1) Have any Mac users successfully rooted? I know there's a new release candidate for Heimdall, but there's no Mac binary yet and compiling from source is way over my head. And apparently older versions of Heimdall don't work with the T999.
2) For the S3, do you always have to flash recovery separately from the kernel? I just came over from the Epic 4G Touch, and those kernels had recovery baked in.
3) Which TouchWiz ROM offers the best "tweaked stock" experience?
Thanks!
1) no idea, I'm sure there have been Mac users rooting
2) yes we flash recovery and kernels separate.
3) all of the touchwiz ROMs are pretty similar. Try the ones that are still updated and find one you like is the best advice
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pgg285 said:
1) Have any Mac users successfully rooted? I know there's a new release candidate for Heimdall, but there's no Mac binary yet and compiling from source is way over my head. And apparently older versions of Heimdall don't work with the T999.
2) For the S3, do you always have to flash recovery separately from the kernel? I just came over from the Epic 4G Touch, and those kernels had recovery baked in.
3) Which TouchWiz ROM offers the best "tweaked stock" experience?
Thanks!
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Sorry, I don't have a mac so not sure bout that one.
I'm not sure why you would want the kernel and recovery to be baked together. Just pick your fave recovery and you can then flash any rom, mod, kernel, etc you want. Never knew they did it the way you were talking about. Sounds like it'd be a lot more work for tge devs.
Third one is one you will have to decide for yourself. There are fantastic roms here but my taste may be totally opposite of yours...
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3) Which TouchWiz ROM offers the best "tweaked stock" experience?
Thanks!
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My personal favorite and most stable I have tried is Wicked ROM. The dev just released a new version.
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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!
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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
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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.
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Awesome. Let me know how you like it.
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Yes Sir, will do.
YAY more crack flashing
Flashed, booting up now
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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
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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 ...?
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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...
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
Why does rom manager only support two different roms for the g2 but has a much larger selection on other phones such as the droid or evo? I would like a little more selection than a kernel, nightlies for one rom, and one sense based rom to choose from. Anyone have some insight to why this is?
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I never use Rom Manager to flash any Roms, I personally like to flash new Roms from recovery and actually go thru the process of wiping and installing the Rom myself. As for your question of why it only supports 2 Roms, I'm really not sure why.
EDIT: If found this LINK that might explain why, it looks like the ROM Dev's need to go thru the process of getting there Roms on Rom Manager, and maybe some of them haven't or dont want to go thru the process.
Exactly what he said. Its up to the rom dev to put it in rom manager and work with koush.
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Is there more ROMs on the premium version of ROM Manager or does it just make it easier to update?
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Is there more ROMs on the premium version of ROM Manager or does it just make it easier to update?
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Premium just gives you access to the nightlies, sadly ... start asking the devs to submit their ROMs
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I also manually flash my roms, and wipe caches and battery stats, but its just handy to be able to download it like a cm7 nightly and be notified about rom updates. Then from there I take over and flash it myself. But would like to see a variety up there that's all. I would be more inclined to try different roms I think. I've only had cm6.1.1 and about 75 different cm7 builds, between gridlocks build and when they became official nightlies.
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I used to have an evo 4g . it was my only successfull root and i used this ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412005
it was GREAT!
does anyone have something similar for my epic 4g touch? all i want is a mostly stock barebones rom minus bloatware. i am certainly no expert on roms and want one i can rely on just to work! i dont use wireless hotspot but i need everything else to work.
help!
Thanx
For TouchWiz there is Calkulins E4GT 2 which comes with a barebones converter that you can flash.
Here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527041
That includes the ROM and the barebones converter.
Otherwise there are the usual AOSP ROMs, AOKP, CM9, Miui.
you can make any rom barebone if you like. Like mentioned above there is a converter zip now and also you simply can remove files in the zip prior to flashing. For AOSP there is a slim and trim rom in development. I think you should just take your time and go through development and see whats out there.
Ive always had better luck flashing something close to stock and pulling stuff out myself. Chances are that you use your phone different than the rom dev and you might want or need something they don't. There are several variations of fe22 you can try
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Ive always had better luck flashing something close to stock and pulling stuff out myself. Chances are that you use your phone different than the rom dev and you might want or need something they don't. There are several variations of fe22 you can try
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apoligize for whats probably a dumb question but can i remove everything, like google wallet and crap like that?
Cauklin's e4gt 2 v 1.6 works really well and after using rom convertor is stripped down to a bare rom very stable at least that has been my experience with it.
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apoligize for whats probably a dumb question but can i remove everything, like google wallet and crap like that?
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Using TitaniumBackup you can uninstall anything you want
OK.. So every phone i have ever owned i have rooted, Kernels, anything and everything.
But here is my problem.. I have recently updated (manually) to the new ICS on my epic 4g touch.
I have tried all the roms pre this release and never had 100% luck with any so normally always ran stock os plus root.
I want to know if A) there are new roms post this recent update, B) if i root to another pre-existing rom is it going to mess it all up again.
Basically i want like CM10 out or something. Something made specifically for how the phone is now...
Any suggestions?? Im tired of stock. I want to customize!!! :crying:
Depends how custom you want to go. If you want to flash custom theme and modz, you must go with a deodexd ROM.
But if you want AOSP-ish look, agat has a very good stable and themed FF18 ROM he calls tFF18. It has a simple look, much different than stock tho, but it's built with a custom kernel and based off Samsung, not CM9 or 10
not sure if that helps.
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The upcoming aosp builds should see a large improvement if it's of any interest to you
Swyped from a Galaxy S2
hmm
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Depends how custom you want to go. If you want to flash custom theme and modz, you must go with a deodexd ROM.
But if you want AOSP-ish look, agat has a very good stable and themed FF18 ROM he calls tFF18. It has a simple look, much different than stock tho, but it's built with a custom kernel and based off Samsung, not CM9 or 10
not sure if that helps.
It does help!. So if i get this right... ANY deodexed rom or another option is tFF18. And these are both based off our current rooms so that EVERYTHING WORKS
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hmml
Are there any other name brand roms out there i can look into?
Anything t look into specific??? As far as AOSP roms go, ive tried them in the past, but are you saying their newer version ones are friendly to the latest update?
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It does help!. So if i get this right... ANY deodexed rom or another option is tFF18. And these are both based off our current rooms so that EVERYTHING WORKS
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Yes everything works. tFF18 is odex, so you can't change much of the ROM but it works incredibly smooth and stable. Also, practically all DEODEX'd ROMs have the hacked sprint hot spot for tethering. Stock and odex roms require the Wifi Tether app which is easily found by googling "wifi tether apk"
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Txsrbl05 said:
Are there any other name brand roms out there i can look into?
Anything t look into specific??? As far as AOSP roms go, ive tried them in the past, but are you saying their newer version ones are friendly to the latest update?
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Aosp is nice and light weight, makes it super snappy, but you lose a couple convenient features from samsungs touch wiz UI.. My main gripe with going aosp/aokp is that my camera doesn't perform as well, where IMO Samsung did a nice job with the software.
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the e4gt looks awsome with blu kuban on ff18 and runs great on adw launcher easy to root and flash and has great updates check out qbking77 on youtube if you need help
Can somebody help me?
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Can somebody help me?
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Well first its not room, its ROM
Second
A ROM is android itself, when you install a ROM, you install a new version of android, and replace the old one, a ROM includes all parts of android
The main part is /system
That is what makes android look like android
/data is where all of the user stuff is stored
A new android installation wipes(erases all data) from both of these
A kernel is different
A kernel is a piece of software that runs underneath android and let's the operating system communicate with all the hardware that's on the phone, with out a kernel, your phone won't boot into anything
Kernels are very specific, you can't install a sense kernel with an aosp ROM, the kernels have to also be compatible with the ROM you want to run as well
Usually(in fact, its rare in the case that it doesn't happen), when you install a rom, you also install the kernel for that ROM, such as a CyanogenMod kernel and a CyanogenMod ROM, but not the other way around
If you ever want to install a custom kernel, install it AFTER you install a ROM, or else when you install the ROM, you will overwrite the custom kernel
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Car analogy: Kernel = Engine, ROM = the rest of the Car,
More info: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_more_concepts#Common_Partitions_and_directories_2
Thanks you both for the help.
So which one is the best ROM for my T999?
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Thanks you both for the help.
So which one is the best ROM for my T999?
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Up to your preference, I prefer CM10.x, other prefer TW-based ROMs, there is no answer to that question. Look through and pick one, you don't like it, try a different one.
And if you run into terms or other things along the way, search xda for a lousy of definitions. There's a couple of pretty good ones that you may want to bookmark for quick reference. Also read the stickies.
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