[kamranhaikal]

the odexed 'myfiles' apk zip doesn't show up in the launcher after you install in recovery. the deodexed version works just fine with the deodexed rom

 

[wase4711]

does renegades 1.1. kernel work on this guy?

thanks

 

[maddmatt02]

Im having a problem, no matter what I try, I cant get any of the add ons to work. Ive tried wiping everything and installing the rom and then all the addons before reboot, tried wiping then installing the rom, rebooting and then going back to recovery and wiping cache/dalvik and flashing another add on one by one, and also tried wiping then flashing the rom, wiping again, flashing vvm, wiping again, flashing touchwiz, wiping again... etc, then rebooting. nothing works, rom was stable all day but when I hit task manager the phone freezes for a minute, screen goes off and then all is well, also no touchwiz widgets, or calendars or anything... what am I doing wrong?

 

[barnacles10]

Im having a problem, no matter what I try, I cant get any of the add ons to work. Ive tried wiping everything and installing the rom and then all the addons before reboot, tried wiping then installing the rom, rebooting and then going back to recovery and wiping cache/dalvik and flashing another add on one by one, and also tried wiping then flashing the rom, wiping again, flashing vvm, wiping again, flashing touchwiz, wiping again... etc, then rebooting. nothing works, rom was stable all day but when I hit task manager the phone freezes for a minute, screen goes off and then all is well, also no touchwiz widgets, or calendars or anything... what am I doing wrong?

Well, your task manager problems are because the jobmanager.apk is removed. Same with the touchwiz stuff, You must flash the add-ons. As for the issue flashing the add-ons, are you sure you are using the correct add-ons? You must use odex add-ons if you used the odex rom, and deodexed if you used the deodexed rom.

 

[maddmatt02]

well, yeah, I know that the task manager wasnt working because of that missing apk. I read the whole page. I just didnt understand why since I tried over and over to flash everything. also, I was using the odex files with the odexed rom. I eve tried using a root explorer to push them all to the correct location and when doing so I had to overwrite every one of them. so I know they were in there from the flashing, they just still werent running.

anyways i just ended up going with a ICS themed odexed rom put up by stongsteve over at xda a whie ago and Ive been happy with it. probably wont change until they get ICS working.

 

[hypesteve]

Hi everyone,
This forum is great and I appreciate naerok for hooking all this up.

I'm a noob, really want to know more about customizing my phone, and really like this barebones setup.

How do I install this on my phone? Is this something I can use odin for? My phone is already rooted, but the ROM (kernal?!) i'm using is really unstable.

Sorry for all the basic questions, but I'm trying to learn!

THANKS!

 

[drdrewdown]

Hi everyone,
This forum is great and I appreciate naerok for hooking all this up.

I'm a noob, really want to know more about customizing my phone, and really like this barebones setup.

How do I install this on my phone? Is this something I can use odin for? My phone is already rooted, but the ROM (kernal?!) i'm using is really unstable.

Sorry for all the basic questions, but I'm trying to learn!

THANKS!

the ROM is to be installed/flashed via CWM recovery. Isn't that how you did the ROM you're using now? You are likely better off to do a full wipe prior to flashing... and of course its a good idea to have a nandroid backup available.

for future reference, typically a .zip file will be flashed in CWM recovery and .tar files are for use in ODIN.

 

[hypesteve]

the ROM is to be installed/flashed via CWM recovery. Isn't that how you did the ROM you're using now? You are likely better off to do a full wipe prior to flashing... and of course its a good idea to have a nandroid backup available. for future reference, typically a .zip file will be flashed in CWM recovery and .tar files are for use in ODIN.

Thanks, drdrewdown...so, Clockwork (which I've seen mentioned on several forums) is a ROM/kernal flashing application? Seems to make sense... I take it, it'll let me flash ROMs from an SD card? Thanks for the clarification on .zip's versus .tar's...and you're right. I flashed a .tar file onto my phone using ODIN to gain root access. So to use this barebones ROM, i need to first install CWM and flash the ROM using that? sidenote: Whats the difference between a ROM and a kernal?

I'm going to look into nandroid, because I use my phone for business and have quite a bit of software on it that took a lot of time to configure. Will nandroid back up the apps and related data/settings?

THANKS FOR ANSWERING ALL THESE QUESTIONS!!! I'm trying my best to get to your level with this stuff...

 

[hypesteve]

the ROM is to be installed/flashed via CWM recovery. Isn't that how you did the ROM you're using now? You are likely better off to do a full wipe prior to flashing... and of course its a good idea to have a nandroid backup available. for future reference, typically a .zip file will be flashed in CWM recovery and .tar files are for use in ODIN.

Thanks, drdrewdown...so, Clockwork (which I've seen mentioned on several forums) is a ROM/kernal flashing application? Seems to make sense... I take it, it'll let me flash ROMs from an SD card? Thanks for the clarification on .zip's versus .tar's...and you're right. I flashed a .tar file onto my phone using ODIN to gain root access. So to use this barebones ROM, i need to first install CWM and flash the ROM using that?
sidenote: Whats the difference between a ROM and a kernal?
I'm going to look into nandroid, because I use my phone for business and have quite a bit of software on it that took a lot of time to configure. Will nandroid back up the apps and related data/settings?
THANKS FOR ANSWERING ALL THESE QUESTIONS!!! I'm trying my best to get to your level with this stuff...

 

[barnacles10]

Thanks, drdrewdown...so, Clockwork (which I've seen mentioned on several forums) is a ROM/kernal flashing application? Seems to make sense... I take it, it'll let me flash ROMs from an SD card?
Yes.
Thanks for the clarification on .zip's versus .tar's...and you're right. I flashed a .tar file onto my phone using ODIN to gain root access. So to use this barebones ROM, i need to first install CWM and flash the ROM using that?
Yes. Samsung phones store the recovery inside the initramfs of the kernel. To use CWM you must flash a kernel with CWM support. If you don't already have it, you'll likely wanna find an ODIN option. After this you'll be able to use clockwork as your recovery.
sidenote: Whats the difference between a ROM and a kernal?
A kernel is basically the middle man between a ROM and the hardware. It connects the application software to the hardware to make it work.
I'm going to look into nandroid, because I use my phone for business and have quite a bit of software on it that took a lot of time to configure. Will nandroid back up the apps and related data/settings?
Nandroids will back up anything you want, from boot, to system, to data. However, it won't touch modems. So yes, your app data and settings can be backup up, and restored.
THANKS FOR ANSWERING ALL THESE QUESTIONS!!! I'm trying my best to get to your level with this stuff...

Hope that helps.

 

[hypesteve]

Thanks, Barnacles.

I just bought the premium version of CWM, flashed it on my phone and am about to take the plunge....wish me luck!

 

[housry23]

There is also a free app in the market that will back up all your user apps and data. It can also backup, uninstall and freeze bloat and other system apps. Do NOT try to restore system apps between different ROM's though.

Also, Clockworkmod is a recovery. There is a recovery built into every Android device, just the stock recovery is very limited. You can somewhat control Clockwork recovery from an app in the Market called Rom Manager, but I highly recommend not using Rom Manager. It is too easy to flash something that hasn't been updated and soft brick your phone. Clockwork is a custom recovery for supported Android phones that more options than stock and gives you more control over your phone. It does not run inside the OS. It is a UI to help you flash kernels, ROM's, themes, mods, etc.

 

[hypesteve]

There is also a free app in the market that will back up all your user apps and data. It can also backup, uninstall and freeze bloat and other system apps. Do NOT try to restore system apps between different ROM's though.

Also, Clockworkmod is a recovery. There is a recovery built into every Android device, just the stock recovery is very limited. You can somewhat control Clockwork recovery from an app in the Market called Rom Manager, but I highly recommend not using Rom Manager. It is too easy to flash something that hasn't been updated and soft brick your phone. Clockwork is a custom recovery for supported Android phones that more options than stock and gives you more control over your phone. It does not run inside the OS. It is a UI to help you flash kernels, ROM's, themes, mods, etc.

I got ROM Manager and have paid for it now, but I will definitely take your advice and be careful with it.

My problem now is that i've run through the Clockwork-flash procedure in ROM Manager, but when I boot into recovery, the phone boots into the stock recovery, not Clockwork.....any thoughts on what I may be doing wrong?

 

[hypesteve]

ok....i figured out how to get CWM working on my Epic Touch, but for some reason, the ROM zip file isn't showing when I browse it in recovery...weird...i'm going to go to sleep and reinvestigate in the morning.

 

[barnacles10]

Make sure you put it on the root of your sd card. If not, you'll have to navigate to said folder in cwm. Also remember, there is a difference between external and internal sd. You have the option to search for a zip at each of these locations through CWM, so take that into consideration when looking for your file.

 

[hypesteve]

I'm rolling! Turns out, CWM was looking at the "internal" sd card....I had all the zips on the external sd.

I successfully installed LoStkernal 2.6.35.8, got CWM 5.[something] running successfully, and got the ROM installed....phew! I appreciate you guys helping me out.

Now, I'm going to add the other stuff (launcher, etc) that was mentioned on the first page of the thread.

I feel like i'm becoming a bad tushy Android'er...lol.
-Steve

 

[hypesteve]

got another question....(that didn't take long)...

So, I downloaded and installed the "odexed" version of the ROM, but when I go into About Phone, it says i'm using the non-odexed version...could that just be a typo?

 

[barnacles10]

got another question....(that didn't take long)...

So, I downloaded and installed the "odexed" version of the ROM, but when I go into About Phone, it says i'm using the non-odexed version...could that just be a typo?

Check system/app with root explorer. Or if you have adb you can simply 'adb ls system/app'. If you see it filled with both apks and odex then you have your answer. If there are no odex files then you also have your answer.

 

[Tsenru]

Is anybody else having noticeable (two to three second) lag between hitting power to wake up the device and having the lock screen appear?

To clarify, I have tried both the deodexed and the odexed (which I am currently using) version of the rom, and I'm using the Touchwiz lockscreen with no pin, swipe pattern or password. I also did a complete wipe (data+cache) before flashing both times, and reinstalled just to be sure it wasn't a fluke.

 

[fonseca898]

^ Yep, if you remove your sd card the lag will disappear. One of my biggest pet peeves with this phone.

I hope we get an updated version of this ROM (odexed) with the new base soon! Still running the original odex with rock solid performance. I've tried a bunch of other ROMS but always return.