Guest Smash41 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Is there any real benefit from upgrading from 3e to 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JetKun Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) So, what are ATOMIC's selling points? Oh, and tillaz, is the T-Mobile Theme Chooser included in Atomic? Edited January 27, 2012 by JetKun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H3ROS Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 @ Smash41 Battery life. @ JetKun ICS theme, can be overclocked, spoofed as HTC to allow extra games, less bloat than CM7. This ROM is closer to the stock ROM so it doesn't contain the T-Mobile theme chooser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nozz Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Is there any real benefit from upgrading from 3e to 4? @ Smash41 Battery life. Does anyone have any idea as to whether v4 has far better battery life than the v2.5 that I'm still running? I'm perfectly happy with everything as it is on my phone and don't want to wipe all my music, apps, browser favourites and other settings, plus go through partitioning, TPT-ing etc..., if there's not a noticeable gain on the battery life. Anyone tested and know for sure or can recall what happened through the various ROM upgrades? Edited January 27, 2012 by Nozz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ninjagordy Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 hi tillaz, is it just me or is wifi tethering still not working. i cant get any of my pc's/laptops to connect but they happily connect to any other wifi network. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ronc2000 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) I use CWM4.0.1.4 but cannot install v4 from original orange rom. I did the 3 wipes, which went OK. Then install v4 from sd card. But it aborted, many times. It could reboot back to original orange rom and do the initial configuration, every time. The v4 files size is 104MB. Could the file be corrupted? Edited January 27, 2012 by ronc2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnht2 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 WiFi Hotspot Can anyone confirm if this is/not enabled? I installed for a while but could not find setting so had to back out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest muhahahaah Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 On my device wifi tethering works like a charm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wacky.ddw Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I use CWM4.0.1.4 but cannot install v4 from original orange rom. I did the 3 wipes, which went OK. Then install v4 from sd card. But it aborted, many times. It could reboot back to original orange rom and do the initial configuration, every time. The v4 files size is 104MB. Could the file be corrupted? Installing Atomic from CWM4.0.1.4 does NOT work, you will need to upgrade to 4.0.1.5 the package in my tutorial has that version :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tillaz Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 wifi tether has always worked, i use this a very lot... anyone have problems with connecting its your computers anti virus McAfee gave me troubles at first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest razzmataz1478 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Installing Atomic from CWM4.0.1.4 does NOT work, you will need to upgrade to 4.0.1.5 the package in my tutorial has that version :) Hmm I Installed v4 from 4.0.1.4 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ronc2000 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) <BR>Installing Atomic from CWM4.0.1.4 does NOT work, you will need to upgrade to 4.0.1.5 the package in my tutorial has that version <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt=:) src="http://android.modaco.com/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif"><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>I installed 4.0.1.5 from TWM_Fantastic_T3_Root_Packge but no luck.<BR>It still returns installation aborted.<BR><BR>I see that other can install v4 with 4.0.1.4, could it be somethng wrong witht he file?<BR>There is no check sum. <BR><BR>I like what atomic v4 looks but I am afraid I have to go for CM7 as I could not install v4. Edited January 28, 2012 by ronc2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JThumar Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I am using it and it works on V4 also Installing Atomic from CWM4.0.1.4 does NOT work, you will need to upgrade to 4.0.1.5 the package in my tutorial has that version :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ronc2000 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I downloaded the file again. It was identical to previous one so that should not be the problem But still it would not install (Install Aborted) with either 4.0.1.4 or 4.0.1.5 with 2 OMC (unlocked, no previous rom flashed). CM7 were installed OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tonybeau Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Installing Atomic from CWM4.0.1.4 does NOT work, you will need to upgrade to 4.0.1.5 the package in my tutorial has that version :) I used CWM4.0.1.4 as well and it worked. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dibbles Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Installing Atomic from CWM4.0.1.4 does NOT work, you will need to upgrade to 4.0.1.5 the package in my tutorial has that version :) Worked fine for me on two phones with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Redstarr1 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I downloaded the file again. It was identical to previous one so that should not be the problem But still it would not install (Install Aborted) with either 4.0.1.4 or 4.0.1.5 with 2 OMC (unlocked, no previous rom flashed). CM7 were installed OK. Can you elaborate that error a bit more? I bet it says more than "Install Aborted". It's possible you have to rearrange your TPT, I had to to be able to install Atomic V3 and I've kept it like this ever since. Go to the following thread and choose the second option: http://android.modaco.com/topic/348776-zte-skate-tpts/. And just follow the instructions there. @Smash41: Some of the menu's changed colour in v4. In v3.x you some were dark grey with black text and that's pretty hard to read. So now those menu's have a white background and black text. Also battery life is supposed to be improved, but don't expect miracles. And there is now an option to make a screenshot in the menu that opens when you press the power button for a bit. @Nozz: I haven't tested, if there is any difference, it's small. Battery life between those versions depends more on how you use the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tonybeau Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Can you elaborate that error a bit more? I bet it says more than "Install Aborted". It's possible you have to rearrange your TPT, I had to to be able to install Atomic V3 and I've kept it like this ever since. Go to the following thread and choose the second option: http://android.modac...zte-skate-tpts/. And just follow the instructions there. I asked in this forum if you needed to change the TPT from the original Orange rom and Tillaz said no. I downloaded and everything was ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dibbles Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I asked in this forum if you needed to change the TPT from the original Orange rom and Tillaz said no. I downloaded and everything was ok. Agree - on two phones the std layout from Orange is still used when flashing the version 4 of this ROM. There are other reasons as to why you might want to adjust your partition tables but to install this ROM is not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pillhead Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 im new to all this stuff. Im runing the latest atomic rom but i havnt got the little arrows that indicate data transfer? do i need to do something to get them back ? cheers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ronc2000 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) <BR>Can you elaborate that error a bit more? I bet it says more than "Install Aborted". It's possible you have to rearrange your TPT, I had to to be able to install Atomic V3 and I've kept it like this ever since. Go to the following thread and choose the second option: <A class=bbc_url title="" href=" And just follow the instructions there.<BR><BR><BR>"Install Aborted" is the last of 3 lines, the first 2 being "installing......" something like that.<BR>It was very quick like it does not want to do anything. In fact it took shorter than any of the 3 wipes.<BR><BR>There is no mention in the first post that TPT has to be arranged. If anyting, the original partition has more system partition than needed, am I right?<BR><BR>I stil like to try if it is OK to install. Since many others have installed OK so there must be something different.<BR><BR>Is it possible that those successful had previous atomic (or some other custom) roms while I was installing over the original Orange rom? Edited January 28, 2012 by ronc2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tonybeau Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Is it possible that those successful had previous atomic (or some other custom) roms while I was installing over the original Orange rom? Not for me, I installed over Orange rom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Redstarr1 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Is it possible that those successful had previous atomic (or some other custom) roms while I was installing over the original Orange rom? That shouldn't matter because you wipe your phone before installing a ROM. About the TPT's, I had to do that for Atomic v3.A or B. It's possible that it's not required any more. Was able to install all the subsequent versions with the custom TPT though, don't see why I should change it back to stock. Anyway I just offered that piece of advice because it's the only problem I ever had with installing Atomic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest creedence Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Hi tillaz Unfortunately, my cell phone always switches off again. Because no one can help me back to CM7. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tillaz Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) <BR>"Install Aborted" is the last of 3 lines, the first 2 being "installing......" something like that.<BR>It was very quick like it does not want to do anything. In fact it took shorter than any of the 3 wipes.<BR><BR>There is no mention in the first post that TPT has to be arranged. If anyting, the original partition has more system partition than needed, am I right?<BR><BR>I stil like to try if it is OK to install. Since many others have installed OK so there must be something different.<BR><BR>Is it possible that those successful had previous atomic (or some other custom) roms while I was installing over the original Orange rom? Can you tell me the error code it gives, for example (status 7) Edited January 28, 2012 by tillaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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