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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stompincc:
So I traded my galaxy s 4g on craigslist about a month ago for a nexus s (t-mobile) which besides the 4g antenna is 100% better in every way possible. I absolutely love the phone. It came previously rooted which I was ok with. It is on 2.3.3. Not sure what method was used to gain root. Now that the backstory is done here is my dilemma:

I constantly get the update message. I guess I wouldn't mind so much if I could just get rid of the message but the problem isn't just that. I also want to be on the latest greatest version of android. So I've read a bunch of walkthroughs and various ways to update to the latest firmware on a custom rom like cm7 and keep the root, or un root and go to stock 2.3.3 and manually update to stock 2.3.4.

I need an opinion on which would be my easiest way (new to android previous iPhone jail breaker) to get to 2.3.4?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rem3Dy:
You cannot lose root on a nexus s. No matter the update you can always reroot as its a developer phone with an unlocked bootloader.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rentaric:
Do the update

Download su.zip and the right cwm recovery image for your phone

Mount USB storage

Copy su.zip on sdcard and recovery image goes into /tools folder inside your adb/sdk folder on pc

Boot into fastboot, vol up+power

In a cmd prompt do 'fastboot devices' should return a number (this step is just to check if fastboot/adb is working properly)

'fastboot flash recovery recoveryimagename.img'

Choose recovery option on phone

Install su.zip from sdcard

Done
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stompincc:
I forgot to mention that it will not take the update. I tried a bunch of times and it doesn't work, just gets locked up during the process.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoponpop:
i'm pretty sure that's just cause you're on a custom rom. flash a stock rom and the update should work fine
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportadic22:
Im Currently running Bamf 1.8 remix

android 2.2.1

baseband - 1.16.00.042w_1

kernel - 2.6.32.21_bamf_4.4.7 - g21c0620-dirty by adrynaline @1 (sat may 7)

build - 1.13.605.7 das bamf remix 1.8

software build - 1.13.605.7

Is there any dramatic reason i should change roms or update to something newer? I enjoyed Bamf but they are gone and their website i swear hasn't been updated with new roms in a long time...

any points in directions of what to do would be sick :)

new better kernels?

better roms?

better radios?

etc etc

THANK YOU :)

Greg
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
If I were you, which I'm not, but follow me here...

I'd follow the link in my sig. I'd flash the MR2 or higher radio and make the switch to Gingerbread with Synergy. I was a BAMF disciple and Virus and Co. switched me over to Synergy.

They pump out nightlies every night or two and they're all stable enough to be daily drivers.

Gingerbread is where it's at and Sense 3.0 will make your head spin.

You can thank me later! :eek::D
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportadic22:
Gingerbread with Synergy pretty stable? gps....voicemail...txting lol...web browsing... the essentials?

edit --------- your sig doesnt work :p
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
The only thing that is not on ANY Gingerbread build is VM notification. BUT it's not like it's that hard to dial *86 or speed dial 1 and hear the prompt that reminds you no one loves you.

At least that's what happens to me.

Lemme get some screen shots of my Synergy set up for you. I'll post another post in a couple of minutes.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportadic22:
alright thanks bro
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
Sent from Synergized Thunderbolt via the XDA Premium App
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportadic22:
your sig still isnt working :/
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
**** dude. My bad. Here's the link. Lemme fix the sig in a minute...

http://androidfilehost.com/XxXViRuSXxX/roms/synergy/thunderbolt/
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mynameisfyl:
Should I be using that "Stock Kernel" that's listed, or is the kernel in the ROM good enough to use? That looks pretty amazing though from the screens.

I'm running Gingeritis 3D Beta VII with the MR 3.0 radio and it seems to be running pretty well.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
Well I'm on the MR3 Radio and I use the kernel baked into the download. It's from Ziggy and we're the only ROM that he gives his permission to use his kernel. He makes one of, if not the, best kernels out.

There are other backgrounds you can use. I use that one because it's orange and green for my U!!! []_ _[]
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mynameisfyl:
I think I just may try this one on for a bit...looks pretty sweet. Thanks for the info man
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportadic22:
imma wait for a few days... something about front facing camera doesn't work :( i need it man lol love it.

quick instructions on how to get to this rom...as in like what i need to do or a link that shows me what to do. from my current rom/version/base/radio..etc :)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
It's worth it. Even if you don't stick around. Get a feel for what's out there.

I love the ROM and the support team is one of the best on XDA.

They have a thread that I'm pretty active in on here as well:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1003891
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
My front facing camera works just fine. I use it for Skype on my Bolt regularly.

First:

Download the MR3 Radio (which I'm on) from here:http://devious-intentions.info/modules.php?name=Downloads&cid=6

Scroll to the bottom and click the "Download" button.

Second:

Download the latest nightly from the link in my sig.

Third:

Check MD5 sums of both files.

Install:

1) Flash Radio via Hboot

2) Go into CWR, wipe 3x (data, cache, dalvik and battery stats)

3) Install ROM from SD

4) Reboot and enjoy. :cool::D
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mynameisfyl:
I gotta say from the bootscreen to the lockscreen so far I'm diggin' it. I had never heard/seen a Synergy ROM before this one....I may be hooked. Does this one have any known issues that would keep me from using it as my daily driver?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
I'm actually downloading the 8/9 nightly now.

I haven't experienced any issues that would.

Check out the weather lockscreen. That you will LOVE!

Go to Personalize -> Lock Screen -> Select the Weather Lockscreen -> Apply and turn off the screen. Turn on your screen and squeal with joy. LOL
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mynameisfyl:
Hahahaha....squealing with joy was the best way to describe that. This ROM is beautiful, loving that blue color scheme.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
Hahaha. I know that, from experience. Sounded like a pig!

Yeah if you have any questions in the future, just PM me or check out the thread for the ROM, they're really cool about answering "noob" questions. McLabia and C_Live_Lee are good guys.

Enjoy Gingerbread and Synergy. Welcome aboard.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportadic22:
simplest way to go back? to what im at right now.. the bamf remix.. what do i need to flash before ..before i flash my backup
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loonatik78:
Ziggy also supplies kernels for Chingy's Gingeritus ROMs, which is who Virus got the new base that Synergy is built on. The Ziggy kernel in Gingeritus is largely the same as the Synergy kernel and is certainly one of his better kernels. Not all Ziggy kernels are winners since you just can't tweak a kernel every night or 2 and actually test the thing.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ILMF:
Ziggy's kernel is also baked into Gingeritis 3d.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maildrop:
A TB newbie here. I already had my TB rooted for a while. I am not happy about TB's battery life. That is why I think to flash to a new ROM to improve the battery life.

Could you show me where I can get an instruction to flash to a new rom + radio +.....? A step by step instruction will be most appreciated.

Thanks.

Maildrop
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
See my instructions on page of 2 of this thread.

Sent from Synergized Thunderbolt via the XDA Premium App
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeeboid:
does Syndergy allow tethering?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportadic22:
I was reading thru the comments and someone said " its updated the moment its posted. Ignore the one in the OP, its been stated many times that its wrong and hasnt been updated because of the new format."

where do i see like the nightly update changes etc... another place besides in the OP changelog link... or is that the spot to go? i dont see where it was posted for new update
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
We do. In fact, we have a hacked version of the official Mobile Hotspot from Verizon that works flawlessly. ;):cool:
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
They use Google Code to post their changelog. A lot of times, the changes are stuff you wouldn't notice on the the user end side. The main developer (Virus) is a perfectionist and won't take the ROM out of Nightly status until it is indeed flawless.

http://code.google.com/p/synergy-thunderbolt/source/list
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportadic22:
so for the most part... how should we go about with going with this rom... obviously other people will release "semi big" say each week or 2 weeks..with changes and what not.. this group does daily but for most part doesn't change anything DRASTIC but helpful for the rom. should we just jump on the train and update each day..or what.

you know what im asking? im asking simply because ive been using this bamf remix rom version for like over a month..no issues. also no update either :p ahaha but u get my point?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
A good rule of thumb with nightlies is that if you're not experiencing any issues, don't fix what isn't broken.

I'll give you a for instance..

I downloaded a nightly a couple of weeks ago and got PHENOMENAL battery life. We're talking 12+ hours of battery life on a standard battery with moderate to heavy use.

I caved and downloaded a new nightly and lost that battery life. I can't for the life of me remember which nightly I got that life on. LOL
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportadic22:
hahaha... so basically.. if i start doing nightly... i should keep each download just incase something is amazing one week but not working for my phone another week :p are you running the current one..today or whatever?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
I'm on 8/4 atm.

I'm still on the prowl for that nightly. It's my favorite and it's out there some where. I just need to remember the day it was. He saves all of his old nightlys on that site.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CanesDrew:
Had I actually done some looking it would have been found sooner.

Here's the link to the 7/19 nightly. I got 12+ hours on this on 3G only. I'm gonna try it out tomorrow on 4G. (We just got turned on here in Memphis.)

I'll report back.

http://androidfilehost.com/XxXViRuSXxX/roms/synergy/thunderbolt/old/synergy_thunderbolt_signed_071911_014917.zip
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportadic22:
Ighhhhhhttt... well tonight or tommarow ill prob dive in the the most recent nightly

Edit-------- yee let me know.. thanks :)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mynameisfyl:
You lucky b@stard...I live on the Oregon coast and I highly doubt we'll see 4G before the world ends next year ;)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] McLabia:
This entire thread needs to just move into the Synergy thread. Join the party fellas...lol.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phooky:
YES!!

the BAMF team has cranked out two PHENOMENAL new roms in the last few days... Skyraider Zeus and Uber BAMF. They aren't posted here, but that doesn't mean they don't exist :)

check out rootzwiki or teambamf.net. Both new roms are amazing in their own ways, check em out and I'm sure there will be one that suits you!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaXmax:
The title says that... I wan wit equalizer.... Possible will work on cm? The latest please... v1.4 or something...Thks...

Sent using LGE Xda Secret phone
[Off-topic] Heeter:
Wow,

I can't believe how slow USPS & Canada Post has become.

Every purchase I have been making, either through the marketplace here, ebay or even Amazon, the wait times have significantly increased.

The last item I ordered were NFC tags from Seattle, they took 2 and half weeks. (It's a 14 hour drive from here)

I am still waiting nearly three weeks for a car dock purchased on ebay, still hasn't arrived.

I got a CD I purchased from UK Amazon yesterday, I ordered it two days AFTER I ordered the car dock. This CD came from England!!!!

Get your dam act together USPS/Canada Post.

Crymeny!!!!!

Sorry all, had to vent.

Heeter
[Off-topic] brilldoctor:
And I thought royal mail was bad
[General Questions and Answers] madc321:
okii so here goes i have a htc thunderbolt running das bamf i use sms pro i want to change the app in the lock screen to sms pro instead of the regular one
[Samsung Infuse 4G] majakat:
I got my replacement phone from amazon due to the cracked screen. What is the best/easiest way to make a backup of settings and apps and load it onto a replacement phone? Both old and new are rooted. And then along the same lines, what is the best way to wipe personal info from the phone I am sending back?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Fee454:
Use titanium backup and rom manager
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Eddie Bombay:
Make sure you pay for the full version of Titanium Backup, it makes life so much easier from the free version.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] majakat:
So buy titanium premium and backup to the SD card? I have the free version but it doesn't seem to back up in a way I can restore on the new phone easily at all.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jz3:
Don't forget to backup your contacts to sim card or use google backup.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Simba501:
Holy crap! I've been using the free version for the longest because I didn't think Pro would add anything worthwhile. I just took a gander and saw "0-click batch restore"! :D, that alone is worth what the pro version costs.

When you restore, never restore system data, it'll likely cause random issues/bugs. You either want to restore "missing apps + data" (though, I've had issues that I believe could be tied with this option) or only "missing apps".
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Eddie Bombay:
Lol yea the 0 click batch restore is pretty fkn amazing.

Like that infomercial guy said you batch then "set it and forget it" :-)

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997R
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barqers:
does anyone leave their tablet plugged in all the time? everywhere leads to mixed reviews about how this effects battery life.

any ideas?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TJEvans:
Whenever I'm not using it, it's on the dock, getting juiced, so yes, I charge it all the time. I figure by the time it has lasting effects on the battery, I'll probably have a new tablet anyway, with a Tegra 6, Android 5.8, that plays games for me.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barqers:
my thoughts exactly! glad I'm not alone :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lifetimez:
I'm a new user here (yes...I read all the faqs) but I'm still not fully aware of the ROMS available and their respective benefits. Didn't really see any threads that helped me in the captivate section.

What I'm looking for most is excellent battery life and signal (if that's possible). I tried Cognition and it seemed alright for a bit but then my signal became spotty and battery worse (not sure if it was the ROM or my phone).

If it helps: I'm on stock froyo (on Rogers).

I'm not really interested in a multitude of features that may overload my phone, I'm a minimalist.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] curti.nogg:
You could always try flashing a different modem if you're having issues with signal.

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lifetimez:
Which one do you suggest?

And I was hoping to get a ROM that also allows good battery life, since that's just as important to me.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sa1yan:
It depends on what city u live in...if u live in an urban area, then I would recommend the jl3 modem

As for roms...cm7 gets decent battery..

U might wanna check out a rom called juiced which was made for battery life...I get 4 days of light usage on that rom!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popfan:
Try the Cognition v2, it is exactly what you are looking for.

To try to help your signal try this trick

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1189241
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bulletproof1013:
Jf6
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheaptrix:
I've found Continuum 6.1 to be the best operating gingerbread ROM for my phone. This after experimenting with pretty much every other ROM out there. Battery life has been good.

I'm a moderate user. Mostly sms and music. I get 2 full days out of a charge when running the music app 2 hours per day and sending 20 or so texts.

This is purely anecdotal. My wife's phone got poor battery life out of the same ROM. Just going to have to try one at a time until you find one that works well for your phone.

Good luck.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZionExpress:
Are you looking for a ROM based off gingerbread or froyo?

I would recommend a froyo based rom for stability, serendipity 6.4 treated me pretty well when i first started and now i'm on fasty 2.3 which is pretty good too.

If you live in the northeast USA then i would suggest JW2 or JV5 for modems.

(See this link for modem options and good discussion on the topic, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=876391 Ignore the poll, its out of date.)

If you want to try out the tasty goodness of gingerbread then i suggest trying serendipity 7 or the leaked "stock" 2.3 ROM thats been out for a month now.

Keep in mind that you are more likely to find bugs and random problems with gingerbread ROMs since most (all?) of the current ones are not based off of the i897 captivate ROM but the i9000 instead.

Incoming links!

Serendipity 6.4 http://serendipityrom.weebly.com/index.html

Serendipity 7 http://serendipity7.weebly.com/

Fasty 2.3 http://www.webproz.org/

"Stock" 2.3 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1127209

General How-to for flashing ROMS http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=884364

How to get your phone back to stock settings if you mess up http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731989

Constantly updated list of current Captivate Roms http://alchemistar.blogspot.com/2010/11/samsung-captivate-custom-rom-list-1110.html

Ok, i think i got it all here.. Now grab yourself a snack and start reading! :p
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] talleywhacker:
You're going to get a multitude of suggestions being that everyone has their own favorite. What works for some may not work for others. I personally have found that I can get healthy battery life out of most any rom I flash using an OC/UV app. Usage and location has a lot do with it as well. Your best bet will probably be to try different things and explore on your own til you find what works for you. Luckily there are tons of people in these forums who are eager to help and lend advice. I certainly wouldn't have learned as much as I have without them.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
I say galaxy comb
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xijar:
Stability and battery life = serendipity 6.4.

Stability on gingerbread = serendipity 7

Awesome features(but you don't want these based off op) = MIUI
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iXNyNe:
For a froyo based ROM ill easily agree serendipity is the way to go

And look into the onix kernel

For a gingerbread ROM try either continuum or apex, but avoid the betas just use the stable releases

And look into the talon kernel

Both kernels I recommended are by the same dev and are capable of overclocking (which you don't seem too interested in) and undervolting (this will help with battery life)

If you want to overclock stick with 1.2 ghz, anything higher is usually unstable but you could get lucky, 1.2 is safe though.

For undervolting read around for the guides to oc/UV. Make sure you have a way to wipe your voltage settings if you mess them up (should be built into onix's recovery, and its definitely in talons recovery)

No matter if you choose froyo or gingerbread and whether you use any of my suggestions above, look into the gingerbread bootloaders (try to avoid the i9000 ones, even though they work on the cappy they weren't made for us) I don't know if there are rogers bootloaders for gingerbread but I know the att ones work great and you can probably change the logo later.

The gb bootloaders are obviously required for gingerbread roms, but will work with froyo roms as well, so you may as well grab them now.

As for signal read into modem flashing, make sure you get cwm2 flashable modems for cwm2 recoveries (like onix) and cwm3 flashable modems for cwm3 recoveries (like talon)

Your best bet here is trial and error

Jk4 seems to be a good fallback modem for functionality (no frequency dancing issues which can cause roaming or no signal) but I'm not a fan of its signal strength in general or battery life, personally I like kc1 and zsjpg depending on what region I'm in.

Anyway I hope this info helps :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Try them out for yourself. We can give you what,works for us but might not work for you. A search would have told you this. Thread closed.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karlr30:
Any one know if the AR Drone work with the tf101 ?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karlr30:
well, it looks like nobody knows..

or they're all busy flying their own
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SparkyRih:
There is an android app, but if it works on HC?

Also, I read that you need to enable Ad-Hoc on android devices? (and for that you need to root it)...

I started looking for a Drone last week, 300 euros for a toy is a little bit to much... I hope to get my hands on one soon :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wyckson:
Ar Drone!

Hey there,

Ive a AR drone myself, but never tried it actually.

I Think it will work, on a Rooted and Adhoc enabled TF101.

I will try it out, and will inform you.

Greetzz..

WyCkson
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SparkyRih:
Please let me know if ad-hoc really is required ;)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Daedalus:
You shouldn't need to root it. AFAIK, the drone functions as a WiFi hotspot, and my TF has always been able to connect to my phone's hotspot without any issues.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tony_k55:
my ar drone works very good whit my rooted (revolver 2.1.1 rom) transformer!

simply connect (ad-hoc) and use ar.pro to control your drone.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SparkyRih:
I know, my tf connects to my apollo when I use it as a hotspot, but that's not ad-hoc... the th thinks that the phone is just a plain router... I don't know how the AR Drone works, so.... that's what I would like to know...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpavich:
I'm 99% positive that an unrooted TF will not connect successfully to an ad-hoc network.

That's been my experience and what I've gathered from the forum.

So yes....rooting required.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goplaycheckers:
Don't have an ARDrone (want one) but apparently firmware 1.7.4 allows the Drone to be configured as a WiFi access point. http://meavydev.co.uk/ARDrone.html
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SparkyRih:
So that means no root required...

I don't have a problem with rooting my tf, but if I don't have to...

But whatever, I just want one XD