When I have Rooted my HTC Desire and I am ready to Flash a new ROM I see I have to Back Up my original ROM to the Root of an SD Card and Download the new Rom to here also. Can I do this on my Original SD Card or do I need to purchase a new one. Chris
You should do that on your SD card and then put it on your computer
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No you do not. Your backup will be named differently.
Make sure you do you wipes of caches, and Delvik cache (advanced) before flashing.
Also, it is wise to install Rom Manager, and flash your recovery before you flash your new ROM.
Oh, and seeings you have a Desire, it is advisable to make a Gold Card of your sd in case you wish to go back to stock, or problems arise. Do this first before flashing.
Do NOT install the piece of crap that is ROM Manager. It's a waste of time.
Learn to use the custom recovery properly (be it CWM or AmonRA) and you'll find it simple as anything
EddyOS said:
Do NOT install the piece of crap that is ROM Manager. It's a waste of time.
Learn to use the custom recovery properly (be it CWM or AmonRA) and you'll find it simple as anything
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I see somebody has had some bad experiences.
Personally, I use it to flash my recovery. As for a ROM, I always copy directly to the SD.
But, everybody is entitled to their opinion. And in this forum, there are LOTS of them
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Hey guys, I have flashed my custom ROM using unrEVOked, I am happy. But I want to install Amon RA over Clockwork Mod Recovery, however it just keeps hanging and won't load onto the phone.
EddyOS suggested to another member reinstalling the stock OS, however HTC Sync is probably the worst program known to mankind and it won't stay connected to the Desire long enough to boot up the RUU and install I keep getting an error and it disconnects from the phone.
My question is, can I boot the RUU from the SD card and skip using HTC Sync? I know it's not a zip, and as far as I know a zip is the only way to update via the SD card. The contents of the RUU cannot seem to be extracted either, I'm at a bit of a loose end.
*edit* Before posting I had a final search and found this post, will that apply to an O2 ROM? More specifically the renaming of the RUU to 'PB99IMG.zip'?
Can someone confirm it is actually possible to flash a ROM from the SD card? Surely you must be able to?
Does Rom manager not have an option to switch to amon ra?
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Kalavere said:
Can someone confirm it is actually possible to flash a ROM from the SD card? Surely you must be able to?
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Yes it is possible just download the ROM zip and put it into your sdcard.
Then reboot in recovery mode and go where it says install zip from sd card, choose the zip file and that will be it.
Remember to wipe cache and data before, and if wished to back up the ROM you have before installing the new one.
Hope this helps
However if it is not a zip file then I do not really know if it is possible or not
Ahoy! I apologize in advance if this question has been asked and answered before (I'm sure it has - but I couldn't find exactly what I'm looking for via search.)
I currently have the Android Revolution HD v2.0.13 ROM installed.
I'm now looking to install Version 3.0. A 'full wipe' is suggested when flashing 3.0. I remember doing this via ClockworkMod recovery when I changed from my Stock ROM to ARHD, but I've forgotten exactly how to do it.
I see there are a lot of wipe/format options in ClockworkMod Recovery, but I just don't know exactly which one to use.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Bonus Question!: I've only had my phone for three weeks or so. The SD card has gotten /extremely/ messy due to faults of my own, mainly just lazyness. I'd like to just wipe the SD card of all data and start again fresh and clean. Is this possible? If so, how do I do it and will it mess up my ROM or anything? I'm OK with losing ALL my data and just having a freshly-installed ROM and nothing else.
Just go into clockword mod and choose install rom off sd or second option is to power off device and then hold down volume down key and power on...this will enable recovery console and there you can do a full wipe and then flash new rom ....make sure new rom is already on sd card.
As for sd card im not entirely sure but think you should be ok if you really wanted to wipe it....but probably be better off just trying to tidy it up .....up to you though
hope this helped
Yeah, I know how to get into Clockworkmod Recovery and all, but to actually perform a 'full wipe', I don't know what option to choose specifically.
Thanks though!
......wipe data/factory reset is the one to choose.
Hi,
You can either format your SD via ROM-Manager or CWM there's definitely an option for doing that but I can't remember where exactly!
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menov321 said:
......wipe data/factory reset is the one to choose.
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Also wipe /cache and /dalvik-cache, these are actually the most important as this is where files reside that may cause you problems as it's not overwritten by flashing a new ROM.
As for clearing out the SD card, go ahead and format it if you want, the ROM will install all required folders on boot up so don't worry about losing anything important
safestrap is uninstalled
guys , i have motorola razr xt910 and i have just installed an aokp rom through the safestrap and then i have just uninstall the safestrap with the boot manager also now i just cant have any rom as safestrap is uninstalled .after the reboot of the phone it simply shows motorola logo .
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guys , i have motorola razr xt910 and i have just installed an aokp rom through the safestrap and then i have just uninstall the safestrap with the boot manager also now i just cant have any rom as safestrap is uninstalled .after the reboot of the phone it simply shows motorola logo .
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You won't get very much help in the desire HD forum.
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Hi,
I know this is probably an easy and simple question for everyone. But how do i go about installing a new ROM when i already have one on there. I have the Coolsense ROM on there at the moment and i want to go and install the latest Leedroid ROM. How do i go about doing this? This is probably a simple question but i really dont want to risk bricking my phone.
Thanks in advance
you can often find instructions in the opening post of the rom thread, boot into recovery and do a full wipe, make sure your sd card is partitioned appropriately if using data2sd or a2sd, make sure the zip you want to flash is on your sd card and click flash from zip file and choose the leedroid rom, that should be it..
Hi,
I have rooted my HTC desire and have S-OFF enabled.
Now I wanted to installed sandvold's ICS rom, but I dont have a clue where to start and I am not attempting to do anything in fear of brick.
I have backuped my phone using titanium backup. Installed Rom Manager.
Now I'm just unsure about installing the rom. I read you needed to install a radio.zip, but I cant see anything like that in the ICS rom.
Also not sure about the micro SD situation, as I'm sure you need a partition for it, so not sure where to start with that.
Basically, I just need a guide to help me with installing this rom and taking all the precautions along the way.
Thanks!
By guide, I dont neccessarily mean for you to make a guide, just a link to one if there is one you know of.
Thanks again.
Okay... umm ditch rom manager would be my first suggestion.
Then check my sig and install 4ext recovery. There is an app on page1 of thread to install it. Its better than rom manager.
Then use 4ext recovery to create a new nandbackup of your current rom.
Then copy ALL contents of your sd card to your computer.
Then use 4ext recovery to create an EXT partition on your sdcard. This will wipe everything on the SD.
Put all your files back to the sd card and the zip file of the rom you wish to flash. And flash the ROM.
About the radio, don't touch the radio for now. Unless you are running froyo you don't need to mess with it yet. But if needed my sig would point you to where the radio files are.
Whats your current radio version anyway?
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I'm using a GSM HTC Desire I bought a year ago. Its currently running froyo 2.2. I've used unrevoked to root my phone and did the s-off produce using alpharev a while ago. I'm now trying to flash a custom rom onto it. I read through a couple of tutorials and found out 2 ways to do it. One is to install ROM manager but I have to do a "flash ClockworkMod Recovery" in the software which I don't know if I should do. Another is to download the custom rom and install it through recovery mode by holding on power and volume down.... Is there a difference?
Also reading CyanongenMod installation procedures "3. Update your radio! New radio from HTC 2.2+ roms is required (Desire Radio Thread)." came up and I don't if I need to do this.
Thanks in advance.
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I'm using a GSM HTC Desire I bought a year ago. Its currently running froyo 2.2. I've used unrevoked to root my phone and did the s-off produce using alpharev a while ago. I'm now trying to flash a custom rom onto it. I read through a couple of tutorials and found out 2 ways to do it. One is to install ROM manager but I have to do a "flash ClockworkMod Recovery" in the software which I don't know if I should do. Another is to download the custom rom and install it through recovery mode by holding on power and volume down.... Is there a difference?
Also reading CyanongenMod installation procedures "3. Update your radio! New radio from HTC 2.2+ roms is required (Desire Radio Thread)." came up and I don't if I need to do this.
Thanks in advance.
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Personally IMO i would never use ROM manager. I would upgrade your recovery to '4EXT recovery touch' first, search the forum for the guide, its simple enough.
You should also partition your memory card so it has an EXT partition on it. I would recommend using Gparted to partition the sd.
IMO i would leave the radio update for now.
Search for a suitable ROM to flash, download it, put it on your SD card, go into recovery and flash.
There are loads of guides in the forum just look and follow step by step, if you do everything completely to the guides you will not have a problem.
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Personally IMO i would never use ROM manager. I would upgrade your recovery to '4EXT recovery touch' first, search the forum for the guide, its simple enough.
You should also partition your memory card so it has an EXT partition on it. I would recommend using Gparted to partition the sd.
IMO i would leave the radio update for now.
Search for a suitable ROM to flash, download it, put it on your SD card, go into recovery and flash.
There are loads of guides in the forum just look and follow step by step, if you do everything completely to the guides you will not have a problem.
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Why would he need to waste his time, effort and sd-space by partitioning for a ROM that does not natively support a2sd
bortak said:
Why would he need to waste his time, effort and sd-space by partitioning for a ROM that does not natively support a2sd
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He's prolly gonna need it eventually when he decides to try one of those unstable roms out there.
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stankyou said:
eventually
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Eventually. OP only wanted CM for now
Hi! The easiest way to install a new ROM it's by ROM manager. You can use the recovery mode also, but it's more complicated.
You can flash your recovery whitout any problem.
ALWAYS remember to make a nandroid backup before installing a ROM in case anything goes wrong.
You should also wipe data, cache and dalvik.
After installing a new ROM, use ROM managers or recovery to make à sd-ext partitions (more space for apps)
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Hi! The easiest way to install a new ROM it's by ROM manager. You can use the recovery mode also, but it's more complicated
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Take your advice and go somewhere else. ROM Manager both sucks and blows and just causes problems. The only "good" use it does have is the ability to download ROM's straight to your phone. Otherwise steer clear.
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You can flash your recovery whitout any problem.
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In most cases
gab_hamelin said:
ALWAYS remember to make a nandroid backup before installing a ROM in case anything goes wrong.
You should also wipe data, cache and dalvik.
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Should do a full wipe, including boot, system etc.
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After installing a new ROM, use ROM managers or recovery to make à sd-ext partitions (more space for apps)
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Do not use ROM manager to make backups. Can just cause problems as already stated. Don't be lazy and do it yourself via recovery, now with 4EXT touch it's easier and simpler than ever.
Yes. Go and flash manually. Rom manager is just a middle man that screws up the process. Dont ever use it at least for Desire coz it really doesnt play well with it. Even after you successfully flashed cyanogenmod.
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Use this fine guide?
I used this very fine guide when I wanted to go further than HTC would let me. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084
And it is maintained on XDA, which is nice.