How are things working out now after several weeks? Smooth sailing? Glad you did it? Any annoying notifications to update to 2.3.6?
When ICS FINALLY comes to this phone, will there be an upgrade path from UCKH7 or will I have to re-flash to 2.3.6 first?
Here's a tip: You have a choice when it comes to ICS. You can either:
- Root and flash ShoStock2, Phone Bricker, or another fully-functional ICS rom.
or...
- Wait for AT&T's hopelessly broken, fantastically buggy bloated ICS update.
The correct choice seems pretty clear to me.
mattdm said:
Here's a tip: You have a choice when it comes to ICS. You can either:
- Root and flash ShoStock2, Phone Bricker, or another fully-functional ICS rom.
or...
- Wait for AT&T's hopelessly broken, fantastically buggy bloated ICS update.
The correct choice seems pretty clear to me.
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It all comes down to preference, for me personally my boat doesn't float when I'm using ICS.
AOKP ftw
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ryude said:
It all comes down to preference, for me personally my boat doesn't float when I'm using ICS.
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Which is fine too, also a valid option. I just meant that those are his two options if he wants ICS.
whitenack said:
How are things working out now after several weeks? Smooth sailing? Glad you did it? Any annoying notifications to update to 2.3.6?
When ICS FINALLY comes to this phone, will there be an upgrade path from UCKH7 or will I have to re-flash to 2.3.6 first?
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You should be very pleased with UCKH7. I prefer it over ICS. I don't remember seeing any notifications; if you do see them, there are files you can delete to prevent it from popping up (device manager, device management, or something like that). In system/app it looks something like "wsyncdm" (may be completely off, but it similar to that). I would recommend using GTG's UnNamed v1; it's UCKH7 with some bloat removed. Ryuude's UnOriginal rom is also UCKH7. As good as the base is, those are the only two roms that use it (as least, all I can remember).
whitenack said:
How are things working out now after several weeks? Smooth sailing? Glad you did it? Any annoying notifications to update to 2.3.6?
When ICS FINALLY comes to this phone, will there be an upgrade path from UCKH7 or will I have to re-flash to 2.3.6 first?
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I went back to my oldest nandroid (2.3.4 stock w/root) a week or two ago, because CM9/AOKP were for some reason not retaining my saves from a few games I play. The AudioOut_1 wakelock (is this a bug? I would assume so, but I'm no dev) was too vampiric for my tastes. I don't want to have to turn off sounds just to keep my battery at a normal level. Not to mention, battery life isn't particularly stellar in the first place, albeit certainly not the worst I've ever used. I haven't made any effort to increase battery life out-of-the-box, though. Haven't run any kernel scripts or anything. I've never really looked into it, come to think of it. Probably should though.
Really I forgot just how nice stock 2.3.4 was. It was incredibly smooth (slightly more so than AOKP/CM9 - no slight jitter when scrolling home screens) and equally fast. Rarely were there any FCs and my game data would not disappear. Battery life was excellent and I could keep phone sounds on. Oddly enough, I stupidly ran an OTA update on my phone. Everything looked like it worked, but luckily it didn't, and I didn't end up with 2.3.6.
That being said, today I find myself back on CM9. Why? I don't know, really. Probably just testing it out and checking out its progress, since I haven't used it in several weeks. Still good. Seems more stable. A work in progress, for sure, but the devs are doing a very good job and my biggest gripe is that I'm incapable of contributing to the process.
Nevermind...
Thanks for all the quick replies. What about the AP mobile data problem? Are you guys seeing that or just managing it with a data manager?
whitenack said:
Thanks for all the quick replies. What about the AP mobile data problem? Are you guys seeing that or just managing it with a data manager?
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If you go back to UCKH7 using the stuff that Entropy set up, you'll have root. Install Titanium Backup and freeze the AP mobile app if you are worried about it. I'm still running UCKH7 and I haven't had a problem with the AP mobile app, probably because I haven't touched it.
mvi57 said:
If you go back to UCKH7 using the stuff that Entropy set up, you'll have root. Install Titanium Backup and freeze the AP mobile app if you are worried about it. I'm still running UCKH7 and I haven't had a problem with the AP mobile app, probably because I haven't touched it.
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Thanks. One more (maybe) question... My phone is currently not rooted. To start this process, do I need to rooted first?
whitenack said:
Thanks. One more (maybe) question... My phone is currently not rooted. To start this process, do I need to rooted first?
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This process will give you root. Read this whole thread and then follow the instructions in step 2c.
mattdm said:
This process will give you root. Read this whole thread and then follow the instructions in step 2c.
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Ah, I have been looking at this site.
whitenack said:
Ah, I have been looking at this site.
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Pro tip: Don't look at that site. We have people come in here every day with problems that resulted from flashing something from there. It's largely out of date.
mattdm said:
Pro tip: Don't look at that site. We have people come in here every day with problems that resulted from flashing something from there. It's largely out of date.
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Thanks.
Rats! It looked easy. Easier than the link you provided. I'm not sure I'm savvy enough for all that.
whitenack said:
Thanks.
Rats! It looked easy. Easier than the link you provided. I'm not sure I'm savvy enough for all that.
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It's not so hard! Just go slow, follow each step, and you'll be fine.
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It's not so hard! Just go slow, follow each step, and you'll be fine.
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Thanks for the encouragement. I think I am going to try it out. I have read the first few pages (haven't had time to read all 400+ yet, haha).
I'm not interested in flash counters, custom kernals and custom mods, right? All I want is to follow the instructions on #2c and stop. That will give me the stock 2.3.4 rom plus root. Right? And then that is all I have to do, other than reinstall all my apps and configure the settings.
whitenack said:
Thanks for the encouragement. I think I am going to try it out. I have read the first few pages (haven't had time to read all 400+ yet, haha).
I'm not interested in flash counters, custom kernals and custom mods, right? All I want is to follow the instructions on #2c and stop. That will give me the stock 2.3.4 rom plus root. Right? And then that is all I have to do, other than reinstall all my apps and configure the settings.
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If you read the first few and last few, you'll be OK. IMHO, if you do step 2 you might as well do step 3. You get CWM recovery, which is universally (as far as I know) recommended. Nandroid backup is the best thing since sliced bread...
whitenack said:
Thanks for the encouragement. I think I am going to try it out. I have read the first few pages (haven't had time to read all 400+ yet, haha).
I'm not interested in flash counters, custom kernals and custom mods, right? All I want is to follow the instructions on #2c and stop. That will give me the stock 2.3.4 rom plus root. Right? And then that is all I have to do, other than reinstall all my apps and configure the settings.
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You'll need to do step 1 to get your phone into download mode, then you can do #2c.
+1 for mgd76's recommendation to get CWM onto your phone so you can do nandroid backups, flash new ROMs, etc.
I just flashed using 2c listed in creepyncrawly's thread, quick, easy and reliable. Just came over from iPhone and I'm enjoying what seem to be endless possibilities in the customization department.
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Ok, I was thinking about maybe using that one click root app I found on the market but i need to know how safe is it? and is there a fully awesomely working version of Froyo out there or even gingerbread I can use and if so how do I install it?
And when the official froyo update comes out will my phone still be able to revive the over the air update?
Using the OCLF/Root was completely safe and easy, for me at least.
No issues at all doing it, it went very smooth with no issues at all.
Yes -- you can still receive OTA updates once you've rooted.
Ian
def no gingerbread out there for you to run
uhmmm i think if you arent even sure how to root, maybe you shouldnt get yourself into a beta rom.
98classic said:
uhmmm i think if you arent even sure how to root, maybe you shouldnt get yourself into a beta rom.
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yEA, i KNOW YOU ARE PROB RIGHT BUT i REALLY WANT FROYO SO MUCH
ps- sorry for caps
Safe as in what? Secure wise or bricking your device? The Vibrant is easy to root but secure wise you need to be careful since your device will be "open" to any program getting root access.
I see people use the click app to root their phones. Check it out on YouTube that's where I found the info. Personally I am not going to root my cuz I don't want to deal with the headaches. Yes I have root one android phone before & was successful. I enjoy putting different roms but when I flash CM6 one his first updates on that then later on couldn't change the rom. The reason cuz I had a low memory I was told on the phone internally. So I am taking no chances with phone.
vamp6x6x6x said:
yEA, i KNOW YOU ARE PROB RIGHT BUT i REALLY WANT FROYO SO MUCH
ps- sorry for caps
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Wait a sec fella. It doesn't work this way.
You cant type in all caps, then ps it "sorry for caps"
You should have stopped it when you saw it happening.
That would be like me raping you and then telling you i was sorry for it.
NoDataFound said:
Wait a sec fella. It doesn't work this way.
You cant type in all caps, then ps it "sorry for caps"
You should have stopped it when you saw it happening.
That would be like me raping you and then telling you i was sorry for it.
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lol, well, all I have to say for myself is i didnt realize i was doing it til i was done
NoDataFound said:
Wait a sec fella. It doesn't work this way.
You cant type in all caps, then ps it "sorry for caps"
You should have stopped it when you saw it happening.
That would be like me raping you and then telling you i was sorry for it.
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So are you admitting you like sausage lol
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vamp6x6x6x said:
lol, well, all I have to say for myself is i didnt realize i was doing it til i was done
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So you couldnt just delete what you typed and typed it correctly?
androidmonkey said:
So you couldnt just delete what you typed and typed it correctly?
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Too much work. Easier to add ps.
I be posting this from my wicked awesome vibrant!
Before Rooting....
1) learn how to use the keyboard
2) find out what Froyo and the consequences of installing a beta are
3) No, if you install Froyo probably you won't be able to get the OTA update when available and, you may not be able to roll down if you want to.
I would stay out of it if i was you
not worthy to just root to flash the leaked Froyo... You only get the 'skin' of Froyo.. there is no JIT and GPS is not working
I would not root, because judging by you, you dont know much about android.
Few devices have froyo,
No devices have gingerbread.
If you think gingerbread, or even froyo is out then chances are you dont know how to use root features.
ps. I am not flaming, k?
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SamVib said:
I would not root, because judging by you, you dont know much about android.
Few devices have froyo,
No devices have gingerbread.
If you think gingerbread, or even froyo is out then chances are you dont know how to use root features.
ps. I am not flaming, k?
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I understand what your saying, and believe me I know a lot about android and actually a little bit about rooting but I am super paranoid about bricking my phone for two reasons:
I love my phone.
I had to pay full price for it.
What I don't understand that much is about different roms and whatnot. As for the Gingerbread thing I was kidding, but I was serious about the Froyo thing...but after reading this thread i have decided that if I do ever root with the one click root app it will only me to install simple things like lag fix, adfree, etc. Thank you for your help.
To do it again, I would not root mine. It has been less stable since I rooted it. Crashes to a black screen that says "user fault not kernel panic" and "upload mode". This is using a simple one-click root. So I advise against it.
What you'd find, should a problem occur, is that there is no going back. Folks recommend install this patch and that patch, and deeper down the rabbit hole (further away from stock) you go.
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ughnsphotoart;8349227 said:
To do it again, I would not root mine. It has been less stable since I rooted it. Crashes to a black screen that says "user fault not kernel panic" and "upload mode". This is using a simple one-click root. So I advise against it.
What you'd find, should a problem occur, is that there is no going back. Folks recommend install this patch and that patch, and deeper down the rabbit hole (further away from stock) you go.
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Or you can revert to a backup.
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vaughnsphotoart said:
To do it again, I would not root mine. It has been less stable since I rooted it. Crashes to a black screen that says "user fault not kernel panic" and "upload mode". This is using a simple one-click root. So I advise against it.
What you'd find, should a problem occur, is that there is no going back. Folks recommend install this patch and that patch, and deeper down the rabbit hole (further away from stock) you go.
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Simple unroot your phone
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Simple unroot your phone
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you know the one-click root that comes with the one-click lag fix? The unroot part didn't work.
This was my experience hacking on the g1 too... sometimes things worked, sometimes they didn't. When they don't, it's a lousy trip.
I just get sick of messing with it sometimes, and just want it to work.
First of all I would like to apologize if you have heard these questions a thousand times before, but I have done a fair amount of reading and haven't gotten enough concrete answers to be confident enough to continue.
I just got up the courage to root my Fascinate after over a year of having it by following droidstyle's excellent guide. It was very painless and worked first shot, so no worries there. Now I'm at the point of what to do next... I have already frozen the bloatware and looked into some 'root-friendly' apps but I'm not sure where to go from here. I think I've decided I want to get the most out of this thing as I'm not due for an upgrade for (what seems like) a long time. I'm under the impression that installing a good ICS rom is the way to go but I just have a few noob questions before I continue.
1) From what I have been reading Glitched AOKP ICS is the best rom to use currently on the Fascinate, correct? Also quick question, regarding the link to download it... is the current version the build 34 one or the milestone 5 one at the top?
2) Rooting my phone initially didn't erase any of my apps or data. What will installing an ICS rom erase, if anything? I will make backups of course, but I'm just wondering what to expect. Will the 'bloatware' apps still be there or will installing ICS install new system apps?
3) What market apps should I consider 'must haves' to tweak stuff? I already bought setcpu but haven't invested in anything else yet.
4) I plan to follow section 4 of droidstyle's guide but need clarification... even though I have rooted stock 2.3, I should still follow all steps right?
Thank you for listening to my noob questions and thanks to anyone who can offer advice. I have been building and working on computers for years but this cell phone hacking stuff is all new to me (obviously).
Crawshayi said:
First of all I would like to apologize if you have heard these questions a thousand times before, but I have done a fair amount of reading and haven't gotten enough concrete answers to be confident enough to continue.
I just got up the courage to root my Fascinate after over a year of having it by following droidstyle's excellent guide. It was very painless and worked first shot, so no worries there. Now I'm at the point of what to do next... I have already frozen the bloatware and looked into some 'root-friendly' apps but I'm not sure where to go from here. I think I've decided I want to get the most out of this thing as I'm not due for an upgrade for (what seems like) a long time. I'm under the impression that installing a good ICS rom is the way to go but I just have a few noob questions before I continue.
1) From what I have been reading Glitched AOKP ICS is the best rom to use currently on the Fascinate, correct? Also quick question, regarding the link to download it... is the current version the build 34 one or the milestone 5 one at the top?
2) Rooting my phone initially didn't erase any of my apps or data. What will installing an ICS rom erase, if anything? I will make backups of course, but I'm just wondering what to expect. Will the 'bloatware' apps still be there or will installing ICS install new system apps?
3) What market apps should I consider 'must haves' to tweak stuff? I already bought setcpu but haven't invested in anything else yet.
4) I plan to follow section 4 of droidstyle's guide but need clarification... even though I have rooted stock 2.3, I should still follow all steps right?
Thank you for listening to my noob questions and thanks to anyone who can offer advice. I have been building and working on computers for years but this cell phone hacking stuff is all new to me (obviously).
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1) M5 is newest. Get glitched build off of the exynos server.
2) Complete wipe. A desktop equivalent would be formatting your hard drive with Windows Vista installed and doing a fresh install of windows 7.
Backup all data and contacts locally or on the cloud. Do NOT use Verizon to backup your contact data. Use Google or a local backup instead.
No bloatware will be present since custom roms do not come from the carrier.
3) NSTools. Maybe Root Explorer or wi-fi tether for google
4) Just follow the guide. Rooting doesn't have much to do with recovery and intalling ics and such.
Not to knock ICS, because I love AOKP, but you could also consider working your way there over time. I had a lot of fun playing with different Touchwiz ROMs like SC3 and TSM Res. You may even find one along the way that you want to stick with for a while. At the very least, you'll learn to get where a complete data wipe doesn't even slow you down.
There's so much good stuff still available for this phone. My phone is sheer perfections right now, but I still have plans to try out GeeWiz and MIUI.
Everyone knows the current destination is Glitched AOKP, but the fun is in the journey.
I agree. I would download everything rom,kernel, and app you can find for the phone between here and rootzwiki, just in case links go dead. Tsm res and awesome sauce are two very good roms that I had a ton of fun with. They are more forgiving to the new user as far as making mistakes goes. Couple of things to know before you continue are that you can use the three finger method to get into recovery on touchwiz roms but not the ics roms(must enter recovery through power off menu). You also cant just flash back and forth from touchwiz roms and cm7 or ics roms, as you have to follow certain steps
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Well I was planning on jumping right into ICS as it looks amazing and I don't think I want to wait... however I wouldn't be opposed to the idea of trying different roms later on down the road. Is it going to be a pain to go backwards from ICS, or just flash like usual? Also, to those that have tried most of the 'good' roms, what would you consider your top 3 non-ICS?
Also on the subject of backing up my apps... I have been using Mybackup as it seems the most simplistic to use and reliable. Will my apps be exactly as they were when I backed them up (after switching to ICS) or is it just better to re-download what I need and configure them again?
I hate to spam some more questions but I figure since I already am... just a few more...
I haven't really messed with Setcpu that much, but is it bad to have it at 100/1000 or should I keep the max lower than that? And last one... what's the best wifi tether to use so Verizon won't send their goons after me? Is the USB tether from clockwork mod any good?
Thanks to all of you for your input. I think I'll be attempting to flash to ICS tomorrow night and hopefully all goes well.
You can go from touchwiz roms to isc roms by flashing but you need to do a lot more using the computer to go backwards. It will make more sense once you have a better understanding. Use titanium backup to backup your apps. If you really dont have any then just redownload them. If you are on the touchwiz roms you can use setcpu, but for ics roms you are going to be using an app called nstools or from control (built into settings section of rom). Again, more of this will make sense later down the road that is why I figured it would be better to start on a from like tsm Res or awesome sauslce
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Well I'm still on the fence here on what to do. I really want to run ICS but with all the little glitches I've read about I think maybe I'll try some of the better GB roms first... I think TSM Res looks top for me with the features, but I might try more than just 1. I've heard not to restore data backups when going ICS... does this apply to GB roms as well? Should I also switch the radio or is what I have the same as the GB one? Thanks
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Well I'm still on the fence here on what to do. I really want to run ICS but with all the little glitches I've read about I think maybe I'll try some of the better GB roms first... I think TSM Res looks top for me with the features, but I might try more than just 1. I've heard not to restore data backups when going ICS... does this apply to GB roms as well? Should I also switch the radio or is what I have the same as the GB one? Thanks
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AOKP milestone 5. You WILL thank me for it. Make sure its Steve's glitchy (the kernel of course) build.
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mezster said:
AOKP milestone 5. You WILL thank me for it. Make sure its Steve's glitchy (the kernel of course) build.
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You don't like the one they just released a few days ago?
Crawshayi said:
You don't like the one they just released a few days ago?
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That is a nightly and has a minor bug where apps on SD card force close. No biggie for more experienced users who know its a nightly and can deal. Nightlies are bleeding edge releases and as such can contain a bug or two. Milestones are stable releases to be used as a reliable daily driver if one is needed (some do). I recommend the m5 release since it is a milestone and you are new to this. I also want to see you have the best experience possible.
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I'm in a similar spot. I put CM7 on my wife's phone a while ago, but she has downloaded so much crap on it it's running like garbage and crashing.
Does the AOKP M5 have any bugs I should be aware of? As long as it's working well and everything is working (WiFi, Camera, MMS, etc), she'll be fine with it as a daily driver.
Two other questions I have.
Where can I get the correct glitchy Kernel?
Do I just need to download the ROM and kernel, wipe data/cache, then flash the ROM then kernel, then gapps (in that order) in Clockwork Recovery? Anything else?
She really likes the ICS stuff I've been showing her on my Rezound, especially the speech to text typing.
Thanks for your feedback.
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Added Information:
Just to make sure my i's are dotted and my t's are crossed--
Build for Verizon Fascinate:
http://forum.aokp.co/page/releases/_/milestone-5-r20
fascinatemtd Samsung Fascinate
Glitch Kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459475
Are those right?
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Should I update radios as well? (Assuming yes since going to AOKP from CM7). Which ones should I do? Again, is this a simple flash in CWR? What's the install sequence?
Thanks.
EtherBoo said:
I'm in a similar spot. I put CM7 on my wife's phone a while ago, but she has downloaded so much crap on it it's running like garbage and crashing.
Does the AOKP M5 have any bugs I should be aware of? As long as it's working well and everything is working (WiFi, Camera, MMS, etc), she'll be fine with it as a daily driver.
Two other questions I have.
Where can I get the correct glitchy Kernel?
Do I just need to download the ROM and kernel, wipe data/cache, then flash the ROM then kernel, then gapps (in that order) in Clockwork Recovery? Anything else?
She really likes the ICS stuff I've been showing her on my Rezound, especially the speech to text typing.
Thanks for your feedback.
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Added Information:
Just to make sure my i's are dotted and my t's are crossed--
Build for Verizon Fascinate:
http://forum.aokp.co/page/releases/_/milestone-5-r20
fascinatemtd Samsung Fascinate
Glitch Kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459475
Are those right?
EDIT 2
Should I update radios as well? (Assuming yes since going to AOKP from CM7). Which ones should I do? Again, is this a simple flash in CWR? What's the install sequence?
Thanks.
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Get the Milestone 5 Glitched build found HERE
It includes the Glitch kernel, so no need to flash separately, and also has a few extra cherry picks thrown in. This is a Milestone build, so no real bugs, should run smooth as silk.
I'm not sure of the recommended radio for fascinate on ICS.
jbreakfield said:
Get the Milestone 5 Glitched build found HERE
It includes the Glitch kernel, so no need to flash separately, and also has a few extra cherry picks thrown in. This is a Milestone build, so no real bugs, should run smooth as silk.
I'm not sure of the recommended radio for fascinate on ICS.
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Might sound like a cheesy question, but what radios are you running?
Thanks for your help.
jbreakfield said:
Get the Milestone 5 Glitched build found HERE
It includes the Glitch kernel, so no need to flash separately, and also has a few extra cherry picks thrown in. This is a Milestone build, so no real bugs, should run smooth as silk.
I'm not sure of the recommended radio for fascinate on ICS.
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QFT.
Get the Glitched build as it has fixes, extra available RAM, and much more not available in the AOKP official build.
Wifi, cam, and MMS all work fine. I can't honestly think of anything not working off the top of my head. NovaLauncher (Regular is free, Prime is $4 and well worth it for gestures) is recommended at this point since Apex has gotten a little slow.
Radio is recommended to be EH03 though I think ec09 and anything newer than eh03 work fine. I am running EH03 and no complaints.
I think I remember reading something about torch not working in ICS... is that the type of app that turns on the LED? Believe it or not I use that a lot and it would be a pain if it didn't work when I switch.
Also, is there any way to check what radio you're currently using before flashing? Tried looking that up but couldn't find it
Ah yes...torch doesn't work but you can use the tiny flashlight app to turn on the flash and achieve the same functionality.
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Ah yes...torch doesn't work but you can use the tiny flashlight app to turn on the flash and achieve the same functionality.
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The Tiny Flashlight + LED app? That's actually what I'm using now and if that works then I'm all set... I thought when people said 'torch' they just meant any app that turns on the LED
I flashed and ran into 1 problem. I had to flash Team Hacksungs Build 2 ROM first. Flashing glitched put me in an endless boot. Then I couldn't boot to recovery. I really was flipping out.
I had to Odin a new recovery in, wipe, then flash Team Hacksungs Build 2 ROM. For some reason, it booted into AOKP (?) then. I went back to recovery, wiped, reflashed AOKP and got it working.
I haven't searched yet, but anyone know where I can change the boot screen? It's really not a "wife friendly" boot screen.
As I understand it, torch refers to the built in flashlight feature in aokp called torch. Tiny flashlight plus the widget give similar functionality.
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Hey, all!
Just got a stock non-rooted note last night. Looking into flashing ics + tmo's baseband. I've read through some guides that warned that some ics roms might not be flashed thru cwm, if you're coming from gb.
I've read through 3-4 different ics rom instructions, and nothing was out of ordinary (put on sd and flash via cwm or another recovery).
Is it a straight-forward process or some tinkering might be needed for some roms?
Thank you.
p.s. I apologize if this has been asked before (i'm sure), i just couldn't find a definite answer.
Agreed. New to this device/forum, and there is a lot of caution.. but none of the ICS rom threads seem to have much warning of an issue. It all seems very straight-forward.
I am on T-Mobile, but cannot see how that changes anything.
Just flash
Then flash your desired tmo modem.
Nuthin outta the ordinary
Bootloaders don't change so you can go back and forth between GB and ICS at will
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Just flash
Then flash your desired tmo modem.
Nuthin outta the ordinary
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thanks! so much easier than the htc devices i've had (sensation, amaze), where you had to tap dance a little to get ics over gb when we first got the leaks.
it was easy for me.
RussianBear said:
Hey, all!
Just got a stock non-rooted note last night. Looking into flashing ics + tmo's baseband. I've read through some guides that warned that some ics roms might not be flashed thru cwm, if you're coming from gb.
I've read through 3-4 different ics rom instructions, and nothing was out of ordinary (put on sd and flash via cwm or another recovery).
Is it a straight-forward process or some tinkering might be needed for some roms?
Thank you.
p.s. I apologize if this has been asked before (i'm sure), i just couldn't find a definite answer.
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It was simple, just read... then read again... I choose the hard way and go for the no counter route so my counter has never tripped. a little more labor put in to it , but i emphasize on the READ and READ again... it all went flawless.. except that i had my phone with all my data pictures blah blah... i didn't make a backup i was to excited and despite the fact that it said everywhere that it would WIPE.. i some how ignored it and lost all my data that was not uploaded to Google. but it is all good now. I have tried almost all the ROMS, even some GB roms... and decided i like Team perfection ICS objection. [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630746]
but its all about personal preference.
everyone will claim theirs is better or it has something that makes it preferable over others....
You can try different versions like me and find one that you like.. I tried each one for at least a week or two before Wiping and loading another. again I have never tripped my counter. so I can allways go back to stock and use my warranty if needed.
Welcome to the AWESOME NOTE WORLD.
thank you, guys! the process was rather painless
a few questions though. coming from htc sense, i really don't like the stock gallery app that breaks the pics into folders. i'm used to the non-folder sorting by date. any apps i can try instead?
also, the browser doesn't auto-fit (yes, it's on) as good as the htc one. any alternatives?
thank you!
bump for a different gallery and auto-fit that works
also noticed that the camera doesn't have an option for a preview. the picture that has been take just disappears really quick. i'd like to set a 3 second preview. any aftermarket cam suggestion?
thank you!
RussianBear said:
bump for a different gallery and auto-fit that works
also noticed that the camera doesn't have an option for a preview. the picture that has been take just disappears really quick. i'd like to set a 3 second preview. any aftermarket cam suggestion?
thank you!
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Try Quickpic and ICS Camera+
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NightHawkUndead said:
Try Quickpic and ICS Camera+
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already have quick pic. it also breaks everything down into folders. htc sense one was much, much better in those regards.
Well I just bought a Note 2 yesterday and I'm ready to root it. There are a couple of questions I need help with if anyone is willing:
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Was wondering what is the best rom that is out. For now I actually like the stock rom that is on the phone now. I just came from owning a S3 and had it rooted, and was running Eclipse Rom, and Paranoidandroid. Liked them both but when I flashed the roms my cell signal went to crap. was really annoying. So i just want to be able to run a Rom that is pretty much stock.
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I wanted to run diffrent apps in my multitask window, like netflix, hbo go, etc. Was looking at this thread and didnt really understand what rom I can run to be able to use this tweak.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961314
I'm not a computer genius but I do know how to Root my phone and flash roms, just wanted to make sure I flash a stable ROM and wondering how to get this multitasking tweak on my phone.
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks
Jelly Beans or CleanROM are the most popular TW based ROMs right now. They are both based on stock (so they are stable) and I think both have the Multitasking mod you are looking for.
Its TwiX said:
Jelly Beans or CleanROM are the most popular TW based ROMs right now. They are both based on stock (so they are stable) and I think both have the Multitasking mod you are looking for.
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Thank you I'll have to check them out.
Will I have to flash anything so my cell signal isnt effected or should it be good to go with one of those rom's.
Should be good to go. Make sure you follow the installation instructions.
Sent from my Xposed Beans Note 2
Also a long time eclipse user here as well. We ade working on getting a device to nitro to bring eclipse to this device.
With that said I have only had the phone a couple of days but I unlocked and rooted and flashed CleanROM 3.5 and have to say I am very happy with it. Everything seems to work great. No gps issues here that I see some report.
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Also a long time eclipse user here as well. We ade working on getting a device to nitro to bring eclipse to this device.
With that said I have only had the phone a couple of days but I unlocked and rooted and flashed CleanROM 3.5 and have to say I am very happy with it. Everything seems to work great. No gps issues here that I see some report.
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Oh yeah that was another huge issue I was dealing with was the GPSissue was driving me crazy, has there been any issues with the two other ROM's that where suggested
bigliquid530 said:
Oh yeah that was another huge issue I was dealing with was the GPSissue was driving me crazy, has there been any issues with the two other ROM's that where suggested
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No issues with GPS here on Jelly Beans build 4. Pretty much an instant lock.
Kinda curious is it just as good to root my phone with the one click root or do I really have to do the Odin thing. Also just to be sure after I do the root can I just use the EZ-Unlock app in googler play to unlock bootloader
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No issues with GPS here on Jelly Beans build 4. Pretty much an instant lock.
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What about CleanRom,a ny issue with GPS
Also which is better out of the 2 Roms
Also kinda curious is this the right way to root my phone or is there some type of updated version just wanna make sure before I start the rooting
You don't have to flash when you root to enjoy the benefits of it. You'll still be able to take advantage of root only features in apps etc. imo it's best in your case to just stay stock if you are happy with it, since that's the most stable. I went through a ton of roms on my Incredible and eventually went back to stock because all of them had some kind of instability. Some crashed every once in a while when you used the camera app and the phone restarted (which took like 5 minutes and made me miss out on photos), a couple others dropped 3G randomly and never got it back until you restarted the phone, etc. If there's nothing that makes a rom seem much better than stock for you, just stay stock.
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You don't have to flash when you root to enjoy the benefits of it. You'll still be able to take advantage of root only features in apps etc. imo it's best in your case to just stay stock if you are happy with it, since that's the most stable. I went through a ton of roms on my Incredible and eventually went back to stock because all of them had some kind of instability. Some crashed every once in a while when you used the camera app and the phone restarted (which took like 5 minutes and made me miss out on photos), a couple others dropped 3G randomly and never got it back until you restarted the phone, etc. If there's nothing that makes a rom seem much better than stock for you, just stay stock.
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Well my main reason is because I want to be able to add whatever apps in the multi-tasking window and from what I have read the only way is to flash a rom that has it
bigliquid530 said:
Well my main reason is because I want to be able to add whatever apps in the multi-tasking window and from what I have read the only way is to flash a rom that has it
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Just the mod itself is in the Android Development section.
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Just the mod itself is in the Android Development section.
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Didnt see that thanks
Also is it ok to root with this technique, and do I jjust install the mod like a ROM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6BweCW5ck8
bigliquid530 said:
Didnt see that thanks
Also is it ok to root with this technique, and do I jjust install the mod like a ROM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6BweCW5ck8
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050297
There's a security hole that leaves specific Exynos devices vulnerable to malicious apps because any app can gain root access without permission. Which is good... and bad. In this case... the apk can root your device and fix the security hole.
Use that if you don't want to unlock and just want to mod the multiwindow. If you want to unlock the bootloader as well so you can flash custom ROMs, use Adam Outler's method to root and unlock here
Adams procedure on unlock and root worked flawless for me and took less than 5 minutes.
And the whole stock rom is best and every other rom has bugs. Well you have ran eclipse before so you know that is not true. These great devs put in a lot of hard work to make these devices even better than what they are stock. Isnt that the whole point of getting an android? I have yet to find a bug yet with this cleanrom 3.5
Travisdroidx2 said:
Adams procedure on unlock and root worked flawless for me and took less than 5 minutes.
And the whole stock rom is best and every other rom has bugs. Well you have ran eclipse before so you know that is not true. These great devs put in a lot of hard work to make these devices even better than what they are stock. Isnt that the whole point of getting an android? I have yet to find a bug yet with this cleanrom 3.5
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I totally agree without these devs none of this would be possible. Kinda curious with this .APK root can you flash roms, and if I want to unlock bootloader would I just download the EZ-UNLOCK from the Google Play Store after I root.
bigliquid530 said:
I totally agree without these devs none of this would be possible. Kinda curious with this .APK root can you flash roms, and if I want to unlock bootloader would I just download the EZ-UNLOCK from the Google Play Store after I root.
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You can only flash ROMs when you unlock the bootloader.
If you want to do this you would follow the guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043636
The files needed, written instructions, and even a video guide are included in the first post.
Its TwiX said:
You can only flash ROMs when you unlock the bootloader.
If you want to do this you would follow the guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043636
The files needed, written instructions, and even a video guide are included in the first post.
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Ok Thanks
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Ok Thanks
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You're welcome. If you need any help you can grab my gtalk email from your private messages. Good luck!
So what is EZ-Unlock app in Google play store
Ok so I'm fairly new to the whole rooting thing but I have been studying up quite abit. Lots of really good videos on youtube!! So I'm just looking for some direction on what kind of things I can/should do now that I have rooted my phone. Here is the break down so far:
Rooted - Towelroot
Root Browser Installed
BusyBox Installed
Safestrap Installed and backup saved
Titanium Back Up Installed. Most Bloatware has been safely removed with no issues thus far
SuperSu Installed
Terminal Emulator Installed
CPU Tuner installed but have absolutely no clue what I am doing - still researching this
I think that is about it. So any tipps on next direction would greatly be appreciated!!
Thanks in advance
BowHunter2400 said:
Ok so I'm fairly new to the whole rooting thing but I have been studying up quite abit. Lots of really good videos on youtube!! So I'm just looking for some direction on what kind of things I can/should do now that I have rooted my phone. Here is the break down so far:
Rooted - Towelroot
Root Browser Installed
BusyBox Installed
Safestrap Installed and backup saved
Titanium Back Up Installed. Most Bloatware has been safely removed with no issues thus far
SuperSu Installed
Terminal Emulator Installed
CPU Tuner installed but have absolutely no clue what I am doing - still researching this
I think that is about it. So any tipps on next direction would greatly be appreciated!!
Thanks in advance
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O yes my S4 is NC5 and stock rom
Make phone calls... or browse the internet.
Mine does facebook good.
All the root, customization , ect. is just to make it do what YOU want it to do. If there isn't something your trying to get it to do that it doesn't... There isn't really a what next, be happy.
If there IS something your trying to get it to do that it doesn't... that next.
edit: though if your not using a custom rom you should probably freeze the program that controls OTA updates. Hopefully someone can chime in with what its called... Been awhile and I forget, and just flashed a rom instead of worrying about it last time I updated my phone.
Like you, I've frozen/killed/uninstalled all the crapware I could. Beyond that, all I've done is installed the Google Launcher. My phone is well behaved and pretty responsive, with minimal lag.
All I would really want at this point is an unlocked bootloader so I could install a straight Google ROM.
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Like you, I've frozen/killed/uninstalled all the crapware I could. Beyond that, all I've done is installed the Google Launcher. My phone is well behaved and pretty responsive, with minimal lag.
All I would really want at this point is an unlocked bootloader so I could install a straight Google ROM.
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I'm on NC5 and have been happily running GPE ROM for quite awhile now. Only problem is the Kernel difference so there's no USB transfer.
Thanks for the reply's. Yeah I don't really game or anything. Heck I don't even Facebook lol but I would like to Play around with getting better battery life and maybe a little speed. Not that I really need too, the response is very good and the lag is only noticeable at times. I want to play around with the CPU tuner but I'm nervous about messing something up and I have not installed a new Kernel yet and from what I have read that is a must.
BowHunter2400 said:
Thanks for the reply's. Yeah I don't really game or anything. Heck I don't even Facebook lol but I would like to Play around with getting better battery life and maybe a little speed. Not that I really need too, the response is very good and the lag is only noticeable at times. I want to play around with the CPU tuner but I'm nervous about messing something up and I have not installed a new Kernel yet and from what I have read that is a must.
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NO! Installing a new kernel on SafeStrap NC5 is not a must! It will brick your phone! You can use TW based ROMS and one or two very special AOSP Roms, no new kernels though!
BowHunter2400 said:
Thanks for the reply's. Yeah I don't really game or anything. Heck I don't even Facebook lol but I would like to Play around with getting better battery life and maybe a little speed. Not that I really need too, the response is very good and the lag is only noticeable at times. I want to play around with the CPU tuner but I'm nervous about messing something up and I have not installed a new Kernel yet and from what I have read that is a must.
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I use android tuner for my tuning needs. Really expansive options and a really great app. If you want a really light ROM fort SS GPE ROMs are about 400-500MB. Gets rid of clunky touchwiz and solely runs on Google Now Launcher. Only bummer is the loss of the Touchwiz camera app.
scryan said:
Make phone calls... or browse the internet.
Mine does facebook good.
All the root, customization , ect. is just to make it do what YOU want it to do. If there isn't something your trying to get it to do that it doesn't... There isn't really a what next, be happy.
If there IS something your trying to get it to do that it doesn't... that next.
edit: though if your not using a custom rom you should probably freeze the program that controls OTA updates. Hopefully someone can chime in with what its called... Been awhile and I forget, and just flashed a rom instead of worrying about it last time I updated my phone.
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FWupgrade.apk and SDM.apk spdclient.apk is for security notifications.
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npjohnson said:
NO! Installing a new kernel on SafeStrap NC5 is not a must! It will brick your phone! You can use TW based ROMS and one or two very special AOSP Roms, no new kernels though!
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Well now, learn something new every day here! So any good sugestions??
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Well now, learn something new every day here! So any good sugestions??
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HyperDrive is solid and a good ROM for those newer to 'all this' IMO. I am on BlackBox which is stupid fast and has great battery life but is a little buggy. I've had it on my phone for over a week now and have no plans of taking it off anytime soon. But it's up to you now. Just make sure you wipe everything before you flash, always make a backup beforehand and only flash ROM's that are proven on your device and your bootloader and you will be money. Also, read read read the threads before flashing.
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npjohnson said:
NO! Installing a new kernel on SafeStrap NC5 is not a must! It will brick your phone! You can use TW based ROMS and one or two very special AOSP Roms, no new kernels though!
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liljoe727 said:
HyperDrive is solid and a good ROM for those newer to 'all this' IMO. I am on BlackBox which is stupid fast and has great battery life but is a little buggy. I've had it on my phone for over a week now and have no plans of taking it off anytime soon. But it's up to you now. Just make sure you wipe everything before you flash, always make a backup beforehand and only flash ROM's that are proven on your device and your bootloader and you will be money. Also, read read read the threads before flashing.
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Appreciate that Liljoe!!
scryan said:
Make phone calls... or browse the internet.
Mine does facebook good.
All the root, customization , ect. is just to make it do what YOU want it to do. If there isn't something your trying to get it to do that it doesn't... There isn't really a what next, be happy.
If there IS something your trying to get it to do that it doesn't... that next.
edit: though if your not using a custom rom you should probably freeze the program that controls OTA updates. Hopefully someone can chime in with what its called... Been awhile and I forget, and just flashed a rom instead of worrying about it last time I updated my phone.
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it's called SDM in the system portion... and I would get lucky patcher and black mart alpha installed to. these give you access to everything and all the paid apps too.
Add a tethering/hotspot app.