what are kernels and google add ons for the roms? - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hi, im pretty new to this rooting business and noticed when going on a thread for a specific rom, they have a google add on download.
what is that? do i need it? if so, how do i install it?
another question, what are kernels? and if i need it and how to install?
ive used the androot 1 click root application and clock work mod recovery if anything
thanks

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Rogers Phones and Themes

Hey guys so ive got one of the Rogers dream phones,.I was wondering if it is possible to flash one of the themes (meteamorph)? The reason I ask is that these phones are EBI1 not EBI0 like the tmobile ones.
Being ebi1 makes it so that not everything is compatible, an example of this is the cyanogen rom, it is not compatible with out a special kernel for our phones.
Once again, are the metamorphosis themes compatible with our ebi1 phones?
I am in the exact same boat lol my provider is fido and I use the latest cyanogen on my rooted ebi1 rogers dream I jus thought that this was a funny coincidence oh and obviously I'm in canada ps . I reall would like it if brian the god who makes our cyanogen port files, ported the 10mb ram hack
Themes are all good. I've used the ones from the cm updater with no issues. I also tried some meteamorphs a while ago with no issues. I think there is an issue with meteamorph on the latest cyanogen thoe. not 100% sure
To the first poster, yeah that would be great because we can't get dwangs fast rom on ebi1. Do you know if anyone has asked him to port it?
Sleeepy2 said:
Themes are all good. I've used the ones from the cm updater with no issues. I also tried some meteamorphs a while ago with no issues. I think there is an issue with meteamorph on the latest cyanogen thoe. not 100% sure
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Where can I get cm updater from? I didn't find it on the market. And am I correct in thinking that the cm updater does more than just update cyanogen roms?
EDIT ive found it and see that it can update the cm aswell as use themes. I still need an answer to my post after this one.
I am wondering if it is safe to use cm updater to update our phones because we require the special kernal to use cm. Do we need to apply a kernal everytime, does it do it for us, or do we do it ourselves. (This is regarding updating the cm itself not the theme)
Hey guys, so I am still waiting for a response regarding my above post but in addition I would like to say that I now have a theme using cm updater. I downloased the first one in the recommened list. I was wondering what the difference between advance and regular launcher. There where two options for this theme one with regular other with advanced. I chose regular because I don't know what a lanucher is.
i have heard that people have asked him but he hasnet responded with a definitive answer
asb123 said:
I am wondering if it is safe to use cm updater to update our phones because we require the special kernal to use cm. Do we need to apply a kernal everytime, does it do it for us, or do we do it ourselves. (This is regarding updating the cm itself not the theme)
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You just need to add the bcrook Kernel as a theme. Follow the directions in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=592377
To Update:
1. Themes > Menu > Check Now
2. Select the newest bc-ebi1 file from the theme section
3. Click on it and download it, choose Apply Later when finished.
4. Download the newest Cyanogen ROM from the ROM section. Choose Apply Now.
This will reboot to recovery and flash the newest cyanogenmod. Then apply the previously downloaded port file.
Enjoy!
Thanks for the link andanswer, that will come in handy.
Another question I have is what's the difference between advanced and regular launcher?
You can look at the thread for advanced laucher and see the differences. Folders, change the number of home screens and more.
hmm i have a rogers dream and ive never had problems with themes, cm updater or anything. also ive never had to install any "special" kernel for any rom ive put on my phone.
im pretty sure i used the "rogers one touch root" guide in the dev forum when i originally rooted my phone.
is there a difference between the old and new rogers dreams? or are all this ebi1??
I use the enoch theme and it works great and looks even better. I think that most roms don't touch the kernel so they should be fine.
digitaljeff said:
hmm i have a rogers dream and ive never had problems with themes, cm updater or anything. also ive never had to install any "special" kernel for any rom ive put on my phone.
im pretty sure i used the "rogers one touch root" guide in the dev forum when i originally rooted my phone.
is there a difference between the old and new rogers dreams? or are all this ebi1??
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There is a difference but it isn't with the radio (ebi1 vs ebi0) its with the spl. It just requires the one click root to get around. You must have used haykuro's method to root which switches your radio to EBI0 making it compatible with any rom for the G1.
beav_35 said:
I use the enoch theme and it works great and looks even better. I think that most roms don't touch the kernel so they should be fine.
There is a difference but it isn't with the radio (ebi1 vs ebi0) its with the spl. It just requires the one click root to get around. You must have used haykuro's method to root which switches your radio to EBI0 making it compatible with any rom for the G1.
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ahh makes sense, i used haykuro's method. thanks for the clarification.
hey i am using the binary something theme. When on the old Cyanogen rom it had the same theme but with the lockscreen, when updating to the latest CM rom i dont see the lock screen version anymore. (i am using CM updater)
Ok so I am now using the enoch theme, I like the blue accent and the transparent design to show more background. One thing that I miss is the lock screen, CM updater doesn't show any option for installing a enoch lockscreen. Is there any way to get a lockscreen? Also can I use any lockscreen even if it is not enoch? (Cm updater shows no lockscreens anyway)
Does the latest CM rom 12.2 not support any lockscreens yet? Or do I just need to add more sorces for themes in cm updater? If so could someone guide me into doing that.
could someone please answer as to can I use any lockscreen? and how can i get this done with cm updater?

hello guys!

Now that i have done the one click rooting to my phone"nexus one 2.2 Froyo with ""universal androot"" I was just wondering what would be the BEST rom to install on my phone.What advice would you give me with your experiences. what extra things do i need to consider putting on my phone. what would be a good security apps to hold intruders from getting in my phone..i have heard of overclocking but have no clue as to set it up and at what frequency...I would like to keep my hot-spot , perhaps increase the sound quality and have a 720 cap camera just to name a few.Any help would be greatly appreciated
Regards
I've got Cyanogenmod 6 on mine and I've loving it. Fast, stable, and looks great!
cool.now my question to you is where do i get a safe link to download and what are the steps to do so..thanks for your feed back
Go to Development section and read. Each ROM has a thread containing instructions for installation.
I suggest Enomther's ROM.
hey!!!
I am so happy.I tried into recovery mode but I could not find the rom there.did not know if i had to rename it or....anyways ...i went into the rom manager that I had downloaded from there the whole thing was self explanatory.I did download the cyanogenmod 6 fist and then the kernel .wow this is amazing .I wish I had done that a long long time ago.My contribution to this great team is on the way ang in the near future!! thanks guys!!
Nice going! Where did u find universal androot?
so if i use this on my unrooted nexus one 2.2, i can get root access apps?
Im not interested in custom roms just want to uninstall apps like amazon and twitter and use apps like titanium backup.
Will i receive OTA updates? and you can un-root right?
inhuman5000 said:
so if i use this on my unrooted nexus one 2.2, i can get root access apps?
Im not interested in custom roms just want to uninstall apps like amazon and twitter and use apps like titanium backup.
Will i receive OTA updates? and you can un-root right?
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Yes to all...see this thread for easy details & info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747598

[Q] Cook custom roms.

Hello you all!
I want to create my own custom roms for my i9000.
I don't want to use DOC's and Stefunel's romkitchen.
I rather build my own from 0 to 100.
Is there something like a tutorial to do this?
pietpapier said:
Hello you all!
I want to create my own custom roms for my i9000.
I don't want to use DOC's and Stefunel's romkitchen.
I rather build my own from 0 to 100.
Is there something like a tutorial to do this?
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This might help you, it's guide put together by Darky, he has a very good ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=960946
Thank you but it's a tutorial to convert a custom rom to an odin flashable goody..
I look for something more specific to add/remove apk's do some themeing and that kind of tweaking.
pietpapier said:
Thank you but it's a tutorial to convert a custom rom to an odin flashable goody..
I look for something more specific to add/remove apk's do some themeing and that kind of tweaking.
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This is for the myTouch but I would imagine the basics are the same, I have seen a lot of guides available on Google so it might be worth a quick hunt on there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=566235
beerdaddy said:
This is for the myTouch but I would imagine the basics are the same, I have seen a lot of guides available on Google so it might be worth a quick hunt on there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=566235
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I'm going to hunt..

[Q] Root & BLN Kernel & Delete Custom Apps

Hi guys, since a few days I'm the proud owner of a Note.
I want to root it, but don't know what to download. I also want to have BLN, I had it done on my Ace, but I don't now which kernel I should download for my Note.
And there are a lot apps already standard installed on it which I would like to remove, but now I can't, how can I do that? Is there an app for?
I'd be glad if you guys helped me.
Excuse me if I should ask these questions somewhere else and opened this thread unneeded.
Kind regards
Here's Dr.Ketan's guide to rooting GTN. Also, the rooting thread.
Once you are rooted, you can flash one of the newer AbyssNote Kernels, they support BLN.
Uninstalling system apps can be done using Titanium Backup, Root Uninstaller and many other apps in the Market, but you have to be rooted to do this.
Hope this helps.
chasmodo said:
Here's Dr.Ketan's guide to rooting GTN. Also, the rooting thread.
Once you are rooted, you can flash one of the newer AbyssNote Kernels, they support BLN.
Uninstalling system apps can be done using Titanium Backup, Root Uninstaller and many other apps in the Market, but you have to be rooted to do this.
Hope this helps.
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Hi, thanks for your answer! I will do it all tomorrow, thanks again!

Getting a note - free unlock? using custom rom?

Hey guys, so I am picking up a galaxy note today from a friend. Its currently locked to orange UK and Im on o2 (going to giffgaff, way better deals) as I have sold my S2, I'll need access to it ASAP. I am happy to install a custom rom on to it. (I know how to root, backup using titanium backup, but I have only ever put 1 rom on a phone, an xperia x10 running cyanogenmod) So what I am wondering is, will installing a custom rom carrier unlock the phone? And what rom can you recommend? I know CM10 is out, but I've been out of the rom scene for a while so don't know what other roms have to offer. Preferably, I'd like one that gives you the features of the note 2, I read some roms have those apps built in.
Many thanks
steve
If you want Note2 features, you will need a JB leak.
The latest is the LS7, there are several custom roms out there based on it.
If you do some searching around, i am sure you will also be able to find some unlock
threads.
use galaxy s unlock free from play store
And test out RocketROM v3 too ! has all the note 2 features
Thanks guys! RocketROM v3... is it fully stable and does everything work on it? is it as good as CM10? Thanks!
Yeah everything works and it is stable also !
Difficult to compare with CM as they are 2 completely different ROMs. Best advice I can give is to just try them all. its the only way to find out that suits you.
could you link me to the unlock play store app? in case the one I used is different... thanks!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.helroz.galaxysunlock&hl=en
It requires root yes, But you will need root if you want a custom rom anyway.
It does work, Ive used it myself along with many others on here
Thanks! will have to do this tomorrow then - if it requires rooting - because Im picking it up and going to work straight after - if it was just a simple download and run, I could do it in the car tethered to my dads phone. Thanks!
Before I go, is there an app for rooting the note without the need of a pc? like a oneclickroot? Just, if I can root it in the car on my way to work, I can then Unlock it and have the use of a phone for when I am finished work.
Cheers!
What you can do is head over to development section, Download Philz kernel (on your phone) then boot into recovery and flash it by selecting 'install update.zip' this will install a safe kernel along with CWM and will also root your phone.
Then you can flash which ever ROM & Kernel you wish
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191
Thanks! The unlock worked! Will be romming it up soon cheers again

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