What do I need to know for a TFT Blade?

[Guest jlawes20389]

I will be picking up a San Francisco / ZTE Blade for the girlfriend in the next few days. From what I am reading it is most likely to come with a TFT screen instead of AMOLED.

Is there anything I need to know with regards to installing custom roms etc or is it the same as the AMOLED version? My brother and dad both have a Blade and I have rooted and flashed custom roms but wasnt sure if the TFT will be different

[Guest Nos]

At the moment it seems to be very hit and miss with installing custom roms for the TFT models, I've not found one that works yet ;)

[Guest jlawes20389]

that seems to be what I am reading at the moment so not looking good as ideally I would like to debrand it before giving it to her

[Guest Winston69]

[ROM][eclair] Customised BladeVillain 1.1.0 RLS2 (3/Dec) works on my white TFT Blade

[Guest Digitalize]

you can debrand it pretty much without flashing, what i have done atm.

[Guest jlawes20389]

I was just reading that thread, thanks for the confirmation!

Do I flash it in the same way as I have the others, superboot and clockwork ?

[Guest Winston69]

Don't do superboot, just install clockwork and then wipe everything a flash the rom

[Guest jlawes20389]

Ok, cool. Now to decide between the custom rom or just debranding as per Digitalize's suggestion

[Guest Winston69]

That ROM without a doubt, very quick, just a few quirks, i'd probably install the original. It also has been themed if you desire ;)

http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/forumdis...-San-Francisco)

[Guest dualmp]

Hi,

I am also thinking of getting a Blade through a friend in UK and have the following questions which I believe is relevant to this thread.

1) Can I assume that whatever that is ordered online now will likely be a TFT? If yes, I will rather get a white one.

2) Can the TFT Blades be unlocked from Orange and used with overseas Telcos just like the OLED blades? (I am from Singapore)

3) Is there a safe Froyo build for the UK Orange TFT blades?

regards

dualmp

[Guest strat.minger]

Hi,

I am also thinking of getting a Blade through a friend in UK and have the following questions which I believe is relevant to this thread.

1) Can I assume that whatever that is ordered online now will likely be a TFT? If yes, I will rather get a white one.

2) Can the TFT Blades be unlocked from Orange and used with overseas Telcos just like the OLED blades? (I am from Singapore)

3) Is there a safe Froyo build for the UK Orange TFT blades?

regards

dualmp

Hi, I am fairly certain of these, but could well be wrong.

1 - Yup, It would seem that way. Some of the Orange shops may have the OLED still in stock (depending on their individual demand)

2 - Again Yes, the unlock process is a SIM unlock, and has nothing to do with the screen.

3 - Dunno, there seems to only be one Froyo build worth bothering with at the moment, ask in there - MoDaCo Froyo Alpha

On a side note it is good to see that there is at least 1 Eclair build that will work, will hopefully be ordering my Blade this week. One quicky, sort of on topic, is there a way to replace the browser and email app (which charges you ;) ) without installing a ROM?

Strat

Edited December 6, 2010 by strat.minger

[Guest dualmp]

Hi, I am fairly certain of these, but could well be wrong.

1 - Yup, It would seem that way. Some of the Orange shops may have the OLED still in stock (depending on their individual demand)

2 - Again Yes, the unlock process is a SIM unlock, and has nothing to do with the screen.

3 - Dunno, there seems to only be one Froyo build worth bothering with at the moment, ask in there - MoDaCo Froyo Alpha

On a side note it is good to see that there is at least 1 Eclair build that will work, will hopefully be ordering my Blade this week. One quicky, sort of on topic, is there a way to replace the browser and email app (which charges you ;) ) without installing a ROM?

Strat

Thanks Strat for the answers.

[Guest oh!dougal]

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Is there anything I need to know with regards to installing custom roms etc or is it the same as the AMOLED version? My brother and dad both have a Blade and I have rooted and flashed custom roms but wasnt sure if the TFT will be different

Use the old version of Clockwork. No need Superboot.

And read my post here http://android.modaco.com/index.php?s=&amp...t&p=1503108