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I am thinking of selling my G1 to upgrade (although I haven't really decided what to go for), and this will be partially financed by selling my G1. Originally I thought that was not going to bring in much, before I learnt that another guy from a different forum had sold his at a decent price (2k Norwegian kroner for those who might wonder and know what a krone is. )
But I am then faced with the following problem: What ROM to sell it with?
It is a UK Tmobile G1, so it would make sense to ship it with with Tmobile 1.6 ROM, but Tmobile does not exist in Norway, and neither does (luckilly) Operator-branded (and crippled) devices, with a few exceptions.
So I was thinking about installing the HTC ADP 1.6 ROM. But as far as I know, if I flash that, it would replace the amon ra bootloader I'm currently using, and thus it would losse some value for a geek who wants to try custom roms, but don't want to have to root it. There is always the defanged one I guess, but then again, thats not an official release.
I don't know of any custom ROM that is stable enough to ship it with, and I don't want a return because it doesn't work, reboots etc. At least if it contains an official ROM, I can say: That's how it is, that's the official version, you can complain to TC/Tmobile if you don't like it.
I want it to be attractive to as many buyers as possible, as the market for it is probably not that big.
Maybe I should just sell it as a "HTC Dream from UK, also known as G1", include a notice at the bottom that it can be delivered with a "custom ROM" if the buyer wants it) and ship it with the HTC ROM if the buyer soesn't request anything?
And maybe I am just tired and over-thinking it right now? xD
i think you should ask the buyer which rom he would prefer...give him a list of fast and most working rom...with camera working...or you can always put cyanogenmod and put CM updater ...if not you can put eclair 2.1 since its not yet pushed out on g1s...
I've seen a G1 on ebay that had Hero rom and was unlocked. It was selling for 250 last time I saw it...probably about 280 for final price. Good luck with the selling =)
What I'm afraid of is that talk about ROMs will scare of people who are not in the know, and those who are pay less.
Speaking of eclair 2.1, OpenEclair was so damn sweet and smooth, so now I need to keep it and play with it for a little while longer. Problem is, if I wait too long, it will be impossible to sell, but the perfect phone hasn't arrived yet. Milestone with snapdragon and 512MB RAM, now that would be something to jump at.
I heard that T-mobile is pushing out Eclair updates on G1...so i think you should go with a hero rom. Also if you put Amon RA Recovery...you can provide the buyer with a small user guide on how to make backup / save a rom and switch a rom...oooooo i have an idea...maybe you should put like 1 donut, 1 hero, 1 eclair, 1 cyanogenmod.....i dont think anyone have introduced this idea before (I get the copyright okey)....and explain to the user little about how switching rom and stuff...also some definition like "wiping" "flashing" "fix_permission" etc etc..
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What I'm afraid of is that talk about ROMs will scare of people who are not in the know, and those who are pay less.
Speaking of eclair 2.1, OpenEclair was so damn sweet and smooth, so now I need to keep it and play with it for a little while longer. Problem is, if I wait too long, it will be impossible to sell, but the perfect phone hasn't arrived yet. Milestone with snapdragon and 512MB RAM, now that would be something to jump at.
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I think you should put 2.1 hero or espresso on the phone if you want.You could always put a eclair if you want to. I doubt the buyer knows what roms are and you should keep that part hush hush.
Yeah, but the problem is when calls or sms are dropped, everything goes super slow, they take out the sd card while the phone i on, etc. etc. Then they get mad.
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...oooooo i have an idea...maybe you should put like 1 donut, 1 hero, 1 eclair, 1 cyanogenmod.....
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Thats a good idea. Just load up a bunch of ROMs on it, then save a Nandroid+EXT backup for each ROM on the SD.
just put the tmobile one on there.
hiddengopher said:
just put the tmobile one on there.
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Make sure your not using a EXT partition either, just plain with a enom rom.Plus the 2.0 OTA was rumored to have gone airborne so you might not wanna put any ol rom.
OOOOOORRRRRRR you could put enomther's TheOfficial which is stock with root access
Let the buyer decide. For all you know, maybe you end up with a buyer who don't care about YouTube/camcorder and would sacrifice those to run Eclair.
yea...let the buyer decide...also i think you should inform him the things he gonna miss for each rom...like camera /bluetooth...colverdale's nexus one eclair rom has everything...except youtube HD videos...
I recommend MghtyMax ROM. Very fast and stable.
I have my HTC Vogue Touch flashed to android... Just foud out I have a free upgrade from Sprint and thinking about the HTC Hero..
doing some research before I get it as I love customizing this stuff and there looks to be plenty of ROMs here...
my first question being: aside from apps2sd what is the main reason for booting these ROMs? It even looks like the camera doesn't work in many of them. (which surprised me considering the phone is droid - stock)..
second question: I can see the rooting guides but not how to flash the HERo to any of these ROMs.. or am I missing something here?
Thanks..
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I have my HTC Vogue Touch flashed to android... Just foud out I have a free upgrade from Sprint and thinking about the HTC Hero..
doing some research before I get it as I love customizing this stuff and there looks to be plenty of ROMs here...
my first question being: aside from apps2sd what is the main reason for booting these ROMs? It even looks like the camera doesn't work in many of them. (which surprised me considering the phone is droid - stock)..
second question: I can see the rooting guides but not how to flash the HERo to any of these ROMs.. or am I missing something here?
Thanks..
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get the evo or wait for the galaxy s pro
The Hero is still a worthy phone.
thanks for the advice..
an explanation as to why would be nice
and an answer to my other inquiries as well if possible..
i do love my hero but if i had an upgrade right now i wouldnt go to a "last gen" phone
evo is a step up from the hero in every spec and is 4G!!!!!
the samsung galaxy will be very comparable to the evo but seems a little faster on the processing side
most of these roms are 2.1 which is complete exept for a couple bugs here and there. The roms that are dev'ing are the 2.2 roms which needs to be made from the ground up.
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I have my HTC Vogue Touch flashed to android... Just foud out I have a free upgrade from Sprint and thinking about the HTC Hero..
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sweet good for you!
doing some research before I get it as I love customizing this stuff and there looks to be plenty of ROMs here...
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we do have a ton of roms...
my first question being: aside from apps2sd what is the main reason for booting these ROMs? It even looks like the camera doesn't work in many of them. (which surprised me considering the phone is droid - stock)..
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the custom roms are faster/better than the sprint rom.
the camera works in all the roms as far as i know? there was a time when the camera didn't work because HTC were being Dbags and withholding the kernel source, but toast solved that problem. the only rom atm without camera AFAIK is the froyo dev build.
second question: I can see the rooting guides but not how to flash the HERo to any of these ROMs.. or am I missing something here?
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once you root if you use the guides then they will show you how to flash a updated/custom recovery. then flashing roms is easy. boot into recovery and choose
Code:
flash update.zip
BOOM isn't that easy.
Thanks..
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welcome.
Sputnikk23 said:
I have my HTC Vogue Touch flashed to android... Just foud out I have a free upgrade from Sprint and thinking about the HTC Hero..
doing some research before I get it as I love customizing this stuff and there looks to be plenty of ROMs here...
my first question being: aside from apps2sd what is the main reason for booting these ROMs? It even looks like the camera doesn't work in many of them. (which surprised me considering the phone is droid - stock)..
second question: I can see the rooting guides but not how to flash the HERo to any of these ROMs.. or am I missing something here?
Thanks..
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question 1. besides apps2sd the main reason for booting roms is looks and customization in my oppinion. you can change around the keyboard the lock screen the menu options even remove the terrible bloatware included on the phone. plus an upside is speed - remove the files eating all your battery life and take that battery life and put it to overclocking the cpu.
as for the camera i don't know what you are talking about. almost every rom i've installed has the camera working correctly. sometimes a file is removed to make the phone run faster and the camera doesn't work but most of the times the camera is fixed pretty fast.
question 2. rooting your phone gives you access to files on your phone otherwise not able to delete. i.e. bloatware. by rooting your phone you can remove these files or adjust them how you want. now the ROM is a customization of android x.x that you flash to your hero that otherpeople have customized themselves. like removing the bloatware for you or using a custom kernel to make your phone run faster. or just changing around the entire look of android.
The Hero is a fantastic phone and can do many things. i would say upgrade and don't look back. but if you want a snapdragon CPU get the Evo. which is also an awesome phone. (but quite a bit more expensive)
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get the evo or wait for the galaxy s pro
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totally ignore the last part. Samsung is terrible also am I crazy or doesn't need to be in a different section?
I see someone else posted about the camera..
Every single current rom we have, has a working camera. Aside from froyo 2.2, that hasnt been publicly released yet (it will soon though).
And rom currently up-to-date within the past month, should have everything working. You might run in to a few bugs, but most are user errors or can be simply fixed.
The hero is still a great phone with many months left in it. The Evo though is still the #1 choice, and i would get one if i could.
And person above me.. No you are not crazy. Should be in general section or Q & A
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get the evo or wait for the galaxy s pro
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vetvito said:
The Hero is still a worthy phone.
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both of these statements are completely true.
the Hero is actually quite awesome, lots of potential in it still, and my guess is the 2.2 will run on it just swimmingly.
that being said... if you can get one cheap, do it! But frankly, if you have upgrade credit coming to you, use it on a newer gen phone... or I would anyway. sadly, there will be less ROMs/mods/community/whathaveyou for it, balanced by a sense of adventure exploring new territory with other ROMflash addicts and ROMcookers!
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totally ignore the last part. Samsung is terrible also am I crazy or doesn't need to be in a different section?
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ya know what? your right!
Hero's a great phone.
Unbeatable combination of style, size, power, and functionality.
EVO's only better if you have no aesthetic considerations to ahm... consider.
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sweet good for you!
once you root if you use the guides then they will show you how to flash a updated/custom recovery. then flashing roms is easy. boot into recovery and choose
Code:
flash update.zip
BOOM isn't that easy.
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still a bit confused. probably will make more sense once I get the phone.
for instance i'm looking at this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583291
point me to another one if there is something better...
I assume I put the ROMs on the SD card (andboot folder maybe? thats what it was on my vogue) and going into recovery console to select the "flash update.zip" will wipe the phone and install the custom ROM?
also, where can I gain clarification on these new acronyms to me such as JIT?
I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually.. Afterall, I am a certified MS Server Admin and CCNA network admin.. hhaha
thanks for your help. great community here. hopefully i'll be sticking around.
Sputnikk23 said:
still a bit confused. probably will make more sense once I get the phone.
for instance i'm looking at this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583291
point me to another one if there is something better...
I assume I put the ROMs on the SD card (andboot folder maybe? thats what it was on my vogue) and going into recovery console to select the "flash update.zip" will wipe the phone and install the custom ROM?
also, where can I gain clarification on these new acronyms to me such as JIT?
I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually.. Afterall, I am a certified MS Server Admin and CCNA network admin.. hhaha
thanks for your help. great community here. hopefully i'll be sticking around.
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that guide is old.
THIS ONE
will work for 2.1 which is what the hero has now.
you can google JIT. google google google. all the questions have been answered at some point or another, its better to read someone's post than make a new post about the same thing thousands of other people have already asked about.
Ok found it. At first all I got were links to roms with JIT on it.
So after rooting, I basically get back into the recovery console and select flash from zip sdcard? Heck of alot easier than the Vogue I tell you that...
Thanks for the link
Another edit: Do the custom roms have multiple home page screens you can scroll to? On my vogue 1.6 droid I have like 5 home screens I can put shortcuts on. I just watched a HTC hero video on sprint and on the customizing video it didn't look like that was there.
I'm not saying the Hero isn't a good phone.. I'm saying if you have an upgrade, get the Evo or you'll be upset later. The phone is so much faster... 4g.. double cameras..big screen...
Bad better life, and it's a brick. I wouldn't use an upgrade on an old gen phone.
I just become a Sprint Preferred or whatever.. by having a plan over $70 and paying on time for 6 months.. I get my free upgrade in February. I definitely won't even consider the Evo.. I'll be looking at the next big thing.
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Ok found it. At first all I got were links to roms with JIT on it.
So after rooting, I basically get back into the recovery console and select flash from zip sdcard? Heck of alot easier than the Vogue I tell you that...
Thanks for the link
Another edit: Do the custom roms have multiple home page screens you can scroll to? On my vogue 1.6 droid I have like 5 home screens I can put shortcuts on. I just watched a HTC hero video on sprint and on the customizing video it didn't look like that was there.
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there are 7 screens you can put apps and widgets on. 1 home then 3 to the left and right.
Remember the movie Mad Max? Or was it the Road Warrior? It doesn't matter. The quote is still valid.
Speed is a question of money. How fast can you afford to go?
If you can afford it, get the Evo. If you want a cheaper, yet still awe phone, get the Hero. Then use your savings for a bigger SDHC card and Bluetooth headphones and other coolness.
I agree that the phone has a lot left in it, but a lot of devs from several phones have jumped shipped to the Evo. I'm sticking with my Hero for another year atleast, unless a real good deal comes up.
If you want to save money I would get ther Hero as it it a lot cheaper than the Evo and you will also save the $10 extra a month. That and the Evo is too damn big. To me it was uncomfortable to hold and use with one hand.
Not only can you flash /install new roms, but with a little research you can mod the rom your self and theme it how you want. Also wireless tether is awesome and the Overclocking and Undervolting is making the phone better and faster.
Ok so I spent a few days trolling.
Looks like I'm going to have to flash the old RUU since I did the 2.1 update, then follow guide, then the custom ROM.
Question though, I'm stuck on picking one: Some are very nicely featured but I don't like the default look on any of them or the themes available in a 2nd/3rd post of the ROMs thread; generically speaking, is any themes compatible with any ROM? For instance, the Cyanogen mods you can Google to dark corners of the internet...
Ok So here We Go bought a DS7 4g By tmobile, got it off of craigslist as I proceeded to update it via the update button it gave me a android with a triangle and a question mark inside it....waited 25 minutes....nothing happened same thing well hit the power button then it wouldn't go back into boot just kept going to CWM not knowing what that meant I googled it and what do you know I updated a CWM flashed DS7 so as I have read that means boot loop or something...I followed up reading what you all have been saying so I took DJ Steve's HC rom and decided to give it a show wasn't working so I had to do something....Well it started to work after installing it via NVFlash. But now that I have it working again I am happy except one huge thing I don't quite like the rom...So this is my problem is there anyway i can get this thing back to stock OTA 2.2.2? Because the update is being released Oct. 7, 2011.....I really want to have the OTA version....So is there anyone that will please give me help at all? Hell I will even talk on the phone if that will get it done I Don't Care I just want it back to normal! I have tried the recover back to stock post on here but didn't work....So please don't tell me to read more I have been reading for the past 7 hours and have gotten this far....So please can anyone give me a for sure way to get this back to gingerbread Froyo 2.2.2 update? My device says its a Dellstreak7 but Its running Asus Transformer port I guess....I can't figure how to get it to boot into anything not even good old CWM Recovery..PLEASE HELP!
First of all younstill have A LOT of reading to do
Secondly... there is an NVFLASH method to get you back to stock 2.2.2 which you implement exactly as you did when you ran the NVFlash to get Steve's Honeycomb
And I did just that but I found a forum that actually worked here in xda thank God lol....but the Dell update to honey comb wasn't any better I thought honeycomb was going to be great the way everyone was talking about hc this an that well my apps don't all work either sad face so what is so good about honeycomb? Compared to gingerbread
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And I did just that but I found a forum that actually worked here in xda thank God lol....but the Dell update to honey comb wasn't any better I thought honeycomb was going to be great the way everyone was talking about hc this an that well my apps don't all work either sad face so what is so good about honeycomb? Compared to gingerbread
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the biggest advantages we are expecting to see (eventually after the devs have hacked away at the kernel) are improved performance and hopefully overclocking AND still have better battery life, and of course the changes in the UI (user interface) also time has to be given to developers to engineer apps for honeycomb
Yeah true I understand, but I just don't like the fact that I can't use my other apps from 2.2.2. That's another thing wasn't there a update to 2.3 or some thing like that? Another thing I don't like is that the ui is retarded maybe cause I have never seen honeycomb. But I'm not to impressed.
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Hey guys! My contract from verizon is running up and I desperately need a new phone; but I still have unlimited 4G and I'm not going to let Verizon contract me into another phone and lose it! HAH What a joke, 2gb a month for the "cheapest" option? No thank you. So I went ahead and ordered a mint condition Droid 4 for a nice price It should arrive this Friday
I'm upgrading from a Thunderbolt (the old girl served me well) and I cannot, and I can't stress this enough, cannot WAIT to have a physical keyboard back. I used to to be a Blackberry Curve and Tour owner back in the day before I made the switch to Android.
My question to you guys is, what ROM should I run? I want a full experience, so no non-working mechanics so I will be staying away from the broken camera roms, at least til they're stable. Also, what other things should I know before getting my new phone?
Thanks, and I hope to be part of the xda droid 4 owning family in a couple of days
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Hey guys! My contract from verizon is running up and I desperately need a new phone; but I still have unlimited 4G and I'm not going to let Verizon contract me into another phone and lose it! HAH What a joke, 2gb a month for the "cheapest" option? No thank you. So I went ahead and ordered a mint condition Droid 4 for a nice price It should arrive this Friday
I'm upgrading from a Thunderbolt (the old girl served me well) and I cannot, and I can't stress this enough, cannot WAIT to have a physical keyboard back. I used to to be a Blackberry Curve and Tour owner back in the day before I made the switch to Android.
My question to you guys is, what ROM should I run? I want a full experience, so no non-working mechanics so I will be staying away from the broken camera roms, at least til they're stable. Also, what other things should I know before getting my new phone?
Thanks, and I hope to be part of the xda droid 4 owning family in a couple of days
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If your looking for bug free myfishbear's Eclipse ROM is probably the way to go. As for other things to know, you will need to root and install safestrap recovery in order to install ROMs. I recommend the Droid 4 Utility ICS Only. That will allow you to root and also has a function to install safestrap.
And welcome to the D4 forums!
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If your looking for bug free myfishbear's Eclipse ROM is probably the way to go. As for other things to know, you will need to root and install safestrap recovery in order to install ROMs. I recommend the Droid 4 Utility ICS Only. That will allow you to root and also has a function to install safestrap.
And welcome to the D4 forums!
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Thank you! I was seriously expecting responses like "buy a better phone" or something. Quick question; do I have to flash radios like I did with the Thunderbolt? If I get stock gingerbread OS, should I upgrade to stock ICS and then root? Or will it not make a difference?
Thanks!
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Thank you! I was seriously expecting responses like "buy a better phone" or something. Quick question; do I have to flash radios like I did with the Thunderbolt? If I get stock gingerbread OS, should I upgrade to stock ICS and then root? Or will it not make a difference?
Thanks!
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I love my D4 You do not need to flash radios or anything like that. If it still has GB on it I would go ahead and update to ICS first and then root. That way you don't have to mess with root keeper or anything like that.
Thanks for the reply again! I will upgrade to ICS then root
It'll be here tomorrow, can't wait!
I suggest rooting stock and freezing a bunch of the garbage ICS apps that you will never use.
Fwiw, I've recently bought a used D4 for the same reason
(High 5!) And have not installed a new rom. I've just rooted, mainly so I could freeze a few things and use rom toolbox's ad blocker. Not to take anything away from the devs who do great work, but personally I'm totally happy with the (rooted) stock ICS. I know JB is supposed to be snappier, but I'm not seeing any sluggishness anyway. Welcome to the D4 world-the keyboard is AWESOME, really.
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I'd prefer to install Eclipse rom because there is no bloat to freeze and it's really fast. Also, it gets rid of a few spy tools Moto and Verizon placed on the stock roms.
Moreover, when using safestrap (which is needed to flash a rom) you don't have to worry about screwing up your system because it prevents you from messing up the stock rom.
FedEx is terrible. My phone won't be here til tomorrow
Anyway.
I think I will try and use Eclpise first. It looks like what I am after
Another vote for Eclipse here
The JB ROMs, CM10, AOKP etc. are all very nice, but missing crucial features like camera flash and the HDMI port.
Does eclipse introduce any bugs? If it gives stock functionality without the stock bloat, I'll be changing my mind...
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Does eclipse introduce any bugs? If it gives stock functionality without the stock bloat, I'll be changing my mind...
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Not noticed any bugs.
I find the (optional, flashed separately) speed tweaks to really hurt battery life, but the basic ROM (plus olegfusion's GSM patch) works just fine.
Thanks! In that case I'll probably try it out when my semester ends and I have time to tinker.
I want to tag in here, I recently purchased this phone and im from the Netherlands. I read that the Droid4 will have stock JB (4.2) support. The thing is, I am dutch and the phone isn't unlocked. Now i've been trying to understand if the update is possible for me and if the update is out allready (cant find anything about it)
Little background info:
I've had the desire Z when it intially launched and it broke down last month. Been using the desire for a month and im going nuts! Really missing a physical HD and when I started googling it seemde that the droid4 is made for me, but not being sold in stores in the NL.
It depends... what are running right now? what are you looking for? performance or battery life??????????????
I have not seen any news that this phone will get 4.2, but Motorola currently has the device listed among those that will receive 4.1 at some point (no date scheduled, though). There has not yet been an official stock release of any form of Jellybean to the Droid 4 so far.
Sorry for the late reply, I got the phone now and I saw that Hashtag is one of the core dev's for 4.1/4.2 AOKP/CM10. The phone is unlocked when upgrading to ICS via WiFi, so thats not a worry. The problem is that I cant get the data to work, ive posted about it here
Fixed! Was blind and didnt see this post Ideal for GSM users
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Sorry for the late reply, I got the phone now and I saw that Hashtag is one of the core dev's for 4.1/4.2 AOKP/CM10. The phone is unlocked when upgrading to ICS via WiFi, so thats not a worry. The problem is that I cant get the data to work, ive posted about it here
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I've never had much luck with GSM/UMTS data on Hashcode's ROMs. Stick with something like Eclipse ICS for now until Hashcode's ROMs mature a bit.
if I were you, I'd also go for the eclipse rom.
I had installed the jb rom at first, but somewhen it got really slow and apps began to crash, I also lost connection with my carrier more often then with the eclipse rom that I've changed to now.
captainstarbucs said:
Hey guys! My contract from verizon is running up and I desperately need a new phone; but I still have unlimited 4G and I'm not going to let Verizon contract me into another phone and lose it! HAH What a joke, 2gb a month for the "cheapest" option? No thank you. So I went ahead and ordered a mint condition Droid 4 for a nice price It should arrive this Friday
I'm upgrading from a Thunderbolt (the old girl served me well) and I cannot, and I can't stress this enough, cannot WAIT to have a physical keyboard back. I used to to be a Blackberry Curve and Tour owner back in the day before I made the switch to Android.
My question to you guys is, what ROM should I run? I want a full experience, so no non-working mechanics so I will be staying away from the broken camera roms, at least til they're stable. Also, what other things should I know before getting my new phone?
Thanks, and I hope to be part of the xda droid 4 owning family in a couple of days
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I just recently got a used Droid 4 myself, and I have to agree with ECLIPSE. It was the first rom I installed (immediately after I got the phone), and I rooted/safestrapped with the ICS Utility. It was an absolute breeze, and ECLIPSE is running wonderfully.
Hello everyone. I was planning to buy a used HTC Nexus One but I read about all the problems it has and had second thoughts. I had researched and found the following:
*To solve the broken power button- Download "Any unlock" from Google play
*To solve the inactive screen during calls- Download "Call Delay Patch" from Google play (can someone please verify this?)
I have also read about :
(i) camera not working(I saw a topic about clearing the camera's data which worked for some ppl and didn't work for other ppl)
(ii) X- screen problem(I have no knowledge about this) ,and
(iii) Wifi not connecting(I read about using "wifi fix" but not sure if it fixes this)
which are the problems that I couldn't find a solution to.
All of the above is considering it's on 2.3.6 official.
Basically I want to buy a N1 after selling my Samsung Galaxy Ace but I'll only do that if I have a solution to the major problems (such as the wifi and call problem) the N1 has. Is it worth it? Thank you
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Hello everyone. I was planning to buy a used HTC Nexus One but I read about all the problems it has and had second thoughts. I had researched and found the following:
*To solve the broken power button- Download "Any unlock" from Google play
*To solve the inactive screen during calls- Download "Call Delay Patch" from Google play (can someone please verify this?)
I have also read about :
(i) camera not working(I saw a topic about clearing the camera's data which worked for some ppl and didn't work for other ppl)
(ii) X- screen problem(I have no knowledge about this) ,and
(iii) Wifi not connecting(I read about using "wifi fix" but not sure if it fixes this)
which are the problems that I couldn't find a solution to.
All of the above is considering it's on 2.3.6 official.
Basically I want to buy a N1 after selling my Samsung Galaxy Ace but I'll only do that if I have a solution to the major problems (such as the wifi and call problem) the N1 has. Is it worth it? Thank you
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Well, you are kinda late on the N1 bandwagon aren't you mate? All things said and done, the N1 is a great, unique phone. I've had it for the past 3 years and it has never given me any problems. If you plan on sticking to the stock 2.3.6 ROM, you will not encounter any problems other than maybe the power button problem ( which if you are lucky/careful you might not have to face)
There are no problems with WiFi or Calls ( I think these are problems faced by users who have gone the Custom ROM route and have put a heavily modded JB or ICS ROM on their phones). If you were to flash, say stable CM 7.2, then you will rarely come across any such issues.
They don't make 'em like these anymore
Cheers
Ajayr64 said:
Hello everyone. I was planning to buy a used HTC Nexus One but I read about all the problems it has and had second thoughts. I had researched and found the following:
*To solve the broken power button- Download "Any unlock" from Google play
*To solve the inactive screen during calls- Download "Call Delay Patch" from Google play (can someone please verify this?)
I have also read about :
(i) camera not working(I saw a topic about clearing the camera's data which worked for some ppl and didn't work for other ppl)
(ii) X- screen problem(I have no knowledge about this) ,and
(iii) Wifi not connecting(I read about using "wifi fix" but not sure if it fixes this)
which are the problems that I couldn't find a solution to.
All of the above is considering it's on 2.3.6 official.
Basically I want to buy a N1 after selling my Samsung Galaxy Ace but I'll only do that if I have a solution to the major problems (such as the wifi and call problem) the N1 has. Is it worth it? Thank you
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I have two N1.
One is stock (GB 2.3.6) The other (JB Rom) is my backup and toy for taking advantage of the great work of the dev.
None of them have the issues you mention.
I enjoyed very much this phone until I got the Galaxy Nexus.
I intend to keep my N1 backup for the foreseeable future (I mean my future).
Yes, for me, it is a keeper.
sphinxcs898 said:
Well, you are kinda late on the N1 bandwagon aren't you mate? All things said and done, the N1 is a great, unique phone. I've had it for the past 3 years and it has never given me any problems. If you plan on sticking to the stock 2.3.6 ROM, you will not encounter any problems other than maybe the power button problem ( which if you are lucky/careful you might not have to face)
There are no problems with WiFi or Calls ( I think these are problems faced by users who have gone the Custom ROM route and have put a heavily modded JB or ICS ROM on their phones). If you were to flash, say stable CM 7.2, then you will rarely come across any such issues.
They don't make 'em like these anymore
Cheers
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Haha yeah very late Oh that's good to hear I saw a lot of posts in these forums about these problems and some were old and some were new so I wanted some clarity. Thanks for the info! I was planning not to root the phone also so that's good. I'm tired of the samsung interface on my phone so i wanted a change.
gunner1937 said:
I have two N1.
One is stock (GB 2.3.6) The other (JB Rom) is my backup and toy for taking advantage of the great work of the dev.
None of them have the issues you mention.
I enjoyed very much this phone until I got the Galaxy Nexus.
I intend to keep my N1 backup for the foreseeable future (I mean my future).
Yes, for me, it is a keeper.
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Oh that's cool. I 'm more encouraged to buy it now. Is JB rom stable? I was planning to not root it but if i get bored might give it a shot.
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Oh that's cool. I 'm more encouraged to buy it now. Is JB rom stable? I was planning to not root it but if i get bored might give it a shot.[/QUOTE said:
The JB is stable. I will update it this w.e. to the latest nightly (Evervolv-Perdo-3.2.0).
Good luck
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gunner1937 said:
I have two N1.
One is stock (GB 2.3.6) The other (JB Rom) is my backup and toy for taking advantage of the great work of the dev.
None of them have the issues you mention.
I enjoyed very much this phone until I got the Galaxy Nexus.
I intend to keep my N1 backup for the foreseeable future (I mean my future).
Yes, for me, it is a keeper.
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I have two N1 too. One is AOKP ICS as my daily driver and the other is JB CM 10. Indeed, I just bought a brand new N1 (got a good deal) and upgraded to AOKP ICS and gave to my father to use. I like the N1 because it fits nicely in the pocket and reasonable size.
taodan said:
I have two N1 too. One is AOKP ICS as my daily driver and the other is JB CM 10. Indeed, I just bought a brand new N1 (got a good deal) and upgraded to AOKP ICS and gave to my father to use. I like the N1 because it fits nicely in the pocket and reasonable size.
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Oh so you haven't had any of the problems I mentioned above? That's my only concern with buying the N1.
Again, as long as it's stock or a stable Custom ROM, no need to worry about any problems. It's a reliable phone.
Okay thanks. Btw on the N1 wiki it says super one click works only up till 2.3.3 . So if the android version is 2.3.6 i'll have to root it without using Super one click?
either u can downgrade it to 2.3.3 n root or else try www.unlockroot.com
but a simple solution is to unlock the bootloader...
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Ajayr64 said:
Okay thanks. Btw on the N1 wiki it says super one click works only up till 2.3.3 . So if the android version is 2.3.6 i'll have to root it without using Super one click?
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n1newbie said:
either u can downgrade it to 2.3.3 n root or else try www.unlockroot.com
but a simple solution is to unlock the bootloader...
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Yea, actually, the simplest one is to unlock the boot loader and flash the su.zip file to gain root access. There are numerous tutorials on the web which let you do that.
To summarize, the steps would be:
a) Unlock bootloader
b) Flash the recovery image. (CWM or AmonRA)
c) Copy the su.zip onto the SD card.
d) Reboot into recovery to flash that zip file and voila, root access.
OKay thanks a lot !
I'm using a 3 year old nexus one I bought on these forums over 7 months ago. It looks really beat up but has never needed any repairs including the power button. I've had stock 2.3.6 then cm7 then 4.1 for a couple months then cm7 again. It's always been pretty good. Only issue is occasional digitizer going nuts which is common but only a minor annoyance.
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