Guest AnDroidNooB Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) hey guys, lol this is my first post :) My dad had a t-mobile pulse for like a month, so it is in prestige condition but he stopped using it because when he turned it on it froze on the android startup screen, me being me i asked him if i fix it can i have it? he said yes. :D so immediately i went to the t-mobile shop and got it sent off for repairs, it should be here working fine and basically brand new in a week, i've been trying to do some research about the phone and i found out that there's something called "rooting" and when its rooted you can install roms and you can pimp your phone with metamorph etc. i have a very limited knowledge on this especially as this is my first android phone so can you guys please help me by completely noobifiying step by step guides on the following topics: - how to root my t-mobile pulse (huawei u8220) - what is the best rom to install? (2.1, 1.5) etc.. - how to install metamorph and i have an 8gb memory card so - how to install apps2sd i will be so grateful if you guys could take out the time to explain in utter noobotitty these things here thank you so much for your time AnDroidNooB :P Edited July 6, 2010 by AnDroidNooB
Guest robot1000 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 http://android.modaco.com/content/t-mobile...e-owners-guide/ Enjoy!
Guest AnDroidNooB Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 http://android.modaco.com/content/t-mobile...e-owners-guide/ Enjoy! thanks but it doesn't tell me what the best rom at the moment is, would you happen to know? another thing, my dad lost the CD that came with the phone :) so i cant connect it to my computer because i dont have the drivers. do you have a link for that? i have windows xp
Guest Azurren Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 thanks but it doesn't tell me what the best rom at the moment is, would you happen to know? another thing, my dad lost the CD that came with the phone :) so i cant connect it to my computer because i dont have the drivers. do you have a link for that? i have windows xp If you want to upgrade to 2.1 the drivers are included (Or should be included) with the official 2.1 download :D
Guest AnDroidNooB Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 If you want to upgrade to 2.1 the drivers are included (Or should be included) with the official 2.1 download :) great stuff thanks azurren. what rom are you running on you pulse and why?
Guest AnDroidNooB Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 oh and guys as i go through the forums there are posts about the "hungarian rom"and "FLB mod" what are these things and what are the differences?
Guest solongmarriane Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 If you ask round here which is the best ROM to use you will get as many different replies as there are ROMS. :) Your first choice is whether to stick with the 1.5 that comes with the phone or go straight to 2.1. The older one (1.5) is generally more stable as it has had all the testing. The 2.1 ROMS you'll find around here are getting much better, but there are still bugs and you will get the occasional reboot. Personally I have been using flibblesans FLB-Mod V5.1 since it was released and its the best I've tried. I get a reboot or freeze every 2 or 3 days if I'm using the phone a lot, but I'm happy to put up with that in order to get all the juicy goodness that comes with 2.1. :D When you decide which ROM you want to use you should find there are pretty good instructions on what to do. Just take it step by step and read the instructions very carefully and you should be OK. If it does go badly wrong there's lots of great people round here who should be able to help.
Guest AnDroidNooB Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 If you ask round here which is the best ROM to use you will get as many different replies as there are ROMS. :) Your first choice is whether to stick with the 1.5 that comes with the phone or go straight to 2.1. The older one (1.5) is generally more stable as it has had all the testing. The 2.1 ROMS you'll find around here are getting much better, but there are still bugs and you will get the occasional reboot. Personally I have been using flibblesans FLB-Mod V5.1 since it was released and its the best I've tried. I get a reboot or freeze every 2 or 3 days if I'm using the phone a lot, but I'm happy to put up with that in order to get all the juicy goodness that comes with 2.1. :D When you decide which ROM you want to use you should find there are pretty good instructions on what to do. Just take it step by step and read the instructions very carefully and you should be OK. If it does go badly wrong there's lots of great people round here who should be able to help. wow, thanks alot. one quuestion, whats a flb-mod? and whats the difference between that and the oscillation rom and the hingarian roms?
Guest BigBearMDC Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) wow, thanks alot. one quuestion, whats a flb-mod? and whats the difference between that and the oscillation rom and the hingarian roms? FLB-MOD stands for Faster, Lighter, Better :) The biggest difference between those ROMs is that the FLB-MOD ROM is the fastest and most stable one :D I also have it installed on my device :P Edit: actually you even could have fixed your Pulse at home, that shouldn't have made much trouble. Best regards, BigBear Edited July 6, 2010 by BigBearMDC
Guest AnDroidNooB Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 FLB-MOD stands for Faster, Lighter, Better :) The biggest difference between those ROMs is that the FLB-MOD ROM is the fastest and most stable one :D I also have it installed on my device :P Edit: actually you even could have fixed your Pulse at home, that shouldn't have made much trouble. Best regards, BigBear thanks Big Bear. so im gonna try and get a 2.1 FLB MOD on my pulse. oh an i did try and see if i could fix my phone myself, but it looked like rocket science to me.. also i didn't have the CD so my computer wasn't recognizing my phone, also because it kept on freezing at the android startup screen i couldn't get into the phone and find out much about it.. so i just thought i might as well take it to a specialist.
Guest BigBearMDC Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 thanks Big Bear. so im gonna try and get a 2.1 FLB MOD on my pulse. oh an i did try and see if i could fix my phone myself, but it looked like rocket science to me.. also i didn't have the CD so my computer wasn't recognizing my phone, also because it kept on freezing at the android startup screen i couldn't get into the phone and find out much about it.. so i just thought i might as well take it to a specialist. If that happens again in future, there's a very simple but somehow rude way to get your phone working again, and this works always: Download the original 2.1 or 1.5 ROM (HU, TRE or Dec), store it on your SD card (using e.g. a Card reader) under the folder /dload, turn off your phone, hold PWR + Red (End) Key + VOL Up and it will install the stock ROM again. After that your phone will be fully working again (in 99% of the cases).
Guest AnDroidNooB Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 If that happens again in future, there's a very simple but somehow rude way to get your phone working again, and this works always: Download the original 2.1 or 1.5 ROM (HU, TRE or Dec), store it on your SD card (using e.g. a Card reader) under the folder /dload, turn off your phone, hold PWR + Red (End) Key + VOL Up and it will install the stock ROM again. After that your phone will be fully working again (in 99% of the cases). lol if only i had known.. oh well something worth wiating for is worth waiting for right?.. BigBear what are you running on your pulse?
Guest BigBearMDC Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 lol if only i had known.. oh well something worth wiating for is worth waiting for right?.. BigBear what are you running on your pulse? Exactly :) I'm running FLB-MOD 1.0 Beta 5.2, and I love it :D
Guest AnDroidNooB Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 Exactly :) I'm running FLB-MOD 1.0 Beta 5.2, and I love it :D oh okay, whats so great about it? and compared to the 2.1 FLB ROM that i think i want to install whats YOUR comparison. like what can it do?
Guest BigBearMDC Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 oh okay, whats so great about it? and compared to the 2.1 FLB ROM that i think i want to install whats YOUR comparison. like what can it do? Basically there's no difference than speed between this ROMs. The FLB-MOD is just fast :) Its the only one I tried to be honest :D In my opinion its just the best looking ROM, its fast, stable, and I really like the UI. It uses ADW Launcher instead of canvas, or the stock Android launcher. And it has great support. Currently he's working on a newer version, and believe me, the FLB-MOD will become big :P
Guest AnDroidNooB Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 Basically there's no difference than speed between this ROMs. The FLB-MOD is just fast :) Its the only one I tried to be honest :D In my opinion its just the best looking ROM, its fast, stable, and I really like the UI. It uses ADW Launcher instead of canvas, or the stock Android launcher. And it has great support. Currently he's working on a newer version, and believe me, the FLB-MOD will become big :P Thanks dude
Guest AnDroidNooB Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) Yo BigBear or anyone who knows can you please tell me what theme this is because i think its gonna be my primary theme when my phone comes... it just makes my heart warm and i feel giddy on the inside. lol Edited July 6, 2010 by AnDroidNooB
Guest BigBearMDC Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) Yo BigBear or anyone who knows can you please tell me what theme this is because i think its gonna be my primary theme when my phone comes... it just makes my heart warm and i feel giddy on the inside. lol Which theme do you mean? EDit: ah okay, I see :) Its just the stock Android theme with the Nexus Live wallpaper :D Edited July 6, 2010 by BigBearMDC
Guest AnDroidNooB Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 Which theme do you mean? EDit: ah okay, I see :) Its just the stock Android theme with the Nexus Live wallpaper :D oh cool any links for this?
Guest BigBearMDC Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 oh cool any links for this? Its pre-installed on every 2.1 ROM :)
Guest AnDroidNooB Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 Its pre-installed on every 2.1 ROM :) :D thats is awesome :P
Guest Adam.S Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 Thanks AnDroidNooB, I feel like you've asked questions I wanted to ask. Hope you've got nothing against me chipping in. I'm a noob as well, got my Pulse couple of days ago, flashed what I think is a flb rom. My question is: how do I know what I've got? Which rom? I followed instructions, got Hungarian 2.1 and then I think I did flb one, but can't be sure. Also, how can I change that analoque clock on the home screen to the 'flip up' one, please? You know, the one made of couple of squarish digits that flip up or down when changing. Again, AnDroidNooB, please tell me off and I'll start a new topic, I just thought it would follow up nicely on your questions.
Guest Simon O Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 I don't think it's a problem. It's nice to have a topic where people can ask basic questions, keeps it tidy :) Do you mean this clock: or this one:
Guest Adam.S Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 The second one mate. The weather forecast looks awesome as well :)
Guest Simon O Posted July 6, 2010 Report Posted July 6, 2010 The second one mate. The weather forecast looks awesome as well :) It's FancyWidgets. Should still be on the market.
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