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[Q] Just turned on Evo since july 11

I just got my og Evo 4g (on the 3d now) back on for my wife since she dropped hers and is in 2 pieces lol. I havent been on the 4g forum in a long long time and need some help from you guys.
I have found out the im on android 2.2 with baseband version 2.15.00.11.19
Was running Eternal Prophecy v6.1 and on 2.6.32.27 netarchy kernel. I know im pretty far behind and want to know how i would go about getting the phone up to date and run a rom that is pretty stable since its for my wife. She has been bashing me ever since ive found out about rooting and flashing roms, so i want to hook her up with a stable rom with all bloatware removed, and show her that "aftermarket" roms are way better than the one that came with the phone. Any recommendations would be helpful.
Oooohhhhh....1 thing, i dont have the SD card anymore and most likely will be putting her SD card in, would that be ok?

Yes that should be okay. Might need to partition the card via recovery. Roms I have been using cm7 for aosp and mikG for sense. They are both good. Kernels that are out for gingerbread are anthrax, lionfish, and a couple of others. If you want to go straight stock give tommytomatoes classic rom a go. He has tweaked that rom pretty good. Hope this helps.
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marcusva79 said:
Yes that should be okay. Might need to partition the card via recovery. Roms I have been using cm7 for aosp and mikG for sense. They are both good. Kernels that are out for gingerbread are anthrax, lionfish, and a couple of others. If you want to go straight stock give tommytomatoes classic rom a go. He has tweaked that rom pretty good. Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the reply....I'm still kinda noob on partitioning lol, what do you mean exactly by partitioning via recovery? Is that the whole ext4 thing?

If you are running the latest version of Clockwork mod recovery, you have the option to partition the SD card directly from the recovery. Hope that help man.

cev2387 said:
If you are running the latest version of Clockwork mod recovery, you have the option to partition the SD card directly from the recovery. Hope that help man.
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What do I do after I partition the SD card?

Partition your card 32/1024, once you do that your SD card should be complete. Partitioning your card will delete everything in your card so be cautious and backup your memory onto a computer
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Steven 1 said:
Partition your card 32/1024, once you do that your SD card should be complete. Partitioning your card will delete everything in your card so be cautious and backup your memory onto a computer
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What's partitioning actually do? If I back up my wifes SD card then partition the SD card....do i. just copy the backed up data to the card?

Apps on sd card for good

Hi guys i have rom manager pro i want to partition my sdcard to allow me install apps on it but i have a limit of 512MB.
the thing is i want to know all about creating the partition, the benefits and all the technical stuff like swap size and all that and how safe my apps are if i flash diffrent roms cos am quite tired of having to re-install apps every time i test a rom. also is there any way of increasing the partition size, and again is it all apps that can go there
!I REALLY NEED HELP!:crying:
OH BY THE WAY AM ON GEN Y VISIONX B5 AND I DONT THINK I WILL BE CHANGING MY MIND ON THE ROM ANY TIME !PROBLY UNTILL VIRTUOUS INFINITY GETS BETTER................. COS THE NEW ONE IS VEEERRRYY SLOW ON THE G2
IF MY QUESTION GIVES YOU AN ANSWER HIT THANKS BROOOOO. I NEED IT

ANY ONE PLLLSSSSSSSS NEED HELP NOOOOOWWWWW oh plsssss HEEEEEEEELPPPPPP

No help yet that's strange
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.....rom manager and clockwork recovery aren't very good for the g2, I suggest switching to 4ext recovery and don't use rom manager if you don't know how to use the recovery
in which every recovery you use there is an option to partition sd card. 512mb is rather small unless you have a g1. usually want a ext4 partition larger than internal memory, but use what works for you
linux swap is often a bad idea unless you do a lot of multitasking with sense roms, even then I feel it isn't a performance boost in most occasions but rather it slows the phone
having your apps on your ext partition won't mean the apps reappear @ a new rom flash, it doesn't work this way. and what you said was a bit contridicing as you won't be changing roms but you want apps on sd to keep them when you do? well either way that isn't the point of a2ext
and as a side note you would have found all this info plus more with a little searching
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I do have an 8gb sdcard so now will 4ext. Help with that space or my SD space is too small for bigger partitions any way I will google some stuff and see how it works
Thanks man
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Will try 4ext recovery
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Ext of SD card

Do you have to ext your SD card in order to put apps on to it? I don't really want to partition my SD card tho!!
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most custom roms require an ext partition to work, read the first post requirements for each rom, I'm assuming you're already rooted?
i don't know why you don't want to partition your sd card though...it's not very difficult. use gparted or 4ext recovery only (NOT minitool partition wizard, rom manager or clockworkmod recovery). search for guides.
you may need to flash a different script to move apps to sd-ext, but again this depends on the rom as many have it built in.

No I would if I had a bigger SD card coz I only have a 2gb one and my parents refuse to buy me a 32gb one so yea......
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boo97 said:
No I would if I had a bigger SD card coz I only have a 2gb one and my parents refuse to buy me a 32gb one so yea......
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oh didn't realise the situation. how about 4, 8 or 16gb as compromise? i'm holding off a 32gb myself until they become much cheaper.
or try dgb rom as i think it's designed on purpose without an ext partition. you would need to be s-off with custom hboot to make the most of it.

Yes maybe and I am already running a ROM which is alright for the moment but I really want runny ROM but obviously that needs an ext. I am running hiapk sensefun ROM by djroobs which I am happy with at the moment. I will probably wait until they become cheaper as well
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Yh ul need a bigger sdcard for runny rom, it needs 1gb ext 4 partition on ur sdcard and the rom itself from what i remember is 500mb (its huge)
Like eddie says, Even if u try get ur parents to buy ya a 4gb sdcard, they cheap enough and 4gb is plenty if u ask me
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Thanks guys I will give it a crack or just try and buy it myself. Thing is tho atleast 500 mb of my SD is music and that's not all of the music I want LOL
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I posted in your other thread, but Oxygen is a tiny GB rom with lots of room left for your apps.
http://download.oxygen.im/roms/

arkpark said:
I posted in your other thread, but Oxygen is a tiny GB rom with lots of room left for your apps.
Yep, I ran Oxygen for a long time with a small 2 gb card and it worked just fine. To be fair 4, 8 are now dead cheap and it will allow you to run the heavier roms that need 1gb ext.
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eddiehk6 said:
(NOT minitool partition wizard, rom manager or clockworkmod recovery). search for guides.
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sorry, But why not used that,
i read many threads but i dont undestand why.

htc-desire5 said:
sorry, But why not used that,
i read many threads but i dont undestand why.
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Because they don't make working partitions. Compatibility issues, i think.

Is it ok to complete change sd cards when I've got a custom recovery installed?

Ok, so this is probably a stupid question, but the last time I tried to do a factory reset on my phone and install and format a new sd card I ended up soft bricking my phone and I don't want that to happen again because I don't have a computer at my house. But...if I'm running stock JB 4.1.2 flashed thru odin, rooted, and I have TWRP installed can I change sd cards without a problem? Or, are there files on my current sd card that the phone needs to read the recovery or root or whatever? Thanks.
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Danyelle39 said:
Ok, so this is probably a stupid question, but the last time I tried to do a factory reset on my phone and install and format a new sd card I ended up soft bricking my phone and I don't want that to happen again because I don't have a computer at my house. But...if I'm running stock JB 4.1.2 flashed thru odin, rooted, and I have TWRP installed can I change sd cards without a problem? Or, are there files on my current sd card that the phone needs to read the recovery or root or whatever? Thanks.
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I may be wrong but I'd say you need your SD card with your recovery on it to be in your phone.. I've never really tried removing the SD card.. Good question tho.
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Thanks! That's exactly what I was thinking but I needed a second opinion. I am wanting to switch sd cards bc I've got way too many pictures on it and I really don't have time to borrow someone's computer and sit down and go thru what I to keep, then organize them all and put them on disc....so I was hoping to just start fresh on a new card for now, but it doesn't look like it's gonna be that easy. So, would I have to put the new sd card in my phone then flash the recovery via odin? Or would I have to reflash the stock Rom or what? Any suggestions?
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Just turn your phone off and switch SD cards. Nothing should happen to your recovery.

What about super user
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I tried that and it soft bricked my phone.
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Danyelle39 said:
I tried that and it soft bricked my phone.
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I don't know what to tell you. I have no problem switching SD cards. Did it earlier today.

My guess would be to make sure to have either twrp or what ever recovery you use on the new SD card you want to use.
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Pajar0913 said:
My guess would be to make sure to have either twrp or what ever recovery you use on the new SD card you want to use.
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When you flash a recovery it is installed to your phones internal memory. Not to the external SD card.

Random reboots and can't wake from sleep.

Hello.
My dad recently bought galaxy note 2 as months old.
The problem is that since the beginning it did random reboots from time to time (stock rooted rom).
After few days I've changed the rom once, same happened.
Now I've flashed x note rom, but the problem remains. It sometimes won't turn on from deep sleep and sometimes just reboots (eg. while reading a book).
Do You know what the problem may be?
How do You think, is it hardware?
(he still has warranty)
EDIT:The SIM card is probably the problem. It seems like it doesn't fit good enough in the phone and it has some connection problems with it. Have You faced a problem like this?
If that's the reason, the SIM will have to be changed (the SIM was made new specially for the phone).
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This used to happen to my stock rooted note2. I ended wiping in all clean and installed the latest stock rom and no more misbehaving. Not sure if its related in anyway though. Mine was caused by cerberus app I think
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Ok try formating extsd on pc then put liquid rom on it now format everything on the phone in recovery so the only thing that remains is the liquid rom on extsd so now ur phone is blank and its internal sd. Flash the liquid rom and see what happens. If the problems continue the flash different kernels that works with cm bassed roms. If it fails on all kernels then revert back to stock rom unrooted and reset the flash counter so u can return the phone to the shop.
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Zionator said:
Ok try formating extsd on pc then put liquid rom on it now format everything on the phone in recovery so the only thing that remains is the liquid rom on extsd so now ur phone is blank and its internal sd. Flash the liquid rom and see what happens. If the problems continue the flash different kernels that works with cm bassed roms. If it fails on all kernels then revert back to stock rom unrooted and reset the flash counter so u can return the phone to the shop.
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I would rather skip the internal storage format as there's a lot of data. External storage is empty anyway, as is it's 2gb only. The phone did the same thing with 32gb card So the external memory doesn't seem to be a problem.
However taking out sim card helped for now. It's only a short test so I'll let You know for sure tomorrow. (let's hope that the sim is broken).
And I was thinking the same about this flash counter and back to stock method. If nothing will help I'll prepare the phone as it was new and give it back to repair.
That would be a disappointment , as my dad had to change the phone because the last one wasn't working good anymore and he can't even trust this one.
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Its most likely ur issue is on the internal as the rom and apps store there data on the internal sd so if u leave the internal sd then the issue will keep on no matter what u do. I would suggest u copy the internal sd to pc and format it then reflash what ever rom u use.
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Zionator said:
Its most likely ur issue is on the internal as the rom and apps store there data on the internal sd so if u leave the internal sd then the issue will keep on no matter what u do. I would suggest u copy the internal sd to pc and format it then reflash what ever rom u use.
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I don't think so. The test has proven that there's something wrong with the SIM card.
The phone has been left for the night without SIM card inserted and there was no reboot at all.
Maybe the SIM card is too thin and when the phone tries to read it's status it reboots.