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Best / Fastest ROM right now

Hey guys. It's been awhile since I've rooted my phone, and the only thing keeping me from flashing a new ROM was the fact that I intended to return my current Hero for one that wouldn't get dust under the screen (I have some in the lower left hand corner). Well, I've decided I'm either too lazy to go return it or I just don't care that much anymore. So, I would like to get a new ROM now In your opinion, what would be the fastest ROM right now, that is the most stable? Keep in mind, I do NOT want to use Apps2SD (I only have a Class 2 card). I also would like to eventually add those optimized APK's that have been zipaligned in the future, and I want a lock screen that is clear (displays carrier/time text though... I've seen one around somewhere), and I want a clear notifications pull-down. The only thing I've been paying attention to right now has been getting 2.0/2.1 on our phones, so I've lost track of all the ROM's that were made (maybe someone can sticky the ones BESIDES MoDaCo's?), so that's why I'm asking for your help.
Also, I've made a nandroid backup, and of course, rooted. Is there anything else I would have to do to flash a new ROM?
Thanks so much guys!

Fresh's 1.0 is my favorite
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=584032
or his main site here: http://geekfor.me/
If you run the delock mod, it will remove the lock icon and make it clear:
http://bit.ly/delock
There is a known message app issue, make sure to run this update as well:
http://bit.ly/freshmsgpatch
Other than that, the apps are already zipaligned, just update via recovery.

Alright, that's pretty much what I needed to hear Thanks so much! Oh, and it doesn't have Apps 2SD right?

it does have apps2sd, but only uses it if your sd card has a EXT2/3 partition
i used fresh 1.0 as well. no complaints. however the new 2.1 rom looks tempting.

mrinehart93 said:
Alright, that's pretty much what I needed to hear Thanks so much! Oh, and it doesn't have Apps 2SD right?
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your welcome
you don't have to restore to stock or anything, just run the install after making a backup and your existing settings/data will stay intact.
I'm not using apps2sd and running it just fine.
I think you can set it up if you prefer it, but I didn't want to.
so the option is there I believe if you do ever want it

djxstream said:
it does have apps2sd, but only uses it if your sd card has a EXT2/3 partition
i used fresh 1.0 as well. no complaints. however the new 2.1 rom looks tempting.
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yeah it does, but I'm waiting until they get accelerometer and multi-touch working, I ran the install when it was first posted and like what I see, but I need a solid phone, lol

Oh, and this is REALLY noobish, and forgive me for not searching... but do I have to rename the ROM to update.zip?

Oh, and this is REALLY noobish, and forgive me for not searching... but do I have to rename the ROM to update.zip?
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Ok so I just watched a video on how to flash a new ROM for the HTC Hero (Euro)... do I have to Wipe Data if I'm installing Fresh ROM? Or can I just go ahead with Apply sdcard: update.zip?

no, just select choose zip

mrinehart93 said:
Oh, and this is REALLY noobish, and forgive me for not searching... but do I have to rename the ROM to update.zip?
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Ok so I just watched a video on how to flash a new ROM for the HTC Hero (Euro)... do I have to Wipe Data if I'm installing Fresh ROM? Or can I just go ahead with Apply sdcard: update.zip?
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You shouldn't have to. Just load the zip onto your sd card and nandroid has an option to choose which zip file you want to install..

Oh, and this is REALLY noobish, and forgive me for not searching... but do I have to rename the ROM to update.zip?
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I don't know why this double posted.

Ok wait, so it is a NO to having to rename the ROM to update.zip, but what about about Wiping Data first? Do I have to do that or can I just skip that and flash it?

mrinehart93 said:
Ok wait, so it is a NO to having to rename the ROM to update.zip, but what about about Wiping Data first? Do I have to do that or can I just skip that and flash it?
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No you do not need to rename it. Just select chose zip.

I know that haha. But do I have to wipe the data first? Thanks for your replies guys

mrinehart93 said:
Ok wait, so it is a NO to having to rename the ROM to update.zip, but what about about Wiping Data first? Do I have to do that or can I just skip that and flash it?
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No, just flash over what you have now. It *should* work just fine.

to be honest, I can't recall.
try it without first, if it never boots all the way and sticks,, then power off and wipe data through recovery.

Ok, thanks And then if anything bad happens, all I have to do is Reboot back into the recovery, and then press Wipe Data? Sounds good. Oh, and I should probably put my nandroid backup on my sdcard.

mrinehart93 said:
Ok, thanks And then if anything bad happens, all I have to do is Reboot back into the recovery, and then press Wipe Data? Sounds good. Oh, and I should probably put my nandroid backup on my sdcard.
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your backup from recovery is on your sdcard, that's where mine are.
I make a backup of that to my laptop from time to time just to be safe.
have fun!

N0J said:
your backup from recovery is on your sdcard, that's where mine are.
I make a backup of that to my laptop from time to time just to be safe.
have fun!
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I know, the file is big (like 288mb), so I just cut it off my sdcard and put it on my desktop. But I'm going to put it back now

cool...
check this link out, I think the see-thru notification bar is something you were looking for, plus there are a couple of extra goodies
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5120678&postcount=1

Flashing new ROM w/o Memory Card

Is there any way to update the ROM without Flashing from memory card? I have rooted but my memory card is MIA. And honestly I only use it for ROMs

pileosnafu said:
Is there any way to update the ROM without Flashing from memory card? I have rooted but my memory card is MIA. And honestly I only use it for ROMs
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to my knowledge....no. i could be wrong though? i think the only thing you can flash is the stock RUU from your pc.

Even that would be welcome;
I"ll search for how to do it, or if someone wants to post on here too that'd be awesome

Hmm...
I wonder if it would be possible to set up an RUU, swap out the rom.zip with a custom ROM, and flash using that...
Probably not, I bet it has a checksum of some sort.

search for the stock RUU, download it and flash it. it's on here, flips made it i think. i just did it to my old hero i sent back to sprint. i did it without a sd card and from my pc.

abcdfv said:
Hmm...
I wonder if it would be possible to set up an RUU, swap out the rom.zip with a custom ROM, and flash using that...
Probably not, I bet it has a checksum of some sort.
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Thats how we use to flash WinMo roms on the mogul using an empty RUU.

if you got a nandroid backup with the rom you wanna go back to somewhere on your comp, i believe you can do a nandroid backup through fresh's kitchen

pileosnafu said:
Is there any way to update the ROM without Flashing from memory card? I have rooted but my memory card is MIA. And honestly I only use it for ROMs
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go out and buy a cheap $10-20 sd card.

fixxxer2008 said:
go out and buy a cheap $10-20 sd card.
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That's prolly what i'll end up doing. but was trying to do this tonight and i'm @ work tell 1 am and my mifi stopped working (well by stopped working I mean stolen) and the old rom I have sucks!
I have the RUU. I'll figure out how to flash it back

abcdfv said:
Hmm...
I wonder if it would be possible to set up an RUU, swap out the rom.zip with a custom ROM, and flash using that...
Probably not, I bet it has a checksum of some sort.
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this is how you flash windows mobile roms, without hard spl

Leaked beta Froyo 2.2 update download, instructions, and HelixLauncher user Warnings

There is a thread with this info in it, but it is buried deep in over a hundred pages and I thought the warning for HelixLauncher bared having a new post.
Here is the link to download the update.
http://android.clients.google.com/packages/passion/signed-passion-FRF50-from-ERE27.1e519a24.zip
Looks like that link is dead... here is a mirror
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/113487/signed-passion-FRF50-from-ERE27.1e519a24.zip
And one more just in case the others go down.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/b1chb29/n/update-nexusone-FRF50-signed.zip
Warning!! If you use Helixlauncher, uninstall or remove its defaults. It will go into a Force Close loop, making the phone unusable without booting into recovery again and performing a factory wipe/reset.
How to flash the update, I used these steps and it worked fine, but remember, there is always the possibility to brick the phone.
1. Download file from link up there.
2. Rename the file to update.zip.
3. Note that if you're using Windows and don't have "show file extentsions" turned on in the file explorer you won't see a .zip. Just rename it to "update" (no quotes, of course) because it's already a zipped file.
4. Copy the update.zip file onto your microSD card.
5. With your Nexus One off, hold down the trackball and press the power button.
6. You'll be booted into a white screen with three Android robots on skateboards. Select "Bootloader."
7. On the next screen, select "Recovery."
8. Your phone will reboot, giving you a picture of the Android robot and an exclamation point inside a triangle.
9. Now press the power button and volume up button at the same time. It could take a couple of tries.
10. Now (using the trackball this time) choose "Apply sdcard:update.zip" and let things run their course.
Taken from the update-1 instructions on:
http://www.androidcentral.com/how-ma...your-nexus-one
Also, I don't think my phone rebooted own its own after the update. After a minute or two, I tried hitting power and power+vol up to get the menu and reset manually. During that time it reset and booted up fine. So I say give it a few minutes before trying to reboot after the update finishes.
Edit: a ton of threads have popped into existence about froyo, but I didn't see any with early warnings about Helixlauncher.... ah well, maybe this post can be helpful for someone out there.
Edit 2: From what I am seeing, AT&T phones are on a different build of Android than the T-mobile N1. Seems like if you have an AT&T version you are out of luck for right now. This update was meant for the demo devices given to the Press outlets around launch, before the AT&T phone existed.

thanks for this, just a quick question.
Is this ok to use on a nexus one in england? it's not usa only or something is it?
thanks

Can it be flashed over Cyanogen? I read somewhere that it couldn't...

shrub said:
thanks for this, just a quick question.
Is this ok to use on a nexus one in england? it's not usa only or something is it?
thanks
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If it is a US update then using it on a nexus one in England might not be a good idea, but I doubt it would hurt the phone, but some things might not work right.
St.Jimmy! said:
Can it be flashed over Cyanogen? I read somewhere that it couldn't...
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You have to be back to stock recovery, so best to follow the directions in this thread. -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=686593

you made my day, man. Downloading...

Marine6680 said:
If it is a US update then using it on a nexus one in England might not be a good idea, but I doubt it would hurt the phone, but some things might not work right.
You have to be back to stock recovery, so best to follow the directions in this thread. ->
I flashed it over cyanogen 5.0.7 Test2 and it worked without any problem. Just helixlauncher is going nuts
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Yeah I had to do a wipe when Helixlauncher went nuts on me, but Android restored all my apps for me lol.

Re: Official Froyo 2.2 update download, instructions, and HelixLauncher user Warnings
So...can we reinstall helixlauncher safely after updating? Just want to make sure

naynada said:
So...can we reinstall helixlauncher safely after updating? Just want to make sure
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Not sure if Helixlauncher will already work with Froyo

i keep gettin installation aborted

Ritmjunk said:
Marine6680 said:
If it is a US update then using it on a nexus one in England might not be a good idea, but I doubt it would hurt the phone, but some things might not work right.
You have to be back to stock recovery, so best to follow the directions in this thread. ->
I flashed it over cyanogen 5.0.7 Test2 and it worked without any problem. Just helixlauncher is going nuts
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Wait what?!?! Your saying it works just flashing over CM? Iv read all day that you have to go back to stock.. Have you tried/know if it works over 5.0.6?
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Crime843 said:
i keep gettin installation aborted
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I cant find it in the market anymore .....

johanove said:
Ritmjunk said:
Wait what?!?! Your saying it works just flashing over CM? Iv read all day that you have to go back to stock.. Have you tried/know if it works over 5.0.6?
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I'm not joking really. I flashed it over cyanogen 5.0.7 TEST 2 and my N1 is working fine. I'm from Belgium and bought the N1 in U.K.
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Ritmjunk said:
johanove said:
I'm not joking really. I flashed it over cyanogen 5.0.7 TEST 2 and my N1 is working fine. I'm from Belgium and bought the N1 in U.K.
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Ok I assume you used Paul's release then?
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johanove said:
Ritmjunk said:
Ok I assume you used Paul's release then?
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Jeeee yes, sorry .... I just saw the header and this topic is about the official release/download. Indeed I used Pauls release..... sorry my mistake.
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naynada said:
So...can we reinstall helixlauncher safely after updating? Just want to make sure
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Ritmjunk said:
Not sure if Helixlauncher will already work with Froyo
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Yeah I'm thinking the new update broke it, helixlauncher is integrated much deeper into th OS than most apps, so it would be more vulnerable to even small changes
Crime843 said:
i keep gettin installation aborted
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I read somewhere, that another person had the same issue. Are you using stock recovery? Also, are you on the latest 2.1 update 1? I'm not sure the issue really. Try a search of the other threads, see if there is a solution.

same here... tried it twice with installation aborted each time. Redownloaded the file... renamed and copied to the sd card again.... same results.

Ritmjunk said:
johanove said:
Jeeee yes, sorry .... I just saw the header and this topic is about the official release/download. Indeed I used Pauls release..... sorry my mistake.
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Cool, ill give it a try then. Thanks for your quick response!
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Can someone post a link to HelixLauncher? Can't find it in the Market.
Thanks!

about the HELIXLAUNCHER:
there is NO NEED FOR WIPING everything! i had the same problem after updating and these force kills were really anoying.
here's what you have to do
1. remove your sim card (necessary because other wise your phone will reboot in safe mode - don't ask me why, but it did)
2. get into safe mode: (menu button long press while the X flashes on the load, give it a few tries, it vibrate long if it works)
3. delete helix
4. reboot
5. pray and thank me ;-)
worked for me!

Does anyone have a link to the EB13 .exe installer?

Trying to go from stock DK28 to EB13 (then wait for an OTA to EC05), Samsung obviously doesn't have the file on their site anymore - and they don't have one for EC05 either. Did anyone save a link to it? I'd rather not bother with Odin if the .exe is available. I searched the boards and couldn't find a link.
Thanks in advance.

I have it floating around somewhere. I will see if I can find it and upload to dropbox.

Thanks a lot.

http://www.multiupload.com/C576J3LAGX

You're a lifesaver, bro, thanks. Do you remember if USB Debugging needs to be turned on for the update to work?

nemt said:
You're a lifesaver, bro, thanks. Do you remember if USB Debugging needs to be turned on for the update to work?
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It doesn't. It completely wipes your device.

Milkman00 said:
It doesn't. It completely wipes your device.
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It doesn't wipe the SD card though, right?
and I don't need to reactivate the device with Sprint?

nemt said:
It doesn't wipe the SD card though, right?
and I don't need to reactivate the device with Sprint?
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I does not wipe the SD card. And you do not need to re-activate with Sprint. I absolutely love this utility. I have used it many times. This is basically what I use whenever I soft-brick my phone.

nemt said:
It doesn't wipe the SD card though, right?
and I don't need to reactivate the device with Sprint?
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No it doesn't wipe the SD and no you don't have to reactivate the device.

If you want De-odexed, CWR and Root predone, use this file
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22628158/EB13-Extended-3-All-In-One-EXT4.rar

Thanks! One more question: should the phone be turned off for it, or in download mode or what? Or does it not matter?

nemt said:
Thanks! One more question: should the phone be turned off for it, or in download mode or what? Or does it not matter?
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Run the exe it will install the flashing utility. Then just launch it and it will literally walk you step by step on what you need to do (with pictures). It is great - I wish they would do this every time rather then OTA updates.

HTC EVO Shift, wiped data, no back up

Lastnight.... I made a HUGE mistake! I wiped all data on my HTC Evo Shift! I could not get it to go to ##3282# screen so I was messing around doing hard reset and such..... and made a big mistake. There are no back up files and I am a total noob at this.... Is there anyone that can help ??

tuesdaysnevercomes said:
Lastnight.... I made a HUGE mistake! I wiped all data on my HTC Evo Shift! I could not get it to go to ##3282# screen so I was messing around doing hard reset and such..... and made a big mistake. There are no back up files and I am a total noob at this.... Is there anyone that can help ??
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Were you on an aosp or sense rom? (I'm guessing sense)
Are you rooted? Did you wipe the entire rom from your phone?
Have you tried ruu'ing or flashing a rom?

jesuscash said:
Were you on an aosp or sense rom? (I'm guessing sense)
Are you rooted? Did you wipe the entire rom from your phone?
Have you tried ruu'ing or flashing a rom?
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Well when it goes into the master screen.... where you wipe data, it has a name, teamwin..... anyway, I have not flashed it, but was trying to. Thing is, after I wiped, I could not figure out how to get the new rom installed. I wiped everything I have an SD card but having problems with loading anything off the sd card to install ROM, plus I am not even sure the ROM I have works being I downloaded it off the net.

tuesdaysnevercomes said:
Well when it goes into the master screen.... where you wipe data, it has a name, teamwin..... anyway, I have not flashed it, but was trying to. Thing is, after I wiped, I could not figure out how to get the new rom installed. I wiped everything I have an SD card but having problems with loading anything off the sd card to install ROM, plus I am not even sure the ROM I have works being I downloaded it off the net.
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What rom are you trying to flash?
If everything is already wiped, all you need to do is install a rom for the evo shift (go have a look in the dev section) and everything should be swell again?
Are you having problems mounting your sd card onto your computer?

jesuscash said:
What rom are you trying to flash?
If everything is already wiped, all you need to do is install a rom for the evo shift (go have a look in the dev section) and everything should be swell again?
Are you having problems mounting your sd card onto your computer?
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Can you give me a link for steps, and whats the best rom avl? I do not even know what I was trying to put on... it was 5am in the morning, lol

tuesdaysnevercomes said:
Can you give me a link for steps, and whats the best rom avl? I do not even know what I was trying to put on... it was 5am in the morning, lol
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Here's how to wipe/flash a rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1266885
As for ROMs, it's all up to you.
Right now I'm using Cyanogenmod 7.2, but people have all sorts of different tastes.
Flash until you find something you like

tuesdaysnevercomes said:
Can you give me a link for steps, and whats the best rom avl? I do not even know what I was trying to put on... it was 5am in the morning, lol
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Downloading Mokee now....

jesuscash said:
Here's how to wipe/flash a rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1266885
As for ROMs, it's all up to you.
Right now I'm using Cyanogenmod 7.2, but people have all sorts of different tastes.
Flash until you find something you like
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Actually, there is no guide there as to the flashing part, unzipped file to SD card.... but not sure what to do now. Placed it in the phone.... and went to I guess it would be called root menu where you install and what-not.... But like I said, no real guide to the flash itself. The origanal idea was to get it on boost mobile network, but ##3282# was not working which led me to this point. Maybe you know a better guide for the flash??

tuesdaysnevercomes said:
Actually, there is no guide there as to the flashing part, unzipped file to SD card.... but not sure what to do now. Placed it in the phone.... and went to I guess it would be called root menu where you install and what-not.... But like I said, no real guide to the flash itself. The origanal idea was to get it on boost mobile network, but ##3282# was not working which led me to this point. Maybe you know a better guide for the flash??
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to flash the rom you don't unzip it.
Leave it as a zip and install it from your recovery by selecting it in your recovery

jesuscash said:
to flash the rom you don't unzip it.
Leave it as a zip and install it from your recovery by selecting it in your recovery
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Oh, lol! I was unzipping and then putting it on the card.... trying this out now...

tuesdaysnevercomes said:
Oh, lol! I was unzipping and then putting it on the card.... trying this out now...
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Alright! I am not really liking the Rom, missing a lot of stuff like wifi.... shopping around atm. So next I will have to try the programming of the Phone from Sprint to Boost... any helpful stuff on that?

tuesdaysnevercomes said:
Actually, there is no guide there as to the flashing part, unzipped file to SD card.... but not sure what to do now. Placed it in the phone.... and went to I guess it would be called root menu where you install and what-not.... But like I said, no real guide to the flash itself. The origanal idea was to get it on boost mobile network, but ##3282# was not working which led me to this point. Maybe you know a better guide for the flash??
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You'll need to be using a Sense based ROM to get into ##3282#.
Sent from my PG06100 using xda app-developers app

tuesdaysnevercomes said:
Actually, there is no guide there as to the flashing part, unzipped file to SD card.... but not sure what to do now. Placed it in the phone.... and went to I guess it would be called root menu where you install and what-not.... But like I said, no real guide to the flash itself. The origanal idea was to get it on boost mobile network, but ##3282# was not working which led me to this point. Maybe you know a better guide for the flash??
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No Guide as to How to Flash the Rom ???

Mokee does have working wifi...
Settings->wireless & networks
.What else do u think is missing from mokee?
Sent from my PG06100 using xda app-developers app

tuesdaysnevercomes said:
Oh, lol! I was unzipping and then putting it on the card.... trying this out now...
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Ok, I was able to get a rom on, did not like it so I am shopping around for a few others
I thank you for your help and hope you have a good night!

tuesdaysnevercomes said:
Alright! I am not really liking the Rom, missing a lot of stuff like wifi.... shopping around atm. So next I will have to try the programming of the Phone from Sprint to Boost... any helpful stuff on that?
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Check the thread HERE for the Flashing to Boost Mobile. Also THIS thread.

Tuesdaynevercomes, I'd recomend MikShiftedG as a ROM for you. It has the epst stuff in it you're looking for. (##3282#)
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Did you get it worked out?

Chad The Pathfinder said:
Did you get it worked out?
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I did, but NOW I can't get it to connect to laptop inDM Command mode. It keeps showing up as my HTC but I can't find a port for it to finish my mission.

tuesdaysnevercomes said:
I did, but NOW I can't get it to connect to laptop inDM Command mode. It keeps showing up as my HTC but I can't find a port for it to finish my mission.
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By "DM" I take it you mean Disk Mode? Did you Update your HTC Sync drivers ?