System Changes from 1.5.7 to 1.8.3? - Atrix 4G General

Hi i just want to know its worth the time and the risk of update from a rooted 1.5.7 (Gingerblur 2.0 Theme) to 1.8.3, can someone explain the changes and the pros of doing this? Thanks in advance!

I did this. The gingerblur stuff went away, but it didn't break anything. I just re-rooted and then reloaded gingerblur 2.5 and then 3.0 once it came out.
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lauterm said:
I did this. The gingerblur stuff went away, but it didn't break anything. I just re-rooted and then reloaded gingerblur 2.5 and then 3.0 once it came out.
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Thanks, buts that the procedure of doing it, im refering about the benefits of the upgrade in sytem changes, bugfixes, or any other pros. Anyone that had instelled 1.8.3 could explain this better?

I would like to know the same thing! I've rooted and run GingerBlur as well but would like to know what I would gain from updating to the new AT&T Release. Also how! Thanks

there's no risk involved, the benefits are underlying and not something you may noticed besides HSUPA. I recommend upgrading, there's no risk and it takes couple minutes.

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there's no risk involved, the benefits are underlying and not something you may noticed besides HSUPA. I recommend upgrading, there's no risk and it takes couple minutes.
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Indeed no risks, but i read Gingerblur Grayblur isnt ready yet for 1.8.3 and we will be stuck on default system theme (motoblur one), also is true that HDMI mirror doesnt funtion properly? Please someone answer we ALL want to know.

I noticed that my phone is more responsive overall. Especially on the home screen and lock screens. Not a jitterfest anymore.
I no longer loose reception in my bathroom or kitchen anymore.
Im not 100% sure on this last one but I don't remember the option to make the pattern unlock invisible. I thought it was a bug at first till I seen the setting, I believe its new.
Im also getting 6mb down at home.
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1.8.3 can play MP4 file with it's default video player?
I flash 1.8.3 SBF, can't display a mp4 file which can play before.

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New "improved" ROM. Anyone try it?

Just saw a tweet from DLife about an improved Froyo 2.2. Anyone try it yet? I'm not sure I want to do a wipe if its not really that much improved.
EDIT: link http://www.droid-life.com/2010/08/02/download-new-android-2-2-droid-incredible-build/
EDIT EDIT: My recommendation is that you don't use this build. It lacks the stock wallpapers except for the red swirl. It lacks the stock ringtones, AND I'm not sure it even has Flash 10.1. Some sites don't seem to work now that I installed it and I'm reinstalling the previous 2.2 leak instead of this one.
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Im steering clear from it. I have made a stable ROM based off the first leak, used skyraider2, amd used the leak itself, amd there is nothong wrong with the firsf.
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Im steering clear from it. I have made a stable ROM based off the first leak, used skyraider2, amd used the leak itself, amd there is nothong wrong with the firsf.
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So far I agree.... Not worth wiping out everything I've done with the first leak! Unless someone can convince me otherwise.
I do have one question though.... Shouldn't there be some way to update the first leak with a new version in the future without wiping the phone? They should have mostly all the same base right?
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So far I agree.... Not worth wiping out everything I've done with the first leak! Unless someone can convince me otherwise.
I do have one question though.... Shouldn't there be some way to update the first leak with a new version in the future without wiping the phone? They should have mostly all the same base right?
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Import to the htc basic kitchen and change wipe status
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I'd be more than happy to keep doing "upgrades" if that was the way it worked but these really aren't upgrades; they're new installs. Wiping each time is painful.
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I'd be more than happy to keep doing "upgrades" if that was the way it worked but these really aren't upgrades; they're new installs. Wiping each time is painful.
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Thats why when i make roms, i try to make them flash overs.
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Im steering clear from it. I have made a stable ROM based off the first leak, used skyraider2, amd used the leak itself, amd there is nothong wrong with the firsf.
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+100. I've worked out all the bugs that affect my daily usage: 3g hotspot working, no 0's on my Gmail, still pulling 1250-1300+ on Quadrant, market/browser work beautifully. I'll need to see some solid improvements/benchmarks to make it "worth" switching.
Though for posterity's sake, for those concerned about wiping, since it's a 2.2 -> 2.2, I would think a proper titanium restore would work without much issue, app-wise.
Opposite
I am the opposite ... I see no reason to apply a beta radio and a beta pre-release (even one from yesterday) at this point, especially if its going to be a pain in the butt due to radio reflash and app reinstall. Would just as soon wait in hopes that unrEVOked can root the real OTA. Would MUCH rather go thru the pain and effort (and danger) using VZW's release.
Have you gotten Ti backup to work with 2.2? I had issues. It worked to restore my apps from 2.1, but since switching to 2.2 I could do a backup. I remember there being some issue but not what it was. I haven't tried again since.
As for the upgrade, I'm only using the stock Froyo rom and I've found some bugs in it when using Seesmic and Astro amongst others. I think they need to upgrade for 2.2 compatibility before I upgrade the rom.
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Just installed the latest ota. All if well. No problems like the last rom. No lame patches and bugfixes neccessary. Works good. Titanium backuped everything fine. Took me 5 minutes after full wipe to have all my stuff back to normal.
None?
Check your paid market apps and make sure they all show up
Honestly77 said:
Just installed the latest ota. All if well. No problems like the last rom. No lame patches and bugfixes neccessary. Works good. Titanium backuped everything fine. Took me 5 minutes after full wipe to have all my stuff back to normal.
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Did you do a "Backup all user apps + system data" and then "Restore missing apps + all system data" or did you just do apps? I'm new to best practices of Titanium Backup... Thanks!
I just do app+app data. No system crap...it isn't that hard for me to add the 4 icons and clock to the screen and setup some ringer preferences...even with all that it took me 5 minutes. Some people may have insane screens full of widgets and apps...mines pretty simple. Also I already fixed my build.prop Plus I only have 2 paid apps...titanium and phonemypc and I already pulled the apks from my phone to install manually without the market anyway. So I dunno.
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I just do app+app data. No system crap...it isn't that hard for me to add the 4 icons and clock to the screen and setup some ringer preferences...even with all that it took me 5 minutes. Some people may have insane screens full of widgets and apps...mines pretty simple. Also I already fixed my build.prop Plus I only have 2 paid apps...titanium and phonemypc and I already pulled the apks from my phone to install manually without the market anyway. So I dunno.
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Well, see?
You had to do a lame fix
Damn. I'd have to go back in and remove all of the bloatware, reinstall all of my apps, and everything else. Not sure I'm up for a minor fix.
Just installed it.. I have to say.. its THE BEST ota leak so far. It's far more stable than the first leak... and it seems like it doesn't drain the battery as much..
Most recent ota leak is a nice improvement over first 2.2 leak. And yeah all you guys saying full wipe is painful.... titanium backup is awesome and can have you back from a full wipe with everything restored and intact within minutes. This 2.2 is faster, fixes most of the problems of the first leak (yes market still needs the fix... so what? Easy easy fix....) and imo is very much worth the upgrade. But seriously only once you know how to extract the most from titanium....
I am more than happy to help anyone with advice on titanium usage or whatever.... pm if you have questions or need help
What's the Market fix?
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Most recent ota leak is a nice improvement over first 2.2 leak. And yeah all you guys saying full wipe is painful.... titanium backup is awesome and can have you back from a full wipe with everything restored and intact within minutes. This 2.2 is faster, fixes most of the problems of the first leak (yes market still needs the fix... so what? Easy easy fix....) and imo is very much worth the upgrade. But seriously only once you know how to extract the most from titanium....
I am more than happy to help anyone with advice on titanium usage or whatever.... pm if you have questions or need help
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I've got it down to about a half hour doing a Titanium restore. I just use that to restore the apps and the data.
What takes most of the time is getting the screens set up again.
Still seem to have problems with the Market however... intermittent freezing, hangs on "downloading", etc.

New Leak from TBH Android 2.2.1 Build # 2.3.320!

Hey guys, if your not on it with the twitter follows, Team Black Hat released a new leak this morning, Android 2.2.1 & Build # 2.3.320.
Just passing info along give all thanks to Team Black Hat! Cheers!
Article about it:
http://www.gizmoninja.com/2010/11/2...oyo-build-2-3-320-courtesy-of-team-black-hat/
Link directly to leak and TBH/Mydroidworld.com
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/...-strikes-back-2-3-320-update-must-rooted.html
I grabbed the leak and the system sierra bravo foxtrot. Waiting to see some findings before I commit.
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I grabbed the leak and the system sierra bravo foxtrot. Waiting to see some findings before I commit.
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Yeah that's a good call...most people reporting no issues...but good to grab before it disappears..
Acidbath is the ****!
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Acidbath is the ****!
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Lmao! No dude Team Black Hat and you are the ****!
Sweet man. Going to get it downloaded but wait to see what the ruling is. If anybody flashes this please tell us what you think
GMB
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Sweet man. Going to get it downloaded but wait to see what the ruling is. If anybody flashes this please tell us what you think
GMB
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Everyone seems to report okay with it...but with drod2169 doing so much with 2.2.1 already I'm gonna stick with that. Also I am testing his new beta and ROM bootstraps automatically on every boot and more coolness to come so I will stick with rubiX focused for now
Is non-oem battery behavior any different???
With the FROYO update, the Droid X no longer recognized aftermarket batteries for whatever reason. Could someone who has flashed this update check and see if aftermarket batteries are recognized with it, or do we still get the '?' in the battery notification area?
Thanks
Not sure if I could live without LCD density at this point. I am gonna wait and watch developments.
so what all changes are in this? and what makes it worth jumping the ball?
If you want a changelog you will have to contact motorola. Otherwise it is supposedly just a faster build and random reboot issues fixed.
ok. well im guessing rubix would work as its same build set up? im tempted to put the leak in as it fixes some of the problems im having but not sure about not having an $BF full to revert back to, just incase i somehow f up on something. i can't afford to brick my only phone lol.
Will this work if I have Fission 2.1 installed? Or would it just delete my custom tom and bring me to a stock 2.2.1?
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so what all changes are in this? and what makes it worth jumping the ball?
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Okay I would say that this is probably the official OTA update that everyone is awaiting... The kernel is updated which is going to be the greatest advantage with this release...
Media Fix
Im pretty sure that the "sorry this player does not support..." has been fixed in this update... I use my DX as my primary mp3 player atleast 8 times a day and so that old bug would force me to restart 1 or 2 times daily... been running the new release for over 24 hours and I've yet to get the error (using it heavily and testing the music often aswell...)
Updated System Apps
The only thing ive noticed with these so far is a new Data usage widget built in to blur (now that we dont need unlimited data plans...)
Also the dialer now displays the most recent dialed or missed call just above the number keys...
Battery manager Fix
So the battery manager force close seems to have been fixed... I think this was an issue with the app and not the kernel... the reason i say this is because ive been checking to see that the battery stats non stop (maybe 100 times now) in different scenarios (fresh boot, fresh unplug, etc...) and i have only gotten one force close... I was running the 2.2 NexThemed Systems apk at this point... I imediately reinstalled the 2.2.1 setting apk and without needing to restart my phone the battery stats were fixed.
This issue then would not need u to flash the new release to fix for now... you can probably temporarily fix it on the old 2.2 kernel just by running the 2.2.1 app... (maybe people running the 2.2.1 fission can confirm this...
These are the big things i have noticed so far... I can not confirm the HDMI kernel fix though because i have not yet tested it and even when I was running the old kernel I seldom used the feature and When i did it never gave me any issues...
Hope this helps and I'd be very interested to hear about anything else people have noticed!
Does that update zip also do any kernal or radio updates?
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drod2169 made rubix focused for the leak. guess I will be flashing away now. Thanks team black hat for the leak/system siera bravo foxtrot and drod2169 for the rubix update...
"rubiX Focused 1.9.3, ONLY FOR THE 2.3.320 LEAK"
wipe data and cache mandatory
working fine now. glad to have rubiX on the new leak
Any word on LCD Density working on that new Rubix?
So this new leak update. When vzw release the final version. Are we able to update or?
where did you find that new focus
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I was very comfortable w/D1 but dX is a different ball game and I definitely cannot afford to Brick My new DX, All this "SBF" talk got me scurred...how do I verify what kind of bootloader i have (First verify that your bootloader is @ 30.04)? BTW I am new to DX and not new to android. Can someone also point me in the right direction to educate myself more w/SBF. I have to admit, I just don't know much (if anything) about it nor the purpose..
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drod2169 made rubix focused for the leak. guess I will be flashing away now. Thanks team black hat for the leak/system siera bravo foxtrot
wipe data and cache mandatory
working fine now. glad to have rubiX on the new leak
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The link seems down. Can you please send me the zip?

Gingerblur

I realize that gingerblur is a modded rom, but im afraid to test it. Can anyone that uses it tell me what it looks like, how fast it is or what the benefits are?
Is gingerblur deodexed?
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Hey buddy I just read your thread about the update. Currently Gingerblur is not compatible with the newest firmware, so unless you feel like flashing the sbf again and then flashing Gingerblur, just wait until they update it for 1.5.7
I've been holding off on the update since I really like GB, it looks really great on my phone and the built in mods are quite useful for me. Yes, it is deodexed, and you may or may not notice a performance bump because of that but really the main benefits are that it looks real nice. Since we don't have custom kernels there isn't much we can modify performance wise quite yet.
Nothing to be afraid of installing or testing it, this is my first android phone and after less than a month I'm starting to get comfortable flashing, reflashing, and doing simple adb commands.
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Hey buddy I just read your thread about the update. Currently Gingerblur is not compatible with the newest firmware, so unless you feel like flashing the sbf again and then flashing Gingerblur, just wait until they update it for 1.5.7
I've been holding off on the update since I really like GB, it looks really great on my phone and the built in mods are quite useful for me. Yes, it is deodexed, and you may or may not notice a performance bump because of that but really the main benefits are that it looks real nice. Since we don't have custom kernels there isn't much we can modify performance wise quite yet.
Nothing to be afraid of installing or testing it, this is my first android phone and after less than a month I'm starting to get comfortable flashing, reflashing, and doing simple adb commands.
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Does it look better and work faster than launcher pro? What kind of built in features does it have? Does anything not work or are there any negatives to loading gingerblur?
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Can anyone comment on gingerblur vs something like gladiAtrix? I tried the gingerbread keyboard and didnt like it. If it were easy for me to.try gingerblur I would. Can anyone comment on the speed and appearance of gingerblur? Functionality too
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I'm also new to droid, the atrix being my first google phone, but I found gingerblur a piece of cake to install and configure. Looks tidy as, and maybe it's my imagination, but it definitely seems faster than Froyo.
I haven't used GladiAtrix though, so can't comment there.
Basically, it's a walk in the park to install and remove, so I'd say, if you're curious, just give it a test.
I guess I can try to find a script to remove gladiatrix and then try gingerblur
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this is one of the easiest roots ive done heres the guide follow it and you'll have it done in less then 30 mins..
im a noob and found this to be extremely easy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12631216&postcount=2911
Gingerblur is awesome, and it is now compatible with the most recent update. Goto the DEV section and there are a lot of screenshots on the first page of the gingerblur post.
Yeah Gingerblur is pretty neat. It's not making any massive strides in changing the phone, but it cleans up a lot, and I think it looks a lot better. The upgrade process can be pretty long, but isn't particularly technical.
Yup, I'm a gingerblur fan now. It seems snappier(if possible!?), and GO launcher is silky smooth. Directions seem daunting at first, but once you read it thru once, you'll realize how easy they made it.
Gingerblur rocks the house! I'm running 1.57 with gingerblur on launcher pro (even better!). Yes, it deodexes your framework.
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Gingerblur rocks the house! I'm running 1.57 with gingerblur on launcher pro (even better!). Yes, it deodexes your framework.
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So if your running launcher pro anyway, what are you benefiting from? The status bar icons and lock screen theme?
Ps I think the gingerbread keyboard looks nice, but I type like crap on it. I even practiced for an hour and the buttons are just too small or something.
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Yup, I'm a gingerblur fan now. It seems snappier(if possible!?), and GO launcher is silky smooth. Directions seem daunting at first, but once you read it thru once, you'll realize how easy they made it.
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Gingerblur basically just a mod/theme bundle? Still running the same basic froyo package, just with a bunch of mods rolled into one and a nice looking gingerbread-ish theme...
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Gingerblur basically just a mod/theme bundle? Still running the same basic froyo package, just with a bunch of mods rolled into one and a nice looking gingerbread-ish theme...
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Right. Well to some extent. The reason I'm running the newest 1.1 version is it got me familiar with all of the stuff yet to come. Tenfar's CWM recovery works great and the updates from now on will be seamless so that was a huge plus. It looks like a painstaking process, but in reality it goes pretty quick if the directions are followed. Plus the added bonus of the bloatware being removed professionally and the gingerbread aesthetics give it the gold medal in my book.
If i install it will i loose all my installed apps?
I am running 4.1.57 with root and a lot of apps installed!
Thanks
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If i install it will i loose all my installed apps?
I am running 4.1.57 with root and a lot of apps installed!
Thanks
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Backup apps with titanium backup first off... and no installing gingerblur will not remove any apps, other than the stock Motoblur / bloatware apps & widgets. But these can be re-installed with the restore bloatware.zip, also found on the gingerblur download page.
Does installing gingerblur have any negative effects on Battery? that's my biggest worry.
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Does installing gingerblur have any negative effects on Battery? that's my biggest worry.
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Just the opposite. Gingerblur gets rid of all the moto bloat that bogs down the phone and wastes battery.
Mmm, exactly.
Also, important to note that they're regularly updating it, and that after the initial install, updates will be a piece of cake.
Gingerblur is awesome. If you have an atrix you need to get this rom.
Currently running
Gingerblur rom
Go launcher ex
Loving it!
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Super Content With the (m)Atrix ; )

Hey guys, just wanted to express my love for the phone and let you know some things I did, that you could do too in order to love your beast a little more.
First off, I rooted at 1.26 and then updated and rooted again at 1.57 (used the root that says you need to root before going to 1.57)
Second, I got several mischievous mods and fun stuff that rooters can only have. (This alone made my phone twice as good...cough...tethering apk..cough...can't say what else)
Third, after figuring out how to make the battery run good, I downloaded a bunch of music and just enjoyed the sweet super loud speaker (covered) while I took a nice hot shower.
Lastly, and this took a while to figure out due to the fact that im no dev. I located on the android dev page the webtop via hdmi and made it so I could do just that. I tried doing the whole adb thing, I tried my own way with root explorer and the installer for 1.26. But nothing worked except for the 4.1.57 (w/chinese font fix) one. I highly recommend it! Go check it out!
Overall, I have a super fast (faster than the iphone 4
Good to see positive things about the atrix!
I love this phone as well its greatly sized and the screen is really nice and the haptic feedback is phenominal. The speed goes without saying and the battery life is good too.
So glad I switched from an iphone 4
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I agree, it was a great movie.
pzaragoza1 said:
Hey guys, just wanted to express my love for the phone and let you know some things I did, that you could do too in order to love your beast a little more.
First off, I rooted at 1.26 and then updated and rooted again at 1.57 (used the root that says you need to root before going to 1.57)
Second, I got several mischievous mods and fun stuff that rooters can only have. (This alone made my phone twice as good...cough...tethering apk..cough...can't say what else)
Third, after figuring out how to make the battery run good, I downloaded a bunch of music and just enjoyed the sweet super loud speaker (covered) while I took a nice hot shower.
Lastly, and this took a while to figure out due to the fact that im no dev. I located on the android dev page the webtop via hdmi and made it so I could do just that. I tried doing the whole adb thing, I tried my own way with root explorer and the installer for 1.26. But nothing worked except for the 4.1.57 (w/chinese font fix) one. I highly recommend it! Go check it out!
Overall, I have a super fast (faster than the iphone 4 <if you know the right things to do to make it so- and yes I've had one> tethering, apk powerhouse, webtop ready, rooted monster. We should all enjoy the speed of this phone, as well as its capabilities. I don't like to change roms and all that because of bad experiences, and I feel like I've done all that I can. Just wanted to share with you guys my story, and hopefully encourage utilizing what these great devs have created for us.
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I was like you when i first got my HTC Inc, i was able to root it and all and then do other kewl stuff with it. But when i attempted to install a rom on it, with no research done before hand as to how to properly do so, it really threw me for a loop for a good month before i actually started "asking" people for help on the forums. Overall, everyone was pretty responsive and quite helpful, so i encourage you to try out some of the psuedo-roms available. There are three thus far and they're called psuedo roms because our Atrix bootloaders are still locked, so until it's unlocked we can only make minor changes to the framework of the phone.
If you need any help as to how you can install any of the three available roms, here are some links that will prove quite valuable in your quest to further enhancing the aesthetics and functionalities your phone.
1. This link will help you get your phone rooted and retained after the update . But since you already have it rooted and updated, then you can immediately proceed to Part 3!
2. This link is for the GingerBlur v1.3 psuedo-rom.
3. This link is for the GreyBlur v2.1 psuedo-rom.
4. This link is for the GladiAtrix2 v4.2.3 psuedo-rom and it also has instructions on it =P
Of the three, i've only tried GingerBlur and GreyBlur and haven't had time to get around to GladiAtrix2 yet, but the ones i did try are both great. If i had to recommend one for you, i'd say go with GreyBlur just because of my personal preference, i like the theme and icon set better than the stock and GingerBlur ones.
Another great reason to try the Blur Rom series is that both roms have a "Blocked Advertising" feature! In short, if you have apps that give you pop-up ads, they'll be gone! And probably the one app you'll appreciate this the most for is YouTube, because you won't have those 15 second ads anymore =]
If you need any other help, don't be afraid to ask, the XDA community is very open and responsive =] Btw, glad to see you're enjoying your Atrix, it is truly a great device!
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I was like you when i first got my HTC Inc, i was able to root it and all and then do other kewl stuff with it. But when i attempted to install a rom on it, with no research done before hand as to how to properly do so, it really threw me for a loop for a good month before i actually started "asking" people for help on the forums. Overall, everyone was pretty responsive and quite helpful, so i encourage you to try out some of the psuedo-roms available. There are three thus far and they're called psuedo roms because our Atrix bootloaders are still locked, so until it's unlocked we can only make minor changes to the framework of the phone.
If you need any help as to how you can install any of the three available roms, here are some links that will prove quite valuable in your quest to further enhancing the aesthetics and functionalities your phone.
1. This link will help you get your phone rooted and retained after the update . But since you already have it rooted and updated, then you can immediately proceed to Part 3!
2. This link is for the GingerBlur v1.3 psuedo-rom.
3. This link is for the GreyBlur v2.1 psuedo-rom.
4. This link is for the GladiAtrix2 v4.2.3 psuedo-rom and it also has instructions on it =P
Of the three, i've only tried GingerBlur and GreyBlur and haven't had time to get around to GladiAtrix2 yet, but the ones i did try are both great. If i had to recommend one for you, i'd say go with GreyBlur just because of my personal preference, i like the theme and icon set better than the stock and GingerBlur ones.
Another great reason to try the Blur Rom series is that both roms have a "Blocked Advertising" feature! In short, if you have apps that give you pop-up ads, they'll be gone! And probably the one app you'll appreciate this the most for is YouTube, because you won't have those 15 second ads anymore =]
If you need any other help, don't be afraid to ask, the XDA community is very open and responsive =] Btw, glad to see you're enjoying your Atrix, it is truly a great device!
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Thank you so much for such a great response to my post! I will definitely look more into the psuedo roms. Thank you for the links. I enjoy this phone very much and I would love to make it even better. Oh and happy easter!
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pzaragoza1 said:
Hey guys, just wanted to express my love for the phone and let you know some things I did, that you could do too in order to love your beast a little more.
First off, I rooted at 1.26 and then updated and rooted again at 1.57 (used the root that says you need to root before going to 1.57)
Second, I got several mischievous mods and fun stuff that rooters can only have. (This alone made my phone twice as good...cough...tethering apk..cough...can't say what else)
Third, after figuring out how to make the battery run good, I downloaded a bunch of music and just enjoyed the sweet super loud speaker (covered) while I took a nice hot shower.
Lastly, and this took a while to figure out due to the fact that im no dev. I located on the android dev page the webtop via hdmi and made it so I could do just that. I tried doing the whole adb thing, I tried my own way with root explorer and the installer for 1.26. But nothing worked except for the 4.1.57 (w/chinese font fix) one. I highly recommend it! Go check it out!
Overall, I have a super fast (faster than the iphone 4 <if you know the right things to do to make it so- and yes I've had one> tethering, apk powerhouse, webtop ready, rooted monster. We should all enjoy the speed of this phone, as well as its capabilities. I don't like to change roms and all that because of bad experiences, and I feel like I've done all that I can. Just wanted to share with you guys my story, and hopefully encourage utilizing what these great devs have created for us.
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Yea I'm loving my mARIX to. Too bad the Matrix is an old Pantech phone from 2008 (the one that could slide out the keypad and the keyboard at the same time)
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BravoMotorola said:
Yea I'm loving my mARIX to. Too bad the Matrix is an old Pantech phone from 2008 (the one that could slide out the keypad and the keyboard at the same time)
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Ha! I missed that completely. However, I was embarrassed for about a millisecond because I realized this phone could be called the matrix. So if you were trying to make fun of me, im sorry but you have instead made me realize that calling it the matrix is far better than the atrix. I will change the name so others could know which phone I was talking about, but I will now dub thus beast the matrix. Thanks buddy!
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sgtmedeiros said:
So glad I switched from an iphone 4
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I switched from an iPhone 3G, needless to say I love this phone.

GB Update reviews.

I just want to see how everyone feels about the official update. My niece has my old epic rooted with a ec05 rom. I just want to see if I should get her to update.
So whats your thoughts, first impressions, battery life and all.
cdszoke said:
I just want to see how everyone feels about the official update. My niece has my old epic rooted with a ec05 rom. I just want to see if I should get her to update.
So whats your thoughts, first impressions, battery life and all.
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Well here's my two cents...gps lock is not fixed...root is currently impossible to retain with the stock kernel. You need some kind of modified kernel to keep root. Keyboard lag is still present unless your rooted and install a fix.
These above listed items do have remedies, however they require a custom rom or multiple patches to fix.
That being said...if you always run stock there are no additional negatives. Gingerbread is much faster,smoother and cleaner imo. Take it from there.
Here's a link to all the advancements thus far: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19155759
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Still waiting on the offical version.
But I have been running swiss cheese samsprint for months with no issues at all. Everything fully functional.
chkchkboom said:
You need some kind of modified kernel to keep root. Keyboard lag is still present unless your rooted and install a fix.
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I think both of these statements are wrong based on my experience.
I have root and have no modified kernel. I think you can keep root without a fix, what you can't keep is a custom recovery program (like CWM).
I have had no keyboard lag so far. If it is there, it is definitely MUCH better than the previous version.
Milkman00 said:
I think both of these statements are wrong based on my experience.
I have root and have no modified kernel. I think you can keep root without a fix, what you can't keep is a custom recovery program (like CWM).
I have had no keyboard lag so far. If it is there, it is definitely MUCH better than the previous version.
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Wait what?
The Root said:
Wait what?
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What was unclear?
Milkman00 said:
I think both of these statements are wrong based on my experience.
I have root and have no modified kernel. I think you can keep root without a fix, what you can't keep is a custom recovery program (like CWM).
I have had no keyboard lag so far. If it is there, it is definitely MUCH better than the previous version.
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It is not incorrect...just incomplete...I think its foolish to have root without a good means of nandroid backup and custom recovery.
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chkchkboom said:
It is not incorrect...just incomplete...I think its foolish to have root without a good means of nandroid backup and custom recovery.
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I have backup with Mybackup and Titanium, so I am more than happy with my backup options. ROOT itself is very important to me (and a lot of other people), so given the option I would rather have root and no custom recovery program, as opposed to a custom recovery program and no root.
A very important distinction to make.
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What was unclear?
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No, just unnerving that they'd have such a forceful recovery program. Samsung has been sneaking little locks in things lately. Odin can break them but it's frustrating that they've gone down this road.
The Root said:
No, just unnerving that they'd have such a forceful recovery program. Samsung has been sneaking little locks in things lately. Odin can break them but it's frustrating that they've gone down this road.
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ah gotcha.
there really is no point in staying on froyo ec05 now. the only thing i could think of that would keep me on it would be SRF1.2 but since you didnt mention she had that i would say just update it for her. Things are quicker, snappier. The OS is built to be more stable and just all around better for the phone than the froyo version was.
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No, just unnerving that they'd have such a forceful recovery program. Samsung has been sneaking little locks in things lately. Odin can break them but it's frustrating that they've gone down this road.
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+1.... I didn't want to be the theorist.
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Keyboard works so damn well!! Seriously its never worked this well for me. I'm running the deodexed build with nubernel so I dunno if there are any key lag hack built in or not.
Cd's or tapes?
My main beef with my phone has been fixed with this update. Music playback was annoying. Didn't matter if it was stock player or PowerAmp, I would get a weird hiccup at about 3 seconds into every song. On top of that, I could hear some electrical crackling when doing certain things while listening to music, especially while using wired tether. Gingerbread has eliminated it and music playback has been flawless for me all day so far. Not even a little click when the screen goes on/off anymore.
No doubt this phone still needs to be rooted with some patches just to make it useable. I'm disappointed samsprint took this long and still left so many of the original issues that shipped with the phone on eclair.
Basically it has the exact same widgets and touchwiz as always but with the underlying os updated to gingerbread.
I was hoping we would get the sgs 2 version of tw with the new widgets, and see the keyboard, and gps working out of the box.
Also the browser is pissing me off. It removed the zoom buttons and double tap isn't zooming in anymore...?
Its not all bad. With the gps fix (flashed in cwm) I'm getting better gps locks than ever before on this phone. Also the system as a whole is a bit faster. Unfortunately you will still make tradeoffs by updating.
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Tap to zoom works on non-mobile websites in the browser. Using my /data hack I was able to change default text size also.
Notification LED does in fact appear to be fixed...but there is a very long time between blinks (something like 20 seconds), would be much happier with a 2 sec blink. It is so slow, I thought it was not working.
redvexx said:
Still waiting on the offical version.
But I have been running swiss cheese samsprint for months with no issues at all. Everything fully functional.
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You have to be on EC05 to get the update. It wont work on EE03.
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chkchkboom said:
+1.... I didn't want to be the theorist.
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Not theory. The lock patches on Galaxy Tab are a pain. So happy I got on In Paris so quickly.
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You have to be on EC05 to get the update. It wont work on EE03.
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So I wont even get the notification of an update?
I'm not sure If I even want it considering I have been using this ROM with no issues.
redvexx said:
So I wont even get the notification of an update?
I'm not sure If I even want it considering I have been using this ROM with no issues.
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No u will not get the notification but I would recommend updating to the latest since I can say it will be more stable than one of the oldest gb builds out for this phone
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metalblaster said:
there really is no point in staying on froyo ec05 now. the only thing i could think of that would keep me on it would be SRF1.2 but since you didnt mention she had that i would say just update it for her. Things are quicker, snappier. The OS is built to be more stable and just all around better for the phone than the froyo version was.
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Sorry I forgot to mention I put srf 1.2 on it before I sent her the phone.

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