in theory, boot manager is ideal for me to have... i am fairly new to rooting/flashing and i am a flash-addict... i have been flashing new roms/themes almost every day... i am currently running Gingeritis3D beta VI with the Sierra theme and i like it a lot but i like to switch it up... i have read good and bad things about boot manager, mostly good, however i have read that it could cause roms to be unstable, and/or be risky etc... so i just want the opinions of people who have it and do you recommend me getting it? thanks..
Boot Manager... Good or bad?
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agreed. I have rom manager which I only use to create backups - since I can name the files how I want, and to manage backups.
i do the same. need to name them so i remember what the heck they are. also use it to manage/delete backups once in a while. and of course to flash recovery in the first place.
i haven't tried boot manager yet, but maybe ssethv can chime in here about it, i know he's been usin it lately...
yea i also only use rom manager to flash clockwork mod recovery, reboot to recovery, and create backups, but boot manager just seems so convenient to swtich between roms.. although i do have all my backups and can just switch between roms by restoring... also one question, do you have to flash CMR everytime you install a new rom? i always do but idk if its necessary
No.. you only need to do it once unless there's a newer version of it available. There's no harm in it if you do and its also a way to check if there are newer versions available.... otherwise.. there's no need for it.. just flash it once.
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here is my opinion and facts:
facts:
THIS IS MY BIGGEST COMPLIANT - currently you can not restore a nandroid to a slot, they are working on it but at the moment it is not possible it is a bit of a tricky process since different phones nandroid differently and different recoveries nandroid different as well thus the nandroid folder vs clockworkmod folder, should be in an update soon.
The imgs in clockwork mod backup folder are not file systems is the reason that will not work they will have to add them onto the imgs we make them it's a bit of a tricky process but they are working hard at it and will release it as soon as possible.
What boot manager actually does
Boot Manager does not touch anything on your phone and never will all of the real magic happens on your sdcard. When installing a ROM you must select the checkboxes within the application to wipe data, cache, and system, however, these wipes are not on your phone your phones data will not be touched it will only wipe the imgs that are made on your sdcard leaving all of your data on your sdcard and phone untouched. The application allows you to boot from your sdcard this means the slots when you run them are actually being run from your Sdcard. This can cause lag for some which is easily fixed by overclocking and letting things settle in which a reboot usually greatly improves speeds. A higher class sdcard may also help and we recommend a class 6 or above.
How the application works
The application works by creating imgs of your different partitions on your sdcard which allows us to boot ROMs from your sdcard without wiping your card or phone. The different imgs are basically the same thing as your phones partitions data system and cache it all works the same so your sdcard ROMs run the same as your phone ROM everything you can do on your phone ROM you should be able to do from Sd ROMs.
HTC Thunderbolt (mecha)
Install Time-The install time for the thunderbolt is long unfortunately due to your large imgs which are around 3gbs total. This can take some time to do but once you have one install the time is dramatically cut. Your first install may take about an hour but what you can do after you install once is copy the data system and cache imgs over to the other slots and then just select to wipe system data and cache with the check boxes and overwrite the imgs this will cut your time down to about ten or so minutes.
OPINION:
I have loaded 3 different ROMs on it so far and it wasn't hard to do... it took some time to get them initially loaded but today I tried one (CM7 1.5.2) and it loaded the ROM very quickly, the upside to using it, is that you can sort of make a nandroid with bootmanager.
My only gripe is that you cant load a current rom that you have already set up and are using... as I stated in the first paragraph...Overall, I paid for it and I will use it,, BUT i will also continue to make REAL nandroids just in case something goes wrong with bootmanager... Hope this helps you understand a little better
Here is the link to the BootManager User Guide: Boot Manager User Guide
I have had better luck with sense installs. So far, I was able to put Das BAMF Sense 3.0 RC4.9 on slot 1 and M0N0LITHTH3ORY V1.1on slot 2 with no issues. I did have problems with all Gingeritis ROMs (they all hung on the install at "When I'm Gone.mp3"), the latest Synergy Nightly (it hung on a different .mp3), and Liquid Gingersense v1.6 (it completed setup fine but it wouldn't boot at all).
on the AOSP front, LTB and CM7 have installed fine, as well, though CM7 seems to have more issues with location than it had before. I have yet to try OMFGB, though I probably will soon.
I haven't tried SkyRaider Zeus, and based on your experience, I won't.
The message you said is actually exclusive to Zeus, not all Sense ROMs, but yeah Sense ROMs + BootManager are usually pretty picky... Doesn't hurt to try em though.
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