Eventually I will be rooting my nexus but I'm wondering what is out right now that is worth rooting?
I know this phone is fairly new so I know there are betas out there
Is there a rom that is pretty solid?
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Being that it's a nexus...
The roms are built (primarily) from source. And otherwise cherry-picked from other roms.
As such, they are ALL very stable, that I've seen.
The choice is yours.
Root access adds so much to the device...even without a custom rom.
The ability to back your system up.
Back up user apps to transfer to future devices/restore on your current device in the case of failure of some sort...
Better battery life from custom kernels/tweaks/etc.
Pretty much this
Jubakuba said:
Being that it's a nexus...
The roms are built (primarily) from source. And otherwise cherry-picked from other roms.
As such, they are ALL very stable, that I've seen.
The choice is yours.
Root access adds so much to the device...even without a custom rom.
The ability to back your system up.
Back up user apps to transfer to future devices/restore on your current device in the case of failure of some sort...
Better battery life from custom kernels/tweaks/etc.
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And the Lovely AD-FREE keeps your phone free of advertising.. Thats priceless and you need to be root
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There are loads of good roms, just about every one is non beta. Aokp is the most popular one, paradigm is good, cyan next.
Thanks everyone
Hopefully there is a one click root for the cdma gnex soon
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Jubakuba said:
Root access adds so much to the device...even without a custom rom.
The ability to back your system up.
Back up user apps to transfer to future devices/restore on your current device in the case of failure of some sort...
Better battery life from custom kernels/tweaks/etc.
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if you're just rooted, you cant switch kernels unless you're also unlocked.
RogerPodacter said:
There are loads of good roms, just about every one is non beta. Aokp is the most popular one, paradigm is good, cyan next.
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Wrong. CM is obviously the most popular.
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bk201doesntexist said:
if you're just rooted, you cant switch kernels unless you're also unlocked.
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This is incorrect. Of course you can flash whatever kernel you want if you have root. No need for an unlocked bootloader. (This isn't a Motorola device...)
efrant said:
This is incorrect. Of course you can flash whatever kernel you want if you have root. No need for an unlocked bootloader. (This isn't a Motorola device...)
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You can flash kernels on the fly, with Android running, so this its correct, you dont need a unlocked bootloader to flash kernels...
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
Man I wish I knew how to root the device ! I have to pay some one to root mine
Hopefully soon cause I hate stock devices
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XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
Man I wish I knew how to root the device ! I have to pay some one to root mine
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No no no no no no no wrong wrong
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XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
Man I wish I knew how to root the device ! I have to pay some one to root mine
Hopefully soon cause I hate stock devices
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Nop lol go here and enjoy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23229558
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
msedek said:
Nop lol go here and enjoy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23229558
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
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Will this work with ics 4.0.4?
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galaxy nexus toolkit makes it very easy http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
main reason to root.. custom roms of course. Other good reasons are AdAway and DroidWall (good to block apps from using 3g if you have a crappy data allowance like me)
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Will this work with ics 4.0.4?
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Yep.
ok so i managed to root my phone yaaay...thanks to this great community
one problem tho, it seems that the custom recovery wont stick, when i try and reboot into recovery i get this android with a red yield sign thing
I think custom recovery won't stick on stock rom, it resets itself
read 3rd question http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20310934&postcount=2
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Q. I flashed CWM but each time I reboot the Stock Recovery is back
There is an auto recovery restore system on Android that will reflash the Stock Recovery if you flash CWM on a Stock Rom.
Use Root Explorer to Mount the system folder as R/W (or use a free app from the Market). Delete the file recovery-from-boot.p from /system. Now when you flash CWM Recovery it will NOT be overwritten after a reboot.
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Or use Rom Manager (free) from the market.
It'll remove that file as well.
I got it all working now thank you everyone for the help !
Now to search for the best custom rom
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I have MANY reason for rooting a device. At the top of my list is something I didn't see anyone else mention: WiFi Tether, so I dont have to pay my carrier a monthly fee for tethering.
msedek said:
Pretty much this
And the Lovely AD-FREE keeps your phone free of advertising.. Thats priceless and you need to be root
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or AdAway....
ps. AOPK is probably the best ROM
Related
Will just un installing it let me do the updates or do i need to do anything else?
Thanks
gunner
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Gunner86 said:
Will just un installing it let me do the updates or do i need to do anything else?
Thanks
gunner
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Install one of the amazing roms from the dev section and get the updates through that + extra's!!
Yeah i know but how do i go back to stock so i can get rhe official google updates?
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Gunner86 said:
Yeah i know but how do i go back to stock so i can get rhe official google updates?
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You just flash back to stock rom to get the updates. But the point is once rooted your rom of choice will be updated probably faster than the Google update gets pushed to your phone.
^ This!!!
And why have a galaxy nexus if you want to go back to stock for ota? Its a development device....use the roms the devs release for it...lol.
Do I understand this correctly? Clockwork mod recovery with stock ICS will not give OTA updates from Google???
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decoyjoe said:
Do I understand this correctly? Clockwork mod recovery with stock ICS will not give OTA updates from Google???
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Yes...although im not sure why this concerns anybody. As fast as development is moving on this device, the devs will have updates out as fast or faster than google releases them via ota.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20593009&postcount=11
The problem with roms is that it's not 100% stable. I came from htc dinc, i havent seen any stable rom for it.
zeke1988 said:
The problem with roms is that it's not 100% stable. I came from htc dinc, i havent seen any stable rom for it.
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Then you haven't been trying the right roms.
zeke1988 said:
The problem with roms is that it's not 100% stable. I came from htc dinc, i havent seen any stable rom for it.
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Then you haven't been trying the right roms.
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^Made me laugh.
You can flash the official roms from google with cwm. This way you have your updates faster.
But I should choose a developer rom they have awsome features.
zeke1988 said:
The problem with roms is that it's not 100% stable. I came from htc dinc, i havent seen any stable rom for it.
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Is this the htc dinc forum? You really should take a break from posting and start lurking more...
Is there a stock rooted imm76i rom with no modifications or tweaks anywhere? I haven't seen one that's simply stock and rooted. Any help would be appreciated
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Download the stock images. Flash them. Root the phone....
martonikaj said:
Download the stock images. Flash them. Root the phone....
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Yeah, I know I could do that. Just simpler to have a rom that I can just flash, so I was asking if one existed.
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malikadnanm said:
Yeah, I know I could do that. Just simpler to have a rom that I can just flash, so I was asking if one existed.
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No, its really simpler to do it the previous way. You'd be done by now if you just did it on your own. Take you 15min tops.
What about this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1616638
Since people probably don't read through threads fully, here is the kernel that I've been packaging with my ButterNutz ROM for a while now, though this one is slightly newer. The full change-log can be found via the source link going to Github. I'll state that this is a very stock and minimal kernel. If you like changing things constantly like the CPU governor and IO Schedulers, you probably want to go look for another kernel. If you like something that works great without having to play around with 50 different settings, then this may be for you. I took the stock kernel source for the tuna board, and patched it up to the latest 3.0.x release, and am also keeping it merged with the tuna source from AOSP, as there have been a few changes since I initially put this out that just got merged in. I've enabled overclocking, though in my usage, the phone rarely goes up to the 1200/1350MHz steps. I've also set the GPU clock to the advertised stock setting, though it doesn't do much for performance from what I saw, but I also haven't seen an issue with battery life, so I left it where I set it. This isn't undervolted, nor does it support it. I tested several undervolt settings, and saw no change in battery life, regardless of what I set the voltages to. Getting rid of it just makes for one less thing to have bugs and issues. For those that are reading averse, here is the Cliff Notes version of features.
Features
Based on stock AOSP kernel source
Patched to the latest 3.0.x from vanilla kernel sources
Overclocked CPU/GPU
Simple IO Scheduler
LZO Compression for faster boot times
Compatible with all Tuna board Galaxy Nexus phones (toro, torospr/toroplus, maguro)
Flash and forget it, no need to spend 20 minutes tweaking for optimal performance
Download
Jelly Bean Kernel - MD5
Jelly Bean Tether Kernel - MD5
ICS Kernel - MD5
ICS Tether Kernel - MD5
Change log
FAQ
Where is XYZ feature?
If you can't find it, odds are it isn't included. Look through the change log above to see if it has been added.
Can I have XYZ Feature added to the kernel?
Link to it and I'll take it under consideration. However, odds are, if it hasn't been included yet, it may not get added. I will add any features that I deem useful, and if you would like something that I don't add, the kernel is opensource, so you can easily add it yourself.
Thanks gonna test drive this!
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wynnemelvin said:
Thanks gonna test drive this!
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Kernel will not boot running paranoid 0.3
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wynnemelvin said:
Kernel will not boot running paranoid 0.3
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Well, it's working fine here, and for several other users that I've talked to. Not sure what the issue is, but I'd need more information that you provided to even begin to figure out what is wrong.
Also, updated the kernel. I removed some debugging, added in UTF-8 support, and also updated with some more changes from Google. Full list of changes are on Github.
Now here is a kernel I will run
Thanks.
adrynalyne said:
Now here is a kernel I will run
Thanks.
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I think everyone should use it, but I may be a little biased
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I think everyone should use it, but I may be a little biased
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I am a fan sir.
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Updated the OP with two new kernels. If you use tethering, you'll want the tether kernel as it should support wifi tethering properly. The other will only allow you to tether via wifi if you don't use encryption.
Has it been tested with the latest bamf rom
4th attempt on flashing this kernel, after wiping dalvik/ cache I flash the kernel it doesn't finish it says verifying partition size the it just drops out and says its done after two seconds. This is with all of your releases. Neither one will flash to my phone
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wynnemelvin said:
4th attempt on flashing this kernel, after wiping dalvik/ cache I flash the kernel it doesn't finish it says verifying partition size the it just drops out and says its done after two seconds. This is with all of your releases. Neither one will flash to my phone
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I'm not sure how you're flashing it, but the updater-script in the zip does not print anything, nor does anything get mounted. It checks that you're using a tuna device and extracts the boot.img directly to the device node. It should take just a couple seconds to flash.
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I'm not sure how you're flashing it, but the updater-script in the zip does not print anything, nor does anything get mounted. It checks that you're using a tuna device and extracts the boot.img directly to the device node. It should take just a couple seconds to flash.
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Flashed in recovery I even changed roms to see if it was the rom but it just won't boot on my phone I guess I've downloaded it 3 different times thinking it was a bad flash or download but still nothing
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wynnemelvin said:
Flashed in recovery I even changed roms to see if it was the rom but it just won't boot on my phone I guess I've downloaded it 3 different times thinking it was a bad flash or download but still nothing
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What recovery are you using I noticed that there it's a problem with TWRP recovery in updating some zip files.
Also you might want to try and flash back to stock and retry. Sometimes a fresh start is always best
Just some food for thought...
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bigbean2006 said:
What recovery are you using I noticed that there it's a problem with TWRP recovery in updating some zip files.
Also you might want to try and flash back to stock and retry. Sometimes a fresh start is always best
Just some food for thought...
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Cwm 5.5.0.4
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Cwm 5.5.0.4
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I'm using CWM 5.5.0.4, though the original touch version. I'll revert to stock CWM when I get home and see if I can reproduce, but I'm not sure why it would be causing a problem. Are you on a Sprint Nexus?
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I'm using CWM 5.5.0.4, though the original touch version. I'll revert to stock CWM when I get home and see if I can reproduce, but I'm not sure why it would be causing a problem. Are you on a Sprint Nexus?
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No verizon
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No verizon
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Yeah, it definitely works on the VZW Nexus.
BlackHoleSlam said:
Has it been tested with the latest bamf rom
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I've only tested on Toro, but it should work on all variants.
Not to be an ass or anything but y would I have to go back to stock and then come and try to flash this kernel again? Every zip I flash (but this one) flashes fine via any recovery twp cwm etc. I haven't had my phone hang on boot logo one time until I flashed this kernel ....
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adrynalyne said:
I've only tested on Toro, but it should work on all variants.
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I am on toro but have switched from bamf to sourcery again
for me, by me and I love you
well verizon just upgraded me to the nexus because my droid 4 was having problems what do i need to know about this device? i hear all this talk about Jelly bean. where do i start? how do i upgrade from a stock nexus to JB?
icebear8 said:
well verizon just upgraded me to the nexus because my droid 4 was having problems what do i need to know about this device? i hear all this talk about Jelly bean. where do i start? how do i upgrade from a stock nexus to JB?
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Reading through the forums before asking would be a good start. There are so many helpful topics on the device and how to unlock/root/upgrade the OS. If a n00b like me could figure out how to get from 4.0.1 yakjuux to 4.1.1 from reading on XDA then anyone can. Good luck.
well verizon just upgraded me to the nexus because my droid 4 was having problems what do i need to know about this device? i hear all this talk about Jelly bean. where do i start? how do i upgrade from a stock nexus to JB?
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Try to check for update from ota in settings
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asawoszc said:
Reading through the forums before asking would be a good start. There are so many helpful topics on the device and how to unlock/root/upgrade the OS. If a n00b like me could figure out how to get from 4.0.1 yakjuux to 4.1.1 from reading on XDA then anyone can. Good luck.
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k thanks
sam razzy said:
Try to check for update from ota in settings
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no... just no.
there's been no OTA update for the vzw galaxy nexus yet.
icebear8 said:
well verizon just upgraded me to the nexus because my droid 4 was having problems what do i need to know about this device? i hear all this talk about Jelly bean. where do i start? how do i upgrade from a stock nexus to JB?
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Ya they did the same thing with me because of my droid 3 but they told me they did not have no more droid 3 and give me a nexus
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well what i am confused about that there is soooo many roms and radios to choose from and its a little overwhelming because i had not had this many choices since i had a Samsung Epic, and since then i came from phones that pretty much had 1 or 2 roms the stratosphere and droid 4. and i kinda forgot about all the flashing and stuff. does this phone use odin to do it's flashing? i tried google and it says the verizon copy of this phone has a locked bootloader but there is a way to unlock it.
i just want a rom that has a clean,Fast,Jellybean,with root and no bloatware and good radio. something that i can edit the boot animations easy.
i was looking at the Vicious Toro rom and that looks like the best for me, i was also looking at that Gnex toolkit v7.4 is that what i use to unlock the bootloader and flash roms?
icebear8 said:
well what i am confused about that there is soooo many roms and radios to choose from and its a little overwhelming because i had not had this many choices since i had a Samsung Epic, and since then i came from phones that pretty much had 1 or 2 roms the stratosphere and droid 4. and i kinda forgot about all the flashing and stuff. does this phone use odin to do it's flashing? i tried google and it says the verizon copy of this phone has a locked bootloader but there is a way to unlock it.
i just want a rom that has a clean,Fast,Jellybean,with root and no bloatware and good radio. something that i can edit the boot animations easy.
i was looking at the Vicious Toro rom and that looks like the best for me, i was also looking at that Gnex toolkit v7.4 is that what i use to unlock the bootloader and flash roms?
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That's the program you need to do everything. First change firmware to stock takju then download jb and cwm flash
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Android The Greek said:
That's the program you need to do everything. First change firmware to stock takju then download jb and cwm flash
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oh so you just flash roms through CWM? is this phone hard to brick like the galaxy S phones? i remember there was no way i could brick my epic 4g lol
icebear8 said:
i just want a rom that has a clean,Fast,Jellybean,with root and no bloatware and good radio.
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Use bigxies it's just aosp jb but rooted and deodexed. Also leave the toolkits to the noobs, better to do it manually - fastboot oem unlock, etc.
Android The Greek said:
That's the program you need to do everything. First change firmware to stock takju then download jb and cwm flash
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Can't flash takju or yakju (which are for the GSM Nexus) on a CDMA Nexus. And there is no official JB update for the CDMA Nexus yet, so he'll need a custom ROM if he doesn't want to wait.
RoadHazard said:
Can't flash takju or yakju (which are for the GSM Nexus) on a CDMA Nexus. And there is no official JB update for the CDMA Nexus yet, so he'll need a custom ROM if he doesn't want to wait.
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yea i was a little confused on that part because i was thinking this was the toro and those were the GSM devices. i just wanna know what is the easy way to go from Stock 4.04 to the Vicious JB rom with root and unlocked bootloader.
i guess what is getting to me is that there is just so much stuff other there and so many ways to root and flash stuff and i was soo hooked with Odin and then i had to go to the motorola Side of things and did not enjoy that at all. but it has been way more then a year since i last flashed roms and stuff like that
also i noticed there is tons of kernels to use as well with the vicious rom.the faux one looks the best as it has a OC with it
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Use bigxies it's just aosp jb but rooted and deodexed. Also leave the toolkits to the noobs, better to do it manually - fastboot oem unlock, etc.
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Read his original post man !! He said he traded up from a Droid 4 which is VERIZON! Bigxies rom is for GSM maguro not CDMA toro!! OP only flash toro roms for CDMA, I suggest mRom found here!!
NeoMagus said:
Read his original post man !! He said he traded up from a Droid 4 which is VERIZON! Bigxies rom is for GSM maguro not CDMA toro!! OP only flash toro roms for CDMA, I suggest mRom found here!!
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it seems XDA should of gave CDMA and GSM devices there own General forum lol i could of been flashing GSM stuff for all i know
but i think i got everything down for when my phone comes tomorrow. been studying the toolkit and reading about how to flash roms through CWM app and kernels
should i just leave the radio alone or is there a better copy?
You'll find this phone easy to root and flash Roms on. Not easy to brick. Try all the roms . That's the great thing about the nexus, so much to choose from.
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I'm looking to buy a 2014 10.1 and something caught my attention and was curious about it. I have a s4 running 4.3 android and thanks to Knox I cant put a custom recovery on it and have to use safestrap to use a custom rom essential wasting much space. Is that a issue with the tablet as well. Or is twrp/clockwork able to be used?
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nlcgadgetman said:
I'm looking to buy a 2014 10.1 and something caught my attention and was curious about it. I have a s4 running 4.3 android and thanks to Knox I cant put a custom recovery on it and have to use safestrap to use a custom rom essential wasting much space. Is that a issue with the tablet as well. Or is twrp/clockwork able to be used?
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Flashing a custom recovery will trigger knox. And I havent heard of any safestrap solution for Note 10.1 2014.
nickwarn said:
Flashing a custom recovery will trigger knox. And I havent heard of any safestrap solution for Note 10.1 2014.
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So custom roms are a no go for this thing? Help me understand. I mean I see the threads with rom but is it like the s4....only 4.3 tw roms will work. A lot of questions I know of but $500 on the line. Lol thanks in advance
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So custom roms are a no go for this thing? Help me understand. I mean I see the threads with rom but is it like the s4....only 4.3 tw roms will work. A lot of questions I know of but $500 on the line. Lol thanks in advance
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Of course you can flash a custom recovery and custom roms, but it cant be done without triggering knox. Flashing the rom itself is harmless, its the flashing of a custom recovery that triggers knox. So if you can live with that just go a head and flash, if not.... then dont.
Good luck
Ok thanks for the clarification the knox part is still kind of new to me. Tw is a little heavy just wanted to make sure I had the option to run an aosp rom down the line.
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Ok thanks for the clarification the knox part is still kind of new to me. Tw is a little heavy just wanted to make sure I had the option to run an aosp rom down the line.
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no problem, just glad to help. You can flash an AOSP rom, as soon as we get one.