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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
Go to the market, and download ROM manager. If you already have root, you will be able to flash either Clockwork or (if you scroll down to the bottom of the options when you open the ROM manager app, you will see the option to flash an alternate recovery) Amon recovery via ROM manager. Once the recovery is flashed, you can boot directly into recovery using the ROM manager app. Place the rom file on the root of the SD card, and when you boot into recovery, find "install zip from card" and flash it. Make sure you wipe everything twice before you flash a new rom.

Before you do anything, make a nandroid back-up. If anything goes wrong with the rom, you can always download ROM manager again and revert back to how your phone is now. (providing that whatever went wrong didn't break your root)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billydroid:
I just wondering if someone can post a link to the taskmanager.apk from j12? Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rlfenol_3:
Good day guys! Im new here,i just want to ask anyone ho can help me on how to install android os on x5a..and also where i can download a free android os software..thanks in advance!:)
[Fascinate General] ksizzle9:
Birdman (Steven bird) tweeted that he had ********* surprise for d1, Inc, Eris, fascinate. Details on his blog. BTW anyone know the name of that blog so we can check it out? Please post link if u have it. **** meant to post n general. Mods sorry. Forgive my mistake as I'm no noob here. Please move.
[Fascinate General] wizang:
Not sure I'm seeing what you're seeing. Where does he mention this?
[Fascinate General] yankeeboy73:
http://twitter.com/_mrbirdman_/status/25816905531

http://stevenbird.info/
[Fascinate General] gbmitchell:
maybe alldroid.org

I think that is usually where he releases his stuff.
[Fascinate General] bomber889:
wonder what it is...
[Fascinate General] shauder:
me too! lol
[Fascinate General] wasupwithuman:
I say we all make bets for what the surprise is..... or we just guess.... i'm saying froyo. but i'm wrong, im pretty sure....you know what they say.... think big or go home....wait..... they dont say that.... but whateva's.
[Fascinate General] DevinLeFevere:
All I want is Voodoo and color fix for now =]
[Fascinate General] azalvarez03:
Well he just posted his mocks up on his twitter account... they are hand drawen and don't look any diffrent than the various roms i have tried in the past. Given his track record im sure there is something more to his vision. Until a cgi mock is generated ill be left woundering what he is up to
[Fascinate General] DevinLeFevere:
I wonder what the eta is!? nail bitter
[Fascinate General] keith.mcintyre26:
I've noticed he never builds with AOSP.
[Fascinate General] azalvarez03:
Oh wow im not sure how i missed this eailer but he has explained his concept in more detail on his blog (guess i was too busy reading up on his twitter account for update) Check it out here h**p://stevenbird.info/, i have a good feeling about this :)
[Fascinate General] DevinLeFevere:
:eek: miui remix!? Oh my
[Fascinate General] Irishpride:
I personally think the miui is extemely overrated. It's basically combining the look of ios with the function of Android, which in no way have I ever wanted to see. Having said that, I think what Birdman did is awesome, he stripped away a lot of that ios look to it and made it something completely new and really great looking.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the guy is a genius and we are lucky to have him working on something for the Fascinate.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shockaholick:
Hey XDA!!

I'm currently using an older ROM from MODACO. I'm running 2.2 with Modaco Custom ROM r21 (FRF91). I would love to hear some recommendations from the xda community. Thanks to all that reply!!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dictionary:
Try PostinTheRightSection's ROM.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L0rDKadaj:
I would suggest NxSense ROM from Evil. The usage is good so far.

But you must note that there are three works in progress.

Use CM6 on your own risk.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisvuong:
Don't like HTC SENSE Style? try this: Full of features:D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=789566
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] applejosh:
Enomther and geo411m have put out ROMs that seem to be getting a lot of praise. I'm personally on enomther's right now.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fabler:
I would choose Evil's NexSense.. :)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wonderboy1:
I agree, though if you're looking for a more stable rom than you should probably go for Geo's. Enomther's is pretty twicked and fun, but there are some FC issues.
[HTC Aria General] kaschenberg:
This may be associated with the CM6 that I'm running, not sure. But today it just started happening. When someone tries to call me it rings about 2-3 times then BEEP BEEP, dropped call for them. I can make calls outbound, but when someone tries calling me they cannot. Any ideas?!

Edit:

Looks like I can receive calls from land lines, but not AT&T phones. This is driving me nuts..

Edit2:

Still doing it today as well. I don't get it!
[HTC Aria General] xdafly:
If you have an older Liberated, can you flash it and see if problem persists?

Tried CM6 and returned back to Liberated
[EVO 4G Accessories] EindhovenOne:
Hello, all. I have seen this on a few other sites but I couldn't find it here, and if it has been posted here then I apologize in advance but please know that I don't take credit for this idea, I just wanted to share my modification and post instructions on how I did it because I honestly believe it came out perfect!

To achieve what you see in the pictures below, all you need is some 400 grit sandpaper, some compressed air duster, and some patience. Also, make sure you have a case opener tool and a T-5 torx bit to take the phone apart. Once you get everything separated, just go to work on the black paint with the sandpaper. I used 1x1 inch squares that I cutout from a large sheet; it only took five squares to complete this. Just be patient and use a pen or similar small tube to wrap the sandpaper around to get into the curved areas with ease. Take your time, it is well worth the wait. Once you are all done, take a fresh piece of sandpaper and go over the whole thing quickly one last time, then with a slightly damp cotton cloth wipe away the dust to get that deep red color back and use the air duster to remove the particles. Put everything back together and enjoy!!! The look is totally clean and smooth and so damn sexy! I am going back to my clear case from my otter box just to show it off. I don't think I left anything out but just post any questions and I'll get right back to you.

Once again, thanks to everyone who did this before be and gave me the inspiration. I really think this is the best way to go about it...no chemicals, no razors or blades, no dremel tools. Just some up close and personal TLC with some really really fine sandpaper.

Good luck and post some photos of your results!!!
[EVO 4G Accessories] Compusmurf:
The scrape method was originally posted here. You took his a step further with "less risk".

All have turned out pretty nice. However, question, what is the "case opener tool" which you speak of? :)

Any photos of your disassembly?
[EVO 4G Accessories] felacio:
Dude!.. such a subtle and, relatively pain free mod that REALLY makes it stand out, I love this! gonna do it right now!. :cool:
[EVO 4G Accessories] EindhovenOne:
In all honesty, you could just use a blade or a small flathead screwdriver to pop the case once you get the torx screws out, but I picked up a small kit for like $3 off of eBay that has plastic pry tools in a variety of shapes that won't damage or mar the case / plastic. I don't have any photos of the teardown, but the website iFixit has a great teardown of the Evo. Just go to http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown and search Evo. Removing the speaker and camera flash LEDs to avoid getting sanded particles in is optional, I forgot to note that in my OP.
[EVO 4G Accessories] EindhovenOne:
I just want to emphasize, take your time!!! It took me around an hour and a half to get it all done because I was kinda OCD about making sure I didn't jack it up. Your times may vary, but go slow and like I said before, use whatever you need to to wrap the sandpaper around to get to those curved sections.
[EVO 4G Accessories] kyrumo71:
Looks awesome bro, what grit of sandpaper did you use?

NM 440 Thanks lol
[EVO 4G Accessories] EindhovenOne:
Checking out the packaging again, it's actually 400 grit...3M brand pro grade in a purple sleeve. Thanks for the kudos. Definitely post some pics when you're through. And don't forget that when you're done to go over it with a damp cotton rag or clean tshirt to get the dry dust off...that's when the true red color will pop out!
[EVO 4G Accessories] lacrossev:
being a modeler for many years i'd just like to add if you want a smoother finish than the 400 you can go 1000/2000 and wetsand it.

Oh and that looks pretty awesome, good job!
[EVO 4G Accessories] Fusionr300zx:
i wanted to do something like this, but i wanted a red battery cover.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Jbroad572:
Is the white one red under as well?
[EVO 4G Accessories] EindhovenOne:
I am actually not sure if the white one is red underneath...I'd say try some google images perhaps. On another note, on the advice of lacrossev, I did in fact give the red part another once over with some 1000 grit 3M WET/DRY sandpaper after putting the smallest bit of water on the paper and wow does it look amazing! Thank you, sir!
[EVO 4G Accessories] HiDefinition:
yes it is.
[EVO 4G Accessories] ilyheather2010:
will this void my asurion insarance or will they still replace it some haha trying it now owell lol i still wanna know thanks
[EVO 4G Accessories] EindhovenOne:
I am not 100% sure, but if you take apart the phone and break the security tape that is over the one torx screw that definitely messes with the warranty and insurance claims to follow. If you were brave enough to try the sanding without taking the phone apart I don't know if it would cause problems with asurion.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Jbroad572:
Oh snap son... headed to grab some sand paper now, but is it mandatory to take the phone apart? I bought a set of torqs for an old tp2, but finding it... another story
[EVO 4G Accessories] dogcmp6:
Rather then take the phone apart, you should be able to seal up the areas of it with some tape, and i just skimmed assurions contract and didn't see any thing about body mods to the phone
[EVO 4G Accessories] EindhovenOne:
I wouldn't say that taking it apart is mandatory at all, but at some point you're going to have to retape because the sandpaper is going to rub through the tape at some point in the process. I can't wait to see what the red looks like with the white. Post some pics when you're done!!!
[EVO 4G Accessories] Jbroad572:
Definitely will.
[EVO 4G Accessories] EindhovenOne:
The highest grit sandpaper that is available at most hardware stores is 400 or 660. If you are looking for the 1000 or 2000 grit either ask a local body shop nicely for one sheet and throw them a few bucks for one sheet, or ask where their supply store is. I went to my local FinishMaster auto body supply store today and that's where I picked up the 1000 wet/dry by 3M, but they had 1200 1400 and 2000 grit there as well.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Childofthehorn:
Cheaper and easier still..... get a women's 7 in 1 nail file or a 3 step buffing board. That would get you all levels for $2 and can be found in walmart, basically anywhere they sell nail polish.

Also, the best polishing effect for plastic I have found is using a dremel with dremel ceramic polish and a large felt wheel. Comes out super smooth every time!
[EVO 4G Accessories] Jbroad572:
Just out of curiosity is the black part around the phone red underneath as well, basically resulting in the possibility of having a red Evo?
[EVO 4G Accessories] lacrossev:
O'reilly/kragen also should have imperial wet/dry,i love that stuff

swyped from my CM6 Supersonic powered by SNAP
[EVO 4G Accessories] thermus:
YES IT WOULD!!!!!. The evo was suppose top be all red originally BUT Verizon claimed an all red phone for their use first and then ended up NOT manufacturing a red phone. You could in turn take off all the black as it is all just painted on like see in the pictured in the first post.
[EVO 4G Accessories] m4rk0358:
Someone mentioned Dremel for polishing but could it be used for the sanding part as well with a sanding attachment? I have a Dremel tucked away in the closet somewhere and rarely ever use it. Thought it could come in handy for this project.
[EVO 4G Accessories] thermus:
I would not recommend this. The speed would melt the plastic.

Sent using my Myn's pimped Evo via Tapatalk.
[EVO 4G Accessories] m4rk0358:
Good point.

Here's another idea I had. Grabbing an old pencil, or something similarly disposable and that size, and gluing an eraser-sized piece of sandpaper on the flat end and using it as a mini sanding tool. Wonder if that would work.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Jbroad572:
I bought one of the 7 in 1 nail files to give it a try today. So, hoping that is sufficient enough. I'm guessing I want to use the coarse one first and finish it up with the polishing side.
[EVO 4G Accessories] EindhovenOne:
Funny you should mention the Dremel...I used the dremel originally, and as stated, it made the plastic so hot that it ended up having a gloss to it that I didn't like at all AND there was no way to guarantee even depth and coverage because the speed of the rotary tool is so high. I bought a new piece for the phone and went straight to sanding lol and got the beautiful result seen above.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Childofthehorn:
I would only use it for the polishing at the end, if you use light pressure and a 1 or 2 speed setting, it should NOT be an issue. ( I have a Dremel Stylus BTW so it was made for this kind of detail work)

I would never use it to sand off the paint though.

Personally, I want to try hitting it with the back end of a razor blade first, sand, and polish.

BTW: To anyone looking for a Torx 5, go to Lowes and get the Micro security torx set made by Kobalt (should be around $7). Anyone who has used Kobalt knows that this is a much higher quality product than you would find elsewhere and much cheaper too.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Jbroad572:
Just a heads up, I wouldn't go the fingernail file route. Use sandpaper. Although at the rate of taking off the paint with the clean part, it should only take 10-15 minutes to scrape the paint off, but it gets dull and you can't just cut another piece of sand paper off.
[EVO 4G Accessories] dogcmp6:
any conformation on assurions warranty?
[EVO 4G Accessories] Jbroad572:
What about it? They aren't going to turn you down because of the paint being rubbed off. If that worried you can always say lost or stolen and throw it away for your conscience sake, lol.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Jbroad572:
Took me about 40 minutes or so. The fingernail file is in pieces at the moment, lol. I almost didn't get a chance to finish. I'm debating now, if I want to do the whole phone and scrape off the black. After looking at it for awhile, I might sike myself into doing it. Anyone else given it some thought at all or have pictures of someone who has done it?
[EVO 4G Accessories] Jbroad572:
I can still post pictures if you like, but it's not too nice with the white back, but I use an extended battery and the cover is black, so it looks exactly like yours. I am contemplating pretty heavy on whether or not I want to go all red though. Hmmm...
[EVO 4G Accessories] EindhovenOne:
Chalk me up for one vote of "nay" to going all red...jmo. I have always liked the combination of red and black together for some reason so I was like oh hell yeah when I discovered the mod on the other forums. I like that the Evo is black but that little bit of red just makes it pop and stand out just enough to make it look great but I don't think it's overstated. And please do still post pics if you get a chance I am curious to see it and it might give some other white Evo owners that push over the edge to do it or take a step back.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Jbroad572:
You are a better man than me to get inside the ports.
[EVO 4G Accessories] nitrosilver:
halp!

Ok so I did everything this guide said. My Evo looks beautiful.... BUT now all of the apps that are installed on my SD card no longer show up. All of their links are broken. If i go to "manage applications" then "on sd card" they are there. They do not show up when i click the + button to add them to the home screen though. What do I do?

EDIT: haha neverrrrrrr mind, I didn't push the SD card in all the way.
[EVO 4G Accessories] EindhovenOne:
JBroad...looks great! However, I actually didn't get inside the ports, sir...I had thought about it but decided against; not because of the small space but because I like the little bit of black left for contrast. Looking at the picture of the extended battery door, it makes me with that Seidio carried a standard battery door replacement with that same raised ring around the camera so we could go case-less on the phones.

Nitro...lol I am happy to hear you got it figured out. When I first read it I was like, "I'm missing something here..." lol...post pics if you're able to but if you can't because of your post count maybe link some photobucket account or something.

I'm sorry that I couldn't find the original thread about the scrape method before creating a whole new post but I thank everyone for their contributions so far and am excited to see more!
[EVO 4G Accessories] meansixx:
did mine today and dammm, nice mod very easy to do. did the same and took the inside panel off and scraped away and then wetsanded it with 1000 grit wet sandpaper. now just waiting on my carbon fiber to complete it.
[EVO 4G Accessories] al haqq:
Hey I wanna try this, but couldn't find the prying tool at my local home depot. Any recommendations on where to get one, and is it absolutely necessary? Or has anyone pried open the bezel using their fingers or a flat head screw driver
[EVO 4G Accessories] yianni64:
That's what I did to mine. Since I've been lurking for almost 2 years but have never posted, I cant post the outside link with the picture. When will the mods approve me?
[EVO 4G Accessories] Cy_n_ic:
Im gonna try this tonight but in thinking it will look better gray to match my theme so ill spray after i sand

Btw a guitar pick makes a great prying tool!

sent from a pineapple under the sea o_O
[EVO 4G Accessories] apristel:
Use the corner of a credit card... works the same... honestly the plastic pry tools are weak and seem to get all crunked up.. I used a credit card everytime i've taken an evo apart and never had any problems.
[HTC Aria General] bavarianmotorwerkz:
I had recently flashed to Cyanogen 6.0.0 after buying my Aria and following the directions to root the device, backing it up, etc. However, upon booting into the new ROM, I was missing the Market icon (nowhere to be found!). I then went over to Liberated and had no issues, but missed some features from 2.2 source that Cyanogen is based off of. Therefore, I again flashed to 6 after a few weeks of using Liberated, and then applied the Cyanogen update, but still I'm missing the Market icon. What should I do??

Thanks in advance!
[HTC Aria General] oahceasgnikgneas:
Did you wipe/factory reset before flashing?

Did you install the GAPPS package?
[HTC Aria General] bavarianmotorwerkz:
Nevermind, JUST as I was posting this, I happened to go over the Wiki again and need to just install GAPPS.. sorry! Thanks again for the reply... at least this should pop up if other people happen to search this same issue...
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbwhat:
so back when i had 1.5 on my hero i had no problem at all installing roms. so when i updated to 2.1 stock awhile back i tried to root it and install a rom on it with the command prompt and unevoked method. it got it rooted and when i got to the recovery menu i nanidroid backedup and wiped and installed it. it then got stuck on the htc boot screen so i tried different rom and still would hang on it. so i said screw it and stayed on stock. i then later used the unlock univeral to root it but i can not stand the stock rom it is so slow and lags so i tried the offiical htc update from .6 to .7 to see if it would be faster but once it downloaded and i pressed install it would yet again hang on the htc screen. i cant even make calls with out lagging. so i tried once more to install 2.2 on it with a recovery img. i download rom manger and put froyo on the sd card but it would yet again hang when i click install rom from sd card. what do i do?!!!!!

update: i tried doing it through the teminal but it say flash_recovery not found

so i tried to do it through rom manger and it did the back up and installed it through the recovery menu but once it was done and rebooted it yet again is stuck on the htc boot screen.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbwhat:
help please!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laie1472:
It might b the recovery ur using if your able to boot into any rom access terminal you can get it from the market try to flash a different recovery I recommend. Darchstar RA 1.6 once u download it place it on the root of ur SD card not in any folders / then open up terminal and type su once the # appears type flash_image recovery /sdcard/ recovery- name of recovery. img wen that's done type reboot recovery and you should boot into recovery then try and flash ur rom from there hope this helps good luck

Root-Hack-Mod-Always™
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbwhat:
ill try this when i get home tonite. thanks!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbwhat:
i tried doing it through the teminal but it say flash_recovery not found

so i tried to do it through rom manger and it did the back up and installed it through the recovery menu but once it was done and rebooted it yet again is stuck on the htc boot screen.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vandelay007:
I recommend you boot into recovery - wipe your system / cache / dalvik cache and then flash the 2.2 rom of your choice -

if you were just flashing rom after rom without flashing then that could be a lot of your troubles -

also - you mentioned that the recovery file was not found on your sdcard - did you remember to unzip it first before attempting to flash it through terminal emulator? because it wont work otherwise ...

if you have extracted it to the root of your sdcard you shouldnt have any trouble

type

su

flash_image recovery /sdcard/nameofyourrecovery.img

reboot recovery

and you should be good to go - let me know how you do and we'll see if we can't help you further if needed

good luck!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vandelay007:
did you type:

su

flash_image recovery /sdcard/yourrecovery.img

or su

flash_recovery like your post shows - because you dont want to do it like that - just checking -
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbwhat:
no it i type in

su

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery7.img

flash_image not found
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ngholson:
you said that you are doing this in a terminal window? (i am assuming that is on the phone) is your phone connected via usb to your computer? is the sdcard mounted by the computer? if it is unplug the usb and try again. if the computer has mounted the sdcard you can't access it from the phone.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbwhat:
i dont have it plugged in when i use the terminal on the phone
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ngholson:
ok just checking.... that was the only thing that i could think of that would stop you from reading the sdcard.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vandelay007:
It may sound silly, bt when I do it I always make sure I account for case sensitivity...

Like flash_image recovery /sdcard/RA-Darchstar.img

Have you tried that?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbwhat:
yep make sure everything that has a capitals in it i capitalized in the terminal