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some issues after root

some background. My wife and I both bought Slides. Shortly after getting them she had someone she works with root hers. Everything worked great, I liked the way it ran and the lack of bloat ware so I had him root mine. Well after rooting mine I noticed that swype doesnt work anymore and flash(Website Flash) doesnt work anymore either. Now he doesn't want to help or return our messages and I am lost as to what to do.
I am not sure much about how he rooted it or what he did. I do know I get a cynogen screen when i turn on the phone and the rom is up to date.

Do you know what rom he installed?

Chanbob said:
he doesn't want to help or return our messages and I am lost as to what to do.
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This is exactly the reason that you shouldn't have someone root your phone unless you know what you're doing to do it yourself.
Best thing for you to do is to flash the 1.35.531 OTA update, which will remove root from your device and return you to the latest stock mytouch slide firmware. But honestly if you don't know anything about rooting or its benefits, OR ITS RISKS, then you shouldn't have anyone do it for you cus it makes you and your device a liability to this community. Everytime you have the slightest problem you're gonna be back here at the forum looking for someone to hold your hand cus you have no clue what you're messing with.
So I recommend you unroot your device until such time when you are able to fully understand the risks and capabilities of root. Go back to stock, then spend a lot of time here learning about root and what you might be able to use it for. For starters, ROOT IS NOT INTENDED FOR END USERS. If it was, EVERY phone would already be rooted when you get it. But its not. Its intended for ADVANCED users as a sort of "service entrance" to your device. This allows tech support guys (and gals) to do things that you shouldn't HAVE to worry about as an END USER; or, (my definition) a person, owning and using a device, with MINIMAL knowledge of the inner workings of said device. Its just like with windows....ANY IDIOT can get on windows and check their email. It requires almost NO knowledge to operate. Just the same, these phones are made so that any idiot can operate them with a bit of practice, but the critical parts of the system, where an IDIOT could really wreak some havoc, is(are) sealed off to most end users, to make sure they don't mess **** up. ROOT unseals all that so that you CAN really mess stuff up. And that's what will happen if you mess with stuff without a clue what you're doing.
Its in YOUR best interest to go back to stock. For now, anyway. Don't just accept your current level of know-how...LEARN HOW. When I got my G1 when they first came out, I knew NOTHING about programming or any kind of code, or any of that. But I have spent A LOT of time learning it all, and I'm still learning stuff all the time, and now I create my own themes, I patch code to make things work the way I want it to work, I fix all my own screw-ups without asking for help, and I'm damn proud of it. And you will be too, when you root your device all by yourself and don't NEED some non-replying jerkoff to do it for you...please take my advice, you'll be glad you did. Play it safe until you know what's safe and what isn't.
-BMFC
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App

bmfc187 said:
This is exactly the reason that you shouldn't have someone root your phone unless you know what you're doing to do it yourself.
Best thing for you to do is to flash the 1.35.531 OTA update, which will remove root from your device and return you to the latest stock mytouch slide firmware. But honestly if you don't know anything about rooting or its benefits, OR ITS RISKS, then you shouldn't have anyone do it for you cus it makes you and your device a liability to this community. Everytime you have the slightest problem you're gonna be back here at the forum looking for someone to hold your hand cus you have no clue what you're messing with.
So I recommend you unroot your device until such time when you are able to fully understand the risks and capabilities of root. Go back to stock, then spend a lot of time here learning about root and what you might be able to use it for. For starters, ROOT IS NOT INTENDED FOR END USERS. If it was, EVERY phone would already be rooted when you get it. But its not. Its intended for ADVANCED users as a sort of "service entrance" to your device. This allows tech support guys (and gals) to do things that you shouldn't HAVE to worry about as an END USER; or, (my definition) a person, owning and using a device, with MINIMAL knowledge of the inner workings of said device. Its just like with windows....ANY IDIOT can get on windows and check their email. It requires almost NO knowledge to operate. Just the same, these phones are made so that any idiot can operate them with a bit of practice, but the critical parts of the system, where an IDIOT could really wreak some havoc, is(are) sealed off to most end users, to make sure they don't mess **** up. ROOT unseals all that so that you CAN really mess stuff up. And that's what will happen if you mess with stuff without a clue what you're doing.
Its in YOUR best interest to go back to stock. For now, anyway. Don't just accept your current level of know-how...LEARN HOW. When I got my G1 when they first came out, I knew NOTHING about programming or any kind of code, or any of that. But I have spent A LOT of time learning it all, and I'm still learning stuff all the time, and now I create my own themes, I patch code to make things work the way I want it to work, I fix all my own screw-ups without asking for help, and I'm damn proud of it. And you will be too, when you root your device all by yourself and don't NEED some non-replying jerkoff to do it for you...please take my advice, you'll be glad you did. Play it safe until you know what's safe and what isn't.
-BMFC
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App
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This doesn't help in anyway!!
I am not looking for someone to hold my hand. I am wanting to learn how to fix what someone screwed up. I am pretty sure during all the time you spent learning all the things you know with root you asked a question or two.
Back to the topic at hand. Is this something that can be fixed? Like I said I am not 100% sure what rom I have, pretty sure it is cynogen though.
The reason I want it rooted is because the stock slide sucks, I don't like all the crap that came preloaded. I like how the phone is rooted, I just don't like the things that are not working.

I'm pretty sure you'll learn the how's afterwards since you're going to be reading and absorbing info from this forum
But for now... fixing the issues at hand.
The problem on adobe flash is actually something not exactly fixable... the flash 10 is just not for our device (correct me if I'm wrong x_x) and so the current cm6 is just unable to use flash... =/
As for swype... I actually asked the same question when I flashed cm6 rom. The thread is in the Q&A subforum titled [Q]Swype on CM6? or something like that. There will be links to dl swype. Have fun =)
Hope this helps lol.
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Well the problems you describe are bugs with the rom you are using and they will be the same for MOST roms since they're all based off cyanogens work. You SAY you wanna learn how to fix what someone screwed up but nobody screwed anything up, you just don't know what you're doing. If you want to fix problems that are specific to a certain rom, you need to look in your "about phone" section in settings and figure out what rom you are running.
THEN, go to the thread of the rom you are running. DON'T POST a question about swype or flash or keyboard lights there...the questions have already been asked and if there is a fix for your issue it will already be posted there somewhere.
And for your information, I used to ask questions all the time, that's PART of how ppl learn...but I NEVER in my time with android, have let anyone DO SOMETHING FOR ME. And that's all you seem to want, somone to root your phone for you, someone to tell you the answer so you don't have to waste time reading or searching for the answer...you don't even know what rom you're on, am I supposed to tell you THAT, too? You've displayed no desire to help yourself and the only ppl that get help around here are ppl that are willing to help themselves.
Its NO ONE'S job to man these fora to help ppl...anyone that helps anyone do anything here, they do it out of either the kindness of their own heart, or sheer boredom. Either way no one is OBLIGATED to help you, especially when the fixes for the bugs you describe have already been posted, and instead of searching for the answers you start a new thread, asking an old question, in the WRONG SECTION. There is a section marked Q&A which is SPECIFICALLY for asking and answering questions.
And if you hadn't noticed, I'm about the only person even paying any attention to your plight so don't be too quick to shun my advice. I will help you learn how to do things, ill help you figure things out if you get stuck, but I'm not gonna give you the answers or do it for you.
Go find out what rom you're running. Then look up the rom and search the thread for the bugs you're experiencing. If there are fixes for the bugs they'll be there.
-BMFC
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App

Chanbob said:
This doesn't help in anyway!!
I am not looking for someone to hold my hand. I am wanting to learn how to fix what someone screwed up. I am pretty sure during all the time you spent learning all the things you know with root you asked a question or two.
Back to the topic at hand. Is this something that can be fixed? Like I said I am not 100% sure what rom I have, pretty sure it is cynogen though.
The reason I want it rooted is because the stock slide sucks, I don't like all the crap that came preloaded. I like how the phone is rooted, I just don't like the things that are not working.
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If you didn't want anyone to hold you hand. why post asking for help? BMFC's post is actually what you should do. Also your phone isn't just rooted, its running a custom software. and as with any custom software its should be obvious that stuff you had from stock just isnt going to be there. (flash lite and stock swype.) Also THIS POST IS IN THE WRONG SECTION. IF YOU HAD READ THE STICKIES which I know for a fact that you didn't you might have learned a thing or two. seriously. is it that hard to read the stickies? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701241
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=702973
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=704567
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747388
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=704865
Your problem isn't really a problem at all. you are running cyan0gen mod 6. That being said since it is a 3rd party android build due to copyright laws, cyan0gen cant add a lot of the things you liked from your stock build. Like BMFC said rooting isn't for end users, you can really mess stuff up when you have root access and not know anything, My first android phone is the mytouch 3G Slide so I don't know as much as others but I do have a Linux background so as to knowing about root I am aware that it is something for more advanced users, and everything I learned I read in the stickies and through trial and error. Asking for help is fine no wrong doing in that but you have to understand that unless you have some idea as to what you are doing you shouldn't dive into rooting your phone. I didn't root my phone until after the first few ROMs were out. I read up on rooting and what benefits it could give me, also in my reading you come to understand what happens when you flash a custom ROM, and when I did it wasn't easy(it was a pain) but it got done. and yes I ran into some problems. but there was already answers for them in the stickies. My advice to you is the same as BMFC's advice and go to Chiefz' Stock OTA 1.35 ROM and you will back at stock with flash lite and you beloved swype, because apart from that you can only get swype on CM6 and thats if you download it through a third party, stay on that ROM until you learn a little more about how android works, getting and setting up the sdk, and getting comfortable enough with adb and what needs to be done with root, go ahead and root it YOURSELF. I wont link you to swype,learn to use the search button, and learn to lurk this forum.
inb4 lrn2grammar

bmfc187 said:
Well the problems you describe are bugs with the rom you are using and they will be the same for MOST roms since they're all based off cyanogens work. You SAY you wanna learn how to fix what someone screwed up but nobody screwed anything up, you just don't know what you're doing. If you want to fix problems that are specific to a certain rom, you need to look in your "about phone" section in settings and figure out what rom you are running.
THEN, go to the thread of the rom you are running. DON'T POST a question about swype or flash or keyboard lights there...the questions have already been asked and if there is a fix for your issue it will already be posted there somewhere.
And for your information, I used to ask questions all the time, that's PART of how ppl learn...but I NEVER in my time with android, have let anyone DO SOMETHING FOR ME. And that's all you seem to want, somone to root your phone for you, someone to tell you the answer so you don't have to waste time reading or searching for the answer...you don't even know what rom you're on, am I supposed to tell you THAT, too? You've displayed no desire to help yourself and the only ppl that get help around here are ppl that are willing to help themselves.
Its NO ONE'S job to man these fora to help ppl...anyone that helps anyone do anything here, they do it out of either the kindness of their own heart, or sheer boredom. Either way no one is OBLIGATED to help you, especially when the fixes for the bugs you describe have already been posted, and instead of searching for the answers you start a new thread, asking an old question, in the WRONG SECTION. There is a section marked Q&A which is SPECIFICALLY for asking and answering questions.
And if you hadn't noticed, I'm about the only person even paying any attention to your plight so don't be too quick to shun my advice. I will help you learn how to do things, ill help you figure things out if you get stuck, but I'm not gonna give you the answers or do it for you.
Go find out what rom you're running. Then look up the rom and search the thread for the bugs you're experiencing. If there are fixes for the bugs they'll be there.
-BMFC
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App
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lol your post is similar to mine only i didn't see it befor eI posted mine or I would have held back on my post lol.

Bahaaaaa Dang BMFC187 you sounded like u have been wanting to say that to someone. That made me LOL.
As far as the OP...you need to read the thread that says "slide Rom bible" and start there. Sounds to me like u need to flash an updated ROM, plus there are lots of links in there that are helpful.
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Wow. I didn't realize a simple question would ruffle so many feathers.
The reason I thought something was wrong is because my wife and I have the same phone, we got them at the same time, they were both rooted at the same time with the same rom. Some of the features that work on her phone don't work on mine. In my mind, something wasn't right.
Thank you to those who took the time to be courteous and helpful by pointing me in a direction to start looking.

there is no way, unless your wife is running a stock espresso based ROM that she would flash(lite) running in her browser. swype yes. flash lite no. you still haven't read the stickies have you?

Just for the hell of it. What's wrong with a new guy who realizes he has an issue that he would like resolved. Yes he did several things the wrong way.
1. Saw eye candy and wanted it (valuable lesson being eye candy is not always what you want.
2. Not educating yourself and Do it your damn self.
3. Coming to these forum asking for help without being prepared to be flamed (most xda seniors are hot headed)
4. If you can't do it yourself then you prob shouldn't have root
? Oops there be another ? Mark now I go to the q&a corner.
Ahhh sleep time
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Chanbob said:
some background. My wife and I both bought Slides. Shortly after getting them she had someone she works with root hers. Everything worked great, I liked the way it ran and the lack of bloat ware so I had him root mine. Well after rooting mine I noticed that swype doesnt work anymore and flash(Website Flash) doesnt work anymore either. Now he doesn't want to help or return our messages and I am lost as to what to do.
I am not sure much about how he rooted it or what he did. I do know I get a cynogen screen when i turn on the phone and the rom is up to date.
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Assuming you can figure out what to do, there is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7534187#post7534187 which is a ROM that's based off the stock variety. Can't speak for bloat (didn't like stock rom) but it may work for you.
As for flashing, I am not 100% sure what state your recovery is so no idea if you can realistically flash a ROM, but it's worth a shot.
Also, on the Android Market, there's the ROM Manager, which may help (or hinder) the situation...

So Confusing..

I'm still new to this device. I'm having issues figuring out which kernels go to which version of GB and ICS.
Which Kernels will work on EL29 only?
Which ones will work on ICS and GB (EL29)
Why are kernels and Recovery mixed together? Why not make it simple to understand and locate?
EL29 Kernel ver 1.3.3 GB only - Example. Now I know I can't use this on ICS, only version EL29 of GB. Oh and it's a Kernel.
Not a recoveryIcsv13.3..3.3kerneldotninerwtfz0rz.tar.zip. That makes it confusing.
Anyone able to offer any clarity or an decoder ring so that I may understand this better?
If want to try a new kernel for EL29 GB, I can't because I have not farking clue if I'm getting one with a recovery, if it's GB or ICS only etc.
If I want to try an ICS kernel, but use it on GB, I'm lost because I thought they weren't compatible but people are apparently doing it.
Also, recoveries. "Don't use hitman" seems to be the theme. Along with Touch CWM being another issue.
Rogue Recovery is hitman? or hitman is hitman?
While this phone is superior to the Evo3D, at least the development wasn't a greek VCR manual from 1928.
Zzzz

sounds like you need to do a lot more reading before you mess with this phone.
This Forum was always for Developers, not for Newbies, so its organized with that in mind..
there are other forums you may want to visit as well, where they cater more to novices; or, just do the smart thing, and don't mess with your electronic devices unless you are 99.99% sure you know what you are doing

Read and read and then read some more.....Samsung puts recovery in kernel nothing we can do about that ....most kernels will have a recovery in them ..these leaks are different right now...they are using ics 3.0 kernels on ics but not on GB ....the people you have seen are taking the radio fb21 etc .... Read and be safe don't be a brick
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wase4711 said:
sounds like you need to do a lot more reading before you mess with this phone.
This Forum was always for Developers, not for Newbies, so its organized with that in mind..
there are other forums you may want to visit as well, where they cater more to novices; or, just do the smart thing, and don't mess with your electronic devices unless you are 99.99% sure you know what you are doing
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+1 This is a dev website. Go over to Android central or rootzwiki if you have questions like this...and ask for Bubby (sorry i couldn't resist...lol)
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You all basically told me I'm dumb.
lol. k.

not at all, man...we've all been where you are at, and have realized that until we had the knowledge to be able to tweak our phones properly, we had to read, learn, and, read some more.
Isn't it better to know this stuff BEFORE you do something to break your phone?
I mean, you wouldn't want a surgeon to operate on you until he was sure he knew what he was doing, would you?
Its no different with this stuff; you'll be much happier if you build your knowledge about this thing before you go messing with it.
Its no reflection of your intelligence, its just a statement of fact about your current abilities as they pertain to this phone..
You may be a Mensa for all we know!!

If you are going to respond to a post already, answer the fing questions. You are already putting the effort in of typing. This is the best site for this **** don't tell him to go somewhere where there more ppl like him who do not know what hey are talking about. Always with this elitist sh*t.

well, since you seem to be a know it all, why don't YOU answer them?

at what point during my post did I indicate I know it all?

All the stock and stock repacked GB kernels can be mix/matched between the different stock GB releases. They will NOT boot for an ICS ROM.
All the stock and stock repacked ICS kernels can be mix/matched between the different stock ICS releases. They will NOT boot for a GB ROM.
By "work" I mean they boot and data works. Beyond that, you'd have to experiment to see if what you care about works to your expectations. In general things will work, but I obviously don't test everything, and the combination Samsung/Sprint tests is matched kernels and ROMs.

polska2180o said:
If you are going to respond to a post already, answer the fing questions. You are already putting the effort in of typing. This is the best site for this **** don't tell him to go somewhere where there more ppl like him who do not know what hey are talking about. Always with this elitist sh*t.
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polska2180o said:
at what point during my post did I indicate I know it all?
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Your smart ass reply above is where..
and, this site is NOT for noobies to break in their teeth on development
I don't care if you agree or not; if you feel you want to answer his questions, then do itl otherwise STFU..

I'm buying this phone today. Coming from a NS4G. Now, I'm no noob when it comes to rooting/flashing/modding...however...the development for this device and the way you have to go about doing things with it are waaaaaay different. And I will agree with OP: it is confusing reading through some of this stuff, even for people with experience. But I also agree with some of the others: don't root or go beyond that until you have a good understanding of what you are doing.
As XDA has been very good to me I can say that the Nexus crowd is way more helpful to noobs, apparently.
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HareyCarey said:
I'm buying this phone today. Coming from a NS4G. Now, I'm no noob when it comes to rooting/flashing/modding...however...the development for this device and the way you have to go about doing things with it are waaaaaay different. And I will agree with OP: it is confusing reading through some of this stuff, even for people with experience. But I also agree with some of the others: don't root or go beyond that until you have a good understanding of what you are doing.
As XDA has been very good to me I can say that the Nexus crowd is way more helpful to noobs, apparently.
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its really only different if you are flashing LEAKED, non official roms..
The problem is that too many noobs with no idea what they are doing, don't want to spend anytime learning what they are doing, and hear about these ics roms, and just gotta have them..Then, they start flashing crap that they have no idea about, brick their phones, they post stuff all over the place, begging for someone to rescue them RIGHT NOW...
Its like getting behind the wheel of a car, with out taking drivers ed, or practicing, only bad things are going to happen if you do that..
There are tons of helpful folks here, with hundreds of "thanks", and thousands of posts, so obviously, there is a ton of cooperation and help going on here..
It just gets old, really fast, when 20 people ask the same question about a leaked, not even beta rom; and, to make it worse, the answer is usually a few posts ahead of theirs, or in the OP..
Too many people feel this sense of entitlement here lately, and, for those of us who are always helping, always offering our assistance, it gets pretty old sometimes..
Obviously, you know what YOU are doing, and, you at least took the time to get a basic understanding of your phone..plus, you've obviously read through these threads, and realize that it is a bit different to flash stuff on this phone.
Thats more than quite a few of the noobs here have taken the time to do..

Some people rely on others before they rely on their selves. That isn't always so bad, but I know it gets old. I probably won't mess with my Galaxy until I find exactly the ROM I want with everything working and I understand Odin a little better...the NS4G was sooooo simple...it's like they were begging you to root it. It was like get fastboot and adb then type a few things and boom, it's done. This is a bit more complicated and there isn't just a recovery you flash and leave on your phone to flash everything else(as far as I know)
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HareyCarey said:
Some people rely on others before they rely on their selves. That isn't always so bad, but I know it gets old. I probably won't mess with my Galaxy until I find exactly the ROM I want with everything working and I understand Odin a little better...the NS4G was sooooo simple...it's like they were begging you to root it. It was like get fastboot and adb then type a few things and boom, it's done. This is a bit more complicated and there isn't just a recovery you flash and leave on your phone to flash everything else(as far as I know)
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well, actually there is; there are actually 2 different ones, depending if you are using a "released, el29" type of rom, or one of the "leaked" ICS type roms..
The conventional roms all have recoveries baked into them, so its simple to go into recovery, and flash other stuff
the ICS leaks are different than that, and can be a pain to flash back and forth
My friends with Nexus phones all agree with you on how much easier it is to flash stuff on their phones; I guess its all in what you get used to!
You'll love this phone, that I guarantee you!

wase4711 said:
Your smart ass reply above is where..
and, this site is NOT for noobies to break in their teeth on development
I don't care if you agree or not; if you feel you want to answer his questions, then do itl otherwise STFU..
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I believe you started with the smart ass remarks to the op.
wase4711 said:
STFU..
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take your own advice if you have nothing to contribute.
PS. This site is also not for TOOLS...explain yourself!

good luck getting help from anyone here,
adding you to my douchebag list...

VoX_XDA said:
I'm still new to this device. I'm having issues figuring out which kernels go to which version of GB and ICS.
Which Kernels will work on EL29 only?
Which ones will work on ICS and GB (EL29)
Why are kernels and Recovery mixed together? Why not make it simple to understand and locate?
EL29 Kernel ver 1.3.3 GB only - Example. Now I know I can't use this on ICS, only version EL29 of GB. Oh and it's a Kernel.
Not a recoveryIcsv13.3..3.3kerneldotninerwtfz0rz.tar.zip. That makes it confusing.
Anyone able to offer any clarity or an decoder ring so that I may understand this better?
If want to try a new kernel for EL29 GB, I can't because I have not farking clue if I'm getting one with a recovery, if it's GB or ICS only etc.
If I want to try an ICS kernel, but use it on GB, I'm lost because I thought they weren't compatible but people are apparently doing it.
Also, recoveries. "Don't use hitman" seems to be the theme. Along with Touch CWM being another issue.
Rogue Recovery is hitman? or hitman is hitman?
While this phone is superior to the Evo3D, at least the development wasn't a greek VCR manual from 1928.
Zzzz
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sfhub said:
All the stock and stock repacked GB kernels can be mix/matched between the different stock GB releases. They will NOT boot for an ICS ROM.
All the stock and stock repacked ICS kernels can be mix/matched between the different stock ICS releases. They will NOT boot for a GB ROM.
By "work" I mean they boot and data works. Beyond that, you'd have to experiment to see if what you care about works to your expectations. In general things will work, but I obviously don't test everything, and the combination Samsung/Sprint tests is matched kernels and ROMs.
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Rogue Recovery is the recovery made and used by Team Rogue. Hitman Kernel is a kernel that Team Rogue put out with CWM Touch. That kernel is perfectly fine to use with any GB rom. The big issue is using Rom Manager and flashing a recovery from there, thats a big nono unless you like bricks.
Most kernel threads (i believe all of them actually) state wether they are Gingerbread or Ice Cream Sandwich, either in the title or within the first 3 posts.
Like everyone says, read. True true read and you'll learn but how much he learn if all he reads is "READ NOOB"? I dont know everything but if you have questions feel free to pm me and I'll try to help you as best I can.
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steindog99 said:
+1 This is a dev website. Go over to Android central or rootzwiki if you have questions like this...and ask for Bubby (sorry i couldn't resist...lol)
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This is a community website, you don't have to be a dev to be on here or to mod your phone. How many members actually contribute by developing? 8%? That being said, you really do have to put in the reading/learning time. When you know what you're doing then you can ask specific questions for help that can be answered. Just my 2cents

Im just gonna say even for experienced modders/devs who have been doing this for a while (4+ years for me) this phone is quite confusing at first, i started hacking palm, treo family then pre, then moved to android with an intercrap i mean intercept, then the og evo, and now the et4g and the first day i was in this forum i was scratching my head like a lost kid looking at a chinese subway map. the setup of this phone in particular and the "codenames" are wayyyyyy different than the evo so i was lost for a few hours til i read thru a few ops and familiarized myself with all the new terms, but then again i have years of experince with phone modding and 2 decades experience with linux and windows coding and it was still like my first day of latin class with this phone having had a samsung device previously(intercept) did help with odin and such as it was similar to louziffers hacked swupdater for the intercept but if i was coming strictly from the evo i think id still be lost trying to root this phone
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[Q] What roms and kernals should i look for..?

Right i have a
Samsung galaxy nexus
NOT rooted
4.0.4
IMM76I
GSM (I think im from the UK)
I would like some advice on the following:
Whats the best rom for battery life and good performance throughout.?
If or when i root i will be using Galaxy nexus root tool kit v1.4 I want to keep all my apps, data and settings so shall i use the back up and restore in the GNEX tool kit to do this.? (I know SMS wont be saved but ive got an app for that.
also I want advice on how not to brick my phone lol
sorry if it is so noobish but i dont want to mess things up
thanks alot guys for your help and support
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No.
Sent from the future.

Wasn't called for but hey ho what do you expect from silly Americans
Disclaimer I love Americans
Just not one who are immature

I really like AOKP. It has just enough features to make it more appealing than many other roms.
Did you chose to keep your phone backed up by Google? If so restore from there when you flash. If not then Titanium Backup us the go to backup app that never fails.
My best advice for not bricking is refrain from flashing anything you can't find info on and do not mess around with unknown fastboot commands.
And don't worry about being new. I'm still learning this phone too!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

ok mate thanks alot for your help

Aokp for me too. I also wanna try the tablet rom

I advise you to read all instructions thoroughly and look on youtube for guides... they're on there, and very helpful when you're new to this. Whenever I try rooting/flashing a phone I haven't rooted/flashed before, I try to do as much reading and video watching as I can to prevent any soft/hard bricks.
As far as roms go, Jellybean just came out. It's amazingly fast, responsive and the new features are great, but my battery life seems shorter.... but then, that's probably because I've barely put the phone down since installing JB.
Some launchers don't work on JB yet, though. But the stock one is very nice, so long as you don't mind the persistent search bar.
Just make sure to read the OP completely and try to find answers to anything you don't understand. If they aren't explained well enough for you in the topic, then post your question.
Enjoy the root scene!

Don't flash nothing that's not made for your phone...( gsm) I believe that includes roms and radios. Kernel are ok tho as long as they say so in original post (correct me if I'm wrong still new to this phone to)
And definitely try out paranoid android. Definitely the best rom! (my opinion:fingers-crossed::good: ) here's a link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1619582
Tablet ftw:angel::silly:

[Q] 10.1 for Arc S LT18i

Hi.
I can find the Alpha CM10.1 in dev section for PRO. Was wondering if there is a stable 10.1 for the ARC S LT18i or any JB based ROM for that matter?
On that note, would you consider the CM10 and ICS based ROM's to be stable? As in daily driver worthy?
Not asking "which ROM is best" etc... rather just asking if you consider them as stable, in general. I am considering UltimaHD even thought it's ICS based, but really wanted to go up to JB if there is anything stable and worthy out there. I don't really care if it's AOKP, AOSP or Stock based.

Pitbull_Raven said:
Hi.
I can find the Alpha CM10.1 in dev section for PRO. Was wondering if there is a stable 10.1 for the ARC S LT18i or any JB based ROM for that matter?
On that note, would you consider the CM10 and ICS based ROM's to be stable? As in daily driver worthy?
Not asking "which ROM is best" etc... rather just asking if you consider them as stable, in general. I am considering UltimaHD even thought it's ICS based, but really wanted to go up to JB if there is anything stable and worthy out there. I don't really care if it's AOKP, AOSP or Stock based.
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Yes, there is, use the Search tool. Then go read the topic and you will find a lot of information about the ROM from people, who have actually used it.

Someguyfromhell said:
Yes, there is, use the Search tool. Then go read the topic and you will find a lot of information about the ROM from people, who have actually used it.
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Oh, joy! A snarky reply! How wonderful. But you are right. I should have considered that "search" button in the firs.... Wait a God damn minute! I DID!
As opposed to your usual noob, I actually took the time to search. My research (although I am sure flawed) is what led me to conclude that maybe UltimaHD would be the best choice for me. Also, I found numerous ROMs. Searching for 4.1.2 in titles only returned a bucketload of results for ICS ROMs (yes, that's right... you can even try it if you want). In those I did find mention to 1 MIUI ROM and 1 [rom][update jb][4.1.2]arc/s v06. MIUI is not something I'm interested in using right now. The second, I can't quite figure out if it's a daily driver or not. Also, many of the ROMs seem to be ICS/JB mixes.
The ARC S is not my phone. I have a SIII. I'm trying to compile the necessary info to decide what ROM to flash on the device (which actually belongs to my wife). Not having much time to flash as many ROMs as I do on my SIII, I thought maybe I'd rather ask the people that have actually used and tested available ROMs, rather than flashing one now and having my wife tell me it's no good a few days later and having to do it all over again. So far I have managed to figure out how to unlock bootloader (I hope, because I'll only be doing it tomorrow evening), root the device using flashtool (still not sure if it'll work on stock 4.0.4 but from what I have read so far, I gather it will), and flash a recovery. Am still a bit unclear on all the boot.img flashing that goes on and why it's necessary. Seems to me this has to do with the data partition. Of course I could be wrong.
So again, sorry if I "didn't" use the search button first. I'll try and not have it happen again. Oh, and thanks so much for the help. /end sarcasm
Jeeezzzzz I am so sick and tired of everyone just assuming we don't search before asking questions. Have you ever stopped to consider the reasons behind the questions? No disrespect, dude, I can see you are a senior member and have a really nice post count. I'm sure you have made valuable contributions to this community. But just assuming stuff doesn't really suit you.

Pitbull_Raven said:
Oh, joy! A snarky reply! How wonderful. But you are right. I should have considered that "search" button in the firs.... Wait a God damn minute! I DID!
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To be fair, having read your post I have to wonder why the need to start a new thread, especially when you still have THIS one going.
Pitbull_Raven said:
Jeeezzzzz I am so sick and tired of everyone just assuming we don't search before asking questions. Have you ever stopped to consider the reasons behind the questions? No disrespect, dude, I can see you are a senior member and have a really nice post count. I'm sure you have made valuable contributions to this community. But just assuming stuff doesn't really suit you.
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Again, I didn't quite understand the point of starting a new thread so myself found it annoying to see you asking what you have, "Not asking "which ROM is best" etc", not directly you might not be but essentially, it is what you're asking, and some of us are sick of seeing such threads posted and this sums up why...
eagleeyetom said:
I can't agree more. Which ROM is the fastest? Which kernel is best? etc. etc. It's like walking into a bar and asking which drink is the best. You can't get your answer because every person around has a personal taste and looking for something different.
Going further. Telling that one ROM is better than another is quite disrespectful to developers. Most of them spent much time making their work for FREE and one guy can easily depreciate their work.
If you're looking for answer - try. It's easy and making it on your own is much funnier than looking for spoon feeding in every situations. Thinking is fun
Just my 3 grosz.
Thanks!
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As this isn't you're Phone, as I said on my other thread, root, remove bloatware and tweak a stock ROM.

XperienceD said:
To be fair, having read your post I have to wonder why the need to start a new thread, especially when you still have THIS one going.
Again, I didn't quite understand the point of starting a new thread so myself found it annoying to see you asking what you have, "Not asking "which ROM is best" etc", not directly you might not be but essentially, it is what you're asking, and some of us are sick of seeing such threads posted and this sums up why...
As this isn't you're Phone, as I said on my other thread, root, remove bloatware and tweak a stock ROM.
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Yes, you are right. I still have another thread going. But I didn't want to muddy the waters. I want to keep it separate. The focus of this thread was to understand if there is a working, for daily use, JB ROM out there. For ICS I am already pretty convinced Ultimate is the way to go as far as what I am looking for. Your reply in the other thread was most appreciated and was actually what I had considered, before I got the "go ahead" from the wife. Again, thanks for the tip. But now the circumstances have changed and flashing a ROM is now an option. For this reason I am just trying to figure out if I should opt for aosp 4.1.2, 4.2.1 or CM 10(.1) based on user experience when it comes to stability and broken features or bugs. I do not need anyone to tell me which ROM is best. I have already been told to avoid "which ROM is best" threads and I intend to do as told. But honest to God that's not what I want here. Just opinions regarding aosp 4.1.2, 4.2.1 or CM 10(.1). In general. Don't need anyone saying X rom is better or whatnot. And I am terribly sorry if this is how it came across. As for trying ROM's, I'm all for it. I have Obsessive Rom Disorder myself and am a total flashaholic. I flash ROMs to my phones like every other day at the latest. But as you pointed out my other thread, you can see that flashing dozens of roms to the ARC is not an option. I am trying to find what is or isn't stable so I can decide on the path to go, and then choose a ROM based on that. Imagine I flash 4.1.2 only to find it FC's a lot using camera app or whatever. Or that wifi is unstable and she really relies on wifi daily for work. Or anything else. I check the ROM threads for known bugs, but many a rom here on XPERIA ARC sub-forums don't list bugs, either because they have non, or because OP's don't post them. I tend to think it's probably the former and not the latter, but since I am quite used to seeing some sort of buglist, I am not sure and so, of course, hesitant.
Please, please don't think I mean to be disrespectful. Or rude. Or just plain annoying. It's just that I really can't afford to get this wrong. I need to get this right first time round (or at least within the first couple of tries) so my wife can continue to work with the phone and not come to me saying "this and that don't work".
I appreciate the community. I have learned a whole lot from you guys. I support devs when I can through donations (small for sure, but I tend to donate what I can afford from time to time). And I answer whenever I think I can help and contribute. It's just I get so annoyed when I see people just assuming I didn't search.
Sorry for the rant.

Pitbull_Raven said:
Please, please don't think I mean to be disrespectful. Or rude. Or just plain annoying. It's just that I really can't afford to get this wrong. I need to get this right first time round (or at least within the first couple of tries) so my wife can continue to work with the phone and not come to me saying "this and that don't work".
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I understand your need to get it right but you'd had some good responses in the other thread which you could of followed up, and unfortunately it obviously has come across as annoying, but we're a forgiving community. The best thing to do when trying to decide is to read through the last few pages of a ROM thread and see what's being reported, just because a ROM might work right to begin with, unknown conflicts might start to arise when the Phones been used for a prolonged period of time, an update to a certain app breaks something etc, and while for many it may not be an issue because they'll just come and get a fix or wait for an update to something that might not bother them but bothers the next user, I wouldn't go the custom ROM route, but she's your Wife at the end of the day so it's not my balls on the line.

XperienceD said:
I understand your need to get it right but you'd had some good responses in the other thread which you could of followed up, and unfortunately it obviously has come across as annoying, but we're a forgiving community. The best thing to do when trying to decide is to read through the last few pages of a ROM thread and see what's being reported, just because a ROM might work right to begin with, unknown conflicts might start to arise when the Phones been used for a prolonged period of time, an update to a certain app breaks something etc, and while for many it may not be an issue because they'll just come and get a fix or wait for an update to something that might not bother them but bothers the next user, I wouldn't go the custom ROM route, but she's your Wife at the end of the day so it's not my balls on the line.
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I hear you. And I have succesfuly managed to root the phone. Am now in the process of doing a Titanium Backup of the device and a NANDROID too. I don't really want to flash custom. I'd rather tweak as you suggested, but to be honest, I have no idea where to begin with this device.

Noob question about different Epic 4Gs and custom roms

I just purchased a new to me SPH-D710. I need some name/compatibility clarifications.
I see that both the SPH-D710 and the I9100 seem to both be called by the Galaxy S2 name.
It looks like the chipset and cpu are the same on the D710, and the I9000. Are they close enough that they both use the same roms?
I also see that the D700 and the D710 are called by the Epic 4g name. Is there a easy way to identify which kind of rom I am looking at? It looks like the D710s are referred to as E4GT most often. Is there something else I should look for?
When I go to pick out my new rom and related things what should I look for to help avoid bricking my new toy?
Is there a thread that talks about this somewhere, which I have missed?
Thanks.

wizardknight said:
I just purchased a new to me SPH-D710. I need some name/compatibility clarifications.
I see that both the SPH-D710 and the I9100 seem to both be called by the Galaxy S2 name.
It looks like the chipset and cpu are the same on the D710, and the I9000. Are they close enough that they both use the same roms?
I also see that the D700 and the D710 are called by the Epic 4g name. Is there a easy way to identify which kind of rom I am looking at? It looks like the D710s are referred to as E4GT most often. Is there something else I should look for?
When I go to pick out my new rom and related things what should I look for to help avoid bricking my new toy?
Is there a thread that talks about this somewhere, which I have missed?
Thanks.
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unless you want a fancy paper weight, never use roms from other phones. They have different model numbers and are under different forum threads for a reason

NO no NO no No no NO noooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Onle use roms, kernels, recovery etc made for this specific phone. D710, Epic 4G Touch, Sprint Galaxy S2
Please read the stickys and many other threads here before flashing anything. Also if there are directions on how to install a rom they are there for a reason.

Hey wiz, just stick with the "Epic Touch" forums and threads.
The key word is "Touch", that's what distinguishes your phone from the other variants. :thumbup:
Be a real wizard and read as much as possible in the "development" thread. :thumbup:
Pp.:beer::thumbup:
Sent from an Epic Touch that shoots jelly beans into your eye .....phone!

Pancho is right on. Become a pro by reading the threads, esp the dev. Thread, both android and original. Those guys(and gals) in there are freaking geniuses with what they've done with this phone. Read up, and you'll find if you pay attn, it's very hard to actually hard brick this puppy, as long as you stick to the E4GT roms. Happy flashing!
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Thanked, beered, for the paperweight comment. Gotta chuckle outta me!
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Read the stickies, stay in the sprint epic 4g touch forums, DO NOT I repeat DO NOT flash anything for any device other than the sprint/boost/virgin galaxy s2/epic 4g touch/e4gt/sph-d710 any other model and you have a new doorstop/paper weight/clay pigeon for skeet shooting, etc. Read, read, read, when you think you got it read some more, then read it all again. Recovery is packed in the kernel in this device so before you do anything get a copy of chris41g's el26+cwm5 recovery/kernel in both tar and zip formats, you'll be using it often so keep em on your PC and SD card, go ahead and put em both in your dropbox/box accounts too.
☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆
I like to break stuff!

Is the boost Mobile sgsII the same as the e4gt? Everything I read says yes but I'm having a hard time distinguishing when I should heed to the "only for sprint" or brick warnings.
Trying to help a friend out and don't know much about the phone myself. It is apparently rooted already. This is the info I have on hand. Would like to get a jb aosp build working on it if I can

johnson8cyl said:
Is the boost Mobile sgsII the same as the e4gt? Everything I read says yes but I'm having a hard time distinguishing when I should heed to the "only for sprint" or brick warnings.
Trying to help a friend out and don't know much about the phone myself. It is apparently rooted already. This is the info I have on hand. Would like to get a jb aosp build working on it if I can
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Yes the only difference is the mmsc/mms apn's everything else is identical. If you use a sprint rom you need to edit the mmsc/mms apns to get picture messaging (MMS) functioning and you're good to go. There may even be a zip for boost that will set the APNs for you, but I'm nkt sure if anyone's made one yet for the et4g
☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆
I like to break stuff!

Evil is exactly right. I have a boost galaxy s2. It's exactly the same, sph-d710, just has bst on the end which stands for boost. All E4GT roms in here will work just fine. Just get your MSL, edit mmsc url to mm.myboostmobile.com and life will be grand. Search, read, read, some more. But whatever you do don't flash the i9000 or epic 4g roms!
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Thank you both for your time. I'm still reading. I read not to use the recovery to flash just use Odin. Correct? Seems pointless to have a custom recovery and not use it. Recovery is packaged with the kernel I understand so I have to make sure it's e4gt compatible not necessarily boost specific since the partitions are the same I believe. Is there a thread I can get specifics on flashing? Thanks again. This is new territory for me so I have a bit of reading to do as always

johnson8cyl said:
Thank you both for your time. I'm still reading. I read not to use the recovery to flash just use Odin. Correct? Seems pointless to have a custom recovery and not use it. Recovery is packaged with the kernel I understand so I have to make sure it's e4gt compatible not necessarily boost specific since the partitions are the same I believe. Is there a thread I can get specifics on flashing? Thanks again. This is new territory for me so I have a bit of reading to do as always
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The screenshot shows you're running agat's kernel, so it's definitely rooted. This is MY opinion only. I only flash through custom recovery when the install calls for it. For me, I flash a lot of mods, tweaks, etc, just to get unique, customized "feels.". Cwm is perfect for that. Alot of custom ROMs come with some type of custom recovery, you are correct about that. However, the jb roms that are out so not, because the source hasn't been released yet. So that may be what you've been reading. Agat has a custom recovery but from my experience it's hit or miss, and shouldn't be used to restore or flash roms, obit mods and tweaks. Every E4GT rom out there will flash to the boost variant, just know you'll have to change the mmsc url as discussed before ifs it's a sprint rom. All the roms also have specific instructions on how to flash them. If it says use a stock kernel, you can't go wrong with Chris41g's EL26 stock cwm kernel. It's safe and you shouldn't run the risk of bricking. Just flash it through odin, pull the battery, reboot into recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, flash rom, and you should be golden. Again, read the install instructions on the dev's thread for that specific rom. These guys are top notch, and won't steer you wrong. Good luck, never stop reading! Let me know how it goes.
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Thank you very much. I never stop reading. This is some new learning for me. A friend had his friend root the phone and now it's running rough he says. I have little experience with CDMA and no experience with Odin or boost Mobile. The guy who rooted it for him told him to unroot it all he had to do was factory data reset. I don't have to tell you why I'm shocked he even got it rooted in the first place. I have to pick up the pieces now and fix it. Didn't see any flashing procedure on carbon ROM op. I'll look again. I got sent through my research to a kernel repository and everything said sprint e4gt only. I'm guessing that is not true and I can ignore it as long as it is an e4gt. Not sure of the process of flashing jb but I'll figure it out. Are the jb builds stable on this device? Just out of curiosity. I have a nexus 4 so I have no idea. I'll continue reading. Thanks again for all the guidance here

johnson8cyl said:
Thank you very much. I never stop reading. This is some new learning for me. A friend had his friend root the phone and now it's running rough he says. I have little experience with CDMA and no experience with Odin or boost Mobile. The guy who rooted it for him told him to unroot it all he had to do was factory data reset. I don't have to tell you why I'm shocked he even got it rooted in the first place. I have to pick up the pieces now and fix it. Didn't see any flashing procedure on carbon ROM op. I'll look again. I got sent through my research to a kernel repository and everything said sprint e4gt only. I'm guessing that is not true and I can ignore it as long as it is an e4gt. Not sure of the process of flashing jb but I'll figure it out. Are the jb builds stable on this device? Just out of curiosity. I have a nexus 4 so I have no idea. I'll continue reading. Thanks again for all the guidance here
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I am certainly no expert, but what I have figured out through trial and error, it's that jb roms can be a bit tricky to flash at the moment, simply because the source isn't out yet and the pros here haven't been able to work their magic as thoroughly as say, an ics or gb ROM. My advice, start slow. Flash an "easy" very stable Rom like Calkulin E4GT or Vemum's epic venum rom. There are a ton out there, those are just a couple that I really enjoy, and are a breeze to flash. Once you get that done, and have picked up the pieces from the shady rooting that your friend had done, then you can do a good nandroid backup, and tinker to your heart's content with some of the jb roms. I'm currently running Shadow_God's Jellyverse 1.0 and it is super smooth. Have limited knowledge but am happy to help. And another thing, the repository was probably rwilco12's. Save that to your favorites. You'll use that regularly. And yes, all of his E4GT modems, kernels, everything, works on boost. Fyi, boost is on sprints network. Hope this helps
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Thanks yet again. I was thinking the same thing about choice of ROMs. I'm sure I could figure or how to flash it fine but it might not be stable enough for someone who is not here at xda. I'm certainly no noob to android, rooting or customizing at all but he lacks the knowledge I have gained over time. I think he would be better off with the ICS build. I will try the one you enjoy as I'm sure he will enjoy it as well. Thanks again for everything. :thumbup:

johnson8cyl said:
Thanks yet again. I was thinking the same thing about choice of ROMs. I'm sure I could figure or how to flash it fine but it might not be stable enough for someone who is not here at xda. I'm certainly no noob to android, rooting or customizing at all but he lacks the knowledge I have gained over time. I think he would be better off with the ICS build. I will try the one you enjoy as I'm sure he will enjoy it as well. Thanks again for everything. :thumbup:
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If he's not accustomed to ROMs, the most stable for me has been EL29. There are several really good ones on here, but personally I really like the epic venum, xplod xe(but make sure you read thoroughly, that I've can be tricky), and the Blu Kuban, but they are all really smooth and solid. For pure, simple, functionality, you can't go wrong with Calkulin's either. Good luck! Glad to help!
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I think I saw a venum build that looked interesting. May try that one out first. I read that mobile Odin isn't optimized for this phone. Have you tried it? Seems like that would make life easier. Do kernels for this phone work like other phones in the area of say over clocking or under volting? I got a lot of reading to do.
At least I'm comfortable with the boost aspect of it now. That was the part that was most confusing. All the handset specific parts I'll learn pretty quickly
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Disregard last couple of questions. Answered myself reading through a couple ROM threads.

johnson8cyl said:
I think I saw a venum build that looked interesting. May try that one out first. I read that mobile Odin isn't optimized for this phone. Have you tried it? Seems like that would make life easier. Do kernels for this phone work like other phones in the area of say over clocking or under volting? I got a lot of reading to do.
At least I'm comfortable with the boost aspect of it now. That was the part that was most confusing. All the handset specific parts I'll learn pretty quickly
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The venum ROMs are all very solid. Team Venum are awesome developers and themers. I particularly like the epic venum, but I morphed some stuff over from Team Nocturnal's xplod xe ROM. I have used Mobile Odin on this phone, as have alot of folks on here. Personally, my flashing method of choice is cwm. Agat makes some great ones, but with the EL29, I actually flashed Team Rogue's gunslinger kernel so I could overclock(that answered the other part of your question). Yes, it can be done. I used setcpu myself, but it's all about personal taste. There are tons of mods and tweaks for a lot of the ROMs out there. I flash all of them through cwm, just because that is what I'm most comfortable with. Plus in one shot I can wipe, do a backup, flash stock cwm if needed, and then flash the mod/tweak. But I've read plenty where guys on here use Mobile Odin. Oh, and I just read Carbon ROM's thread. I wouldn't flash that to your buddy's phone yet if I were you. From the sound of it, it's still in beta, and being tested. Stick to the solid, confirmed, stable stuff for starters. Hope that helps! :beer:
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I was thinking the same thing. If it was my phone I would have no problem with beta testing and helping with further development. Seeing as it's not and he might have problems until I see him again (could be a week or 2) I'll stick with what is stable and easy to work with. From the screenshot he sent me that I posted earlier it seems as though that kernel has since been updated so I guess I'll start there and go with an easy build he can work with.
Time to start the downloading and figuring out Odin and recovery to be ready when I see him. Thanks again for all your help. HTC and nexus seem easier to work with in a way. Just new things to learn and broaden my knowledge of Android

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I was thinking the same thing. If it was my phone I would have no problem with beta testing and helping with further development. Seeing as it's not and he might have problems until I see him again (could be a week or 2) I'll stick with what is stable and easy to work with. From the screenshot he sent me that I posted earlier it seems as though that kernel has since been updated so I guess I'll start there and go with an easy build he can work with.
Time to start the downloading and figuring out Odin and recovery to be ready when I see him. Thanks again for all your help. HTC and nexus seem easier to work with in a way. Just new things to learn and broaden my knowledge of Android
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Good luck with everything. Glad I could help. If he has agat, you shouldn't need Odin since agat Wii have a custom recovery built. Just load the rom to his sd card, boot into recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, flash the rom as per the instruction and you should be good. Or use agat cwm to flash a.safe el build kernel. Chris41g's el29 is a great one. Good luck! Let me know if you have any issues.
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Thanks. Will report back when I see him and get it done. Should be by next weekend
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