hi guys so I rooted my device what should I do first?
what's your suggestions?
what things better to do?
thanks in advance.
Why did you root your device if you don't know what to do with it?
You might want to specify some things you'd like you do... Are you talking about theming, adblocking, tweaking system settings, etc?
Browsing and searching the forum will likely give you some idea.
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Hi guys
I have a totally stock phone atm and I want to mod the UI. To be honest Im not sure where to start! I want to get a few things running such as the analogue clock and a custom theme. My questions are pretty noobie so please bear with me:
1)DO I need to flash the ROM and what benifits does this give?
2)I have read about there being an old and new manilla. How can I tell which I have and do I need to upgrade if I get a new one?
3)what are the chances of me bricking my phone if I mess with this stuff? (especially the ROM flash)
4)I have experience modding phone UI's but I have never done a smartphone before. Is there anything specific I should know regarding the differences before I start going too in-depth?
any and all advice would be great, cheers
watchinthewheels said:
Hi guys
I have a totally stock phone atm and I want to mod the UI. To be honest Im not sure where to start! I want to get a few things running such as the analogue clock and a custom theme. My questions are pretty noobie so please bear with me:
1)DO I need to flash the ROM and what benifits does this give?
2)I have read about there being an old and new manilla. How can I tell which I have and do I need to upgrade if I get a new one?
3)what are the chances of me bricking my phone if I mess with this stuff? (especially the ROM flash)
4)I have experience modding phone UI's but I have never done a smartphone before. Is there anything specific I should know regarding the differences before I start going too in-depth?
any and all advice would be great, cheers
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If you follow crackwhores guide, you cant go wrong. You wont be sorry if you flash a cooked rom. Flash NRG28's latest Rom, or one of Dutty's or Miri's, just check out the Rom Development Forum and see which one takes your fancy. I have found NRG28's to be best for me, but they all have something to offer, for me, the biggest benefit is the difference in speed, i couldnt believe how much faster my HD was the first time I flashed it. If you get stuck with anything, just ask and someone will be able to help.
watchinthewheels said:
Hi guys
I have a totally stock phone atm and I want to mod the UI. To be honest Im not sure where to start! I want to get a few things running such as the analogue clock and a custom theme. My questions are pretty noobie so please bear with me:
1)DO I need to flash the ROM and what benifits does this give?
2)I have read about there being an old and new manilla. How can I tell which I have and do I need to upgrade if I get a new one?
3)what are the chances of me bricking my phone if I mess with this stuff? (especially the ROM flash)
4)I have experience modding phone UI's but I have never done a smartphone before. Is there anything specific I should know regarding the differences before I start going too in-depth?
any and all advice would be great, cheers
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1. No, there is no NEED to. But a non-exhaustive list of benefits include updated applications, faster response times, less bugs, etc.
2. If you go to the settings tab in TouchFlo and look down at the About section, it tells you what Manila version you have.
3. Most flashing issues are completely recoverable these days. However, there is always that miniscule chance that you muck up your device completely . However, if you follow my guide you really can't go wrong.
4. There are some tutorials on skinning and Manila modding in this forum. I would suggest reading through them!
thanks guys, that's put my mind at rest a bit! Time to get flashing
Hi People,
I have only just found out that you can change the ROM's and all sorts of thing with My HTC Desire.
I have had my phone for 2 weeks, I'm on Virgin Mobile and don't have a clue.
I was talking to a guy at work who has one and he told me about you guys.
I have had a look around but can't see anything for the noob...lol (ME!!!).
I was wondering is anyone could give me some advice on where to start, What to look out for and any general advice on what to do and what not to do?
Any Help would be much appreciated.
Many Thanks
BG Macster (Mark)
First thing is to ask yourself why you want to change the ROM on the unit. Are you running out of space or are you just the type who likes to have more control?
I didn't root for months as the phon, out the box, does exactly what I want it to do. The only reason I've rooted now is to run the HD ROM but otherwise I'd stay stock.
You're going to get people reply with 'root it now, don't ever think of going stock, bla bla bla' but it's an individual thing, as is the choice of ROM. Read up on the stickied threads in the various forums and use the search button a LOT!
BG Macster said:
Hi People,
I have only just found out that you can change the ROM's and all sorts of thing with My HTC Desire.
I have had my phone for 2 weeks, I'm on Virgin Mobile and don't have a clue.
I was talking to a guy at work who has one and he told me about you guys.
I have had a look around but can't see anything for the noob...lol (ME!!!).
I was wondering is anyone could give me some advice on where to start, What to look out for and any general advice on what to do and what not to do?
Any Help would be much appreciated.
Many Thanks
BG Macster (Mark)
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Welcome Mark.
EddyOS has provided you some excellent advice - don't rush into anything.
Mostly people do this as a kind of 'hobby' (including me) and you can end up with some cool stuff on your phone that HTC never intended you to have or have much later on. On the flip side, you can also wreck your phone too through doing the wrong thing or just plain bad luck. HTC can be a bit difficult in fixing stuff under warranty if you've been mucking about with your device, so be warned.
Everything you need to know about rooting and flashing (conjures up interesting images doesn't it?) is contained here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
So read up, lurk about a bit in the forums and if you think you need to - have a go.
Good luck!
Thanks Guys Some sound advice there i will look around before i do a thing.
Many Thanks
First thing I would do, though, is check the ROM currently running on your Desire and get the RUU* file in case you ever need to go back to stock after rooting. To check, go to Settings>About phone>Software information and make a note of the software version.
You can then go to this site and see if the version you're on at present is available. If it is, download it:
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Bravo
*RUU = ROM Upgrade Utility, official package from HTC to install a ROM
Hey
I have just got my HTC Desire rooted and don't have a clue how to use it, so anyone wanna give me pointers or tell me how to customize or do as much as i can with this rooted HTC Desire, i have a rom installed on it called Lee Droid, but i was hoping to find out if i can add any other roms or do other things with it, someone please help me?!! lol
anyways thanks for reading this and i hope one of use helps me
Gratz on getting it rooted!
I guess the first thing you can do is theme it with the theme kitchen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775970
Just be careful about what you select. Or else you will cause yourself a bootloop.
Just to be safe do a nandroid backup and have a rom named update.zip ready to be flashed in the RUU if anything goes wrong.
Moved to Q&A as you may get more help here than in the Themes forum.
If this doesn't work out for you, PM me and I'll move it back
To be honest if you don't know what rooting is then you probably don't need it - always best to read up on it all before doing it!!
ZiggiM said:
Hey
I have just got my HTC Desire rooted and don't have a clue how to use it, so anyone wanna give me pointers or tell me how to customize or do as much as i can with this rooted HTC Desire, i have a rom installed on it called Lee Droid, but i was hoping to find out if i can add any other roms or do other things with it, someone please help me?!! lol
anyways thanks for reading this and i hope one of use helps me
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so you have LeeDroid, good, now, download Espresso's theme, which specifically is made for LeeDroid
find bundles and bundles of apps that you can use to mess with the rom, like a terminal emulator, root explorer, setCPU and many more, if you dont know how, check out my appbrain, loads of stuff
http://www.appbrain.com/user/giggles/apps-on-the-htc-desire
here mate sorry bout this but can u give me a little bit more detail on how to do that i would be really greatful
thanks
thanks for that
but sorry to say thats jibberish lol, could you think you could go into more detail on how to do that kind of stuff, i would be really greatful, i know wat rooted is but have no clue how to use it or customize anything, im sorry for the inconvience ...
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Hi all members, please I need your help for this, I'm upgrading from energy rom to a newer version, but everytime I have to reconfigure all my settings and reinstall my apps again, I heard that XDA_UC can do that?, am I wrong?, but I don't know exactly how, so if anyone can provide me with a link or anything that help, I'd be so glad,
thanks so much in advance
besho2222 said:
Hi all members, please I need your help for this, I'm upgrading from energy rom to a newer version, but everytime I have to reconfigure all my settings and reinstall my apps again, I heard that XDA_UC can do that?, am I wrong?, but I don't know exactly how, so if anyone can provide me with a link or anything that help, I'd be so glad,
thanks so much in advance
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Please avoid posting the same question repeatedly. This is a development forum, not a support site. It would behoove you to wait more than two hours for a response in the future. This has nothing to do with ROM development and should have been posted in the General area.
In any case, there's a whole thread dedicated to this topic.
'Energy' ROM/XDA_UC - User to user tips and tricks!
Hi guys, this is my first post here, i'm a noob apparently.
Before last month i didn't even what root was, and now i rooted my phone using the AAHK and still don't know what happened, i thought that you'd just be able to delete or modify anything you want off the phone like the ones which come with it like the factory lock or all the unwanted crap (weather, stocks, twitter, facebook ....) but i couldn't just by going in the manage applications section... But by the looks of it, it's more than that. :fingers-crossed::angel:(smileys to cool the air):laugh::laugh::laugh:
So my questions are:
I heard there are mods and ROMs what's the difference or are they the same?
Mods with an "s", where do you get them? And which one is the best(user freindly, easy to use..)?[same question for ROMs]
How to install ROMs or mods?[same question for ROMs]
Wich apps, programs.. would be usefull to me right now that i rooted my phone? And what do they do?
What does the super user do? Can i delete it?
What's the file that's on my sd card after rooting (PDI99IMG.zip)? And can i delete it?
Any other information you have would be much appreciated on the subject.....
>>By now you would have concluded that i'm a delete junkie but i'm not so go easy on me and thanks in advance.
Mokolilo said:
Hi guys, this is my first post here, i'm a noob apparently.
Before last month i didn't even what root was, and now i rooted my phone using the AAHK and still don't know what happened, i thought that you'd just be able to delete or modify anything you want off the phone like the ones which come with it like the factory lock or all the unwanted crap (weather, stocks, twitter, facebook ....) but i couldn't just by going in the manage applications section... But by the looks of it, it's more than that. :fingers-crossed::angel:(smileys to cool the air):laugh::laugh::laugh:
So my questions are:
I heard there are mods and ROMs what's the difference or are they the same?
Mods with an "s", where do you get them? And which one is the best(user freindly, easy to use..)?[same question for ROMs]
How to install ROMs or mods?[same question for ROMs]
Wich apps, programs.. would be usefull to me right now that i rooted my phone? And what do they do?
What does the super user do? Can i delete it?
What's the file that's on my sd card after rooting (PDI99IMG.zip)? And can i delete it?
Any other information you have would be much appreciated on the subject.....
>>By now you would have concluded that i'm a delete junkie but i'm not so go easy on me and thanks in advance.
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Now what? First read the forum rules, do not paste questions in the general sections. Do not ask or open threads before searching questions that have been addressed many times. Being a noob won't excuse you from doing your homework.
Check this thread and answer yourself: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30020025&postcount=7
check this forum for costum rooms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=765
download "titanium backup" from playstore. you will be able to backup and uninstall almost everything