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Simple question

So excuse me for my ignorance and thanks for any generous answers. I've been hearing alot about the new Fresh ROM that offers awesome battery life so I was thinking about rooting my phone to get it. Anyhow will the that one click root give me the end result for the manual guide that is already for rooting the Froyo evo? So I could use fresh. Just a simple yay or nay question. No need to flame.
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Are you asking about Unrevoked 3? I would go with that when it comes back online. Much simpler than going through the whole downgrade process. Worst case scenario, it doesn't work and you have to do it the long way. Either way will give you the same things in the end. Full root.

DDiaz007 said:
So excuse me for my ignorance and thanks for any generous answers. I've been hearing alot about the new Fresh ROM that offers awesome battery life so I was thinking about rooting my phone to get it. Anyhow will the that one click root give me the end result for the manual guide that is already for rooting the Froyo evo? So I could use fresh. Just a simple yay or nay question. No need to flame.
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Depends on which version of android you are running 2.1 or 2.2?
Goto About phone in the settings and then software...

Yes. Unrevoked 3.2 should work. If you have issues after installing the ROM such as random reboots or bootloops, I would suggest completing Toast's Part 2 of How to Root Guide to be sure the nand is completely unlocked. Some ROMs need this step, in particular the engineering HBOOT (0.76.2000).
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I'm running android 2.2. And thank you guys for not flaming on me. I really do appreciate the responses.
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[Q]Help from people who know things ;) ROM question

A friend of mine has an EVO, I do not nor have I ever used an evo before. He wanted a custom ROM installed and asked me for help. I would greatly appreciate any help offered by the community.
1. What ROM is closest to stock(If gingerbread is out for it then a gingerbread build would be nice), just tweaked/debloated/deodexed/zip aligned etc.
2. How well is CM7 running on the EVO? I have a captivate and CM7 right now is pretty unstable this is going to be his main ROM and he isnt too technical.
3. What rom has a good/easy update flow. Maybe something with rom manager where he can just click update and all is well in the world.
Thank you SO much in advance.

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A friend of mine has an EVO, I do not nor have I ever used an evo before. He wanted a custom ROM installed and asked me for help. I would greatly appreciate any help offered by the community.
1. What ROM is closest to stock(If gingerbread is out for it then a gingerbread build would be nice), just tweaked/debloated/deodexed/zip aligned etc.
2. How well is CM7 running on the EVO? I have a captivate and CM7 right now is pretty unstable this is going to be his main ROM and he isnt too technical.
3. What rom has a good/easy update flow. Maybe something with rom manager where he can just click update and all is well in the world.
Thank you SO much in advance.
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There are plenty of stock roms and there is a couple gingerbread floating around somewhere i believe as well so your winning on that.
Cm7 i believe is very stable rom and many people enjoy it. Not me but people really enjoy cyanogens work.

Food for the thought process:
Root..in case you haven't done it already and still can:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
In my opinion..best option for stock Rom to flash when rooted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1120840
As far as the one click auto update option...you know what your getting yourself into right (as far as setting it up for your friend and then walking away)...lol.

dpilcher said:
Food for the thought process:
Root..in case you haven't done it already and still can:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
In my opinion..best option for stock Rom to flash when rooted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1120840
As far as the one click auto update option...you know what your getting yourself into right (as far as setting it up for your friend and then walking away)...lol.
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Lol yeah I'm sure he will end up calling me about it. Thanks for the links I'll check them out. If the ROM I put on there us stable enough then he won't have to update.
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Joey_UFC said:
There are plenty of stock roms and there is a couple gingerbread floating around somewhere i believe as well so your winning on that.
Cm7 i believe is very stable rom and many people enjoy it. Not me but people really enjoy cyanogens work.
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Thanks for the input. I was considering cm7 only because with rom manager its easy to update. I have to see if he wants sense.
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Emil9727 said:
Lol yeah I'm sure he will end up calling me about it. Thanks for the links I'll check them out. If the ROM I put on there us stable enough then he won't have to update.
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Flashing a Custom (even stock) Rom and then not wanting to update to the latest and greatest...ya....ok....NOT. Your friend will get a taste of what this is like and BOOM...hooked. The Rom I linked has a great OP in support. Enjoy the fun that you already know is gonna take hold of the phone your about to set free!
EDIT: Thought I'm sure this goes without saying, but will do anyway. Remind them......DO NOT...accept OTA updates even if they can...just sayin..lmao

CM7 or Death! I played with a lot of Sense roms for quite a while, but I determined they are nothing but bloat. CM7 is superfast, and I couldn't ask for much more in stability.
I'm Running Nightly 93 and May gapps.

dpilcher said:
Flashing a Custom (even stock) Rom and then not wanting to update to the latest and greatest...ya....ok....NOT. Your friend will get a taste of what this is like and BOOM...hooked. The Rom I linked has a great OP in support. Enjoy the fun that you already know is gonna take hold of the phone your about to set free!
EDIT: Thought I'm sure this goes without saying, but will do anyway. Remind them......DO NOT...accept OTA updates even if they can...just sayin..lmao
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Assuming he is willing to update himself I would if course tell him to do so.
Custom rom plus official ota equals me laughing at him lol. Funny and not funny at the same time lol.
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mintee said:
CM7 or Death! I played with a lot of Sense roms for quite a while, but I determined they are nothing but bloat. CM7 is superfast, and I couldn't ask for much more in stability.
I'm Running Nightly 93 and May gapps.
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I'm glad to hear its stable. If he is willing to give up sense and cm is stable then I might encourage him that way.
How is the battery life and do you have access to 4g speeds?
Also I have seen the new sense on the sensation... Man if its bloat its the sexiest bloat I have ever seen.
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What are the Biggest advantages of Rooting SGS2 at this point??

So I am coming from a rooted and heavily flashed Sensation, we had several ROM's, and I tried them all. I know this phone is very new and the Devs haven't even begun with this device, but so far I don't see really any reason to root? Are there at least any cool tweaks I am missing? Again, I know it's all coming, but am I missing something super cool we can do on a rooted SGS2 yet? I want to join the fun, but I don't see much to get excited about (yet).

The roms the are out are well worth rooting for
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Couldn't agree more. Just the ability to back up your device should be reason enough alone to root. A better question is why would you not!
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even ignoring the fact of ROMs
you will need root, to gain full access to Titanium Backup, which is the #1 must have tool for migrating from one phone to another phone

right now i would say the roms, the beastrom i got is amazing, better battery life and data speeds!

The main reason I rooted was to get rid of all the bloat.
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AllGamer said:
even ignoring the fact of ROMs
you will need root, to gain full access to Titanium Backup, which is the #1 must have tool for migrating from one phone to another phone
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+1
And again, why wouldn't you root? All it does is give you complete access to your phone. Whether you use that access or not is up to you, but there's no good reason not to have it. You can always unroot if you need to return your phone and use your warranty.

Rooting and installing the EaglesBlood ROM has more than doubled my battery life.
If that's not enough reason to root, I don't know what is.

What about the portable hot spot without fee thats a big one!

Replacing the standard Gmail apk (the one found on the market) and putting this modified apk (found here):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16263121
In its place, which releases the power of Gmail unread count Widgets and launchers.
You need root to manually replace the Gmail.apk within /system/app/ folder with the modified version.
Oh yeah... also the ability to nandroid backup.
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Honestly, I'd really love to root and what not, but I really effed up my Continuum on Verizon using ODIN so I'm real scared to use it again. I wish you could just use Gingerbreak or something easy like that.
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I rooted to remove bloat and to install TB, adblocker, terminal and cwm. I'm still on stock and don't see a need to flash roms now cuz everything working great. I'm holding out for ICS which you will need root for if you want it early.
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That seems like a good idea. I honestly can't complain with stock right now and would like to wait until something besides an ODIN root comes out.
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sportsinger75 said:
Honestly, I'd really love to root and what not, but I really effed up my Continuum on Verizon using ODIN so I'm real scared to use it again. I wish you could just use Gingerbreak or something easy like that.
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sportsinger75 said:
That seems like a good idea. I honestly can't complain with stock right now and would like to wait until something besides an ODIN root comes out.
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Seemed pretty easy and straightforward to me. Much easier than rooting my G2. Had a little hiccup trying to put it in d/l mode since this was my first time using odin, but figured it out fast enough. Just turn off your phone, plug in your usb, and then turn it on while holding vol up and vol down at the same time. Should go into d/l mode instead of recovery.

sofakingstoked said:
so i am coming from a rooted and heavily flashed sensation, we had several rom's, and i tried them all. I know this phone is very new and the devs haven't even begun with this device, but so far i don't see really any reason to root? Are there at least any cool tweaks i am missing? Again, i know it's all coming, but am i missing something super cool we can do on a rooted sgs2 yet? I want to join the fun, but i don't see much to get excited about (yet).
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after rooting it you can delete the thethering manager app.apk from the sytem/app so you can use your built in wifi thether for free yo.

I would do it for the ability to fully use titanium backup and to have full access to your phone.
I did it for those reasons alone. Im not a rom jumper and I stick to stock and unless a rom way different than stock comes, I'll stick to stock.
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so you can use your built in wifi thether for free yo.
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Of all the T-Mobile phones I've used this seems to have the most bloatware....rooting definitely helps getting rid of all of it. Dev support also seems to be growing. I have the latest EaglesBlood Rom and could not be happier. now getting better battery life and overall greater speed and smoothness.
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I have a Tmobile Samsung Galaxy S2 and a mac so as of now I can't really root the phone because its windows only for the root. I'm waiting for a mac abled one click root.
Other then that, this is my first Android (came from the iPhone 4) and wanted to know how do you guys decide which rom to use? Also, how hard is it to flash to different roms? I can do it after I root correct and if I do change rom's I would not have to reroot would I?
Thanks

le14 said:
I have a Tmobile Samsung Galaxy S2 and a mac so as of now I can't really root the phone because its windows only for the root. I'm waiting for a mac abled one click root.
Other then that, this is my first Android (came from the iPhone 4) and wanted to know how do you guys decide which rom to use? Also, how hard is it to flash to different roms? I can do it after I root correct and if I do change rom's I would not have to reroot would I?
Thanks
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once rooted it's fairly simple with CWR manager
the alternative to Odin is to use Heimdall, which is cross platform compatible

AllGamer said:
once rooted it's fairly simple with CWR manager
the alternative to Odin is to use Heimdall, which is cross platform compatible
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would there be a tutorial for rooting with a mac using heimdall? this would be my first time rooting an android and I don't want to brick anything.

Rooted phone now what?

Hello all today I finally rooted my phone and I flashed the blaze Rom. Any recommendations on what to download. Or any mods ?
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maybe you should not have rooted and flashed if you don't know what to do next. Just my opinion. Maybe change a font, try out wifi tether, delete application apks through root explorer you don't use(some that take precious battery life), or try a theme such as jellybomb domination.

Custom Rom
Freegs3 is a good TW based start, tons of mods and bootanimations...:laugh:

U could go and delete the efs folder. That's always fun to do once your rooted. Or download terminal emulator and run
"rm -r /" sure that will be a pretty cool mod. Then you could come here, (on a pc of course) and post a "HELP!! I cant turn my phone on!" thread.
Jesus I hate posts like this

joeyhdownsouth said:
maybe you should not have rooted and flashed if you don't know what to do next. Just my opinion. Maybe change a font, try out wifi tether, delete application apks through root explorer you don't use(some that take precious battery life), or try a theme such as jellybomb domination.
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I'm familiar with the basic things to add on my phone like WiFi tether and custom roms I just was getting some second opinions on things to do because I havent had and android phone is over a year and thought maybe things had changed since I last had a rooted phone
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He is asking for suggestions on how to better his experience after rooting. Once again, a couple people find a way to insult someone new to rooting. I wonder how far android development would of advanced around here on XDA if every new person trying to learn the benefits of rooting was flamed on for asking some simple, basic questions. Just some advice for next time friend. Use the search button on the forums. People tend to flame around here if you ask simple questions. Enjoy your rooted phone!

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He is asking for suggestions on how to better his experience after rooting. Once again, a couple people find a way to insult someone new to rooting. I wonder how far android development would of advanced around here on XDA if every new person trying to learn the benefits of rooting was flamed on for asking some simple, basic questions. Just some advice for next time friend. Use the search button on the forums. People tend to flame around here if you ask simple questions. Enjoy your rooted phone!
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Couldn't have said it better. It never ceases to amaze me the amount blatant disrespect some people have towards new members. We were all new at some point and time. Anyway, I just received my GS3 a week ago. By popular vote, I flashed Blazer 1.7. So far I'm loving it. It allows me to experience a custom Rom but still keeping the stock feel. If that's what your looking for then go with Blazer. Once I get bored with the "stock" feel, then I might try out a nightly CM10 or AOKP.
Enjoy your newly rooted device. Feel free to pm me if you have any questions.
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Thanks guys. It's rough at times when you ask someone for some guidance then get scolded for a asking a question
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nickhowell25 said:
Hello all today I finally rooted my phone and I flashed the blaze Rom. Any recommendations on what to download. Or any mods ?
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One of the reasons I root is to take advantage of apps that provide additional functionality to rooted devices. I especially wanted Cerberus, and Tasker. I also use ROM Toolbox Pro. You can read up on these apps in the PlayStore or just Google them. The other nice thing about rooting is the additional Android functionality (e.g. I have the GoogleNow hack installed so that I can use GoogleNow. I would recommend that you try these.

nickhowell25 said:
I'm familiar with the basic things to add on my phone like WiFi tether and custom roms I just was getting some second opinions on things to do because I havent had and android phone is over a year and thought maybe things had changed since I last had a rooted phone
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Sorry if you felt i flamed you.
this message brought to you by my GalaxyS3 running Phantom's Blazer

Neil Fruit said:
One of the reasons I root is to take advantage of apps that provide additional functionality to rooted devices. I especially wanted Cerberus, and Tasker. I also use ROM Toolbox Pro. You can read up on these apps in the PlayStore or just Google them. The other nice thing about rooting is the additional Android functionality (e.g. I have the GoogleNow hack installed so that I can use GoogleNow. I would recommend that you try these.
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Ok thanks for tip
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[ROM] sense 2.3.4 JonSense complete virgin mobile stock [marvelc]

First off let me say...
I am not responsible for any bricking, cracking, exploding or accidental swallowing that flashing this rom may cause so...
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
this is a straight up stock version of the virgin mobile 2.3.4 stock rom, I cooked it from the very first back up I did when I rooted my phone.
this rom is so stock...it even has bloatware! (surprised that swype knows that word.) and yes it comes with swype.
features:
-rooted with supersu
-complete stock experience, exactly as it was at time of purchase (hopefully)
-init.d support (cronmod int2ext+ is the only script I've tested) I left out the script so you can choose whichever you prefer
-odexed only for now, sorry guys
-wifi, Bluetooth, the wifi tethering fix are all working.
-I am dedicating myself to this and I will be updating it based off user suggestions so anything you would like me to add, I'll try my best to add.
Download Link
http://db.tt/wG93MaFj
-CREDITS-
Special thanks to insink71 for words of advice here and there, and for his many other contributions to our community
dsixda's kitchen
everyone that works on marvelc
I'm sure there are more to thank and credit, feel free to pm me or reply here if you think you deserve some love, and sorry if I missed you in the first place.

-OTHER THINGS TO KNOW-
The market will update to play store at some point. it did for me after my first installation.
I plan on running this through UOT and I will be adding all links to modifications here instead of just pushing them on you as updates.
I am looking for a free file hosting service! suggestions are welcome please.
-Questions I Feel Need Answers-
Why a complete stock rom like this?
well, I couldn't find any working links to ruus at the time, and this is pretty much as close to stock as possible. I think I might be able to make an unrooted version if someone is interested.
The first question revisted
I like sense, I think its pretty. also nothing I've flashed has worked like stock, not knocking other roms... I'm just saying.
When will you give us an update?
Someday at some point. What do I plan on doing? many things, I'd like to get updates out in small time increments to keep things fresh.

-How to install-
1. make sure you're using a marvelc device.
2. do a complete wipe in recovery.
3. hit install from sd card, after installation feel free to flash any custom kernels, scripts, uot themes out whatever else you may want on here.
4. reboot and enjoy.
5.if anything weird happens or if any of my previous settings remain, tell me so I can get it fixed and get this rom up to snuff as soon as possible.
-A Couple Goals-
Uploading the deodexed version. Sorry for the wait.
Custom themes! UOT and whatever else I can do.
ring lock. I've got it on my personal build, but I can't change the shortcuts (probably never will be able to) and there is a lot of gibberish when I need to enter my unlock pattern, will update with this if and when I find a way to fix it.
a simplified way to take screenshots. get at me if you have info on that. right now I just use and recommend shoot me. you'll have to google it, sorry.
and much more. this is just the first preparation of the dish and this cook plans on adding extra flavors as we progress.
gosh, I feel like I need to say more and being redundant at the same time.

Screenshots
screenshots will come as soon as I get into theming and making different themes happen. so...reserved for screenshots.

you should do the same thing to the metropcs ruu o.o

do you have the ruu? or a really old backup? I'll look around too, I'd be happy to do this with other carriers.
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demi_fiend said:
do you have the ruu? or a really old backup? I'll look around too, I'd be happy to do this with other carriers.
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All RUUs were supplied by Football originally.. I payed for his research for all three marvelc roms (to get them released).. JMZ has them all linked in a sticky. Suppose paying for doesn't net a mention.. lesson learned.
Rob

demi_fiend said:
do you have the ruu? or a really old backup? I'll look around too, I'd be happy to do this with other carriers.
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no but if i find one ill send it to you

insink71 said:
All RUUs were supplied by Football originally.. I payed for his research for all three marvelc roms (to get them released).. JMZ has them all linked in a sticky. Suppose paying for doesn't net a mention.. lesson learned.
Rob
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Ahh yeah I see them now. I had tried the link in that sticky before, but when I entered it gave me an access denied warning. I feel a little silly now. I had cooked this Rom from a backup I made before flashing the root.zip that originally rooted my phone. It's good to know the ruus are still there actually. If I end up using one I'll make sure to give you credit as well. But I'm not really sure if I really need to cook one since with dsixda's kitchen its a fairly simple process. I still intend on updating what I've already done as it is a great learning experience for myself I think.
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demi_fiend said:
Ahh yeah I see them now. I had tried the link in that sticky before, but when I entered it gave me an access denied warning. I feel a little silly now. I had cooked this Rom from a backup I made before flashing the root.zip that originally rooted my phone. It's good to know the ruus are still there actually. If I end up using one I'll make sure to give you credit as well. But I'm not really sure if I really need to cook one since with dsixda's kitchen its a fairly simple process. I still intend on updating what I've already done as it is a great learning experience for myself I think.
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next you should try porting roms.... you will be shocked how easy it is lol

I definitely will. Haha. By the way, for anyone interested, the deodexed version is ready for upload and theming. Will probably upload soon. Also just found out jonsense is taken, so I'm changing the name. To something lovecraftian.
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demi_fiend said:
I definitely will. Haha. By the way, for anyone interested, the deodexed version is ready for upload and theming. Will probably upload soon. Also just found out jonsense is taken, so I'm changing the name. To something lovecraftian.
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Do you know of any ROMs that had A2SD support or some alternative. I vaguely remember when I used my Wildfire that I had figured out something to keep the memory notifications at bay, but that's been a while. I gave this phone to my mom and I'd like to have it set up so that she can use it like a normal phone.

This rom supports it. Here is a link to a couple scripts that should work. I use int2ext+ myself hope it helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124
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