Ok, it should be a stupid question. but a bit scary if it is true.
i readed in a forum it said when flashing ROM with a long gap version number (for example 2.3.4 to 4.0.0) will causing damage (or hard brick). so if currently you are now in 2.3.4 you should upgrade if first to 2.3.7 (one step above) then 4.0.0 (if you know the version step properly will be fine, if not?? who know if there is 2.3.5??).
so guys is it true or not? for me it is sound not so logical.
want to get info through the net about this, but a bit confuse what keyword to use to search..
ktutnik said:
Ok, it should be a stupid question. but a bit scary if it is true.
i readed in a forum it said when flashing ROM with a long gap version number (for example 2.3.4 to 4.0.0) will causing damage (or hard brick). so if currently you are now in 2.3.4 you should upgrade if first to 2.3.7 (one step above) then 4.0.0 (if you know the version step properly will be fine, if not?? who know if there is 2.3.5??).
so guys is it true or not? for me it is sound not so logical.
want to get info through the net about this, but a bit confuse what keyword to use to search..
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Nope...its all fine..
This my Archie history :2.3.4-4.0.4-4.1.1 and nothing happen...
Just root+unlock bootloader for the best experience
Hit thanks if somebody help you
Sent from my Xperia Arc
AndriyeZ said:
Nope...its all fine..
This my Archie history :2.3.4-4.0.4-4.1.1 and nothing happen...
Just root+unlock bootloader for the best experience
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yes, actually i do the same, i switched from JB and GB frequently, no problem so far, but in the forum i mentioned they are so concern about this, that make a big question on my mind.
ktutnik said:
yes, actually i do the same, i switched from JB and GB frequently, no problem so far, but in the forum i mentioned they are so concern about this, that make a big question on my mind.
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So...nothing to worry dude...
Just doing all back up before doing anything..
Sent from my Xperia Arc
It should be all OK. Greatest concern is flashing bootloader, that might "brick" your phone, but there are solutions for this all over the forum. Anyway dont worry about that, if you have some approved bootloaders for ROMs from this forum, you should be OK, then flashing ROMs is without problems. I have been flashing official ICS to GB, then to JB, and nothing bad happend.
I think it's ok
My Archie history is the same w AndriyeZ
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I think it's ok
My Archie history is the same w AndriyeZ
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Nice...
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so, seems everyone said the same.
event there is no proof about this, but logically it is impossible you brick your phone because long gap of version.
thank you every one for the answer.. you worth my thanks
ktutnik said:
so, seems everyone said the same.
event there is no proof about this, but logically it is impossible you brick your phone because long gap of version.
thank you every one for the answer.. you worth my thanks
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Before you flash anything just be sure to follow the roms instructions and also keep in mind that you should backup your phone before you start to flash anything incase anything does screw up. I went from 2.3.4 to 4.1.1 (AOKP rom) and have had not too many issues that haven't been solved from the rom.
I think you're refering to the "0 percent battery" issue which occurred for some users flashing back while 2.3 was all we had, not so much an issue these days.
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I think you're refering to the "0 percent battery" issue which occurred for some users flashing back while 2.3 was all we had, not so much an issue these days.
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thank you for sharing, yes that was my though, but mentioned issue causing something damage (boot sector damage or something damage i forgot it) and it is different than 0% battery issue right?
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Phk said:
Greetings fellow Friends from Galaxy
I just moved myself from the HTC Magic section to this one.. It was quite a jump, the Galaxy S Camera and 4inch screen are AWESOME =)
I have a few noob questions that I don't want to spread through many posts, so i've chosen to get them all here, without polution this forum section. Also they might come in handy for future Galaxy S buyers!
My phone is: 2.1-update1 @ I9000XXJF5
Question #1
Well at first glance everyone's trying to fix the "LAG PROBLEM"... I haven't noticed any lag!! What are we talking about? If its a fix.. i want it too
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the lag problem does not accure instantly after startup, it takes a while to do so.
Question #2
The phone came with Android 2.1, but at samsung-firmwares.com and at this dev section of the forum, i saw the JP3 Froyo release. How stable is this? Is it already a daily driver or a total beta? As an Android lover, i'd love to have the latest
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this release is, lets say, alpha quality, however some do use it daily and seems to be stable so far, but the jit is broken, so dont expect it to be faster than eclair
Question #3
I've used the One Click rooting solution and then the ROM Manager Clockwork to boot into clockwork rom and make a full-system backup. In my HTC Magic i had the recovery ROM (Amon_RA) flashed into the internal phone memory, so even if i didn't have a ROM installed, i was ALWAYS able to boot into recovery. That was a safety plus. How can i flash the Clockwork Recovery directly to my phone, without the ROM Manager? I'd feel more secure if i could count on recovery even if, for example, i flashed a non-working system ROM.
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you can run the clockwork recovery from original recovery by simply running it´s update.zip, this does in fact load the clockwork recovery into memory
Question #4
So what is YOUR favourite ROM? My stock has some unwanted apps, and even worse, it's Eclair. I'd like to switch soon, but i don't know these Galaxy S ROMs Tell me what's the best ROM for you!
Thanks guys, XDA is indeed the #1 place for mobile stuff
Cheers
Phk
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i dont have one yet, since my galaxy s is at the moment somewhere near me in the hands of my postman, and i have to pick it up in a few minutes... (the longest 20min i had this year so far...
FadeFx said:
the lag problem does not accure instantly after startup, it takes a while to do so.
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I have my phone on for 24h... No lag at all until now! ... weird?
FadeFx said:
this release is, lets say, alpha quality, however some do use it daily and seems to be stable so far, but the jit is broken, so dont expect it to be faster than eclair
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If JIT is broken, the rest of new 2.2 features can be achieved through Market tools... I'll stick to 2.1 then. By the way, where's a CLEAN 2.1 Rom? this one has lots of service-provider tools... They suck.
FadeFx said:
you can run the clockwork recovery from original recovery by simply running it´s update.zip, this does in fact load the clockwork recovery into memory
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Now That's a fix! So i just have to keep my update.zip of Clockwork Rom in INTERNAL SD CARD so that anytime, anywhere, i just have to perform update.zip and the Clockwork will boot ONCE from RAM and them be cleared at next boot, right?
FadeFx said:
i dont have one yet, since my galaxy s is at the moment somewhere near me in the hands of my postman, and i have to pick it up in a few minutes... (the longest 20min i had this year so far...
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So how where the first 2h with it? Rooted already?
Cheers
Phk said:
FadeFx said:
the lag problem does not accure instantly after startup, it takes a while to do so.
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I have my phone on for 24h... No lag at all until now! ... weird?
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Install more apps and re-test.
Cheers
poolcin said:
Install more apps and re-test.
Cheers
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Can you point me to a location explaining the issue?
I've seen the fix but i'd like to understand if the bug exists in every kernel, since is a file-system related bug.
Thanks
Phk said:
Question #4
So what is YOUR favourite ROM? My stock has some unwanted apps, and even worse, it's Eclair. I'd like to switch soon, but i don't know these Galaxy S ROMs Tell me what's the best ROM for you!
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I dunno about you but HACKECLAIR surfaced the day I got my phone so I thought it might be destiny, or you know just a co-incidence.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749582
Give it a try, it clears out the stock rubbish and leaves it in a folder on ur sd card to install later if you need it.
sturmeh said:
I dunno about you but HACKECLAIR surfaced the day I got my phone so I thought it might be destiny, or you know just a co-incidence.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749582
Give it a try, it clears out the stock rubbish and leaves it in a folder on ur sd card to install later if you need it.
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I have a problem with that... I've posted it like this in that thread:
i want to install this rom but i have I9000XXJF5.... Where can i get the "XWJM5" needed for this ROM? Isn't there a problem of switching from XX to XW ?
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Any1 knows?
Thanks for all the help by the way
Cheers
Phk
Good day all!
Yesterday I tried the CM7.1.0 - FXP024 as posted in this thread.
While waiting for FXP030 I was very curious what CM would look like.
So I followed all the steps and everything seemed to work fine, except my phone didn't ask for my sim unlockcode.
Instead it just went straight to the screen where you have to tab the android and follow the steps to setup your phone.
Maybee I completely misunderstood and is this version like a demo?
I hope someone can help me with this question.
Greetz,
lowizi
Why would you expect it to make you put your sim unlock code in? The android that you tap to setup your phone is supposed to happen
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Yes, I see.
But I cant connect to the network without entering my simcode first.
Thats the main problem actually.
lowizi said:
Yes, I see.
But I cant connect to the network without entering my simcode first.
Thats the main problem actually.
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on what rom where you before you installed FXP024?(quote from fxp threat: REQURES SEMC 4.X.X rom or you will not have GSM signal)
kistigun said:
on what rom where you before you installed FXP024?(quote from fxp threat: REQURES SEMC 4.X.X rom or you will not have GSM signal)
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This is why noobs should be restricted from posting for a certain amount of time, might make them pay more attention to what's stated in an OP.
Sent from my LT15i using XDA App
XperienceD said:
This is why noobs should be restricted from posting for a certain amount of time, might make them pay more attention to what's stated in an OP.
Sent from my LT15i using XDA App
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too bad you need to reply something like that
Without letting me answering kistiguns question first...
Ofcourse I read that. I was using the SEMC rom!
I did pay attention and searched around before posting in here.
So the question remains.
I tried 3 times from a complete fresh SEMC 4.0.A.2.368 flash.
(Also tried from 4.0.1.A.0.283 if thats of any help)
Just noticed this link overhere actually links to the download for FXP023 instead of FXP024, no wonder it didn't work lol
Download: arc_beta_FXP023.7z | 108.9 MB
copy/paste helped, now I have the right download. Will try again.
Download: arc_beta_FXP024.7z | 109.3 MB
lowizi said:
too bad you need to reply something like that
Without letting me answering kistiguns question first...
Ofcourse I read that. I was using the SEMC rom!
I did pay attention and searched around before posting in here.
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Er.........
lowizi said:
Just noticed this link overhere actually links to the download for FXP023 instead of FXP024, no wonder it didn't work lol
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i have tried flashing all the fixes that were mentioned in Erwins thread but still i am having 3g problem that is phone is rebooting again and again..!!!
cm9 fixed wifi
radio: 13.35.20.10
kernel- infinity
[email protected] said:
i have tried flashing all the fixes that were mentioned in Erwins thread but still i am having 3g problem that is phone is rebooting again and again..!!!
cm9 fixed wifi
radio: 13.35.20.10
kernel- infinity
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Alright then, if I'm not totally mistaken this seems to be the 5th (in words: fifth) thread you opened (or hijacked) for the same issue. I understand well that you are a bit desperate about finding a solution. But you should bear in mind that this is NOT a support desk.
I'm pretty sure that you won't find any more help if you continue with this kind of behaviour (open one thread after another).
Furthermore it looks like you even don't read the responses to your questions.
You should bear in mind that this is a very small part of XDA-Developers' forums and there aren't many ppl using the old Willy. You can be sure that a lot of ppl in here have read ALL of your questions.
In short: I'm done Good luck!
flashing the old radio and then flashing the latest radio worked..!!!
thnx ol dose whu hv helped me..!!
srry 4 putting two threads..!!!
Similar issue but on Marvel, request for help
[email protected] said:
flashing the old radio and then flashing the latest radio worked..!!!
thnx ol dose whu hv helped me..!!
srry 4 putting two threads..!!!
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Hi naman i am having similar issues with my HTC Wildfire (Marvel) tried to flash an updated radio still having problem, can you please help me with the steps you used to fix this problem.
More details about my issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1902646
it happened to me, the only solution I found was flash the backup of my original Rom Sense, turn on 3G and check that it worked.
Then without turning off the 3G flash another rom clean (a bit like the problem of the gps).
is a bit long but I was going crazy, my Willy sometimes restarted.
Do not forget Custom MTD Partitions, if you use it, the whole process over again
tonan791 said:
Hi naman i am having similar issues with my HTC Wildfire (Marvel) tried to flash an updated radio still having problem, can you please help me with the steps you used to fix this problem.
More details about my issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1902646
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This could be ROM specific issue,As you are having Wildfire S(not a wildfire),people around that forum could help you in a better way.
Wasimk32 said:
This could be ROM specific issue,As you are having Wildfire S(not a wildfire),people around that forum could help you in a better way.
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I am having HTC Wildfire S, ihave posted in wildfire S section as well but have not got any resolution yet. Am still waiting for that, since i found similar issues with Widfire Buzz i thought of asking the question in this thread as well.
I am rooted and using Hsensemod 7, i have also tried CM7.2 for Wildfire S but the problem still remains. So i can say that it does not seem to be a ROM specific issue
Saurav
tonan791 said:
I am having HTC Wildfire S, ihave posted in wildfire S section as well but have not got any resolution yet. Am still waiting for that, since i found similar issues with Widfire Buzz i thought of asking the question in this thread as well.
I am rooted and using Hsensemod 7, i have also tried CM7.2 for Wildfire S but the problem still remains. So i can say that it does not seem to be a ROM specific issue
Saurav
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the problem here was rom specific,there were some issues with build.prop and a broken radio.
so its better to check yours.
if radio update didn't work,try reflashing your old radio.
Wasimk32 said:
the problem here was rom specific,there were some issues with build.prop and a broken radio.
so its better to check yours.
if radio update didn't work,try reflashing your old radio.
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Regarding my own problem I'm pretty sure that it has not been ROM specific. But "my solution" did help at least two others who had the same issue on CM9 - so it's probably either CM specific or a combination but as I already mentioned in my answer in the proper place for his problem to me it sounds logical that it's not ROM specific. I believe that it has to do with the missing possibility to wipe or format the radio partition.
But I'm just a bloody noob so I might be wrong, of course
eventcom said:
Regarding my own problem I'm pretty sure that it has not been ROM specific. But "my solution" did help at least two others who had the same issue on CM9 - so it's probably either CM specific or a combination but as I already mentioned in my answer in the proper place for his problem to me it sounds logical that it's not ROM specific. I believe that it has to do with the missing possibility to wipe or format the radio partition.
But I'm just a bloody noob so I might be wrong, of course
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i was using cm9 when this issue occurred.We were suggested to re flash the radio.Even it didn't help,then somebody came with a conclusion that there was some problem with build.prop.Editing build.prop as said and then re flashing the radio worked.This is the reason i called it rom specific.
But I'm a bigger noob,so chances of me being wrong are sky high.
Sent from my Wildfire using Tapatalk 2
i have upgraded to FXP201, but my wifi doens't work, can anyone help???? it was working with FXP 151 beforeeee
demo_demo said:
i have upgraded to FXP201, but my wifi doens't work, can anyone help???? it was working with FXP 151 beforeeee
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I have the same problem... :crying:
Did you flash the new kernel?
Also, wrong section.
Someguyfromhell said:
Did you flash the new kernel?
Also, wrong section.
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i couldn't post in the android development board, so i thougth i should post here
no, didn't flash the new kernel...do i have to?? cos i didn't for some of the other versions~ will i lose my apps once flashed the new kernal??
thanks
You won't lose your apps if you flash a new kernel
NO wifi...
demo_demo said:
i have upgraded to FXP201, but my wifi doens't work, can anyone help???? it was working with FXP 151 beforeeee
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Just on the wifi.. ofcourse it wont on.. just on it . and reboot it... then wifi works.. click thanks if i helped ..
demo_demo said:
no, didn't flash the new kernel...do i have to??
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You should actually READ the instructions before flashing anything or applying any mods to your Phone, if more People did xda wouldn't be filled with pointless posts like this reporting things have absolutely nothing to do with the ROM/kernel/mod or whatever.
XperienceD said:
You should actually READ the instructions before flashing anything or applying any mods to your Phone, if more People did xda wouldn't be filled with pointless posts like this reporting things have absolutely nothing to do with the ROM/kernel/mod or whatever.
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Trouble with that is, the original post makes no mention of a new kernel. And there's nothing on the FXP Google site, either about a new kernel for 201.
I would've thought a problem with wifi would definitely be a problem with the ROM/kernel/mod. Trouble with this site is there are far too many posts knocking people down - and with a thread that's only 7 posts long prior to this, a little patience and a point in the right direction to the kernel sources - as you appear to know everything there is to know - wouldn't have gone amiss.
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Trouble with that is, the original post makes no mention of a new kernel.
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demo_demo said:
no, didn't flash the new kernel...do i have to??
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TheHurf said:
And there's nothing on the FXP Google site, either about a new kernel for 201.
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What's in the instructions for flashing....
FXP said:
HOWTO
Install instructions:
1. Install a Recovery (there are some around this forum)
2. Flash Rom
3. Flash gapps
4. Wipe (only required 1st time)
5. Flash kernel (fastboot flash boot boot.img)
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...which is pretty much a condensed version of what's posted at the CM Wiki - http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/index.php?title=Install_CM_for_anzu
TheHurf said:
Trouble with this site is there are far too many posts knocking people down - and with a thread that's only 7 posts long prior to this, a little patience and a point in the right direction to the kernel sources - as you appear to know everything there is to know - wouldn't have gone amiss.
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I've replied to a post in the exact same manner I would of with someone who had made 50,000 posts, should you read the instructions before flashing anything, YES as I've stated, and if you or anyone else doesn't like my opinion in response to a user who's started a thread to report an issue then gone on to state they haven't followed all the instructions, tough, you either understand my methods or you don't.
The kernel is in the zip they downloaded which they should already know as they've been running 151.
XperienceD said:
What's in the instructions for flashing....
I've replied to a post in the exact same manner I would of with someone who had made 50,000 posts, should you read the instructions before flashing anything, YES as I've stated, and if you or anyone else doesn't like my opinion in response to a user who's started a thread to report an issue then gone on to state they haven't followed all the instructions, tough, you either understand my methods or you don't.
The kernel is in the zip they downloaded which they should already know as they've been running 151.
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thanks for your help, because i have been upgrading from 147 to 151 without flashing the boot.img in the zip file, so i would assume that i dont have to flash it, because the wifi was working all along when i upgraded to the different versions
now that i have flashed the new kernal, it works all fine now!! thanks for everyone who has helped though!
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thanks for your help, because i have been upgrading from 147 to 151 without flashing the boot.img in the zip file
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ALWAYS update the kernel, then if you do run in to issues like this you know it's something else.
Hello Everyone!
First of all I want to say that this is not directly help for me, but for my girlfriend. I dont know you guys, but she is tired of her stock ROM since it freezes a lot of times, and yes, I have checked it, I tried updating, hardreset...etc and after a week the phone gets a lot of performance issues.
So my question is, I would like a modified ROM from the official last update if it exist, I mean that everything is working on the phone and it is of course faster than stock phone. This is not a questions "which is the best" nope, I just want to hear your reccommendations because I am not a user of this phone and I dont know very well all different versions etc. Furthermore I have read a lot on the forums, and i have a small idea what could work for this case.
for example:
Since this is a mod from a Stock ROm, It shoudnt has any problem, Isnt it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2400633
My big concern is that Im not the user of the phone, and you now what happens with "users" if something is not working...
Happy new Year!
roms
chouonrow said:
Hello Everyone!
First of all I want to say that this is not directly help for me, but for my girlfriend. I dont know you guys, but she is tired of her stock ROM since it freezes a lot of times, and yes, I have checked it, I tried updating, hardreset...etc and after a week the phone gets a lot of performance issues.
So my question is, I would like a modified ROM from the official last update if it exist, I mean that everything is working on the phone and it is of course faster than stock phone. This is not a questions "which is the best" nope, I just want to hear your reccommendations because I am not a user of this phone and I dont know very well all different versions etc. Furthermore I have read a lot on the forums, and i have a small idea what could work for this case.
for example:
Since this is a mod from a Stock ROm, It shoudnt has any problem, Isnt it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2400633
My big concern is that Im not the user of the phone, and you now what happens with "users" if something is not working...
Happy new Year!
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Root the phone properly , download hasson2000's all in one toolkit , makes it easier to flash kernels .... it will help u with bootloader unlocking too ..... And any rom over here is better than stock rom
thankss
rohail009 said:
Root the phone properly , download hasson2000's all in one toolkit , makes it easier to flash kernels .... it will help u with bootloader unlocking too ..... And any rom over here is better than stock rom
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hehe is the reply I wanted to hear! I think I will try this. just a question, a ROM that is made from a Stock ROM is without bugs ?
Thanks!
rom from stock rom
No , but generally close to it , i use ignorance rom by tonyskyfall ... nice and smooth
hey IM gonna use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1996665
because hasson2000's is not available anymore. I think is quite well guide, what do you think??
chouonrow said:
hey IM gonna use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1996665
because hasson2000's is not available anymore. I think is quite well guide, what do you think??
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You can use WinDroid 2.0 toolkit. If u want good ROM... Ignorance is really good but try something from higher shelf HTCdroid. It's the best ROM for HTC One V! The smoothest and the fastest. But a lot of ROMs has one issue. Data usage doesn't work... Why? I don't know I'm working on it but here is one ROM what haven't got it it's MoDaCo.one Ir2 here it works. But it's outdated so use newer ROM like Ignorance!
Cheers and good experiences with unlocked HOV
Minto107 said:
You can use WinDroid 2.0 toolkit. If u want good ROM... Ignorance is really good but try something from higher shelf HTCdroid. It's the best ROM for HTC One V! The smoothest and the fastest. But a lot of ROMs has one issue. Data usage doesn't work... Why? I don't know I'm working on it but here is one ROM what haven't got it it's MoDaCo.one Ir2 here it works. But it's outdated so use newer ROM like Ignorance!
Cheers and good experiences with unlocked HOV
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thanks but, the main ones have good 3G connection right?? I mean ignorance and HTCDroid right??
Im starting the process, man this stock ROM gives problems even while sync contacts
If you are tired of sense shpongle is the way to go. If you are okay with it, pick htcdroid. Both best in its classes. Htcdroid seems bugless or only minor bugs visible while shpongle got camera dead - you need 3rd party apk.
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Dont know how to edit in this app so double post. Yes both got good 3g support
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Thank you very much!