Haven't been to this forum in like months. I searched and saw from what came up, that there was no way to get the Kindle Launcher to work with AOSP ROMs. Am I correct or is there a ROM that has this? Maybe some new development that got it working?
Also, are most of the ICS/JB ROMs stable for "Kindle" stuff? (reading, browsing, videos)...
In the mean-time, I.m off to flash the Modaco Custom ROM...(now to figure out how to get into recovery...hahaha)
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Hey guys I have been doing quite a bit of searching through the forums and still have a couple questions about custom roms and rooting. Forgive the noobness but the droid incredible is my first android device and I only recently got it.
1. My first question is what is the simplest way (rom + root I assume) to get a stock version of android on my incredible? Also what rom would you recommend (I have seen a pretty big list but know nothing about them)?
2. What is the difference, if any, between a kernel and a rom? Ive seen both words used a lot and have seen kernels that are stock and roms that are as well. Which would I use between the two?
I know these questions may be dumb but I have been searching for a couple days and have gone through hundreds of threads trying to find the definitive answer (there were some benefits though, I use launcher pro and the droid x's keyboard now) any help would be appreciated.
1. You are right in assuming that the quickest (and only) way to get a stock version of Android on your phone is to root your phone and install a custom recovery that will allow you to flash a rom. It is not really possible for me to recommend a rom because rom's are all about personal preference and my preference may be different from yours. That being said, if you are interested in stock Android, check out Cyanogenmod. The biggest thing right now is that for the Incredible, Cyanogenmod is the only true stock Android that is compiled from AOSP (Android Open Source Project) however it is still in its early stages for our device, so it's still buggy. The other roms are modified versions of our stock sense rom, so some of the roms are modified to have the bulkier parts of of the Sense UI removed, but it is still a Sense rom.
2. I'm not going to profess to be extremely in the know about kernels, but a kernel is the go-between for the hardware and the os/applications. If you want to learn more about kernels, you can read the wikipedia page about kernels found here. Basically what you need to know is that the rom is the operating system, so if you wanted to change the OS such as from Sense to Vanilla Android, you would flash a rom. If you wanted to change the way the system runs, such as if you want your processor to be overclocked or undervolted, you would flash a kernel.
Hope this helps.
That answered everything! Thanks for the reply and I will keep checking the forums for stock roms that seem stable!
I have a rooted kindle fire, I initially use to have a custom rom on it (can't actually remember the roms name now). I enjoyed the beam when the kindle was entering lock screen mode.
But then I switched to GalaxySbean v1.2 (I was impressed with the features it had). But alas I lost the beam!!!
I've googled and search for help but to no avail. I would have posted in the development thread but me being a newbie I wasn't allowed to.
Please help me get my electron beam back! Pleeeeeaaaaaaassssseeee.......
Thanks in advance
ThatHman said:
I have a rooted kindle fire, I initially use to have a custom rom on it (can't actually remember the roms name now). I enjoyed the beam when the kindle was entering lock screen mode.
But then I switched to GalaxySbean v1.2 (I was impressed with the features it had). But alas I lost the beam!!!
I've googled and search for help but to no avail. I would have posted in the development thread but me being a newbie I wasn't allowed to.
Please help me get my electron beam back! Pleeeeeaaaaaaassssseeee.......
Thanks in advance
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I think you had cm10 and not 10.1 . I don't think any cm10.1 based ROM has crt off animation. I personally don't know how to edit the ROM to enable CRT. It might have something to do with the build prop.
But for the most part, your out of luck.
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Actually, it's the framework-res.apk. In GB and ICS, you had to decompile, edit a line and recompile. I'm not sure if it's as simple with JB.
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HellFire Jelly Amazon Kindle Fire 1.3 <----- that was my first rom that had electron beam.
Here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815737
I am 100% positive it was jelly bean based.
But while going through the developers thread(GalaxySbean v1.2 my present rom), he made mention of enabling it in one of his updates. But after that he never made mention of it again. So I think its possible.
Here's a link to my present rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2103278
I need to post on the forum 8more times before I can post in developers thread.... I would have asked them directly.
I love the GalaxySbean v1.2 rom and I really want to stick to it.
Still waiting for a reply...
Thanks for the quick reply.....
So that is to say that we are gonna get an update to your ROM soon.....
*fingers crossed*
I am completely new to rooting and flashing custom ROMs, but I wanted to get more out of my 1st gen Kindle Fire. After studying the excellent guide done by kinfauns, I have rooted and flashed the CM10.1 RC2. Then I wondered what is the difference from the ROM I downloaded on CM's website vs the ones on this list http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859851. A lot of them are still CM10.1. So what exactly is the difference between the CM10.1 on this list and the release candidates and nightly's on CyanogenMod?
I've been trying to use the newer Android roms, but there isn't enough ram on any of these for me to do the things I need to do. So I was looking on Thepooch's Kindle Fire Development index and I noticed the four CM7 roms there. Now out of those four (since they are the most recently updated), which one would you recommend?
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I've been trying to use the newer Android roms, but there isn't enough ram on any of these for me to do the things I need to do. So I was looking on Thepooch's Kindle Fire Development index and I noticed the four CM7 roms there. Now out of those four (since they are the most recently updated), which one would you recommend?
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I second this question..I a look so need the ROM to flash with twrp 2.5.0 without an error
Edit:I haven't tried one yet but hellfire looks best
Jacobloveskindles said:
I second this question..I a look so need the ROM to flash with twrp 2.5.0 without an error
Edit:I haven't tried one yet but hellfire looks best
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Yeah I've decided to take the testing into my own hands. So far I've tested Sblood's CM7 Source and Hellfire. Hellfire is admittedly less stable and I can't delete any of the gapps (Hangouts, Google Search, etc.) without the Google Services Framework constantly force closing. But I am able to OC to 1200 and the CM7 Source only lets you OC to 1008. I'm testing Barebones by the end of the week.
Edit: I found two more roms by smirkis:
CM7 Kang
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1540449
MIUI w/ Kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434064
I could use some help with testing if anyone (or you) are interested
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Yeah I've decided to take the testing into my own hands. So far I've tested Sblood's CM7 Source and Hellfire. Hellfire is admittedly less stable and I can't delete any of the gapps (Hangouts, Google Search, etc.) without the Google Services Framework constantly force closing. But I am able to OC to 1200 and the CM7 Source only lets you OC to 1008. I'm testing Barebones by the end of the week.
Edit: I found two more roms by smirkis:
CM7 Kang
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1540449
MIUI w/ Kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434064
I could use some help with testing if anyone (or you) are interested
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Do they flash with twrp 2.5? Not willing to downgrade it
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Do they flash with twrp 2.5? Not willing to downgrade it
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I don't know. I use COTR and I haven't touched TWRP for over a year. I don't see why it wouldn't though since it's a recovery. I tested all of the first four and so far I like Hellfire the best. I'll test the other two by the end of the week if there hasn't been a fix for CM11.
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I don't know. I use COTR and I haven't touched TWRP for over a year. I don't see why it wouldn't though since it's a recovery. I tested all of the first four and so far I like Hellfire the best. I'll test the other two by the end of the week if there hasn't been a fix for CM11.
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I'm actually gonna go ahead and install cm11 maybe if there isn't too many issues
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I'm actually gonna go ahead and install cm11 maybe if there isn't too many issues
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I decided I won't try the two by smirkis because you cannot dual boot them. I'm running Kitkang with Barebones as my alt. boot now and I'm quite happy with it
Use COTR instead of TWRP.
Best rom threads are not allowed.Try them for your self and decide which one suits your needs best.
Thank you and thread closed.
Hi everyone,
I recently got an old kindle fire 1st gen from someone and want to install a custom rom on it, I have rooted it installed custom recovery but I want to know what's the most stable ROM(other then stock) for it regardless of how old or new it is or it's version of android.
Thanks,
What version of Android are you looking for? Or are you perhaps interested in other OSs? I suggest checking out @sd_shadow's http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859851 thread.
Choosing a thread you are interested in and reading at least the last several pages of it to see if anyone has reported problems is a good place to start. If you are up for @Hashcode's OtterX partition conversion, I've found the latest versions of all the OtterX KitKat and Lollipop ROMs to be stable.
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What version of Android are you looking for? Or are you perhaps interested in other OSs? I suggest checking out @sd_shadow's http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859851 thread.
Choosing a thread you are interested in and reading at least the last several pages of it to see if anyone has reported problems is a good place to start. If you are up for @Hashcode's OtterX partition conversion, I've found the latest versions of all the OtterX KitKat and Lollipop ROMs to be stable.
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Thanks for replying, I have seen several threads but still feel confused, I recently got a used first gen kindle from someone and want to flash a custom rom so it's more like an android tablet as I don't like the kindle interface and features :/, wanted to ask based on user experience which rom has soo far been the most stable lollipop or kitkat or jellybean would be fine, but I assumed lollipop would probably be less stable as it recently got released?
Also by stable I meant to say the rom which runs the fastest
I recommend a cyanogen 11 build. 201440719-1623-otter-sgt7
Only because based on what I'm reading you probably don't want to mess with converting partition files to run the otterx builds. Just my opinion since this is your first time around.
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I did convert to otterx and installed the slimpop ROM, it seems to lag which was what I had guessed would happen if I went to lollipop, but is it any faster or better on kitkat or jellybean as compared to lollipop?
Thanks