I have neglected my baby. She is at 4.4.2 cm9 and kernel 3.0. Looking and getting her up to date and running. What is the best way and best build to make her feel loved again?
Check out the Touchpad Toolbox thread.
I would recommend either cm11(milaq or Jcsullins), cm12.1, or Evervolv
Might be easier to just wipe everything as I'm not sure if cm9 is datamedia or not, and you'd probably need to increase your /system size. You do this with tptoolbox. For lollipop and higher, I'd recommend at least a gig system size. If you already have datamedia, you can just resize with tptoolbox, and use your existing recovery to flash a new recovery, and wipe and flash the rom you choose.
If you want the latest and greatest, try evervolv. if you want old+stable, try cm11. better yet, try them all and use what you like best.
hope this helps.
Clipse79 said:
I have neglected my baby. She is at 4.4.2 cm9 and kernel 3.0. Looking and getting her up to date and running. What is the best way and best build to make her feel loved again?
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So I've pushed the ICS leak onto my Bionic (Build number 6.7.2-223) and after having it on there for a while, i'm looking to restore the phone since it's been slowed down really bad now. My question is, what would be the best thing to do? Should i go to Factory data reset and reset it that way? I'm aware that there's a build number that works that's ahead of mine (-232?). Should I upgrade to that? If so, should I just follow these http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771993 steps? Anyway, thanks for the help!
Edit: I do want to keep ICS on there. I'm not looking to restore it completely back to Stock.
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So I've pushed the ICS leak onto my Bionic (Build number 6.7.2-223) and after having it on there for a while, i'm looking to restore the phone since it's been slowed down really bad now. My question is, what would be the best thing to do? Should i go to Factory data reset and reset it that way? I'm aware that there's a build number that works that's ahead of mine (-232?). Should I upgrade to that? If so, should I just follow these http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771993 steps? Anyway, thanks for the help!
Edit: I do want to keep ICS on there. I'm not looking to restore it completely back to Stock.
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I'm not sure but are you aware that ICS .246 is the current software for the bionic (not a leak but an official build)? My suggestion would be to RSDlite the thing to the stock firmeware of .246. Then install SS 3.11 and make a partition and install a nice rom. As for rooting the motofail root works just fine on the ICS stock build.
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I'm not sure but are you aware that ICS .246 is the current software for the bionic (not a leak but an official build)? My suggestion would be to RSDlite the thing to the stock firmeware of .246. Then install SS 3.11 and make a partition and install a nice rom. As for rooting the motofail root works just fine on the ICS stock build.
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Hah yeah, I only found out last night. Okay, that all sounds logical. Only two questions are, what is SS 3.11, and what ROM would you suggest. Thanks for replying!
dewie68 said:
Hah yeah, I only found out last night. Okay, that all sounds logical. Only two questions are, what is SS 3.11, and what ROM would you suggest. Thanks for replying!
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SS = Safe Strap version 3.11
As for Roms so far the fastest Jelly Bean Rom is Icarus, but it doesn't have all the frills of the newer Cyanogen mods. As for ICS Roms I like Blurry Maxx or Eclipse. Google search should find them. Also there are roms in the Bionic Development section of xda here you can browse and see what some of the features are. Good luck.
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SS = Safe Strap version 3.11
As for Roms so far the fastest Jelly Bean Rom is Icarus, but it doesn't have all the frills of the newer Cyanogen mods. As for ICS Roms I like Blurry Maxx or Eclipse. Google search should find them. Also there are roms in the Bionic Development section of xda here you can browse and see what some of the features are. Good luck.
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Personally I would go with Eclipse, they recently released v 1.3 that runs great (way better than stock). I tried BurryMaxx but its pretty overclocked so the battery drain is quite a bit more than eclipse. Honestly I don't think you really need the OC as long as you make sure to use task killer frequently enough. I tried AOKP and CM10 for the JB roms but neither of them were ready to be daily drivers, I had issues with phones not ringing/vibrating, screen of death, etc. (and of course the standard camera issues).
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I see alot of Tocuhpad Dev threads and I just pulled my TP out of storage.
Its running Cyanogen Mod 4.0.4 (System settings says Cyanogen Mod Version 9-20120930 Nightly tenderloin)
Build date Sun Sept 30th 2012
I have CWM-based Recovery v5.0.2.6
moboot 0.3.5
As you can see its very outdated.
What should I be running now if I am looking for daily reliability with most features working? Thanks for your input (If there is a newer guide I can follow to update from my current version to a new one please post it, thank you)
I would suggest that you read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2147284.
It is an excellent guide with video tutorials if necessary. Roland has also posted an additional guide of the newer more experimental Roms also in Touchpad Development forum.
Hopefully they will help you make a decision based on what you need to use your tablet for ie Bluetooth/gaming etc.
Have fun there have been lots of improvements since you last used it.
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I would suggest that you read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2147284.
It is an excellent guide with video tutorials if necessary. Roland has also posted an additional guide of the newer more experimental Roms also in Touchpad Development forum.
Hopefully they will help you make a decision based on what you need to use your tablet for ie Bluetooth/gaming etc.
Have fun there have been lots of improvements since you last used it.
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Where do you even start on that thread, there is about 100 links and 15 videos posted?
gt5oh said:
Where do you even start on that thread, there is about 100 links and 15 videos posted?
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Just read the first page, then try a couple of different ROMs at the very least you can see all the different variations available and the requirements needed to install them(Partition size.
If you then have a specific question having tried the above it will probably be a lot easier to help you.
Personally, I would go with milaq's last Jelly Bean 4.2.2 rom cm10.1
The next step is 4.3 - read need for resizing of /system, and/or /data partitions - or 4.4 (Kitkat), which is still very much experimental/developmental.
Milaq's 10.1 Jelly Bean roms are very stable and good for daily use.
Just my opinion!
Peace
Thanks, I actually went the opposite way and did the test version of 4.4 to see how it is
It appears you are already partitioned to run the newest ROMs, but if you or others want to try at least a 10.1 ROM (Android 4.2.2) without having to increase partition size, OaT's Light n Tasty (LnT) is very stable and except for the lack of bluetooth plaguing a number of the post-CM9 ROMs the ROM is very solid. He somehow lightens the ROM and the GAPPs so it runs in the pre-CM10 partitions. I am leery of going all the way back to webOS, removing Android, doctoring and changing partitions, and then starting over. At some point I am sure I will, especially if a really solid KitKat ROM is released with bluetooth.
Many people have stayed on CM9 btw, as they find CM9 the most dependable.
Here's a link to the XDA discussion on OaT LnT. Note his OP has an older version of his ROM... if you scroll towards the end he includes a link to an October 8 version he has been using recently. Make sure to also use the GAPPs he includes in the OP, since it is lightened as well. He leaves off a few things... like calendar and browser, since so many people can and do use ones downloaded from Play Store (is. I use aCalendar and Next browser).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332510
CM 10.1 (JB 4.2.2) doesn't require repatitioning, its the newer 10.2/4.3 and Kitkat 4.4 that require/advise a larger /system partition.
I actually went back to ICS from 10.1 thinking it had been better, but tbh the experience wasn't what I remembered and I very quickly went back to 10.1 (via Kitkat, briefly, but too buggy for me atm). Battery life, responsiveness and stability were all better, for me, with 10.1 (spceifically milaq's roms).
Having said that, its worth giving yourself a bigger /system partition - 5 or 600mb - and trying out the latest kitkat builds, there's lots of promise there!
I will definitely be going back once certain bugs and issues are ironed out...
Peace
Ok im getting a used phone that is stocked never been rooted and ill update to 2.3.5. What is best stable rom with battery life and OC after i odin and corn kk_4 v705 and do i need BL drs or not necessary?
Many ROMs are stable. Best ROM is the one you like most.
For people with no experience with Captivate I always recommend this Guide. It shows step-by-step how to update the OS from GB to CM10.x stable. CyanogenMod is the most popular ROM, CM10.1.3 Stable is JB 4.2.2 based, CM10.2 Stable is JB 4.3.1 based. Don't flash beta or experimental ROMs as your first custom ROM. Read the guide VERY carefully and try to understand what you are doing.
Ive had Cappy back in the day with Heimdall days and 2.2 lol. Im getting a used Cappy this week it will be 2.1. Yes i already have latest stable 10 and gapps downloaded and ready and wanted to know if i can use the s3 touch wiz after all is said and done? Sec launcher signed or unsigned? Can i use neat kernel on this or what do you recommend for OC`ing?
- You can't upgrade to CM10.x starting from Eclair, read the Guide.
- You can get TouchWiz style theme and/or TouchWiz launcher, whatever you like.
- Be careful what kernel/version you are looking at, different kernels are for different Android versions.
- I wouldn't recommend OC over 1.2GHz. Default CM kernel supports step OC to 1.2GHz.
- Careful with CM10.2 Android 4.3.1 based, kernel change may break the ROM.
I see you are in a hurry to transform your Captivate to something awesome, but please read more and understand what you are doing. All the information needed is already here on XDA. Use Search and you'll fund what you are looking for. Upgrading from 2.1 to 2.3.x includes bootloaders flash and a risk to brick your device. I recommend you to use KIES for this process, follow the instructions closely.
I meant after ive done the kies and 2.3.5
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- you can use whatever you want launcher with CM10.x
- Neat kernel is for different Android version (4.4.x), don't flash it
- for CM10.2 my recommendation is to use default CM kernel
hello, mine is CM10.1.3 but I was able to use the JB 4.3 but its running real slow. do I need to update it for something?
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hello, mine is CM10.1.3 but I was able to use the JB 4.3 but its running real slow. do I need to update it for something?
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CM11 Android 4.4.2 based nightly builds are quite stable. Some features are still missing, but coming back soon. I'm currently running latest 20131215 and I have no issues whatsoever. In my opinion, CM11 runs better than CM10.2 and uses less RAM. Leave ART alone for now, it's in experimental stage and more potent hardware is needed to show real advantages; use default Dalvik VM.
Keep in mind, that once the phone is repartitioned to run CM10.2/CM11 there is no easy way to go back to CM10.1. You'll need to go back to stock GB, flash Corn kernel, flash CM10.1 to repartition, flash CM10.1 again to install the ROM.
thank you! but can I directly update it to CM11? since Im running CM 10.1 or do I first need to update it to CM10.2?
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thank you! but can I directly update it to CM11? since Im running CM 10.1 or do I first need to update it to CM10.2?
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Follow the instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2557481
once you get a custom recovery on the phone, then it becomes a much easier process. I only really found trying to unlock the phone as the main difficult item.
Hi there folks!!
This phone dropped on my hands today from a friend of mine you is a excluded in this matters of customizing droid's...
So what I need to know it's the stuff that i should use to root it, like recovery and such, and the best overall rom to put in the phone. IF there is kitkat stable even better... If not Jelly Bean it is.
I'm not an expert, but i workaround pretty well, but i dropped on this forum today, and with so much stuff i don't know where need to look, and don't have the time to read it all.
So please, have some kind of goodness on me.
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Hi there folks!!
This phone dropped on my hands today from a friend of mine you is a excluded in this matters of customizing droid's...
So what I need to know it's the stuff that i should use to root it, like recovery and such, and the best overall rom to put in the phone. IF there is kitkat stable even better... If not Jelly Bean it is.
I'm not an expert, but i workaround pretty well, but i dropped on this forum today, and with so much stuff i don't know where need to look, and don't have the time to read it all.
So please, have some kind of goodness on me.
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If none of the current data ia needed, then a nice clean full format to the New bootloader would be a good choice.
Use the AIO tool in the Developers section to format the phone to default new bootloader. you can follow the choices to install recovery, and download your choice of Rom.
The most stable and fully featured out of the newer roms are only the CM 10.1 roms. anything made later have camera and bluetooth issues.
Pengus has his own, Look ma no hands. its an excellent rom. along with his M1 kernel. its the latest you'll get to fully stable.
If you'd like more features, Tonyp made a T-build version 5 currently. use the same kernel from pengus again M1. and give that a go if you like customizing a bit more.
there are later roms. and they are all great, but they are still in development, with many bugs still to really work out.
you can also go Stock and try out the few very well made custom stock roms i believe there are 3 different dev's that have done work on ICS and did an excellent job of it.
Or you can stay on the old boot loader, and stick with GB if you really want to stretch out the battery life, and have every feature working.
the first few pages of the dev section would have everything I've just mentioned. but you could also use the Search for anything your having trouble with.
PM me also if you need more detailed assistance.
necrowakker said:
If none of the current data ia needed, then a nice clean full format to the New bootloader would be a good choice.
Use the AIO tool in the Developers section to format the phone to default new bootloader. you can follow the choices to install recovery, and download your choice of Rom.
The most stable and fully featured out of the newer roms are only the CM 10.1 roms. anything made later have camera and bluetooth issues.
Pengus has his own, Look ma no hands. its an excellent rom. along with his M1 kernel. its the latest you'll get to fully stable.
If you'd like more features, Tonyp made a T-build version 5 currently. use the same kernel from pengus again M1. and give that a go if you like customizing a bit more.
there are later roms. and they are all great, but they are still in development, with many bugs still to really work out.
you can also go Stock and try out the few very well made custom stock roms i believe there are 3 different dev's that have done work on ICS and did an excellent job of it.
Or you can stay on the old boot loader, and stick with GB if you really want to stretch out the battery life, and have every feature working.
the first few pages of the dev section would have everything I've just mentioned. but you could also use the Search for anything your having trouble with.
PM me also if you need more detailed assistance.
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Thanks ... Without knowing I did this by myself... Trying pengus cm10.1
The problem with the phone it's that with stock rom the batterylast about 4/6 hours... And right now it's too test if custom rom's help a bit!
Thanks for the info... If I get in trouble I know who to contact!!!
+kudos
snake_boss said:
Thanks ... Without knowing I did this by myself... Trying pengus cm10.1
The problem with the phone it's that with stock rom the batterylast about 4/6 hours... And right now it's too test if custom rom's help a bit!
Thanks for the info... If I get in trouble I know who to contact!!!
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New battery can do miracles. LG stock battery is highly recommended.
Hello,
Going through the Android/Original development forums, I notice a lot of work in progress ROM/Kernels. I used to flash constantly , but those days are over.
I have an old nexus 7 2012 ( has kit kat on it, but already rooted ). Was wondering if someone could suggest a fast/stable ROM/Kernel that is specifically for the Nexus 7 ( not a ROM that is used for both phones/tablets etc ) that is close if not "FINAL".
Stock kit-kat seems slow and of course the battery life blows. Thanks for any suggestions
Standard XDA response to these questions:
Start flashing and decide for yourself. Its all opinion and taste. There's no answer to your question.
Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....
@shezzy69 - 4.4.3 is on the horizon! May address some of your concerns.
My ROM BSZKitKat plus M-Kernel by @Metallice is what me and my daughter use on our 2012 nexus 7s. The ROM is nothing special just bone stock zipaligned and rooted (use odex for closest to stock experience). The real magic's in the kernel see his thread for recommended settings. Links:
M-Kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168787
BSZKitKat http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2533035
Also like @kj2112 said there are TONS of options. My ROM is basic and is just Google's factory image with SuperSU and zipaligned. A lot of very neat compiled from source options can be found in the original development forum! Kernels too. I've tried RASTAKAT ParanoidAndroid SlimKat and CM11... keep coming back to stock much of this is just preference.
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@shezzy69 - 4.4.3 is on the horizon! May address some of your concerns.
My ROM BSZKitKat plus M-Kernel by @Metallice is what me and my daughter use on our 2012 nexus 7s. The ROM is nothing special just bone stock zipaligned and rooted (use odex for closest to stock experience). The real magic's in the kernel see his thread for recommended settings. Links:
M-Kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168787
BSZKitKat http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2533035
Also like @kj2112 said there are TONS of options. My ROM is basic and is just Google's factory image with SuperSU and zipaligned. A lot of very neat compiled from source options can be found in the original development forum! Kernels too. I've tried RASTAKAT ParanoidAndroid SlimKat and CM11... keep coming back to stock much of this is just preference.
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Thanks for your reply. I didn't know about 4.4.3 coming, however, I am rooted so would I still be able to get the update legit or would I have to revert back to something else?
Also, I used to be experienced with flashing n7 no problem but am starting to get confused with all the talk of f2fs and am afraid I'll mis-match or corrupt a partion while trying to use f2fs.
The MKernal looks really nice. Which version would you suggest for 4.4.2 stock kit-kat without the f2fs support. Also, can I just install the kernal without a custom rom? Mostly just looking for speed/battery improvements over 4.4.2 stock.
Thank again :good:
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Thanks for your reply. I didn't know about 4.4.3 coming, however, I am rooted so would I still be able to get the update legit or would I have to revert back to something else?
Also, I used to be experienced with flashing n7 no problem but am starting to get confused with all the talk of f2fs and am afraid I'll mis-match or corrupt a partion while trying to use f2fs.
The MKernal looks really nice. Which version would you suggest for 4.4.2 stock kit-kat without the f2fs support. Also, can I just install the kernal without a custom rom? Mostly just looking for speed/battery improvements over 4.4.2 stock.
Thank again :good:
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You bet! F2fs looks cool I have yet to play with it. Android uses a Linux file system for its disk partitioning called ext4 which was originally designed for disks with read heads and platters... F2fs or something similar is I'm betting its replacement by Google in the future. For now we can try it ourselves like you have been seeing but it requires:
a recovery that knows how to format a partition with the f2fs file system (custom cwm recovery available in original development forum)
a kernel with f2fs support
for f2fs on the /system partition... a rom that before it installs itself will format /system to f2fs
for f2fs on the /data userdata partition (CAUTION) a script to wipe and format /data to f2fs. if you do this backup all your files to something off the device (your PC external HDD etc)!
So yeah lots of work involved there. To start I would pick a non-f2fs ROM like mine or cm11 or paranoid android 4.1 beta or rastakat then M-Kernel a67 (Faux and francokernel are also good) and try things out. Then if you desire even more performance give f2fs a whirl.
Personally stock performs fine once I have M-Kernel all set up. Be sure to leave sufficient overhead I'd say 4.3 GB or so or you'll see huge lag.
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You bet! F2fs looks cool I have yet to play with it. Android uses a Linux file system for its disk partitioning called ext4 which was originally designed for disks with read heads and platters... F2fs or something similar is I'm betting its replacement by Google in the future. For now we can try it ourselves like you have been seeing but it requires:
a recovery that knows how to format a partition with the f2fs file system (custom cwm recovery available in original development forum)
a kernel with f2fs support
for f2fs on the /system partition... a rom that before it installs itself will format /system to f2fs
for f2fs on the /data userdata partition (CAUTION) a script to wipe and format /data to f2fs. if you do this backup all your files to something off the device (your PC external HDD etc)!
So yeah lots of work involved there. To start I would pick a non-f2fs ROM like mine or cm11 or paranoid android 4.1 beta or rastakat then M-Kernel a67 (Faux and francokernel are also good) and try things out. Then if you desire even more performance give f2fs a whirl.
Personally stock performs fine once I have M-Kernel all set up. Be sure to leave sufficient overhead I'd say 4.3 GB or so or you'll see huge lag.
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I highly appreciate your explanation of f2fs - I'm sure it will help others as well. I think I'll stick with non-f2fs for now. I will def give your kernel a shot. Thanks again for your time and assistance.
shezzy69 said:
I highly appreciate your explanation of f2fs - I'm sure it will help others as well. I think I'll stick with non-f2fs for now. I will def give your kernel a shot. Thanks again for your time and assistance.
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Glad to help! Forgot to mention one reason why I love stock so much. It is the pure Google experience but when you add the XPosed Framework with the GravityBox module you can tweak the tablet however you want. Just install XPosed and then inside XPosed download that GravityBox module and you will see what I'm talking about. Here is the thread for it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/framework-xposed-rom-modding-modifying-t1574401
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Glad to help! Forgot to mention one reason why I love stock so much. It is the pure Google experience but when you add the XPosed Framework with the GravityBox module you can tweak the tablet however you want. Just install XPosed and then inside XPosed download that GravityBox module and you will see what I'm talking about. Here is the thread for it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/framework-xposed-rom-modding-modifying-t1574401
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I'll look into GravityBox, I've install Xposed before ( for Greenify ) but never used GravityBox before. For GravityBox..does it matter if I use deodexed or odexed? Was going to install your ROM Odex version tonight since I'm no theme creator and prefer boot speed ( is there any other difference ?) and M-kernel as well. I'll report my experiences back after I do so.
F2FS is really not that hard. I'm not a big expert in Android, I just know how to root/install roms, and I managed to flash an F2FS ROM with no problem at all.
You just need a custom recovery like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2678140
And an F2FS ROM like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2678142 (or any other F2FS ROM).
In the first link there are some instructions, it's maybe 35 words, so you don't have to study it for hours, it's really easy, and I think my N7 is actually much less laggy than it was before.
If you still don't want to bother with F2FS, then try some other ROMS and kernels first, but if you're still not satisfied with the speed of your tablet, just try F2FS.
I'm on CM 11 M 5 with m-kernel test 4 and f2fs on all three partitions. It's completely stable and really fast. No lags anymore. I can only recommend it.