I've been involved with android ROM modding, cooking stuff since 2014, back in the age of CWM recovery, Xposed and no such thing as GSI exists, only recently I have some time to back into it again and things have changed so much and I'm taking my baby steps again with all the new things like vb-meta and GSI, hopefully, I'll be able to get a hang at it soon!
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I've had my Nexus One for a couple weeks, and am hungry for customization and optimization :].
I have heard lots of good things about CM6, but also have read many posts complaining about battery life. I really do like the looks of the settings menu tweaks, though.
Overall, I am looking for a ROM that will run very fast, have options to overclock, and that will give me good battery life. One look in the ROM section of these forums and I am immediately overwhelmed... I have no idea what to try!
As for themes, it seems they are dependent on which ROM you are running... all I know for sure is that I don't want Sense.
And I don't understand the installation process; flashing, recovery images, nandroid backups, radios, clockwork mod... I have no idea where to start!?!
If someone could point me to a good guide that explains the ins and outs of these different methods and options, their quirks and differences, I would be eternally grateful!
Backing up my data and apps- will my contacts be backed up automatically? Apps aren't a huge deal- I've already managed to bloat my phone a bit, so a fresh start would probably do me some good.
Ahh, and we also have kernels- so many options! I guess ROMs come with a kernel, and you can also change it out afterwards. Is there a best kernel?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me- I hope to one day come back here and pay it back by helping others with their phones. I am immensely happy with the phone so far, and Android as a whole. The community is amazingly helpful!
EDIT: I just watched this. It sure makes the prospect of installing a new ROM seem easier, it looks like cake after installing the new Recovery Image. How does that work on a mac?
Also, on ROM Manager, when I select backup current ROM, the phone crashes and I have to pull the battery. What am I doing wrong?
EDIT2: I just learned that ROM Manager was not crashing, it was booting into the standard recovery. Still not sure wen wrong.
ive tryed them all and have been using enomethers rom,sweet battery life and tons of mods!!
yumcax said:
I've had my Nexus One for a couple weeks, and am hungry for customization and optimization :].
I have heard lots of good things about CM6, but also have read many posts complaining about battery life. I really do like the looks of the settings menu tweaks, though.
Overall, I am looking for a ROM that will run very fast, have options to overclock, and that will give me good battery life. One look in the ROM section of these forums and I am immediately overwhelmed... I have no idea what to try!
As for themes, it seems they are dependent on which ROM you are running... all I know for sure is that I don't want Sense.
And I don't understand the installation process; flashing, recovery images, nandroid backups, radios, clockwork mod... I have no idea where to start!?!
If someone could point me to a good guide that explains the ins and outs of these different methods and options, their quirks and differences, I would be eternally grateful!
Backing up my data and apps- will my contacts be backed up automatically? Apps aren't a huge deal- I've already managed to bloat my phone a bit, so a fresh start would probably do me some good.
Ahh, and we also have kernels- so many options! I guess ROMs come with a kernel, and you can also change it out afterwards. Is there a best kernel?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me- I hope to one day come back here and pay it back by helping others with their phones. I am immensely happy with the phone so far, and Android as a whole. The community is amazingly helpful!
EDIT: I just watched this. It sure makes the prospect of installing a new ROM seem easier, it looks like cake after installing the new Recovery Image. How does that work on a mac?
Also, on ROM Manager, when I select backup current ROM, the phone crashes and I have to pull the battery. What am I doing wrong?
EDIT2: I just learned that ROM Manager was not crashing, it was booting into the standard recovery. Still not sure wen wrong.
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http://www.androidappjudge.com/2010/09/to-root-or-not-to-root.html
I would suggest starting with MCR21 which is located below in my sig. From my experience, it's been the overall best for battery life, speed, and usability.
Woot!!
Well, I have spent the better part of the night downloading ROMs, reading forum posts, and trouble shooting. The conclusion I have come to is this:
If you are new to rooting, ROMs, etc. stay away from ADB commands, fastboot etcetera. I spent the majority of the time trying to install RA Recovery, and then tried ClockWork MOD... it makes everything very easy.
Anyway, in case anyone is still wondering (like I was); a recovery is the base firmware that lets you wipe your cache, boot into backups, make backups, and flash ROMs. Very important! ClockWork comes with one, and RA is also a popular recovery.
EDIT: Already been through 3 ROMs, haha. Currently on TheOfficial.
I recommend geo411's Stock frf91. It's most reliable in the clutch.
I keep going back to Enomther. The only downfall is if you are addicted to flashing, there aren't as many updates.
Alot of good roms, but I really like geo411's FRG33 Blackbar v1 right now.
Here's a step by step video. Play the video and you'll be done in no time.
http://theunlockr.com/2010/01/02/how-to-root-the-nexus-one/
First off, Thank you to all the dev's who've put out all the great roms (too many to mention)....
But, as I was reading through some of the most recent releases of roms, I found myself more and more frustrated with confusion. It wasn't the screenshots (thanks, it helps), it wasn't the list of changes/additions/subtractions (that really helps), it was more the complex install info.
I'm not trying to hurt anyone's feelings, but why would you go off on a tangent to left field while your writing down how to install something? Can we get a universal install procedure?
Most roms are released within hours and in some cases days of one another. Lets assume that rom a has what newest rom b needs and create something from that. Then if you need to express random thought for the new guy, that could be post #2. I guarentee that most of the people here have flashed and re-flashed and soft bricked and flashed again.
Guess what I'm trying to say is, rom dev's are releasing things that probably no one will use cause they aren't clear and concise on the install procedure.
FroztIkon said:
First off, Thank you to all the dev's who've put out all the great roms (too many to mention)....
But, as I was reading through some of the most recent releases of roms, I found myself more and more frustrated with confusion. It wasn't the screenshots (thanks, it helps), it wasn't the list of changes/additions/subtractions (that really helps), it was more the complex install info.
I'm not trying to hurt anyone's feelings, but why would you go off on a tangent to left field while your writing down how to install something? Can we get a universal install procedure?
Most roms are released within hours and in some cases days of one another. Lets assume that rom a has what newest rom b needs and create something from that. Then if you need to express random thought for the new guy, that could be post #2. I guarentee that most of the people here have flashed and re-flashed and soft bricked and flashed again.
Guess what I'm trying to say is, rom dev's are releasing things that probably no one will use cause they aren't clear and concise on the install procedure.
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I see your on super nova. Have you looked at Mosaic. I tried to make the directions as simple as i could
right now with the recent port of the i9000 2.3.3 things have changed.
and changed very recently.
soon enough there will be an easier, more standard way to upgrade.
but keep this in mind....
what we are doing here is programming a phone. the devs AND YOU!
programming an electronic device is not a simple thing, and is not childs play.
the devs have YEARS of experience in programming to bring us the software,
we need to understand what we are doing in order to do it.
so we need to understand programming.
this cannot be done in 10 minutes by just reading instructions.
and this SHOULD NOT be able to be done in 10 minutes by reading instructions.
there are real risks in doing this, that is why it voids your warranty.
you need to understand what you are doing to be able to do it.
thats why you must LEARN in order to do this.
nobody ever learns with brain-dead instructions.
the more you LEARN first, before flashing, the better your chances at success.
the easier the instructions the easier noobs run into problems! Brick their device or get scared and confused about very simple things that they should have understood first!
so the complexity has a dual purpose, it forces you to go out and LEARN before you do anything AND also provides you with alot of information to start learning
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right now with the recent port of the i9000 2.3.3 things have changed.
and changed very recently.
soon enough there will be an easier, more standard way to upgrade.
but keep this in mind....
what we are doing here is programming a phone. the devs AND YOU!
programming an electronic device is not a simple thing, and is not childs play.
the devs have YEARS of experience in programming to bring us the software,
we need to understand what we are doing in order to do it.
so we need to understand programming.
this cannot be done in 10 minutes by just reading instructions.
and this SHOULD NOT be able to be done in 10 minutes by reading instructions.
there are real risks in doing this, that is why it voids your warranty.
you need to understand what you are doing to be able to do it.
thats why you must LEARN in order to do this.
nobody ever learns with brain-dead instructions.
the more you LEARN first, before flashing, the better your chances at success.
the easier the instructions the easier noobs run into problems! Brick their device or get scared and confused about very simple things that they should have understood first!
so the complexity has a dual purpose, it forces you to go out and LEARN before you do anything AND also provides you with alot of information to start learning
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Nice long post. Although alot of rambling Tru but I like your last line
As for a standard set of installation instructions, I dont think we will ever see it. Each rom is as unique as the person that developed it, and with that individuality comes an individual requirement for implementation.
ATM some ginger roms are wipes, some arent, this used to be true for all froyo/eclair roms.
that is why we USED TO have to flash to stock each time. same now. (for non wipe roms)
that changed! it can again!
as for getting the bootloaders, if you are installing a WIPE rom you dont need to flash the whole i9000 package. Just the bootloaders alone and ONLY ONCE. some roms currently use this method.
other roms that arent wipe roms depend on apps and framework to be there, or might not like other stuff left over that may still be there. so it is necessary to flash back to i9000 stock, this can be done with or without bootloaders if you already have them. but most of the non bootloaders packages have been taken down. once again you only need to get the bootloaders once.
once again all this can change and standardize again. with the following intructions:
from eclair or froyo
1. odin flash GB bootloader and CMW3 kernel in a single package. (small 4 MB package!)
2. boot into CWM3 and flash a WIPE ROM.
done and upgraded.
my fastest upgrade was one extra step. the bootloader package had re-orient kernel with no cwm3 so i had to reboot and odin flash talon between step 1 and 2.
still pretty easy with a wipe rom.
we grow up so quickly...
So, I installed Juwe's ROM and now that I have it installed... well... to me it just seems like a compilation for the lazy. Dont get me wrong, i really appreciate the work done by all chefs but, theres no real reason to use them. Or at least I think.
I believe if I flash a stock firmware and apply a custom kernel the results will be much better. Many of the "features" of these roms are thanks to the kernels flashed in them, and can be done manually. Also, I think many of the cosmetic improvements are not my cup of tea, and I much prefer the stock samsung animations, etc.
Please correct me if i'm wrong, or well help me out choose what to do. I'm not eager to reflash my firmware all over again. I would just like to flash something on my phone and never have to reflash again.
-Nestor
exactly....if you have the time and knowledge do it yourself....if not flash any of the custom roms prepared by the rom "chefs" out there....and be grateful for the opportunity (I suspect you underestimate the amount of work and intellect that these guys have invested in their custom roms...far more than just different kernels and basic cosmetics as you suggest)
Unless i am mistaken you have stated the obvious...if not, what is your point?
Oh, yes. I wasnt really obvious on what i wanted to do. Well, I see all of the things my rom has installed, and see that im still having some bugs, etc, and, well I cant diagnose where are they coming from. Is it my apps fault, etc, since all these modifications are done and all of these apps installed and now I really dont know what caused what.
So I think, what if some of the stuff that was done was unnecessary? What if just flashing to stock, and then adding stuff one by one until im satisfied will rid me of most of my problems?
I must admit I relate the rom chefs with the people from the pirate bay who give you modified versions of windows, with all the necessary stuff done, but you can get a fresh copy of windows and get much better results on most cases.
I mean no disrespect to anyone's intelect, or ego. Im a really new guy myself, but the more I learn the more I realize, maybe the best way to go is just flash stock, root, get a new kernel and all will be peachy. That sounds too easy though. So i raised this discussion to see what do people think.
Edit: Well, after reflashing and doing some stuff, like repartitioning tried some custom kernels and ended up bootlooping my phone, and after much frustration, I reflashed Juwe's. Now I can appreciate how well this works. The couple of erros may have been caused by not repartitioning the first time. Now Im very happy with how my phone is working. Hopefully, this is the last firmware i ever flash.
So I'm probably the dumbass of the year, (even though it's only still Feb, but trust me this stupidity is that epic)
Firstly this was not the first time I've rooted or installed custom ROMS on a device. I've modded my previous androids (Sony Xperia Ray and Samsung Galaxy note 10.1) quite a lot, always following the thread instructions of course.
This time I decided to just do my own thing (BIG surprise what happened next):silly:
So I started off by flashing the speedmod kernel k16-11 and everything just went downhill from there.
I've managed to get rid of my ROM, all my data and basically I have a potato with an LCD screen now.
Don't ask about backups... In my brave-gun frenzy to fiddle with my phone I hadn't made any:crying:
I'm guessing that the next step would be to probably remove whatever's been flashed on there (I'd tried a few unsuccessful things from snippets around the internet) and start from square one loading everything from scratch.
I'm pleading for help... If someone could please tell me what to do step by step to get back my baby, preferably with a good, stable ROM. I was kinda looking forward to the EHNDROIX KitKat ROM (wishful thinking...)
Anyway I'm begging you guys to point me in the right direction, I want to learn this instead of just sending it to someone.
Any help I can get will be hugely appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Mine first started when I flashed custom firmware on my Sony PSP back in '09 (I think I really don't remember at this point) ever since I've never been satisfied by the OEM os's on phones and what not and I've always wanted more. The first phone I flashed was my Samsung Galaxy s3, that was the phone that really got me into flashing. Obviously Samsung bloat was the reason I flashed cyamogemod over it but it didn't stop there. I flashed firmware after firmware. Omnirom, justarchi, paranoid Android, PAC rom and so on. I being the flash noob I was never backed up my efs folder and boom it got corrupted. A bunch of patches later I got it back up only to start again and lose it again the backup didn't seem to help (well that was for nothing). Fast forward to 2015 jan where I got a one plus one and boy oh boy was I happy to have a cyanogen run device. Of course you have to have root right? And a custom recovery (of course) and oh look this rom looks pretty good legs try it. And that one and that one, yeah I'm a flashaholic currently running omnirom 6.0 probably going to switch again soon because I can't stop myself any more be it roms, kernels or recoveries.
Go ahead and share your flashaholic stories down below