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to all themers(of cyanogen roms): if you theme the google apps, please make it known in your threads that you have done so. like a warning.
clearly google apps can not be restored anymore by simply flashing the rom, because theyve been removed from it. there are a couple ways to restore them.
1. nandroid
not the best because if you like the theme, either you better keep that old nandroid around for when you get tired of the theme, or it becomes incompatible with updates, OR your screwed. most people wont keep around old nandroid backups. so this method while it works, isnt very pratical
2. bkmo
he if you go to his signature and dowload his file, you can just flash that, then flash your rom, then reboot. now its supposed to work, but for me, i kept losing my auto rotation. i tried everything to fix it(evne the old code in the cyanogen stable thread) but nothnig fixed it. i did not try a wipe. thats because if im gonna wipe, i might aswell use the 4th method. not sure if this is just me, but you could try this, if it works, great! if not, look down
3. daveid
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=569825
the problem here should be obvious. if you do it this way, then you have to rely on this guy to continue to update his rom for every update cyanogen releases. and look, not to be mean, but 4.1.9999 has been out a while and this has not been updated. so its an option, not a good one, but its there lol.
EDIT: according to daveid, you can flash his update and still flash the cyanogen updates with no problems. so my guess now is this is the easiest way to restore, and actually the original way, cause his is just a normal cyanogen rom.
4. cyanogen!
just start over with the cyanogen way. wipe, flash the htc recovery, flash rom, and your done i chose this way because what better way to use than the way by the maker of the rom? its gonna work for sure. unless YOU screw up. oh and as for the rom, you dont need to literately start over from 4.1.99. just get whatever is the latest rom. unless cyanogen specifically says to start over. doubt that
5. you caan just try what david1171 said about 2 posts down. i havent tried it and dont care much for it cause im done with themes anyway(they just slow my phone down, or least the ones with advanced launcher do). but if it works, it works
thats all i can think of for how to restore themed google apps. if theres any other way, post it! just remember, if you flash a theme with themed google apps, and you lose the nandroid backup before you flashed that theme, be ready to deal with it. hope this helps
btw, i posted this cause i didnt want people asking me how to restore them. i like helping, but i dont have time. so its easier to just make this post, and let people post other/better methods of doing this. so, if you guys still dont understand, ask the people that posted down there, because they know more than me abuot this. ask them
One of the themes to look out for is m_blend sir mez theme has google themed apps I currently have this problem now great theme though
nandroid is the best way to go. you do know that before it was implemented into the recovery image (making it possible for even the dumbest people to restore a nandroid) the only way you could nandroid was through fastboot on a computer, that is why you store things on a computer.
make a folder on your computer, and every time you flash a new rom and get it set up the way you want it, then nandroid and store it on your computer.
you act like it is so hard to pull the apps from the htc file and restore them in recovery without flashing anything
Code:
mount sdcard
mount system
cp /sdcard/appname.apk /system/app/appname.apk
(do as many times needed for every google app themed)
reboot
What apps?
I don't see what the big deal is here. There are only a couple of apps in the HTC image that could possibly be themed here. Like youtube, maps and gmail are the only ones that come to mind. What else is there? Let me know and I will make an update to just restore those apps. In fact the apps folder from HTC has 55 files, and in Cyanogen there are 44.
sahurbari said:
One of the themes to look out for is m_blend sir mez theme has google themed apps I currently have this problem now great theme though
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You was warned with a pic of the market being red. I like to theme everything to match.
sir*mez said:
You was warned with a pic of the market being red. I like to theme everything to match.
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slow burn.
4.1.9999 has been out a few days, jesus christ people have a little freaking patience. I will re-up the single flash and theme template when I have time, I work a full time (over 40 hours a week) job, am married, and buying our first house. It is absurd to think that all I spend my time on is updating crap to make your life easier.
So... give me till the weekend like I posted in my thread. You will have a 4.1.9999 update (and theme template). And my update doesn't keep you from following Cyanogen's normal update path. Not sure where that came from. The backuptool.sh that I have removed is in the update itself, it does not reside on the device.
ehh screw it, it was pretty simple to modify the theme template, so a new version is up. Check my thread for links.
for some reason i couldnt do a back up with nandriod now that i have flashed htc rom and cyanogen rom i have no problems but for some reason after i flashed the theme i couldn't restore or do backups but like i said everything is fine now
david1171 said:
nandroid is the best way to go. you do know that before it was implemented into the recovery image (making it possible for even the dumbest people to restore a nandroid) the only way you could nandroid was through fastboot on a computer, that is why you store things on a computer.
make a folder on your computer, and every time you flash a new rom and get it set up the way you want it, then nandroid and store it on your computer.
you act like it is so hard to pull the apps from the htc file and restore them in recovery without flashing anything
Code:
mount sdcard
mount system
cp /sdcard/appname.apk /system/app/appname.apk
(do as many times needed for every google app themed)
reboot
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thats why i said if there was another way to post it because the ones above were the only ones i knew about. so thanks for post it! and remember not everyone is a code person and knows that stuff, easy for you, "wha?" to others lol
bkmo said:
I don't see what the big deal is here. There are only a couple of apps in the HTC image that could possibly be themed here. Like youtube, maps and gmail are the only ones that come to mind. What else is there? Let me know and I will make an update to just restore those apps. In fact the apps folder from HTC has 55 files, and in Cyanogen there are 44.
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mainly the market. market just annoyed me since i wasnt using m_blend anymore so it was all out of whack.
sir*mez said:
You was warned with a pic of the market being red. I like to theme everything to match.
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wasnt there when i got the theme, but good thing you put it there! now people should know. thats as long they dont think the rom will restore it lol
daveid said:
4.1.9999 has been out a few days, jesus christ people have a little freaking patience. I will re-up the single flash and theme template when I have time, I work a full time (over 40 hours a week) job, am married, and buying our first house. It is absurd to think that all I spend my time on is updating crap to make your life easier.
So... give me till the weekend like I posted in my thread. You will have a 4.1.9999 update (and theme template). And my update doesn't keep you from following Cyanogen's normal update path. Not sure where that came from. The backuptool.sh that I have removed is in the update itself, it does not reside on the device.
ehh screw it, it was pretty simple to modify the theme template, so a new version is up. Check my thread for links.
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if it came across that i was rushing anything my bad but i wasnt. i dont even use yours so dont really care how long you take lol.
and it doesnt? i said that cause thats what bkmo told me, ill change my thread then cause now your way is the best! thanks!
Not nandroid, bart.sh
I've been off straight nandroids for awhile now. I only use bart.sh (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=562292) to backup/restore. This completely and totally solves the problem. PERIOD. This thread can now be close. LOL.
Found the following on Sirmez's theme xda page.. i flashed it, worked fine, removed his themeing...
If you dont like my Market and want to remove the theme fine heres the theme template, flash it and your free:
http://www.mediafire.com/?yx3kvmzzytw
(flash this to get you back to 4.2.1 as it was before)
APEX.7 said:
Found the following on Sirmez's theme xda page.. i flashed it, worked fine, removed his themeing...
If you dont like my Market and want to remove the theme fine heres the theme template, flash it and your free:
http://www.mediafire.com/?yx3kvmzzytw
(flash this to get you back to 4.2.1 as it was before)
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I flashed this, and then my gmail app would just force close. Had to nandroid myself back, so now I still have themed google apps :\ I'll try pushing the apks via adb another time.
Ok, first of all, I've done a lot of reading so I'm not just postin w/o lookin but, with all the posts out there I may have missed something... so if there's a thread(s) that answers this that you know of a link would be awesome.....
So I've been rooted for a while and want to try out a new ROM... had a few questions
1) Before I flash a new ROM I do a Nandroid and wipe so... when I flash the new ROM are all my apps still there or do I have to go into Titanium Backup and restore each one from the SD? .. Basically, once I flash, how do I get all my apps that I use on a daily basis back up and runnin?
2) I know making a Nandroid backsup the whole system so, if I flash a new ROM, kernel and all and then restore to pre-flash then I will have the original radios, kernel and everything?...
3) Is there a ROM that is really stable, fairly fast (would rather speed over battery life) and has a lot of pre-built themes built?... I've made a couple of my own "partial" themes with custom icons and such but would like some pre-made stuff to play around with...
4) I've learned a whole sh!t-ton of stuff from you guys on here so thanks, us average folks (non-programmer) appreciate it..
blakjak220 said:
Ok, first of all, I've done a lot of reading so I'm not just postin w/o lookin but, with all the posts out there I may have missed something... so if there's a thread(s) that answers this that you know of a link would be awesome.....
So I've been rooted for a while and want to try out a new ROM... had a few questions
1) Before I flash a new ROM I do a Nandroid and wipe so... when I flash the new ROM are all my apps still there or do I have to go into Titanium Backup and restore each one from the SD? .. Basically, once I flash, how do I get all my apps that I use on a daily basis back up and runnin?
2) I know making a Nandroid backsup the whole system so, if I flash a new ROM, kernel and all and then restore to pre-flash then I will have the original radios, kernel and everything?...
3) Is there a ROM that is really stable, fairly fast (would rather speed over battery life) and has a lot of pre-built themes built?... I've made a couple of my own "partial" themes with custom icons and such but would like some pre-made stuff to play around with...
4) I've learned a whole sh!t-ton of stuff from you guys on here so thanks, us average folks (non-programmer) appreciate it..
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1. You will restore all your apps with TB
2. If you restore a backup you will have everything back to before you flashed a new rom.
3. I like using Fresh but its a sense rom but very great , but yea just look around and pick a rom. Experiment and good luck
thanks man, I was already lookin at Fresh so I may give it a try tomorrow...
One more thing, I love the Swype keyboard and dont wanna lose it... so is that like an app that I just backup in TB and restore with whatever ROM I flash or a I stuck with the ROM's keyboard..?
blakjak220 said:
thanks man, I was already lookin at Fresh so I may give it a try tomorrow...
One more thing, I love the Swype keyboard and dont wanna lose it... so is that like an app that I just backup in TB and restore with whatever ROM I flash or a I stuck with the ROM's keyboard..?
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I'm not sure but I think you can download SWYPE from market.
EDIT : I have tried a lot of ROM here, I'll recommend you MIUI... Good luck and welcome to the DARK-Side... =]
blakjak220 said:
thanks man, I was already lookin at Fresh so I may give it a try tomorrow...
One more thing, I love the Swype keyboard and dont wanna lose it... so is that like an app that I just backup in TB and restore with whatever ROM I flash or a I stuck with the ROM's keyboard..?
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Its an apk file, so yes just back it up and your good , also fresh already has swype installed so your good to go.
jalexishg said:
I'm not sure but I think you can download SWYPE from market.
EDIT : I have tried a lot of ROM here, I'll recommend you MIUI... Good luck and welcome to the DARK-Side... =]
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No swype is not on the market, nor can we post the apk on XDA
blakjak220 said:
Ok, first of all, I've done a lot of reading so I'm not just postin w/o lookin but, with all the posts out there I may have missed something... so if there's a thread(s) that answers this that you know of a link would be awesome.....
So I've been rooted for a while and want to try out a new ROM... had a few questions
1) Before I flash a new ROM I do a Nandroid and wipe so... when I flash the new ROM are all my apps still there or do I have to go into Titanium Backup and restore each one from the SD? .. Basically, once I flash, how do I get all my apps that I use on a daily basis back up and runnin?
2) I know making a Nandroid backsup the whole system so, if I flash a new ROM, kernel and all and then restore to pre-flash then I will have the original radios, kernel and everything?...
3) Is there a ROM that is really stable, fairly fast (would rather speed over battery life) and has a lot of pre-built themes built?... I've made a couple of my own "partial" themes with custom icons and such but would like some pre-made stuff to play around with...
4) I've learned a whole sh!t-ton of stuff from you guys on here so thanks, us average folks (non-programmer) appreciate it..
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1) Yes use TB to restore your apps. I recommend the paid version because it restores fast and automatically. I don't have to manually confirm each one like my cheap ass girlfriend...but she doesn't flash much. The poor Epic devs don't have froyo source.
2) Yes except for the radios. I nandroid just in case but I prefer reflashing what ever rom I'm going back to because nandroid restores just didn't run as well. But I have a new phone now so maybe that is changed.
3) Try MIUI its so fast that I underclock to 499 and it still feels like its full speed. It also has a built in theme manager. Also cyanogenmod has a lot of themes (turrrrible sentence structure). If you don't like aosp try myn's rom.
pm if you need any help
Toxin715 said:
No swype is not on the market, nor can we post the apk on XDA
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Oh ok, Thanks a lot for the info.
i think most of your questions are answered. i'll just give you the usual must try rom list:
myn's warm twopointtwo: this is the complete theme rom. it is simply fantastic. really, it looks like a new phone. performance is great, added apps are good, tweaks are good, everything is good really. it is definetally a must try. do not miss this.
caulkin's evio 2: another absolute must try. the tweaks are what make this rom special. caulkin knows his code. this is the fastest sense rom i have ever tried. simply speedy, fantastic battery, great tweaks by caulkin (almost all other devs use his tweaks) and a slick, silvery theme that makes sense look not ugly. in my opinion, this is myns only rival rom. crazy good.
ava-froyo z series: very good rom. ava knows his code. he has really dived deep into the evo's system, and made tweaks to just about everything, even how the radios interact. this is the rom if you want pure tweakage. works for some, for others it does not work. i'd reccomend trying it for 2 or 3 days to see if it is fantastic, or really slow and bad battery.
mikfroyo: i personally dont like this but many do. very small, fast rom.
then you have the aosp roms. these are not based off evo code. built from the ground up, using only google's base code for android.
cyanogenmod: humungous project. works on many different phones. vanilla style (google) android. many tweaks that should have been in android in the first place. this is the ultimate pure android. it should be what google uses for their stock. the things these people think up, makes iphones jealous. too much to name.
miui: many people like this. i dont, but its all preferance. iphone-like rom without all the, um, iphone. looks and feels as slick, fast, and battery efficiant as the iphone 4 itself, but its android! i have no idea who these dudes are, but they must be programmers because they baisically rewrote android to look, feel, and act like a crossover, with many tweaks in between. fully customizabe, not at all vanilla android. a must try. you may not like it but then again you may love it.
again, try caulkins, myns, miui, and any more that you may want.
any more reccomendations to add to this list?
Thanks for the info guys, really helped me out...
I know to do a nandroid backup but I've read all kinds of different stuff about what to backup and what app to use to back it up... apps? texts/calls? data? ... I just dont want to miss anything...
So far I've backed up all my apps in Titanium, my texts and calls with two apps for that, my contacts to google and just in case I backed up my whole SD card to my desktop... Anything that y'all can think of that I may have missed?.. Again, thanks
Yea thanks for the list.
S.I. 77
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I was expecting that.
Either way, you really went above and beyond on backing up. I wouldn't worry about much more. To do a nandroid backup, boot into recovery. Scroll to backup/restore. Choose NAND backup. Make sure system, data, boot, cache, radio, and wimax are all checked. Then hit backup. Wait 5 minutes. Done. This is all assuming you have the newest Amon-ra recovery. If not, go to rom manager and choose flash alternate recovery at the bottom. Amon recovery is highly recommended over clockwormod. Sadly clockwork mod is the default for unrevoked.
So after you backup, make sure you wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache twice each before flashing a rom. Good luck
'Preciate all the help.. I now have Myn's Warm2.2 runnin and everything works great..
Also, just to note, if you like me FORGOT to back up all apps before flashing for the first time (ouch), you can get swype back very easily! They opened up the beta again, so you can just download from their website from your phone.
Sacshop said:
Also, just to note, if you like me FORGOT to back up all apps before flashing for the first time (ouch), you can get swype back very easily! They opened up the beta again, so you can just download from their website from your phone.
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Isn't swype in the newest ota now? Well, the beta is better. If you want the beta instead of the ota version, use root explorer or adb commands to delete swype.apk from /system/app/ and libswypecore.so from /system/lib/. Then just install the beta like normal, and accept the do not update to newest ota warning it gives you.
dkdude36 said:
Isn't swype in the newest ota now? Well, the beta is better. If you want the beta instead of the ota version, use root explorer or adb commands to delete swype.apk from /system/app/ and libswypecore.so from /system/lib/. Then just install the beta like normal, and accept the do not update to newest ota warning it gives you.
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How's the beta version better, what's it got that the version that's included in Warm2.2 doesnt have?
By the way, just my opinion but I tried MIUI and really didnt care for it.. too... iPhoneISH I guess, didnt feel as intuitive as Sense to me... but then again I've never had an iPhone.. anyway, just my 0.2cents
the beta version is better bcuz it is newer. newest is best, as they say. the ota is 2.7.something and the beta is on 2.17 already. the ota one is included in myns, and all sense roms. i'm not into miui either, but many people are. hey, its worth the flash to try it.
Oh ok, well I'll just stick with the OTA version for now I guess if there arent any glaring differences... and yeah, it was worth a try.. I can see how that would be someone's cup of tea.. just not mine.
Yes I would do the same if I had backed it up despite it being a stock version it never let me down. Regardless, you have a choice, for the time being
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(Yes I know clean isn't spelled with a K)
Well, I've been working on my personal ROM for quite a while now, since there isn't much out there for us VZW users, I've decided to share. This might work on sprint, but I haven't tried. Sprint users should stay away unless they really know what they're doing. As normal, it's not my fault if you fubar your tab by flashing this or if zombies come and speedhump your cat. You've been warned.
Preamble
1. Don't ask me on how to install koush's recovery, that's what his thread is for. Laymen's terms- Did you do THIS? If you did, you're good to go, if not. do it.
2. I am not going to teach you how to use, or set up the applications that you need to use/flash this. I have included links to everything you need to know, just click and read for a second. If you are not willing to put out a little bit of effort to better your experience with your Tab, I am not going to waste even more of my time that could be dedicated towards making my ROM better. Also, if you aren't willing to give yourself the fundamental knowledge required for flashing this and something goes wrong, you will then have the required skill to fix it, instead of blaming me for bricking your Tab. I don't need that. I am willing to support my ROM and help with some confusion, but if you want me to do everything for you- lo siento.
About This ROM
There's not too much to say about it. It's DJ11 with almost 100MB of bloat ware, Verizon/Samsung crap and worthless other nonsense pulled out and the good bits updated with parts of the EURO updates/dumps. I have also done some other mods and optimizations.
Features
Updated Samsung apps from newer GSM ROMS! (The only way you can currently experience the updates on your CDMA device)
Deodexed
Zipaligned
Ad blocking hosts
Screen density of 180 (you can fit more stuff on the screen. Change with build.prop edit or LCD Density changer)
Transparent Notification bar
Gingerbread launcher
Minimal Touchwiz integration
Custom notification and ringtones (a la The PHJC)
More! (Really, there is more, but I can't think of it right now, I'll edit this post as I remember)
Installed Apps
3G Mobile Hotspot (wifi needs it to work)
Browser
Calendar
Camera
Chrome to Phone
Contacts
Email
Gallery
Gmail
Google Search
Latitude
Maps
Market
Connected Music Player (from Motorola, it's sweet)
Navigation
Places
Spare Part
Superuser
Talk
Task Manager
Titanium Backup
Video
Voices
Voice Search
Youtube
Removed
Verizon Boot Animation (That's why all you see is a black screen on first boot, just wait. I'm working on a custom one right now.)
Touchwiz Launcher!!!
Accessibility features. Note: you can still manually download them from the market.
lot of other crap, I can't remember, blockbuster, games, it goes on. I pulled out almost 100MB of apps, unneeded audio files, apps and such.
Changelog
v3 - Installation Update
Not much has actually changed about this ROM, I started to theme it, I stopped, I need to replace the zips with the stock again
CWM flashable zip install method has been uploaded for ease of flashing
v2 - Application Update
Lots of apps integrated from the GSM JMI Dump from Rotohammer. As usual I have deodexed and zipaligned the apks. There are some nice updates in the task manager, Contacts, Calendar, email and several other apps.
v1 - Initial Public Release
I was having some core issues with previous versions, but I've been running for well over 12 hours now without a problem.
If people paying for the data plans would report back to confirm all wireless cell activity still functions, that would be great (I only use wifi, but my VZW location service still works, so your data should too).
Known Issues
The notification/ringtones are duplicated in the selection windows, don't know why but there are no redundant files.
You will get core FC's and FC's in contacts, calendar and email until your Twitter/Facebook/Gmail accounts are fully synced, this is normal. Just give it a couple hours to fully sync (or turn up the sync interval to speed up the process).
If you are having any issues with the ROM loading on the first boot (it shouldn't take more than 4 minutes at the black screen) Turn the Tab off by holding down the power button until it powers off (9 seconds or so), Boot into recovery, select advanced --> reboot recovery. Once the secondary recovery loads, select format/factory reset and reboot.
Set picture as lockscreen wallpaper doesn't work.
Plans
I don't know, it's fast right now. Probably just more streamlining, accurate battery mod, shutdown options and a theme are all on the list too. This is really just to get me through until I finish some other things. You can make requests, but don't expect me to listen to them. I'm just sharing the ROM I've made for myself, so it is, and always will be, configured the way I like it. There's always the random good idea though. Let me know if you find any serious bugs too please.
Installation
Download the VZW bootstrapper or manually CWM your Tab (instructions HERE)
Download ROM
Factory Reset (BACK UP YOUR DATA FIRST! Should only be necessary if coming from stock)
Boot into recovery mode (power off, power button + volume up)
Select Install zip from sdcard
Select Select zip from sdcard
Browse to the location of the ROMs zip
Select yes and wait for the flash to complete
Reboot
Extras
Metamorph to change status bar black - DOWNLOAD
Metamorph to change status bar white - DOWNLOAD
Metamorph to change status bar transparent - DOWNLOAD
Note: Metamorph can be downloaded from the market HERE or if you prefer ninjamorph HERE.
Thanks
jt1134, Adrynalyne, rotohammer, TCMAN and everyone in IRC as usually is great help.
Lastly, if you like my work, donate to me so I can donate money to devs that make my world easier (and therefore yours).
Great Khas.
Had an issue with the Market, even though you said it was in the rom. I had to use unyaffs on my CWM backup and pull the Vending.apk there and then push it. Otherwise I'm loving it. Great job
Awesome. We have been waiting for someone to step up for us VZW guys. I will be flashing tonight. Thanks man
Im getting alot of fcs when adding a gmail account. Im not sure. Why.
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Two Quick Questions
Hi Guys, I have my tab rooted but that was the extent of my knowledge. I apparently am unsure what this means exactly.
Can someone explain how to do this - YOU MUST HAVE AN EXT4 FORMATTED FILE SYSTEM TO USE
Can someone walk me through the steps of how to - Flash Via Heimdall
Thanks for this..
@ Boushh ,
I have 3 VZW Tablets...funny I got them all for Christmas Gift from One Vocal Wish at Shopping center with my Friends...LOL
I am glad to Try out your ROM, test bugs and other stuff!!
If you can just Post a Descriptive Instruction "How-To" step by step short and brief understandable, will be AWSOME!! All I care is IT Works!! and Functional 75% of Time it is ON!!
andermk said:
Hi Guys, I have my tab rooted but that was the extent of my knowledge. I apparently am unsure what this means exactly.
Can someone explain how to do this - YOU MUST HAVE AN EXT4 FORMATTED FILE SYSTEM TO USE
Can someone walk me through the steps of how to - Flash Via Heimdall
Thanks for this..
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The easiest rout for you would be to download and install the "Verizon Tab Bootstrapper" (it costs a buck, also, not my app) from the market onto your tab. that will convert the necessary partitions to ext4. Alternatively you can follow the method to do it manually HERE
ekoandrew said:
@ Boushh ,
I have 3 VZW Tablets...funny I got them all for Christmas Gift from One Vocal Wish at Shopping center with my Friends...LOL
I am glad to Try out your ROM, test bugs and other stuff!!
If you can just Post a Descriptive Instruction "How-To" step by step short and brief understandable, will be AWSOME!! All I care is IT Works!! and Functional 75% of Time it is ON!!
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No to come off as rude or anything, but I do have instructions on the first post. They are pretty much all you need, so what exactly are you not getting or would you like explained more in depth? Once I discover this I can update my instructions to where it would be more helpful for some of you.
Beginners Terms
No to come off as rude or anything, but I do have instructions on the first post. They are pretty much all you need, so what exactly are you not getting or would you like explained more in depth? Once I discover this I can update my instructions to where it would be more helpful for some of you. [/QUOTE]
Hey Boushh,
When you said:
YOU MUST HAVE AN EXT4 FORMATTED FILE SYSTEM TO USE
Use Koush's recovery to get there.
Do you mean just wipe data and cache in cwm or something more?
Also when you said to Flash Via Heimdall - Im just not sure how to use Hiemdall. Can you tell me what steps to take.
Sorry for the questions and thanks for your patience.
Hey boushh, would you mind listing out all the apps that you deleted out of the /system? I just want to make sure that some of the stuff like divx, mobile print, etc is still there.
Thanks for all your hard work!
Boushh,
Thank you so very much for this. I just flashed v2 and I'm in love with my tab all over again! I do have 3g enabled, and so far it seems to be working just as well as the stock ROM. So far I don't notice any issues and it's blazing fast. I'm also using your new kernel as well. Thanks again and keep up the awesome work!
steveo11284 said:
Boushh,
Thank you so very much for this. I just flashed v2 and I'm in love with my tab all over again! I do have 3g enabled, and so far it seems to be working just as well as the stock ROM. So far I don't notice any issues and it's blazing fast. I'm also using your new kernel as well. Thanks again and keep up the awesome work!
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Im looking for some help, im not new to this completly as ive rooted and installed many roms on my phones but im new to this for the tab...
I downloaded the bootloader off the market. After i do the bootloader do i factory reset?
My question is with heimdall....when you have the screen up with all the different options(pda/code , kernal, etc) where do you put the rom to flash it?
EDIT* I got to the clockworkmod recovery screen. Can i wipe cache and install zip from there as im used to from my phone????
Thank again as any help is appreciated
Alright guys i need some help...The tab wont get pass the "samsung" when i try to boot. The only thing i did was run the bootstrapper from the market. I can get to download mode but i cant figure out how to install the rom from heimdall...
UPDATE: In Heimdall i got "flash successfully completed" but when the tab goes to boot it wont get past the samsung screen!!
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jkurl said:
I really hope you did a backup cause it you did then you can go into recovery and restore your system. If not you can still go into clockworkmod and reinstall the rom from there. that is where you should have installed the rom from.
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Well after all morning trying to figure this out...i finally got it! Had to restore to factory settings and whatnot first and then i figured it out!! Thanks again
steveo11284 said:
Boushh,
Thank you so very much for this. I just flashed v2 and I'm in love with my tab all over again! I do have 3g enabled, and so far it seems to be working just as well as the stock ROM. So far I don't notice any issues and it's blazing fast. I'm also using your new kernel as well. Thanks again and keep up the awesome work!
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Awesome, I'm so glad to hear 3G is still working! Thanks for letting me know that. Also, I'm glad you enjoy the ROM, I have some good things in store for it too.
newtonfb said:
Im looking for some help, im not new to this completly as ive rooted and installed many roms on my phones but im new to this for the tab...
I downloaded the bootloader off the market. After i do the bootloader do i factory reset?
My question is with heimdall....when you have the screen up with all the different options(pda/code , kernal, etc) where do you put the rom to flash it?
EDIT* I got to the clockworkmod recovery screen. Can i wipe cache and install zip from there as im used to from my phone????
Thank again as any help is appreciated
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You factory reset, as I said in the instructions, also, there is no zip. You flash via Heimdall in download mode, as I said in the instructions. The ROM will not boot unless you factory reset
newtonfb said:
Alright guys i need some help...The tab wont get pass the "samsung" when i try to boot. The only thing i did was run the bootstrapper from the market. I can get to download mode but i cant figure out how to install the rom from heimdall...
UPDATE: In Heimdall i got "flash successfully completed" but when the tab goes to boot it wont get past the samsung screen!!
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I would use the heimdall command prompt, the GUI doesn't always work right. Also, this has no verizon boot animation, so you will just see a black screen for a second once you get past the samsung screen.
jkurl said:
I really hope you did a backup cause it you did then you can go into recovery and restore your system. If not you can still go into clockworkmod and reinstall the rom from there. that is where you should have installed the rom from.
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No, you don't install the rom from Clockworkmod. You should read the directions before spreading misinformation in the future.
Does this rom have the bluetooth drivers fixed?
No, you don't install the rom from Clockworkmod. You should read the directions before spreading misinformation in the future.
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So what your saying is that you can't install this rom via clockwork mod?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_qwT7rTY4E
Above is a Video, how the ROM looks like after flashed with Hemidall.
I used Frontend instead of CMD, also purchased the VZW Bootstrapper!
This is 2nd Tried with Voodoo Kernel!
Everything moves pretty well as you can see. So far no Bugs, I just missed the good old File App from original stock rom.
Deleted as well no need to argue over a Rom. Now if you stole my beer than I can see.
@boushh is the CWM for vzw you using version 3 or a later version? Got some people asking me in another forum an I want to make sure I give them the correct info.
so i have the bell pay as you go edition of the gio
and when i got it, i just uninstalled as much crap as i could
one of those happen to be 'Talk', which i now discovered is google talk (thought the app was called gtalk)
uninstalling it makes it disappear forever and you cannot find it in the market
in addition to that, i uninstalled whatever app/service needed to run live wallpapers
so if someone could rip/backup those apps and upload it here, many thanks
(i tried installing the talk apk on it's own, and the talk service apks, it does not like me install for some reason)
last question is,
any 5660m users got adobe flash running, i tried the stand alone armv6 apk, installed it, and does nothing
the other flash apk with loading the lib files into the root dir, i have not tried, if i can get the standalone apk working, i'd rather do that
any other tips for the 5660m would be great
thanks
edit - see post #9 (need help with stock browser)
Promise you'll back things up the next time?
Look at my stock rooted ROM for the files you shouldn't have deleted. You should be able to read (not write, at least not in a way the phone can handle) the RFS partitions with MagicISO among others. (Basically any program capable of handling FAT partition images.)
ADB push back the files into place, make sure their permissions are correct.
Can't help you for Flash, I've never tried it myself and my Gio is out of order for the time being.
For flash you need root and push LIB files to /data/data/com.adobeflash***/lib ant set permissions
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Darkshado said:
Promise you'll back things up the next time?
Look at my stock rooted ROM for the files you shouldn't have deleted. You should be able to read (not write, at least not in a way the phone can handle) the RFS partitions with MagicISO among others. (Basically any program capable of handling FAT partition images.)
ADB push back the files into place, make sure their permissions are correct.
Can't help you for Flash, I've never tried it myself and my Gio is out of order for the time being.
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so this is something i cant just grab someone's titaniumbackup files and install?
That too, if you have another rooted Gio at your disposal. I answered based the info I got.
ya, sorry, that's sorta what i meant in the first post,
i was actually asking for someone's to backup the gtalk/talk service/app and the live wallpaper service/app with titanium backup and upload it
if someone could do that for me, much appreciated
Try this and let me know if it works.
View attachment TitaniumBackup.rar
thanks, that did the trick
additionally i want to ask:
is the reason 5660m incompatible with most of the custom roms is the slight difference in hardware?
if i were to change microsd card, is a drag and drop to the new card sufficient or are there hidden/protected files that cannot be copied
lastly,
if i were to update the rom/install custom rom, is there any way to back up settings and apps or would i have to do stuff all over again?
gonna bump this again,
I need the stock browser this time, if someone would kindly back up from titanium backup
i'm just testing some compatibilities on certain websites
anonxlg said:
gonna bump this again,
I need the stock browser this time, if someone would kindly back up from titanium backup
i'm just testing some compatibilities on certain websites
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Enjoy.
FusiveR said:
Enjoy.
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finally got around, i tried installing it, doesnt work
it starts installing, then resets and browser does not appear in app list
tried both app and app+data
anonxlg said:
thanks, that did the trick
additionally i want to ask:
is the reason 5660m incompatible with most of the custom roms is the slight difference in hardware?
if i were to change microsd card, is a drag and drop to the new card sufficient or are there hidden/protected files that cannot be copied
lastly,
if i were to update the rom/install custom rom, is there any way to back up settings and apps or would i have to do stuff all over again?
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Only the roms flashed from Odin usually aren't compatible with our phone anything else such as CM7.1, CM7.2, CM9, and all the other roms able to be flashed from
Recovery mode are mostly compatible with our version of gio hope I helped
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What isn't compatible are the baseband and the bootloaders.
As long as an Odin-flashable ROM contains only system and boot.img you're in the clear. This is mostly a problem with early Europe/Asia 5660 ROMs.
Drag and dropping your files to the new SD card should do the trick. Hidden files and folders for Android (and Linux) have a dot at the beginning of their name, e.g.: /.android_secure/ and by default there shouldn't be any files with the FAT32 "hidden" attribute set on the SD card. The settings of your Windows Explorer will influence whether or not the latter copy over or not.
Backing up your applications and their settings can be done by applications like Titanium Backup. Most should transfer well from one ROM "family" to another. (As in: from stock to CM7, or CM7 to CM9, or CM9 to stock...) Your mileage will vary if you try to transfer system apps, or system settings.
so why do you (have to?) use odin, i thought there is CWM for gio, isnt that better than odin?
and still looking for a titanium backup of stock browser
maybe i should just install the ics rc
anonxlg said:
thanks, that did the trick
additionally i want to ask:
is the reason 5660m incompatible with most of the custom roms is the slight difference in hardware?
if i were to change microsd card, is a drag and drop to the new card sufficient or are there hidden/protected files that cannot be copied
lastly,
if i were to update the rom/install custom rom, is there any way to back up settings and apps or would i have to do stuff all over again?
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I dunno what you are talking about, My canadian Gt-S5660M runs all custom firmwares, kernels, scripts etc just fine.
Odin and CWM are different and each serves their purpose.
Odin works with the lower level Download Mode, and can recover from situations CWM can't. It is also the usual way to install CWM in the first place. (You could also do it with a clever dd command on a rooted phone.) It is however cloakware, undocumented, difficult to install, buggy at times and just quirky overall.
CWM is more stable, doesn't require a computer to run, and is generally much safer to use.
AlwaysDroid: If you look at very early posts about the 5660M, many users encountered major issues after flashing European 5660 ROMs. Screen brightness all over the place and no network connection.
The problem was that those ROMs were Odin flashable "One Package" files that contained bootloaders and radio images as well. Those files were required for users upgrading from Froyo to Gingerbread, as stock Gio 5660s were also sold with 2.2 unlike the 5660M.
Just a quick question. I know most people, as am I, are fumbling around seeking for a solution for the difficult Group MMS feature which is missing and nearly incompatible with Touchwiz. Well, I've found an AT&T Galaxy S3 Rom which seems to have solved the problem on their device. I want to try and extract the apk, or even just flash this zip provided by the developer, and see if it translates over.
Now I know I can backup my device, flash the zip, and if all goes to hell just wipe and restore, but I hate tedious endeavors like that and would rather know in advance if it's even worth the trouble to try, or if the frameworks are just too different. If anyone has tried this crossover with success or failure, can you please let me know to save me the trouble? Thanks in advance, and if this turns out to work, I will definitely post it's success somewhere.
PS - I'm on Clean Rom ATT SE 1.5. I know there are some framework differences between stock TW and this rom, so that might have some relative impact. Blah.
I remember seeing a thread in themes and apps about this...take a look there
I would dowload the rom and extract the zip and all framework and lib files necessary to run and a give it a shot. Ask the rom maker what was needed to get it working if you are not sure.
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I just down;oaded the zip you refer to and unzipped it and I wouldn't just flash it as it has a build.prop included and chances are it'll mess up your phone anyway as it's for an S3. You could try extracting and just putting the SecMms.apk and SecMms.odex into your system app and make sure permissions are proper, reboot and see if it works. There are a few more files and libs in there but supper is burning lol, I'll have a look later to see if I can get it working on my phone if no one figures it out in the meantime.
Edit....just reread your post and moving those two files wont work....the rom your on is deodexed....sorry