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[HTC Inspire 4G] swatcop1:
Rooted last night with Buddy's and so for everything seems to be working. I am

assuming

it was a success. I installed Titanium Backup and it allows me to remove the ATT bloatware etc...Is there anything I need to check to verify I am rooted and if so, correctly? I went through all my apps that I restored from ""MyBackup" app and everything is working.

I guess the next step is to learn how to use the installed ROM Manager and Superuser. Not sure what it is all involved but willing to learn. I am using Buddy's stock ROM that came with the program. Any negatives using this ROM? Before trying others, I have to figure out how to flash a ROM. I will be looking for a ROM without bloatware and sense. I use launcher pro and will stick with it. I prefer a smooth fast and solid performance.

I think my first mod would be to change my battery indicator in my notification bar and customize this area a bit. Any suggestions were to get started?

Thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
If you want fast and stable w/ being senseless, di11i's Gingerbeast is as good as it gets. If you want fast, stable w/ a lil more tweaking capabilities, CM7 is for you.

I use both on a regular basis and each has their pros.

Tx
[HTC Inspire 4G] RinZo:
There are guides on every rom thread for flashing roms. If you don't do well with reading instructions and are more hands on I found this video and it helped me the first time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9yrg9W6X9U
[HTC Inspire 4G] swatcop1:
Great guys thanks!
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
Good job mayne. I used ATTN's method and the WiFi did not work with the ROM in that kit. I posted here asking about it right about the point where you are, waited 1/2 hour, said eff it, and flashed one of the custom roms from the Dev section, which fixed the issue.

I noticed my data speeds were not as good as stock, and I live in a backhauled area and was getting >7Mbps down stock. I noticed I didn't have the latest ATT OTA radio, so I read some more in the radio thread, and flashed the latest ATT radio and RIL's, and the data speeds I was accustomed to returned.

The ROM I flashed is really really nice. IT is Sense based, like the stock AT&T. Some of the ROM's people will suggest are basic Android UI, while others are Sense based. I don't mind the Sense. It is technically a memory hog, and I only use one of the Scenes provided, but I like it. There are many ROM's to chose from that are basically stable. I never got stock GPS to perform to my expectations. However, the first ROM I flashed combined with the latest OTA radio amazing fixed the effin GPS!! Wow it's really responsive now.

My first ROM had/has a couple bugs. One was taken care of with re-flashing the ROM I chose again. The ROM I have now has one really small minor bug. I am living with it, as stock also had more major issues (GPS). The bug is associated with the kernel. This is another thing one can flash and change. I tried another kernel out vs. the ROM, but decided t had other variables with the performance I was experiencing, while other posters here love the optional kernel. Choices choices...

Be careful with Titanium back up. In general, do NOT use it to back up system data as part of the ROM flashing process. Usually flashing different ROM's from different dev's require full system wipe, like you did with the rooting process. It looks tempting to use, but multiple issues are discerned by reading the thread if this selection is used in TB. I suggest just using it for App backup, and if a problem with the flashing, revert to your Nandroid backup of your last functional ROM. Learn about that too....

Anyway good luck. I doubt youare going to stay with whatever ROM is in Bubby's kit...so just trying to give you a few pointers...since you asked :-p, and because I like this sentence in your OP", "Not sure what it is all involved but willing to learn." yes you will...the radio thread, the one stickied page of this forum, are invaluable places to start and bookmark...
[HTC Inspire 4G] Four-Fifty-X:
A few things that will make your flashing easier, because once you flash one custom ROM, you will end up flashing 10...

Create a Nandroid backup before flashing a new ROM. To create a Nandroid backup, follow these steps:

1. Get into Clockwork recovery. You can do this one of two ways: Go into ROM Manager and select boot into recovery. The other way is to boot the device while holding down the volume key. After the device boots, you'll see an option for Recovery. Select that. Also, some ROMs allow you to go into recovery by holding down the power button then selecting recovery.

2.Once in Clockwork recovery, select backup and restore, then backup.

The backup will be stored on your SD card in the \clockwork\backup directory.

This type of backup has EVERYTHING in it (except the radio). If you restore from this backup, and boot your device, it will be exactly as it was when you backed up--all apps, data, settings, etc.

I recommend backing up the backup directory to your PC. The backups are pretty big.

You'll end up with a whole collection of backups (I have about 10.), one for each ROM you've flashed. If you decide one day (or hour :)) that you want to use a different ROM, all you have to do is copy the backup from your PC to your SD card and then restore from within recovery (wipe data/cache/dalvik first :-)).

...

Do not restore data using Titanium Backup if the backup was performed on a different ROM. It can really screw things up.

...

A lot of people ask about backing up and restoring SMS and MMS. The BEST way I have found is via Handcent sms. This is a great free replacement for the stock messaging app. It has an option to backup and restore both SMS and MMS messages. It work really, really well. The backup and restore does have a cost though. I think 3.99 a year.

To me, it's completely worth it. Using this with a Nandroid restore, and I can be up on a new ROM in 5 minutes, with all data up to date.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pirateghost:
If titanium backup is working, then root is working. root either works or it doesnt

or you could just use GO SMS Pro (its free) to do the sms/mms backup restore....or an app called SMS backup+ (free) and it sends a copy of everything to your gmail so you dont have to restore all that stuff, its all in your gmail, mms and all
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
GO SMS PRO also gives the ability to back up messages and restore all messages... it's free app.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Four-Fifty-X:
Trying it now... Thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Four-Fifty-X:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think SMS backup+ does SMS. I'll try and find out...
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pirateghost:
it sure does

early on in the apps development it did not, but it does just about everything now.
[HTC Inspire 4G] swatcop1:
Thanks, I am glad yall said something about the TB not backing up data. I was getting ready to pull the trigger on flashing. Doing a Nandroid backup right now. So for I did a ROM backup using ROM manager, A apps backup using TB and now doing a Nandroid backup as described above. I should be cover and ready to go. Already have the zip file loaded in my phone.

PS; Been using GO SMS Pro, its the beast IMO
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
Hey isn't the ROM in buddy's kit froyo? If you want gingerbread you're gonna have to flash a custom ROM...

I am sending this thread with the WiFi hotspot teathering to my PC, that I opted not to enable stock because I have an unlimited data plan and I think paying 20 or whatever they want is stupid. My home internet is dropping in and out this morning for some reason..wah lah! I got tethering to phone's network and internet access! Woo hoo! And jsut as fast as my home WiFi. This is exactly one of the things I had in mind when rooting this phone. This is awesome!!!! Oh but back to the OP...

Oh yeah!!!! If you flash a new ROM, or even notice with bubby's kit ROM now, that data speed is not what you expect, or doesn't work at all, check the APN settings under Settings>Wireless Networks>Mobile Networks>Access Point Names. The ROMs as flashed may not have all the settings correct. There are posts and threads about setting the proper APN's for proper AT&T network access and it's easy schmeezee. Just one little thing that took me a few minutes to figure out initially while I was getting data speed of 200kbps down vs. the 7Mbps I'm used to...

Hey regarding the mods you are considering, check out the status bar of the screenshot of my current set up by clicking the below thumbnail..is this something like you are talking about? Hee hee I am just getting into the theming thing after getting comfortable with all the other more technical stuff.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Four-Fifty-X:
Has anyone tried to restore MMS? I'm asking because the market entry says it backs up MMS to gmail, but is says "MMS not supported yet" for restore.
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
hee hee you didn't have to learn the hard way. Cool!
[HTC Inspire 4G] swatcop1:
Ok just flashed my first ROM (Ginerbeast). Now how do I reinstall the nandroid backup I did prior? I just went the market and loader rom manager and TB again. Not sure were to go from here???
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
No. Do not restore the Nandroid back up. That is for if you have problems with your new ROM, and need to get to a known good restore point. It is there if you need it....start checking out your new ROM :-).
[HTC Inspire 4G] swatcop1:
ok think I might have it

Rom manger

reboot in recovery

backup and restore

advanced restore

pick my download

????

Then it ask, resore boot or restore system or restore data or restore casche or restore sd-ext

I am thinking I need to pick "restore sd-ext" correct???????? to download my nabdriod backup???
[HTC Inspire 4G] swatcop1:
Ok then backing up and re grouping

The new rom is installed, it looks nice. Now I want to reload my apps and system settings?
[HTC Inspire 4G] swatcop1:
Using TB to restore my apps at this time. It loading.....
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
Apps yes. system settings? I don't think so. That is where people get into trouble I think. If you need or want to adjust "system settings" you now have root access to your phone and can do so accordingly. I would not revert to the settings of the previous ROM. Did you back up your apps with Titanium? If so, I advise to restore Apps only via Titanium.
[HTC Inspire 4G] swatcop1:
Ok thank guys for all the help, let me ask one more question if I may;

I reloaded my apps from TB, is there a way I can reload all my email accounts and system settings or is this something I have to redo every time I flash?
[HTC Inspire 4G] swatcop1:
ok, you answered my question. Thanks, let my go spend a few hours with this new ROM and see what everyone is talking about.

Does this qualify me as a Droid expert now? ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
Heh! You gotta lotta help! It's cool! You are becoming one fo sho...check out your data speeds and general performance of the phone. Put it through its paces. Determine if there is any loss or degradation of functionality...then I suggest if there is any, searching this forum, and determining if someone else has already addressed your issue, and try to rectify it yourself....this method of addressing issues Grass-hoppa, will put you on the road to Android Expert...
[HTC Inspire 4G] Four-Fifty-X:
Check out this ROM. It will amaze you. Great UI, solid performer, almost no bugs...Getting really solid reviews:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1122778
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pirateghost:
i have not restored any MMS...its something i feel like i dont need to do. its in my gmail. if i want a picture out of an mms i go into my gmail.

i have given up on restoring sms/mms after a rom flash, its just not worth the extra few minutes to me. i can see all conversations in my gmail just as easily as i can my text messaging app.
[HTC Inspire 4G] swatcop1:
Just for knowledge base, if I wanted to install my nandriod backup, would I have to restore the "sd-ext" file? Is this the nandroid back-up file that I made? Preparing myself just in case I install a bad/problem Rom in the future.

PS; so for no issues with the gingerbeast ROM. Loving it!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Four-Fifty-X:
SD-ext is something else.

To restore, go into recovery, select backup/restore, then restore, then pick the file from the list. The list will contain A list of backup files only.
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
I'm gonna try this one next.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sumkee:
LeeDroid

Hey there, I would recommend LeeDroid Rom. It's very stable and fast! I used to use CW7, but finally went to LeeDroid after a week of trying. ;)

There are many good ones out there. Try them and see which one you like!
[HTC Inspire 4G] ST3ALTHPSYCH0:
From a fellow CoreDroider, when you do, shoot me a PM with a comparo, if you don't mind. I'm already running the Unity Kernel on CoreDroid 7 anyway, so I imagine it will be a similar beast. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy 3 General] JeroenGijselaar:
Hello all,

I just saw on samfirmware that there is uploaded a new version (I5800XWJPI)

Has anyone tried it yet?

/Stylooo
[Galaxy 3 General] the_one_:
newest europe rom -> http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i5800.htm
[Galaxy 3 General] ka'cipeder:
this could be the official update for balkan countries, i dont feel like testing it now. btw pasword is samfirmware.com
[Galaxy 3 General] werker123:
nu it is a dutch update i think:

http://www.androidworld.nl/forum/sa...193-nieuwe-firmware-wil-niet-installeren.html

use google translator:

it's a update from xwjpf to xwjpI
[Galaxy 3 General] mpbm23:
XWJPI is an official update for Greece too,through KIES.But needed factory reset after,but i don't know why.

Data were kept but the phone was really unstable before factory reset.
[Galaxy 3 General] RafayelG:
in that forum someone said it was just change of name
[Galaxy 3 General] bende.laszlo:
Baseband: I5800XXJP4

Kernel: 2.6.32.9

root@SE-S608#1

Build:

FROYO.XWJPI
[Galaxy 3 General] zimbara:
Samfirmware twitted "KIES: Update your I5800 to I5800XWJPI Only for XEN, VGR and COS users! (Android 2.2)" what does XEN VGR COS mean?
[Galaxy 3 General] alcsilian:
Hope the new firmware will fix the several problems that prev. had it.
[Galaxy 3 General] guziolek91:
What problems ? For example ?
[Galaxy 3 General] kyrillos13:
VGR and COS are the two biggest mobile companies in Greece (Vodafone GR & Cosmote)
[Galaxy 3 General] JeroenGijselaar:
Hoping to see your report soon!
[Galaxy 3 General] JeroenGijselaar:
Sooo.. you stay with JPI? Can I apply your theme in it?
[Galaxy 3 General] werker123:
I wanna flash this rom 2. i want my own tweaks and stuff in it. but i've got a few questions. do i have to deodex it to be able to install themes and stuff? and does 5 lockscreen mod and extended power menu work? those are the things i really want to know:D thanks in advance. and are there alot of changes in bootloader? i dont really like flashing a bootloader:D

btw thanks for this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1124992
[Galaxy 3 General] snowcloud:
In india DDJP4 is the newest rom.

1.Camera crash bug is fixed.

2.in camera settings there is a new gps option to enable or disable geo tagging.

3.it seems less laggy than any other previous roms.

And there is the sound distortion bug when screen is unlocked.

But we can get rid of this by using fugumod kernel.
[Galaxy 3 General] LePeR1898:
XXJPQ up now :)
[Galaxy 3 General] iRam33z:
Flashed this rom 36 hours ago., and fully charged it. 30 hours of regular use with calls, meessaging, music, GPS, setting up my settings and syncing, downloading my apps from the market and trying out the cam etc etc.., the battery is down to 15%

GPS lockes in seconds, new market app, new Google Maps, (not the newest but newer than all the other roms).

Rooted, but no custom kernels nor themes. No lag what so ever and no noices in calls or in music. followed claknov's tips and deactivated powersave and screen sounds made the GUI much more smoother.

i <3 this rom. :D will upload some screenies soon.. (coz i found the font to be a bit more clearer than earlier but it could just be in my head)

screenies... customized to my liking and using launcherpro...
[Galaxy 3 General] JeroenGijselaar:
Can you share your wallpaper :D
[Galaxy 3 General] iRam33z:
yesss i sure can... attached to my previous post
[Galaxy 3 General] boctambul:
hello guys, i'm french and sorry for my bad english

I see a new rom XXJPQ was upload on samfirmware,

what's the changelog compared to JPM or XWJPI?

Score quadrant and antutu ?

thk:)
[Galaxy 3 General] JeroenGijselaar:
Flashed XXJPI and rooted it, applied JIT and zipaligned it.

Now I'm very happy with it! It feels faster than XXJPM and the quadrant score gives an avarage score of 460. in linpack I get scores around 9 / 9,5.

So overall I think you should try XWJPI! :D
[Galaxy 3 General] werker123:
does some1 have a answere? i really want to know:D sorry for me pushing (don't know if that is correct english:D)
[Galaxy 3 General] werker123:
every time i try to flash this rom it soft bricks:( now i tryed from xxjpm twice, from xxjpf twice. now i am going to try jg6/xwjpf/xwjpi
[Galaxy 3 General] JeroenGijselaar:
I did, XXJPF and went to XWJPI with no probs.. Goodluck!
[Galaxy 3 General] bende.laszlo:
The stock android lock works on XWJPI?
[Galaxy 3 General] werker123:
still didn't work:( went back to kyrillos:( sorry
[Galaxy 3 General] leuteris23:
Hello guys!I'm from Greece.I installed the xwjpi but i can't root my phone.I have tryied all versions for superoneclick (1.9 - 1.7 - 1.5) and the programm stuck.What happen?
[Galaxy 3 General] pflorin:
There is a tool called SamFIT on samfirmware wheneve you want to find something about a firmware just introduce the XXJPM or XW* for example and it will tell you something like this:

XWJPI

Model:

Region: France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK, (Branded: no)

Available languages: de, en, es, fr, it, pt, tr, (pl),

Unknown 2010 Revision: I

Note that this information might not be fully correct on Android / Symbian phones
[Galaxy 3 General] niteshtak:
It sucks...doesn't even have applications like Contacts ..messaging !!! lot of FC's..i tried the JPQ one too and it has got the same features as JPI...i guess they both are the same..

Secondly, though these firmwares were in my opinion incomplete...but they felt a little faster than JPM !!
[Galaxy 3 General] Bubble-be:
:rolleyes:
[Galaxy 3 General] iRam33z:
you have a galaxy 3 right?

no contacts and no messaging.... come-on no one will ever put out a firmware without these so by now should tell u that there is somwthing wrong with the way u uploaded it or otherwise..

XXJPI is complete tbh. all bloatware updated (maps, market and will also update itself to the latest) and no bugs what so ever. smoothest firmware so far. can be rooted with superoneclick, can be OC'd with a customer kernel bla bla bla...

but my phone started to lag a bit the moment i put in a custom kernel, had to set the min cpu to166 with setCPU which fixed the issue.
[Galaxy 3 General] Bubble-be:
OK, I'm revising my opinion after yesterday...

All the stock apps are there of course, but putting the same tweaks on it as on previous ROMS breaks some stuff, it seems

In a hurry I updated them all one after the other without checking functionality and got FCs on my user apps.

The tweaks I used were :

deodex

fugutweaks 0.2

jit

init.d scripts : ramhack, zipalign

5 lock & ext. power

fugumod 2.4b3 standard

cwm

I had to wipe and do multiple flashes to get my system back.

Do you guys have the same experience ?
[Galaxy 3 General] chivi82:
From I5800XXJPF to I5800XXJPI

Hi people,

I went from I5800XXJPF to I5800XXJPI without reset options and it's ok. I5800XXJPI fixes errors photo. I continue with errors gps (i'm from spain).

Bye.
[Galaxy 3 General] vivekchamoli:
Use XXJPS. .most stable. .I made my custom using it as the base and it worked great no fc at all n baterry almost 16 hrs using wifi or 3g.

Check my Rom In development Section "Vivek's ROm'.

Hope it helps you.
[General Questions and Answers] philled:
I've just installed ZuluZulu ROM and so far so good. The wireless icons don't turn green like every other ROM I've seen. Is that deliberate or an oversight that may get fixed?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] figurine:
I found this in one of the xoom forums

Type about:debug into browser bar

Nothing seems to happen

Go to menu>settings>debug

Disable opengl rendering

It's still not perfect but it is significantly better than it was for me

I'm no programmer so do any of you know what opengl does or if it will hinder the browser by disabling that function?

Disabling wide viewport makes the choppy page scrolling a bit more bearable
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] gogol:
Does it affect any other performance?

Like the smoothness of page scrolling ... embedded YouTube playing ...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] figurine:
Page scrolling is not as smooth

Viewing youtube videos in the browser doesn't work without it apparently

I'll probably keep it disabled for typing in forums and then toggle it on when i need it for videos. It feels pretty nice to have responsive keyboard presses
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] gogol:
You know, I scratched my head thinking about this issue.

How is it possible this happened to a company like Google?

Didn't they test it?

I meant, come on! The problem is obvious and very easy to reproduce, they should have test the keyboard functionality on a web forum!

Probably they don't have test department ... or what???

Unbelievable :(
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] figurine:
It is pretty lame that I have to choose between typing and smooth page scrolling.

Until we get an update to fix the issue I'll keep turning opengl on and off accordingly.

I've tried other debug settings but to no avail :(
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] mesasone:
I haven't had (or maybe noticed due to the tracing input method) any keyboard lag using Swype. That was the first thing I installed after I powered up, so I can't compare with the stock keyboard. YMMV.

Also, you want to leave OpenGL enabled, as that is the hardware acceleration library. Would make sense that your page scrolling becomes choppy (and probably pegs your processor - and thus your battery - too). Maybe somebody more familiar with this can explain why there OpenGL would introduce keyboard lag.

Finally, it's annoying - very annoying sometimes - but Android and Google's products in general really are in a perpetual state of beta. It's irritating when you run into issues, but that's also how Android became the powerful (if unpolished at times) platform that it is today so quickly.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] ariel123:
this is very annoying i dont know if i can put up with this lag. ive only had it for a day but i do alot of forum typing. might return it and reconsider something else
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] cdf3:
Most of my favorite forums use TapaTalk so I'm OK for now.

I've also gotten used to typing in a notepad app, then copy the text to the browser. I do that on my phone all the time. I mainly do it that way because I've responded to posts on my phone, hit the submit button, then the page does not load. Hit the back button & all my text is gone.

I've been copying to & from a notepad app for so long, it's not an issue for me at the time.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] droxid:
Lol I've had that happen to me so many times. Good way to get around it.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] scoop_dtx:
I'm not sure what lag we're talking about. I am using swift key beta split keyboard and notice no lag.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] figurine:
Did you notice it with the stock keyboards? I've used those plus thumb keyboard and still get lag