If my phone, an Optimus T is 2.2 froyo, is there a way to upgrade it to 2.3 gingerbread, so that I can flash some of the 2.3 ROMs in this section?
Thanks!
nickolasj80 said:
If my phone, an Optimus T is 2.2 froyo, is there a way to upgrade it to 2.3 gingerbread, so that I can flash some of the 2.3 ROMs in this section?
Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1072252
This is one ROM which I could find. Please do a complete search of the forums and you could find more.
[EDIT]: Check the sticky thread in the P500 development forums to know how to flash ROMs and other stuff.
Well you can directly flash a gingerbread based ROM, after installing the custom recovery and making proper nandroid backups...
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a small confusion.. maybe not~~ but just to clarify..
I have a stock vibrant which has 2.1 .. and if i decide to root it and install a custom ROM .. should i install a ROM which is based on 2.1 eclair??? Or can i install a 2.2 froyo custom rom on my stock 2.1?? please help.. Are the custom ROMS version specific.. eg - a 2.1 custom rom can only be installed on 2.1 stock rom??? i hope u guys get it thank you~~
i would if i was you lol , ,go froyo !
Yes you can install a custom rom based on android 2.2 /w flashplayer! May I suggest team whiskey 's Nero v5 w/tw....
sent from my "customized by nero" kick ass vibrant!
Yes you can go to any custom rom from any version. lots of info in the stickies for reference
I suggest 2.2 huge performance boost. Remember you can flash from 2.1 to 2.2, but must odin from 2.2 back to 2.1. Just a heads up
so to be simple.. what are the top 5 roms out there now.. i know its silly not to google it.. but there are a whole lot!!! cant choose !! and does anyone know if i will lose my unlock after installing a custom rom?? thank you!!
ashvincj said:
so to be simple.. what are the top 5 roms out there now.. i know its silly not to google it.. but there are a whole lot!!! cant choose !! and does anyone know if i will lose my unlock after installing a custom rom?? thank you!!
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There isn't a list of the 'Top 5 Roms' because everyone has there own preference. I would recommend that you look around & install what catches your eye, if you don't like it.. Try something else.
wat about the unlock issue then?? will my phone get locked again if i install a rom??
Sorry for the Noob questions...I just don't want to F things up.
I am thoroughly enjoying CM7 on my vibrant, however, I am wanting to try out the Simply 2.3 ROM that is 2.2.1 based. I am wondering if I need to Odin to stock, or could I just flash the new rom through CWR 3.0 that is CM7 based.
Maybe other noobs would like a direct answer also.
Thanks for everything! Love these forums!
don't know thew build platform but it they are based on the same platform you could flash over one to the other, but I usually Odin back to stock anytime I am changing from one dev's rom to another It is safer.........
oka1 said:
don't know thew build platform but it they are based on the same platform you could flash over one to the other, but I usually Odin back to stock anytime I am changing from one dev's rom to another It is safer.........
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CM7 is android 2.3.2 (Gingerbread AOSP), and I am wanting to revert to 2.2.1 (Froyo)....I know the kernels are diff, so I don't want to end up in a bricked state
Nevermind, the answer is to Odin with reparation checked.
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I was just wandering do you have to update your phone to a certain firmware before you flash a rom or can you flash roms of a diffrent firmware then yours and it will update for you ? Sorry i know its noobish but i never knew.
- For example im running trigger 3.2 on 2.2 froyo if i go back to stock froyo rooted would i be able to flash a rom thats on gingerbread 2.3.4 firmware or do i need to go update my phone to gingerbread 2.3.4 firmware first?
2.3 isnt out for our phone yet so that wont work
just flash anything over anything, dont have to go to stock everytime apart from coming from cm7 or miui i think
then why are there roms saying based on gingerbread 2.3.4? o.o im so confused lmfao.
u dont have to go to stock everytime but do it everyonce in a while to clean the ghosts of old roms sometimes they cause probs in future roms u flash.
austinmercz said:
then why are there roms saying based on gingerbread 2.3.4? o.o im so confused lmfao.
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Because the I900 has gingerbread already, thats where the gingerbread port came from for cm7 etc...
So i can flash miui rom even thou im on 2.2 froyo? just to clear things up for me lmfao thankz in advance
not sure about Mui, i use cm7 and on cm7 u can go from froyo to cm7.
currently I am on Mik_os's 2.3.4 CM7 rom with a baseband of v07u, my question: which baseband would I need to flash ? Also with flashing these basebands, what if I were to go back to froyo roms ie...devoid froyo final, void delta, or megatron ? Would I get stuck in boot loops or even worse take a chance at bricking my phone ? I get the whole concept that the reason to flash the new baseband is some GSM will work on offical GB roms.
mik_os's CM7 is still on version 10e baseband, therefore, it is *technically* a froyo based rom just rebuilt to BE gingerbread without the baseband.
So in that, it uses the old baseband. Same as froyo.
The only roms that require the new baseband are roms based off the new 2.3.3 released from LG.
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scruffy3666 said:
mik_os's CM7 is still on version 10e baseband, therefore, it is *technically* a froyo based rom just rebuilt to BE gingerbread without the baseband.
So in that, it uses the old baseband. Same as froyo.
The only roms that require the new baseband are roms based off the new 2.3.3 released from LG.
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I appreciate the help, but that didnt necessarily answer the question I was looking for was....with flashing the new baseband(s), which one is compatiable with all roms ? Say I wanted to right now flash to an official 2.3.x rom, than a few weeks later wanted to go back to roms like megatron,devoid froyo final,mik_os's cm7 ? I know I would have to flash the new baseband for the new roms but what would I do to have a working phone for the "technically based froyo" roms ?
Jrhodes85 said:
I know I would have to flash the new baseband for the new roms but what would I do to have a working phone for the "technically based froyo" roms ?
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You should get the old baseband to have #technically froyo based roms. This can be done by,
1. Flashing entire older official version rom (i.e.10a, b..) via KDZ or LGMDP.exe.
2. Easier? Just flash only baseband via LGMDP.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1149530
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hemanth86 said:
You should get the old baseband to have #technically froyo based roms. This can be done by,
1. Flashing entire older official version rom (i.e.10a, b..) via KDZ or LGMDP.exe.
2. Easier? Just flash only baseband via LGMDP.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1149530
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What he said.
Is bootstrap recovery the same as clockwork recovery? Are they one and the same?
Also I'm on kernal 2.3.4 do I have to do anything special if I want to load a 2.3.5 rom?
Sorry I'm new to playing around with motorola phones.
I thought they were the same when I first started hacking my phone. But it turns out they are not the same.
As for updating your phone to 2.3.5, if you are on stock 2.3.4, all you need to do is root your phone, install bootstrap recovery and flash the 2.3.5 ROM using bootstrap recovery.
There is a nice guide someone put together in the dev. Section.
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Basically, yes - those recoveries a almost the same. They are both used in the same way, which is to backup/restore, wipe data and flash a ROM. So there's no real difference.
As for the 2.3.4 kernel. SOME people can get away with flashing a 2.3.5 based ROM on their 2.3.4, others can't. Either way, I'd recommend just updating to 2.3.5 to safe. Plus (to me), 2.3.5 seems smoother and faster.
To Update to 2.3.5, just download the update.zip from here: http://www.multiupload.com/0ZT7FTOW0R
This is just the update file, so all you need to do is flash that, but I won't get into much about that.
If you need a guide on updating it, then you can look at this one right here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391824
That's the one I used.
Ok so I'm currently on Molten 2.2 wich is a 2.3.4 romand was looking at liberty rom wich is 2.3.5 rom. So all I would need to do is just clear the needed data and flash it like any other rom?
The reason for asking about if it was clockwork was because in one of the roms the instructions says to use clockwork and I never saw a like to clockwork in the dev section
Yes I looked in the stickies first and these were just the questions that popped up that I didn't see the answer to it. I may have just over looked it but I figured I would ask before I borked my phone lol
looks like while I was writing a responce some one answered lol thank you all for your help
U don't need to root to install 2.3.5
It is signed by moto so we can flash in stock recovery
(actually that's how you SHOULD FLASH 2.3.5)
And our BSR is a hacked/ported cwm
To update to 2.3.5 you WILL need to be STOCK (you CAN be rooted but it will take away root when u flash it....just root again with zergrush...)
bsannes said:
Ok so I'm currently on Molten 2.2 wich is a 2.3.4 romand was looking at liberty rom wich is 2.3.5 rom.
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Just so you know, Liberty is a 2.3.4 rom. Have a look at the OP in that thread. If you're on Molten, just wipe data and cache and you should be set.