So i just did the 3 step root and im at the clockwork mod recovery screen
There is different stuff to choose and i have no clue what to select?
Can someone please direct me to what to do next this is my first android phone and i have no idea how to load a rom or what i should be doing next
thanks in advance
Well are you hoping to flash a custom ROM? If so, you'll need to download the ROM and copy it to the root of your SD card. Then when you boot to recovery, choose the options to wipe data, wipe cache, and then install a zip from SD. If you want to back up your phone, choose the Nandroid option.
You got pretty far without knowing how to complete your journey.
so if i click nandroid that will back up what my phone is set at now?
what is a good custom rom to use ?
I would like to have wifi tether but do not have 4g and probly wouldnt use it very often, i read something that there was a stock rooted rom? I also do not want to lose my camera?
Start here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Evo_ROMs
Then just read up on the dev pages/threads for the popular ROMs. I use Fresh 1.0.1 with the netarchy 3.7.3c Fresh-compatible kernel (haven't switched to the new one that just came out today). Camera works great, wifi tether app is built-in. If you want that, download both (just search here), put them on your SD card, reboot to recovery, and flash the ROM, then the kernel. You don't have to flash a new kernel or even radio if you don't want to, but everything is installed the same. Usually reading a couple of pages for each ROM will tell you if there are an problems. Other options are the stock rooted ROM, DamageControl, Baked snack, or there are a couple of new ones for Froyo as well, but they have some features left out (like 4G, wifi, MMS . . . depends on the ROM).
Nandroid (or, inside Android, ROM Manager) will make a system image for you, saving everything exactly as it is. To restore, boot to recovery and choose the correct options for that. Should be pretty self-explanatory.
Always wipe data and cache before flashing, and it's a good idea to search Google for Cyanogen's recommendations for recalibrating your battery (it's on his wiki). Just don't flash a stock, non-rooted ROM or any OTA updates that Sprint tries to push on you. Always get something that the devs here say is safe for rooted phones.
Hope that clears some things up for you.
Hello all this is my first post and im new to android so please excuse me as im a total noob!
I have a desire hd which is rooted, which was done by the guy i bought the phone off. It is running on Android 2.2.1, id like to update it to the newest firmware, but im not sure how I go about it. Ive been told I can't update from my phone because it's rooted?
Thanx in advance
IThere's loads of guides...if your rooted already...download rom manager,then open it..flash clockwordmod recovery at the top of the app choose your model.then go to android development section to look through the roms you want,download there zip file..for instance if its android revolution there's a download link for the Rom. When its download press on the item...then it'll ask how you want to open it,it'll take you to Rom manager..if you have data already on there just leave the wipe davlik and cache checked...it'll reboot and flash the Rom.
Remember there's sense and asop not worth flashing over the top of each..I'd flash sense for the meantime...eg. arhd,erebus runnydroid etc etc
Easy..
What he means by not being able to update is to official roms released by HTC...your better rooted anyway
As dn41 said you'll lose root by upgrading
Not advisable lol
It's a minefield to begin with bit worth it
If your on group or gingerbread and happy stick to roms with sense 3.0 like leedroid etc
Runnydrood etc runs sense 3.5 ported from sensation etc...( my opinion better but this differs amongst everyone)
There is miui as well but learn what's cracking first
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You're still able to receive updates but if you apply them, you will loose root permissions.
Why not flashing a costum ROM like ARHD?
Keep an eye on that, I really recommend flashing it
DN41
Thanx for the replys. Now i have some idea im going to nip on youtube and have a look at rom manager.
Thanx again
Liz
Just to clarify a few points made.
Your system partition has been modified, by rooting. Any and all OTA (Over The Air) updates will fail and possibly leave you stuck in a state of "soft-brick".
Here is the very latest Stock ROM from HTC. It has root but nothing else.
[ROM][DEC 8] Official RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1 STOCK ROOTED - The last post has a download link.
Give that a whirl for now.
To "update" to this firmware you will need to flash it via a custom recovery. There are a few available for the DHD. ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) or 4EXT (Touch or Classic).
Always, always backup before you flash/wipe.
As you are coming from Android 2.2 to 2.3 I'd suggest you perform a full wipe.
Format /system , /data , /cache , /dalvic-cache - You can do this from within the custom recovery. Then install the ROM from the .zip. Be careful not to format your /sdcard!
Once you get to grips with what you have done, try the other ROMs available. Same procedure. Backup, wipe, flash.
I almost forgot, welcome to XDA!
Andy....thankyou
My phone has ClockworkMod installed, do I do the backup from that?
I hate being a newb lol, I've got loads to learn. I've switched from iPhone to android, I used to jailbreak my iphone which seemed a lot simpler lol
Liz
andyharney said:
Just to clarify a few points made.
Your system partition has been modified, by rooting. Any and all OTA (Over The Air) updates will fail and possibly leave you stuck in a state of "soft-brick".
Here is the very latest Stock ROM from HTC. It has root but nothing else.
[ROM][DEC 8] Official RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1 STOCK ROOTED - The last post has a download link.
Give that a whirl for now.
To "update" to this firmware you will need to flash it via a custom recovery. There are a few available for the DHD. ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) or 4EXT (Touch or Classic).
Always, always backup before you flash/wipe.
As you are coming from Android 2.2 to 2.3 I'd suggest you perform a full wipe.
Format /system , /data , /cache , /dalvic-cache - You can do this from within the custom recovery. Then install the ROM from the .zip. Be careful not to format your /sdcard!
Once you get to grips with what you have done, try the other ROMs available. Same procedure. Backup, wipe, flash.
I almost forgot, welcome to XDA!
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+1 lol...that's how my response should have looked
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Hello guys,
after finding the over the air system update yesterday for the wildfire i downloaded it without a hitch. But then tried to intall it, it shut down, booted into CWM ran some scripts and then said:
"E:Can't mount SDCARD:download/OTA_Buzz_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2_22_405_7-2_22_405_1_release_2264007l58p3md822or7um.zip
Installation aborted."
so then i tried to install the .zip from sd card directly through CWM and it then says:
"installing: download/OTA_Buzz_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2_22_405_7-2_22_405_1_release_2264007l58p3md822or7um.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted."
Any help on how to get this working? has anyone even had this update for i have found no posts at all about it in the forums? Is it even a necessary update?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Phone Details:
BUZZ PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.01.1002
Kernel: Jakobs OC kernel 4.1
Rom: Stock Sense
Recovery: Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4 (according to the recovery) and CWM 5.0.2.0 (according to ROM mannager)
Rooted with combination of :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145035
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14693680
P.S. Where is the "thanks" button for thanking the authours of posts, cant find it anywhere.
If you have Superuser installed, you are rooted. Therefore, you are can't install official Updates anymore except you want to loose your root access... Enjoy!
--EDIT--
I can see you are rooted and even with S-OFF (Loads of power there). What are you still doing with a Stock ROM?!!! (Just kidding)... There are loads of great ROMS out there like Cyanogen... Go try one except you love stock ROMs that much.
Cheers
Thanks for your help so i should just delete the file?
and i was thinking about new ROMs, and cyanogen seems the most popular, but with all the positives with it no-one has mentioned the down sides of it.
What are the downsides and how can they be fixed (apps, extra downloads)?
Is Cyanogen realy a better UI than sense of is it just faster?
Oh and what do you mean by there being loads of power in S-OFF?
So many questions lol
captaindyson said:
Thanks for your help so i should just delete the file?
and i was thinking about new ROMs, and cyanogen seems the most popular, but with all the positives with it no-one has mentioned the down sides of it.
What are the downsides and how can they be fixed (apps, extra downloads)?
Is Cyanogen realy a better UI than sense of is it just faster?
So many questions lol
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Yes... Please delete the OTA file.
Cyanogen is popular because of their expoits. The Android world rates them high.
Why you see positives and little or no negatives is because there are no negatives IMHO. They are open. You see their ChangeLogs. They tell you what works and what does not and even tell you like everybody else to flash at your risk. They have Stable and Nightly Builds. You have choice... Stay here and be safe (Stable) or be more adventurous (Nightly)... LOL
Extra downloads?.. Nope... Custom ROMS are known for their smaller sizes. I am yet to see one Custom ROM upto or beyond 100MB. All of 'em bloatwares are removed leaving it clean and slim. Plus much more powerful (Out of the box - Talking bout "dev tools" and actual useful apps pre-installed).
UI? Well... I personally detest Sense... It is ugly and fuggly (To me)... There are loads of launchers for Android. For CM7, ADW Launcher comes with it out of the box. For Erwin's CM9 (ICS 4.0.4 for Wildy), it comes the Trebuchet Launcher. And yes... Faster!
I hope this helps.
Thanks again, sorry i'm a bit of a noob with all this :L
just a few more questions:
Does flashing a new ROM delete your user dta and files like apps etc.?
How do you backup your current rom incase you want to revert back to your previous ROM (in my case sense)?
captaindyson said:
Thanks again, sorry i'm a bit of a noob with all this :L
just a few more questions:
Does flashing a new ROM delete your user dta and files like apps etc.?
How do you backup your current rom incase you want to revert back to your previous ROM (in my case sense)?
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Yes to flash a new ROM you need to wipe all your data from clockworkmod recovery.You can backup all your data and apps through an app called Titanium backup.It is available on the play store.You can restore your data and apps once you flash a new ROM.
Or else you can backup your whole ROM through clockworkmod recovery.All you need to do is to get into recovery then scroll down to backup and restore and then hit backup from there,this will backup your whole ROM with data on your SD card.
All the best!
captaindyson said:
Thanks again, sorry i'm a bit of a noob with all this :L
just a few more questions:
Does flashing a new ROM delete your user dta and files like apps etc.?
How do you backup your current rom incase you want to revert back to your previous ROM (in my case sense)?
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For you to flash a new Custom ROM, you'd have wipe data/factory reset (This deletes all your apps and other changes made to the system), wipe cache partition and wipe Dalvik cache (See this in advanced menu) in Recovery in order to enable the new ROM install and run smoothly. When you are updating a ROM to a higher version (eg CM v7.1 to CMv7.2), you'd only wipe cache partition and wipe Dalvik cache in Recovery meaning you'd see all your apps intact in the new update.
You can do a Nandroid before flashing a new ROM (Recommended). Just click on Backup/Restore option. You can do this using CWM giving you the ability to properly name your backup. Enter Rom Manager and click on Backup Current Rom.
Another great tool is Titanium Backup. You can use this to Backup your apps+data to restore to later.
Hope it helps.
I have the same setup as the OP:
Phone Details:
BUZZ PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.01.1002
Rom: Stock Sense
Recovery: Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4
except I have the stock kernel (he has Jakobs kernel).
If I want to keep the stock ROM and install the update in the OP how do I go about this.
Which of the following causes the install of this update to fail:
- Root
- S-OFF
- presence of SuperUser
- presence of CWM recovery
I would like to keep as many of the above as possible while ensuring that the update goes through, but am prepared to part with all of them.
lemming999 said:
I have the same setup as the OP:
Phone Details:
BUZZ PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.01.1002
Rom: Stock Sense
Recovery: Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4
except I have the stock kernel (he has Jakobs kernel).
If I want to keep the stock ROM and install the update in the OP how do I go about this.
Which of the following causes the install of this update to fail:
- Root
- S-OFF
- presence of SuperUser
- presence of CWM recovery
I would like to keep as many of the above as possible while ensuring that the update goes through, but am prepared to part with all of them.
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Hey, since my original posts i am now a lot more clued up on these things :victory: i believe that it is the fact that it is rooted and possibly S-OFF, but i would not exchange root or s-off for the update if i were you, it is just not worth it, if you want an improvement i would recommend taking the leap into the world of custom ROMs (especially cyanogenmod of which i am now on version 7.2 RC3), or at least begin an updated overclock kernel, i started with an overclock as you may see in my prev posts, and it makes worlds of difference to the wildfire, improving performance and battery if managed correctly. Hope i have been of help :highfive:
captaindyson said:
Hey, since my original posts i am now a lot more clued up on these things :victory: i believe that it is the fact that it is rooted and possibly S-OFF, but i would not exchange root or s-off for the update if i were you, it is just not worth it, if you want an improvement i would recommend taking the leap into the world of custom ROMs (especially cyanogenmod of which i am now on version 7.2 RC3), or at least begin an updated overclock kernel, i started with an overclock as you may see in my prev posts, and it makes worlds of difference to the wildfire, improving performance and battery if managed correctly. Hope i have been of help :highfive:
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Thanks captaindyson,
I have now installed CM7.2 and while I like the speed, it is not as mature as the stock ROM. I liked the info on the standard Froyo Sense screen.
The CM is a bit clunky e.g. a couple of the themes that I have tried, would not install properly on the Wildfire ; Maps and Play Store had to be installed manually.
I have only had t for a day so I will see what else is missing and probably discover some more good features as well.
I would have liked to install that HTC upgrade to see what features, speed and stability it brought with it. I might go back to HTC stock and see. I can always downgrade, root etc to get back to a custom ROM. Still curious to know, for sure, what is blocking that upgrade.
Cheers
lemming999 said:
Thanks captaindyson,
I have now installed CM7.2 and while I like the speed, it is not as mature as the stock ROM. I liked the info on the standard Froyo Sense screen.
The CM is a bit clunky e.g. a couple of the themes that I have tried, would not install properly on the Wildfire ; Maps and Play Store had to be installed manually.
I have only had t for a day so I will see what else is missing and probably discover some more good features as well.
I would have liked to install that HTC upgrade to see what features, speed and stability it brought with it. I might go back to HTC stock and see. I can always downgrade, root etc to get back to a custom ROM. Still curious to know, for sure, what is blocking that upgrade.
Cheers
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Probably the recovery blocked the upgrade. If you want the latest Sense, you can use RemPuzzle or another Sense ROM. The update did not bing noticeable updates; most are buried deep in the system.
Yep cwm blocks it. Because on some phones, official ota updates for stock rom can break the rom or bricks the device to no recoverable. The new cwm 6 has the feature to install official ota updates. But it wont work at the moment for our device.
Hazou
hi, i recently got an ATT note 2. The phone I got already got Clean ROM 3.5, so I presume it is rooted, with custom recovery (TWRP when I checked). I am thinking of flashing to a diff rom and just want to ask a few questions.
1-do I need to run triangle away every time I flash to a diff rom?
2-since the phone already has a custom rom, I should not have to root it, am I correct?
3-If I want to install custom, ROMs, can I just put the ROM in the external SD and flash it that way (of course with clear cash, davik, etc as states in the rom).
4-I am thinking of playing with the CleanROM 4.2.4 or the ACE version? any issue with either one compare to the 3.5 that I am using now? any recommendation?
5-anything I need ot watch out before I flash it? I have flashed a coupole of time with htc phone and this is my first samsung phone so I don't watn to brick it.
thanks a lot guys, XDA rocks.
PUTALE said:
hi, i recently got an ATT note 2. The phone I got already got Clean ROM 3.5, so I presume it is rooted, with custom recovery (TWRP when I checked). I am thinking of flashing to a diff rom and just want to ask a few questions.
1-do I need to run triangle away every time I flash to a diff rom?
2-since the phone already has a custom rom, I should not have to root it, am I correct?
3-If I want to install custom, ROMs, can I just put the ROM in the external SD and flash it that way (of course with clear cash, davik, etc as states in the rom).
4-I am thinking of playing with the CleanROM 4.2.4 or the ACE version? any issue with either one compare to the 3.5 that I am using now? any recommendation?
5-anything I need ot watch out before I flash it? I have flashed a coupole of time with htc phone and this is my first samsung phone so I don't watn to brick it.
thanks a lot guys, XDA rocks.
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1. No you do not need to run triangle away usually only have to run it if you are going back to stock and may want to return the phone.
2.Nope it has a Rom you are rooted !
3.That is what I do when installing a new rom factory reset wipe davlik and cache and install you may have to fix permissions with some installs as well after installing.
4.From the bit I played with the new Clean rom it is very stable with minimum if any grief Jedi 9 is also a awesome ROM and my current fave.
5.Just read up lots before you do it follow every step they tell you to take your time it is easy just make sure ya know what you are doing before you start.
6.Enjoy they are a awesome phone !!
Thanks a lot for your prompt reply. It heped a lot. I will definitelycheck the roms. I am using 3.5 and it runs really good and hate to ruin it.
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PUTALE said:
Thanks a lot for your prompt reply. It heped a lot. I will definitelycheck the roms. I am using 3.5 and it runs really good and hate to ruin it.
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do a backup in twrp before flashing a new one, you can always come back
thanks for the info. That brings me to another question with TWRP, when I do TWRP backup, should I backup everything, modem, efs, etc. Also, if I use that backup and I do restore, does it restore everything, program, rom, setting, etc?
Also, if I want to flash the stock ROM, would that mess up my root, recovery etc? Do I need to do anything if I flash the stock ROM? From my past experience, sometimes, it is good to flash the stock rom once in awhile since that seem to do some sort of clean up and it also helped to keep the modem and such up to date.Probaby won't keep the stock for a long time but just thought I may flash it to play with it and keep the modem files up to date. Then flash custom rom. I also read that if I want to use triangle, I must be on stock rom or it will brick my phone, so I want to make sure before I start playing with diff roms.
thanks a lot guys
PUTALE said:
thanks for the info. That brings me to another question with TWRP, when I do TWRP backup, should I backup everything, modem, efs, etc. Also, if I use that backup and I do restore, does it restore everything, program, rom, setting, etc?
Also, if I want to flash the stock ROM, would that mess up my root, recovery etc? Do I need to do anything if I flash the stock ROM? From my past experience, sometimes, it is good to flash the stock rom once in awhile since that seem to do some sort of clean up and it also helped to keep the modem and such up to date.Probaby won't keep the stock for a long time but just thought I may flash it to play with it and keep the modem files up to date. Then flash custom rom. I also read that if I want to use triangle, I must be on stock rom or it will brick my phone, so I want to make sure before I start playing with diff roms.
thanks a lot guys
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This is one of nice features of TWRP... ability to backup/restore individual partitions. Android stores various blocks in different partitions. To name a few, System, Data, Modem, Recovery, Boot, Cache, etc. If you just want to backup your modem for example, just check the "modem" box (and I recommend naming the folder to something significant so down the road you'll know which modem it is). When you restore, that folder will only have your modem.. so you can restore a different modem without having to change your rom, (etc). Kernels are stored in the "boot" partitions.. again, if you want to change kernels, backup the boot partition and name it properly if case you want to reflash that kernel. Generally, after my first flash of a new ROM, kernel, modem, I'll create a "boot" backup, "modem" backup, and ROM (system/data/boot) partition backups. If you look in the TWRP folders themselves, you can see the blocks which are backed up... or will be restored. Hope that helps.
PUTALE said:
thanks for the info. That brings me to another question with TWRP, when I do TWRP backup, should I backup everything, modem, efs, etc. Also, if I use that backup and I do restore, does it restore everything, program, rom, setting, etc?
Also, if I want to flash the stock ROM, would that mess up my root, recovery etc? Do I need to do anything if I flash the stock ROM? From my past experience, sometimes, it is good to flash the stock rom once in awhile since that seem to do some sort of clean up and it also helped to keep the modem and such up to date.Probaby won't keep the stock for a long time but just thought I may flash it to play with it and keep the modem files up to date. Then flash custom rom. I also read that if I want to use triangle, I must be on stock rom or it will brick my phone, so I want to make sure before I start playing with diff roms.
thanks a lot guys
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When I back up in TWRP, I usually just go with what is default checked off. You will not mess up your root unless you really really tried to. The last time I ever had to flash back to stock then to a custom was on my Xperia X10a... You should be fine flashing a new rom without having to go back to stock as long as you do a good wipe (Wipe System, Factory Rest, Davlik, and Cache is what I do only because it doesn't hurt... I've read you do not need to do all those steps but I do them nonetheless). Do not use Triangle Away unless you plan on returning your phone or send it in for warranty. Only then should you start asking questions about that tool.
The only issue that may cause SOME confusion (not too much but some) is flashing back and forth between a 4.1.2 and a 4.2.1 since the SD card adjusts to User settings (some folders open up for individual users on 4.2 but as far as my experience goes, I have not had any issues with it, I just needed to study my SD card after each flash).
So you should be fine... just do backups, rename them to make sure you know which rom belongs to which backup, delete the old ones from the RESTORE menu in TWRP in case you are backing up the same rom to save you some space (my backups take around 2 gigs sometimes EACH) and you should be good to go... Enjoy tweaking out on your roms!
DoctorQMM said:
This is one of nice features of TWRP... ability to backup/restore individual partitions. Android stores various blocks in different partitions. To name a few, System, Data, Modem, Recovery, Boot, Cache, etc. If you just want to backup your modem for example, just check the "modem" box (and I recommend naming the folder to something significant so down the road you'll know which modem it is). When you restore, that folder will only have your modem.. so you can restore a different modem without having to change your rom, (etc). Kernels are stored in the "boot" partitions.. again, if you want to change kernels, backup the boot partition and name it properly if case you want to reflash that kernel. Generally, after my first flash of a new ROM, kernel, modem, I'll create a "boot" backup, "modem" backup, and ROM (system/data/boot) partition backups. If you look in the TWRP folders themselves, you can see the blocks which are backed up... or will be restored. Hope that helps.
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Much appreciated for your detail explanation on the TWRP. I did a quick backup and selected all of the option and now I see the files in my external SD:
modem.emmc.win
data.ext4.win
cache.ext4.win
recovery.emmc.win
boot.emmc.win
efs.ext4.win
data.ext4.win
system.ext4.win
Quick question. If I understand correctly, the modem and efs is not ROM backup, so if I just want to revert to the rom I am currently running with all apps and such, I only need to backup system, boot, data, am I correct?
Also, is there any way that I can retain my data, settings, and apps, without re-download and re-configurate everything after I flash to a new ROM? I am thinking that maybe data will do such thing but not too certain. In the past, whenever I flash to a new rom, I always download all apps again from market and setup everything again, a bit hassle but that's how I did
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When I back up in TWRP, I usually just go with what is default checked off. You will not mess up your root unless you really really tried to. The last time I ever had to flash back to stock then to a custom was on my Xperia X10a... You should be fine flashing a new rom without having to go back to stock as long as you do a good wipe (Wipe System, Factory Rest, Davlik, and Cache is what I do only because it doesn't hurt... I've read you do not need to do all those steps but I do them nonetheless). Do not use Triangle Away unless you plan on returning your phone or send it in for warranty. Only then should you start asking questions about that tool.
The only issue that may cause SOME confusion (not too much but some) is flashing back and forth between a 4.1.2 and a 4.2.1 since the SD card adjusts to User settings (some folders open up for individual users on 4.2 but as far as my experience goes, I have not had any issues with it, I just needed to study my SD card after each flash).
So you should be fine... just do backups, rename them to make sure you know which rom belongs to which backup, delete the old ones from the RESTORE menu in TWRP in case you are backing up the same rom to save you some space (my backups take around 2 gigs sometimes EACH) and you should be good to go... Enjoy tweaking out on your roms!
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thanks for the info/warning on the triangle. I read that it can brick the phone and also needs to be on the stock to use it. Also read that if there's too many counts, it may not work. I guess for now, I just won't touch it.
Since there's no 4.2 roms available (at least not what I have seen and want to play, CleanRom or Jedi as they are highly rated), I guess for now I do not have to worry much on the SD card issue. It will be safer I guess for now just stick with 4.1.2 until the kinks are worked out.
For the wipe system, factory, davlik, cache, do I do that before flashing it?watched a couple of video and instruction and they all have diff answers. Some people said do factory reset, flash, and then wipe davik and cache.
Again, really really appreciate all of the support guys.
PUTALE said:
Much appreciated for your detail explanation on the TWRP. I did a quick backup and selected all of the option and now I see the files in my external SD:
modem.emmc.win
data.ext4.win
cache.ext4.win
recovery.emmc.win
boot.emmc.win
efs.ext4.win
data.ext4.win
system.ext4.win
Quick question. If I understand correctly, the modem and efs is not ROM backup, so if I just want to revert to the rom I am currently running with all apps and such, I only need to backup system, boot, data, am I correct?
Also, is there any way that I can retain my data, settings, and apps, without re-download and re-configurate everything after I flash to a new ROM? I am thinking that maybe data will do such thing but not too certain. In the past, whenever I flash to a new rom, I always download all apps again from market and setup everything again, a bit hassle but that's how I did
thanks for the info/warning on the triangle. I read that it can brick the phone and also needs to be on the stock to use it. Also read that if there's too many counts, it may not work. I guess for now, I just won't touch it.
Since there's no 4.2 roms available (at least not what I have seen and want to play, CleanRom or Jedi as they are highly rated), I guess for now I do not have to worry much on the SD card issue. It will be safer I guess for now just stick with 4.1.2 until the kinks are worked out.
For the wipe system, factory, davlik, cache, do I do that before flashing it?watched a couple of video and instruction and they all have diff answers. Some people said do factory reset, flash, and then wipe davik and cache.
Again, really really appreciate all of the support guys.
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Think of your Nandroid (TWRP) backup as a roll back to what you are comfortable with (check everything off so you do not lose a thing if you want) in case you find that the new thing you flashed isn't all that it was cracked up to be for you or something messes up. The Nandroid backup is EVERYONE's friend.
As for flashing a new ROM and having to start all over, I will use this as an example: I have two backups; one for Paranoid Android (4.2.1 AOSPA) and Clean 4.2.5 (4.1.2). When I originally flashed my stock to Clean, I must've gotten lucky by just wiping the system (ROM only and not a factory reset) and all my data transferred over just fine with no issues... but when flashing to PA, I had to do a full wipe then start from scratch (which was not bad if you sync your apps and contacts thru Google). Also, you might want to get another backup system such as Super Backup to back up your contacts and SMS messages (be careful with backing up call logs if you go to 4.2.1 ROMs because for some reason, things went wacky for me). Titanium is a good system to use for power users but sometimes, to keep it as simple as possible, count on Google at first for your app syncing (and if you get Amazon App Store, you will have to get that APK to download the apps from that store).
Anyway, from there (if you want to play with multiple ROMs) you now have a foundation. Dirty flashing (flashing a new version of a ROM you currently have without doing a full wipe... just in case you didn't know... for me, I just wipe System [no factory reset] then flash the upgrade) should be fine... again, I'm typing from experience because there are some people who do run into issues dirty flashing and is usually not supported by the devs unless you do a full wipe and flash. I have not had any issues whatsoever dirty flashing both PA and Clean versions.
As for methods of wiping, honestly they're all right... I just posted what I usually do when I want to do a full wipe. Only if you want to do a dirty flash, you won't have to wipe or do a partial wipe (I partial wipe e.g. Clean 4.0.5 to 4.2.5: Delete last Clean Rom backup through the Restore menu, Nandroid Back Up current working Clean Rom 4.0.5, Wipe System, Install the new 4.2.5, wipe Davlik and Cache (again, I do this just in case but some devs say it's unnecessary), then reboot and wait for the apps to reset... all was where it was when I left 4.0.5.
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Quick question. If I understand correctly, the modem and efs is not ROM backup, so if I just want to revert to the rom I am currently running with all apps and such, I only need to backup system, boot, data, am I correct?
Also, is there any way that I can retain my data, settings, and apps, without re-download and re-configurate everything after I flash to a new ROM? I am thinking that maybe data will do such thing but not too certain. In the past, whenever I flash to a new rom, I always download all apps again from market and setup everything again, a bit hassle but that's how I did
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Yes... if you're retaining your current modem and recovery... to restore a rom just as it was when you backed it up, restore boot (which has the kernel), system and data. One your second question, when restoring a different rom , it's best to always restore system/data/boot together. You can use TiBu to restore your user app DATA, and individual apps usually have their own backup files you can restore (like Nova/Apex launchers [which can restore your widgets], calendar, etc).
much appreciated guys. thanks so much. I think I got it. Will get ready to pick a good ROM and starts flashing.
one little thing, I saw this rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124182
it says stock rooted, does that mean that it is essentailly identical to what is found on the stock rom except that it will not mess up with my recovery and rooting if I use it to flash as oppose to the guide I saw online to flash to completely stock using ODIN.
Also, I did the unlock with what I found on the thread, would that mess got messed up when I flash to different ROM?
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much appreciated guys. thanks so much. I think I got it. Will get ready to pick a good ROM and starts flashing.
one little thing, I saw this rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124182
it says stock rooted, does that mean that it is essentailly identical to what is found on the stock rom except that it will not mess up with my recovery and rooting if I use it to flash as oppose to the guide I saw online to flash to completely stock using ODIN.
Also, I did the unlock with what I found on the thread, would that mess got messed up when I flash to different ROM?
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I have never used that rom so I can't say for sure. Try it out and see what happens. If you don't like it, restore your backup.
PUTALE said:
much appreciated guys. thanks so much. I think I got it. Will get ready to pick a good ROM and starts flashing.
one little thing, I saw this rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124182
it says stock rooted, does that mean that it is essentailly identical to what is found on the stock rom except that it will not mess up with my recovery and rooting if I use it to flash as oppose to the guide I saw online to flash to completely stock using ODIN.
Also, I did the unlock with what I found on the thread, would that mess got messed up when I flash to different ROM?
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That rom is one of the most recent 7105 (note2 international) samsung firmware releases... supposedly better battery life than LL7 or LL4. It's the stock MA6 pre rooted (i.e., has SuperSU app and binaries included). No other features added like you would find with CleanROM 4.2.5 for example. It includes rom and kernel... so it will write to your system, data, and boot partitions. Whatever custom recovery you have now and flash this with will not be touched.
thanks again.