Hello everyone, I´m new on the android word and just got myself an x10 mini, and would like to install a ROM. the real thing im after is the ability to save apps to SD, I tried installing App2sd, using a tutorial in these forums, but it completely broke android 3 times, getting stuck on an endless reboot cycle.
Now that that option is out of the window I am looking at ROMS.
My phone is flashed with an international firmware, with band M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015, Android 2.1. What would be the best ROM (given persona experience) fully working, of course?
Thank you,
DamDSx
hi im pretty new too, but found it quite easy, i installled 2.3.3, i havent got time right now to post the links il get back 2 you if you havnt sorted it, but you can get all links and software from this site, the easiest way i found was using superoneclick to root, just one click! then youl need xrecovery to backup (just incase) &restore then browse for the rom you want to use, if you have a look you'll find all these on here with n00bie instructions 4 us beginners, hope this helps some what.
Im going with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200675
Currently backing up with Xrecovery, but im not sure if I need to wipe user data and cache? the rom guide does not say anything
DamDSx said:
Hello everyone, I´m new on the android word and just got myself an x10 mini, and would like to install a ROM. the real thing im after is the ability to save apps to SD, I tried installing App2sd, using a tutorial in these forums, but it completely broke android 3 times, getting stuck on an endless reboot cycle.
Now that that option is out of the window I am looking at ROMS.
My phone is flashed with an international firmware, with band M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015, Android 2.1. What would be the best ROM (given persona experience) fully working, of course?
Thank you,
DamDSx
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welcome 2 android
ROM's are of personal taste and as the camera problem of gingerbread is fixed,most of the ROM's are fully working.....as u r new to android, i would suggest you to go for MiniCM7 2.0.5 as the MiniCM is perfectly "tailored" for the mini's small screen estate...however, other ROM's like GingerDX, FroyoBread, MiniCM6, Andread etc are very stable alternatives too ..i am using "FRoyoBread" latest version because i find the battery consumption to be less than the Gingerbread builds
if you are after the ability of moving the apps to SD, most ROM's would suffice. But, i'll give u a caution, don't move apps with "Widget" support or "operational" apps to the SD card...many a time u will get a "problem loading widget" popup or your SD card won't show up on the computer.
try some ROM's until u find the one u would like the best...most of the ROM's are great because OUR DEVS ARE AWESOME
if i helped you, press the "THANKS" button
DamDSx said:
Im going with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200675
Currently backing up with Xrecovery, but im not sure if I need to wipe user data and cache? the rom guide does not say anything
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yes u NEED to format the user data and the cache for avoiding startup bootloops
Search before you ask
try this TUT http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194499
Thank you. Android is awesome!
I´m trying GingerDX, the only problem I have found is the keyboard. it was too big for the screen (Unmodified X8 port) but ThickButtons from the market fixed it. Loving Gingerbread so far. On a side note, my new phone, and thus Android, has put some stress between me and my wife, because ive been spending more time with the phone than with her! lol!
Indeed the devs are awesome. THANK YOU!!!!!
Hi guys, I'm a french speaking swiss personn ^^
I'm using the SGS2 since aboutly 4 months now and I get it rooted in early june...
But I'm experimenting random reboot, a few, not often, but sometimes... usually when getting superuser autorisation and often when starting and analysing SD card !!!
I don't know if that are know issues, but I thing an update would be anyway really good for my phone.
BUT !!!
But there is a problem : I don't want to loose anything I already have on it... I bought a few apps, installed a lots of things... Some of which aren't in the market anymore (!!)
And I sync a lot, really a lot, email adresses, gmail account, etc. ^^'
I have 14 Gmail accounts, 4 email adresses and some things like skype, ebbudy, facebook and I really don't want to have to re-sync everything, re-type my passwords, etc.
So, what should I do ???
I have for the moment :
GT-I91000
2.3.3
I91000XXKDJ
2.6.35.7-I9100XWKE2-CL187606
[email protected] #2
GINGERBREAD.XWKE2
Is it really outdated ???
I have to say that I really love Touchwiz, so I absolutely want to continue using it, and I don't want any data loss... Contacts, bookmarks, etc. ^^'
Is it possible to update or upgrade to some new kernel/rom/android version ???
I don't care about using Odin, I know it, played a lot around with it and my Adam Tab
What is really brand new ? I'm really not up to date with android news, so I don't even know if 2.3.4 is already out or what ever, maybe there is Touchwiz 5 also ? ^^'
So I come here hoping there will be some generous person wanting to share its knowledge with me
Oh, and obviously I need to have root (Titanium backup, Chainfire 3D pro, etc.)
And it has to be in French (I mean the OS).
So, anybody ???
Ho, and btw : how could I make a full backup of my phone, so that if anything goes wrong I would be able to come back to the state it is now, with all SMS, all whatsapp, all email all aps, all settings saved ???
BTW 2 : I though a little about that whole : is there any easy way to get my apps, my save, etc. and to put it in a new rom after a full wipe, etc
And with the less data-loss as possible ???
I mean, it's ok if I loose some small things, but all the apps I have and my email/gmail account are the only really important things... I could accept to loose my SMS, my angry bird savegame, etc. It's no vital matter
PS : I know I could work this out myself, but it would involve hours of reading, blogs, news, etc. And then I should search the whole forum to find the really relevant topics and only then I could maybe update my phone... I know it's like that, because I did it once in june to root my phone, there wasn't lots of methods but there was loads of topics saying somebody did maybe see something that looks like a one click root and then another topic claiming there isn't any one click root for the moment but that this method was fine, etc etc etc !!! Eventually I used the chainfire methods... I hope it won't cause any problem...
So, I'm having no time to get through the floods of informations there are out there on the net, that's why I dare ask such a thing
Uh, really nobody as any clue to give?
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If you want to keep touchwiz, I would definitely suggest Cognition Rom. It gives much better speed and battery life and also gives great new features.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124396
However to install it you need to wipe your phone.
If you sync all your contacts, calendar etc. with Google and backup up all of your apps and app data with Titanium Backup you will not lose anything.
If you ever feel like moving away from touchwiz, try MIUI.
It has speed, better battery life and nicer aesthetics.
Wow...long post.
So, to recap:
-You're getting random reboots.
-You want to flash a new ROM that has TouchWiz and Android 2.3.4
-You don't want to lose data
1. Nobody can tell you which ROM to use. Go to the dev section and pick one based on the description and your needs.
2. You need Titanium Backup Pro. This will backup all your data.
On a side note, I would suggest that you only restore your user apps and not your system data. If you restore you system data, there's a chance that you'll simply recreate your reboot problem on your new ROM. But doing so means you have to type in your login details for all your stuff again. But I suppose that's the price you need to pay. No free lunch in this world.
And what about lighting rom ?
Has it touchwiz ?
uh and I don't want especially android 2.3.4, I just want the latest one, so if 2.3.6 is out I would like to get it ;D
But it certainly not the case.
Why do you prefer custom rom to stock rom from samsung?
Where could I find a real review of those custom rom ??? with explanation, what did change from the stock rom, how good the battery life it's improved, etc... ?
I have two days battery life if I don't play games... And I manage to get up to 3 days 20h once, without plane mode ! Will it be really better?
Thanks
PS : sorry for the length of my previous post, I'm not good at shortening stories ^^'
PPS : I remember something called CWM came with the root, is that usefull, or not in my case ? I think it's a backup utility, isn't it ?
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Merwyn said:
And what about lighting rom ?
Has it touchwiz ?
Start by reading the rom description Touchwiz is standard unless otherwise stated
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uh and I don't want especially android 2.3.4, I just want the latest one, so if 2.3.6 is out I would like to get it ;D
KH3 latest 2.3.4
Where could I find a real review of those custom rom ??? with explanation, what did change from the stock rom, how good the battery life it's improved, etc... ?
By reading the rom posts or by trying the roms .
I have two days battery life if I don't play games... And I manage to get up to 3 days 20h once, without plane mode ! Will it be really better?
No thats very good battery life
BASICS
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
jje
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And I still have some questions :
to which extent will I keep the apps I installed, and the data I have on my phone when flashing a new one ??
Titanium Backup will backup what ?
And where is the global backup option ? There isn't any I think...
Do I have to clique on each apps and then click on "save !" etc. for every of them ?
And then flash the new rom, etc. and won't loose any apps ?
And how could I do a full backup of every think on my phone to my computer ???
I have only a few space left on my phone... 1GB aboutly... Well, lot of it is just files I put on it, music, videos, etc. But I guess some of it are coming from my apps...
Do a full wipe and flash new rom won't delete of those any data ???
And then with my new rom, I just have to install Titanium Backup pro and it will see every saves I did and I will be able to restore them ??
I guess I'm quite a noob with that, because I played a lot around with my Adam, but I never care about keeping any data in it...
That the first time I worry about data loss and ROM and android
PS : thanks a lot for that link, I don't know how I was able to miss this huide ^^' But it doesn't answer all my questions ^^''
Merwyn said:
And I still have some questions :
to which extent will I keep the apps I installed, and the data I have on my phone when flashing a new one ??
Keep all if its a no wipe keep none if its a wipe .
Titanium Backup will backup what ?
APPS
And where is the global backup option ? There isn't any I think...
In what ???
Do I have to clique on each apps and then click on "save !" etc. for every of them ?
TITANIUM PRO its batch
And how could I do a full backup of every think on my phone to my computer ??
Not possible ?
I have only a few space left on my phone... 1GB aboutly... Well, lot of it is just files I put on it, music, videos, etc. But I guess some of it are coming from my apps...
Do a full wipe and flash new rom won't delete of those any data ???
Yes if its a wipe it may so backup your files and data .
And then with my new rom, I just have to install Titanium Backup pro and it will see every saves I did and I will be able to restore them ??
Yes but wise to backup your Titanium backup folder to PC as a safe copy .
jje
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Okay...
Well, for titanium backup... I still have a problem : how could I use this "batch" you mentioned... ??? I know batch as being files you use on the computer to run some scripts... from killing process and starting others to connecting to network or printer or whatever you want...
But I don't know how to use Batch with android...
So, I just read about Nandroid backup... Can I do one with my phone ?
I have the CWM Manager v1.80 on it, from my root... What is this "backup" function it has ? Nandroid backup ? Do I need lot of space on my SD card to do it ???
And then could you advise me about all those ROM there are out there ???
My questions about them :
-If I want a stock ROM from samsung but the latest one, what should I install ?
-If I want Touchwiz (the latest), gmail, email, calender, sms from samsung, but that I would like to have something more optimised, what should I look for ?
I would actually like to get a samsung Rom, with the latest update but deodexed, "zipaligned", well optimised in a word... Camera hack would be nice, but not necessary, I can do it myself, as I already did...
In a word I want something efficient : simple, fast and functional...
If it has cool features like the lock screen personalisation, etc. I don't say no, but if it's not smoother, faster, "better" than the samsung stock rom with the Chainfire CF-Root Kernel, then it doesn't interest me ^^'''
Thanks for your patience, I know I ask lot of stupid questions.
Merwyn said:
Okay...
Well, for titanium backup... I still have a problem : how could I use this "batch" you mentioned... ??? I know batch as being files you use on the computer to run some scripts... from killing process and starting others to connecting to network or printer or whatever you want...
But I don't know how to use Batch with android...
Titanium Pro batch its in the menu .
So, I just read about Nandroid backup... Can I do one with my phone ?
I have the CWM Manager v1.80 on it, from my root... What is this "backup" function it has ? Nandroid backup ? Do I need lot of space on my SD card to do it ???
Nandroid boot to recovery and choose Backup .
And then could you advise me about all those ROM there are out there ???
My questions about them :
-If I want a stock ROM from samsung but the latest one, what should I install ?
Whatever the last on is in the list .
-If I want Touchwiz (the latest), gmail, email, calender, sms from samsung, but that I would like to have something more optimised, what should I look for ?
I would actually like to get a samsung Rom, with the latest update but deodexed, "zipaligned", well optimised in a word... Camera hack would be nice, but not necessary, I can do it myself, as I already did...
Samsung do not supply such a rom .
In a word I want something efficient : simple, fast and functional...
If it has cool features like the lock screen personalisation, etc. I don't say no, but if it's not smoother, faster, "better" than the samsung stock rom with the Chainfire CF-Root Kernel, then it doesn't interest me ^^'''
Again you got to read the custom rom posts and make up your own mind .
Root wont make a rom faster .
Personally you should stick to stock until you know what you want and find the rom with your needs .Their is not the room to improve SGS2 as with SGS1 .
jje
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WIPE WIPE WIPE !
+ Cognition Rom
Ok ok...
What are the main differences between Cognition and Lighting ???
There really aren't review so it's quite hard to find out ^^'
I would like to get something who looks quite like the stock rom... with touchwiz...
And what about the CF-Root ??? Does the kernel of Chainfire work with Lighting ? or with Cognition ??
Merwyn said:
Ok ok...
What are the main differences between Cognition and Lighting ???
There really aren't review so it's quite hard to find out ^^'
I would like to get something who looks quite like the stock rom... with touchwiz...
And what about the CF-Root ??? Does the kernel of Chainfire work with Lighting ? or with Cognition ??
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Plenty of roms to choose from, I've tried the majority of them but prefer the stock like ones such as VillainRom or Modaco Custom Rom. Both are very good. Leos rom is also good with his kitchen. Just read through the threads and you'll get an idea of what they are like.
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Alright, I messed up my phone trying to backup it '^^
So now I've installed Lighting 6.1 ... But I find it less reactiv as what I had before... Is that strange or not ?
Also : what do you mean with "stock ones like VillainRom or Modaco Custom Rom" ???
You mean it's just like stock from samsung ? But there are certainly differencies, aren't there ? Where are those diff ??
And still a question : for smoothness, reactivness and confort of use, what will be most important : a good ROM or a good Kernel ??
Because there are lots of kernel also, is that a better idea to get a stock rom, a firmware from samsung, then to wipe everything and to install it and then flash another kernel ?
I just want a little better perf and battery life, I don't care about features or whatever : the samsung touchwiz feature are fine for me...
I just want root also. (for some apps)
Merwyn said:
Alright, I messed up my phone trying to backup it '^^
So now I've installed Lighting 6.1 ... But I find it less reactiv as what I had before... Is that strange or not ?
Also : what do you mean with "stock ones like VillainRom or Modaco Custom Rom" ???
You mean it's just like stock from samsung ? But there are certainly differencies, aren't there ? Where are those diff ??
And still a question : for smoothness, reactivness and confort of use, what will be most important : a good ROM or a good Kernel ??
Because there are lots of kernel also, is that a better idea to get a stock rom, a firmware from samsung, then to wipe everything and to install it and then flash another kernel ?
I just want a little better perf and battery life, I don't care about features or whatever : the samsung touchwiz feature are fine for me...
I just want root also. (for some apps)
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VR and MCR are like stock roms with tweaks to make them perform better. Other roms add like camera mods, themes, and other type of tweaks to them as one package. The 2 mentioned VR you have VR tweaks to customize as you like, and MCR has an online kitchen to customize as you like, as well as Leomars rom has a kitchen to install additional tweaks. I prefer these so I can tweak as I like.
Kernels you have to try them all and find the best combination. I like speedmod and ninpos kernel,both are great. Both are fast and smooth as well.
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And what about Touch-X I just saw the topic about it a few moment ago ?
About kitchen : how does it work ? is that on the phone directly or on the computer ? It's kind of an app ??
try leomar 2.6--best rom and support ever
Since we cracked bootloader i have question how to make dual boot to work
i.e miui and sony ericsson 2.3.3
boot manger - avaialible
how to make miui to work as a second option
(no wories about memory 16gb suppose to be more than enough (me))
since we have more option now than that
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=911170
can we renew this subject
i know that we can squize 2 kernel and xrec, cmw5, and few other thing but how to run 2 os ?
M
sorry if it is in wrong section
Sometimes its not a question of can it be done...
but why the hell would you need 2 roms on your phone....
install that , read the whole thread and do all the patches and u will be happy with life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295089
marcoplo said:
Since we cracked bootloader i have question how to make dual boot to work
i.e miui and sony ericsson 2.3.3
boot manger - avaialible
how to make miui to work as a second option
(no wories about memory 16gb suppose to be more than enough (me))
since we have more option now than that
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=911170
can we renew this subject
i know that we can squize 2 kernel and xrec, cmw5, and few other thing but how to run 2 os ?
M
sorry if it is in wrong section
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Everybody's needs & wants are different. So are likes/dislikes/expectations etc.
So if marcopolo says that he needs dualboot, I guess somebody knowledgeable on the matter needs to advise about the possibility and ways of going about it. Not push him to try a new ROM (MIUI 1.10.8 Basic, since thread # 1295089 is for it), or did bimmerrob paste the wrong URL.
I myself have tried a few ROMS - WB TW (before SE released official 2.3.3 ROM), CM7 ZMOD, FXP 028/030 & some other flavors, but I always keep coming back to Stock or it's derivatives due to one issue or another (WLOD's & restarts mostly).
I would also love to have dualboot & would try searching more on it. Will post my search results later. I've dual booted between different Windows versions & linux on my desktop & laptop for years, so why not dual boot (between ROM's) on phone.
I may be from the minority who sometimes face crippling problems with custom ROM's (since most of the users run custom ROM's without much issues). At those times, flashing another stable/stock ROM is not possible due to various reasons (not having access to laptop etc), so temporarily, switching to another stable/stock ROM would be a nice feature to have.
Dualbooting is conceptually possible and we have even tried and tested it with 2.2 ROM's combining 2.1 ROM's
so far no one tried this on 2.3.3 roms.. ITs just a matter of trying and getting it to work.
japinder said:
Everybody's needs & wants are different. So are likes/dislikes/expectations etc.
So if marcopolo says that he needs dualboot, I guess somebody knowledgeable on the matter needs to advise about the possibility and ways of going about it. Not push him to try a new ROM (MIUI 1.10.8 Basic, since thread # 1295089 is for it), or did bimmerrob paste the wrong URL.
I myself have tried a few ROMS - WB TW (before SE released official 2.3.3 ROM), CM7 ZMOD, FXP 028/030 & some other flavors, but I always keep coming back to Stock or it's derivatives due to one issue or another (WLOD's & restarts mostly).
I would also love to have dualboot & would try searching more on it. Will post my search results later. I've dual booted between different Windows versions & linux on my desktop & laptop for years, so why not dual boot (between ROM's) on phone.
I may be from the minority who sometimes face crippling problems with custom ROM's (since most of the users run custom ROM's without much issues). At those times, flashing another stable/stock ROM is not possible due to various reasons (not having access to laptop etc), so temporarily, switching to another stable/stock ROM would be a nice feature to have.
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I'm on the same page as you. I'd like to test a few things out while still having one ROM that I KNOW works as the primary and boot a test ROM to see if it would even work for me.
Been meaning to research and play with the old method and modify it a bit to get this idea working but never have the time.
I'll be a guinea pig for whoever gets this in alpha.
I personally need dual boot to avoid the hassle of backing up and restoring data/apps everytime i try a custom ROM
its annoying when u are not satisfied with the new one and has to switch back to an old one
so............ guys in the ur group as well !!!
donmarquis said:
I personally need dual boot to avoid the hassle of backing up and restoring data/apps everytime i try a custom ROM
its annoying when u are not satisfied with the new one and has to switch back to an old one
so............ guys in the ur group as well !!!
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perfect deductive maind - you work me out that exacly what i had in my maind
you should work in POLICE i positive understanding!
i thinking whether any one thinks same !!!
thks
sry eng
Dual Boot is possible / but the only thing keeping us apart from that is Devs leaving for ultimate Smartphones
We Are IN Need Of Ultimate Devs :|
Sorry to say , we got a handful left
Edit : I think This Thread must go to " General " or " Q & A "
Hey guys, so now as I tried like all CM9 ROMs for Xperia U (Locked bootloader) I wasn't satisfied because of numerous things: battery life, random restarting, and on the last rom it was the worst. Started bootlooping out of nowhere. All my app data was gone (well the last Titanium backup, which was like 3 weeks old).
Now I would like to ask you guys, which is the best Stock ROM for Xperia U?
I have tried Xperiance Lite 3.0 (Might try if it updates, but that developer seems to be in-active) and the new one RowROM which I rushed to download as I needed my phone back to life again (after I got bootlooped from CM9).
I need: Good battery life (2-3 days, similar to stock), good performance, cool looking like custom SystemUI, obviously toggles on Status Bar because I don't like installing Power Toggles as RAM on Xperia U is enormous issue. And that's the last thing - a lot of free RAM.
Help appreciated!
for me stock is 54, indian, or nother countryes, then you can modyfy it with zip files or etc
best rom threads arent allowed no matter they use stock as base or cm 9
for me i feel xperiance litev3 is good.... u can also try on by jatinrungta.... zexperience is the name is guess... .
best is to try them friend and find out urself
As stated, please just test and do your homework.
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