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How come in the mt4g we have to flash an updated recovery in order to flash a gingerbread rom and the g1 and evo users don't they can just flush any rom using always the same recovery?
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MUNDO23 said:
How come in the mt4g we have to flash an updated recovery in order to flash a gingerbread rom and the g1 and evo users don't they can just flush any rom using always the same recovery?
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Because the mt4g and the g2 are totally different from the old htc phones internally. Someone might Wanna go into more detail, but that's the bare fact
Does this work on my evo shift I'm new to rooting well not new but I was a heavy rooter on my g1 but thing have changed so much I feel like a noob anyways can some one tell me if this is compatable with my shift??
Thanks in advance for any help
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See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908267&page=1
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Maybe I'm just stuck on stupid but this doesn't tell me if clockwork in the market is compatible with my rooted s-off stock rom ????????
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Oh I thought you were asking if you could flash the recovery..I don't know bout the app..
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Well thank you regardless for trying I appreciate it
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djquestt said:
Maybe I'm just stuck on stupid but this doesn't tell me if clockwork in the market is compatible with my rooted s-off stock rom ????????
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Currently there is no official support for the Shift from Koush (the guy who does CWM). Apparently it is in the works however.
YOu can use ROM managers, but you can't use it to directly install a recovery. There are some hurdles to jump over and hoops to jump through in order to do that.
See this post for directions to use it to flash recovery (but this is only AFTER perm-rooting the phone)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11473468&postcount=404
How do I reboot into recovery mode? I know with the vibrant They have Rom Manager that install a custom recovery to install custom roms. is it one for the x? and which is most likely the best ROM? I've seen a lot of talk about apex and liberty. i found apex v1.4.1, don't know if that's the latest and Liberty 1.0.1.
Thanks in advance
First of all you should get Droid x bootstrap recovery app and make a nand backup if your thinking about custom roms.I don't know much about custom roms cause I don't use them but liberty 1.5 is the latest.
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Liberty and apex are completely different roms in terms of apex keeping more of the blur aspects, i personally use apex 1.4 and i've used liberty 1.0, i actually missed some blur stuff that liberty didn't have and the battery life i got from liberty was actually really bad compared to even the stock rom.... i think you should try any roms you want so you can decide for yourself....
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Definitely get bootstrap as stated above... I'm currently running Liberty 1.5, loving it, and I'm planning on sticking with it until Cyanogen is released for the X; however, as also stated above, you should try different ROMs because they all have their own pros and cons. Check out the Dev forums for details on each.
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any free boostrap? or you have to buy it?
Google koush droid x bootstrap i think you can dl it from his website
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qGa said:
any free boostrap? or you have to buy it?
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I have friend that has a Droid X and she wants me to root it for her to help her with her battery life. I have a rooted HTC Inspire and it's crazy how much my battery has improved w/ rooting, custom ROMs, and using SetCPU. After looking around in your forums, I've noticed that even though they're both Android phones they are completely different in the wrold of how to root. I have a few questions and hope you can help me out.
1. What is easiest way to root? I see somethings about z4root, but not sure since it's no longer in the market. I have noticed that this phone is about 1,000 times easier to root than my Inspire was.
2. I see that you guys have no luck w/ ROM Manager. Why and what should I be using for the Droid. The guys in HTC and Inspire forums swear by ROM Manager and I've had nothing but luck with it.
3. Since there are dedicated webpages to the Droids, can I find more ROMs there as it seems there aren't as many choices here for the Droid X as there are in the Inspire forum.
Thank you for the help.
Is she running on Gingerbread? If so, there is currently no root method except to SBF to Froyo, root that with a tool such as z4root, then download and install a pre-rooted version of gingerbread available online.
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The X is a relatively simple phone to work with as far as root is concerned. Like the previous poster said, if she has taken the latest update, you'll have a few extra steps, but its still pretty easy. As far as Rom Manager goes, it works great for the X, but you have to use the Droid X bootstrapper in order to use it successfully. The biggest factor for the X is that the boot loader is locked, so while we can run custom roms, we don't have the same freedom as other phones. Everything you need to know about rooting is pretty easy to find in these forums, so have fun.
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Is she running on Gingerbread? If so, there is currently no root method except to SBF to Froyo, root that with a tool such as z4root, then download and install a pre-rooted version of gingerbread available online.
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that about sums it up lol. if on froyo z4 is quick and painless
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As get as ROMs go can you guys point met in the direction of Blur based ones. I know she's going to want to keep it blur based because that's what she's used to.
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imho i wasnt to fobd of the roms i found. i personally had to many probs, but thats my phone and im on cricket so i need the stock progmenu apks lol. but rubix was really good. and alot of ppl like. liberty w/blur. or u could try the prerooted gb. runs really nice. maybe u could get it working better than me lol.
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I sbf back to froyo using rsdlite. Then I rooted using z4root, droid 2 bootstrapper, and flashed Liberty 2.0.1, which is a froyo build rom. Liberty is now in the early builds of a GB based version, but I hear it's buggy right now. 2.0.1 runs like a dream! It's about 20 times faster than my stock DX has EVER been, and I haven't had a reboot yet. I kept my launcher, Open Home 6 so I could keep the home screen settings like I had them, and I'm still using Widget Locker to keep my lock screen custom..
thx for the info. think i will check it out
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title pretty much says it all...
but what recovery do you guys use and like better? which one is more "stable", or works better?
thanks
saranhai said:
title pretty much says it all...
but what recovery do you guys use and like better? which one is more "stable", or works better?
thanks
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I personally never liked CWM. Always loved Amon Ra's.
I prefer 4EXT because it has more options.
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I personally never liked CWM. Always loved Amon Ra's.
I prefer 4EXT because it has more options.
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may seem like a noob question...
but i can switch between the two recoveries right?
saranhai said:
may seem like a noob question...
but i can switch between the two recoveries right?
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4ext all the way
And no you can't have 2 different recoveries you could have both apps installed and just flash cwm or 4 ext and then flash the other and switch that way
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joemoss said:
4ext all the way
And no you can't have 2 different recoveries you could have both apps installed and just flash cwm or 4 ext and then flash the other and switch that way
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yeah.. that's what i meant lol
Cwm. Does what is for and is simple. Less prone to **** **** up. Ext4 is too complicated in my opinion.
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Umm quick question.. can anybody direct me to a tutorial where I can learn how to install extension 4, for whatever reason everytime I enter search nothing comes up, any help is appreciated
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Umm quick question.. can anybody direct me to a tutorial where I can learn how to install extension 4, for whatever reason everytime I enter search nothing comes up, any help is appreciated
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See this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286252
4EXT is very useful in 1 thing - it shows the partition sizes and free space. SUPER-useful.
In all the other aspects I don't care what to use, as long as both support the faster TAR backup.
(damn, I haven't been to recovery in ages... since VU 2.37 came out).
4EXT. More functional (switching back and forth on file systems) automatically adds ROM name on backups, and is themeable.
and the paid app is awesome.
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I'm using MIUI.us, and its Updater works well with 4ext, while with CMW works only with ROM Manager. I switched to 4ext then.
I tried also the "touch" version, it works for me though I don't use it frequently.
4ext...
I double 4ext.
Yes, it has many features, and it is not necessary to use all of them.
However, some of them are really nice like the native ability to check md5sums, verify if there is storage space etc.
And the touch version- good bye to the volume up/down and power buttons It is something completely different, and makes it fun to flash things.
Flashing cwm/4ext back and forth is not a problem- I accidentally flashed cwm a couple of times via rom manager without noticing, flashed back 4ext.
4ext for the "wipe 'em all" option.
4ext, yes cwmr is polished more, but 4ext though has some new exciting possibilities. Like the touch ability hopefully coming soon.
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4ext, yes cwmr is polished more, but 4ext though has some new exciting possibilities. Like the touch ability hopefully coming soon.
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Funny, I use 4ext because I feel like it's more polished. I've never been a fan of cwm but when I left my g1 I had no other option until now.
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backups
so if you had cwmr backups, can you restore them from 4ext, or do you have to flash back cwmr first?
edit: found the answer in another post. thanks.
ericjwaugh said:
so if you had cwmr backups, can you restore them from 4ext, or do you have to flash back cwmr first?
edit: found the answer in another post. thanks.
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You can use your cwm backups in 4ext
If I helped, give thanks, if you please.
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4ext touch , hands down
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4ext touch , hands down
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Hey how is it? Stable?
I've been thinking about using that... but.. x)
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saranhai said:
Hey how is it? Stable?
I've been thinking about using that... but.. x)
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I haven't had a single issue with it. Flash it. You won't look back. Trust me.
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