I had a couple question and hopefully you guys can help me out.
I have a gs3 and was looking to install a rom, now do these roms just add features or do they completely replace the default rom? Im I going to be able to do everything I was able to do before the custom rom? Also what does "cm10" or "cm5" mean? Also my phones 4g isnt working, it stays at edge, no mateer if I have full bars. Would a custom rom maybe solve the problem? If I add a custom rom can I revert to stock without side effects?
Thnks
Read and read and Google and Google, or vice versa! And have you rooted and flashed already? If so check your imei and see if it has numbers or just 0 (settings, about phone, status, imei) oh and read some more like the resource guide I created, and Google other things.
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mtxhace said:
I had a couple question and hopefully you guys can help me out.
I have a gs3 and was looking to install a rom, now do these roms just add features or do they completely replace the default rom? Im I going to be able to do everything I was able to do before the custom rom? Also what does "cm10" or "cm5" mean? Also my phones 4g isnt working, it stays at edge, no mateer if I have full bars. Would a custom rom maybe solve the problem? If I add a custom rom can I revert to stock without side effects?
Thnks
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Buddy my advice to you is read more! And that's being serious because flashing things is no small matter but to answer you're questions.
Flashing a rom will replace the default.
It will change kernel, build, etc. The only thing that wont change is you're modem.
If you did install a touchwiz rom. You're most likely going to do everything you do plus more but make sure its based of T-Mobile... they tell you on the first post of roms.
Cm10 is cyanogen mod and they make asop roms. They best way to describe the rom is watch a video of the nexus stock rom.. u will get the jist of it.
For you're data make sure you're on a 4g area my friend. If u are then personally check you're data and make sure 4g is enabled. Still wont woek then maybe flashing the newest modem might work but be very very careful! !!!!
If u install cm10, akop stuff like that people recommend to odin back to your stock. Look up odin if you do not know what that means.
Ok I answered all you're questions
But truly watch out. From reading you're questions it sounds like you are new and want to learn which is good but keep reading and reading before you flash anything dude. Treat this like programming class and you're fighting for that A
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The_F_Word said:
Buddy my advice to you is read more! And that's being serious because flashing things is no small matter but to answer you're questions.
Flashing a rom will replace the default.
It will change kernel, build, etc. The only thing that wont change is you're modem.
If you did install a touchwiz rom. You're most likely going to do everything you do plus more but make sure its based of T-Mobile... they tell you on the first post of roms.
Cm10 is cyanogen mod and they make asop roms. They best way to describe the rom is watch a video of the nexus stock rom.. u will get the jist of it.
For you're data make sure you're on a 4g area my friend. If u are then personally check you're data and make sure 4g is enabled. Still wont woek then maybe flashing the newest modem might work but be very very careful! !!!!
If u install cm10, akop stuff like that people recommend to odin back to your stock. Look up odin if you do not know what that means.
Ok I answered all you're questions
But truly watch out. From reading you're questions it sounds like you are new and want to learn which is good but keep reading and reading before you flash anything dude. Treat this like programming class and you're fighting for that A
Hit thanks if I helped
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You are the man.
What is the full model number of your GS3?
Dude you really look like you won't take advantage of all the rooting capabilities maybe it's best if you don't. Have you ever had 4G? It might be your area, tmobile doesn't cover everything. So custom roms most likely won't improve that, so before you do anything call tmobile and see what's up with that because most likely your paying for a service your not getting. If not then a warranty is in place if they cover it in your area, also let us know if you have mess with some settings in network.
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Since we are asking questions about custom roms... Let's say I install a custom kernel but I flash different rom after that. Would the custom kernel go untouched or would it change to whatever rom is present on the custom rom?
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jenaltals said:
Since we are asking questions about custom roms... Let's say I install a custom kernel but I flash different rom after that. Would the custom kernel go untouched or would it change to whatever rom is present on the custom rom?
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It changes with whatever rom you flash to my understand, roms comes with their equipped kernels. You should wipe before you move on to next rom
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Yes all ROMs come with a kernel otherwise they wouldn't boot.
Ahh, that's right. Thanks for clearing that up guys
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Related
I'm traveling to Italy tomorrow and just want to make sure that by having rooted and flashed an ASOP ROM on it has not affected its ability to connect to the cell network out there. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
It will depending on the rom you use. I have been using Newt's rom's primarily and i know he has gotten both GSM and CDMA to work on some of his newer versions, you will have to check the changelog to see which ones work though,
Newts newest 3D 2.03 has the world phone capibilities..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1231283
But i cant speak for ASOP, you might want to check the log to see if it is listed as working or not.
I haven't tested Global Mode myself but people are reporting SkyRaider Zeus supports it.
I can give a big thumbs-up to the ROM as a whole. I have been running it for a few weeks and haven't hit a snag yet.
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It will depending on the rom you use. I have been using Newt's rom's primarily and i know he has gotten both GSM and CDMA to work on some of his newer versions, you will have to check the changelog to see which ones work though,
Newts newest 3D 2.03 has the world phone capibilities..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1231283
But i cant speak for ASOP, you might want to check the log to see if it is listed as working or not.
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Oh Oh, I appreciate the feedback but is not at all what I was hoping for lol...I just posted this question on the ROMs thread but its too late to do anything about it if it does not have it enabled, $#|T!!!! For argument sake I posted it was I traveling but when in reality its a co-worker(a manager) who is traveling to Europe and is he's gonna be pissed if he steps off that plane and has no service...I'll just try and blame it on the network out there i guess if worse comes to worse lol...thanks again!
Best to go with SkyRaider Zeus. Based off the stock shipped ROM, not a port.
Which Aosp rom do you have on your friends phone?
I've read in various places that CM 7 will work globally. Not sure about any of the others though.
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I haven't tested Global Mode myself but people are reporting SkyRaider Zeus supports it.
I can give a big thumbs-up to the ROM as a whole. I have been running it for a few weeks and haven't hit a snag yet.
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Sucks, I wish I had know but this is what happens when they wait till the last minute, not my fault....also, I can't even try out that ROM now cuz Im stuck w/ this butt ass iPhone until I get my DInc2 back! Maybe I'll surprise him and jailbreak his iPhone if I get bored...you got a link to that SkyRaider for when I do get it back, please?..Edited..got it! thanks!
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PacerguyDon said:
Which Aosp rom do you have on your friends phone?
I've read in various places that CM 7 will work globally. Not sure about any of the others though.
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TSM's PoolParty
Lmao... Jailbreak the Iphone That would be good.
I suppose there isn't much you can do know, but maybe check the TSM thread, or maybe hit up The Devs here and maybe they can tell you if it's a global rom...
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Lmao... Jailbreak the Iphone That would be good.
I suppose there isn't much you can do know, but maybe check the TSM thread, or maybe hit up The Devs here and maybe they can tell you if it's a global rom...
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I hit up the thread here on XDA but thanks for the link! Just registered and hit em up on there too!
Nitsuj's full rom doesn't affect the global radio. I had the same concern because im also leaving the country in a few weeks.
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Nitsuj's full rom doesn't affect the global radio. I had the same concern because im also leaving the country in a few weeks.
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Really? Cuz I just found out that the dude ain't leaving til Sunday, so I can flash that ROM now ! Awesome man, thanks!..EDITED:which ROM, vanilla or vivow? I just check both and didn't see anything about GSM or global radio...
Vanilla, I havent tried global yet but i asked him about it and he said he didnt change anything that would brake it.
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JungleJiujitsu said:
I'm traveling to Italy tomorrow and just want to make sure that by having rooted and flashed an ASOP ROM on it has not affected its ability to connect to the cell network out there. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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i live abroad and the stock firmware works fine with local GSM carriers
you can just flash rmk Rooted rom which is the original firmware after removing bloatware, works exactly like stock ( no bugs at all )
and if needed he added a flashable zip including all removed app.
if you like sense 3 , in the Forum there a sense 3 Patch . i tested that rom myself with the Patch and its fine
there is many sense 3 Roms that Support Global Mode also. but in my opinion that rmk Rom is the safest ( no bugs at all )
## phone codes
+1 for rmk's stock ROM.
Make sure that the ROM you use will allow access to the ## phone codes.
Or at least put a stock based cleaned ROM on the phone and set it up and do a nandroid of it so if he needs to access those codes, he will have a workaround.
I found that the AOSP ROMs don't allow access to those codes.
So if you need to manually change any data settings you have to use a sense based ROM to make those changes, then flash back to the ROM you want.
The data settings should stay between flashes but I found that even with full wipe and flashing the ROM, then the nandroid, I still got a boatload of FCs.
Good luck ....
Yep, just depends on which ROM you download. Some do, some don't.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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cac2us said:
+1 for rmk's stock ROM.
Make sure that the ROM you use will allow access to the ## phone codes.
The data settings should stay between flashes but I found that even with full wipe and flashing the ROM, then the nandroid, I still got a boatload of FCs.
Good luck ....
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there is a script or APK called Rom Cleaner in xda , check it
Hi all! I want to know what is the best Rom and the best kernel for the SGH-T999V. My carrier is Videotron.
Thanks
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Define best. Are you looking for best performance, longest battery time, coolest custom features, etc?
Battery life and coolest feature
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^ I have same question. Whats kenrel comparati with T999?
AOKP tends to have the most custom features out there and is pretty stable from what I've read. CM10 has the biggest community and the most support so it'll be the first to get a fully stable release.
And for battery life, I'd suggest Lean Kernel and don't overclock anything.
How can I install Leankernel without bricking my phone?
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Put the .zip file on your SD card then use ROM Manager to boot into CWMR. Wipe cache and then wipe Dalvik cache. Flash from there. I would assume since Videotron is combined with the T-Mobile forum all the ROMs and kernels for T-Mobile would also work for your phone. The only difference that I can tell from T-999 and T-999V is the 999V is Canadian. Other than that just don't flash any T-Mobile specific modems or radios and you should be good.
Ok so the kernel and the radio are not tbe same things. Im sorry I am totally noob in this.
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Don't sweat it. We've all been there before. There should be a sticky in one of these sub-forums with a TON of information about what everything is.
And yes, the kernel and radio are not the same. Think of the kernel as the engine powering everything and the radio as what interprets the signal you get from your provider. It's a bit simplified, but it's an accurate description. As long as you avoid flashing T-Mobile modems and radios you should be in the clear. To be honest, I've messed with radios before and it's really not worth the hassle 9 times out of 10 so you're really not missing out being with Videotron.
I have no doubt that stock kernel is and always will be the best kernel possible for this phone. Sammy has done a great job! Kernel devs will do their job(fix and break what they fixed before then break it again so you become a flash addict) but stock kernel will remain the best choice at the end.
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SmartassV2/SIO. Not to mention overclocking and other optimizations.
Your argument is invalid.
And flash some roms and kernel just to try can break the phone? Will the performance will stay the samdme?
And thank you for all your answer.
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Sorry if it's it's off topic . I want to flash my kernel with Trinity
I'm wondering which is compatible, due to many many files for different roms and etc, for my phone which is Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-T999, rooted and stock everything. I'm also a noob , too. Brick my phone once and i don't want it to get replaced . LOL .
And I also want to install the AwsomeBeats v3 mod . Is this mod compatible for all Android phone ?
Any suggestions or help will be much appreciated .
xxjack3dxx said:
And flash some roms and kernel just to try can break the phone? Will the performance will stay the samdme?
And thank you for all your answer.
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It's possible, but not likely. If it was that easy to break the phone there wouldn't be such things as nightlies (ROMs that are updated pretty much every week night). I've had a few instances where I flashed the proper kernel, but it wasn't compatible with my phone. It's a simple enough fix, but nothing close to soft or hard bricking my phone just by flashing. Just make sure you don't do anything stupid like removing the battery mid flash, run out of battery mid flash, flash a ROM for a different carrier, flash a kernel for the wrong carrier (although kernels aren't TOO picky).
kengvang25 said:
Sorry if it's it's off topic . I want to flash my kernel with Trinity
I'm wondering which is compatible, due to many many files for different roms and etc, for my phone which is Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-T999, rooted and stock everything. I'm also a noob , too. Brick my phone once and i don't want it to get replaced . LOL .
And I also want to install the AwsomeBeats v3 mod . Is this mod compatible for all Android phone ?
Any suggestions or help will be much appreciated .
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To be honest I was interested in trying Trinity myself, but gave up on that. I couldn't figure out what the hell was what and which was the most recent due to the naming of the different versions. Unless there's something you REALLY want that only Trinity offers my only recommendation is to move on. Or find someone here who has a signature saying they use Trinity and ask them which version you want.
lazarat said:
I have no doubt that stock kernel is and always will be the best kernel possible for this phone. Sammy has done a great job! Kernel devs will do their job(fix and break what they fixed before then break it again so you become a flash addict) but stock kernel will remain the best choice at the end.
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I'm glad you are happy with the stock kernel. However, not every kernel works the same for everyone. Therefore, stock is not the right choice for everyone.
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I just wanted to say hi to everyone, I have been jailbreaking iPhones and iPods for years but I decided to switch to an android so I went with a Galaxy S3
I am new to the ROM/rooting experience and I am looking forward to learning!
I did root the phone but I have not flashed any ROMS yet. I want to find the best one out there for the T-mobile S3 before I flash my first one. Could anyone tell me which, if any, improve signal strength? I have very bad signal in my area and was hoping that I could improve that this way, Gotta appreciate all of the developers who put so much time and work into this stuff for our benefit!
Well I would recommend Wicked rom if you want stock experience, if you want aosp, most are based on CyanogenMod 10 builds. If you want better reception, there is a flashable modem that SHOULD improve reception, but its dangerous I've read, I have not done that, but its what I've read. Some heads up tips, backup in recovery before flashing anything, read the original post of anything you'll flash and search before posting, you'll probably find what you need
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Where did you hear that flashing modems is dangerous? As long as you follow directions and don't use one for another device its really no more dangerous than flashing a kernel or recovery.
If you guys want to learn more about modems this thread is as good as any place to start!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1880987
Just please make sure you read and understand what you are doing before trying this or any other mod!
@op
The thread I linked to is stickied in the development section. Next to it is the firmware thread. I suggest keeping a copy of the stock fw on hand in case you run into problems. Sometimes odin flashing back to stock is the only solution.
There is no best rom. What is the best for you will most likely not be the best for me. You should get an idea of what you are looking for base-wise. Try a cm or aokp and see if you prefer it over stock. Say you prefer stock, then focus on the roms that are based on stock builds.
Read the op thoroughly! Find one that has features you want. Then while downloading read the first few pages and the last 5 or so pages to get an idea about any bugs or other info.
The rom you choose will rarely have any bearing on signal stregnth. There are lots of modems you can choose from.
Finally, do NOT flash anything that was made for another device!
Good luck and welcome!
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Well as actually you can flash most att ROMs to the t-999 as long as they are not updating the modem then you should be fine
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I'd flash the cm10 latest nightly
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Welcome all member of Xda-developers forum
Nice to meet you
As far as modems go it is going to be a testing process. While most modem updates are aimed at better signal it is not always the cases do to area. So what gives me the best signal my not get you the best signal so try one and run a speed test use it for a day then do another speed test before changing the modem again until you find what works for you.
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Please HELP
First I like to say hello as I'M A NOOB!! I just rooted my phone and would like to try a ROM now but not sure not to install or how to go about it I've been doing a lot of reading still to no avail!! I would like to try any rom to start and go from there but how do I go about installing the rom if that's what's it's called I believe it's called flashing anyway how do I go about flashing a ROM and hwere are they located so I can pick one out and try it? Can somoene please point me in the right direction so I can get a ROM installed I am so excited now that my phone is finally Rooted I need a ROM A.S.A.P. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME SO I CAN GET THIS DOWN TODAY PLEASE i need to try this now and want to try it now PLEASE HELP ME HERE GUYS YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED ALREADY AND i'M SORRY FOR THE CAPS. I'll be anxiously waiting for anyone's reply as a matter of fact I will not leave this computer until I get a reply on how to flas my first ROM!!! Thank you so very much guys I do really appreciate the help as I need it!!!!!:good: I have a Samsun Galaxy S 3 Running JB. 4.1.1 AND IT'S Rooted!!1
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First I like to say hello as I'M A NOOB!! I just rooted my phone and would like to try a ROM now but not sure not to install or how to go about it I've been doing a lot of reading still to no avail!! I would like to try any rom to start and go from there but how do I go about installing the rom if that's what's it's called I believe it's called flashing anyway how do I go about flashing a ROM and hwere are they located so I can pick one out and try it? Can somoene please point me in the right direction so I can get a ROM installed I am so excited now that my phone is finally Rooted I need a ROM A.S.A.P. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME SO I CAN GET THIS DOWN TODAY PLEASE i need to try this now and want to try it now PLEASE HELP ME HERE GUYS YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED ALREADY AND i'M SORRY FOR THE CAPS. I'll be anxiously waiting for anyone's reply as a matter of fact I will not leave this computer until I get a reply on how to flas my first ROM!!! Thank you so very much guys I do really appreciate the help as I need it!!!!!:good: I have a Samsun Galaxy S 3 Running JB. 4.1.1 AND IT'S Rooted!!1
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I'll take a leap of faith. Which recovery are you using. What method did you use to flash recovery. If I were you I would start simple and flash a touch wiz 4.1.1 ROM. Also, 2 things to remember before someone else tells you. 1 - CAPS aren't necessary for someone to read your post. 2 - asking for a ROM recommendation is generally discouraged due to what I like may not be what you want, per xda rules. For rom info just goto the development section and read. Find one you are interested in. Make a backup using your recovery method, follow guidelines set by developer and flash. Google and you tube are your friends when learning to flash. You might want to find a app backup utility like titanium backup to restore your apps after you flash your new ROM. Then read, read, and read some more and when you think your ready read again. Flashing wrong ROM can cause a bricked (locked and unusable phone). Also, if you were sorry for the caps you could have change prior to submitting post. Good luck.
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this rom looks cool but its for the att s3, I have seen several post saying that we can flash their roms and vice versa but i have also seen post that says that it cannot. so I want an opinion from an expert.
can we flash this rom to our t999 with no problems? back on the s2 we could flash from the skyrocket and to make it stable we needed to flash a tmobile kernel with auto rotation fix and a call echo fix. and that it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2053699
So nobody is interested
Seems pretty similar to Pac-Man ROM, no?
Or am i missing a key feature that "JellyBam" has that Pac-Man doesn't?
I'd stay away from ROM's on other CELL Phones. (at best you might be able to download their ROM and sneak out some of thier MODS, I do it, but u need to know what your doing)
stick with TMOBILE ROM's...Or you'll be posting lots of POSTS like...
Help, I screwed up my SGS3 ....IS it just Soft bricked ?....I didn't follow directions, please help me!...
and then recieve Reply's like "WE TOLD you so, stay away"
your best bet, is to find the MODS you love and try to get a DEV to incorporate it into a MOD or a ROM!
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I'd stay away from ROM's on other CELL Phones. (at best you might be able to download their ROM and sneak out some of thier MODS, I do it, but u need to know what your doing)
stick with TMOBILE ROM's...Or you'll be posting lots of POSTS like...
Help, I screwed up my SGS3 ....IS it just Soft bricked ?....I didn't follow directions, please help me!...
and then recieve Reply's like "WE TOLD you so, stay away"
your best bet, is to find the MODS you love and try to get a DEV to incorporate it into a MOD or a ROM!
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Haha funny one but true. Relax rom to rom they are not all so different sooo stick with tmobile ones.. att roms wont make the phone have a quadcore or anything.
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ktmdave7 said:
I'd stay away from ROM's on other CELL Phones. (at best you might be able to download their ROM and sneak out some of thier MODS, I do it, but u need to know what your doing)
stick with TMOBILE ROM's...Or you'll be posting lots of POSTS like...
Help, I screwed up my SGS3 ....IS it just Soft bricked ?....I didn't follow directions, please help me!...
and then recieve Reply's like "WE TOLD you so, stay away"
your best bet, is to find the MODS you love and try to get a DEV to incorporate it into a MOD or a ROM!
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+100000000
We have all kinds of rom with so many devs ; why you want to take risk bro.
If something happened devs from their forum will may not be able to help you since they dont have knowledge abt our phone.
So stay safe. Save ur phone. Enjoy rom made for ur phone.
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Hey People,
Looking for advise on a Rom for the Note II - I am a new Note II owner,
I have SLIMFAST 4.4 v-4 on it now...
I have not looked around enough to know what ROM is the most complete - I want KitKat.. but I want most complete..
I really would like to put one rom on, and not touch for the next long while if possible.
Suggestions? I want USABLE 1st .. not cutting edge.
James
Biker1bob said:
Hey People,
Looking for advise on a Rom for the Note II - I am a new Note II owner,
I have SLIMFAST 4.4 v-4 on it now...
I have not looked around enough to know what ROM is the most complete - I want KitKat.. but I want most complete..
I really would like to put one rom on, and not touch for the next long while if possible.
Suggestions? I want USABLE 1st .. not cutting edge.
James
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Try this one out Ive been running this ever since it came out im on the buttnaked version and its almost like being on cm with how fast it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2803363
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OK, couple of things
1. I see so much talk about the bootloader for this phone.. is there an FAQ or can someone help me know what bootloader I have? what I want? and what my dangers are??
2. I need a phone I can listen to text msgs from people through bluetooth and then send a text using bluetooth voice .. So I need a rom and I think s-talk? to do this??
3. Is there an IRC channel for XDA? or somewhere I can chat with people about this realtime??
Thanks
James
Biker1bob said:
Hey People,
Looking for advise on a Rom for the Note II - I am a new Note II owner,
I have SLIMFAST 4.4 v-4 on it now...
I have not looked around enough to know what ROM is the most complete - I want KitKat.. but I want most complete..
I really would like to put one rom on, and not touch for the next long while if possible.
Suggestions? I want USABLE 1st .. not cutting edge.
James
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Keep what u have.
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Slimfast seems ok, development seems to have stopped.
what about the rom based on the N7100 official?
James
Biker1bob said:
OK, couple of things
1. I see so much talk about the bootloader for this phone.. is there an FAQ or can someone help me know what bootloader I have? what I want? and what my dangers are??
2. I need a phone I can listen to text msgs from people through bluetooth and then send a text using bluetooth voice .. So I need a rom and I think s-talk? to do this??
3. Is there an IRC channel for XDA? or somewhere I can chat with people about this realtime??
Thanks
James
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Well if you looking for something with svoice you would wanna do a touchwiz rom
OK, I am looking at a few different roms.
I see there was an offical a few weeks ago and that they one has been ported to the i317m - which one is that?
I also see lots of talk about bootloaders.. I see 4.2 4.3 etc.. my bootloader is i317mvlucmk5... I see nothing about 4.2 or 4.3?? what do I have??
Thanks
James
terpin32 said:
Well if you looking for something with svoice you would wanna do a touchwiz rom
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The one I have 4.4 slimfast is a tw rom correct?
I messed it up some.. I think I will reflash.. but there is so much talk about bootloaders and deoxed, etc.etc.. this much more complicated than my old LG and Cyanogen.
James
Biker1bob said:
The one I have 4.4 slimfast is a tw rom correct?
I messed it up some.. I think I will reflash.. but there is so much talk about bootloaders and deoxed, etc.etc.. this much more complicated than my old LG and Cyanogen.
James
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It's not any more complicated. Don't worry about odex and stuff. Just stay in the development threads here and flash what you like. Not trying to be mean here but these types of threads are not necessary. Just make a nandroid and flash away and see what best fits your needs. Each rom is subject to opinion. I use slimfast and have had no issues with it.
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Eternalty said:
It's not any more complicated. Don't worry about odex and stuff. Just stay in the development threads here and flash what you like. Not trying to be mean here but these types of threads are not necessary. Just make a nandroid and flash away and see what best fits your needs. Each rom is subject to opinion. I use slimfast and have had no issues with it.
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I keep asking questions, and you give me other replies rather than answers... If might be straightforward and easy for you. and maybe screwing around with a $350 phone is no issue for you.. but me.. not so much.
"In theory you should be fine if you do dirty flash from another 4.3 rom such as DN3 v1.0 or SN10
We recommend TWRP 2.6.3.1 to flash this rom.
You need 4.3 boot loader.
Have both TWRP and latest CWM on your external SD Card along with Ditto Note 3.1.1
Flash TWRP 2.6.3.1, go into Wipe and slide to do the Factory Reset."
This is not straight forward to me.. since I have no idea if I have a 4.3 bootloader - says I HAVE TO HAVE ONE.
TWRP is at 2.7 now .. is there a reason he says to use 2.6.3.1??? on a rom that was updated 3 days ago??
These are the things that bother me.. I am not interested in bricking my phone.
If you dont want to help.. fine, But explanations for the terms used above are not coming up in searches, unless I want to read a ton of threads.. so I thought someone might answer for me.
James
Biker1bob said:
I keep asking questions, and you give me other replies rather than answers... If might be straightforward and easy for you. and maybe screwing around with a $350 phone is no issue for you.. but me.. not so much.
"In theory you should be fine if you do dirty flash from another 4.3 rom such as DN3 v1.0 or SN10
We recommend TWRP 2.6.3.1 to flash this rom.
You need 4.3 boot loader.
Have both TWRP and latest CWM on your external SD Card along with Ditto Note 3.1.1
Flash TWRP 2.6.3.1, go into Wipe and slide to do the Factory Reset."
This is not straight forward to me.. since I have no idea if I have a 4.3 bootloader - says I HAVE TO HAVE ONE.
TWRP is at 2.7 now .. is there a reason he says to use 2.6.3.1??? on a rom that was updated 3 days ago??
These are the things that bother me.. I am not interested in bricking my phone.
If you dont want to help.. fine, But explanations for the terms used above are not coming up in searches, unless I want to read a ton of threads.. so I thought someone might answer for me.
James
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If that's what the developer says to use then use it. I would say he knows why to use 2.6.3.1 but that's not really important. Samsung phones are very hard to brick if you follow the directions. I'm no expert dude, all I do is follow the directions in the OP. If you do that you will be fine. What were you running prior to slim fast? If you're not sure you have the bootloader you can just flash it again.
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The best thing to do at XDA is read and learn. Reading the forums is the best way to find what you are seeking. Closed.