yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
No need as far as I know. I believe on most custom Roms it's disabled by default. On a Sense Rom go to Menu-Settings - System updates - HTC software update - Scheduled check. Then make sure it's Un-Checked. Then you should be all good. Also I never press the firmware Update. Only things I Update are PRL, and Profile.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Apxiundns:
I just delete the /system/app/Updater.apk file and just manually update/upgrade everything on my phone.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
Not the route I would take, for many reasons. But if your ok with it.
[HTC EVO 3D] dfeldt91:
I am into minimalist design and would like to see a ROM with no boot animation, sounds, wallpapers, bloatware, etc. Only the bare minimum to make the ROM runs smoothly.

Then people can flash .Zip's with sound packages, wallpapers, boot animations, apps, etc when they find some they like.

Every time I flash a ROM I find myself deleting over 100MB of /system and /data.

Anyone also in this boat? Any devas wanting to take on a new project?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
Try agrabren's Disarmed Toaster or mazda's JB AOKP. You can delete the boot animation and don't need to flash the gapps if you really want to go minimalist. :)

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] dfeldt91:
I'm currently running ParanoidAndroid 2.5 and its great. Love the features. Gapps isn't a problem for me as I use them but things like sounds, bloatware(which most people don't have on their ROM zips anyways), wallpapers, etc bug me. They take up space that id use for other things eventually.

I'm trying to get a laptop and get back into trying to build ROMs etc again so maybe I'll start a project soon. I was on XDA under a different screen name in late 09 in the Samsung Moment section. Oh wait. Maybe that was SDX..
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] yamaki123:
i prefer to use on-screen softkey button (navigation bar) home/multitask/back than orignal hardkey ones.

Anyone know there is an existed mod to achieve it ?

[Solved]

Just root, then put this in the build.prop this line:

qemu.hw.mainkeys=0

Reboot the phone, now you can have a navigation bar on the screen. Have fun.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] jerseykat1:
Is there a way to put the back button on the left? I'm used to it being on the left.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DrMuhammadElHanafy:
Thanks good guy greg. :)

But, is there a way to resize it? It's HUGE!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] mankind_18:
You need to recompile it and change the value of dimens.xml inside framework1\res\values\ :)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] andrevs_ro:
Why din.t you use button savior app? It works for root/nonroot, with a great ui and customization
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DrMuhammadElHanafy:
Nope, Can't do it.

but, thanks anyway. :good:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] batchful:
I'm looking to buy another set of earphone, either skull candy or a samsung one...

Does anyone knows where I should go to get a good deal price of these earphones?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] benchmark9:
You can see this thread for reference http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33585875#post33585875

Dealextrme may be a good place for you to choose. http://dx.com/s/earphone . Various kinds of earphones are sold there.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] irdfgh:
skull earphone looks fashionable.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] nadastry:
I have a little problem with Longhorn.

It's the button height.

Normally, all buttons in stock Android are like this:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v2V9t8REn...kpBwtGMgWM/s1600/screenshot-1329214823390.png

(Just an example picture, please look at the button "fix market")

But my buttons in latest Longhorn were about half the height. (Same width, only the height)

Unfortunately I don't have a picture ready because I am currently on DSC (but will try LH again when the phoenix kernel (Thank you n0p) has advanced routing enabled)

This was quite annoying because I got used to "big" buttons.

Is anything known about this?

I already asked Strephon Alkhalikoi via PM as he is on Longhorn, but apparently he does not have this problem. His buttons are at "normal" size.

I flashed LH over a fresh install of 407.

Currently I have DSC over 366.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
I guess I wasn't clear in my other post regarding the buttons. I use CM7, not Longhorn. On CM7 the buttons are normal height.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] nadastry:
I thought LH is based on CM7?

Is this your ROM:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1528412

First posting, the one by hPa?

What kernel do you use?

I guess the phoenix kernel for CM7 works for this too?
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Longhorn is based on CM7, but Tenortex has made changes to his ROM that don't appear in CM7, and one of those changes or the theme he uses in his ROM may be the source of your problem. So you're going to have to ask him what is going on since he is the developer. The only changes I made to hPa's CM7 ROM, other than adding Sonny Sekhon's ICS theme, are to use Tenortex's patch to change the default orientation of the screen to landscape and the Phoenix kernel for CM7. The kernel should work for Longhorn, but again, you would have to ask Tenortex to be certain.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] chachoi:
have you tried adjusting your DPI? long horn uses a value of 160 dpi.

use at least 200

look up DPI changers on the market
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
I run CM7 at the default DPI of 160 and as mentioned, have no issues. It certainly wouldn't hurt to set his DPI to the default however if it isn't already at 160.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] nadastry:
My DPI was at 160.

I now tried CM7. Looks excellent.

Unfortunately tecorntex didnt answer here as I sent him a PM.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] hacinit:
hey i have the same problem so shifted to LXdroid 0.2 366BB

have you got any solutions??
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Stick with a ROM that is actively being maintained. I believe Tenortex now has a Galaxy SIII, which means Longhorn likely will receive no future updates.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] barbecos:
baaahh i just saw this post now, after instaling Longhorn heheh

So wich one is updated now?
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Well, if you want to stay on the CyanogenMod train, pretty much nothing is being actively updated. From personal experience you can use the original CyanogenMod 7 release by hPA with the current Phoenix Kernel by _n0p_ and have a device which functions well and with buttons not being cut off. Of course, you do pay a price for going with CM7: no updates, no dock support, phone dialer buttons possibly too small for the screen, and a camera that did not support the zoom feature the stock camera has.

DSC is being constantly updated and both extends and improves upon the 407 ROM Olleh KT released for the Streak. I was using CM7, but the camera and the dialer proved to be too much to ignore after time, so with a bit of prodding I went back to DSC.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] barbecos:
Ok thank's, ill try the DSC now, hopping not to screw anything up..

Do you recommend any add-ons with it?

Cheers!
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] hacinit:
DSC 2.3 receives more frequent updates than any rom and it is the stable rom in my opinion..

Then comes PCM7 it also receives update

LxDroid 0.2 a future update is planned by the developer...

Sent from my Dell Streak
[HTC Rezound] AlmostTactful:
Hey everyone! So my phone started doing this really odd thing today...it'll charge, orange light is on...and then poof, light turns off and it stops charging. Sometimes it'll do it in 5 mins, sometimes it won't do it at all. Any idea what could be going on? If I remove the USB and then plug it right back in, it'll start charging every time.
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
If it's a wall charger - bad charger

If PC then PC is turning off USB

Or it could simply be a bad battery or charging circuit in phone.

Try different ways of charging to narrow it down
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
is this an OEM cord and charger? i know when i bought a cheap knock off cord and charger from ebay for my INC it did the same thing. I send it back and the seller sent me a new one but when i had it plugged in the screen because unresponsive couldnt touch a thing till i unpluged it. ended up just buying and OEM one from htc.
[HTC Rezound] AlmostTactful:
I've tried different cords and chargers, I think the phone is crapping out. Now it won't go into vibrate mode and it keeps auto docking even though I don't tell it to....sigh.
[HTC Rezound] shrike1978:
That sounds like a problem with the port. I've had the same problem on a different phone in the past. Try cleaning the port if you can. Otherwise, just call for a replacement.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fbueller:
I've found the stock ROM pretty smooth on the Tmo SIII, but I'm desperate for a 15 toggle mod or at least a toggle mod that takes you to setting on a long press (i.e. long press Bluetooth takes you to BT settings). Does anyone know a mod that will allow either on the stock/root66 rom? It exists for stock Verizon, but I dunno if there's an equivalent for Tmo, or if the Verizon version would work on Tmo.

Any help would make me a very cappy hamper. Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fbueller:
Self-serving bump for any help on this, thanks...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] peakaboohaha:
I'm also interested in it..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itswill7:
Hey guys, can someone please guide me to a galaxy note II mod if you know of any?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seaness:
Try rocket rom jb it has some note 2 mods
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itswill7:
where do i get it?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
Here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1957152&highlight=rocket+rom
[General Questions and Answers] Diondotlogue:
Hey guys, I recently went to simply backup my ROM but when it finished, it was completely f*&#%d! When I try turning on, it goes into a boot loop. If I go into the bootloader and go into recovery, it freezes and shows up screens like the ones attatched. IT IS COMPLETELY FROZEN. Ugh! I can't connect it to the computer because the computer won't recognize it and I can't flash anything because CWM won't start up?! Please! I seriously need some help here!

Btw, I'm a total noob in the world of forums so if I have posted this in the wrong place, please just let me know how to move it and where to or whatever :L
[HTC One X] tommeke19:
Has the custom rom a better battery life? If so, what is the best rom?
[HTC One X] BenPope:
Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

You'll get widely varying answers.

Recent Sense versions are often considered the best.

I strongly suspect that it depends mostly on the kernel and the governor in use.

Of course, first thing to do is eliminate installed apps (i.e., wakelocks) from the long list of possible problems. Use BetterBatteryStats for that.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
This thread is to compare the benchmarks of Xperia U P SOLA GO

This thread is NOT intended to discuss the efficacy of benchmark tests

link to quadrant standard (free)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurorasoftworks.quadrant.ui.standard

HIGHEST SCORE - 3156

MODEL -Xperia P

Rom -Stock Jb

Kernel - Stock kernel

Member - [MENTION=4652235]Smartid[/MENTION]

PS - To get higher scores

1) enable gpu rendering in developer options.

2) set maximum background process to 2 in developer options.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] XperianPro:
Why dont you post it first.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nathan96:
2500~
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
3092 :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Anyone wid a higher score widout any modifications like scripts or oc?? :cool:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] corsav6:
Lol, you make me laugh.

I will post mine shortly.

Edit: 3026 on rooted ICS.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] wisnuhadi23:
How did you guys manage to cross 3000 ? I am on ICS rooted, deleted many bloatwares, no tweaks. I have never get over 2800. Fyuuuh, did you have any tweaks ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Me‎:
meh 2668 still very fast..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] corsav6:
Im using Kings Rom on stock kernel, locked bl :(

Its essentially stock Rom with removed bloatware and a few added tweaks.

I didnt wipe so all my apps were there after flashing. I only installed to test but im not going back now. Its very fast, well worth a try.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] MarkoESP:
On ICS U clean beta 0.5, guess im gonna give kings rom a try
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jitin02:
View attachment 1442042View attachment 1442041View attachment 1442043
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] neizel:
And where is quadrant score? Lol
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
To increase the performance

Go to developer options

Set maximum background process to 2

Enable gpu rendering

N see the difference

Press thanks if I helped :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] manishmalhotra:
M using king's rom too! but i got 2600+ score!! any special tweaks by u ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
I consider only thing better than the stock rom is cm ( just read abt it)

Neways

Stock ics got almost 3100 on my xu widout tweaks

M on french ics
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] corsav6:
No tweaks by me, just installed without wipe so all apps were still there. Dev options and set gpu like a previous poster said, and I installed acid audio but that wont affect Antutu
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Wiplive:
2597 on Xperiance Lite V3
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Re: Xperia U quadrant scores

I still rule wid 3092 stock Rom and stock kernel wid some tweaks :) :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pinsicchio:
3003 cm9 + vengeance kernel

what tweaks are you using? do they actually improve the phone's performance or do they just increase the score?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Re: Xperia U quadrant scores

Not exactly tweaks

Well I limited background process to 2

Secondly enabled gpu rendering

Yes they enhance performance in daily usage :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Wiplive:
2856 with Paranoid Android for Locked Bootloader. Standard limit for Background processes tho.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SpaceCaker:
Beat me ;)

I just trie it on Stock .54 rom

With Root only

And no other stuff

Got 3710
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Lol

Bro ur scores are from antutu not quadrant :D

And 3710 in antutu is very poor ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SpaceCaker:
Lol

Hahahahaa

Sorry wrong app xD
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Its the memory part that has maximum effect on the score....
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] _weeee_:
Inviato dal mio Xperia U
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Which rom are u using?? My record briken :sly:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] _weeee_:
SlimCM with Sliding Kernel

Inviato dal mio Xperia U
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] perkele90:
Stock ROM with bloatware removed, not tweaked yet :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] luksson:
I got a total score of 2994 with cm9 and vengenc kernel, but comparing to others I score low on memory, max I have got is 1662 anyone got a clu why???
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
same was my question when i joined xda.... probably because cm keeps alot of ram free and allows only a part of ram to b given to any app.... hence scores constant abt 1600.... i MAY BE wrong ... so any correction is welcomed .
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ccxex29:
Okay, I haven't any SXU but you can get 4000 upto 8000 with memory,boot,sd,system tweaks that can makes the memory clear and smooth
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] JDWALKER:
i got 3080 points on Xperia sola ...stock rom,vengance kernel but no oc,own build.prop mods and mali libraries mod.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pandemic:
Here mine just for fun with official stock rom not tweaked or OC

Locked bootloaderbajdba bunch of apps and games :p

Quadrant is not always true;)

..[ Pandemic Quote..:: I Shine Brighter Then The *Sun* !!

Sent From Xperia P Full Powered By A Dualcore.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
seems u havent enabled gpu rendering ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] umair42:
Stock rom with some build.prop tweaks.

SCore 3040
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ccxex29:
I got 6000 average total score on my Sony Xperia Sola :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
buddy we are talking abt quadrant and not antutu ;)

6000 on quadrant by xperia sola... not possible :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] krisan47:
That's impossible, i just got 2556 on quadrant.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] supreme kyo:
Why don't make a list of all scores and some statistics from these values?

Easier to get some data from this thread
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dastane:
Just 2300 for m'y Xperia p using the experienceV2 rom :-S:-S

Envoyé depuis mon LT22i avec Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SpaceCaker:
my xu now reaches 2986

and my acer s500 gets 6117 :3
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jass8669:
this is what u get on stock :o
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
this is on gb

upgrade to ics and ur score will increase by 700 points Atleast

also will the fluidity of the ui
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jass8669:
yes will upgrade to ics soon and repost :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] StinkyToilet:
Xperia sola, running ProjectGX ROM 2.5.1 with Nemesis Kernel 2.0 without OC, score: 3103 :victory:

My ROM is full of my apps, so, it became slower.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dotafan:
terra rom v3.0 and nemesis kernel v2.0
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Black Boy:
My Highest Score

Stock B.1.10

Stock Kernel, without tweaks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Common guys m waiting for jb scores
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Diego910:
Here's mine with my own rom and stockkernel

Enviado desde mi ST25i usando Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] taboo5200:
Xperia go, 100% stock on Gingerbread and Jelly Bean.

Benchmarks used were Quadrant Standard Edition v2.1.1 and AnTuTu Benchmark v3.3. All benchmarks were performed while plugged into a power source shortly after a factory reset on both GB and JB. The taller images are several smaller ones spliced together to make the results easier to compare.

(I'm posting them as links here so they don't clutter up the entire post)

Gingerbread 2.3.7 (firmware build 6.0.B.3.184):

Quadrant v2.1.1:

http://filesmelt.com/dl/screenshot_2013-04-27_0910.png

AnTuTu v3.3:

http://filesmelt.com/dl/screenshot_2013-04-27_0925_spliced.png

http://filesmelt.com/dl/screenshot_2013-04-27_0929_spliced.png

Jelly Bean 4.1.2 (firmware build 6.2.A.0.400):

Quadrant v2.1.1:

http://filesmelt.com/dl/Screenshot_2013-04-27-23-07-43.png

AnTuTu v3.3:

http://filesmelt.com/dl/Screenshot_2013-04-27-23-25-55_spliced.png

http://filesmelt.com/dl/Screenshot_2013-04-27-23-26-24_spliced.png
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Smartid:
Official rom ics 4.0.4
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dotafan:
Stock jb rom

4.1.2
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Smartid:
And this official jb 4.1.2
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Apiol:
I have 2857 score using Kings Rom on ST25i . :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] diabolica:
My Points

[ROM]Terminator V2

@

[Kernel]Nemisis V6.3 Final

---------- Post added at 07:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:51 PM ----------

My Points@Quadrant 2526

[ROM]Terminator V2

@

[Kernel]Nemisis V6.3 Final

Sent from my LT22i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pandemic:
Spammer [MENTION=5582014]diabolica[/MENTION] !!

Sent From Cybertron With My Powerfull Xperia P
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] hackerpower:
2980
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] chetan_p:
Xperia u

Blue lightning ROM

Kit kat
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bius88:
Xperia P

[4.4.2] Unofficial Carbon Builds (Beta#5) [Built from

Source]

200-1000 LionHeart, I/O row, 2D Accel on

runtime - ART
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] GRASSU_:
2937

Xperia P

cm11 20140126

hotplug / noop
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] diabolica:
My Result..!

I love my new XZ1 Compact..! :D

Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pandemic:
Dude [MENTION=5582014]diabolica[/MENTION]

Read the forum title, useless that you post that here, this is not a XZ1 Compact forum !!

Sent From Cybertron With My Powerfull Xperia P
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gilgin:
3241, with cm11 - percy_g2 - xperia p
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] kmankin5344:
If I want to install a different kernel such as beastmode or something, can I just flash it with twrp? I'm running viper Rom right now on stock kernel and I'm om hboot 1.09 .
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] TheEmpyre:
Edit: removed, running different version of hboot
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Crappyvate:
yes you can, just make sure it's compatible with whatever rom you're running. You may want to ask the kernel dev in question, a lot of rom developers frown upon flashing a kernel they have nothing to do with (for obvious reasons) and will not provide support if yo have any issues.

---------- Post added at 03:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:02 AM ----------

be careful what you write, he is not on the same hboot version you are and DOES not need to flash the boot.img in fastboot :(
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] TheEmpyre:
Sorry OP, should have noted that. I am 1.14
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] InflatedTitan:
[/QUOTE]be careful what you write, he is not on the same hboot version you are and DOES not need to flash the boot.img in fastboot :([/QUOTE]

Welllll, he can flash it fastboot. If he's on 1.09 he can go both ways if he chooses.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Crappyvate:
agreed. but he certainly does not have to do both as Empyre posted. I also find it is probably safer for a new user (yes a noob) to deal with twrp than commands in fastboot.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] kmankin5344:
Thanks for the help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KgTheraad1:
While surfing, I came across this method from the website to backup your IMEI seems alot simpler than most methods posted but not sure if it works. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than me can shed some light.

http://sipuserscommunity.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-backup-galaxy-s3-imei-and-efs.html

if it does help you don't forget to hit that thanks Button.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] apacseven:
That website is obnoxious and had a popup, so I closed it w/o reading. Sorry. But the backup on this forum is far from complex. In the linked thread, perform step a followed by step b. Then you are done. Its literally as easy as part a typing reboot nvbackup into android terminal emulator, followed by downloading and running the synergy backup in part b in recovery.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1852255

To further spell it out.

step 1. install and/or open android terminal emulator

step 2. type reboot nvbackup and hit enter. the phone reboots and backs up your nv data.

step 3. click this link to download the synergy backup script and save it your sd card http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1281376&d=1345868740

step 4. boot recovery and run the downloaded zip from the last step in your recovery.

That is all that is needed, and you are 100% protected from any threat of losing IMEI. Now, its also worth noting, you can perform an IMEI injection using QPST with the number listed under your battery, and then use the ERI repair tool to fix roaming w/o ever even having a backup. There is literally no reason to be afraid of IMEI problems anymore.
[HTC One X] feuerkette:
Hi,

I have a branded HOX and flashed Arhd 9.7.2 on it .before I make a nandroid backup of my stock Rom .To get back to stock ,it's enough to restore my backup?Or is there anything else I must do ?
[HTC One X] pradeepvizz:
Best would be to re-lock the device and flash the RUU, if you don't get the RUU then restore the backup and flash the boot.img too.
[HTC One X] BenPope:
...and flash stock recovery to be able to install the OTA.