G1 is looking a bit outdated....

[xxmadeyousmile]

I love my G1, dont get me wrong, but my boyfriend just got the MOTO CLIQ and all of a sudden, my G1 seems pretty lame. The cliq is so much faster, cooler widgets and apps, and just makes me plain jealous.

SO...the question is - How can i make my phone cool again!?

I used to have a shadow which was pretty easy to configure/make themes/etc. But this one has me absolutely baffled.

[ggrant3876]

Root your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=567610
And theme it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=569160
It will fast and classy, just like a new phone.

[havikx]

if your not rooted or anything like that....i would suggest that first. if you are rooted..

cyanogenMOD is a great rom out for g1s right now. w/ better browser, auto overclock to make the phone run faster, along with a few other great tweeks.

if i may... i too felt my g1 was outta date a little while ago. i was still runninn jesusfrekes rom. now i heard he stopped make roms and put input in to help other devs. i changed to cyanogen. got apps2sd with ease...something that took hours at first.

i just put voice navigation on google maps. thats soo freakin sweet.

i would theme it if your bored.

if theres nothing out you like and theres something specific you want from your boyfriends phone.... ask a dev.

[xxmadeyousmile]

I've read on here though that rooting it can be bad. What does that mean exactly to root it?

[djunio]

(people might not like this but oh well)
NO CURRENT ANDROID PHONE IS COOLER THAN THE G1. It can run any version of Android that is on any of them phone and its 1 of 3 phones that can currently do that. My G1 is a Hero now, was a Cliq yesterday, plain ole 1.6 before that, a Pulse for a day and its gonna be a 2.0 soon.


Nothing beats the original lol:D;):cool:

[xxmadeyousmile]

My G1 is a Hero now, was a Cliq yesterday, plain ole 1.6 before that, a Pulse for a day and its gonna be a 2.0 soon.


Nothing beats the original lol:D;):cool:

I like that! haha Well teach me your ways!! :)

[ggrant3876]

I've read on here though that rooting it can be bad. What does that mean exactly to root it?
It means thgat you have complete control over your phone. You can delete native apps you don't use, wireless tether and voice navigation, all free. As djunio said there isn't presently a phone available I would swithch my G1 for.

[Derrick]

I've read on here though that rooting it can be bad. What does that mean exactly to root it?

I have never seen anyone permantely brick their phone from rooting it. Now when you get into flashing SPLs and stuff it gets kind of risky but one step at a time, eh? I suggest going to YouTube and watch someone root there phone and follow their actions exactly. There are auto root methods but those are iffy sometimes plus its always good to get your hands a little dirty :)

[havikx]

just for reference....

root, while maybe not the most precise of tech definitions, is to have administrative capabilites over your phone. what does this mean? you can screw around with more files that you wouldnt be able to. you can screw aroud with the files that make the phone run the way it does. add modified files inplace of stock files (roms)...and you modify the way the phone acts, looks, or performs.

[havikx]

I have never seen anyone permantely brick their phone from rooting it. Now when you get into flashing SPLs and stuff it gets kind of risky but one step at a time, eh? I suggest going to YouTube and watch someone root there phone and follow their actions exactly. There are auto root methods but those are iffy sometimes plus its always good to get your hands a little dirty :)


and i think what derrick means by get your hands dirty is...


learn some linux commands. haha

[mgs991099a]

Here's a very easy way to Root your phone. Just follow the directions to the T. http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod

[mbreezy]

Once you're rooted you can also apply themes. I actually rooted my wifes G1 just for that purpose. AHome and apps like that just don't do enough. My favorite feature of being rooted is nandroid... backup your phone EXACTLY how it is, meaning if I apply a theme or an app screws me up or something I just go back a day or two. :-)

I used to get a new phone every 6 months. Before I deployed to iraq I was into the Treo series. I came back and went with a WM5 phone, didn't like it and then Android came out. We've had our G1s for over a year now and not even looking back. It has everything we want with hardware, as for the software something new comes out all the time whether its a new app or rom. I may keep the G1 around another year.... before I would never do that.

[Derrick]

a Pulse for a day and its gonna be a 2.0 soon.

Woah you got a Pulse ROM loaded on your phone. I've tried to load one twice and it didn't even get past the boot screen.

[djunio]

I like that! haha Well teach me your ways!! :)

Ask and you shall receive lol
root (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480) there are easier ways but this is the most fun lol:D
Hero (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=574526) this is one of the best roms of any kind
Cliq (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=576067) still a work in progress but still pretty good
Pulse (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=582855) beta but fun to play with
2.0 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=586314) beta but once again fun to play with
Donut/1.6 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=567610) the greatest rom to date and most stable and fast
oh yea your gonna need this (http://sapphire-port-dream.googlecode.com/files/spl-signed.zip) to but make sure you have a pvt board and the newest radio (http://sapphire-port-dream.googlecode.com/files/ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip) which you should already have but check first you can brick.
How to check that you asked lol, here (http://androinica.com/2009/09/08/how-to-understand-android-root-terms-and-procedures/#herorom) is how and there is other great info on this type of stuff, knowledge is power. Might be alot but once you get it good you'll love your phone like you did when you first got it and IT WILL BE THE BEST PHONE ON THE MARKET TO DATE.:cool:


READ ALL THESE BEFORE ATTEMPTING.

[cmbarry1]

Once you're rooted you can also apply themes. I actually rooted my wifes G1 just for that purpose. AHome and apps like that just don't do enough. My favorite feature of being rooted is nandroid... backup your phone EXACTLY how it is, meaning if I apply a theme or an app screws me up or something I just go back a day or two. :-)

I used to get a new phone every 6 months. Before I deployed to iraq I was into the Treo series. I came back and went with a WM5 phone, didn't like it and then Android came out. We've had our G1s for over a year now and not even looking back. It has everything we want with hardware, as for the software something new comes out all the time whether its a new app or rom. I may keep the G1 around another year.... before I would never do that.

I have never had a phone for 2 years lol, but I think I am with the G1, with the constant updates its hard not to..we get it all, the only thing I would change is the processor, and screen size/resolution with a few extras 3.5mm jack...I don't mind the looks of it as opposed to 90% of the forum haha

[xxmadeyousmile]

Makes sense! Yeah i was able to do all that with the shadow but i never had to do more than plug it into the computer.

Well cool! Thanks!!

[simms22]

i have to agree that a rooted g1 is the coolest android phone out there . my g1 definately is NOT outdated ! :p

[djunio]

Woah you got a Pulse ROM loaded on your phone. I've tried to load one twice and it didn't even get past the boot screen.

might be your spl or a bad download, I had 2 different pulse roms load for me. Here's the second.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583675

[edgargeminis620]

swap housings AND root? make it look brand new and a new theme? :)

[xxmadeyousmile]

swap housings AND root? make it look brand new and a new theme? :)

swap housings!? what would i swap it to?

you guys are blowing my mind! :p

[edgargeminis620]

what color is your g1 right now?

[xxmadeyousmile]

its black.....

[edgargeminis620]

is it beat up?

maybe go to white? but the UK white. its nicer :D

[havikx]

swap housings!? what would i swap it to?

you guys are blowing my mind! :p

believe you me, one you get the hang out it and actually figure out what the hell that command prompt you just wrote did to your phone, it becomes second nature to change roms, themes, and all kinds of stuff. most updates, like the voice nav in maps, are now in update.zip form.

it'll take a while. maybe a few hours your first time around. after that... like a breeze. and TOTALLY WORTH THE HOURS OF FRUSTRATION, THE TIME SPENT TYPING COMMAND PROMPTS INTO TERMINAL EMULATOR, AND ALL THE HELP POSTS YOULL BE POSTING THRU THE PROCESS!

[xxmadeyousmile]

TOTALLY WORTH THE HOURS OF FRUSTRATION, THE TIME SPENT TYPING COMMAND PROMPTS INTO TERMINAL EMULATOR, AND ALL THE HELP POSTS YOULL BE POSTING THRU THE PROCESS!

I can only hope it will be so wonderful :)
I love this kind of stuff, just wish i had gotten into it sooner. Never have time to do frivolous things except when I'm at work not working (LOL)

[havikx]

I can only hope it will be so wonderful :)
I love this kind of stuff, just wish i had gotten into it sooner. Never have time to do frivolous things except when I'm at work not working (LOL)


i would say devote a few hours of 1 day to it. get a nice and easy, short, android 4 dummies kinda guide... find a youtube video... follow what they say to get yourself rooted first. once your rooted and you change your recovery.img file.... youll be set to do all the fancy stuff that comes from rooting. like the cyanogen ROM! now with kewl blue theme! alright!

plus..everything gets much easier once cyanogens recovery is in. EVERYTHING.

[xxmadeyousmile]

Woohoo! The anticipation is killing me. I wish i had the time and/or concentration to do it today!

I really am so glad everyone on here is so helpful! Thank you!!

[djunio]

Ask and you shall receive lol
root (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480) there are easier ways but this is the most fun lol:D
Hero (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=574526) this is one of the best roms of any kind
Cliq (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=576067) still a work in progress but still pretty good
Pulse (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=582855) beta but fun to play with
2.0 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=586314) beta but once again fun to play with
Donut/1.6 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=567610) the greatest rom to date and most stable and fast
oh yea your gonna need this (http://sapphire-port-dream.googlecode.com/files/spl-signed.zip) to but make sure you have a pvt board and the newest radio (http://sapphire-port-dream.googlecode.com/files/ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip) which you should already have but check first you can brick.
How to check that you asked lol, here (http://androinica.com/2009/09/08/how-to-understand-android-root-terms-and-procedures/#herorom) is how and there is other great info on this type of stuff, knowledge is power. Might be alot but once you get it good you'll love your phone like you did when you first got it and IT WILL BE THE BEST PHONE ON THE MARKET TO DATE.:cool:


READ ALL THESE BEFORE ATTEMPTING.


Woohoo! The anticipation is killing me. I wish i had the time and/or concentration to do it today!

I really am so glad everyone on here is so helpful! Thank you!!

Are you reading up on it now? It's well worth the effort. Its like having a new phone every week lol

[edgargeminis620]

haha ima do the same thing with mine.

well first of all im going to swap the housing from a white one to a black one. my spare G1 is beat up not to mention a cracked digitizer.

after that, IM ROOTING. or try to lol :p

[xxmadeyousmile]

Are you reading up on it now? It's well worth the effort. Its like having a new phone every week lol

Yep I'm finishing up at work then going to read everything to kill a few hours here. Hopefully i'll be able to figure it out over the weekend!

I'm a really worried person so i always have to debate and dwell on situations before i commit. lol its a blessing and a curse..

[djunio]

Its easy, um sure you'll have it done in less than 2 hrs.

[xxmadeyousmile]

SO. I'm finally ready to do this rooting business, got all set up, got to the point where i check my phone for the version as explained on here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480

and my phone doesnt say ANY of these things. It says it is build DRC83

What doest this mean??

[djunio]

means u have version 1.6

[xxmadeyousmile]

Also, how do i screenshot my phone?
Its always better if the people trying to help me can see what i see!

[djunio]

u need the sdk http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html its called ddms
if u didnt start yet take a look at this http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-root-the-mytouch-3g-or-g1-in-one-click/

[cmbarry1]

haha ima do the same thing with mine.

well first of all im going to swap the housing from a white one to a black one. my spare G1 is beat up not to mention a cracked digitizer.

after that, IM ROOTING. or try to lol :p

Make sure you have a fool proof guide for switching the housing..Johnnylicous (or however u spell it) had a bad run with that and lost his ability to use his touch screen completely :(..just be warned lol....and you shouldn't need screen shot because a majority will know exactly what you are talking about when you describe it to help u out

[xxmadeyousmile]

u need the sdk http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html its called ddms
if u didnt start yet take a look at this http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-root-the-mytouch-3g-or-g1-in-one-click/



That is really helpful!

[djunio]

Make sure you have a fool proof guide for switching the housing..Johnnylicous (or however u spell it) had a bad run with that and lost his ability to use his touch screen completely :(..just be warned lol....and you shouldn't need screen shot because a majority will know exactly what you are talking about when you describe it to help u out

Alot of people have, personally i wouldnt do it(maybe)


That is really helpful!

Yea and thats the easy way.

[xxmadeyousmile]

i started it the hard way i guess (i would..) and i got to the part where it tells me to type commands into telnet.
after the 'cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img' part, it came back with
'cannot create /system/recovery.img: read only file system'


help???

[djunio]

Yep I'm finishing up at work then going to read everything to kill a few hours here. Hopefully i'll be able to figure it out over the weekend!

I'm a really worried person so i always have to debate and dwell on situations before i commit. lol its a blessing and a curse..

Is the file in the root of your sd card and try it in terminal emulator

[djunio]

open terminal and type su, if u c a # u have root

[xxmadeyousmile]

yeah its in the root.
whats a terminal emulator?

[djunio]

its in the root lol, its like the command prompt in windows, all linux machines have a terminal where you can enter commands and run scripts, if you have root now you can flash all the goodies

[xxmadeyousmile]

how do i get the terminal emulator?
i dont think i have root yet because it said that it cant create it, its a read only file. i just meant that the file is in the sdcard root.

[djunio]

oh, see if its in the market

[simms22]

you need to download a terminal emulator AND a superuser app from the market . lots of good free downloads

[djunio]

Glad to see you finally joining the party simms, she not rooted yet but she is at the last step.

[simms22]

almost there then ?
theres always that link in my sig...

[xxmadeyousmile]

I got the term emulator but i cant find superuser?

[djunio]

dont worry bout that yet cause u gonna flash once your rooted, run those commands in terminal, type su then hit enter, if u c a # you are rooted

[xxmadeyousmile]

almost there then ?
theres always that link in my sig...

yep i'm on there haha.
i'm on the file download section now...

unfortunately I have to go out to sushi for a bit. Hopefully i'll get back soon!

[xxmadeyousmile]

dont worry bout that yet cause u gonna flash once your rooted, run those commands in terminal, type su then hit enter, if u c a # you are rooted


it said permission denied

[djunio]

reboot and start the section again that says:

Rooting your RC29 or lower phone, start at step 5 if you already have those 2 files on your sd

[simms22]

mmmmmm , i live on sushi here in brooklyn . theres a sushi place or two on every block around me !

[djunio]

it said permission denied

you got it?

[edgargeminis620]

Make sure you have a fool proof guide for switching the housing..Johnnylicous (or however u spell it) had a bad run with that and lost his ability to use his touch screen completely :(..just be warned lol....and you shouldn't need screen shot because a majority will know exactly what you are talking about when you describe it to help u out

nothing to worry about. ive done it no less than 20 times always works not to sound haughty or anthing just need to make sure you disconnect everything carefully and you connect it back the same way and that all the screws are nice and tight.

[xxmadeyousmile]

im back and started back on step 5.
it told me again

cannot create /system/recovery.img: read-only file system

[xxmadeyousmile]

Well, im doing that one click method on this site:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-root-the-mytouch-3g-or-g1-in-one-click/

and i'm about to do the ROM install. Do I need any specific ROM?

[simms22]

Cyanogens latest , 4.2.5 .
The unlocker might be outdated , I haven't checked it in a while . It won't work with 1.6(I don't think it will anyways)

[xxmadeyousmile]

it seems to be working decently and its pretty easy to follow.

the first thing i did was downgrade to cupcake.

[xxmadeyousmile]

Ah well it was going so well until just now. I chose the hero rom on here:

http://theunlockr.com/downloads/android-downloads/android-roms/

and downloaded it. when i tried to install it on the recovery screen, i got these errors:

E:Can't mount system:
E:Failure at line 3:
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:

Installation aborted.


help??

[xxmadeyousmile]

GOT IT! Thanks for everyones help!

[djunio]

Sorry, I had work to do but it looks like your all rooted now, congratulation. Now go make fun of that non rootable(yet) cliq lol

[djunio]

Here's some apps you might wanna get now that your rooted:
root explorer
user.conf creator
swapper
overclock widget
adfree
anetshare (http://android.a0soft.com/?url=aNetShare.htm)
androbex
printershare
ta utility

[xxmadeyousmile]

Lol well i thought i was. i used this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=566959&highlight=black+white+screen

and when i tried to reboot it, it just went to the recovery screen where it said that the rom was installed and then said rebooting...
but it was stuck there. So i tried to take the battery out and it did the G1 screen then turned white with black lines.

I'm going to try a few more things that may fix it, but for now, any ideas, i would LOVE.

[djunio]

Lol well i thought i was. i used this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=566959&highlight=black+white+screen

and when i tried to reboot it, it just went to the recovery screen where it said that the rom was installed and then said rebooting...
but it was stuck there. So i tried to take the battery out and it did the G1 screen then turned white with black lines.

I'm going to try a few more things that may fix it, but for now, any ideas, i would LOVE.

Your moving too fast lol, your not ready for hero roms yet, you need the danger spl, flash this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=567610) first. Once you have that running good, then we can get you to other goodies.

[xxmadeyousmile]

ahaha all these tutorials and guides getting my hopes up! Okay i will take it slow and get that set up first. i have been banging my head against the wall with this one.

[xxmadeyousmile]

Before you flash cyan you need to install the official adp (http://developer.htc.com/adp.html) recovery image first then when it reboots back to the recovery screen flash cyan 4.2.5, once you get cyan running all you have to do is flash the updates, its a long story on why you have to do it this way.

that link pulls up page not found.

the hardest part is that i'm stuck at work and i gave my dad my old phone and accidentally stuck my sd adapter in the bag with his stuff so i've been bumming peoples phones all day to load things from my computer to my sd then switch it back to my phone. lol

[djunio]

http://developer.htc.com/adp.html its the 1.6 recover image

[theway2live]

rooting is the greatest thing out there..

it sets all g1's apart..

my friend got a sprint hero, and i still feel my phone is better for what i can do with it..
his obviously looks nicer, but he cant change a damn thing on it.. besides wallpapers.. and widgets. lol

[djunio]

rooting is the greatest thing out there..

it sets all g1's apart..

my friend got a sprint hero, and i still feel my phone is better for what i can do with it..
his obviously looks nicer, but he cant change a damn thing on it.. besides wallpapers.. and widgets. lol

Check my sig, the sprint hero can be rooted as well.

[djunio]

that link pulls up page not found.

the hardest part is that i'm stuck at work and i gave my dad my old phone and accidentally stuck my sd adapter in the bag with his stuff so i've been bumming peoples phones all day to load things from my computer to my sd then switch it back to my phone. lol

Did you get it or do you want a link to a rom u can just flash without the extra step?

[xxmadeyousmile]

Well I've been messing with it all day and I tried to load the cyan rom but when I turn it back on after it says it loaded sucessfully, it just sits on the g1 screen

What should I do?

[djunio]

if you flashed the adp recovery first then cyan after it rebooted back to the recovery screen then u r good, sometimes it take about 10-15 to load for the first time

[xxmadeyousmile]

Okay ill try that then and let you know

[djunio]

ok, thats the only way to flash cyan for the first time

[havikx]

ahaha all these tutorials and guides getting my hopes up! Okay i will take it slow and get that set up first. i have been banging my head against the wall with this one.


Told ya it was frustrating!!! haha! but totally worth it...no?


just a bit of advice...

stay clear of modding your SPL. thats a sure fire way to brick your phone. wouldnt wanna ruin it after you just put all that hard work into it. i know the hero rom needs it. i'm stickin with good ol cyanogen simply for that reason. you had every guide known to us thrown at you in this thread...was it as easy as ANY of them made it out to be? no.

you think your gunna mod your SPL that easy? no...

my next upgrade for you would be the google maps voice navigation beta. theres all scripts out there you can follow in TE... but you search around...youll find it in update.zip form.

[ggrant3876]

Told ya it was frustrating!!! haha! but totally worth it...no?


just a bit of advice...

stay clear of modding your SPL. thats a sure fire way to brick your phone. wouldnt wanna ruin it after you just put all that hard work into it. i know the hero rom needs it. i'm stickin with good ol cyanogen simply for that reason. you had every guide known to us thrown at you in this thread...was it as easy as ANY of them made it out to be? no.

you think your gunna mod your SPL that easy? no...

my next upgrade for you would be the google maps voice navigation beta. theres all scripts out there you can follow in TE... but you search around...youll find it in update.zip form.
Both of my phones have Haykuro's spl, my first rooting experience in February 2009 took about 1 1/2 hours my second phone in July took 15-30 minutes. Rooting is not as hard as everyone makes it out to be. You just need to be careful and patient.

[djunio]

I have 2 G1's and a mytouch with it as well, your right its not that hard.

[ggrant3876]

I have 2 G1's and a mytouch with it as well, your right its not that hard.
Yeah, you just have to read and do everything in the right order. It used to be alot more difficult than it is now.

[xxmadeyousmile]

Still not going past the g1 screen. what was the link for the file that doesnt need the recovery img?

[xxmadeyousmile]

I think at this point it would really just be easier to start over! How can i do that?

[djunio]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538456

flash the rooted base, dont do the expansion pack yet, the problem may be your sd is not formatted.

[xxmadeyousmile]

do i need to wipe it or anything before i flash that?

[djunio]

wipe every time you r going to a new rom

[djunio]

once you get rooted, backup your sd card because your gonna make it into 3 partitions

[xxmadeyousmile]

okay i flashed that file, now what?

[djunio]

did it startup?

[xxmadeyousmile]

....waitingggg....
YES! its on the android screen.

[djunio]

Finally, success, good job, now back up your sd card we bout to partition it now, all the new roms use 3 partitions.

[xxmadeyousmile]

Ah, im excited, not going to lie!
Lol I'm ready. Do i just need to use the recovery screen to partition it?

[djunio]

not that one, use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=566669 make a folder on your computer and copy everything from your sd 2 it so u can put it back after the partitioning

[xxmadeyousmile]

I dont have anything on it lol i used a brand new SDcard to do this.

[djunio]

oh, thats good, follow the instruction to get this and go back to recovery mode, i think its option 5, itll say something like part fat32+ext+swap, flashing this and partitioning the card is gonna b a breeze, should take 5 mins

[xxmadeyousmile]

So I'm reading over it...which method should i use? there is ADB, console, terminal, fastboot?

[djunio]

adb would be the easiest but i am assuming you dont have the right drivers, do terminal, its just as easy, b sure to reboot to recovery after u r finished

[xxmadeyousmile]

im partitioning now. it asks what size for the swap. its automatically 32mb. is that okay?

[djunio]

do 128 for swap, your gonna need it for hero and a few others, 32 is fine though

[xxmadeyousmile]

how bout ext2 and fat32? does it matter?
im glad i asked

[djunio]

not really but ext should b no bigger than 500, just set it to 500 and the rest for fat32

[djunio]

when your done partitioning, convert your ext2 to ext3, its an option for that2 in that recovery u have now

[xxmadeyousmile]

Sweet! Okay done!

[djunio]

now nandroid backup, wipe n try that cyan again, flash that recovery first then when it reboots to the recovery screen, flash cyan

[djunio]

u got it now

[xxmadeyousmile]

Yep it got it! Sorry I had to leave right after I did that. There were some problems at work. I almost wish I had waited a little while to fix my phone and they wouldnt have been able to call me! lol

Cyanogen is pretty sweet too! I am definitely glad I did this!

[djunio]

now that u got cyan running, get stericson lockscreen then get google navigation running

[xxmadeyousmile]

those are pretty cool! I've been using it all day today and its just so easy and cool. I love it!

[djunio]

ready for a hero rom yet ;-)

[cmbarry1]

ready for a hero rom yet ;-)

To laggy..I started out root on a drizzy hero rom which was fast but nothing compared to the cm's I can;t bring myself to go back too may bugs

[djunio]

laggy, hero hasnt lagged for me n months

[simms22]

To laggy..I started out root on a drizzy hero rom which was fast but nothing compared to the cm's I can;t bring myself to go back too may bugs

yup , thats what the majority ends up saying.....

[cmbarry1]

laggy, hero hasnt lagged for me n months

really..what r u running, I tried maxima, and drizzy also jac.ski and none really worked for me that well

[djunio]

Sensehero 1.3.3 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=574526), I ran Drizzy and Jac and never had any lag on either 1, the key to hero is a large swap and high swappiness, hero uses 120mbs consistantly.

[cmbarry1]

Sensehero 1.3.3 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=574526), I ran Drizzy and Jac and never had any lag on either 1, the key to hero is a large swap and high swappiness, hero uses 120mbs consistantly.

Don't get me wrong I loved the hero widgets but I must have tried every swap and swappiness setting and still got load screens although they were far and few in the end just more-over slow to open some stuff...are you running any of the diff kernel configs? im curious about the 10mb hack and if it is actually gonna increase performance

[djunio]

It does a lot and its recommended to use cpu scaling 384 min 528 max, mines is 528 min and max. I haven't seen not 1 load screen unless I accidentally go home with the keyboard open.

[cmbarry1]

It does a lot and its recommended to use cpu scaling 384 min 528 max, mines is 528 min and max. I haven't seen not 1 load screen unless I accidentally go home with the keyboard open.

No matter what Rom im on I always use the max min of 528..and have it much lower for sleep and charging...about to flash...what else do you guys have on your switch-roms that you find especially good out of curiosity??

[djunio]

cyan and that hero is the best but i have a blur and pulse that i use sometimes, those 2 r kind of buggy but completely usable

[cmbarry1]

cyan and that hero is the best but i have a blur and pulse that i use sometimes, those 2 r kind of buggy but completely usable

Ya im not even gonna hit up the pulse but after this updated hero u got me on imma give drizzy blur 1.0 a try

[cmbarry1]

What about you simms..what do you have in the old switchrom

[djunio]

if u use blur dont use drizzy, there are newer ones that work better

[cmbarry1]

if u use blur dont use drizzy, there are newer ones that work better

Ok thanx...this hero isn't working right for me..won't let me past the Google sign in point..tried using wifi and edge

[djunio]

lol, guess hero roms dont like u
wipe, clear ext and dalvik, make sure u nandroid or switchrom your cyan first

[cmbarry1]

lol, guess hero roms dont like u
wipe, clear ext and dalvik, make sure u nandroid or switchrom your cyan first

Yep did all that lol...3 reboots later im up and running..sounds promising from the XDA thread..nice find

[djunio]

lol, yea i have been running it since it was released, its fast and stable, also i have been using bfs 304 with 10 mb ram hack also from day 1 with no problems, i haven't tried the others

[djunio]

i started a thread for this rom, go there with questions because we r way off topic in this thread
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f56/rom-sensehero-v1-3-3-a-28720/

[cmbarry1]

i started a thread for this rom, go there with questions because we r way off topic in this thread
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f56/rom-sensehero-v1-3-3-a-28720/

Yep I saw it lol I was gonna comment on how we were here not there

[djunio]

those are pretty cool! I've been using it all day today and its just so easy and cool. I love it!

Have u tried the hero roms yet

[Sheed6992]

i am glad i read this i was looking for a new hero rom and i wanna try out the pulse rom

[djunio]

glad to help, be sure to post in the sensehero thread

[xxmadeyousmile]

Have u tried the hero roms yet

Been working. Before and after holidays are really BUSY for dealerships! I think I'm going to get used to this for a few days. Hopefully I'll have time to start on something new over the holiday.

Any recomendations? You thinking Hero?

[djunio]

Yes, you may as well start with the best lol http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f56/rom-sensehero-v1-3-3-a-28720/