What are the chances ICS will come to the BIONIC via an update?
How about custom roms, e.g., Cyanogenmod? I understand ICS is GPU accelerated... will it even be possible for ICS to be custom ported w/o (writing) hardware drivers for the graphics acceleration? At least before Motorola provides an update...
okashira said:
What are the chances ICS will come to the BIONIC via an update?
How about custom roms, e.g., Cyanogenmod? I understand ICS is GPU accelerated... will it even be possible for ICS to be custom ported w/o (writing) hardware drivers for the graphics acceleration? At least before Motorola provides an update...
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Well, its hard to say but ICS was written around OMAP processors and Moto Mobility will soon be ran by Google so its a good chance we will see it on the Bionic hopefully.
We just have to pray that Google open-sources ICS unlike Honeycomb. If not, i forsee CM branching off into its own Distro for future builds kind of Linux has done on desktop computers.
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Schmidt already said ICS will be open-sourced, so no worries there. As for custom ROMs, I saw an alpha version of CM7 being worked on & UNL3ASH3D is great right now in its infancy. I say no worries...
Hello!
I have just bought my new LG Optimus 2x, and I have some quesitons.
With this phone i have shifted from symbian to android and i have some questions.
Firtsly, (not sure if this is legal to discuss here) do cracked apps exist? Is there something like jailbreaking on iOS?
Secondly, I have seen a lot of talk about rooting. What does rooting actually do?
Thirdly, I have checked the CM7 topic but it is just so big, and the last opdate on the first post is very outdated. Can you explain where to find the newest updates for 2.3 version of CM7 and how to mod my ROM?
And lastly, which launcher do you suggest to replace the stock LG one.
Thanks!
Rooting is jailbreak equivalent, getting "root" admin access.
Apps, well you just search for .apk files on the usual sites, filestube etc.
Cm7 I don't think is the best option at the moment, but I'll let someone else cover that.
Goodluck with your new phone.
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iZver said:
Hello!
I have just bought my new LG Optimus 2x, and I have some quesitons.
With this phone i have shifted from symbian to android and i have some questions.
Firtsly, (not sure if this is legal to discuss here) do cracked apps exist? Is there something like jailbreaking on iOS?
Secondly, I have seen a lot of talk about rooting. What does rooting actually do?
Thirdly, I have checked the CM7 topic but it is just so big, and the last opdate on the first post is very outdated. Can you explain where to find the newest updates for 2.3 version of CM7 and how to mod my ROM?
And lastly, which launcher do you suggest to replace the stock LG one.
Thanks!
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Rooting gives you access to admin account so no need to jailbreak something lol, more simple.
Same for apps, Market is full if apps and most if the time you have free ones that will suit your needs.
At the moment you have to choose between CM7 and the leaked GB (like the one I run).
CM7 is still in RC stage but is usable clearly in daily use, leaked GB roms have still some bugs but very active dev are working in it and performance is great !
Not very hard and long to go from one to another BTW... Help yourself and hop in the train!
For speed and clean android-software I would recomend CM7 (android 2.3.7). If you would like LG Software built on android, like stock, there is some leaked customized Roms to install (android 2.3.4)
CM7(CyanogenMod7) : http://www.cyanogenmod.com/
You'll know how to navigate to download of CM7 for Optimus2x when you click on link
As for how to root and flash (install) it, you'll find the answere in the forum if you just search a little.
good luck with your new phone, and welcome to Android comunity
I am running cm7 after being on miui for months and I really cannot fault it so much faster!
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Hi!
Thanks for your replies.
leaked GB
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I am guessing that means the same as SimDroid said "stock LG"
So, what advantage does stock LG firmware have? If its 2.3.4 it's older. Is it better optimised for optimus 2x?
I have checked the developer subforum for 2x but haven't been able to find any usefull information on the leaked roms.
Could you help me with that?
Cheers!
iZver said:
Hi!
Thanks for your replies.
I am guessing that means the same as SimDroid said "stock LG"
So, what advantage does stock LG firmware have? If its 2.3.4 it's older. Is it better optimised for optimus 2x?
I have checked the developer subforum for 2x but haven't been able to find any usefull information on the leaked roms.
Could you help me with that?
Cheers!
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The gingerbread rom we're all using at the moment is the 2.3.4 gingerbread rom, but there are multiple variations and community edits of it.
I'm guessing your phone is on 2.2.2 at the moment, which is a pretty horrible release.
Anyway go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1002 and pick one. I'm currently using Topogigi 1.9 which is the fastest ROM i've tried, no errors that I know of, fast boot time too.
You need to flash baseband and kernel also, see:
Baseband
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1008070 for how to flash
And http://adf.ly/2SKAm for the rom to flash.
Kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200726
iZver said:
Hi!
Thanks for your replies.
I am guessing that means the same as SimDroid said "stock LG"
So, what advantage does stock LG firmware have? If its 2.3.4 it's older. Is it better optimised for optimus 2x?
I have checked the developer subforum for 2x but haven't been able to find any usefull information on the leaked roms.
Could you help me with that?
Cheers!
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The advantage of stock = leak GB is that every feature of the phone is working. With Topogigi ROM you have many bugs that have been corrected, and a custom kernel with many tweaks in the system that makes this MOD extremley fast, and very good. The remodded 2.3.4 GB firmware are very different from the original leak.
On the contrary, as it is a leak version, there isn't any official source available, so it's often hard for dev to fix things. And it's not opensource.
CM7 is opensource at 100%, based on Google android sources plus all the dev work. Recently a big improvement was made as Aramcee (the dev leader of O2X CM7 branch) managed to make A2DP work, so now you can have Bluetooth headsets working in CM7, which was not possible before.
Still no Radio FM app in CM7 as radio stack sources are not available, and HDMI mirroring works only at 720p and not 1080. The differences between 2.3.4 and 2.3.7 are not major,in Android versioning the third number means minor improvements most of the time not noticable by user.
Both enable overclocking/undervolting if that's interest you. They are both very smooth and snappy. In CM7 there is a very good support for HID (keyboard, mouses and so on) via Bluetooth. Not in stock GB (no sources).
CM7 was a bit instable those past few days but it should be corrected. Every night you have a new build, but you don't need to reflash every day as there are not at each time new things for Optimus 2X. Upggrading is trivial as it doesn't wipe your data, takes a couple of minutes.
For custom stock ROM, updates are more irregular, but very frequent too.
So no real objective differences between those two families of ROM. If you need HDMI and FM Radio you have no choice.
Okay,
Thanks a lot for your answers and your time!
One last thing:
Lg launcher
Launcher pro
ADW.launcher
slidescreen
go launcher EX
Which one?
iZver said:
Okay,
Thanks a lot for your answers and your time!
One last thing:
Lg launcher
Launcher pro
ADW.launcher
slidescreen
go launcher EX
Which one?
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That's like asking "Red, Green, Blue, Orange, White. Which should I choose?"
Try them out and see which one you like the best. Personally I'm partial to Launcher Pro.
I like launcher pro but it's rather limited in free form
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Personally I like ADW. Its more customizable than other launchers. You can also try ADW Launcher Ex. Its a paid version but worth it.
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I would go for Go Launcher or Launcher pro. Both fast. ADW for me has been known to be laggy at my end.
Screenshot is power+home button ;-)
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Could we flash for example a g2x kernel ( not rom) designed for cm7 on an optimus 2x with cm7?
No. Kernels and roms are designed on/for specific hardware which in case of o2x and g2x are very similar but not exactly the same, so it can brick your phone. Cm7 for that two phones are different, so are kerneal too. That and there are forums for each phone separately, so logical is that it will not work .
But I am sure that you can find more detailed info with googling .
Hey,
ive just buyed a p990 and put my old Gw620 away.
I was looking at the Android development for this device quite some time.
But it kinda confuses me.
Firstly whats the difference between 2X / G2X ? p990 ? p999 ?
Ive looked in many threads, mostly people didnt answer it directly, some wrote they have different File Systems. Is that all ?
Im also following Ricardo's Development on G+, ics looks promising, but lack of media encoding is bad. Is there really not a fully working stable CM9 Relase Out there for this Device ?
Whats the last Official Kernel which got released ? 2.3.5 ?
Right now i cant decide which rom i should use, since i need a really stable but also kinda recent one...
(maybe waiting until april is best, ive heard LGs gonna put out a official ICS release for this phone?)
Sorry for many stupid questions and my bad english...
greetings
1) The differences between the O2X and G2X are AFAIK only the file systems. Therefore the roms for the O2X won't work on the G2X and the other way around. The hardware on both the phones are the same.
2) RC's ICS rom is the best one available, and it's actually pretty stable. Only video recording doesn't work properly because of the media encoding. (Link in signature)
3) You shouldn't flash original kernels. Use custom ones instead . They're better and have a better performance and battery life. Also, Roms always come with a stock kernel which belongs to that rom. So if you want to flash a kernel flash custom ones. (link in signature for ETaNa Kernel, CM/MIUI Only!!!)
4) CyanogenMod is the best rom out there IMHO. So you might wanna try that. They are very stable and perform really well. (Link in signature)
SP1996AC said:
1) The differences between the O2X and G2X are AFAIK only the file systems. ... The hardware on both the phones are the same.
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..except for the radio. P999 works on T-Mobiles 850Mhz WDCMA band, while the P990 does not. (P990h and P990hN do though.)
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..except for the radio. G2X works on T-Mobiles 850Mhz UMTS band, while the O2X does not.
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Aha, thanks for correcting me! Another new thing learned today!
Okay really nooby questions here but what the hey lol;
What are the advantages of CM7.1 over 2.3.4 and are there any areas that do not work in CM7.1 properly (read a few posts about things not working and heard the cam is poop on CM7.1?)?
I have never used CM before and always stuck with stock but seeing as i'm stuck on 2.2.2 at the moment as LG update tool will not install on my pc at the mo i'm looking into alternatives.
Also in case i end up needing to return to stock, can someone please point me in the direction of where i can find the latest stock roms for the optimus 2x p990?
Cm only misses the gesture thing of LG rom, rest all is present in CM along with many ultimate features too...
If you wish to downgrade, you can find necessary files in development section
Sent from my Optimus 2X using XDA
nexus2515 said:
Cm only misses the gesture thing of LG rom, rest all is present in CM along with many ultimate features too...
If you wish to downgrade, you can find necessary files in development section
Sent from my Optimus 2X using XDA
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I heard that CM7.1 does not have tv output? Also i cannot get the stock rom from here as all the file share sites are down which the stock roms are listed on.