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Fresh 2.3.3 Released

I downloaded this a few hours ago and have been searching google and this forum to no avail. Newb quesstion is how do I install this? I rememver rooting my phone before but don't know if it still is as I did an OTA update I think a few weeks ago. Is there a guide to install this? Currently I am running 2.27.651.5.

Just download the rom zip file, put it on the root of the sd card (not in any folders), turn off your phone, boot to recovery by holding the home button while pressing the power button, wipe data (factory reset) and dalvik cache. Once you've wiped those both, go to flash zip from sd card, find the rom zip file and let er rip. Make sure the rom zip file is on the root of the sd card though or you wont be able to find it from the recovery menu, also because otherwise you'll have wiped everything and lost all your info for nothing, good luck.
 
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Just download the rom zip file, put it on the root of the sd card (not in any folders), turn off your phone, boot to recovery by holding the home button while pressing the power button, wipe data (factory reset) and dalvik cache. Once you've wiped those both, go to flash zip from sd card, find the rom zip file and let er rip. Make sure the rom zip file is on the root of the sd card though or you wont be able to find it from the recovery menu, also because otherwise you'll have wiped everything and lost all your info for nothing, good luck.

After locating the zip file using Linda File Manager I opened the zip and also extracted it but neither did the install. What is it I am missing? Could it be because I somehow unrooted my phone?
 
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After locating the zip file using Linda File Manager I opened the zip and also extracted it but neither did the install. What is it I am missing? Could it be because I somehow unrooted my phone?

That's not the proper way to install it. You need to leave the file as a zip, and it needs to be on the root level of the SD card. Then boot into the recovery mode, by first turning off the phone. Then hold down the home button while holding the red "power" button at the same time, unitl you see the black screen with the green writing. Then select backup/restore. Make a nandroid backup. After that is finished, select wipe, and wipe both data and dalvik...then select flash zip from sd. Next, reboot and enjoy your new rom!

All this is based on the fact that you are rooted. If not, go HERE and re-read the procedure to root your phone. Let us know how it goes.
 
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That's not the proper way to install it. You need to leave the file as a zip, and it needs to be on the root level of the SD card. Then boot into the recovery mode, by first turning off the phone. Then hold down the home button while holding the red "power" button at the same time, unitl you see the black screen with the green writing. Then select backup/restore. Make a nandroid backup. After that is finished, select wipe, and wipe both data and dalvik...then select flash zip from sd. Next, reboot and enjoy your new rom!

All this is based on the fact that you are rooted. If not, go HERE and re-read the procedure to root your phone. Let us know how it goes.

woops, I left out the part about making the nandroid first-off, lol.
 
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That's not the proper way to install it. You need to leave the file as a zip, and it needs to be on the root level of the SD card. Then boot into the recovery mode, by first turning off the phone. Then hold down the home button while holding the red "power" button at the same time, unitl you see the black screen with the green writing. Then select backup/restore. Make a nandroid backup. After that is finished, select wipe, and wipe both data and dalvik...then select flash zip from sd. Next, reboot and enjoy your new rom!

All this is based on the fact that you are rooted. If not, go HERE and re-read the procedure to root your phone. Let us know how it goes.

Yes I finally figured out how to get rerooted using the How to Root Sprint 2.1 Release for CDMA Hero guide. Thanks to your easy to follow help I was also able to get this fresh 2.3.3 working. Was nervous for a few minutes as I couldn't get the droid to stop dancing but after a battery pull everything looks good. Thanks again for your help.
 
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it really depends on a lot of things.. signal strength... how much use in phone calls.. how much surfing... how much texting.. how much data use (streaming audio or video).. that said, an average day for me including a handful of calls, 30-50 text messages... 15-20 emails.. limited surfing I can get 24+ hours.. but my signal is 5-6 bars most of the time. if my signal sucks (1-2 bars) then my battery life drops real fast.
 
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I have flashed this ROM by itself and had no problems but whenever i try to flash the OC kernal in this thread [KERNEL][7/22/10]Darchstar's Overclocked Undervolted kernel for senseUI roms vUV 2 - Page 14 - xda-developers. it doesnt seem to work. I take the .zip file and put it on my sd card than go to my recovery and flash it and when i reboot I will sit on the white HTC screen forever. If i dont flash the kernal I got no problem loading up.

I'm using the standard vUv2 710 kernal on his 4shared page,are you using that one?
 
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I have flashed this ROM by itself and had no problems but whenever i try to flash the OC kernal in this thread [KERNEL][7/22/10]Darchstar's Overclocked Undervolted kernel for senseUI roms vUV 2 - Page 14 - xda-developers. it doesnt seem to work. I take the .zip file and put it on my sd card than go to my recovery and flash it and when i reboot I will sit on the white HTC screen forever. If i dont flash the kernal I got no problem loading up.

Did you flash the remover zip before the kernel?
 
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Might be off topic but I need some help. I am trying to get the wireless tether on fresh 2.3.3 to work and I keep getting this error 67 code. I have read a million posts on how to fix it but nothing is working. Does anyone have a suggestion? Every time I press the Internet sharing the mobile network says it is trying to connect and then I get the error. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance
 
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OK so I'm having a few problems with fre4sh 2.3.3,

1) I get a force close anytime I try to use any app that uses GPS, sprint nav, google maps, you name it, if I open it I get an FC message

2) My version of launcherpro doesn't seem to be working, I follow the procedure to use it but when I press the home button and choose launcherpro I get an error message that flashes so fast that I can't even read what it says.

Any ideas?
 
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