe do i loose contacts?
i knew that it takes a lot to install modaco 3.0 as i had installed 2.1, 2.8, 2.9 but the THEME i installed was JUST a notification bar (not even the drag-down notification) and it took MORE than 20 minutes...
thx for astro btw
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wait so you got astro installed now?...
i think so.. it gave me at least 2 options i just chose outlook.. it cant hurt (i cant get to that screen since iv already done it)
a wipe should not touch the sd card.. to be safe unplug the sd card! haha
yes with a wipe im pretty sure you loose contacts (unless contacts are on ur sim card im not sure about this)
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ohh i see my mistake, you cant install astro without astro lol my bad... let me check for somethin else
hmm so if you can get internet, download astro (even though the app button link wont work)
you will be able to get to the program through the notification once, so i think thats your only bet to backup apps,
xsirhc6x said:
wait so you got astro installed now?...
i think so.. it gave me at least 2 options i just chose outlook.. it cant hurt (i cant get to that screen since iv already done it)
a wipe should not touch the sd card.. to be safe unplug the sd card! haha
yes with a wipe im pretty sure you loose contacts (unless contacts are on ur sim card im not sure about this)
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ohh i see my mistake, you cant install astro without astro lol my bad... let me check for somethin else
hmm so if you can get internet, download astro (even though the app button link wont work)
you will be able to get to the program through the notification once, so i think thats your only bet to backup apps,
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i replied before, asking you what should i do but i got an error 502 gateway and tried it out anw >.>
I installed a 3.0 theme (AWESOME! ) , wiped, modaco 3.0 blah blah blah and i found all the apps i used to have before but bugged out ^^
thing is, i cant find some of them as apks since they were faulty :/
i know this is a lot to ask but can you help me by uploading
Spark, Digital Clock
also, if you have internet access could you "find" if there is a version of Raging Thunder (racing game) that is not a demo?
thx in regards and appreciate A LOT all your help!
hm, well i remember reading that modaco should work with apps2sd automatically.. is this where you pulled the battery?
i can upload those sure... no problem.. rageing thunder is is a demo becuase you have to pay for the full game, so i dont have it and cannot upload it anyways (warez not allowed on this site).
give me 5 min
nvm there both private so i cant back them up.. or at least i dont no how lol sorry! (the demo for raging thunder is also private so i also cant get that)
xsirhc6x said:
hm, well i remember reading that modaco should work with apps2sd automatically.. is this where you pulled the battery?
i can upload those sure... no problem.. rageing thunder is is a demo becuase you have to pay for the full game, so i dont have it and cannot upload it anyways (warez not allowed on this site).
give me 5 min
nvm there both private so i cant back them up.. or at least i dont no how lol sorry! (the demo for raging thunder is also private so i also cant get that)
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I didnt pull my battery when i installed Modaco...ONLY when i installed my previous theme...anw i wiped and re-installed along with a new theme and on a new SD card..its ok now
i have the demo of raging thunder, had spark, doesnt matter spark isnt so important anw xD thx a lot anw!
np! cheers
Hey there, just got a question.
I did the root process a few times on my phone and did a couple times to flash back to stock firmware. Now after flashing or just factory reset, it seems like the scrolling isn't smooth as it used to be. Like for example scrolling on the drawer or even just browsing through the market.
Now I know sometimes flashing firmware might leave files or stuff left behind. Is this correct?
Any insight on this?
Tri3Dent said:
Hey there, just got a question.
I did the root process a few times on my phone and did a couple times to flash back to stock firmware. Now after flashing or just factory reset, it seems like the scrolling isn't smooth as it used to be. Like for example scrolling on the drawer or even just browsing through the market.
Now I know sometimes flashing firmware might leave files or stuff left behind. Is this correct?
Any insight on this?
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I've had an HD2 before, and it did slow down your system, on the HD2 you preform whats called a "Task29" to format your phone for a new flash, i don't know how this works on the X10 actually, i just wanted to give you some information.
Yea that's why I want to find out. Any devs care to comment on this?
Looking forward to the comments!
i think se official firmware is better than rooted custom firmware i prepared to use the official firmware than rooted one because is not well developed by the devteam...i'll root my x10i until the devteam make it really stable....but thanks devteam for all your efforts....
Tri3Dent said:
Now I know sometimes flashing firmware might leave files or stuff left behind. Is this correct?
Any insight on this?
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There won't be any stuff or files left behind ...
Kind Regards
notimplementedyet
As a rule of thumb, you should ideally do a "factory reset" after a flash for optimum performance. Do make sure you have your data backed up first.
050177e said:
i think se official firmware is better than rooted custom firmware i prepared to use the official firmware than rooted one because is not well developed by the devteam...i'll root my x10i until the devteam make it really stable....but thanks devteam for all your efforts....
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You don't know what you are writing. The root firmware is completely same as original only the access rights of ONE file (the SH) is manipulated. After that is done we install su and superuser (and betterterm, htcime keyboard etc but you can delete all of them or just outcomment in the batch if you dont want them).
So what you are writing is bull**** because the firmware is the same.
Regards
Bin4ry
050177e said:
i think se official firmware is better than rooted custom firmware i prepared to use the official firmware than rooted one because is not well developed by the devteam...i'll root my x10i until the devteam make it really stable....but thanks devteam for all your efforts....
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Bin4ry is right - please do some research into things before you make comments like this.
If you've followed all of the instructions correctly, it's the applications and games that you've installed that are causing problems - nothing else.
MarylandCookie said:
As a rule of thumb, you should ideally do a "factory reset" after a flash for optimum performance. Do make sure you have your data backed up first.
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I've never done the "factory reset" after I've flashed.
What gets lost? APN settings, Email addresses, contacts, SMS?
Programs still intact?
Thx
Izzy_Deadyet said:
I've never done the "factory reset" after I've flashed.
What gets lost? APN settings, Email addresses, contacts, SMS?
Programs still intact?
Thx
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You will lose all user data and settings, i.e contacts, sms, mms, alarms, calendar entries, system settings and all user installed apps. Thats why you should back up everything before a full flash, once flashed, do a full factory reset and then reinstall your data.
Will take longer than your usual method but it is recommended
MarylandCookie said:
You will lose all user data and settings, i.e contacts, sms, mms, alarms, calendar entries, system settings and all user installed apps. Thats why you should back up everything before a full flash, once flashed, do a full factory reset and then reinstall your data.
Will take longer than your usual method but it is recommended
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Thanks, wasn't sure about the apps.
I guess with my combo of Titanium backup and My Backup Pro it shouldn't be that big of a job
I found out why my phone was going slow and laggy scrolling. I took out the micro sd and the phone was fast like when I first got it.
So I backed up the files in the card and formatted. It didn't work at first but now it is ok. I thought the micro sd reader was faulty causing the phone being slow so I don't really know.
I'm currently using xtrSense and I've had it on my phone for a long time now. I love it and it's been such an improvement over stock. But I'm interested in switching things up and trying something new just for a change. I'm liking the looks of the new ADW EX so I think I might try a froyo ROM and give the new launcher a shot.
1. Which froyo ROM should I use? Looking for speed and stability
2. I want to be able to completely backup my current ROM, apps and all, so that I can make a full transition back if needed. I understand I need to make a nandroid backup and backup my SD Card. But how do I backup my apps and settings and everything? I suppose I need Titanium Backup. Do I need Pro?
Am I missing anything?
Thanks!
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I'm currently using xtrSense and I've had it on my phone for a long time now. I love it and it's been such an improvement over stock. But I'm interested in switching things up and trying something new just for a change. I'm liking the looks of the new ADW EX so I think I might try a froyo ROM and give the new launcher a shot.
1. Which froyo ROM should I use? Looking for speed and stability
2. I want to be able to completely backup my current ROM, apps and all, so that I can make a full transition back if needed. I understand I need to make a nandroid backup and backup my SD Card. But how do I backup my apps and settings and everything? I suppose I need Titanium Backup. Do I need Pro?
Am I missing anything?
Thanks!
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when your in recovery mode theres an option for backup/restore, you want to click on it and choose nand backup, let it perform its task...once done you wipe data and dalvik cache... your now safe to flash your new rom, and if you realize you dont like it and wanna go back to your old setup, you just wipe data and dalvik cache then choose nand restore this will revert what you backed up previously...hope that helps...
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I'm currently using xtrSense and I've had it on my phone for a long time now. I love it and it's been such an improvement over stock. But I'm interested in switching things up and trying something new just for a change. I'm liking the looks of the new ADW EX so I think I might try a froyo ROM and give the new launcher a shot.
1. Which froyo ROM should I use? Looking for speed and stability
2. I want to be able to completely backup my current ROM, apps and all, so that I can make a full transition back if needed. I understand I need to make a nandroid backup and backup my SD Card. But how do I backup my apps and settings and everything? I suppose I need Titanium Backup. Do I need Pro?
Am I missing anything?
Thanks!
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I use TB free and can backup and restore apps data and settings, but when you restore, to get it to really stick you may need to run the batch a second time choosing data only. Each Froyo ROM has its own pros, I prefer Froyolicious overall, cleanest fastest most stable in my opinion, but after a few days I miss my camera. As far as the Cyanogen set, I think CELB is the cleanest. I recommend just flashing the **** out of your phone, you'll be more comfortable and confident with the process, and you can choose your daily for yourself.
I've been liking the FroShedYo variant called Red Glass in the FroShedYo first post.
Thanks for the reply guys.
Quick Question:
One of the big things I like about xtrSense is the SMS Preview at the bottom of the lockscreen. Is that a Sense feature or do all ROMs have that?
jpzsports said:
Thanks for the reply guys.
Quick Question:
One of the big things I like about xtrSense is the SMS Preview at the bottom of the lockscreen. Is that a Sense feature or do all ROMs have that?
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seems to be a sense thing ive neveer had that on a cm rom....
I'd like to add that you can use WidgetLocker on the market (one of the few apps I've bought) and configure your lock screen exactly the way you like. You may need to use third-party apps to add text message previews to WidgetLocker, but I know they're out there. I also configure the unlock slider to have three options: unlock, camera, and video camera, so I have quick access to my camera app, but it takes up less room than the stock Sense unlock slider.
Hello, I'm brand new to these forums, but I've been browsing them for the past week, and Im thinking about making the plunge to CM7. I've never done anything like this before, so could you guys answer a few of my questions, and maybe put my fears to rest?
First off, let me say that I read the Moto Atrix noob guide and updated thread.
This is my phone info:
System Version: 4.5.141.MB860.ATT.en.US
Android Version: 2.3.6
I have had this phone for over a year, and everything is completely stock.
Questions:
1. I have seen various threads about the latest firmware from Motorola causing an inability to change the OS. Is this true? And if not, do all the guides I've read regarding flashing, roms, backup, etc. still applicable?
2. I want to run CM7, but is it better to install CM7 directly from their website, or use some of the versions that I have seen members offering here. What are the main differences? What do you recommend?
3. Is CM7 as stable as stock?
4. Is it possible to flash different kernels to see what type of battery life difference they make, and can you do this without changing the OS?
5. I've seen multiple times of the importance of backing everything up. My only concerns are the contacts and sms. My contacts are stored on "Motorola Services." How can I back them up? As for sms, I use an app called SMS backup and restore. It creates an xml file I think, so when I go to restore my sms messages, everything should be as i was before, right? I'm worried about formatting issues here.
I just want to make sure I understand everything so I dont mess anything up. Thanks for your help!
yep. being a virgin and knowing it has to happen gives ya them butterflies in the tummy. Don't worry, you'll be fine, WE were all virgins at one time also. There will be somone here to assist you if you need it.
1.Follow the automatic bootloader thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
2. Read a little on the roms you are considering. The ones based on cm7 are basically the same. differences will be in themes, and extra/different features like diff apps and launchers & more or less customization options such as for settings. Have to choose which one appeals to you, and go with it. Beauty of this is if you want to try something else, only takes a matter of minutes and you can change to a differnt cm7 rom. In a lot of instances, once you are on cm7, flashing a different cm7 rom, you don't have to erase or lose your data, just wipe system and caches and load new flavor. Only takes a couple of minutes to flash a new rom, or kernal, or radio, and your data stays intact. Changing to a CM9 or a different base rom is when you will need to wipe the whole phone including data.
3. Yes, cm7 was the last revision when devs were still able to use OEM drivers, so they are stable.
4. Answered in #2
5. I don't recall which apps were good for saving your sms stuff on cm7. Seems like ages ago since I was using that! Might want to consider moving your Motorola based stuff over to Google. Contacts will be availabe there and will load automatically when you initiate your new rom. You don't need to do any formatting, but erasing will wipe areas, and will erase personal data if that option is chosen, so your concern is noted. Pay attention to what you are doing, don't wipe data from CWM when flashing if you intend on keeping your user data. You can wipe system and caches and not lose your data.
Yes back everthing up. Make a copy of your PDS folder and stash it away on your pc (do this before starting flashing), this has your phone id stuffs and a couple other valuables. Don't share that with anyone either. Make a nandroid b/u (an option in your new CWM) as soon as you can after installing CWM. You can reload that if things don't go good, and be back where you started. Install SuperuserSU (not the plain Superuser) from google play.
Just do it, you'll like it! become one of the elite!
If you ask me... You'll need a custom recovery to be able to flash CM7 anyway, so why not use it to make a proper full nandroid backup too?
I mean sure, you can try messing around with specialized apps to save and restore only the parts most critical to you (like contacts and texts), but if for any reason you'll want to completely go back, at least you'll know you can.
ravilov said:
If you ask me... You'll need a custom recovery to be able to flash CM7 anyway, so why not use it to make a proper full nandroid backup too?
I mean sure, you can try messing around with specialized apps to save and restore only the parts most critical to you (like contacts and texts), but if for any reason you'll want to completely go back, at least you'll know you can.
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Will this full backup allow me to then only restore the data I wanted to keep? Because I know I wouldnt want to restore the whole thing.
wvcaudill2 said:
Will this full backup allow me to then only restore the data I wanted to keep? Because I know I wouldnt want to restore the whole thing.
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CWM will allow you to restore individual partitions. So you can, say, restore just /data and leave others intact. It won't let you restore specific folders in /data though. Basically such a backup is most useful if you need to restore the entire phone to a specific state.
wvcaudill2 said:
Will this full backup allow me to then only restore the data I wanted to keep? Because I know I wouldnt want to restore the whole thing.
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Use titanium backup to restore individual apps and their data...
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ravilov said:
CWM will allow you to restore individual partitions. So you can, say, restore just /data and leave others intact. It won't let you restore specific folders in /data though. Basically such a backup is most useful if you need to restore the entire phone to a specific state.
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what all is stored in the /data partition?
Also, is there some comparison of roms out there? I've been searching through the forum, and can't seem to find any. I see NottachAtrix4G alot. Is this based off of CM7? Also, does the fingerprint scanner work in cm7?
wvcaudill2 said:
what all is stored in the /data partition?
Also, is there some comparison of roms out there? I've been searching through the forum, and can't seem to find any. I see NottachAtrix4G alot. Is this based off of CM7? Also, does the fingerprint scanner work in cm7?
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The data partition is where your contacts, messages, settings and apps that you have installed go to.
I'm sure I saw some threads comparing ROMs, even though I recommend you try all the ROMs and see which one best fits your needs. Back when I had my old Milestone 2, everyone talked about the CM7 ROM, as it was the best to the device, but as soon as I tried the MIUI 2.3.7, never came back to CM7 (at least with M2, used it again with atrix)
Nottachtrix isn't based off CM7, it's a stock gingerbread ROM with modifications.
Yes, the fingerprint scanner works (at least on Neutrino CM7).
MaxK47 said:
The data partition is where your contacts, messages, settings and apps that you have installed go to.
I'm sure I saw some threads comparing ROMs, even though I recommend you try all the ROMs and see which one best fits your needs. Back when I had my old Milestone 2, everyone talked about the CM7 ROM, as it was the best to the device, but as soon as I tried the MIUI 2.3.7, never came back to CM7 (at least with M2, used it again with atrix)
Nottachtrix isn't based off CM7, it's a stock gingerbread ROM with modifications.
Yes, the fingerprint scanner works (at least on Neutrino CM7).
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Thanks for a good answer. I have yet another question though.
Some of the ROMS I have been looking at advertise that they are packaged with a certain kernel. Do all ROMS contain a kernel, or will I have to flash my own depending on which ROM I choose?
Again, sorry for all the questions, I just want to make sure I dont screw this up!
Every ROM is a complete system, so it must come with a kernel. In most cases after flashing a ROM you're ready to go. You'd only want to flash a different kernel if for some reason you're not happy with the one supplied with the ROM.
A few days ago i put on Siyah neweset 5.0.1 kernel on my S2 and overclocked but my performance hasn't increased much so i'm gonna put Ressurection Remix ROM now but the first step on the guide says to format my phone and i hate loseing my things, is there anyway to keep my stuff on the new ROM D: ? I'm not sure what to do QQ i don't wanna screw this up, also i'm gonna make a few backups, cuz 1 isn't enough.
Over clocking doesn't increase performance per se.
You can use titanium backup to backup and restore your current apps. Use SMS backup+ for your texts and call lists.
Images, vids, music etc are unaffected by formatting via CWM.
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If you want to switch to another ROM, I guess it's best to backup all your apps via Titanium Backup. As far as I remember, the list displays white apps, red ones and green ones. The red ones are system apps and you should backup them since they differ from ROM to ROM. The white ones are apps which you have installed on your phone (via Google Play...). The green entries are things like "Messages" "Phone call history" and stuff like that.. I guess you can backup them too.
You won't loose your contacts as long as they are stored on your googlemail-account. So no need to safe them.
Then just backup your current ROM via ClockworkMod (I guess one backup is enough :b - If you want to be 100% sure try to backup and right after it finished try to restore the backup. If it works (in 99,9% of all cases) you can just flash your new ROM - if it didn't work try to backup+restore again. As soon as you've got a working backup (I guess the first backup will be OK), flash the new ROM and restore the needed apps via Titanium Backup again. (Just download Titanium Backup right after flashing RR and you will be able to restore every single app again).
More and more ROM devs advise not to restore apps via Titanium Backup, but it always worked fine for me
Hope I helped you,
experience7
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A few days ago i put on Siyah neweset 5.0.1 kernel on my S2 and overclocked but my performance hasn't increased much so i'm gonna put Ressurection Remix ROM now but the first step on the guide says to format my phone and i hate loseing my things, is there anyway to keep my stuff on the new ROM D: ? I'm not sure what to do QQ i don't wanna screw this up, also i'm gonna make a few backups, cuz 1 isn't enough.
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You dont need to format everything to install a Custom Rom. Just wipe data, cache and Dalvik cache(under advanced).
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boki9999 said:
You dont need to format everything to install a Custom Rom. Just wipe data, cache and Dalvik cache(under advanced).
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I made a backup but in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436854
It was first step : Factory reset, won't factory reset delete my backup?
Smileyz0r said:
I made a backup but in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436854
It was first step : Factory reset, won't factory reset delete my backup?
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Wipe Data/Factory reset will not delete the backup u made since as its stored in ur internal sdcard ma8
What the hell kind of titke for a topic is "D:" ????
Please use some common sense and use proper descriptive titles, Not silly things lik this that dont tell people anything when browsing forum.
Sun90 said:
Wipe Data/Factory reset will not delete the backup u made since as its stored in ur internal sdcard ma8
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So... I make a backup, i backup apps, and i factory reset from phone settings right?
TheATHEiST said:
What the hell kind of titke for a topic is "D:" ????
Please use some common sense and use proper descriptive titles, Not silly things lik this that dont tell people anything when browsing forum.
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"D:" is the best description of the problem i could think of
Smileyz0r said:
So... I make a backup, i backup apps, and i factory reset from phone settings right?
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If ur on Stock Rom then, Yes, its that way
Sun90 said:
If ur on Stock Rom then, Yes, its that way
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I did all the steps and now i'm stuck at Reussrection remix boot loop
And i can't go into recovery, when i remove-put in battery it automaticaly start back up on this loopy thing
EDIT: My fault, i didn't untick don't restart.
I managed to get back and wipe everything and now it works perfectly
Sadly... i lost all my stuff ... ( i mean... it's not installed but i have the files, but they are useless )
But it was tottaly worth it becouse this is ORGASMICLY fast.
TOTTALY WORTH IT <333
CYA SOON MAYBE
<3 Smiley
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"D:" is the best description of the problem i could think of
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Don't be ridiculous.
What about something simple like "How to backup data before installing new rom?"
In any case you should have searched google or XDA first as there is plenty of topics on how to flash roms without losing data or how to backup all your apps/appdata etc.
TheATHEiST said:
Don't be ridiculous.
What about something simple like "How to backup data before installing new rom?"
In any case you should have searched google or XDA first as there is plenty of topics on how to flash roms without losing data or how to backup all your apps/appdata etc.
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I can't find the button to change tittle, it must be hidden under 3 layers of bedrock.
Anyway, i've been useing this rom since yesterday, it's awesome .. mostly
Some minor disadvantages, some things like Clock crash, won't update some things but that's normal.
My stock benchmark was 6800, now 6200 D:
Probably becouse the rom uses more RAM than stock.. Overall 8.7/10 <3
I'll keep testin.
EDIT: OH YEA! what were those "modems" it asked me when i was installing it?
Smileyz0r said:
I can't find the button to change tittle, it must be hidden under 3 layers of bedrock.
Anyway, i've been useing this rom since yesterday, it's awesome .. mostly
Some minor disadvantages, some things like Clock crash, won't update some things but that's normal.
My stock benchmark was 6800, now 6200 D:
Probably becouse the rom uses more RAM than stock.. Overall 8.7/10 <3
I'll keep testin.
EDIT: OH YEA! what were those "modems" it asked me when i was installing it?
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Modem is software that controls and makes connection with mobile network possible.
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You edit your 1st post.You just go into the title area and change the text there.
Something like "I love theAtheist".
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