Are the current ICS ROMS the "ICS Ports" we were all so desperately hoping for before ICS actually came out? Or are we expecting the "OFFICIAL" one from some other party?
Will CM9 be the official ICS port? Are we even getting CM9?
Side question:
If I am on ILWT and flashing to ICS, of course it is best to wipe.
But if I am on ICS and want to restore to ILWT, do I also wipe?
Thx in advance for putting up with my annoyance!
convolution said:
If I am on ILWT and flashing to ICS, of course it is best to wipe.
But if I am on ICS and want to restore to ILWT, do I also wipe?
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First one: Yes.
Second one: Of course!
I will wait for official CM9 with (hopefully) camera support.
We will see an official CM9 release, I'm pretty positive.
convolution said:
If I am on ILWT and flashing to ICS, of course it is best to wipe.
But if I am on ICS and want to restore to ILWT, do I also wipe?
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i do wipe when i flash a new rom but when i restore(via clockworkmod) i dont wipe anything and so restore always works without problems..
if you're doing a cwm restore, you dont need to wipe. restoring pretty much wipes all the information and overlays the older stuff.
on the other hand, it's always good to clear out cache though.
mputtr said:
if you're doing a cwm restore, you dont need to wipe. restoring pretty much wipes all the information and overlays the older stuff.
on the other hand, it's always good to clear out cache though.
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dalvik cache?
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dalvik cache?
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And regular probably, neither will ever cause problems if you do wipe but might if you don't. Only side effect ever of wiping both is longer boot right after
First of all we will get a CM9 update (WITH CAMERA SUPPORT) and two you can restore any backed uo rom through clockworkmod recovery without wiping (it basically wipes and overrites the current rom to ur backup rom)
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I just have to add that building a rom from source is the same thing companies like HTC are doing. Granted they have access to all of the proprietary hardware the public doesn't. That being said none are more "official" then any other. I love CM but they are by no means an official rom and all other are ports. Its true that MANY roms are based off CM, but not all.
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Saw a developer guessing the CM guys would be able to release CM9 for Desire Z (hopefully with camera working) in february. No official statements about this, though.
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Having never used CM7, I'm not totally sure how the builds work. If I want to use the nightlies, or flash the next beta when it is released, do i need to wipe the phone each time? I'm hoping it's like roms i've used in the past on my fascinate that required at most clearing the dalvik.
tspderek said:
Having never used CM7, I'm not totally sure how the builds work. If I want to use the nightlies, or flash the next beta when it is released, do i need to wipe the phone each time? I'm hoping it's like roms i've used in the past on my fascinate that required at most clearing the dalvik.
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It's answered on the last page of the cm7 nightlys thread.
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no wipe
for the nightly and rc%, each build can replace the old with no wiping or data loss.
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.
Has anyone downgraded from CM7.2 to CM7.1? For some reason CM7.1 seems much more stable on my phone. Is downgrading as easy as upgrading?
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Has anyone downgraded from CM7.2 to CM7.1? For some reason CM7.1 seems much more stable on my phone. Is downgrading as easy as upgrading?
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You need to install a stock rom, flash clockworkmod, then flash cm7.1.
But you can make a backup, wipe data cache and dalvik and flash cm7.1, without stock rom flashed..
But why would you?
I think 7.2 is better..
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Well, I tried 7.2 on my phone and it is not as stable as 7.1 for me. I am constantly having problems connecting to my home wifi network (have to enable/disable the wifi adapter a couple of times), phone restarts from time to time for no reason, unlock screen blinks one time before it t actually appears on screen and some other minor issues. Didn't have any of these issues with CM 7.1 so I think of going back to it. I'll probably go go for the wipe cache/dalvik solution in that case. Thanks for your reply.
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Did you patch CM 7.2 with patch 4? The patch fixes most of the things and the rom is the most stable for me.
Yes, I did. Did I need to wipe something before or after applying it?
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Update: I've just tried to wipe the cache partition plus the dalvik cache and it seems that most of the problems are gone now. I would recommend doing this to anyone with the same issues as mine.
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You always have to wipe the cache/factory reset and dalvik cache before installing a new rom otherwise problems will obviously occur.
Glad that you solved the problem. If you still face some problems then wipe the cache/factory reset and the dalvik cache and flash the rom again with patch 4 and gapps.
I use stock rom, better than CM7.2/7.1. No lags in games, no screen flicker, no f****n problems. Same performance and better battery life.
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I use stock rom, better than CM7.2/7.1. No lags in games, no screen flicker, no f****n problems. Same performance and better battery life.
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Stock rom with custom kernel??
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Nope, just stock rom with root and some stock apps deleted, that's all. Maybe i will flash the kernel for stock roms, maybe.
LegoGabi said:
Nope, just stock rom with root and some stock apps deleted, that's all. Maybe i will flash the kernel for stock roms, maybe.
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What benchmark results do you get with the stock ROM (either Quadrant or Antutu)?
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Nytmarez said:
Has anyone downgraded from CM7.2 to CM7.1? For some reason CM7.1 seems much more stable on my phone. Is downgrading as easy as upgrading?
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Assuming you really want to downgrade to CM7.1 I think you can format /system, /data and such from CWM, then apply CM7.1 zip file. No need to install stock ROM first.
BTW I saw in CM-related instructions that when you have some problem with CM that you don't know how to fix try first doing wipe, usually that helps. It seems it helps in your case as well
Yeah, that's right
Dude, leave the f***in benchmarks, my phone is faster in games. With CM 7.2 last time my result in quadrant was 2600, but it was bulls**t cause i had lag in games.
Yup, I also find benchmarks are useful for bragging only. They almost never tell anything real about phone performance in a real application.
So you have to try different ROMs to find the one that would suit you.
Well, I guess it depends on what one uses his phone for I don't play any games and my phone is definitely faster with CM7.2. But as JustVass said everyone has to find the one that best suits him
I flashed Sandvold's ICS 0.8.1 yesterday, but after reading a few threads today I saw that it's better to do the custom install instead of the typical one. I did a nandroid and decided to simply flash the rom again without clearing anything.
It seems fine so far, but I'm wondering if this can lead to any problems?
Also, do I need to reinstall a2sd after re-flashing?
I think that if you downgrade from ics to gb than you need to make a full wipe but if you upgrade than I think it's ok
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thedancingbear said:
I flashed Sandvold's ICS 0.8.1 yesterday, but after reading a few threads today I saw that it's better to do the custom install instead of the typical one. I did a nandroid and decided to simply flash the rom again without clearing anything.
It seems fine so far, but I'm wondering if this can lead to any problems?
Also, do I need to reinstall a2sd after re-flashing?
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Yes, always wipe.
xdevilium said:
I think that if you downgrade from ics to gb than you need to make a full wipe but if you upgrade than I think it's ok
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If you are with the exact same rom then a wipe shouldn't be needed and a2sd should stay if you don't wipe.
Try it and if it doesn't work do a full wipe I've never seen anyone say you'll break your phone if you don't wipe. Someone on Sandvold's thread recommended app extractor from play store as an easy way to restore after a full wipe. Didn't work for me but I only tried it once so you could check that out. It just restores everything from your nandroid
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If you are with the exact same rom then a wipe shouldn't be needed and a2sd should stay if you don't wipe.
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If u are flashing the same rom (newer version) u still have to wipe dalvik. Its better anyway just to do a backup then full wipe and flash the rom then restore
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Always wipe Dalvik, sometimes, the rom setup menu does it automaticly.
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?
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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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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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