So I got a G1 the other week and before I got it I did a bunch of research on them and of course came across rooting the G1. Now I am not to tech savvy but I semi understand how to do it. But what I was just wondering is do you think it would be worth to root a G1 or just wait to see when the new software update comes out for it?
If rooting is the best way to go can someone please give me the link to the simplest way of doing it. And if I do choose to root I would want a hero rom, which hero rom is the best? Sorry guys newbie here just getting into smart phones so kinda got a lot of questions. Any support is greatly appreciated.
Moved to Hero Q&A.
Hey Guys,
Blast me as I know you will --- I just got my n1 for ATT last week after converting from a BB9700;
Questions -
(1) After rooting what is the best mod to do --- everyone has something to say buy I am debating from Cynagen vs ModaCo..
(2) Radio upgrades, Is there a new n latest one for my verison of N1
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Try "Search"......and wrong section to post this...
I was in the same situation as you! Just got rid of my 9700 and got a N1
I've been playing with Cyanogen 5.0.5.3 and more recently, 5.0.6.1-testing with the new .33.2 Undervolted/Overclocked/Extra RAM kernel. Everything is very snappy compared to stock and I couldn't be happier
I'm still looking around for radio roms
bsshoomez said:
... I just got my n1 for ATT last week after converting from a BB9700 ... After rooting what is the best mod to do ...
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I'm going to recommend that you NOT ROOT YOUR N1.
Stick with the un-rooted phone for as long as you can.
First determine WHY you want to root.
Do you know shell scripting? You know much/little about Unix/Linux? Are you a power user? Are you an iPhone iBasher?
I've rooted and unlocked all of my HTC phones for the past few years, because I know what I'm doing. I read and read and read, searched searched searched these forums for reasons why I should or shouldn't do this or that.
You are new to these forums. New to Android™.
I say you should play with your new phone for a few months.
Continue reading here about Cyanogen, Modaco, Enomther, apps2sd, rooting, radios, overclocking, etc.
If and when you learn ENOUGH by reading, searching, slimming, and searching and reading some more ... if you feel you want to root your Nexus One - by all means, DO It MAN!
OrganizedFellow said:
I'm going to recommend that you NOT ROOT YOUR N1.
Stick with the un-rooted phone for as long as you can.
First determine WHY you want to root.
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I will tell you why 95% of people want to root on the Nexus One. No need to ask a prospect.
The reason is because they want cyanogenmod!
You advice is poor rooting is child play compared to 360 modding.
N1 modding is key to enjoying ones phone.
I have to admit, I rooted my Nexus right away.
Having said that, I spent almost a year on my G1 without rooting it. At first I didn't know it was an option. After I started reading about it, I started to realize that it was probably a wise thing to do. It then took me a few weeks of reading to figure out what I actually wanted to do to my phone before I took the leap and finally rooted it and installed CM which made my G1 experience exciting again.
I mention all this because I agree with OrganizedFellow. Spend some time getting to know how Android works before rooting and adding new features. It will help you appreciate the hard work of the devs even more when you do put custom ROMs on your phone.
If you can't wait, I recommend CM. As for the radio, if your phone doesn't lose 3G and stays connected like it should, don't worry about changing the radio. I "had" to change my radio to try getting rid of my 3G issues that the phone shipped with.
mattrb said:
I will tell you why 95% of people want to root on the Nexus One. No need to ask a prospect.
The reason is because they want cyanogenmod!
You advice is poor rooting is child play compared to 360 modding.
N1 modding is key to enjoying ones phone.
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in contrast, if youre not super comfortable with going through the whole process just dip your toes in the water first by trolling forums and reading, you can after all brick your phone. I agree with organizedfellow, take your time and find out why and what benefits. i have not rooted yet but leaning closer as i read more and find that i really need the tethering in case im stuck with no wireless while out on a job (also the different color trackball would be sweet). Out side of those im pretty happy with everything stock, add to it with the rumors of himem coming in a future ota update i think i will be set....just that damn tethering...
You cant go wrong with any ROM available right now, but I highly suggest you try Enomther's ROM as well.
mattrb said:
I will tell you why 95% of people want to root on the Nexus One. No need to ask a prospect.
The reason is because they want cyanogenmod!
You advice is poor rooting is child play compared to 360 modding.
N1 modding is key to enjoying ones phone.
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are you serious? nobody said anything about the comparison of rooting an android device (software) to modding an xbox 360 (hardware).
So by your logic, someone should jump right into modding their console because replacing the engine in a Boeing 747 is harder.
To the OP. Take the advice of those suggesting that you wait. For starters, you can see if your device has any hardware issues. Yes HTC is warrantying unlocked devices but why not avoid that hurdle and sit on your device for a week or three to just be sure. While you do that, you can read all that you can stomach in these forums and plan your best course of attack.
Welcome to the fray.
OrganizedFellow said:
I'm going to recommend that you NOT ROOT YOUR N1.
Stick with the un-rooted phone for as long as you can.
First determine WHY you want to root.
Do you know shell scripting? You know much/little about Unix/Linux? Are you a power user? Are you an iPhone iBasher?
I've rooted and unlocked all of my HTC phones for the past few years, because I know what I'm doing. I read and read and read, searched searched searched these forums for reasons why I should or shouldn't do this or that.
You are new to these forums. New to Android™.
I say you should play with your new phone for a few months.
Continue reading here about Cyanogen, Modaco, Enomther, apps2sd, rooting, radios, overclocking, etc.
If and when you learn ENOUGH by reading, searching, slimming, and searching and reading some more ... if you feel you want to root your Nexus One - by all means, DO It MAN!
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+1 that is some great advice, and I would take it. I was just like you and I last week I rooted my ATT N1. I love it, but I must say that I have put a lot more time into it than I expected. I spent a month before I got the N1 looking into this whole scene and I felt that I had the reasons to root. I would at least spend the time searching forums until all your questions that you have are answered. No body is going to be able to give you a perfect ROM that is for you because there are many different ones out there and what is good for one person may not be the best for another.
I would spend the time to get to know everything before you get going. I would say I know my way around technology pretty well, but if I didn't have the nice folks from this forum I would of had a very hard time with things. When people tell you to "search" they really aren't trying to be rude. To root your phone is a personal choice that only you can make. You are the one that spent the money and people spend a bunch of time making our HTC using lives that much greater.
I spent almost 4 hours last week rooting and unlocking and I have spent easily 30-40 since then learning all that I can learn and I must say that for me it was the right decision because I learned a bunch of things about my phone and now when I have a problem I am comfortable that I can find a way to fix it myself. If I don't then I know where to turn to "search" for help.
If you have any questions I would love to help you out although I am far from a master at this trade. I spent a bunch of time and I have a whole notebook of printouts that I have found in various places all over the web (especially this site) I would be more than happy to send them to you, but just do yourself a huge favor and research, research, research, research, and then when you feel you are done research some more. It will help you in the long run.
Have fun with your phone and good luck
By the way I am running the latest Cyanogen and a few other things. I am having a blast with .apk like the HTC keyboard, and I must say that for me wireless tethering is the greatest thing in the world. I have only touched the very end of this world, and I am so thankful for all the people out there that spend countless hours making our lives a lot easier. I had a bunch of help last week and people really didn't need to spend the time to help me out. I have also messed around with the latest Modaco Sense ROM and I like that a lot as well.
Aka vibrant, captive, vz, and sprint ones?
Other than the Radio drivers for (GSM, CDMA, whatever) i would think it would be akin to the G1 and the mytouch.
Similar hardware, multi phone ROM's.
Anyone have an idea?
why are you posting the same question again?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728742&highlight=rom+work
just bump up the old one, if you feel you have not gotten the right answer
AllGamer said:
why are you posting the same question again?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728742&highlight=rom+work
just bump up the old one, if you feel you have not gotten the right answer
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Because I have not gotten an answer in that section.
Because there is no Q & A section like there is an the G1 section.
Because after a little thought, this is indeed a question related to development.
Because searching has gotten me no where.
This section of the forum is active.
Hey guys,
I am looking into becoming a developer. I did some looking around and talked to some of the people and mods from the Inc forum, and they said to get a better understanding of Android devving, I should read stuff from this forum, because this is where it began. So, I'll be lurking around these forums for a few weeks. I'll try to be as invisible and unannoying as possible, and if I have a question I will make sure I've looked everywhere else first before running for help.
So yeah... I'm gonna get on reading now. Thanks in advance for being so accommodating!
Sent from my HTC Incredible running Carbonite S 2.0.
Atlas.rouge said:
I am looking into becoming a developer
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That develops what exactly, ROMs?
The G1 section is quite active, but I don't see why you'd want to info specific to the Dream when you'd be cooking for Incredible :-S I don't think whoever told you that really thought it through.
Ok, i know theres been a ton of threads about this topic here and in other places. The one on mobile-file has been taken down, and it wasnt an exact how to. The cached version isnt coming up either.
Now, what im looking for, which has yet to be posted, is an exact, step by step, how-to on converting a sprint HTC Hero to Boost Mobile. I know your just taking either a Rant or Incognito you already have activated on Boost and just cloning it, but an exact step by step would be very helpful, with the exact software needed. I dont need to know where to get the software, as i probably already have some of it. I a newb in training and for the past month ive been collecting software from different places, and reading as much as i can. I have 2 HTC Hero's here, ready to try to get on boost, one for me, one for my daughters mother. WE're both on boost already, and i can order a rant or incognito, whichever is easier. What im looking for, is a step by step that is similar to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=891077
I think even better would be to get Leviuqse to give us a similar how to, just replacing the Epic with the Hero. YEs I know the Hero is somewhat older, but it was a cheap android phone that was in good shape and has alot of features. I also want to enable the mobile hotspot, so i understand i need to root it. So a how to on rooting it, and which i should do first, root it or flash it would be helpful. Think of writing this for the newbs like me who are just getting into all this and want to learn as much as possible, but this is my first flash and rooting ive ever done, and i dont want to mess it up, and i want to do it right. Can someone write this up or email me with instructions to [email protected]. THANKS MUCH!