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How much root is too much?

I've been enjoying the Froyo ROM extravaganza since the .3 releases went out a while back. This board a great resource for customizing the EVO and the people here are terribly smart (Flipz, Netarchy, Cyan, et.al).
However, with the sheer volume of ROM releases coming out lately, I found myself installing a new ROM before I went to bed at night, doing it again at breakfast, maybe another time while waiting in line to get food on my lunch break and the list goes on.
For me, too much of a good thing was, well, too much. I ended up carrying my old Blackberry Bold2 for calls because the HTC was likely being rebooted for some reason or another.
From my perspective, I was using the phone as a test bed more than for the reason I purchased it... as smart phone
This morning, I decided to revert to stock and install the 2.2 OTA. No more fun for me, at least for a while.
I'm not sure why I'm posting this other than to say this board is insanely addictive. Good work from all the contributors, but watch yourself. You can spend more time tweaking the device than actually using it.
Good luck to all and I'll be watching for the 2.2 root, but take your time. I've got some work to do!

I was doing the same. But really, that's what makes it so fun. I do however, keep a nandroid backup of my daily driver just to make playing with new roms even easier

Your right but I'm addicted to flashing also....

So am I. I think I am heading back to stock for now. Too much too fast..
P.S. - We sound like babies.

He's on that crack... Be glad you aren't using a ROM with nightlies on ROM Manager!
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Dang dude, I hope you don't carry any credit cards.

ZoinksS2k said:
I've been enjoying the Froyo ROM extravaganza since the .3 releases went out a while back. This board a great resource for customizing the EVO and the people here are terribly smart (Flipz, Netarchy, Cyan, et.al).
However, with the sheer volume of ROM releases coming out lately, I found myself installing a new ROM before I went to bed at night, doing it again at breakfast, maybe another time while waiting in line to get food on my lunch break and the list goes on.
For me, too much of a good thing was, well, too much. I ended up carrying my old Blackberry Bold2 for calls because the HTC was likely being rebooted for some reason or another.
From my perspective, I was using the phone as a test bed more than for the reason I purchased it... as smart phone
This morning, I decided to revert to stock and install the 2.2 OTA. No more fun for me, at least for a while.
I'm not sure why I'm posting this other than to say this board is insanely addictive. Good work from all the contributors, but watch yourself. You can spend more time tweaking the device than actually using it.
Good luck to all and I'll be watching for the 2.2 root, but take your time. I've got some work to do!
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oh dude, i totally know what you're saying. i get my nightly hits with cm6... it's just too addicting. i flash at night, test during the day, show off in the afternoon, play with it more in the evening, flash at night, rinse and repeat.

LOL, your story is so true! I couldn't believe how addictive flashing is until I read this thread. At first I thought it was just me and my addiction, well, what do you know?!!! lol.
One thing though. Never ever in a million would I go back to stock and possibly loose root for god knows how long, but that just me.
Good luck to you my friend and hope you'll be back in this flashing game shortly.

Hi. My name is Nathan...and I'm a flashaholic.

ZoinksS2k said:
This morning, I decided to revert to stock and install the 2.2 OTA. No more fun for me, at least for a while.
I'm not sure why I'm posting this other than to say this board is insanely addictive. Good work from all the contributors, but watch yourself. You can spend more time tweaking the device than actually using it.
Good luck to all and I'll be watching for the 2.2 root, but take your time. I've got some work to do!
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I totally understand. I did the same thing as you. I just installed a slightly modified 2.2 OTA that gets 45mflops and 3 days of standby. If you're going to quit now, at least flash to this for your daily:
http://tiny.cc/7mteq

seventyfive said:
I totally understand. I did the same thing as you. I just installed a slightly modified 2.2 OTA that gets 45mflops and 3 days of standby. If you're going to quit now, at least flash to this for your daily:
http://tiny.cc/7mteq
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Ah, touché.

seventyfive said:
I totally understand. I did the same thing as you. I just installed a slightly modified 2.2 OTA that gets 45mflops and 3 days of standby. If you're going to quit now, at least flash to this for your daily:
http://tiny.cc/7mteq
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Tried it but can't load the Rickrolled app from the market

ZoinksS2k said:
Tried it but can't load the Rickrolled app from the market
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In all seriousness i was going crazy too and my gf was going to murder me. I'm using netarchy's rom (burnt droid) which is basically just a stripped down OTA with a modified dalvik. I've been on this single rom for a record 5 days and i'm very happy with it. I will need to see some pretty convincing evidence before i move to something else.

Ah it does get addicting...
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I have to say that I too was starting to feel like an addict..
However, a strange bit of luck changed my habits.. I normally plug my evo in to charge every night before sleeping.. and unplug in the morning.. normally around 8 hours of charging, even when the phone really doesn't need a charge..
So the other night I didn't plug it in (the phone was at pretty close to 100% when I went to bed) and 10 hours later (nothing but cell stand by) it dropped less than 10%..
This was using AVA's V3A and SetCpu with a profile that includes screen off : set cpu 245mhz.
So the next day I got up and was pretty surprised, left the charger off and made it throughout most of the day of light usage with awesome results.. It occurred to me, what else do I need? Why swap for another ROM.. I got everything I need.. 4g, Camera, BT etc.. and awesome battery..
Now the only thing that will make me change is if AVA's evolution V10 comes out.. then I might pick up the ROM pipe and take another hit.
ROM's is about getting a near perfect experience.. sooner or later we're gonna hit as good as its going to get the question is when will that happen? For me? I'm pretty damn close..

topdawgn8 said:
Hi. My name is Nathan...and I'm a flashaholic.
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LOL Classic! I'm right there with you. See you at the meeting.
I decided to stick with EViO from Calkulin for at least a month and resist the urge to try every new thing that pops up. One major upside to sticking with one ROM, stock or otherwise is increased battery life. Definite improvement having stuck with one ROM for the past five days. It gives your EVO a chance to calibrate the battery properly and the consistency helps no doubt about it. I've seen about a 12-13% gain simply by wiping the stats, cycling a couple of times and then just using the phone.
I know, novel concept, actually using the phone. I was really getting sick of all the posts about the 59 and 64 and 120,000 hour stand-by times. That's like bragging about how long your new Ferrari can sit in the driveway before all the gas evaporates. Ooh, ahh.
I'd rather see how far I can get pushing my EVO to the limit. How much real world use can I get out of a charge. 5-6 hours? That's about what I got on my last six Blackberries. 7? That's what I pulled on my jailbroken iPharce. If I can grab 15.25 hours like I did the last charge, I am ecstatic AND I get to actually enjoy my beast of a phone.
Plus squeezing every last drop of juice out of this thing every few days gives me a replacement fix for my new ROM jonze!

seventyfive said:
I totally understand. I did the same thing as you. I just installed a slightly modified 2.2 OTA that gets 45mflops and 3 days of standby. If you're going to quit now, at least flash to this for your daily:
http://tiny.cc/7mteq
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Dammit! I got suckered. Tucking in my denim shirt as I type this. Very nice move.

Ahhh, I was in the same boat as you guys......until I found the love of my life, and I forgot about all things and focused all of my attention on her. We've been together for only a week or so, but I think we may be in it for the long run. Her name? Oh, it's Baked Snack.
I will say though, that I have done some things that I'm not ashamed of. My ex, Cyanogenmod 6, just popped back into my life randomly one day. I don't know what it is, but she gets even more attractive every single day. I just couldn't resist my urges, and, well, you know what I did. I just don't know what I'd do without them both. The choices!!!!!
Edit: Oh, and did everybody see the google press release for Gingerbread a few hours ago? Check it out here.

Phone Overheating

Well, I live in Arizona so it is pretty hot here, and my phone, as a result gets pretty hot as well. Anyway, after some lengthy use the phone gets to about 40 degrees centigrade and then after a bit turns itself off, and vibrated five short times. After that, I cannot turn the phone back on until I pull the battery and put it back in again. Is this normal? Or is this just a faulty EVO?
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I play a couple games that cause my evo to get very hot ie star legends, however it has never shut off on me. i never checked the temp, but it definitely gets very hot to the touch and even though I continue to play, it doesn't turn off..
This is just from my experience.

It's a faulty cpu temp sensor - the phone must be replaced. Search for my identical thread posted about a week ago.
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Jesus... Well i guess ill wait till 2.3 root is out
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My phone runs ok since this issue appeared, I just make sure to keep the battery < 40C.
I also cool the phone to approx. 30C on an AC vent before flashing any roms or mods - it struggles booting up when the temp is elevated but runs great once booted and under 40C. This will have to do until the 4g's true successor is released...I love my rooted phone running Evo Deck and SZ bfs
My Evo runs o
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I took mine in and of course they gave me a new one. Make that a refurb... However no way I am going to root it right now.. it has the newest firmware..

olemarc said:
I took mine in and of course they gave me a new one. Make that a refurb... However no way I am going to root it right now.. it has the newest firmware..
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I hate when you buy a electronic device that is defective and they give you a refurb as a replacement. Hope you guys get root soon.

It is kind of like a swift kick to the junk, furthered by the fact that they gave me an older refurb. Not a fancy 004 refurb... Anyway, patiently awaiting root, since I in no way shape or form have the skill to figure something like that out.. I gave up that career a while ago...

I am in AZ also. When I get high temps, my indicator lights flash an alternating red/green, usually while charging, but it has never turned itself off....
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You Know What Freaks Me Out?

That random occurrence where my phone sits on the White Screen longer than I expect it too after a reboot, and just as I reach to pull the battery, after waiting longer than I think I should, the boot animation comes on...

HipKat said:
That random occurrence where my phone sits on the White Screen longer than I expect it too after a reboot, and just as I reach to pull the battery, after waiting longer than I think I should, the boot animation comes on...
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This has happened to me many times lol
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This happens to me e v e r y single time after flashing a new ROM. It freaks me out I gots to admit.
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Almost like a proximity sensor or a live droid inside... just waiting

The first time I flashed a Rom I sat there patiently waiting for what seemed to be an eternity and every time since it hasn't got much easier. Lol
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Sometimes, I toss my phone into a random drawer, shut it and walk away so I don't sit and stare.
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I got freaked out yesterday. Here's what happened. I had icsp3 installed on my phone but I was in miui from my SD. (Boot manager). So I tried to boot back into ics and it instantly went to hboot, and not the hboot I'm used to seeing. This didn't have the option for recovery. I would hit reboot and it would go black for about half a sec and then right back into hboot. I was like oh s*it! So I pulled the battery and booted into hboot then recovery and all was good. Still don't know what happened but I thought I was eff'd for sure.

That's why when I flash a ROM I cunnect it to the USB, type "adb logcat" and sit and watch what it's doing.
No longer do I wonder if it's locked up... I see it going through all its processes before it gets around to updating the screen... real stress reliever.

pfft...
Come talk to me when you've made your own connection prong for the WiFi antenna and soldered that to the Evo board... then the ever so wonderful post-"in pieces" boot up.
btw - WiFi works well now!

erulai said:
pfft...
Come talk to me when you've made your own connection prong for the WiFi antenna and soldered that to the Evo board... then the ever so wonderful post-"in pieces" boot up.
btw - WiFi works well now!
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I know what ya mean, it freaks me out every time I have to do that.

mildlydisturbed said:
That's why when I flash a ROM I cunnect it to the USB, type "adb logcat" and sit and watch what it's doing.
No longer do I wonder if it's locked up... I see it going through all its processes before it gets around to updating the screen... real stress reliever.
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Ahh, good plan. I always have mine plugged in, too, when I flash a ROM, just to keep the battery charging while booting

Ahaha! I get scared deleting things from Titanium Backup! Lol scarred myself for life when I was on r3chargeD I accidentally deleted some app/s (still don't know what I deleted) and I rebooted and it never came back lol I had to reinstall the ROM fresh lol
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Bricked or not bricked......

well I decided to mess around with cm7 once I saw that it had 4g.
I probably should have done some more research on the differences between mtd and bml before trying to go back to a bml rom from cm7.....
Now for the first time ever I think I bricked my phone since I can't even get it into download mode to restore with odin.
Just really wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions on something I might be missing before I take it back to sprint and probably have to pay something
Thank you

Hold the little pin down by the camera for 30 seconds. Cover has to be off to access it. Or try leaving the phone alone for an hour with the battery out, and then use odin, but do it with the battery out. The computer will power the phone for you.
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best way to know is take battery out and hold power + 1, while holding them down plug usb in

HumanXv2 said:
best way to know is take battery out and hold power + 1, while holding them down plug usb in
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This. Also take sdcard out
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Others have had success by popping the battery in and out a few times while attempting to get into download mode. But mostly try no battery, no sd card, connect to computer and try download mode.

Yea I ended up remembering this from way back when I first got the phone, took the battery out for 15 seconds and put it back in and got into download mode and restored the correct tar thsi time not just the modem tar i had....

Thanks for all the quick replies though

b16flybye said:
Hold the little pin down by the camera for 30 seconds. Cover has to be off to access it. Or try leaving the phone alone for an hour with the battery out, and then use odin, but do it with the battery out. The computer will power the phone for you.
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Wow another "I believe in magical reset buttons" guy..... there's no button if you take it apart it was from leaving the battery out long enough that makes people believe this. Leaving the battery out usually drains the charge and resets the phone somehow....
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Biggoron said:
Wow another "I believe in magical reset buttons" guy..... there's no button if you take it apart it was from leaving the battery out long enough that makes people believe this. Leaving the battery out usually drains the charge and resets the phone somehow....
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No, no, no....if you listen, late at night, outside Sprint stores, the wind whispers tales of mythical Epics that have magical buttons that were installed by tiny technical elves. There have been sightings, those that will swear this has resurrected the dead...zombie Epics if you will....fact or fiction...you decide!

b16flybye said:
Hold the little pin down by the camera for 30 seconds. Cover has to be off to access it. Or try leaving the phone alone for an hour with the battery out, and then use odin, but do it with the battery out. The computer will power the phone for you.
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Lol... I love this... have you ever taken apart ANY epic that had this "button"? I've taken apart more than 50 and still haven't found not 1 button! Please somebody post a picture of this so called button if it is real... not the hole by the camera but the actual button on the board... its not there trust me...
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kennyglass123 said:
No, no, no....if you listen, late at night, outside Sprint stores, the wind whispers tales of mythical Epics that have magical buttons that were installed by tiny technical elves. There have been sightings, those that will swear this has resurrected the dead...zombie Epics if you will....fact or fiction...you decide!
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Hahaha that's too funny
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lol at least it gives faith to people who accidently soft brick! XD I use to believe so I'm not even poking fun lololol
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kennyglass123 said:
No, no, no....if you listen, late at night, outside Sprint stores, the wind whispers tales of mythical Epics that have magical buttons that were installed by tiny technical elves. There have been sightings, those that will swear this has resurrected the dead...zombie Epics if you will....fact or fiction...you decide!
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LOL ... LOL ......... That is CLASSIC !

When I saw this thread I was hoping it was a poll.

Mmmm, my phone half caught fire.

Just went to charge my phone, saw that it wasn't charging. Tried a different cable, reset phone, etc and then I noticed a burning smell, I just thought it was someone cooking outside (its nice weather) until I held the phone next to my face and I could smell that electrical burning smell coming from the Micro USB.
Funny thing is, the phone works fine, but I cannot charge it.

So now?
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You need to charge your battery with an external device.
I think you can buy this at some eletronics store.
jojoost said:
So now?
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Now I plan on taking it back today to the store today (it's under a year old).
It's rooted and ROM'ed but I do not see how that could be an issue.
The reason I'm posting this thread really was for reference, seems like a rather strange defect that came out of nowhere.

mind sharing ur phone setup; ROM, kernel
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DannyDroid said:
Just went to charge my phone, saw that it wasn't charging. Tried a different cable, reset phone, etc and then I noticed a burning smell, I just thought it was someone cooking outside (its nice weather) until I held the phone next to my face and I could smell that electrical burning smell coming from the Micro USB.
Funny thing is, the phone works fine, but I cannot charge it.
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how‘s going now？

andara said:
mind sharing ur phone setup; ROM, kernel
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Sure, but I am 99.9% sure it has nothing to do with the phone going bang,
ROM: Jellybro - A release from sometime a week or so ago.
Kernel: *Matr1x* - 22.5 (CFS)
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how‘s going now？
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Sent to the store today. The guy opened the box and that electrical smell filled the room. He believe the battery may have gone pop (which makes sense, sorta*) and that he'll send the whole unit away to (hopefully) get it fixed, and I should get it back in about a week (which means I am stuck with my Motorola Milestone D: ).
* I say sorta because the phone refused to charge but the battery life was perfectly fine meaning it didn't die quickly or anything like that so I am a little confused as to how it could be the battery yet the battery life was perfectly normal.