I have been using Dwang's 1.17.1 rom since it came out. However, over the weekend, I tested out many eclair roms such as openEclair, KingKlick's (sp?), Manup's eclair rom, and Pay's rom. However, I could not run any of them smoothly. I got stuck at the mytouch screen for all but Manup's rom. For his rom, the nexus bootup screen was running overnight.
I even tried Cyanogen 4.13.1 (4.14.1 was not up at the time). That was one rom that I was able to run but it would constantly freeze randomly. Also Weather Widget Donate would not keep up with the real time in his rom. Therefore, I reverted back to Dwang's rom.
But before testing these roms out, I formatted my class 6 micro SD card. I did obtain Amon's latest recovery (1.5.2G) and followed the directions in order to have apps2sd. I partitioned and converted ext2 to ext3. I was quite ecstatic to see that the apps transferred over to Cyanogen's rom.
But what am I doing wrong with these eclair roms? I am new with the sd card in regards to using apps2sd. I am wiping the factory data, dalvik cache, and ext if told in the post. Is there something I need else I need to do before running these eclair roms?
Also, I only follow directions but can someone tell me what wiping dalvik cache and ext does to the memory card?
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I'm just wondering what's so good about the Modaco ROMS... From what I was reading it's the best thing to ever happen to Hero but I've flashed it and it actually seems slower/laggier than my stock ROM... should this be?
My stock ROM was 2.73.XX but I can't remember the exact build number. I'm using Modaco 3.0... are there any other ROMS out there I should consider trying? I'm looking for the fastest and most responsive ROM out there. I do A LOT of multitasking so I'd like to have a ROM that can keep up.
If you did a complete data wipe/factory reset, while having the Modaco Rom, the Hero should be a lot more responsive and faster.
I like Modaco rather than stock rom because it removes some useless apps and allows for more customization. Btw, another alterative to the stock and Modaco is the [email protected] and the Clean ION Roms.
There are several different Roms, the differences is the types of apps removed/installed and the Android firmware.
i like modacos roms, because they work reliable and good. with pauls roms i am sure that he has tested them well, and i can use them as basis for my own modifications, or just can push them to my friends' heros without having them complain that something doesn't work. also in case you need support you can ask paul, he is really a nice guy.
there are some other roms, but imho mcr3.0 is by far the most evolved rom, esp. for everyday use. check the development section here for other roms, including the brandnew android 2.1 roms
Well here's the thing. I didn't wipe/factory reset before I Flashed the ROM. After flashing it went into a reboot loop, it would keep rebooting and when it got to the last boot animation, reboot again... I then did a wipe using the recovery boots wipe option and then it booted fine... Maybe I should do another wipe and flash again? It sucks though because now I've customized it back to the way I like it... I hate having to do that all over again. I guess I need to do the A2SD thing so I don't have to redownload my apps again... that was annoying when I had to do it after flashing Modaco's.... I couldn't even remember all that I had installed lol.
Anyone think reflashing might make it better?
I've been using MCR since about 2.2 so I can't speak for 3.0, but when I first flashed with 2.2 I didn't factory reset or format my SD card and it was a complete fail... apps force closing constantly, unable to recieve SMS, and other assorted weirdness.
So I factory resetted, reflashed and from that point MCR has run very smoothly and each update has gone OK (except for one where i had to format and repartition my SD card for A2SD, but didn't lose any settings).
So my advice would be that if you go to the effort of starting with a clean slate you'll get a much better user experience, which is what all us existing MCR users have...
streetdaddy is spot on. Do a clean wipe and then a rom flash.
I'm using MoDaCo 2.9. For my Hero, 3.0 ate up a lot of my phone's internal memory and kept saying I was running out of memory. The differences are minuscule and the speed improvement is about the same.
I started using Pauls ROM as soon as I got my Hero (which was a few days after release) because the stock ROM was toilet, and I've not looked back. The ROM itself is excellent and the support is first-class.
Make sure to wipe before installing. Once you've got it up and running you shouldn't have to wipe it when you upgrade next time.
Hello All,
I have been pointed to the dream forum in search of a new ROM for my 32B Magic. At the moment I am using cyanogen 4.2.13 with the 10MB RAM hack.
Are there any other ROMS out there that are on par with this ROM?
I find the cyanogen one 100 times better than the original ROM that came with the phone but I always like to experiment.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
WG-Build, Super D, and TheOfficial
All three are plenty fast, if not faster than CM's latest. And they all have available ram hacks, not sure about Enom's though. Oh well.
Thanks for that - would you say there are any benefits from switching to any of the above?
Speed is the benefit. Try them out!
Since you have AmonRA's latest, perform a Nand + ext backup of the CM build you have right now to make it easier for you to revert back if you don't like those builds
Then after that, simply wipe data, dalvik, and sd ext. Go to partition sd section and repair ext. Enable USB toggle, copy rom to sd, then flash it.
If you don't like the rom, wipe data and do a Nand restore of the CM build you previously backed up.
I have tried the latest of these ROMs. The Official, WG, and Super-D. I think the smoothest and fastest is Super-D 1.6. Haven't tried his beta 1.6.6.
Tried the Super-D 1.6.6 and it was definitely faster than the cyanogen ROM.
A few glitches though so I did a nandroid restore for the first time and was very impressed!
Is there a known bugs page for the above ROMS? I could read through the whole posts but there over 50 pages!
I also noticed that my SD card had not formated when I put the Super-D ROM on even though I did the wipe exactly as BoomBoomPOW suggested.
It also didn't recognise my partition - any ideas?
Going to go ROM crazy now I know how simple the nandroid restore is
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Tried the Super-D 1.6.6 and it was definitely faster than the cyanogen ROM.
A few glitches though so I did a nandroid restore for the first time and was very impressed!
Is there a known bugs page for the above ROMS? I could read through the whole posts but there over 50 pages!
I also noticed that my SD card had not formated when I put the Super-D ROM on even though I did the wipe exactly as BoomBoomPOW suggested.
It also didn't recognise my partition - any ideas?
Going to go ROM crazy now I know how simple the nandroid restore is
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You have to do the format yourself in recovery.
Ok - i'll give it a go
Thanks!
k well i tried to ext2 my sd card today so i could install a 2.1 rom
did the ext, phone no longer accepted my sd card.. im running 4.2.13
after that i lost 90% of apps that changed over to the sd inclucing settings/marketplace ect..
did nanoid backup restore, things are ok, though i cant install a theme, if i do it loses settings button in menu and everything.
question is, can someone give a little bit of a detailed instruction on how to install eclair from 4.2.13 with 4gb sd card.
would be appreciated thanks!
gettin tired of flashing 4.2.13 done it 8 times tonight tryin to get things to work!
First of all you should state which eclair rom your trying to flash, I haven't checked any of them out since I like to keep my phone "functional". Are there any out that have almost all the phone features working?
havent tried flashing one yet as i got stuck with the partitioning of the sd card.
i wanna install
KiNgxKxlicK AOSP 2.1 [v1.3] [FAST] [STABLE] "Thanks Google" 01/27/10 5:30pm PST
hspl10.95.3000
cpld-4
radio-2.22.19.26I
thats where my phones at right now.
im not a newb to flashing roms, just kinda stuck with the ext2/3/4 and which spl is hardspl and such
When you mess with your ext partition and have apps2sd working its not going to let your phone work any more, just turn apps2sd off or change to a rom that doesnt use apps2sd before going to this 2.1 rom, that way your sd card won't be needed for the phone to work and you can get all your partitions set up for this rom
can you suggest a good rom that wont deal with apps2sd?
sitting on 4.2.13 right now.
just wanna get 2.1 up and running so i can leave my phone alone. flashed and nanoided to much tonight to wanna keep it up
still isnt where i had it before..
theme just wont install over 4.2.13 anymore, and when it does, it only has advanced launcher*i dont use* and NO settings panel to clean cache and use reg home.
btw i did the ext2 via the sticky in Q&A
Hi Peeps,
I have searched in vain for a guide to changing from cm 4.2.15.1 to super d stable, but I cant seem to find one.
can someone advise me what to do so I dont brick my phone, and is it really worth moving to super d I hear its faster.
I am running cyanogen 4.2.15.1 H&E red I have the ra-dream 1.5.2 recovery, I have ext2 partition on sd card and I have a PVT board
Also I am worried about the ext2 partition because I have heard you have to remove it first and there is a certain way to do it??
Thanks in Advance
I was able to flash SuperD over Cyanogen without wiping or repartitioning. This is with an sdcard partitioned the usual way, fat32 and ext2.
The only issue I ran into was the battery meter - had to remove /data/system/batterystats.bin. Not sure of the exact procedure, so I did that from the recovery console and then booted up with a full charge.
Works great and really is a lot faster.
I would always wipe when moving from one rom to another. You never know what's could be hanging around.
I go thru this same process every time and never had problems:
1. Nandroid or Bart backup
2. Copy backup from SDcard to PC just in case SD card gets corrupted somehow
3. Wipe
4. Install new rom
5. Fix apk mismatch
6. Reboot
7. Check to see if Gapps are working, namely market, talk, sync, and of course google voice
nmw407 said:
I would always wipe when moving from one rom to another. You never know what's could be hanging around.
I go thru this same process every time and never had problems:
1. Nandroid or Bart backup
2. Copy backup from SDcard to PC just in case SD card gets corrupted somehow
3. Wipe
4. Install new rom
5. Fix apk mismatch
6. Reboot
7. Check to see if Gapps are working, namely market, talk, sync, and of course google voice
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5. When you say "fix apk mismatch"....what do you mean?
7. I did the same thing (went from Cyanogen to SuperD) and I can boot into SuperD fine, but it won't connect to T-mobile's network and I am missing the Market. Any help?
shuboy00 said:
5. When you say "fix apk mismatch"....what do you mean?
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It's an option in Amon_RA's recovery
shuboy00 said:
7. I did the same thing (went from Cyanogen to SuperD) and I can boot into SuperD fine, but it won't connect to T-mobile's network and I am missing the Market. Any help?
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Wipe, Flash the DRC83_Base_Defrangled, the flash SuperD. Since both are legal, they need to pull the google apps from the base. And you would probably be fine without a wipe from SuperD to CM since they are similar donut builds. Wipes are recommended if you go from eclair to donut (and donut to eclair, elcair to sense, sense to dount.....). Cyanogen fixed it so you don't need to wipe as in the olden days...
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It's an option in Amon_RA's recovery
Wipe, Flash the DRC83_Base_Defrangled, the flash SuperD. Since both are legal, they need to pull the google apps from the base. And you would probably be fine without a wipe from SuperD to CM since they are similar donut builds. Wipes are recommended if you go from eclair to donut (and donut to eclair, elcair to sense, sense to dount.....). Cyanogen fixed it so you don't need to wipe as in the olden days...
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I see. So I am already running the DRC83_Base_Defrangled. Here is what I am doing:
I am currently running Cyanogen 4.1.99. My build number is DRC83. But my model number says "Android Dev Phone 1" <-- could that be why I don't have the Market in my roms?
So anyways this is what I do from Cyanogen 4.1.99: I backup, wipe, flash the DRC83, flash SuperD, then flash the 26I radio. Like I mentioned, rom boots up fine, just no market and no network access. Am I doing something wrong?
Absolutely no reason to flash the radio. The only thing that I can think of is that you have a bad download? Download this. Go to recovery, backup, flash the base, flash the rom. That should be all you have to do. Also, try CM 4.2.15.1 if SuperD isn't working for you. You are using a version of cyanogen about 4 months old and there have been 20 something releases since.
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You are using a version of cyanogen about 4 months old and there have been 20 something releases since.
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i believe he said that he is running latest cyan rom. try backing up your fat32 partition and reformat, that should do the trick
b0ricuaguerrero said:
i believe he said that he is running latest cyan rom. try backing up your fat32 partition and reformat, that should do the trick
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I was referring to the poster above my post
mejorguille said:
Absolutely no reason to flash the radio. The only thing that I can think of is that you have a bad download? Download <removed>. Go to recovery, backup, flash the base, flash the rom. That should be all you have to do. Also, try CM 4.2.15.1 if SuperD isn't working for you. You are using a version of cyanogen about 4 months old and there have been 20 something releases since.
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K. Did what you said. Downloaded the base you provided. Flashed. Then flashed the SuperD rom. Booted up. First I see is "!Sorry - The process com.google.process.gapps has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." Still no network and still no Market. Urgh. Frustrating!!
Also, I tried CM 4.2.15.1 after the SuperD didn't work and it hung on the G1 screen. IDK why 4.1.99 works but not 4.2.15.1.
i guess it didnt hung, you just have to wait a bit longer.
OK, I've been reading guides for the past two days and I'm stuck. I have a US T-Mobile HD2 that I installed HSPL 2.08, MAGLDR 1.13, and CWM recovery 250mb partition. So far I have only gotten one ROM to flash and run. UrDroid Runnymede w/Sense 3.5. But it's laggy and it only has 100Meg of space available for more programs.
So I tried to flash some miui and CM7 ROMS and I can't get them to boot. Then I tried a Froyo based ROM and it went into a boot loop. I've tried 6 ROMS so far and I can't get the other 5 to boot. I clear the cashe and dalvic before every install. I also reformatted my SD card (FAT32) and still same result. It's a class 10 8Gig card.
What am I doing wrong, what do I need to change? Where should I be reading? And if possible, how can I get more space and speed on the UrDroid ROM? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
shawndh said:
how can I get more space
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put an EXT partition on your sd card. It wont show up as extra space, but it will be there.
Did u task 29 your nand?
Maybe, you have bad blocks.
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OK, I've been reading guides for the past two days and I'm stuck. I have a US T-Mobile HD2 that I installed HSPL 2.08, MAGLDR 1.13, and CWM recovery 250mb partition. So far I have only gotten one ROM to flash and run. UrDroid Runnymede w/Sense 3.5. But it's laggy and it only has 100Meg of space available for more programs.
So I tried to flash some miui and CM7 ROMS and I can't get them to boot. Then I tried a Froyo based ROM and it went into a boot loop. I've tried 6 ROMS so far and I can't get the other 5 to boot. I clear the cashe and dalvic before every install. I also reformatted my SD card (FAT32) and still same result. It's a class 10 8Gig card.
What am I doing wrong, what do I need to change? Where should I be reading? And if possible, how can I get more space and speed on the UrDroid ROM? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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Are you shure that all 6 ROMs need 250 mb partition? Try to use predefined recovery for each ROM.
Yea, I got a couple of ROMS to finally boot when I changed the partition size to the recommended size. But I couldn't get any MIUI ROM to boot. I was trying to verify if Task29 would clear out my Clockwork Mod or not. Wasn't sure. But I have the HD2 Tool kit. I just didn't know what partition size to use for the MIUI ROMs because they're not listed. I tried 150, 170, 180, nothing. I'm currently running a Vision Froyo ROM. Odd, Sense ROMs run but the much smaller MIUI ROMs won't.
I did put an EXT partition on the SD card. Thanx.
Task 29 clear everything but is recommended.
Try this MIUI:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209508
Follow instruction from post 2 (use CWM specified at point4)