I just rooted my phone today and now no idea what I am doing. I checked out the Cyanogen ROM and would like to get it on my phone, however I do not know where to get it or where to begin with this. I checked out a lot of the forums here to find a answer and google and was unsuccessful. I come to you for assistance in learning this process, in hopes to understand, learn and figure all this out!
My questions are : How do you install Roms? What is Rom Manager for and how do I get it working with my phone CORRECTLY? What else do I need to install and get on my phone to fiddle with Roms or any other cool stuff in the future?
I want to be able to have my phone setup to ultimately do anything that a rooted phone can do. Please help!
Ok...well..if you haven't already, hit the DEV section two doors down. Also one of the best pieces of advice I can give is to search out " qbking77" in there and on youtube. He is the hands down "King" at how to vids for not only this phone but many others. Just add "Epic4g" to any search with his handle and you're on your way!...ENJOY and see you on the darkside!!
ALL HAIL THE QBKING!!
well i figured out how to change the ROM's! i am curious what some good ROM's are. I tried out CM7 and i would rather not use it because of the nature of the no 4g and other things that dont work on it. If anyone knows of any good ones with a cool UI please let me know!
and yes i checked out qbking77 and hes is AMAZING!! his videos helped me figure out how to change the roms!
Syndicate frozen rom 1.2 with genocide 2.0 kernel. Flash the rom then the kernel.
All ROMs are good and all have different features. If you make a specific list of what you want maybe someone can help you. Otherwise go into Development and read the OP on each of the ROMs for what features they have. When you find one you like, then read the entire thread to see what kind of problems you can expect.
If u want clean stable rom go with bonsai 4.0.1 with the aio mod, if you would like it just let ne know on this thread and ill give u a link for it and a link for the specific all in one mod, it is a froyo rom but it is stable and mu favorite rom as I never have issues with it
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Cm7 is da bomb diggity!
Runner up is miui!
Both are in alpha and beta states [near perfect but cool enough to be daily drivers]
Run an acs if you're not ready to go off the chains!
I prefered stock just cause it runs hardcored but if you run it make sure you stay as close to stock as possible and just get updated kernels to stay afloat til you're really ready to backup and try others!
Flash On!
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thanks for all the info guys! i really appreciate it. I put syndicate frozen 1.2 with genocide 1.1 on my phone this morning and its running great so far! im having trouble with the wifi tether along with the 4 tab lock screen "tms" and changing to to camera or another app =(
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thanks for all the info guys! i really appreciate it. I put syndicate frozen 1.2 with genocide 1.1 on my phone this morning and its running great so far! im having trouble with the wifi tether along with the 4 tab lock screen "tms" and changing to to camera or another app =(
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Install honeycomb fusion port from shane and you'll get the sprint hotspot hack backed in, and for the 4 tab lock that's always been an issue sorry
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thx for info got everything working now! other then the 4 tab lock screen =( lol
SFR 1.2 with Genocide 2.0 is good I used it for awhile until the 10/22 release of CM7 which I'm now using. I don't have 4g in my area so no loss there for me. Everything else I use my device for it works great with so I've not needed to go back to SFR.
would there be any specific reason why the battery seems to drain super fast with SRF 1.2 / Nuberl kernal?
Could be the kernel or some specific setting related to it. I'm not familiar with each kernel. So I'm going to make some guesses and say perhaps O/C overvolting, CPU governor not optimal choice, can't think of anything else from the kernel. If you switched ROMs you are probably going to want to fully charge and then boot into recovery and delete the battery stats or use battery calibrator (by marosige is the one I installed) to do it when the battery reaches 100%.
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Hey guys I successfully on cm6 on my htc evo woot! Im still a noob and would like to know how to underclock and overclock my phone with cm6 (underclock when i sleep and overclock when active) Also I would like to know if there is an app online i can download through my phone for free wifi tethering that works on cm6 thx!
Flame suit on and ready:
Seriously though.....congrats but now it's time for you to take your time and read the forums and educate your self. Good luck.
CM / Snap Powered
dood... go read the Cm6 thread...
if you searched that thread for any of those things you would have at least 50 answers for each one...
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Hey guys I successfully on cm6 on my htc evo woot! Im still a noob and would like to know how to underclock and overclock my phone with cm6 (underclock when i sleep and overclock when active) Also I would like to know if there is an app online i can download through my phone for free wifi tethering that works on cm6 thx!
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Setcpu will help you with oc uc. Searched wireless tethering for android on google you will find it.
PS. Brace yourself for flaming from people that think they are mods
you should have read the actual cm thread already, as many of your questions are answered there. (search is your friend) And as for wifi tethering its built into cm >_>
SetCPU to over/under clock. Tethering is built into cm6. Take a gander in wireless & networks.
Dont overclock your phone...you get no noticable different....all of snaps kernals made my phone less stable....yeah benchmarks went up...but did i really notice. A speed difference....no....just stay on stock cm6....
you can wifi tether from menu on cm6 flame
menu>settings>wireless&networks
I do wish I had the ability to try out CM6... But without 4g support.. I cannot even consider it.. All I run now in boston is 4g and wifi at home.. Once CM6.1 launches I'll be all over it! Can't wait! For now running Fresh 3.2 + stock kernal... Amazing on battery life and performance .. No need for me to over our under clock.. Love it! And do not forget about swype!
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Teeto said:
I do wish I had the ability to try out CM6... But without 4g support.. I cannot even consider it.. All I run now in boston is 4g and wifi at home.. Once CM6.1 launches I'll be all over it! Can't wait! For now running Fresh 3.2 + stock kernal... Amazing on battery life and performance .. No need for me to over our under clock.. Love it! And do not forget about swype!
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I refuse to use CM6 until they get all features working right.
Not a knock on the very hard work they have done, but I paid a lot of money for my phone and want everything working as intended.
The FM radio is meh, I can do without that. The HDMI out kind of sucks, would be cool to use a Wiimote with an emulator and bust out and play games (if only I had a place to store a few Wiimotes haha, car I guess?). But no 4G? Considering the phone is called the HTC Evo 4G, I think CM6 is rather pointless at this time.
I wish HTC would release the information and help all of our developers. If they did I bet CM6 would work perfectly and then be blazing fast.
I am also a fan of Sense, using another Android phone without it looks generic to me. To each their own I suppose.
Ok,I'm new to Android, fresh out of Windows Mobile and might not know what I'm talking about, so... here we go,
I'm looking for my dream ROM, and kernel combination
Is there a ROM out there that has:
Delicious Froyo
4G Enabled
Can use Bluetooth controllers - (Wiimote, MSI BGP 100) [I guess that means it'd have to be Senseless?]
Retains its HDMI out functionality
Uncapped FPS
Over 2 multi touch points
Stability - Doesn't crash often
Decent Battery Life - (More than 5 Hours)
Swype Keyboard
802.11N Wireless Support Enabled
Overclocking support would be nice, but probably not necessary
I'm currently running Fresh Rom, but its starting to seriously lag after a few weeks of use, I guess its because of all the apps and widget mods I installed. And stupid Sense keeps starting up when I start my phone, even though launcher pro is my default home.
So I'm ready to flash another rom to have a clean start, now that I kinda know what I want.
There isn't a ROM with all of that
Looks to me like most (if not all) of the things you want to do can be done on Fresh. If it's lagging, wipe the caches using Amon and see if that speeds things up. I ran Fresh for a long while with no issues. For the past 3 days, I've been trying out the latest Baked Snack rom, and it's very good, too. The only thing I'm not sure about is the multi-touch feature because I haven't come across the need for it yet. I recommend you do the same thing I'm doing and everyone else does: Download them, flash them, keep them for a few days, and then try another rom. You'll be able to eliminate the ones you don't care for and then narrow down your choices. Do a search for multi-touch and see which roms have fixes for it, and try those out first.
or at least ava froyo v7, thats got everything working for me and use a kingsxkernel
I believe most of those are functional on most of the ROMs now. As far as swype keyboard, I think calkulins ROM (evio2) has that natively, or there's a new ROM someone else was working on that I think had swype listed, it was called echo5 ROM, I think. It's not on the first page, it was on the 2nd page last time I saw it.
The fps, overclocking, and >2pt multitouch are all functions of the kernel, I believe. And the 2 main kernel devs (kingx, and netarchy) support those functions in their kernels, which will flash on most any custom ROM
(I'm fairly new, from winmo, too. I was reluctant and apprehensive for awhile, but really starting to like Android, not to mention most the great devs from winmo are drifting to Android, or already have. Xda has made the transition that much easier)
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Like stated, any Rom can be anything. You can flash almost any kernel with any ROM..You can start with the stock ROM and flash what you want to get what you want...very customizable compared to WinMo.
That being said, I'm running Calkulin's EViO and love it. I can get almost 10th hours with heavy, heavy usage. With multitouch visualizer from the market, I can see 4 touch points. The phone is overlooked and fast as veal...never laggy. 4G works just fine. Lastly, the latest version has sense as an add-on, so no worries about it starting.
And, I have swype as an .apk if u want it.
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Thanks for the quick replies peoples, I went and wiped both cache, and the dalvik cache... even though I have no idea what the dalvik is, I'm using Anon Ra btw.
Calkulens Rom and a kings kernel sound like what I'm looking for, but what about the Bluetooth I know that sense based roms have corrupted Bluetooth settings, so no gamepad, are calkulins roms senseless? And work with wiimotes?
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VaelPak is the greatest. Just doesn't support bluetooth controllers but may be in an update soon
Swyped from my VaelPaked Evo 4G
Um no you can't flash kernels on most roms. They are either for sense roms or asop (senseless roms..cm6) you have to read the kernel thread... and swype you can install on any rom just search and you will find out the apk. For it. 4g doesn't work on cm6 so that's out the question then...
Most kernels are set to 1.19 to 1.22 top overclock.. setcpu is a paid app to over/underclock.. battery life there are a lot of things that causes bad battery. Bad reception, screen brightness, a app that keeps your phone awake, the settings of your CPU...etc...
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awenthol said:
Like stated, any Rom can be anything. You can flash almost any kernel with any ROM..You can start with the stock ROM and flash what you want to get what you want...very customizable compared to WinMo.
That being said, I'm running Calkulin's EViO and love it. I can get almost 10th hours with heavy, heavy usage. With multitouch visualizer from the market, I can see 4 touch points. The phone is overlooked and fast as veal...never laggy. 4G works just fine. Lastly, the latest version has sense as an add-on, so no worries about it starting.
And, I have swype as an .apk if u want it.
10hrs of heavy use? Please explain heavy heavy use because I get 4 tops even with the battery trick.. btw I use a wall charger not the phone. I have tried about every rom including yours and what I call heavy heavy usage is non-stop on phone. I can be on here on full battery, txt and do research on phone and get only 4 tops. Even with underclock.. you use wifi during heavy usage? Stock battery?
Just don't believe 10 hours heavy usage...
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So that combination of Calkulin's Rom and King's kernel will not work?
And does Overclocking seriously affect battery life?
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So that combination of Calkulin's Rom and King's kernel will not work?
And does Overclocking seriously affect battery life?
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When you overclock your CPU is running faster than normal which in turn needs more juice... kind of goes hand in hand...
Yeah that should be fine. If I'm correct its a sense rom. When you look at a kernel you usually read what it has implemented and what your looking for in a kernel. They tell you which one its made for. Just was letting you know..
Also always do a nand backup in case of loops or anything goes wrong..
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Hello all, I installed rmk and Flemmard, Diamondback, Cappychimp, eViL D:, siulimagic, rafyvitto, and 911Sniper Rom of Virtuous Fusion. Well I could not post anything on that thread because they consider me a noob. So i decided to help those who would like to overclock their G2, and possibly Desire Z, but as i do not have one and did not test it, i cannot confirm it.
So anyways i downloaded: boot-2.6.32.39-amazinglarry-042611.zip ,from another thread which allows the G2 to be overclocked to 1.708 MHz. Since then the Sense 3.0 exp. rom has been blazing fast. it was great before, but amazing now! only issue is its broken the camera and camcorder. So if you cant live without those, then dont try this!
Also just as a precaution, i am not responsible if your device blows up, attacks you or gets bricked =) Just thought i could help those who keep asking for an OC kernel.
Oh and btw, read the article http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052647 to set the profiles right, you need to have your screenoff setting at 245 min and 806 max, the reason is because the device can freeze when jumping from 245 min to 1708 max.
My Install method
1)Download OC Kernal from above
2)Flash with ROM Manager and ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.2.4
3)Dont wipe dalvik cache or anything!
4)Device resets and you now have an Overclocked G2
5)Be sure to set your profiles correctly with SetCPU or whatever else you use
6)Enjoy Blazing fast Rosie =)
If anyone can help fix the cam and camcorder after applying this OC, Please let me and everyone else know! I will keep working on it myself and will report back with what I come up with.
So good luck to everyone, hope this helps! =)
Donations accepted never required =D
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Z7AK4QW2PSH3E
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Hello all, I installed rmk and Flemmard, Diamondback, Cappychimp, eViL D:, siulimagic, rafyvitto, and 911Sniper Rom of Virtuous Fusion. Well I could not post anything on that thread because they consider me a noob. So i decided to help those who would like to overclock their G2, and possibly Desire Z, but as i do not have one and did not test it, i cannot confirm it.
So anyways i downloaded: boot-2.6.32.39-amazinglarry-042611.zip ,from another thread which allows the G2 to be overclocked to 1.708 MHz. Since then the Sense 3.0 exp. rom has been blazing fast. it was great before, but amazing now! only issue is its broken the camera and camcorder. So if you cant live without those, then dont try this!
Also just as a precaution, i am not responsible if your device blows up, attacks you or gets bricked =) Just thought i could help those who keep asking for an OC kernel.
Oh and btw, read the article http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052647 to set the profiles right, you need to have your screenoff setting at 245 min and 806 max, the reason is because the device can freeze when jumping from 245 min to 1708 max.
My Install method
1)Download OC Kernal from above
2)Flash with ROM Manager and ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.2.4
3)Dont wipe dalvik cache or anything!
4)Device resets and you now have an Overclocked G2
5)Be sure to set your profiles correctly with SetCPU or whatever else you use
6)Enjoy Blazing fast Rosie =)
If anyone can help fix the cam and camcorder after applying this OC, Please let me and everyone else know! I will keep working on it myself and will report back with what I come up with.
So good luck to everyone, hope this helps! =)
Donations accepted never required =D
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Z7AK4QW2PSH3E
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LOL...why did you post a donation link. You have no contribution to the kernel or rom.
Sorry, But everyone here knows that aosp (maybe modded) gb-kernels work with sense but break functions like camera and so on. So wth should someone donate , Also we don´t have the source code of the official test gb sense kernel to extract functions or mod it...
Sorry for my bad english. I´m from Germany.
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Sorry, But everyone here knows that aosp (maybe modded) gb-kernels work with sense but break functions like camera and so on. So wth should someone donate , Also we don´t have the source code of the official test gb sense kernel to extract functions or mod it...
Sorry for my bad english. I´m from Germany.
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You people are annoying...who cares if there is a donation link...its that wrong to make money? If someone wants to donate for nothing..LET EM!!!! How is it hurting you?
Retarded
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Enjoy having no camera/wi-fi/anything else btw - just sayin'
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Enjoy having no camera/wi-fi/anything else btw - just sayin'
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I stated that it will break the cam, camcorder, etc.. but so many people were complaining and asking about the overclock. So I just posted how they can get it. If you dont want it, don't get it. Simple as that. Remember Simple is as Simple does. =P Have a great Day! And Thank You Spastic909, Freedom of Anything and Everything, After all we live in America! Happy Mothers Day as well =)
Most if not all the people know that you can apply gingerbread kernels to gingerbread sense roms. Most people know that it breaks most core functions (as previously stated).
Seeing as this is not a fully functioning overclock, nor a question as to how to make a functioning overclock, why is this thread here, in the Q&A section? It is not an answer to the request for an overclock kernel for Gingerbread sense, so I am stumped as to the point of this topic.
Can anyone confirm this works for desire Z as well just like g2. No mind if camera is not working. As long as wifi works im happy, i use wifi may not have internet abbo.
where is my face palm icon?
that will have to do I guess.
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where is my face palm icon?
that will have to do I guess.
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Instead of a facepalm reaction an answer would be more appriacted.
Definitly when there is mentioned "not sure if desire Z gives same result",
Or atleast something in that direction. So could you do answer the question or leave your comments away. Thank you.
This thread should be closed, all of the devs can confirm that older kernels will not work with virtuous fusion, xboaders or rmk stock roms. You can try them but things will break definetly wifi and camera and probably lots ot other things. Hope fully it won't be long until we have the source code for the newer kernels, the DHD has all ready got there's so hopefully we won't be far behind.
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Hey soulbody, it will break the wifi on desire z, it did on my friends phone anyways. But you can try it. If it does break, all you have to do is hold power and volume down to boot into recovery and reflash your rom from zip off your sd card. Making a backup of your current rom would be wise. I hope that helps. Take care
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Hmmm ... If someone will read a half of any custom kernel for G2 thread he will find out about everything you've just written. So no doubt you post here only for donations but as someone above written do what you wanna do and make suckers pay you for it
rmk has pulled the form DHD final leak and has built a kernel allowing overclocking and trackpad wake.
PatrickHuey said:
rmk has pulled the form DHD final leak and has built a kernel allowing overclocking and trackpad wake.
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no TP wakeup yet but it has OC
Just barely installed this ROM yesterday, and everything's great so far.
The only issue I'm having is that I also flashed the trickle charge kernel on top of the ROM, and now when I open my camera, all I see is a white screen. It will still technically take the picture, but I'm not able to see what I'm taking or focusing on. Not sure if it's a bug in the ROM itself, or specific to the kernel I flashed.
Any advice would be much appreciated. I've searched through Google and these forums, and have yet to find a solution that addresses my problem.
Thanks in advance!
-Moses
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Just barely installed this ROM yesterday, and everything's great so far.
The only issue I'm having is that I also flashed the trickle charge kernel on top of the ROM, and now when I open my camera, all I see is a white screen. It will still technically take the picture, but I'm not able to see what I'm taking or focusing on. Not sure if it's a bug in the ROM itself, or specific to the kernel I flashed.
Any advice would be much appreciated. I've searched through Google and these forums, and have yet to find a solution that addresses my problem.
Thanks in advance!
-Moses
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Sbc Kernels only work on aosp roms and froyo. You have to flash a gingerbread kernel
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Thanks for the quick response!
Do you happen to know if there are any Gingerbread kernels currently out that allow for the trickle charging as well?
If not, can you recommend any GB kernels that I could use to flash over the one I put on already to get everything back to working the way it should?
Thanks for your help!
Chopsuey, poonsense, freedom, golden monkey are all gingersense custom kernels none are SBC and some will be UV which is undervolted
Sorry to be a total pain, but you don't happen to have links to where I can download these by chance?
I would greatly appreciate it.
Check development thread they are all posted there I'm on my phone trying to cook and a bunch of other stuff all at once so no llinks right this second but Google the name + xda and they will pop up just loom for the threads starting with [kernel][sense] + name chopsuey or freedom or golden monkey are all on xda poonsense is in kernel manager app
Awesome! Thanks so much for your help!
I'm running calkulins 2.9.2. Was wondering what modem I should blaze "flash" to make my epic touch get better radio signal (3G/4g etc ) battery is brutal as well. Ps this is the best site on the net Period. ! Thanks
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I'm running calkulins 2.9.2. Was wondering what modem I should blaze "flash" to make my epic touch get better radio signal (3G/4g etc ) battery is brutal as well. Ps this is the best site on the net Period. ! Thanks
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Generally the modem that matches your kernel is the best option. BUT that's not always the case. I find that the best thing to do is try all of them until you find the one that works best for your area. I've tried all of them from the EG modems on up to the leaked FC modems. I've had the most luck so far with FC07 and FC18. I'm currently testing out FC22 but haven't had it long enough to know for certain.
No matter what you do always be sure to update your PRL and Profile after flashing a new modem. If you don't nine times out of ten it'll be a terrible experience.
Good luck!
Haven't had as good battery and speed with the new FC's, id stick with EL26 or EL29. But its all location specific, a lot if people really like the new ones
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Im running the latest calkulin modem per your advice . Pretty rad so far. We shall see. I really appreciate the help guys. Peace Ps I tried mostly all these roms and calkulin seems to be the go to dude. Really slick fast and rips 3700 or more in quadrant scores. No bugs either. FYI . Thanks again
Driving mode and tap and speak bloat "three in one " widget gone ??
This has probably been asked a lot but could anyone help with possibly with info or a link to the driving mode stock ,three in one widget that comes with epic 4 g touch. It was removed when I blazed "flashed" calkulins 2.9.2 rom. Kinda miss it because Im in the car a lot and I found it super useful . Ps xda crushes all sites !
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This has probably been asked a lot but could anyone help with possibly with info or a link to the driving mode stock ,three in one widget that comes with epic 4 g touch. It was removed when I blazed "flashed" calkulins 2.9.2 rom. Kinda miss it because Im in the car a lot and I found it super useful . Ps xda crushes all sites !
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This here is what I believe you're looking for. You'll need to push it to system/app and set the permissions but then you'll be good to go.
Enjoy!
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Thanks dude
I appreciate it man thanx. I feel lame asking but how would I do that. I'm using a mac. And it's strange when I use a Mac to download roms and such , once I try and flash in cwm it doesn't work ...but when I use my pc it works ?