Use this tag when your issue is specific to custom ROMs -- but first make sure that there's no more specific tag, as e.g. for 'cyanogenmod' or 'darky-rom'. See the full tag wiki for more details.
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Can I run ICS on the Samsung Galaxy S+ I9001?
I have read a lot of documentation about how to run ICS on the Samsung Galaxy S I9000. Can I use the same approaches for the S+? Or is it not possible to run ICS on the S+?
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What are the Pros and Cons to running CyanogenMod?
Can anyone that's used it list the relevant benefits and drawbacks? I'm actually more interested in the drawbacks and limitations because its not hard to find praise for it.
Edit: Ooops, I forgot to ...
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Are there any ROMs (other than CM and MIUI) for the HP Touchpad? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
I'm looking for a ROM which is closer to stock Android for my HP Touchpad and haven't had much luck finding ...
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Does 4G work with new ROM on 4G phone? [closed]
In general, how can I know whether my 4G phone with a non-stock ROM still has 4G functionality?
I've read in various forums and how-tos that rooting and flashing a new ROM on your 4G Android device ...
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Android Engineering Mode
Is there a way to change between User and Eng mode on android devices? More specificity the Motorola Defy (2.2.2) and the Acer Iconia A500 (4.0.3) I need access to tools like dev tools. I dont mind if ...
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Does CyanogenMod 7.2 kernel support swap memory?
My current kernel (whatever is built into stock Froyo 2.2 ROM for Verizon Motorola Droid X) does NOT support swap memory.
Does CyanogenMod 7.2 kernel support swap memory? Does that depend on ...
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How to modify default shortcuts from home screen bar while creating a rom? [closed]
I'm removing the bloatware from my providers ROM. I've achieved this without problems. My problem is that when I try to open up the MMS shortcut from the home screen bar it says "App isn't installed". ...
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2answers
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Why is custom recovery a prerequisite for flashing a custom ROM?
I have read in many guides that before flashing, we need to have a custom recovery like CWM installed. I am not able to understand why is this a prerequisite for flashing a custom ROM. Can I flash a ...
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2answers
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Enabling Wi-Fi disables 3G service (ZTE Warp running Shinjitsu 1.5b)
I just started using this ZTE Warp (on Boost Mobile) yesterday. I rooted and ROM'd it with Clockwork Mod and Shinjitsu 1.5b (1.5.1c and 1.5.1c-beta2 did not work, for some reason).
Everything is ...
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1answer
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changing x10 mini pro keyboard from querty to azerty CM7 pro's ROM
I've just managed to install CM7 Ron on my Xperia x10 mini pro
but when I type with the physical/slide keyboard I can't seem to change it from querty to azerty
any ideas?
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1answer
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ICS ROM For Galaxy S [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
I want to update My Galaxy S with an ICS Android Version But I Can't find a stable One, I tried some ROMs on ...
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What do I get if I install a custom ROM instead of installing new launcher, new phone app, …?
I have been thinking about installing a new ROM, like CyanogenMod (most probably), but thought it would be a mess to return to stock ROM if I messed it up, plus, last time I checked, not all features ...
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1answer
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Date of ROM installation
Is there any way to know when I flashed my last custom ROM?
Atleast a smart way to find the approximate date/time using some logs deep down in my android would be good.
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1answer
551 views
Bluetooth A2DP audio occasionally drops out for a second on custom ROMs
When I'm playing audio over the A2DP data path to my car, the audio randomly will drop for half a second, then gradually comes back to full volume over perhaps a second of time. Speaking like a ...
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Loop device possible on Android 2.1 Hero?
I'm trying to get Ubunto running on my Android after failing with Debian.
I couldn't mount the image. Now the Ubunto Tutorial says that the phone must support loop devices. How can I figure that out, ...
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1answer
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Is there any custom ROM that includes a feature to permanently kill a process?
As is well known from many blog/forum posts, Android 2.2 (Froyo) changed the mechanism for the API to kill the process such that a killed process will likely/possibly be re-started by the OS after ...
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1answer
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Custom ROM on Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro (MK16i) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
I do really hate the system that Sony Ericsson has placed on the top of Android and I would like to have ICS ...
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1answer
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What do “NAND”, “ROM” and “to flash” mean? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.?
I'd like to know the meaning of the following terms:
What does NAND mean?
What is a ROM? Is it a ...
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2answers
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Improving performance of HTC Magic
I have installed Cyanogenmod 6.1 and it's OK - better app compatibility, and stable - but it's slow (and USB SD-card mounting doesn't work, but maybe that's an app or something).
What can I do to ...
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Adding pre-installed application to Android image [closed]
I've got an example APK file, and I'd like to add it to an existing Android image. I've got the image that ships with the Android SDK as a reference, but I haven't found any tools which can unpack and ...
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1answer
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How do I back up (and restore) my phone before installing a custom ROM? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to backup an Android device?
I am thinking of installing a custom ROM such as CM7 on my AT&T Galaxy S2 (SGH-i777). I have already rooted it.
What is the best ...
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1answer
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Do I have to install a custom ROM if I root? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does rooting require a custom ROM?
I have an HTC Desire S with the stock ROM.
Can I root the phone but keep my stock ROM, that is the one provided by HTC ?
Or do I ...
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Has there been any custom roms ported for the ZTE Score? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
I've been keeping an eye on CWM and CM7 for the past few months.. And now I'm slowly but surely giving up ...
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2answers
552 views
Security / Privacy concerns regarding custom android ROM
What are the security and privacy concerns surrounding using a custom android ROM like that of cyanogen?
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1answer
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Why wait ten minutes after installing some roms?
I notice a lot of custom roms tell you to wait ten minutes after the firstboot before touching anything and was wondering why it is so.
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1answer
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Kindle fire CM7 barebones: how can I get the home screen into portrait mode?
I recently installed the latest (2/9/2012) build of cyanogen mod 7 for my kindle fire. I can't figure out how to get the home screen into a portrait orientation. It defaults to landscape and doesn't ...
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1answer
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Samsung Epic Touch 4G - ROM Listing [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Supersonic/ROMs is a great page for ROM listings ...
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ICS on Desire HD [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
I'm planning to wipe my phone and in the process I also decided to try some alternative ROM.
From what I ...
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1answer
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Flashing Android Source - Droid X
(I previously asked this on StackOverflow and was directed here.)
I'm hoping for some clarification on the requirements and/or process of flashing a custom build of Android to a device. I've built a ...
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2answers
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MildWild rom stuck?
I've just installed the new MildWild (oxygen) rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353861, to replace my very old LeeDroid rom.
It's seemed to have installed fine, but when the phone ...
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Are there any custom ROM's for the Pantech Crossover? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
I can't find any ROM's that support the Pantech Crossover, since it's not a very popular phone. Are there ...
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Huawei Sonic u8650, Im building custome ROM, need help with list of apps I can remove
Im building Huawei Sonic costume rom for myself. And I will share it with all of you ofcorse. I own this phone for 2 days now, its great, my first Android :) And I tryed all custome roms and they all ...
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Install Ginger Yoshi 1.4 on HTC Magic 32a, which radio do I need?
My HTC Magic 32a is actually running CyanogenMod 6.1 and I'd like to switch to latest GingerYoshi 1.4 with GingerBread.
I have SPL 1.33.2010
radio 3.22.20.17
The reason I want to change is because ...
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2answers
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Enabling logcat in a ROM that has it disabled
I'm running Liquid Smooth 3.2 on my Motorola Droid 1. This ROM comes with logcat disabled (/dev/log/main doesn't exist). I tried starting the logcat service myself by adding the following to ...
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1answer
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Using Odin to flash a custom rom
Nearly bricked my Samsung Epic Touch 4G. Managed to boot into Odin Mode with a USB jig. I'm back where I started now and need to re-evaluate what to do next.
The phone is rooted, won't see the SD ...
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2answers
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Are the custom ROM different for different phones?
Pretty much the title says what I want to ask!!
Are custom ROM different for different make of handsets? or is there only one cyanogenmod for say Android 2.2?
Some can please elaborate why a ROM is ...
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How do I import user data from a ROM Manager backup? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Restore only part of nandroid image
I recently wiped my phone and installed MIUI.us. Before wiping it, I made a backup img using ROM Manager.
However, I'd like to ...
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Why SIM toolkit does not work with most custom ROM-s?
Most custom ROM-s have problems with Stk.apk (the SIM toolkit part of Android) not functioning properly. The question is not the missing application (running Oxygen, I have the app but it is not ...
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1answer
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what is A2SD+ and how to use it?
I'm using the MIUI ROM on my HTC Desire and it has an option called A2SD+ which is supposed to be an SD partition that the device treats as internal memory.
I don't know if it comes from the ROM or ...
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1answer
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Will I lose Netflix on my Nexus One if I use a custom ROM?
I'm running stock 2.3.4 on my N1. And use Netflix all the time. If I were to load a different ROM like Cyanogen there isn't any reason I would lose the ability to use Netflix would I?
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1answer
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Rooting HTC Evo on Froyo 2.2 and installing a custom rom
I just received the latest update from HTC. They have installed more bloatware on my phone and I've finally had enough. I want to root. I found this rom and this guide on how to root. But the root ...
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1answer
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Flash Rom and Recover Later
I Want to put Android 2.3 on My Phone, its an ZTE Racer with Android 2.1 and the Manufacturer hasnt released the new version i have found a Rom, But im afraid to do it and lose my phone, can anybody ...
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1answer
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How to flash Darky's ROM from Cyanogenmod 7?
I want to give Darky's ROM a try on my Samsung Galaxy S; I'm currently running CM7 RC1. How would I go about doing this? Can I flash using recovery, or do I need odin? Do I need to revert to stock ...
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3answers
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Default launcher broken, causing infinite loop of force closes
I've just installed a custom rom and restored my apps from Titanium. However, now the default Launcher app is broken and I can't get out of the infinite loop of force closing. I can't press menu or ...
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Can I flash a kernel without flashing a ROM?
Does flashing a new kernel require flashing a new ROM?
Will flashing a new kernel wipe the data? Because if so, I might as well flash a new ROM.
How can I see which kernels are compatible with ...
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1answer
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How can I download and install custom roms for the droid x?
I have a droid x. I'm told that my phone will be much faster if it has a custom rom. After some googling I read that rubix is a good option. I'd appreciate any instructions on how to go about ...
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1answer
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Where can I find stock Android apps that are not normally in the Market?
I downloaded a custom ROM for my Samsung Captivate phone that is a variant of 2.2.1. Its version of the Camera allows me to use the power button to take pictures. I decided I want the stock camera ...
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2answers
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Is it possible to backup a ROM before installing a custom one?
Can I backup my current ROM (Samsung modifications plus a few telco specific applications installed) before installing a custom ROM?
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1answer
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Are there any custom ROMs that can be upgraded without a wipe?
I'm considering putting a custom ROM on my SGS. Are there any ROMs that enable me to install updates without wiping the entire phone?
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extract files HTC rom
I have installed cyanogenmod in my htc wildfire recently. I made a nand backup of the previous ROM and I need some stuff that I didnt back up. Is there any way to extract files from the ROM without ...
