Thinking About Rooting...

[RawisTheGameHhH]

I should note that I have auto sync off

can you recommend an app to kill auto sync at certain times of the day?

 

[RawisTheGameHhH]

side note; how do i load the new version of twrp; i see there is a new version out; is it ok for our phone?

DISREGARD; I figured it out

 

[Bizzle69]

can you recommend an app to kill auto sync at certain times of the day?

Just turn it off haha

Sent from my HTC Evita ViperXL

 

[RawisTheGameHhH]

can you recommend any other sense based roms please?

 

[wesley20850]

viper would probably be the best sense rom but theres hatkaxl its decent [ROM] [2/09/13] HatkaXL 4.0.1 | Sense 4+ | Super Smooth! | AC!D Audio | Aroma - xda-developers

 

[wesley20850]

Sent from my HTC Evita ViperXL

what theme are you using?

 

[Bizzle69]

what theme are you using?

I've been rocking the sense 5 icons and Jet skin

Actually in the screen shots is the beauticious skin

 

[RawisTheGameHhH]

what kernel are you running bizz???

 

[Bizzle69]

what kernel are you running bizz???

Right now I'm running elemental x 2.5... it runs excellent..I'm at 1.7ghz, intellidemand-fios scheduler... I'm waiting for the elemental 4.4 stable... tried the beta and had to restore a back up, bootlooped...

 

[RawisTheGameHhH]

Right now I'm running elemental x 2.5... it runs excellent..I'm at 1.7ghz, intellidemand-fios scheduler... I'm waiting for the elemental 4.4 stable... tried the beta and had to restore a back up, bootlooped...

how is 2.5 with no changes? im not sure how to tweak a kernel

 

[Bizzle69]

how is 2.5 with no changes? im not sure how to tweak a kernel

I actually just flashed 4.4 vanilla of Elemental X.. WAY better! I suggest flashing this instead of 2.5... first make a backup of viper, then reboot.

Once you are booted back into viper, flash 4.4 vanilla in flash GUI app, reboot to recovery> install... once it is done, reboot system. Once the viper boot animation starts, it'll get choppy then bootloop... but it'll boot fine on the second time booting.

If it bootloops continuously, you will need to flash the boot.img of viper 3.2.3 from a pc.. that's how I got back to my backup after trying the early betas

 

[Bizzle69]

Oh, and the default settings on the kernel are great, when you get back into viper, go to tweaks>cpu... then look at the frequency/scheduler...don't mess with voltages though

 

[RawisTheGameHhH]

Bizzle; an off topic questions; can you use titanium backup on different devices or is that not recommended; just for apps?

example use it on my HTC One X to backup and restore on a SIII

 

[Bizzle69]

Well, in theory it should work..just don't restore system data...but anytime you try something like this, make a back up of the rom on the s3, just in case things go awry

 

[loraque]

I was able to restore my TitBu (missing apps+data) on my HOX from my Gnex when I first transferred to the HOX. As Bizzle notes, so long as you only restore/backup apps and app data, there is very few problems with TitBu. Once you start trying to backup Bluetooth pairings, or Wifi networks, or system apps... that is where you get weird things even on the same device, let alone migrating from one device to another. Safer to just do that stuff manually.

 

[RawisTheGameHhH]

right; just apps; no system!

 

[alexhp26]

so guys i dunno if im in the rigth section, but im totaly new at this, i had managed to unlock the bootloader, but im stuck there, using the hansoon htc onex all in one i flashed recovery 2.4.1.0 (or so i taugth, but i dont know if it really flashed, because on this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b-BR...4vWi0A&index=1 the celephone reboots itself, mine didnt, look at first picture) then the guy goes to perm root, and i do to but nothing happend just what what you see on the picture 2).
Can i get some advice? as for now im sure that i have just unlocked the bootloader, as for everything else i have no clue (i cant get into recovery mode, so i haven flashed correctly yet rigth? so obviously i havent been able to enter into recovery mode and flash it.

so i think my problem is that im not flashing correctly recovery mode, but what could i be possible doing wrong? it seem so easy on the videos

help plzz!

 

[loraque]

The second command window is what you see when you see when you try to flash TWRP Recovery? Because the first one would indicate success at flashing Recovery. Can you get to the bootloader screen, either using the tool or the VOLDWN+POWER button code? If so, what happens if you select RECOVERY with the VOLUME key and hit POWER to select? If you can get to recovery, hit the mount option to connect USB and copy over the custom ROM you want to try. If not... I would reboot your PC to clear any problems with your USB communication, and try the tool again. If THAT doesn't work, we may have to get Recovery on there with Fastboot. It might be something as easy as a reboot of your PC though. Some of the flashing stuff I have seen cause USB issues on mine, and need a reboot to start over.

TIP- It works easiest for the button code, to power your phone off. Hold VOLDWN down and press power. Keep holding VOLDWN until the bootloader screen shows up. Use volume keys to move cursor and power to select.

 

[brekfest]

Since rooting will completely wipe my phone, what do I need to remember to back up?

Here's what I've thought of so far, but am I missing anything?

pictures and videos -- on dropbox and google plus
local music -- not necessary
SMS/MMS messages -- used SMS Backup+ so they are now stored in my gmail account for posterity
Apps/App settings/Game progress -- ??
Homescreen layout -- backed up to SD card in Nova launcher, manually drag off phone to computer.
podcasts - subscriptions on SD, manually copy to computer
contacts/email/calendar -- all synced with google
voice memos -- copy to computer

 

[RawisTheGameHhH]

Hey Bizz; I relocked my phone and was hoping to return to stock; but now it continues to boot into the bootloader; any ideas or help?

RESOLVED!