Chocobread is yet another custom rom for Samsung Galaxy Mini or Pop GT-S5570
smartphone based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread firmware. With dedicated
effort from the developer and ongoing development from past few months
Chocobread has reached a whole new level climbing all the way from
version 1 to version 3.2, improving and adding new features on the way.
With the latest chocobread
v3.2 final, there are plethora of changes to keep this rom stand out
among many other custom roms out there. Many new features are added,
bugs are fixed, performance is improved and this rom has become one of
the stablest rom out there. So, let's look into depth about this latest
update and find out more about this rom.
Chocobread v3.2 is based on latest European firmware S5570XWKTN and is supported by kernel version 2.6.35.14 which is compiled by the developer, flowish, himself after including many tweaks and changes. Let's look into the details of the changes done in this latest version below :
CHANGELOG : Chocobread v3.2 Final
So, now with such huge list changes to a stock rom, chocobread surely improves the performance of the rom as well as provides default Touch-wiz user interface. So, let's get on to installing latest chocobread version 3.2 on your galaxy mini/pop gt-s5570 smartphone. To do so, simply follow the step by step instructions given below.
1.Upgrade your firmware to Gingerbread using Odin Multidownloader v4.38.
2.Install any custom recovery available for Samsung Galaxy Mini/Pop. You may either have Clock Work Mod Recovery or RZ Recovery - any is fine.
3. Download Chocobread Final v3.2 ( GT-S5570_signed_chocobread_v3.2.0_Final_Release.zip )
from below :
5. Reboot your device to Custom Recovery (Press Home + Power Button).
6. [Optional but, Recommended] Do a Nandroid Backup of your current rom.
7. Now flash chocobread v3.2 in recovery.
9. Reboot your device from your recovery main menu.
After reboot wait for few minutes and your device should boot fine to homescreen. Note that it is only the first reboot, just after flashing a rom, which take about more than a minute or two. After that, you device should normally reboot within 1 minutes.
So, that's all with latest chocobread v3.2 android rom. This rom is an awesome rom and i've nothing much to say except, 'Go try it out, and test everything within this rom'. Then when you are done with it, don't forget to share your excitement with me and others and the comments below. Also, do recommend it to your friends via sharing buttons hanging beside this article.
Chocobread v3.2 is based on latest European firmware S5570XWKTN and is supported by kernel version 2.6.35.14 which is compiled by the developer, flowish, himself after including many tweaks and changes. Let's look into the details of the changes done in this latest version below :
Chocobread v3.2 For Galaxy Mini |
- Fix alarm screen.
- Fix Gtalk force close.
- Fix S2E.
- Fix timer when using circle lockscreen.
- New light header and dark header.
- Busybox v1.19.4 from cm7.
- Remove voice search app.
- Increase performance graphic.
- Kernel :
- Overclock up to 844 mhz.
- Added cgroup and autogroup.
- Added cleancache.
- Added SFB.
- Fix battery drain and fix many bugs.
- 21 governors and 7 I/O schedulers.
- Support Linux, windows, swap FS.
- Tun and CIFS compiled.
- Fix ramzswap kernel.
- Fix default min freq. and many more.
- Chocobread Parts :
- CPU control (Overclock, Governor, and I/O scheduler).
- Device Info (Battery and usage statistics).
- Audio Settings (Flip mute, DSP manager Settings and Beats mod).
- UI preferences (5 Lockscreens, Display, and statusbar tweaks).
- App settings (Samsung secret codes, system app, and start-up manager).
- APK replacer.
- Icon patcher.
- Backup tools.
- 15 Toggles on statusbar
- Removed apps (YouTube, Gmail, Calculator,Genie widget, Samsung apps, Quick Office, File manager).
- YouTube and G-Mail you can download from Market or Google Play.
- Added apps (S2E, Real Calculator, CIFS manager, Droidvpn, Data Monitors, Superuser, Terminal, File manager by Rhythm Software).
- Transparent status-bar.
- Pre Rooted, busybox and busybox run-parts (init.d) support.
- Changed UI sounds and Boot-splash screen.
- Ad-Hoc network support.
- Use Google DNS (you can change the DNS at directory /system/etc/resolv.conf).
- Added adrenaline shoot (best performance for gaming). To activate : Open Terminal and then type:
- su
- boost
- Updated and Zip-aligned apks.
- MMS hack and skins enabled.
- Added Silent Mode, Data Network Mode, Flight Mode toggles in Power Menu Options.
- Fix RTL (Right to left).
- Build.prop edits and included Net speed tweaks.
- Touch-wiz 3.0 Launcher with landscape mode enabled, transparent dock, 5 dock icons and 5x4 App drawer with List view and grid view layouts.
- Increase volume steps.
- Disable scrolling cache.
- Added some binary and library files.
- And many more modification.
So, now with such huge list changes to a stock rom, chocobread surely improves the performance of the rom as well as provides default Touch-wiz user interface. So, let's get on to installing latest chocobread version 3.2 on your galaxy mini/pop gt-s5570 smartphone. To do so, simply follow the step by step instructions given below.
Disclaimer : Do It At Your Own Risk!
Note : Those who have Gingerbread OS and any Custom Recovery installed on their device can skip Step 1 and Step 2. Also, those who have any custom rom installed can skip both Step 1 and 2. 1.Upgrade your firmware to Gingerbread using Odin Multidownloader v4.38.
2.Install any custom recovery available for Samsung Galaxy Mini/Pop. You may either have Clock Work Mod Recovery or RZ Recovery - any is fine.
3. Download Chocobread Final v3.2 ( GT-S5570_signed_chocobread_v3.2.0_Final_Release.zip )
from below :
5. Reboot your device to Custom Recovery (Press Home + Power Button).
6. [Optional but, Recommended] Do a Nandroid Backup of your current rom.
7. Now flash chocobread v3.2 in recovery.
- Choose Install Zip From Sd Card>>Choose Zip From SD Card option and then select the GT-S5570_signed_chocobread_v3.2.0_Final_Release.zip file which you downloaded in step 3.
- Note : If you are using RZ Recovery, choose Install Menu>>Select GT-S5570_signed_chocobread_v3.2.0_Final_Release.zip>>Select Wipe Data and Wipe Cache>>Choose Install GT-S5570_signed_chocobread_v3.2.0_Final_Release.zip and wait till the zip is installed.
9. Reboot your device from your recovery main menu.
After reboot wait for few minutes and your device should boot fine to homescreen. Note that it is only the first reboot, just after flashing a rom, which take about more than a minute or two. After that, you device should normally reboot within 1 minutes.
So, that's all with latest chocobread v3.2 android rom. This rom is an awesome rom and i've nothing much to say except, 'Go try it out, and test everything within this rom'. Then when you are done with it, don't forget to share your excitement with me and others and the comments below. Also, do recommend it to your friends via sharing buttons hanging beside this article.