Previously, we talked about RENOVATE HTC One X ROM which removed most of the features of HTC Sense. Small ROM (350 MB) when compared to most regular custom ROMs for HTC One X (500 MB). But that doesn’t stop us from searching for lighter and more efficient ROMs for that phone. And we found one – the most basic ICS ROM you can install on your One X – The Slim ICS.
Slim ICS is a light weight Android Open Source Project that is only 70MB in size. ROM only includes the basic functions of the Android operating system and users can install applications according to their needs. So let’s see how we can install the ROM and configure it.
Before we start
- Make sure your HTC One X is rooted and has the latest official ClockworkMod running as default recovery.
- Make sure your phone is charged at least 70%.
- Make a full backup of your phone as all data in your phone except the SD card will be erased in the process.
- Download Latest ROM Flash File HOX_x.xx.zip And Slim_Common.zip and move it to your One X SD card. Don’t forget to verify the MD5 checksum.
Note:
Flashing ROM
Step 1: Reboot your phone in ClockworkMod Recovery. To do so, reboot into the HTC One X bootloader by holding the volume down and power buttons simultaneously. In the bootloader, select Recover and wait for the phone to reboot.
Step 2: In recovery wipe select data/factory reset and wipe cache partition to format the phone. After doing that navigate to Install zip from SD card—>select ZIP from SD card and choose HOX_x.xx.zip and flash it. If flashing completes in less than 5 seconds, flash the same file again.
Step 3: Now flash Slim_Common.zip and restart your computer.
Slim ROM’s first boot may take some time. After the phone boots up you can explore the ROM and customize it but here are some post-installation things that I personally think should be concerned.
Post installation
- The ROM comes with the Lightning Launcher and can be very difficult to use. Therefore, sign in to the Google Play Store and install the basic version of Apex Installer.
- The display’s default LCD density is very low and everything looks very small. To fix the density, open Advanced Slim Settings (ASS) from settings and navigate to General UI. Here, click on the option LCD Density—>Change LCD Density to stock and select 320 – xhdpi. Now restart your phone.
- Install some essential apps that you will require from Over-the-air (OTA) updates. In ASS settings, scroll down to find OTA Apps and install the apps you need on your ICS.
- Don’t forget to calibrate your battery.
Conclusion
Those are some of the basics needed. Don’t forget to explore all the settings and tweaks that come with the ROM. With around 500MB of RAM free almost all the time, I’m sure you’ll never have to kill a background app again.
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