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Multiple Roms/Kernels

Please, i know this is nooby and you guys hate these questions, but i have searched, and maybe i typed the wrong thing but i couldn't find anything. Basically i just want to know how to flash another custom rom and kernel on my device. i tried yesterday with a kernel and just got the infinite reset loop again, somehow i fixed it by gettinginto fastboot and reflashing the old kernel but i dont want that happening again. with the roms i heard you can just download the zip to the sd storage and install it via CWM but again, i dont want to take any risks, i did pay $600 for this phone after all. thanks in advance, and sorry for the n00bish questions, i just want to be on the safe side.
also while im here so i dont have to make another topic, i have ARHD 9 installed atm, and it was fine when i first installed it but now the softkeys are always lit up, i cant find an option to turn it off in the Suite tools that came installed with it either.

all custom kernels comes with modules. They are in the zip file.
First you need to flash the kernel through fastboot.
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash boot boot.img
then go to recovery and flash the zip modules.
Reboot your phone and it should boot up fine.
Don't worry you are not going to brick your phone. Before flashing anything always charge your phone to full.
Flashing rom is simple again. copy the zip in sd card.
copy the boot.img of the rom and put it in fastboot folder.
reboot to bootloader.
again fastboot erase cahce
fastboot flash boot boot.img
reboot to recovery.
wipe data/cache, cache and davik.
install the zip through recovery
Reboot and done
while installing custom kernels you need to flash kernel modules through recovery always.
and read the thread properly what kernels supports what roms.
some roms need repacking, that would be too much to learn at once..
jst do the process step by step and you will be fine.

thanks for the help man, much appreciated

try viperx...it has all the steps there as well

faiz02 said:
while installing custom kernels you need to flash kernel modules through recovery always.
and read the thread properly what kernels supports what roms.
some roms need repacking, that would be too much to learn at once..
jst do the process step by step and you will be fine.
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If it is mentioned in the thread of the specific rom that repacking a kernel is requried before flashing please tell me if I have got the whole order of things to do wrong, I would really appreciate it.
The specific rom has recommended kernels for trouble free running.
I definitely feel that I have confused myself along the way.
- repack kernel with "Automated Kernel Repack Beta" and download boot-repacked.img to computer
- copy boot-repacked.img to fastboot folder
- fastboot flash boot boot-repacked.img
- fastboot erase cache
- reboot into recovery
- wipe factory data > wipe cache partition > wipe Dalvik cache
- flash kernel.zip for the modules?
- flash rom.zip?
- flash additional gapps.zip (rom specific)
- reboot?
Does this look right to you?
Sorry if this is a troublesome question.
Thank you!

Looks good to me. One thing. Boot your new rom once first before installing Gapps.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

eyosen said:
Looks good to me. One thing. Boot your new rom once first before installing Gapps.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
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Thank you! I will give it go and will thank you again if all of it works out. Is it possible for the old Gapps to conflict with the new ones I will be flashing. Or will the Factory wipe sort that out.
Also another hypothetical case;
Say the Rom Dev have repacked the recommended kernels, can a problem arise by repacking a kernel with the Rom.zip again? Will the subsequent boot-repacked.img have an issue? And if the modules of the kernel are flashed over modules that the Rom.zip might have, will the modules be overwritten without problems?
Thank you and apologies for the convoluted question!

sidsat20 said:
Thank you! I will give it go and will thank you again if all of it works out. Is it possible for the old Gapps to conflict with the new ones I will be flashing. Or will the Factory wipe sort that out.
Also another hypothetical case;
Say the Rom Dev have repacked the recommended kernels, can a problem arise by repacking a kernel with the Rom.zip again? Will the subsequent boot-repacked.img have an issue? And if the modules of the kernel are flashed over modules that the Rom.zip might have, will the modules be overwritten without problems?
Thank you and apologies for the convoluted question!
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Gapps, there wont be conflicts.
If you already find them repacked by rom dev, it means that they were tested.so are safer to use. So use them.
As for modules, usually yes. Unless they are on different bases such as 2.6.39 and 3.x.x.x. just do a nandroid backup first, and then try. Enough hypothetical.

[Q] HTC ONE V - Cyanogen 9 RC2 - Help with install

Hi everyone,
I have tried searching but was not able to find what I was looking for.
I would like to install Cyanogen 9 RC2 on my phone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1757323
I currently have an early version of CM10 GSM Jelly Bean on there, which is missing some of the core features (they will come with time!). According to the instructions though, the zip file is supposed to contain a boot.img file to flash it.
Guessing its my newbieness, but, where do I get this file? How do I extract it from the archive to flash with?
Code:
Rom Installation:
Flash boot.img in fastboot
FACTORY Reset
[B]Flash the ROM[/B]
reboot
boot rom
reboot back into recovery
Flash GApps
Reboot into the system (first boot will take several minutes)
Thanks muchly! As well, if someone can point me to a handy user guide for this kind of thing, that would be awesome. As of now I'm only barely able to finger this stuff out. Took me over an hour to unlock my phone haha

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U READ THE INSTRUCTIONS WRONG :/
""DONT FLASH THE BOOT.IMG INSIDE THE ZIP""
U can simply use KISS kernel open :
http://www.mediafire.com/?7hq6ikra7w0kt
open the 1 wid cm9 written in it ..rename it to boot.img ...
this kernel has several advantages lik sweep2unlock and usb host <3

Aninomus said:
U can simply use KISS kernel open :
open the 1 wid cm9 written in it ..rename it to boot.img ...
this kernel has several advantages lik sweep2unlock and usb host <3
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Interesting. So, I take this new boot.img and toss it in my /FastLoader folder, patch it, then fire up my CWM Recovery, load zip from SD and voila?
(I can't check it out now, MediaFire is blocked at work)

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read the instructions 1000 times :/
As of now i am out of tim wen free i'll giv u the whole instructions

Aninomus said:
U READ THE INSTRUCTIONS WRONG :/
""DONT FLASH THE BOOT.IMG INSIDE THE ZIP""
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Sorry, new to this stuff. Please don't hate!
I had just installed CM 10 which did require a boot.img flash, so I was a bit confused with the "Flash the ROM" portion of the install.
So with CM 9, I just plop the zip on my phone's SD, fire up recovery, load, bob's my uncle?

You need to flash a kernel for cm9 go to the KISS kernel thread http://www.mediafire.com/?7hq6ikra7w0kt pick a kernel and flash it via fastboot, just like you did the CM10 kernel, boot into recovery ,wipe data, cache and format system, flash the CM9 ROM and the Gapps, reboot!

rockstar_26 said:
You need to flash a kernel for cm9 go to the KISS kernel thread http://www.mediafire.com/?7hq6ikra7w0kt pick a kernel and flash it via fastboot, just like you did the CM10 kernel, boot into recovery ,wipe data, cache and format system, flash the CM9 ROM and the Gapps, reboot!
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Yey! Thanks man. Exactly what I needed. I'm installed and up/running.
Having a bit of an issue with the SD card, it won't detect it. Card works fine in my computer; tried another one as well. Tried mounting/unmounting, rebooting, violently protesting in the streets, nothings working.
I'm not even sure where to begin fixing that. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Flashing a ROM won't work

So I wanted to flash the FNV AoSP ROM on my Galaxy Nexus GSM. First off al I flashed the 4.2 takyu version and rooted it with SuperSU. After that I flashed the recovery with Clockwork 6.0.1.5 after that I did the following things:
- Wipe data/factory reset
- Mounts and storage > Format /system
- Wipe cache
- Wipe dalvik
- Flashed ROM fnv_20121119_003_maguro.zip
- Flash 4.2 gapps
Am I doing something wrong?

When you say, won't work what do you mean?
Does the recovery not flash the file? If so, what error does it say?
Does it not boot after what seems to be a successful flash in recovery? Do you see the bootanimation?

cupfulloflol said:
When you say, won't work what do you mean?
Does the recovery not flash the file? If so, what error does it say?
Does it not boot after what seems to be a successful flash in recovery? Do you see the bootanimation?
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It flashs the files and all but it gets into a bootloop. I see the costum bootanimation of the ROM, but it keeps playing and it won't start up. After some time the screen goes black, but it's not off, because if I hold down power it won't turn on so I have to pull battery.

CheesieOnion said:
It flashs the files and all but it gets into a bootloop. I see the costum bootanimation of the ROM, but it keeps playing and it won't start up. After some time the screen goes black, but it's not off, because if I hold down power it won't turn on so I have to pull battery.
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Your ROM name seems to show that it is a recent build. A quick search around, the last official FNV ROM I see was uploaded in September. The Gerrit, Github, Twitter, and threads here and on another site seem to have been untouched for quite some time.
Of course I am a little out of the loop, so perhaps I am missing something. As devs often post things in IRC, or in other non-official channels. Did you get this ROM from a trusted spot?
That said, it could be a ROM issue perhaps.

CheesieOnion said:
So I wanted to flash the FNV AoSP ROM on my Galaxy Nexus GSM. First off al I flashed the 4.2 takyu version and rooted it with SuperSU. After that I flashed the recovery with Clockwork 6.0.1.5 after that I did the following things:
- Wipe data/factory reset
- Mounts and storage > Format /system
- Wipe cache
- Wipe dalvik
- Flashed ROM fnv_20121119_003_maguro.zip
- Flash 4.2 gapps
Am I doing something wrong?
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it probably doesnt need the gapps. try reflashing, but without the gapps. don't wipe anything.

cupfulloflol said:
Your ROM name seems to show that it is a recent build. A quick search around, the last official FNV ROM I see was uploaded in September. The Gerrit, Github, Twitter, and threads here and on another site seem to have been untouched for quite some time.
Of course I am a little out of the loop, so perhaps I am missing something. As devs often post things in IRC, or in other non-official channels. Did you get this ROM from a trusted spot?
That said, it could be a ROM issue perhaps.
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I got the rom from the topic here on XDA. It is the build from 19 november.
simms22 said:
it probably doesnt need the gapps. try reflashing, but without the gapps. don't wipe anything.
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In the instuctions in the ROM-topic it says it needs them and I also need them to use.

CheesieOnion said:
I got the rom from the topic here on XDA. It is the build from 19 november.
In the instuctions in the ROM-topic it says it needs them and I also need them to use.
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install the gapps from the play store. you can flash without them, besides the ones that you cant get from the play store are included. you can try it, or just stay in your bootloop, its your call.

CheesieOnion said:
I got the rom from the topic here on XDA. It is the build from 19 november.
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Ah, my bad I didn't realize it was picked up by someone else, I see that now (which I thank you for the heads up that it is back in production). I was just making sure you weren't flashing something that wasn't ready for public use, and that it was a real ROM.

[Q] Kernel related question

I have never flashed any kernels, just custom roms. From what I have read it goes down the same way, just flash the zip from SD in recovery and wipe cache. Correct?
Also, if I want to go back to stock kernel can I flash back to a JOP40C ( this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992483 ) even though my build is JOP40D ?

Robert00001 said:
I have never flashed any kernels, just custom roms. From what I have read it goes down the same way, just flash the zip from SD in recovery and wipe cache. Correct?
Also, if I want to go back to stock kernel can I flash back to a JOP40C ( this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992483 ) even though my build is JOP40D ?
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just flash it in your recovery(if its a flashable zip). dont wipe a single thing, dalvik and cache have nothing to do with kernels. worst case scenario, it doesnt boot. then just reflash your rom in your recovery to fix it.

simms22 said:
just flash it in your recovery(if its a flashable zip). dont wipe a single thing, dalvik and cache have nothing to do with kernels. worst case scenario, it doesnt boot. then just reflash your rom in your recovery to fix it.
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Ok thanks. Yes its a flashable zip, im going for the franco kernel.

Robert00001 said:
Ok thanks. Yes its a flashable zip, im going for the franco kernel.
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franco is a good kernel. but most his kernels are in a img form, need fastboot for that. if its a zip, then flash it in your recovery, dont wipe a thing.

simms22 said:
franco is a good kernel. but most his kernels are in a img form, need fastboot for that. if its a zip, then flash it in your recovery, dont wipe a thing.
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Yes I am sure this is a flashable zip. I found the img files and the zip files on the franco thread.
What about going back to stock? I just want to know if something goes wrong. Does flashing my rom get me the stock kernel back?

Robert00001 said:
Yes I am sure this is a flashable zip. I found the img files and the zip files on the franco thread.
What about going back to stock? I just want to know if something goes wrong. Does flashing my rom get me the stock kernel back?
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It gets you whatever kernel was originally in the ROM.

063_XOBX said:
It gets you whatever kernel was originally in the ROM.
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Okay thanks for the replies.

Robert00001 said:
Ok thanks. Yes its a flashable zip, im going for the franco kernel.
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Even the .IMG files are easy enough to handle, OK so perhaps it might cost you a little money but within the Franco app (I don't know about others as not tried them) but you can simply just choose to restore a .IMG kernel file be it stock (which I have a copy of if you wanted it?) So you can swap and change as you wanted and the plus side of flashing this way is that you avoid the long reboot time dues to catch building again due to ram disk changes. I really think this is the best way of flashing kernels and certainly the easiest way if you wanted to carry on back to the OTA update route from Google.
For instance, I'm running stock takju rom 4.2.1 rom with Franco kernel and I have the stock boot loader and baseband and recovery and to install an OTA I just need to delete just one file and restore back to stock kernel that OTA update will install without troubles
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[Q] Switching Kernels

I flashed Paranoid Android 3 and kept that same kernel for awhile. I tried to branch out and try other kernels such as "Franco" and "AK Rubik", and am displeased with both (most likely because I don't know what I'm doing). How do I get back to the kernel Paranoid Android 3 had?
Thankyou in advance!
Oh I did a Nandroid backup using cwm, but that file got messed so I cant recover.

extract boot.img from the PA3 zip and fastboot flash it.

Zepius said:
extract boot.img from the PA3 zip and fastboot flash it.
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How do I go about doing that?

Just flash the ROM again. It should give you the kernel that comes with it.
EDIT: Just to clarify...boot into CWM, wipe cache and dalvik (just to be safe), flash PA, reboot. You MIGHT need to flash gapps again. I dont know how PA works. Might as well flash them too just in case. You shouldnt lose anything.

jsgraphicart said:
Just flash the ROM again. It should give you the kernel that comes with it.
EDIT: Just to clarify...boot into CWM, wipe cache and dalvik (just to be safe), flash PA, reboot. You MIGHT need to flash gapps again. I dont know how PA works. Might as well flash them too just in case. You shouldnt lose anything.
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Thankyou! I thought I'd mess it up again if I reflashed it. Do you think I should factory reset the phone just in case the other Kernels didnt leave anything on the phone. (Also, should I delete the kernels if I'm not going to use them?

Osyris214 said:
Thankyou! I thought I'd mess it up again if I reflashed it. Do you think I should factory reset the phone just in case the other Kernels didnt leave anything on the phone. (Also, should I delete the kernels if I'm not going to use them?
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Nah. You should be fine. When you flash a ROM, it usually replaces what needs to be replaced. Unless you start seeing issues down the line, I wouldnt worry about it. And no need to keep the kernel files on your phone if you arent going to use them.