New TWRP..wtf!? - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

what is up with this recovery? This is the 2nd time I have put a new rom on my phone, went into recovery, wiped and lost EVERYTHING on my phone! including the rom of course.
The first time I just used the regular wipe which is supp to wipe system/chache/dalvik...factory reset..well that wiped something, but not the whole system, becuase the new rom had all my old apps, wallpaper, even the same lockscreen choice. 2nd wipe I wiped data....everything gone
Now I had to again ODIN baack to stock but have no IMEI
Why did they change all this? It was so simple, wipe chache, dalvik, format system and factory reset...none of these EVER wiped any root files on my sd...now they do...WHY!?

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accordex said:
what is up with this recovery? This is the 2nd time I have put a new rom on my phone, went into recovery, wiped and lost EVERYTHING on my phone! including the rom of course.
The first time I just used the regular wipe which is supp to wipe system/chache/dalvik...factory reset..well that wiped something, but not the whole system, becuase the new rom had all my old apps, wallpaper, even the same lockscreen choice. 2nd wipe I wiped data....everything gone
Now I had to again ODIN baack to stock but have no IMEI
Why did they change all this? It was so simple, wipe chache, dalvik, format system and factory reset...none of these EVER wiped any root files on my sd...now they do...WHY!?
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Because in the new version of TWRP they changed the placement and layout of
the WIPE option in such a way that that unless you are very careful, the format
sdcard is right next and looks to be part of wipe options.

Misterjunky said:
Because in the new version of TWRP they changed the placement and layout of
the WIPE option in such a way that that unless you are very careful, the format
sdcard is right next and looks to be part of wipe options.
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Yup.. This is what happens when one rushes through a wipe process..
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And people say that TWRP is more "user friendly". I would recommend that you use CWM, its simple and reliable.
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707BeastMode707 said:
And people say that TWRP is more "user friendly". I would recommend that you use CWM, its simple and reliable.
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Could you please explain why you say this? Is it just personal preference of what you like better, or do you have a reason behind it?
People are always recommending one or the other, but I never see an explanation as to why. I'm honestly just curious.
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Towle said:
Could you please explain why you say this? Is it just personal preference of what you like better, or do you have a reason behind it?
People are always recommending one or the other, but I never see an explanation as to why. I'm honestly just curious.
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This may help you understand why TWRP is always recommended
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140246
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LuigiBull23 said:
This may help you understand why TWRP is always recommended
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140246
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I know the differences. I'm just asking why people recommend one or the other. This is why a lot of people recommend TWRP, but it would be nice for people to explain their recommendations.
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Towle said:
I know the differences. I'm just asking why people recommend one or the other. This is why a lot of people recommend TWRP, but it would be nice for people to explain their recommendations.
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It would be nice for people to search and find out lol
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LuigiBull23 said:
It would be nice for people to search and find out lol
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Search and find out what...? Search doesn't read minds and find out why a person is recommending something...
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Towle said:
Search and find out what...? Search doesn't read minds and find out why a person is recommending something...
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kinda does man.. If you were to search and read up on all the features TWRP and CWM offer then you would know and have your answer as to why so many recommend TWRP.
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Towle said:
Could you please explain why you say this? Is it just personal preference of what you like better, or do you have a reason behind it?
People are always recommending one or the other, but I never see an explanation as to why. I'm honestly just curious.
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Just from personal experience. Problems with flashing ROMs with twrp.
Don't get me wrong, I like twrp and how you don't have to use the volume rocker and power button to select things. But cwm is just simple and straight forward.
I keep bouncing back between the two recoveries, I like them both. I don't really care for the recent update if twrp and how the options have been moved around, I think it makes it less "user friendly".
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My only question with TWRP is if there is a definite fix yet for the ext sd not mounting on recovery
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LuigiBull23 said:
kinda does man.. If you were to search and read up on all the features TWRP and CWM offer then you would know and have your answer as to why so many recommend TWRP.
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You completely took my post out of context. I wasn't asking what the difference was or what the average person thinks of a specific recovery. I was asking him to explain why HE recommends CWM. So unless he previously posted a thread about his thoughts about the different recoveries, search would be no help.
As you said, "most" people recommend TWRP. And he was recommending CWM. Instead of confusing users with people always recommending a different recovery, I was just saying it would be helpful if users gave an explanation when recommending a specific recovery to another user.
That's all. Carry on.
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Towle said:
You completely took my post out of context. I wasn't asking what the difference was or what the average person thinks of a specific recovery. I was asking him to explain why HE recommends CWM. So unless he previously posted a thread about his thoughts about the different recoveries, search would be no help.
As you said, "most" people recommend TWRP. And he was recommending CWM. Instead of confusing users with people always recommending a different recovery, I was just saying it would be helpful if users gave an explanation when recommending a specific recovery to another user.
That's all. Carry on.
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My apologies for misunderstanding then. I will be sure to take that into more thought next time someone asks a similar question.
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LuigiBull23 said:
It would be nice for people to search and find out lol
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What about people like me who are too lazy to search? LOL

Misterjunky said:
What about people like me who are too lazy to search? LOL
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you again? lol you're all over the place man
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I've never been able to get TWRP to not spaz out on me. It likes to pretend you hit the back button when you didn't. Dev doesn't know what's wrong with it. People have reported this bug in the past, but not lately. They either gave up on trying, or don't want to deal with the rabid fan boys. Timezone implementation is silly and over thought. Layout is weird.
Nobody uses CWM. We all use CWM Touch. CWM layout is balls terrible. Seriously, fix it. Koush is a mad genius, unsure why layout is so bad. But it has not one time failed me. File manager would be nice.

User error doesn't make TWRP a bad recovery.
+Cool story, bro!
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[Q] Flashed New Caulkins 2.0, and now phone won't boot

So, I flashed Caulks new EK02 Rom, and, when I went to restart, phone is stuck on boot screen; Wiped everything as normal before flashing, but stuck on the yellow triangle screen.
I tried all the normal stuff to get into recovery, but phone won't go past the initial boot screen.
I have a mac computer, and thats all there are in the house, so I can't use Odin..
Can someone help me get the phone back to a state where it starts up?
Thanks so much for your help!
Didn't I just answer this question lol...
2 threads aren't necessary in these forums, we see your question.
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SocialReject said:
Didn't I just answer this question lol...
2 threads aren't necessary in these forums, we see your question.
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True but its easy to go into panic mode when your expensive toy wont do a damn thing. I have been there before. A few minutes waiting for answers seems like an eternity.
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lol, understood.
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SocialReject said:
Didn't I just answer this question lol...
2 threads aren't necessary in these forums, we see your question.
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First of all, this is the ONLY thread I made for this question; I made a post in the thread where the rom was located to make the dev aware of the issue
I'll be watching you closely, for when you have a serious issue and ask for help, to make sure you don't post it more than once..
And, BTW, I used Heimdall on my own, without your suggestion; I've been flashing phones for longer than you've probably been on this earth...
JohnCorleone said:
True but its easy to go into panic mode when your expensive toy wont do a damn thing. I have been there before. A few minutes waiting for answers seems like an eternity.
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Thanks for your kind words, John; you show the kind of class that used to be everywhere on this forum!
where are you seeing a new rom from CAulk?
All original Posts I see in DEV the only Caulk one are for the 1.5a ROM,
thanks,
RR
The "Stock EK02" ROM.
h20wakebum said:
where are you seeing a new rom from CAulk?
All original Posts I see in DEV the only Caulk one are for the 1.5a ROM,
thanks,
RR
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its in here bro..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19862447&posted=1#post19862447
wase4711 said:
First of all, this is the ONLY thread I made for this question; I made a post in the thread where the rom was located to make the dev aware of the issue
I'll be watching you closely, for when you have a serious issue and ask for help, to make sure you don't post it more than once..
And, BTW, I used Heimdall on my own, without your suggestion; I've been flashing phones for longer than you've probably been on this earth...
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Bro, relax smh.... reread what I said and stop taking everything to heart... if I misread a thread name, tell me that. No need to brew up a storm.. anyway, hope you find a solution.
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Actually if you are on XDA app or Tapatalk, lately its been occasionally doubling up on random threads. I have seen it happen a several times lately. It will show the same exact thread, same amount of posts, but views are different. That may have happened here. Thanks for the kind words wase.
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These 2 threads aren't asking the same question?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370311
I understand you were in an tight spot but no need to lash out at me for simply pointing out the obvious and trying to help you out...
That is all.....
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SocialReject said:
These 2 threads aren't asking the same question?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370311
I understand you were in an tight spot but no need to lash out at me for simply pointing out the obvious and trying to help you out...
That is all.....
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Yup, looks like it got doubled up. I think that's what happened anyway
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Oh well, not that big of a deal.
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SocialReject said:
Oh well, not that big of a deal.
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Its really not. Just trying to keep the peace. Since the new modems its been so civil around here...its actually nice. You've been thanked too Social
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JohnCorleone said:
Its really not. Just trying to keep the peace. Since the new modems its been so civil around here...its actually nice. You've been thanked too Social
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lol, my thoughts exactly. No need to plague the forum with bad blood. I appreciate that, man.
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sorry for flying off the handle; lets just forget it, and have fun again..

Rom manager cwm?

Has or does anyone use this for our phones ? Any issues ? I'm gettin ready to use it for cwm and know that it supports our phones so thanks in advance
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I used it to install cwm recovery without issue.
Good to hear back in my infuse days everyone said don't use Rom manager
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Edit I think I'm going in hope my imei will be ok:beer:
tyshemi said:
Has or does anyone use this for our phones ? Any issues ? I'm gettin ready to use it for cwm and know that it supports our phones so thanks in advance
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Nowadays the rule of thumb is to never use ROM manager to install cwm unless its specifically stated to do so by devs for that particular model. I've seen it cause too many bricks. It may work but it may also brick u. U are better off using the recovery provided here.
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cavsoldier19d said:
Nowadays the rule of thumb is to never use ROM manager to install cwm unless its specifically stated to do so by devs for that particular model. I've seen it cause too many bricks. It may work but it may also brick u. U are better off using the recovery provided here.
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What recovery do you recommend there is no link
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tyshemi said:
What recovery do you recommend there is no link
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737446
Do a little digging next time, it was in the development forum.
Man I have dug it was just to solidify what you were talking about I have all those saved as favorites I just wanna get a consensus on what people are using and without a link how would I have known what you were talking about but thanks that's the route I'm contemplating
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tyshemi said:
Man I have dug it was just to solidify what you were talking about I have all those saved as favorites I just wanna get a consensus on what people are using and without a link how would I have known what you were talking about but thanks that's the route I'm contemplating
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Use the recovery posted in this thread. It also tells u how to flash it. This recovery works.
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I am currently running TWRP to see if the IMEI goes missing using it. If so we can rule CWM out of possibilities.
Gotta say though, I am liking it more than CWM. Give TWRP a try. :laugh:
Thanks guys I really do appreciate the words of encouragement and links and suggestions thank you for your time I'm nervous but going to-do it tonight
That's what she said ? Lol
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codycorexxx said:
I am currently running TWRP to see if the IMEI goes missing using it. If so we can rule CWM out of possibilities.
Gotta say though, I am liking it more than CWM. Give TWRP a try. :laugh:
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I heard that twrp doesn't support external SD. If it doesn't then I have no use for it cuz I have everything stored on ext SD. That's why I use cwm
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tyshemi said:
Thanks guys I really do appreciate the words of encouragement and links and suggestions thank you for your time I'm nervous but going to-do it tonight
That's what she said ? Lol
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My advice...read and research as much as u can before u pull the trigger. Secondly...make sure u know a way to recover if something goes wrong.
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cavsoldier19d said:
I heard that twrp doesn't support external SD. If it doesn't then I have no use for it cuz I have everything stored on ext SD. That's why I use cwm
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Let me check. Lemme pop in my ext SD and check for you!
Yea I have been reading all these threads like always and have had and flashed a lot of things and even made a Rom or two on infuse lol never heard of this whole imei thing that's why I'm asking others it is not the lack of knowledge and reading it's a reassurance from others that are working ok
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tyshemi said:
Yea I have been reading all these threads like always and have had and flashed a lot of things and even made a Rom or two on infuse lol never heard of this whole imei thing that's why I'm asking others it is not the lack of knowledge and reading it's a reassurance from others that are working ok
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The file manager in TWRP see's my external SD. I am sure you can flash from it.
I only ever flash from internal though.
I came from infuse too and the individual thing scared me. Right now I have the opinion that if I am going to lose my imei I want to do it while I am still In the 30 day return period with best buy
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See I'm out of mine that's why I'm being cautious ya know
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See I'm out of mine that's why I'm being cautious ya know
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Well, if you've checked the IMEI thread and read my posts I've done quite a lot today using TWRP. Even restored back to stock unrooted via Odin straight from JB AOKP. I'm not sure if it's how CWM does something with the partitions or what. I used TWRP because there weren't any reports, so I wanted to test and see.
codycorexxx said:
The file manager in TWRP see's my external SD. I am sure you can flash from it.
I only ever flash from internal though.
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Thanks. I just might give it a try.
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[SCRIPT]Wipe All Zip

I made this for Micronads but thought I would post it for everyone to benefit from. This is a zip that will wipe cache, data, system and dalvik. This is meant to be a quick pre-wipe for flashing roms. You would flash this first and then the rom right after. This wipes data but will not wipe the /data/media folder. So your pics, music etc... will be safe. Basically everything in /sdcard will not be wiped.
Download: http://goo.im/devs/crawrj/Android/ATT_GS3/CWM-Wipe-All-GS3.zip
Thanks for this! Also whats the benefit using your script instead of doing all this manually aside from saving time? Is it a better wipe or something?
overlord727 said:
Thanks for this! Also whats the benefit using your script instead of doing all this manually aside from saving time? Is it a better wipe or something?
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Just meant to save time. I think the recovery wipes have been fixed to not wipe /data/media. I know twrp has. I haven't tried CWM. That would be the only other benefit if they did wipe media. But I am almost certain they don't.
Thank u for doing this. I've been hoping someone would put this together. Especially someone as talented and trustworthy as you
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Tiffany84 said:
Thank u for doing this. I've been hoping someone would put this together. Especially someone as talented and trustworthy as you
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Hey Tiffany. Good to see you around. I wasn't sure where you ended up. Always loved your work.
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crawrj said:
Hey Tiffany. Good to see you around. I wasn't sure where you ended up. Always loved your work.
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+1 on that. Always good to have tiffanys themeing talent around.
Thank you,hope for better.

Noob question on ROMs

I've been a lifelong iphone user and bought the Note 2. Rooted it and installed the Jedi ROM (before I knew what a ROM even was) and I love it.
My question is what is YOUR favorite ROM on the Note 2?? I'd love to hear your opinion because I'm so new to this world of Android I'd like to learn as much as possible...
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Honestly,you cant go wrong. Try them out, each are different. You'll be amazed when you try each one and see which you really like.
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Jt004 said:
Honestly,you cant go wrong. Try them out, each are different. You'll be amazed when you try each one and see which you really like.
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Gotcha!! I've been very happy with Jedi but that's a great point...
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Fcruz2012 said:
Gotcha!! I've been very happy with Jedi but that's a great point...
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Just... remember to follow the steps provided for you. Always keep a good backup. And when possible, check md5 sums.
I've seen this increasingly in the last few weeks, but ALWAYS double check to make sure you are flashing a ROM made for the correct device.
Toooo many bricks lately.. even a few vets.
Also, no offense, but the previous iphone people that I have had the pleasure to help -- they seem to think that things are going to be done for them somehow.
Its good to remember: You are responsible for what you download and flash.
I've seen you in the Jedi thread, and technically -- You are not a "noob", but rather a "newb" -- if you like signifiers.
just my $0.02.
Oh... haha, and I agree. Flash away and find what you like best!! Everyone is different. There will never be a "best" ROM to everyone
Brad.S. said:
Just... remember to follow the steps provided for you. Always keep a good backup. And when possible, check md5 sums.
I've seen this increasingly in the last few weeks, but ALWAYS double check to make sure you are flashing a ROM made for the correct device.
Toooo many bricks lately.. even a few vets.
Also, no offense, but the previous iphone people that I have had the pleasure to help -- they seem to think that things are going to be done for them somehow.
Its good to remember: You are responsible for what you download and flash.
I've seen you in the Jedi thread, and technically -- You are not a "noob", but rather a "newb" -- if you like signifiers.
just my $0.02.
Oh... haha, and I agree. Flash away and find what you like best!! Everyone is different. There will never be a "best" ROM to everyone
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Awesome advice!! And definitely I back everything up because you right I'm responsible for my outcome. Agree 100%
And what's the difference between a Noob and a newb?? LOL just curious.
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There is a glossary here on XDA, but my search is down.
Regardless, Google is my second wife lol :what:
http://m.urbandictionary.com/#define?term=Noobs%20vs.%20Newbs
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/schwebs-lounge/34237-newb-vs-noob-friendly-reminder-differences-connotations.html
The definitions in the XDA thread I am talking about is exactly the same -- only less detailed.

Lag reducing Mod

Found this Mod for reducing lag.... maybe it will help someone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2280496
Please note that the original author said it was made for TWRP recovery only.....so please note that before trying
Also some people say it works some say it doesn't or has a pseudo effect so experiences vary (I think people below 4.3 ROMs may feel some improvement) so it may or may not help you if you are experiencing some lag.....so share your thoughts
Why would you post something showing a mod that you have not tried yourself and hope that a member is going to try it for you and post results, imo, that is not cool.
You found it, try it yourself and let us know if it works.
Not trying too be a ****, but I remember this carp happening on older phones and people were bricking their phones for people posting stuff to try out.
Later
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ballshanglow said:
Why would you post something showing a mod that you have not tried yourself and hope that a member is going to try it for you and post results, imo, that is not cool.
You found it, try it yourself and let us know if it works.
Not trying too be a ****, but I remember this carp happening on older phones and people were bricking their phones for people posting stuff to try out.
Later
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because if you read it is for people using TWRP recovery and as far as I know no TWRP for F240 models that supports loki
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I tried it. It seemed to work. I honestly can't tell a difference. No data lost for me.
cynosure4sure said:
because if you read it is for people using TWRP recovery and as far as I know no TWRP for F240 models that supports loki
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Cool...but you need to state that in the OP. Thanks for clearing that up.
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ballshanglow said:
Cool...but you need to state that in the OP. Thanks for clearing that up.
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Yes I will edit the post.....I completely understand how you would feel that I was being not cool....thank you for acting responsible on behalf of community :good:
Just install Seeder to reduced lag.

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