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In a few days, a shiny new droid x arrives at my door. I want to root and rom, take it from bloatware verizon locked efuse moto blur to as close as I can get it to pure android. I've taken a locked stock dell streak and got it where I want it, but where do I begin with a droid x? I am still pretty new to this. Please suggest.
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marculous said:
In a few days, a shiny new droid x arrives at my door. I want to root and rom, take it from bloatware verizon locked efuse moto blur to as close as I can get it to pure android. I've taken a locked stock dell streak and got it where I want it, but where do I begin with a droid x? I am still pretty new to this. Please suggest.
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read system-x's Noob guide Plenty of great information there
marculous said:
In a few days, a shiny new droid x arrives at my door. I want to root and rom, take it from bloatware verizon locked efuse moto blur to as close as I can get it to pure android. I've taken a locked stock dell streak and got it where I want it, but where do I begin with a droid x? I am still pretty new to this. Please suggest.
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Check out my thread for basics on getting started:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940986
I havent covered all the roms, but highly suggest liberty 1.5 with the crystal X theme...
If you want a true (or as close to possible rom) try cobalt under droid x android development. Matt4542 built it from google source, not Moto's and he has some cool "extras" in it as well...
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Thanks, I will start with those.
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LauncherPro.
LauncherPro.
LauncherPro.
And......
LauncherPro.
Then check out Miren Browser, Car Home, Rock Player, Nesoid, Gmote, Multicon and PowerAmp.
After accidently bricking my phone and bringing it back to life, i'd recommend that you download
RSD lite
Motorola PC drivers for the Droid X
2.3.340 sbf (original verizon image or rom)
use the above programs should you accidently brick your phone.
Others would mention that you download the android SDK, i've personally never had a need for it.
download z4root, droid x boot strapper, and finally titanium backup.
Then from there read the many available guides and have fun trying the roms till you find one that you like the best.
Yes I plan on using launcher pro and rock player , I really like them on the steak, don't care much for the mirren browser. I also plan on downloading all the tools and drivers, and backing up the stock version straight out of the box before I start jacking with the x.
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Fission Rom is a good "as close to stock as possible" vanilla rom.
That looks nice, I hope its compatible with the phone. I'm going to have to do some more reading and find out what software my x ships with. I'm going to try to get it the way I want before I start putting any info on it or using it for you know, my phone. I currently use a blackberry as my phone and have had a dell streak with no carrier service, just wifi since october. So I'm hoping to take the x out of the box, root and rom, then start trying to make it my phone. Instead of the other way around. Mod first, contacts and email setup later.
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I'd recommend just enjoying your phone for a full week. Get used to all the blur stuff and see if you really hate it. If you decide its not for you, then I'd suggest z4root, bootstrap recovery and then Liberty 1.5. Theres so many configurations and other things going on in that rom that to me it is by far superior. Others are good, but to me, its just a complete package. Good Luck and welcome to the X Club!!
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That looks nice, I hope its compatible with the phone. I'm going to have to do some more reading and find out what software my x ships with. I'm going to try to get it the way I want before I start putting any info on it or using it for you know, my phone. I currently use a blackberry as my phone and have had a dell streak with no carrier service, just wifi since october. So I'm hoping to take the x out of the box, root and rom, then start trying to make it my phone. Instead of the other way around. Mod first, contacts and email setup later.
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As others have said in the thread... It's great that you want to start modding right away... but here is some advice for jumping in:
1) Your phone will come with either 2.3.15 OTA (old) or 2.3.34 OTA (latest). It just depends on whether the phone was update before being shipped out. I would recommend getting the phone, and go into Settings--> About phone --> System Updates and make sure you on are the latest update.
2) Use z4root to root the phone.
3) Install droid X bootstrap and take a backup IMMEDIATELY. So many people just jump into things and forget to take a backup and have no recovery plan in the event that they break the phone of their own accord, accidentally make a mistake, or an install fails for a ROM/theme.
If you follow these basics you should be good to go as far as jumping in head first. Good luck. Check my thread if you are looking for some pointers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940986
if the question you have isn't answered in there..post a question in the thread and I will get back to you with an answer.
Good luck, and enjoy
Ya' ll are awesome, thank you.
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Wow! I rooted and put launcher pro on the shiny new droid x and now I'm wondering if I still want to rom. My quadrant score varies from 900 to 1300 so far. Did put a few apps on and transferring pix and vids now. Probably look at rom this weekend, I think I still want to.
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marculous said:
Wow! I rooted and put launcher pro on the shiny new droid x and now I'm wondering if I still want to rom. My quadrant score varies from 900 to 1300 so far. Did put a few apps on and transferring pix and vids now. Probably look at rom this weekend, I think I still want to.
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Just a bit of advice, make sure to take a nandroid backup before installing a custom ROM. Then you have "restore point" so to speak. I would recommend liberty 1.5 personally... And check out the Crystal X theme by Bignadad =)
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New Droid X
Hello all,
I'm in the same boat here, with a 'new' Droid X which I plan on rooting and flashing over to Cricket.
My question has to do with installing the diag mode drivers under Win7 64-bit. The 32-bit drivers don't seem to work.
Thanks for any help.
fritzel67
I was able to do it without the computer, the rooting and flashing. I don't know what cricket is, but you can root, recover and rom with just the x. I've had mine 3 days and just messed with it off and on. Read a lot on this forum and looked up some things on the internet. I will try and help if I can but I really don't know that much about it yet.
liberated droid x
Hello all, I'm trying to help my brother decide on a new verizon phone. I'm stuck with at&t and own a captivate, so I'm familiar with the development community over there. However, I'm a little more clueless with this neck of the woods. Although I've enjoyed my captivate, I'm actually trying to push him to get the Droid X instead of the Fascinate (I thought he would enjoy the bigger screen and a better customer support?).
1. First, is there anything he should be aware of that might give him problems with the Droid X (hardware/software concerns--akin to the troublesome gps of the galaxy s line)?
2. He primarily wants a smart phone to help out his business (a small machine shop) so he can check emails and whatnot. Along with this his biggest request was to be able to use the mobile hotspot function without paying verizon for it (aside from the phone's $30 unlimited data). So my questions for this are:
a. From what I've gathered in the last day, is that he needs to root and install an app like "wireless tether" or something like that. Is the simplest way to root by installing z4root?
b. Is there anything else he needs to do besides the root and the tether app?
c. Is there any risk that verizon could figure out he's tethering a computer while not paying for the service?
Thanks for any help and clarifications. I appreciate any other comments if you'd recommend a different phone (Fascinate or Incredible)--I know, this is in the Droid X forum, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
Z4root is way easy to use, just install and hit one button and you're done. Wireless tether app works well but occasionally it pauses while in sleep mode. Awakening the phone resolves this issue. I also use baranacle wifi tether which seems to have this issue alot less. I'm sure Verizon can guess that you're using a tether app if you use alot of data, but I use far beyond the average amount of data and they have yet to say anything or attempt to charge me extra. I haven't tried the fascinate or incredable so I wouldn't be able to say how they compare to the x but I have been very happy with the performance of mine. Its very snappy and hasn't let me down yet. Oh and I don't use that much GPS so I would also not be able to give you a definitive answer to that as well.
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Zudovex said:
Z4root is way easy to use, just install and hit one button and you're done. Wireless tether app works well but occasionally it pauses while in sleep mode. Awakening the phone resolves this issue. I also use baranacle wifi tether which seems to have this issue alot less. I'm sure Verizon can guess that you're using a tether app if you use alot of data, but I use far beyond the average amount of data and they have yet to say anything or attempt to charge me extra. I haven't tried the fascinate or incredable so I wouldn't be able to say how they compare to the x but I have been very happy with the performance of mine. Its very snappy and hasn't let me down yet. Oh and I don't use that much GPS so I would also not be able to give you a definitive answer to that as well.
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Awesome, thanks! It's good to know that it's pretty simple to do, especially since my brother doesn't have any experience in modding things like this (that's why he turns to his more savvy--nerdier--younger brother).
The GPS was just an example I used to refer to the much maligned failure of the Galaxy S line. I was just wondering if the X had any similar types of downfalls that he should be aware of before being let down later.
Other than the locked bootloader, I've been pretty happy with my DX. And since installing the Liberty 1.5 ROM last Friday, I've been SUPER happy with it. It's a very nice phone, and pretty speedy.
+1 on liberty 1.5, great rom.
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I Feel like im stuck, i have the Sprint GT. Seems there is minimal development for the Sprint GT and having an HTC EVO and using the EVO forums I'm sad.. I would gladly open my wallet as i do in the EVO forums here in the GT forums. Anybody out there feeling my same pain?
I feel your pain. I think I've only a few rooted apps working on my Sprint Tab. Not the end of the world but my Moto Droid is more fun to play with. I'm something of a hack so I don't even know if it's possible to unlock the bootloader but it would be nice to have a few other apps working like the Wireless Tether.
Sprint Tab
I understand completely. I bought a Sprint Tab and was shocked at the lack of development (came from incredible which is very similar to Evo). However, after root, CWM, voodoo, and custom kernel, I can say that I don't really desire to do anything else to my Tab. I cleaned up some bloatware myself (freeze/delete) and it runs like a dream. BTW, see this thread if you need help with anything besides root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016758
So don't be too disappointed, with some minor changes (VOODOO!!!) you won't need a custom rom. App performance, battery life, and general usage are all terrific now.
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I feel your pain. I think I've only a few rooted apps working on my Sprint Tab. Not the end of the world but my Moto Droid is more fun to play with. I'm something of a hack so I don't even know if it's possible to unlock the bootloader but it would be nice to have a few other apps working like the Wireless Tether.
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Did you try the one click root method?
nsmal24 said:
I understand completely. I bought a Sprint Tab and was shocked at the lack of development (came from incredible which is very similar to Evo). However, after root, CWM, voodoo, and custom kernel, I can say that I don't really desire to do anything else to my Tab. I cleaned up some bloatware myself (freeze/delete) and it runs like a dream. BTW, see this thread if you need help with anything besides root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016758
So don't be too disappointed, with some minor changes (VOODOO!!!) you won't need a custom rom. App performance, battery life, and general usage are all terrific now.
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Thanks for the great info! I would really be happy if i could eventually have honeycomb on my GT. Im super happy with performance and size but it looks like all of the alpha and soon to be beta versions for the GT are all GSM or for Verizon. Well i said all that because my 30 trial is up in a few weeks and i dont want to be stuck with 2.2. But im gonna give Voodoo a try, just need to read up on it entirely. Thanks again!
Why don't you try overcome custom rom?
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Why don't you try overcome custom rom?
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I may need to search harder not sure i saw overcome for Sprint.
Thanks..
Honestly guys, aside from Spacemonkey's HC port, there's not much support for the VZW Tab either. All I have are a few root apps, and CWM, which is virtually useless without development. The Xoom already has custom kernels, but nobody seems to be able to get behind the GT on any level. Kinda disappointing, but I'll check out Voodoo, and maybe give that a shot.
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I'm also curious where you got a sprint overcome rom.
I have rooted my kindle fire and have played with a few roms. I hate the little app sizes on the large screen. I use Miui on my G2x and love it for its simplicity customization.
Miui does not work on my Fire, as I get repeated Android, not app., fc's. Bummer. I can't figure out how to stop this. I have wiped cashes and re-flashed three times.
Also is the KF, not Rom Manager friendly? No KF device choice?
Finally, does anyone have an ROM suggestions? Has anyone in the know compiled one yet?
I am going to flash the ICS Beta tonight. Happy to work with it, as is seems Verizon chose to not let people actually use demos in their sales outlets. AHoles!!!!!!! Why? Buy to test? Idiots. I will never use Verizon again.
Thanks for any help in advance.
rom manager is not kf friendly, yet!
make sure u wipe data and system.
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Much Thanks.
Will do. Thanks again. I try to read as much before questions. Awesome.
if anybody has a copy of the old AndroidRevolution HD 1.1 for Samsung Galaxy note 2 , i would really appericate it. I've been pulling my hair out trying to get ver 3.0 to work, but with no success. I assumed it would be as easy as 1.1 , but i was wong. One of my mistake was not making a backup after the 1.1 installation. So i'm stuck with an old image that atleast has CWM. So if anybody has this.. Thank you in advance!
thats what my repository is for
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1926506
hope it helps bro
This is great,thank you! but the links for the 1.0,1.1, and 2.0 are dead. I really appreciate the effort though. Hoping someone out there has 1.1
then mike must have taken them off...
I have 2.0 and I can Share it via dropbox, but would it help ya?
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Jobiza said:
I have 2.0 and I can Share it via dropbox, but would it help ya?
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I can give it a try :fingers-crossed: , but if anything i'll hold on to it for a few unless i can't get 1.1
Why not let us disagnose your problem with 3.0?
AFAIK, 3.0 is much more improved than 1.1.
Here it is, Hope you can get it working. http://db.tt/WBP5iUSZ
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Jobiza said:
Here it is, Hope you can get it working. db.tt/WBP5iUSZ
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Results are in and it WORKS!
With a huge grin on my face: Thank you
as to troubleshooting why 3.0 dosn't work for me, i honestly don't know what to tell you. I spent a lot of time researching it and i'm just dumb founded. If i had a spare note 2 i would try to get to the bottom of it, but alas thats not the case (too scared to brick my phone).
<--- happy once again :victory:
flipmodess said:
Results are in and it WORKS!
With a huge grin on my face: Thank you
as to troubleshooting why 3.0 dosn't work for me, i honestly don't know what to tell you. I spent a lot of time researching it and i'm just dumb founded. If i had a spare note 2 i would try to get to the bottom of it, but alas thats not the case (too scared to brick my phone).
<--- happy once again :victory:
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Great! I'm Happy for being help.
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4.0
Now Android Revolution HD 4.0 has came out but still can't download it
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Now Android Revolution HD 4.0 has came out but still can't download it
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If you go to the main thread, it'll be there. Btw i was able to install 4.0 with no problems at all. Makes me wonder whats so different about 3.0 that makes it fail to install. Anybody have any ideas?
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Revolution HD 19.0
Hi all,
First post ! I'm not totally new on this forum, I've been consulting them since my very first Android and Smart phone about 3 years ago when I bought the HTC Desire. I did create account back then in order to communicate with you guys, but I never got the privileges for posting so... I just kept reading.
New account made just now because I wanted to share my experience and maybe post a couple of questions (even tips, who knows) - and it does work now, which is nice ! So... Hello !!
I was an HTC protagonist and hated Samsung for their phones made of Taiwanese plastic and their Apple-like designs and commercial strategies... until my employer introduced a new Android application and provided us with new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 devices. Well - let's just say I was amazed on one hand by the speed and capabilities of my new device and disappointed on the other hand by my beloved HTC One X. It's just that - everything works better ! The only annoying bit was the keyboard, which is far less practical than the one on Sense... but that was easily set right with the installation of AI Keyboard and its Gingerbread theme.
So - my phone had just completed its very first charge after I unpacked it when I decided to root it immediately, install CMW6 recovery and flash it with Revolution HD 19.0 - which worked like a charm !
I'm very happy with this ROM ! My battery lasts clearly longer than that of my colleague's stock devices (about 48h with normal use - including a bit of gaming during number 2's, use of Wifi most of the time and Bluetooth in the car). The response is slightly faster too - for instance that app we use for work works just a little bit faster on mine. Same thing for Youtube, Facebook, Despicable Me (cool game :cyclops: ) and so on...
During the flashing it suggests the installation of some apps - well a few of them weren't installed after flashing although I did select them (I remember Maps was not installed for instance... unfortunately I don't remember what else I had to install manually). That means I'm not entirely sure all the tweaks suggested during the flashing were indeed enabled. I couldn't find any Revolution HD specific section in the settings (like you'd have on a Cyanogen ROM) - and couldn't find any app either to test and play with those tweaks. So can someone tell me if there's a way to find/modify those specific options/tweaks ?
What I also can tell is that one of my colleagues, who received the Note 2 the same day as I did, followed me with the rooting and flashing with his device... He seems to have been less lucky than me - he tells me every once in a while, when waking up the phone, he has no reaction when trying to unlock it (he just uses the screen swipe). He has to put it back to sleep and wake it up again before he can unlock it... Is this something that happens to anyone ?
So there you go - my experience is nearly flawless ! I love this ROM and will continue using it !
By the way : does anyone know how updates work with this ROM ? Do I have to backup my apps and data whenever a new Revolution HD ROM comes out for my phone and restore that backup after upgrade ? Or is there some kind of OTA-like update available ?
monkoid said:
Hi all,
First post ! I'm not totally new on this forum, I've been consulting them since my very first Android and Smart phone about 3 years ago when I bought the HTC Desire. I did create account back then in order to communicate with you guys, but I never got the privileges for posting so... I just kept reading.
New account made just now because I wanted to share my experience and maybe post a couple of questions (even tips, who knows) - and it does work now, which is nice ! So... Hello !!
I was an HTC protagonist and hated Samsung for their phones made of Taiwanese plastic and their Apple-like designs and commercial strategies... until my employer introduced a new Android application and provided us with new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 devices. Well - let's just say I was amazed on one hand by the speed and capabilities of my new device and disappointed on the other hand by my beloved HTC One X. It's just that - everything works better ! The only annoying bit was the keyboard, which is far less practical than the one on Sense... but that was easily set right with the installation of AI Keyboard and its Gingerbread theme.
So - my phone had just completed its very first charge after I unpacked it when I decided to root it immediately, install CMW6 recovery and flash it with Revolution HD 19.0 - which worked like a charm !
I'm very happy with this ROM ! My battery lasts clearly longer than that of my colleague's stock devices (about 48h with normal use - including a bit of gaming during number 2's, use of Wifi most of the time and Bluetooth in the car). The response is slightly faster too - for instance that app we use for work works just a little bit faster on mine. Same thing for Youtube, Facebook, Despicable Me (cool game :cyclops: ) and so on...
During the flashing it suggests the installation of some apps - well a few of them weren't installed after flashing although I did select them (I remember Maps was not installed for instance... unfortunately I don't remember what else I had to install manually). That means I'm not entirely sure all the tweaks suggested during the flashing were indeed enabled. I couldn't find any Revolution HD specific section in the settings (like you'd have on a Cyanogen ROM) - and couldn't find any app either to test and play with those tweaks. So can someone tell me if there's a way to find/modify those specific options/tweaks ?
What I also can tell is that one of my colleagues, who received the Note 2 the same day as I did, followed me with the rooting and flashing with his device... He seems to have been less lucky than me - he tells me every once in a while, when waking up the phone, he has no reaction when trying to unlock it (he just uses the screen swipe). He has to put it back to sleep and wake it up again before he can unlock it... Is this something that happens to anyone ?
So there you go - my experience is nearly flawless ! I love this ROM and will continue using it !
By the way : does anyone know how updates work with this ROM ? Do I have to backup my apps and data whenever a new Revolution HD ROM comes out for my phone and restore that backup after upgrade ? Or is there some kind of OTA-like update available ?
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And you had to dig up a year old thread just to tell us about it?
maxld said:
And you had to dig up a year old thread just to tell us about it?
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Well it was the first thread when searching for Revolution HD on this particular device - for one. And I wasn't allowed replying on the thread from the developer about Revolution HD 19.0.
Had I made a new thread about this, you'd have told me to look up other threads on the same topic before creating a new one...
Anyway, I sincerely apologize if I made your day worse somehow with my irrelevant post in such an old thread... I hope you will forgive me