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hi guys. some of u may know me from my random postings on here, cyanogenmod, and the g1 forums. been doing some playing around and thought id share.
*you know the drill. its your phone, i didnt break it, you did. i'm not responsable yada yada yada....
this rom in its original form can be found on goapk.com. all i have done for now is add a stock boot.img in it. i tested it for a few hours before i went to bed last night and everything seems to be working. Edit: wifi has been reported broken. Look for fix tonight.
ALWAYS do a nandroid first.
a FULL wipe is requried. (warning to previous sdrom users, a wipe will delete that rom, so make sure u backup first)
give me some feed back and we'll see where this goes.
OK STILL CANT GET BOOT TO FLASH WITH ROM. AFTER FLASH TAKE BOOT.IMG AND FASTBOOT FLASH BOOT BOOT.IMG
*FOR PEOPLE UP AND RUNNING ON ANY VERSION OF THIS BEFORE 11-11-10 2:15AM EST ONLY, NANDROID FIRST CAUSE THIS WILL WIPE ALL. AFTER FLASHING PER ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS GO TO ADVANCED RESTORE IN CWM RECOVERY AND ONLY RESTORE DATA. THIS WILL PUT U BACK TO WHERE U WERE, JUST WITH NEW KERNEL AND WIFI WORKING. I WILL CONT TO WORK ON BETTER FIX FOR THIS.
rom: http://www.4shared.com/file/lqiIq9Zn/g2z_v101.html
edit:damn, so had to sign up for premium acct since >200mb
change log
change log.
v1.0
De-odexed
stock boot.img
busybox installed and symlinked
root
superuser.apk
Wifi broken
v1.01
different stock kernel
modified ramdisk ro.secure=0
fixed wifi
more to come...
haha
reserved... just cause i wanted to look cool like the real DEV's lol
fastludeh22 said:
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Waiting >.>
:| Dude get everything ready and then post!
Waiting painteintly...
Thanks!
So.. whats the difference between this and the other desire z rom?
Sent from my Zorro aka G2 using XDA App
Superfrag said:
:| Dude get everything ready and then post!
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Couldnt wait for the upload, had to go to work. Sorry, ill do better next time, lol.
Novek said:
So.. whats the difference between this and the other desire z rom?
Sent from my Zorro aka G2 using XDA App
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This is flashed in recovery like normal, not fastboot. Full Flash is included. Other then that, not sure, havent tried that rom. Tell me
Questions about BaconBits and this rom.
If I currently am perm rooted and have baconbits installed and I flash this. Will baconbits still be on the phone. Is this rom compatible with baconbits. Will I need to refalsh bacon bits. Thanks for any info.
Well went ahead and downloaded and did a nandroid and wiped everything and then went to flash and it went through Formatting SYSTEM,DATA,CACHE, and then copying files just fine. But then goes to Formatting BOOT, then Writing Boot
E: Cant't find BOOT
E: Failure at line 392
wirte_raw_image PACKAGE:boot.img BOOT:
Installation aborted.
Any Ideas.
Tried to flash this but failed when it couldn't find BOOT
let me give a try
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Tried to flash this but failed when it couldn't find BOOT
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any luck my friend did u get it to work
What applications have been deleted from /system/app/?
Nevermind, it seems there are some issues with this, as well as it wiping data and what not. I will try a Desire Z ROM in a few days.
pimpmaneaton said:
If I currently am perm rooted and have baconbits installed and I flash this. Will baconbits still be on the phone. Is this rom compatible with baconbits. Will I need to refalsh bacon bits. Thanks for any info.
Well went ahead and downloaded and did a nandroid and wiped everything and then went to flash and it went through Formatting SYSTEM,DATA,CACHE, and then copying files just fine. But then goes to Formatting BOOT, then Writing Boot
E: Cant't find BOOT
E: Failure at line 392
wirte_raw_image PACKAGE:boot.img BOOT:
Installation aborted.
Any Ideas.
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Hmm must have done something wrong as i was last min editing as i was leaving for work. Take the boot.img out of the zip. Reboot into fastboot. In cmd (windows) type "fastboot flash boot locationofboot.img" then reboot should boot up then. Ill fix that when i get home tonight.
As far as bacon bits. The kernel in it is not compatible. The other stuff might be but would have to be pushed manually to test.
fastludeh22 said:
Hmm must have done something wrong as i was last min editing as i was leaving for work. Take the boot.img out of the zip. Reboot into fastboot. In cmd (windows) type "fastboot flash boot locationofboot.img" then reboot should boot up then. Ill fix that when i get home tonight.
As far as bacon bits. The kernel in it is not compatible. The other stuff might be but would have to be pushed manually to test.
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I restored from my backup for now will wait for the fix. Thanks for your work though. Can't wait to run Sense.
My phone stopped at line 300-something... Had to nand back...
I think the baconbits from CM don't work with this. Had to rollback via nand, waiting for a fix
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Aaawww yeeeeaaa im sooo haaaapppyy!!!
Sir...you are THEE fecal matter..thank you...
WiFi and Mobile Network errors, neither one works. Normal???
Gootah said:
Sir...you are THEE fecal matter..thank you...
WiFi and Mobile Network errors, neither one works. Normal???
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I assume u flashed the boot.img in this zip in fastboot?
Mobile network should def work. Im on my g2, this rom, right now. Didnt think to check wifi.
ya ya, this should have been first. but we all wanted to play. but anyway here it is now.
this is the stock rom post OTA. added root (su and superuser.apk) as well as modified ramdisk (ro.secure=0) and busybox. Also zip aligned apps to optimize ram usage. there is odex (stock) and de-odex versions.
*i no longer see the reason for needing the pre-OTA rom. if you have a reason post up and we'll see what happens...
if you are upgrading from previous version of THIS rom you should not have to wipe, however you will still need to redo any system changes you have made, i.e. trackpad wake or notification lights.
Stock OTA kernel is now INCLUDED in rom flash. however if you want to flash an oc/uv/whatever kernel follow that post's instructions after this rom is up and running. i suggest pershoots kernels. been using his since the g1, awesome work. his g2 one has great performance AND battery life.(for me anyway)
These roms are g2 and dz compatible.
Cwm recovery recomended for ease and function.
1. Place stock rom of your choice on root of sdcard.
2. Boot into recovery
3. Do a nandroid backup.
4. Do a full wipe. (if coming from different rom)
5. Select flash zip from sd and select stock rom.
6. Once its finished, reboot and enjoy.
OTA odex: http://www.4shared.com/file/XlIDy7SV/ota_odex_V11.html
OTA de-odex: http://www.4shared.com/file/vi77pxvT/ota_deodex_v11.html
OTA bootv2 (kernel): http://www.4shared.com/file/y2NVlbJm/ota_boot_v2.html
*(only needed if you flashed a different kernel after the version 1.1 rom and want to go back to stock kernel. includes wifi module.)
pershoots's kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847672
theme template: http://www.4shared.com/file/VwINHT_r/theme_template.html
*theme template is for theme dev's only. it should be universal for any rom. just place the themed framework and/or apps in corresponding folders. i have a .txt file in the folders as a place holder, delete it after you add your themed stuff. take a look at the update script to see how it works, and to add or remove anything you need to...
change log:
v1.1:
fixed permissions and mismatched symlink issue w/busybox. (thanks to Mikey1022 for bringing this prob to my attn.)
v1.0:
initial release
Awesome thanks!! Do we have to flash a separate kernel if coming from Sense, and if so, do you have the stock kernel in a flashable .zip? Thank you in advance,
Russ
Nice work! good to have a base Rom to fall back on but why do we need three Roms for stock? why not just deodex the stock Rom with the OTA applied and be done with it? less work for you, right? I know this is quicker and will help folks who have boot looped/ soft bricked their phones. either way, good job and thanks!
Can I just remove the odex files along with the bloatware apk files from my current rom? I know they are both located in the systems/app folder.
Sent from DynamikD's R00t3d & OC G2
rUsTyRuSs said:
Awesome thanks!! Do we have to flash a separate kernel if coming from Sense, and if so, do you have the stock kernel in a flashable .zip? Thank you in advance,
Russ
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question 1: yes.
question 2: damn im an idiot and half asleep. its gonna give u same error at end of flashing as others. ignore and take boot img from zip and flash with fastboot. "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
ill have to update later on to updater-script. i have to get up for work in 1hr 45min!!!!!
rUsTyRuSs said:
Awesome thanks!! Do we have to flash a separate kernel if coming from Sense, and if so, do you have the stock kernel in a flashable .zip? Thank you in advance,
Russ
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Yes, just flash Coolbho3000s OCed kernel.
fastludeh22 said:
question 1: yes.
question 2: damn im an idiot and half asleep. its gonna give u same error at end of flashing as others. ignore and take boot img from zip and flash with fastboot. "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
ill have to update later on to updater-script. i have to get up for work in 1hr 45min!!!!!
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Lol! dude, slow down... get some sleep! you're as crazy as I am going to work the next day with only 2 hours of sleep! Good work though!
sino8r said:
Nice work! good to have a base Rom to fall back on but why do we need three Roms for stock? why not just deodex the stock Rom with the OTA applied and be done with it? less work for you, right? I know this is quicker and will help folks who have boot looped/ soft bricked their phones. either way, good job and thanks!
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we dont need 3, but this is what i had to work with right now. i did odex cause thats true stock, and de-odex as a base for theamers. after patching the ota in ill update this post, not gonna make a new one.
dynamikd said:
Can I just remove the odex files along with the bloatware apk files from my current rom? I know they are both located in the systems/app folder.
Sent from DynamikD's R00t3d & OC G2
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NOOOOO! nothing will work! the odex file is part of the apk. de-odex'ing act joins them...
edit: wait if u mean just the ones that you are compleatly removing, yes, just dont go removing all the odex files, lol
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Yes, just flash Coolbho3000s OCed kernel.
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yes, this or bacon bits SHOULD work till i have a chance to fix op...
Im viewing this with xda app an I dont see a m5d is there one?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
I must be doing something wrong... I flashed the boot img in fastboot, then went into clockwork recovery to write the deodexed rom, but keep getting
"E:Can't find BOOT...
E:Failure at line 334:
Write_raw_image PACKAGE:boot.img
BOOT:Installation aborted
I'mma keep trying and hopefully update this before anyone has slap me...
HELP PLS!!
I have a G2 which is S-off'd
Loaded the HTC Sense ROM on it yesterday but it kept messing up my SMSs (any SMS app incl. stock would freeze when sending SMSs)
Wanted to come back to the stock ROM and found this post
Flashed the ROM but now am stuck in the "HTC Quietly Brilliant" booting loop (i.e. phone won't progress past that splash screen)
Can someone pls help me in figuring out how to get out of this mess
I used to have Open Recovery but that's gone now. Have to rely on the stock recovery
I am not a pro at ADB etc so would appreciate step-by-step instructions pls
Thanks a million!! Appreciate it
i think u can download the stock rom, rename it to PC10IMG.ZIP, and reboot into hboot, but iono, i cant get anything right this morning
tommyxd said:
I must be doing something wrong... I flashed the boot img in fastboot, then went into clockwork recovery to write the deodexed rom, but keep getting
"E:Can't find BOOT...
E:Failure at line 334:
Write_raw_image PACKAGE:boot.img
BOOT:Installation aborted
I'mma keep trying and hopefully update this before anyone has slap me...
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Did you try booting? Ignore error, till i can get home from work and fix it. I usually do it in differeent order though. Full wipe, flash rom, get error, ignore. Reboot into fastboot and flash boot.img OR flash one of the aosp flashable kernel zip.
adp21 said:
HELP PLS!!
I have a G2 which is S-off'd
Loaded the HTC Sense ROM on it yesterday but it kept messing up my SMSs (any SMS app incl. stock would freeze when sending SMSs)
Wanted to come back to the stock ROM and found this post
Flashed the ROM but now am stuck in the "HTC Quietly Brilliant" booting loop (i.e. phone won't progress past that splash screen)
Can someone pls help me in figuring out how to get out of this mess
I used to have Open Recovery but that's gone now. Have to rely on the stock recovery
I am not a pro at ADB etc so would appreciate step-by-step instructions pls
Thanks a million!! Appreciate it
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You need to wipe when going from rom to rom. Get cwm recovery and follow my instructions above.
lmao, i think i did that, just in reverse order. Don't worry man, I think you need to get some rest when you get home. Thanks for the quick response btw
fastludeh22 said:
Did you try booting? Ignore error, till i can get home from work and fix it. I usually do it in differeent order though. Full wipe, flash rom, get error, ignore. Reboot into fastboot and flash boot.img OR flash one of the aosp flashable kernel zip.
You need to wipe when going from rom to rom. Get cwm recovery and follow my instructions above.
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Thanks for the quick reply
I have already wiped via stock recovery - both data/ settings and cache
I can't boot into the phone (ie the part where u have the home screen etc). Keep getting stuck at the htc quietly brilliant screen. Phone will keep looping here
Can I still install clockwork recoverY (cwm)? If yes, how? If no, what can I do to get my phone back to normal
I'm goin' crazy here lol
I need clearer instructions. What do I rename this file to? When I go into hboot how do I load said file up?
I renamed it pc10img.zip, didn't work.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
adp21 said:
Thanks for the quick reply
I have already wiped via stock recovery - both data/ settings and cache
I can't boot into the phone (ie the part where u have the home screen etc). Keep getting stuck at the htc quietly brilliant screen. Phone will keep looping here
Can I still install clockwork recoverY (cwm)? If yes, how? If no, what can I do to get my phone back to normal
I'm goin' crazy here lol
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Also I tried to flash boot.img from fast boot but no cigar. Am I trying to flash from the wrong place?
Should I be naming the file something else? I think I left the name as is and/ or may have tried to flash by calling it PC10IMG
Thanks buddy, got it figured out, iono why but I was using "fastboot flash..." instead of "fastboot boot..." all good now.
J
tommyxd said:
Thanks buddy, got it figured out, iono why but I was using "fastboot flash..." instead of "fastboot boot..." all good now.
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Wait so it worked for you? What did you rename the file to and how did you load it in recovery?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
I flashed 6.1.1 of ARHD, enjoying it now . Is it that after you flash it, it will override CWM recovery and give you back the old white bootloader, or am I doing something wrong. I have Eng S-OFF and Radio S-OFF, so I flashed both the radio and the rom. Thanks in advance.
I don't thing you should get either back. Im not sure on this one.
Or maybe I should phase it in this way. Should I redownload Rom Manager to get back CWM Recovery after I flash ARHD and its recommended Radio?
The superwipe script for ARHD flashes 4Ext recovery. Theres not too much difference between Clockwork Mod Recovery and 4Ext as far as i can see. But im not looking too hard lol. If you want Clockwork Mod back you will have to install Rom Manager again and reflash the recovery. But do you really need clockwork mod and is it really worth the effort?
Edit:Oh youre not doing anything wrong. Just use vol + and - to navigate to recovery option in bootloader and it will take you to 4Ext recovery
the boot loader remains. its from there you have to select recovery ,and if you have flashed arhd then you now have 4ext as you recovery and there is no need for you to get clockwork mod back as 4ext does the same job and kinda works the same way too in terms of navigating through the options
Thanks guys for the help. I found it already.. Guess it was called clockworkmod RECOVERY for a reason.. So if I want to flash a battery (framework) mod, and they say use CWM, I just need to use 4xt instead?
Edit: if I flashed the radio before the rom, will it be wiped due to the full wipe script.
Sent from my ARHD powered, HTC Desire HD
Yes use text instead it does the samething . I'm not sure if Flashing New radio will remove battery framework mod
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App
Running ARHD
lzhikai1994 said:
Thanks guys for the help. I found it already.. Guess it was called clockworkmod RECOVERY for a reason.. So if I want to flash a battery (framework) mod, and they say use CWM, I just need to use 4xt instead?
Edit: if I flashed the radio before the rom, will it be wiped due to the full wipe script.
Sent from my ARHD powered, HTC Desire HD
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No the radio will not be affected. However make sure the Rom contains the matching ril. Otherwise you will have to flash the correct ril.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App
radixon said:
No the radio will not be affected. However make sure the Rom contains the matching ril. Otherwise you will have to flash the correct ril.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App
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Thanks for all your help, guys. This is a great forum!
I guess I will stick to my current theme.. I'm scared that I might brick my device.
By my reckoning, your more likely to brick your DHD during the rooting process than flashing a new Rom. I'm changing my Rom daily at the moment trying to find my favorite and I've had no trouble at all
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App
Maybe tonight I should try flashing a theme. Changing roms is irritating in a way that I have to backup and restore my contacts again, and I haven't got the hang of using TB.
Sent from my ARHD powered, HTC Desire HD
Someone feel free to chime in, but I dont think TB backs up your contacts. If it does, it hasnt been for me. Anyways, just get a contacts backup app off the market. SMS&Contacts Backup works well for me. I dont use the SMS part of it though. although there are plenty of others available.
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The superwipe script for ARHD flashes 4Ext recovery. Theres not too much difference between Clockwork Mod Recovery and 4Ext as far as i can see. But im not looking too hard lol. If you want Clockwork Mod back you will have to install Rom Manager again and reflash the recovery. But do you really need clockwork mod and is it really worth the effort?
Edit:Oh youre not doing anything wrong. Just use vol + and - to navigate to recovery option in bootloader and it will take you to 4Ext recovery
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hi, i want to flash ARHD6.1.1 too, now using ARHD3.3 with cwm 3.0.0.6.
mike writes, you need at least cwm 3.0.2.x.
how is it then? can i flash 6.1.1. with my current cwm and i'll get a new one??
ridethisbike said:
Someone feel free to chime in, but I dont think TB backs up your contacts. If it does, it hasnt been for me. Anyways, just get a contacts backup app off the market. SMS&Contacts Backup works well for me. I dont use the SMS part of it though. although there are plenty of others available.
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I just realised that you could use the Backup options in People App, if you just want to keep the contacts.
Just flashed a none compatible lockring yesterday, luckily I had my backup of the rom done haha...
stoffan said:
hi, i want to flash ARHD6.1.1 too, now using ARHD3.3 with cwm 3.0.0.6.
mike writes, you need at least cwm 3.0.2.x.
how is it then? can i flash 6.1.1. with my current cwm and i'll get a new one??
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You should probably create a new thread here, as this does not attract answers for your question as this is about CWM Good luck though, this 6.1.1 I flashed from stock, so I cannot help you .
EDIT: Check this page out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293468
lzhikai1994 said:
I just realised that you could use the Backup options in People App, if you just want to keep the contacts.
Just flashed a none compatible lockring yesterday, luckily I had my backup of the rom done haha...
EDIT: Check this page out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293468
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doh!! :faceslap figures.... lol every phone in the world with an SD cards lets you back up your contacts.... why in the hell did i think i needed a 3rd party app???? sometimes i think i'm too smart () for my own damn good haha
I did the same thing the other day, sort of.... I tried to mod the lockscreen icons to get rid of them entirely (funny cuz now i actually use them), rebooted the phone and the whole ring/icon set were gone... i effectively locked myself out of the phone... thank god i kept a back up of the APK i was messing with and figured out adb, cuz i DIDNT have a back up of the rom...
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doh!! :faceslap figures.... lol every phone in the world with an SD cards lets you back up your contacts.... why in the hell did i think i needed a 3rd party app???? sometimes i think i'm too smart () for my own damn good haha
I did the same thing the other day, sort of.... I tried to mod the lockscreen icons to get rid of them entirely (funny cuz now i actually use them), rebooted the phone and the whole ring/icon set were gone... i effectively locked myself out of the phone... thank god i kept a back up of the APK i was messing with and figured out adb, cuz i DIDNT have a back up of the rom...
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How do you restore that APK? I restored my backup when I had the same problem as you, just to realise that that backup was the one I made, when I first flashed the ROM. Then I was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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How do you restore that APK? I restored my backup when I had the same problem as you, just to realise that that backup was the one I made, when I first flashed the ROM. Then I was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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assuming you made a backup of the apk itself, its pretty easy.
what i did was boot the phone up normally (I sincerely hope you have USB Debugging enabled before you altered that file...), opened a command prompt then i did the following:
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adb devices (make sure my phone is being recognized by adb, if it is, it'll show
"List of devices attached" and then show the s/n of your phone, if not,
it'll show "List of devices attached" and then be blank)
cd c:\droid (this is where i had the backup of Idlescreen_base.apk so i dont
have to type the full directory when i push)
adb remount /system (mounts /system so i can mess around in there)
adb push Idlescreen_base.apk /system/app
adb reboot
when i did it, i didnt know about the reboot command, so i did a battery pull. you asking me how i did it made me dig around a little bit because i couldnt remember exactly how i did it, i could've SWORN i did it from either hboot or fastboot, but when i tried just now to send a txt file to /system i couldnt get the phone to even be recognized by adb. I'm glad i verified everything i did instead of just start rattling it all off, because it would've been wrong as hell lol. hope this helps you out, any questions, just ask
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assuming you made a backup of the apk itself, its pretty easy.
what i did was boot the phone up normally (I sincerely hope you have USB Debugging enabled before you altered that file...), opened a command prompt then i did the following:
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adb devices (make sure my phone is being recognized by adb, if it is, it'll show
"List of devices attached" and then show the s/n of your phone, if not,
it'll show "List of devices attached" and then be blank)
cd c:\droid (this is where i had the backup of Idlescreen_base.apk so i dont
have to type the full directory when i push)
adb remount /system (mounts /system so i can mess around in there)
adb push Idlescreen_base.apk /system/app
adb reboot
when i did it, i didnt know about the reboot command, so i did a battery pull. you asking me how i did it made me dig around a little bit because i couldnt remember exactly how i did it, i could've SWORN i did it from either hboot or fastboot, but when i tried just now to send a txt file to /system i couldnt get the phone to even be recognized by adb. I'm glad i verified everything i did instead of just start rattling it all off, because it would've been wrong as hell lol. hope this helps you out, any questions, just ask
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OMG, you deserve many thanks for that man! The problem, is, how do I know which .apk I have to backup. Do I open the Flashable zip to check everything inside, then backup all the apks in my phone. And which apps to you use to backup? You used a file manager to navigate in your phone then copy the files to the memory card then to your PC?
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OMG, you deserve many thanks for that man! The problem, is, how do I know which .apk I have to backup. Do I open the Flashable zip to check everything inside, then backup all the apks in my phone. And which apps to you use to backup? You used a file manager to navigate in your phone then copy the files to the memory card then to your PC?
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thats exactly what I did.
I was trying to remove the icons from the lock screen, and that only required me to mess with one file, Idlescreen_base.apk i'm not sure what file the lock ring is in, maybe ask one of the themers?
EDIT: downloaded a random lockring zip, looks like the only apk's it flashes are Idlescreen_base.apk and fusion.apk (thats the 2.3.3 lockrings), the 2.3.4 lockrings only flash fusion.apk which are both located in /system/app
alternatively, why dont you just download a compatible lockring and flash it? that SHOULD fix your problem as well. What version of GB are you running? also, lets take this to PM, we're WAY off topic right now
I got my Xperia Play R800x yesterday. Since then I have rooted, unlocked the bootloader, and installed crash team racing. I have been reading through the forms before and after getting my phone. But Im still confused on the whole flashing process. From what I could gather if I want to flash either a kernel or rom I must use fastboot. Which is a program you run on your computer while the phone is in fastboot mode (black screen, blue led). My problems are I have yet to find a DETAILED process on how to do this. I also am wondering if I were to install clockwork recovery if I could just flash roms and kernels through it. I know everyone on the form says they you cant but they all have locked bootloaders. The final thing Im confused about is flashtool. What is it used for? In one form is sounded like someone used it to unbrick there phone but Im still unsure. Any help that can straiten this up for me would be GREATLY appreciated.
Edit: If this helps you help me I have recently come from a droid X and HTC Eris. Both devices I know my way around them.
Oh and thanks for the people who posted in my last thread. THIS PHONE IS SICK!!!!!!!!
Dont have any answers for you since most of them are in the forum ; but a thing to point out is that since you have a r800x the amount of roms you can flash are limited.
Nabeel_Nabs said:
Dont have any answers for you since most of them are in the forum ; but a thing to point out is that since you have a r800x the amount of roms you can flash are limited.
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Could I at least get some links. I have been digging around for a weak and still haven't found anything. Like I said I have an idea about everything I just need some help clearing it all up.
Ok, I finally found a form that explains flashtool and how to use it. But I still would like to know about the clockwork recovery.
BrownEye02 said:
Ok, I finally found a form that explains flashtool and how to use it. But I still would like to know about the clockwork recovery.
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You can flash roms through clockwork mod. But you can not flash kernels, the reason for this is both the kernel and recovery are held on the same partition /boot/, obviously flashing a kernel overwrites /boot/ partition so CWM cannot write to the same partition is it running from.
You can flash nandroid backups from CWM recovery
Your selection is limited tho because this phone has limited people working on it lol.
Yeah I know the CDMA rom department hasnt developed yet, but it will.
But you two are saying two different things. Can I only flash nand backups with the clockwork recovery or can I flash a rom. Thanks for clearing up the kernel part though.
BrownEye02 said:
Yeah I know the CDMA rom department hasnt developed yet, but it will.
But you two are saying two different things. Can I only flash nand backups with the clockwork recovery or can I flash a rom. Thanks for clearing up the kernel part though.
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You can flash standard rom.zip's from recovery too, Not trying to show off but i created one of the first roms flashable from recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250873
AndroHero said:
You can flash standard rom.zip's from recovery too, Not trying to show off but i created one of the first roms flashable from recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250873
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Nice!!
Now when you say you were the first to make a rom that was flashable in clockwork recovery. Does this mean that the rom has to be specially made to be flashed with the clockwork recovery or is this just because everyone uses flashtool to flash roms?
BrownEye02 said:
Nice!!
Now when you say you were the first to make a rom that was flashable in clockwork recovery. Does this mean that the rom has to be specially made to be flashed with the clockwork recovery or is this just because everyone uses flashtool to flash roms?
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To be flashed from recovery, a rom has to be in a certain format, and contain an update script and binarys that tell recovery when to mount and unmount partitions, what partitions and directories to copy the files to and what permissions need to be given to certain files/folders
AndroHero said:
To be flashed from recovery, a rom has to be in a certain format, and contain an update script and binarys that tell recovery when to mount and unmount partitions, what partitions and directories to copy the files to and what permissions need to be given to certain files/folders
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Alright, thanks for clearing all this up for me!
How EXACTLY do you install the XDARK ICS rom. I rooted my phone and all that good stuff already. I got the necessary files [i think]. I got to flash the boot like GOOGLEing the instructions all say the EXACT same thing. BUT i always get the "error: cannot load "boot.img"" and after searching through the .zip, I can't find a single .img or .sin file. I'm not sure exactly how this works. I'm noob to flashing and stuff.
EDIT: also I don't know if I have a custom kernel or do all this go hand-in-hand?
killa1b said:
How EXACTLY do you install the XDARK ICS rom. I rooted my phone and all that good stuff already. I got the necessary files [i think]. I got to flash the boot like GOOGLEing the instructions all say the EXACT same thing. BUT i always get the "error: cannot load "boot.img"" and after searching through the .zip, I can't find a single .img or .sin file. I'm not sure exactly how this works. I'm noob to flashing and stuff.
EDIT: also I don't know if I have a custom kernel or do all this go hand-in-hand?
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Is unlocking your bootloader included in "all that good stuff?"
killa1b said:
How EXACTLY do you install the XDARK ICS rom. I rooted my phone and all that good stuff already. I got the necessary files [i think]. I got to flash the boot like GOOGLEing the instructions all say the EXACT same thing. BUT i always get the "error: cannot load "boot.img"" and after searching through the .zip, I can't find a single .img or .sin file. I'm not sure exactly how this works. I'm noob to flashing and stuff.
EDIT: also I don't know if I have a custom kernel or do all this go hand-in-hand?
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Hello....
this video kind of game the idea of how to do the kernel and rom so follow it but watch it all first before doing it just so you dont forget the process and if any more of help just reply to the post...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4UtcPeT9ds
EDIT: make sure you replace what ever he put in the video with the xdark ics rom and kernel... OK.
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