Hi everyone. I am new to nexus 7 and very new to android. I really want to learn how to flash kernel and ROMs can anyone post a good guide on flashing the nexus 7's kernel please. Or something to start me off with. Thanks.
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steve1time said:
Hi everyone. I am new to nexus 7 and very new to android. I really want to learn how to flash kernel and ROMs can anyone post a good guide on flashing the nexus 7's kernel please. Or something to start me off with. Thanks.
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You could start off here. This should give you all you need to get going
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
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Honestly your best bet is to read, read, read for at least a week. Then do it. It helps if you have somewhat of an idea of what's going on and the terminology.
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DO NOT Start there.. that is a link to a toolkit and until you know what it does and can do it manaully i would suggest you keep as far as possible away from it.
Agreed with the previous two posts.. All too often I see people who barely know how the phone even operates and immediately try figuring out how to root it. Use your device as is for a bit. It's a Nexus, you don't get any more of a clean default installation. Why you are using it do as said above, read, read, read, and read more. I'm going my third year of using Nexus devices and I still occasionally revert to unrooted stock just to enjoy the pure and clean AOSP experience. Why? Because it's a damn good experience still right out of the box. :victory:
Enjoy your device and ask as many questions as you need.. Asking isn't a crime. :good:
I think I'm one of the rare ones here who runs a stock N7. I am perfectly happy with it though and don't feel the need to root at all. It does everything I want it to already. For my personal needs, it's perfect.
Just because you're now running Android, doesn't mean you have to root it.
Hi,
Got a Nexus 7 tablet for Christmas today. I remember reading back in October or November that Google updated the Nexus 7. I'm not sure what the changes were. How can I tell if I got one of the newer ones, or one of the older ones?
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usmaak said:
Hi,
Got a Nexus 7 tablet for Christmas today. I remember reading back in October or November that Google updated the Nexus 7. I'm not sure what the changes were. How can I tell if I got one of the newer ones, or one of the older ones?
Thanks.
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Setting > Anout Tablet > System Update
Ok. What does that show me that will tell me if I have the newest version of the nexus 7?
Why does it matter? You going to tell the person who got it for you here take it back as its last years crap? I am sure nothing has changed except there's no 8 gig version.
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usmaak said:
Ok. What does that show me that will tell me if I have the newest version of the nexus 7?
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To know which batch your nexus 7 comes from, you need to look on the box it came in. That is where the serial and model numbers are. For example, mine is a C9O.
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Dark Jedi said:
Why does it matter? You going to tell the person who got it for you here take it back as its last years crap? I am sure nothing has changed except there's no 8 gig version.
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It was just a question. But hey, thanks for assuming that you know anything about me. I wish that there was a way to vote this up as a useless response. Idiot.
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Why does it matter? You going to tell the person who got it for you here take it back as its last years crap? I am sure nothing has changed except there's no 8 gig version.
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Yes, there are changes. Asus has done some hardware revisions from batch to batch. No need to frag the guy. Why he wants this info is really none of our business. Its easy enough just to ignore, or give the answer and move on. Our rude answers make xda look bad. Thats just not right, nor the reflection we should be showing.
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rebel1699 said:
To know which batch your nexus 7 comes from, you need to look on the box it came in. That is where the serial and model numbers are. For example, mine is a C9O.
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Thank you. I will take a look at the box when I get home.
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Yes, there are changes. Asus has done some hardware revisions from batch to batch. No need to frag the guy. Why he wants this info is really none of our business. Its easy enough just to ignore, or give the answer and move on. Our rude answers make xda look bad. Thats just not right, nor the reflection we should be showing.
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Didn't frag the guy. He should be happy someone was willing to buy him one. Not question the gift. Have him call Asus and ask what his build date is.
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Dark Jedi said:
Didn't frag the guy. He should be happy someone was willing to buy him one. Not question the gift. Have him call Asus and ask what his build date is.
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Again, there you go with the making assumptions. All I did was ask a question. You filled in all the other details about my interest in my new toy all by yourself. But hey, thanks for contributing nothing useful.
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Didn't frag the guy. He should be happy someone was willing to buy him one. Not question the gift. Have him call Asus and ask what his build date is.
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You just need to stop. Different revisions can have different issues. Maybe the guy wants to be proactive in knowing what to watch for. Maybe he wants to REGISTER it, which he would need the CXO number for. Maybe he wants to know if it is a model known for missing screen screws, or the one known for loose screen screws. Maybe a model that it helps to use screw washers with. There alot of things to be learmed from your batch number. If you would have taken the time to read and understand those particulars in varying batches, this could have been avoided. Therefore, your statement that nothing has changed except that there is no more 8gb, is wrong, and as a result, not helpful in the least.
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Like I said his best bet is to call Asus to get the info he is looking for. Still he is to stupid to realize this or to lazy. No he can try to hide it all he wants but he just wants to know if he has the latest build of a nexus and didn't get stuck with old back stock they found in a corner. No other reason to ask such a stupid question.
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Like I said his best bet is to call Asus to get the info he is looking for. Still he is to stupid to realize this or to lazy. No he can try to hide it all he wants but he just wants to know if he has the latest build of a nexus and didn't get stuck with old back stock they found in a corner. No other reason to ask such a stupid question.
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To call asus is ignorant, when you can clearly look on the box and get the info needed. But, waste all the time you want.
And.......your posts are reported. Thank you. Have a nice day.
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rebel1699 said:
To call asus is ignorant, when you can clearly look on the box and get the info needed. But, waste all the time you want.
And.......your posts are reported. Thank you. Have a nice day.
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Well he is to dumb to look at the box. So I was helping him get his info by saying calling Asus. Ooooh I am so scared you reported me but you might as well report him as he was the one clearly strarting the insults and name calling. But I guess your stupid to see that. You're a joke.
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After reading thru the previous posts you have contributed nothing to the OPs question. All of this was completely unnecessary. If you have nothing useful to share then don't post. It was a harmless question and a person may wonder the same thing. Not trying to be the hero or anything, just saying.
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Well he is to dumb to look at the box. So I was helping him get his info by saying calling Asus. Ooooh I am so scared you reported me but you might as well report him as he was the one clearly strarting the insults and name calling. But I guess your stupid to see that. You're a joke.
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This is the q&a section. Q&A is short for questions and answers, hence, he asked a question. That is the point to this whole sub forum. The second part is the answers. I understand you confusing the "a" for accusations, but it is answers. I think accusations go in the off topic area. Good luck in there.
The fact remains, your first post contained both an accusation, and incorrect and uninformed information. Speaking of jokes...........
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DarthDerron said:
After reading thru the previous posts you have contributed nothing to the OPs question. All of this was completely unnecessary. If you have nothing useful to share then don't post. It was a harmless question and a person may wonder the same thing. Not trying to be the hero or anything, just saying.
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Oh so calling Asus to find the info isn't useful. Good to know getting the info from the horses mouth isn't right.
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This is the q&a section. Q&A is short for questions and answers, hence, he asked a question. That is the point to this whole sub forum. The second part is the answers. I understand you confusing the "a" for accusations, but it is answers. I think accusations go in the off topic area. Good luck in there.
The fact remains, your first post contained both an accusation, and incorrect and uninformed information. Speaking of jokes...........
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Ummm your not contributing to the persons question. This is a q&a but I guess you are mixing up the a for ass.
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Oh so calling Asus to find the info isn't useful. Good to know getting the info from the horses mouth isn't right.
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Your incorrect info was saying nothing had changed, other than that the 8gb was no longer available. Fact is, things HAVE changed from batch to batch. Informed owners keep up with those things. I would recommend you google nexus 7 hardware revisions, so that next time you might be better equipped to understand the potential reasoning for the question, and not assume greed is at work. Anyone very familiar with the n7 would look at your respones of calling it a stupid question would immediately identify you as uninformed.
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Honestly Dark Jedi, if you have no help to offer to the OP, kindly stop posting and keep your common sense. He has the right to ask. How is it any concern of ours why he wants to know ? If I offer you a cookie which smells funny, and should you ask me what the cookie is made of, should I answer your question or go, "Why do you want to know ? What ? If it's not the best ingredients, you want to throw it away ? In that case I'm not telling. Enjoy it". Honestly, don't understand what you have to gain from doing this to the OP.
@OP : Easiest way I could tell the difference between the old and new Nexus 7 was that the new one had 3G capabilites. So just take a look at your statusbar. If you're talking about the wifi only version, I guess the only difference I could think of is the new 32GB of memory storage.
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Honestly Dark Jedi, if you have no help to offer to the OP, kindly stop posting and keep your common sense. He has the right to ask. How is it any concern of ours why he wants to know ? If I offer you a cookie which smells funny, and should you ask me what the cookie is made of, should I answer your question or go, "Why do you want to know ? What ? If it's not the best ingredients, you want to throw it away ? In that case I'm not telling. Enjoy it". Honestly, don't understand what you have to gain from doing this to the OP.
@OP : Easiest way I could tell the difference between the old and new Nexus 7 was that the new one had 3G capabilites. So just take a look at your statusbar. If you're talking about the wifi only version, I guess the only difference I could think of is the new 32GB of memory storage.
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Your incorrect info was saying nothing had changed, other than that the 8gb was no longer available. Fact is, things HAVE changed from batch to batch. Informed owners keep up with those things. I would recommend you google nexus 7 hardware revisions, so that next time you might be better equipped to understand the potential reasoning for the question, and not assume greed is at work. Anyone very familiar with the n7 would look at your respones of calling it a stupid question would immediately identify you as uninformed.
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Pot kettle. Lol
You guys are doing exactly what you two are blasting me for. Take your own advice and stop being a dudley do right lol.
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I've used CM10, and Smoothrom and also PARANOIDANDROID.
My favorite so far has been smootrom with clemsys battery saving, can anyone suggest any alternative with more tweaks ect I dont mind nightlys?
Thanks very much for all your hard work guys!
Well, you can try rasbeanjelly if you want. I'm currently using SmoothROM, my favorite too!
I almost forgot, next time try using the search function, I think we have enough threads like this one.
Adinaky said:
Well, you can try rasbeanjelly if you want. I'm currently using SmoothROM, my favorite too!
I almost forgot, next time try using the search function, I think we have enough threads like this one.
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Is there anything interesting about rasbeanjelly? Any more customization?
It was just a suggestion, they're all interesting in their own way. I used it only for 2-3 days because I went back to SmoothRom. Go ahead and try this one too, you've got nothing to lose!
I'd like to recommend u to see the following thread to select your next ROM.
[INDEX]All In One Nexus 7 Index Thread *JAN 3rd 2013
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2070419
Stock.
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k1silver said:
I'd like to recommend u to see the following thread to select your next ROM.
[INDEX]All In One Nexus 7 Index Thread *JAN 3rd 2013
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2070419
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Thanks for that link, really useful!:good:
Hi there, I've been a member on XDA for quite some time ( Galaxy Ace ) , and I've gained a lot of knowlage so it feels stupid to post this thread but here goes anyway
I've got the 32GB only Wifi
- Is there a way to phone on the N7 trough wifi? - Sounds dumb but yea.
- Is there a way to whatsapp, that'd be great!
- Overclocking, good/ bad for this device in particular?
- Any stuff I should know?
Thanks - Hope to have a great time with you guys!
sorry also new to n7………………………………
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I would advise you to start reading here. There is a vast amount of information to be found.
ynrozturk said:
I would advise you to start reading here. There is a vast amount of information to be found.
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Wow, thanks I can see the N7 community cares a lot. -_- Fine I'll search myself.
- Is there a way to phone on the N7 trough wifi? - Sounds dumb but yea.
Way too long to explain here. It would be better if you just read about it.
- Is there a way to whatsapp, that'd be great!
Even longer to explain here.
- Overclocking, good/ bad for this device in particular?
Depends on what you plan on doing with it. I underclock personally.
- Any stuff I should know?
It's a nice tablet?
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Wow, thanks I can see the N7 community cares a lot. -_- Fine I'll search myself.
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So you think the forum rules don't apply to you?
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Pirateghost said:
So you think the forum rules don't apply to you?
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Sorry then if I stepped on your toes! - Found some threads..
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Wow, thanks I can see the N7 community cares a lot. -_- Fine I'll search myself.
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Didn't step on my toes. I just find it silly that people get mad when they have to put forth an effort to learn. And you know, that whole forum rules thing about searching before posting.
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Pirateghost said:
Didn't step on my toes. I just find it silly that people get mad when they have to put forth an effort to learn. And you know, that whole forum rules thing about searching before posting.
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Yep I know - Sorry.
Hello I would like to know what is the best ROM for a nexus 4 I'm looking for a ROM that is fairly stable and good for customizing. And this isn't a thread for trolling so don't start that please thank you and the beat answer will get a thanks so thanks
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Click it I dare you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784401
Devildog78965 said:
Hello I would like to know what is the best ROM for a nexus 4 I'm looking for a ROM that is fairly stable and good for customizing. And this isn't a thread for trolling so don't start that please thank you and the beat answer will get a thanks so thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784401
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there is no best custom rom, there is only whats best for you. by starting this thread, you are only asking for trolling, since it is all opinion. everyone thinks that the rom that they use is the best. try out a bunch, find what rom you and your device likes the best
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there is no best custom rom, there is only whats best for you. by starting this thread, you are only asking for trolling, since it is all opinion. everyone thinks that the rom that they use is the best. try out a bunch, find what rom you and your device likes the best
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Thank you I try some out I'm on my first one now so let's see thx
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Click it I dare you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784401
Freakin bronys. They're everywhere.
Paranoid Android and Vanilla Root box are both nice. Give em a whirl.