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Hey I was looking for a new ROM on my new G1. I would like something with a nice digital clock widget, a messaging widget, and just many downloadable widgets. My brother has Hero on his G1 and I love, the only problem is that I don't like the fact that if you slide it up it just freezes... So are there any somewhat similar to Hero but can slide?
Panduh said:
Hey I was looking for a new ROM on my new G1. I would like something with a nice digital clock widget, a messaging widget, and just many downloadable widgets. My brother has Hero on his G1 and I love, the only problem is that I don't like the fact that if you slide it up it just freezes... So are there any somewhat similar to Hero but can slide?
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As of right now, no. This is because the actual Hero doesn't have the keyboard, and so when you slide it up, it tries to force Rosie into widescreen which it doesn't support, ergo, the crash. You'll just have to live with it. However, Drizzy has been making some progress with that and has actually gotten Rosie to run with the keyboard open though it crashes and then reloads Rosie when you open the keyboard. He said he'd look into it more so follow his twitter for more info.
EDIT: Forgot to say. Hero ROM's are the only one with a messaging widget. You can download the Digital Clock widget from the market for a small price. I don't know the name of the widget exactly, just do a search for it in the theme section, it was mentioned in there a few times i believe.
There aren't any messaging widgets like the one on the Hero roms. You can download ANY widget to any rom though, just search the market for widgets and see what you find. Hero shouldn't freeze when you "slide up" whatever that means, if your talking about the keyboard when your on the home screen that is because they don't rotate, only in programs. If you mean some other type of slide then most likely your brother didn't do a proper linux-swap partition or it is to small. Anyway you need to just try the different roms and see what you like best, also some themes offer extra widgets and features but remember you can get any widget to any rom, just not the Hero/HTC Rosie widgets because HTC's stuff is closed source so we can't port it.
Ok thanks guys. So can I have the original and like non experimental link to hero. I use to search box and only find mods of it, and I guess I am just iffy on the mods. Anybody mind giving me the link to the newest and best quality ROM for Hero? Thanks In Advance
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Ok thanks guys. So can I have the original and like non experimental link to hero. I use to search box and only find mods of it, and I guess I am just iffy on the mods. Anybody mind giving me the link to the newest and best quality ROM for Hero? Thanks In Advance
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The modded ones are the best ones. The unmodded original is veryyyyy slow compared to the new ones. I would try JACHeroski 2.1 or MoDaCo 1.51 are both fast, stable choices.
Panduh said:
Ok thanks guys. So can I have the original and like non experimental link to hero. I use to search box and only find mods of it, and I guess I am just iffy on the mods. Anybody mind giving me the link to the newest and best quality ROM for Hero? Thanks In Advance
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All heros are technically "experimental". I haven't messed with the new Drizzy. I'm still putting JacHeroSki 2.1 throught it's paces. I can recommend it. There are people who like each of the different incarnations of hero.
What I suggest is going to the DEV section and read. Decide on your own. Hell, you can flash them all with switchrom. Have some fun and learn some cool stuff.
so good roms
Panduh said:
Ok thanks guys. So can I have the original and like non experimental link to hero. I use to search box and only find mods of it, and I guess I am just iffy on the mods. Anybody mind giving me the link to the newest and best quality ROM for Hero? Thanks In Advance
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try this one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534479
this is Jachero. his stuff works great. if you dont like this try jacxrom1.5. it isnt hero but runs great and has a great looking theme.
saprano614 said:
try this one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534479
this is Jachero. his stuff works great. if you dont like this try jacxrom1.5. it isnt hero but runs great and has a great looking theme.
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Hey saprano.. look at you giving advice. I see that you finally got hero running eh?
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Hey saprano.. look at you giving advice. I see that you finally got hero running eh?
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got hero and switchrom working. i still like jacxrom best. but it is cool to ba able to switch when i get the whim. i have cayn 4.0.4, xrom 1.5r3, and this tinyhero i found. it seams to run faster than most other hero roms. tho it has been striped down alot.
saprano614 said:
got hero and switchrom working. i still like jacxrom best. but it is cool to ba able to switch when i get the whim. i have cayn 4.0.4, xrom 1.5r3, and this tinyhero i found. it seams to run faster than most other hero roms. tho it has been striped down alot.
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Switchrom for the win. Seriously.. haha Yeah JACxRom is pretty decent. But as far as hero have you tried HERO2 - Freedom of choice? If not I think you'll be impressed. I flash FoC when it was first released and it wasn't anything to write home about but now? Dang.. it's fast. Wicked Fast. Try it out!
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Switchrom for the win. Seriously.. haha Yeah JACxRom is pretty decent. But as far as hero have you tried HERO2 - Freedom of choice? If not I think you'll be impressed. I flash FoC when it was first released and it wasn't anything to write home about but now? Dang.. it's fast. Wicked Fast. Try it out!
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i will give it a try. thats is the perk of switchrom i can always go back to jacx
Try the link that im putting below, it should be everything u need and way more. good luck, veritas
http://db.androidspin.com/android_build_information.asp
I just bought the GDE and it kicks butt.
I like GDE
Patiently waiting for a release version of SweeterHome, which is still under development.
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I just bought the GDE and it kicks butt.
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The developer is from this forum and his recent posts says his got something special in the works but it might take him awhile. The fade transition is simply the fastest transition I have seen on Android or the iPhone for that matter. Cube reminds me of Compiz but is not quick enough for everyday use
Where can I find sweeterhome?
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Where can I find sweeterhome?
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http://www.sweeterhome.com/projects/sweethome/wiki
trying it now
the YouTube videos look great, but the preview is sucking on my Droid
I kinda like a new one I'm trying, it's called "Home++." I think it might still be in beta technically, however.
I'm using Home++ right now and I'm loving it.
Home++ is awesome , although it still beta.
http://larvalabs.com/product_pages/intelligent_home_screen.html
using this now
it's awesome!
yoshitoshi said:
http://larvalabs.com/product_pages/intelligent_home_screen.html
using this now
it's awesome!
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Kind of reminds me of WM6.5 a bit in terms of layout/looks, but I do kind of like it.
Currently I'm using Home++, and really liking it, i like the toolbar along the bottom.
Am interested to try Intelligent Home screen, have signed up for the beta, but haven't heard anything about it yet
anzoshi said:
Currently I'm using Home++, and really liking it, i like the toolbar along the bottom.
Am interested to try Intelligent Home screen, have signed up for the beta, but haven't heard anything about it yet
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You can get the beta file here: http://www.myhangoutonline.com/downloads/?did=24
I personally use HOME++ until Intelligent Home Screen gets worked on a little bit more. IHS would be an awesome lock screen. But not home replacement. Specially since you can't place any widgets on it.
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You can get the beta file here: http://www.myhangoutonline.com/downloads/?did=24
I personally use HOME++ until Intelligent Home Screen gets worked on a little bit more. IHS would be an awesome lock screen. But not home replacement. Specially since you can't place any widgets on it.
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Intelligent Home Screen is really cool and so different. It is still way slow and buggy. I am sticking with Home++ for now.
I love GDE
GDE running fast on my G1
I've been using Home++ too for a few weeks, and I'm amazed that for a beta it's so functional and smooth. Haven't had it FC or do anything else weird either.
I used GDE for a while, but aesthetically it doesn't really feel that good (even with the theming support). Will give it another go once the version goes up a bit.
mrandroid said:
You can get the beta file here: http://www.myhangoutonline.com/downloads/?did=24
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Thanks for the link mate. Will give it a go now.
yoshitoshi said:
http://larvalabs.com/product_pages/intelligent_home_screen.html
using this now
it's awesome!
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a little off topic but what phone is that featured on the page? looks like the g1 but differant button layout and stainless around the screen
Uh that is the GSM Hero pictured.
OK, I know right off the bat that this is a dumb question, but I just can't figure out what the big deal about Espresso is. I've searched many, many times, but that just brings up people asking how to install it.
What I'm curious about is what's the big deal? What does Espresso bring to the table? Functionally, not cosmetically, why would I want Espresso on my phone?
Because if it's just a cosmetic change, people surely wouldn't be cluttering up threads so much asking about it, right?
It brings nothing but a newer looking Rosie Bar. I for one cant stand it and would prefer the stock Rosie to Espresso. Ive also grown to like the Droid Launcher...
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It brings nothing but a newer looking Rosie Bar. I for one cant stand it and would prefer the stock Rosie to Espresso. Ive also grown to like the Droid Launcher...
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OK, thanks.
That's pretty much what I thought, but so many people seem so very, very eager to get it within 10 seconds of a new rom release, I thought maybe it might add some actual functionality.
But if it's just the cosmetic change, then I agree, it's butt-ugly. Stock Rosie looks much better. Haven't tried out the Droid launcher yet, I'll give it a look. Gotta say though, I'm not sure about ditching Sense. It's not so much Sense itself I'm attached to, but some of the widgets that depend on it....
I for one think any variation of rosie is ugly, I prefer nexus launcher. I also liked launcher2, with the app dock. That sinistermashes dudes idea for a dock as a launcher was a kewl idea. Conservative and intuitive.
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Gotta say though, I'm not sure about ditching Sense. It's not so much Sense itself I'm attached to, but some of the widgets that depend on it....
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Neither the Droid Launcher or Espresso themes ditch Sense. They just change the look of the launcher bars at the bottom of the screen. All the Sense features and widgets still work fine with either of them.
I like the stock rosie or the nexus launcher, at least those tell you which screen you're on. The expresso doesn't and it's big... too much space taken up.
I don't get what the big deal is.
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OK, thanks.
That's pretty much what I thought, but so many people seem so very, very eager to get it within 10 seconds of a new rom release, I thought maybe it might add some actual functionality.
But if it's just the cosmetic change, then I agree, it's butt-ugly. Stock Rosie looks much better. Haven't tried out the Droid launcher yet, I'll give it a look. Gotta say though, I'm not sure about ditching Sense. It's not so much Sense itself I'm attached to, but some of the widgets that depend on it....
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The Droid Launcher I put together doesnt get rid of Sense.
subliminalurge said:
OK, thanks.
That's pretty much what I thought, but so many people seem so very, very eager to get it within 10 seconds of a new rom release, I thought maybe it might add some actual functionality.
But if it's just the cosmetic change, then I agree, it's butt-ugly. Stock Rosie looks much better. Haven't tried out the Droid launcher yet, I'll give it a look. Gotta say though, I'm not sure about ditching Sense. It's not so much Sense itself I'm attached to, but some of the widgets that depend on it....
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Mind directing me to a screenshot of the Droid launcher? I'm intrigued.
Can anyone tell me how to restore the stock rosie? I want that expresso gone.
Gregalous said:
Mind directing me to a screenshot of the Droid launcher? I'm intrigued.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6048904&postcount=1349
obannvi said:
The Droid Launcher I put together doesnt get rid of Sense.
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I'll check it out. As I said, I'm not attached to sense, I just can't bring myself to get rid of a few of the widgets that rely on it.
That said, from a cosmetic point of view, I think Espresso is going about 10 years backwards from a UI design point of view. I also think the stock, Google developed Android launcher belongs somewhere in the Windows 3.1 league.....
Then again, I also don't understand why people give a crap about the lockscreen. I always just do a quick double click on the menu button and never see it in the first place.
Maybe I'm just not the target audience for these particular tweaks....
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I'll check it out. As I said, I'm not attached to sense, I just can't bring myself to get rid of a few of the widgets that rely on it.
That said, from a cosmetic point of view, I think Espresso is going about 10 years backwards from a UI design point of view. I also think the stock, Google developed Android launcher belongs somewhere in the Windows 3.1 league.....
Then again, I also don't understand why people give a crap about the lockscreen. I always just do a quick double click on the menu button and never see it in the first place.
Maybe I'm just not the target audience for these particular tweaks....
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Id give up sense in a heartbeat if i could find a bookmark widget and email widget as nice as senses. And the full weather animations too.
I hear beatiful widgets has animations? Same level as 2.1?
Hi
I tried the 2.1 ROM from kingklick and what i really liked was the Lockscreen. Since i take many Pictures and Videos i had to return to a 1.6 version.
I tried to Google nuit i didn`t find anything:
Is there a way to have the 2.1 Lockscreen on the G1 with a 1.6 OS?
Mod edit: Please posts in the right section, or I'm going to eat you
Lockbot pro has what you're looking for. I don't think this belongs in Development either.
isnt there this lockbot thing, that you pass it with the menu button and makes your system laggy and buggy?
punshkin said:
isnt there this lockbot thing, that you pass it with the menu button and makes your system laggy and buggy?
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lockbot, not sure but you might as well try it. btw this should be in q&a section. hope your fire proof
this would be sweet, but its probably not going to happen ):
deeb215 said:
lockbot, not sure but you might as well try it. btw this should be in q&a section. hope your fire proof
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haha.. why is my quote in your sig? insane.
zachattack052 said:
this would be sweet, but its probably not going to happen ):
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Are you sure? We've got the source, we have the power
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Are you sure? We've got the source, we have the power
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Except in your case, you have the force....close
AnderWeb said:
Are you sure? We've got the source, we have the power
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ya but we dont have the will, at least i dont.. 3rd party lock screens are slow, or get slow.. look at the Stericson lock screen..
lockbot is wat u want but u need lockbot pro. that has the lockscreen u want
drifta240sx said:
lockbot is wat u want but u need lockbot pro. that has the lockscreen u want
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ya to bad its lag city..
You really need to change the title of this to [REQ] or something like this.
I saw the title and thought OMFG 2.1 lockscreen on cyan... and was MASSIVELY disappointed to find it was a question.
Lets just cyan somehow manages to squeeze it into his next G1 update.
Hey, look at that!!!! A question that has been asked hundreds of times!!
And would you LOOK-AT-THAT! You posted in the wrong forum!!!!!
You deserve a medal! (Mostly for stupidity)
I've looked through the lockscreen code in eclair, there's nothing there that's missing from 1.6 that would impede a simple port, so it's doable. However, you think somebody wants to do that instead of just jumping straight to eclair?
jubeh said:
I've looked through the lockscreen code in eclair, there's nothing there that's missing from 1.6 that would impede a simple port, so it's doable. However, you think somebody wants to do that instead of just jumping straight to eclair?
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AnderWeb does. He's already helped in porting 2.1 music player (with eliot stocker) and a 2.1-like launcher, to 1.6...
I'd like to see it as well AnderWeb.
jcarrz1 said:
AnderWeb does. He's already helped in porting 2.1 music player (with eliot stocker) and a 2.1-like launcher, to 1.6...
I'd like to see it as well AnderWeb.
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Definitely, who knows when we'll get proper drivers for eclair for our phones. Till then i would be very content with key features of eclair on donut roms. U have my vote.
i use lockbot free as my lockscreen and its perfect for me. I just deleted all the other screens except the Flan screen.
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i use lockbot free as my lockscreen and its perfect for me. I just deleted all the other screens except the Flan screen.
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For me, Lockbot sucks. Lags like crazy, I load it up and I see my home screen, then the lock. The current version has begun with the freezes on my notification bar. I liked lock 2.0 but that didn't have much features nor did it auto start
Lockbot pro is nearly perfect.
But I wont use that app because of the fact that the unlock screen is kept on for two minutes. This is ridiculous.
I want my display timeout but not the unlock screen-display timeout set to two minutes.
jcarrz1 said:
AnderWeb does. He's already helped in porting 2.1 music player (with eliot stocker) and a 2.1-like launcher, to 1.6...
I'd like to see it as well AnderWeb.
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me and ander didnt port the 2.1 muisc player someone else did that, i just added new features and ander gave me a litrtle help along the way.
however me and ander are working on a new lockscreen, that is gonna be better than the 2.1 one! so shhhhhhh
Hey guys, I was looking through the nexus forum and found a post for Launcher Pro. It's available in the market for free and it's super fast. Check it out! The swiping is ridiculous and it works on the G1 MT3G
www.launcherpro.com
hmmm, just installed it and it is fast. Not nearly as many options as ADW but it sure is fast. Have setup all my screens again but will give it a try for a while to see how it fairs.
Wohoo...
Multitouch pinch to preview and the little bumps almost make the sense experience complete
This is crazy smooth! My only complaint is that it FC's when I try to pick a wallpaper from it. And cyanogen says that Launcher2 is not stable for our phones, but this is 17 times better. Anyone know the adb code to make it stay in memory? I'm not having any issues with it but I still like to have it in memory=p
Awesome stuff!
Requesting: scrollbar in the drawer; apps assigning for / editing for the shortcuts.
HOLY CRAP this app works flawlessly on my cm5t5 g1.
I would like for there to be more options though.
Great job so far mang, keep up the great work!!
Very very nice indeed!
Shame that I can't edit the icons using Bettercut and/or restore a previous Home-screen arrangement using MyBackUpPro. Without these things I will have to use ADW's Launcher for now. Which is not a punishment by itself
[Edit] With the "new" version (the one with the appdrawer handler still visible when you open the drawer) this IS possible (editting using BetterCut), nice job!
What does it actually do for a CM5.0.7t5 phone? Has Cyanogen weighed in on this?
hi there!
awesome launcher, smooth as hell.
But i wonder if theres an option to let in rest in memory.
I experience some wait time when im getting out of apps, so that the homescreen has to rebuild itself. with the default cm5t5 launcher theres the option in spareparts that makes it stay in memory so it was there very fast after quitting apps.
cheers
Using this launcher with cm5.0.7 test5 and its fantastic. Im also running the overclock kernel at 652 and its smooth!
Question though, wouldn't the spare parts option to keep launcher in memory apply to whatever launcher you are using?
Weird, it does not show up in the market for me...
I am using htcclays's csdi. I know that rom was from overseas originally... Does it mess up the market too?
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Ninjineer said:
What does it actually do for a CM5.0.7t5 phone? Has Cyanogen weighed in on this?
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Do you have to wait for Cyan to tell you when to go to the bathroom too? Just nandroid then try it
edit: my bad, that a was a **** answer.
s15274n said:
Weird, it does not show up in the market for me...
I am using htcclays's csdi.
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I think its 2.0+ only
its just a launcher. uninstall and install it like a normal app. its not some system hack, i duno why some of you are worried about it. dont even need to nandroid, it doesnt mess up any system stuff. doesnt even require root access. it's a pretty smooth launcher. adw is trying to rework his to make it smooth as well.
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Question though, wouldn't the spare parts option to keep launcher in memory apply to whatever launcher you are using?
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yes it works, i set LauncherPro as default launcher when asked when phone booted, then i used SpareParts option to leave launcher in memory and it worked. Now when i close apps im instantly in my homescreen without having to reload it every time. works like a charm =)
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yes it works, i set LauncherPro as default launcher when asked when phone booted, then i used SpareParts option to leave launcher in memory and it worked. Now when i close apps im instantly in my homescreen without having to reload it every time. works like a charm =)
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That's what I suspected and that exactly what I did and saw. Then I see people questioning it and thought "maybe they know something I don't". Oh well..
xavier6303 said:
Using this launcher with cm5.0.7 test5 and its fantastic. Im also running the overclock kernel at 652 and its smooth!
Question though, wouldn't the spare parts option to keep launcher in memory apply to whatever launcher you are using?
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I don't think so, otherwise people with sense roms could push spare parts into their roms and make the option work. I do know that there is a thread on doing just that in general, but I'm too lazy to search now=p
so im guessin' the LauncherPro isn't for 1.6 fones, like the G1?
^ yeap, see my post above.
Been using it since yesterday on G1/CM5.0.7t5 and it's mighty fast.
Excellent work!
A 5 column launcher would be nice though, if it doesn't affect performance...
bittermormon said:
Do you have to wait for Cyan to tell you when to go to the bathroom too? Just nandroid then try it
I think its 2.0+ only
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And have something go wrong, brick my phone, and have only myself, and you, to blame. No thanks. Better safe than sorry. Go troll something else.
With my limited understanding of the flashing process and all of this, I don't take risks. Besides, no one on here is going to be accountable for bad advice given and replace the phone there crappy advice bricked. If you can't give advice without a disclaimer, then shut up about me asking questions like this.