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[Q] Is there anyway to use the stock rom and keep root?

I just wanted to ask and see if anyone knows. Most the custom roms I end up having issues with apps I run, but they worked fine on stock. So I wanted to go back but keep my root access.

Did you back up your stock ROM?
If you did not, I think someone has the stock kernel as link to one to the threads in the DEV section.ts installed...
Edit 01: I am almost sure, you will lose root when a new OTA gets installed...

1. Back to stock
2. "Pure root" (stock Android with root)

Q.Entity said:
Edit 01: I am almost sure, you will lose root when a new OTA gets installed...
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Yes. Easy to re-root though, at least thus far.
Rooted roms renove ota usually, like Prime.

How doi I get to ICS?

In December, when I picked up my TF101, I used Razorclaw + CWM to root it. I also found some kind of an update here that I applied that allowed me to overlock the device .. I believe it was a form of kernel patch?
I would like to go to ICS. I need to be rooted after ICS though, we have a VPN client for our SonicWall firewall that requires the OS to be rooted. I would also prefer an ICS port that supports overclocking like my current build .. it's been incredibly useful to clock up in to the 1400s as it makes everything run so much better.
Is it possible to upgrade to the stock ICS, root it easily and patch it to allow for overclocking at this time? If so, could someone direct me to a guide that shows what the easiest way to do this is, since I already have CWM in (although can't remember how to get it to come up on boot .. doh)?
Thanks =)

Wait till Asus fix the problems.

Yea dont install ICS, it would be like pouring water over your PC
It might seem fun at the time, but its really not a good idea

I would say it is a very bad idea. Avoid it. I did it and literally my tablet is unusable now because of
Slow response
Random rebooted
Random no message crash of apps like gmail.
Dead slow,app response
white screen on app loading
It is now embarrassing infront of ipad users.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk

spinaldex said:
In December, when I picked up my TF101, I used Razorclaw + CWM to root it. I also found some kind of an update here that I applied that allowed me to overlock the device .. I believe it was a form of kernel patch?
I would like to go to ICS. I need to be rooted after ICS though, we have a VPN client for our SonicWall firewall that requires the OS to be rooted. I would also prefer an ICS port that supports overclocking like my current build .. it's been incredibly useful to clock up in to the 1400s as it makes everything run so much better.
Is it possible to upgrade to the stock ICS, root it easily and patch it to allow for overclocking at this time? If so, could someone direct me to a guide that shows what the easiest way to do this is, since I already have CWM in (although can't remember how to get it to come up on boot .. doh)?
Thanks =)
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Ignore the fear mongering posters.
Tons of people are using ICS without issues. But yes, some do experience issues.
Since you have CWM, you can directly flash the pre-rooted stock ICS. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552303 This is the latest 9.2.1.17 version.
If you want to overclock, you can flash custom ICS ROMs that support overclocking. There's only 2 at the moment, Team EOS and Codename Android.
Frequently updated custom ICS roms such as Team EOS and CM9 tend to be very stable and have fixes that stock ICS doesn't have, so flash a custom ROM instead of the stock ROM if you are concerned about possible issues.
As always, do factory reset + clear cache + clear dalvik cache within CWM before flashing the stock ROM or any custom ROM.
To be safe, I would update your CWM to the latest version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213723 before flashing anything.

horndroid said:
Ignore the fear mongering posters.
Tons of people are using ICS without issues. But yes, some do experience issues.
Since you have CWM, you can directly flash the pre-rooted stock ICS. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552303 This is the latest 9.2.1.17 version.
If you want to overclock, you can flash custom ICS ROMs that support overclocking. There's only 2 at the moment, Team EOS and Codename Android.
Frequently updated custom ICS roms such as Team EOS and CM9 tend to be very stable and have fixes that stock ICS doesn't have, so flash a custom ROM instead of the stock ROM if you are concerned about possible issues.
As always, do factory reset + clear cache + clear dalvik cache within CWM before flashing the stock ROM or any custom ROM.
To be safe, I would update your CWM to the latest version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213723 before flashing anything.
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Terrible advise.
Why tell someone to update to an OS that has literally flooded XDA and other forums, and ASUS's facebook page with people saying their TF is no longer usable ?
For the sake of waiting for a working update, why suggest doing something that could very well turn their TF into a buggy POS ?
There is nothing in ICS that is worth the risk

*Detection* said:
Terrible advise.
Why tell someone to update to an OS that has literally flooded XDA and other forums, and ASUS's facebook page with people saying their TF is no longer usable ?
For the sake of waiting for a working update, why suggest doing something that could very well turn their TF into a buggy POS ?
There is nothing in ICS that is worth the risk
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There are just as many people, probably much much more, who aren't having problems.
Besides, have you tried any custom ROMs? If not, stfu.

I would no say my TF is unusable under ICS.
It works fine, apart from not so random reboots, as it reboots mainly in the morning when I wake it up form the night...
maybe the Sleeping Beauty requires a kiss from the Prince ...
By the way, it used to be really better under HoneyComb, I wish i could have refused that damned firmware upgrade ...
If I were you I'd rather wait as an other poster said for a really proven Stable version from Asus
Nickola

horndroid said:
There are just as many people, probably much much more, who aren't having problems.
Besides, have you tried any custom ROMs? If not, stfu.
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Who the F are you telling to stfu ?
Of course I have tried custom ROMs you doosh, I just prefer to have a stock TF, well, I did until ASUS decided to send out buggy sh**

*Detection* said:
Who the F are you telling to stfu ?
Of course I have tried custom ROMs you doosh, I just prefer to have a stock TF, well, I did until ASUS decided to send out buggy sh**
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If you are using one of the better custom ICS roms and still having such bad issues, the problem is you and your apps since those AOSP roms aren't even based on Asus's ICS.
The OP has root and CWM, and wants to overclock. So how was it a bad advice to recommend a custom ICS rom?
Just because you are having issues, doesn't mean everyone else will.
I've never had any issues at all and I just got done testing like 5 different ROMs. No issues whatsoever. Probably because I do it correctly and do a full wipe including format /system before I flash anything.

I've got issues on Stock and I did a full wipe using voldn+power method and this was before I rooted. I also lost sound randomly on Stock, and the custom kernels I still get reboots but my sound for the main part does work.
So, if the OP needs their tablet to work correctly then wait, if it's not that important to them and they don't need for day to day tasks then take a chance, you might get lucky or you might be causing yourself a headache, up to you.

horndroid said:
If you are using one of the better custom ICS roms and still having such bad issues, the problem is you and your apps since those AOSP roms aren't even based on Asus's ICS.
The OP has root and CWM, and wants to overclock. So how was it a bad advice to recommend a custom ICS rom?
Just because you are having issues, doesn't mean everyone else will.
I've never had any issues at all and I just got done testing like 5 different ROMs. No issues whatsoever. Probably because I do it correctly and do a full wipe including format /system before I flash anything.
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How is the problem me when I am doing everything the "ASUS way" ?
The problem is ASUS and their code.
If you read the OP's actual post, you will see this line
"Is it possible to upgrade to the stock ICS"
And if you want to go even further into it, your line "Probably because I do it correctly and do a full wipe including format /system before I flash anything"
I don't think you can get a cleaner flash than NVFLASH, which is how I always flash my ROMs

[Q]What is the most stable and safest official gingerbread rom for Ideos X5?

First of all sorry for the noob question, because I'm really a newbie in this kind of mod.
Ok let's get to the problem. My Ideos X5 is running on Froyo,and wanna upgrade it to official GB stock roms.
After reading and searching in this web, I knew that some users found trouble after flashed it with the stock(can't go to pink screen, can't root, can't instal CWM, and the worst is it bricked their phone etc).
the reason why i'm gonna ugrade to official GB instead of straight to instal custom rom is some rom requirements need my phone to be upgraded into official GB. But then I've found many kinds of stock roms in the web such as B526, B138, B528, B16. since this situatian has turned my will to upgrade my phone, I just wanna know what is the most stable and safest official gingerbread rom for Ideos X5 out there, that won't brick my phone of course.​thanks for the responds/advices
best regard
iikbgsdw​

It is very difficult to brick your phone, I have to tell you, if it's possible.
I installed dozens of ROMs, some very good, some others plain bad, and my phone still works perfectly.
Today I am using Dzo's excellent ICS Aurora 2.11a which makes my friends envy my phone and has none of the GB bugs.
So, my advice is try some ROMS and find for your self which suits you best.

Thanks a lot lateris....
so what should i do first? instal the official rom first or straight to the custom rom (miui/cyanogenmod etc) cus some recent custom roms require my phone to be upgraded into official.

At the moment, you could try EZET's cyanogen custom rom if still on Froyo. It is cm7.2 based which is gingerbread 2.3.7 and it is very good. Runs fast and is very smooth. AFAIK everything works now, even tethering.
Otherwise you should upgrade to official gingerbread first if you want to get the ICS based roms that are here (like Aurora) or are in the works. I would use b526 as it is the last version to be able to root easily using superoneclick root and then install custom recovery and custom roms.
Most of the phone brickings with the official update happened because of custom partitions being installed and updating using the beta gingerbread release, you should be fine to update safely if your phone is still on official froyo.

that means a lot Mr. Paul....thanks 4 ur advice

PaulMilbank said:
At the moment, you could try EZET's cyanogen custom rom if still on Froyo. It is cm7.2 based which is gingerbread 2.3.7 and it is very good. Runs fast and is very smooth. AFAIK everything works now, even tethering.
Otherwise you should upgrade to official gingerbread first if you want to get the ICS based roms that are here (like Aurora) or are in the works. I would use b526 as it is the last version to be able to root easily using superoneclick root and then install custom recovery and custom roms.
Most of the phone brickings with the official update happened because of custom partitions being installed and updating using the beta gingerbread release, you should be fine to update safely if your phone is still on official froyo.
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How about B528? is it better than b526 or it's the lattest GB stock rom?

iikbgsdw said:
How about B528? is it better than b526 or it's the lattest GB stock rom?
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No official roms is stable at 100%

asm19 said:
No official roms is stable at 100%
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I agree 100% on that, all phone companies makes unstable roms, and custom roms ALWAYS BETTER.
The most stable and battery friendly ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527745

iikbgsdw said:
How about B528? is it better than b526 or it's the lattest GB stock rom?
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I believe it is difficult to root B528. Of the two, I suggest you use B526

Najnesoog said:
I believe it is difficult to root B528. Of the two, I suggest you use B526
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It's very easy to root B528. You need B528_root.rar from somewhere in forums. Try search general section.
Sent from my U8800 using Tapatalk 2

thanks a lot 4 ur help guys

Do you need Gingerbread specifically? The Aurora ICS ROM is already stable and there are no major bugs - sometimes the mobile internet connection does not work until the next restart, but this problem already existed on Gingerbread too. Device encryption does not work either.
The ICS ROM one of the fastest ROMs for this device, I see no reason to install an older version on purpose.
Once again the process:
1) Install a official huawei gingerbread ROM, this is done to update the kernel. You need this for the newer ROMs. This is done by putting a update file onto your sd-card (into the dload folder), instructions are provided by huawei.
The first step simply is done to update the kernel, this happens automatically. Be careful though, you want to use a specific file and not the newest version from huawei as this complicates things. If you do not know which file to use I am happy to provide you with a link.
2) Start the phone when the update is finished. Follow the setup, do not configure a wireless connection, google account or anything else. When you are at the homescreen, attach the device to your computer and remove the dload folder, the update is already done. This step is important.
3) Now you install a recovery program that manages your ROMs (make backups, delete ROM, install new ROM etc.). You use this here, instructions are included and should be easy to follow: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377390
4) Try to start the recovery mode and see if you can move up and down with the volume buttons (at the menu). Now you have the updated kernel and a working recovery program, that is all you need.
5) Download the zip-file of the ROM you want to use (I suggested ICS earlier) and copy it onto the sd-card. Within recovery mode you can now select the zip-file (do not extract it!) to install the new ROM. Before you do that, you select to wipe data, cache and under advanced the dalvik cache. This is important.
Now you have to wait quite a while when the phone starts for the first time with the new ROM. Just wait a few minutes and do not interrupt this. You will be greeted with the setup screen of your new ROM and can now configure wireless, google account etc.
XphX

XphX, and how about rooting? Don't you need to root your phone first? (I'm a leek)

You do not need to do that, the ICS Aurora comes pre-rooted and the other custom ROMs come prerooted too - just read their description.
XphX

XphX
1) Install a official huawei gingerbread ROM, this is done to update the kernel. You need this for the newer ROMs. This is done by putting a update file onto your sd-card (into the dload folder), instructions are provided by huawei.
The first step simply is done to update the kernel, this happens automatically. Be careful though, you want to use a specific file and not the newest version from huawei as this complicates things. If you do not know which file to use I am happy to provide you with a link.
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and yes I do not know which file (official GB Rom) to use, and sure I really need that link...thanks
best regard

[Q] Rooting a U8800 that's currently on 2.2...

Good evening all,
Basically I'm looking to root my girlfriends fathers U8800, it's currently running android 2.2. He's complained that its got major battery drain so I figure I can find a ROM here that can help that.
I've read there are 3 different types of models for this handset. How do I know which one we've got? If that's relevant?
I've found this thread that seems dead easy to follow, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728 , am I ok to proceed?
When I've rooted it, do I just flash a rom via CWM like I would with my galaxy s? And will I be caught out with bootloader issues or little things like that?
Thanks in advance.

If the device is the U8800 regular model(not pro or plus) you can follow the guides of the link.
And yes, you can flash a rom from cwm recovery.
Only one suggestion. If you flash the latest stock gingerbread rom(I think is the 522), search for a thread called "get your pink screen back" on developing section. The after 518 versions have the bootloader locked, and on the above thread you will find how to flash the unlocked bootloader from 518 stock rom.

Thanks for that, I'll get on it tomorrow with an operational head. I'll do the pre root checks and make sure I have everything I need in place before I get going.

dancer_69 said:
If you flash the latest stock gingerbread rom(I think is the 522)
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It's 528
dancer_69 said:
The after 518 versions have the bootloader locked, and on the above thread you will find how to flash the unlocked bootloader from 518 stock rom.
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*locked pink screen.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using Tapatalk 2

If the device is not yours I suggest you to do nothing. There's no better Rom, in terms of bug free than the original one.
Custom roms always have this or that and will require attention, which I'm sure your fatherin law can live better without these issues and concerns.
This devices have an high consumption and he has to get used to it.
Now if the device was yours meaning you would be using it daily, than i would advise you to install aurora. I don't like it but have to admit that is very good and stable.
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Sent from Odin's device!

Dave759 said:
He's complained that its got major battery drain so I figure I can find a ROM here that can help that.
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Did you look to see what is causing the battery drain? I have a friend with a stock GT540 that had serious battery drain. Turns out it was the GoSMS program. Deleted the app and now his phone lasts 5 days between charges. Switching a rom won't help if the problem is an app.
1) Get cpu spy and see if it is going to deep sleep
2) If not sleeping, turn off running applications one by one and test via cpu spy to find out which one is causing it not to sleep.
3) Either remove the offending app or use Autorun Manager to modify the receivers (if rooted)
You can fix his problem without changing his rom. If he wants root, superoneclick can root 2.2, I just used it the other day. Also make sure he is on the latest 2.2: b138sp04 or b163. I prefer b163, even though it is the China rom, because I like the Huawei launcher better that stock.

A.C.A.B. said:
If the device is not yours I suggest you to do nothing. There's no better Rom, in terms of bug free than the original one.
Custom roms always have this or that and will require attention, which I'm sure your fatherin law can live better without these issues and concerns.
This devices have an high consumption and he has to get used to it.
Now if the device was yours meaning you would be using it daily, than i would advise you to install aurora. I don't like it but have to admit that is very good and stable.
:thumbup:
Sent from Odin's device!
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That's not true... official 2.2 is the slowest thing in existence. If he just needs stability then Ezets CM7 is the answer. There are no bugs with it (except wifi tethering) and it's much much faster than stock...
Also he can undervoltage it to preserve battery life more than stock ROM.
Sent from my U8800

You want the best 2.2 you try Void Eridanus. Everything works.
Want the speed, OEX rom it's a Ferrari. Everything works less the mms with data off.
You can also keep the stock Rom, root it and just apply a ffranco kernel. This way you gain the speed.
3 good solutions here.
I'm don't revert to stock Rom for 2 reasons, cam quality and battery life, otherwise i would use stock Rom without a shadow of a doubt.
In terms of stability and all working it's stock 2.2 Rom and this is unquestionable!!!
I have been trying ALL roms and ALL respective versions since July 2011 therefore I do speak by personal extended experience
I repeat once again, in the conditions you mention leave the phone as it is. If you want to do something just root it and that's it.

as a matter of facts i had my phone with so many rooms that i can even say how many but if u want stability i recomend oxygen... if u want stability and good looks use miui 32...
last .32 miui that i used was from miui portugal in english and nothing to say about that...
battery for 2 days and all smoth...
but my phone is weird... he can take almost every rom and be usable...

The issue with miui pt versions it's the cam quality that is horrible. It's just this detail that it's not very good. The rest it's perfect.
Sent from Odin's device!

Hey everyone, back for an update and some other steps. basically, he got frustrated with how the battery so he went out today and bought the newer huawei. Reading eveyones comments here i think its due to the ammount of apps and being on froyo hasn't helped any thing, but anyways its now my new toy to play with. So far, followed the link i posted in the first thread, rooted and installed the latest CWM (v5). I'm now a little confused when it comes to the get the pink screen back, should i follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457490 now before flashing a new rom or afterwards?
Again thanks for all the help, I'm almost done bothering you all for now
Edit: Reading on some ROM's and the comments above, i should install B518 stock ROM then flash the bootloader fix from the thread posted above then i can install other ROM's? If so where can i get the stock B518 ROM and how do i know which version I'm using? Sorry and thanks again.

First, which rom you have now?
You can find the version from settings -> about phone.
If you have a newer than 518 version you need to change the bootloader with the one from 518. If you have 518 you don't.
Also check which version of kernel you have(is on about phone also)
If you have a 2.6.32 version(which mean that you have froyo rom), you can flash only roms with this kernel version. If you have a 2.6.35 version, you can flash roms with 2.6.35 kernel or 3.0.8(as aurora ICS).

Basically its a stock froyo rom, im looking to get to gingerbread by the end of tonight but currently im stuck on the huawei splash screen after i did a data reset in CWM. Can still get to CWM though.

What rom you want to flash now?
A custom gingerbread based of froyo's kernel 2.6.32 like CM7.2, oxygen or miui, or the official gingerbread?

Im not particularly bothered, something that won't brick the phone and is stable. I'm more worried as to why it wont boot now after a data reset.. any suggestions for that?

You can use adb and logcat function to see where the problem is. Usually when some errors prevent device to complete the boot proccess, this piece of code loops. You need to have some knowledge of programming though, but maybe is something easy.

and now i have blue screen.. what can i do? or have i bricked it?

Where you have blue screen and what you did?
Usually blue screen instead of recovery mode, means that the recovery.img is deleted from .cust_backup/Image folder

basically, i formatted something, reboot and soon as the huawei logo appear a blue scrren rolls down. when i plug the phone into the pc it detects a folder but its empty, the phone is detected as qualcomm now..

Yes, seems that you formated the partition which has the Image folder with all system images. So, now you need to flash an official rom. You can either flash a froyo or a gingerbread rom. You can avoid this only if you previous had take a backup of this folder. In this case just put all files in (empty now) image folder.

Questions about overclocking the a500

Hello everyone!!
I would like to overclock my acer iconia a500 (stock ICS 4.0.3 from acer) so I might be able to gain a bit more of performance (especially on the latest gameloft games like spiderman, nova3 and asphalt 7) but I am kind of lost here so I would like to know where to start with this.....
Thanks in advance!!!!!

It's the kernel that allows you to overclock. You can't do that on the stock Acer ICS. So, you've got a project ahead of you...lol
Are you rooted? Need to root first.
Recovery? Need to get a custom recovery, stock won't cut it.
Once those two are done, you can proceed.
Bootloader? If you're on stock ICS, then you probably have the new ICS bootloader. However, you'll need to flash the UNLOCKED bootloader to go any further. Get the Acer Recovery app from the play store and that will tell you which bootloader you are running. If you're still on a Honeycomb bootloader, you're ok (for now anyway).
Next, you'll need a rom that supports a custom kernel. Head over to Civatos thread in the dev section. His rom support a kernel that you can overclock and has the option to flash honeycomb bootloader parts, if you need that. There are many others to choose from as well.
Again: gain root, flash a custom recovery, choose a bootloader, choose a rom with a custom kernel. Once that is done, you can use SetCPU to overclock.
Last tip...Study the threads in the dev section to make sure you know what you are doing before you begin.

neotaku2008 said:
Hello everyone!!
I would like to overclock my acer iconia a500 (stock ICS 4.0.3 from acer) so I might be able to gain a bit more of performance (especially on the latest gameloft games like spiderman, nova3 and asphalt 7) but I am kind of lost here so I would like to know where to start with this.....
Thanks in advance!!!!!
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um my acer plays those games flawlessly without overclock?

Nice
Rippster said:
It's the kernel that allows you to overclock. You can't do that on the stock Acer ICS. So, you've got a project ahead of you...lol
Are you rooted? Need to root first.
Recovery? Need to get a custom recovery, stock won't cut it.
Once those two are done, you can proceed.
Bootloader? If you're on stock ICS, then you probably have the new ICS bootloader. However, you'll need to flash the UNLOCKED bootloader to go any further. Get the Acer Recovery app from the play store and that will tell you which bootloader you are running. If you're still on a Honeycomb bootloader, you're ok (for now anyway).
Next, you'll need a rom that supports a custom kernel. Head over to Civatos thread in the dev section. His rom support a kernel that you can overclock and has the option to flash honeycomb bootloader parts, if you need that. There are many others to choose from as well.
Again: gain root, flash a custom recovery, choose a bootloader, choose a rom with a custom kernel. Once that is done, you can use SetCPU to overclock.
Last tip...Study the threads in the dev section to make sure you know what you are doing before you begin.
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Thanks you kindly. I was actually researching this option, too. Your advice doesn't assume that the reader already knows certain aspects of rooting that may already be considered common knowledge. This really laid it all out for me. I have a reliable map, if you will.