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Nexus One newbie - can you help identify what I'm running?

I recently purchase a used unlocked rooted Nexus One and am trying to learn about all the N1 terminology and update processes. The below is my "About phone" info.
Android version: 2.2
Baseband version: 32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.12_7
Kernel version: 2.6.34-cyanogenmod, root(at)pershoot-ubuntu#56
Build number: Kang-o-rama 0.9b2 SP1 (FRF83)
Can you guys please tell me what all this means? I know it's Froyo FRF83 but:
Am I running stock recovery?
Am I running stock release?
What version of Cyanogen mod am I running?
I'd like to update to either FRF85B or FRF91 but I replaced the SD card that came with the phone and stupidly formatted it so I'm not sure if I still need anything from that card. I don't really need a backup since I haven't put too much on the phone since I got it. Thanks in advance for any assistance!

You are not running CM. you're runnning the kang o rama rom, which uses the CM kernel. You most likely do not have a stock recovery if you've got that rom on your phone. If you want to get back to stock, follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=614850

Thanks for the reply! So if I go back to stock, I can flash to, say FRF85B, root and then install custom ROM?

ojai00 said:
Thanks for the reply! So if I go back to stock, I can flash to, say FRF85B, root and then install custom ROM?
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Is your end goal to install custom roms? Because that is a very roundabout way fo doing it. By the sounds of it you can already install whatever rom you want. Including the stock rom made for unlocked phones.

Clarkster said:
Is your end goal to install custom roms? Because that is a very roundabout way fo doing it. By the sounds of it you can already install whatever rom you want. Including the stock rom made for unlocked phones.
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I guess so. I haven't had a chance to look into which custom ROM is the best for this phone. It seems like a lot of instructions mention stock recovery/release. I just want to be able to follow along with the instructions If I can already do that, then I'll look into it! Thanks

Pretty much find a guide that tells you how to do it form start to finish. But skip past the unlock, root, and recovery steps. You probably only need to know how to use the custom recovery to flash new roms. Learn about nandroid backups, and how to flash, and you should be good.

Thanks for the advice guys! I just flashed to CM6. Seemed relatively painless. Hope I don't run into any issues!

[Q] Can rooting and rom flashing be undone?

Been a long time iPhone user and have been really curious about Android. Then I came across a deal for a refurb SGHi987 for $199 and the time and price was right so I picked one up. I can jailbreak iOS with my eyes closed but am a complete noob when it comes to android.
A few questions.
1. What is the best tool to root?
2. Can rooting be undone in case I want to exercise my warranty?
3. Flashing custom ROM such as Overcome ROM v2.0.0 BETA 2, will I be able to revert back to AT&T's original firmware?

in my opinion, rooting can be undone if you backed up your tab before doing something screwy with it. not sure though if it would work. never tried it myself.

Superoneclick using the rageagainstthecage option has a root and unroot process that many reported success with on some na p1000 tabs.
It seems getting back to stock after flashing can be easy, complicated or impossible,
depends on if you have a proper backup of your original tab, the stock rom, etc.
Rotobackup would backup and recover basic flashes but I dont think he is making roto roms anymore. The newer roms and kernals seem more complex.
Im interested in reading replies here as well about clockwork etc.

skim32 said:
A few questions.
1. What is the best tool to root? - Superoneclick.
2. Can rooting be undone in case I want to exercise my warranty? Yes, use the same tool as #1.
3. Flashing custom ROM such as Overcome ROM v2.0.0 BETA 2, will I be able to revert back to AT&T's original firmware? Yes. It's the same procedure more or less. Just download (or backup) your AT&T rom and flash it
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HyperDrive Tweaks

Does anyone know if there is a way to install HyperDrive Tweaks 2.0 on an SGH-i537 running 4.2.2 and MF3? How about just the Device Menu(shutdown menu)? I really like HyperDrive and run 10.2 from slot 1, but since I can't run it as my stock ROM, I was looking for ways to customize my stock ROM.

monkeyhouse said:
Does anyone know if there is a way to install HyperDrive Tweaks 2.0 on an SGH-i537 running 4.2.2 and MF3? How about just the Device Menu(shutdown menu)? I really like HyperDrive and run 10.2 from slot 1, but since I can't run it as my stock ROM, I was looking for ways to customize my stock ROM.
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I know we've been talking a bit in the other thread, but is there a reason you want to customize your stock ROM with tweaks rather than just using Hyperdrive in slot 1? Ideally here's what I would do if I ever had to start over:
Flash phone to stock MF3 at local Best Buy
Before setting up my phone again, copy the entire phone and post a zip for the community
Do not set up stock ROM, simply root and install SafeStrap
Max out the memory settings on slot 1 and only use slot 1.
The benefit to doing this is I would have an almost completely untouched stock ROM that I could always use to receive official updates while still running a custom ROM as my default.

Devo7v said:
I know we've been talking a bit in the other thread, but is there a reason you want to customize your stock ROM with tweaks rather than just using Hyperdrive in slot 1? Ideally here's what I would do if I ever had to start over:
Flash phone to stock MF3 at local Best Buy
Before setting up my phone again, copy the entire phone and post a zip for the community
Do not set up stock ROM, simply root and install SafeStrap
Max out the memory settings on slot 1 and only use slot 1.
The benefit to doing this is I would have an almost completely untouched stock ROM that I could always use to receive official updates while still running a custom ROM as my default.
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Well, so far, my experience has been that the stock ROM is the most stable. Since I have seen HyperDrive and GPE and have even added some things from Sony Zperia, I see things I like in all of those. If I can tweak my stock and have all the parts from other ROM's that I like, why wouldn't I? There is no local Best Buy here, but I rarely take my equipment to a business for service, too many kids who don't really know what they are doing, I guess. Also, I thought I read somewhere that unlocking my phone was what would prohibit me from installing updates? But since you mention that subject, couldn't I clean the slots, un-root, remove safestrap and do a factory rest and have my original ROM? I know last week I was trying to flash a widget and I did a factory reset, wiped cache and it seemed to be stock to me. I know I had to re-setup my accounts and re-download my apps. I was able to download the last AT&T update, just couldn't install, but I still had root and safestrap. So, from what I read, I could probably install the update if I wanted to and took care of root.
So, I guess to answer your question, I get a kick out of making changes in general, whether if be with my stock ROM or an added one. I'm not a developer, but I do wish I knew more about the OS so I could help with the bootloader issue.
One thing for sure, I definitely appreciate the help I get from the folks here. Pretty fun stuff.

[Q] Upgrading Viper ROM, need to update to 4.4.3. Is this how to do it?

So I have an older version of Viper ROM on 4.4.2, and I want to latest version of Viper ROM. From my understanding, it works better when you have 4.4.3, so I need to upgrade to that first. So, what do I need to do? Revert to stock, update OTA, and then re-root, get TWRP again, and then reflash to the new version of Viper ROM? I really hope that's wrong, but I don't even care what I have to do if I can just get a clear understanding of what it is I need to do.
I'm pretty annoyed that Viper ROM offers no support when it comes to updating, but when you search elsewhere on xda for this information it's very hard to find. I've installed custom firmware on phones about 5 times in the past 5 or so years, and I've never come close to having such a hard time at finding basic instructions. Every time aside from the first I haven't been able to fully remember the process, but had no issues like I'm having now when it comes to finding guides.

jaluke said:
So I have an older version of Viper ROM on 4.4.2, and I want to latest version of Viper ROM. From my understanding, it works better when you have 4.4.3, so I need to upgrade to that first. So, what do I need to do? Revert to stock, update OTA, and then re-root, get TWRP again, and then reflash to the new version of Viper ROM? I really hope that's wrong, but I don't even care what I have to do if I can just get a clear understanding of what it is I need to do.
I'm pretty annoyed that Viper ROM offers no support when it comes to updating, but when you search elsewhere on xda for this information it's very hard to find. I've installed custom firmware on phones about 5 times in the past 5 or so years, and I've never come close to having such a hard time at finding basic instructions. Every time aside from the first I haven't been able to fully remember the process, but had no issues like I'm having now when it comes to finding guides.
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if you are s-off it's pretty easy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2365506 (in the firmware section), and note that the "fastboot flash zip <firmware>.zip" has to be done twice!!

[Q] Specifics on how to switch from Dynamic Kat 6.1 rom?

I've read through several forums, done google searches, and as far as I can tell, need to run Odin to restore to a stock rom before I switch to something like Alliance or Firekat.
I have two problems/questions:
1) Will having safestrap installed complicate things? After reading, I'm still a bit confused as to how DynamicKat uses the bootloader I have installed to run. I don't want Odin to fail and brick my Note 3.
2) I don't want to lose root by using the wrong rom. I don't have a backup of my original rom, unfortunately, and I need to know which files I need to use with Odin to be able to flash over my current install so I can then try out one of the other roms.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Other info:
Running on Dynamic Kat 6.1
At&t Note 3 32gb
The last time I upgraded safestrap was when I first installed Dynamic Kat (5.0)