Hi Guys,
I read up that most people do not update stock rom on their rooted phone but i remember someone said that it is completely fine. I have a rooted/Unlocked M8 and i received an update today, and I would like to get it updated but it rebooted into TWRP touch recovery but i am not sure where to go from there.
I previously used Cm10 on my S3 and also tried other roms but stock rom is still way more stable. Do you agree?
Hey dude. I am probably significantly nicer than a LOT of people on here including some of the mods....so I am going to warn you. Close this thread right now and reopen it in Q&A where it needs to be. You are going to be TORN APART by the rabble otherwise. I always hate to see budding members slaughtered by some of the more jaded and nasty folks on this forum.
The only threads that go in Original Android Development, and Android Development are those created by developers or designated representatives of a developer for roms, for mods, and for other development related items. They are pretty strict about this on here.....now
RUN! Before the rabble comes with torches!
Thanks, i made a mistake!
I'm in hiding as we speak.
The question has also been asked and answered dozens of times. You need stock recovery.
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So, Ive been around the S3 forums for awhile, but not so much the root side. Im wondering which is the best all around recovery? Back on the evo, clockwork recovery was HORRIBLE and flashed all ROMs bad and always messed them up but AmonRa did everything flawlessly.
Is there any S3 recovery's that are messed up and flash roms incorrectly? or does everyone just seem to use a main one? If so, which.
Also another question. Do developers on the s3 actually update OP with bugs people find? On the original evo, it was horrible because there would be so many bugs on some roms and OPs where only updated with change log and not known bugs.
Also, can someone tell me the most used ROMs on the s3? nightlies i tend to avoid because they lack to much details and im practically blindly flashing those.
Any 4.2 stock or 4.1 stock or anything? Any kernel suggestions, anything i should be warned about?
Thanks in advance.
Also, sorry for being a forum pest =p
All of these are subjective questions...try out both CWM and TWRP, find which you like better and look into the Development section to see what roms are available, the only way to know for sure whether a rom would be good for you and whether you like it is to flash for yourself rather than taking peoples words for it
Also, theres been at least 5 other threads like this where people have asked "what rom/kernel?", I would suggest looking for those and reading.
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All of these are subjective questions...try out both CWM and TWRP, find which you like better and look into the Development section to see what roms are available, the only way to know for sure whether a rom would be good for you and whether you like it is to flash for yourself rather than taking peoples words for it
Also, theres been at least 5 other threads like this where people have asked "what rom/kernel?", I would suggest looking for those and reading.
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You could do that or just use TWRP .
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I came to the GS3 from a long history as an Evo owner. While i was on HTC hardware I loved TWRP as it was always the most stable and best supported. On my GS3 though i find that there is better support for the CWM recovery. It seems to work better in my opinion. I have tried both but keep using CWM. I am a CM10.1 user as well and I think that it likes CWM better than TWRP.
Hey guys,
Ive had the S3 long enough (couple months) that its time to root it, so i can tether and get rid of this lag (which a phone this powerful should not have). I have the Tmobile version. Ive rooted all my previous android phones, so this won't be my first.
Is this the easiest way to root?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682
Also, can you give me a couple suggestions on which Rom should I start with (most stable and smooth)? Please note, I am not asking what is the best, most featured packed Rom. Just asking for a couple of options on the most stable and smooth easy rom to start with....(guessing something that is 4.1.1 or 4.1.2?)
I realize that asking which Rom is best just gets old as it has been asked and constantly changes every couple of days and just pisses everyone off, so please don't think I'm just asking for the best rom, just asking for a couple suggestions on a very, very, stable and smooth rom?
Thanks!
I suggest You read the FAQ thread and read my Resource guide, they will help out, and knock out almost every questions you have.
FAQ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145521
My Resource guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2088179
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All ROMs are stable for those that use them.
mt3g said:
I suggest You read the FAQ thread and read my Resource guide, they will help out, and knock out almost every questions you have.
FAQ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145521
My Resource guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2088179
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thanks, i actually did look before i posted. that is where i got the link for the root information.
Also, your resource guide is awesome, but i know these rome get updated every few days, and it looks like its been a little over a month since some of the rome in your guide were updated; which is why i was asking for suggestions on the most stable/smoothest rom out now.
Thank you
Kennyglass,
thanks for moving it. i just now noticed i posted in general instead of Q and A...
Any more opinions on if that is the way i should root, or which are the most stable/complete/smoothest rom would be appreciated
I say root is best by Odin and then using goomanager to achieve the latest recovery.
best rom is up to you, what you are looking for is in my resource guide and further more in the dev section. Reason there is no best rom is because that is an opinion, these threads all get shut down cause it is a pointless question, that ALWAYS gets sidetracked and goes south. Every thread ends with a mod letting you know, flash and see which works best for you. So, do just that, read and flash which looks like you will enjoy the most. Use my guide as reference or starting point, and read from there.
Hi,
havent been too active on the forum as I am not much of a ROM freak. Updated to ICS when it first came out and installed the keyboard light fix then. Since I havent updated it, not even to the re-released ICS stock ROM
Was wondering, hasnt JB been ported to the i927? Are there any unofficial ROMs without too many bugs that give the stock JB experience on this handset?
Ameyam
Didn't you even look at the titles of the threads on here, or in the 'Everything Captivate Glide' thread before you posted?
ameyam said:
Hi,
havent been too active on the forum as I am not much of a ROM freak. Updated to ICS when it first came out and installed the keyboard light fix then. Since I havent updated it, not even to the re-released ICS stock ROM
Was wondering, hasnt JB been ported to the i927? Are there any unofficial ROMs without too many bugs that give the stock JB experience on this handset?
Ameyam
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You should be posting in the General Chat http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1488 rather than the Rom Development... Read the Rule and Search otherwise your not going to get help and get flamed
forrest89sei said:
You should be posting in the General Chat http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1488 rather than the Rom Development... Read the Rule and Search otherwise your not going to get help and get flamed
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I concur. I really want to flame you for creating this thread in the development forum firstly, but mostly because this is covered several times with a little bit of research.
im looking to flash a custom rom any recommendation for some roms id greatly appreciated
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im looking to flash a custom rom any recommendation for some roms id greatly appreciated
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I myself have been thoroughly enjoying INFAMOUS S4. It has the features I need, is faster than stock, and is very stable with great battery life. Just did a full backup of 3.3 and upgrading to 3.4 as I type this
~Eric
does INFAMOUS S4 rom get rid of the bloatware?
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does INFAMOUS S4 rom get rid of the bloatware?
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Sure does. They also have a zip with the bloat should you require it for some reason.
~Eric
lilbeast said:
im looking to flash a custom rom any recommendation for some roms id greatly appreciated
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Instead of giving you a particular ROM suggestion, I'll give you the best way to find the one that best suits you. First, you have to decide what features you want. If you want all the smart stays, the air move, and the other Samsung stuff, you definitely want TouchWiz. If you want a (negligibly) more responsive feel that's more barebones and to the core of Android, go with one based on/around CyanogenMod (or even the Google Edition). Before flashing any new ROMs I'd spend at least an hour reading through both the Android Development and Original Android development sections. You don't have to read every page of every thread, but at the very least read the OP. You should know within the 1st page what features are included, whether it's TouchWiz or not, if it's themed, etc. Most of the TW ROMs are already debloated and will say so in the OP. The CM bases have no carrier bloat at all. If it interests you, take a look at the last few pages. The reason you want to read the last few pages is to get a feel of what bugs are present. As the ROMs get updated and the threads grow, chances are that problems reported on the 3rd page aren't going to be relevant on page 26. If you try one you like, make a nandroid backup of it and keep the backup updated: that way, if another one pops up that you want to try, or you just feel adventurous and want something new, you'll have your backup(s) and can much more easily surf between ROMs if you so desire.
I've gone through Wicked, Jedi, Infamous S4, Infamous Google Edition, and Alpha roms. Personally, I liked Jamison's Infamous roms the best. I'm currently on his Alpha rom, which is based on the international phone's firmware(or something like that?) and has no wifi calling. But it's pretty smooth. Currently Jamison seems to be the fastest on updating all three of his roms, so if you want continual added features/bug fixes go with any of his roms. Wicked was very nice and stable when I used it, but I got flash-happy and couldn't stick with it since he updates like once a month. In the end it's all up to you though.
P.S. The Infamous S4 and Alpha roms recently have had the Samsung apps added back in, not sure why cos I haven't really read all the posts in the thread. You can easily remove them yourself though.
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Hi guys, im a total noob here so please take it easy on me, i rooted my s4 today and installed CWM and used TWRP to install cyanogenmod heres exacty what i did in order, note that i forgot to flad gapps can i install it later?
rooted s4
installed CWM root manager
downloaded cwm 10.2 to sd
went into recovery and installed Cyanogenmod and now im stuck on the logo with the circle spinning around it
even if i cant get into cyanogenmod, how could i get into my normal stock touchwiz? i selected backup rom when going into recovery
thanks guys i know someone will be able to help me thanks in advance
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Hi guys, im a total noob here so please take it easy on me, i rooted my s4 today and installed CWM and used TWRP to install cyanogenmod heres exacty what i did in order, note that i forgot to flad gapps can i install it later?
rooted s4
installed CWM root manager
downloaded cwm 10.2 to sd
went into recovery and installed Cyanogenmod and now im stuck on the logo with the circle spinning around it
even if i cant get into cyanogenmod, how could i get into my normal stock touchwiz? i selected backup rom when going into recovery
thanks guys i know someone will be able to help me thanks in advance
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Of all the custom roms to pick from you picked CM, for a noob your not doing to good.
You forgot to read or didn't read it enough, you where supposed to do a factory reset before flashing CM.
CM and Touchwiz don't like each other, so you can't have any trace of the former os before you flash that's where the factory reset comes in.
If you can boot into recovery do a factory reset and start all over again.
If not then you try for download mode, and use Odin with a stock firmware to start all over again.
With touchwiz you never forgot the apps.
Pp.
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thanks bro, while i was stuck i played around in the recovery and wiped cache, factory reset phone and re installed CM 10 and gaps and it is now working perfectly, hopefully this thread can help someone else
You got it, read read and read some more. To go back to TW you do the same with factory reset.
Pp.
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PanchoPlanet said:
You got it, read read and read some more. To go back to TW you do the same with factory reset.
Pp.
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thanks so to get to touch wiz i just wipe cache, factory reset and then...?
You d/l and flash a Rom custom or stock modified like Fenny's TMO 442 stock base Rom.
True stock you do firmware with Odin.
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did the same
I installed the same version of cyanogenmod but didnt like it. So i restored from my backup of touchwiz and now my baseband and imei are unknown. Ive been working on this for about a week now with no luck
PanchoPlanet said:
You d/l and flash a Rom custom or stock modified like Fenny's TMO 442 stock base Rom.
True stock you do firmware with Odin.
Pp.
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thanks man! I'm Liking CM 10.2
fixed my problem also
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thanks man! I'm Liking CM 10.2
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I also fixed my problem if anyone is interested. i reverted to an earlier version for cwm and restored and everything is good.
PanchoPlanet said:
Of all the custom roms to pick from you picked CM, for a noob your not doing to good.
You forgot to read or didn't read it enough, you where supposed to do a factory reset before flashing CM.
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This comes across as being a little nasty to a new users who's politely asking for help.
And the repeated jabs at Cyanogen by you are not welcome here. No one says you have to like CM, but it's rude and insulting to the phone modding community to continue to badmouth the most popular custom Android ROM and the basis for most other AOSP roms.
If you have criticism of Cyanogen or anything else, there are more mature ways to discuss them. But telling a new member that he's doing a bad job of picking roms by choosing CM is insulting to the member and to the entire CM development team that has deep ties to XDA Developers.
Skipjacks said:
This comes across as being a little nasty to a new users who's politely asking for help.
And the repeated jabs at Cyanogen by you are not welcome here. No one says you have to like CM, but it's rude and insulting to the phone modding community to continue to badmouth the most popular custom Android ROM and the basis for most other AOSP roms.
If you have criticism of Cyanogen or anything else, there are more mature ways to discuss them. But telling a new member that he's doing a bad job of picking roms by choosing CM is insulting to the member and to the entire CM development team that has deep ties to XDA Developers.
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I think my post will help someone in the future if they "read" and search the forum, sometimes a little assertiveness goes a long way Mr.
I spoke no lies. After all I was thanked, In case you didn't notice. !
I think it's called "freedom of speech" .
Some body has to impart some sort of warning, some devs aren't very clear about what they are making available to the community, and think that all that show up at there thread know what they are doing. Many times don't provide support on their own threads and post a cm Web site where your suppose to go for answers.
I have ran Cm on my previous phones successfully and choose not to because of its BUGGY nature, especially on a device that needs to be reliable, my Tab 2 is different it's just for basic use and reliability is not essential. Currently running Cm10.2.1 JB on my Tab 2 and loving it.
And besides you never forget your apps with TouchWiz.
Pp.
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PanchoPlanet said:
I think my post will help someone in the future if they "read" and search the forum, sometimes a little assertiveness goes a long way Mr.
I spoke no lies. After all I was thanked, In case you didn't notice. !
I think it's called "freedom of speech" .
Some body has to impart some sort of warning, some devs aren't very clear about what they are making available to the community, and think that all that show up at there thread know what they are doing. Many times don't provide support on their own threads and post a cm Web site where your suppose to go for answers.
I have ran Cm on my previous phones successfully and choose not to because of its BUGGY nature, especially on a device that needs to be reliable, my Tab 2 is different it's just for basic use and reliability is not essential. Currently running Cm10.2.1 JB on my Tab 2 and loving it.
And besides you never forget your apps with TouchWiz.
Pp.
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No one cars if you were thanked for a post. If you care about how much you get thanked then you have missed the entire point of the thanks system.
Freedom of speech does not apply here. That is a protection against government encroachment on speech. XDA can prevent you from saying anything on XDA Developers that they want to. Even if they couldn't (they can) your post is still rude. There are mature helpful ways to discuss rom problems.
Developers here are under no obligation to provide ongoing tech support. Nor are any promises made to anyone that ongoing tech support will be provided. This is NOT a support site. This is a development site. Development threads ARE SPECIFICALLY NOT support threads. For that reason users exploring the development threads most certainly ARE expected to know what they are doing. Even then, MANY rom developers, including CM rom developers, DO provide regular tech support. Some of them are great about it, going well above and beyond what is expected here. So your claims about CM developers are inaccurate.
Your complaints about stability are also wrong. Cyanogen STABLE RELEASES are very stable and reliable. (They aren't the most commonly used AOSP rom by accident). Any bugs that do exist in CM stable releases are well documented. So you should know what you are getting prior to flashing.
Nightlies are a different animal. They may be and often are buggy. That's why they are not called STABLE RELEASES. They are released so that users can find the bugs in them. If you run CM nightlies, don't complain about stability or bugs. (Help fix them, but don't complain)
Finally, the CM development team (and all ROM development teams for that matter) build their roms for free in their spare time and them give them to the world asking nothing in return. To contribute nothing to the development of a ROM then complain about the quality of the software and of the developers after they gave their ROM to you FREE OF CHARGE is beyond rude.
If you have problems with ROM stability or bugginess, you have 2 options. 1) Don't use it. or 2) Help contribute to it's further development by improving on code.
Option 3) "complain about the rom and the developers and try to tell other people CM is awful" is not an acceptable alternative.
I'm going to be the adult here and put a stop to this silliness.
Pp. :sly:
Sent from my Touchwiz device that never forgets apps.
PanchoPlanet said:
I'm going to be the adult here and put a stop to this silliness.
Pp. :sly:
Sent from my Touchwiz device that never forgets apps.
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Thank you. So no more complaining about or talking bad about free roms that other people work hard on then?
You do put a lot of time into trying to help people here. You have 10 posts a day trying to assist people with various problems. That is all in the great spirit of XDA and is highly appreciated. Its only that extra post with the negativity that needs to stop.
Thank you for your understanding.
Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.