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is it worth rooting? and installing custom roms

i mean ive paid 600 dollars for this phone because i always wanted the latest updates from google. and now its kind of getting boring lol. i was just wondering is it worth rooting? what are the advantages. and is there "odin" to this phone like there was for vibrant. meaning is this unbrickable also? and what is the best rom out there for nexus s.
and also what if i have custom rom and can i go back to stock and still get google updates ota?

Root gives you access to custom kernels that can overclock and give you voodoo sound (awesome) but you must be aware it is not prefect yet...but I enjoy the niggles and when fixes are made by our clever devs the roms are cool...all a bit different and you will always get latest android anyway through these. It is up to you if you want a nexus that evolves and improves beyond what Google imagined....but you gotta put up with a few reboots, force closes and reflashings along the way. I personally am a bit obsessed....now where is that next super kernel!

Plus I should add that as I understand you would have to try hard to brick it. Always do a nandroid backup and your covered....back up your present stock rom and its always there to return to.

willcpfc said:
Plus I should add that as I understand you would have to try hard to brick it. Always do a nandroid backup and your covered....back up your present stock rom and its always there to return to.
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cool thanks.. whats the rom you are using? and i am not a fan of oc kernals. i think they eat battery. its bad enough on android as it is lol. hows the battery life on custom roms?

2012iawait said:
cool thanks.. whats the rom you are using? and i am not a fan of oc kernals. i think they eat battery. its bad enough on android as it is lol. hows the battery life on custom roms?
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I ran MoDaCo for a bit with Netarchy's kernel and I must say, the battery life was better than no OC. If you don't want to run the overclock, you can install SetCPU and clock it down to 1GHz while adding the VooDoo sound drivers and the better battery life.

If I may throw my two cents in, I rooted my Nexus S but didn't really see a need personally to try roms or over-clocked kernels. Coming from the Captivate, I find this phone to be way superior in terms of speed and performance. So I don't see a need for myself to flash any roms or kernels at this time. That being said, there are advantages to rooting, if only to change or add apps that require root.. Case in point, I installed (after having to push it through adb) Keyboard Manager, which enables you to use different keyboards depending on the orientation of your phone. Only by having root access can you install apps like that. So i definitely see a purpose for rooting other than flashing roms/kernels. Luckily, it's relatively easy to return to stock if needed.

It's absolutely worth it to root. I can't stress it enough. Right now its slow, and may not seem worth it till cyan gets all the extras into his ROM, and more kernels and ROM's pop up. But once that happens, it is a must have to root.

I'm running Cm7 Build 24 with a Trinity 1.0 ghz Kernal. Great work! props to the devs.
Installing custom roms and being able to customize my phone is what I love about android. I used to be a Iphone user, owned every single model.
cm7 is a wonderful rom.

Yes.
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Root gives you access to custom kernels that can overclock and give you voodoo sound (awesome) but you must be aware it is not prefect yet...but I enjoy the niggles and when fixes are made by our clever devs the roms are cool...all a bit different and you will always get latest android anyway through these. It is up to you if you want a nexus that evolves and improves beyond what Google imagined....but you gotta put up with a few reboots, force closes and reflashings along the way. I personally am a bit obsessed....now where is that next super kernel!
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i am not familiar with voodoo sound. what is that? i actually never witnessed a random reboot on my nexus s. may be because its stock

chrisharmful said:
If I may throw my two cents in, I rooted my Nexus S but didn't really see a need personally to try roms or over-clocked kernels. Coming from the Captivate, I find this phone to be way superior in terms of speed and performance. So I don't see a need for myself to flash any roms or kernels at this time. That being said, there are advantages to rooting, if only to change or add apps that require root.. Case in point, I installed (after having to push it through adb) Keyboard Manager, which enables you to use different keyboards depending on the orientation of your phone. Only by having root access can you install apps like that. So i definitely see a purpose for rooting other than flashing roms/kernels. Luckily, it's relatively easy to return to stock if needed.
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I'm going a bit off topic but what's keyboard manager. I am really interested in switching keyboards depending on orientation. Where can I get this and how can I install it?
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ruben8448 said:
I'm going a bit off topic but what's keyboard manager. I am really interested in switching keyboards depending on orientation. Where can I get this and how can I install it?
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its in the themes and apps section of Android Hacking here on XDA. Give a quick search and you'll find it.

2012iawait said:
i am not familiar with voodoo sound. what is that? i actually never witnessed a random reboot on my nexus s. may be because its stock
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voodoo sound is a repository that makes the sound 1000 times better

ruben8448 said:
I'm going a bit off topic but what's keyboard manager. I am really interested in switching keyboards depending on orientation. Where can I get this and how can I install it?
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As someone stated, it's in the App forum, just search Keyboard Manager. Fair warning, I had issues installing it so had to push it through adb, as I stated in my post. It worked wonderfully and was able to switch between keyboards no problem, great if you have several keyboards installed.

i m on 2.3.2 can i still root? i downloaded the android 2.3 sdk and trying to follow the guide but there is no usb drivers in that sdk. where do i get it from?

chrisharmful said:
As someone stated, it's in the App forum, just search Keyboard Manager. Fair warning, I had issues installing it so had to push it through adb, as I stated in my post. It worked wonderfully and was able to switch between keyboards no problem, great if you have several keyboards installed.
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Awesome thanks guys. Ill look for it and try it out. Much appreciated
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guys i have rooted and unlocked my nexus s but after a reboot i loose the clockwork image is that normal? and can i flash a rom now/

that honestly shouldn't even be a question android = open source, open source = custom kernels,custom roms,custom everything basically....android = made to be rooted...
2012iawait said:
guys i have rooted and unlocked my nexus s but after a reboot i loose the clockwork image is that normal? and can i flash a rom now/
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Yes this is normal its a safety precaution install rom manager and everytime you want to go to recovery without having to reflash in bootloader just go into rom manager and hit go to recovery or hold power button reboot then recovery and you will get to clockword

2012iawait said:
i m on 2.3.2 can i still root? i downloaded the android 2.3 sdk and trying to follow the guide but there is no usb drivers in that sdk. where do i get it from?
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Follow my guide, the full one is available here (my blog) http://completeandroid.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/complete-guide-to-rooting-the-nexus-s/
or the XDA thread version (doesn't have pictures) here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935819
Basically you have to run the SDK manager and install the USB drivers separately, and also install the PDAnet software for extra drivers (I found it helps when using connecting to the NS in fastboot mode).

Custom kernels are evolving...massive overclock or an undervolted battery saver are available. If you got the time and inclination you can try every combo of rom/kernel going....and always have your stock rom only a recovery away.

Help

Im having some problems and i knew you guys would be perfect. Any help would be great! ok so my wife has a mytouch 4g and it comes preloaded with so much crap on it, she got fed up one day and asked me to "do my stuff to it." Meaning... root and rom it. so i rooted and flashed a sense 4.0 rom (cant remember the name) but found out the camera doesnt work. then decided to flash paranoidandroid rom. great rom but now her phone randomly turns off (always at inconvenient times). battery became garbage. will be full then half then dead within minutes. decided to factory reset. no change. unrooted and put it competely back to stock. still no change. shes gets pissed off and i hear about it everytime it turns off. so maybe you guys can save my life. any idea why its doing this and/or what i can do to fix this? thanks in advance!

reported.

rdoughertyjr said:
Im having some problems and i knew you guys would be perfect. Any help would be great! ok so my wife has a mytouch 4g and it comes preloaded with so much crap on it, she got fed up one day and asked me to "do my stuff to it." Meaning... root and rom it. so i rooted and flashed a sense 4.0 rom (cant remember the name) but found out the camera doesnt work. then decided to flash paranoidandroid rom. great rom but now her phone randomly turns off (always at inconvenient times). battery became garbage. will be full then half then dead within minutes. decided to factory reset. no change. unrooted and put it competely back to stock. still no change. shes gets pissed off and i hear about it everytime it turns off. so maybe you guys can save my life. any idea why its doing this and/or what i can do to fix this? thanks in advance!
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You were a member since 2010.. Please read the FAQs and rules. Her battery might be old, consider buying a new HTC battery for her.
Try rerooting and installing a different, stable ROM. Currently, I'm using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1629962 as a daily driver with the frosted cherry kernel. Again, please post this in Q&A, not in development. Hope everything goes well.
Here is an excellent guide to root:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Glacier:_Full_Update_Guide
I would also install the 4ext recovery found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1587844
Make sure you do a FULL wipe before flashing a ROM.

saranhai said:
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Ah. Good thing i know what im being reported for. Thank you for that
TmobileDash12 said:
You were a member since 2010.. Please read the FAQs and rules. Her battery might be old, consider buying a new HTC battery for her.
Try rerooting and installing a different, stable ROM. Currently, I'm using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1629962 as a daily driver with the frosted cherry kernel. Again, please post this in Q&A, not in development. Hope everything goes well.
Here is an excellent guide to root:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Glacier:_Full_Update_Guide
I would also install the 4ext recovery found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1587844
Make sure you do a FULL wipe before flashing a ROM.
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Ah sorry about that. ill remember next time. Awesome! Youre a huge help, ill have to try that out. I bought a new battery so hopefully thatll help. Also, i read the link you posted about the 4ext recovery but didnt totally understand it. Is it just a different version of cwm recovery?

Its a recovery like cwm... but better
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Synthetic.Nightmare said:
Its a recovery like cwm... but better
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Much, much better.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda app-developers app

I actually prefer CWM, to each its own in the I could really care less what recovery I use so long as it works.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

so what makes ext4 better than cwm? Id prefer a touch based recovery. particularly on my phone (samsung vibrant)

What are the differences between 4ext free and paid edition?
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already found the anser. sorry

rdoughertyjr said:
so what makes ext4 better than cwm? Id prefer a touch based recovery. particularly on my phone (samsung vibrant)
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Both are touch screen, I just prefer the added options in 4EXT. But clockwork mod is good also. Idk if 4EXT is available for your vibrant though.
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Is the free version better than cwm? (For those who thinks 4ext better than cwm)
I want to give it a try, but I don't want to buy it once it's compatible only to a few numbers of devices.

extrem0 said:
Is the free version better than cwm? (For those who thinks 4ext better than cwm)
I want to give it a try, but I don't want to buy it once it's compatible only to a few numbers of devices.
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The free version is only the installer. The paid version of 4EXT installer has a few more features in the app, but let's you choose from the same recoveries.
1. Get one of the apps.
2. Install the latest 4EXT Recovery Touch.
3. Profit
I have a feeling after you use the recovery you won't mind buying the paid app. I didn't. It's worth it to donate for something as fantastic as 4EXT.

Thanks again, estallings15! You're always very helpful to glacier community
I installed it and thought it really nice. I think I won't use app features, but I'll buy it to contribute to the future of 4ext indeed
Another question, Is there any known incompatibility with any glacier rom?

extrem0 said:
Thanks again, estallings15! You're always very helpful to glacier community
I installed it and thought it really nice. I think I won't use app features, but I'll buy it to contribute to the future of 4ext indeed
Another question, Is there any known incompatibility with any glacier rom?
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Not in my experience. It fact, quite the contrary. Many have reported problems with ROMs flashed through CWM Recovery. Upon switching to 4EXT and flashing the same ROMs the problems cease. Seems like a pretty good deal to me.
Also, you're quite welcome.

Rear camera flipped and mirrored on CyanogenMod 10 (TF101)

Hi :good:
I cannot post at developer`s forum about CyanogenMod 10 from RaymanFX
There is one BIG problem with CyanogenMod 10 JellyBean (4.1.1) on my Slider SL101=TF101 -
Rear camera flipped and mirrored (and the images too).
(Its really crazy cam)
If u dont know, make crosspost here, plz. (if it does not violate the rules of the forum)

Anyone, help me plz :crying:

Sorry guys, but i ll flood here ten posts (for grant acces to developments forum).

My first phone was Nokia 3110 (non classic, from 1997 year)

My Asus TF101 (old Tegra 2, 1280*800) = 7427 (AnTuTu Benchmark)

MadCat. said:
Sorry guys, but i ll flood here ten posts (for grant acces to developments forum).
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This might get you in trouble with the mods
I have just installed this ROM and have no problems with the camera - did you wipe cache, dalvik etc as normal. I wipe everything possible before flashing a new ROM, better safe than sorry I think. Always produced the best results for me and I am not bothered about having to re-install after as I don't have much on my tablet. A very noobie attitude but my choice.
Regards
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schotte said:
This might get you in trouble with the mods
I have just installed this ROM and have no problems with the camera - did you wipe cache, dalvik etc as normal. I wipe everything possible before flashing a new ROM, better safe than sorry I think. Always produced the best results for me and I am not bothered about having to re-install after as I don't have much on my tablet. A very noobie attitude but my choice.
Regards
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sure there's no problem with the tf101 , this rom was built for that . but he and myself are running the sl101 which is only slightly differerent. there is a compatibility pack for ICS roms but no one had made one for JB yet.
not only is the rear camera flipped but the software keyboard will not work either. physical keyboard is always set to on whether in tablet mode or slider mode . turning physical keyboard switch to off does nothing.

hoshi411 said:
sure there's no problem with the tf101 , this rom was built for that . but he and myself are running the sl101 which is only slightly differerent. there is a compatibility pack for ICS roms but no one had made one for JB yet.
not only is the rear camera flipped but the software keyboard will not work either. physical keyboard is always set to on whether in tablet mode or slider mode . turning physical keyboard switch to off does nothing.
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I have the same issue.
What is really annoying is that my Nandroid backup did not fix the issue.
Apparently there is a piece of kernel/drivers missing.
Camera upside down, no wifi.
An update to CM 9 or 10 fixes wifi, not the camera.
Using roation locker I can live with the keyboard issue, but not with the camera.
This sucks, I hope anyone has a solution.
Other problem is I tried to revert to default firmware, but I have a modded recovery, so the Asus script does not work and 1-click tool is unable to detect the device. adb just does not see the device with the nandroid restore and on CM 9 it says no ICS.
Any help is greatly appreciated/

Having the same problem here, I believe that there is a need for a lidpatch (SL101, not TF101)
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Has anyone been able to make any progress with finding a compatibility pack for the sl101? With CM, jelly bean or even anything newer? I have been searching everywhere for roms and such. Really need an update for my slider. If anyone has any idea please let me know!

Minikefala said:
Has anyone been able to make any progress with finding a compatibility pack for the sl101? With CM, jelly bean or even anything newer? I have been searching everywhere for roms and such. Really need an update for my slider. If anyone has any idea please let me know!
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There is no compatible 4.1-4.4 ROM or compatability pack for the slider yet...
There is a compatibility pack only for 4.0 ROMs...
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DK5 said:
There is no compatible 4.1-4.4 ROM or compatability pack for the slider yet...
There is a compatibility pack only for 4.0 ROMs...
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app
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I appreciate your response. Would you have any suggestions for any rom updates or custom roms that I may use? I am currently running 4.0.3. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

Minikefala said:
I appreciate your response. Would you have any suggestions for any rom updates or custom roms that I may use? I am currently running 4.0.3. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
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There is now promising progress with porting KatKiss4.4.2 .
There is no compaitible ROMs further than 4.0.3 for now....

Now I'm rooted, what next?

So I took a big leap and rooted my tablet this morning. I've installed Titanium Backup and GMD Gesture, and also AdAway and AppQuarantine. What other great things can I do? I love trying new things. Any suggestions from you experts? I would be very grateful!
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Flash a custom ROM.
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ÜBER™ said:
Flash a custom ROM.
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Download and do either of the following for a full backup...
the best way to do a complete and full backup of your device.. There are two methods
1 most common
download ROM MANAGER
you can from in this app install a custom recovery on your device..
Boot into the custom recovery and do a full anand backup. you can also flash other custom roms (custom android os)
2 what i use..
download goo manager beta from play store
in go manager click menu at top choose install open source recovery . follow prompts . It will download and install
same as step one you can boot into recovery from goo manager Its big botton fully touch base . And you can backup and restore as well as flash custom roms...
NOW WITH THE ABOVE SAID PLEASE READ thru the forums related to roms rom manager Custom recoveries .. and so on .. this will save you some troubles later .. anything you need to know or not understand Just ask We are here to help.

Cool, thanks! Could you point me to the best place for explanations about roms? XDA is huge and I am not sure where to look... Cheers!
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Flash a custom ROM.
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And then eventually, try out some custom kernels. Although be warned, you may discover a new hobby and become a crack flasher
I usually don't keep any one ROM and kernel on my tablet for more then a week (average is 2 days). I'm trying to resist flashing PARANOIDANDROID 1.992 since I heard 2.0 is around the corner.. not sure how long I can hold out though

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I'm ****ing dumb, thought this was GN for some reason.

thebobp said:
Logo Me
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it doesnt work with the seven. at least ezekeel(developer) said that it cant be implemented on the nexus 7.

simms22 said:
it doesnt work with the seven. at least ezekeel(developer) said that it cant be implemented on the nexus 7.
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My bad. (Too bad as well, but meh.)
Edit: some (though not all) of these inverted apps work, if you swing that way. Once again, they were made for the GN

thebobp said:
My bad. (Too bad as well, but meh.)
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yea, i know. he asked me what mods he should port to the nexus 7 since he just got one, my answer was logo me right away. then he disappointed me by saying its not possible seeing how the bootloader is encrypted

To find roms on xda
Xda is a very organized web site for the most part finding them is easy. deciding which one is not so much
rom actually means read only memory.. But we will skip the tech stuff for now..
Here on the device development forums Rom is referred to mostly as a custom built Operating system for your device .
these can be built by one person or a team of developers . Most have tweaks and customization's a bit above and beyond the stock experience. ITS BEST before flashing any new rom is to into the forum thread of the rom read developer info and the comments made on the thread. Many roms have experimental software apps and tweaks.. Not all roms are perfectly stable..SO FINDING one that has what you are looking for is just a matter of reading and trial and error.
Most roms. well all you see anymore Come with a kernel. (The linux part of android .. Kinda whats under the hood) . Be sure to pay attention to this and the information. Some add features some over clock .
we have here for the n7 several types of roms .
original development .. these are based on the custom operating system pushed by google
custom based on the above but often has alot more customization's and kernel tweaks More likely to have buggs . but often faster and take up less storage space on device.. as well as having a personal twist for the developer on apps installed customization's and themes
I never give advice on what to use just go in the development section and start reading .
Be sure before you flash anything on your tablet know what it is and how to get out of it Back to stock and Have your backups backed up...
ALWAYS HAVE A WAY OUT FIRST..
Good Luck

So I am now on Paranoid Android, trying out the different Workspaces. Thanks for the help!

But I don't understand what Paranoid Android does. What does "This rom lets you scale and project every app, every widget, even systemcomponents individually" mean in every day language?

Also, could someone explain where, in tablet mode, the three dots are for the settings of many apps. They seem to be covered by the status bar. How does one access them? Would be grateful for help as I really like the small tablet mode.

Omni 4.4.4. on my Acer a500...Sweet!

Just installed this ROM. Omni 4.4.4 unofficial. Will provide some feedback soon. We are so spoiled.
Thank you developers!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53727042

the ability to set the permission for apps is a great feature!!!!!!!!! But that rom doesn't work for me. crashes too much for many of my apps.

I installed this ROM yesterday and really like it so far, I was going to post a thanks in the thread however I don't have a high enough post count so if the dev see this thanks:good:
I wish 4.4 had tablet UI though, I hate seeing the navbar on the desktop/home screen. If anybody knows how to get tablet UI on kitkat I'd really appreciate it.

This rom is running great on my acer a500. Almost everything works right off the bat. So I can only only point out some small issues and possible work arounds.
Backup your current rom first, always! .This version of the omni rom installed well on my second try. The first try resulted in loss of root. Needed to properly wipe cache and davik cache and format data.
The lack of boot animation, got me the first time. So as the op says, wait and the rom will load. The smart launcher interface is nice.
Netflix and Youtube works right away.
Chrome Browsers don't play videos. "Lightening" browser does. You have to click on the video and then select full screen icon. Press play and it works. Even for PBS videos etc.
There is no video recorder app so anyone with a good suggestion please let me know and I can try that.
Audio recorder works.
Location works.
By the way...Tablet UI is dead, some of us really like the Tablet UI..
If you are having problems with any apps, you may need to have their cache and data cleaned. Sometimes you may have to reinstall the app. If you have apps that you want me to try, let me know and I can do that and provide feedback (please only the free versions that I can download to try .
As they say, once you're with omni you can never go back.
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P.S. Will post images later.

I'm having a little bit of lag, which seems to have been improved with lulzactive and setting the cpu to 1200 max as suggested in the build thread... I'd prefer not to overclock if it can he helped though. I had SOD with 4.4.2 as well which seems to have gone away when I flashed 4.4.4... so we'll see.
youtube works fine for me too.
Yeah, that's what I had been reading regarding tablet UI but was hoping someone has found a way to implement it.
I'm successfully using moonshine icons with nova launcher by changing the icon pack in nova launcher, not launching the moonshine icon app which always stops working.
Boot animation works for me, I'm not sure why that is...

shortbreads said:
I'm having a little bit of lag, which seems to have been improved with lulzactive and setting the cpu to 1200 max as suggested in the build thread... I'd prefer not to overclock if it can he helped though. I had SOD with 4.4.2 as well which seems to have gone away when I flashed 4.4.4... so we'll see.
youtube works fine for me too.
Yeah, that's what I had been reading regarding tablet UI but was hoping someone has found a way to implement it.
I'm successfully using moonshine icons with nova launcher by changing the icon pack in nova launcher, not launching the moonshine icon app which always stops working.
Boot animation works for me, I'm not sure why that is...
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I am having no lags. I use interactive and sio at 1200/456. I use nova launcher with the Samsung galaxy s4 HD theme. Works well for me. No lags.
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Great work!!
deryckmeister said:
I am having no lags. I use interactive and sio at 1200/456. I use nova launcher with the Samsung galaxy s4 HD theme. Works well for me. No lags.
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Yesterday I installed the ROM and I have been testing it during the day (a really intensive working day) The performance of my A500 has been fantastic since the installation. Even more when I changed the sio to the values recommended by deryckmeister (I was also using nova). All goes smooth!
Thank you very much to all the people involved in these projects...you are doing an incredible job!

mdlsp8 said:
Yesterday I installed the ROM and I have been testing it during the day (a really intensive working day) The performance of my A500 has been fantastic since the installation. Even more when I changed the sio to the values recommended by deryckmeister (I was also using nova). All goes smooth!
Thank you very much to all the people involved in these projects...you are doing an incredible job!
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That is great news. All the thanks goes to the developers/testers both here at XDA and at Thor's for the many tools and tweaks and helpful suggestions.

shortbreads said:
I installed this ROM yesterday and really like it so far, I was going to post a thanks in the thread however I don't have a high enough post count so if the dev see this thanks:good:
I wish 4.4 had tablet UI though, I hate seeing the navbar on the desktop/home screen. If anybody knows how to get tablet UI on kitkat I'd really appreciate it.
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Question. How much time did it took to load the first time?

rapco said:
Question. How much time did it took to load the first time?
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5-10 min to load everything.
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bootloader/recovery version?
I am currently running the CyanogenMod port on my A500 but ever since upgrading my phone to KK 4.4.4 I really wanted to try it on my tablet. What bootloader and recovery did you guys have when you installed OmniRom? I have Skrilax_CZ v8 and I was wondering if I should go to v9 before flashing CWM 6.0.4.5 and Omni. Here is what I currently have:
Acer Iconia A500
Kernel: 3.1.10-digetx-thor-4.4micro
Skrilax_CZ Bootloader v8 0.03.14-MUL
ClockworkMod Recovery 5.5.0.x Thor 1.7.3
Thanks in advance. I am backing up now and will report back after flashing.
P.S. - Can I install my own custom boot animation after everything is set up?

Fanarkle said:
I am currently running the CyanogenMod port on my A500 but ever since upgrading my phone to KK 4.4.4 I really wanted to try it on my tablet. What bootloader and recovery did you guys have when you installed OmniRom? I have Skrilax_CZ v8 and I was wondering if I should go to v9 before flashing CWM 6.0.4.5 and Omni. Here is what I currently have:
Acer Iconia A500
Kernel: 3.1.10-digetx-thor-4.4micro
Skrilax_CZ Bootloader v8 0.03.14-MUL
ClockworkMod Recovery 5.5.0.x Thor 1.7.3
Thanks in advance. I am backing up now and will report back after flashing.
P.S. - Can I install my own custom boot animation after everything is set up?
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This is what I have:
A500
Skrilax_CZ v8
Thor's a500 version of TWRP v2.7 Recovery.
About changing the boot animation it is possible, the developers can tell you more.
D.

deryckmeister said:
This is what I have:
A500
Skrilax_CZ v8
Thor's a500 version of TWRP v2.7 Recovery.
About changing the boot animation it is possible, the developers can tell you more.
D.
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Thanks, yesterday I said what the hell and just went for it. I mean, I had everything backed up and have been able to recover this tablet from a (near) bricked state using command line before so I wasn't that worried about it. Anyway, I flashed CWM 6.0.4.5 and then OmniRom Light and everything has been working good since then. I tried using a boot animation changer by JRummy but it didn't take, so I will have to look more into that. Otherwise, I am LOVING this ROM!
The reason I asked about Skrilax_CZ v9 was that it had given be troubles in the past. I tried upgrading to it but had issues with it not booting past the bootloader so I went back to v8. I don't think I need any of the v9 features anyway.

Fanarkle said:
Thanks, yesterday I said what the hell and just went for it. I mean, I had everything backed up and have been able to recover this tablet from a (near) bricked state using command line before so I wasn't that worried about it. Anyway, I flashed CWM 6.0.4.5 and then OmniRom Light and everything has been working good since then. I tried using a boot animation changer by JRummy but it didn't take, so I will have to look more into that. Otherwise, I am LOVING this ROM!
The reason I asked about Skrilax_CZ v9 was that it had given be troubles in the past. I tried upgrading to it but had issues with it not booting past the bootloader so I went back to v8. I don't think I need any of the v9 features anyway.
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I did find the same thing with v9. v8 is great and works for me very well also.
On another note, if you use the latest Netflix build, do you find that sometimes it just crashes and causes an immediate reboot? Not sure what triggers it as it is random.
D.

in last omnirom not working camera.

Thanks...for the tips !!!
This is what I have:
A500
Skrilax_CZ v9
- TWRP v2.1.3 Primary Recovery (<5MB)
- TWRP v2.6.3.0 2nd Recovery (<8MB)
Omni 4.4.4.20150210 (CM-11)
So far, so good... No problem found, except AnTuTu v 5.7.1 just died (whenever I try to check the Benchmark)...!!!

I have been using this firmware for some time it has the odd glitch but is mostly stable and has doubled my battery life