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[Q]Roms

So, since AlphaRev is comming soon(-ish) I would like to get some information about roms. Or some suggestions.
I'm looking for a non-sense rom, that is fast (preferably Gingerbread).
Also; If I install CM7 (GB) will I have to install any custom kernels for overclocking?
Thank you for your help :]

No, CM7 comes with a kernel that supports overclocking by default.
ROM List here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1029318

Thanks for that info.
Concerning your list, I'm looking for some input from other users

Can't really help you there, because the only AOSP (Non - Sense) ROM I have used till date is CM7, both stable and nightlies. Personally, I am very satisfied with it, and would whole heartedly recommend it, but, ROM choice is a personal thing.

3xeno said:
Can't really help you there, because the only AOSP (Non - Sense) ROM I have used till date is CM7, both stable and nightlies. Personally, I am very satisfied with it, and would whole heartedly recommend it, but, ROM choice is a personal thing.
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What is the main advantage of nightlies over the stable one?
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Nightlies integrate many changes, developed over time.They are kind of "unofficial / beta builds", so there's no official support for bugs on those. Thus, nightlies may give new features, but may also have the potential for introducing new bugs.
One example: The nightlies use Android 2.3.4 since quite a while back, but all stable versions are still on 2.3.3. The next stable version will obviously incorporate 2.3.4

Thank you
Guess I'll go for the stable cm7 once AlphaRevX comes.
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One more question (I hope double posts area allowed-ish :/ )
Is there a guide of what to do after you S-OFF the phone?

nejc121 said:
One more question (I hope double posts area allowed-ish :/ )
Is there a guide of what to do after you S-OFF the phone?
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here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14693680

gogusteliade said:
here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14693680
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One moar thing.
How do I flash stuff to the phone?

nejc121 said:
One moar thing.
How do I flash stuff to the phone?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=824396
Part 3. Assuming you have got the correct custom Recovery installed correctly.

Thanks for that, now I feel prepared :]

[Q] ARHD - newbie alert....

My HOX is my first android phone, having come from the darkside :good:
Learnt an awful lot reading on here so far.. managed to Root n boot it & now stuck with ROMs
Thinking from reading that the ARHD is the way to go to begin with, but a couple of questions should I flash the latest available or is it worth waiting for one based on an official release rather than the current leaked HTC?
Secondly I'm still not sure on the kernels business & whether I should just leave that well alone for now?
Thanks in advance for any help :cyclops:

spthacker said:
My HOX is my first android phone, having come from the darkside :good:
Learnt an awful lot reading on here so far.. managed to Root n boot it & now stuck with ROMs
Thinking from reading that the ARHD is the way to go to begin with, but a couple of questions should I flash the latest available or is it worth waiting for one based on an official release rather than the current leaked HTC?
Secondly I'm still not sure on the kernels business & whether I should just leave that well alone for now?
Thanks in advance for any help :cyclops:
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I suggest you try the newest, it has plenty of fixes: heating is gone, launcher is 60fps.
Kernels are just matter of preference, stock kernel is the most stable and newer one. Gaming is a lot of better with custom kernel like Franco or faux if you use interactive governor.
I'm using the leaked base ARHD with stock kernel and having no problems at all!
Sent from an alternative universe with One X

spthacker said:
My HOX is my first android phone, having come from the darkside :good:
Learnt an awful lot reading on here so far.. managed to Root n boot it & now stuck with ROMs
Thinking from reading that the ARHD is the way to go to begin with, but a couple of questions should I flash the latest available or is it worth waiting for one based on an official release rather than the current leaked HTC?
Secondly I'm still not sure on the kernels business & whether I should just leave that well alone for now?
Edit: Looks like I have been beaten
Thanks in advance for any help :cyclops:
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I'll say the newest Arhd is all fine. It fixes some heat issues found on previous base(1.29.x). The latest one is better optimized(think it's 7.1, the arhd version(base 2.x)) and stock kernel will be fine. If you game a lot, which I'm sure you'll probably do some time, whether it be now or later. Leave the kernel for now, you'll probably know when or whether you want a different kernel.
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Thank you both, some downloading to do later then
Sent from my HTC One X using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2

All done, and pretty painless except it hung on the HTC screen after ticking the reboot option at the end, but a power on and off sorted just fine so now a member of the ARHD club :-D
One more question, should I delete the backups made via titanium BEFORE the rom change and do a fresh one now I've restored my apps via it please?
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spthacker said:
All done, and pretty painless except it hung on the HTC screen after ticking the reboot option at the end, but a power on and off sorted just fine so now a member of the ARHD club :-D
One more question, should I delete the backups made via titanium BEFORE the rom change and do a fresh one now I've restored my apps via it please?
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No need to delete backups

Just flash it..i suggest don't wait for the official update..the leak one which was used by ARHD, Maximus, InsertCoin, are the one that also came from the official..
it just, leaked! :victory:
When the official update released, i am sure all devs/chefs will update their ROM..

Yeah already flashed and very happy with ta
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Freddy1X said:
Just flash it..i suggest don't wait for the official update..the leak one which was used by ARHD, Maximus, InsertCoin, are the one that also came from the official..
it just, leaked! :victory:
When the official update released, i am sure all devs/chefs will update their ROM..
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It's not official, it's a TEST RUU so should not be regarded as official

EddyOS said:
It's not official, it's a TEST RUU so should not be regarded as official
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No..i mean 'it came from the official'..the ROM itself is not official release, but it 'came from the official'..lol..

[Q] Root now or wait for JB

Root now or wait for jellybean update?
Latest rumors suggest an update within a month. But is there a chance once upgraded to official jelly bean rooting would be prohibited?
What are your thoughts?

Guids said:
Root now or wait for jellybean update?
Latest rumors suggest an update within a month. But is there a chance once upgraded to official jelly bean rooting would be prohibited?
What are your thoughts?
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Just download Jb 4.1.1 XXDLI8 flash it, then root

HomeStoned said:
Just download Jb 4.1.1 XXDLI8 flash it, then root
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?? Isn't that a Samsung firmware?
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Personally I am going to wait for the developer have had a go with any new JB firmwares that are released. Right now I am perfectly happy with OrDroid 1.5.0

HomeStoned said:
Just download Jb 4.1.1 XXDLI8 flash it, then root
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and where is that rom
or maybe you post in the wrong section.

lulisat said:
and where is that rom
or maybe you post in the wrong section.
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Baldilocks said:
?? Isn't that a Samsung firmware?
Yeah
Opps sorry guys, just saw the post. . And didn't see the thread info..
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Personally I am going to wait for the developer have had a go with any new JB firmwares that are released. Right now I am perfectly happy with OrDroid 1.5.0
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Is there any particular reason to root ? Unless you hate the Sense UI or want to install some mod, the new 4.0.4 update is pretty smooth and good with battery life (battery is better than most other AOSP JB ROMs with custom kernels out there).

PhoenixFx said:
Is there any particular reason to root ? Unless you hate the Sense UI or want to install some mod, the new 4.0.4 update is pretty smooth and good with battery life (battery is better than most other AOSP JB ROMs with custom kernels out there).
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Titanium backup.
Control over your phone?
Rooting doesnt hurt. And i always regret after some time when i want to change the rom, try cyanogenmod or something and have to format my phone and lose all my progress on where's my water

fredfb said:
Titanium backup.
Control over your phone?
Rooting doesnt hurt. And i always regret after some time when i want to change the rom, try cyanogenmod or something and have to format my phone and lose all my progress on where's my water
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I was asking OP, because he/she is hesitating. Perhaps the problem OP is having can be resolved without rooting.
@fredfb : Rooting CAN hurt, because rooting requires you to unlock the bootloader, (and if you haven't already read or heard) that can void your warranty !!
P.S: I'm already running a custom ROM, have tried couple of AOSP JB ROMs, but battery life and lack of a decent camera forced me to come back to Sense, now I'm on Viper X, I like the quick settings and the ability to customize various other things, but I can certainly live without them. And I assume many others can too.. So why risk loosing warranty if there is no benefit ??

I always have this urge to get the newest of things. But maybe there are not that many new features. Is battery life that bad in custom roms? I get almost two days of battery life with moderate use.

Guids said:
I always have this urge to get the newest of things. But maybe there are not that many new features. Is battery life that bad in custom roms? I get almost two days of battery life with moderate use.
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I use OrDroid. I must say, battery life is excellent. Nearly 5 hours of on screen time.

Guids said:
Root now or wait for jellybean update?
Latest rumors suggest an update within a month. But is there a chance once upgraded to official jelly bean rooting would be prohibited?
What are your thoughts?
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If you want a pure Android experience, you should root and flash CM10. I was thinking about waiting for official JB or not but I didn't like Sense UI much so rooted.

harshalkatakia said:
If you want a pure Android experience, you should root and flash CM10. I was thinking about waiting for official JB or not but I didn't like Sense UI much so rooted.
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I tried CM10. Battery life sucked though.
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[Q] HTC One X UK Vodafone

Hey Guys,
tl;dr: is there a list that tells you what rom works with what cid/baseband? and what is the latest ARHD version that works for HTC One X HTC One X CID VODAP001 / Baseband 1.28.161.9 Vodafone UK edition
Full story:
I just lost all my data trying to install ARHD 13 without properly reading the guidelines. lol :*(
My HTC One X is CID VODAP001 / Baseband 1.28.161.9 and obviously not compatible with all the jelly bean roms.
Then i tried installing the ARHD 9.7.2. rom and that didn't work either. I got it installed but when i tried booting it for the first time it would crash and just reboot and to the same all over again.
So now i am back on the old RUU vodafone official release which is full of bloatware and just drains the battery so much faster.
I am wondering how would i know which ARHD is suitable for my device? Or is it all trial and error? And is there a repository for the older versions of ARHD. Same question for CyanogenMod?
Thanks for your help!
val

valtronic said:
Hey Guys,
tl;dr: is there a list that tells you what rom works with what cid/baseband? and what is the latest ARHD version that works for HTC One X HTC One X CID VODAP001 / Baseband 1.28.161.9 Vodafone UK edition
Full story:
I just lost all my data trying to install ARHD 13 without properly reading the guidelines. lol :*(
My HTC One X is CID VODAP001 / Baseband 1.28.161.9 and obviously not compatible with all the jelly bean roms.
Then i tried installing the ARHD 9.7.2. rom and that didn't work either. I got it installed but when i tried booting it for the first time it would crash and just reboot and to the same all over again.
So now i am back on the old RUU vodafone official release which is full of bloatware and just drains the battery so much faster.
I am wondering how would i know which ARHD is suitable for my device? Or is it all trial and error? And is there a repository for the older versions of ARHD. Same question for CyanogenMod?
Thanks for your help!
val
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In a word - none. There is no custom JB ROM that could work on your device.
Sorry, mate, you'll have to wait, or flash ccustom ICS ROM and enjoy. Or, do both.

But arhd 972 would've been a ics Rom right?
What is the latest arhd that works on mine?
Thanks for your help!
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valtronic said:
But arhd 972 would've been a ics Rom right?
What is the latest arhd that works on mine?
Thanks for your help!
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You're right, 972 is an ICS ROM.
I'm personally not using ARHD, so I wouldn't know which one to recommend, honestly. Try reading Mike's thread, and I bet you'll find the answers.
I could also recommend you the ICS ROM that I am using. Or eve better, try few ROMs for a few charge cycles to kill time until JB is released.

[email protected]|-|oR said:
You're right, 972 is an ICS ROM.
I'm personally not using ARHD, so I wouldn't know which one to recommend, honestly. Try reading Mike's thread, and I bet you'll find the answers.
I could also recommend you the ICS ROM that I am using. Or eve better, try few ROMs for a few charge cycles to kill time until JB is released.
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i am totally willing to do that! and yes would be very interested in the rom your using... i just want none of the sense bloatware and speed and battery improvements.
i did just now try
numero1 rom
renovate ics version 5.8
they didn't work either for their newest iteration based on ICS... i just think its so odd that none of the ICS work for me...
i am going to try this one now: viperX v2.7.1 (Sense 4.1)
i did sift through quite a bit of mikes thread but to be honest i had a hard time knowing what is relevant for me and what issn't. i understood i should've gone for the ICS build but once that failed i don't even know where to begin searching for the problem..

yeah viper 2.6 or 2.0 didn't work either... they boot then they crash... not much options it seems for this device....

Sounds like you're not wiping the cache and dalvik cache. ARHD 9.7.2 should work, you can use the superwipe.

Hi ben thanks for your reply. I ran the wipe script provided on the arhd thread i run it everytime i install.
But its good that you let me kmow that arhd 972 should work then i can look for solutions.
Any more ideas?
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All solved now have arhd 972 running. I basically I didn't do the ota upgrades from Vodafone before hand
Thanks for the help anyways!
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valtronic said:
Hey Guys,
tl;dr: is there a list that tells you what rom works with what cid/baseband? and what is the latest ARHD version that works for HTC One X HTC One X CID VODAP001 / Baseband 1.28.161.9 Vodafone UK edition
Full story:
I just lost all my data trying to install ARHD 13 without properly reading the guidelines. lol :*(
My HTC One X is CID VODAP001 / Baseband 1.28.161.9 and obviously not compatible with all the jelly bean roms.
Then i tried installing the ARHD 9.7.2. rom and that didn't work either. I got it installed but when i tried booting it for the first time it would crash and just reboot and to the same all over again.
So now i am back on the old RUU vodafone official release which is full of bloatware and just drains the battery so much faster.
I am wondering how would i know which ARHD is suitable for my device? Or is it all trial and error? And is there a repository for the older versions of ARHD. Same question for CyanogenMod?
Thanks for your help!
val
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I'm with Vodafone and have a VODA CID but am running ARHD 9.7.2. You only need to check your cid number for Jelly Bean roms
When you installed 9.7.2 did you flash the boot.img for the 9.7.x rom? Not flashing the boot.img will cause the boot loop error you got
Also did you do a superwipe? You need to do this if coming from another rom including stock rioms.
When changing roms you will loose all your data on the phone memory so do a backup. The data on your virtual sd card (photos etc) should still be intact.
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valtronic said:
All solved now have arhd 972 running. I basically I didn't do the ota upgrades from Vodafone before hand
Thanks for the help anyways!
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
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ok, I just spotted you got it working, good stuff.
The suite tools works well on 9.7.2 if you fancy a vit of tweeking I installed custom icons and fonts with out problems. Though I prefer to flash them manually too using a rom manager

tony_76 said:
I'm with Vodafone and have a VODA CID but am running ARHD 9.7.2. You only need to check your cid number for Jelly Bean roms
When you installed 9.7.2 did you flash the boot.img for the 9.7.x rom? Not flashing the boot.img will cause the boot loop error you got
Also did you do a superwipe? You need to do this if coming from another rom including stock rioms.
When changing roms you will loose all your data on the phone memory so do a backup. The data on your virtual sd card (photos etc) should still be intact.
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ok, I just spotted you got it working, good stuff.
The suite tools works well on 9.7.2 if you fancy a vit of tweeking I installed custom icons and fonts with out problems. Though I prefer to flash them manually too using a rom manager
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Hi there!
yes i got it running. My god its such a difference!!! i had arhd v6 running for a long time then i had the very first RUU running for a few days... now i REALLY appreciate the speed and efficiency of that rom. I have the suite tools on there as well. Love it!
I love maximzing battery run time... I have juice defender with rather extreme settings.. but if you got any other pointers on how to make it last long time always appreciated! did you try other roms as well?
I was also wondering about the rom cleaner. I still have a lot of apps on there that i don't use like teeter, htc notes, htc locations stuff like that... can i remove that with rom cleaner? or is it good enough to user titanium backup to freeze them?
thanks for your reply!

Here's the latest RUU, 2.17.161.4, for you to keep handy in case you ever need to go back to stock
https://www.yousendit.com/download/WUJacHBPdzhBNkVFSzhUQw

[email protected]|-|oR said:
In a word - none. There is no custom JB ROM that could work on your device.
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Not necessarily true. CM10 JellyBean Roms will work without the need to update the hboot.

EddyOS said:
Here's the latest RUU, 2.17.161.4, for you to keep handy in case you ever need to go back to stock
https://www.yousendit.com/download/WUJacHBPdzhBNkVFSzhUQw
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THANKS EDDY so helpful. I was indeed wondering what would happen if i screw up. I have seen the RUU collections but this one wasn't in there a lot of the time.

I found it on some random Chinese site so thought I'd share it on a decent site (my personal paid YouSendIt account)

dr9722 said:
Not necessarily true. CM10 JellyBean Roms will work without the need to update the hboot.
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Not only that one, mate...
They are all Senseless, AOSP ROMs, My point was about Sense ROMs.
And the waiting continues...

[email protected]|-|oR said:
Not only that one, mate...
They are all Senseless, AOSP ROMs, My point was about Sense ROMs.
And the waiting continues...
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so are you saying i could have jb on my device even though i don't have the correct cid for the arhd jb release as long as i go without sense?

valtronic said:
so are you saying i could have jb on my device even though i don't have the correct cid for the arhd jb release as long as i go without sense?
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Yes that's correct. You can flash any AOSP JellyBean Rom with any CID and without the need to update your hboot.

valtronic said:
so are you saying i could have jb on my device even though i don't have the correct cid for the arhd jb release as long as i go without sense?
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I have the same device cid as you and I'm running trips cm10 jellybean and in my opinion much better than any sense ROM. I have also been on lords aopk ROM which I'd also recommend. I have never gone back to sense, just my opinion
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[Q] New Poster

Hi all, my name is Mike and this my first post. I have recently rooted my S3 with Odin and CFA. I would like to choose a ROM and try out different themes, but don't really know where to start. Do you have to install a ROM to choose different themes? Sorry for the noob questions. Thanks in advance.

Hey there!
lsusuperstar said:
Hi all, my name is Mike and this my first post. I have recently rooted my S3 with Odin and CFA. I would like to choose a ROM and try out different themes, but don't really know where to start. Do you have to install a ROM to choose different themes? Sorry for the noob questions. Thanks in advance.
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Welcome to XDA my friend!! Alright first off themes and ROMs are two completely different things. Themes are just skins you can swap in and out on your phone without changing any software. ROMs replace phone software with newer versions. If you would like to get a theme I suggest downloading this app called Themer by MyColorScreen. For ROMs you will need a custom recovery like ClockworkMod or TWRP. I am currently using CWM (ClockworkMod). Using the CWM recovery you can "flash" roms (basically installing them). I am currently running 4.4 QuantumROM by PwnCakes. It is beautiful!! If you would like to theme go with the Themer app but if you wanna go further than just reply here!!
Themer App: [URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycolorscreen.themer"/URL]

hi
lsusuperstar said:
Hi all, my name is Mike and this my first post. I have recently rooted my S3 with Odin and CFA. I would like to choose a ROM and try out different themes, but don't really know where to start. Do you have to install a ROM to choose different themes? Sorry for the noob questions. Thanks in advance.
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If you want to start out with themes go to the Play Store and ckeck out Colbalt themes by dustinb. They come in many colors for cm 9 & 10. I also liked killer blue, has nice graphics. If you are going to flash roms use the CWM recovery. Not as pretty as TWP but TWP is not compatable with 4.4. Also i am currenty favor the PAC man rom. Nice, fast and stable. It is a 4.3 rom. I have tried a few 4.4 roms but a little unstable for a daily driver. Also.if you start with the PAC rom it is a hybrid and has several varieties built in and has tons of options to play with.

Thank you both for the help. I will probably just start out with different themes until I understand ROMs a little more. :good:

Rooted Need to get CWM
Hi everyone,
Complete Noob here. Just rooted my I747-M AFTER getting 4.3 OTA using Mr. Robinson's root method! Don't know what to do after this step.
How do I get CWM? Can I flash it through Odin?
Also is it possible for me to get CM 11? I really don't like the Samsung OS.
Thank you so much in advance,
A Canadian User stuck with 4.3 OTA

Abzfly said:
Hi everyone,
Complete Noob here. Just rooted my I747-M AFTER getting 4.3 OTA using Mr. Robinson's root method! Don't know what to do after this step.
How do I get CWM? Can I flash it through Odin?
Also is it possible for me to get CM 11? I really don't like the Samsung OS.
Thank you so much in advance,
A Canadian User stuck with 4.3 OTA
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Hey there, first off you are on 4.3 OTA. So if anything goes wrong you may not be able to revert back to stock, it comes down to your bootloaders. Also go on over and check out QuantumRom by PwnCakes. It is 4.4 and is just beautiful. To get CWM go to the play store and download the cwm recovery app.

Thanks for the Response
UnknownTroll1 said:
Hey there, first off you are on 4.3 OTA. So if anything goes wrong you may not be able to revert back to stock, it comes down to your bootloaders. Also go on over and check out QuantumRom by PwnCakes. It is 4.4 and is just beautiful. To get CWM go to the play store and download the cwm recovery app.
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Hey,
Thanks for replying. So I can't get the Recovery App because it does not support my phone (AT&T). So I ended up using terminal and the .img file to get CWM onto my phone. So is it possible to get CM 10.2 then?
Will a release come out later allowing me to revert to stock? In the meantime can you walk me through CM?
Thanks so much from this hopeless noob.

First off, welcome to XDA. Like everyone else has said, Quantum is the way to go. For good themes, Mianogen and Gem Flat are my favorite. There's a free version of Mianogen and a paid, and for Gem Flat, it's $1.88, but well worth it. If you wanna give it a shot, custom icon packs are also really nice. Mianogen comes with its own icons, but hands down, Nox by Kovdev is the best with 1000s of really nice icons.
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Abzfly said:
Hey,
Thanks for replying. So I can't get the Recovery App because it does not support my phone (AT&T). So I ended up using terminal and the .img file to get CWM onto my phone. So is it possible to get CM 10.2 then?
Will a release come out later allowing me to revert to stock? In the meantime can you walk me through CM?
Thanks so much from this hopeless noob.
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The app for CWM is called ROM Manager, for now, I don't know about the 4.3 update since I've been on Quantum for a few months. What would you like to know about CM? Its the easiest ROM to learn to use and is close to vanilla, while still being useful.
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Walknmemfs said:
If you want to start out with themes go to the Play Store and ckeck out Colbalt themes by dustinb. They come in many colors for cm 9 & 10. I also liked killer blue, has nice graphics. If you are going to flash roms use the CWM recovery. Not as pretty as TWP but TWP is not compatable with 4.4. Also i am currenty favor the PAC man rom. Nice, fast and stable. It is a 4.3 rom. I have tried a few 4.4 roms but a little unstable for a daily driver. Also.if you start with the PAC rom it is a hybrid and has several varieties built in and has tons of options to play with.
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This post makes absolutely no sense. First you mention themes for a custom rom, which the op and question at hand obviously have no experience with. Secondly blindly stating that TWRP doesn't work with 4.4 is beyond ridiculous seeing as I just flashed Beanstalk 4.4 today just fine with TWRP 2.6.1.1. It is wonderful that you are trying to help someone with a problem or question, but i makes me sick when people casually throw out advice without any regard to the issue at hand or the ramifications of their words.

dntesinfrno said:
This post makes absolutely no sense. First you mention themes for a custom rom, which the op and question at hand obviously have no experience with. Secondly blindly stating that TWRP doesn't work with 4.4 is beyond ridiculous seeing as I just flashed Beanstalk 4.4 today just fine with TWRP 2.6.1.1. It is wonderful that you are trying to help someone with a problem or question, but i makes me sick when people casually throw out advice without any regard to the issue at hand or the ramifications of their words.
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I Somewhat agree, IIRC, TWRP became compatible with 4.4 about a week or so after 4.4's release, right? As choosing one or the other, I've never even tried TWRP, but I've never had any issues with CWM, so I'm happy. And as for the ROM, I think the simpler it is, the easier it is to get used to. Sometimes having hundreds of customizations can be a bit overwhelming.
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I Somewhat agree, IIRC, TWRP became compatible with 4.4 about a week or so after 4.4's release, right? As choosing one or the other, I've never even tried TWRP, but I've never had any issues with CWM, so I'm happy. And as for the ROM, I think the simpler it is, the easier it is to get used to. Sometimes having hundreds of customizations can be a bit overwhelming.
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Personally i was using CWM recovery when it was the only option besides stock, and it always did a fine job at what it was intended to do. In the last year or so i started using TWRP solely for the purpose of its free touch based UI. Yes you can find CWM touch on the net for free, but they are asking for payment for it so i opted out. Both work great at what they do, and although one or the other may lag a bit from time to time keeping up with changes in the android world, as fast as things move these hiccups are to be expected.