I'm currently on Sense 6 Kitkat rom with the 6.09.401.5 firmware. I am bored and fancy trying one of the 5.1 aosp or cm based roms for a while. I appreciate the rom will probably work with my current firmware, but for optimal battery and signal what firmware should I flash for this?
Thanks,.
maritimesbob said:
I'm currently on Sense 6 Kitkat rom with the 6.09.401.5 firmware. I am bored and fancy trying one of the 5.1 aosp or cm based roms for a while. I appreciate the rom will probably work with my current firmware, but for optimal battery and signal what firmware should I flash for this?
Thanks,.
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I was on the basically the same firmware when I first ran CM12. I used it for a while (~a week or two), then flashed to 7.17.1540.21. I didn't find that it gave me any noticeable improvement in battery or signal.
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Hi,
I'm wondering if someone could recommend me a stock (ish) GPe ROM to use that is flashable from CWM?
I don't particularly want to do a conversion to turn it into a GPe phone, just want a stock ROM that is as stable as the official builds
TIA
There are loads of GE Rom's in Android Development. Look around.
But if you want a stock looking one optimized for performance you should try Android Revolution GE edition .
Stable and smooth.
If you want 100% stock: look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390346
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Just flashed the ARHD 4.4.3 (81.0) but I am not really keen on the Sense 6 UI, in fact I dislike it a lot over Sense 5.
Would I need to flash a different radio/baseband if I want to go to a 4.4.2 Sense 5.5 rom?
I am on baseband: 4T.28.3218.04_10.33E171801L
Thanks.
maritimesbob said:
Just flashed the ARHD 4.4.3 (81.0) but I am not really keen on the Sense 6 UI, in fact I dislike it a lot over Sense 5.
Would I need to flash a different radio/baseband if I want to go to a 4.4.2 Sense 5.5 rom?
I am on baseband: 4T.28.3218.04_10.33E171801L
Thanks.
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no ...mostly all the older roms work just fine on newer firmware
Hello all,
I'm soon going to get a third M7. The device I'm getting has been updated to latest official version with Sense 6 (Android 4.4.3?), so I guess firmware was also updated.
Since I hate Sense 6 (flame away ) I'd like to ask if it's ok to flash an older rom with Sense 5.5 (Android 4.4.2) without downgrading the firmware?
As far as I can remember I had no issues running a Sense 6 rom with older firmware on my previous device, but what about the other way around?
Thank you in advance!
akpe said:
Hello all,
I'm soon going to get a third M7. The device I'm getting has been updated to latest official version with Sense 6 (Android 4.4.3?), so I guess firmware was also updated.
Since I hate Sense 6 (flame away ) I'd like to ask if it's ok to flash an older rom with Sense 5.5 (Android 4.4.2) without downgrading the firmware?
As far as I can remember I had no issues running a Sense 6 rom with older firmware on my previous device, but what about the other way around?
Thank you in advance!
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You should be fine, as long as you're S-OFF.
Might want to doublecheck with some more experienced folks here.
Hey guys,
anyone of you still using a 4.4 ROM? If so, can you recommend me one?
I prefer AOSP, but can be stock based aswell.
Need to be fast and reliable.
Thanks
@KewKei The best is the stock 4.4.3 rom hands down. That is assuming you don't want a more recent 5.0.x Rom.
I'm currently on a Sense 6 rom using firmware 6.09.401.5, this a Kitkat based rom.
I am thinking of downgrading to a Sense 5.5 rom or even a Sense 5 rom for various reasons. The rom I am thinking is based on 4.19.401.9 firmware.
Can I keep my current firmware or should I downgrade the firmware to 4.19.401.9 which is what the rom is based on?
The firmware I am using is the latest available and runs my 4.4.3 rom which I am presently using. The Sense 5.5 rom I am thinking of using is 4.4.2.
Thanks.
maritimesbob said:
I'm currently on a Sense 6 rom using firmware 6.09.401.5, this a Kitkat based rom.
I am thinking of downgrading to a Sense 5.5 rom or even a Sense 5 rom for various reasons. The rom I am thinking is based on 4.19.401.9 firmware.
Can I keep my current firmware or should I downgrade the firmware to 4.19.401.9 which is what the rom is based on?
The firmware I am using is the latest available and runs my 4.4.3 rom which I am presently using. The Sense 5.5 rom I am thinking of using is 4.4.2.
Thanks.
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First, do you have s-off? Without s-off you can't downgrade the firmware. If you have s-off I would simply try the rom with you current firmware. I would only downgrade my firmware if I experiences some stability issues.
Yeah, I'm s-off. I have flashed firmwares, ruus etc.
maritimesbob said:
Yeah, I'm s-off. I have flashed firmwares, ruus etc.
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And don't forget if you downgrade your firmware, use a "full" firmware package not a firmware.zip extracted from an ota update as it will probably brick your phone. "full" firmware.zip are usually 40-50Mb. Firmware.zip from ota update are only patches and doesn't include all firmware files so using one of these will brick your phone.