if a rom has custom kernals... - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

if a rom(kings UUr3 blakk) has custom kernals in the zip, how do i install them? do i have to open rom zip on pc and expand it, create new file, install in sd card, reboot recovery, and choose zip or can i somehow install another way?

Evo13 said:
if a rom(kings UUr3 blakk) has custom kernals in the zip, how do i install them? do i have to open rom zip on pc and expand it, create new file, install in sd card, reboot recovery, and choose zip or can i somehow install another way?
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I also noticed with that rom that there is a folder in it with several different kernals in it. I haven't seen that in anyone else's rom before. I tried finding them on my sd card without luck. I am curious why they are there. If you want to change to one of those kernals i would find it in XDA and download from there.

thats what i was thinking, but after seeing them in there i began to wonder if there was some sort of app or method to flashing that with out the back and forth of recovery.

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[Solved] Sorry, but flashing does not work..the zip file was corrupt

Hi 2 all!
Before somebody claims - I read and searched the threads but I was not able to flash a new rom.
My envoirment:
Win 7 X86
HTC Desire (rooted)
8 GB Memory Card (I copied the new rom in the root directory and named it update.zip)
I tried rom manager (the non-paid version):
I don't know which menu (after my device rebooted) should I take?
applying sdcard update.zip?? (I selected this, bus no new rom..)
I also tried the fake flash method:
Error Message: signature verification failed.
Now, please can anyone tell me how to flash to a new rom?
br,
Chris
Edit: Solved: The zip file was corrupt
Is your handset branded? What rom are you trying to flash. Have you rooted your device? Because it needs to be rooted to flash 99% of the roms available here.
..no, its not branded; its also rooted.
So what rom are you trying to flash? You should be able to flash one if your handset is rooted.
If you use fake flash don't rename it but put it on your sd card root. Then in the menu go to flash zip from sd then choose the rom. Just before you flash make sure to select wipe data, cache etc.
why did u rename the rom?...once in the custom recovery it should not matter what the rom is called...from the menu u just select flash zip from SD then select the rom from the list
Dwayne01 said:
why did u rename the rom?...once in the custom recovery it should not matter what the rom is called...from the menu u just select flash zip from SD then select the rom from the list
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...somewhere I read to rename the rom the update.zip.
Now I am following this link: http://theunlockr.com/2010/06/07/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-the-htc-desire/
I am trying the rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705606
Will whipe date/whipe cache clear my memory card?
Will any other action clear my memory card?
br,
Chris
Ok so that rom should be fine. Do not rename it.
Wiping cache/data etc will only wipe data form the handset. All your memory card will be still intact. Only repartitioning the card will wipe it so back up any data first if you ever plan on doing that.
If the error is signature verification failed, re-sign the ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682972

ClockworkMod Recovery removing itself?

Hi all,
I'm currently using DeFrost 2.4d (thanks Richard), but I dont think it is because of the ROM that this is happening. Every time I flash a new ROM the clockwordmod recovery seems to disappear. I've noticed this from within ROM Manager. I have to reflash the recovery everytime. Now this isnt an urgent problem since I can reflash it through rom manager each time, I'm just concerned about if something goes wrong and im unable to boot into a real recovery to fix it, as in not the ! recovery.
Thanks
Install ClockworkMod Recovery using unrEVOked so it stays there forever, well until you flash an official RUU. It seems like your formatting your sd card everytime you flash a ROM so update.zip disappears from sd card .
Hmm, no, I'm definitely not doing that. I have things stored on my SD Card, and they dont get deleted. Im not sure whether clockworkmod itself is going, or whether ROM manager is just reporting it as such. Any way to check?
chemaleon said:
Hmm, no, I'm definitely not doing that. I have things stored on my SD Card, and they dont get deleted. Im not sure whether clockworkmod itself is going, or whether ROM manager is just reporting it as such. Any way to check?
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This feature occurs because the file is copied to /cache/update.zip for a fast boot, when you flash a new row, cache is wiped and this file deleted.
I think that this is the "error" you have.
Oh. So, what are the implications of this, should this be happening, does this happen to everyone? Is the clockworkmod always there? And on a side note, how do i get to clockworkmod from the ! screen?
Clockworkmod is the update.zip that you have in the root of you SD card. Use Astro or similar filemanager to view the content of your SD card after you flash a new rom. If the update.zip is still there then you have clockworkmod..
You get to the clockwork mod from the ! screen by pressing Volume + and Power button. Then selecting install update.zip

[SOLVED] No files on sdcard - cyanogen mod 7

hi
I just flashed to cyanogenmod7.
Deciding that I want another ROM instead, I downloaded leedroid and copied it to my sdcard.
Going into recovery, I chose
apply zip from sdcard'.. but recovery tells me that there are no files on the card.
I booted up, went to filemanager, and my files were there no problem.
I tried clicking the new ROM and it recognized it as a ROM and asked my to reboot into recovery to continue..
I did, and got the same result. recovery won't recognize the card? or at least it won't recognize any files or folders??
What could be the cause? and more importantly, what can I do to fix this?
If you apply a zip from sdcard it must be named update.zip
You can also choose "Install zip from sd" and manually search it
hi
yes, I realise that, but since it cannot find any files on the sdcard, I cannot do any flashing nor any updating.
But I did manage to fix this by using an sdcard formatter on the PC.
Symbiot78 said:
hi
yes, I realise that, but since it cannot find any files on the sdcard, I cannot do any flashing nor any updating.
But I did manage to fix this by using an sdcard formatter on the PC.
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You should add a [SOLVED] to topic's heading, so everybody knows this problem is solved.

How to Flash/Use Multirom(Noob friendly)

Okay these are the steps I took and put as simple as possible.Some steps may be skipped depending on if you have done them or not.These are written based off my setup and what i did.
Disclaimer:Me nor Tassadar or bigsupersquid are responsible for any damage done to your phone so use at your own risk.
Multirom Install:
1.Format through cwm your sd card to have an ext(Recommended 512 mb)
2.Download the two zips from bigsupersquid posted here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20626123#post20626123
3.Place them both onto your sd card.
4.Boot into cwm and flash the cwm zip you downloaded from squid's thread.
5.Now reboot your phone and then boot again into cwm(It should have blue text if it flashed correctly and the multirom option)
6.Now I highly recommend you make a backup of your current rom just in case anything goes wrong.(I made a copy of it onto my pc as well.)
7.Now flash the other zip titled "Multirom..." and wait for it to install.Now reboot to see if it boots.If boots then everything has been done correctly.
Rom on SD Card setup/install:
For this I have install on phone the latest build of cm for oV and will be using the same rom to setup on sd card just for test.
1.Now here Make another backup of your current rom through recovery(Will be used trust me)
2.Now flash the rom you want to use on sd card.(If using a 2.3 rom then the sd card crom msu also be 2.3 and vice versa for 2.2 roms).Reboot phone(a must so dalvik is created correctly).(Make sure to do the appropriate steps fro flash rom like wiping etc.)
3.Reboot back into recovery.Go to multirom and select "Create from current rom". (flash the multirom zip again if it says folder not found)(ROM on the sdcard is placed in /sd-ext/multirom/rom/).
4.After it finished you can go ahead and restore the backup you made in step 1. and the reboot after finished and wait until boot manager shows up.
5.Select boot from sd card and it should boot into the rom you chose to install to sd.(If it doesn't then you did one of the steps wrong).
6.That's it you now have multirom booting enjoy it !
MultiROM recovery menu description:
Active/deactive state is for recovery only, you can boot ROMs from backup in boot manager - that means its N-times boot rather than dual-boot.
When not active(boot from internal memory):
Activate (move from backup) - when you already have backup, this will move it to active folder (fast).
Activate (copy from backup) - same as above, but it copies it instead of moving
Create from current ROM - pretty self-explanatory
When active(boot from sdcard):
Deactivate (move to backup) - Moves current ROM to backup folder, so next boot will be from internal memory
Backup - Creates backup of current ROM
Erase current ROM - Deletes current rom, next boot will be from internal memory
Copy modules from int mem - Copies modules from ROM in internal memory to SDcard. Try this if WiFi does not work in SDcard ROM.
Thanks to Tassadar,bigsupersquid,everyone behind cm7 for optimus v and anyone else that contributed to this
Sounds awsome, gotta try the noob friendly lol....dont have patience for the more detailed one ;P
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any way to get link2sd to work with this. sdext doesn't appear to handle both multirom and link
what are the pro's n cons of this? someone please explain this to me b4 i attempt this. thanks.
Ventrue05 said:
what are the pro's n cons of this? someone please explain this to me b4 i attempt this. thanks.
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Well pros would be you can dual boot between roms.Cons would be not many different roms since most are based off cm7 lol
why would i want to switch on the go from roms? im not being a **** or anything just wondering why someone would want to do that.
Ventrue05 said:
why would i want to switch on the go from roms? im not being a **** or anything just wondering why someone would want to do that.
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Some just like the choice of having two different roms customized differently with different apps and such.
DarkLG said:
Well pros would be you can dual boot between roms.Cons would be not many different roms since most are based off cm7 lol
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Plus you can partition a bigger space on your SD card giving you more room for apps
What is the likeliness this recovery will prevent you from flashing a different recovery.
There are a couple people trying to flash the rzrecovery and getting failed attempts.
eollie said:
What is the likeliness this recovery will prevent you from flashing a different recovery.
There are a couple people trying to flash the rzrecovery and getting failed attempts.
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Hmm guess nobody has a answer to this...
eollie said:
What is the likeliness this recovery will prevent you from flashing a different recovery.
There are a couple people trying to flash the rzrecovery and getting failed attempts.
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If you flash the recovery image using flash_image while booted into android, I think it's safe to say just about zero.
tdmcode said:
If you flash the recovery image using flash_image while booted into android, I think it's safe to say just about zero.
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Something was not working right because a couple people using the multi recovery couldnt get rzrecovery to install. Not sure if they got IHO installed or not. I have a feeling something is not allowing flash_image to work properly with that recovery.
I just wanted to see what the devs of this recovery thought.
Tetris from recovery is worth it by itself! havn't installed a second rom yet but this is cool anyways

[Q] Flashable Zips not showing up in ClockWorkMod

Alright so I have looked quite hard on this forum for an answer, which I found no trace of, but anyways, I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus running CyanogenMod 10, and I have been trying to get Gapps so that way I can run it like a regular Android device, but after I transferred the proper Gapps .zip to my SDcard, boot into custom recovery, and then go to install .zip from SDcard, the .zip doesn't show up, I've tried moving it to different places, (SDcard root, and downloads folder) but it still doesn't show up. But here's the thing, I can still see the CM .zip in the root of my sdcard, so it must only be this one .zip. Please help me, I would "thank" you and be very grateful.
maybe you should upgrade your clockworkmod recovery.

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