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[ROM] Velocity V0.3 | LG Ally | Fast | VZB | Android 2.1 | Stable

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one of the recent releases included an update for the radio to improve signal strength or something. If the stock ROM you replaced with velocity was before that update, you don't have the new broadband version....so trident stripped out the broadband update and posted it. So now you can update the radio without having to flash the entire verizon update.
 
If you have Velocity and a custom recovery, which I'm 99% positive you'd have to, then even if you allow the OTA update, your recovery will block it.
 
I'd like to try Velocity 0.3 on my new Ally, but I'm a clueless newbie. I've looked around a bit but didn't see a clear thread on how exactly to do this. Is there an idiot's guide from start to finish about how to flash etc? And I do mean start to finish! I'm new to all of this, sorry for the noob questions.
 
Excited about flashing to Velocity 0.3, but have run into a slight problem. I have rooted the phone, I'm using ROM manager/clockwork recovery and have done a current ROM backup. I go to "install from SD" and when I get to the velocity...zip file and try to select it, ROM Manager tells me "unable to open this file..." So what am I doing wrong? I'm assuming I can install directly from recovery mode, but I haven't tried that yet. I'm new to this and don't want to mess something up. Thanks in advance.
 
joelshort said:
Excited about flashing to Velocity 0.3, but have run into a slight problem. I have rooted the phone, I'm using ROM manager/clockwork recovery and have done a current ROM backup. I go to "install from SD" and when I get to the velocity...zip file and try to select it, ROM Manager tells me "unable to open this file..." So what am I doing wrong? I'm assuming I can install directly from recovery mode, but I haven't tried that yet. I'm new to this and don't want to mess something up. Thanks in advance.
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Sounds like the file didn't completely download. Try to redownload the file and do it again, make sure you flash clockwork mod recovery before you install the rom. always wipe cache and data when it asks you to during the install.

Either that or you don't have unkown sources checked to install unknown apks and zips.
 
joelshort said:
Excited about flashing to Velocity 0.3, but have run into a slight problem. I have rooted the phone, I'm using ROM manager/clockwork recovery and have done a current ROM backup. I go to "install from SD" and when I get to the velocity...zip file and try to select it, ROM Manager tells me "unable to open this file..." So what am I doing wrong? I'm assuming I can install directly from recovery mode, but I haven't tried that yet. I'm new to this and don't want to mess something up. Thanks in advance.
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OK, I didn't realize that the ROM had to be in the root of the SD card. I originally had the velocity .zip file in a folder on the SD card. Moved it to the root and installed no problem.
 
THANKS FOR VELOCITY!

I've flashed Velocity 0.3 and am loving it. I have a few questions:
1. I was unable to flash the stock Android theme as described in the first post. Not a big deal but just want to know if this has worked for others? I followed the same procedure for flashing a kernel, no go.

2. What happens with OTA updates in Velocity? Will OTA updates affect anything? Still hoping to get Froyo and wondering if I'll be notified of Froyo if it ever become available.

thanks in advance.
 
joelshort said:
THANKS FOR VELOCITY!

I've flashed Velocity 0.3 and am loving it. I have a few questions:
1. I was unable to flash the stock Android theme as described in the first post. Not a big deal but just want to know if this has worked for others? I followed the same procedure for flashing a kernel, no go.

2. What happens with OTA updates in Velocity? Will OTA updates affect anything? Still hoping to get Froyo and wondering if I'll be notified of Froyo if it ever become available.

thanks in advance.
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Haven't tried the stock theme yet...like the velocity theme, but as far as updates...it may notify you there's an update, but it will fail upon trying to install. To get the factory updates, you'll have to reflash to v6, and then flash the stock recovery image, then it will do all verizon updates. Just had to do that last night because I was stupid and deleted google talk before researching.
 
Installed the radio update. VS740MVB.5210.1015 this afternoon and right after noticed unable to download from the market. Can connect ok to browse it, and with other apps, but apps wont download from the market. Im not sure if the two is connected.
 
I have a quick question for anyone who knows...if I get a class 6 card instead of the class 4 my phone came with, how do I get the dalvik cache to store on the card instead of the phone? just to free up some more memory.
 
Trident is working on implementing that function in Velocity 0.4, as far as I know. Other than that, I'm not entirely sure you can, without flashing a complete ROM.
 
i think using apps2sd it does this if you set it, but its only for velocity .2, raptor, and vzb roms...i just want to free up even more space on the phone to help speed it up.
 
Here's another dumb question...I read somewhere that it's best to format your sd card before flashing velocity. If I get a class 6 8gb card, do I have to recover to factory, format the card, then reinstall velocity? Or do I format the card, then just reflash velocity? Or do I have to do nothing but format the card? Obviously, I know I'd have to reinstall all apps, just wondering the proper method of upgrading my card.
 
Ok guys I'm trying to figure out this OTA update thing. I'm flashed to Velocity 0.3 and it keeps popping up asking to update. It gets blocked everytime and the popup is annoying. I don't understand this flash to V6 thing and how it works. Do I flash to 6, then let it update to 9 then reflash Velocity? That doesn't make much sense to me =-/
 
Desertbum said:
Ok guys I'm trying to figure out this OTA update thing. I'm flashed to Velocity 0.3 and it keeps popping up asking to update. It gets blocked everytime and the popup is annoying. I don't understand this flash to V6 thing and how it works. Do I flash to 6, then let it update to 9 then reflash Velocity? That doesn't make much sense to me =-/
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you have to flash to v6, then flash the stock recovery. keep doing the *#*#checkin#*#* thing, it will update to v8, then vzb, then vzc. it won't update to v9 because that update was pulled. after you get vzc, then find z4root to reroot, then reflash velocity.
 
I just tried to install the GNM4 Turbo with kernel for Velocity, but when I use setcpu it tells me the process has stopped and it FCs. Anyone else have this issue?
 
hi,

i had an issue with launcher pro, couldnt get into any apps on my phone. I decided to reinstall velocity through recovery menu. Im using clockworkmod recovery. Im using debian linux, and i mount USB storage inside clockworkmod. It looks like the velocity0.3 zip file is moved over to the sdcard, but in clockwork it cant find any files on the sdcard. I tried factory reset, and when i hit a brick wall, i formatted, system, sdcard, everything (except boot) and now cant get past the verizon logo. Anyone know what I can do. I can still boot into recovery.
 
I'm running Velocity and I would like to know what happens when you do a "factory data reset" (under setting/privacy) with a custom ROM like this? I know it will erase all data, but what if anything will happen to the ROM? Thanks in advance.
 
I've had the same problem on the Ally with getting the update message from Verizon even though in settings it says i have the update. I'm not sure what to do. i've read the explanation above talking about flash to v6 then v9 or whatever but i'm NOT sure what that mean. i a lso tweeted you with the same inquiry(@bnitty). any suggestions?
 
My market downloads aren't working :( I thought it might be the ota script so I tried ota -e but that didn't work... any ideas
 
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