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Before you start reading, please make sure, you are 100% sure of ur answers, and that you have TIME to answer them ALL with clarification
Really thanks for ur time and help!
So i got a samsung galaxy ace, it's rooted and with b84 CF-Root kernel.
1) The thing is sometimes, I press Wi-Fi button or Bluetooth, and in the Wifi it says Error and on bluetooth just won't conect. I don't know what the problem is, and the only solution is to reboot the phone. Is this a problem? Can it be fixed? If It can, how? If not, please read point number 2.
2) If its not fixable, what ROM you advice me to reinstall? I have s5830XWKS2, some people say the DDxxx8(or something like that) is better don't know why I'm no programmer...
2.1) If I really have to have to reinstall it in order to fix it, how can I do it? Can you point out the thread for it?
3) I run a small business, and I use Tasker for all my stuff. together with other 60+ apps I need to keep, i'm using SD card with ext partition with Link2SD. And the thing i'm most afraid of, is loosing all the data. I came from a Nokia 5800XM, and I flashed it some times, backups are easy to do. Now here on Android becomes a bit complicated. Maybe never someone cleared me enough about it. So what can I do to sucessfully restore all data on the new ROM? I got Titanium backups, and CWM..Will that backup even my dictionary saved words?
4) Thanks, and please, again, make notice that I can't loose anything due to my business, but I can't work with phone needing to reboot at random times cause of wifi or bluetooh beeing bricked.
First of all. There is no such things as urgent situation here. You should remember that.
Second thing. You should post questions in Q&A sub-section. General is for sharing and discussions.
Third thing. There is a adb logcat thingie, which allows to understand a root of your problem more than 'Help me. Something doesn't work'
I remain this thread open but move to correct section.
NunoPitbull said:
Before you start reading, please make sure, you are 100% sure of ur answers, and that you have TIME to answer them ALL with clarification
Really thanks for ur time and help!
So i got a samsung galaxy ace, it's rooted and with b84 CF-Root kernel.
1) The thing is sometimes, I press Wi-Fi button or Bluetooth, and in the Wifi it says Error and on bluetooth just won't conect. I don't know what the problem is, and the only solution is to reboot the phone. Is this a problem? Can it be fixed? If It can, how? If not, please read point number 2.
2) If its not fixable, what ROM you advice me to reinstall? I have s5830XWKS2, some people say the DDxxx8(or something like that) is better don't know why I'm no programmer...
2.1) If I really have to have to reinstall it in order to fix it, how can I do it? Can you point out the thread for it?
3) I run a small business, and I use Tasker for all my stuff. together with other 60+ apps I need to keep, i'm using SD card with ext partition with Link2SD. And the thing i'm most afraid of, is loosing all the data. I came from a Nokia 5800XM, and I flashed it some times, backups are easy to do. Now here on Android becomes a bit complicated. Maybe never someone cleared me enough about it. So what can I do to sucessfully restore all data on the new ROM? I got Titanium backups, and CWM..Will that backup even my dictionary saved words?
4) Thanks, and please, again, make notice that I can't loose anything due to my business, but I can't work with phone needing to reboot at random times cause of wifi or bluetooh beeing bricked.
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Yes I experienced the same problem,could be software bugs problem so I think you can reinstall your software for the better.
I prefer cm mod7/8 for ace as it is much faster so you can try Google cyanogenmod for ace. They have all the tutorial you need.
As for your Apps, titanium backup will do fine. Its the best backup so far. Your dictionary words is the default system one? I recommend you smart keyboard pro as it has the function to backup all your words
So in short, backup your EVERYTHING with titanium backup, rmb your contacts too, and install cyannogen mod 7 or 8 whichever you prefer! Hope this helps!
Sent from my LG-P705 using xda premium
spaz1201 said:
Yes I experienced the same problem,could be software bugs problem so I think you can reinstall your software for the better.
I prefer cm mod7/8 for ace as it is much faster so you can try Google cyanogenmod for ace. They have all the tutorial you need.
As for your Apps, titanium backup will do fine. Its the best backup so far. Your dictionary words is the default system one? I recommend you smart keyboard pro as it has the function to backup all your words
So in short, backup your EVERYTHING with titanium backup, rmb your contacts too, and install cyannogen mod 7 or 8 whichever you prefer! Hope this helps!
Sent from my LG-P705 using xda premium
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There's no such thing as cyanogen mod 8...only unofficial cm 7.1 kang and official cm 7.2...
Nunopitbull, wifi & bluetooth problems that you experience are caused by the kernel, not the firmware or rom...so my suggestion is to use a kernel that is not based on cf root or use a stock kernel (the one that came with your phone)...just root your phone with the update zip method will do, and for cwm flash the zip for it...the newest version for sga is 5.0.2.6...there's no need to flash a custom kernel...
About cwm backups, it backups your whole system and data partition and also your boot.img (kernel related)...so yes, it is quite safe to say that your whole phone is backup-ed...but keep in mind that stock roms use .rfs format for the partitions...new custom roms use .ext4 format...so to flash a backup of a stock rom, first flash a fresh stock firmware with ODIN and the cooper.pit file...then re-root and re-flash cwm to restore your phone...
And fyi, link2sd uses a second partition right? The apps inside the second partition can be relinked if you reset the phone...as long as you don't format the second partition...but personally I suggest you to use DTa2sd or amarulzz script as it saves more internal space...check it out...
Hope that all the above helps...
So you're saying my problem of wi-fi/bluetooth is because of kernel? Can you help me by PM how to get it working again? I wanted a custom kernel don't remember already why, but I think was for the custom speeds of CPU, so I could have low ones..
Just want this bug to disapear of bluetooth and wifi!
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There's no such thing as cyanogen mod 8...only unofficial cm 7.1 kang and official cm 7.2...
Nunopitbull, wifi & bluetooth problems that you experience are caused by the kernel, not the firmware or rom...so my suggestion is to use a kernel that is not based on cf root or use a stock kernel (the one that came with your phone)...just root your phone with the update zip method will do, and for cwm flash the zip for it...the newest version for sga is 5.0.2.6...there's no need to flash a custom kernel...
About cwm backups, it backups your whole system and data partition and also your boot.img (kernel related)...so yes, it is quite safe to say that your whole phone is backup-ed...but keep in mind that stock roms use .rfs format for the partitions...new custom roms use .ext4 format...so to flash a backup of a stock rom, first flash a fresh stock firmware with ODIN and the cooper.pit file...then re-root and re-flash cwm to restore your phone...
And fyi, link2sd uses a second partition right? The apps inside the second partition can be relinked if you reset the phone...as long as you don't format the second partition...but personally I suggest you to use DTa2sd or amarulzz script as it saves more internal space...check it out...
Hope that all the above helps...
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So far I haven't seen a custom kernel for sga that works flawlessly...especially the ones with oc function...only stock kernels work with the least problems...since you want to underclock, just use the stock kernel and set it to the lowest value with an app like set cpu...it shall do you fine...
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So far I haven't seen a custom kernel for sga that works flawlessly...especially the ones with oc function...only stock kernels work with the least problems...since you want to underclock, just use the stock kernel and set it to the lowest value with an app like set cpu...it shall do you fine...
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What are the other advntages with the CF Root kernel? I can't remmeber why I puted it, but I think they were another reason behind it...
Where I can get teh stock kernel? Or which one you advise?
Chill please...don't shoot questions in here...if you want quick answers, please search about it (e.g. go to the cf-root thread and read about the features, I don't memorise them, but I believe you want the overclock and a2sd features)...If you want direct answers, you will have to wait...
I understand that you need your phone for your business, it's very important to you...I'm trying my best to help out here ok? To get a stock kernel, just flash a stock firmware via ODIN...but you will have to re-root and re-flash cwm...any stock kernel will do, as long as it is with the firmware you flashed...
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Chill please...don't shoot questions in here...if you want quick answers, please search about it (e.g. go to the cf-root thread and read about the features, I don't memorise them, but I believe you want the overclock and a2sd features)...If you want direct answers, you will have to wait...
I understand that you need your phone for your business, it's very important to you...I'm trying my best to help out here ok? To get a stock kernel, just flash a stock firmware via ODIN...but you will have to re-root and re-flash cwm...any stock kernel will do, as long as it is with the firmware you flashed...
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Chill what? I'm not in a hurry for answers You answer when you can. I jsut reply when I can, if it was fast, I didn't noticed
I remember to put this kernel i did something from CWM reboot, your saying i need to reinstall a full ROM to get the stock kernel?:S And what's ODIN
Reply when u can, im in no hurry ;D
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Chill what? I'm not in a hurry for answers You answer when you can. I jsut reply when I can, if it was fast, I didn't noticed
I remember to put this kernel i did something from CWM reboot, your saying i need to reinstall a full ROM to get the stock kernel?:S And what's ODIN
Reply when u can, im in no hurry ;D
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Yea...a full stock samsung rom..you might wanna look at this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12874680
Is your Samsung Galaxy Ace a GT-S5830 or a GT-S5830i ??
Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda app-developers app
If you want only professionals to answer your questions, take your phone to the Samsung Engineers....
Sent from my GT-S5830 using Tapatalk 2
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Before you start reading, please make sure, you are 100% sure of ur answers, and that you have TIME to answer them ALL with clarification
Really thanks for ur time and help!
So i got a samsung galaxy ace, it's rooted and with b84 CF-Root kernel.
1) The thing is sometimes, I press Wi-Fi button or Bluetooth, and in the Wifi it says Error and on bluetooth just won't conect. I don't know what the problem is, and the only solution is to reboot the phone. Is this a problem? Can it be fixed? If It can, how? If not, please read point number 2.
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Try flashing a new kernel, this is NOT a rom issue, just a kernel issue.
Welcome existing xda members, and new comers.
To clear things up before you read any information is that if you preform any tasks mention from within this thread me, and other members of the XDA community are not responsible for lost data,bricked devices or anything of that nature. If anything like this happens you are on your own, we can try to help you out of the problem if you post in this thread, however, we are not liable for any damages as said before.
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* Your warranty is now void.
*By you using my Mods, Roms etc...
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, or dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed.
* Please do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
Before we start there are some words of which some member may not know the meaning of, so to clear things up here we go:
"Dirty flash" This is a word used by people refering to not clering any data or cache before the flash, this can lead to issues depending on the type of rom your flashing
"Clean Flash" This is another word used by member here on XDA, it is where they wipe both the data and cache before a flash to minimise any bugs in the rom what may occour.
The main purpose of this thread is to resolve potential issues such as cache errors, dalvik issues, force closes, sluggishness etc... There will be a FAQ at the end of the main posts, to resolve some of the most common issues reported by other members to me, via another thread or PM.
Currently there are three main roms of which most people are using, these include:
Nameless Rom, all editions mainly build 7.2 and up
Explosion Rom, others may move from this rom to the nameless, due to it being unsupported
Stock Rom, many people will choose custom roms over this, because they are faster.
ReVoluTioN RoM, all editions from v1.0 this includes both the sense and de-sense editions.
Whichever Rom you decide to flash weather it's stock, custom or whatever some of the most common problems are mostly the easiest to fix, for example; Let's say if a member at XDA has Nameless Rom 7.1 and they "dirty" flash 7.2 they may have problems such as force closes and market apps not installing, this is caused by cache errors, so clearing the cache is a simple fix to resolve the issue.
Below there will be a series of posts, which will range from rules of flashing and rom specific bugs and fixes etc... these sections are:
A guide to flashing, make sure your doing it right
Common rom bugs, and recommendations I have found a lot of bugs due to my dirty flashing as a noob lol
Thread rules no spam!
FAQ
Guide to flashing
Have you been hearing about all this custom ROM business on our Desire C and wondering what in the world all those are, and what they are for?
Your maybe you already know what those are but are still afraid of trying custom ROMs on your phone because you don't know how to install them or don't want to lose your data and wreak your phone?
Well today I'm going to show you the most safe way to flash Roms to our phone, there are four main steps involved in this:
First you will want to root your phone, there are guides on the Desire C forums on this, such as the very in detail guide written by air.combat the link to this thread is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33066306
Download your Rom from XDA, this could be the Nameless Rom
Reboot your phone into the recovery (to do this turn off the phone, hold down VOL- and hold the power button the HBOT menu will show up, press the top button once agin and then select recovery from the list)
Backup your current Rom, this is incase anything goes wrong during flashing, it rare but can happen. (It can be found in the backup and restore section of the recovery)
flash your Rom. (using the flash ZIP section on the recovery, and select the file of your rom.)
For whatever reason, you may want to go back and thats what the backup is for, you can use the backup section in recovery to restore your image before of your system)
Above is a overview of some of the most important steps required to flash a Rom onto your Desire C, however for some new members I will explain in more detail on how to preform these steps listed above, providing you follow these steps you will be fine.
Rooting
Firstly, rooting is usually a 5 minute process, and many guides around the web that explain about rooting our Desire C, but for some users there are issues they can face, such as ADB not working and other things. I think to best way for new members to root would be to use the All-In-One-Toolkit for the HTC Desire C, by hansoon2000 so all credits of this tool go to him. Instructions on how to use this program are easy, and any noobie can do it, if you have any issues with this feel free to post here, or send me a PM.
Downloading your Rom
Second, you will need to download your Rom, now as of now youu have two main choices (This will be updated with time to a list) these are:
Nameless Rom
Explosion Rom (may not be a good choice becasue it is discontinued)
ReVoluTioN RoM
Location of Rom on SD CARD
Once you have downloaded it if you downloaded it on your phone you will find it in the following folders; /sdcard/download/namelessxxx.ZIP (namelessxxx.ZIP being the Rom file you downloaded for your phone)
However if you have downloaded it on your phone I recommend making a folder called ROMS or NAMELESS or something to do with Roms, in the root of your SD CARD, for example; /Sdcard/Roms/namelessxxx.ZIP (it is much easier to keep your Rom folder organised if you have many versions saved)
Once that is done, we will move to the next step, which is wiping your data and why;
Wiping data, cache
Wiping your data and cache when flashing a new Rom, or base is a good option as it can prevent errors, and force closes when the new Rom is installed. If the data and cache is wiped your phone will feel faster a smoother on the new Rom as there are not useless files bloating the system, which is also slowing it down. I STRONGLY recommend wiping the cache because it holds information relating the version of android base etc... and if that data from the old Rom conflicts with the new one which may have a newer base, this will mean trouble!
To wipe the data and cache is easy, hen inside recovery simply select restore to factory defaults, this will prepare your phone for the new Rom flash, without useless files, the next section will explain the flashing part;
Flashing the Rom
Before flashing any Roms flash the required boot.img, this is the kernel without it the Rom will not work properly! remember to flash a boot.img its; [fastboot flash boot boot.img] and then [fastboot erase cache] then finally [fastboot reboot] If you do not flash it things such as WIFI will not work!
When you flash a Rom you will want to make sure you backup your current Rom first, just incase anything goes wrong. To do this inside recovery go to the backup and restores section, and select backup this will make sure you current Rom is safe. (however after backing up your Rom, copy the ClockWorkMod folder in the Root of your SdCard to a safe folder on your computer incase your SD card dies for whatever reason the folder will be laid out like so; /Sdcard/Clockworkmod/backups)
After you have backed up your system, you can safely go to the flash ZIP section in recovery and find your Rom ZIP file on your Sdcard. When you select it it will ask you are you sure select "yes" and proceed, one that is done you can reboot you phone into the new Rom!.
If you have any questions regarding flashing Roms, please read the FAQ before you post on this thread or send me a PM.
Why should I wipe and Not Dirty flash?
When people refer to the term wipe, it is my understanding that it means to delete the old ROM from various locations. This ensures a more clean installation, almost like its better to install Windows afresh instead of an upgrade. However, this is not Windows, its Linux, I am sure the logic behind this is because the way Linux works, it has certain files in certain directories, that if the file is there, the service is loaded automatically. Now if you had to replace a stock rom with something completely different, some of those auto loaded files will be left behind and you will be stuck with loaded services that should not be there, this can cause issues inside the new rom such as force closes.
This is where things might start becoming slightly confusing. Many people seem to argue that when upgrading from a stock version to another stock version that you don't need to wipe, I completely agree with this, as this will almost be the same upgrade process the default upgrade will follow, just with different files. However, if you upgrade to a very different ROM, start paying attention, as things might just get slightly more complicated, for these reasons:
The Rom base is different, this means you could be upgrading android to a newer version, which uses different files, or even the same one but slightly different.
The current Rom could be sense based, where as the new rom may be CM based for example
As a reminder of how to Wipe your data and cache follow these steps:
Boot into Recovery Mode, this can be via the Rom inbuilt "reboot to recovery option, only for custom roms" or turn the phone off, and hold down the VOL- button to boot into HBOOT and then Select recovery from the list with the sleep button
Once the Phone is in recovery mode...
Go to Wipe Data/Factory Reset and select YES
Go to Wipe Cache Partition and select YES
Go to Advanced, Wipe Dalvik Cache and select YES
Now that all to it after these steps your phone will have no useless files, or ny user files on it, once booted it will behave like a new system with it's set up etc...
Potential Bugs in custom Roms
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Recommended roms and things to do with it
When it comes to flashing Roms as explained on some of the posts above, there are some guidelines or recommendations of which I think I should mention.
When using roms for a long period of time on this phone it may become slower, mainly due to sense bogging down this lovely phone. So as a NOTE before you post your phone is slow etc, try a reboot sometimes it can make all the difference.
Thread Rules
This thread is about sharing experiences from both me and other members in this forum. I do not want this thread to end up like many others do on xda, this meaning things such as spam, and off topic posts.
The following information which this thread is intended to include is:
Fixes to existing bugs in roms
Questions about flashing, backing up roms etc...
Answers to problems other members are experiencing
Guide lines to flashing roms
If you have any concerns about your phone, and have problems after following all the available information, available on this thread please feel free to ask a question, remember no question is too stupid! You can post on this thread or PM me directly whichever way, Happy flashing!
FAQ
Q: Help my phone will not boot.
A: You did a dirty flash didn't you? Come on admit it, okay well all you need to do is a FULL wipe like you should of done first. Learnt your lesson?
Q: Help my battery life is really bad
A: Fully charge your phone then when it is fully charged wipe the battery stats from recovery, let it fully drain down, then re-charge now your battery is calibrated.
Well I can tell one thing stright away from the poll........ we're a bunch of liars :laugh::laugh:
Haha we have all done it, at least one, haven't we? lol
I've always done clean flashes. And this might be a stupid question... But is there a way to save your settings and configurations? Everytime I've had to redo them.... the apps download by themselves thanks to google play.
Can you FIX CM9 bugs?
I am new to developing things, I find it hard to do update scripts at the moment, when I know more it will be attempted.
Karuko said:
I've always done clean flashes. And this might be a stupid question... But is there a way to save your settings and configurations? Everytime I've had to redo them.... the apps download by themselves thanks to google play.
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Titanium backup?
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whoamigriffiths said:
Well I can tell one thing stright away from the poll........ we're a bunch of liars :laugh::laugh:
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Dirty.
I things go bad do clean.
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Lazy whenever possible.
It's about right lol, My De-sense rom is updated with a few new apps and a new keyboard.
Updated first post with new roms, and updated FAQ.
Suggestions
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Updated first post with new roms, and updated FAQ.
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hi, i just installed ReVoluTioN_Sense_Edition_v3.1, i faced following problems.
i was not able to successfully boot using boot.img included in the zipped ROM, instead i tried a couple more and finally was successful when i used boot.img from HTCDesireC_Explos!on_v2.1.1.
i had to restart it a couple of times to finally have a successful boot
lemme try it more and will let u know
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to add more, senseless / nameless ROM simply doesnt work
mzz163 said:
hi, i just installed ReVoluTioN_Sense_Edition_v3.1, i faced following problems.
i was not able to successfully boot using boot.img included in the zipped ROM, instead i tried a couple more and finally was successful when i used boot.img from HTCDesireC_Explos!on_v2.1.1.
i had to restart it a couple of times to finally have a successful boot
lemme try it more and will let u know
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to add more, senseless / nameless ROM simply doesnt work
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If you look inside the Rev rom folder there is a folder for other boot.img's .
The one in Explosion I believe was either a very old stock or a very old oc .img . Either way it's very old and you really need to find one that is newer and works for you , as htc has made updates i believe.
The one that comes as std in rev mod is an 828oc , it only works for so many phones . There are some phones that can only handle a lower oc and some can only the stock speed(600).
So first try the ones in the Rev folder.
Also Nameless is moving to out of date , explosion is very out of date and I believe it was still buggy when the dev changed his phones and stopped developing it.
Hope this helps .
If you need a std boot.img there is one in this stock rom Stock rom
huge thanx
whoamigriffiths said:
If you look inside the Rev rom folder there is a folder for other boot.img's .
The one in Explosion I believe was either a very old stock or a very old oc .img . Either way it's very old and you really need to find one that is newer and works for you , as htc has made updates i believe.
The one that comes as std in rev mod is an 828oc , it only works for so many phones . There are some phones that can only handle a lower oc and some can only the stock speed(600).
So first try the ones in the Rev folder.
Also Nameless is moving to out of date , explosion is very out of date and I believe it was still buggy when the dev changed his phones and stopped developing it.
Hope this helps .
If you need a std boot.img there is one in this stock rom Stock rom
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u r awesome man. i just solved many problems as i was not able to connect to data/WLAN but using 722 kernel, it worked like charm. Just a couple of questions please, wats the most active ROM for HTC Desire C? wats the difference between 722 and 767 kernel? i am using revolutionmod v3.3
thanx
mzz163 said:
u r awesome man. i just solved many problems as i was not able to connect to data/WLAN but using 722 kernel, it worked like charm. Just a couple of questions please, wats the most active ROM for HTC Desire C? wats the difference between 722 and 767 kernel? i am using revolutionmod v3.3
thanx
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Glad I could help :good:
Now you are on the most active desire c rom atm . You have these options though depending on preferences.
You can use Rev de-sensed which makes it a bit quicker than the sense. Now I'd have thought this would be the most popular but it seems a lot of the guys love sense.
Then there is super -stripped de-sense . This is for us guys who want our phones as fast as possible .
Next up is SaM's xperialised sense .... Its whats written on the tin , based on sense but themed like a Sony . Take a look as its a cracking looking rom , though in fairness I've not tried it yet.
Next is amans MIUI themed rom which I believe is sense based too .
Then there is the Daddy that spawned it all Nameless but the Dev einstein.frat is not working on it atm and we have no idea if he will work on it again .
Finally there is Explosion but it was buggy and is way behind the times now .
Oh just remembered Sense5 (oops sorry russ) By the Dev of revolution and based on Rev sense but its sense5 themed and this is a real looker , and whilst it is sense based he is stripping away the excess ruthlessly .
I think thats pretty much all the roms , sorry if I missed any .
It's all down to what you like the look of , and how you use the phone .
As to kernels , obviously higher number= faster kernel as all the ones in rev folder are made by nikhil .Now he has some older kernels too and theres no telling if an older higher oc will work for you .
His best kernel to date was what he called "a flakey one for you to test rich" and its the one I've been using as my daily since he sent it to me to test . his thread is here Prometheus Kernel
My advice is to flash every single kernel he has on the first page and the one linked in my sig (my daily). You just never know which one will work for you . We have all found out that there is a lot of variance in our phones behaviour towards overclocking .
good luck just give a shout if you have any more questions
all the best
rich
whoamigriffiths said:
Glad I could help :good:
Now you are on the most active desire c rom atm . You have these options though depending on preferences.
You can use Rev de-sensed which makes it a bit quicker than the sense. Now I'd have thought this would be the most popular but it seems a lot of the guys love sense.
Then there is super -stripped de-sense . This is for us guys who want our phones as fast as possible .
Next up is SaM's xperialised sense .... Its whats written on the tin , based on sense but themed like a Sony . Take a look as its a cracking looking rom , though in fairness I've not tried it yet.
Next is amans MIUI themed rom which I believe is sense based too .
Then there is the Daddy that spawned it all Nameless but the Dev einstein.frat is not working on it atm and we have no idea if he will work on it again .
Finally there is Explosion but it was buggy and is way behind the times now .
Oh just remembered Sense5 (oops sorry russ) By the Dev of revolution and based on Rev sense but its sense5 themed and this is a real looker , and whilst it is sense based he is stripping away the excess ruthlessly .
I think thats pretty much all the roms , sorry if I missed any .
It's all down to what you like the look of , and how you use the phone .
As to kernels , obviously higher number= faster kernel as all the ones in rev folder are made by nikhil .Now he has some older kernels too and theres no telling if an older higher oc will work for you .
His best kernel to date was what he called "a flakey one for you to test rich" and its the one I've been using as my daily since he sent it to me to test . his thread is here Prometheus Kernel
My advice is to flash every single kernel he has on the first page and the one linked in my sig (my daily). You just never know which one will work for you . We have all found out that there is a lot of variance in our phones behaviour towards overclocking .
good luck just give a shout if you have any more questions
all the best
rich
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again awesome brother, thanx a lot. Really grateful. Downloaded almost all ROMs and will try in next couple of days. Thanx a lot again
Hi I am new to this "romming" business. For my u9000 I installed UtterChaos kernel .32. Most to the roms require .35 kernel. And when I try to install SUT LR 1.8 it never works with windows 8 64 bit. I do have CWM Recovery, and I do have superuser permissions. But for some reason when I try to flash a different kernel like CK Kernel Lebay edition, the whole device gets stuck at boot. Yes I have wiped data, cache and davlik. before doing so. I had to then remove the batteries and put them back to start the phone in download mode to replace the boot image from a back up then go do a CWM restore. And I have tried doing factory resets but the UC kernel boot wont change.
Bottom line is, I AM LOST and I will be using this phone for a long time and I can use a way out of this and I need to find a very fast and stable rom with all working features.
What I have:
- .32 kernel
- UtterChaos kernel
- Custom SU
- CWM Recovery
What I need (please help):
- To get rid of UC kernel (boot, etc...)
- .35 kernel (if possible)
- SUT LR for Windows 8 64bit (if possible)
- A really good rom for heavy gaming, performance, stability, something other than GB (preferably JB or ICS)
I may be asking for too much, and sorry if I am, but I can use some help with this phone right about now.
Thanks in advance!
My answer
You can get 35.7 kernel here, depending on what rom you wish to use. Just flash it along with your preferred rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919097&highlight=kernel
For the rom, it really depends on your preference, because the performance is mostly the same between all the JB roms, smooth enough if you don't install lots of apps that stay in the background. Currently, I'm using the XperienceXperia JB rom. It's about as good as the other JB roms, just with Xperia stuff. Also, make sure that you don't put too much load on it, because it might freeze. No kind of software would be able to magically turn our phone into a gaming powerhouse, because it has an old, outdated gpu to start with. So, don't think about running games like Asphalt 8, because it probably wouldn't run.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2479460
I'm not aware of a Win8 x64 compatible SUT LR, but I don't think you'd need it for anything besides flashing stock roms.
By the way, what rom are you using now? If you flash a cm10 (JB) designed kernel to a GB rom, it would definitely cause problems.
Sorry for the long reply, I don't know how to make it simpler.
THANKS
Hi thanks very much I am using the stock rom. Thank you sir :good:
And I suppose for any rom I flash the corresponding kernel first before I flash a rom?
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_ikhan_ said:
Hi thanks very much I am using the stock rom. Thank you sir :good:
And I suppose for any rom I flash the corresponding kernel first before I flash a rom?
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I'm not sure about the order myself, but I usually flash the rom first, then the kernel. I do this everytime I want to flash a rom, and I've never had any problems. Have you tried flashing one of the JB roms for this device? If you haven't tried, remember to wipe data and cache before flashing the rom, and backup your current rom just in case something goes wrong.
Q&A for [KERNEL][CM / MIUI][12.12.14] Williams kernel v5
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AnTuTu crash/random reboots
I think that "Dynamic Fsync" is the reason why some android applications (e.g. AnTuTu) force the device to reboot or to get force-closed. I will flash the kernel and disable dynamic fsync like this:
echo 0 > /sys/kernel/dyn_fsync/Dyn_fsync_active.
As far as I know the non-williams kernel does not have dynamic fsync in CM11 because "/sys/kernel/dyn_fsync/Dyn_fsync_active" wasn't found. I'll try it out. It might be that problem.
I hope so.
Flashing Williams kernel after Dooms kernel
Hi everyone,
it's my first post here so sorry in advance for such a noob question, but I really like to be sure when it comes to flashing my phone.
I followed this particular guide to install CM 11 nightly on my Xperia SP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55583797&postcount=2231
Now my question is, having the CM 11, can I just flash the Williams kernel just like that, without any additional procedure?
I'd like to add that my xperia is laggy as hell, going back to main screen takes even up to 10 second and it drives me insane. I heard that changing the kernel might just do the trick.
Thank you in advance for the answer!
mrowah said:
Hi everyone,
it's my first post here so sorry in advance for such a noob question, but I really like to be sure when it comes to flashing my phone.
I followed this particular guide to install CM 11 nightly on my Xperia SP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55583797&postcount=2231
Now my question is, having the CM 11, can I just flash the Williams kernel just like that, without any additional procedure?
I'd like to add that my xperia is laggy as hell, going back to main screen takes even up to 10 second and it drives me insane. I heard that changing the kernel might just do the trick.
Thank you in advance for the answer!
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Yes, just flash the zip (but make a nandroid back up before....)
And you might want to take a look at this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57129757
mrowah said:
Hi everyone,
it's my first post here so sorry in advance for such a noob question, but I really like to be sure when it comes to flashing my phone.
I followed this particular guide to install CM 11 nightly on my Xperia SP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55583797&postcount=2231
Now my question is, having the CM 11, can I just flash the Williams kernel just like that, without any additional procedure?
I'd like to add that my xperia is laggy as hell, going back to main screen takes even up to 10 second and it drives me insane. I heard that changing the kernel might just do the trick.
Thank you in advance for the answer!
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this version is for Cyanogenmod on Unlocked Bootloader, if you are using a Locked Bootloader rom you have to install the V7, so be careful.
In unlocked version of CM11 this kernel cause freezes and random reboots because isn't synced with latest sources from CM, so don't install it, is unstable.
Well, I unlocked the bootloader already, so that's not a problem. I already flashed this kernel and followed the steps in the thread about tweeking the phone. Sadly, there's no great performance enchancement--there is some. The freezes were also present before flashing the new kernel and they are present now. I read that CM runs smoothly, better than stock firmware, meanwhile it looks like the stock was a bit better. I'm not saying it was flawless, but the freezes are just the worst...
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Well, I unlocked the bootloader already, so that's not a problem. I already flashed this kernel and followed the steps in the thread about tweeking the phone. Sadly, there's no great performance enchancement--there is some. The freezes were also present before flashing the new kernel and they are present now. I read that CM runs smoothly, better than stock firmware, meanwhile it looks like the stock was a bit better. I'm not saying it was flawless, but the freezes are just the worst...
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As i said the Williams Kernel V5 is not synced with latest CM Sources, so it's unstable, it need to be updated, performance before latest Cm nightly were amazing with this kernel, and fauxsound is a killer feature.
I don't have any kind of freezes or lags on CM actually, i had freezes and lags in past with CM but it was due to my Xperia SP, it was faulty (Some problems with the internal NAND), after replacement, CM for me is really smooth and faster compared to the slowest stock that always hang launching apps.
i use it as daily rom from months...
So, if I downgrade to some earlier version of cm, like snapshot m11, the problems with performance should be gone, just like that?
Or maybe I should just think about replacing my xperia, since I can't go any faster than that.
mrowah said:
So, if I downgrade to some earlier version of cm, like snapshot m11, the problems with performance should be gone, just like that?
Or maybe I should just think about replacing my xperia, since I can't go any faster than that.
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I'm on latest nightly, my phone is smoother and responsive, i don't face any freeze or lags, just sometimes the phone can hang a bit loading apps, but is due to just 1gb of ram.
If you face continuos freeze or lags i don't know, maybe can be you unit maybe can be full of background apps and services that saturate the ram, who knows...
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I'm on latest nightly, my phone is smoother and responsive, i don't face any freeze or lags, just sometimes the phone can hang a bit loading apps, but is due to just 1gb of ram.
If you face continuos freeze or lags i don't know, maybe can be you unit maybe can be full of background apps and services that saturate the ram, who knows...
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It seems like it's the unit, because I kill the apps from time to time and usually there's nothing in the background. Thanks for the suggestions though.
Stuck on Cyanogen Recovery
Yesterday, I flashed some ROM only "test drive". Both Kitkat-based and Lollipop-based. I found that accidentally the recovery changed to Cyanogen recovery. Which is very very poor compare to other recovery. I only can flash official CM11.
I want to use Williams Kernel but I cannot flash it due to recovery limitation.
Anyone know how to get CWM recovery back? So I can flash this kernel.
I have tried several solution but no luck:
1. Flash boot.img with CWM recovery via fastboot (Back to Cyanogen recovery again)
2. Flash Dual Recovery CWM/Philz (flashing failed)
3. Flash CM11 LBL version with CWM recovery (flashing failed)
I know this is not directly related to the kernel but it makes the kernel cannot be flashed
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Yesterday, I flashed some ROM only "test drive". Both Kitkat-based and Lollipop-based. I found that accidentally the recovery changed to Cyanogen recovery. Which is very very poor compare to other recovery. I only can flash official CM11.
I want to use Williams Kernel but I cannot flash it due to recovery limitation.
Anyone know how to get CWM recovery back? So I can flash this kernel.
I have tried several solution but no luck:
1. Flash boot.img with CWM recovery via fastboot (Back to Cyanogen recovery again)
2. Flash Dual Recovery CWM/Philz (flashing failed)
3. Flash CM11 LBL version with CWM recovery (flashing failed)
I know this is not directly related to the kernel but it makes the kernel cannot be flashed [emoji14]
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After flashing the kernel via fastboot, did you press the volume button while the led was glowing yellow? !
pec0ra said:
After flashing the kernel via fastboot, did you press the volume button while the led was glowing yellow? !
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Thank you for your response pec0ra
Yes, I did it but it always redirect to Cyanogen Recovery
Anyway, I have fixed it.
I installed DualRecovery by [NUT], and then I flashed the kernel through Philz
Here is the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704506
Let's say i got a rom that performs amazingly,super fast tab switch,good at multi tasking,25k in benchmark.
Then I want to try a new rom,so I flash the new rom after cleaning my devide,as i should do.
But I don't like it or whatever and I want to return to the old one. But after I flash the old rom the performance is extremely bad,getting random systemui FC ,reboots,etc.
Why is this happening? Right now I'm running out of roms that I can use on my phone,as I cannot go back to the ones that I really liked. Please help
It also happens when a developer posts a new build of a rom. If i got the previous build installed and i flash the new one,the rom is broken again.
darkkfruit said:
Let's say i got a rom that performs amazingly,super fast tab switch,good at multi tasking,25k in benchmark.
Then I want to try a new rom,so I flash the new rom after cleaning my devide,as i should do.
But I don't like it or whatever and I want to return to the old one. But after I flash the old rom the performance is extremely bad,getting random systemui FC ,reboots,etc.
Why is this happening? Right now I'm running out of roms that I can use on my phone,as I cannot go back to the ones that I really liked. Please help
It also happens when a developer posts a new build of a rom. If i got the previous build installed and i flash the new one,the rom is broken again.
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I use Philz recovery and before flashing a new rom i just simply hit Clean up to install a new rom.
I never faced any of the issue that u mentioned. Try following what i said.
If u are using a lollipop rom then u may face systemui FC ,reboots as there is a bug which is experienced by some users.
I tried every recovery, twrp with full device wipe,cwm with their wipe,and philz with full wipe and the one you mentioned.
The issues happen in every rom,wether it's 3.2,4.4 or 5.x.
darkkfruit said:
I tried every recovery, twrp with full device wipe,cwm with their wipe,and philz with full wipe and the one you mentioned.
The issues happen in every rom,wether it's 3.2,4.4 or 5.x.
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Return to stock by flashing ftf through flashtool and start from beginning.