[ ISSUE SOLVED ] What is a Rom

[Sillysanders]

hello i am a noob. and i want to hook up my phone. i just want to know what is a rom and what do they do? do they mess up your phone at all?

[1mrlcb]

No they do not mess up your phone its somthing that makes your phone much faster and responsive and it takes all that bloatware out thats put in by carriers but look in my sig and you will find everything you need for roms

[D/\SH]

a rom is like an operating system on your pc like vista or xp.... some versions are better than others and some worse...... custom are like the top end and the ones that come on it are the low ends.

[andyboro]

This is probably a proper noob question but id rather ask than not know..

are roms carrier specific (i.e do i need one t-mobile specific in order for everything to work properly?)..

even as i read that i think its a dumb question that i can already answer but id rather check than turn my new diamond into an expensive paperweight lol.

[crazaytalent]

This is probably a proper noob question but id rather ask than not know..

are roms carrier specific (i.e do i need one t-mobile specific in order for everything to work properly?)..

even as i read that i think its a dumb question that i can already answer but id rather check than turn my new diamond into an expensive paperweight lol.

Good question... the answer to that is no... and yes, in general roms are more so device specific, but they are also carrier specific, in the sense that they need to be customized (with network specific info/coding) to work properly with whatever network your on.

(that's why stock roms will pretty much be very similar to other network roms while still having thier own promotional bloatware running all through it)

So... when it comes to custom roms, they are not always carrier specific, because a chef (person who cooks the rom up), may not customize their rom to cater to every network, so instead they may make a generic rom that runs on a specific device that may be carried by more than one network, in which case, you may have to find a specific carrier cab (which will contain the network info your rom needs to work on that network) and install it yourself, or may simply need to skip certain customizations after a flash, whatever the step(s) you need to take to make it run or ur network will generally be posted within that release thread.

[Superman369]

This is probably a proper noob question but id rather ask than not know..

are roms carrier specific (i.e do i need one t-mobile specific in order for everything to work properly?)..

even as i read that i think its a dumb question that i can already answer but id rather check than turn my new diamond into an expensive paperweight lol.
Wow, this is now the third time I have found you askin this question in deffernet threads. We need time to answer you, if you keep crapin threads with the same redundant question, infractions will be issued. I understand that your anxious to customize your phone, but you have to be patient.

[D/\SH]

This is probably a proper noob question but id rather ask than not know..

are roms carrier specific (i.e do i need one t-mobile specific in order for everything to work properly?)..

even as i read that i think its a dumb question that i can already answer but id rather check than turn my new diamond into an expensive paperweight lol.

you have to use it for the device stated in the thread and for the type. (gsm like you or cdma which all are here) you can come to us for all your apps and support needs and use xda-developers for your roms.

[andyboro]

Wow, this is now the third time I have found you askin this question in deffernet threads. We need time to answer you, if you keep crapin threads with the same redundant question, infractions will be issued. I understand that your anxious to customize your phone, but you have to be patient.

wow.. 3 times? really? i didnt actually realise id posted it that many times!

Im quite a regular poster on a lot of forums for a few subject (and im admin/mod on a couple too) so im definitely not here to be a pain for you guys...

apologies for my eh-hem over eagerness :connie_mykilroy:

[rjb9184]

how do i flash a rom?

[elboriyorker]

how do i flash a rom?


by going to the tutorial section all info is there

[D/\SH]

by going to the tutorial section all info is there

yup and he can also use the search and he would of found, could have looked in mine or about 10 other signatures for direct links.... read some rom threads and would have found the answer lmao....... many opps to find the answer there lmao.... good luck with the flashing though buddy :glasses1:

[TaylorSPJ]

yup and he can also use the search and he would of found, could have looked in mine or about 10 other signatures for direct links.... read some rom threads and would have found the answer lmao....... many opps to find the answer there lmao.... good luck with the flashing though buddy :glasses1:
I went ahead and marked as solved.......if he has any other questions he can ask in the appropriate sections.....