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Civil posted:I just got a Sensation, and while the hardware is truly excellent, the rom availability is kind of lovely. The XDA forum is a huge kangparty, with about 10 active Sense ROM's which all seem to be based off one another, MIUI that has several things non-functional (I use a2dp constantly), and a CM7 build that caused horrible battery drain. The ROM situation on the Sensation is hosed. According to kmobs the battery issue has been solved but we're all waiting on his latest update to 11 or 12 or whateverthefuck version he wants to call it. I'd go back to Sense but after 48 hours there there are always input lag issues and it drives me up the god drat wall. The biggest problem I have with Sense ROMs on XDA is that they are all WWE based and require WWE radios which for one reason or another give me the world's worst loving signal and if I try to match PRL/RIL configurations to use a WWE ROM with a TMOUS radio I either get no signal or a god drat bootloop. If someone knows of a stripped down T-Mo ROM that works with the latest TMOUS radio (10.56.9035 10.14.9035) please link me because lately I've had less access to a charger throughout the day than I normally do and CM7's kang whatthefuckever version just isn't cutting it anymore. Edit: gently caress XDA. Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Nov 19, 2011 |
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Maker Of Shoes posted:The ROM situation on the Sensation is hosed. According to kmobs the battery issue has been solved but we're all waiting on his latest update to 11 or 12 or whateverthefuck version he wants to call it. There's a tool whose name I've forgotten that allows you to take a stock rom and both root it and customize it using a GUI. I'll try to find it, maybe that'll help?
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Nov 19, 2011 20:54
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I asked about my situation in the other Android thread, but after finding this thread I think I asked in the wrong place: I'm trying to do as much as possible to unlock my original Motorola Droid from Verizon to use on Appalachian Wireless, the regional CDMA carrier, before I take it into their store and see if they can activate it. Here's what I've done so far: rooted, flashed to Pete Sholes ROM, and used CDMA workshop to send the corolada.com PRL for Appalachian Wireless to the phone. I'm completely new to smartphones but I've been reading XDA, Howards, and other forums to pick up the basics. Can anyone suggest other measures to take before I head over to the store?
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Nov 19, 2011 21:07
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blargle posted:A friend bricked his rooted HTC Incredible by booting into recovery while connected to the usb cable (apparently a no-no on that phone). The phone is S-ON, but recovery and main partitions are trashed, so I can't use adb/fastboot to flash a new recovery. I tried restoring back to factory by installing the PB31IMG.zip in HBOOT, but the phone still won't boot into anything but HBOOT. Verizon's telling him the phone is broken. Is this actually bricked, or can it be fixed somehow? Again, I can still get into the S-ON bootloader. Just a suggestion, if the phone sees the PB31IMG.zip on the root if the SD it will always boot to hboot. Did you remove it after you let it boot and apply the zip?
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Nov 20, 2011 00:54
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Jerk McJerkface posted:Just a suggestion, if the phone sees the PB31IMG.zip on the root if the SD it will always boot to hboot. Did you remove it after you let it boot and apply the zip? Yes, it just goes to a black screen and vibrates 5 times. Will try the RUU method next.
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Nov 20, 2011 01:15
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blargle posted:Yes, it just goes to a black screen and vibrates 5 times. Will try the RUU method next. 5 vibrations is a really bad sign. My Inc did that out of the box, and the only instance I could find online of someone fixing it was a guy who manually edited the partition table to fix things (and the problem had been caused by doing that in the first place). That phone is unfortunately probably toast.
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Nov 20, 2011 02:21
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The YouTube app now behaves like the iphone and automatically pauses if you lock the screen while playing a video. So you curiously can't use it as a music source just at the same time that Google Music comes to market. How odd. Are there any root tricks to get around this limitation? I can see why they did it but I listen to obscure soundtracks and the like.
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Nov 20, 2011 12:59
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YouTube has poo poo for music quality anyways, and you have to mess with your phone for every new song. If it's on YouTube it's probably on amazon or eBay or itunes. If not then I dunno try that YouTube to mp3 poo poo?
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Nov 20, 2011 17:29
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I'm kind of surprised that there's nothing like ODIN or RSDLite for HTC phones. I'd think that there should always be some sort of PC-based tool for being able to factory-restore a phone.
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Nov 20, 2011 21:16
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ProjektorBoy posted:I'm kind of surprised that there's nothing like ODIN or RSDLite for HTC phones. I'd think that there should always be some sort of PC-based tool for being able to factory-restore a phone. There are. RUUs...
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Nov 20, 2011 21:28
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nVidia hates you. https://plus.google.com/115049428938715274412/posts/KycR8ZjeUiS <- dude who has been developing CM7/9 for the Optimus line of phones. quote:OK, since so many people are asking: The reason I'm doing the OMAP devices first is because the fine folks at Texas Instruments have, as before, published their reference code. (and Google's current reference device, the SGN, is an OMAP4, which also helps considerably). quote:Yes, I've been in touch with nVidia, and they've been very nice about the whole thing, but it's... complicated. Remember when everyone was all like "OMFG TEGRA2!"? 
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Nov 21, 2011 01:04
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I recently picked up an Evo to replace a broken Samsung Epic I had, and now I'm trying to install CM7 on the device. I got S-OFF with the revolutionary tool and installed a custom recovery (Amon-Ra, since the CM wiki suggested that) no problem. After that I wiped everything properly then flashed the CM7/Gapps zips and rebooted. I gave the phone like 20 minutes, but it appears to be stuck in a bootloop. After that I restored my nandroid, did eveything all over again, and the same problem. Am I missing something? What am I doing wrong?
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Nov 21, 2011 07:01
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Beet posted:I recently picked up an Evo to replace a broken Samsung Epic I had, and now I'm trying to install CM7 on the device. I got S-OFF with the revolutionary tool and installed a custom recovery (Amon-Ra, since the CM wiki suggested that) no problem. After that I wiped everything properly then flashed the CM7/Gapps zips and rebooted. I gave the phone like 20 minutes, but it appears to be stuck in a bootloop. After that I restored my nandroid, did eveything all over again, and the same problem. Am I missing something? What am I doing wrong?
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Nov 21, 2011 07:49
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Beet posted:I recently picked up an Evo to replace a broken Samsung Epic I had, and now I'm trying to install CM7 on the device. I got S-OFF with the revolutionary tool and installed a custom recovery (Amon-Ra, since the CM wiki suggested that) no problem. After that I wiped everything properly then flashed the CM7/Gapps zips and rebooted. I gave the phone like 20 minutes, but it appears to be stuck in a bootloop. After that I restored my nandroid, did eveything all over again, and the same problem. Am I missing something? What am I doing wrong? I'd say redownload cm7, could be a bum download.
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Nov 21, 2011 10:31
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I've got an Incredible, rooted with S-off and running stock Froyo. Now that my phone wants to insist I update (and I'm perfectly willing to), is there a dead-simple way to update to 2.3.4 without wiping the phone or permanently losing root?
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Nov 21, 2011 13:17
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tzirean posted:I've got an Incredible, rooted with S-off and running stock Froyo. Now that my phone wants to insist I update (and I'm perfectly willing to), is there a dead-simple way to update to 2.3.4 without wiping the phone or permanently losing root?
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Nov 21, 2011 13:28
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Have any of the more popular devs made any mention of what/if any of the new Verizon devices they'll be getting behind? It's pretty obvious that plenty will be working with the G'nex, but that still leaves the rezound/razr.
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Nov 21, 2011 13:33
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LastInLine posted:If you look back in the thread a few pages you'll find someone who was in the exact situation you're in. The update isn't great and it breaks a lot of people's phones, but others have no issues. The solutions posted will lead you to a way to either update preserving root or make the annoying notifications go away. You can even search just me if you'd like (? under my name) since I know I replied to the guy with links. Hmm. I found the post about making it go away, but nothing about updating. I'll look back farther when I can, but I thought I'd gone back to when the OTA was released.
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https://plus.google.com/100275307499530023476/posts/hVw7ykmsvrxcyanogen posted:ICS on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is pretty great. Coming soon to a CM mirror near you
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Jesus, somehow I suspected Cyanogen could beat the actual ICS to the US market. Is that the only thing it's working on right now?
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Zero VGS posted:Jesus, somehow I suspected Cyanogen could beat the actual ICS to the US market. Is that the only thing it's working on right now? There are various members in the CM team that have got it booted on all kinds of devices but they are still very much in the alpha state. IIRC Keyan has it booted on a Sensation and Ricardo has it booting on an Optimus Black/3D.
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Nov 21, 2011 15:49
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Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:Have any of the more popular devs made any mention of what/if any of the new Verizon devices they'll be getting behind? It's pretty obvious that plenty will be working with the G'nex, but that still leaves the rezound/razr. I wouldn't hold my breath. Between the Galaxy Nexus and the fact both the Razr and Rezound still have locked bootloaders I'm going to guess you're going to find very little support.
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tzirean posted:I've got an Incredible, rooted with S-off and running stock Froyo. Now that my phone wants to insist I update (and I'm perfectly willing to), is there a dead-simple way to update to 2.3.4 without wiping the phone or permanently losing root? Get the rooted stock ROM from XDA?
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Nov 21, 2011 18:58
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Mark Larson posted:Get the rooted stock ROM from XDA? The only one I saw requires wiping the phone, which I was hoping to avoid.
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Nov 21, 2011 19:07
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tzirean posted:The only one I saw requires wiping the phone, which I was hoping to avoid. Considering the implications of using the stock Gingerbread ROM (aka, the update that's attempting to push itself) on the DINC, you're pretty much left with wiping as your only option. Titanium Backup will be your greatest asset in the ROM switching process. Whether you end up on the pre-rooted stock OTA or go grab a sense-based custom ROM you can still move over and all of your apps/games can be restored with their settings/progress intact.
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ProjektorBoy posted:Considering the implications of using the stock Gingerbread ROM (aka, the update that's attempting to push itself) on the DINC, you're pretty much left with wiping as your only option. Oh, if I'm going to wipe, I'm almost definitely going to install a custom ROM instead. I just wanted to save myself the bother if at all possible, since my upgrade's coming soon and I'm planning on a Nexus. If I can get Gingerbread running without a wipe, that's my preferred solution.
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tzirean posted:The only one I saw requires wiping the phone, which I was hoping to avoid. I'd say make a backup then install the new ROM without wiping user data. It should work (its the most likely to work). If it doesn't, well you have a backup 
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Just rooted my Atrix 4G, I was pleased by how easy the process was. Got Titanium Backup and AdFree, no real desire to try and install CM yet. Anyway, is there a widget or something I can install now to easily turn off just the radio? Previously I've just been hitting airplane mode and then turning wifi back on.
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Re: HTC Sensation Rom. Have you guys tried Virtuous Sensation? I know it's Sense UI but the Virtuous team usually makes pretty good stuff when it's based off of an OTA or stock image. I've used their version of the G2's OTA and Unity (after a few months from release) and both were pretty bug-free. Doing some reading on their website, it looks like Unity finally has support for the MT4gSlide, so that guy whose wife is having issues you might try that out. Hopefully this also means that we'll finally see some progress on fixing the issues I reported for their Doubleshot Rom.
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Nov 21, 2011 21:06
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Maker Of Shoes posted:nVidia hates you. Fuuuuuck.... Having ICS on my 2X sure would have been nice  loving hell, Nvidia.
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Nov 21, 2011 22:02
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Slopehead posted:Re: HTC Sensation Rom. Yeah, that's my wife. I'll give that a shot in the next day or two. Such great hardware, a pity the stock rom is so lovely. I might give virtuous a shot, but sense keeps bugging the hell out of me with its quirks. The rom I'm on is tying my contact addresses to some 3rd party navigation app rather than Google maps or navigation.
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Slopehead posted:Re: HTC Sensation Rom. Yes, and it didn't find my radio at all. I can't be arsed to mess with other radios and such which I didn't even know about before Maker of Shoes' post. I'm just using the stock ROM rooted now until either CM9 drops or I throw my phone into a lake.
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A dude here at work tried to root his MyTouch4G (HTC Glacier) and bricked the ever-loving-gently caress out of it. Fortunately, I wasn't involved except saying that he'd need to get S-OFF before he goes installing ROMs or whatever. Now the son-of-a-bitching phone won't do a goddamn thing. Blank screen, no lights whatsoever. I tried mashing/holding every possible combination of buttons on it with it (both unplugged and plugged in) and it's more lifeless than a pet rock. Is there anything else I can try? He insists that the battery is charged and he had it plugged in the whole time he was breaking it. It's very likely that he didn't follow directions and hosed up somewhere along the line.
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So I'm on an HTC Thunderbolt and I rooted to a Froyo build of BAMF well over 6 months ago when the TBolt first came out, haven't really changed it since. Any other TBolt users have any suggestions on good ROMs for it now? I know CM7 is finally on it, might give that a try, but then I've also heard that there's a bunch of nice gingerbread ROMs... what do you guys all use? I poked around on XDA and it's a complete mess in terms of being able to compare builds and find the one that's got the main things I want. Main things I need:
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I have a Samsung Captivate and want to root it but the drivers (I have tried literally everything) don't work for usb/windows 7 or at least not on my pc. Is there a way for me to root this phone safely without using a PC? I found something about booting the phone from an update file but wanted to ask here because I don't really trust random sites with the life of my phone.
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Addendum to my above post: I currently can get a solid 16-18 hours with the default battery and moderate to heavy usage... minimal usage I can get over 24 hours, easily. A ROM with similar battery life would be mint!
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Civil posted:Yeah, that's my wife. I'll give that a shot in the next day or two. Such great hardware, a pity the stock rom is so lovely. The irony here is that the Virtuous team ported the Sense rom of the MT4gSlide over to the G2 and I really like it. Dockable rosie is radical. Shame about the instability, random reboots, and general halfassed porting work. I hope they get that poo poo fixed soon, it was a very promising rom. Edit: My roommate actually has a MT4gSlide and has asked me a few times about making it "work better". Apparently the longer you have the phone on the laggier it gets.
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Mosaic Perception posted:I have a Samsung Captivate and want to root it but the drivers (I have tried literally everything) don't work for usb/windows 7 or at least not on my pc. Is there a way for me to root this phone safely without using a PC? I found something about booting the phone from an update file but wanted to ask here because I don't really trust random sites with the life of my phone. Have you tried disabling UAT on your PC for the rooting process? Also make sure you have the right drivers. If Odin is involved, do you see the phone from Odin?
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Mark Larson posted:Have you tried disabling UAT on your PC for the rooting process? Also make sure you have the right drivers. If Odin is involved, do you see the phone from Odin? Not sure what Odin is but as far as UAC I can't even get the drivers to install correctly and when I plug in my phone is just recognizes it then says it's been removed over and over. Have looked around and lots of other people seem to have the same issue with Samsung's drivers and 64 bit windows 7. There are fixes but they don't work for everyone and none work for me. I have an old XP laptop going to try to get it going on there but if not need to find an alternate way to do this.
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