Root Rooted my phone...now what ?

[BurnCK]

OK, so I finally rooted my phone, however I'm not at all fussed about putting a custom ROM on it as Im quite happy with the OTA 2.2 I've got.

So...what else can I do ? I know I can now use Titanium Backup, but what else is available to me ?

 

[LECTER]

Apps you can now use:

rooted - Search Android Apps on AppBrain

Seriously though, try out some other roms, you can always go back to what you have!

 

[SUroot]

SetCPU, Autostarts, autokiller (apps)

Custom Sense Kernels, (Undervolted saves battery... Have a look below for links)
RichardTrip v5f
Vork Kernel
Sense USB-Host Kernel
Sense Kernel
Coutts99's Sense Kernel
Sense Kernel (author pending)

Apps2sd+ (see my FAQ)

Brief post, others may elaborate.

 

[droidzone]

OK, so I finally rooted my phone, however I'm not at all fussed about putting a custom ROM on it as Im quite happy with the OTA 2.2 I've got.

So...what else can I do ? I know I can now use Titanium Backup, but what else is available to me ?

If you'd like to install Unlimited number of apps, try StarBurst

The best thing rooting gives you is the custom recovery. With Clockworkmod, you can now save your system state so that whatever you do to your Desire (custom roms etc), you can always return to the state in which you created a backup

 

[BurnCK]

Is there a thread that lists what ROMs are available ? So far I only know of Ginger Villain and LeeDroid.

Can anyone also tell me what's to be gained from it ? I watched a YouTube video of the Ginger Villain 1.6 ROM and to be honest apart from some Nexus wallpaper and different keyboard I didn't really see why I should bother changing to it (ok the video wasn't in English so maybe I missed something).

 

[Usta]

Is there a thread that lists what ROMs are available ? So far I only know of Ginger Villain and LeeDroid.

See here: http://androidforums.com/desire-all-things-root/231930-desire-root-index-last-update-4mar.html

 

[LECTER]

Is there a thread that lists what ROMs are available ? So far I only know of Ginger Villain and LeeDroid.

Can anyone also tell me what's to be gained from it ? I watched a YouTube video of the Ginger Villain 1.6 ROM and to be honest apart from some Nexus wallpaper and different keyboard I didn't really see why I should bother changing to it (ok the video wasn't in English so maybe I missed something).

Insertcoin 2.0

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861690

 

[BurnCK]

Thanks. I went with GingerVillain 1.6 for now, but will probably give others a try too at some point.

 

[BurnCK]

Hmmm, worked fine initially. Re-installed my apps with Titanium Backup, made some calls, etc. Then I rebooted my phone and now it just gets stuck on the VillainRom logo.....any suggestions ? Should I just re-flash ?

 

[SUroot]

What option did you use to restore in titanium?

 

[BurnCK]

What option did you use to restore in titanium?

I used the restore apps and data option. It prompted whether I wanted to replace service apps but I cancelled all those...just installed the apps I downloaded (and their data).

First time I've used Titanium backup so I may not have chose the right option.

 

[SUroot]

no, you should use "Missing apps with data" because you have to be careful replacing system data.

Backup SMS and call logs using something else if you need them. I use mybackup pro.

 

[BurnCK]

So I need to re-flash ?

 

[SUroot]

Factory reset.

 

[SUroot]

Before you restore, go through the list of apps and make a note of any HTC sense apps there as you can't restore these.

 

[BurnCK]

Factory reset.

That did the trick. Thanks

 

[BurnCK]

Sh*t....my contacts aren't there. Will they have been backed up by Titanium ? Or can I restore them with my Nandroid backup ?

 

[SUroot]

If theyre not google contacts, you can restore them via titanium, but its messy and could even be the cause of some issues you have had (Restoring data into a different version of the app).

Best bet:

Nandroid backup of now.
Nandroid restore to last rom
Export Contacts to SD
Nandroid restore to now
Import contacts from SD card.

 

[BurnCK]

That worked a treat

Once more question....what about text messages I previously had ?

 

[Usta]

That worked a treat

Once more question....what about text messages I previously had ?

Brr... You could have asked that a bit earlier...

One solution is to go through the same process, except this time use MyBackup to backup SMS in the old ROM and restore them in the new one.

 

[BurnCK]

Brr... You could have asked that a bit earlier...

One solution is to go through the same process, except this time use MyBackup to backup SMS in the old ROM and restore them in the new one.

Lol, yeah I should have asked earlier....was just a bit eager to try out the new ROM. Gives me something to do later tonight though