What would be the best rom to flash before transferring my Hero over to a new line? I am just giving it to a family member, so no need to do anything drastic here. I still have my stock nandroid of 1.5 that I've been using to update PRL's with on the SD card, but if I can hand it to them with a "modern" rom that can be used to update PRL/Profile, I'd rather do that.
Any suggestions? Is Fresh 2.4.0 still a viable rom, or maybe something like LiquidSense 2.1?
I'm assuming that none of the ported 2.2 roms will work for this. And this person is a non-techy, so they will not be wanting Cyanogen. I'd rather them have the sense dialer instead of AOSP anyway...
sladehawke said:
What would be the best rom to flash before transferring my Hero over to a new line? I am just giving it to a family member, so no need to do anything drastic here. I still have my stock nandroid of 1.5 that I've been using to update PRL's with on the SD card, but if I can hand it to them with a "modern" rom that can be used to update PRL/Profile, I'd rather do that.
Any suggestions? Is Fresh 2.4.0 still a viable rom, or maybe something like LiquidSense 2.1?
I'm assuming that none of the ported 2.2 roms will work for this. And this person is a non-techy, so they will not be wanting Cyanogen. I'd rather them have the sense dialer instead of AOSP anyway...
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I would run a ruu before activating the phone
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Nfinite's rom is good
My DroidX rooted 2.2 flyX rom won't flash anything now. I tried to flash the 2.3 keyboard and once I flashed it I couldn't get past the motorola boot logo. Also when I tried to restore my nandroid backup It wouldn't restore all the way. Can anybody help?
It could be because of FlyX. That ROM was like the first one for the DX and was released before the OTA FroYo. I would suggest SBFing and getting FroYo then trying one of the newer, supported ROMs.
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It could be because of FlyX. That ROM was like the first one for the DX and was released before the OTA FroYo. I would suggest SBFing and getting FroYo then trying one of the newer, supported ROMs.
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Thanks for the information. Now if you could provide me with the information on how to back up all my apps and text messages and information and how to sbf and get me the file I would be very appreciative. Once again thank you.
A quick search on Google will provide you with everything you need.
Can you get Cyanogen for the Droid X?
Im trying to set up my g/f's D2, i'm a fascinate user, rooted/ROMed/etc.... However I feel Im in a whole new world...
SBF? What does it stand for?
Root method? Im used to Odin for Samsungs.
Any suggestions on a stable rom for these phones? Ive read good things about fission.
Kernels? Ok to run stock w/ a rom, or do I need a custom?
Ive done some surfing on this forum and still looking for clear answers to these q's. Sorry for any redundancy in the forum. Thanks to all devs. And anyone who responds
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hbc.ciccone said:
Im trying to set up my g/f's D2, i'm a fascinate user, rooted/ROMed/etc.... However I feel Im in a whole new world...
SBF? What does it stand for?
Root method? Im used to Odin for Samsungs.
Any suggestions on a stable rom for these phones? Ive read good things about fission.
Kernels? Ok to run stock w/ a rom, or do I need a custom?
Ive done some surfing on this forum and still looking for clear answers to these q's. Sorry for any redundancy in the forum. Thanks to all devs. And anyone who responds
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SBF is a recovery file. You use it to flash your phone back to stock when you foobar it.
Root method? Go to Droid 2 Development and it is stickied. It is DORoot or Easier 1-2-3 Root method.
All the ROM's are pretty solid. I use Fission, but ApeX and GummyJAR are also excellent. If you check out my website, www.kimete.com/video.html, there are review videos of all three.
Kernels. You can't do anything with kernels to the D2 at the moment. Locked bootloader...
There's Droid Overclock for overclocking. I highly recommend the recently released Liberty rom. Flashing roms on the D2 will be different from what you're used to because of the locked bootloader so follow the directions to the letter. It's not difficult, just different.
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Yeah definitly get the sbf. Its beena life saver for me a couple of times now. Be sure to get the 2.3.20 sbf though.
Liberty is hands down the best rom for d2, and that's saying something because its only been out a couple of days now.
The droid overclock app is awesome. Its only $1.50 from the market and worth every penny. Loads of features.
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Have a question. I'm running a rooted Droid X on Verizon wireless running Android 2.2.1. I'm currently running Liberty 2.0.1 right now on the device. Is there a way to put a gingerbread ROM on my phone so I can be running gingerbread? Right now verizon doesn't have an update to push my phone to a 2.3, but is there a way I can manually do this? I only ask cause I also have a HTC Desire running cyanogenmod7 and it made my phone go from 2.2 to 2.3 and I'm curious if there is a way for me to do this with the droidx on verizon and if so where can I download it from?
http://droidmodderx.wordpress.com/liberty-for-gingerbread-2-3-3-review/
Liberty for gb will take u from froyo to gb, but u will have to purchase donated toolbox from the market, well worth it if u ask me
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Do you want liberty gingerbread or just stock gingerbread. Google gingerbread and you should find the last update. I do know it went public and you just flash it like a rom. I read about thus today on an android website just not sure wich one. Might of been android central.
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You can find the gingerbread files on google, or check the site in my sig for the files. It's a 3 part file, is pre-rooted, flashable in clockwork mod recovery. There's also an update (.591) to the 3 part file listed on there, but must be flashed after.
Looking to just one click and install a stable rom(cm7?) on my buddies droid x.. any of u guys know of a one click for droid x and the best available rom for droid x.. I'm not looking for fanboy roms here just want the best all around average user experience.
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noskoviak said:
Looking to just one click and install a stable rom(cm7?) on my buddies droid x.. any of u guys know of a one click for droid x and the best available rom for droid x.. I'm not looking for fanboy roms here just want the best all around average user experience.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:Motorola_Droid_X.png
Check out that sticky. Has all the information you need. Hard to give an opinion without being a fanboy, so just read on up and decide for yourself. BTW, cm7 is not very stable for the droid x, so you might want to look at alternatives.
Z4root in the link. I don't think you can install cm7 on the DX due to the locked bootloader.
http://www.DroidXForums.com/forum/droid-x-hacks/13259-z4root-download-links-get-your-root-here.html
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I would recommend liberty or apex rom, had them both before and really liked them. Currently running the team black hat .595 rooted and deodexed. I froze all the bloat, changed the boot logo and animation too. Probably just depends on what level of customization you are happy with.
DX 2.3.3
CM7 isn't available on the DX so you're SOL on that one.
The easiest way to root is (as previously mentioned) z4root which is all done on t he phone itself, you just need to grab the .apk from the XDA forums here.
Personally I would recommend Fission over Liberty but that is only because my DX doesn't seem to always play nice with some of the Liberty tweaks. Fission 2.6.1 (Froyo 2.2.1) hasn't been updated in a while but it is very solid, very fast & has excellent battery life (when paired with SetCPU.)
If you want to go the *leaked* (meaning it isn't done yet) Gingerbread route, there is the TBH (TeamBlackHat) stock releases or you can also check out Liberty Gingerbread (which I've been running for the past couple of days). So far so good with Liberty GB but battery wise I think its better on something like Fission.
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I would recommend liberty or apex rom, had them both before and really liked them. Currently running the team black hat .595 rooted and deodexed. I froze all the bloat, changed the boot logo and animation too. Probably just depends on what level of customization you are happy with.
DX 2.3.3
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Did u ever get root permisions to work on titanium backup and how?... Root is workin for things like root explorer addfree amd bootstrap but I cant get root permisions on titaniumbackup?
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Did u ever get root permisions to work on titanium backup and how?... Root is workin for things like root explorer addfree amd bootstrap but I cant get root permisions on titaniumbackup?
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Nevermind I figured it out apparently .595 is missing busybox... Just had to dl it from market
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Gingerbreak 1.20 also roots unroots which is what I thought was needed for the .595?
Nope the deodexed .595 was rooted but was missing busybox
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I've taken a quick dip into GummyJar...
Apex...
And have stuck with Liberty ever since switching to it.
Currently running liberty gingerbread 0.5 actually...and even as a beta it seems to be running flawlessly.
2.01 is on froyo, and is a stable version if you'd prefer that.
LB 2.0.1
Liberty 2.0.1 is the best user experience. Plus they have a supported and free toolbox. Z4 root works.
Ok, so I have a question for u guys if u don’t mind. My buddy has a droid x that he is wanting to flash custom roms on. I have a htc evo and I have quite a bit of experience when it comes to that phone but im completely clue less when it comes to the droid x. He has ran z 4 root and is fully rooted and has a custom recovery but he was saying something about he needed to deodex the files on his phone before he can flash a custom rom which sounds weird to me. If any one could help me help him I and he would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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Ok, so I have a question for u guys if u don’t mind. My buddy has a droid x that he is wanting to flash custom roms on. I have a htc evo and I have quite a bit of experience when it comes to that phone but im completely clue less when it comes to the droid x. He has ran z 4 root and is fully rooted and has a custom recovery but he was saying something about he needed to deodex the files on his phone before he can flash a custom rom which sounds weird to me. If any one could help me help him I and he would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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That is wrong actually...you'd only need to do that if he wanted to keep the stock ROM & just theme it. If he wants to flash a different ROM then all you'd have to do is drop the ZIP file onto the root location of the SD card & wipe cache, wipe data, wipe Dalvik and then install the ROM (like you would on any other ROM via CWM.)
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That is wrong actually...you'd only need to do that if he wanted to keep the stock ROM & just theme it. If he wants to flash a different ROM then all you'd have to do is drop the ZIP file onto the root location of the SD card & wipe cache, wipe data, wipe Dalvik and then install the ROM (like you would on any other ROM via CWM.)
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Exactly. That's what I was thinking. I tried telling him that the stock rom would have to be deodexed in order to flash a theme but since he was fully rooted and he had a custom recovery he should be able to flash a rom but he wasn't listening. So thank u so much for responding. I really appreciate it. I guess since im a chick he thinks I don't know what im talking about. Thanks again.
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Tiffany84 said:
Exactly. That's what I was thinking. I tried telling him that the stock rom would have to be deodexed in order to flash a theme but since he was fully rooted and he had a custom recovery he should be able to flash a rom but he wasn't listening. So thank u so much for responding. I really appreciate it. I guess since im a chick he thinks I don't know what im talking about. Thanks again.
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Maybe you should keep him at stock and unrooted for punishment lol
Ditto.
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Thanks for all the responses guys and girl... very impressed with the support....so
cm7/miui is a no = bummer....
Fission = most stable (its at 2.2 still right?)
Liberty = most promising GB rom?
Does CWM work for the DX my buddy kept telling me he read somewhere it doesn't. Also does that fission rom flash its own recovery?
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noskoviak said:
Thanks for all the responses guys and girl... very impressed with the support....so
cm7/miui is a no = bummer....
Fission = most stable (its at 2.2 still right?)
Liberty = most promising GB rom?
Does CWM work for the DX my buddy kept telling me he read somewhere it doesn't. Also does that fission rom flash its own recovery?
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Fission is indeed 2.2 (2.2.1 to be exact) and (on my phone) it works fantastic...Liberty and a few others aren't as friendly some apparent reason.
Liberty is the most active I would say but b/c they do a lot of tweaks, some phones (like mine) are finicky with those tweaks. Their Froyo release (2.0.1) is solid & their (leaked) GB mod isn't half bad either.
CWM does work, you just have to apply the Droid X Bootstrap Recovery installed & run the bootstrap in the app then reboot in order to get to the CWM interface.
So that cwm business sounds annoying do I have to do that everytime? Is there a working recovery for this phone such as amon ra? As I mentioned before fission includes one correct? Can the fission recovery be used to flash other roms? Also is there a 2.3 update coming for fission?
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noskoviak said:
So that cwm business sounds annoying do I have to do that everytime? Is there a working recovery for this phone such as amon ra? As I mentioned before fission includes one correct? Can the fission recovery be used to flash other roms? Also is there a 2.3 update coming for fission?
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It's not as bad as it sounds to honest, it takes just as long on my wife's Dinc (running CM7.0.3) to hold down power, choose reboot then choose recovery to get into CWM. The bootstrap app is free (just gotta search online) or you can support Koush (the dev) by buying it in the Android Market ($2.00).
That's the best the Droid X can do to get into CWM b/c of Motorola locking down the bootloader. The only ROM I know of that lets you boot into recovery is Liberty *BUT* it honestly is faster using the dedicated bootstrap app.
Not sure about Fission going to 2.3 however not much has been updated on Fission since 2.6.1 (based on 2.2.1) was released but my guess is that it would however get updated to Gingerbread. GB on the DX is not *officially* out yet so all the leaks at this point are still just leaks...and all the GB-based ROMs are based on potentially unfinished leaks. It does run (really) well but it still is running a handful of Motorola services (even Liberty GB is) and I prefer as close to AOSP as possible...which is why I always go back to Fission 2.6.1.
Seeing 60-75MB of memory used (instead of 100+MB) in "running services" with (near) AOSP ROMs makes my inner OCD geek happy