So my little brother has an optimus T. And I wanna customize it now that we got the SD card to read. Since it's not my phone its hard to dig through all the info here. I understand rooting this device. I'm wondering which recovery you reccomend? I want to go with cwm but read some roms can't be flashed with that recovery? . What is required to move from froyo to gb? I think his firmware is 2.2? But I will check...
Lastly I know Its based on your needs but and suggestions for stable gb roms that are fast with oc ability. And maybe vc
Thanks.
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Well if you want official 2.3,you have to flash new baseband.....honestly I would stick with what you got and flash cyanongenmod 7...there's Mik's 6.5.8 (.32 kernel) and 6.6.1 (.35 kernel) than there's 7.2 a6 with 32/35...these are old baseband roms that are unofficial gingerbread roms....you should go to bytecodes thread for a list of kernels,mods,roms, and tuts...its under android development than stickies forum
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Jrhodes85 said:
Well if you want official 2.3,you have to flash new baseband.....honestly I would stick with what you got and flash cyanongenmod 7...there's Mik's 6.5.8 (.32 kernel) and 6.6.1 (.35 kernel) than there's 7.2 a6 with 32/35...these are old baseband roms that are unofficial gingerbread roms....you should go to bytecodes thread for a list of kernels,mods,roms, and tuts...its under android development than stickies forum
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Thanks and ya I'm already subscribed to that sticky and read through a few times... any thoughts on which recovery to go with?
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Thanks to sweetnsour for his help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15309588&postcount=2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146566
To recovery flash your phone:
Download recovery image from here: http://www.megaupload.com/?f=XGKNWZQJ
I was advised to use the ClockworkMod Recovery disk image.
Unzip the file and put the disk image onto the SD card and mount the SD card on your phone.
From android market download the Terminal Emulator
Enter this code in the terminal:
$ su
# mount -o remount rw /system
# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/xbin/flash_image
# chmod 755 /system/xbin/flash_image
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
# mount -o remount ro /system
# reboot recovery
(# flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img might give you an bad sector error but it works.)
Download and copy your preferred Cyanogen Mod onto the SD card.
Start the Terminal and write restart recover
This will boot into the recover mode select install zip from SD and select the MOD and install.
To get google apps back:
download zip put on SD card boot into recovery and select install zip from SD card
http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
Clockworkmod recovery,I use amonra 3.06 because of the development menu..there's also Team win recovery, the latest is 2.0.0 beta with theme support and touchscreen but its just a beta
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If you need the latest gapps, just pm me and ill try to find a link for it or just upload it to some file server....for a starter though, I'd download any cm7 rom you will find in the forums
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Jrhodes85 said:
If you need the latest gapps, just pm me and ill try to find a link for it or just upload it to some file server....for a starter though, I'd download any cm7 rom you will find in the forums
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I downloaded gapps from above and looked through and would only use talk. Unless any of that other gapps stuff is needed for the phone to function?
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The latest gapps contains the new updated market...if all you want is talk,than extract the gapps.zip, go to system folder than app folder and delete everything but talk than rezip file and flash...or once you extract gapps,find talk.apk and copy over to sdcard than using a file manager copy the file from sdcard to /system/app than set permissions to
X X
X
X
Than reboot and talk will work
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Thanks. Finally got the SF card to read by updating his phone to 2.2.2 then rooted and after reboot lost SD again. And yesterday while charging it Poped back up so I walked my brother through recovery and he did that now I'm going to flash a rom tonight ..
What cm would you suggest for froyo? And I didn't see any basebands in that sticky thread just roms kernals and mods etc.. nothing on where to get a baseband for flashing gb.
PS I need a cwm flashable rom
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garbagecanman said:
Thanks. Finally got the SF card to read by updating his phone to 2.2.2 then rooted and after reboot lost SD again. And yesterday while charging it Poped back up so I walked my brother through recovery and he did that now I'm going to flash a rom tonight ..
What cm would you suggest for froyo? And I didn't see any basebands in that sticky thread just roms kernals and mods etc.. nothing on where to get a baseband for flashing gb.
PS I need a cwm flashable rom
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For the Optimus T, it's almost best you don't flash to the new baseband to retain the utmost compatibility. The new baseband has trouble with the 1700Mhz band, which means if you use 3G, you'll be missing half of your coverage.
Of course, if you don't use 3G, go right ahead. Users are reporting plenty of improvements that make the switch worthwhile. In that case, I would hop over to the O1 Development board and look through the first sticky (labeled Repository of HOWTOs, ROMs, MODs, etc). It has everything you'll need cleanly laid out.
In regard to Froyo: What I did was took the stock rom provided by T-mobile and tweaked it until I was happy with it. This allowed me to retain the highly superior LG Camera app/drivers, which you'll lose if you switch to a rom that doesn't use the LG framework (this includes LG's official Gingerbread). To top it off, I flashed fserv's modification of franco kernel (franco.Kernel-gbsV20a), which gives the stock rom a kick in the pants. Regardless of what kernel you use, make sure it has the touchscreen bug fix.
Finally, the issue you're experiencing with your SD card may not be entirely caused by the OS. The SD card that came with the phone is notorious for crapping out on people. If you can't afford to upgrade to a Class 10 SD card in the near future, I highly recommend that you at least backup its contents and format it from 2.2.2 or, ideally, a computer.
theanykey said:
For the Optimus T, it's almost best you don't flash to the new baseband to retain the utmost compatibility. The new baseband has trouble with the 1700Mhz band, which means if you use 3G, you'll be missing half of your coverage.
Of course, if you don't use 3G, go right ahead. Users are reporting plenty of improvements that make the switch worthwhile. In that case, I would hop over to the O1 Development board and look through the first sticky (labeled Repository of HOWTOs, ROMs, MODs, etc). It has everything you'll need cleanly laid out.
In regard to Froyo: What I did was took the stock rom provided by T-mobile and tweaked it until I was happy with it. This allowed me to retain the highly superior LG Camera app/drivers, which you'll lose if you switch to a rom that doesn't use the LG framework (this includes LG's official Gingerbread). To top it off, I flashed fserv's modification of franco kernel (franco.Kernel-gbsV20a), which gives the stock rom a kick in the pants. Regardless of what kernel you use, make sure it has the touchscreen bug fix.
Finally, the issue you're experiencing with your SD card may not be entirely caused by the OS. The SD card that came with the phone is notorious for crapping out on people. If you can't afford to upgrade to a Class 10 SD card in the near future, I highly recommend that you at least backup its contents and format it from 2.2.2 or, ideally, a computer.
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Thanks for the insight. Ya I am subscribed to that sticky of course. In regards to SD card. My brother is using a non stock lexar one and I even tried a few if my sandisk or Samsung ones so its deff os related that's why I wanna try different roms so maybe it will be fixed? Do any of the CM ROMS have the right framework etcc for the camera stuff you mentioned. I'm only seeing gb CM ROMS no froyo if I decide to stay 2.2...
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garbagecanman said:
Thanks for the insight. Ya I am subscribed to that sticky of course. In regards to SD card. My brother is using a non stock lexar one and I even tried a few if my sandisk or Samsung ones so its deff is related that's why I wanna try different roms so maybe it will be fixed? Do any of the CM ROMS have the right framework etcc for the camera stuff you mentioned. I'm only seeing gb CM ROMS no froyo if I decide to stay 2.2...
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Sadly, none of the ones that aren't based on stock Froyo have the LG framework.
One of the features I found really essential was the manual focus. I hope they add support for this eventually.
Looks like I'm gunna back up stock and try Franco kernal. Then I'm looking at either Matt or mik's CM roms? Does either support oc?
Thanks
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garbagecanman said:
Looks like I'm gunna back up stock and try Franco kernal. Then I'm looking at either Matt or mik's CM roms? Does either support oc?
Thanks
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Yes, both roms support OC
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Can miks cm flash with either recovery. I'm having SD card issues and when I flashed cement via rom manager when booting recovery it hangs and resets the phone so I was going to try thunder recovery or whatever
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Nvm got cwm working but when I boot it I loose SD every time.
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Also getting E. Bad boot message "recovery" when booted into cwm?
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The error message is common, you don't even need to worry about it...
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Yes you can flash cm7 with any recovery image...some users suggest amonra and some suggest cwm 5.0.2.1
I'd tlgo to clockworkmod,its a lot easier for a noon to understand...I personally like amonra
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About the wiping of your sdcard...im guessing you had partitioned your card without knowing what you had done..also sometimes cheap sdcards don't exactly cut it...its best to use a class 10 sdcard
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OK, so I bricked my Vibrant on Friday. using Odin!
So, getting a new one any day now. I want to flash a new Stock Froyo Rom but don't want to run into the sd mounting issues like last time. Any Stock Froyo Rom without mounting issues? And don't want to have to flash the mountingfix.zip ether. Just want to flash a Stock Froyo Rom using Rom Manager and that's it!
no issues or problems! otherwise I will Just wait till the OTA Froyo Comes out!
Thanks a million!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876383
I'm running the Deodexed version. Can read/write to internal/external SD with no problems.
ljv said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876383
I'm running the Deodexed version. Can read/write to internal/external SD with no problems.
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Any sd problems with the stock odex version. How about sending mms and any wifi problems? Thanks want to make sure before I flash! Thanks.
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Actually bricked? That's surprising. Unless it failed during the transfer of the bootloader, it likely could have been flashing again through odin or heimdall even it failed the first time. It was probably easier to send it in though.
Anyway, I am unaware of any "current" release of any ROM released by TW, Eugene, Master, etc that still exhibit the mounting issue still. So, there should be quite a few working roms for you to choose from if you are / have been good about reading / following instructions before flashing them. Perhaps flashing a JL4 based one might work for you.
JUST THE MOUNT ISSUE?
try these:
-Ginger Clone R2
- Axura 2.2
- Nero
Those are a few from a handful. the new froyo ones dont have mount issues unless if you do some random crap on it.
Ok just making sure.that my sd cards are going to let me transfer files without any dam errors showing up. Or only shows like 2gb when I have 12gb internal and a 8gb sd card installed. Last leaked stock Froyo Rom I had installed had those errors and had a Mountingfix.zip I could flash but didnt always work and also could not send MMS without getting server issues. Tried switching to Leaked Froyo Rom from samfirmwares.com using Odin but bricked my Vibrant. Dont want that to happen again.but want Froyo Rom stock one if possible. Without so many bugs and issues. Going to try the odex stock froyo rom. Hope I dont run into any issues.just but on internal sd card and flash with Rom Manager right? Thanks a million.
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Ok just making sure.that my sd cards are going to let me transfer files without any dam errors showing up. Or only shows like 2gb when I have 12gb internal and a 8gb sd card installed. Last leaked stock Froyo Rom I had installed had those errors and had a Mountingfix.zip I could flash but didnt always work and also could not send MMS without getting server issues. Tried switching to Leaked Froyo Rom from samfirmwares.com using Odin but bricked my Vibrant. Dont want that to happen again.but want Froyo Rom stock one if possible. Without so many bugs and issues. Going to try the odex stock froyo rom. Hope I dont run into any issues.just but on internal sd card and flash with Rom Manager right? Thanks a million.
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i suggest you try the 3 i listed above, they're the most popular, by the most known devs.
Just installed odex version seems pretty dam awesome.other then MMS issues.blurry pics and videos! Any fix I can just flash using Rom Manager.
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darkside79 said:
Just installed odex version seems pretty dam awesome.other then MMS issues.blurry pics and videos! Any fix I can just flash using Rom Manager.
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Sombionix seemed to fix blurry mms issues, there's a thread in apps section on vibrant section
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Mms now fixed!
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Any issues running OCLF with the odex Froyo Rom? Thanks
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Any issues using wifi or Mobile AP? Any loopback issues or anything?
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Ive been looking and can't find an answer to this question, though I'm sure it exists somewhere.
When I flash a rom (this will be my first, from stock 2.1 planning to go to bionix v) do I need to flash the rom and then boot into the os, and then back into cwr to flash a modem, then boot again, and then back into cwr to flash a kernel. Or is this all done in one process?
If just one process how do I get the build I want together as one zip? If this the rom builder in the bible?
Last but not least.....what build (rom, modem, kernel) would you guys recommend for going from stock 2.1 that is stable, fast, smooth, and sweet?
Thanks in advance. XDA has taught me everything I know. (which isn't much but is growing everyday)
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Root your phone then install rom manager. Download Bionix-V and place it on the main directory of your internal sd card. Then open rom manager and boot in to recovery. You may have to pick reinstall packages. Flash the bionix zip. Then choose reboot option. You don't need to flash anything else. The modem and rest are all in the bionix zip.
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jbatysmallville said:
Root your phone then install rom manager. Download Bionix-V and place it on the main directory of your internal sd card. Then open rom manager and boot in to recovery. You may have to pick reinstall packages. Flash the bionix zip. Then choose reboot option. You don't need to flash anything else. The modem and rest are all in the bionix zip.
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Im rooted and have rom manager, titanium, clockwork etc.... Also backed up with cw.
Basically Im at the point where I flash. But with all the posts I read about the different kernels and modems people are using I got confused.
Wasn't sure bionix v had a kernel and modem in it or if I had to put that together.
Is there anyone that would recommend nero over bionix for stability or are they both just as stable?
And if I wanted to use different modems or kernels how would I go about doing so?
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GoodVibrant-ions said:
Im rooted and have rom manager, titanium, clockwork etc.... Also backed up with cw.
Basically Im at the point where I flash. But with all the posts I read about the different kernels and modems people are using I got confused.
Wasn't sure bionix v had a kernel and modem in it or if I had to put that together.
Is there anyone that would recommend nero over bionix for stability or are they both just as stable?
And if I wanted to use different modems or kernels how would I go about doing so?
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Every person has their own suggestions. Bionix-V is great but so is Flagship V3. They all include the Kernel and modem so you dont have to flash seperatly. Read through the thread of the rom you want to flash and I amsure you will find out experiences with other Kernels and modems. But the best thing you need to do is start trying for yourself.
GoodVibrant-ions said:
Ive been looking and can't find an answer to this question, though I'm sure it exists somewhere.
When I flash a rom (this will be my first, from stock 2.1 planning to go to bionix v) do I need to flash the rom and then boot into the os, and then back into cwr to flash a modem, then boot again, and then back into cwr to flash a kernel. Or is this all done in one process?
If just one process how do I get the build I want together as one zip? If this the rom builder in the bible?
Last but not least.....what build (rom, modem, kernel) would you guys recommend for going from stock 2.1 that is stable, fast, smooth, and sweet?
Thanks in advance. XDA has taught me everything I know. (which isn't much but is growing everyday)
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check this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929329
Thanks Nomad...thats exactly what I was looking for.
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hi i'm new to all this rooting and flashing stuffs.. so pls help me.. i have a lg optimus one p500 2.2 froyo rooted with z4root and i have installed thunderg 1.1.0 recovery with the help of the info provided here in the forum i also flash a kernel for lg touch lag fix and its working fine.. but as i come to know my recovery is old so i want to flash ClockworkMod recovery 3.0 and i'm really confused how to do that..... should i have to install it via adbshell like i install my old recovery or should i just simply flash it in recovery mode like we flash new rom or kernel? wht precaution should i take before i install new recovery..
and after that i want to try a new rom as i'm still using stock.. i have shortlisted some
devoid-echo
cm7
openoptimus
which one is better when its come to stability , fast nd less bugs.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065197
The links are broken to download but watch that space.
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deadcode00 said:
hi i'm new to all this rooting and flashing stuffs.. so pls help me.. i have a lg optimus one p500 2.2 froyo rooted with z4root and i have installed thunderg 1.1.0 recovery with the help of the info provided here in the forum i also flash a kernel for lg touch lag fix and its working fine.. but as i come to know my recovery is old so i want to flash ClockworkMod recovery 3.0 and i'm really confused how to do that..... should i have to install it via adbshell like i install my old recovery or should i just simply flash it in recovery mode like we flash new rom or kernel? wht precaution should i take before i install new recovery..
and after that i want to try a new rom as i'm still using stock.. i have shortlisted some
devoid-echo
cm7
openoptimus
which one is better when its come to stability , fast nd less bugs.....
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since u already have recovery installed just download the clockowrk mod 3.1.0.0 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065197 |transfer the file to ur sd card and flash the zip from recovery reboot |Done! u have the latest recovery installed
as far as rom is concerned cm7 is all time favorite for most
here is the installatin procedure http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038338 using clockwork whch wrk the best njoy just avoid the sd partition step if u dont want a2sd stuff or read the specific rom installation instruction which requires parttioning sd card, cm7 can be installed without partitioning ur sd
Hey thanks silver nd shhbz.... thanks alot. Btw do i need to wipe anything before i flash new recovery.. like dalvik.. is it gud idea to do nand backup first....
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deadcode00 said:
Hey thanks silver nd shhbz.... thanks alot. Btw do i need to wipe anything before i flash new recovery.. like dalvik.. is it gud idea to do nand backup first....
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No need to wipe anything.
Backups are always handy. But be aware that backup done by amonra or cwm are not compatible to each other. That means backup taken by any recovery will only be restored with same recovery.
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Well i think im already to go...
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i tried to flash new recovery but getting this error e:wrong digest:recovery image
e:verification failed
installation aborted.
what i did wrong?
You have to toggle signature verification off from recovery. I hope u have that on thunderg. The zip is not signed.
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hmmm let me try ... will update soon
finally i did it... hurray! lol thanks again silver..
btw can u give me the link for latest cm7 rom ??
deadcode00 said:
hmmm let me try ... will update soon
finally i did it... hurray! lol thanks again silver..
btw can u give me the link for latest cm7 rom ??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=946354
dont forget to wipe system (important)while updating to cm7 orelse u will get into bootloop as many fall in this prob
Do i need to wipe the system first with the zip file given in the mik thread before doin anything. Would u tell me the proper method to flash cm7 rom wthout brickng my phone..
One more question will my phone still be rooted after flashin cm7 rom as i rooted my phone with z4root nd currently im using stock 2.2 froyo rom
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deadcode00 said:
Do i need to wipe the system first with the zip file given in the mik thread before doin anything. Would u tell me the proper method to flash cm7 rom wthout brickng my phone..
One more question will my phone still be rooted after flashin cm7 rom as i rooted my phone with z4root nd currently im using stock 2.2 froyo rom
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That zip file is for amonra recovery which doesn't have an option for formatting system. In cwm recovery, you have the format system option.
Flashing doesn't lead to bricking normally.
And all custom roms are always rooted.
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ok i did flash cyangenmod rom 6.5 nd its working fine but few things i have noticed till now is .. how can i switch off my data connection? its on always cant see the option in notification area from where i used to disable it whenever i wanted to in froyo 2.2.. also i cant see option to choose 2g and wcdma network from network menu? so its always in edge mode .. now the notification for bluetooth,gps and wifi is gone from pull down menu wtf? whts happening.... plz reply soon
deadcode00 said:
ok i did flash cyangenmod rom 6.5 nd its working fine but few things i have noticed till now is .. how can i switch off my data connection? its on always cant see the option in notification area from where i used to disable it whenever i wanted to in froyo 2.2.. also i cant see option to choose 2g and wcdma network from network menu? so its always in edge mode .. now the notification for bluetooth,gps and wifi is gone from pull down menu wtf? whts happening.... plz reply soon
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I'm sorry if I'm wrong, because I've never used cm7. But from some screenshots I've seen it seems that you can change what icons appear in the notification area. I'm not sure though.
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hmmm have to play more with it i guess.... hope smone will help me....
go to cyanogenmod settings and there is something like interface (i don't know exactly, because i don't have it in phone right now), but you can certainly change icons in the notification area.
Settings>CM Settings>Interface>Notification Power Widget>Many options>Enjoy.
thanks solved the network issue.. but as i tried to open the market it just popup for a second and close .. so unable to download anything from market...btw is it ok to flash franco.kernel v14 with cm7 .. do i need to wipe anything before flashing?
no. I just flashed. you can wipe cache+dalvik if you want. check for two files mentioned in franco's thread. if you have them, You HAVE to delete them before flashing. if you dont, just flash. you need setCPU to change the CPU freq coz CM OC screen does not display at the moment. battery and smoothness is great.
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no. I just flashed. you can wipe cache+dalvik if you want. check for two files mentioned in franco's thread. if you have them, You HAVE to delete them before flashing. if you dont, just flash. you need setCPU to change the CPU freq coz CM OC screen does not display at the moment. battery and smoothness is great.
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I flashed Franco kernel too, half an hour before. But I didn't check for those two files. But the phone is functioning fine.
Are those two files to be deleted are meant for everyone or for those who have previously flashed Franco kernel?
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I am using a P506/THRIVE rooted with clockworkmod recovery. I have installed several P500 variant kernels & ROMS all of which have the same display issue when installed. Afaik everything else works great and I have done significant testing.
My question is to see if any devs would be willing to port over a stable kernel at the very least that would fix the display issues and allow for overclocking? At the most port over a custom ROM for us Thrive owners to use as well as a kernel.
I am coming from WebOS so my Android knowledge is minimal that and the fact that ATM I have minimal access to a PC has left me to ask someone else to do this else I would try to figure it out myself. From the small amount of information I was able to gain by installing different P500 kernels & ROMS I am under the impression that their isn't much difference between the P506/THRIVE and other P500 variants. This leads me to believe that a kernel port might be an easy & fast solution. The same is true for a ROM port which I am guessing is just a kernel issue anyway.
So please if their are any devs thy would be willing to give this a look I will assist in anyway needed and you would be making us Thrive users EXTREMELY Elated! Thanks in advance. ;-)
Isaac.
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Did you install P500 CWM from Rom Manager? or some other version?
Do you have color problems only in recovery, or in the original AT&T rom as well?
I'd like to make experiments (e.g., a bloat-free deodexed version of the stock rom) but cannot start without first getting a nandroid backup.
I installed CWM using ROM Manager and selecting the LGP500 option.
The display is fine with stock ROM. When flashing a LGP500 kernel and or ROM the display goes into a non-color glitchy looking mode but everything else seems to work fine.
I have a nandroid backup of stock rom so pm me if you would like a link to it.
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mics 6.5.2 beta Rocks Must use
hey Guyz
i m also a new bey here in custom roms and all ..bt i rotted my p500 2 days back ..
mics 6.5.2 beta i m using with Franco kernal its working like a cham very smooth ..and i analyze tht battery back is really improved as i m using my o1 448/729 (smartass) its really working very good you all should try this rom wid franco kernal
neocore :59.8
quadrant : 1200+
webosguru said:
I installed CWM using ROM Manager and selecting the LGP500 option.
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That's a relief, now I'm free to experiment
webosguru said:
When flashing a LGP500 kernel and or ROM the display goes into a non-color glitchy looking mode but everything else seems to work fine.
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Have you tried to install a P500 rom with the stock P506 kernel?
As far as I get it, the only difference is one graphic driver.
Although we don't have kernel source (bad link on LG website), perhaps we could compare the kernel config (/proc/config.gz if I'm not mistaken) between stock P500 and P506 to see what is this different driver.
My P506 config.gz, decompressed, is attached below; if someone has a stock P500 config.gz I'd love to get it.
Do you have a P506 / THRIVE config.gz? And need a P500 or P509 config.gz to compare? I can't help with a non P506 variant but I can ask around and look
I'm sure with all the non P506 users lurking around someone can upload a stock one for us.
I believe LG changed the display on the P506 variant because att would not accept the touchscreen bug on the device. That would explain why the P500 / Thrive doesn't have the bug (or I haven't noticed it on mine anyway) and why att was the last of the major US carriers to get their own variant.
I believe the display used on the P506 has had to have been used on a different LG product which is what I am going to find out. That way we can recompile one of the custom P500 kernels with the new driver.
I will also try to get a copy of a stock P500 / P509 config.gz to link here for comparison.
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I have a copy of the LG Ally kernel source and it runs off of the same adreno 200 with a 3.2 display of the same resolution as the P506. I wonder if there is any chance to compile a new kernel using the display driver in the ally source? Is it worth a try?
I am not sure how device drivers work for Android SoC is there specific drivers for every device even I'd they are utilizing the exact same hardware? I find it hard to believe considering webOS is not like this at all. I think this may be worth a try.
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No need, I got the official sources off LG website today as they fixed the link.
Comparing the kernel configs of P500 and P506, the differences are:
- IPSEC/VPN/PPP support in P500
- Two framebuffer drivers (novatek and hitachi) in P506 rather than one (just hitachi), with runtime detection of hw. [CONFIG_FB_MSM_MDDI_NOVATEK_HVGA=y]
I think I'll be able to compile a version tomorrow or so. But could you please try flashing any 2.2.1 P500 rom without flashing its kernel and see if colors are OK? this would mean we just need a custom kernel and we're good to go with the plethora of P500 roms.
This is awesome news! I sent LG an email complaining about the broken link. I wonder of that had anything to do with the fix... Anyway I will run a backup now and flash a ROM without flashing the kernel. I will post results shortly. Thanks a lot for putting in the time and effort!
-Isaac.
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You should be thanking yourself, as you caused LG to put the link there (and you have my thanks as well)...
Sorry for not doing all these tests myself, this is my dad's phone and I can't take it away from him for too long
BTW, I wonder how Rom Manager knows the right partition to use when flashing the recovery; it's different on every phone model.
Is there an easy way to flash a rom without it touching the kernel? If so I can't figure it out. The only thing I can think of that would work is to prepare a flashable copy of my kernel flash a P500 rom then flash my backed up kernel. I just don't have access to a PC right now to do that.
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So after some more research I have discovered that the partitions are different on the thrive and that's why the colors are messed up in recovery as well as when you flash a new rom using the cwm recovery. So before we can even begin to flash a new kernel / rom the cwm recovery will need to be ported.
This was taken from AndroidCentral forums concerning the Thrive.
( The partitions are in a different order for this phone than for other phones. For example, when I did my image pull of a clean, stock Thrive, I got the following mtd partitions: mtd0 = boot mtd1 = system mtd2 = recovery mtd3 = lgdrm mtd4 = splash mtd5 = FOTABIN mtd6 = FOTA mtd7 = misc mtd8 = cache mtd9 = userdata The two (unexpected) partitions, as far as order goes, were system and cache; at least, they are unexpectedly located at mtd1 and mtd8, respectively, as compared to their respective locations on the Optimus V (i.e., mtd7 and mtd2, respectively, on Optimus V). )
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could u post from and kernal files
ive got the source code files to build one I'm posting them later and please post stock from for me so I can flash back
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Is there an easy way to flash a rom without it touching the kernel? If so I can't figure it out. The only thing I can think of that would work is to prepare a flashable copy of my kernel flash a P500 rom then flash my backed up kernel. I just don't have access to a PC right now to do that.
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You can do one of two:
replace the boot.img inside the rom with the backed up boot.img, and then flash the rom; or
correct the installer script to skip flashing boot.img (and possibly remove it from the rom altogether).
I think the first option is easier as it only requires replacing one file in the zip file, and not changing the scripts within.
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So after some more research I have discovered that the partitions are different on the thrive and that's why the colors are messed up in recovery as well as when you flash a new rom using the cwm recovery. So before we can even begin to flash a new kernel / rom the cwm recovery will need to be ported.
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Actually, according to this post, the partitions in P500/P506 are exactly the same.
Definitely the colors issue has to do with the change in the kernel; I suspect recovery uses the same kernel as the rom, so once you flash a P500 rom with its kernel you get messed up colors everywhere.
Edit: recovery uses a separate kernel, so I don't understand why the CWM recovery has no color issues on your device.
Please guys I'll test but can I have the stock rom pm it to me
Also when you flash a rom does it when you turn on the screen sometimes it doesn't display this might be the fact that I have a phoenix not a thrive
I don't have the stock rom (it should be v11e_00.kdz); I just have backups of the mtd partitions of my thrive.
But it'd be useful to verify that phoenix and thrive are similar by examining the difference in kernel configuration and partition table.
Giandeli, could you please attach the contents of the following files on your device?
1) /proc/mtd
2) /proc/config.gz
im on cm7 sorry but could I have the boot.I mg to tryto see if color fi wait just give me partitions
I should have some time this evening to install a rom without installing the Kernel. I will update results afterwards.
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Hello, im new here and new at android devices.
I have a S5830L from Personal(ARGENTINA).
The first time i upgraded to 2.3.4 i lost my 3g capabilities. Later, trying others files i finally recover my 3g.
My current setup is: PDA: KP7 PHONE:KP7 CSC:KP7.
Im interested in trying CyanogenAce or CyanogenMod7. I will have the same 4g problems? Its recommended to try the Betas or i must wait to some final version?
Thanks
Lost 3g capabilities LOL? ur kidding me xD, anyway
if you wanna install Cyano Ace Flash to KPB 2.3.3 http://hotfile.com/dl/116307445/a37322f/S5830XXKPB.rar.html
After that install ClockWorkMod which is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1168417
Copy it to the sd root , reboot phone get into recovery mode by pressing Home + Power Button Update from zip and select Clockworkmod
Download the RC2 Cyano Ace zip and the RC 2.1 update , into the sd card make 2 folder called ¨Update¨ and ¨Cyano¨, copy the RC2 Installer into Cyano, Copy the RC 2.1 update into Update Folder.
After doing that reboot phone again, get into recovery mode the clockworkmod will appear , go to the install from zip menu and select the Cyano Folder and install the rc2, after that is done, select again install from zip and select the rc 2.1 update in the update folder, reboot and happy cyano, u need to wait a little to boot because it takes a lil to boot at first time.
Remember to add your Apn settings to have 3g...
You are right - when I was using russian 2.3.4 there was 3G bug and it doesnt work to...
I am testing CyanoAce for a two days and everything is working normaly for this time... Its good to make bigger sd-ext while preparing sd card and move dalvik cache to it... look at my gallery there are some pics of benchmarks testing cyanoace
And its good to make a battery formating in cwm after instaling this rom... ( perhaps batery must be at 100 % before this! )
Its faster than 2.3.4
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Remember to add your Apn settings to have 3g...
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Can you explain this to me?
Thanks.
I recommend using the following app available in the Market
APN Backup & Restore
Backup your APN before flashing a custom rom when everything's working. Tell me how it goes.
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I recommend using the following app available in the Market
Backup your APN before flashing a custom rom when everything's working. Tell me how it goes.
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Thanks man.
quick question: whar re the primary differences in cyanogenmod7 and cyanoace?
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Thanks man.
quick question: whar re the primary differences in cyanogenmod7 and cyanoace?
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Well, as far as I know (and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong), CyanoAce (I guess you're referring to BehradGH and Grif07's versions) and CyanogenMod7 differ one from another on some parts of the ROM as kernel and such; but they're supposed to be the same if not an exact copy of an original version of CM7. Did that helped you?
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Well, as far as I know (and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong), CyanoAce (I guess you're referring to BehradGH and Grif07's versions) and CyanogenMod7 differ one from another on some parts of the ROM as kernel and such; but they're supposed to be the same if not an exact copy of an original version of CM7. Did that helped you?
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Cool man, thanks.
The main issue im having is the battery duration, this will help ?
You and everybody else. That depends on your usage, your 3G network strength signal and your availability to connect to WiFi every time it's possible since WiFi wastes less battery than 3G/2G.
I will try that then. My phone is rooted, this will change anything when flashing to cyanoace?
I wrote it before - do you wipe battery setings in cwm after porting cyanoace rom? Its better to fo it... but battery must be at this moment on 100% level... Than it maebe will keep a longer time using your device...
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I suggest reading a little bit the stickies on the General and Development forums. You'll find a lot of info to help you.
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Hi, I also have the Galaxy ACE S-5830L and want to install CyanogenMod 7.1 2.3.7 RC 2.2; now I understand than I need to flash with KPB firmware, but the 3G network will work good after installing CyanogenMod? if not, can I use the modem from KP7 with CyanogenMod?
I'm from Bolivia, my Carrier is TIGO.
Thanks in advance.
As far as I know, based on my experience, you can flash any ROM you get your sweet hands on, the signal will work, the 3g depends, you can dial *#2263# and select the frequency your carrier uses, but if that doesn't work you must flash (via odin) the unbranded modem for Latinamerica.
Tanks for the answer, I'm starting to download all the stuff needed to flash my phone.
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EDIT:
Now with CyanogenMod 7.1 RC2.2 working very well on my Ace, not needed to flash KPB, with my original modem firmware it works with 3G Network.