I bought a "refurb" unit off ebay for $239, but I'm now started to getting worried due to the lack of aftermarket "hacking" support here.
Assuming that I root and install a custom ROM that removes all the AT&T and HTC bloatware on Android 3.x, is the Jetstream still laggy? Will it be able to outperform a rooted Thinkpad Tablet running an optimized ICS?
Before you flash any custom ROMs make sure you install DoomLord's kernel and you'll be able to overclock all the way up to 2 ghz.
I have mine running at 1.83 ghz and it's super responsive no lag anywhere. Play with the frequencies until you find the configuration that works for you. Have fun.
Dang I should have waited and saved 10 bucks. Don't tell me your unit is dent and scratch free as well...
Even tegra3 tabs are laggy tried the Acer 510 and htc Sense UI is bloated. Try a new launcher like the GO Launcher for tabs. Very smooth but you can't use any HTC Widgets.
A question for anyone. What is the latest version of the kernel of the latest ROM RUU, which I flashed before rooting . The doomlord kernel used to root is 2.6.35.10 Is this one old and if anyone can give me an .img of the newest stock id be grateful. Thanks.
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Okay, the headline might be a bit dramatic, but I've used a couple of days figuring all this android stuff out.
I've rooted my HTC Hero G2 (European version). I was previously using the official 2.1 with LauncherPro modding and stuff and I liked the speed, but wanted to try out Froyo.
So I started out by rooting..
Then I installed Fusion!ROM 2.2, but after the installation I played around with the phone a little and found it to be a bit laggy. I then started reading some stuff about Kernels and overclocking.. But it's impossible for me to find a proper and well describing guide on how to do this..
I read that it's just like flashing a rom but do you do flash it to the phone after flashing the custom rom?
Of course this is not something I played around with when using the Fusion!ROM because I downloaded the version called:
Software over-clockable version... clocks reset when phone is rebooted...
And just now I found out that I needed to download some software to overclock the phone but isn't there some easier way.. for example downloading some of the other versions, but I didn't want to download because I'm afraid of breaking my phone in unawareness.
Also I read about FroydVillain 1.4 (but is this a Froyo version? Assuming so on the name, but couldn't find a statement on the download site..) and it seems to be a very popular rom including LauncherPro and ADWLauncher.. And since I liked LauncherPro on the official 2.1, I'm thinking about checking this one out.. but again I'm stuck with the kernel/overclocking question..
I thank you in advance for a guide / some good advice and as you might have noticed I'm quite new to all this stuff so I'm sorry for being a newb
1. First you need the custom rom and if you want a kernel, you should flash the kernel on top of the custom rom, just get into recovery mode and press flash zip and choose the kernel.
2. Software over-clockable version... clocks reset when phone is rebooted just means that you can overclock your rom with software like SetCPU and overclock widget, which means that you can set your desired speed in the software. And you can't break your phone by flashing a kernel or overclocking it.
3. Yes froydVillain is a 2.2 (froyo) ROM
Flash ROM > Flash Kernel
And definitely try FroydVillain (yep, it's Froyo).
Cheers!!
I didn't expect getting an answer before tomorrow but seems I was wrong.
I just flashed the FroydVillain and I'm about to try it out.
Is there any restrictions to what the HTC Hero / G2 can handle of kernels? And what are the differences between them?
On the FroydVillain page I've find a couple of different ones.. 614 / 652 / 691 and so on.. One idea on which one is fitted for a G2?
Once again.. thanks in advance!
Everybody's Hero's are different and can handle different clock speeds. 652 is safe, most can handle 691 and the 700s are pushing it for many.
Just a matter of trial and error to see the fastest yours can take.
Doesn't the initial clock speed have some limitations on the battery life time on the phone?
I also have just one question to the FroydVillain which you might be able to answer for me...
I doesn't seem like my Lock Screen works..? I've set up a pattern but nothing really happends. I've also added the Power Control widget and ensured that the lock pattern is enabled through this widget..
EDIT: I know why.. nvm
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I am running Vegan 5.1 with almost no issues. I want to upgrade to a newer OS but not sure which one I should try. Any suggestions??
My question to you is "Why?". If you're current install on your gTab is stable and it lets you run what you want to run why do you want to "upgrade" to another ROM. If a different ROM will give you something more than what you currently have like maybe let you run a cool video game (Shadowgun) which can't run VEGAn 5.1 then that would be understandable. I was a happy user of VEGAn 5.1.1 for a good part of a year and decided to move to Mountain Laurel 3.1.0 only for the fact that games like Shadowgun will run on it.
So, if that is the case and you feel you will get more out of your gTab by moving to a different ROM then I would suggest you do a full backup via ClockworkMod of your current install so if you choose to revert back to it after you've tried some other ROMs you will be able to do so easily.
Also, it is VERY important for you to figure out what version of the bootloader your gTab is currently running. You can save yourself a lot of wasted time if you figure that out first and then plan your path to a different ROM.
I have some apps that will not run on it. I am not sure if its the OS but I cant even download them from the market. I was hoping another OS would fix that. I also thought the newer versions of OS run faster? I am not sure but I am a newbie to all of this.
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I am running Vegan 5.1 with almost no issues. I want to upgrade to a newer OS but not sure which one I should try. Any suggestions??
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Since you like Vegan 5.1 then why not try VeganTAB 7.1, it is very stable.
I ran it using clemsyn's 1.6 kernal and it is fast.
http://vegantab.gojimi.com/
Also the new CM7 7.2 which is also based on Gingerbread is another one I recommend.
I am currently using it. It comes with a 1.4ghz OC kernel already.
BTW to make thing runs better, change the VM stack size to 64M.
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I have some apps that will not run on it. I am not sure if its the OS but I cant even download them from the market. I was hoping another OS would fix that. I also thought the newer versions of OS run faster? I am not sure but I am a newbie to all of this.
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There could be a few reasons why an app will not run on your gTab or will not show up in the Market for you. It may be that you are trying to run apps that are for Gingerbread or Honeycomb. It may also be that your LCD density is keeping some of the apps from appearing in the Market.
As for newer OS versions running faster, I've tried about five different ROMs and VEGAn 5.1.1 is by far the fastest (you can overclock it if you want to run at 1.4 ghz or higher with custom kernels). So when I switched ROMs away from VEGAn 5.1.1 it wasn't about speed but rather better video driver support.
On more note, VEGAn Ginger and most other ROMs will take what seems like forever to boot up compared to VEGAn 5.1.1. Keep that in mind if do make the switch so you won't think your gTab is stuck during bootup when trying other ROMs.
My friend have this phone and I don't want to flash thousand of roms.
I rooted his phone but it's just stock 2.3 with Sense 3.0 (If I remember correctly).
I'm scouting to find a stable rom that will provide good speed for gaming and most importantly, it must be sense-less or at least can connect to the Wii Controller or Siaxis.
He's not tech savvy and I got some experience in flashing with my Nexus S but with Sense, it seems like it's kinda different so I'm a bit at lost.
Thank you.
ICS rom for the win
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my bad,speed rom 2.2.0.check it out.senseless.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623184
Backstory:
I have a US Player 4.0 running a stock, official 2.3.6 ROM with root. I have been following CM9 development, as I was planning on using that as a daily. But there are still some issues and it looks like development has stopped, with all or most of the developers gone or have bricked devices. So I thought I would make a GB ROM for myself. There are people that say GB is laggy and won't run big games but I must differ. For me, the entire UI is basically locked at 60FPS and only drops when there is something running in the background, and I can play games like Dead Trigger at full graphics. Battery life is fine, too- I usually get around four hours of screen on time with a 1.2GHz overclock, WiFi on, stuff syncing every 15 minutes, a live wallpaper, and updating widgets.
Main question:
I have worked with ROMs for over a year, I have released stuff over at SDX-Developers for the Samsung Moment and its sister phones. But ROM zips for this device are structured much differently. For my phones, inside the ROM zip are two main folders: META-INF and system. Nothing out of the ordinary. But here, there is a tar file instead. Why? Is there any advantage to doing it this way?
Other questions:
Hanthesolo has a 1.5GHz CPU overclock on LinROM ICS. Is it possible to get this in a GB kernel?
Is Linaro only able to be implemented on non-stock based ROMs, and would Samsung providing YP-G1 source make a difference?
Is is possible for a small GPU overclock to be implemented in a GB kernel? I have read that the Galaxy S and Nexus S (same Exynos 3110) can do a GPU overclock from stock 200MHz to 230MHz stable, a 15% increase. I also read that it is connected to bus speed, if that helps. If I had more knowledge of this device and weren't using it as a driver I would do it myself.
(And yes, I did search before posting.)
all of the zips I recall flashing my my 5.0 have the meta-inf and system folders inside. are you sure you one you were looking at wasn't for ODIN?
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all of the zips I recall flashing my my 5.0 have the meta-inf and system folders inside. are you sure you one you were looking at wasn't for ODIN?
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I looked at both Ethereal and Icy Fusion. Both are flashable via CWM, both have a tar file inside. I couldn't take a look at the base 2.3.6 ROM for the 4.0 because the link is dead.
Hello I recently got this phone and got help with s-off and unlocking. Now I am trying to figure out the best rom/kernel configuration to get the best performance possible. If you know of any just put links here. I got the most performance out of the sense 5 mod rom, with a 7300 quadrant score! There was a kernel I saw that the CPU could go to 2.0ghz and the gpu was overlooked 500mhz 3d and idk what the 2d was, I think it was called [sense] infernal kernel but I am not clear on what roms I can use it on, I tried flashing it on the sense 5 mod rom and it didn't boot. Anyway thanks for any help.
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well, the "infernal kernel" (latest rev. is 1.42) by jose ... at best maybe the 1.8GHz-version, as above could be instable on most phones, is definately THE choice to go for for all stock-based roms = thereby ONLY for any custom-rom BASED on the _stock-htc ICS4.0.4 rom-image with Sense4.1_, since his modded kernel is based on those kernel-sources. the probably very BEST ICS4.0.4 rom is ViperLTE2.2.0, but unfortunately development has ceased and thereby no newer improvements will come and the rom is abandoned, still most ppl (that like/love Sense) here still this one as their main rom.
the neat Infernal4+ rom (also by jose and others) is JB4.1 and also has an infernal-kernel (but a JB-infernal and is thereby different than the main branch) ... problem is, that camera and bt do NOT work!
if you want newer stuff ... go grab yourself the latest official CM10.2.1_stable (or the mdmower version, which uses the CM10.2.1_stable branch as a base).
i myself tested pacman-rom (CM+AOKP+PA is an all-in-one rom) ... latest is pac_fireball-nightly-20140128.zip and thereby near identical to the CM10.2.1 (just 4 days older), but with addons from AOKP and PA. their KK-roms aren't yet out. also Avatar-Rom (used to be JB4.3, now also KK4.4) was also pretty prominent ...
those are the most common roms i'd say, but grab yourself your own favorite rom ... i myself would go for either ViperLTE2.2.0 (still ICS, but stock-based) ... or take the last JB4.3 PacMan-Rom for all its features
exactly what kimba posted
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exactly what kimba posted
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The CM 10.2.1 version is what I put on my wife's phone.