Ok, following instructions on theunlockr.com, I rooted using superoneclick v1.9.1. No problem there, was pretty easy. I backed up everything with mybackup app from the market, and am looking to see what these custom roms are all about. From the same site they have instructions to load a custom rom on your android phone using ROM Manager from the market. While researching that app a bit, I've seen a few posts saying not to use that app on the Epic cause it doesn't always work right. Granted most of the posts I seen were a couple months old, so maybe the app updates since then fixed that. But, also in their instructions, they never said anything about having to do the modem, or partition from rfs to ext. The Viper Trinity rom I was going to flash says "EXT4-RFS DK28 Dual" so I assume it will work with either file system. I'm sot sure which I have. I do know I'm on Froyo EC05 curently. Could I just put the zip in my sd root and flash with rom manager or do I need to get that odin program and do the three button reboot and all that? Do I have to somehow get DK28 on my phone, will it work with EC05? Thanks for your patients. Any info is greatly appreciated.
Don't use a DK28 ROM.
You need to flash the Rom through Clockworkmod, but I don't recommend any DK28 Rom's they are EXTREMELY outdated (based on a Froyo leak from December). Go into the development section and download the newest One Click Root and use that to properly re-root your phone.
If any of that confused you, How-To videos are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009997
063_XOBX said:
You need to flash the Rom through Clockworkmod, but I don't recommend any DK28 Rom's they are EXTREMELY outdated (based on a Froyo leak from December). Go into the development section and download the newest One Click Root and use that to properly re-root your phone.
If any of that confused you, How-To videos are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009997
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Lol...you bandit, I was just going to drop that link
Anyhow, all those videos are up to date.....watch'em!!!!
cool, thanks. I will watch that. Are there any roms you might recommend? I just seen viper quite a bit, also cyanogen seems to get mentioned a lot. Obviously performance is the main concern. Battery life, over clocked, tether, no bloat, etc. But something with nice features too. Curb appeal I guess you could say.
No as far as re-rooting, should I un-root with the program I used to root, or will the rooter you linked me to just overwrite/re-root what was already done?
Click the link in my signature.
The other popular choices are Bonsai (can't link, easy to find), midNIGHT (dev section), and Viper EB13 (dev section).
Op: paragraphs are your friend...
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Also don't use ROM manager, it does not play well with the Epic.
Awesome! Thank you for the link to the videos. Everything worked with no problems at all.
Tried Midnight, and now currently running Syndicate Fully Loaded. I had flashed the Emotionless Beast theme over Midnight, and will probably put it over Syndicate today. Pretty nice theme. Viper looks pretty sweet but I guess its not ec05 ready yet, and in the video he said Cyanogen isn't quite done yet.
I watched the vid about flashing the Vision kernel and overclocking it. Would that be better than the Twilight kernel that Syndicate comes with?
Midnight is the most stable tom right now... when acs out our their bnext version, that'll be the best rom. By stable I mean tom working without a lot of reflashing an random freezes
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Here is the latest just in and probably the best way to do it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748021
This thread claims they can roll back the PRI from the 1.3x to 1.4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748335
Below is the old way to do it and helped to get point in the right direction but do not use
This is huge if its true!!!
IF you did not root yet and did not upgrade to 2.2.
Then using Unrevoked 3 you can root, and then use simple root .2
upgrade to a custom rom for 2.2, keep your PRI 1.4 for the best 3g speeds, and get wifi tether!!!!
The post is at
//forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=130864
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New info from DeathBySnuggles post #4 below was able to after using unrevoked 3 then used simple root .2 and was able to keep PRI 1.4
This is HUGE
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Can I go back??? I want ROOT !!!!!!!!! Bad OTA 2.2 Froyo, BAD! I want to hit "undo"
I am personally running Ava's V3rA froyo rom and am running pri 1.40_003. There is a discussion about it in the development forum. I'm not sure if its an anomaly but I orginially rooted with unrevoked 3 then simpleroot. Not sure if it was just a glitch or what. I will know this weekend when I do the same to my wife's phone.
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Enjoy the non full root of unrevoked. This is NOT groundbreaking right now. Unrevoked alone does NOT give you full root NAND access to write the system which is why some Roms will NOT work with it.
hUGE
DeathBySnuggles said:
I am personally running Ava's V3rA froyo rom and am running pri 1.40_003. There is a discussion about it in the development forum. I'm not sure if its an anomaly but I orginially rooted with unrevoked 3 then simpleroot. Not sure if it was just a glitch or what. I will know this weekend when I do the same to my wife's phone.
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oKAY THIS IS HUGE AND GROUND BREAKING
Please right down exactly everything you did!!!
You have total rooted and still have PRI 1.40
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Did you unrevoked3 then do av'a froy rom then run simple root or what exactly and if you replicate on your wifes phone please post your exact steps.
Thanks a Million
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Enjoy the non full root of unrevoked. This is NOT groundbreaking right now. Unrevoked alone does NOT give you full root NAND access to write the system which is why some Roms will NOT work with it.
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Sorry to correct your ignorance, but from Unrevoked 3 and later, full nand unlock was added.....That's why in the OP it says
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"Then using Unrevoked 3.1 you can root, upgrade to a custom rom for 2.2, keep your PRI 1.4 for the best 3g speeds, and get wifi tether!!!!"
. Pay attention bud.....
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Sorry to correct your ignorance, but from Unrevoked 3 and later, full nand unlock was added.....That's why in the OP it says
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"Then using Unrevoked 3.1 you can root, upgrade to a custom rom for 2.2, keep your PRI 1.4 for the best 3g speeds, and get wifi tether!!!!"
. Pay attention bud.....
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If this is infact the case then why do Devs still say Unrevoked is not a full root. you can do unrevoked and still upload some custom roms, but some will cause errors if not fully rooted.
I'd believe if it did in fact give full root then you wouldn't see every dev saying that if you dont have NAND then do one of the many manual unlocks in the dev section.
This is from the kernel thread directly:
netarchy said:
An important note for UNREVOKED users:
Unrevoked is not a full root, and there is a very good chance that if you're not fully and properly rooted you may run into issues not only with this kernel, but quite possibly several features in other custom roms.
I personally have no confidence in unrevoked, ESPECIALLY after unrevoked 2 screwed up 4g for a lot of people.
I highly advise fully and properly rooting your phone, complete with nand unlock.
For windows users, you can use SimpleRoot to root your phone.
Linux users can use Bash SimpleRoot.
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If unrevoked did give full root accesss it would of been much more widely talked about on here and not just 1 person saying they noticed it. The 2nd person that reported keeping the pri, used simple root AFTER unrevoked and even still has an error at times though as its being discussed in another thread now.
I could NOT flash the fresh rom until after I used simpleroot. Unrevoked 3 was not enough.
The "error" that I still receive is when entering the bootloader there is a message that appears three times saying "no image found". And forgive my naivete but if the zip image is supposed to live on my SD card, it doesn't and never has. I've looked.
Despite the error, I have had no issue at all flashing roms, themes, kernels, boot animations, fonts etc.
Again, my process was root with unrevoked 3. Lived with that for a while. Then did the ENTIRE simpleroot process, step 1 included. Then I started successfully flashing roms. I'm on pri 1.40_003, prl 60669, and the latest .28 radio.
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I used Unrevoked 3 based on step-by-step instructions found at unlockr.com. However, little did I know, even though one of the steps said I would have NAND unlocked if I followed instructions, I didn't have full NAND unlocked. So I went back and used toast's step 2 found in the development forum to unlock NAND. Now I've flashed Fresh 3.1.0.1 along with netarchy's froyoized-3.7.6b kernel and have 4G, free wifi, the works. So far no problems other than draining battery. My PRI version is 1.34_003. Phone is working super stupid fast at 4G speeds.
FYI the only downfall of the netarchy kernel (which I needed to get the wifi to work) is the camera goes back to 3mp, but who cares...that's still huge in my book.
Hope that helps
nikkibailey1968 said:
I used Unrevoked 3 based on step-by-step instructions found at unlockr.com. However, little did I know, even though one of the steps said I would have NAND unlocked if I followed instructions, I didn't have full NAND unlocked. So I went back and used toast's step 2 found in the development forum to unlock NAND. Now I've flashed Fresh 3.1.0.1 along with netarchy's froyoized-3.7.6b kernel and have 4G, free wifi, the works. So far no problems other than draining battery. My PRI version is 1.34_003. Phone is working super stupid fast at 4G speeds.
FYI the only downfall of the netarchy kernel (which I needed to get the wifi to work) is the camera goes back to 3mp, but who cares...that's still huge in my book.
Hope that helps
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Was your camera set to 8mp before flashing netarchy's kernel? If so take a picture and check the details. Chances are the resolution is 3264x1952 which is 8mp. Lots of discussion about it in that thread.
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im on fresh 3.1 with netarch 3.7.8b pri is 1.4 used unrevoked 3
RESULTS REPLICATED!!
I just followed the same process on my wife's Evo and she is now running Ava's V3rA themed with PRI 1.40_003.
Exact process:
1. phone was stock with the 2 previous OTA's installed.
2. Rooted with Unrevoked 3 (not 3.1)
3. Installed wireless tether, titanium, rom manager. Superuser = super good
4. Ran simpleroot .2 ALL steps
5. After each step I checked and the PRI was still 1.40_003 each time
6. Ran ROM manager and flashed Ava's V3
7. Ran ROM manager and flashed V3rA
8. Ran ROM manager and flashed themes and radio updates.
Rofl with cm6 how do u check the pri ? I've looked with no luck
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DeathBySnuggles said:
Was your camera set to 8mp before flashing netarchy's kernel? If so take a picture and check the details. Chances are the resolution is 3264x1952 which is 8mp. Lots of discussion about it in that thread.
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DeathBySnuggles: I had indeed had camera setting before flashing netarchy of 8mp....now with new kernel, I'm getting 2048x1216
But I'm not going to complain....with these settings I was able to take about 30 pics plus 5 4minute videos at a concert last night without running out of space on my sd card
Thinking about trying his new kernel, but I"m very happy with the way my phone is running right now, but will keep people posted if I do
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Rofl with cm6 how do u check the pri ? I've looked with no luck
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Settings-> About Phone-> Software Information-> PRI is next to last item right above PRL.
nikkibailey1968 said:
DeathBySnuggles: I had indeed had camera setting before flashing netarchy of 8mp....now with new kernel, I'm getting 2048x1216
But I'm not going to complain....with these settings I was able to take about 30 pics plus 5 4minute videos at a concert last night without running out of space on my sd card
Thinking about trying his new kernel, but I"m very happy with the way my phone is running right now, but will keep people posted if I do
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Strange. Most people are seeing whatever they were set to before the kernel is what the camera is actually shooting. In fact, people are flashing the stock kernel, setting the camera resolution, then flashing netatchy's with success. But if you are happy with 3mp then no worries. I'm one of those I paid for 8mp I want 8mp dammit people!
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DeathBySnuggles said:
RESULTS REPLICATED!!
I just followed the same process on my wife's Evo and she is now running Ava's V3rA themed with PRI 1.40_003.
Exact process:
1. phone was stock with the 2 previous OTA's installed.
2. Rooted with Unrevoked 3 (not 3.1)
3. Installed wireless tether, titanium, rom manager. Superuser = super good
4. Ran simpleroot .2 ALL steps
5. After each step I checked and the PRI was still 1.40_003 each time
6. Ran ROM manager and flashed Ava's V3
7. Ran ROM manager and flashed V3rA
8. Ran ROM manager and flashed themes and radio updates.
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be sure to reply back in the other thread and follow that one since you've got this info now.
sgt. slaughter said:
Settings-> About Phone-> Software Information-> PRI is next to last item right above PRL.
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i dont have Software Information
i have
status
battery use
legal info
system tutorial
Hey guys I just got my vibrant back and I was wondering if I should root it, or just wait for froyo to release?
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Joshochoa187 said:
Hey guys I just got my vibrant back and I was wondering if I should root it, or just wait for froyo to release?
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Rooting isn't hard at all. You should go ahead & root now
+1 on the root now. While your at it install a custom rom and you will love your phone. Odds are you can get the Froyo update right here before it hits OTA anyways.
Yeah I've rooted my vibrant before I had to get a new one. It is easy but I would probably have to un root it to update right?
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I don't understand what waiting would do. What you should NOT do is get the Froyo update from T-Mobile, as there is a chance that they will push an update that breaks your ability to root with 2.2 and you will have to wait even longer.
I recommended you root now, install Rom Manager, go to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=813001
Download Fusion 1.1 to your SDCARD (I have a folder called ROMS) and go to Clockwork, reboot into Recovery, Reinstall Packages, Install ZIP from SDCARD, choose Bionix 1.1, wait, and then see what that phone is really capable of.
Using Fusion 1.1 makes me not mind waiting for Froyo.
Yeah you are right it's just I haven't got to comfortable w/ flashing roms just yet. Looks a bit hard I guess I will just keep watching the videos on it till I feel like I can do it
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Flashing roms is super easy as long as you're using ones flashable through rom manager. I must warn you it's very addictive. The only thing I would say is make your you backup in case something goes wrong and avoid Voodoo until you've flashed a few times and feel more comfortable. Great thing is there is tons of support here. I suggest you try Bionix Final.
Well guys I'm pretty convinced I think im going to do it I'm going to look into it thanx alot for your input
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I should still be able to root even tho I did the recent ota right?
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Joshochoa187 said:
I should still be able to root even tho I did the recent ota right?
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Yes you can.
Joshochoa187 said:
Well guys I'm pretty convinced I think im going to do it I'm going to look into it thanx alot for your input
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Dooo eeet!
Yes, it's daunting at first to flash a new ROM, but I just did it for the first time a few weeks ago and it was simple and easy. Just read up as much as you can and then write up a "roadmap" on all the steps you need to take, before, during, and after. It removed a lot of headaches for me because I planned it all out and had all the software ready in case anything went wrong (Odin, stock ROM, etc.). If there are any gaps in your understanding or questions about a process, ask them here before you flash!
I would root it and load a custom ROM, waiting for official OTA update to Froyo is like playing a Russian roulette now. Look what a simple update that was suppsoed to address GPS and other issues did to your fellow TMO users.
As always, there will be people who wouldn't even know that you can root the device to make it your own, so they will always run stock, and complain to TMO when they click MobiTV app and never use it, but have to cough up 10 bucks a month for it (it is just an example).
If you came here you know that you can do something to your phone besides waiting for Froyo, take a full advantage of what is offered in the dev section, and don't forget to support the developers if you like the work they do
Ok I'm reading the thread you posted how do I preform nandroid back up?
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Joshochoa187 said:
Hey guys I just got my vibrant back and I was wondering if I should root it, or just wait for froyo to release?
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If you are going to root, you might as well just do it.
Froyo could easily be 2-3 months down the road yet.
you need ROM manager...
it took me forever to find a how-to on this exact thing.
You have to be rooted in order to accomplish this:
1. root (obviously)
2. download ROM manager
3. open ROM manager and click on 'Flash ClockworkMod Recovery' and pick your phone.
4. click 'Backup Current ROM'
5. Let it do it's thing... it's going to reboot and run in recovery then reboot again.
6. You are done!!
To recover, you have to boot into clockwork recovery and click restore then pick the date file you made to recover to that date!
** If any of this is wrong, please call me out!!
Yeah, I started doing all this before I even discovered ROM Manager and ClockworkMod Recovery. Those tools definitely make everything so much easier.
Make sure you have the following software tools:
ADB
Odin
Rom Manager (w/ ClockworkMod Recovery installed)
Titanium Backup
Also, make sure your phone is not hardware locked before you begin. Try the standard procedure to enter Recovery Mode; if your phone is hardware locked, run the flashable fix (found in the dev forum) so that you have some way of recovering from a soft brick.
From my experiences, rooting has always been the fastest way to get updates. Those rollouts take forever.
Just rooted and installed fusion 1.1 it's great thanx for the tips guys
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Joshochoa187 said:
Just rooted and installed fusion 1.1 it's great thanx for the tips guys
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Way to go!
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lol. i was waiting for a froyo release, i flashed my g1 a bunch so flashing wasn't a big deal, but i was happy with the phone stock for a bit and didn't mind waiting. but i rooted after a week. was flashing smaller things like ji2 gps, getting rid of bloatware, changing bootup/shutdown, etc. a couple weeks later. and a couple weeks after that i started flashing roms.
moral of the story? just root and start flashing now, it's a long wait.
Hi, I've had my vibrant for quite a while it's been rooted ever since day 1. However I just got got Clockwork Mod working on stock 2.2 KA6. I'm now ready to flash a 2.3or 2.3.4 ROM and I wanted to know how do I go about it. I not sure if I can just flash over the stock 2.2 or not. I also hope I wouldn't have to resort to ODIN, as every one of my last several experiences with it was not good at all. Someone please help me out!
Someone please help I just want instructions how I can upgrade from stock KA6 to a 2.3 or 2.3.4 ROM. I would like to be able to do this without ODIN.
Hey bud, I'm kinda new on this board and not a super geek, but I might be able to point you in the right direction.
First of all, there's not an official Gingerbread release, so if you want it, you'll want to jump over the Development board (just go up a level) and find a ROM that is in 2.3. I know that Cyanogen is, for example, and there are a couple more.
What I did was to use Clockwork to do a backup (called a nandroid backup) and then I downloaded Cyanogen and used Clockwork to flash it. Quite simple and it sounds like you're all set up and ready to go.
Be advised that on (I think all) the 2.3 builds, you will have to give up on GPS. I had Cyanogen briefly just so I could check out streaming Netflix, but I had a few glitchy things like Swype to fix and decided just to go back to my Bionix ROM.
Hope that helps! Use the Thanks button if it did.
You can now get GPS with GB roms. You can even get wifi calling. Follow the instructions for the rom you want. CM7 is very easy to install.
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Its very simple. Since you have CWM (clockwork mod) now installed its easy peasy.
What you want to do is find a rom... personallt im using the nightly builds of CM7... You can find it by going to the android development section of our phone...
Find the rom then download the .zip file and place it somewhere on your internal sd card. Dont put it on your external sd.
Then go ahead and reboot into cwm and clear ur data/cache. After that go ahead and install zip, choose zip file from its location, then install.
Once installed, reboot and viola!
Most of all read the installation insrructions listed as well so you dont screw up. Worst comes to worst and your not sure then stop what your doing and ask here!!
Good luck my friend
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Sweet! Really? Last time I put Cyanogen on my GPS was a no go. That was less than 2 weeks ago, but I will look into it again.
Peace
I want to flash a custom ROM onto my DX, but I'm pretty new to the game. I've rooted, and have installed ROM Manager, and Titanium backup, etc, but am a bit gun-shy about going the custom ROM route, mostly due to inexperience.
I see that CMx and Liberty are the popular ROMs for DX, but I'm not sure which is the better one to go with. It seems that CMx is feature-packed, but has battery issues. Is this true? Is there a stock Android ROM for DX out there?
Also, it seems like in some cases, like with CMx, that you have to downgrade to an earlier firmware version first. Is this still the case with DX, and is it common for flashing any DX custom ROM?
Thanks,
Mike
Check my sig sir. I recommend using that guide.
And CM7 or MIUI (Use wizards defy 2 build.)
Jubakuba, your sig link isn't working
mikecico said:
I want to flash a custom ROM onto my DX, but I'm pretty new to the game. I've rooted, and have installed ROM Manager, and Titanium backup, etc, but am a bit gun-shy about going the custom ROM route, mostly due to inexperience.
I see that CMx and Liberty are the popular ROMs for DX, but I'm not sure which is the better one to go with. It seems that CMx is feature-packed, but has battery issues. Is this true? Is there a stock Android ROM for DX out there?
Also, it seems like in some cases, like with CMx, that you have to downgrade to an earlier firmware version first. Is this still the case with DX, and is it common for flashing any DX custom ROM?
Thanks,
Mike
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Rom flashing is a completely safe and reversible process. Before you begin flashing roms though, familiarize yourself with the SBFing process.
Cm7 doesn't necessarily have battery issues, it just doesn't get as much batter life as roms such as Vortex and Liberty. Cm7 is probably as close to AOSP as you will want to get.
You DO NOT have to downgrade for Cm7. You can, but it is not recommended unless you want to run the official nightlies (which aren't as good as the unofficial nightlies).
When you begin your foray in to rom flashing remember to always use Droid 2 Bootstrapper and never use Droid X Bootstrapper.
Sorry, I have no Idea why that darn thing isn't accepting BB code...
But either way, copy and paste will work. Or here's the link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374281
Thanks guys, looks like I've got some reading for my sick day today!
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It may seem slightly daunting...
But if you're anything like me...
Just jumping on in really does make it easier.
I promise you if you follow my tutorial...It isn't like most tutorials.
Remember doing the very basic PB&J tutorial in school?
Where you had to say every single step...
Get bread.
Open jar.
Dip knife in jar...blablabla.
That's how I based my tut.
It's very easy to follow!
Roms
I have tried MIUI So on and so forth. Im privy to using liquid smooth roms. For the X. http://liquidsmoothroms.com/node/1
Quick follow on question, I noticed there's a Droid X bootstrap recovery app in addition to the droid 2 one. Should I still stick with the droid 2 ones according to the guide?
Thanks again,
Mike
Whoops, sorry just reread the earlier comment about avoiding the DX bootstrap. Never mind...
So, I installed Liberty 3.0, and have been very happy. More stable, faster, longer battery life. Wish I did this months ago. Went from hating my DX on a daily basis to loving it again. It's like a new phone.
The only problem now is that Verizon's pushing out their latest update, and I don't want it. Last thing I want to see is Blur on my phone again. Is there a way to disable this update?
Don't know if Liberty take OTA verizon update, would think it would be disabled. But on stock ROM freeze updater in titanium would prevent the OTA. I just did it last week as I didn't want the latest OTA reminder continuously popping up until I know how it panned out.
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It's just listed as "updater 2.3.3", right? Just want to make sure I freeze the right thing.
mikecico said:
It's just listed as "updater 2.3.3", right? Just want to make sure I freeze the right thing.
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I think so. That or 'OTA Updater'.
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It's just listed as "updater 2.3.3", right? Just want to make sure I freeze the right thing.
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yes
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I'm updating my wife's rooted Epic from 2.2.1 to the latest EL30 Gingerbread release and am not seeing a thread that fully addresses the process here. I've been in HTC land for the past year and the whole odin/pit thing is completely greek to me, so I'm really concerned with making sure I don't brick her phone and get yelled at for spending 3 hours trying to fix what I just did
Are these steps correct?
1. Odin/Pit/Tar official EL30
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
2. Update CWM to 5.0.2.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357655
3. Flash new ROM (Looking at SleeperROM)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465628&highlight=sleeper
I'm assuming that the new CWM has a one-click root method like before, but I cannot find the details in the thread. If not, do the instructions in the "Rooting EI22 after OTA or Google update [11/10]" still apply where I have to download the ACS recovery, or is there an easier method that I haven't found?
I apologize for the noobish post and I'm sure this info is in here somewhere, unfortunately after an hour of searching around I haven't found an updated root/upgrade method that makes this brainless.
Thanks
tstack77 said:
I'm updating my wife's rooted Epic from 2.2.1 to the latest EL30 Gingerbread release and am not seeing a thread that fully addresses the process here. I've been in HTC land for the past year and the whole odin/pit thing is completely greek to me, so I'm really concerned with making sure I don't brick her phone and get yelled at for spending 3 hours trying to fix what I just did
Are these steps correct?
1. Odin/Pit/Tar official EL30
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
2. Update CWM to 5.0.2.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357655
3. Flash new ROM (Looking at SleeperROM)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465628&highlight=sleeper
I'm assuming that the new CWM has a one-click root method like before, but I cannot find the details in the thread. If not, do the instructions in the "Rooting EI22 after OTA or Google update [11/10]" still apply where I have to download the ACS recovery, or is there an easier method that I haven't found?
I apologize for the noobish post and I'm sure this info is in here somewhere, unfortunately after an hour of searching around I haven't found an updated root/upgrade method that makes this brainless.
Thanks
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Go on YouTube and search for qbking77. He has every video on how to and what you need for it .
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Thanks. Found the video for upgrading to EL30 and it's much easier than going back to stock. All I need to do after is flash the radio, and there's plenty of info there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJd...DvjVQa1PpcFMG8vvw1JCMbiF4QM6woZhrosK4P_2EAaM=
your welcome
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Your steps are correct.
Basically ODIN the official EL30 tar.
Then ODIN the tar version of CWM5.
This will automatically root your phone and install CWM5.
After that you can flash custom roms of your liking.
I would suggest CM9 beta as it is stable if you use your phone for basic stuff like calling/internet surfing, GPS and other minor tasks.
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Your steps are correct.
Basically ODIN the official EL30 tar.
Then ODIN the tar version of CWM5.
This will automatically root your phone and install CWM5.
After that you can flash custom roms of your liking.
I would suggest CM9 beta as it is stable if you use your phone for basic stuff like calling/internet surfing, GPS and other minor tasks.
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Thanks. I'll probably go this route just to ensure that the radio (etc) flashes correctly. However I'll definitely skip CM9 beta until it's at least RC; wife's phone means no fun...she just don't care
***Quick question, to ODIN the tar version of CWM5 are there any special configurations in ODIN to be aware of?
For those that may follow:
First, getting to stock EL30:
http://epiccm.blogspot.com/2012/02/el30-factory-firmware-image.html
Then ROM Manager (First Download HERE):
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Correct. Make sure the md5's match. So everything will go smooth. You will wanna go to the link in qbking77 video for how to flash cwm 5.0.2.7. I believe is the right one. So you will use odin. Flash the tar. Make sure only reboot is checked. If you are coming from 2.2. And or a bml. Rom. Which. As you was saying it sounds like you are. I don't remeber which slot you put the cwm tar. In. But the video will guide you. . His videos. Comes in handy. If you need any more help. A lot of people will be more then happy to help. Further.
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the beta release is pretty damn stable try the aokp-ms4 www.dev-host.org/rjk I'm running it on my gfs phone and she likes it the most..
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