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[Q] Which ROM Do you suggest?

I'm looking to upgrade my phone to a custom ROM, but I'm not sure which one is the best for my needs. This is what I am looking for:
Fyro Update
Increased Phone Speed
Increased Battery Support
Adblock for browser and apps
Also, how do I flash my ROM? I have the drivers to connect my phone to my computer, and that's about as far as I got. Secondly, will I lose my apps and their data? I already have my contacts and SMS backed up.
Thanks guys
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As a shameless plug - I whole-heartedly recommend SyndicateROM. It'll fulfill three of your four features already (including ad blocking in apps and the browser), and when the OFFICIAL, FINAL (ACS prides itself on stability and feature-completeness) Froyo release is out, it will be updated right away!

That's actually the one I was looking at. Is there instructions on how to flash your ROM? Will I lose my apps and their data?

After rooting you'll need Clockwork Recovery mod(CWM). Look for a Dev who has created a root with a CWM install (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770388).
1. Follow steps to root and install CWM.
2. Download a ROM and put it on your SDcard (Start with ones that have been around for a while and have been tested quite a bit. Avoid Froyo ones till you feel comfortable with CWM and Odin {if you ever use it}).
3. Reboot into CWM, BACKUP everything (this is key for your data to come back), wipe x3 (including cache)
4. Install ROM from SDcard(reboot, may take a few minutes to load for the first time)
5. Reboot into CWM, and advance restore (DATA only). reboot
6. Enjoy with all your data.
Hope this helps

Epic Experience + Phoenix is the best battery life I've had on any ROM.
Performance feels like stock, which is to say, this phone is really fast just as is and I don't think its screaming for better performance out of the box. Its not like it feels sluggish like the Evo does.

All these devs do great work! You can't go wrong with any of these roms. This belongs in the General Discussions section!
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Streamline8 said:
After rooting you'll need Clockwork Recovery mod(CWM). Look for a Dev who has created a root with a CWM install (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770388).
1. Follow steps to root and install CWM.
2. Download a ROM and put it on your SDcard (Start with ones that have been around for a while and have been tested quite a bit. Avoid Froyo ones till you feel comfortable with CWM and Odin {if you ever use it}).
3. Reboot into CWM, BACKUP everything (this is key for your data to come back), wipe x3 (including cache)
4. Install ROM from SDcard(reboot, may take a few minutes to load for the first time)
5. Reboot into CWM, and advance restore (DATA only). reboot
6. Enjoy with all your data.
Hope this helps
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Hoping you can help me a little further;
1) Done successfully
2) Done
3) How do I boot into CWM? I installed Titanium back up, and ROM manager - not sure if that's needed or not
Thanks guys
PS, sorry for posting in the wrong section

tuttjs said:
Hoping you can help me a little further;
1) Done successfully
2) Done
3) How do I boot into CWM? I installed Titanium back up, and ROM manager - not sure if that's needed or not
Thanks guys
PS, sorry for posting in the wrong section
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camera button, down volume and power on.

I suggest you try them all and figure out what you like or don't like. Also try out the ODIN program so when you accidentally bork your phone you will know how to fix it right away.

Got it. I assume this is backing up to my SD card. Do I not wipe my SD card?
Thanks, this should be the last question!

tuttjs said:
Got it. I assume this is backing up to my SD card. Do I not wipe my SD card?
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The only way you will wipe your SD card is if you partition it for A2SD support. The factory reset wipes all your data and might be a good idea if you are going from one rom/kernel to another. CWM backs up to your SD card. I have about 6 backups and can restore several different roms if I want. If you try all the roms out and make backups of all them it will be easy to go back to what you want.
A program called ROM Manager will make it easy to rename your backups.

question update

Hey
I just got a update OTA however if I check i still have 2.1 JI6 Eclair
I dont kno what that update was but i kno alot of people have Froyo
I want to flash a rom .. but do i need froyo to use bionix v by team whiskey?
since i have eclair i have to use the bionix for 2.1 or update to Froyo right??
How would I update to Froyo.

No, it's actually better that you don't have stock Froyo on you, you can flash any 2.2 ROM straight from Eclair.

which kernel should i get with it?
ka7 with voodoo..
i want the voodoo and rom to optimize productivity

Go with [ROM] Trigger, I've been on it for a few weeks now and by far the most stable and reliable ROM I have tried, the latest is blazing fast + I added Over Stock to it and now my phone wants to fly off my hands.
Download RomManager from market and flash your recovery, you'll see the option.
Then flash the rom thru recovery and you are a happy camper.
Oh, yes, it comes with Voodoo as you wished.

Sorry, forgot the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921453

thanks bro
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well i have titanium backup set with everything backedup
but if i use trigger applying those setting would be dumb?
sry newb , ive been tryin to research for awhile

nm dumb question i think
i will have it and have my settings

You don't want to load any setting that you backed up from a different ROM, it will conflict the new one. When you flash, use these procedures to grant you a clean flash:
Download ...........zip and place on your sdcard
Boot into recovery and Wipe Data/Factory Reset Before You Move On
Flash .................zip
While still in recovery: Wipe Cache Partition, and inside the advanced menu: Wipe Dalvik Cache and Fix Permissions - Do Not Factory Reset Again
Reboot
After about 10 minutes, you should reboot again.
Done!

waht about my apps?

zumbahlenm said:
waht about my apps?
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You just restore those from TB after re-boot. Make sure you only restore user apps though.

Dev. Do not recommend restoring apps on their roms since it might bring the bugs to you
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Just re-download them, that way it is sure they will work propperly.
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mcmicham said:
You just restore those from TB after re-boot. Make sure you only restore user apps though.
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ahh ok i gatta do it over then or do i...cuz what i have saved is all user apps and system data..
just do all user apps?
well i have a decent amount...would be a pain lol ughh

all the youtube videos do it lol lol

zumbahlenm said:
ahh ok i gatta do it over then or do i...cuz what i have saved is all user apps and system data..
just do all user apps?
well i have a decent amount...would be a pain lol ughh
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You just make a batch in TB. So in TB just go menu>settings>batch> then RUN the batch the says "Backup all user apps". Devs only recommend you don't restore system data. User apps or third party apps are ok, atleast I do everytime.

mcmicham said:
You just make a batch in TB. So in TB just go menu>settings>batch> then RUN the batch the says "Backup all user apps". Devs only recommend you don't restore system data. User apps or third party apps are ok, atleast I do everytime.
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Fair enough, I always try to stay clean and out of trouble....
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i suck at this lol
im in rom manager installed clockwork and hit reboot in recoery..it just sits there
even tried install rom from sdcard..i clicked ok when it ask to restart in recovery..nothin
i power off use volume and power to put into recovery and theres only 4 option to restart or delete wtffffff ugh lol

zumbahlenm said:
i suck at this lol
im in rom manager installed clockwork and hit reboot in recoery..it just sits there
even tried install rom from sdcard..i clicked ok when it ask to restart in recovery..nothin
i power off use volume and power to put into recovery and theres only 4 option to restart or delete wtffffff ugh lol
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Do the option "re-install packages", if it brings you back to recovery after that, hit it again and it will take you to CWM.
If non of the above works, consider this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423

ya i duno super irratating
says cant open sdcard update zip
no such file or directroy
installation aborted..
i have the rom on sd card?

You might be already, but the NOOB guide an awsome thing to follow when rooting and flashing. Its got all the step by steps for first timers! I used it religously the first time. haha It should stickied in this forum, not sure though.

Hellos

Looking forward to flash my first ROM today, I've read the stickies, wish me luch
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Good luck. Make sure to back everything up first.

androidmonk30 said:
Looking forward to flash my first ROM today, I've read the stickies, wish me luch
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read read read and read. get familiar with odin and make sure your phone is recognized ny odin. good luck once you start its addictive!!!!!

Yeah, i kind of have everything prepared, phone is rooted back up setup complete, i will just have to decide what ROM i want to go with. Not sure wich one yet, i know i want a decent battery life, fast, and GPS. I will look into more ROMs later today.
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Reboot into CWR (both volume buttons held in) while booting until you see “Vibrant'
Once there, go to Backup and run that. Should take about 5 minutes, maybe more.
If all hell breaks loose, this is a snapshot of your phone at that point... it's important to do this before flashing a new ROM!
I'm sure it's something stupid on my side BUT, all the options i have after booting in CWR are(blue): reboot system now, reinstall packages, delete all user data, delete cache data, format internal sd-card.
I decided NOT to touch any of those now since i cant find the Backup option on there, so i just rebooted my phone. Please guide me with a link or something. Thanks. I don't want to rush things.

androidmonk30 said:
Reboot into CWR (both volume buttons held in) while booting until you see “Vibrant'
Once there, go to Backup and run that. Should take about 5 minutes, maybe more.
If all hell breaks loose, this is a snapshot of your phone at that point... it's important to do this before flashing a new ROM!
I'm sure it's something stupid on my side BUT, all the options i have after booting in CWR are(blue): reboot system now, reinstall packages, delete all user data, delete cache data, format internal sd-card.
I decided NOT to touch any of those now since i cant find the Backup option on there, so i just rebooted my phone. Please guide me with a link or something. Thanks. I don't want to rush things.
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thats the cwm recovery, i dont think you backup from there.
you backup using the app, and nandroid I think.
also make sure to save the backup onto your computer also!
also, there is a special folder, i forget which folder it is. it must be backed up separately i think. It contains your phones imei and other information, without it your radio and phone will not make calls. back that up. I forget what its called. If you loose that, you lost it for good and your phone is junk

SamsungVibrant said:
thats the cwm recovery, i dont think you backup from there.
you backup using the app, and nandroid I think.
also make sure to save the backup onto your computer also!
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That's actually incorrect. What you described is still the stock recovery menu. Cwm recovery has more options, and the text will either be green or red, depending on whether you have the ext4 (voodoo) lagfix applied.
If you have the correct CWM update.zip file on the root of your internal sd, then boot into stock recovery and select "reinstall packages." You'll be thrown back into stock recovery, whereupon you select reinstall packages a second time. That second one will put you in CWM recovery.
And to clarify, you CAN restore/backup from CWM (as well as many other things...maybe read up on that). Just remember that a backup does not include your kernel, in case you bounce between 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 roms.
Hope that helps...good luck.
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SamsungVibrant said:
thats the cwm recovery, i dont think you backup from there.
you backup using the app, and nandroid I think.
also make sure to save the backup onto your computer also!
also, there is a special folder, i forget which folder it is. it must be backed up separately i think. It contains your phones imei and other information, without it your radio and phone will not make calls. back that up. I forget what its called. If you loose that, you lost it for good and your phone is junk
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You're thinking of EFS. I don't believe you can back that up through recovery. There is a different procedure for that which I can't recall off the top of my head.
Don't forget, after flashing you should wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, and fix permissions. All are options in the recovery.

Hi guys, all went smoothly and I am now using Axura ROM 2.3.1.3 and I got to say WOW,I love this ROM, very stabile,GPS works a breeze and battery life seems good also, thanks for your support.
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It is addicting the flashing game is very bad though I ruined 2 micro SD cards
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its way too addictive!!!

nandroid back up

you never thought it could happen to you. well today i was flashing a new ROM update and i some how forgot to put the ROM on my phone. wow how the hell did i do that? but thanx to all the threads and people ALWAYS reminding us to wipe, wipe, wipe, and do a nandroid backup i was safe. wow dodged a bullet on that one. anyhow thanx to everyone in the XDA community for all the help and support because no one is perfect, and everyone needs a little help sometimes.

well today i was flashing a new ROM update and i some how forgot to put the ROM on my phone.
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So you were flashing a rom, but the rom wasn't on the phone??

Today I tried to do a nand backup but I had no ROM on my phone to backup
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I'm confused...how does your phone work without a rom on it. Or did you wipe everything then try to nandroid?
We're comin from a pure power source.

I forgot to put the new Rom on my phone I was going to flash but did not notice until I wiped everything with a wipe all type of zip and was ready to flash for some reason I could only get to recovery and had to restore with a nandroid back up I don't know why I couldnt just boot up and go back to the Rom I was running anyhow my point is thank god for nandroid back ups
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This was a grammatically terrible and useless post,lol.

delman420 said:
I forgot to put the new Rom on my phone I was going to flash but did not notice until I wiped everything with a wipe all type of zip and was ready to flash for some reason I could only get to recovery and had to restore with a nandroid back up I don't know why I couldnt just boot up and go back to the Rom I was running anyhow my point is thank god for nandroid back ups
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Even if you wiped everything in your recovery, you would have mounted the sd card through recovery, loaded the rom on there, and then flashed it. No need to restore a backup. You do not have to have a rom on there to be able to access the sd card.
This was a grammatically terrible and useless post,lol.
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I think his period and comma keys are broken.

delman420 said:
I forgot to put the new Rom on my phone I was going to flash but did not notice until I wiped everything with a wipe all type of zip and was ready to flash for some reason I could only get to recovery and had to restore with a nandroid back up I don't know why I couldnt just boot up and go back to the Rom I was running anyhow my point is thank god for nandroid back ups
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I assume you weren't near a computer, because you can still mount the SD card in Mass Storage mode in recovery, to copy over whatever you needed to flash . . .

Captain_Throwback said:
I assume you weren't near a computer, because you can still mount the SD card in Mass Storage mode in recovery, to copy over whatever you needed to flash . . .
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Way to re-post what was just posted,lol.

Evo4eva said:
Way to re-post what was just posted,lol.
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Timestamp. I guess I took too long .

LOLtofunnyThat'shappenedtomebefore
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You only have one ROM zip on your SD card at a time?! (I have the last ROM flashed and a stock ROM)
But I've done what you did and nandroid back ups are good.

[Q] has it happened to u? g2 with CM7

Hello I recently downgraded from stock 2.3.4 and rooted the phone. Now I'm in cm7 but I have noticed a severe problem with the laggn in the system. Clock speeds where tryied at 700mhz made it slow and when is around 1500mhz clockd it gets laggier. I don't no wut to do about this issue would be a shame to go back to stock roms since cm7 got some good goodies but if I cannot find a resolution for this issue I would have to revert back to gingerbread.. comments appreciated

Did you use flash superwipe and wipe data/cache/dalvik cache in recovery before you installed CM7? Any chance you restored data+apps using titanium backup? That can cause problems sometimes.
Also i find 1500mhz for the cpu can be slow/unstable for me, try 1000-1200mhz and see if that helps at all. CM7 is probably the quickest rom i've ever used so you shouldn't be experiencing these problems.

+1 for a wipe and try again. I run at stock speed, not even the base CM slight overclocking, and it is faster than my old stock ROM.
Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.

Ok perhaps on the installation I've done something wrong, in the rom manager there is 3 options telling something about wiping and also backups, can ya tell me a quick safer way to flash the rom clean?

COA4178 said:
Ok perhaps on the installation I've done something wrong, in the rom manager there is 3 options telling something about wiping and also backups, can ya tell me a quick safer way to flash the rom clean?
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safest way...
PS: don't EVER use ROM manager
1) reboot into recovery
2) go to backup and restore, and backup (you'll have to wait till this is done)
3) wipe data/factory reset
4) go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache
5) go to install from sd card, then go to choose zip from sdcard, and choose the ROM (.zip file) you want to flash, select it, then select yes (you'll have to wait till flashing is done)
6) choose reboot system now (the first button)
thats the safest way... ROM manager just messes things up...
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