DarkSlide V4 - .340 ROM - Style, Quadrant, Linpack Champ

[Sarg338]

Also, how can I OC my droid X (Yea yea, I know what you guys think about it, useless, battery drainer, etc.). IMO, it's always good to know how, and I would like to know. SetCPU only lets me go up to 1Ghz. I read somewhere about installing different kernals, but haven't found much information on it.

Installing different kernels cannot be done on the DX due to the locked bootloader...to OC on this device (which is entirely unnecessary with DarkSlide BTW, LOL) you need JRummy16's OC app...


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Thanks for that. Was able to get it up to 1620 on Quadrant at 1.35 Ghz (That's about as far as I will go, seeing as thats the most "stable" that I've read about).

I know it's not necessary (Like I said, this ROM bumped me from 7xx to 1250-1350), but being around computers most of my life, you could call me a speed whore. Fastest isn't fast enough

 

[NattyBee]

Also, how can I OC my droid X (Yea yea, I know what you guys think about it, useless, battery drainer, etc.). IMO, it's always good to know how, and I would like to know. SetCPU only lets me go up to 1Ghz. I read somewhere about installing different kernals, but haven't found much information on it.

Installing different kernels cannot be done on the DX due to the locked bootloader...to OC on this device (which is entirely unnecessary with DarkSlide BTW, LOL) you need JRummy16's OC app...


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Thanks for that. Was able to get it up to 1620 on Quadrant at 1.35 Ghz (That's about as far as I will go, seeing as thats the most "stable" that I've read about).

I know it's not necessary (Like I said, this ROM bumped me from 7xx to 1250-1350), but being around computers most of my life, you could call me a speed whore. Fastest isn't fast enough

Me, I don’t concern myself with Quadrant...it isn't entirely accurate to your device's speed...it can be affected by other things about the rom...and besides, that's numbers. This rom runs super smooth, super fast...I don’t overclock it and I've never run a quadrant or a benchmark on it...
Anyway, if I helped.ya out- i'm glad. i'm always happy to help when I can.


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[Sarg338]

Me, I don’t concern myself with Quadrant...it isn't entirely accurate to your device's speed...it can be affected by other things about the rom...and besides, that's numbers. This rom runs super smooth, super fast...I don’t overclock it and I've never run a quadrant or a benchmark on it...
Anyway, if I helped.ya out- i'm glad. i'm always happy to help when I can.


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To each his own I suppose. As long as we agree that this ROM kicks ass

So, now that I've successfully rooted my Droid X, and downloaded this awesome ROM, what else is there to do? What are the "must have" apps for a rooted phone? I have:

AdFree
Droid OvwerClock
Droid X Bootstrpper
Quick Boot
ShootMe
Titanium Backup
z4root

What else is there to explore?

 

[NattyBee]

Me, I don’t concern myself with Quadrant...it isn't entirely accurate to your device's speed...it can be affected by other things about the rom...and besides, that's numbers. This rom runs super smooth, super fast...I don’t overclock it and I've never run a quadrant or a benchmark on it...
Anyway, if I helped.ya out- i'm glad. i'm always happy to help when I can.


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To each his own I suppose. As long as we agree that this ROM kicks ass

So, now that I've successfully rooted my Droid X, and downloaded this awesome ROM, what else is there to do? What are the "must have" apps for a rooted phone? I have:

AdFree
Droid OvwerClock
Droid X Bootstrpper
Quick Boot
ShootMe
Titanium Backup
z4root

What else is there to explore?

a few apps I recommend:
-Wireless Tether for Root Users (free)(very useful, easy to use)
-Root Explorer ($1 or $2)(very useful file manager, easy to use)
-Team Black Hat App ($2)(get your sbf's and support the team who works very hard to provide us with a lifeline for when we brick)
-Reboot Control Widget ($0.99)(very handy widget-screenshot in post #3)
-Handcent SMS (free)(10X better than any other SMS, especially stock)
-BatteryLife (free)(very cool widget, helps me keep track of battery %, health, and temp--see screenshot post #2)
-LauncherPro (free, $1.99 to upgrade to Plus)(lots of options, constant improvements, Plus has very cool LP widgets, widget resizing, etc.)
-Tapatalk Pro ($2 or so, well worth it, easily access all your forums from 1 app)
-Beautiful Widgets ($2 or so, very worth it)(assortment of widgets, very nice, lots of options)
-xScope Web Browser ($3 or so, again, very worth it-awesome browser!)
-RealCalc Scientific Calculator (free, much better than stock calculator, which I removed, haha!)

well, that's not everything I have, but you asked for recommendations, and these are a few apps I hate to be without. (of course, you already listed a few which I can't live without, so I didn't list them, haha!)

 

[Sarg338]

Me, I don’t concern myself with Quadrant...it isn't entirely accurate to your device's speed...it can be affected by other things about the rom...and besides, that's numbers. This rom runs super smooth, super fast...I don’t overclock it and I've never run a quadrant or a benchmark on it...
Anyway, if I helped.ya out- i'm glad. i'm always happy to help when I can.


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To each his own I suppose. As long as we agree that this ROM kicks ass

So, now that I've successfully rooted my Droid X, and downloaded this awesome ROM, what else is there to do? What are the "must have" apps for a rooted phone? I have:

AdFree
Droid OvwerClock
Droid X Bootstrpper
Quick Boot
ShootMe
Titanium Backup
z4root

What else is there to explore?

a few apps I recommend:
-Team Black Hat App ($2)(get your sbf's and support the team who works very hard to provide us with a lifeline for when we brick)

Could you explain this one for me, or post a link to an explanation? As I said, I'm new to all of this. I'm assuming a sbf is just an official OTA update by Verizon you could download, and just re-install?

 

[NattyBee]

Could you explain this one for me, or post a link to an explanation? As I said, I'm new to all of this. I'm assuming a sbf is just an official OTA update by Verizon you could download, and just re-install?

an sbf is basically the factory image, restoring your phone to "out-of-box" state basically. if you ever F up somewhere along the line (thanks to Moto's brilliant locked bootloader, it's quite easy to do) chances are, an sbf will save you! in order to flash an sbf, you will need RSDLite run on a Windows-pc. if you like, I can PM you instructions for sbf'ing...

as for the Team Black Hat app, TBH offers many items for a few different phones, including sbf's, and their famous Tranquility rom....in order to help support them in purchasing the phones in order to be able to work on, they have put this nice little app on the Market, for only a few $. Many of the things found in the app can also be found on MyDroidWorld or other sites, but they are offered first to those who possess the TBH app. dancedroid

 

[Sarg338]

Could you explain this one for me, or post a link to an explanation? As I said, I'm new to all of this. I'm assuming a sbf is just an official OTA update by Verizon you could download, and just re-install?

an sbf is basically the factory image, restoring your phone to "out-of-box" state basically. if you ever F up somewhere along the line (thanks to Moto's brilliant locked bootloader, it's quite easy to do) chances are, an sbf will save you! in order to flash an sbf, you will need RSDLite run on a Windows-pc. if you like, I can PM you instructions for sbf'ing...

Sure, wouldn't hurt to know how to bring my phone back to life (and so the parents wouldn't have to know what happened )

Would I still have all my stuff on my SD card, or would it be just like performing a factory reset?

 

[Sarg338]

It seems Handcent SMS keeps FC'ing on me whenever I send a text. It also doesn't display any current chats going on, it's just blank.

Any idea on what's wrong?

EDIT: I deleted the stock Text messaging with Titanium, if that could be causing a problem.

EDIT 2: Just read that if I remove the stock text app, I wont be able to receive texts at all... Well, thank god for back ups before doing anything serious

EDIT 3: And of course, as soon as I start the restore, I find a download of all the original Apps on 2.2, i could have just did it from that. Oh well, live and learn.

EDIT 4: Although it doesn seem that the stock Text Messaging apps doesn't want to load. Just has the rotating red circle non-stop.

EDIT 5: Nope, still force closes.

 

[Porterhouse0]

is it ok that it shows 4.1 under about phone even though i KNOW FOR A FACT im updated to 4.2?

Did you install any keyboard from the DS4.1 OP?

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yup lol unthemed keyboard

 

[Sarg338]

Got it back to working. Deleting the stock Text Messaging, even after installing it back on, ****ed it up. Re-installed it fresh and works like a charm again. Beast.

 

[NattyBee]

is it ok that it shows 4.1 under about phone even though i KNOW FOR A FACT im updated to 4.2?

Did you install any keyboard from the DS4.1 OP?

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yup lol unthemed keyboard

That is why. It was built when 4.1 had come out...changed your build number. Some of those also change the pulldown... just reinstall the 4.2 update, it'll put you back, and you'll still keep your keyboard

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[NattyBee]

Got it back to working. Deleting the stock Text Messaging, even after installing it back on, ****ed it up. Re-installed it fresh and works like a charm again. Beast.

Sorry about my absence...i've had a rather busy day...I see on MyDroidWorld that BBCrackman got you fixed up?


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[Porterhouse0]

Thanks for the help everything is ok now

Did you install any keyboard from the DS4.1 OP?

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yup lol unthemed keyboard

That is why. It was built when 4.1 had come out...changed your build number. Some of those also change the pulldown... just reinstall the 4.2 update, it'll put you back, and you'll still keep your keyboard

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[chkmate]

Got it back to working. Deleting the stock Text Messaging, even after installing it back on, ****ed it up. Re-installed it fresh and works like a charm again. Beast.

Sorry about my absence...i've had a rather busy day...I see on MyDroidWorld that BBCrackman got you fixed up?


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Yea man!!! Your absence has cost us all kinds of issues today. You

think you can just take a day off without alerting everyone (Me) to

be exact? dancedroid

 

[Fx4Nick]

I have a question about the camera...

I have been playing with DarkSlide since I flashed it on friday evening. Nice build (for my first Rom). It seems pretty solid.

The picutres my camera takes are kinda fuzzy and not at all like stock. My wife has a stock dx and hers takes amazing photos. Now I'm not a big picture taker with my phone but Do Roms change anything with the camera?

It would be nice to get nice sharp pics for the few that I do take.

I have read every page of this thread prior to me flashing this rom and I do not recall anyone mentioning problems with their camera.

Thanks for the help