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I've had my Eris for about 16-months and find the 3.2" screen size and resolution lacking. Being terribly impatient, I've been looking for something to upgrade to without spending a lot of cash.
I figured I could get a used Droid 1 and sell my Eris and not be out too much.
I've put many many custom ROMs ( froyo ) on the Eris, overclocked, etc and would like to do the same on a Droid 1.
How are they at rooting and installing ROMs? How have they held up for ya'll over time? Would the performance be any different? I assume/hope a little better...not that the Eris is bad at 729Mhz.
I have a motorola milestone (same as the droid except I use got mine from telus canada to use on ATT) The Droid/Milestone is awesome. It is super easy to root, just look for universal androot on the market. Its a one click root program. I have mine rooted, overclocked @ 1100mhz, I have a wireless tethering, Telus lite v4 rom (super fast) and a nice software called Swapper (on the market) to use 512mg of my sdcard as virtual memory to give the Milestone/Droid extra memory. I have to tell you the Milestone has a locked bootloader, whereas the Droid 1 from verizon is even easier to root and modify. I know both these phones are aging but they are fantastic devices. I absolutely love my milestone/droid phone. You cant go wrong.
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.
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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.
y0himba said:
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
I'm considering buying this phone, mainly for the Webtop functionality and the physical keyboard (I own an atrix). Problem is, webtop goes away with ICS/JB, and GSM doesn't seem to work on GB. Droid 4 also uses Maverick as a base, which is better than Jaunty.
My country has no LTE, btw.
Is dual booting ICS and GB a possibility? Did someone get the radios working on GB (all I read points to this not being the case)? Should I give up and look for some other phone?
I also considered giving ICS a try and downgrading to GB when Webtop functionality is need, but everything I read points that is a big no-no. Is there a way to downgrade without getting a brick?
The closest you're going to get is a separate install of Ubuntu on the phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1516778
Not sure of the current status of that project.
BTW if you own an Atrix lapdock, you'll need to modify it to flip the HDMI and USB ports before you can use it with the Droid 4.
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I'm considering buying this phone, mainly for the Webtop functionality and the physical keyboard (I own an atrix). Problem is, webtop goes away with ICS/JB, and GSM doesn't seem to work on GB. Droid 4 also uses Maverick as a base, which is better than Jaunty.
My country has no LTE, btw.
Is dual booting ICS and GB a possibility? Did someone get the radios working on GB (all I read points to this not being the case)? Should I give up and look for some other phone?
I also considered giving ICS a try and downgrading to GB when Webtop functionality is need, but everything I read points that is a big no-no. Is there a way to downgrade without getting a brick?
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Is there something specific about the old version of WebTop that you want? I've only ever used v3.0 on ICS and JB with my LapDock, and it works just fine for me.
Cheers,
Steve.
StevePritchard said:
Is there something specific about the old version of WebTop that you want? I've only ever used v3.0 on ICS and JB with my LapDock, and it works just fine for me.
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The old webtop booted into a fully fledge copy of Ubuntu Linux, allowing you access to all the desktop linux apps, providing an Arm binary is available or you compile it yourself.
Combined with a lapdock, especially the older non-touch lapdocks, this gives a completely different experience, more like owning an actual laptop or netbook, rather than just Android tablet mode which is kind of rubbish without a touchscreen.
Lum_UK said:
The old webtop booted into a fully fledge copy of Ubuntu Linux, allowing you access to all the desktop linux apps, providing an Arm binary is available or you compile it yourself.
Combined with a lapdock, especially the older non-touch lapdocks, this gives a completely different experience, more like owning an actual laptop or netbook, rather than just Android tablet mode which is kind of rubbish without a touchscreen.
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With you - I guess if that's what you were expecting, or used to, then I guess the WebTop 3.0 experience is disappointing.
Cheers,
Steve.