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[D-U-R-X]

Cyanogen have their own site - CyanogenMod | Android Community Rom based on Gingerbread

The best thing is, now that you are rooted, you can make a complete backup of your phone as it currently is and then try different ROM's... if you don't like it, you can either restore the phone to how it was before, or try a different ROM!!

EDIT - only put CM7 in my post, so you know what people are referring to

CM7 is vanilla android (with little/no extras on top) - very customisable and VERY slick... it looks like Android on one of the Nexus phones that Google have released

 

[Shonan]

hey guys im bit stuck, iv gone thru it all but i keep getting where it ask me for a key ? ? ? any ideas

 

[El Presidente]

Hey Shonan, the key is in the manual in the FAQ section at the end. From memory I think it's RTEM, but you're best double checking that.

 

[humpdog]

read the effin manual.......

 

[Shonan]

read the effin manual.......

i just knew that was coming

 

[Shonan]

Hey Shonan, the key is in the manual in the FAQ section at the end. From memory I think it's RTEM, but you're best double checking that.

cheers El thought i was that but wanted to make sure, dont wanna do any damage

 

[humpdog]

just copy and paste it!, the code re-generates everytime the hack is run

so if it doesnt accept start the hack again, then re-open the code

 

[El Presidente]

cheers El thought i was that but wanted to make sure, dont wanna do any damage

Aye, better to be safe than sorry.

 

[Shonan]

thanks guys,
all sorted and done, now backing up system and all data, now need to work out which rom to install any recomendations, and how to do it, ? ? ?

 

[D-U-R-X]

Each person has their favourite... it really depends what you want from Android.

Do you like the HTC Sense experience of the stock ROM or do you fancy a change? I recomend CM7 - I've tried a few, but found that it best suits me... it's not a Sense ROM, but vanilla Android.

The joy of having rooted your phone is the ability to change when you feel like it! You've already said you're backing up - great... best to get in to good habits!!

 

[Shonan]

cheers bud, iv bin looking at cm7 for a while and really like the look of it, took me a while to take the plunge to root, thanks for the help

 

[D-U-R-X]

No worries pal... like I said... you're rooted now, which was the "hard" part. Flshing ROM's is relatively straight forward and, if you're backing up already, then you can change to your hearts content without worrying!!

 

[Shonan]

gotta love this forum as there always help there when u need, gonna start of with cm7 and see how i get on from there,
where else would you get the rom from, i got the cm7 from there web site

 

[D-U-R-X]

You can download direct to your phone from ROM Manager or get ROM files from websites - you need to ensure the MD5 checksum is correct if you get it from the web though. There is a huge list of ROMs on XDA's website too

 

[Shonan]

nice one, using rom manager to hav a look, i like cm7 but there was couple things i wasnt sure on, dialler, contacts and gallery view, but not sure if thats cos im so used to the sense view on it, gonna hav little look at some the other rom and see from there

 

[El Presidente]

The Gallery view on CM7 is awesome! It took a while for me to get used to some of the differences, but once you get used to it, it's pretty hard to go back (I hated CM7 at first, but no can't really go back to Sense). The only thing I really miss is the camera, but there are alternatives.

I'd also recommend not using ROM Manager for your first ROM flash. It does everything for you (sounds like a good thing ), but it also means that you've no idea what to do if you get in a position whereby you can't boot the phone or you get a bootloop (if you flash stuff on a regular basis, this will happen). I'd say the first time you flash a ROM, do it manually so you get to grips with Clockwork a little. ROM Manager also won't wipe fully (which some ROMs recommend) and if you want a clean install, it's best to do a full wipe beforehand.

If you decide to go for CM7, there's a guide here.

 

[Shonan]

oh dam, iv already used rom manager, does that mean my install of a new rom hasnt gone on cleanly then,

 

[El Presidente]

Not at all, I just think it's best to do things manually. There's nothing wrong with ROM Manager, and most of the time it'll be fine and work with no issues (there have been reports of problems with the original Desire) but there's no harm in learning how to do things yourself.

 

[Shonan]

ok ill give it a go me self, im giving the leedroid rom a go and quite like it, only problem i hav found is the wifi doesnt display the wifi signal unless you go in to wifi management,after further playing i found it a little slow

 

[CDPlant]

ooh

it still loads up with the 3 network thing? its put a busybox app on my phone?
rom manager?
super user?
com outfit7.talkin?
com.rovioka3d.app?

For info, it will always come up with the 3 logo when you start the phone. I thought mine hadn't worked properly for the same reason, but don't worry

 

[Shonan]

im after a little help,

i went back to cm7 and more i play with it i like it, only trouble is my contacts arnt all there, only 33 off 203 for some reason, there not all backed up to google, i thought the phone did it automaticly

also if i use rom manager and download a rom, I.E cm7 and leedroid does it keep the rom files on the SD card as iv lost bout 3 gig and hav noticed i can flick between cm7 and my sense rom fairly quickly, if the sd card does hold the rom files which is the best way about perm deleting the one i dont want,

sorry for all the questions, bit of a noob to all this

 

[CDPlant]

I know that everytime you make a backup it takes up 1-1.5 gb of space, I had hardly any room left, so I moved some backups to my computer and deleted them off the phone. However that's not recommended if you want to restore them again in the near future

 

[El Presidente]

If they're not there, titanium might've backed them up. If not, your best bet would be to backup CM7, then go back to the backup you took of the stock ROM, import them to Google and then go back to CM7. There's a link to the CM7 install guide a few posts up (where I mention the gallery app). I think the install guide contains instructions to backing up your contacts to gmail. Once backed up, restore your CM7 backup.

The ROMs are on the SD Card, can't remember where but I'll have a look when I get home (unless someone posts before me).

 

[Shonan]

ahhh that would explain the 3 or so gig over 2 backups, cheers bud

cheers el p ill have another look, altho everytime iv restored the stock ROM iv used the rom manager

 

[essexgooner]

For info, it will always come up with the 3 logo when you start the phone. I thought mine hadn't worked properly for the same reason, but don't worry

A good app for flashing a new "splashscreen" and get rid of the 3 logo is "BootFlash"
Really easy to use, and you can have whatever image/photo you want.