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So im following a way to put a rom onto my phone, let me post the steps and go from there
1. The first step is to download Modaco’s Custom ROM from here and save it on your desktop. done
2. Once done, download ROM Manager from Market on your phone. done
3. Once the ROM Manager is installed, launch app and flash ClockworkMod Recovery. done
4. Now after flashing ClockworkMod Recovery, connect your phone to the computer. done
5. Once your phone is connected, mount SD card and copy the earlier downloaded ROM file to SD card root. done
now this is where im having an issue.... i know where it says to reboot into recovery, but when i do this, i get a black screen with a pic of my phone and a red triangle with an exclamation mark on it.... what am i doing wrong?
6. After this launch ROM Manager again and tap on Reboot into Recovery.
7. Once you are in recovery, scroll down to Apply Zip from SD card and select.
8. Now wait for the installation to finish. The ROM size is 257 MB, so you can well imagine the time it will consume.
9. Once the installation is finished, reboot your phone.
This means ClockworkMod recovery Did not stick, sometimes it takes a couple of tries to get it to stick, so go back into Rom Manager and Press "Flash ClockworkMod recovery" Again, then reboot into recovery, if you still see the black screen with the trangle and ! (this is stock recovery) , just pull the battery and repeat the steps of Flashing CWM recovery again untill it sticks, It took mine three times before it would stick. Also you must make sure you have S-off and root.
well from all the reading i did, using the visionary+ would be enough of a root... granted my s-off isnt there, its still saying s-on.... and on another post made, i tried to follow the instructions, but i cant seem to change this...
suggestions on how?
The other day I gave you a link to a thread on how to properly get S-off and root on your phone, you choose not to use that link, instead you used Visionary, so I am going to assume that you do not have ABD set up on your home computer, so now here is another link to a new thread on how to get temp-root with Visionary, which is what you have now, then perm-root S-off with Gfree, follow the instructions in this new link from start to finish and you should have S-off when its all done. HERE IS THE LINK. I suggest you do a lot more reading before proceeding any further because it seems to me you really don't understand what you are doing and Mod'ing your phone and making a mistake can have the potential to BRICK your phone. Having root and S-off are two different things and you need S-off in order to flash custom Roms and recovery.
I still recommend getting S-off and root using the method HERE, its the safest way to root and get S-off, this is the link I gave you the other day to the XDA Wiki.
im using this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160
and trying to follow it... but for some reason, when i do this step
$ su
# cp /sdcard/root_files/perm_root /data/local/perm_root
i get a msg that says cp:cannot create '/local/perm_root': no such file or directory
yet im following the steps exactly
Did you make sure to unzip the root_files.zip before placing all the files on the root of your sd card, do not just place the root_files.zip on your sd card it must be unzipped first.
Also make sure you put a space between perm_root and /data
I put a red * where the space needs to be.
From what you typed below it looks like you didn't.
kneedraggin101 said:
# cp /sdcard/root_files/perm_root /data/local/perm_root
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This is what it should look like, without the red * of course,
Code:
# cp /sdcard/root_files/perm_root[COLOR="Magenta"]*[/COLOR] /data/local/perm_root
well i got everything to work there just before you posted this, and i proceeded to install this rom found here
hxxp://android.modaco.com/content/t-mobile-g2-g2-modaco-com/322825/with-sense-10-feb-r3-htc-vision-g2-z-modaco-custom-rom-with-online-kitchen/
followed the steps to make it work, got into recovery, let it install via the steps listed above
now the phone is restarting over and over again.... and it keeps going to the htc quietly brilliant logo, then has the modaco logo under it... but it keeps going over and over....
ideas?
You are in a boot loop, did you wipe data prior to flashing the new ROM? The rom you downloaded might be a corupt download, try to redownload it again and flash it again. Also, just curious why MODACO rom there are so many other better choices available, IMHO.
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well i just saw that it was one with a sense rom, so i thought i would try it out.... and this rom said no need to wipe data... thats part of why i chose it...
also how do i re download it and get it on my sd card? when i cant connect to the computer now
also what is a good solid sense rom, that i dont have to delete everything off my phone first, and ill gladly try that out... remember im new to this... so all the info you give me now is totally uncharted areas,
so lmk
Cheers
I would use Virtuous I think its the best sense rom out, you should always do a full data wipe when changing roms, when updating the same rom its not really needed, as far as getting it onto your sd card, I would just pull it out of the phone and put it into a card reader on my computer and then install the new files that way then place it back into your phone .
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ok and do you have a quick link i can trouble you for the virtuous rom?
and how do i back up whats on my phone now, i dont want to loose anything thats on there.....and since im stuck in this boot loop, im stuck for a way to back it up
Ok to make a back up from where you are stuck at, pull the battery then put it back in hold volume down then press power, this boots it into bootloader, use the volume button and scroll down to recovery and select it by pressing the power button, it should boot into CWM recovery, then press backup and restore, then select backup and it should back up your current rom, to do this in the future just use rom manager to make your back ups, here's the link to Virtuous http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837042
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but wouldnt that copy my current rom thats stuck in a boot loop?
Sorry you are right , so it looks like there would be nothing for you to back up. Prior to flashing MODACO you should have made a copy of your stock rom w/root but its to late for that now, so theres nothing to do now but flash a new rom.
Remember when you flash a new rom it could take a few minutes to boot the first time so give it a few minutes.
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Making the nandroid backup wouldn't hurt though. If there is stuff you really need, you can transfer the backup to a computer and then extract the contents of the data and system images with an unyaffs tool. Then you can restore at least some things manually once you have your new ROM up and running (since you'll then have the APKs and their respective data directories).
Kind of a pain and may not work depending on what you want, but if there is stuff you really need, better to at least have the opportunity to recover than not.
so I installed the virtuous Rom and now I cant use the market... is there a fix for this?
kneedraggin101 said:
so I installed the virtuous Rom and now I cant use the market... is there a fix for this?
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Try fixing permissions, boot into recovery, select advance, select fix permissions, reboot. If that doesnt help, use titanium to wipe the data from the market app and see if that helps.
how do I do the titanium backup part? I tried the recovery part, didn't work.....
im new to all of this so im not sure how to do everything yet i have kings rom now i dont know how to try a new one i hear i have to flah and move file to root of sd card and im not sure exactly what that means.. is it just saving the zip to the sd? as would i have to erase the old rom file on the zip before trying a new one or can i leave it on there?
0ryan0 said:
im new to all of this so im not sure how to do everything yet i have kings rom now i dont know how to try a new one i hear i have to flah and move file to root of sd card and im not sure exactly what that means.. is it just saving the zip to the sd? as would i have to erase the old rom file on the zip before trying a new one or can i leave it on there?
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You can leave the old rom file on there as long as its not named PC36IMG.zip
Well you must be rooted right??
And you must have a custom recovery like Clockwork Mod or Amon Ra right??
Well if you do than you download one of the roms off here. It will say somethin like "myn-rls4blahblahblah.zip.
Do not extract the zip.
If you download on pc, transfer it to the root of your sdcard (not in any folders)
Then shut your phone off..then hold volume down and power until your phone comes up to a white screen. You will see RECOVERY. Use volume down to go down and select recovery by pressing the power button.
Now youll be in recovery. Depending on the recovery you have it will be different, but you have to wipe all data, cache, and dalvik cache. Proly twice.
Then go back to main recovery screen and select install .zip from sdcard. Use volume down to find your rom file and select install. Let it do its thing then restart your phone. Done
If your already rooted you should dwnload the app titanium backup, its free and theres a paid ver. Too...your choice. Select backup all apps and settings. Then restoring your apps and settings are basically automated. Do this before you install your new rom.
Hope this helps
Edit-your rooted already, cause u have kings rom. Oops. oh and be prepared to be flamed cause u posted a question in the Android Development section. It shoulb be in the Q&A section. I dont trip, but some people do. Just a heads up
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Ditto, and use punctuation. I don't read noob-speak.
Im still not able to get it im doing exactly as you put but it wont work it says in the recovery screen or whatever you wanna call it that it was installed and wen i reboot it still has my kings rom installed im not sure if im saving it wrong or what but when I go to the install frm zip option its on tha screen and not in a folder think u might know what im doin wrong?
Ok, again, PLEASE use punctuation. Its hard enough to read gibberish with punctuation, and without it, it's damn near impossible.
What EXACT steps are you doing, and what EXACT error are your getting? Did you put the rom's zip on the sd card? Where did you put it? Did you make a nandroid backup? Did you wipe cache, data, and dalvik? Did you to to "install zip from sd card"? Did you find that zip file? Did it flash?
Ok well what im doing is I will download the rom it saves in a folder called downloads. So after I seen that I used my computer to download it so it wouldn't be in a folder. I will turn my phone off then hold the vol. Key down while holding the power button down it then goes to the boot screen I think its called, then I wipe everything as im supposed to at leaetvtwice then go to install zip from sd. The file isn't in a folder its just on the first screen at the bottom I click that one and install. It says it was installed and goes back to the home screen wherebit has the options to reboot or wipe data andvso on so I reboot and there it is kings rom is still installed. Im not sure if its not downloaded correctly tovl the right spot or what. How can I download it and have it saved correctly using just my phone? Is there a wway i can move files or order them from my phone?
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Ok well what im doing is I will download the rom it saves in a folder called downloads. So after I seen that I used my computer to download it so it wouldn't be in a folder. I will turn my phone off then hold the vol. Key down while holding the power button down it then goes to the boot screen I think its called, then I wipe everything as im supposed to at leaetvtwice then go to install zip from sd. The file isn't in a folder its just on the first screen at the bottom I click that one and install. It says it was installed and goes back to the home screen wherebit has the options to reboot or wipe data andvso on so I reboot and there it is kings rom is still installed. Im not sure if its not downloaded correctly tovl the right spot or what. How can I download it and have it saved correctly using just my phone? Is there a wway i can move files or order them from my phone?
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dude you actually need to select the .zip from the menu to flash it. flahsing copies over the files from your sdcard onto the phone itself. so flash and it will replace your rom.
btw the white screen is called hboot. not boot.
Out of all of this, I wasn't sure if you have a custom recovery installed. Dl rom manager form the market and 'flash alternate recovery' so youll have amon-ra's recovery installed. Then I use quick boot (in the market) to reboot into recovery. It has a lot of options to backup, wipe, flash, etc
We're comin from a pure power source.
metalfan78 said:
Out of all of this, I wasn't sure if you have a custom recovery installed. Dl rom manager form the market and 'flash alternate recovery' so youll have amon-ra's recovery installed. Then I use quick boot (in the market) to reboot into recovery. It has a lot of options to backup, wipe, flash, etc
We're comin from a pure power source.
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he does have a custom recovery if he can wipe.
True, I just wasn't sure.
We're comin from a pure power source.
i have clockwork installed si have done everything they guy said on the first reply. i did exactly what he saud and nothing im not sure im saving it right, thats my only wonder basically i was able to put the kings rom so im not sure what im doing wrong now
0ryan0 said:
i have clockwork installed si have done everything they guy said on the first reply. i did exactly what he saud and nothing im not sure im saving it right, thats my only wonder basically i was able to put the kings rom so im not sure what im doing wrong now
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hey so you need to actually flash the file. you're just booting into recovery and leaving it on your sdcard. after you wipe, select flash zip from sdcard on the main menu, find your zip, and SELECT IT. then scroll to yes, and flash. you should see some messages go by, ending in conformation that it worked. now reboot. it should take a while the first time, and you should end up in the new rom.
second of all, i'd switch to amon-ra recovery if i were you. his thread is here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
And make sure to do a nandroid backup first.
Hey guys,
So I have a rooted phone but everything else is stock, so I'm wondering if I need to unroot before I do the OTA. If I don't, do I need to re-root it after the OTA?
I wouldn't bother unrooting...entirely unneeded...unless you feel like going through the process.
I did mine in about five minutes, using the official sprint update zip that was pushed down to my phone. I've used this method since my EVO OG days and it seems to work very well for my phone...for whatever reason. Some folks have no problem with my method, some folks don't have much luck. Caveat Emptor.
Here's what I did as a synopsis:
**NOTE!!!! I have CWM Recovery v6.0.1.2 on my phone.**
1. Went into Root Explorer and moved the update zip file out of /cache to my external card.
2. Shut down my phone completely.
3. Boot it up holding home+volume up+power until the first flash on the screen, then release. This puts you in CWM Recovery.
4. Flash zip file, and choose your external sdcard and browse to your update zip that you moved in there via Root Explorer. Go ahead and install it. It should only take about a minute or two...it's a small update.
5. After it has completed, go back in the menu, wipe the cache directory, go to advanced and wipe the dalvik cache.
6. Choose to reboot your phone - CWM will WARN YOU that the recovery will be replaced, do you want to fix? Say yes. CWM will WARN YOU that root access may be removed, do you want to fix? SAY yes! (When someone asks if you're a God...you say YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! - sorry...i had to)
7. The phone reboots and you'll see so many android elements being upgraded or optimized. It takes a minute or two.
8. Now that you're in your phone, verify the versions, make sure your root programs work (they should), and enjoy!
This process literally took me five minutes while I was cooking dinner...easy peasy. Not sure if other recovery versions of CWM or other software recovery packages will do exactly what I was able to do. But it's a very easy process for me. On my old OG, I'd had to restore root after the first reboot...kind of sloppy, but got the job done easily enough. This version of CWM Recovery knows that something has been adjusted and will fix it before you really reboot the system. That's slick.
Ytsejamer1 said:
I wouldn't bother unrooting...entirely unneeded...unless you feel like going through the process.
I did mine in about five minutes, using the official sprint update zip that was pushed down to my phone. I've used this method since my EVO OG days and it seems to work very well for my phone...for whatever reason. Some folks have no problem with my method, some folks don't have much luck. Caveat Emptor.
Here's what I did as a synopsis:
**NOTE!!!! I have CWM Recovery v6.0.1.2 on my phone.**
1. Went into Root Explorer and moved the update zip file out to my external card.
2. Shut down my phone completely.
3. Boot it up holding home+volume up+power until the first flash on the screen, then release. This puts me in CWM Recovery.
4. Flash zip file, and choose your external sdcard and browse to your update zip that you moved in there via Root Explorer. Go ahead and install it. It should only take about a minute or two...it's a small update.
5. After it has completed, go back in the menu, wipe the cache directory, go to advanced and wipe the dalvik cache.
6. Choose to reboot your phone - CWM will WARN YOU that the recovery will be replaced, do you want to fix? Say yes. CWM will WARN YOU that root access may be removed, do you want to fix? SAY yes! (When someone asks if you're a God...you say YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! - sorry...i had to)
7. The phone reboots and you'll see so many android elements being upgraded or optimized. It takes a minute or two.
8. Now that you're in your phone, verify the versions, make sure your root programs work (they should), and enjoy!
This process literally took me five minutes while I was cooking dinner...easy peasy. Not sure if other recovery versions of CWM or other software recovery packages will do exactly what I was able to do. But it's a very easy process for me. On my old OG, I'd had to restore root after the first reboot...kind of sloppy, but got the job done easily enough. This version of CWM Recovery knows that something has been adjusted and will fix it before you really reboot the system. That's slick.
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I can't try that since my external card has become unmounted somehow... But would I still be able to update without un-rooting?
vpy said:
I can't try that since my external card has become unmounted somehow... But would I still be able to update without un-rooting?
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I did not UN-Rooot first!
If you have the stock recovery you can update via OTA, BUT you will have to re-root when you are done.
Thats what I had to go through anyway.
Moved to stock recovery. Run the OTA update then RE-Root.
I have a post someplace that explains what I went through in slightly more detail.
Ytsejamer1 said:
I wouldn't bother unrooting...entirely unneeded...unless you feel like going through the process.
I did mine in about five minutes, using the official sprint update zip that was pushed down to my phone. I've used this method since my EVO OG days and it seems to work very well for my phone...for whatever reason. Some folks have no problem with my method, some folks don't have much luck. Caveat Emptor.
Here's what I did as a synopsis:
**NOTE!!!! I have CWM Recovery v6.0.1.2 on my phone.**
1. Went into Root Explorer and moved the update zip file out to my external card.
2. Shut down my phone completely.
3. Boot it up holding home+volume up+power until the first flash on the screen, then release. This puts me in CWM Recovery.
4. Flash zip file, and choose your external sdcard and browse to your update zip that you moved in there via Root Explorer. Go ahead and install it. It should only take about a minute or two...it's a small update.
5. After it has completed, go back in the menu, wipe the cache directory, go to advanced and wipe the dalvik cache.
6. Choose to reboot your phone - CWM will WARN YOU that the recovery will be replaced, do you want to fix? Say yes. CWM will WARN YOU that root access may be removed, do you want to fix? SAY yes! (When someone asks if you're a God...you say YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! - sorry...i had to)
7. The phone reboots and you'll see so many android elements being upgraded or optimized. It takes a minute or two.
8. Now that you're in your phone, verify the versions, make sure your root programs work (they should), and enjoy!
This process literally took me five minutes while I was cooking dinner...easy peasy. Not sure if other recovery versions of CWM or other software recovery packages will do exactly what I was able to do. But it's a very easy process for me. On my old OG, I'd had to restore root after the first reboot...kind of sloppy, but got the job done easily enough. This version of CWM Recovery knows that something has been adjusted and will fix it before you really reboot the system. That's slick.
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What file is the update.zip loacted in. I found this file in the cache named ac3e74a5a71c.update_SPH-L710_LJ7_to_MA6.zip, is that it. Thanks
You WILL lose root when you update, but it will update as long as you are on a stock rom with stock recovery. To make things easier, install Voodoo OTA rootkeeper and use it to back up root before updating. Then all you will have to do to re-root is restore root using Voodoo.
bigblue206 said:
What file is the update.zip loacted in. I found this file in the cache named ac3e74a5a71c.update_SPH-L710_LJ7_to_MA6.zip, is that it. Thanks
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Yes, it's in /cache. I was thinking that, but my fingers didn't get the memo to type it. My bad. When Sprint downloads the patch to your phone, that's where it goes. I do the update manually, so I move it off to external card.
vpy said:
I can't try that since my external card has become unmounted somehow... But would I still be able to update without un-rooting?
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You could save the file to /sdcard if you wanted...being that you're not formatting it or wiping it, you should be fine putting it there. Hell...you could leave it in the /cache directory if you really wanted to, however I like moving it out before I flash it.
Ytsejamer1 said:
I wouldn't bother unrooting...entirely unneeded...unless you feel like going through the process.
I did mine in about five minutes, using the official sprint update zip that was pushed down to my phone. I've used this method since my EVO OG days and it seems to work very well for my phone...for whatever reason. Some folks have no problem with my method, some folks don't have much luck. Caveat Emptor.
Here's what I did as a synopsis:
**NOTE!!!! I have CWM Recovery v6.0.1.2 on my phone.**
1. Went into Root Explorer and moved the update zip file out of /cache to my external card.
2. Shut down my phone completely.
3. Boot it up holding home+volume up+power until the first flash on the screen, then release. This puts you in CWM Recovery.
4. Flash zip file, and choose your external sdcard and browse to your update zip that you moved in there via Root Explorer. Go ahead and install it. It should only take about a minute or two...it's a small update.
5. After it has completed, go back in the menu, wipe the cache directory, go to advanced and wipe the dalvik cache.
6. Choose to reboot your phone - CWM will WARN YOU that the recovery will be replaced, do you want to fix? Say yes. CWM will WARN YOU that root access may be removed, do you want to fix? SAY yes! (When someone asks if you're a God...you say YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! - sorry...i had to)
7. The phone reboots and you'll see so many android elements being upgraded or optimized. It takes a minute or two.
8. Now that you're in your phone, verify the versions, make sure your root programs work (they should), and enjoy!
This process literally took me five minutes while I was cooking dinner...easy peasy. Not sure if other recovery versions of CWM or other software recovery packages will do exactly what I was able to do. But it's a very easy process for me. On my old OG, I'd had to restore root after the first reboot...kind of sloppy, but got the job done easily enough. This version of CWM Recovery knows that something has been adjusted and will fix it before you really reboot the system. That's slick.
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I tried this but it failed for me. I'm running CWM 5.5.0.4 though. How should I update to CWM Recovery v6.0.1.2?
Money24 said:
I tried this but it failed for me. I'm running CWM 5.5.0.4 though. How should I update to CWM Recovery v6.0.1.2?
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This method doesn't seem to work for some folks...for whatever reason. It doesn't effect anything as the file won't flash, so if you want to upgrade CWM, yeah, give it another shot.
Ytsejamer1 said:
This method doesn't seem to work for some folks...for whatever reason. It doesn't effect anything as the file won't flash, so if you want to upgrade CWM, yeah, give it another shot.
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Noob alert: So I just flash the CWM recovery 6.0.1.2 file with Odin? Can someone give me a simple walkthrough?
Money24 said:
Noob alert: So I just flash the CWM recovery 6.0.1.2 file with Odin? Can someone give me a simple walkthrough?
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I don't have a walk through as during my initial root process, I ended up directly on CWM 6.0.1.2. However, a quick search here on XDA seemed to indicate ROM Manager was the easiest way to upgrade CWM versions. http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
You may want to search around to see what you find out.
Ytsejamer1 said:
I don't have a walk through as during my initial root process, I ended up directly on CWM 6.0.1.2. However, a quick search here on XDA seemed to indicate ROM Manager was the easiest way to upgrade CWM versions.
You may want to search around to see what you find out.
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Will do. Thank you for the help
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Ytsejamer1 said:
I don't have a walk through as during my initial root process, I ended up directly on CWM 6.0.1.2. However, a quick search here on XDA seemed to indicate ROM Manager was the easiest way to upgrade CWM versions.
You may want to search around to see what you find out.
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Ok, so I updated with Rom manager and now on 6.0.2.3 and my install failed. Status 7 error or something like that. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Will do. Thank you for the help
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Ok, so I updated with Rom manager and now on 6.0.2.3 and my install failed. Status 7 error or something like that. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Yeah, that seems to be the error for folks who can't update via my method...odd. Check this...Skunkape is gracious enough to post instructions and his way to update is fairly bulletproof. http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-iii/257471-your-way-update-mb1.html
Updated MB1 to MD4
I know this is an old thread but just wanted to say I used this method to update to MD4.
I am rooted CMW moved the OTA file to SD card and followed these steps.
Did not lose root and have multi window on my GS3.
Thank you.
Hey guys, so I'm deciding to try to put CM 10.1 stable onto my AT&T galaxy s3 obviously. I'm rooted and the superuser file is on my phone sd. Am I suppose to put CM 10.1 and the gapps onto the phone SD as well or am I suppose to put all of them onto my ex.SD card (p.s. It's only a 2gb :/ )? Also, should I try using goomanager or ROM manager or should I just put the files onto my SD and go into recovery and do it that way then? Sorry for the noob questions again, I'm just really knew to all of this stuff
alextric96 said:
Hey guys, so I'm deciding to try to put CM 10.1 stable onto my AT&T galaxy s3 obviously. I'm rooted and the superuser file is on my phone sd. Am I suppose to put CM 10.1 and the gapps onto the phone SD as well or am I suppose to put all of them onto my ex.SD card (p.s. It's only a 2gb :/ )? Also, should I try using goomanager or ROM manager or should I just put the files onto my SD and go into recovery and do it that way then? Sorry for the noob questions again, I'm just really knew to all of this stuff
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It's always good to put them on your external SD that way if you wipe your internal by accident you'll still have your ROM and hopefully your backup to gall back on.
If you don't have clockwork mod recovery or twrp installed yet you'll need to take care of that first. Decide which recovery you want, download the appropriate program (goo manager for twrp or ROM manager for cwm)
It'll install your recovery.
Reboot into recovery and you'll want to back up your current setup in case you make a mistake. Than you'll wipe than flash your ROM and gapps and reboot and you're done.
This guide should help you with anything you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179330
Let me know if you need any clarification.
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KorGuy123 said:
It's always good to put them on your external SD that way if you wipe your internal by accident you'll still have your ROM and hopefully your backup to gall back on.
If you don't have clockwork mod recovery or twrp installed yet you'll need to take care of that first. Decide which recovery you want, download the appropriate program (goo manager for twrp or ROM manager for cwm)
It'll install your recovery.
Reboot into recovery and you'll want to back up your current setup in case you make a mistake. Than you'll wipe than flash your ROM and gapps and reboot and you're done.
This guide should help you with anything you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179330
Let me know if you need any clarification.
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Thanks a whole lot! I appreciate it! Just a few more questions.
*Here's a real nooby one, how do I know if I have CWM or TWRP installed? I can get into recovery mode and it shows that Rom manager symbol up at the top.
*Should I move the SuperUser.zip file from my internal SD to my external sd and would I have to re-root if I did that?
*Hopefully the last question I have , and should my 2gb ex. SD card be big enough for all of the files and the back ups?
alextric96 said:
Thanks a whole lot! I appreciate it! Just a few more questions.
*Here's a real nooby one, how do I know if I have CWM or TWRP installed? I can get into recovery mode and it shows that Rom manager symbol up at the top.
*Should I move the SuperUser.zip file from my internal SD to my external sd and would I have to re-root if I did that?
*Hopefully the last question I have , and should my 2gb ex. SD card be big enough for all of the files and the back ups?
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Ok so let's answer the last question first. 2gb is fairly small for anything other than 1 backup (depending on what you are backing up) and a ROM and Gapps. I have a 2gb sd that I keep my stock backup and a couple recovery files on for an emergency and a 32gb in my phone for everyday use.
I'm a little concerned about the SuperUser.zip you have floating around, have you installed it yet?
How did you root? I'm curious to see what steps you take. Because once you root, you than flash custom recovery and install SuperUser.zip IN your recovery. So either you already have recovery installed or you aren't 100% rooted yet.
Once SuperUser.zip is installed you can delete the zip, if you want to. It's merely an install file.
Go to your apps, do you see an app labelled SuperUser or SuperSU?
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alextric96 said:
Thanks a whole lot! I appreciate it! Just a few more questions.
*Here's a real nooby one, how do I know if I have CWM or TWRP installed? I can get into recovery mode and it shows that Rom manager symbol up at the top.
*Should I move the SuperUser.zip file from my internal SD to my external sd and would I have to re-root if I did that?
*Hopefully the last question I have , and should my 2gb ex. SD card be big enough for all of the files and the back ups?
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Ok I re read that again and noticed you mentioned that you got into recovery and you can see the logo for Clockwork Mod.
That's great. If you haven't already installed SuperUser.zip you'll want to do that. Also download ROM Manager if you haven't and make sure your recovery is up to date. The latest CWM is 6.0.3.1 you'll see the build number while you're in recovery.
Once that is all done, in recovery you'll want to make a backup.
After that you'll need to preform a full wipe and than you can flash the ROM and Gapps.
KorGuy123 said:
Ok so let's answer the last question first. 2gb is fairly small for anything other than 1 backup (depending on what you are backing up) and a ROM and Gapps. I have a 2gb sd that I keep my stock backup and a couple recovery files on for an emergency and a 32gb in my phone for everyday use.
I'm a little concerned about the SuperUser.zip you have floating around, have you installed it yet?
How did you root? I'm curious to see what steps you take. Because once you root, you than flash custom recovery and install SuperUser.zip IN your recovery. So either you already have recovery installed or you aren't 100% rooted yet.
Once SuperUser.zip is installed you can delete the zip, if you want to. It's merely an install file.
Go to your apps, do you see an app labelled SuperUser or SuperSU?
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Yeah I have SuperSU installed and it grants me root access for like titanium back up and triangle away and that stuff.
Here's the steps that I used to root:
*Plugged my phone into my computer and copied the SuperSU.zip onto my internal SD
*Unplugged my phone and turned it off and booted it into download mode.
*Then I pressed Vol. Up to continue and then I plugged my phone back in and opened odin.
*I clicked the PDA button and chose the .tar file that I downloaded. (The whole thing that I downloaded was called RecoveryGalaxyS3USCanada)
*I then clicked start and waited till it said passed.
*It passed and then I took out my battery so it would be off and then put it into recovery mode I think. (Vol. up + home + power)
*Then it booted into a menu and I clicked install from SD card and then install zip from internal SD card and then I chose the SuperSU.zip and clicked yes and then it loaded and all that and then I chose to reboot it. It rebooted and then I had the SuperSU app and then I downloaded Titanium backup to make sure I was fully rooted and it loaded and backed it up.
That is all the steps that I did to root my s3. It was a video that I found on galaxys3root.com
*Here is the link to the site and video that I followed:
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-r...gh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/
alextric96 said:
Yeah I have SuperSU installed and it grants me root access for like titanium back up and triangle away and that stuff.
Here's the steps that I used to root:
*Plugged my phone into my computer and copied the SuperSU.zip onto my internal SD
*Unplugged my phone and turned it off and booted it into download mode.
*Then I pressed Vol. Up to continue and then I plugged my phone back in and opened odin.
*I clicked the PDA button and chose the .tar file that I downloaded. (The whole thing that I downloaded was called RecoveryGalaxyS3USCanada)
*I then clicked start and waited till it said passed.
*It passed and then I took out my battery so it would be off and then put it into recovery mode I think. (Vol. up + home + power)
*Then it booted into a menu and I clicked install from SD card and then install zip from internal SD card and then I chose the SuperSU.zip and clicked yes and then it loaded and all that and then I chose to reboot it. It rebooted and then I had the SuperSU app and then I downloaded Titanium backup to make sure I was fully rooted and it loaded and backed it up.
That is all the steps that I did to root my s3. It was a video that I found on galaxys3root.com
*Here is the link to the site and video that I followed:
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-r...gh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/
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Are you on AT&T or a Canadian carrier?
KorGuy123 said:
Are you on AT&T or a Canadian carrier?
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I'm on AT&T but it worked for AT&T and I think most of the Canadian carriers as well.?
alextric96 said:
I'm on AT&T but it worked for AT&T and I think most of the Canadian carriers as well.?
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No I was wondering because if you were on a Canadian carrier we would have extra steps.
Download ROM manager and make sure that your recovery is up to date it should be 6.0.3.1
Once its up to date you're ready to backup and flash.
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No I was wondering because if you were on a Canadian carrier we would have extra steps.
Download ROM manager and make sure that your recovery is up to date it should be 6.0.3.1
Once its up to date you're ready to backup and flash.
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Oh, alright thanks a whole bunch man! I really appreciate it! Just wondering, would you recommend this sd card:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Micro...SDQU-032G-AFFP-A/dp/B009QZH7BU/ref=pd_cp_pc_0
or this one:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008NCA6RO
And one last thing really haha
I tried to use Rom manager a few days ago and I downloaded cm 10.1 rc5 and the gapps for it and I followed all of the steps from a video I think I found on here somewhere and it was working and all that and then it rebooted and it had the cyanogenmod logo thing loading and then about 1.5-2 minutes later, it said something like, "Setup Wizard has stopped working" and something else like "apps.google" has stopped working. I rebooted my phone after that and it was the same thing again. Have any idea why that happened?
alextric96 said:
Oh, alright thanks a whole bunch man! I really appreciate it! Just wondering, would you recommend this sd card:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Micro...SDQU-032G-AFFP-A/dp/B009QZH7BU/ref=pd_cp_pc_0
or this one:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008NCA6RO
And one last thing really haha
I tried to use Rom manager a few days ago and I downloaded cm 10.1 rc5 and the gapps for it and I followed all of the steps from a video I think I found on here somewhere and it was working and all that and then it rebooted and it had the cyanogenmod logo thing loading and then about 1.5-2 minutes later, it said something like, "Setup Wizard has stopped working" and something else like "apps.google" has stopped working. I rebooted my phone after that and it was the same thing again. Have any idea why that happened?
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Either one looks fine.
Did you flash the ROM with ROM manager?
That and goo manager are no good for flashing anything other than recoveries.
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Either one looks fine.
Did you flash the ROM with ROM manager?
That and goo manager are no good for flashing anything other than recoveries.
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Yeah I did flash the ROM and gapps with ROM manager. Then what am I suppose to use ROM manager for then?
alextric96 said:
Yeah I did flash the ROM and gapps with ROM manager. Then what am I suppose to use ROM manager for then?
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Rom manager causes a LOT of issues when flashing with it. Same with Goo Manager. Some people have had their devices bricked because of thos programs. They are good for just updating your recovery.
Making a nandroid will allow you to try out new ROMs while still keeping a safe backup in the event you experience issues during or after the OS installation. Be sure your device is fully charged before proceeding onto the backup and flashing procedures.
These are the steps you need to backup/wipe/flash manually.
It will become second nature to you quite quickly.
This is from xBeerdroidx's guide I sent you.
Backup all your pictures and music to your computer before doing any of this so you don't lose it.
1. Power off your device.
2. Press and hold Volume Up + Home + Power buttons at the same time.
3. Release the power button when the device vibrates and you see the blue script in the top left corner
4. You are now in custom recovery.
5. In CWM go to Backup and Restore and select Backup.
6. After backup is finished, select reboot system now or stay in recovery to continue with this guide.
*NOTE: Be sure to save a copy of this backup to your computer and/or micro sd card. Having a recent backup saved to your computer and micro SD card can be useful if something happens to your phones internal memory.
1. If you are not already in recovery, boot in now (Vol Up + Home + Power. Release the power button at vibrate and when you see the blue script in the top left corner).
In CWM:
2. Select Wipe data/factory reset
3. Select Wipe Cache
4. Select Advanced and Wipe Dalvik Cache
5. Select Mounts and Storage and format /system
6. If you are transitioning from 4.1 to 4.2 or 4.2 to 4.1, you must also format /data. You will lose all personal data so back it up first.
7. From the main recovery screen:
>>CWM - Choose the "install .zip from SD Card" or "install .zip from external SD card" option (depending on where you placed the files) then navigate to the ROM file, select it and confirm.
8. If you need to flash gapps, repeat step 5 and select the gapps package.
9. Reboot system. It will take several minutes to load so be patient and don't worry. Once the phone is booted, let it sit for 5 minutes, reboot and enjoy!
So I was able to lean how to root my phone. The I decided I would load a custom rom that I got from one of the rom tools that was suggested here. I loaded it, it got stuck on the loading screen. So I tired to use philz to do a recover and it says there is nothing to recover. every stock rom I get on this form will not load. the only option I have is to load the zip file to my sd card and then try to load it from the sd card. so now what? right now im completely out of a phone
eyesofice said:
So I was able to lean how to root my phone. The I decided I would load a custom rom that I got from one of the rom tools that was suggested here. I loaded it, it got stuck on the loading screen. So I tired to use philz to do a recover and it says there is nothing to recover. every stock rom I get on this form will not load. the only option I have is to load the zip file to my sd card and then try to load it from the sd card. so now what? right now im completely out of a phone
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Try this rom I'm on the v2 version but v1 is really smooth
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2803363
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Try this rom I'm on the v2 version but v1 is really smooth
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2803363
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i was quite tired last night and wanted to put more info in the post here on what i did. So this custome Rom I cant remeber the name of it but it had to do with the little android dressed up as a viking, i got as a recommentdation from the applicatio cybermoid or something to that nature. So when it attempted to load the rom it when to the boot up screen and just sat there, So i figure I would do one of the clock work mods recoverys that I had on my sd card and it failed to load. So at one point Philz asked me if i wanted to wipe the current rom and replace it with a new one. So i said yes figring that I could load the stock rom and it said that loaded. So last night I stayed up and tried to load 3 different roms and they all failed to load. Im wondering an this point if there is anything that can be loaded. I do remeber at one point it came up with a screen that said oden mode and said voided warrenty. i dont have a warrenty so i disregarded that. I will try the rom that you have suggesst tonight, I really hope that I can get some type of ROM on there. Beacase right now it just goes to the galaxy note 2 screen and sticks there.
Is there a manual key sequence or command line that can be run for my skipsoft tool kit that i used to root it to automatically turn on the us debugging? Also remember seeing a message that states that the root was removed. I think in in a hot pile of dog poop and this point, Any other suggestion if that rom doesnt load???
Thanks
Shawna
eyesofice said:
i was quite tired last night and wanted to put more info in the post here on what i did. So this custome Rom I cant remeber the name of it but it had to do with the little android dressed up as a viking, i got as a recommentdation from the applicatio cybermoid or something to that nature. So when it attempted to load the rom it when to the boot up screen and just sat there, So i figure I would do one of the clock work mods recoverys that I had on my sd card and it failed to load. So at one point Philz asked me if i wanted to wipe the current rom and replace it with a new one. So i said yes figring that I could load the stock rom and it said that loaded. So last night I stayed up and tried to load 3 different roms and they all failed to load. Im wondering an this point if there is anything that can be loaded. I do remeber at one point it came up with a screen that said oden mode and said voided warrenty. i dont have a warrenty so i disregarded that. I will try the rom that you have suggesst tonight, I really hope that I can get some type of ROM on there. Beacase right now it just goes to the galaxy note 2 screen and sticks there.
Is there a manual key sequence or command line that can be run for my skipsoft tool kit that i used to root it to automatically turn on the us debugging? Also remember seeing a message that states that the root was removed. I think in in a hot pile of dog poop and this point, Any other suggestion if that rom doesnt load???
Thanks
Shawna
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That rom is already rooted just wipe everything but the external sd or sd1 but wipe the sd that is internal dont wipe the modem either and it should boot no problem as long as you wiped everything
terpin32 said:
That rom is already rooted just wipe everything but the external sd or sd1 but wipe the sd that is internal dont wipe the modem either and it should boot no problem as long as you wiped everything
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How do you check to see if the modem is wipped?? i know it cleared off both the sd and sd1
If you did just the rom might have it in there if not just download and flash it its just like flashing a rom and its ok if you wiped both just download the rom put it on your sd1 and flash it in recovery I use philz
terpin32 said:
If you did just the rom might have it in there if not just download and flash it its just like flashing a rom and its ok if you wiped both just download the rom put it on your sd1 and flash it in recovery I use philz
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Ok so drop the ROM on the SD card, obviously plug it in go to recovery mode via the volume up/home/power key then selected it SD card and it sould load automatically. This is going to sound stupid but the ROM has to be zipped on the SD and not unzipped correct? If I get a error meaage I will post it here. I will probley be doing this around 5 pm or 6 as I am at work at the moment.
Sorry to be such a newbie..lol rooting it was easy if and when I get back into it I will put the full name of the ROM that blew it up because I dont want to have anyone else to go through this.
eyesofice said:
Ok so drop the ROM on the SD card, obviously plug it in go to recovery mode via the volume up/home/power key then selected it SD card and it sould load automatically. This is going to sound stupid but the ROM has to be zipped on the SD and not unzipped correct? If I get a error meaage I will post it here. I will probley be doing this around 5 pm or 6 as I am at work at the moment.
Sorry to be such a newbie..lol rooting it was easy if and when I get back into it I will put the full name of the ROM that blew it up because I dont want to have anyone else to go through this.
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What recovery you using
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What recovery you using
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when i got through the key sequence it says philz on it so i assume its that one
eyesofice said:
when i got through the key sequence it says philz on it so i assume its that one
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Is the recovery like pinkish purple? Like this?
terpin32 said:
Is the recovery like pinkish purple? Like this?
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exactly what it is
eyesofice said:
exactly what it is
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Download the rom
Wipe everything but the sd1 and the modem
Flash the rom
And let it boot
And let me know what happens
did all that and it is just sitting on the Samsung galaxy note screen
so for this one http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_A...6-t0lteatt.zip it loaded it and then got suck on the main galaxy note 2 screen.
For http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_A...lteatt.zip.md5 it failed. Re Ran ]http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_A...6-t0lteatt.zip and worked but before I rebooted it it states at the top that the root is missing or broke. rebooted and still the same stuck on the samsung screen
Ok im goig to go with im screwed on this one as Ive been all over this form looking looking at how to fix this phone. the only thing I can get into is the philz and do a data reset/ wipe the dalvik cache and load the philz touch recovery then when I try to install any zips beyond that it fails so at this point I have no idea where I am going and if I am doing it properly. when trying to install the ODEN-UCUCNE 5 stock-no recovey zip it finds it, opens it and then fails.
so im pretty lost at this point either im not doing it right or the phone is bricked.. any other suggestion? I looks like im going to be buying a new phone
eyesofice said:
Ok im goig to go with im screwed on this one as Ive been all over this form looking looking at how to fix this phone. the only thing I can get into is the philz and do a data reset/ wipe the dalvik cache and load the philz touch recovery then when I try to install any zips beyond that it fails so at this point I have no idea where I am going and if I am doing it properly. when trying to install the ODEN-UCUCNE 5 stock-no recovey zip it finds it, opens it and then fails.
so im pretty lost at this point either im not doing it right or the phone is bricked.. any other suggestion? I looks like im going to be buying a new phone
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Ok wipe everything again like you did and then reboot the recovery and when you hit reboot recovery it will say something about running the root process or something just hit no and flash the rom that will work sorry forgot about that step my bad man it takes ALOT to mess up this phone trust me lol
terpin32 said:
Ok wipe everything again like you did and then reboot the recovery and when you hit reboot recovery it will say something about running the root process or something just hit no and flash the rom that will work sorry forgot about that step my bad man it takes ALOT to mess up this phone trust me lol
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ok idiot moment flash the rom as install it from the zip file or am I using odin? ive doen so much I lost firection of how im doing it
I wish there was a log me in tool like I have for work lol id let you remote into the phone
eyesofice said:
ok idiot moment flash the rom as install it from the zip file or am I using odin? ive doen so much I lost firection of how im doing it
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No do everything on the phone don't use Odin so in the recovery go to mounts and storage and
wipe the system, data, preload, cashe, boot, and sd card but not the sd1 (external sd) and reboot the recovery in power options and hit reboot recovery and hit no when it says something about supersu root process then when it reboots just hit install zip and find the rom you downloaded
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No do everything on the phone don't use Odin so in the recovery go to mounts and storage and
wipe the system, data, preload, cashe, boot, and sd card but not the sd1 (external sd) and reboot the recovery in power options and hit reboot recovery and hit no when it says something about supersu root process then when it reboots just hit install zip and find the rom you downloaded
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ok so
1)factory data reset
2)wipe cache partition
3) go to advanced and wipe the dalvik cache
4) then I went to the sd card and installed the zip you gave me, it says install from the sd completed press any key to continue
5) when to power options and hit reboot to recovery
then it asks me if I want to restore the recovery settings from the card or no - I said yes
then it asks me if I want to apply the root from /system/xbix/su- I said no
it rebooted back to philz touch
now what??? I assume install rom zip..
what is the correct ROM download that I should use... ive downloaded so many if you can point me to the right link that would be steller