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So I am really liking the aria , but I am wondering what more could I do with it if I root it. So can someone tell me the pros and cons of rooting. I hear that rooting takes some time so is it worth it. What roms can I run, and will I be disappointed when running them because they crash. Thanks
Rooting the Aria takes around 15 minutes if you do it right (use the unrevoked method).
Pros-custom ROMs, add your own mods, etc.
Cons-voids warranty (supposedly...I've heard HTC won't deny your claim)
There's probably more of each, but they don't apply unless you're into programming.
There are two main custom ROMs for the aria:
Liberated-removes ATT bloatware, enables sideloading...great ROM when I used it, won't crash (under normal circumstances) because its basically stock. Great if you like Sense.
Cyanogenmod-no Sense, adds new customizabillity, no bloatware/sideloading block/etc...also great, you might experience small problems with GPS and bluetooth (just from what I've heard) but nothing major.
You can check out the Aria Development forum here for more information.
I still haven't done it with mine, even though I had my G1 rooted and running cyanogen within a day. The difference? The G1 wasn't completely functional stock; the Aria is. As I had to go on a 5 week tour of Central Asia right after I got the Aria, all I did was unlock for a parade of strange sim cards. It falls into the "not broke, don't fix" category.
That said, now that I'm back for a little while I'll probably root and at least put liberated on it. The att apps don't take much room or cause any trouble; it's just knowing that they're there and can't be taken off...
If that makes sense to you, root.
If not, don't. The phone works great and has less, well, "idiosyncrasies," shall we say, than cyanogenmod ever did.
When you root can u get the htc stock rom if you dont want the custom ones
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sunny342 said:
When you root can u get the htc stock rom if you dont want the custom ones
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indeed you may
Just root and have fun with it. You will get all the information you need from the good folks here. Your phone will be all it can be when you release it form the restrictions of ATT and HTC.
ill do it when i have time i guess there is no harm, but right now im busy with college apps
Unrevolked only takes 5min.
Ok..as some of you already know that this week there was an official announcement that the MyTouch 3G is getting upgraded to Android 2.2.
Correct me if I'm wrong but the both the MyTouch 3G and HTC Hero have the same 528mhz processor....and actually the HTC Hero has a bit more internal memory than the MyTouch 3G.......
So why is it that Hero is not getting Android 2.2. We all know that Android 2.2 is possible thanks to CM6 (Which I'm still running stock ).
If MyTouch is capable..why not the Hero?? and why am I complaining....well not that I don't appreciate CM6...however...SPRINT has neglected its HTC customers..instead they try to push EVO and EPIC..nothing wrong with that....BUT the HERO still could have had 1 last good run and ended with an official Android 2.2 release.
just my 2 cents
shaolin77 said:
instead they try to push EVO and EPIC
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That's the reason why. I wouldn't mind upgrading to the EVO, but I just upgrade to the Hero back in June. If I knew Sprint was going to drop support for the Hero, I would have just waited a few weeks and gotten the EVO.
With that being said, I'm glad Darch brought CM6 to the Hero.
But this means a sense 2.2 port to our phone is even nearer right? This should help the wildfire port building?
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I was following EVO since its early development and wanted that phone...however 2 months before my EVO was released 3 months before the EVO was released my HTC Mogul died...and so without knowing a definite date on the EVO I had to make a decision so I ended up getting the HTC Hero.
I'm slowly itching toward wanting to root....but not sure of a definite way...and now that they did a maintenance update on the Hero...not sure if that is going to impact rooting it and installing CM6.
If I root and install CM6 and decided its not for me can I go back to stock??
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I was following EVO since its early development and wanted that phone...however 2 months before my EVO was released 3 months before the EVO was released my HTC Mogul died...and so without knowing a definite date on the EVO I had to make a decision so I ended up getting the HTC Hero.
I'm slowly itching toward wanting to root....but not sure of a definite way...and now that they did a maintenance update on the Hero...not sure if that is going to impact rooting it and installing CM6.
If I root and install CM6 and decided its not for me can I go back to stock??
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You can always go back to stock by running the RUU from sprint.
Are there new procedures to root and install CM6 since the maintenance update recenly...can a one-click unroot program like unrevoked be used first to root an then add cm6?
sorry for the noobish questions...I trying to learn as much as i can before taking the plunge.....
About the only program I really care about is Sprint Navigation..since I'm going to root and flash a new rom any way i can get it back?
shaolin77 said:
Are there new procedures to root and install CM6 since the maintenance update recenly...can a one-click unroot program like unrevoked be used first to root an then add cm6?
sorry for the noobish questions...I trying to learn as much as i can before taking the plunge.....
About the only program I really care about is Sprint Navigation..since I'm going to root and flash a new rom any way i can get it back?
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You can totally get sprint navigation, what you will lose are any HTC apps and Widgets...but there are plenty of alternatives on the market....
I bet once your phone is rooted and you can install root only apps like wireless tether and set cpu you will have no interest in looking back! Let me know if you need any help!
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shaolin77 said:
Are there new procedures to root and install CM6 since the maintenance update recenly...can a one-click unroot program like unrevoked be used first to root an then add cm6?
sorry for the noobish questions...I trying to learn as much as i can before taking the plunge.....
About the only program I really care about is Sprint Navigation..since I'm going to root and flash a new rom any way i can get it back?
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You also don't have to run cm6. You can run any of the custom 2.1 roms and keep all the HTC widgets and everything you're used to. Only difference will be your phone will run the way it should. Super fast, no lag, completely customizable, and dependable. Cm6 is the newest, but the other 2.1 roms are a little more stable and friendly especially for someone new to rooting. The best part is tho, you can switch any time you want at your pleasure. So try whatever you want. Goodluck with your rooting and Rom flashing. I think like most others, once you root and run these custom roms, you'll wonder how you ever got by without them.
Cheers
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I use Cm6 for my daily. It is completely stable. And much faster.
diesel joe said:
I use Cm6 for my daily. It is completely stable. And much faster.
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AMEN! CM6 is fantastic. Run Launcher Pro with the $2.99 widget upgrade, and buy Beautiful widgets for $1.99 and five dollars later you have sense. I held out for a long time on rooting, but it really is the way to get the most from the Hero. My upgrade off of Hero happens later this month. I might go with the Epic over the EVO. But, unlike the hurry I was in to drop my HTC Touch Pro for the Hero, I really am in no hurry to upgrade from the Hero. Great little phone because of root!
I love CM6! I run the Extreme Blue Mod, and my phone rocks now. I did install Gapps because that was my preference.
There is a navigation application in the CM6 build, it's not Sprint Navigation, but, it works very well, and like was said, you can probably download the apk for Sprint Navigation if you like.
I am finding that I don't miss HTC Sense at all. I'm thinking that it was the sense stuff that made my Hero so slow in the first place. I have not overclocked, and my phone is faster than it's ever been.
once you root and flash cm6 you wont want to go back to stock. i said the same thing as you. when i was getting in to rooting and flashing roms.
Thanks everyone for all the helpful information...actually I will need a bit of help I know in theory that I should do the following:
1. Make a backup (Which program should I use?)
2. Root (has anyone used unrevoked app?)
3. Download the CM6 image to my SD card
4. Install from SD
I these are very general steps..however..I want to fully understand what I'm doing.
Thanks again everyone!!!
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There is a navigation application in the CM6 build, it's not Sprint Navigation, but, it works very well, and like was said, you can probably download the apk for Sprint Navigation if you like.
I am finding that I don't miss HTC Sense at all. I'm thinking that it was the sense stuff that made my Hero so slow in the first place. I have not overclocked, and my phone is faster than it's ever been.
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+1 you can definitely get sprint navigation and also, I agree that it was sense and all its bloat that slows the hero down! LOVE cm6!
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shaolin77 said:
Thanks everyone for all the helpful information...actually I will need a bit of help I know in theory that I should do the following:
1. Make a backup (Which program should I use?)
2. Root (has anyone used unrevoked app?)
3. Download the CM6 image to my SD card
4. Install from SD
I these are very general steps..however..I want to fully understand what I'm doing.
Thanks again everyone!!!
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1 - download rom manager from the market once rooted and it will prompt you to flash clockwork recovery...very easy to use...
2 - I would go with the thread on here: how to root sprint cdma hero 2.1
3 - download cm6 to the root of your SD card
4 - after you have flashed clockwork recovery you can load the rom right from that app
I would do a bit more reading on rooting your phone so you are sure you are comfortable with the steps....let us know if you need help
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I'm currently running cm6. Super fast!
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I downloaded the CM6 root, and it was faster. I just didn't like the integration software, reminded me of the Samsung OS. So, is there any way to get a root that will look like the Evo? I am not worry about HTC Sence, but I just like the layout.
Thanks,
Dan
Thanks to the reviews on this thread, I just upgraded to CM6 on my Hero and it is AWESOME! Battery lasts forever now even with the data left on. I wonder what kind of inefficient code HTC put on the stock OS that was constantly draining the battery and causing high CPU utilization?
I had upgraded previously to nfinite's ROM but even that slowed after a while and caused me problems. I had managed them for a while by using Juiceextender to keep data from being active all the time, but even that got me maybe 12 hours of battery life. Now I barely have 1 bar gone after 14 hours!
Highly recommend anyone take this on and breathe new life into your phone. I was able to restore even some of the Sprint apps using Titanium backup. Not sure if I care to try to restore Sprint Navigator. I found that it was good but Google Navigator is at least as good, if not better.
HTC HERO!!
I'm only a couple weeks away from my upgrade eligibility and i'm looking forward to getting the EVO. I'm still on a stock HTC HERO. WOULD LOVE TO ROOT IT, but I was told I can't being that my phone is on the new build # ending in .7. Now is there a way to root this phone ( EASY WAY WOULD BE GREAT ) ? I would like to try it before I put my HERO out to pasture. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED !!!!
STOCK SPRINT HTC HERO 2.1 Upd 1
Build # 2.31.651.7
Yeah, its been done and there are a few threads, but why bother at this point?
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I am a new to android. Was a long time Iphone user and I wanted to know how to root DHD and what are the major benefits of rooting the DHD
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I want now to.
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rooting is very easy, i rooted mine a couple of days ago and flashed a custom ROM today
http://theunlockr.com/2010/11/15/universal-android-rooting-method-visionary-method/
There are plenty of guides in the development section. I only rooted mine last week, after having been completely new to the android system.
To give you any advice, it would be to read around what you have to do before you actually do it. For a first time user, it could sound complicated, but it really isnt.
Also, I would go for LeeDroids custom Rom and kernel, they run immaculately.
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The benefits of rooting your phone is a much faster phone and improved battery life, and much more other stuffs
the main benefit is the possibility to run apps that need special privileges... you should do when you want to run those apps. rooting by rooting is pointless...
I rooted my phone a month ago cause i wanted to change the pixel density and now i flash a new rom every day... it's a addiction.. =o)
Can you pls explain what you mean by changing pixel density
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Teach the boy to crawl first
Rather than start a new thread I hope you don't mind me asking in here!
I want to root my DHD, however I need to downgrade my phone to 2.2 from 2.2.1. Is it possible to do it on a Mac?
Any help would be great!
@eiKr, there is a whole thread about it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003
i really don't know, since i don't use a mac...
@niks_5in, type "LCD density" on the market and you will know what i meant! =oP need to say, i don't see any bad side effect in rooting, but since you came from iphone, you should read a lot on dev section before make any kind of change in your device...
I was on the same boat as you...
Today I decided to root it and what a difference!
Should be possible on a mac since there are osx versions of adb and fastboot available. Think there is already a pre extracted pd98img.zip available for download from the downgrade guide thread.
You don't need to run any windows exe for the downgrade.
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Someone Swyped my idea.
Most benefits has already been brought up, but one big benefit is to have full control over your device.
And I will soon flash the phone for the first time, just waiting for wid0w to set up a rom flashing tutorial (hopefully today).
thiagodark said:
I rooted my phone a month ago cause i wanted to change the pixel density
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Is that like using a higher resolution display on the phone? Can you show us a comparison?
+1 to LeeDroid 2.0.0 although you're best to look through the many available to see which one might suit you best. They're all pretty stable.
PLEASE remember that this is your choice though, nothing to do with the developer of the ROM if it goes wrong. There's plenty of information about how to do it so you should be fine! I successfully got root, s-off, recovery, and have flashed loads of different ROM's with no problems.
Be warned though that as someone else above said, it gets ridiculously addictive, you'll be checking for updates all the time!
Benefits of it for me is that I have control over my device. I got mine in the UK through Orange and there was a load of "bloatware" on there which I would never use but couldn't uninstall. Rooting and a new ROM solved this plus when a stable gingerbread ROM comes out, I'll be at the front of the line for it rather than wait for my service carrier to provide the update!
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Is that like using a higher resolution display on the phone? Can you show us a comparison?
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Yeah you can change the DPI in the boot.prop. Ill get some screenshots of my Streak up when I get home.
Yeah, I rooted mine because of those preinstaled applications such as stocks, filckr or news which i never used and they still kept running in the background. You can also make your DHD even faster by OC (+30% of CPU performance - safely), make the speaker louder so you can finaly hear it. Most (if not all) of the ROMs available are also faster and smoother than the stock and they should improve your battery life. However it is not my case, cause since i flashed the new ROM (Core Droid - nice eyecandy and super smooth) i'm still playing with the phone and sometimes i have to recharge twice a day
Its thruth that you can brick your phone for good, but if you carefuly follow instructions on this forum and think twice, its 100% safe (or 99.9999% at least).
Just one advice that might prove useful and i haven't seen it here on the forum. After flashing a new ROM, do not erase the instalation .zip filefrom the SD. Can be useful if something goes wrong, especialy if you dont have a card reader
just search for "visionary"
its a one click root tool
Yea I used Visionary and it's was very easy
Ok, so I've asked around and was told that I have to downgrade first to 2.2 from 2.3.4 to temp root then perm root my T-Mobile G2. I'm asking around bec. I want the Virtuous Unity ROM with Sense 3.0 on my phone, like the ones on the new HTC Sensation 4G. Do I really have to downgrade first? If so, can you please post a link to how to do it? I'm consulting you guys bec. you are knowledgable. Thanks in advance!
Did u even bother to look in the dev section? You gotta try a little in life to get things done ya know.
Look in the dev section or the wiki and you shall find your answer
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im not even gonna read the post im just going to say TO DOWNGRADE
if your going to attempt it i guarantee this will be the easiest guide usually works the first time http://techticians.com/index.php/mobile-tech/14-mobile-phones/27-rooting-the-t-mobile-g2
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if your going to attempt it i guarantee this will be the easiest guide usually works the first time http://techticians.com/index.php/mobile-tech/14-mobile-phones/27-rooting-the-t-mobile-g2
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I'll second this guide--honestly it's NOT as bad as it sounds, and is soooo worth it
(If the concern is backup of apps...Titanium Backup should work. Keep in mind that pretty much ANY backup utility has some limited functionality with non-rooted phones, but at least the user apps will back up. I'd also back up Dolphin bookmarks (if you use Dolphin HD) as a precaution.)
Pretty much in my case, I backed up APKs and as much as Titanium Backup would allow on a non-rooted phone, followed essentially the instructions in the guide above (I did the Great Rooting JUST before that guide came out), picked a ROM, installed Titanium Backup, and restored the app-land user backups. The most annoying thing was getting stuff back on my panels/windows the way I liked.
(In my case, I don't go TOO far from stock--the furthest I've experimented with was MIUI Bulletproof (VERY solid but too iPhone-ish for my liking...if you want something different from the standard Android interface, go for it ). I've not seen the sense in Sense (relative has a Desire S, played about with it, wasn't all that impressed) and do tend to like ADW Launcher-using CyanogenMod variants (was with HTCClay for a bit then found it was functionally abandonware, now am with ILWT CW7 nightlies and couldn't be happier). What you want in a ROM is going to depend a LOT on what you tend to go for--performance or pretty or something else altogether )
One caveat that exists in all but the absolutely "stock save for rooted and deodexed" ROMs--none of them have Swype. Don't bother with reinstalling stock; I'd FAR more recommend going to http://beta.swype.com and just getting the beta versions. (They tend to have better performance and are several versions higher than the stock Swype. I note this, as an aside, because Swype is so far the ONLY non-physical keyboard I've ever found that the SO likes (and this is dating ALL the way back to the PalmPilot!) and I think if a rooted phone didn't include it they'd be Very Unhappy.) I usually use the physical keyboard, but Swype is a bit more tolerable than hunt-and-peck on the screen if I don't use the physical board.
I held off for months on rooting, and now seriously wonder why I waited so long
Well last night I cracked the screen on my Droid X, So this morning I woke up and realized that I had to buy a new phone.
I went searching the xda Forums for a phone that still had active Development going for it, but a phone that wasn't too expensive. SOOOOOOOOo I decided on the Droid Incredible! (found one in new condition for $95) I'm very impressed with the STILL active development on the DInc, Considering the Droid X is Newer, and development tapered off well before last Christmas... There hasn't been a good rom released for the X in MONTHS!
I'm not new by any means to the rooted/Rom'd community, and I'm more than Positive that I can share a lot of good input.
So if any dev's need help/testers, etc, LET ME KNOW!
So tell me guys - What rom/kernal tweaks/themes/radio mods should I start with?
Theres TOO many for me to decide on my own!
Thanks!
CM7 with incredikernel.
Or if you want it to be a little fancy with less tweaking and work involved, go MIUI and incrediknerel.
ICS is available, but doesn't run as well as the GB ROM's do.
Yeah I'm not too crazy about ICS myself, Is everything working on CM7 for the DInc?
How about performance? FC's or laggy scrolling?
Because on the X we never had Camera, Gps, Etc., and The only way to get past laggy scrolling was to OC/OV, which still Killed your battery in half a day lol
and then on CM9 We had some crazy bugs like being stuck in landscape mode which I CANNOT STAND
Thanks for the Starting point though!
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Yeah I'm not too crazy about ICS myself, Is everything working on CM7 for the DInc?
How about performance? FC's or laggy scrolling?
Because on the X we never had Camera, Gps, Etc., and The only way to get past laggy scrolling was to OC/OV, which still Killed your battery in half a day lol
and then on CM9 We had some crazy bugs like being stuck in landscape mode which I CANNOT STAND
Thanks for the Starting point though!
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everything will work. you can even undervolt, i usually make it ~16 hours on the stock battery
Welcome! I think you'll find that the X and Dinc are two entirely different experiences haha many of those issues you mentioned on the X are non-existent for most roms here.
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Welcome! I think you'll find that the X and Dinc are two entirely different experiences haha many of those issues you mentioned on the X are non-existent for most roms here.
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Yeah, as I'm reading thru the forum posts, I'm starting to realize this lol.
To start with, the X had a Locked Kernal, which is probably the reason why the development tapered off so fast
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everything will work. you can even undervolt, i usually make it ~16 hours on the stock battery
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With little/moderate/heavy use?
For my X to last that long, I would literally have to turn off GPS, Wifi, Data, Background data, Auto sync, etc lol
Basically what I'm saying is that I'm very impressed with everything I'm reading about the Incredible
If you are thinking about CM7 and want a more stable, smoother, more optimized ROM for Dinc, and also don't want the hassles of chasing nightlies, try "inc-deck-gingerbread."
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119857
It's a CM7 clone... that is better than the official one from CM. The only real difference, as far as features, is that inc-deck comes with a vanilla launcher, instead of ADW launcher like CM has. Just install the launcher of your choice, if you don't want vanilla. I like Go launcher EX.
Incredikernel is what I use also.
mods (ones that I remember at least)
ext4 for all... normal data version
v6 supercharger... balanced
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With little/moderate/heavy use?
For my X to last that long, I would literally have to turn off GPS, Wifi, Data, Background data, Auto sync, etc lol
Basically what I'm saying is that I'm very impressed with everything I'm reading about the Incredible
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the inc is about a 1000x's better for hacking then all verizon motorola phones combined. lol. and give the latest cm7 nightly a try with the newest incredikernel. i can link you to ext4 mods, v6 supercharger and adrenalyne shot too.
Thanks for all the input guys, I've been learning a lot from these posts!
I used v6 Supercharger for a while with my X, but stopped using it because I never stayed on 1 rom for more than a couple days at a time and got so sick of setting it up every day lol.
I could just never find a rom that I could settle with because they all had their problems...
So other than OC/UV, what else are the benefits from IncrediKernal?
Also, My phone hasn't arrived yet, So I don't know which version of android or HBoot is on it yet, But is there anything In specific that I need to look for or that I need to know before I start to root?
And, with the X, We had what we called an "SBF", which basically was an un-brick for our phones. If our phones ever bricked or bootlooped after flashing anything, we just plugged our phones into the computer, booted into recovery mode, and "SBF'ed" back to stock. And basically, our phones went right back to stock, unrooted, bloated Froyo or Gingerbread, and we had a 2.3.340 file for Froyo that we could flash, and a 2.3.602 Gingerbread File.
So is there anything like that the Dinc?
Thanks again guys!
This is the kind of community that I was wishing the DX community was, and now I'm glad I'm gonna be apart of the Dinc Forums!
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Thanks for all the input guys, I've been learning a lot from these posts!
I used v6 Supercharger for a while with my X, but stopped using it because I never stayed on 1 rom for more than a couple days at a time and got so sick of setting it up every day lol.
I could just never find a rom that I could settle with because they all had their problems...
So other than OC/UV, what else are the benefits from IncrediKernal?
Also, My phone hasn't arrived yet, So I don't know which version of android or HBoot is on it yet, But is there anything In specific that I need to look for or that I need to know before I start to root?
And, with the X, We had what we called an "SBF", which basically was an un-brick for our phones. If our phones ever bricked or bootlooped after flashing anything, we just plugged our phones into the computer, booted into recovery mode, and "SBF'ed" back to stock. And basically, our phones went right back to stock, unrooted, bloated Froyo or Gingerbread, and we had a 2.3.340 file for Froyo that we could flash, and a 2.3.602 Gingerbread File.
So is there anything like that the Dinc?
Thanks again guys!
This is the kind of community that I was wishing the DX community was, and now I'm glad I'm gonna be apart of the Dinc Forums!
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well, its REALLY REALLY and i stress REALLLLLLLY hard to brick an incredible. the only way i know of is pulling battery while flashing radios or double flashing them. most stuff is recoverable via a RUU. ive never had to use one personally, because i dont ever mess with radios. but here is the website where all the hboots, sbf's and stuff are found.
http://pvillecomp.com/
I must say we have been a tight knit community since release date. Also:
Droid X: SBF = Droid Incredible: RUU
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I must say we have been a tight knit community since release date. Also:
Droid X: SBF = Droid Incredible: RUU
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I love this phone and this (ever shrinking) incredible community. I will not upgrade for anything and will shed a tear the day my incredible dies.
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I love this phone and this (ever shrinking) incredible community. I will not upgrade for anything and will shed a tear the day my incredible dies.
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lmao I can already tell you guys are gonna be a great group to work with, expect to hear A LOT from me
Thanks for the insight on the whole SBF/RUU deal
I'm familiar with ADB from my first two android phones, but NEVER used ADB once with my DX, so I'm a little rusty. Should I be worried about setting up my SDK and what not before I get my phone just to get it out of the way? or no?
Also, I was reading about Downgrading to S-off, and obviously I don't know what version of Android is on my Incredible until I get it, but is downgrading completely necessary for Root/Rom?
I'm guessing you guys also flash .zip's thru clockwork or rom manager?
I briefly had a samsung Fascinate that used Voodoo recovery instead of clockwork, Is why I ask.
POQbum said:
CM7 with incredikernel.
Or if you want it to be a little fancy with less tweaking and work involved, go MIUI and incrediknerel.
ICS is available, but doesn't run as well as the GB ROM's do.
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Agreed, CM7 with incredikernel. Stable & rock solid, so many customizations available. Tried out just about every ROM after getting bored of CM7, and always end up coming back before days end. Nothing better for this phone in my opinion.
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internecinehigh said:
lmao I can already tell you guys are gonna be a great group to work with, expect to hear A LOT from me
Thanks for the insight on the whole SBF/RUU deal
I'm familiar with ADB from my first two android phones, but NEVER used ADB once with my DX, so I'm a little rusty. Should I be worried about setting up my SDK and what not before I get my phone just to get it out of the way? or no?
Also, I was reading about Downgrading to S-off, and obviously I don't know what version of Android is on my Incredible until I get it, but is downgrading completely necessary for Root/Rom?
I'm guessing you guys also flash .zip's thru clockwork or rom manager?
I briefly had a samsung Fascinate that used Voodoo recovery instead of clockwork, Is why I ask.
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You dont really need the whole sdk, just adb, fastboot, and their drivers. You can pick that up here http://dinc.does-it.net/ADB/ADB-Fastboot-USB-Drivers_v4_(x86)(x64).zip. And here http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install is how to install the drivers if you dony already know.
You can get root and flash roms without being s-off, however you cant flash radios, hboots, or splash screens. I would highly recomend to do it anyways, as it makes your phone much easier to troubleshoot and fix if it were to break somehow in the future. It also makes it much easier to reroot should you need to do an ruu or somehow loose root.
Yes roms and mods are flashed thru cwm (prefered) or amon ra recovery, and ruus, hboots, radios, splash screens, and recoveries thru hboot.
cmlusco said:
I love this phone and this (ever shrinking) incredible community. I will not upgrade for anything and will shed a tear the day my incredible dies.
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I hear ya! I'm contemplating delaying my upgrade until late summer to see how things develop. All these upcoming phones have excellent specs minus battery capacity so I need to see what changes my mind. Not to mention, I've been checking out various other forums (GNex and Rezound) and many users just seem more argumentative and blatantly rude. I guess that comes with the increased user base.
SlimSnoopOS said:
I hear ya! I'm contemplating delaying my upgrade until late summer to see how things develop. All these upcoming phones have excellent specs minus battery capacity so I need to see what changes my mind. Not to mention, I've been checking out various other forums (GNex and Rezound) and many users just seem more argumentative and blatantly rude. I guess that comes with the increased user base.
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not a fan of the gnex community myself. The dinc people I know there rarely post.
Anyway. Love cm7 and I flashed cm 6.1 on my Inc using boot manager just for nostalgia tonight. Cm6.1 was my first custom ROM ever.
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cmlusco said:
You dont really need the whole sdk, just adb, fastboot, and their drivers. You can pick that up here http://dinc.does-it.net/ADB/ADB-Fastboot-USB-Drivers_v4_(x86)(x64).zip. And here http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install is how to install the drivers if you dony already know.
You can get root and flash roms without being s-off, however you cant flash radios, hboots, or splash screens. I would highly recomend to do it anyways, as it makes your phone much easier to troubleshoot and fix if it were to break somehow in the future. It also makes it much easier to reroot should you need to do an ruu or somehow loose root.
Yes roms and mods are flashed thru cwm (prefered) or amon ra recovery, and ruus, hboots, radios, splash screens, and recoveries thru hboot.
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Sweet thanks for all the input guys! All these links and info definitely help and are making my life a whole lot easier lol
The only reason I didnt buy a newer phone is because I'm so sick of the big ass screens and what not on them, that was one of the main things I hated about my DX. But, I'm enjoying the community here and I don't even have the phone yet lol, it should be here tomorrow I can't wait!
So tell me, is there any bugs on CM7 that you've found? Or is it perfect? What's your favorite tweaks? Do you guys have unthrottle mods? And Voltages/ frequencys are your over clocks at? Do you prefer setcpu/quick clock/rom toolbox, etc?
Thanks again guys
internecinehigh said:
Sweet thanks for all the input guys! All these links and info definitely help and are making my life a whole lot easier lol
The only reason I didnt buy a newer phone is because I'm so sick of the big ass screens and what not on them, that was one of the main things I hated about my DX. But, I'm enjoying the community here and I don't even have the phone yet lol, it should be here tomorrow I can't wait!
So tell me, is there any bugs on CM7 that you've found? Or is it perfect? What's your favorite tweaks? Do you guys have unthrottle mods? And Voltages/ frequencys are your over clocks at? Do you prefer setcpu/quick clock/rom toolbox, etc?
Thanks again guys
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The only thing that doesn't work in cm7 that I'd wish worked is 720p video. I can live without. To set voltage, most use an app called incredicontrol. Overclocking is built into cm7. Iamtheonetheycallneo has a flashable voltage script, that lowers the voltages for the high and low voltage part of the frequency.
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