As you can see,on this forum there are a lot of threads talkin' about these "custom ROMs"... Let's see what the hell are these ROMs,making a comparison:
-Stock ROM:
A stock ROM is the "firmware" you have on your phone when you buy it. These are its disadvantages:
-Non-rooted
-A lot of pre-installed bloatware (usually you don't need it)
-Slowness in many simple operations
-No overclock
and many others...
If you want to boost your phone's performances,you should flash a custom ROM which has these privileges:
-Support from the community and the developers
-A lot of free space and RAM,due to the clean up from all the bloatware
-Increase of speed
-OverClock in almost all the ROMs
-Root and busybox already included
And many many others
Now,let's see how to install a custom ROM on the phone:
Custom ROMs are always in "update.zip" format. So just follow these brief steps:
1- Download the .zip file and put it on your SD card
2- Go into Malez Recovery
3- Go in "Wipe Menu" and perform a "Wipe ALL"----> this will erase all your data
4- Return to main menu and go under the "Flash/Test Menu"
5- Select "Flash zip from SDcard"
6- Select your .zip file and press Home button to start flashing process
7- Once finished,reboot your device and enjoy
Notes:
1-If an error appears when you select the zip,try to use "Flash zip from Sdcard (no sign check)"
2-The flashing process will erase all your data,be aware of this
4.1- How to flash a .bin file
As requested from many users of this forum, i'll post a clear and brief guide about flashing bins on our beloved devices. So, lets start with the first step!
1- Download this tool: Acer A1 DL TOOL
and the drivers from Acer's support site , then install them;
2- Extract the zip file into Desktop
3- Move the .bin file in the ACER_A1_Bin subfolder placed into A1_DL_Tool_[Intra][Single]_v3.100_20091027 folder
4- Connect your phone (it must be turned ON) to your PC
5- Run the “ACER Download Tool [Single] executable (If you're using Vista/7 you must run it in compatibility mode,with administrator privileges)
6- Click the BROWSE button and search for the .bin file you previously put into ACER_A1_Bin folder
7- If you're not using .bin files provided by Acer, you may incurr in the INCORRECT MD5 alert. Just don't care about it and proceed to the following step.
8- Click START, and remember, DO NOT stop the flashing process, DO NOT unplug your device, or you'll have a very expensive and NOT WORKING piece of plastic and steel on your desk.
Hope this will be useful!
5- What to do if Acer Tool's Flashing process stops
In some situations Acer Tool will stop the flashing process while your phone is connected to your PC.
Usually people make the wrong decisions,they don't relax and this results in a bricked device.
So when your phone reboots into flash mode and if your connection to the phone for some reason stops during the flash:
DONT PANIC!
Simply remove the usb cable and reinsert it, the Acer Flash tool will automatically reconnect to the device the phone and continue the flashing.
So: DO NOT TURN OF THE PHONE, REMOVE BATTERY, TRY TO RESTART OR CLOSE THE FLASH TOOL
If you for some reason choose to do this even when I made this thread, you're on your own.
Ps. The reason for the usb disconnection during flash is due to a bad usb hub and that Acer Flash tool isnt the best.
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