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So I just picked up a tab today and of course the first thing to do is root, so just a couple of questions, I have a SGS and am on a CM7 ROM, so Im not a complete noob, although this next question may be a noob one... I was looking at the VFP OC kernel and was wondering if it was rooted, meaning can I just flash that kernel and be rooted?
The useragent mod looks to be a no brainer as far as having it, what other apps or mods would you guys consider standard ones to have?
I wont be doing anything till I fully read over what to do as far as rooting or anything else goes but it seems pretty straight forward since we are using the same tools i.e. CWM and ODIN, so just looking for suggestions ATM
Thanks ahead of time
DT3CH said:
So I just picked up a tab today and of course the first thing to do is root, so just a couple of questions, I have a SGS and am on a CM7 ROM, so Im not a complete noob, although this next question may be a noob one... I was looking at the VFP OC kernel and was wondering if it was rooted, meaning can I just flash that kernel and be rooted?
The useragent mod looks to be a no brainer as far as having it, what other apps or mods would you guys consider standard ones to have?
I wont be doing anything till I fully read over what to do as far as rooting or anything else goes but it seems pretty straight forward since we are using the same tools i.e. CWM and ODIN, so just looking for suggestions ATM
Thanks ahead of time
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Welcome! Use the rooting video guide to get CWM on your GT10, once you've done that just use the CWM program to flash both ROMs and Kernels.
As for the mods, you don't need them as they are already baked into most of the ROMs. Try Starburst or Task650 for ROMs, And definitely use pershoot's Kernel (and get the SetCPU app to overclock, you can get it free somewhere in these forums).
Have fun!
slack04 said:
Welcome! Use the rooting video guide to get CWM on your GT10, once you've done that just use the CWM program to flash both ROMs and Kernels.
As for the mods, you don't need them as they are already baked into most of the ROMs. Try Starburst or Task650 for ROMs, And definitely use pershoot's Kernel (and get the SetCPU app to overclock, you can get it free somewhere in these forums).
Have fun!
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Great thanks for the help and direction
Heya,
Is anyone know where i can find "Thor A500 ROM" without any customization please.
Thank You
I'm not sure, if i am allowed to post links to his forum?
Google search "TegraOwners"
can't miss it. That rom is good for acer. I've used it for about 4-5 weeks..It's based on ASUS Tablet. not a acer and has his fast kernel 3.9r3.
Read his posts and follow instructions. Probably not a good idea to ask more about his stuff on xda? he has his own forum over there.
There are plenty of good Custom ROMS here.
plus about 95% of us, use CWM Recovery 1.34 or 1.6v2 by him.
I think what the OP wanted, was to know where he/she can find the original Transformer port from the ASUS. Before "you know who" did all the mods to it. At least the way I understand it. Only because the OP knew exactly what version and who made it (a google would have taken them directly there)
The Rom you are looking for, is not a stock Acer rom, but was a Port from an Asus Transformer tablet. So you can ask in the transformer forum. But Transformer roms will not run on Acer without doing heavy mods, so don't try
As far as I now, Thor is the only one who ported it. So you may want to ask there at his site. But it was based on the Revolver Rom if I'm not mistaken, which originally came from;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1173230 (note that this is for an Asus Transformer)
I don't wanna go there, I wanna stay here in XDA plz, could please tell me any good ROM for Acer a 500 and some apps for Student as well plz.
Thank You
Akram
nearly any of the close or near stock rooted roms will suit your needs well i think.. The well cooked /changed roms all are great too but each have issues. something not working . cant play a set game . but they have over clocking and added hardware support on some..
so Asking what rom is a wide open loaded Question. i did see somewhere another asus port rom. i think by ezterry if im not mistaken look in the dev section and at the developers signatures .. if you see a asus rom listed msg them and politely ask would be how i would go about it..
good luck...
akram_1 said:
I don't wanna go there, I wanna stay here in XDA plz, could please tell me any good ROM for Acer a 500 and some apps for Student as well plz.
Thank You
Akram
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Dude, nobody is gonna crucify you, if you ask about Thor's rom. It's a damn good rom for the 500. If you want to try, go to tegraowners. There are 2 roms for the 500. Here on xda, there are several good ones. Do you want a Stock system or an Overclocked System? Mods?
But if you want support for it, Thor's or Flexstriker, you'll have to post it on his forum. It's not a big deal.
Hell, I do testing for Thor, and use his kernels at times.
So relax...
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Dude, nobody is gonna crucify you, if you ask about Thor's rom. It's a damn good rom for the 500. If you want to try, go to tegraowners. There are 2 roms for the 500. Here on xda, there are several good ones. Do you want a Stock system or an Overclocked System? Mods?
But if you want support for it, Thor's or Flexstriker, you'll have to post it on his forum. It's not a big deal.
Hell, I do testing for Thor, and use his kernels at times.
So relax...
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I did test Thor Rom on my tablet and im getting tons of problems man ! so Now i want to try 'Flexstriker', but where i can get this ROM, sorry im new to this stuff i don't know anything. plz guide me abit..
if you were having all kinds of trouble. its likely you did not wipe or format properly before you flashed.. or you put a app back on the tablet that caused it..
FALLOW INSTRUCTIONS very carefully.. I tried that rom went back because of few minor troubles.. and the obvious things..
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I did test Thor Rom on my tablet and im getting tons of problems man ! so Now i want to try 'Flexstriker', but where i can get this ROM, sorry im new to this stuff i don't know anything. plz guide me abit..
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Flexstriker uses the same kernel as Thors.
You might want to listen to previous advice and do a thorough wipe and format before you install either one, and CERTAINLY afterwards should you decide to move on to another ROM!
The Flexstriker ROM is on the same page where you likely got Thor's. He posted his there because it uses Thor's Kernel which can't be posted on XDA.
As a student, what kind of apps are you looking for? Most of the time you can just download them from the market. Additionally, I believe most of the custom ROMS now have the full version of Polaris Office on them.
So I am currently running stock ICS on my A500 and was thinking of putting a 3rd party rom on it. Currently the OEM rom is fine, only 1 issue and that is, its not mounting usb when connected to my computer...
But thats another time, for now I would like to get some opinions on some current roms for our device. I want something that is: fast, lightweight, everything must work. Thats basically it, pretty easy, I dont ask for much
So just doing a quick search, I found 3 roms that look pretty popular and fit most of my requirements. A fourth would be stock ICS (current rom).
~~Taboonay_3.0.1~~ Link
~~Lightspeed_4.7~~ Link
~~Flexreaper_4.0.3~~ Link
The flexreaper rom I picked also has no games installed, Extreme edition.
My recommendation would be Flexreaper ;]
Sent from my A500 using xda premium
I'd take a look here before you add anything else http://forum.tegraowners.com/viewforum.php?f=9
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I'd take a look here before you add anything else http://forum.tegraowners.com/viewforum.php?f=9
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You just gave me a whole hell of a lot of reading material now
...there goes my afternoon! LOL, thanks, I want to know as much about this awesome little thing as I can, absorb that info like a sponge...
call me sponge!
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. I want something that is: fast, lightweight, everything must work. Thats basically it, pretty easy, I dont ask for much
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I suggest a moped...
From your selection I`ll recommend FLEXREAPER too and maybe the extreme version because you are all ready on ICS bootloader.
But personal, means with full hearth, I recommend tegraowners ICS ROM v168! This ROM has a lot more options then FLEXREAPER f.e. USB modem support for a500.
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AOKP officially supports the A500 too, but I don't think their ROM is complete.
I'm running Flexreaper with the latest ICS bootloader = OVERCLOCKING. So the speed is there, lots of crap has been stripped out of the ROM and there is nothing that I know of that doesn't work.
The Tegraowners ROM has a lot of extra features that the ROMS on here don't have but if you also read the thread there are a lot of people who have problems here and there for it. I've tried it. It's slick but I fell Civ's is just as good and he is more helpful to the XDA community.
Well Civato is definitely a great guy , but Thor is very helpful not only to this community but many more , XDA thwarts progress in many ways (i wont go into the thor deal) ,but I wouldnt suggest one over the other , they are both outstanding and we are lucky to have the "few" devs for a500 that we have , I remember a bout a year ago there was twice as many ,xda seems to run alot of these guys out for what ever reason (not my problem) ! Your gonna get complaints from whatever rom you choose , I would suggest reading the OP for the rom and then re-reading it often ,your less likely to have problems that way!
We have many talented devs in here !
I've been running various versions of Flexreaper for a while now, and I really like it. I tried taboonay for a while, but Flexreaper worked better for me. I also love having the Acer ring. I don't know how many ROMs have that, but its handy for sure. Civato (Flexreaper Dev) is putting out new stuff all the time, too.
Have tried them all. Personnaly flexreaper has been the best for me. As long as you do a full wipe before installing and have the correct bootloader installed. The best thing to do is check them out yourself. I stayed away from betas and test builds until I learned restore and recovery techniques, as I locked up my tablet the first time I flashed a new rom.
Hello! I created a new xda account with my new gmail account, anyways, I used to have a verizon fascinate and am no stranger to device tampering. My name is Gabriel and am a huge fun of the nexus 7! anyways, so i flashed over Clemsyn1.5extremeUndervoltedFINAL.zip using google nexus 7 tookit and twrp recovery. I received an OTA update getting me to JZO54 a while back and i think this is my issue. After the flash, it went to boot up and was stuck at the x screen the whole 8 hours i was asleep! i would very much like this kernel to work because im tired of choppy framerates! If someone has been in this situtation and has a kernel suggestion and maybe "how to" guidance. Im in the team win recovery project ready to flash kernel but i dont know how to install a zip that isnt already in my internal storage! this is where im stuck. I also would like an overclocked 1.5 cpu/gpu to 600 kernel if possible, thats what the original one i had tried to flash was. Please help me install another kernel and let me know where to get this kernel and links would be appreciated!!! i know this is a great community and hope to hear from someone today or soon
Welcome! Clemsyn's kernel currently doesn't work with Android 4.1.2, only 4.1.1 you need to flash another kernel.
brando56894 said:
Welcome! Clemsyn's kernel currently doesn't work with Android 4.1.2, only 4.1.1 you need to flash another kernel.
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thank you! yes i figured that out the hard way..... but what i need help with is flashing another kernel without being able to mount my tablet to my computer so i can move the new zip file with the kernel in it. also, i can go back to stock but i have been looking for a moderate cpu kernel like 1.5 and a gpu clock off 600, i dont know if this is only available to clemsyn's but just figured i would ask
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Welcome! Clemsyn's kernel currently doesn't work with Android 4.1.2, only 4.1.1 you need to flash another kernel.
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Clemsyn's kernel was updated a few days ago to work with 4.1.2, and I can verify that it works very well. I believe he started a new thread that has a link for the new kernel.
O2Blevel said:
Clemsyn's kernel was updated a few days ago to work with 4.1.2, and I can verify that it works very well. I believe he started a new thread that has a link for the new kernel.
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thanks for that info! ill give a search but a link would be appreciated. Its seeming to get hard and harder to find info with the mass of topics around here. Anyways, i still do not know how to do this. can someone please help me? haha my issue is
HOW DO I FLASH A ZIP WITH TEAM WIN RECOVERY WHEN I CANNOT MOUNT MY TABLET TO MY COMPUTER THUS THE ZIP NOT BEING IN THE ROOT OF THE TABLET? IS THERE A WAY TO FLASH ANOTHER KERNEL WHILE I AM STUCK IN EITHER FASTBOOT OR ENDLESS LOOP BOOT WITH THE X IN THE SCREEN? I DONT KNOW HOW TO FLASH A ZIP IN THIS SITUATION. I KNOW HOW TO FLASH IT NORMALLY WHEN I AM IN ANDROID AND CAN PUT THE ZIP INSIDE THE ROOT AND FIND IT IN TEAM WIN AND FLASH BUT NOT WHEN I CANT MOUNT. IS THIS UNDERSTOOD?
im sorry for the caps hahaha i guess im just frustrated. It seems no one understands my main question
In recovery connected to PC type in cmd
Adb push filename.zip /sdcard/
Also apologizing for caps and typing haha doesn't make it any less annoying.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Metallice said:
In recovery connected to PC type in cmd
Adb push filename.zip /sdcard/
Also apologizing for caps and typing haha doesn't make it any less annoying.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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ha, now now no need to be rude here. I was stating that it was frustrating that people seemed to have over looked my main question and was simply emphasizing, my apologies if its a pet peeve of yours. I figure you must be some sort of wiz Metallice, and i appreciate your help! I have a program ive been using to root called nexus 7 toolkit. I looked around and found this ( Flashable kernel from 4.1.2 JZO54K http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12008411/ker...per-jzo54k.zip ) which is the stock kernel it states atleast, and this.. ( ClemsynELITEBatterySaverStock.zip ) which is a battery saving kernel. Im sure you know this, but I was looking to overclock my device to hopefully 1.5 ghz with a 600mhz gpu. It might be asking a bit much, but was hoping someone would be able to walk me through pushing the zip using the nexus 7 toolkit and finding a overclock kernel to flash over. This is what im having problems doing because i am quite new to the nexus 7 and the programs used! only way to be good at something is to learn, please teach me so I can stop asking dumb questions and hopefully help someone in the future!
Bump for help needed!!
FoxHound22r said:
Bump for help needed!!
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Don't bump, read the sticky threads: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796 and use your brain.
ha thanks for the help i guess. People on here sure are rude when they help you, im sorry if my bumping was not to your liking. I am new to this forum and this is a ****ty welcome ha. Not everyone is as smart as you when it comes to this stuff. Am i just expected to know terms and methods? i appreciate the help but am disappointed because i thought i was going to meet some nice helpful enthusiasts and have friendly conversations, but instead i just get half assed answers as if im supposed to know what im doing. This isnt ASUS's fault, its mine. But i was hoping to tamper and become a pro with atleast my device. Maybe I dont belong in the android game
Hi,
Got a new nexus 7, unlocked it and rooted it. Love it
Nexus 7: Version 4.2.1
Kernel Version: 3.1.10-g22b4fcd
Paranoid Android Version: 2.99
Build Number: Pa_grouper-userdebug 4.2.1 JOP40D
I found that when i scrolled down through web pages the browser was very glitchy, overall i found the processor to not quiet have that umph for smooth operations i expected.
So i decided to flash it with the "Elite Kernel" . System just got stuck in boot.
Not sure whether this kernel is suitable for the Rom installed!
Any advice in overclocking this device is much appreciated.
Cheers
Don't think elite works with 4.2 yet. Try the latest trinity kernel, it is working well for me.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
hey guys!
i've decided to unlock my device to start with the modding...
i really like a lot of roms for our device but i cannot choose... i would know (maybe from who used these roms) what is the best rom on the customization aspect... i really really like aokp based roms because they have tons of options but i like also the paranoid android that is the only rom for now (for what i've read) that has the single layout app customization...
so i'm a little bit confused... can you help me please???
thanks!!
PS: what kernel do you recommend to use??
pochefuok said:
hey guys!
i've decided to unlock my device to start with the modding...
i really like a lot of roms for our device but i cannot choose... i would know (maybe from who used these roms) what is the best rom on the customization aspect... i really really like aokp based roms because they have tons of options but i like also the paranoid android that is the only rom for now (for what i've read) that has the single layout app customization...
so i'm a little bit confused... can you help me please???
thanks!!
PS: what kernel do you recommend to use??
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If you want AOKP based roms, try Dirty AOKP. But if you really want customization, I suggest ParanoidAndroid.
Here is what i recommend. Fast, stable, and highly customizable ROM. Stable and fast kernel.
ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36678185
Kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28833977
Leonhan said:
If you want AOKP based roms, try Dirty AOKP. But if you really want customization, I suggest ParanoidAndroid.
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uhm... is the paranoid more customizable than the aokp rom?
i thought it was the contrary
pochefuok said:
hey guys!
i've decided to unlock my device to start with the modding...
i really like a lot of roms for our device but i cannot choose... i would know (maybe from who used these roms) what is the best rom on the customization aspect... i really really like aokp based roms because they have tons of options but i like also the paranoid android that is the only rom for now (for what i've read) that has the single layout app customization...
so i'm a little bit confused... can you help me please???
thanks!!
PS: what kernel do you recommend to use??
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Hi, pochefuok...
Check out Paul O'Briens CM10.1 based ROM over at MoDaCo (http://www.modaco.com/forum/657-google-asus-nexus-7-nexus7modacocom).
...based on the 'nightlies', he releases a new version every Friday.
I'm currently on r5... and it's slick, smooth and 'theme-able'... ie, just about every aspect can be customised. (Check out PlayStore for CM10.1 themes).
... and it's very stable.
Rgrds,
Ged.
i switched from PA to the PUB AOKP. PA just bogs down on multitasking after a while, Im not sure if it has something to do with their per app setting. PA is very unique though, their per app color is unmatched in my opinion, pie is also a nice touch but for me it is not very convenient. You should try out PA if only for the experience of it. AOKP has plenty of customization options and is quite good as well, I use it and I think it is faster and more stable
I don't mean to hijack, but I didn't want to make my own thread.
I'm looking for a ROM that has these features and is the most stable.
- removing the soft buttons so I can take advantage of the full screen when reading manga
- excellent video playback for anime
- overall very stable and has everything that jb 4.2.1 has
- same or better gameplay for 3d games then 4.2.1
I know a lot of these Roms have what I need, but I have a 200mb cap and can't risk wasting it. Also if anyone could point me to a beginners guide for flashing Roms it would be appreciated. Once again I'm sorry if this is a hijack and will delete upon OPs request.
Dirty Rootbox rom is best one out.
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FLASHnox said:
I don't mean to hijack, but I didn't want to make my own thread.
I'm looking for a ROM that has these features and is the most stable.
- removing the soft buttons so I can take advantage of the full screen when reading manga
- excellent video playback for anime
- overall very stable and has everything that jb 4.2.1 has
- same or better gameplay for 3d games then 4.2.1
I know a lot of these Roms have what I need, but I have a 200mb cap and can't risk wasting it. Also if anyone could point me to a beginners guide for flashing Roms it would be appreciated. Once again I'm sorry if this is a hijack and will delete upon OPs request.
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Wow! FLASHnox...
You aren't asking much are you!.
Flash a CM 10.1 based ROM and enable 'Expanded Desktop' in the POWERDOWN menu... upon selection, this will remove both the notification and navigation bars.
Get MX Player from PlayStore... this allows 'pinch-zoom' and will completely fill up the screen.
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Quick Beginners Guide to Flashing a ROM...
Get FASTBOOT via the Android SDK.
Get a Custom Recovery... either CWM or TWRP..
--- fastboot flash it...
Get the ROM of your choice.... and flash it using the Recovery you've just fastboot flashed.
Reboot... enjoy.
Rgrds,
Ged
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i'm finding a rom has best battery life and stable , not really care about performance . any sugguest?
-using cm10.1 franco r39
GedBlake said:
Wow! FLASHnox...
You aren't asking much are you!.
Flash a CM 10.1 based ROM and enable 'Expanded Desktop' in the POWERDOWN menu... upon selection, this will remove both the notification and navigation bars.
Get MX Player from PlayStore... this allows 'pinch-zoom' and will completely fill up the screen.
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Quick Beginners Guide to Flashing a ROM...
Get FASTBOOT via the Android SDK.
Get a Custom Recovery... either CWM or TWRP..
--- fastboot flash it...
Get the ROM of your choice.... and flash it using the Recovery you've just fastboot flashed.
Reboot... enjoy.
Rgrds,
Ged
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Thanks for the reply! Well anyway after my post I decided to just wing it and started with the android 4.0 tool to get started. Got my adb serial to appear after driver install, but could never get the fastboot to show up T_T. Spent a few hours rebooting and reinstalling drivers and could not for the life of me get fast boot mode to show my serial. Any idea what to do? And yes I did the whole hold power to get into the boot loader locked area thing. Sadly I have hit my data cap and will have to get the necessary files while at school to tomorrow. Hopefully someone can point into the right direction so I know what files to download in time.
Also I decided on dirty root box or whatever it was called, as for your comment on MX player I read somewhere that certain Roms have better play back but I'll just go ahead and guess it doesn't matter
hey guys,
i've read all your opinions so i downloaded 3 different roms, the dirty rootbox, the dirty aokp and the PA... so i try all of these 3 roms and then i will choose... i've only 1 other question: in the download page of the paranoidandroid there are several roms and i downloaded this: pa_grouper-2.99-31JAN2013-230539... is this the latest version?? thanks everyone!