First I want to thank every single person on here that has worked so hard to give us the multitude of choices in Roms, themes, and other hacks/fixes/tweaks. After updating to the newest version of Damageless 2.07.02 I have finally reached my stopping point (believe me I have said it more than 10 other times before today). With all the help of everyone on here I feel like a minor expert for my Hero, but I confess I have spent more time wiping, updating, and upgrading my phone than I have actually used it. I think this time I am the closest to a final version Sprint will release, so it's time to sit back and enjoy 2.1 pending the official release. Now I wonder what I will do once they release that version and I have the best Rom loaded up....guess I will go back to using the phone as is, and not trying to tweak it up every 2 or 3 hours.
I am sure like a lot of you my most visited web page on Firefox has been this forum. I admit I have woken up in the middle of the night and decided to log in and see what updates were out there, and then getting excited that Damageless, Flipzmode, Darchstar, Regaw_leinad, Avalaunchmods, Bikcmp, Modaco, Obelisk79 and others have released an update to one of the umpteenth Roms I have used. Again, thanks for everyone's efforts to give us a feeling of empowerment and not having to wait for Sprint to finally release 2.1 to us all!
Once i hit DC 2.05 - my flashes are just updates without a wipe. The only problem i hit is that I have to clear data for Rosie to get HTC widgets to come back, but all my apps and settings stay other than that.
This is the phone OS I am sticking with now, except for any incremental updates DC offers over the next week or two.
I hear you. I have been having fun flashing all these ROMs as well. I still have not figured out which one to stick with. All the folks baking these ROMs have been just great with all the updates.
That's the thing... with Gmail synchronization, you don't really have to stick with one particular ROM. I switch themes on a daily basis as well as ROM's, mainly because of testing new things.
I've now joined the theme-ing crowd and have created two new themes, my Android addiction took over a long time ago... the moment I gained root, I was done for!!
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That's the thing... with Gmail synchronization, you don't really have to stick with one particular ROM. I switch themes on a daily basis as well as ROM's, mainly because of testing new things.
I've now joined the theme-ing crowd and have created two new themes, my Android addiction took over a long time ago... the moment I gained root, I was done for!!
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right there with ya as soon as I rooted my phone I was hooked
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That's the thing... with Gmail synchronization, you don't really have to stick with one particular ROM. I switch themes on a daily basis as well as ROM's, mainly because of testing new things.
I've now joined the theme-ing crowd and have created two new themes, my Android addiction took over a long time ago... the moment I gained root, I was done for!!
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check out pseud's themes! post the link!
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check out pseud's themes! post the link!
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Hahaha. Alright, I shall!
If you'd like to see the theme's I've created, you can go HERE
Enjoy.
My update this morning has been largely neglected...
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My update this morning has been largely neglected...
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Screw you! JK. My thread died.
I like many others was hooked once I rooted. I came across this site on accident one night trying to find something else and the rest is history. Rooted, flashed, flashed, flashed. At first I just had Fresh 1.1, but once all the different 2.1's came out it was flash after flash. Here's as much as I can rememeber....
Fresh 1.1, DC.99, DC1(all the updates), Fresh2.0(and all the updates, DarchLegend,RegawMod and countless nandroid backups and restores.
I keep going back and forth between them. However, as long as I have an Android phone I will probably keep on flashing, but might limit it to once a week or so. Or is that still too much?
Damage is going to be offering "updates" to his rom's rather then having to flash the entire rom over again.
I suggested this yesterday when he was online, and he replied back on the thread he had the same idea and was going to be doing that.
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Yes, I have a little ADD tendencies.
:-(
/pat There, there. You're not the only looking out for a new CM, but I'm back to using BakedSnack (2.2) and the Mannup Theme. Very Hot.
I'm also tired of flashing ROMs, lol, so I'm thinking to stick to BS for a while and just grab theme updates.
And until there's a rooted, stock froyo tomorrow sometime, that's gonna seem like a long time too.
Why? There's nothing wrong with the current one unless you really need 4g.
Just start flashing the nightly's. Others have said its addicting like "crack".
The only crack I'm into is the non smoking kind and i haven't even been into that as much since I started flashing. Maybe I need help. Wait, let me ask my wife
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Just start flashing the nightly's. Others have said its addicting like "crack".
The only crack I'm into is the non smoking kind and i haven't even been into that as much since I started flashing. Maybe I need help. Wait, let me ask my wife
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It is like crack. I wake up every morning, download the new CM6 nightly and flash it while getting ready for work. It's a sad sad existence. lol
i was there once myself, until my homerun battle 3d backup got corrupted
nightlies are now a part of my daily routine. btw, anyone know why the nightly thread got locked?
probably got too big, someone should start a new one, I liked hearing everyone's impressions of the various nightlies. I'm holding off on CM6 until a2sd is brought back in. I don't have enough apps that allow sd storage in froyo so I need it.
I was wondering if someone could help me out. It's been a while since i've been to the site, seems like lots of advancements have been made. So far i've rooted my phone using the "root in 10 min" tutorial. Once this is done, what else must I do before I can start flashing the froyo Rom?
Welp
Different people will recommend different things. My view is, if you went the 10 minute route, which supplanted well over a month ago with a much easier method, then going thru the hurdles of applying the beta radio to get the beta froyo may not be the best idea for you.
No offense, by the way ... I have read over and over about 3G connectivity issues, and tons of bugs in the (beta) radio and the (beta) leaks, so I am going to stand by and wait for the OTA and then decide what to do ...
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Different people will recommend different things. My view is, if you went the 10 minute route, which supplanted well over a month ago with a much easier method, then going thru the hurdles of applying the beta radio to get the beta froyo may not be the best idea for you.
No offense, by the way ... I have read over and over about 3G connectivity issues, and tons of bugs in the (beta) radio and the (beta) leaks, so I am going to stand by and wait for the OTA and then decide what to do ...
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Same here. Good advice.
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Same here. Good advice.
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Gotcha, thanks for the advice. Maybe I'll wait until froyo for the incredible is officially released, and a version based on that is released here.
In terms of getting my phone ready to be flashed, knowing that i've completed all the steps for rooting through the "root in 10 min" method, how do u recommend me to proceed?
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Do nothing. Wait for the OTA to be released, and then wait until unrEVOked looks at it decides what can and can't be done. Then do what they say.
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Channel: #HTC_EVO_Shift
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Cya in there!
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i was wondering if there'd be an irc channel. i'll idle here, hopefully devs will too and let us know when they have a breakthrough :O
Finally got around to checking out the channel, hope to see more of you there!
I plan to start idling there. Pretty good with Android phones. Feel free to ask for help.
I'll idle as well, as much as I can. Since I'm tethering and on the river most of the time though, it won't be as often as some.
Come hang out in the channel.
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Come hang out in the channel.
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I'd like to, but it's blocked at work!
nice............
Figured I would post this here rather then start a new topic. Just wanted to stop in and say hi. My wife and I are coming from the Samsung epic. I now have the evo and she has the evo shift. Just wanted to take the time to say hi.
sent from my evo
Best phone ever ! Got it rooted and running on a amazing sense 2.1 + 3.0
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lot of names showing but noone home for now
its been a month since i logged on and i decided to a couple days ago and all of a sudden irc now seems dead
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its been a month since i logged on and i decided to a couple days ago and all of a sudden irc now seems dead
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It's not dead. Just depends what time of day you are in there. I'm on 24/7!
Just gotta idle for a while and you will see some activity.
This place is AWESOME!
I just wanted to say what a truly helpful and inspiring place this is. I just got this evo shift 4g with 2.3.3 upgrade about a month ago and was trying to figure out some shortcuts when I stumbled onto this site. I started reading the posts and started to learn a bit about android, what root, rom, kernel, sdk platform, adb, etc meant and one day I jumped in. From the instructions and other great info on this site in the last two weeks I have been able to temp root, downgrade hboot, perm root, upgrade hboot back to 2.3.3 install and use apps like clockworkmod, titanium back up and other stuff. I just wish there was something I could do about my phone signal and speed besides the proxy adjustments to 0. Oh yea I was also able to flash 1.08 radio back after downgrade, didn't seem to help much though. Anyway thanks for the great awakening into the world of android smart phones. Next I might think about some custom roms, kernels after I do some more research. You guys and gals on XDA are the best!!
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I just wanted to say what a truly helpful and inspiring place this is. I just got this evo shift 4g with 2.3.3 upgrade about a month ago and was trying to figure out some shortcuts when I stumbled onto this site. I started reading the posts and started to learn a bit about android, what root, rom, kernel, sdk platform, adb, etc meant and one day I jumped in. From the instructions and other great info on this site in the last two weeks I have been able to temp root, downgrade hboot, perm root, upgrade hboot back to 2.3.3 install and use apps like clockworkmod, titanium back up and other stuff. I just wish there was something I could do about my phone signal and speed besides the proxy adjustments to 0. Oh yea I was also able to flash 1.08 radio back after downgrade, didn't seem to help much though. Anyway thanks for the great awakening into the world of android smart phones. Next I might think about some custom roms, kernels after I do some more research. You guys and gals on XDA are the best!!
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Chat room?
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Chat room?
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link to chat room is in the OP
ummmmmmm ok?
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on the first page of this thread click the llink.
then type in a username and enter the captcha right and your in IRC
So here I sit, on the fence, with my rooted stock Epic.
Nothing has really substantiated the rumors of Froyo for the 21st, and that just makes me think it's not coming (and if SamsungJohn was going to finally say something substantial, a yea or nay would be a nice start).
But this is not a thread about the OTA.
I'm just thinking... if OTA is really imminent, then I'll just wait and let the devs work on it. But if it's not... then it's time to look at one of the available ROMs.
ViperRom 4.0.4 looks damn sweet... love the ViperWheel widget... but it was held up from its Monday release (are they waiting for source code drop too?). And there is Midnight and Nebula which I kinda like also.
I guess I could start the process of checking them out.
Or I could just sit here and wait. I'm going out of town this weekend and probably should leave things alone until I get back home.
Until then I ask anyone who is running those ROMs... would I lose Swype if I switch ROMs? I really like Swype...
I am stock/rooted, pretty much in the same situation. Will wait until the end of the month if no stock Froyo materializes will look into roms and modding a bit. I depend on my phone's functions all working for my business and would rather not take a chance that I will lose functionality by flashing to the Froyo leak.
i was waiting like you guys til the other week and i went to bonsai, and everything is working superbly.
I was getting sick of stock rom and 2.1, not being able to have hulu or flash as well as a few apps that are must have like Humans vs aliens as well as Andy-83.
Im now just waiting for the official source so it can be improved, but ive had no issues on bonsai and reccomend it, if you want something fast and clean..
give the latest midnight a shot it works really good just wipe 3x before loading and be happy. swype works for me just have to switch text imput method from gb to swype.
Soooo. Oh., before that... I am so glad I rooted and mod. I ran midnight ... and cut my teeth on the ext4 .... the cwm .... and after root and rom messed around with themes. After my ver of midnight got a few weeks old I switched to bonzai and I love it too... it just works. Wait a few ... but its worth it.
Btw ... will we have to wait a while for the new stock 2.2 to get rooted or... is once root always root? Curious.
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VIPERrom 4.0.4 does look sweet. I'm currently running FRoZen 4.0.3, and it has been great. I highly recommend the VIPERroms. I be jonesin' for that 4.0.4 son!
I use Frankenstein.
Don't update.
There's too many bugs in dk28 which will make yu scramble for di18, but when you go back you will miss the little upgrades that did work so it'll be this constant struggle within.
Until official 2.2.1 ofcourse
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Also you can just copy the swype.apk from /system/app
Can't he?
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ROM's
I spent last weekend loading up all of the different (read more popular) ROM's and the most stable and straight forward one to me was Nebula Seven Sisters. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863154
The developer made it a point of keeping a lot of the stock look and features while improving on what Froyo brought to the table. I did not have any real functional issues with Viper, Midnight or TrulyEpic, it just seemed that Nebula was trying to keep the experience closer to stock than the others.
Other people will say they like the modified skins, the launcher pro, the Viper wheel, etc. For them, that is the case. That is the great thing about the developers of the ROM's, they are doing this to cater to different crowds.
So really, there is no need to wait for Sprint or Samsung here, download Odin, grab some ROM's and have fun with your phone! All I can say is to make Clockwork backups often, it makes the process of going back to the ROM you liked two days ago so much easier!
Randy
could try the Syndicate Rom, for 2.1.... see how fast the 2.2.1 roms WILL be after source... but other than that, they are all stable from what I read, some people have a few issues, depends a lot on you though. If you have a ton of stuff to reinstall after a clean wipe, might as well wait out the weekend, not for an OTA, slim chance there... but just so you have time.... sometimes things take longer, you may go thru 5 roms before you find the one you like... etc.
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I'm just thinking... if OTA is really imminent, then I'll just wait and let the devs work on it. But if it's not... then it's time to look at one of the available ROMs.
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DK28 is buggy but it is better than 2.1 by far. You really don't lose anything by going with one of the available ROMs right now. Presumably they will all have an update once the new version is sent out from Sprint (whether it be on the 21st or not). If you're running a custom 2.2 ROM, you'll just do a CWM backup, update to the newer version of whichever ROM you like, and then restore your data.
I went back and forth between Quantum and Bonsai ROM today. It takes no more than 10 minutes to fully swap ROMs. Just do it, you'll be glad you did. And if a new version of 2.2 comes out in the next 5 days, it will only take a few minutes (max) of your time to upgrade to it.
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Don't update.
There's too many bugs in dk28 which will make yu scramble for di18, but when you go back you will miss the little upgrades that did work so it'll be this constant struggle within.
Until official 2.2.1 ofcourse
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What bugs are u getting? I running bonsai and have no issues.. even got Tue pre8 wireless tether working perfectly ...
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SF-IT-Guy said:
I spent last weekend loading up all of the different (read more popular) ROM's and the most stable and straight forward one to me was Nebula Seven Sisters. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863154
The developer made it a point of keeping a lot of the stock look and features while improving on what Froyo brought to the table. I did not have any real functional issues with Viper, Midnight or TrulyEpic, it just seemed that Nebula was trying to keep the experience closer to stock than the others.
Other people will say they like the modified skins, the launcher pro, the Viper wheel, etc. For them, that is the case. That is the great thing about the developers of the ROM's, they are doing this to cater to different crowds.
So really, there is no need to wait for Sprint or Samsung here, download Odin, grab some ROM's and have fun with your phone! All I can say is to make Clockwork backups often, it makes the process of going back to the ROM you liked two days ago so much easier!
Randy
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Is 7sisters smoother than bonsai?Im asking because I want minimal rom so I can add my own things to it.
Well, I've just flashed DK28 and CWM just finished converting to EXT4. It's party time.
Viper brings some great stuff to the table.
Nebula is stability first, which is important to me since my business and my phone are virtually inseparable.
I also like Midnight's BYOR modular format, keeping bloat to a minimum.
I'll have a fun time with this.
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Is 7sisters smoother than bonsai?Im asking because I want minimal rom so I can add my own things to it.
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Bonsai is bare minimum and is great to add your own stuff and themes and its stable and fast, and for me the pre8 new wifi tethering app wits great, I live this rom!!!
Sent From My Bonsai Epic 4g
lazyart said:
Well, I've just flashed DK28 and CWM just finished converting to EXT4. It's party time.
Viper brings some great stuff to the table.
Nebula is stability first, which is important to me since my business and my phone are virtually inseparable.
I also like Midnight's BYOR modular format, keeping bloat to a minimum.
I'll have a fun time with this.
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More fun than I realized. After the conversion I got stuck at the www.samsungmmobile.com screen. Here we Odin again!
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More fun than I realized. After the conversion I got stuck at the www.samsungmmobile.com screen. Here we Odin again!
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No need to odin,odin only if nothing else works!
In ur case pull out bettery,put it back in,hold power+vol down+camera to get back into cmw3 and try again.
This will save you some time.
Everyone should be warned of one MAJOR issue. If you use you phone for primary internet access anywhere you go; whether at home or at work or wherever. The tethering drops you no matter what you use at random. It is very frustrating and annoying. If it wasn't for this I'd be 100% satisfied with nebula already; but it isn't the rom's problem, it's with DK28. Some people use wireless tethering but I cannot with 2 different desktops I use my phone for internet connectivity.
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More fun than I realized. After the conversion I got stuck at the www.samsungmmobile.com screen. Here we Odin again!
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Make sure you watch some of Randy Shear's videos on youtube if you're new at this. He very slowly goes through many of the basic steps in putting a new rom on your phone. If you skip a step you cause yourself triple work. Just take your time and watch a few of his video's and just put the rom on your want. His Viper Apoc 4.0.2 video is excellent.
1st post, 1st android - LOVE this forum!!
So, I managed to figure out how to root several weeks ago, mainly so I could wifi tether. Been waiting (and waiting... and waiting...) on Sprint to put Froyo out. Toyed with the idea of doing it myself, based on several threads in the xda forums, but just couldn't quite pull the trigger.
Finally took the plunge last week & also flashed my first custom ROM, Syndicate Frozen. Had a couple of 'Oh $hit' moments, but made it through and very glad I did. The speed increase is amazing!
Getting ready to try midNIGHT next... just for kicks.
Just had to say I couldn't have done it without all the awesome help from this forum. Just hope I'm able to contribute, someday...
Cheers!
I remember that from when I got my first Android, the HTC Hero. Such good times.
I am running Syndicate, too. It's my favorite ROM. MidNIGHT is a second, the only reasons I don't use it is because he uses the beta swype in his ROM (meaning you have to renew it every so often), and his rom doesn't support 1x/3G icons like syndicate's does. Though, I must say, MidNIGHT is VERY, VERY stable and will probably not force close ANYTHING you run on it. In other words, MidNIGHT is what stock should've been.
Glad you took the plunge and did it. Its definitely worth it isn't it. On on the latest bonsai rom and its awesome. The.main difference with this rom is you don't have to wipe all your data before you flash.the rom. It backs up all your data and restores it when you flash the rom so you don't have.to start from scratch
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1st post, 1st android - LOVE this forum!!
So, I managed to figure out how to root several weeks ago, mainly so I could wifi tether. Been waiting (and waiting... and waiting...) on Sprint to put Froyo out. Toyed with the idea of doing it myself, based on several threads in the xda forums, but just couldn't quite pull the trigger.
Finally took the plunge last week & also flashed my first custom ROM, Syndicate Frozen. Had a couple of 'Oh $hit' moments, but made it through and very glad I did. The speed increase is amazing!
Getting ready to try midNIGHT next... just for kicks.
Just had to say I couldn't have done it without all the awesome help from this forum. Just hope I'm able to contribute, someday...
Cheers!
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Ptfmedic did an awesome job in creating the most flexible and stable (with the BYOR edition) Rom I have ever seen to date, even spawning from the old Windows Mobile 6.1 days... ahhh...
Not to mention the dude has a heart of gold. If you do decide to flash one of his roms, be sure to read some of his blogs and if you feel it stir inside you, help out his cause.
Welcome. This forum is very arousing.
Tried to flash midNight BYOR, after using Odin to get back to a stock with root & CWM, but for some reason it kept failing. Something about couldn't open the zip. Going to try to download the Standard version; maybe the BYOR was corrupted during download.
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Ptfmedic did an awesome job in creating the most flexible and stable (with the BYOR edition) Rom I have ever seen to date, even spawning from the old Windows Mobile 6.1 days... ahhh...
Not to mention the dude has a heart of gold. If you do decide to flash one of his roms, be sure to read some of his blogs and if you feel it stir inside you, help out his cause.
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Yeah, I did take the time to read through a few of his blogs. The Broken Heart one was gripping - will definitely make me think twice the next time I'm approached. The man definitely has a heart of gold & the patience of a saint. And he still takes the time to make great Rom's from what I hear. I should know here in the next hour or so - multiupload is slower than...
Guess I'm supposed to wait 5 minutes between posts...
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Tried to flash midNight BYOR, after using Odin to get back to a stock with root & CWM, but for some reason it kept failing. Something about couldn't open the zip. Going to try to download the Standard version; maybe the BYOR was corrupted during download.
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Not to sound offensive or mean, but did you follow his instructions exactly as written on his Android Development page? When it comes to flashing roms (at least with the Epic) one minor mistake can be the difference between a perfect flash and a faulty one. I learned that the hard way -.-
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Oh and I forgot to mention, although it hasn't happened to me yet, i hear that bad flashes can occur; I.E., something went wrong in that instance alone, not necessarily the entire thing is debunk, but rather just that one time. Try it again and you might have better luck.
Cheers
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I remember that from when I got my first Android, the HTC Hero. Such good times.
I am running Syndicate, too. It's my favorite ROM. MidNIGHT is a second, the only reasons I don't use it is because he uses the beta swype in his ROM (meaning you have to renew it every so often), and his rom doesn't support 1x/3G icons like syndicate's does. Though, I must say, MidNIGHT is VERY, VERY stable and will probably not force close ANYTHING you run on it. In other words, MidNIGHT is what stock should've been.
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Not sure why he did that either, but he's recently started using the stock swype we all paid for.
I have to second what you said. I came from a moment and the epic is a huge step up. I'm also running the syndicate rom as well and it sure is a speed demon. I am starting to get the hang of flashing now, though I probably go overboard when I do it. I usually end up flashing back to stock and then install cwm, then I go and flash the rom. This forum is outstanding too. The people here are (for the most part) intelligent and willing to help.
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Not to sound offensive or mean, but did you follow his instructions exactly as written on his Android Development page? When it comes to flashing roms (at least with the Epic) one minor mistake can be the difference between a perfect flash and a faulty one. I learned that the hard way -.-
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Oh and I forgot to mention, although it hasn't happened to me yet, i hear that bad flashes can occur; I.E., something went wrong in that instance alone, not necessarily the entire thing is debunk, but rather just that one time. Try it again and you might have better luck.
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No offense taken at all. I'm definitely a noob, so I'd rather have someone point out the obvious than assume I knew what I was doing.
Tried it a couple ways. 1st time, I was already rooted with CW3.0.0.6 with flashed syndicate. Wiped davlic, cache, and user 3 times. Tried to install the BYOR version & got the error. 2nd time, I used Odin to get back to EB13 rooted with CW3, no other custom rom. Then tried install BYOR version again (after wiping 3x) and got same error.
Decided to Odin back again, EB13, root, CW3; wipe 3x & then installed the midNIGHT Standard & it worked like a charm. I've had bad file downloads from multiupload before, so I'm gonna pin the blame there for now.
Been exploring midNight this afternoon & like it so far. Figured I should give it a few days before I decide which to go with.