[q] omgb 1.1.1 - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Who is running OMGB 1.1.1? I am thinking about switching kernels and wonder what is compatible with that ROM? Also, how risky is it to switch kernels. People keep telling me you can ruin your phone.
Thanks!

irl5fan said:
Who is running OMGB 1.1.1?
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I'll be flashing it a little later today.
I am thinking about switching kernels and wonder what is compatible with that ROM?
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Are you currently using the rom and if so, what is wrong with the default kernel?
Also, how risky is it to switch kernels. People keep telling me you can ruin your phone.
Thanks!
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Rooting can ruin your phone. A bad flash can ruin your phone. The good thing about flashing kernels and I've flash a lot of them, you usually can go back into recovery and flash another one if your device doesn't play well with a particular one.

I am currently running CM7 and. Kernel 2.6.37.4 cm. Looking to switch today

irl5fan said:
I am currently running CM7 and. Kernel 2.6.37.4 cm. Looking to switch today
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I hear ya. I'm itching to flash it right now, but my wife and one of my sons are enroute to Orlando and I don't want to flash a rom that I'm uncertain of in case I need to contact them or vice-versa. I haven't had a "home phone" in years. We all have smartphones..lol

I went ahead and flashed this rom and then added my 3rd party apps and I must say that i am impressed. It is stable and everything appears to work as it should. I did notice a bug where when you add a pattern lock, the default lock screen no longer displays, not even after a reboot. I just finished making a nandroid backup of it and will definitely use this rom. This is shweeeet!

You can flash an AOSP kernel. The SBC kernels can ruin your phone. I am using tiamat nonsbc aosp kernel with this rom.

Thanks for the info guys! I ended up flashing OMGB rom and like it so far. Do I flash that kernel over the rom then? Do I just find the kernel in one of these threads or is it on ROM Manager?
Thanks

Related

(ROM) GingerBaked (CM7 source based AOSP-like ROM)

I take no credit for this other than building it and uploading it. This is 100% based off of code from Team Douche. Special thanks to cyanogen, Zinx, and Kmobs for giving us such great code to work with. Special thanks to Gridlock32404 for all the help he's provided me with android in general.
This is basically the same as the CM7 Alpha roms, but with all of CMParts and CM Settings removed.
http://www.multiupload.com/DU6VR2OMH7 (GingerBaked)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16719351/gapps-newmarket.zip (gapps)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11228290/recovery.img (ClockworkMod 3 Recovery)
If you haven't already been running a CM7 Alpha, you'll need to manually flash a new recovery image since 2.3 based roms are not compatible with the current recovery found in ROM manager.
Download the recovery image posted above, and flash using fastboot.
$adb reboot bootloader
$fastboot flash recovery /path/to/recovery.img (replace path/to/ with the actual path to where you downloaded the recovery image)
If you'd rather flash the recovery from the emulator follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=361
once you have the new recovery, install the ROM through recovery as you normally would. You'll need a full wipe. After flashing the ROM, you'll need to flash the gapps posted above. Thanks to Grankin01 for putting those together.
Also, if you decide to go back to a froyo rom, you'll need to flash the old recovery. If you need help flashing the recovery,
check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=852905
Also, if you are having trouble with adb/usb drivers check out the below thread by b16a2smith
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896206
Known Issues for this ROM are the same as all of the current CM7 alpha builds.
First post!
gridlock32404 said:
First post!
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lmao!!
10char.
option94 said:
lmao!!
10char.
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Really... I'm gonna give this a try, I'll be back with what I find
stlouie65 said:
Really... I'm gonna give this a try, I'll be back with what I find
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Awesome. Let me know how you like it.
option94 said:
Awesome. Let me know how you like it.
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Yes Sir, will do.
YAY more crack flashing
Flashed, booting up now
stlouie65 said:
Flashed, booting up now
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same here
Wow thanks for this. And this is the real deal, proper credits and all. Unlike some previous ones. Will be flashing this one soon.
After initial boot, this ROM boots quickly. I did attempt to open the wifi calling, just opened and closed. Gonna load the rest of my apps and test the camera
bobsbbq said:
Wow thanks for this. And this is the real deal, proper credits and all. Unlike some previous ones. Will be flashing this one soon.
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The lack of credit is why I put this together in the first place.
So if the issues are the same and what not and its just cm parts removed, what are the benefits of this vs cm7 ...?
Sent from my MT4G running Gingerbread
Jaskwith said:
So if the issues are the same and what not and its just cm parts removed, what are the benefits of this vs cm7 ...?
Sent from my MT4G running Gingerbread
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well obviously its for people who want a more original themed GB rom instead of having all the CM stuff.
what can we expect from this ROM that would differ from the other CM7 thread? i dont understand the necessity of fragmentation on a particular ROM unless each iteration has its own unique features that sets it apart from the next...
pgarza said:
what can we expect from this ROM that would differ from the other CM7 thread? i dont understand the necessity of fragmentation on a particular ROM unless each iteration has its own unique features that sets it apart from the next...
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It's being checked out now
So basically this is just like the first CM Alpha that was released, but just with recent stuff? I remember the first Alpha had no CM stuff.
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pgarza said:
what can we expect from this ROM that would differ from the other CM7 thread? i dont understand the necessity of fragmentation on a particular ROM unless each iteration has its own unique features that sets it apart from the next...
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It is very simple. This is a close to AOSP ROM with CM base and Framework, just all the CM stuff removed. So you get a more pure Gingerbread feeling ROM like the Nexus S shipped with. Obviously it is not compiled on the original source yet but you get the same kind of experience.
Everybody has different taste. This is more of a very light ROM
bobsbbq said:
It is very simple. This is a close to AOSP ROM with CM base and Framework, just all the CM stuff removed. So you get a more pure Gingerbread feeling ROM like the Nexus S shipped with. Obviously it is not compiled on the original source yet but you get the same kind of experience.
Everybody has different taste. This is more of a very light ROM
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Appreciate this very much Bob, it's running smooth, still configuring my apps so I can run a fix_permissions to get all right
pgarza said:
what can we expect from this ROM that would differ from the other CM7 thread? i dont understand the necessity of fragmentation on a particular ROM unless each iteration has its own unique features that sets it apart from the next...
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from what I've read it appears it would be like Running eVil D's MT4G-G2 ROM as opposed to CM 6.1.2 RC2.
GingerBaked and MT4G-G2 = Pure Vanilla Android
CM 7 and CM 6.1.2 RC2 = Tweaked / Modded Vanilla Android

[Q]Savaged-Zen Issue, or recommend a kernel for stock rom

I tried the latest Savaged-Zen froyo kernel and the speed is excellent but I get random horizontal lines on the screen. Especially on anything that loads or refreshes like the notification bar or facebook loading icon.
Never really flashed a custom ROM or anything, the only thing I did was install Rom Manager and added a recovery. I just want to be able to boost up the speed safely and I read kernels are the best way.
That's called screen tearing, so you should change. I recommend the savaged-zen froyo kernel, or since you're on sense, the net-archy kernels have good reviews.
And you flash a kernel just like a rom > wipe cache and dalvik, then flash the kernel.
I used to have screen tearing all the time but on tiamat I got none.
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teh roxxorz said:
That's called screen tearing, so you should change. I recommend the savaged-zen froyo kernel, or since you're on sense, the net-archy kernels have good reviews.
And you flash a kernel just like a rom > wipe cache and dalvik, then flash the kernel.
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I already tried the Savaged-zen and i tried a few of their older froyo builds. I just realized that since I never flashed any custom ROMS my phone is still sense based and these kernals are AOSP based, is that the reason?
dickpills said:
I already tried the Savaged-zen and i tried a few of their older froyo builds. I just realized that since I never flashed any custom ROMS my phone is still sense based and these kernals are AOSP based, is that the reason?
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Absolutely, I was just about to inform you of that. Those kernels are only for AOSP roms. If you stay on sense, you need to try a Sense kernel. I have great luck with Netarchy's or Ziggy's kernels. Good luck
www.ziggy471.com
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=719763
Edit, and to OP, your SN is hilarious. LOL. 'dickpills'
k2buckley said:
Absolutely, I was just about to inform you of that. Those kernels are only for AOSP roms. If you stay on sense, you need to try a Sense kernel. I have great luck with Netarchy's or Ziggy's kernels. Good luck
www.ziggy471.com
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=719763
Edit, and to OP, your SN is hilarious. LOL. 'dickpills'
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Cool, that makes sense. Netarchy's seems to pop up a lot in my research so I'll give it a go. And thanks for the comment, haha.
*Update: so far so good, I'm seeing much better frame rate but not as good as I was experiencing with Savaged-Zen. I never really used a benchmark to get actual numbers I'm mostly going by eye. I'm actually considering trying out various ROM's just to be able to use Savaged-Zen. What I love about Android is that I can easily customize the scrub way through apps, trying out custom Roms, themes or if I'm feeling brave I can go in and edit anything myself by replacing files. The community is great so new things are always coming out and I'm never bored with my phone.

[Q] changing roms

Hello,
I'm a newbie and I'm running android 2.2, HTC stock kernel WITH mikfroyo V4.4. and I wanna change Roms preferably Evo Zone which runs gingerbread 2.3.3. Do I have to change the kernel and the Rom or just the Rom. Please help. thanks
moe723 said:
Hello,
I'm a newbie and I'm running android 2.2, HTC stock kernel WITH mikfroyo V4.4. and I wanna change Roms preferably Evo Zone which runs gingerbread 2.3.3. Do I have to change the kernel and the Rom or just the Rom. Please help. thanks
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Each rom has its own kernel so dont fear you do not have to manually change anything yourself. Just update the rom.
Going from 2.2 to 2.3 I would do a clean wipe and not just cache and davlik. Do a search for Caulkins format all which would be very helpful when going from Froyo to Gingerbread. It will give you a clean slate to start with
Please note Caulkins format all is a zip file that wipes all data on your phone. Then you can install any rom you want and usually has less issues. Also you may have GPS issues when going from 2.2 to 2.3. Try and read up on this stuff prior to flashing so you know what your getting yourself into..
^^^^ He is right. Every ROM has a kernal already. Untill you learn more about switching them I wouldn do it yet, you could break or brick something.
Ok, well if I switch my Rom will the kernel change automatically?
Yes, a new kernel is bundled with the ROM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but at this point I don't even think there are any custom kernels to install on 2.3 until the source code is released (if ever)...
moe723 said:
Ok, well if I switch my Rom will the kernel change automatically?
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Dont take this the wrong way but if you are unsure if a kernel comes with a rom I suggest you do a lot of reading up before flashing. Custom kernels are just that custom and flashed separately. Also certain kernels are for sense and different ones are for AOSP. Please try and understand that first before just flashing away. Asking questions may or may not be the way to go up in here.
I SUggest reading the stickies and threads done by people like toastch, caulkins xhausx and others similar to them. They have experience and a good track record as far as I am concerned
dajoip said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but at this point I don't even think there are any custom kernels to install on 2.3 until the source code is released (if ever)...
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You are correct. There are, however, kernels with a few tweaks if I remember correctly, fixing Wi-Fi and maybe another issue (4G I think, not sure)

[Q] Noob Question lol

What is a kernal and what does it do? Is it any different than a ROM? And how do you flash/install a kernal. I've flashed a few roms on the past few phones but I still have no idea what a kernal does.....any help appriciated..
You install a kernal simply by wiping caches,(cache and dalvik cache). Custom kernals allow you to do things a stock kernal wouldnt allow. There are some great developers of kernals here on XDA. You really just need to Search the forums for all of your answers, even google it. Once you do learn what a kernal is,you will be able to enjoy the full, or almost full, potential of your phone. Good luck!!
In a nutshell a kernel is the "heart" of the OS. It's really simple to flash. You start by making a nandroid that way if something goes wrong you have a backup, then wipe cache/dalvik 2x each, after that you can flash the kernel. It's a rinse and repeat process.
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Quick question. I see that they are labeled like [sense] and [AOSP]. If I'm running MUIU as my rom right now, would I use an AOSP Kernel or does that matter.
iHusk said:
Quick question. I see that they are labeled like [sense] and [AOSP]. If I'm running MUIU as my rom right now, would I use an AOSP Kernel or does that matter.
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Definitely matters. You need an AOSP kernel like Tiamat or Savaged Zen. I had good luck with Tiamat, but I'm running the stock kernel at the moment.
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iHusk said:
Quick question. I see that they are labeled like [sense] and [AOSP]. If I'm running MUIU as my rom right now, would I use an AOSP Kernel or does that matter.
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It wouldn't be a good idea to you a Sense kernel on anything besides a Sense ROM, or you will get a boot failure. I believe that MIUI use AOSP kernels.

Best reccomended ROM for HTC Incredible?

I've always trolled these forums, and currently I'm using CM7.3 and it's a little slow, I'm thinking of going back to stock but I like the overclocking options. What is a good ROM recommended by the community for The original HTC Incredible ADR6300? Thanks for your feedback!
I am running CM9 and I love it. It's a little buggy at times, but I'd rather put up with that and have ICS features than not have it.
aaronandshag said:
I've always trolled these forums, and currently I'm using CM7.3 and it's a little slow, I'm thinking of going back to stock but I like the overclocking options. What is a good ROM recommended by the community for The original HTC Incredible ADR6300? Thanks for your feedback!
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Well you can just flash the newest stock 4.08.605.15 rom, and then flash a custom kernel like gingertiny. You could use my rom Touch Of Blue. Its mostly stock based on android 4.08.605.15 with many usefull enhancements, and has the gingertiny kernel built in. You could also use one of the many older android version based roms with a custom kernel.
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Well you can just flash the newest stock 4.08.605.15 rom, and then flash a custom kernel like gingertiny. You could use my rom Touch Of Blue. Its mostly stock based on android 4.08.605.15 with many usefull enhancements, and has the gingertiny kernel built in. You could also use one of the many older android version based roms with a custom kernel.
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Do these ROMS have options like overclocking, 360degree tilt, and/or have the volume rocker wake up the device?
Thank you so much for your feedback it's great to know the community is still rocking this device.
Try them all.
I bought a used dinc in April, I have been flashing any rom I can get my hands on.
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aaronandshag said:
Do these ROMS have options like overclocking, 360degree tilt, and/or have the volume rocker wake up the device?
Thank you so much for your feedback it's great to know the community is still rocking this device.
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Most all custom kernels have over/underclocking. None of the roms i mentiomed have tilt or rocker wakup, but my rom TOB does have a trackball wake, unlock, or wake&unlock flashable mods.
cmlusco said:
Most all custom kernels have over/underclocking. None of the roms i mentiomed have tilt or rocker wakup, but my rom TOB does have a trackball wake, unlock, or wake&unlock flashable mods.
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Thank you very much! I'll look into flashing it and see how it goes! Right now I'm busy with finals but I'll let you all know how it goes. My power button broke off and I actually use a key to trigger the circuit between the points to power on the device, and having the volume rocker wake it up has been pretty convenient, but having the trackball wake it up would be nice because it's sunken on my device a little, thus making it less able to wake up. Could you also point me in the direction to flashing that ability on top of your ROM? Or is it built in?
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Thank you very much! I'll look into flashing it and see how it goes! Right now I'm busy with finals but I'll let you all know how it goes. My power button broke off and I actually use a key to trigger the circuit between the points to power on the device, and having the volume rocker wake it up has been pretty convenient, but having the trackball wake it up would be nice because it's sunken on my device a little, thus making it less able to wake up. Could you also point me in the direction to flashing that ability on top of your ROM? Or is it built in?
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It is a seperate flashable that can be found in the fourth post of the roms thread here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492720 Just wipe everything in the mounts and storrage menu in recovery except emmc and sdcard. Then flash the rom, and then flash the mod right after and boot.
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cmlusco said:
It is a seperate flashable that can be found in the fourth post of the roms thread here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492720 Just wipe everything in the mounts and storrage menu in recovery except emmc and sdcard. Then flash the rom, and then flash the mod right after and boot.
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Ok thanks alot! I'll look into that after homework.
I don't have a plan with this device as I only need to use it for fun. I own a Pantech Link, and ATT is my carrier. Do I need a plan with Verizon to utilize the GPS?
Pr0f_Farnsw0rth said:
I am running CM9 and I love it. It's a little buggy at times, but I'd rather put up with that and have ICS features than not have it.
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Just curious, what version of CM9 are you using? KANG or something or other? Does Bluetooth or camcorder work? If so which exact build are you running? Thanks!
You should also check out Albinomans jellybean beta 3, i've been using his jellybean rom since beta 1.5 and it is the best rom out there for jellybean on the Inc IMO. The only things that don't work are the camcorder and bluetooth.
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You should also check out Albinomans jellybean beta 3, i've been using his jellybean rom since beta 1.5 and it is the best rom out there for jellybean on the Inc IMO. The only things that don't work are the camcorder and bluetooth.
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I would if the link was up!
got em
was using albinoman's beta 3 but too many launcher failures. back to an ICS rom.
aaronandshag said:
I would if the link was up!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1858850
That has a mirror for the JB beta 3
I currently use albinoman's beta 3 jelly bean rom and it works great for me. That being said I would recommend flashing CyanogenMod's ver 7.2 as it is well tested and a solid first rom to flash. You can find it at cyanogenmod.com. Just click on devices and find the incredible in the list. glhf

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