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[cooter101]

Hi All,

 

   I'm a noob to ROM's and this forum as well. I have 2 xt926's, one was a replacement(aka New phone) for the first one that went swimming and died. I took my "destroyed" one(aka Test phone) apart and swapped battery's with the new one and it works again so I now have a test/learning phone to work with. 

   My new phone is not rooted and the bootloader is still locked. It is running the OTA update to 4.4.3. Ever since the KK update, my bluetooth rarely works, and it seems so laggy in general. I hate it!

   My test phone quit working last winter when it had 4.0.4 on it. Yesterday I swapped batteries, rooted, unlocked the bootloader and renamed the \system\etc\install-recovery.sh to \system\etc\install-recovery.sh.bak just in case.

 

 The following is the system info for the test phone :

 

   System version - 0.6.25.xt926.Verison.en.US

   Android Version - 4.0.4

   Baseband Version - Vanquish_BP_1045.711.53.209

   Kernel Version - 3.0.8-00039-g4115276

   Build Number  - 7.7.1Q-144_VQW_S334-25

   Build Date - Sep 15 2012

   I unlocked it using motopocalypse and rooted using motofail2go. 

 

   My end game is to have lollipop or any 5.0 ROMs on the phone.

 

   My questions are:

 

     1. What is the easiest way to upgrade it from 4.0.4 to 5.0.x, in noob terms. I have a strong background in C++ but that was 10 years ago. Now I repair radio hardware(VHF)

     2. I know i will need TWRP, what version/build number should i use.

     3. I don't have a full understanding of the lingo yet, when I see "KK BL" does that stand for KitKat BootLoader?

     4. I installed Android Studios for fastboot and adb. I also saw they were in the motopacolypse folder. Did i really need to install Android Studios?

     5. Can you compose a flow chart of the upgrading process, from rooting phone in 4.0.4 to completing upgrade to 5.x.x

     6. Should i keep my SIM card and SD card in while I'm updating?

     7. What are some good tips to keep in mind?

     8. what is a good site for learning more about developing/modding ROMs and APPs.

 

    Thank you very much for any info you guys can help me out with. I'd love to get back into hobby programming and learn as well as understand a new system.

 

      Coot

     

[bdawwgg]

Hi n00b to n00b here

 

(NOTE:My personal opinion on rom choice but there are tons to experiment with)

 

Start here, the rom is Bliss pop (lolipop rom) they show links there to all the things you asked for

 

Here is the link to the Forum for BlissPop Rom:  

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as for your answers im a n00b so remember its only n00b knowledge im self taught with the help of all the people from sites such as this, and of course youtube.

 

1.  BlissPop or any 5.x rom updated with TWRP....

2. Twrp I tend to use what ever is linked (they make it easy for n00bs)

3. neither do I lol but i think you are correct on that?

4. I dont have it or use it (android studios)

5. Step by step from the bliss pop forum. all credit to nprevette420

 

1. .-Make sure you are rooted.
2. -Make sure you have a custom recovery installed.  (TWRP, CWM, Philz CWM)
3. -Download the latest Bliss Rom & the latest GApps package.
4. -Boot into recovery.
5. -Perform a FULL factory wipe and wipe/system and dalvik cache as a precaution
6. -Flash Bliss Rom
7. -Flash GApps package
8. -Reboot 

6. I keep both in just be wary when you are wiping to not wipe your SD card data ( not hard to mess up)

7. Read everything twice and once more to know exactly what you are about to do (usually when youre about to flash a new rom)

8. Anyone willing to help out (from one n00b to another), idk about actual development of roms or apps

 

Hope i was of some help and didn't give any wrong info. anyone feel free to correct me 

 

Best of luck 

[johnthehillbilly]

Yes KK BL stands for KitKat bootloader..... You need not be rooted to flash a ROM since it is done in recovery ... I think the latest twrp version is 2.8.3.0 .... I would make sure the ROM and gapps are on your external storage because you may lose internal storage when you wipe and flash.....

[johnthehillbilly]

To answer your question about learning development ... Apps...etc ..... This site right here is a great place to start...:) we have a ton of great developers here that are willing to help in any way they can.... There are other sites as well .... But IMO you're in the best place you can be to start