yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fascinate General] laureanop:
All aosp Rom have major issues and a subpar camera. Go with power washed 2. 0 and install an alternative launcher like launcher pro or go launcher

sent from my SCH-I500 PWGB 2. 0b3 TKSGB 9-27, shot v7
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
Winning!!!
[Fascinate General] nitsuj17:
aosp roms dont have that many issues :/
[Fascinate General] tyler79durdan:
Define aosp?

Power Washed is now Gingerbased, true?

EDIT:

I AM A

noob!
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
Yes pw is now gingerbread eh09 based. The camera does work better on powerwashed, Not to mention the gps is also better. I dont think aosp is loaded with problems, but pw eh09 would get my recomendation for new users. ;)
[Fascinate General] chopper the dog:
I was about to ditch this thing 2 months ago. After months of missing phone calls 2 trouble tickets 3 replacements and having tried every rom modem kernel combo possible. I find it funny that all the bull**** I went through for 8 months stopped the day I flashed ec09 modem and vanilla gingerbread and I haven't looked back. Now running Pool Party (VGB based) with jt's 0912 kernel and still the ec09 modem it's the perfect setup for me. I have NOT missed a call and my data speeds are consistently at or above 1.1mbps since going to an aosp/mtd rom. It's also amazing that in places where my phone was useless before, I am able to use it as one would expect now. Anytime someone asks what's the best "rom" it is such a loaded question with each individual having their own unique setup desires of what they expect out of the device. But to say "All aosp Rom have major issues" you might as well have just gone to jt's house and spit in his face. To OP you need to find the time to read and try all roms yourself. Or you could listen to half cocked kinda uneducated responses and base your rom choice on that. But I'll continue to take pictures with the TouchWiz camera that was ported to pool party and enjoy what has been a great last 2 months on an aosp/mtd rom and continue to enjoy my device and try to repress the previous 8 months crap I put up with on touch wiz. @OP We have more options now than we have ever had on this device but you need to try all options yourself and see if a particular option will suit your needs and expectations.

Also keep in mind that all options are not available on xda. cough cough rootzwiki cough cough.

good day.
[Fascinate General] papstar:
What do you mean by "aosp is ec09 based?" AOSP is based on, well, AOSP.
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
yes my mistake...i mean aosp is mtd based. post edited!
[Fascinate General] dejo67:
I have found that cm7 nightly 66 is rather stable for me and appears to have the volume issue sorted. there is still the issue of no data/slow data till you toggle the data switch after a reboot. but seems like a very usable rom for daily
[Fascinate General] laureanop:
Aosp: android open source project. It's 100% android software with no additions, modifications or bloatware added on by phone manufacturers. Touch wiz is android modified by Samsung which has a different, inferior file system. So roms are either aosp based or TW based( for Samsung phones) and are not compatible with each other. They both have their pros and cons

SCH-I500 PWGB 2. 0b3 TKSGB 9-27, shot v9. 5, honeycomb v 2.02
[Fascinate General] scarfman4:
I tried out TSM Pool Party a couple of times. The first time I tried 1.3 using the JT kernel dated 0829 and neither the torch nor the camera flash would work. Back to Geewiz 1.1.1. Today I tried TSM Pool Party 1.4 with JT's 0912 kernel. I couldn't reactivate the phone and when I pressed volume up or down on activation or on a call the incall volume shot from loud to almost nonexistent. Tried Vanilla GB and then 0829 kernel but neither fixed the problem. Back to GeeWiz 1.1.1 again.

Speedwise I was really impressed, but I need functionality over speed. So I apologize to all the developers out there working on AOSP but they still needs more work before they are RC ready. However kudos to all the progress that has been made.
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
pretty much had the same experience...
[Fascinate General] rxwookie:
I agree that the AOSP roms can be functionally messed up sometimes, but that is what a lot of people prefer.

Personally, I like the TouchWiz interface (it's one of the things that drew me to the Fascinate over the Droid X). If you do too, then you have two great options...

GeeWiz - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1211337

Powerwashed - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1199851

The GeeWiz rom is, in my opinion, exactly what the author describes it as... WISH (What It Should Have been). It's essentially the Fassy the way most users would have preferred. If you are new to flashing, highly consider this rom (which is cleaned up and pre-rooted).

The Powerwashed rom (would personally stay with the Froyo version for now) is a little more customized than the GeeWiz version. It is a great option for those who want the extra changes listed in the developer's post already applied.

Both are outstanding roms for those who like the TouchWiz interface. IMHO, you can't go wrong with either one.

Right now, I'm running GeeWiz 1.1... though I see I need to flash CWM and update to 1.1.1!
[Fascinate General] mobile_sensei:
So, I'm a Droid X dev, but total noon on Samsung . Is this a group or GB build? Thanks!
[Fascinate General] laureanop:
What exactly are you referring to?

PWGB 2. 0b3 TKSGB 9-27,adren shot xv, honeycomb v 2.02
[Fascinate General] mobile_sensei:
The Geewiz ROM
[Fascinate General] laureanop:
Gee wiz is a eh 09 based Gb rom (for now) developed by djp952. It's as close to stock as you're gonna find. He also developed a ed 05 froyo Rom with the same characteristics

PWGB 2. 0b3 TKSGB 9-27,adren shot xv, honeycomb v 2.02
[Fascinate General] Native89:
Doing fine on PWED05 right now.

Due for an upgrade so as soon as I get a new phone my Fascinate will be running some variant of GB.
[Fascinate General] BIBUBO BCJ:
Powerwashed ED05 is my choice for Best Froyo 2.2.2

i don't want to flash new GB ROM based-on EI20 or EH09, I want to wait for stock/official Gingerbread ROM. But if I flash GB ROM, i choose PowerWashed GB ^_^ ( but gain more battery drain, just because modem and ROM...)
[Fascinate General] joe$007:
If it happens

If the official GB shows up.

Same issues with PowerWashed GB; fired Micro SD cards?

All hopped up on the Espresso ROM :) and new Class 10 MicroSD :/
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
I have never seen a "fired" sd card :D
[Fascinate General] joe$007:
:) goes well with hot sauce!

Spelling, not one of my strong suits.
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
Are you saying that you had a sd card fried on pwgb? Or are you asking if anybody has? I have not herd anybody frying a sd card on eh09.
[Fascinate General] joe$007:
No not on PW, when I used oden to flash the original gb leak, sorry if I confused everyone.
[Fascinate General] rxwookie:
Just for clarity... I'm running the GeeWiz Froyo Build (based off ED05). As mentioned, it's a close to stock as you are going to get. It is, however:

- DeBloated (though a few stock apps are left behind that you can remove with Titanium Backup if needed)

- De-Binged (with several Google apps installed)

- Pre-Rooted

- Semi-Custom Kernel (very stable)

- Voicemail Icon now dials Voicemail and not VZW Visual Voicemail

- Power button now functions as a hard-button shutter in camera

- No preview in camera

There are several other very nice upgrades, but those really are worth mentioning and are worth the price of flashing IMHO.
[Fascinate General] atomD21:
I'm running Geewhiz. 2.1 on mine and so far it's the most stable GB ROM I've tried. Every other one would give me random reboots or other wonkiness. As of right now, no issues!
[Fascinate General] AmanteNJ:
same here been using it for a couple of days now and very satisfied with it. has to install CWM since the built-in recovery DJ provided does not want to install some mod. Still very stable :)
[Fascinate General] markp99:
Powerwashed Gingerbread is VERY stable for me. No FCs or other oddities.
[Fascinate General] JJ5150:
I have a ED05 Fascinate, and tried the Ginderbread Rom in this thread, but it ran a bit rough, so I went with GeeWiz and love it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1211337
[Fascinate General] chasemyaccord:
AOSP: Android Open Source Project. AOSP ROM's are just vanilla ROM's from my understanding. AOSP isn't based on any partition implementation (i.e. MTD). That's a whole other subject that I'm not too familiar with but have no need for as the stock partition is more than suitable for me.

Anyway, I was on CommRom 1.3 which was a fine ROM. However, I was experiencing some problems lately, so I decided to finally flash a different ROM. I first loaded TSM Resurrection 1.0 (GB-based) with my stock kernel. I ran into some stability issues since my phone would reboot under heavy usage. Then I loaded PW 2.0 (GB-based) and had no issues at all. But I REALLY preferred how they themed TSM Resurrection, so I decided to give that a try again. I also ended up loading imoseyon's leanKernel. Felt much snappier, but I encountered more forced reboots than before. Then I flashed the TKSGB kernel (10/21 version). I'm still running the stock voltages, but I haven't had any random reboots so far. It feels a little sluggish at times, but since I'm only running it at 1GHz max, I can live with the performance hit since my battery life seems to be a bit better.

The best part about loading any of the ROM's I mentioned above is that my GPS lock is now lightning quick! Takes no more than 15 seconds to get a lock, which is a lot faster than before. I'm only on day 2 of this setup, but so far, no reboots or stability issues.
[Fascinate General] dandar:
Froyo based GeeWiz 1.1.1 is the most stable ROM I've used yet. I'd highly recommend it.
[Fascinate General] chasemyaccord:
I think I'm going to give PWGB 2.0 a whirl. I just had a random reboot happen. Plus the TKSGB kernel hasn't been as smooth as I had hoped for. If that one doesn't work well either, I'll go back to Froyo w/ GeeWhiz like you recommended.
[Fascinate General] jimv2000:
Been on TSM Resurrection with no problems so far. Very snappy and stable, plus Touchwiz 4.
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
I have an R800X (Verizon) PLAY. Running 2.3.3 with root and unlocked kernel. My phones build number is 3.0.1.E.0.88 and I was wondering if there is a custom kernel that allows Clockwork Recovery with overclock? If not then just a kernel with clockwork recovery would be good to. I really hate having to plug my phone into my PC whenever I want to do something. Thank you all in advance.
[Xperia Play General] Cat_On_Droid:
dont double post in 2 sections....-_-
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
Sorry, posted in Developement then thought it would be better to post here. Duly noted.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] koossmatrooz:
Hi,

I've been trying Android ROMS in my HD2 for about a year now, but some can still call me a noob.

Now i'm using CWM and it's been great since everything worked as i aspected.

Nowadays you see a lot of bigger ROMs (Sense ect.) and i like to try that out but it doesn't work.

I partitioned my SD card within the Clockwork Recovery Mode with an 1024 partition and a 0 Swap partition. I'm using Radio 2.12... installed a fresh MAGDLR , everything as it should be installed.

For some reason i can't install for example: Energy™ -.¸¸.·´¯ Sense 3.0 Official Desire HD ,Desire HD 3.06.405.1 - Sense 3.0 - Android 2.3.5 and the BP Sense HD. They're all above the 250 mb and i think that's the problem because everything under 200 mb will install without any problem.

Can anybody point me the right direction because i'm sure that i do something wrong but can't find out what.

Thanks sofar...

Pascal
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nigeldg:
When you partition your SD card in Clockwork Mod, this is partitioning the SD card for use with A2SD. You need to flash a larger recovery. This can be done using the HD2 NAND Toolkit. I don't know how to do this, sorry, but I'm sure there are guides :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] greg17477:
recovery sizes are right?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Richy99:
what you re doing there is partitoning the sd card for use, what you have to do is change the partition layout for the nand partition

you woul be best off using the nand toolkit here : http://forum.xda-developedrs.com/showthread.php?t=1090783
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bumcrumb:
hi all,

just joined up as im about to buy a xperia arc after a long think of what phone to get.

the only thing i dont like so far with the arc is the colours, the silver or dark blue. what i would like to know is, is there any replacement or alternative coloured housings for the arc? i would like white (like the new arc s ) looked on ebay and all i found are the odd one or two official houses and cases.

any help would be grand, if not i guess ill have to wait for the new arc s to come out on contract (anyone know if tmobile will be getting this?)

thanks all

chris :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radheck:
when you sufer the " arc Crack Housing" you may ask for a new housing by warranty with another color .
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Retrosid:
I have the crack in the housing aswell but i don't care, I need white replacement kit for my arc to look more beautiful, is there any website that can provide me that?

I searched like everywhere but i can't find any, including all the tools to do it myself.

Tho even without tools would be gratefull, i can get it to a friend that has em to do it for me.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawfyd:
You have to ask Sony Ericsson service, they told me they can change my housing to Pure White from arc S if I pay, I don't know how much yet.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Please report back when you know the price
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsangwc:
I would like to know where I can find one too. My Arc will be reborn after the change.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=964
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Retrosid:
Does anyone have the price for the original a replacement kit?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diegast:
I've been asking around about changing the casing for my Arc blue/black to a white casing (from Arc S)... There's just 1 problem: as soon as you unscrew your original casing, special clearpaint on the screw's is damaged, therefore voiding your waranty.... Haven't checked yet with SE Service Center if it's possible to send it to them to change the casing....... Anyone asked yet..?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electrash:
about 100 euro is new original housing for xperia neo, that they tell for my girlfriend neo.

So arc is even more expensive.

Ask them, if you open and replace by your self you will automaticly loose warranty.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reefaz:
Very much eager to get a new casing for my lovely Arc S!

No way to get one very soon!!

There is no official SE Servicing center in our country & that's the most irritating reason for not being able to buy a new casing for my Arc s!

I wish I could have the White ones for mine!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keen36:
This is a very old thread, chances are that all of them have a new phone already
[HTC Sensation] deadpool2e:
Just a quick question.

I am going to flash my phone and have downloaded the :

Radio

this Rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1281040

and a super wipe app

which order do i do them in please?

HTC Sensation rooted with CWR v5.0.0.1
[HTC Sensation] EddyOS:
If you don't know that then don't even attempt it
[HTC Sensation] deadpool2e:
Thanks anyway, managed to do it easy just wanted to check 100% great ROM btw
[HTC Sensation] deadpool2e:
Great ROM how ever having isses with wifi hotspot (shows as conected) not letting laptop share internet data from phone.

Would have posted in the ROM section but i dont have enough posts.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] jan2426:
Hello,

First I want to thank all xda-developers for their work!

They do even better work then the providers!

Question 1:

Well my question is that I want to flash my SE Xperia X10 Mini.

I already unlocked the bootloader with the following guide:

Link 1: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1254225

Although now I want to flash the kernel.

In the thread (link 1) stands how to flash the kernel.

But also in the following thread of the ROM that I want to install after worths:

Link 2: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1068553

Link 1 says that I don't must flash any .sin files.

Although link 2 says I need to flash the kernel.sin and the loader.sin.

This getting me confused, now I don't know what I need to follow?

Question 2:

Also at the link 1 it talks about a .ftf file that I can't find.

Where can I find that?

Question 3:

In link 2 when i download the ROM I get a file called "A MiniCM7-2.1.1_nAa-kernel02.7z".

So it says it got a kernel inside (I guess thats the .ftf file) but I can't find it inside it.

Anybody knows where I could find that?

Thanks in advance.

Greetz,

Jan2426
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] stiv8785:
I think you have wrong link to get custom kernel, find here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1256739 see instal guide, there the link kernel ftf file.

Before flash that kernel you must flash the ROM in Link 2. ;)

to flash custom kernel you must download ftf file if you had zip, extract and you will get ftf and put that in folder flashtool/firmware, and you can see there 2 file.sin in there from flashtool.

If i can help you don't forget to press thanks button. :D
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] jan2426:
Thanks for your quick response!

U helped me to the right direction already. :)

Although i still have a question left.

Question 1:

To flash the ROM I just need to copy it to the root of the SD-card?

Thanks in advance.

Greetz,

Jan2426
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] andrzej_pk:
Copy Rom ( *.zip) to the SD Card ,

in the ClockworkMod choose option

- install zip from sdcard then

- choose zip from sdcard then

find file with ROM and apply

VOILA :)

of course I assume that you have ClockworworkMod installed :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] stiv8785:
Yes, ;)

1. Copy ROM to sd card

2. boot in CWM recovery

3. Wipe Data/factory reset

4. wipe cache partition

5. advance>wipe dalvik cache

6. instal zip from sd card and chose ROM.

don,t forget to backup your file first.

and now you can flash the kernel. :D
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] jan2426:
Thanks both for your answers.

Yes I installed ROM manager.

Although stiv8785 you say I first need to follow these steps and then flash:

Although I first need to flash kernel and then follow those steps.

Just like it stands in the other guides.

Although I already copy the ROM to SD card. ;)

Please note me when I am wrong.

Both a big thanks again for your quick response.

Greetz,

Jan2426

EDIT:

At the moment I wanted to flash my phone I am still confused (sorry guys for my slow understanding).

To flash it by this following link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1256739

He says:

Although that gives me to less details how to flash is correctly.

On the following link there is more details about it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1068553

He says:

And the following link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1254225

Says this:

Which one is the best to follow for my SE Xperia X10 Mini (E10i)?

Steps I already have taken:

1. Unlock the bootloader.

2. Install FlashTool v0.2.9.1 beta.

3. Put the .ftf file into the following folder: /firmwares.

4. Put the custom ROM (the .zip file) into the root of my SD card.

So far all successful. :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] stiv8785:
sorry, maybe because I use the Mini Pro not mini.

Please follow the instructions in the ROM thread, I think everything is clear. ;)

and all the materials you prepare is correct, good luck :D
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] jan2426:
No problem :)

And thanks again I will follow that guide now.

I am charging my mobile now to 100% now before I start. :)

Although I installed ROM manager but didn't do anything with it yet.

Should I do something with it before flashing or?

I have totally no experience with the ROM manager.

Anybody could give a short guide how to use the ROM manager and where it's good for?

I am sorry I keep asking questions but I am a bit nervous about flashing my mobile.

I don't want to brick it hehe :p

EDIT:

Do I need to delete all files in "/system/lib/modules" before flashing?

There is only the following items in it:

sdio.ko

tiwlan_drv.ko
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] stiv8785:
Have you installed the Recovery CWM?

You don't need ROM manager.

No need to remove the module, if the ROM is compatible with a custom kernel. ;)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] jan2426:
At this following link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1068553

or:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1254225

Stands nothing from Recovery CWM.

Do I then still need to install it?

Also if I need to do I need to install it before or after flashing the kernel?

Or is it included by flashing the kernel?

EDIT:

I notice that I keep getting in a circle of keep asking questions.

I will try to break this circle with the following.

Tell me how far it's done:

- Good.

- Bad.

- What else need to be done.

- What need to be changed.

I'm sorry that I keep asking these questions, but like I said before I am getting bit nervous about flashing my phone.

Although I want to do it because SE stopped with giving us updates and I am stuck with 2.1-update1 :(

Step 1: Root phone (done successful).

Step 2: Unlock bootloader (done successful).

Step 3: Flash kernel (not done).

Step 3a: Turn off your phone

Step 3b: Start the Flashtool\X10FlashTool.exe and select Flash. Then select the E10_nAaxxx kernel firmware (this flashes both the kernel.sin and the loader.sin)

Step 3c: Keep the back button pressed while connecting the usb cable. Flashtool should detect your phone and flash the kernel.

Step 3e: Once done, disconnect the usb cable and power on the phone.

Step 4: Install Recovery CWM (not done).

Step 4a: Don't know what to do here?

Do i need to install it actually?

NOTE:I also heard something about Busybox, but I don't know much about that either and is it needed?

Short explanation about the colors:

Green: done successful

Orange: I think it's the right way to do not sure and not done.

Red: I am confused and don't know what to do.

Thanks in advance.

Greetz,

Jan2426
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] stiv8785:
GOOD ;)

Make sure has been successful flash custom kernel:

go to settings> about phone and see if the kernel version is 2.6.29 SEMCUser @ SEMCHost # 1 you have not succeeded. but if his version is compatible with the kernel name or initials, you've managed to flash a custom kernel. :D

I read the thread nAa kernel, CWM recovery already in the kernel. to be sure reboot the phone, wait a moment will live on and the screen appeared an image or text first on press back button. iff you in to the recovery menu (for navigation, home to select).

please proceed to the next step in ROM instalation guide. :D
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] jan2426:
So I can untill ROM manager and busybox from my mobile?

They are not needed?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darmil1973:
x10 mini pro problem

Hello everyone

As i new to this and was advised by a friend to seek help and advise from this forum,i am doing so now.

My problem is that i recently upgraded to android 2.1 here in New Zealand and since doing so my phone has a major error-

i get a msg on screen saying home screen stopped unexpectedly please try again,force close.

i called support who advised me to use pc companion which i did and things were fine for a while and it happened again,so they sent me a link for update service which i used and it worked once again but back to square one.

i erased sd card as was advised and repeated with no joy,ive done this about 10 times now.

Please could someone please help me or advise me what to do about this problem,any help would be greatly appreciated.