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Root [ROM][WIP] BACKside ROM (CM7) + Green Machine Theme

hello, I'm a newbie and I'm trying to just root my phone (Optimus V) because the internal memory is full and I need to move apps to my SD card.

I'm stuck on the google apps. When I follow the link in the OP there are several mods available and I'm not sure which one I should get. It talks about medium-tiny (Tiny), medium (MDPI), high (HDPI) density, or Tegra-architecture Google Apps. I have no idea what to do here.

I really am looking for the simple solution. I don't really know what a kernel is or a ROM. I just want to get my phone working again... the internal memory has been at 90%+ and I keep getting warnings and no room to receive texts.

I did the Gingerbreak, and I installed the custom recovery image ( per the instructions here: http://androidforums.com/optimus-v-...-how-simplified-root-recovery-custom-rom.html). I'm wondering, do I have to keep going at all? I think my phone is rooted... can I stop now and install the Link2SD app and be done? Or do I have to do this CM7 thing to get the LInk2SD app to work? If so , please advise which version of the google apps I need to download. thanks
 
You could stop, but the stock software on your phone won't use link2sd. Your best bet is keep going. Your phone is an mpdi device (that refers to the screen size.) Hope this helps!
 
I'm almost done. I have another dumb newbie question. how do I do this step:

7) Flash the BACKside ROM zip file.

I have the zip file on my SD card. how do I flash it? is it the "install zip from sdcard" function on the Recovery console?

thanks.
 
garybeck said:
I'm almost done. I have another dumb newbie question. how do I do this step:

7) Flash the BACKside ROM zip file.

I have the zip file on my SD card. how do I flash it? is it the "install zip from sdcard" function on the Recovery console?

thanks.
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Yes, and then do the same thing with gapps directly after. Make a backup first before wiping stock off of phone
 
I was wondering, I've been having a problem w/Wifi performance (web browsing, streaming, etc) with the V and I'm not sure if it has anything to do w/the Radio update or BACKside iteself so I thought I'd pose the question here. Not to mention my 3g has been abysmal lately (0.14Mbs up/0.22Mbs down), I know VM's 3g spectrum is getting slaughtered, but I don't understand why my wifi performance at home would be so drastically affected. It used to be snappy so I'm not sure what to check first. *#*#4636#*#* gives me the normal radio selection, and not sure what else to check. Thanks.
 
nightspd said:
I was wondering, I've been having a problem w/Wifi performance (web browsing, streaming, etc) with the V and I'm not sure if it has anything to do w/the Radio update or BACKside iteself so I thought I'd pose the question here. Not to mention my 3g has been abysmal lately (0.14Mbs up/0.22Mbs down), I know VM's 3g spectrum is getting slaughtered, but I don't understand why my wifi performance at home would be so drastically affected. It used to be snappy so I'm not sure what to check first. *#*#4636#*#* gives me the normal radio selection, and not sure what else to check. Thanks.
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Have you tried rebooting?
If you have already and still bad speeds, then do this:

First backup BACKside,
Reflash BACKside, check the speeds.
If speeds are still bad then follow my guide called "Using LGNPST 1.3 to FULL Stock ZV5"

See what your speeds are after you're done. If better, then we know it was ZV9's fault. If not, then your phone is acting up.
 
nightspd said:
I was wondering, I've been having a problem w/Wifi performance (web browsing, streaming, etc) with the V and I'm not sure if it has anything to do w/the Radio update or BACKside iteself so I thought I'd pose the question here. Not to mention my 3g has been abysmal lately (0.14Mbs up/0.22Mbs down), I know VM's 3g spectrum is getting slaughtered, but I don't understand why my wifi performance at home would be so drastically affected. It used to be snappy so I'm not sure what to check first. *#*#4636#*#* gives me the normal radio selection, and not sure what else to check. Thanks.
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First and foremost with any WiFi issue, reset (power down, wait a minute or two, and then power back up in the proper order) your Internet connection including the DSL/FiOS/cable modem and the WiFi router.

Also, check for unauthorized WiFi device(s) attaching to your Internet connection and stealing your bandwidth.

A possible cause of the 3G slowness may be the VM DNS servers are overloaded by heavy usage demands in your area. Try changing and using OpenDNS and/or Google servers instead. Look for the SetDNS app in the Play Store.

HTH...
 
sammyz said:
Have you tried rebooting?
If you have already and still bad speeds, then do this:

First backup BACKside,
Reflash BACKside, check the speeds.
If speeds are still bad then follow my guide called "Using LGNPST 1.3 to FULL Stock ZV5"

See what your speeds are after you're done. If better, then we know it was ZV9's fault. If not, then your phone is acting up.
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HI, sorry for not being more clear, it was late and I was a big inebriated lol

I don't actually HAVE the radio update, but was wondering if maybe it's something I needed.

I actually just reflashed BACKside completely (wiped absolutely everything and reflashed BACKside clean) thinking this would help, but it didn't. I'm wondering if there's something else going on that I'm missing.
 
tli said:
First and foremost with any WiFi issue, reset (power down, wait a minute or two, and then power back up in the proper order) your Internet connection including the DSL/FiOS/cable modem and the WiFi router.

Also, check for unauthorized WiFi device(s) attaching to your Internet connection and stealing your bandwidth.

A possible cause of the 3G slowness may be the VM DNS servers are overloaded by heavy usage demands in your area. Try changing and using OpenDNS and/or Google servers instead. Look for the SetDNS app in the Play Store.

HTH...
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Hi, thanks for the response. Yeah i tried that already, removed the battery in fact. As I stated previously I also reflashed BACKside completely from scratch. My wireless network at home is locked down via MAC address filtering as well as assigned IP's for all my network devices I've defined. Others are not allowed to connect.

I've checked my bandwidth and not having any troubles. What I'm seeing is physical slowness on the device itself when doing any internet related activities. The phone used to be zippy but that's why I'm kinda concerned that maybe I picked up something questionable. I've noticed all-over-the-place battery life as well, one day i get 8 hours, then next I get 18, it makes no sense.

Thanks for any ideas.

-Chris
 
I'm a novice here. I just rooted my phone according to the instructions. I don't really know exactly what I did, but it worked. I have the green machine theme now and I'm having one issue with it. the status bar at the top.... there's a setting where I can choose the color of the status bar, but it doesn't seem to work. the status bar is different colors at different times. On my home screen it's transparent. some of the text is light colored and I can't see it. On other apps it takes on a dark color and I can see the text. Is there some way I can tell it to just be the same color always? if not, what can I do? I'm not really attached to this theme, so I could go back to the standard Android, or find another theme but Im not sure even how to do this.

any advice is appreciated. thanks

Gary in vermont
 
Cyanogenmod settings - status bar options you can set a custom color, set it transparent(what it is now) or go with rom(black) there's also cm7 themes you can get off play store. I think you need the drop down set to rom for those to work also
 
Thewraith420 said:
Cyanogenmod settings - status bar options you can set a custom color, set it transparent(what it is now) or go with rom(black) there's also cm7 themes you can get off play store. I think you need the drop down set to rom for those to work also
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Thanks I tried those status bar options but they don't work. what is meant by "I think you need the drop down set to rom for those to work" maybe that's my problem.
 
garybeck said:
... I have the green machine theme now and I'm having one issue with it. the status bar at the top.... there's a setting where I can choose the color of the status bar, but it doesn't seem to work. the status bar is different colors at different times. On my home screen it's transparent. some of the text is light colored and I can't see it. On other apps it takes on a dark color and I can see the text. Is there some way I can tell it to just be the same color always? ...
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Jerry had provided the answer earlier in this thread as I'd similar issue when this customization feature was first introduced:

http://androidforums.com/optimus-v-...m-cm7-green-machine-theme-70.html#post3985342

The step-by-step procedure:

Settings > CyanogenMod settings > Interface > Status bar tweaks > Status bar appearance > Custom Color

Status bar background color > #ff000000 (for black, or select desired color) > [Tap on center]

Clock color > #ffffffff (for white, or select desired color) > [Tap on center]

Click To Restart Status Bar

(or reboot the phone if necessary)
 
garybeck said:
Thanks I tried those status bar options but they don't work. what is meant by "I think you need the drop down set to rom for those to work" maybe that's my problem.
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There should be a drop down menu with options like rom, theme, transparent or custom color. Set it to rom and reboot. Alot of the status bar options require a reboot. What I was saying is that I'm not sure if it has to be set to rom or theme for theme Chooser themes to work
 
tli said:
Also, check for unauthorized WiFi device(s) attaching to your Internet connection and stealing your bandwidth.
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To add to what tli said: On top of other obvious security settings, MAC filtering will also help in preventing unauthorized connections. (MAC address for your cell is in the About Phone area).
 
nightspd said:
... My wireless network at home is locked down via MAC address filtering as well as assigned IP's for all my network devices I've defined. ...

-Chris
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Petrah said:
... MAC filtering will also help in preventing unauthorized connections. ...
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I'd let Chris' comment on using MAC filtering and static IPs as means of WiFi network security slide by as it's OT in this thread. However, when Petrah second MAC filtering, I just had to chime in...

Please read the following articles:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/ou/the-six-dumbest-ways-to-secure-a-wireless-lan/43

Wireless LAN security myths that won't die | ZDNet

I've been passing this article on for the last 5 years, and there are evidently still misconceptions regarding WiFi network security today. WPA/WPA2 with a strong password is the only proven secured protection--still hackable via brute force BTW. I personally use WPA2-AES keys that are 63 random printable ASCII characters, which I change at least twice a year, generated via:

https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm
 
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