Cyanogenmodding the phone, yes or no?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:20 pm
I have an unsubsidized HTC Wildfire S, which I have been using for more than a year. But somehow, it seems it's getting slower and more buggy with each coming month.
I've heard that there is a Cyanogenmod, which, if I understand correctly, is an Android source released by Google, + opensource development goodies, - rootkits and spyware.
I've also heard that it's less buggy and lighter on resources, but I have no idea how true that is.
So I'm kinda unsure what to do. From one point of view, different freezes and bugs are tipping me off, since I want a dependable phone, from another side, I'm not sure how dependable Cyanogenmod is.
There is also a second problem, the Wildfire S (marvel) seems to be unsupported by official Cyanogenmod development, and there is only a port, which can be found on Googlecode.
And finally, I'm a total newb at Android stuff, I know some things about Linux, but Android is completely new to me.
The phone is S-ON, unrooted, and I have no idea what I need to do to be able to install Cyanogenmod. It seems HTC offers official way to root the phone, or unlock the bootloader, no idea which. But I don't know if that's enough.
So the question is, can anyone explain me in few simple words, how bad the situation is, how hard it is to install Cynoagenmod, is it stable, can I revert to original HTC Sense later if there is a problem, and how to back up the phone if I want to?
It seems that the best place for discussion is xda-developers, but I'm afraid they will eat me alive as a noob, and that place is, in best traditions of open source development, a real mess, 300 page threads, all sorts of RC0, alpha, ROM, bugfix and stuff. I can't understand how to get valid and nondeprecated info there
So can anyone recommend me what to do?
I've heard that there is a Cyanogenmod, which, if I understand correctly, is an Android source released by Google, + opensource development goodies, - rootkits and spyware.
I've also heard that it's less buggy and lighter on resources, but I have no idea how true that is.
So I'm kinda unsure what to do. From one point of view, different freezes and bugs are tipping me off, since I want a dependable phone, from another side, I'm not sure how dependable Cyanogenmod is.
There is also a second problem, the Wildfire S (marvel) seems to be unsupported by official Cyanogenmod development, and there is only a port, which can be found on Googlecode.
And finally, I'm a total newb at Android stuff, I know some things about Linux, but Android is completely new to me.
The phone is S-ON, unrooted, and I have no idea what I need to do to be able to install Cyanogenmod. It seems HTC offers official way to root the phone, or unlock the bootloader, no idea which. But I don't know if that's enough.
So the question is, can anyone explain me in few simple words, how bad the situation is, how hard it is to install Cynoagenmod, is it stable, can I revert to original HTC Sense later if there is a problem, and how to back up the phone if I want to?
It seems that the best place for discussion is xda-developers, but I'm afraid they will eat me alive as a noob, and that place is, in best traditions of open source development, a real mess, 300 page threads, all sorts of RC0, alpha, ROM, bugfix and stuff. I can't understand how to get valid and nondeprecated info there
So can anyone recommend me what to do?