how often is everyone flashing their rom? - Page 3

**colonel** · #21 (**permalink**) 08-08-2007, 05:12 PM

Two quick things:

1. I probably flash(ed) more than just about anyone. Sometimes 20-30 times a day to test stuff. As long as you pay attention you should be fine.

2. That said, you probably want to take breaks in between flashing. ImCoKeMan fried his board in his phone and he is pretty sure it was because he was flashing in rapid succession.

psiphi · #22 (**permalink**) 08-08-2007, 05:28 PM

I flash maybe once a quarter... Basically I wait for a ROM to be stable at least a month before I use it, and it has to offer something I want...

Currently using Kirvin's Clean and Simple for Sprint 3.5... I will probably flash using on one of the ROMs based on the new 3.5 kitchen in a couple months, unless something based on WM6 comes out (but I'm not holding my breath)...

I MIGHT flash the new Radio ROM soon, but am still deciding whether it's worth the trouble... (Have to borrow a XP PC as mine is VISTA)

the18thtee · #23 (**permalink**) 08-08-2007, 06:12 PM

I flash probably once a week or more. If there is a new release/version/upgrade/cool sh*t I am all over it like white on rice. Gotta stay ahead of the curve!

**tiermann** · #24 (**permalink**) 08-08-2007, 06:28 PM

I flashed mine 10 times while I was writing this post!

Really I just flash it for testing OEM's before I post them or adding new kitchens or tweaks.

markppc6700 · #25 (**permalink**) 08-08-2007, 09:38 PM

i use to flash mines all the time then i found kirvin 3.5 and that was it i havent flashed my phone for like 2 months now..

once i figured that the sprint upgrade wasnt my only choice i flash every rom on ppcgeeks that was available jumping from rom to rom then i figured my addiction was gettin gin the way of my personal life and i checked in to rehab

devren · #26 (**permalink**) 08-09-2007, 05:44 AM

I have flashed a couple times until I found kirvins clean and simple, i used that for a couple months until just recently. I found helmis 1.04 kitchen and made my own rom for the first time. That same night I flashed 5 or 6 times until I fell asleep, but I will probably keep this one until next update.

**ImCoKeMaN** · #27 (**permalink**) 08-09-2007, 07:30 AM

Once you build your first rom via the kitchen you'll understand better why people flash so much. Anyone that can consider themselves a rom builder will have flashed multiple times in a day when tweaking things. Only word of warning i have is i'd recommend waiting ~10 mins between each flash. As colonel referenced i've let the magic smoke out of my phone once, but it was covered under manufacturer warranty. When this happened i was testing my fully customized rom. When it loaded up contacts were there, screen calibration was automatically done, the welcome dialog was bypassed etc. and when one reg change needed to be done i edited the kitchend re-cooked and re-flashed it right away. This made for many flashes in a very short period of time during the development.

My current flashing frequency dropped now that I have a mogul, but that may also change at some point =)

PS. if the rom could be flashed 100,000 times flashing even 4 times a day the phone would last over 65 years. Everything can break eventually SD cards too, but who worries about adding and deleting files on them?

**tiermann** · #28 (**permalink**) 08-09-2007, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImCoKeMaN

Once you build your first rom via the kitchen you'll understand better why people flash so much. Anyone that can consider themselves a rom builder will have flashed multiple times in a day when tweaking things. Only word of warning i have is i'd recommend waiting ~10 mins between each flash. As colonel referenced i've let the magic smoke out of my phone once, but it was covered under manufacturer warranty. When this happened i was testing my fully customized rom. When it loaded up contacts were there, screen calibration was automatically done, the welcome dialog was bypassed etc. and when one reg change needed to be done i edited the kitchend re-cooked and re-flashed it right away. This made for many flashes in a very short period of time during the development.

You made the ROM too perfect :P It couldn't accept the programming.

Karmashock · #29 (**permalink**) 08-09-2007, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImCoKeMaN

Once you build your first rom via the kitchen you'll understand better why people flash so much. Anyone that can consider themselves a rom builder will have flashed multiple times in a day when tweaking things. Only word of warning i have is i'd recommend waiting ~10 mins between each flash. As colonel referenced i've let the magic smoke out of my phone once, but it was covered under manufacturer warranty. When this happened i was testing my fully customized rom. When it loaded up contacts were there, screen calibration was automatically done, the welcome dialog was bypassed etc. and when one reg change needed to be done i edited the kitchend re-cooked and re-flashed it right away. This made for many flashes in a very short period of time during the development.

I already built my first rom... been using it for a few days. I tried a bunch of stuff I don't like and there is some stuff I want to have included in the new rom.

But I'm going to wait a bit longer to see if the 1.4 version of the new rom is right... and there are some new OEMs coming out that I want to include as well...

Quote:

My current flashing frequency dropped now that I have a mogul, but that may also change at some point =)

Are people making kitchens for the mogul as well? I thought they hadn't figured that out yet?

werewolf727 · #30 (**permalink**) 08-16-2007, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colonel

Two quick things:

1. I probably flash(ed) more than just about anyone. Sometimes 20-30 times a day to test stuff. As long as you pay attention you should be fine.

2. That said, you probably want to take breaks in between flashing. ImCoKeMan fried his board in his phone and he is pretty sure it was because he was flashing in rapid succession.

I have been around various electronics all my life and have either personally fried or been around enough stuff fried by other people to recognize that all-to-familiar smell of fried semiconductors. The first time I flashed my ROM, I got just a hint of that smell, though the ROM update was successful. Call me paranoid, but I now take the battery out of my PPC for several hours and let my it go stone cold before flashing it. I've also been known to point a fan at it when one is readily available during flashing.

In my opinion, when it comes to flashing my advice would be to read the back of a can. "Store in a clean cool dry area until use."

Hopefully this post, along with the others will help keep someone from frying their Apache.

My last thought is that you'd be foolish to try this stuff without some form of handset insurance. But that's just my opinion, take it for what its worth.