I am currently using TelusLitev4 on my Milestone. I would like to get the Dungeon Defenders game and read that there is a way for the Droid/Milestone to do it but the phone must have a custom Rom where the kernal supports Swap. Anyone know of a Rom that supports this for the Milestone? Thank you to all in advance.
Since the Milestone (at least here in Europe) has a signed bootloader, there's no way of swapping the kernel with others, that are not signed by Motorola. There are no custom ROMs for the milestone, only custom mods with Motorola-kernel in it.
Thank you for replying to my post. It was as I feared. I hope that either someone cracks it or even better Motorola takes their head out of their butt and either unlocks it for us, or gives us the key to do it ourselves.
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Hello, first I just wanted to say coming from a Droid X I LOVE this phone and LTE. I am all rooted and just wanted to know if anyone has had any luck with overclocking the CPU, and if so, how and with what app? I know it's already ridiculously fast, I just wanted to know if it could be done. Thanks
We don't have CWM yet, so no custom ROMs which means no overclock yet.
Oh ok...I knew how to root it but am still learning how a lot of the rest works. Thanks for the info
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You could do a mild oc in the droid x on the stock rom... 1.25.... I'd take that right now
Is overclocking even necessary? I think it's very fast out of the box.
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It isn't about what you NEED to do - it is about what you WANT to do
Does a Ferrari need to top 200?...No, but it's a lot of fun making fast things go even faster and pushing them to their limit (but no it doesn't NEED it lol)
speak for yourselves.... coming from a Sensation... I NEED IT!!! lmao
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We don't have CWM yet, so no custom ROMs which means no overclock yet.
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CWM has really no bearing when it comes to overclocking a phone with a locked bootloader. If you cant change the kernel then you can overclock using CWM. An app like Android Overclock that loads the module once booted is required, that app only needs root and the appropriate module.
So are you saying it is possible right now with the "Android Overclocking" app. I was under the impression there was no OC until we could customize the kernel. Has anyone actually tried and achieved this? I cruise these forums constantly and I have seen no posts touting running 1.5ghz OC'd. I know it's only $1.50 but I don't want to spend that when 1. SetCPU is free (I tried, no OC). Is this comparable or does Android Overclocking get around this somehow?
2. I have doubts anyone is OC'd yet without a whisper here or rootzwiki.
The way I understand it (not a dev but alot of experience with flashing coming from the OGDroid). The kernel has slots (in my experience 5 or 7 slots) where the frequencies are very specifially laid out at like 300, 600, 800, 1.0ghz, 1.2ghz *example*) I am not sure what the specific slot numbers are on the stock kernel but I don't think an app can change kernel function on that level or at all.
Well I've been looking into this for a while and with no luck I've tried severally overclockers, quick clock being my favorite. But none of them work, they will either crash or freeze up, haven't had any crash the divice tho. So far it seems there just isn't enough focus on the clock yet, with cm and 2nd int right around the bend. All in good time
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If you want to OC your Bionic join the cause, there are a bunch of us searching for the solution to every rooted Bionic with a locked bootloader...
Re: Android Overclock
Nope, Android Overclock fashes a message on install that states you need a different kernel to OC. Bummer-worked up to 1.3Ghz on my D2, but no joy on Bionic.
Why does anybody need an overclocked dual core processor at this point in the game???
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Like others have stated it's not a need but more of a want. I am in the same boat and would like to work this beast to it's fullest. I have had no lag and no problems but the want to crank the Bionic up is just killing me. Hopefully we will see something soon.
Yea, its not a need.... well at least not yet, eventually this phone will be outdated of course, anyway it woyuld allow for xtream multitasking,
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Hello all, I currently have an incredible 2 and so did my wife, but she broke hers, no insurance. This phone wasn't available yet when we got ours, I wanted it, but we both got incredible 2s instead. Can someone tell me more about this phone? Specifically the development side of it? I found one on amazon and am thinking about buying it and giving this to my wife? Is it true that there is no way to unlock the bootloader? What about flashing custom roms, kernels, new radios? My incredible 2 has seen many roms and I'm currently undervolted and overclocked and tried many different radios to find which one gives best signal here, will I be able to enjoy any of this on the Droid 3? If not is it possible in the near future? I read up some, and saw a post about how to get into recovery, but it involved having to actually be on your phone with Android OS loaded up, is there no way to get there before Android boots like on my phone? If not that scares me cause if I screw it up and can't boot how will I get into recovery to restore backup? I really want this phone, I just really like tinkering and customizing and I hope someone is kind enough to answer my questions, thanks in advance.
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1. How difficult is it to root and install custom ROMs on the Droid Bionic?
2. Are there any custom ROMs based on AOSP or CM7? Or those without Motoblur? I looked through the Development forum and I don't see any rom with those specifically stated... I saw some CM9 roms but I don't want to use those yet until support for ICS is more widespread on the apps I usually use.
3. Has anyone gotten a Wiimote or 6axis controller to work on emulators with the stock rom? or with any of the custom roms?
4. How does webtop work? Does it work with custom roms? I want to use a lapdock for typing things during my internship in the hospital. Can webtop use Smart Office or any office app in the phone?
5. All Droid Bionics have the Verizon logo on the bottom of its front right? The seller didn't post a picture of the phone and I won't be the one to pick it up personally... What particular markings can I describe to a nontechy aunt so she would be able to determine if the phone for sale is Droid Bionic?
1. Yes
2. Nightly builds of AOSP and CM are at droidhive.com
3. Huh
this is why poeple leave xda just sayin way to man noob questions most of the development is over a droidhive stated previously and rootzwiki poeple leave here cause of noobness like this just sayin.. good luck..
raylgo said:
1. How difficult is it to root and install custom ROMs on the Droid Bionic?
2. Are there any custom ROMs based on AOSP or CM7? Or those without Motoblur? I looked through the Development forum and I don't see any rom with those specifically stated... I saw some CM9 roms but I don't want to use those yet until support for ICS is more widespread on the apps I usually use.
3. Has anyone gotten a Wiimote or 6axis controller to work on emulators with the stock rom? or with any of the custom roms?
4. How does webtop work? Does it work with custom roms? I want to use a lapdock for typing things during my internship in the hospital. Can webtop use Smart Office or any office app in the phone?
5. All Droid Bionics have the Verizon logo on the bottom of its front right? The seller didn't post a picture of the phone and I won't be the one to pick it up personally... What particular markings can I describe to a nontechy aunt so she would be able to determine if the phone for sale is Droid Bionic?
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1. Not difficult. Devs have created excellent bootstrap apps that let you install Clockwork Recovery (or a variant) so that you can change ROM's like you always have.
2. Since the kernel cannot be modified (due to the unlocked bootloader) we do have have any AOSP or Cyanogenmod ROMs. The closest I've seen to AOSP is the Eclipse ROM.
3. I don't know.
4. Webtop will work with custom ROM's. Webtop runs on a separate partition that custom ROM's don't modify.
5. The Droid Bionic typically does have a Verizon logo on the lower-right. The Bionic, unfortunately, doesn't have much of anything to set it apart. A generic description could have people mistaking the Droid X or Droid X2. Bionics have the closely-coupled MicroUSB & HDMI ports on the left side. Headphone jack on top. Camera sensor has "8MP | AF - 1080p HD VIDEO" labeled on it. The loudspeaker on the back has a tiny oval shaped hole for it. That's the best I can do.
And search and read.. my two cents
Hello. I will be receiving a Droid 3 as a warranty replacement tomorrow. It comes with ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) pre-installed. I have been searching, and cannot find a way to root the Droid 3.
I am hoping I missed it. If someone can point me to the tutorial for rooting the Droid 3 with ICS, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
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Hello. I will be receiving a Droid 3 as a warranty replacement tomorrow. It comes with ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) pre-installed. I have been searching, and cannot find a way to root the Droid 3.
I am hoping I missed it. If someone can point me to the tutorial for rooting the Droid 3 with ICS, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
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Where did you hear it will come with ICS...? Because it won't.
I was told this by the Verizon rep. It is a warranty replacement. he specifically said it has ICS on it. No, I am not mistaken. Maybe he was?
Even if it doesn't, I have been unable to find a tutorial for rooting the Droid 3.
I can assure you that it will not be arriving with ICS, I'm sure he must have been mistaken. It will most likely be running Gingerbread 2.3.4 with the 5.6.890 system software.
Anywho... here is the tutorial you are looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1240130
If you do get one with ics on it then I will be calling Verizon and having them replace my phone for one like that
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If you do get one with ics on it then I will be calling Verizon and having them replace my phone for one like that
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If you get a phone w/ics system dump before anything else please, if you need a hand lots of people here will help (or on irc) but since moto still has the d3 listed as "evaluating" for ics and haven't even started working on a build I would say the rep is more than likely mistaken. Hopefully not but if moto had an ics build for the d3 I imagine we would have heard about a soak or something. As for your question I would probably try the root for d4 and if that didn't work check out what they're using on the nexus etc
If you do get ICS please tweet Hash. We really could benefit from it.
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We would still have a locked bootloader and the same kernel issues though. I'd put money on the rep being wrong, but I'd like to be proven wrong.
so what version of android did you end up getting on the d3?
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You folks were right. He was wrong. It has 2.3.4.
It runs pretty fast, compares well to the DX2. I wanted CM ROM on it, but none are completely working. Camera has issues GSM FCs and so forth. I just wish my DX2 would work. Haven't used a physical keyboard in a while either.
What do you folks think of your Droid 3s?
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What do you folks think of your Droid 3s?
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I bought my D3 FOR the keyboard. I came from an enV touch and the thought of a touchscreen keyboard that wasn't 100% perfect made me shiver. Looking back, I would definitely have gone with a SGS II. I didn't know anything about the D3's bootloader being locked and the full touch screen is definitely worth the unlocked bootloader. That being said, I still love the keyboard. It's better than any I have ever used.
I don't hate my Droid 3. It runs my ICS roms rather smoothly and the only thing that I wished worked is Google Chrome. I use the camera but I found that I have not wanted to use the video recorder since switching; even if it DID work.
If you want a CM ROM that is pretty stable, I'd recommend 7.2 found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308924
It's a bit more stable than CM9, though it still has some bugs. Stable enough for a daily driver in my opinion.
My d3 is alright but if I was sent one now with any option of sending back either for a different phone or terminate a contract(within 30 days or whatever and setup a new one) I would jump @ the chance, just because its a little old, 1g ram would be nice but imo it's like dual core phones, 1 core is wasted 90% of the time, upgradable to ics would be very nice too, custom kernel would be nicest though(htc,lg etc etc). I guess what I'm saying is its decent but I wouldn't buy one now.
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I'd say droid 3 is all about the keyboard. Without the keyboard, there would be many better phones. Phones with 1GB ram, unlocked bootloader and a better screen.
However, I'd rather have a keyboard than have those ^ things without a keyboard .
It seems to run faster, and more smooth than my Droid X2. It's ugly though, and it will take some getting used to a physical keyboard again. I have it rooted, radiocom hacked. I want to tweak the camera, but the thread is confusing me a bit as to which zip to use, or which edits to make to build.pro and the XML file. I would prefer to edit rather than install a zip as I don't really want a bootstrap on the phone.
App Brain is making me frustrated though, since Fast Web Installer will not log in.
So far, I am loving this.
Another heartbreak. If D3 doesn't gets ICS by July, I'll let it go.
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Hello everyone,
I'm new here,
Starting this thread so that beginners and new users (like me) can know about what people have done with their monsters and what they are capable of!
Tell me about your favorite top 10 apps and must haves!
Reason for choosing Droid 3?
I'd also like to know if some serious droidians can provide links on how to achieve what they have!
Would also like if they can tell users like me what should be done with their Droid 3 if they just took it out of the box!
I have a Motorola Droid 3 Verizon [XT862 (its obvious but still)],
5.6.890.xt862.verizon.en.us (I think its stock rom, but I could be wrong)
Using it in India.
And thats all I know about it.
Its not even rooted.
My reason for choosing Droid 3:
I wanted something solid, which felt like a monster in my hand, not like the new phones being thin and light as a paper, I needed something heavy! The large screen, 8 mp cam, 16+16 Gb memory are just add-ons to the list,
the main reason being the 5 row physical keyboard. I did not find any other phone with k/b with such screen and cam. And Motorola is well known for being modded and customized!
Share anything and everything you can, it is always helpful to someone!
Tell us about different processes of flashing, about roms, latest updates and so on.
Very excited to hear from y'all!
Hope. to get some really interesting and helpful posts!
Don't forget to have fun while doing this and help as many people as you can
Thanks a lot.
Really?
Really guys,
no one?
I was hoping to get some really good feedback!
Kinda old phone! I got it because i wanted the original but went with the Droid Incredible for processor. So I saw the droid 3 and it looked just as good.
Phone is end of life. These discussions have been had many times before. People are waiting to upgrade to a better phone.
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Droid Incredible?
Isn't it a cdma phone? With 1Ghz processor?
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Oh, I see.
But buddy, this discussion is not only about the features of the phone but more about what can one do or should do if they just got it.
This phone is not available at the place I'm using it. Specs are incredible, except for the software update.
I do not see a single phone with a keyboard like this with such a screen over here.
Even though it is an old phone, I got it regardless of its lousy software update.
And therefore I wanted to know, what people are doing with their droid3 regarding software?
I wanted to know which rom are they using and what apps are must haves!
Thats all.
Thank you all for reading.
Rom toolbox, safestrap3, thats all i recommend for must have apps.
Run stock for a while, and then put on safestrap and see what roms you like.
You can also use the ubuntu install app in the market if you want a linux distribution, worked ok on my droid3.
If you like at&t or tmobile, use the radio hack to skip verizon.
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Okay so for your info: safestrap 3.0, Mavrom 4.5 on .906 base. Waiting for May for new phone upgrade!
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I just scored a d4 off ebay will be here in 7-13 days lol oh well..lest I can keep my unlimited data and cost less then doing the upgrade lol
ill still be here in the d3 forums though as my wife has a d3 so I keep it current plus I love you guys..
Right back at ya!
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We do too!!
And guys, can any one of you confirm if I flash with any rom, would it affect my unlock?
Using it overseas.
Thanks a lot guys.
Allan Guigan said:
We do too!!
And guys, can any one of you confirm if I flash with any rom, would it affect my unlock?
Using it overseas.
Thanks a lot guys.
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you shouldn't loose unlock but if the rom wasn't dev'd for your specific device..ie..xt862,xt860 ect you might have to flash the proper radio and build prop