Hello Pals,
Recently I've been finding that when rebooting, my EVO hangs at the white boot screen. The only fix I've found for it is to pull the battery, reboot into recovery, wipe cache, then restart. Anyone have an idea of what I cocked up?
Yes, I wipe EVERYTHING upon installing any rom. I've tried Fresh, Cyanogen, Mik, Myn's rom. All of them do this, so obviously there is something wrong with the phone. I think I boogered it up with all the ROM flashing.
jormungand said:
Hello Pals,
Recently I've been finding that when rebooting, my EVO hangs at the white boot screen. The only fix I've found for it is to pull the battery, reboot into recovery, wipe cache, then restart. Anyone have an idea of what I cocked up?
Yes, I wipe EVERYTHING upon installing any rom. I've tried Fresh, Cyanogen, Mik, Myn's rom. All of them do this, so obviously there is something wrong with the phone. I think I boogered it up with all the ROM flashing.
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Do you keep flashing the same kernel or do you just use the kernel that comes with whatever ROM?
mattykinsx said:
Do you keep flashing the same kernel or do you just use the kernel that comes with whatever ROM?
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I've done both, but now using the kernel that comes preinstalled with whatever ROM i'm using. I haven't had this issue at all since yesterday. It's a launch day HW#2 EVO if it helps.
jormungand said:
I've done both, but now using the kernel that comes preinstalled with whatever ROM i'm using. I haven't had this issue at all since yesterday. It's a launch day HW#2 EVO if it helps.
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When you wipe "everything" what does it mean you actually wipe?
If it doesn't include [system/boot] use this: Calkulin's Format all
mattykinsx said:
When you wipe "everything" what does it mean you actually wipe?
If it doesn't include [system/boot] use this: Calkulin's Format all
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i just used it, installed his rom. same thing. starting to wonder if the phone took a bump at work or something.
jormungand said:
i just used it, installed his rom. same thing. starting to wonder if the phone took a bump at work or something.
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Hmm...
Maybe the next step would be to wipe the SD card and then wipe the phone entirely and then reflash your ROM and kernel.
There are files on the SD card that could cause issues [in android secure and sdext]
mattykinsx said:
Hmm...
Maybe the next step would be to wipe the SD card and then wipe the phone entirely and then reflash your ROM and kernel.
There are files on the SD card that could cause issues [in android secure and sdext]
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thanks for the help, i'll go ahead and try that!
jormungand said:
thanks for the help, i'll go ahead and try that!
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You're welcome.
Feel free to follow up if that doesn't help.
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You're welcome.
Feel free to follow up if that doesn't help.
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well, after a couple days of no issues the problem is back. i went ahead and flashed the format all zip, then cm again, turned off the phone while at work, and boom. stuck on the white evo screen.
I have this same issue. The only way I can get it passed the white htc EVO 4G screen is to pull the battery. It's so annoying. Were you able to resolve this?
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I am new to this stuff so any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
I have a rooted EVO. Just tried flashing to leaked Gingerbread ROM through ROM Manager. Phone is now stuck on the white "HTC EVO 4G" boot-up screen for over an hour with no change.
Please HELP!
Thanks.
Remove battery and turn on phone into the bootloader screen by holding down the power button and volume down button. Go into recovery and flash one of your backups after you have wiped your data.
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Thanks for the help.
I would suggest to do a factory reset/ data wipe along with the cache everytime you flash different roms.. I've had that issue before and that usually fixed it. simple suggestion, i'm not sure if that's what fixed the issue entirely but it has always worked for me
dgomez720 said:
I would suggest to do a factory reset/ data wipe along with the cache everytime you flash different roms.. I've had that issue before and that usually fixed it. simple suggestion, i'm not sure if that's what fixed the issue entirely but it has always worked for me
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+1 ... Agree 100%
str8nitro said:
+1 ... Agree 100%
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Why do people use ROM Manager to flash anything?? I constantly see people having issues after flashing with ROM Manager.
Hi, my Evo is a launch one (HW002). Ive been running Magnus ROM for the last month, but today I decided to give Virus's ROM a try, and after download and 3 wipes of the usual suspects (cache, dalvik, data) plus the Format All zip, I flashed my ROM but when I came back I was stuck on a boot loop. So I nand back to Magnus again, and then decide to flash Kings 2.3 Sense ROM, and also had a boot loop! This has never happened before, and I was able to nand back to Magnus..... is there something wrong with my phone, that is not letting me flash ANY new ROM at all???
Well I don't own eco but I think u should format data and stuff before flashing and go back to stock and start all over and also I would never try a rom with the name virus smh
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Droga said:
Hi, my Evo is a launch one (HW002). Ive been running Magnus ROM for the last month, but today I decided to give Virus's ROM a try, and after download and 3 wipes of the usual suspects (cache, dalvik, data) plus the Format All zip, I flashed my ROM but when I came back I was stuck on a boot loop. So I nand back to Magnus again, and then decide to flash Kings 2.3 Sense ROM, and also had a boot loop! This has never happened before, and I was able to nand back to Magnus..... is there something wrong with my phone, that is not letting me flash ANY new ROM at all???
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What recovery are you using to flash the rom? Clockwork or Amon ra? What radios are you on? Which Virus rom were you trying to flash? I've never had trouble.trying.to boot any of his.roms, they are usually solid.
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k2buckley said:
What recovery are you using to flash the rom? Clockwork or Amon ra? What radios are you on? Which Virus rom were you trying to flash? I've never had trouble.trying.to boot any of his.roms, they are usually solid.
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Amons recovery, latest radio and newest Virus 2.3 ROM. Ive never had trouble flashing ANY ROM before, and all of a sudden my phone is acting up. At least it is letting nand back to my previous ROM.
Droga said:
Amons recovery, latest radio and newest Virus 2.3 ROM. Ive never had trouble flashing ANY ROM before, and all of a sudden my phone is acting up. At least it is letting nand back to my previous ROM.
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Hmm, that's odd. Are you sure the files you're trying to flash aren't corrupted? You said you did a full wipe, including a format all, so an improper wipe is ruled out. I unfortunately don't have a lot to suggest. I think if that was happening to me, I would first try reflashing my recovery, and then try wiping and flashing again.
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k2buckley said:
Hmm, that's odd. Are you sure the files you're trying to flash aren't corrupted? You said you did a full wipe, including a format all, so an improper wipe is ruled out. I unfortunately don't have a lot to suggest. I think if that was happening to me, I would first try reflashing my recovery, and then try wiping and flashing again.
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Already tried that, no go.
I guess Im stuck with my ROM for the time being....
Droga said:
Already tried that, no go.
I guess Im stuck with my ROM for the time being....
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I wish I had more to try suggesting for you. Its odd that both of the roms you tried flashing were sense based 2.3 roms. I wonder if you're phone doesn't like the kernel that comes cooked into those roms. I think virus's 2.3 rom uses the same kernel as the 2.3 king's rom. Perhaps after you flash the rom, you could power off the phone, take out the sd card, and try booting it without the sd card in it. I've heard of weird booting issues being caused by an issue with the sd card. It certainly couldn't hurt anything to try it, but I would think that if that was the issue, you'd have trouble booting any rom. I'd still try it though.
k2buckley said:
I wish I had more to try suggesting for you. Its odd that both of the roms you tried flashing were sense based 2.3 roms. I wonder if you're phone doesn't like the kernel that comes cooked into those roms. I think virus's 2.3 rom uses the same kernel as the 2.3 king's rom. Perhaps after you flash the rom, you could power off the phone, take out the sd card, and try booting it without the sd card in it. I've heard of weird booting issues being caused by an issue with the sd card. It certainly couldn't hurt anything to try it, but I would think that if that was the issue, you'd have trouble booting any rom. I'd still try it though.
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If his phone doesn't like the stock kernel, I'd recommend flashing a custom kernel in the same session, after wiping the cache and dalvik after he flashes the rom.
teh roxxorz said:
If his phone doesn't like the stock kernel, I'd recommend flashing a custom kernel in the same session, after wiping the cache and dalvik after he flashes the rom.
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Right, which is definitely what I'd normally suggest. However, since he's trying to use the new Sense 2.3 roms, there arent really any custom kernels for those roms yet. Some people have reported success with Netarchy's, but it breaks the camera app. Other people reported loops with netarchy. Basically, there arent any custom kernels for any 2.3 GB + sense roms yet, so his kernel switching is limited. He could try another one, and may have it work, as some other people had reported. But his camera won't work!
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Righ, which is definitely what I'd normally suggest. However, since he's trying to use the new Sense 2.3 roms, there arent really any custom kernels for those roms yet. Some people have reported success with Netarchy's, but it breaks the camera app. Other people reported loops with netarchy. Basically, there arent any custom kernels for any 2.3 GB + sense roms yet, so his kernel switching is limited. He could try another one, and may have it work, as some other people had reported. But his camera won't work!
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I had already tried another ROM ( Myn's Warm Z) just to see if it is the kernels and the Sense 2.3 combination, but that didnt give me any problems at all. So Im guessing it is the kernel included in those ROMS. I will try your suggestions, though, just to see if they actually make a difference. Thanks for the kind help.
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Right, which is definitely what I'd normally suggest. However, since he's trying to use the new Sense 2.3 roms, there arent really any custom kernels for those roms yet. Some people have reported success with Netarchy's, but it breaks the camera app. Other people reported loops with netarchy. Basically, there arent any custom kernels for any 2.3 GB + sense roms yet, so his kernel switching is limited. He could try another one, and may have it work, as some other people had reported. But his camera won't work!
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True...but from what I've heard [haven't flashed it] but some have reported success with stock kernel 15, and it not breaking anything, so he could try that...
teh roxxorz said:
True...but from what I've heard [haven't flashed it] but some have reported success with stock kernel 15, and it not breaking anything, so he could try that...
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This is true.
Hey OP, you catching this? Lol. Try flashing the stock HTC 15 kernel right after you flash the rom, but before you boot. See if that makes any difference.
This is why teamwork wins.
teh roxxorz said:
True...but from what I've heard [haven't flashed it] but some have reported success with stock kernel 15, and it not breaking anything, so he could try that...
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k2buckley said:
This is true.
Hey OP, you catching this? Lol. Try flashing the stock HTC 15 kernel right after you flash the rom, but before you boot. See if that makes any difference.
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I will do this and come back with results in a while.
Muy Bien amigo.
I'll be floating around.
teh roxxorz said:
This is why teamwork wins.
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Always true!
Hopefully the different kernel helps him out!
Tried stock kernel #15: no go.
Thanks for the help, though!
Droga said:
Tried stock kernel #15: no go.
Thanks for the help, though!
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Damn. That sucks. I'm not sure what would be causing that. You wiped, you tried a different kernel, your radios and PRI are updated, you tried booting without the SD card in place. I'm not sure what'd send you to bootloops. Did you happen to try updating to the most recently leaked radio? The one that was in the dump from the leaked gingerbread rom? Although I doubt that'd make any difference, but you never know. I flashed it the other day, and it works just as good as all the other ones. I never really notice a major difference from changing radios. But the leaked one does work.
Droga said:
Tried stock kernel #15: no go.
Thanks for the help, though!
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Sorry man.
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Sorry man.
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No worries. I was able to install a new custom ROM just now (Kings R3) and it installed just fine. I will try again to install the other ROMS just to see if it will work today.
So I rooted my phone a few days ago, and it was great. Then I decided I wanted to change ROMs. I flashed a ROM that would give me toggle buttons in my notification bar. The upload was taking such a long time, that I realized something was wrong. Then I saw later in the thread it didn't work for Gingerbread. So I went back and flashed the old ROM. Still wouldn't load. Tried everything, still wouldn't load. Then I factory restored.
Then it got stuck in the Sprint 4G, constantly looping making that annoying sound. So then I downloaded a ROM that was supposed be a factory restore since factory restoring didn't seem to work. Now my phone is stuck on the HTC EVO 4G white screen. I'm freaking out, because I really need my phone for business (and an alarm).
It also shows that it was rooted still, so I don't think I could take it in for a replacement tomorrow. Any help, please?
Can you at least get to bootloader!? Volume+power button. Look for the recovery option. If you are in recovery you are good. Download a rom, preferred sense rom,
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Okay, I don't get the triangle. But I'm still stuck on htc EVO 4G screen.
marcusva79 said:
Can you at least get to bootloader!? Volume+power button. Look for the recovery option. If you are in recovery you are good. Download a rom, preferred sense rom,
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Okay, I can get into bootloader, I've been working on this for hours. I'm still in S-Off, still stuck on the white HTC EVO 4G screen. I can get into recovery now as well. Used my friends phone with my SD Card to put in a new Recovery image that allowed me to access Recovery again.
Where can I get one of these ROMs? I think my phone still considers itself factory restored. I'm worried there might be missing files and whatnot? Is there anyway to download something that has all the necessary files to install onto my phone via Recovery?
Toni Goodman said:
Okay, I can get into bootloader, I've been working on this for hours. I'm still in S-Off, still stuck on the white HTC EVO 4G screen. I can get into recovery now as well. Used my friends phone with my SD Card to put in a new Recovery image that allowed me to access Recovery again.
Where can I get one of these ROMs? I think my phone still considers itself factory restored. I'm worried there might be missing files and whatnot? Is there anyway to download something that has all the necessary files to install onto my phone via Recovery?
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Download a rom on your computer for the EVO 4g Example are MikG v3.0 and Tommytomatoe's Classic v0.0.5. Once its downloaded on the computer, transfer the file to your sdcard. Put sdcard back into phone. Boot into recovery and wipe everything EXCEPT your sdcard 3 times. While in recovery, go to flash zip from sdcard and flash (install) the ROM. You will be good after that.
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What recovery image are you using?
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You can get the rom here on this site but in the development section and make sure it's a rom for the EVO 4g.
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I believe I am using Amon Ra's. I've been going through different Chrome Tabs, and some of them I've closed by mistake. I'm a little frantic, trying to calm down. I'm downloading a stock ROM and the Warm TwoPointThree mod. Hopefully one of those works.
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Download a rom on your computer for the EVO 4g Example are MikG v3.0 and Tommytomatoe's Classic v0.0.5. Once its downloaded on the computer, transfer the file to your sdcard. Put sdcard back into phone. Boot into recovery and wipe everything EXCEPT your sdcard 3 times. While in recovery, go to flash zip from sdcard and flash (install) the ROM. You will be good after that.
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Didn't see this one. Do I even Wipe SDCARD: .android_secure? What about SDEXT:? I won't touch SDCARD: of course, but those two leave alone or wipe?
It should work. Just like scotty said be sure to wipe everything except SDCARD.
Dont for get to hit THanks?
marcusva79 said:
It should work. Just like scotty said be sure to wipe everything except SDCARD.
Dont for get to hit THanks?
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But do I ignore just SDCARD, or do I also ignore SDCARD: .android_secure and SDEXT?
Toni Goodman said:
But do I ignore just SDCARD, or do I also ignore SDCARD: .android_secure and SDEXT?
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Just discovered that SDEXT would be a second partition, which I don't have. So I can ignore that. So the question remains, to wipe SDCARD: .android_secure, or not to wipe?
you can wipe sdcard:android_secure Just not SDCARD by its self.
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you can wipe sdcard:android_secure Just not SDCARD by its self.
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Thank you *so* much.
Is it working? Get it to boot on up?
Toni Goodman said:
Just discovered that SDEXT would be a second partition, which I don't have. So I can ignore that. So the question remains, to wipe SDCARD: .android_secure, or not to wipe?
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.android_secure is a folder on your SD card. It holds all the apps you have moved to SD.
It only wipes that folder.
Typical wipe is: Data, System, Cache, Dalvik, .android_secure, Boot (Sometimes).
When you flash a new rom, most of that is replaced with the new dataz.
You probably bootlooped your rom in the beginning. Wipe and reflash if that happens again. Sometimes you can get out of bootloops by just wiping the Cache and Dalvik.
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Is it working? Get it to boot on up?
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SUCCESS! You two are beautiful, and I love you both.
If you need anything else brotha always feel free to pm me.
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SUCCESS! You two are beautiful, and I love you both.
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Glad you got it working.
Now click the link in my sig to my Evo Guide and learn learn learn
Toni Goodman said:
Didn't see this one. Do I even Wipe SDCARD: .android_secure? What about SDEXT:? I won't touch SDCARD: of course, but those two leave alone or wipe?
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Yes wipe everything except for the sdcard.
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Ok, so my Gnex is starting to piss me off.
I have Flashed three roms on it with the latest being the Liquid beta Jellybean Rom.
Each time, bootloop. I leave it for like... Ten minutes, still bootloop.... I evetually have to pull battery, and restore from recovery. Why can i not put any custom roms on?
The way i am doing it is recovery, Install .zip from SD card. The exact same way i used to do with my Nexus S.
Am I doing something wrong???
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Well, you should be wiping data.
Check out Post 2 of the guide in my sig.
And also (potentially) download another kernel and flash it after the rom if it still refuses to boot.
Jubakuba said:
Well, you should be wiping data.
Check out Post 2 of the guide in my sig.
And also (potentially) download another kernel and flash it after the rom if it still refuses to boot.
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WOW!!
I feel retarded.... lol... Okay... So... I wiped data as well as Dalvik Cache, and Reinstalled, and it worked. Weird, didnt need to do that with the Nexus S I thought...
So Im on the Liquid Beta version now.... any other cool JB roms I can check out later?
By the way thanks for your help.
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WOW!!
I feel retarded.... lol... Okay... So... I wiped data as well as Dalvik Cache, and Reinstalled, and it worked. Weird, didnt need to do that with the Nexus S I thought...
So Im on the Liquid Beta version now.... any other cool JB roms I can check out later?
By the way thanks for your help.
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you should have. you just got lucky on your dirty flashes.
Hey guy's I recently reflashed JellyBomb on my phone due to some problems. For example when I boot my phone up it get's stuck in landscape on the lock screen and sometimes when I'm texting it get's stuck in landcape again and I can't press anything. For I don't know how long cause I usually just pull out the battery and reboot. I also have to clear cache and davik then it works. Until have I have reboot my phone Does anybody know the problem is.
Are you flashing bad addons? Did you do a full wipe when you installed? Did you make system / kernel tweaks?
teh roxxorz said:
Are you flashing bad addons? Did you do a full wipe when you installed? Did you make system / kernel tweaks?
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Yeah I did a system reset, and wiped cache and davik and cleared internal, and it still happens.
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Yeah I did a system reset, and wiped cache and davik and cleared internal, and it still happens.
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Have you changed kernels?
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Have you changed kernels?
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Nope, I barley know about kernals to change so I don't even bother hahaha I usually keep the ROM the way it is. I forgot to mention if it could be the problem I changed the font from ROM toolbox.
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Nope, I barley know about kernals to change so I don't even bother hahaha I usually keep the ROM the way it is. I forgot to mention if it could be the problem I changed the font from ROM toolbox.
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That shouldn't affect the system too much; I would try flashing the kt747 TW kernel, and see if your system smooths out.
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That shouldn't affect the system too much; I would try flashing the kt747 TW kernel, and see if your system smooths out.
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Fasho thanks I'll download it now. Like it said I don't know to much about Kernels I don't know which one to download. I have sprint by the way. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800576
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Fasho thanks I'll download it now. Like it said I don't know to much about Kernels I don't know which one to download. I have sprint by the way. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800576
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Yurp, that'd be the one.
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Yurp, that'd be the one.
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Fasho thanks man, hopefully this works.
any word if that smoothed out? I had an issue where i guess i flashed a rom prior to flashing the upgraded firmware/modem and it caused a ton of odd issues. So make sure the rom you are using also is using the same radio/firmware you are. If it isnt, the main thread of the rom should have a DL link for the modem/firmware, or there are a couple AIO modem/Firmware dls out there.