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Fresh Rom...somethings not right...help plz

ok new guy here..well not that new i used the how to that toast made then did the various AmonRA-sp updates all the way up to fresh 3.0
heres the problem (so far):
1.market opens then immediately closes, though this isnt a force close...?idk?
2. my contacts are there but they arent: people isnt working it force closes on me and i i cant recover any phone numbers through google or my sdcard backup.
well those are my problems, again im running the latest Fresh rom used Amon RA and did the apps2sd(the right way)
im really at a loss here fellas, i dont know what to do but im not gonna do anything until i can get some insight into this debacle.
thanks in advance

easy answer.... do it all again
or
dont use fresh
use Evio 1.1 or 1.2
i have tried most of the popular roms and this is by far the best, including the best battery life, stability, compatability, etc.
screw the havs and crap.. i tried those and got the worst battery life EVER from those. 6 hours tops... Evio i can go 2-3 times that, true... i get far farrr better battery life out of a pseudo stock rom than i do all the custom "stuff"
just flash with another rom... fresh is unique in itself and doesnt always play nice with certain other add-on's (from what i have read)
that is why in other threads you see custom builds for people using "fresh roms"
why mess with something that is so unique it requires its own builds for certain things.

so do i have to do apps2sd again

Just wipe your cache and davlick cache

have you tried wiping your cache & dalvik-cache and flashing gapps?

no not yet....gapps? where can i find that...forgive me i dont use forums ever lol

okay tried wiping both caches....same results.
how do i flash gapps? i searched the forums and all i get is the Fresh 3.xxx thread titled GApps and no source on the file itself.

OP of CM6. Just flash from recovery. You shouldn't need to wipe anything. But if you're gonna, just cache and dalvik.
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dglowe343 said:
OP of CM6. Just flash from recovery. You shouldn't need to wipe anything. But if you're gonna, just cache and dalvik.
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flash teh rom? ok then will do!

No, there's a separate download for gapps. Sorry, I could've been more specific.
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dglowe343 said:
No, there's a separate download for gapps. Sorry, I could've been more specific.
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okay that was what i was searching for...where is that download link located? searcdh function seems to not be helpful

It's in the CM6 OP just below the rom download link. Should say something like gapps8172010.
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nope didi all three and still no market and com.w/e.people still force closes.
i dont have time for this so im flashing back to 1.0.1
thanks for the effort

/# instead of # in ADB

Trying to get to the bottom of my kernel issues and I just noticed that instead of getting a # in adb, I get a /#. Anyone know what that means?

I'm guessing you're using netarchy kernel and bash. RTFM on custom shell prompts.

I'm using KingX and I don't know what bash is. Anyway, I just tried adb again and it's back to a #, so that's a non issue now. I still can't figure out why I can't flash ANY of the new kernels without causing a bootloop. KingX 7 and 8, netarchy 4.1.9.1 or any of the 8.x snap kernels, none of them work. I can flash older ones without issue (kingx #4, #6, netarchy 4.1.8, snap 7.11). Nobody else seems to have this issue, is it possible I screwed up my Evo?

_MetalHead_ said:
I'm using KingX and I don't know what bash is. Anyway, I just tried adb again and it's back to a #, so that's a non issue now. I still can't figure out why I can't flash ANY of the new kernels without causing a bootloop. KingX 7 and 8, netarchy 4.1.9.1 or any of the 8.x snap kernels, none of them work. I can flash older ones without issue (kingx #4, #6, netarchy 4.1.8, snap 7.11). Nobody else seems to have this issue, is it possible I screwed up my Evo?
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You'll need to wipe your phone. Data dalvik, cache.
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SharkUW said:
You'll need to wipe your phone. Data dalvik, cache.
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Done that about 50 times now :/

_MetalHead_ said:
Done that about 50 times now :/
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I've pretty much stayed away from the tricked out kernels because the instability scares me, but the few times I used one I noticed that sometimes my phone had to reboot two or three times before it booted and stayed on. Just a thought.

_MetalHead_ said:
Done that about 50 times now :/
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If you are running ClockworkMod, you need to wipe with amon-RA. they say ClockworkMod does not wipe completely.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6855542&postcount=1

illogic6 said:
I've pretty much stayed away from the tricked out kernels because the instability scares me, but the few times I used one I noticed that sometimes my phone had to reboot two or three times before it booted and stayed on. Just a thought.
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I've sat and watched it reboot 10 times in a row before I gave up and restored my nand.
If you are running ClockworkMod, you need to wipe with amon-RA. they say ClockworkMod does not wipe completely.
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I've done it multiple times with both. AmonRA is my preferred recovery.

dwertz said:
If you are running ClockworkMod, you need to wipe with amon-RA. they say ClockworkMod does not wipe completely.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6855542&postcount=1
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Afaik clockwork has always wiped ok. I think there were a lot or still are people confused by dalvik being in a separate menu. There are also people that will tell you to wipe twice. It's not a rubber eraser, it's a filesystem.
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SharkUW said:
Afaik clockwork has always wiped ok. I think there were a lot or still are people confused by dalvik being in a separate menu. There are also people that will tell you to wipe twice. It's not a rubber eraser, it's a filesystem.
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I had issues with it and several other people have and I know there were seperate menus. Just saying, it has been several people even ones that have been around awhile.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=758633
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=719763
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An important note for Clockwork mod Recovery users:
Clockwork Mod is reportedly not wiping correctly (ie; if you try to wipe cache/dalvik-cache/data/etc it's not actually doing it, or not doing it right)
You may want to consider using Amon Ra Recovery instead.

I how you know that your first link is all posts, at least as far as I read into, detailing the various levels of crazy required to believe that cm isn't wiping the dalvik cache. Did you read it or just the op?
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SharkUW said:
I how you know that your first link is all posts, at least as far as I read into, detailing the various levels of crazy required to believe that cm isn't wiping the dalvik cache. Did you read it or just the op?
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I read the posts. Some people are just having issues and some people are not. All I was stating is that CWM has been known to have a few issues and to try Amon RA to see if the problems get fixed. I used to have issues installing kernels with CWM. I used it through Rom manager because it made it easy. I ended up going to Amon RA because all the issues I had personally. I know Amon RA has been reducing the size because some people had bad blocks. Have you thought that maybe your phone doesnt and some people does causing the full recovery not to be there?

dwertz said:
I had issues with it and several other people have and I know there were seperate menus. Just saying, it has been several people even ones that have been around awhile.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=758633
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=719763
from Netarchy
An important note for Clockwork mod Recovery users:
Clockwork Mod is reportedly not wiping correctly (ie; if you try to wipe cache/dalvik-cache/data/etc it's not actually doing it, or not doing it right)
You may want to consider using Amon Ra Recovery instead.
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switching from rom to rom, i just do a full factory wipe, isn't that technically what dalvik is not doing in clockwork, i've had no issue's yet by doing this, even with some rom's i haven't done it and things have worked fine, but that's besides the point.

tomh1979 said:
switching from rom to rom, i just do a full factory wipe, isn't that technically what dalvik is not doing in clockwork, i've had no issue's yet by doing this, even with some rom's i haven't done it and things have worked fine, but that's besides the point.
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Yes, the general wiping instructions are very redundant. Dalvik is within cache which is why clockwork has it under a sub menu. You "wipe" dalvik 3x with factory reset, cache, dalvik. Some roms have dalvik under data by my understanding, in which case you've wiped it once.
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Need some help plz

I know this is a dumb question but I downloaded a different kernel and I need to know how to flash that kernel and keep the rom that I have on my evo
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reboot into recovery and flash kernel zip over the rom. dont wipe anything.
and you posted this in the wrong section. post on Q&A next time.

bmxerkid954 said:
reboot into recovery and flash kernel zip over the rom. dont wipe anything.
and you posted this in the wrong section. post on Q&A next time.
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You're going to want to wipe dalvik and cache (as you always should when Flashing something). Possibly even battery stats if you want to play it safe

Treat kernels just like you do roms I don't want you to be paranoid
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Thank you all allot. Im just a lil confused now because someone say dont wipe but some of yall say to wipe. But im sure I can work it out from here. Thanks
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mcdwll_mrcs said:
Thank you all allot. Im just a lil confused now because someone say dont wipe but some of yall say to wipe. But im sure I can work it out from here. Thanks
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Don't wipe data
Do wipe cache
I never wipe battery stats, but I suppose you could.
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Five Easy Steps:
Wipe cache.
Wipe dalvik-cache.
Do not wipe data.
Flash ZIP.
Enjoy.

drmacinyasha said:
Five Easy Steps:
Wipe cache.
Wipe dalvik-cache.
Do not wipe data.
Flash ZIP.
Enjoy.
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Exactly...
Just make sure to ONLY wipe cache and dalvik cache. This will ensure that the kernel is flashed correctly with no traces of the previous kernel. Again, like said previously, treat flashing kernels as you do flashing ROMs. It's easy, and if anything goes wrong (rarely ever happens, unless you use a kernel not designed for the EVO, LoL) then it can always be undone by reflashing
Good luck and enjoy! You'll be fine br0

For completeness....(? it's Christmas)
Due to some possible wipe (recovery) issues:
Wipe cache , twice.
Wipe Dalvick , twice.
IIRC

Thanks all for your help. I looked at a couple of different kernels, which one do yall think is the best mainly for the battery anyway?
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I'm running SBC-net 4.2.2. And it runs great for me. Good battery and is smooth.

Do you have a link that I can download that kernel?
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mcdwll_mrcs said:
Thanks all for your help. I looked at a couple of different kernels, which one do yall think is the best mainly for the battery anyway?
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Yea. Sorry guys. Meant the data, don't wipe it. Several others already explained it so don't worry.
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Question about AOSP roms

Every non-Aosp rom I've ever flashed (Acs, bonsai, midnight, simply aosp, viper, et..) have always ended up freezing and forcing me to remove the battery to re-boot, I've followed instructions, re-downloaded the roms etc. CM7 and MIUI, both Aosp, have never had that problem, always flashed right the first time, never had to flash twice. I guess I'm just curious if anyone can explain why aosp roms work fine (minus mms, 4g, and the other aosp bugs) and every rom based off of official releases always seem to end up failing?
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wrong section man, this is not development (it will be moved soon).
If you are following instructions to the point in ROM guides, I have no idea. Sorry. But more specifics on your problems would help us help you

Its because most of the non aosp roms are backing up and restoring your data. If your coming from a clean flash you have to flash the rom twice before it will boot up properly.
And yes this belongs in the q&a forum
GituSum Epic 4G

GituSum said:
Its because the non aosp roms are backing up and restoring your data. If your coming from a clean flash you have to flash the rom twice before it will boot up properly.
And yes this belongs in the q&a forum
GituSum Epic 4G
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Not to sound like an ass, but that's not entirely true. I have never had to flash non-aosp roms more than once.

djbacon06 said:
Not to sound like an ass, but that's not entirely true. I have never had to flash non-aosp roms more than once.
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Even after an odin? Cause I've had to every time. If I'm just going between two roms I don't. Maybe my phone is just picky
GituSum Epic 4G

GituSum said:
Maybe my phone is just picky
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I think that's it for sure. This phone literally has a mind of its own and every one is different. Just like people???
But yeah, even after clean ODIN installs it works fine first flash. Did that today as a matter of fact

djbacon06 said:
I think that's it for sure. This phone literally has a mind of its own and every one is different. Just like people???
But yeah, even after clean ODIN installs it works fine first flash. Did that today as a matter of fact
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Then ya mine is picky. I flashed EE03 last night and used odin to go back to froyo today and had to flash twice before it booted up. No big deal just an extra couple minutes to flash and boot up
GituSum Epic 4G

GituSum said:
Then ya mine is picky. I flashed EE03 last night and used odin to go back to froyo today and had to flash twice before it booted up. No big deal just an extra couple minutes to flash and boot up
GituSum Epic 4G
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Haha you're not the only one! On DK28 I had to flash twice everytime! And then for a little while on EB13. I don't know what changed though. But I havent had to do it for a longtime. Maybe it's because I never boot into stock before flashing?

It mainly jas to do with us having a crappy recovery.
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djbacon06 said:
I think that's it for sure. This phone literally has a mind of its own and every one is different. Just like people???
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UH OH are you ACS guys developing AI and secretely putting it in our phones? hahaha

Even from a fresh odin, all other roms end up freezing, CM7 or MIUI I can flash over anything, and they always work, everytime.
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Flash srf and then vision 1.1 over it. Post in the right sub-forum.
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Skimp Killah said:
Even from a fresh odin, all other roms end up freezing, CM7 or MIUI I can flash over anything, and they always work, everytime.
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I experience this to an extent as well.. w/ SRF 1.0.2 it flashes first time and works flawlessly..
What I've found is that all devices aren't created equal. Some work really well others are finicky.
What I've found that works for me is immediately after a flash, I can tell if it's gonna be wonky or work. After the flash, if it 'delays' before popping back up to the recovery menu, it's gonna fail. If the recovery menu pops up right away I'm good.
When it 'fails'.. I'll reboot system.. on the white samsung screen, pull the battery. boot back into recovery, then re-flash. boot system if it doesn't auto boot and you're good.
Not sure why it's like this, but it works for me. MY device doesn't always play nice w/ every version of every ROM and rather than whining in all of the ROM threads about why the rom sucks and I can't use it.. I've figured out a way to use them through troubleshooting and process of elimination using some of the 'fixes' that are posted in the different threads.
all Epics are not created equal. Just gotta figure out what works for yours.
EDIT: now that I think about it, (not that it's a big deal) I'm gonna go find noobnl's thread about checking for bad blocks on the ONEnand... just curious if journaling is trashing my NAND (I don't think it is, but ya never know)
EDIT: Still only 3 bad blocks. Nothing to worry about for me

spyder09 said:
UH OH are you ACS guys developing AI and secretely putting it in our phones? hahaha
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LOL, I am by no means developing anything for ACS. I'm not a developer, just an advocate
And knowing how k0nane does things, there would be absolutely no trace of something like that in ACS roms

Try ec05plus its an odin tar, and it will work from the first boot...
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GituSum said:
Its because the non aosp roms are backing up and restoring your data. If your coming from a clean flash you have to flash the rom twice before it will boot up properly.
And yes this belongs in the q&a forum
GituSum Epic 4G
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That's not true. He mentioned Simply which I know for a fact doesn't backup/restore data.
1.) Odin back to EC05
2.) Re-root and Install CWM3
3.) Let it convert you to EXT4
4.) Upgrade to CWM 3.0.2.5
5.) Wipe data.
6.) Go to Advanced/Mounts and hit Format /system
7.) Flash the rom of your choice
8.) If it fails again wipe data x3 and then system x3 for good measure, try try again.
Hope that helps.
Pst make sure to use the proper section next time

Still not sure why this is in development.

k0nane said:
Still not sure why this is in development.
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Won't be for long, about to pm impaler unless you already have.
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TheDub said:
That's not true. He mentioned Simply which I know for a fact doesn't backup/restore data.
1.) Odin back to EC05
2.) Re-root and Install CWM3
3.) Let it convert you to EXT4
4.) Upgrade to CWM 3.0.2.5
5.) Wipe data.
6.) Go to Advanced/Mounts and hit Format /system
7.) Flash the rom of your choice
8.) If it fails again wipe data x3 and then system x3 for good measure, try try again.
Hope that helps.
Pst make sure to use the proper section next time
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Iv'e tried everything listed other than upgrading to the newest CMW, I'm thinkin I'm just gonna have to wait for CM7 or MIUI to have mms and what not.
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Moved to Q&A.

[Q] Need help flashing a new rom

I've got my evo rooted, or at least I'm pretty sure I do.
It's currently on 2.3.3, with an H-boot version of 6.16.1002, the software version is 4.24.651.1, and CWM revolutionary 4.0.1.4.
I'm looking to flash a new rom that is very well functioning. I'm just wondering if I've got everything done right so far, and if there is an official version of Cyanogen out (I'm leery about nightlies), and how well it works. The only other rom I've seen that I'm really interested in is this
So have I got everything rooted properly, before I flash are there any thing I need to avoid, and precautions I need to take?

flim flamin said:
I've got my evo rooted, or at least I'm pretty sure I do.
It's currently on 2.3.3, with an H-boot version of 6.16.1002, and CWM revolutionary 4.0.1.4.
I'm looking to flash a new rom that is very well functioning. I'm just wondering if I've got everything done right so far, and if there is an official version of Cyanogen out (I'm leery about nightlies), and how well it works. The only other rom I've seen that I'm really interested in is this
So have I got everything rooted properly, before I flash are there any thing I need to avoid, and precautions I need to take?
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Cyanogenmod has stable releases at http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=supersonic&type=RC
I would always do a backup in recovery just in case...other than that you should be good to go.

Thanks, I found the latest stable release.
I've done my fair share of flashing on my Droid X, but just to make sure I don't wake up to bootloops for breakfast, what are the recommended install instructions for CM?
Also, does CM include a custom kernel, and do you recommend the latest stable, or the latest RC?

Wipe data 3x
Wipe cache 3x
Wipe dalvik 3x
Flash CM
Flash gapps?
(I don't remember if you need to flash gapps with CM)
Not sure if doing each 3x is really needed but that is how I was taught and have never had issues thus far, unless it was a specific rom related issue.
As for kernel since CM is AOSP, I would say it is custom since you can not use a sense kernel on an AOSP rom.
Hope this helps!
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Klown80 said:
Wipe data 3x
Wipe cache 3x
Wipe dalvik 3x
Flash CM
Not sure if doing each 3x is really needed but that is how I was taught and have never had issues thus far, unless it was a specific rom related issue.
As for kernel since CM is AOSP, I would say it is custom since you can not use a sense kernel on an AOSP rom.
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I don't need to wipe the system?

flim flamin said:
I don't need to wipe the system?
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If you are on stock sense...factory reset

So don't wipe the system, but wipe the data. (factory reset)
Does anyone know if I need gapps, and which one I'd need?
Also, should I use the latest RC, or the latest stable?

flim flamin said:
So don't wipe the system, but wipe the data. (factory reset)
Does anyone know if I need gapps, and which one I'd need?
Also, should I use the latest RC, or the latest stable?
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I haven't used gingerbread in a while so I am not sure how the latest RC is...gapps link is here https://www.dropbox.com/sh/136ywplkpwiya5r/Skn6qoszOt/CM7/gapps-20110828-vm.zip this includes sprint vvm...let me know if you are using anything else

klharalson said:
I haven't used gingerbread in a while so I am not sure how the latest RC is...gapps link is here https://www.dropbox.com/sh/136ywplkpwiya5r/Skn6qoszOt/CM7/gapps-20110828-vm.zip this includes sprint vvm...let me know if you are using anything else
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I think I'll start out trying the latest RC.

If that doesn't work out for you, or you just wanna be a whore and flash something else, give Vaelpak GB AOSP a run. I love it
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burghfan3 said:
If that doesn't work out for you, or you just wanna be a whore and flash something else, give Vaelpak GB AOSP a run. I love it
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I've run into a very odd roadblock...
TiBu keeps freezing before i can even do anything. I've tried reinstalling, using an older version, and fixing permissions, and its still happening the moment I touch the screen.
This isn't too big of a problem as long as I can restore all my apps (including the numerous ones on the sd card) through my CWR backup... is this possible?
I think a lot of my issues I've been having are because I took an OTA update after rooting...

Ummm, yea. The 2 do not mix. Either keep it rooted and no OTAs, or keep it stock with OTA updates (if you choose them).
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