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[Q] Question about ASOP ROM

Sorry for asking such a question, it's hard for me to follow XDA, there lots of pages. So basically, I rooted my phone, JIT my phone (benchmark ~710) but I still feel that it's somehow lagging and I wan to make the best of it. I pondering whether to install 2.1 Custom ROM ASOP or Froyo 2.2.1 AOSP ROM.
I more into gaming, music, video, facebook etc so I don't think Froyo will be suitable for me since there's lot of bugs such as cannot install certain apk, no camera (don't know still got what). What about 2.1 ASOP? With it be better compared to now? And there's three version (full, light, ultralight). Which one should I install?
And is it replacing the original ROM or just another ROM (meaning I can switch back to the original ROM anytime).
FYI : I wish to keep chinesetextinput, JapaneseIME, PhoneBook, mediascape. I already using Launcher Pro Plus so I don't need the Launcher Pro launcher
Thanks in advance!

Don't install either of those roms time as they are not finished and can't really be used for everyday use .
Sent from my X10i using XDA App

Thanks for your reply, really apprepriate it

gohwh1 said:
Thanks for your reply, really apprepriate it
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sit tight mate, they (Jerpelea) is about to release v5 of his AOSP 2.1 ROM - and he says that the dialler is working.
also, thank you for not posting in the DEV thread!!! you have no idea how frustrating it is looking for bug reports in that thread now - i feel so sorry for J and Z
edit: just re-read your first post. Are you sure u need to keep mediascape? there are better alternatives that are provided in vanilla (AOSP) android, that do not get so intrusive in the system. The AOSP rom is a complete flash, so you have to choose to use it or something else.
The full, light and ultralight are NOT AOSP ROMS either so you know, they are customised SE roms that can be used with Zdzihu's recovery menu. These CAN be used with your existing ROM in a way, but you will need to juggle backups and image files. can be done, but takes about 10 minutes to change. Safe and works, but a little clunky

First of all, backup everything u want! Titanium backup ot even the .apk on ur SD or PC
I am running both...
2.1 custom AND 2.2 custom, i cant make any calls on 2.1 -> reboot to 2.2
Cant take pics from camera -> reboot to 2.1
...
It works fine for me
My quadrant results:
2.1 ~720
2.2 ~2200
Thx for posting a new thread and not spamming the dev thread...
Edit: yes, u can go back to original SE rom, just use the link for the .504 version in the first post of 2.1 custom rom thread
Sent from my Nexus One (x10 custom ROM) using XDA App

@mrtim123 : Thanks but can you futher explain what you mean recovery menu? So you meaning the ASOP will replace the current ROM while the customised SE roms can be use with the current ROM anytime?
From the custom ROM ASOP thread,
They stated:
Not working
-video playback is not using hardware decoder for some formats
-camera settings crashes
So the dailer is already working?
And will remove mediascape result in problems in the future? Heard from some thread that it will result in problems.
@PoTi_96 : It's kind of hazzle to change here change there. I prefer one ROM rather than 2.

I know but the dialer wasnt fixed, now im just running 2.1
Sent from my AOSP on Xperia (US) using XDA App

I installed asop 2.1 ver b006 last night and now i have about 17 hours of usage. I belive that it is almost a rom for a dayly use. Bugs i experienced so far are camera settinhs giving FC, some minor problems with downloads on build in browser,all fixed with opera. It comes half rooted but can easy root with z4root app, i could not find the gallery but after instaling the app from this forum ( gallery 3d) i am more sattisfied then with mediascape timescape or any other SE program. I find it verry snappy and belive you should try it after a backup with titanium. Another beautifull app is the recovery.menu witch is the best. All the best
Sent from my AOSP on Xperia (US) using XDA App

Pardon, I have no clue when coming to such things. Correct me if I'm wrong.
The recovery.menu is it a kind of application that help you flash your phone? So I have to keep pressing back when the Sony logo came out to go into recovery mode and install the ASOP ROM? And the Global ROM is to revert back? So I had to install both ROM?
However since stated that it's not possible to call people, how is it possible that the ASOP can be used for daily. I don't mind about the camera since I don't really use it.
P.S I already download the ASOP ROM for the main thread.

gohwh1 said:
Pardon, I have no clue when coming to such things. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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The recovery.menu is it a kind of application that help you flash your phone? YES, THOUGH NOT REALLY A FLASH DO NOT NEED PC
So I have to keep pressing back when the Sony logo came out to go into recovery mode ABOUT 5 TIMES
and install the ASOP ROM? YES, AS UPDATE.ZIP
And the Global ROM is to revert back? BACKUP FIRST
So I had to install both ROM? YES, NOW YOU CAN SWITCH BETWEEN
However since stated that it's not possible to call people, how is it possible that the ASOP can be used for daily. WORKS ON LATEST RELEASE
I don't mind about the camera since I don't really use it.
P.S I already download the ASOP ROM for the main thread.

Thank you for your reply. One more question before I start on it. So when you say switch between, when I switch will it remain the same or it will be a completely fresh ROM?
For example I now using ASOP ROM and wan switch to the original ROM and if i decide to go back ASOP, will all settings be gone?

gohwh1 said:
Thank you for your reply. One more question before I start on it. So when you say switch between, when I switch will it remain the same or it will be a completely fresh ROM?
For example I now using ASOP ROM and wan switch to the original ROM and if i decide to go back ASOP, will all settings be gone?
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When you restore, you will get back state you were in at backup. Same settings, same apps.

So meaning, I can keep the setting of the current Sony ROM. So if i chage to ASOP and decide to change back I can have the same settings?
And if i decided not to use ASOP anymore, I can just delete both the original and ASOP ROM at my SD card?

gohwh1 said:
So meaning, I can keep the setting of the current Sony ROM. So if i chage to ASOP and decide to change back I can have the same settings?
And if i decided not to use ASOP anymore, I can just delete both the original and ASOP ROM at my SD card?
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You must back up first though.
Sent from my X10i using XDA App

I cant install the ASOP. When I select "Install update.zip from SD Card"
It say " E:Cant open /sdcard/update.zip (No such file or directory)."

Theres a thread in the dev section for bug trackin and stuff

help a noob

Hi i am new here and to new to android . I want to flash my xperia x10 form the stock software to 2.2 or higher. I have read most of the guides and am still unsure which rom and baseband to use. I am running Ubuntu 10.
thanks

I would suggest Wolfbreak's CM 6.1.3, it's fast and stable, and looks nice =)
It is also easy to install since it needs baseband .54, which you can get it from the .435 stock firmware directly.

mrizz18540 said:
Hi i am new here and to new to android . I want to flash my xperia x10 form the stock software to 2.2 or higher. I have read most of the guides and am still unsure which rom and baseband to use. I am running Ubuntu 10.
thanks
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i would have to agree that Wolfbreak's CM 6.1.3 would be the rom of choice. It is super stable and quite fast too.
You will need to root your phone, and then install xRecovery. Then you can install ROMS from the xRecovery menu.
Root using superoneclick and then copy the xRecovery APK to your phone and install it. Download the ROM files and copy them to your SD card, reboot into xRecovery and follow the ROM installation steps (backup all your stuff on your phone first - i suggest My Backup Root (from the market) - provided you have rooted it already). If you want to try different basebands, i have included a link for them too.
As for doing all this from ubuntu - i think you will need to be running a Windows VM or find another pc that has Windows installed, i tried from Ubuntu myself but it was just easier from a Winblows machine.
SuperOneClick - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=906248&highlight=superoneclick
xRecovery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859571
Wolfbreaks ROM - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=945264
BaseBand list - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=960527
Have fun!
Tim.

I'm also kind of a noob, but I really want to make this stuff work...
I took this thread as a base, I currently have the 2.1 official update on my X10. So far I used the superclick tool and it said it rooted my phone (how can I make sure it worked?)
Then I downloaded the stuff and run the xRecovery app, it said it granted some superuser thing, but then I see nothing else...
Any help appreciated, specially if I skipped some steps maybe?

if you want to check if you are rooted, intall titanium backup and see if the app runs. If it does, then you've got root.
I didnt get what you wanted to ask in the second part of your question though..

I was missing an app from the market
Ok I got it working
So far I'm testing this new stuff...woah, amazing.
Any recommendations of things (ROMs) I should try?
p.s. I got no signal and WiFi won't turn on... I guess this is normal?

@ aR_ChRiS and mrtim123
Second that Wolfbreak's CM 6.1.3 is one of the most complete 2.2 roms. But you'll want to look up post on how to:
- root your phone
- install xRecovery (requires busybox), and how to use it
In case if you "brick" your phone or get stuck in a boot loop, look up for "flashtool".
Hope this helps.
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Edit:
Link to FlashTool: click
Link to the reference post for x10: click

I put together an easy to follow with step by step instructions and made it as noob proof as possible. Check it out, follow the guide in my sig. Iv tried to explain everything in as much detail as possible
Sent from my X10 using XDA Premium App

Does every thing work. for example the camera and wifi?

mrtim123 said:
i would have to agree that Wolfbreak's CM 6.1.3 would be the rom of choice. It is super stable and quite fast too.
You will need to root your phone, and then install xRecovery. Then you can install ROMS from the xRecovery menu.
Root using superoneclick and then copy the xRecovery APK to your phone and install it. Download the ROM files and copy them to your SD card, reboot into xRecovery and follow the ROM installation steps (backup all your stuff on your phone first - i suggest My Backup Root (from the market) - provided you have rooted it already). If you want to try different basebands, i have included a link for them too.
As for doing all this from ubuntu - i think you will need to be running a Windows VM or find another pc that has Windows installed, i tried from Ubuntu myself but it was just easier from a Winblows machine.
SuperOneClick - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=906248&highlight=superoneclick
xRecovery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859571
Wolfbreaks ROM - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=945264
BaseBand list - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=960527
Have fun!
Tim.
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Does Wi-fi work with this rom? And the camera?

Brunop10 said:
Does Wi-fi work with this rom? And the camera?
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WIFI, camera and everything else works great for me. Except for the camcoder, it's got a bit of audio sync problem if not using the right setting.

bebolf said:
WIFI, camera and everything else works great for me. Except for the camcoder, it's got a bit of audio sync problem if not using the right setting.
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How do you get it to the right setting? and someone told me it drains your battery. is this true?

Yes battery life isn't that great but acceptable for me.
~24 hours under medium usage
~12-15 hours under heavy use
You need to have your focus setting set to infinity to have better audio sync.
To be honest I don't think the camcorder is up to average user's standard, but camera works just fine.
Things I like from this rom are:
- improved performance (very few lags, things run much smoother than stock 2.1 especially when texting)
- android 2.2 apps & features (gmail 2.3, flash, JIT...)
- no random reboots
- the unlock slider does not lag after the screen is off for awhile
Known issues to my knowledge:
- incomplete camcorder
- no live wallpaper

In case you haven't noticed tho, devs here have figured out a way to bypass x10's bootloader. This will enable us to load custom kernels.
All the roms here before the breakthrough are only built on top of the stock 2.1 kernel. That's causing some limitations in developing custom roms (issues such as having a working driver for x10 camera)
So if u can wait for a bit I'm sure there will be better roms (with android 2.3) coming in the next couple months! And Sony has announced there will be official 2.3 upgrade coming possibly during this summer.
However I've been using wolfbreak's CM 6.1.3 for over a month now, would really recommend it if ur not that into video recording lol

bebolf said:
In case you haven't noticed tho, devs here have figured out a way to bypass x10's bootloader. This will enable us to load custom kernels.
All the roms here before the breakthrough are only built on top of the stock 2.1 kernel. That's causing some limitations in developing custom roms (issues such as having a working driver for x10 camera)
So if u can wait for a bit I'm sure there will be better roms (with android 2.3) coming in the next couple months! And Sony has announced there will be official 2.3 upgrade coming possibly during this summer.
However I've been using wolfbreak's CM 6.1.3 for over a month now, would really recommend it if ur not that into video recording lol
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Yes, 2.3.3 kernal+CM7 would kick ass.
Sent from my X10i using XDA App

Most of the cm 6^ roms have camera fixes now. Im running ol cm6.1.2 xtremes. Not an issue at all. Cam works great.
Sent from my SE_X10i using my thumbs

super one click not working
hi i have tried using super one click root v1.7 on my windows laptop. It stays on waitng for device or it craches. what am i doing wrong. i am using windows Xp.
thanks

mrizz18540 said:
hi i have tried using super one click root v1.7 on my windows laptop. It stays on waitng for device or it craches. what am i doing wrong. i am using windows Xp.
thanks
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Did you go in ur phone's setting -> application, turn on "unknown source", and to -> development to turn on "USB debugging"?

thanks
thanks for your help everyone i have everything figured out. well i am having trouble installing xrecovery. when i tried to install it. it says xrecovery installer could not be installed on this phone.
thanks

[Q] Restore to factory WM stock after Andriod installed

Too many things are not working. And the phone is super slow.
How do I restore a HD2 with android installed back to Windows Mobile stock version? Can you please point me to Wiki, I am looking but I cannot find it.
Thanks,

Download your stock ROM and flash it via SD card - this way, everything will be back to factory status.
Just check the stickies in the WinMo thread, you´ll quickly find what you need.

If this is done will HTC know it has been using Android NAND? So could a phone be sent for repair if this is done?

jim.od2001 said:
If this is done will HTC know it has been using Android NAND? So could a phone be sent for repair if this is done?
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Yes... you can send it back to HTC is you flash it as above with WM from sd card.
Good luck

baboog said:
Too many things are not working. And the phone is super slow.
How do I restore a HD2 with android installed back to Windows Mobile stock version? Can you please point me to Wiki, I am looking but I cannot find it.
Thanks,
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Well first of all which Android rom did you use?
Did you try others?
Did you read the roms thread for tweaks/fixes?
Some roms can make your device run faster and better then Windows Mobile, You have obviously not tried variosu roms and just gave up after 5 minutes.
You should take your time and try some of the lighter Android roms like NexusHD2 or maybe a CM7 based rom. What you ahve probably tried is a full on DHD sense rom which (at first) will be laggy until OS has had time to settle down and also a few reboots.
I have been using Android since I had my HD1 and more or less since day1 on my HD2, Ive used many roms (thats teh fun part) and have not had a problem overall of slow or too many things not working, It all depends on the rom you use and if you tweak/fix or not.

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HTC HD2 Miui 1.7.8
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[Q] Can anybody help me get my video camera working on HD2 Pdaimatejam Rom Wp7.8?

Hi guys. The HD2 Wp7.8 ROM by Pdaimatejam is awesome. Smooth, stable and alsmost the perfect daily.
I have one problem which is really bugging me; I cannot get the video camera to work. The normal camera side of the app works great and takes nice sharp stills but every time I tap on the video icon the app instantly closes.
I have re-flashed the rom several times always performing task29 and following the rom install guide exactly. I am using the same HSPL, MGLDR and radio as most other HD2 users running this rom yet I see no complaints on the rom thread. BTW - I have mentioned my issue on the rom thread but no response - maybe it's just me!
Can anybody tell me what this may be caused by or know anything else I can check? Is there a decent non-stock WP7 app for video recording I should try?
Thanks for your help....

i dont have any problem...
(maybe not important but) did you give root permission for all apps in root manager?
did you make hard reset after ROM flashing and first ROM boot?

dxdy said:
i dont have any problem...
(maybe not important but) did you give root permission for all apps in root manager?
did you make hard reset after ROM flashing and first ROM boot?
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Thanks for the quick reply. I had not given root permission for all apps only select apps so I tried this unfortunately to no avail, even after reboot etc. I have also done a hard reset on every fresh install.
Interestingly I tried another video recording app (the only free one on the market) called video diary and this had exactly the same problem. The app closed the moment I tapped the icon to record video. This at least suggests the problem isn't app specific.
May I ask exactly what setup you are using as in MAGLDR, HSPL and radio versions?

all is described in tutorial from my signature
using radio combination 2.15/5.51
also try use different SDcard...

dxdy said:
all is described in tutorial from my signature
using radio combination 2.15/5.51
also try use different SDcard...
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Right, I went to town on this problem and could I find the cause? Hell no. I tried 3 different size SD cards from 2 manufacturers, all of which are 'compatible' with WP7 according to the community. I had tried reflashing Pdaimatejam's rom in every possible way always with the same outcome; No video recording. I had also tried all compatible hardware radios. I flashed about 20 roms to test from these OS's: WP7.8, WP7.5, WM6.5, stock WM6.5, Jellbean and ICS and video worked on all of them apart from the WP7.8 roms. BIG sigh of relief, I was starting to think this may be hardware.
I got the usual 'Ok' video and cam quality from the Android roms and the best quality I have ever seen from the WP7.5 roms. Seriously, the video is smoother and more crisp than the stock WM6.5 rom and stills about the same. Android may be versatile but I've always found It can't touch Windows for performance, quality of apps (although far less) and stability.
As a result my severe fustration in being defeated by this problem, I'm bailing on WP7.8 and sticking with the much cleaner HD2O© WP7 8779 (TANGO) ROM. Who needs to be distracted by stupid resizing tiles anyway, right?!
Thanks for the suggestions anyway dxdy :good:

or simply wait when full 7.8 be released...

dxdy said:
or simply wait when full 7.8 be released...
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I'll keep my eyes peeled

[Q] How to downgrade from HTC HD2 NexusHD2 4.0.4 to 2.3 ?

After many attempts at installing tytung's NexusHD2 4.0.4 ROM on my European HD2 , I finally figured out (thanks to a commentator on youtube) that I should set the partition size to 200 MB , not 180 or 175 as some instructional videos on YouTube said.Everything worked fine for a while and I was quite satisfied , but the phone got really , REALLY sluggish (and yes , I've enabled all of the performance boosting options in the settings/performance menu and uninstalled every unnecessary app).
So , now I'm considering returning to a 2.3 version of Android , maybe even tytung's one.The thing is that I don't really know how , I had to follow an instructional video on youtube to get this going , and I'm really afraid that I'll brick the phone if I just try to flash it using CWM.Should I format the SD card , repartition it or something ?
BTW , the current version of NexusHD2 I'm using is 2.9 , not the latest 3.0
Any helpful suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

AychDeeToo said:
After many attempts at installing tytung's NexusHD2 4.0.4 ROM on my European HD2 , I finally figured out (thanks to a commentator on youtube) that I should set the partition size to 200 MB , not 180 or 175 as some instructional videos on YouTube said.Everything worked fine for a while and I was quite satisfied , but the phone got really , REALLY sluggish (and yes , I've enabled all of the performance boosting options in the settings/performance menu and uninstalled every unnecessary app).
So , now I'm considering returning to a 2.3 version of Android , maybe even tytung's one.The thing is that I don't really know how , I had to follow an instructional video on youtube to get this going , and I'm really afraid that I'll brick the phone if I just try to flash it using CWM.Should I format the SD card , repartition it or something ?
BTW , the current version of NexusHD2 I'm using is 2.9 , not the latest 3.0
Any helpful suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
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Flash task29, Install MAGLDR, > usb flasher > flash partition>adrecovery>install gingerbread rom

zoltan.1612 said:
Flash task29, Install MAGLDR, > usb flasher > flash partition>adrecovery>install gingerbread rom
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A bit more detail would be cool

You don't need to bother task29ing unless you experience issues. Just flash the new cwm partition and the ROM using the guide in my sig for more detail.
Sent from my Nexus 4

Nigeldg said:
You don't need to bother task29ing unless you experience issues. Just flash the new cwm partition and the ROM using the guide in my sig for more detail.
Sent from my Nexus 4
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Thanks , it helped