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[Q] FPS Fix for Stock 2.2?

I rooted my evo yesterday, so I am still completely new to how things work. (Though I have read the forums for a while)
I know I can flash a custom rom to fix the 28FPS limit I am getting, but I don't have time to completely wipe my phone and rebuild everything again.
It's kind of looking like I just flash a kernel? but I am not sure and I don't want to brick my phone.
Is there a way to just fix the performance limitations (i.e. FPS limit) and keep my stock 2.2 and all my settings/preferences?
Thank you.
I searched but didn't find anything that made sense.
Phone:
Evo w/ stock 2.2 (UnrEVOked3 root)

You should be able to just flash a custom kernel, but I don't know how those work on plain stock. Make sure you nand first.
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I have rooted stock 2.2 with Kings kernel #9. Works flawlessly. It's hard for me to go back to regular once the FPS is unlock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754128
Just flash the zip file from recovery. Make sure you do a nand backup before you start flashing the kernel.

Thanks for the info.
I will give it a try later.
Can I flash any kernel? Or how does that work?
I was looking at snap 8.2. Is it compatible with stock & sense?
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733099)
Also, once a kernel is flashed can you update it without problems or doing a full nandroid restore?
Thanks again,
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xNotta said:
Thanks for the info.
I will give it a try later.
Can I flash any kernel? Or how does that work?
I was looking at snap 8.2. Is it compatible with stock & sense?
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733099)
Also, once a kernel is flashed can you update it without problems or doing a full nandroid restore?
Thanks again,
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No. Go for Netarchy's or Kingklick's kernels for 2.2 Sense roms. Snap is only for cm6/AOSP style roms.

daneurysm said:
No. Go for Netarchy's or Kingklick's kernels for 2.2 Sense roms. Snap is only for cm6/AOSP style roms.
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Netarchy, Kingklick, or Hero_over's kernel

jerryparid said:
Netarchy, Kingklick, or Hero_over's kernel
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+1.
I'm using hero 4 on stock odex with no issues and great battery life.

Thank you.
I will read into each kernel.
Any suggestions on which is best/worst?
EDIT: Thought I would post some links to each kernel you listed:
KiNgxKernel
netarchy-toastmod
I couldn't find the link for Hero_over's kernel. The forums search function is down for some reason.
Please correct me if those aren't the correct or official links to the kernels.
with netarchy it says:
An important note for Clockwork mod Recovery users:
Clockwork Mod is reportedly not wiping correctly (ie; if you try to wipe cache/dalvik-cache/data/etc it's not actually doing it, or not doing it right)
You may want to consider using Amon Ra Recovery instead.
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I am using clockwork, so I think that eliminates netarchy from my choices.
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xNotta said:
Thank you.
I will read into each kernel.
Any suggestions on which is best/worst?
EDIT: Thought I would post some links to each kernel you listed:
KiNgxKernel
netarchy-toastmod
I couldn't find the link for Hero_over's kernel. The forums search function is down for some reason.
Please correct me if those aren't the correct or official links to the kernels.
with netarchy it says:
I am using clockwork, so I think that eliminates netarchy from my choices.
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not wiping correctly may cause your phone to bootloop no matter the kernel(Fresh's seems to be particularly sensitive to it), you should be ok though. If it happens just keep redoing it till it works.
I'm using netarchy's 4.1.9 cfs ATM and it's working great. Smooth as butter.

king kernel is really good, thats what im on right now. medium use: 500+ texts, wifi on, data on, hour of browsing, 30 mins of music playing, live wallpaper. with all that im hitting ~13 hours and im at 8% right now. king kernel is pretty good, nice and smooth too

ms79723 said:
king kernel is really good, thats what im on right now. medium use: 500+ texts, wifi on, data on, hour of browsing, 30 mins of music playing, live wallpaper. with all that im hitting ~13 hours and im at 8% right now. king kernel is pretty good, nice and smooth too
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Wow! that is double my current battery time with stock and everything turned off to conserve power.
Should I use BFS or CFS?
Can I back it up my kernel so I can reflash it if I ever need to?
(there is a link to stock kernel on netarchy's xda post)
I added a poll. Please vote for your favorite.

xNotta said:
Wow! that is double my current battery time with stock and everything turned off to conserve power.
Should I use BFS or CFS?
Can I back it up my kernel so I can reflash it if I ever need to?
(there is a link to stock kernel on netarchy's xda post)
I added a poll. Please vote for your favorite.
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im on the latest king kernel which is BFS (the king kernel #9)
as for backing up your kernel...i dont know...(didnt know that was possible). once you unlock fps, you'll never want to go back.
edit: also forgot to add that my screen off is underclocked to max:245 and min:245. so that made a HUGE difference in battery life

xNotta said:
Wow! that is double my current battery time with stock and everything turned off to conserve power.
Should I use BFS or CFS?
Can I back it up my kernel so I can reflash it if I ever need to?
(there is a link to stock kernel on netarchy's xda post)
I added a poll. Please vote for your favorite.
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There really is no generalization for which is better, BFS or CFS. Every phone is slightly different in build due to margin of error in production. Some people have great results with BFS where others do not. I tried both extensively on Netarchy and much prefer CFS (better performance and battery). Why? I don't know. It just works for me. You will probably have to do some experimenting of your own.
Edit: Also concerning recoveries, I would go ahead and flash Amon_RA's recovery over ClockworkMod just to avoid conflicts. Amon works with everything is very straightforward to use.
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sombdy said:
Edit: Also concerning recoveries, I would go ahead and flash Amon_RA's recovery over ClockworkMod just to avoid conflicts. Amon works with everything is very straightforward to use.
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Rom Manager won't work with Amon_RA, will it?
I still know very little about root abilities so I would like so stay with something easy like rom manager.
And are Nandroid back ups interchangeable between recovery images?
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xNotta said:
Rom Manager won't work with Amon_RA, will it?
I still know very little about root abilities so I would like so stay with something easy like rom manager.
And are Nandroid back ups interchangeable between recovery images?
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you can use rom manager to install ra, but then all you'll be able to use rom manager for is to download roms. Which is still ok - some folks prefer it this way, because some things shouldnt be too easy, if you know what I mean. If you let a tool do all the work, what do you do when that tool breaks or is unavailable, and you have to do it manually?
ra can only be used outside of rom manager. Nands cannot be used between ra and clockwork - if you backup with ra, you need to restore with ra, and if you backup with clockwork, you need to restore with clockwork.

fachadick said:
you can use rom manager to install ra, but then all you'll be able to use rom manager for is to download roms. Which is still ok - some folks prefer it this way, because some things shouldnt be too easy, if you know what I mean. If you let a tool do all the work, what do you do when that tool breaks or is unavailable, and you have to do it manually?
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I know exactly where you are coming from.
This is only my first few days with root, so I want to make sure my first few backups are done correctly.
So, RA is a beter recovery?
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xNotta said:
I know exactly where you are coming from.
This is only my first few days with root, so I want to make sure my first few backups are done correctly.
So, RA is a beter recovery?
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I don't mean to be ambiguous, but it really depends who you talk to. Some people swear by RA, and insist that clockwork doesn't wipe properly. Other people can conclusively prove that clockwork does indeed wipe properly, and use that with no issues. Personally, I use clockwork, but do all my flashing and wiping manually and not through rom manager. The only time I ever had any issues was a while ago, with an older version of clockwork.
I also think that clockwork has the benifit of not requiring signed zips, but don't quote me on that.
edit - just wanted to add that some devs will specify one or the other to be specifically used for whatever it is that you'll be flashing. So if they say to use X to flash, you better try using X to flash before asking why you're having issues

idk im new to trying kernals, but im running fresh 2.2 and im only getting 31-33 fps.
using kinklicks bfs 9 kernal
any help?

I have tried most of the kernels listed. For me, the best has been Netarchy's 4.1.9.1 cfs. It is smooth and has not had a single glitch, which I can't say for the others I have tried. The second best I tried was the Baked snack battery kernel #5.
cfs or bfs? What I found was that bfs gave slightly better benchmark scores than cfs, but I had a lot of odd problems or glitches when running bfs kernels (mainly scrolling lag in some apps, and some apps fcing randomly). haven't had any problems with the cfs kernels. Frankly, I haven't found any advantage to bfs because, while it seems to give better benchmark scores, in actual use it seems much slower and more laggy to me than cfs.
Clockwork or AmonRa recovery? I have used both, only had a problem once (boot loop), and that was with clockwork. Since then, I have always used Amonra's recovery to flash with. When flashing just a kernel just wipe cache and Dalvik cache, then flash the kernel. As long as you do not wipe data (reset) you should not lose anything when you flash the kernel.
Oh, and when you do a nand backup, it backs up the kernel you are currently using with it. So you can easily switch back and forth to test by restoring your backups.

fachadick said:
I also think that clockwork has the benifit of not requiring signed zips, but don't quote me on that.
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As of version 1.8.0.0, Amon_RA's recovery no longer requires signed .zip's.
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Noob question

When I flash a rom and use it for a few weeks and then it starts random reboots and such, I've read that I should reflash the rom. Does that mean a full wipe and reflash, like starting all over again. Or does it mean to make a full backup and full wipe and then restore the backup.
Thanks

20phileagles said:
When I flash a rom and use it for a few weeks and then it starts random reboots and such, I've read that I should reflash the rom. Does that mean a full wipe and reflash, like starting all over again. Or does it mean to make a full backup and full wipe and then restore the backup.
Thanks
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First love your name. Let's hope this is the year. Second what Rom r u running that keeps random rebooting.
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Yeah Dawkins is the man!! I was running SR4.0 last but they all seem to slow down a little as time goes on. I was just curious as to whether I need to do a completely fresh start or if a good clean wipe would be sufficient then just restore.
I just flashed -Optimized Shift Sense 2.1+3.0 GB and It's retarded fast.

20phileagles said:
Yeah Dawkins is the man!! I was running SR4.0 last but they all seem to slow down a little as time goes on. I was just curious as to whether I need to do a completely fresh start or if a good clean wipe would be sufficient then just restore.
I just flashed -Optimized Shift Sense 2.1+3.0 GB and It's retarded fast.
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I still wear his Jersey the mans a beast. Anyway I don't think I run a rom long enough for that so maybe just clean the cache once in awhile. Newtoroot is awesome but I got bored playing with the new rom's cause there stock for the most part and very little to theme. Once the fun of the lockscreen and sense where off I was like ok. So now I'm running super z. So anyway I'd do cache wipes and dalvik wipes.
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I agree with you about ROMs, after running them for a while they slow down. In your case, if you want to go to recovery and clear Cache and Dalvik Cache and reboot (reboot takes about 5 minutes after clearing Dalvik Cache, it's normal), and see if it speeds it up, you'll still keep all of your apps and data.
If it doesn't speed it up, backup your apps/data with Titanium backup, and anything else you want to keep, then do a full wipe and reflash!

20phileagles said:
When I flash a rom and use it for a few weeks and then it starts random reboots and such, I've read that I should reflash the rom. Does that mean a full wipe and reflash, like starting all over again. Or does it mean to make a full backup and full wipe and then restore the backup.
Thanks
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Im always trying to try all the roms out there so I never stick with a rom to long... now im running Optimized Shift and its by far the best of all the 2.1/3.0 sense roms... getting back to your problem I have notice that the more apps you have the slow your phone becomes.. so I would recommend trying to keep only the apps you really need (In my case I only keep like 10 apps and I freeze all those that I dont need.) ... and see if that helps and I say this because this happened when I use to run Froyo roms...
Super Z is a nice option if you like the Z roms I use it before and is one of the best Z roms out there...
Hope I help...

1107963 said:
Im always trying to try all the roms out there so I never stick with a rom to long... now im running Optimized Shift and its by far the best of all the 2.1/3.0 sense roms... getting back to your problem I have notice that the more apps you have the slow your phone becomes.. so I would recommend trying to keep only the apps you really need (In my case I only keep like 10 apps and I freeze all those that I dont need.) ... and see if that helps and I say this because this happened when I use to run Froyo roms...
Super Z is a nice option if you like the Z roms I use it before and is one of the best Z roms out there...
Hope I help...
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I believe between 10 and 20 is the most apps I keep also. Im just looking to get speed and battery life. Thanks for the answers and I think I'll try the freezing thing, i saw that but never used it.

20phileagles said:
I believe between 10 and 20 is the most apps I keep also. Im just looking to get speed and battery life. Thanks for the answers and I think I'll try the freezing thing, i saw that but never used it.
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Use System app remover to freeze apps and try the Super Z rom and see how it goes.. and if you dont like you can always nandroid and restore.. or try the Stock Sense 2.0 By Incubus26Jc those are good..

Wallpaper still there after I wipe

I'm rooted, have Amon Ra recovery installed, but every time I change to another rom my wallpaper from the previous rom is still there. I wipe everything twice, data, factory reset, cache, dalvik cache, boot, system, sdext, run Superwipe.zip and Gruesomewipeall.zip and its there every time. Does this happen to everyone or is it not wiping correctly? Thanks.
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I don't think that's a normal thing. I've never had a wallpaper carry over from another ROM. Have u had any problems flashing new roms? Other than the wallpaper?

Marcop13 said:
I don't think that's a normal thing. I've never had a wallpaper carry over from another ROM. Have u had any problems flashing new roms? Other than the wallpaper?
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No never had any problems
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It doesn't seem like it would be wiping incorrectly since you wipe everything twice and use superwipe. If it were me i wouldn't worry about it if there haven't been any issues but that's just me. Also I've never heard of amon ra wiping wrong

Ok thanks.
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Actually on second thought I guess I have had a couple problems in the past, its not happening now though but on Roms like going green or rainy day, I couldn't receive messages or call sometimes, don't know if that has anything to do with wiping though.
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If your running gingerbread, Google will remember the last wallpaper you used and restore it. Same with WiFi access points, most apps, passwords, etc. Happens on every gingerbread Rom I use.

Robbsta said:
If your running gingerbread, Google will remember the last wallpaper you used and restore it. Same with WiFi access points, most apps, passwords, etc. Happens on every gingerbread Rom I use.
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That makes sense, thanks.
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That's only if you have automatic backup toggled on, which is what I was gonna say you might have.

Flashing Roms

I finally got mms working, but am bored with 2.2. I have been looking at Sense and ICS roms, but was wondering if i were to flash any rom, would i end up losing my configuration settings, or would they carry over? Right now im on Jiminy V

May have to reconfigure the apns to get mms working if you flash a rom
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I finally got mms working, but am bored with 2.2.
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How is anybody STILL on 2.2?
if i were to flash any rom, would i end up losing my configuration settings,
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When you flash a new rom, you wipe everything, including data, meaning your phone will have nothing configured or setup, just like a brand new phone.

Lmao im on 2.2 because of Jiminy V rom lmao but i dont wanna be on it anymore

sitlet said:
How is anybody STILL on 2.2?
When you flash a new rom, you wipe everything, including data, meaning your phone will have nothing configured or setup, just like a brand new phone.
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This is partially true. If you were to flash say.... Cm7.0.1 to Cm7.1, it doesn't wipe. It just updates. Or to better explain, if it's the same ROMs, usually you won't have to wipe. But from Froyo to Gingerbread I do believe it will wipe for you. Either way I would wipe anyway going from Froyo to GB. Most ROMs now have everything working. I'd personally recommend Decks 1.3d or CM7 #256 for AOSP. MikG or Kingdoms for Sense. I've heard good things about them. But I've never been a fan of Sense so.... Not much help there.

This is partially true. If you were to flash say.... Cm7.0.1 to Cm7.1, it doesn't wipe. It just updates.
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Technically true, however you should ALWAYS do a full wipe between flashing, even if you are flashing a rom update. I have always had problems when flashing an update and not wiping.

sitlet said:
Technically true, however you should ALWAYS do a full wipe between flashing, even if you are flashing a rom update. I have always had problems when flashing an update and not wiping.
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Some say yes, others no. Although it is safer to do it this way to avoid problems, i've never had issues. Hell, I've even went from Decks 1.3 to 1.3d with no problems

sorry..
Hi Guys.. Im new and i was wondering how to switch from rom to rom correctly.. i had one by one team that was sense 3.5 and tried to flash one that was sense 3.0.. i was able to do it but i had both roms almost.. i still had some of the wall papers and apk.. i tried looking all over and no luck.. if anyone can help please pm me or write a response THANK YOU!

MIUI
Try MIUI, one of the best roms IMO. Runs good, and looks even better.

[Q] Need help flashing a new rom

I've got my evo rooted, or at least I'm pretty sure I do.
It's currently on 2.3.3, with an H-boot version of 6.16.1002, the software version is 4.24.651.1, and CWM revolutionary 4.0.1.4.
I'm looking to flash a new rom that is very well functioning. I'm just wondering if I've got everything done right so far, and if there is an official version of Cyanogen out (I'm leery about nightlies), and how well it works. The only other rom I've seen that I'm really interested in is this
So have I got everything rooted properly, before I flash are there any thing I need to avoid, and precautions I need to take?

flim flamin said:
I've got my evo rooted, or at least I'm pretty sure I do.
It's currently on 2.3.3, with an H-boot version of 6.16.1002, and CWM revolutionary 4.0.1.4.
I'm looking to flash a new rom that is very well functioning. I'm just wondering if I've got everything done right so far, and if there is an official version of Cyanogen out (I'm leery about nightlies), and how well it works. The only other rom I've seen that I'm really interested in is this
So have I got everything rooted properly, before I flash are there any thing I need to avoid, and precautions I need to take?
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Cyanogenmod has stable releases at http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=supersonic&type=RC
I would always do a backup in recovery just in case...other than that you should be good to go.

Thanks, I found the latest stable release.
I've done my fair share of flashing on my Droid X, but just to make sure I don't wake up to bootloops for breakfast, what are the recommended install instructions for CM?
Also, does CM include a custom kernel, and do you recommend the latest stable, or the latest RC?

Wipe data 3x
Wipe cache 3x
Wipe dalvik 3x
Flash CM
Flash gapps?
(I don't remember if you need to flash gapps with CM)
Not sure if doing each 3x is really needed but that is how I was taught and have never had issues thus far, unless it was a specific rom related issue.
As for kernel since CM is AOSP, I would say it is custom since you can not use a sense kernel on an AOSP rom.
Hope this helps!
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Klown80 said:
Wipe data 3x
Wipe cache 3x
Wipe dalvik 3x
Flash CM
Not sure if doing each 3x is really needed but that is how I was taught and have never had issues thus far, unless it was a specific rom related issue.
As for kernel since CM is AOSP, I would say it is custom since you can not use a sense kernel on an AOSP rom.
Hope this helps!
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I don't need to wipe the system?

flim flamin said:
I don't need to wipe the system?
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If you are on stock sense...factory reset

So don't wipe the system, but wipe the data. (factory reset)
Does anyone know if I need gapps, and which one I'd need?
Also, should I use the latest RC, or the latest stable?

flim flamin said:
So don't wipe the system, but wipe the data. (factory reset)
Does anyone know if I need gapps, and which one I'd need?
Also, should I use the latest RC, or the latest stable?
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I haven't used gingerbread in a while so I am not sure how the latest RC is...gapps link is here https://www.dropbox.com/sh/136ywplkpwiya5r/Skn6qoszOt/CM7/gapps-20110828-vm.zip this includes sprint vvm...let me know if you are using anything else

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I haven't used gingerbread in a while so I am not sure how the latest RC is...gapps link is here https://www.dropbox.com/sh/136ywplkpwiya5r/Skn6qoszOt/CM7/gapps-20110828-vm.zip this includes sprint vvm...let me know if you are using anything else
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I think I'll start out trying the latest RC.

If that doesn't work out for you, or you just wanna be a whore and flash something else, give Vaelpak GB AOSP a run. I love it
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burghfan3 said:
If that doesn't work out for you, or you just wanna be a whore and flash something else, give Vaelpak GB AOSP a run. I love it
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I've run into a very odd roadblock...
TiBu keeps freezing before i can even do anything. I've tried reinstalling, using an older version, and fixing permissions, and its still happening the moment I touch the screen.
This isn't too big of a problem as long as I can restore all my apps (including the numerous ones on the sd card) through my CWR backup... is this possible?
I think a lot of my issues I've been having are because I took an OTA update after rooting...

Ummm, yea. The 2 do not mix. Either keep it rooted and no OTAs, or keep it stock with OTA updates (if you choose them).
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