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Root [ROM] ApeX V1.0 for Droid X - An AOSP Experience (10/20/10)

Please excuse my newbness to all things Android, but I have a new Droid X, that is rooted and bootsrapped that I used to make a backup of what I believe is everything on the phone. I also have Titanium backup with a full back up. If I flash this ROM will it be reversible with one of these two programs? Does it bring it back to like the new ROM was never installed?

Thank you. I tried to look through the thread for the answers but didnt see anything.
 
Stevessvt said:
Please excuse my newbness to all things Android, but I have a new Droid X, that is rooted and bootsrapped that I used to make a backup of what I believe is everything on the phone. I also have Titanium backup with a full back up. If I flash this ROM will it be reversible with one of these two programs? Does it bring it back to like the new ROM was never installed?

Thank you. I tried to look through the thread for the answers but didnt see anything.
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No it will not. What Version of android are you using? You will want to use Rom Manager to make a nandroid backup first.


Anyone having problems with Their Corporate Sync Accounts after installing this ROM. I'm really impressed with the Rom, but I can no longer connect to my works exchange server, so I may have to go back to tranquility.
 
Justintoxicated said:
No it will not. What Version of android are you using? You will want to use Rom Manager to make a nandroid backup first.


Anyone having problems with Their Corporate Sync Accounts after installing this ROM. I'm really impressed with the Rom, but I can no longer connect to my works exchange server, so I may have to go back to tranquility.
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It came preloaded with 2.2, version 2.3.15, which I already downloaded the sbf of just in case.
 
Stevessvt said:
It came preloaded with 2.2, version 2.3.15, which I already downloaded the sbf of just in case.
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Just download Rom Manager and make a Nandroid backup. Make sure you do not rename the file AFTER naming it when rom manager prompts you. This way you should be able to flash back if you don't like the rom.
 
Flying_Hellfish said:
Wait, it says you bootstrapped and backed up. did you use the droid x bootstrap application to run a backup or just titanium?
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If I have Droid X Bootstrap Recovery and have a made a backup, that's the same thing as making a "nandroid" backup with clockwork recovery, right?
 
dabomb224 said:
If it helps, I've noticed the same brightness glitch after switching to Rubix 1.6. Apparently its listed on the glitch list for that ROM. Perhaps the fact that its showing up on both indicates that it's related to a common modification between the two?
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With ApeX I've noticed that my brightness does not stay set and reverts back to around 50% on it's own after a while. Does anyone know if this is being addressed at all? Thanks.
 
Btros said:
If I have Droid X Bootstrap Recovery and have a made a backup, that's the same thing as making a "nandroid" backup with clockwork recovery, right?
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Backup process:

1. Root
2. DL DroidX Boostrap
3. DL ROM Manager
4. Open Bootstrap and click "Bootstrap Recovery"
5. Grant it SU access
6. Click OK when success pops up
7. Open ROM Manager
8. Select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery"
9. Choose your device.
10. You should be notified that it successfully flashed the recovery.
11. Still in ROM Manager select "Backup Current ROM"
12. You will be given the chance to rename the file. You can name it whatever you want but you can't have spaces in there or it will mess it up.
13. Click OK and let it do its thing.
14. Once completed you will have to select reboot system since it will remain in recovery mode.
15. Use the camera button to perform the above action and sit back.

You now have a backup.
 
antnyh said:
Backup process:

1. Root
2. DL DroidX Boostrap
3. DL ROM Manager
4. Open Bootstrap and click "Bootstrap Recovery"
5. Grant it SU access
6. Click OK when success pops up
7. Open ROM Manager
8. Select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery"
9. Choose your device.
10. You should be notified that it successfully flashed the recovery.
11. Still in ROM Manager select "Backup Current ROM"
12. You will be given the chance to rename the file. You can name it whatever you want but you can't have spaces in there or it will mess it up.
13. Click OK and let it do its thing.
14. Once completed you will have to select reboot system since it will remain in recovery mode.
15. Use the camera button to perform the above action and sit back.

You now have a backup.
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I have ROM Manager but not ROM Manager Premium. I have gone into recovery mode in bootstrap recovery and made a backup that way. I've already gone back to it once when I didn't like a ROM. Is that not a true backup or something?
 
Btros said:
I have ROM Manager but not ROM Manager Premium. I have gone into recovery mode in bootstrap recovery and made a backup that way. I've already gone back to it once when I didn't like a ROM. Is that not a true backup or something?
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This is a nandroid backup. It'll work as long as you can enter Clockwork Recovery through the bootstrap app.

That should be sufficient for backup from any ROM installs you make :)
 
I got exchange working, and the rom is super smooth. Too bad I can't seem to keep it running. Slacker Radio is always Force closing when I mess with the volume, and the angry brids test always fails (Game always crashes and restarts my droid). I tried the lv option as well, it runs noticably less smooth, but angry birds lasts longer. unfortunately it still eventually locks up. I wish there was an option to just turn off overclocking (not only while booting).

edit: Seems more stable with the lv option after the reboot.
 
Justintoxicated said:
I got exchange working, and the rom is super smooth. Too bad I can't seem to keep it running. Slacker Radio is always Force closing when I mess with the volume, and the angry brids test always fails (Game always crashes and restarts my droid). I tried the lv option as well, it runs noticably less smooth, but angry birds lasts longer. unfortunately it still eventually locks up. I wish there was an option to just turn off overclocking (not only while booting).

edit: Seems more stable with the lv option after the reboot.
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The way I understand it is that with the overclock -off it turns off overclocking all together unless you are using the OC application to scale the cpu back up again. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding what you are saying.

My DX won't go past 1.15 lv without becoming unstable but that is a hardware issue, not a ROM issue as it is like that on apex, rubix, and stock ota 2.2
 
Justintoxicated said:
I got exchange working, and the rom is super smooth. Too bad I can't seem to keep it running. Slacker Radio is always Force closing when I mess with the volume, and the angry brids test always fails (Game always crashes and restarts my droid). I tried the lv option as well, it runs noticably less smooth, but angry birds lasts longer. unfortunately it still eventually locks up. I wish there was an option to just turn off overclocking (not only while booting).

edit: Seems more stable with the lv option after the reboot.
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Justin, how did you get exchange working? I had to add back some Blur components and I'm wondering if you found a different solution.
 
RobN17 said:
Justin, how did you get exchange working? I had to add back some Blur components and I'm wondering if you found a different solution.
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I set up a corporate account instead of a Corporate Sync Account. The Corporate Sync account would not work for whatever reason, although I believe this is what I was using before with plain tranquility 2.3.5. I also removed th autokiller, since I don't understand the point in having lots of free memory with the android OS? Maybe Fabolous can chime in if it is necessary to optimize his tweaks to the OS?

I thought overclock -off just turned off overclocking while booting lol. I'm currently running overclock -lv with great results (no more crashes yet even in angry birds). I did need to reboot though, running the "setscaling.sh" command didn't take (well it took, but I was probably already at an unstable state), perhaps because something did not load right while booting up overclocked?

I'd love to write you an app that would run these scripts from GUI, but I haven't yet had time to play with Android. I'm just a Java Web Dev.

Oh and Fabolous, thanks for including a boot animation, It would have been neat if it said apex and Version number though, you know, so I could change my avitar. I need to make a new avitar :)

If I make a Nandroid of My current install, SBF back to 2.1, take the OTA, then root. I should be able to simply restore my Nandroid and be at the same state I am at now with the new radio?

edit: Slacker Radio Keeps crashing when I use the volume keys. Not sure if it's the rom or the latest update though.
 
so i rooted my x and installed the ApeX ROM which i have to say is wicked cool. however i no longer have my backup assistance or my regular keyboard. in order to get them back i need to get the file from the list that fabolous removed, put the zip folder on the sd card, then use terminator emulator to install again. what would the file for the regular multitouch keyboard?

im pretty sure the backup assistance is backupassistanceclient.apk

any suggestions??
 
droskie3000 said:
so i rooted my x and installed the ApeX ROM which i have to say is wicked cool. however i no longer have my backup assistance or my regular keyboard. in order to get them back i need to get the file from the list that fabolous removed, put the zip folder on the sd card, then use terminator emulator to install again. what would the file for the regular multitouch keyboard?

im pretty sure the backup assistance is backupassistanceclient.apk

any suggestions??
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The stock keyboard is latinIME.apk. You need to move it to the system/app folder and them change the permissions to:
User: read, write
Group: read
Others: read
Then just restart your phone, pressing install will not work.
 
Airmaxx23 said:
The stock keyboard is latinIME.apk. You need to move it to the system/app folder and them change the permissions to:
User: read, write
Group: read
Others: read
Then just restart your phone, pressing install will not work.
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Or if you don't have root explorer or don't feel comfortable doing it you can use Fab's scripts....

Copy the one(s) you want to your sdcard, and install by typing the following into terminal emulator:

su
install BlurJunk.apk
 
is there a specific place I need to drag the zip file for stock keyboard and backup assistance

also, the browser wont load any page. is this related to the ROM or just a newtork issue?
 
droskie3000 said:
is there a specific place I need to drag the zip file for stock keyboard and backup assistance

also, the browser wont load any page. is this related to the ROM or just a newtork issue?
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Depends on the method you are using to restore them. Script or manually via root explorer.

Did you reactivate your phone after flashing the ROM? (*228 option 1)
 
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