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Just wondering if anyone here has managed to boot a Linux distro on the Shield. I've tried to boot Ubuntu and everything goes well, the problem is loading the GUI. i get this error: Does anyone know if this is due to the Kernel? and also has anyone managed to get it to work? I know one could...

Hi, I went full retard and flashed another boot.img without making a backup. My shield won't boot up because of that. Its on the latest OTA. Wondering if anyone is kind enough to get me just the stock boot.img, since I can't download the whole 1GB recovery thing from Nvidia. Thanks in advance...

I see some people say they're not installing KitKat update. Why is that? I don't own a shield (yet) so I haven't looked around enough to know. Thanks! Sent from my PG86100 using XDA Free mobile app

I was wondering, what would be the best phone to upgrade to from a Virgin Mobile HTC EVO 3D/V? preferably from VM or Boost. which phone would be the best to get (value-per-money wise)? im not really going to upgrade anytime soon, but i'm making plans to do so in about a year. so far im looking...

How do I add more options to the power menu? And how do I add more options to the quick settings? :confused: so far i know its a framework thing, but what exactly do i have to change? and how? i dont wanna copy anyone. though if there's a mod for it that would be great. i can only find those for...

Hi. lately i've been playing around with OTG and i can only get it to work with Buttered Toast Kernel. the problem is that i can only find a flashable zip of Buttered Toast Kernel for Sense Roms and I like 4.2.2 Roms better. can anyone provide me a link to it (if it exists)? if not, is there any...

My Evo 3D won't detect anything i plug into it via OTG cable. i tried with Buttered Toast Kernel, Mac Kernel, and Sarin Gas Kernel. Here's what i did: opened Kernel Tuner, granted root access, went to misc and toggled OTG on. Apply and then closed the app. plugged OTG cable, plugged something...

Hi. long story made short, a couple of hours ago i tried to flash a different Hboot from within the phone's terminal emulator. it was a retarded thing to do. lol anyways, now the phone wont boot, it doesnt do anything. plugged the light wont come up, fastboot and RUU wont detect the device. i...

Hi. development n00b here. i'm building a custom ROM using Stock as base. i've searched far and wide looking for a way to replace/remove boot/shutdown animations (and to get rid of that silly sound). i looked for /system/media/bootanimation.zip and while it shows up with other custom ROMs, it...

Hi. im working on my own rom, but since i am a n00b when it comes to android development, i would like some help on this. im making a rom using stock as base. i would like to know how to remove the sense launcher overall and replace it with another launcher like Nova or something. Thanks in...

so i was trying to boot to a secondary ROM using Boot Manager. didnt work. went ahead to the Boot Manager Folder and Flashed the Update.zip so i could boot normally again. did not work. i was stuck in a bootloop at the splash screen. went to recovery, wiped everything and restored. phone wouldnt...

I wanna install a custom kernel on a Cyanogenmod10.1 Rom. So I can overclock beyond 1.5Ghz. The problem is that I can't find any flashable zip or img file. I wanna be able to overclock to 1.7GHz at least, so I looked into buttered toast and Mac kernel. Not sure if they would work. But the...

Hi. ive been trying to get Boot Manager to Work for a few days now but havent had any luck :rolleyes: every time i try to boot into Rom1 i get to my main rom's boot animation and there it stays. i seached around google and the forums and even tough i followed some different guides i my problem...

Hi. i own an HTC EVO V 4G (Virgin Mobile). i used the Search function but sadly didnt found exactly what i needed. a month or so after activating the phone, i decided to Root, S-off, Flash Recovery, bootloader and a custom Rom. However, its been a while now, that when i do a fresh install i get...

Hi, although I've been reading around the forums for like a year now, this is my first post. ----------Story: Recently (about a month ago) I started to notice a dark smudge on my phone's display. Its very light and hard to see, but when I notice it (often) its very bothersome. Its like half an...