Hey guys,
I have a motorola razr(indian) and i am thinking of rooting it. But i aready updated it so...i need to downgrade it according to this but using europe fastboot files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457622
but then he tells me to flash asia rom again...what happens if i dont and stay on the europe rom..will the root process be any different? And whats the difference b/w eu rom and asia rom? are there any advantages of eu rom like getting updates faster? will i have any difficulty in the future if i flash the eu rom?
My original ROM was from Asia, but I went ahead and flashed EU versions. Found that it's smoother than the Asia versions. Anyway, to answer your question, the rooting process for Gingerbread remains the same.
It's just that if you choose to stay with the EU roms, and you choose to apply the OTA updates, the bootloader will change, i.e. you can't use RSD Lite to fastboot. You'll have to use another tool, Fla****. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453660
Spectral1991 said:
My original ROM was from Asia, but I went ahead and flashed EU versions. Found that it's smoother than the Asia versions. Anyway, to answer your question, the rooting process for Gingerbread remains the same.
It's just that if you choose to stay with the EU roms, and you choose to apply the OTA updates, the bootloader will change, i.e. you can't use RSD Lite to fastboot. You'll have to use another tool, Fla****. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453660
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Thanks for the Promp reply, if u dont mind i have another question, i was planning to install arctic 3.0.0 after i shift to eu roms. Can u tell me the advantages of arctic over the stock? and whether it is possible to flash it on my razr?
Thank you so much
Yeah it's possible. I flashed both Arctic and FTS.
Pros of Arctic:
- It's a little bit faster than stock ROM
- It's deodexed, which means you have greater freedom when it comes to flashing themes and mods and stuff.
- There's a bunch of optimizations, which the full list is in the page itself.
Cons of Arctic:
- It's quite unstable, as the calender.apk will FC every few minutes.
- I prefer the stock theme to the one used there, but that's just me. But you can use the theme uninstaller.
For me, I'm using FTS V2.4 now. But the stock 167.73.20 ROM is really good enough for normal use. Although like I said, the bootloader will change, so RSD Lite is useless.
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Yeah it's possible. I flashed both Arctic and FTS.
Pros of Arctic:
- It's a little bit faster than stock ROM
- It's deodexed, which means you have greater freedom when it comes to flashing themes and mods and stuff.
- There's a bunch of optimizations, which the full list is in the page itself.
Cons of Arctic:
- It's quite unstable, as the calender.apk will FC every few minutes.
- I prefer the stock theme to the one used there, but that's just me. But you can use the theme uninstaller.
For me, I'm using FTS V2.4 now. But the stock 167.73.20 ROM is really good enough for normal use. Although like I said, the bootloader will change, so RSD Lite is useless.
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And one last question..what are the advantages of having cwm on boot for the razr? i mean if i have to install a new rom i will have to install cwm on boot yet again right..will it be helpful if a theme goes wrong or something like that and puts me in a bootloop? And thx for ur advice on FTS...seems pretty good it seems to have lesser bugs than arctic so..i might as well go for it.
That's true. But having CWM on boot is kinda like a safety net. In case something goes wrong with flashing a new rom. It's better to spend that little bit of time setting it up, rather than regretting not having it.
And FTS has a few bugs also. However, it depends on what you want with your ROM. If you want something stable and speedy, 167.73.20 stock is good enough. Used it for a couple of days, and seems rather awesome.
At the moment, custom ROMs aren't that great compared to stock ROMs. Maybe if the BL is unlocked, and we get to change kernels, it'll be a lot better. But for now, just stick to stock ROMs. Unless you really like the themes from this ROM, or whatever.
hmm, but then cant u just theme the stock rom? and the bugs in FTS are quite less compared to all the features it offers so.. 1 or 2 here and there wont matter i guess.
Well it is possible, but you'll probably need an external launcher, like go launcher or launcher pro. But that's just appearances only. If you wanna change things like the status bar or battery indicator, your ROM has to be deodexed.
Haha. Like I said, it's up to you. Go experiment around! For me, I actually prefer stock. But who knows? You might prefer something else.
i just tried to install cwm on boot after keeping my root and updating to 651.73.30.xt910.en.eu and it said everything install successfully but..when i power up my phone it just boots normally without going into cwm recovery..it boots normally!! And surely put the bootstrap app as deny in superuser..plz help
Try restarting a couple of times. That might help. If not, re-install it again.
tried restarting couple of times..but no effect and if i have to re install..do i have to first undo whatever i did or just do the whole process over it? and one more thing..how do i use fla****? do i just put the rom files in its folder or the fla**** files in the rom folder?
Just install the zip again. And you extract both the ROM and Fla****, then put the files in the same folder. Run FlashME.bat.
Great! Thanks a lot for your help! i really appreciated it! FTS runs real smooth and i like it. the only problem is that everytime i boot something called motorola services crases-com.motorola.service if u have any idea can u tell me what app this is relating to.. so that i can either delete it or not use it. Anyway if u dont, then forget it. Thx again for all ur help
No prob. Feel free to hit the thanks button. Haha. Anyway that's an existing bug with FTS. Just ignore it. It shouldn't re-occur after FC a couple of times. It's annoying, but only if you keep rebooting your Razr. Other than that, it's quite stable for daily use.
haha thanked every post of yours lol
hey and when u have the time can u compare the 2 roms fts and arctic..? pros cons of both and what feature that one of it has over the other? thanks
Like I said, you should go experiment around. Different people want different things from their ROMs. Although one major disadvantage of FTS now is that the dev gave up on it cause of Moto.
yea...fts was nice the only thing that annoyed me about that was the com.motorola.service FC's...now im planning to move to arctic..so to go back to arctic i first have to use my nandroid back up to go to stock rooted rom and then to arctic am i write?
But the FC for FTS doesn't occur regularly, just the first couple of minutes after you boot up your phone. Unless you regularly turn it on and off, it shouldn't be a major problem.
Actually, I think you can try flashing Arctic straight. After doing a full wipe. But I'm not too sure about that.
so if i do a full wipe of cache and factory reset i can directly go to arctic? if anything goes wrong ill still have cwm right so..i can go back to stock?
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so i have root, i think. (how do you know?)
and installed the recovery img (also how do you know/confirm?)
i know im supposed to install another rom, but it works now??
it says i have 2.1 and everything?? do i need to run another rom???
and if i do need to install a rom, which one is best/most stable (opinions)
thank you
to check if you have recovery power the phone off and when you restart hold the VOL UP button and then turn it on..... it should boot up into a black screen with green writing with a list of options (i.e. backup/restore, flash zip file)
as for best rom to flash ....a few options out there depends on what you like..... but if you want a basic very stable 2.1 use Ivans 0.7 official (IMO) ..... but there are some good options out there if you don't want the basic 2.1
just look around
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652044
rvpartsguy huh?
where i work we sell rv parts too, mostly replacement stuff
anyway, ill restart and try booting that way and see.
that will confirm i have root too?
majorahole said:
rvpartsguy huh?
where i work we sell rv parts too, mostly replacement stuff
anyway, ill restart and try booting that way and see.
that will confirm i have root too?
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Well you could not have flashed the custom recovery image without root, so yes.
ok, thats kinda what i thought, but wasnt sure
so, do i still have to flash to a different rom?
also, ive noticed stuff missing from the marketplace that i had before? sup wit dat?
thanks
You don't have too. However I would. The custom roms are more stabe and have more features that the original root rom. I like this one right now. Did you reboot and test that you have the recovery image?
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also, ive noticed stuff missing from the marketplace that i had before? sup wit dat?
thanks
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Programs that weren't developed for 2.1 and only from 1.5 up to 2.0.1 possibly won't show up.
I recently purchased a rooted, and I believe an unlocked (says unlocked on startup screen) atrix for my mom.
Here's what I can tell you about it:
Android version 2.3.7
Baseband N_01.77.36P
Mod Version RedPill Hybrid V1
Build number GWk74
Now I have a few issues. The font on here is WAY too small for my mom, I'm looking for some sort of stock rom or a way to return to stock. I'm not an atrix owner, I own an unrooted SGS2. I've rooted phones before but I know nothing about this one.
Can anyone help me please with these two things? Sorry if I seem noobish, but I'd like her to have the best experience she can. And I really don't know much about these phones.
Thanks!
Oh and also, there's no google apps on the phone so I can't download another launcher :/
This is a good place to start. Should have everything you need just make sure you read all of it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600
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I ran across that earlier. I'm under the impression that using fruit cakes is where I want to head with this, but I'm not really sure where to get started. I didn't root this phone so I have absolutely no idea what version it was on before. I'm assuming it has an unlocked bootloader because it says unlocked when it's booting up.
I really don't want to brick a phone that my mom just paid for. Not to mention we got a multimedia dock with it which is unuseable with this rom
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I ran across that earlier. I'm under the impression that using fruit cakes is where I want to head with this, but I'm not really sure where to get started. I didn't root this phone so I have absolutely no idea what version it was on before. I'm assuming it has an unlocked bootloader because it says unlocked when it's booting up.
I really don't want to brick a phone that my mom just paid for. Not to mention we got a multimedia dock with it which is unuseable with this rom
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Yes fruitcakes is what you'll need to return to stock rom and can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163009 2.36 is the latest gingerbread version released
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I appreciate your help so far, I apologize I've never really used an atrix. I apologze if I ask any completely dumb questions.
So using the 2.3.6 system and boot, I'm assuming. Will these return me to stock motoblur or just stock gingerbread?
After this, will I be able to get updates if there are any?
Also, I don't really see total directions on how to flash these. I assume I can use cwm from rom manager, or do I need some other recovery?
Edit: none of the links work for those files.
whatever you do, once you use fruitcake to get to stock 2.3.4 or 2.3.6 you should probably freeze Updater using titanium backup to prevent your mom from clicking 'ok' and install any future official OTA updates.
sawah said:
I appreciate your help so far, I apologize I've never really used an atrix. I apologze if I ask any completely dumb questions.
So using the 2.3.6 system and boot, I'm assuming. Will these return me to stock motoblur or just stock gingerbread?
After this, will I be able to get updates if there are any?
Also, I don't really see total directions on how to flash these. I assume I can use cwm from rom manager, or do I need some other recovery?
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Yes the 2.36 system and boot will install stock Atrix gingerbread with motoblur on your device. Unfortunately you won't be able to update as they will likely brick your phone. Fruitcakes are the safest way to upgrade
Rom Manager's recovery is what I use just make sure you have the latest version and backup your current rom
Forgot the links were down on the fruitcakes thread let me see if I have the files somewhere
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You guys have no idea what lifesavers you are. I can't get to the market because the phone has no google apps, how do I know if I have the latest rom manager? I'm assuming it will just automatically install the latest version of cwm?
I eagerly await your fruitcake files. Thankyou!
Honestly.. I wouldn't fruitcake.
The easiest thing for you to do would be to just install a custom GB ROM. She won't have all the sluggish bloatware, and it'll be almost identical to stock. Easier, too..
Just my opinion.
I'd really rather have her on stock.
However, can you recommend a rom in case I can't find these fruitcake files? I need something stable that's going to work with the hd multimedia dock.
sawah said:
I'd really rather have her on stock.
However, can you recommend a rom in case I can't find these fruitcake files? I need something stable that's going to work with the hd multimedia dock.
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Personally, I don't use the GB ROMs anymore (they use entirely too many resources for my liking lol), but I've had good experiences with Aura, Alien, and Ninja.
GingerMod looks pretty solid as well - I tested it for a few minutes but had to go back to a CM based MOD due to preference.
I know the ones I've listed above all have functionality with the HDMI cable, so I assume they work with the multimedia dock, as well. I don't own one, so I've never been able to test/been interested in that functionality.
If I were in your situation, I'd download a bunch of different GB ROMs, test them all, see if any suit all of her needs - if none do, then go for stock
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Personally, I don't use the GB ROMs anymore (they use entirely too many resources for my liking lol), but I've had good experiences with Aura, Alien, and Ninja.
GingerMod looks pretty solid as well - I tested it for a few minutes but had to go back to a CM based MOD due to preference.
I know the ones I've listed above all have functionality with the HDMI cable, so I assume they work with the multimedia dock, as well. I don't own one, so I've never been able to test/been interested in that functionality.
If I were in your situation, I'd download a bunch of different GB ROMs, test them all, see if any suit all of her needs - if none do, then go for stock
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I'm open to downloading a few, but is there any other way to go back to stock besides fruitcake that isn't going to blow up the phone? I don't want to brick it my mom would kill me.
Saw this the other day, might be worth a look in to: [Batch/Script] MFBSR - Moto-Fastboot: Stock Restore
This looks like good information, I think I can work with this. For fear of sounding stupid, I'm sorry Ive never done this stuff with an atrix.
Can you please give me a quick step by step for this:
1. Download MFBSR.
2. Boot into fastboot.
3. Run the script.
4. Your done!
I downloaded the script, I just have no idea how to boot into fastboot and run it. I don't have any of the stuff on my computer for this phone since I wasn't the one that rooted it. I'm going to read through the whole thread, but any help you could give would be great.
EDIT: Ooh because my rom is 2.3.7 some say I shouldn't flash this and I need a fruitcake instead, which I can't find a dang download for.
ATT 4.5.140 - 2.3.6
2.3.6 System and Boot
That's the fruitcake I need if anyone knows of a working download link.
fastboot (from briefmobile's instructions)
Put your device into Fastboot mode:
– Turn off your device.
– Hold down the power button and downward volume button until you see “Fastboot” on your screen
– Push the upward volume button
sawah said:
This looks like good information, I think I can work with this. For fear of sounding stupid, I'm sorry Ive never done this stuff with an atrix.
Can you please give me a quick step by step for this:
1. Download MFBSR.
2. Boot into fastboot.
3. Run the script.
4. Your done!
I downloaded the script, I just have no idea how to boot into fastboot and run it. I don't have any of the stuff on my computer for this phone since I wasn't the one that rooted it. I'm going to read through the whole thread, but any help you could give would be great.
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If you turn the phone off, and hold the VOL down key while it's powering back on (the boot screen (moto logo with unlocked in top left corner)), you should see "fastboot" pop up underneath the "unlocked" - hit VOL up key to select fastboot - have phone connected with USB.
If you pull up a cmd prompt and nav. to the dir. where the fastboot files are (I'm assuming they came with the script), type "fastboot devices" and see if it pulls anything. You should see an id for the atrix if it's connected.
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Is it safe to do this when I'm on redpill 2.3.7? Seems like downgrading might be a bad idea?
I'm not sure about going from RedPill straight to stock 2.3.4, but I know that many ROMs use different versions of android, and there are no repercussions for jumping from, say, 2.3.7 to 2.3.4. If you're worried, you could jump down to a custom ROM that uses that same version of android, and then run the script.
Alright, that seems like an alright idea. Going to go for it and I will get back to you guys. Thankyou again for the help. Messing with a phone that doesn't belong to me is rather scary.
My phone is quote slow and laggy and it's quite surprising seeing as this phone is meant to be known for it's speed and power.
I have rooted with cf-root , I don't really know if this means if I have a custom kernel.
All I want to know is if there is a custom ROM or kernel to help with this. If yes, which one. Many developers claim there stuff speeds up phones but obviously they're bias. I want neutral opinions from people with experience of different things.
Before people tell me to search I can only access the net through my phone and the drop down search button don't work.
First of all rooting your phone is good cos it now means that you can flash a custom ROM.Something that cant be done on stock.For the moment stay with CF-Root as they are basically stock rooted kernels and at the moment I dont think you need to get into overclocking and undervolting and all that stuff that more advanced kernels can do cos if you do it wrong yourve got problems.As for ROMs your right.All Devs will say that they have the best one and all happy users,yes like myself,will say they use the best one too.The problem is that everyone has different likes and needs.No one who has spent time on this site has ever only had ONE ROM on their phone.Its impossible to not turn into a flashaholic at some stage.The best you can do is read threads and try some.Not the answer you wanted but its the best and only way to find what you want.Try mine.I love it.The link is below the big blue Omega sign.Its the one that says "GB".If you dont like it then try something else.Theres really no other way to find out what you want unless you try for yourself.
I see.. So I simply download the custom ROM and install it through clockwork mod?
Do I have to back up my phone with titanium back up before I install custom roms?
anz2k8 said:
I see.. So I simply download the custom ROM and install it through clockwork mod?
Do I have to back up my phone with titanium back up before I install custom roms?
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Step 1 - backup with titanium.
Step 2 - reboot into cwm or with the cwm app, create a backup. So, if you flash something that you don't like or if it wont boot, you can restore it. This is a complete system and data backup. A 1:1 copy of your phone setup, excluding modem which defaults to whatever you are running at the time of restore.
Step 3 - try some custom roms. I use Checkrom (older version - v2) and phone flies.
Anyway, something must be wrong with your setup because every rom I've used has been fast, even stock.
ps : sent you a pm.
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Once you get sorted then do an EFS backup.The EFS folder contains your IMEI number and if for whatever reason you should loose it or it becomes corrupt then you are in the poo.Download the "release.zip" and follow the easy instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
I was using checkrom v4 and then v6 for a little while both with SiyahKernel which worked really well.
Currently using CM9 but I wouldn't go there until your comfortable fixing things and regularly flashing.
But definately select your rom and then try changing kernels if you think it will benefit you.
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@cooza when should I back up this eps, everyone time I change ROM or everyone I change kernel? I don't even know what it is lol
@sxi200 you say there must be something wrong with my setup, could you explain in a little more detail what you think I should change please?
Just thought I would *Bump* the thread as i'm slightly desperate for the random rebooting. It happens approximately once or twice a day.
did u use wipe data/factory reset while installing a new rom?
expierienced some funny things like lag etc also while trying different roms,
my fault was not wiping the cache ...
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Just thought I would *Bump* the thread as i'm slightly desperate for the random rebooting. It happens approximately once or twice a day.
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One Factory reset the phone this will wipe all data
Two upgrade firmware via Kies if firmware is available .
Three flash a later stock Samsung rom .
Four any of the answers already posted .
Five wait for Samsungs ICS update .
i see you have rooted but dont know what root is for or even any of the basics .
Read the guides and stickies .
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Its possible that you have rooted with a wrong file .
But you give zero information .
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Here's a couple ROMs I've been thinking about installing.
ViperRez - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780275
ReZone - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839189
I've also thought about going back to GB. ICS just isn't that appealing to me. Plus it seems like there are more steps to turn of background data, sync and various other things. It was easier for me to find and remember where those were.
I'm not sure what's capable with the two ROMs I listed. Would it be possible to change the items at the bottom of the screen? I'd like to get rid of the camera, messages and email icons. It would be nice to have the Gmail and internet icons down there instead. Maybe even the play store. Hopefully that will help someone identify a better ROM.
Now on to rooting and installing the new ROM. I've flashed video cards and motherboards before if that helps at all. What all will I need and what steps do I need to take? The OTA version of ICS is already installed. Hboot is 2.25.000 which is what I need for an ICS ROM what I've read. I have downloaded what I think are the latest versions of ReZone(9.1.12 v1) and ViperRez(1.0.3). Of course I'll need to download a new file if a ROM that better suits me is mentioned.
If you are s-off go with cyanogenmod. Great ICS experience.
I personally would recommend an ics rom (cm9 preferably). as far as rooting and unlocking, unlock via htcdev.com and you will need to flash amon ra recovery after you've unlocked. A quick look through the sticky threads should tell you all you need to know
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I third the motion for a CM9 rom because they're insanely fast, give amazing battery life and very customizable. It won't look anything like Sense though if that's what you like, there are also some pretty awesome themes for CM9/AOKP, this is the one I'm currently using : Cobalt CM9
Just a warning, if you would like to try out CM9 you have to manually flash the boot.img via the fastboot command from your computer after you unlock via htcdev.com because AOSP roms like CM9 use a different kernel than Sense-based ROMs do, you'll have to manually flash the boot image again if you would like to get back to a Sense ROM. This is the reason why most people S-Off since the /boot partition is writable and can be flashed directly with the ROM.
I am very new to flashing ROMs. I have Flashed the Route66 and also the t0ltevzw ROM as well. The trouble I am having is flashing the ClockworkMOD . I have tried also using the GN2 Toolkit with the stock ROM, and I have no luck in getting CWM onto the device. I have tried also flashing CWM from ODIN and I get errors.
When I turn on the phone and try to get to CWM, I get a message that a software not provided by Verizon...blah blah and I need to take phone into VZW. It fixes after I flash a ROM back to the device.
Can someone explain what I am doing wrong, or what step I am missing, or what proper ROM to use?
As stated, I already tried using the stock 4.1.1 ROM along with GNII Toolkit to flash CWM and SU and they fail everytime.
At present I have flashed the Route66 ROM back to my device and I have ROM Manager installed and I have already tried flashing CWN 6.0.2.6
Sounds like you are in the sameboat I was about a week ago, the fix to this is to unlock your bootloader first which can be done following some guides in the Development section, you'll want to start with flashing a stock ROM image to the phone through ODIN which you can get one through the "[ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock" by imnuts in the Development section, this should make it so you can reaccess the phone again to atleast use it, then you'll want to look into the "How to Unlock Your Bootloader -New and Improved Super Easy-" thread from the Original Android Development form for Verizon Note II, this you will want to read everything through so you get it right the first time which it will unlock your bootloader so you are able to install customer ROMs which then I highly recommend Scotts Clean ROM.
Let me know if you have any questions on the process or if you are able to get back on your feet!
soulsk8r99 said:
Sounds like you are in the sameboat I was about a week ago, the fix to this is to unlock your bootloader first which can be done following some guides in the Development section, you'll want to start with flashing a stock ROM image to the phone through ODIN which you can get one through the "[ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock" by imnuts in the Development section, this should make it so you can reaccess the phone again to atleast use it, then you'll want to look into the "How to Unlock Your Bootloader -New and Improved Super Easy-" thread from the Original Android Development form for Verizon Note II, this you will want to read everything through so you get it right the first time which it will unlock your bootloader so you are able to install customer ROMs which then I highly recommend Scotts Clean ROM.
Let me know if you have any questions on the process or if you are able to get back on your feet!
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Thanks for the reply. I will look into your suggestion. Is thios suggested ROM really close to the original stock? I only ask because I prefer one that is as original as possible.
techiexp1969 said:
Thanks for the reply. I will look into your suggestion. Is thios suggested ROM really close to the original stock? I only ask because I prefer one that is as original as possible.
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Yes, it is nearly identical to stock just with added features like the Hotspot is fully unlocked so you can tether for free and you can choose to add a new kernel to the phone so you will be able to overclock/underclock and undervolt it to either improve performance or make your battery last for ever. The install is easy since he incorporated a nice GUI to for the install which prompts you along the way for what stuff you want to have on the phone which you can make it as stock as you want with Touchwiz (orig Samsung interface) or bump up the customization with Nova launcher or Apex which personally I've used both an Nova is better thus far. There has been known issues with the GPS with the ROM however getting the GPS Status & ToolKit app from the Play Store then running the Download option fixes it to the extent of my testing.
And one other thing I just remembered which you may or may not run into is if you use Linux on your PC Odin generally is not going to work since there really are no Drivers for it on Linux so getting your hands on a WIndows system would be idea but a Virtual machine may work but I haven't tried that yet.
thanks
soulsk8r99 said:
Yes, it is nearly identical to stock just with added features like the Hotspot is fully unlocked so you can tether for free and you can choose to add a new kernel to the phone so you will be able to overclock/underclock and undervolt it to either improve performance or make your battery last for ever. The install is easy since he incorporated a nice GUI to for the install which prompts you along the way for what stuff you want to have on the phone which you can make it as stock as you want with Touchwiz (orig Samsung interface) or bump up the customization with Nova launcher or Apex which personally I've used both an Nova is better thus far. There has been known issues with the GPS with the ROM however getting the GPS Status & ToolKit app from the Play Store then running the Download option fixes it to the extent of my testing.
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I wanted to come back and just say thanks for the help/suggestions. Tho I have flashed a couple roms, I was a bit shaky about unlocking the BL. But it went without a hitch and I did try the CleanROM. It is nice and fast. I I love having all the toggles and the All App Multiview. I only had a small issue recovering a backup. It sucks that not all roms support putting all your icons as they were. Anyways, thanks again and I liked the rom so much I donated because I know this stuff takes time.