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Root The Thunderbolt ROM List (Updated 11/9)

ASHY63 said:
can i click on one of the links from my thunderbolt and download the rom directly on my thunderbolt and then install it with rom manager?
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i personally dont like downloading directly to my phone,but alot of folks do it this way. i would however,highly reccomend against the use of rom manager. learn to use clockwork recovery,its safer and more reliable.

after youve flashed a few roms with clockwork and are comfortable,if you really want to use rom manager you can,as youll know how to fix things in recovery if/when rom manager effs it up ;)
 
dylanabby said:
That's how I've been flashing my ROMs. But after you reset and format your data/system, when you go to install the zip it will be under SD card/downoad.
But yeah that's how I do mine. but some ROMs like liquid thunderbread (which I'm currently running) have to be downloaded onto your PC and then copied to your SD card.

This forum is allllot better IMO : thunderboltforums.com Their rescue squad gets back to you and helps you so much faster than this board...this one's a joke. I posted a help question on here like 2 weeks ago and haven't gotten a response yet!
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Interesting as you just joined on 7/25. And your posts seem to give people bad advice as well
 
dylanabby said:
That's how I've been flashing my ROMs. But after you reset and format your data/system, when you go to install the zip it will be under SD card/downoad.
But yeah that's how I do mine. but some ROMs like liquid thunderbread (which I'm currently running) have to be downloaded onto your PC and then copied to your SD card.

This forum is allllot better IMO : thunderboltforums.com Their rescue squad gets back to you and helps you so much faster than this board...this one's a joke. I posted a help question on here like 2 weeks ago and haven't gotten a response yet!
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link to your post?

there is alot of info here,in the stickys and in the forum itself. you may not have gotten a reply if you asked a question thats been answered several times. here we try and help you learn,not just spoon fed you info.
 
In my search for radios I've ended up with the MR2+ radios backed up on my computer and I've recorded their MD5 sums. I figured I'd upload them and post the link here in case anyone else needed backups or was just looking for a particular radio. The MR2.75/627 makes me uneasy because of conflicting MD5 sum reports even within the original XDA thread. I've only noted the OP's MD5 but there is another MD5 floating around so be careful.


Mediafire download link

Copy/paste of the .txt I've included:
MR2: 4072B5954BF0032103B62C5AE69CB13E
MR2.5: 513F5C64323876CF7C479BD21BD1DC3E
source: [RADIOS]MR2 and MR2.5 radios - xda-developers


**WARNING CONFLICTING MD5 SUM REPORTS**
MR2.75-627r: 97c195d733f61c6a699528747aff6892
source: [RADIO] Official OTA MR2 Radio 1.39.00.0627r [7/8/2011] - xda-developers


MR3-704: 114206a23150a76459ae1663959ef684
source: theMikMik.com • View topic - [Radio] [Leak] [7-17-11]2.xx.xxx.x Radio New Gingerbread RUU
 
ahoogst said:
In my search for radios I've ended up with the MR2+ radios backed up on my computer and I've recorded their MD5 sums. I figured I'd upload them and post the link here in case anyone else needed backups or was just looking for a particular radio. The MR2.75/627 makes me uneasy because of conflicting MD5 sum reports even within the original XDA thread. I've only noted the OP's MD5 but there is another MD5 floating around so be careful.


Mediafire download link

Copy/paste of the .txt I've included:
MR2: 4072B5954BF0032103B62C5AE69CB13E
MR2.5: 513F5C64323876CF7C479BD21BD1DC3E
source: [RADIOS]MR2 and MR2.5 radios - xda-developers


**WARNING CONFLICTING MD5 SUM REPORTS**
MR2.75-627r: 97c195d733f61c6a699528747aff6892
source: [RADIO] Official OTA MR2 Radio 1.39.00.0627r [7/8/2011] - xda-developers


MR3-704: 114206a23150a76459ae1663959ef684
source: theMikMik.com • View topic - [Radio] [Leak] [7-17-11]2.xx.xxx.x Radio New Gingerbread RUU
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The conflicting MD5sum could be a result of the name not being the same. You could try renaming the radio PG05IMG.zip and see if that resolves the conflict.
 
ahoogst said:
In my search for radios I've ended up with the MR2+ radios backed up on my computer and I've recorded their MD5 sums. I figured I'd upload them and post the link here in case anyone else needed backups or was just looking for a particular radio. The MR2.75/627 makes me uneasy because of conflicting MD5 sum reports even within the original XDA thread. I've only noted the OP's MD5 but there is another MD5 floating around so be careful.


Mediafire download link

Copy/paste of the .txt I've included:
MR2: 4072B5954BF0032103B62C5AE69CB13E
MR2.5: 513F5C64323876CF7C479BD21BD1DC3E
source: [RADIOS]MR2 and MR2.5 radios - xda-developers


**WARNING CONFLICTING MD5 SUM REPORTS**
MR2.75-627r: 97c195d733f61c6a699528747aff6892
source: [RADIO] Official OTA MR2 Radio 1.39.00.0627r [7/8/2011] - xda-developers


MR3-704: 114206a23150a76459ae1663959ef684
source: theMikMik.com • View topic - [Radio] [Leak] [7-17-11]2.xx.xxx.x Radio New Gingerbread RUU
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I'm sorry, but what does this have to do with Thunderbolt ROMs which this thread is for? Not trying to be a jerk, I'm just curious why you thought to post this here?
 
ahoogst said:
In my search for radios I've ended up with the MR2+ radios backed up on my computer and I've recorded their MD5 sums. I figured I'd upload them and post the link here in case anyone else needed backups or was just looking for a particular radio. The MR2.75/627 makes me uneasy because of conflicting MD5 sum reports even within the original XDA thread. I've only noted the OP's MD5 but there is another MD5 floating around so be careful.
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Just grab the third leak and fourth leak radios off the Radios, Recoveries and HBOOT thread maintained by the guys keeping all these root threads up to date. Not much more thinking required. I've been away for six weeks, I come back, spend an hour here and I know what to flash and in what order and I'm done. It's like a fast food drive through window, and nobody has to wear those ugly uniforms.
 
Hey, if you guys want to post my name next to the Synergy thread as official support, feel free. I'm now the official issues person.
 
trapperjohn said:
I wonder if cm is waiting for the official gingerbread release to take cm out of rc status?
Thanks,
Bryan
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no. its got nothing to do with htc and its "offical",loaded with sense OTA. it also doesnt really have anything to do with cyanogenmod.

since we are still not merged into the cm mainline,we are reliant on slayher,and whomever helps him,for cm7 to become "finished". there are very few issues at this point,id not place too much emphasis on the fact that its still an RC.
 
trapperjohn said:
I wonder if cm is waiting for the official gingerbread release to take cm out of rc status?
Thanks,
Bryan
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The rc label has nothing to do with an official GB release. It has to do with the RIL not being 100% stable. That's why we don't have nightlies like every other device does.

Also, I'd like to try and keep the general conversation/questions type posts out of this thread if possible. Thanks
 
this list of roms is to big, how do you guys decide which to use? im new to all this, just rooted my Thunderbolt today but i do want a better rom, i just dont have a clue which to use, any tips thanks.
 
paigow said:
this list of roms is to big, how do you guys decide which to use? im new to all this, just rooted my Thunderbolt today but i do want a better rom, i just dont have a clue which to use, any tips thanks.
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Honestly? Try em all and let your phone decide. Whatever one runs best for you is the one thats going to be the best for you. Theres also an app that I have yet to try in the market called boot manager, and itll allow you to try out five ROMs at once, and I think its only like three bucks.
 
paigow said:
this list of roms is to big, how do you guys decide which to use? im new to all this, just rooted my Thunderbolt today but i do want a better rom, i just dont have a clue which to use, any tips thanks.
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The advice McLabia dispenses, is truth.

To help narrow your choices though, it has been my observation (I could be entirely wrong, but I go through a lot of other forums and websites other than this one and try my best to aggregate the knowledge) that the two most popular ROMS are either the das BAMF 3.0 RC 4.9 or the Cyanogen Mod 7 2.3.5

Respectively, there's a reason why both of them are actually at the top of the list in the ROM list thread.

Currently, the support for the das BAMF rom has been dwindling, but that's only because of newer and (supposedly better) software that HTC has been putting out, where newer ROMS are being built, in place of das BAMF. This however, does not mean that the ROM is being disregarded entirely. Future work will be done to it, as a matter of fact. As it stands, the ROM is extremely stable.

The Cyanogen Mod is also very stable too. I cannot attest to the support myself, but do know that the community for making it a great ROM is just as large as the BAMF community.

Both ROMS run Gingerbread 2.3 and this is the current and pretty much most up to date version you'd need to run just about any application you can find for the phone. Any higher in the OS, and you're going to need a tablet device.

This is important if you value running applications like Gtalk (with video) or say Skype (with video) as the stock ROMS do not currently allow for this.

If you're used to operating the phone the way it is, I suggest you go with das BAMF. They use HTC's sense software to make the ROMS and it's the same software you're removing with your current setup.

Before deleting anything from your phone as you've previously mentioned in the other thread on the General Thunderbolt forum, you should make sure you know what you're removing and why and what implications it could have by doing so.

The answer to your question about whether or not it will get taken care of if you get a better rom is, yes.

Most ROMS will not have the "Bloatware". Most bloatware would be considered like things from Verizon Wireless's service like VZW Navigator and those types of applications.
 
SpikedRed said:
Currently, the support for the das BAMF rom has been dwindling, but that's only because of newer and (supposedly better) software that HTC has been putting out, where newer ROMS are being built, in place of das BAMF.
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Spike, it's not my intent to flame you, but your statement that support for BAMF roms is dwindling is absolutely and completely FALSE. I wish you'd been more informed before dishing this out. Just because the BAMF Team may not be updating these forums, or the forums at XDA does not mean they are MIA.

Reasons side (that's an entirely *other* subject), Team BAMF left XDA and created their own forum: www.teamBAMF.net. They also are very involved at www.rootzwiki.net.

You need to know that since BAMF 4.9, they have released numerous ROMs including Uber BAMF, Mini BAMF, and as of a few days ago, BAMF Forever. Adrynalyne has been kicking out new versions of BAMF Forever every day for the past 4 days! So to say that BAMF ROMs are not well supported, or dwindling, is grossly false and completely absurd.

Also factor in that the developer of the very popular SkyRaider ROM just recently joined the BAMF Team.

To set the record straight, BAMF ROMs are among the best supported ROMs available anywhere. Everything they put out is the very best and most stable. All 4 developers on the BAMF Team are very responsive and are involved with users daily in the BAMF Forums.

I'm using BAMF Forever (a Sense 3 ROM), and I can't begin to describe how insanely gorgeous, smooth and very, very fast it is.
 
djkeller3 said:
Spike, it's not my intent to flame you, but your statement that support for BAMF roms is dwindling is absolutely and completely FALSE. I wish you'd been more informed before dishing this out. Just because the BAMF Team may not be updating these forums, or the forums at XDA does not mean they are MIA.

Reasons side (that's an entirely *other* subject), Team BAMF left XDA and created their own forum: www.teamBAMF.net. They also are very involved at www.rootzwiki.net.

You need to know that since BAMF 4.9, they have released numerous ROMs including Uber BAMF, Mini BAMF, and as of a few days ago, BAMF Forever. Adrynalyne has been kicking out new versions of BAMF Forever every day for the past 4 days! So to say that BAMF ROMs are not well supported, or dwindling, is grossly false and completely absurd.

Also factor in that the developer of the very popular SkyRaider ROM just recently joined the BAMF Team.

To set the record straight, BAMF ROMs are among the best supported ROMs available anywhere. Everything they put out is the very best and most stable. All 4 developers on the BAMF Team are very responsive and are involved with users daily in the BAMF Forums.

I'm using BAMF Forever (a Sense 3 ROM), and I can't begin to describe how insanely gorgeous, smooth and very, very fast it is.
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Calm down on the bias please. Lol. There's a reason I said what i did, especially because I can fully argue the support aspect of things.
 
Guys, lets knock it off. This isn't a "defend your ROM thread." The OP says I'd like to keep the conversation to a minimum. I said that for a reason

Thank you
 
WormDoes said:
Guys, lets knock it off. This isn't a "defend your ROM thread." The OP says I'd like to keep the conversation to a minimum. I said that for a reason

Thank you
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Sorry Worm. You're right. I came off the wrong way. Providing information for BAMF support was the only important thing and all else was commentary.

Spike, I'm sorry for being a grump. Peace. :)
 
djkeller3 said:
Sorry Worm. You're right. I came off the wrong way. Providing information for BAMF support was the only important thing and all else was commentary.

Spike, I'm sorry for being a grump. Peace. :)
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No worries. I didn't think that you were. I should have been more clear in my post, however. If you go to teambamf.net and visit the thread for das BAMF 3.0 RC4.9, you'll see that on thread 2118 one of the moderators, (scassel) states, "Development of this rom has been stopped in favor of the uber rom". Instead of saying support, I should have said development.

It was meant to say that there aren't any current plans to do anything further with that specific ROM.

Cheers n' stuff....
 
★ ☆ ★| ROM | SynergyROM | NIGHTLYS | 2.3.4 | SENSE 3.0 | ★ ☆ ★ has been taken down for the following. Thats to bad I really like this rom.

GPL Violation Investigation In Progress
This thread has been temporarily closed while investigations into its compliance with the GPL is determined in conjunction with the developer.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

[XDA Moderating Team]
 
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