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[Q] Custom Roms / Kernel Questions

I have a AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH-1747) that is running stock with root.
I have rooted my phone using the samsung toolkit located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
Since that toolkit flashed a CWM Based recovery I have installed ROM Manager and flashed CWM Recovery version 6.0.1.2
My questions are..
- with my current setup.. am I technically running the "Stock" samsung kernel?
- why would you want to flash a different kernel to your phone?
- and is it necessary to flash a different kernel in order to use certain custom roms?
- At first I was leaning towards flashing CM10 nightly but the more I look at it.. I want to flash PARANOIDANDROID 2.22 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818199
Is this rom fully compatible with my AT&T phone? and since i'm running stock with root, do I need to do anything special before flashing this rom? Factory reset? Wipe Data? I've already made a full nandroid backup.
Thank you!

- with my current setup.. am I technically running the "Stock" samsung kernel? I believe so
- why would you want to flash a different kernel to your phone? Different kernels do different things.. some have better batter life.. some let you OC and UC..
- and is it necessary to flash a different kernel in order to use certain custom roms?Well sometimes.. Well technically.. most kernels will work with most of the ROMS out there.. as long as you stay withing your phones threads.. But some ROMs have a kernal with them.. and some ROMS you need to flash your own kernel..

Diamond22 said:
- with my current setup.. am I technically running the "Stock" samsung kernel? I believe so
- why would you want to flash a different kernel to your phone? Different kernels do different things.. some have better batter life.. some let you OC and UC..
- and is it necessary to flash a different kernel in order to use certain custom roms?Well sometimes.. Well technically.. most kernels will work with most of the ROMS out there.. as long as you stay withing your phones threads.. But some ROMs have a kernal with them.. and some ROMS you need to flash your own kernel..
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Thank you for the reply.
On the rom i'm wanting to flash for my SGH-i747 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818199
The steps for flashing are as follows:
CWM: Install Zip: Rom: Download Here Make sure the file you download is PA-2.22-d2att.zip
CWM: Install Zip: Gapps: Download (These are the new ones)
CWM: Wipe Data/Factory Reset
CWM: Advanced/Wipe Dalvik Cache
Reboot and edit your Apps Dpi & Layout under Settings/Paranoid Settings - DO NOT RESTORE YOUR OLD PROPERTIES FOR NOW
Would i need to wipe data, factory reset, then also wipe dalvik cache BEFORE I install the rom and gapps since i'm running stock with root?
Thank you

i'm also reading that for paranoidandroid you must first flash CM10 then flash paranoid.. is this accurate?

umm.. not sure where you saw that you need to flash a CM rom before flashing the paranoid ROM..
I believe the Paranoid rom is based off CM
The instruction on the link you have, in my opinion, is wrong..
The way that i flash my roms is...
Wipe data/factory reset..
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik
Format/Data
Fomat/System ( i think deletes backups) only do in emergency.aka optional step
Flash ROM
Flash Gapps.
THATS IT
Some people will wipe cache afer flashing a rom..
But if you wipe data/factory reset i believe deletes the ROM...

Diamond22 said:
umm.. not sure where you saw that you need to flash a CM rom before flashing the paranoid ROM..
I believe the Paranoid rom is based off CM
The instruction on the link you have, in my opinion, is wrong..
The way that i flash my roms is...
Wipe data/factory reset..
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik
Format/Data
Fomat/System ( i think deletes backups) only do in emergency.aka optional step
Flash ROM
Flash Gapps.
THATS IT
Some people will wipe cache afer flashing a rom..
But if you wipe data/factory reset i believe deletes the ROM...
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If you are already running CM10 then you don't need to wipe Cache. Just dalvik and data. Im pretty sure thats what was confusing, since this is based off of CM10.

DarthDerron said:
If you are already running CM10 then you don't need to wipe Cache. Just dalvik and data. Im pretty sure thats what was confusing, since this is based off of CM10.
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yeah, I just keep reading and reading.. probably making this out to be more difficult than it really is just don't want to end up with a brick or anything.
I'm already on stock + root + latest CWM so I just need to put the files on my phone and flash but I believe these are the steps i need to take:
1- Download ROM and Gapps to internal sd card
2- Boot phone into recovery
3- WIPE Cache/Delvik/Data factory reset> Mounts and Storage- format system
4- Flash ROM and Gapps

[Q] Installing Custom Roms on unlocked and rooted phone

So here is my given situation in hand.
1) I Unlocked and rooted my phone and upgraded to jelly bean from ICS.
2) Then later on installed Cyanogenmod rom (team shogun rufdroid)
3) While trying to upgrade. i screwed up and wiped and reinstalling the rom again and for some reason soft keys were missing so i had to wipe complete data and roll back to jelly bean 4.1.1.
4) Now how do i install custom roms now, coz if i use a g nex tool kit v9.1.it says my phone is already rooted and there seems to be a problem loading a bootloader.
I d appreciate if somebody can help me out with this..im still a novice ..trying to learn.

Damn it, don't use a toolkit.
Sent from my i9250

maddyreddy said:
So here is my given situation in hand.
1) I Unlocked and rooted my phone and upgraded to jelly bean from ICS.
2) Then later on installed Cyanogenmod rom (team shogun rufdroid)
3) While trying to upgrade. i screwed up and wiped and reinstalling the rom again and for some reason soft keys were missing so i had to wipe complete data and roll back to jelly bean 4.1.1.
4) Now how do i install custom roms now, coz if i use a g nex tool kit v9.1.it says my phone is already rooted and there seems to be a problem loading a bootloader.
I d appreciate if somebody can help me out with this..im still a novice ..trying to learn.
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bk201doesntexist said:
Damn it, don't use a toolkit.
Sent from my i9250
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OP read the stickies
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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why step 3? if you had an issue with the rom you flashed, why not just wipe data and redownload that rom and flash it again from your recovery. or wipe data and flash a different rom. wiping data doesnt remove your rom, and doesnt take you back to stock, and doesnt remove root access. it just removes user data.
root toolkits are the absolute worst things to use on nexus devices. they prevent you from learning the very easiest basic procedures. without knowing the basic procedures, you should not even consider modifying your device in any way. learn about what you are doing/what you want to do, then root your device.

maddyreddy said:
So here is my given situation in hand.
1) I Unlocked and rooted my phone and upgraded to jelly bean from ICS.
2) Then later on installed Cyanogenmod rom (team shogun rufdroid)
3) While trying to upgrade. i screwed up and wiped and reinstalling the rom again and for some reason soft keys were missing so i had to wipe complete data and roll back to jelly bean 4.1.1.
4) Now how do i install custom roms now, coz if i use a g nex tool kit v9.1.it says my phone is already rooted and there seems to be a problem loading a bootloader.
I d appreciate if somebody can help me out with this..im still a novice ..trying to learn.
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Don't use a toolkit....download the ROM and GApps onto your phone directly....download a file explorer like Astro or ES and make a folder where you want to keep your stuff or just keep them in the downloads folder.....I prefer twrp but you can use CWM or w/e custom recovery you want...now it depends if your upgrading your current ROM with a newer version of your ROM or not....let's start with a complete clean flash....reboot into recovery and make sure you have a backup of at least your current data....if you do do a factory reset wipe system wipe cache wipe dalvik cache (this is all done in recovery mode)....go to previous menu and then go to install....install the ROM FIRST!!!!!!! then the GApps....(newer ROMs have GApps included so make sure you read everything before you install anything). Once you install the ROM and GApps you can go to restore and restore data only....clear the cache and dalvik again then go to advanced and then fix permissions....hit reboot and then reboot system.....now this is my process others might do it differently and you may as well once you get a little better at it.....now a dirty flash would be something like if you are just upgrading to a newer version of the same ROM..... You would download the ROM and GApps reboot recovery wipe cache and dalvik install newer version of ROM and GApps (if applicable on the GApps portion).....once installed clear cache and dalvik again then advanced and then fix permissions then reboot....for kernels you just have to clear the cache and the dalvik cache and then install the kernel unless otherwise indicated..... Good luck let me know what happens and if you have any problems let me know

Seriously, there's no need to wipe caches, when flashing kernels or roms!
Factory reset, or factory reset+format /system at best. Most roms will wipe /system on their own.
Sent from my i9250

No issues,my device is working fine now..I'm on rufdroid v0.92.
But I still had to use a tool kit to install recovery..I tried doing it on command prompt and it was confusing ..next time I'll try doing it with out these tools ....anyways thanks everybody.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

[Q] How to get rid of having to do a battery pull

Hey guys,
I always have to pull my battery out multiple times on reboots, or after flashing a rom.
When I change roms, I do a fact. reset and wipe cache/dalvik, on updates of same rom I only do a wipe of cache/dalvik. I tried fixing permissions.
How is this caused ? It eventually boot up every time, just very annoying.
Does wiping system help ? I've read that most rom dev's include it anyway in flashing rom.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Rom: AOSP Paranoid Android 2.99 beta 5
Recovery: TWRP 2.3.2.1
Thnx for your help!

Firewalker1980 said:
Hey guys,
I always have to pull my battery out multiple times on reboots, or after flashing a rom.
When I change roms, I do a fact. reset and wipe cache/dalvik, on updates of same rom I only do a wipe of cache/dalvik. I tried fixing permissions.
How is this caused ? It eventually boot up every time, just very annoying.
Does wiping system help ? I've read that most rom dev's include it anyway in flashing rom.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Rom: AOSP Paranoid Android 2.99 beta 5
Recovery: TWRP 2.3.2.1
Thnx for your help!
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I haven't encountered this but I sometimes get bootloop when I flash Gapps without wiping cache and dalvik. Whenever I flash a new ROM, I do factory reset, wipe system, cache, and dalvik. So you may try wiping all of them and make a fresh install of the ROM then see if this problem keeps affecting you. Just make a nandroid backup in case this does not help so you restore your whole data easily

ahmadallica said:
I haven't encountered this but I sometimes get bootloop when I flash Gapps without wiping cache and dalvik. Whenever I flash a new ROM, I do factory reset, wipe system, cache, and dalvik. So you may try wiping all of them and make a fresh install of the ROM then see if this problem keeps affecting you. Just make a nandroid backup in case this does not help so you restore your whole data easily
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Hey thx for your suggestions!
I always flash a "new" rom that way though. But an update of the same rom, I "dirty" flash, which should be fine according to everyone.
No matter what Rom/Kernel I use, I still frequently have to pull the battery out.
It's never from locking up within Android. It just freezes/loops on the Google bootlogo.
I once wiped everything, even the storage space, and it helped for a little while, but did not make it go away for good.
Could it be related to certain apps ? Maybe PGM or Seeder or smth ?
All input welcome
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Phone: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Maguro
Rom: AOSPA 2.99 latest
Kernel: AK Purity v20
Recovery: TWRP 2.3.3.0

Updating Cyanogenmod without losing settings

I've been flashing the nightly cyaongenmod 10.1 builds on my i747m using cwm.
Is there a way to prevent losing all the settings and apps that I have? For example, if I don't clear data/cache will this cause bad things to happen?
Or is there another way to do this?

nmunro said:
I've been flashing the nightly cyaongenmod 10.1 builds on my i747m using cwm.
Is there a way to prevent losing all the settings and apps that I have? For example, if I don't clear data/cache will this cause bad things to happen?
Or is there another way to do this?
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Get titanium backup and do a full backup of your apps/data. When you restore, dont restore any system app but you can restore the rest.
And to avoid problems, always clear cache/dalvik.

nmunro said:
I've been flashing the nightly cyaongenmod 10.1 builds on my i747m using cwm.
Is there a way to prevent losing all the settings and apps that I have? For example, if I don't clear data/cache will this cause bad things to happen?
Or is there another way to do this?
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All you need to do is download the new nightly that you wanna flash, boot into recovery, flash the nightly. If you have any other files that you wanna flash like a kernel, flash them after the nightly. Clear cache & dalvik cache & reboot. You won't lose any apps or settings doing it this way. This is how I update every day. Now if you wanna do a clean install every single time you update, that's another story. The way I just explained to you will work just fine. There is no need in wiping EVERYTHING for every update.
Sent from my Galaxy S3

RobbieL811 said:
All you need to do is download the new nightly that you wanna flash, boot into recovery, flash the nightly. If you have any other files that you wanna flash like a kernel, flash them after the nightly. Clear cache & dalvik cache & reboot. You won't lose any apps or settings doing it this way. This is how I update every day. Now if you wanna do a clean install every single time you update, that's another story. The way I just explained to you will work just fine. There is no need in wiping EVERYTHING for every update.
Sent from my Galaxy S3
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It's not only about wiping everything (Clean flash), having a backup is always good and *needed* imo. Never know when something will go wrong, could be as simple as a corrupted download.

So just to confirm, if I download the latest nightly, boot into cwm, clear cache and dalvik, but don't delete user data, then flash ROM and gapps, it will have all my settings and apps already setup?

nmunro said:
So just to confirm, if I download the latest nightly, boot into cwm, clear cache and dalvik, but don't delete user data, then flash ROM and gapps, it will have all my settings and apps already setup?
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Yes.
Should still concider Tibu. Friendly suggestion.

nmunro said:
So just to confirm, if I download the latest nightly, boot into cwm, clear cache and dalvik, but don't delete user data, then flash ROM and gapps, it will have all my settings and apps already setup?
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Yes.
Sent from my Galaxy S3
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BWolf56 said:
It's not only about wiping everything (Clean flash), having a backup is always good and *needed* imo. Never know when something will go wrong, could be as simple as a corrupted download.
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Thanks. I didn't think about mentioning that. It's kind of a given to me to keep a good nandroid. Some people may not know though. Thanks for adding that.
Sent from my Galaxy S3

I have a touchwiz nandroid and a cm10 nandroid on my SD card and my computer.
Will I have to flash gapps again or will that already be there?

nmunro said:
I have a touchwiz nandroid and a cm10 nandroid on my SD card and my computer.
Will I have to flash gapps again or will that already be there?
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Gotta flash the Gapps everytime you flash a ROM. (Their respective one)

nmunro said:
I have a touchwiz nandroid and a cm10 nandroid on my SD card and my computer.
Will I have to flash gapps again or will that already be there?
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You will only have to flash Gapps the first time. If you update like I told you, you will not have to flash them.
Sent from my Galaxy S3

Changing from stable to nightly
Hi,
I'm currently running on a cm 10.1.3 stable (note 2 N7100). I would like to install cm-11-20141027-NIGHTLY-n7100. Do i have to do a complete wipe or just flash the downloaded file from recovery.

cm upgrade manually w/o losing data
RobbieL811 said:
All you need to do is download the new nightly that you wanna flash, boot into recovery, flash the nightly. If you have any other files that you wanna flash like a kernel, flash them after the nightly. Clear cache & dalvik cache & reboot. You won't lose any apps or settings doing it this way. This is how I update every day. Now if you wanna do a clean install every single time you update, that's another story. The way I just explained to you will work just fine. There is no need in wiping EVERYTHING for every update.
Sent from my Galaxy S3
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Does it apply to stable updates and upgrades also and not only for nightly?
Can I use the same method for updating CM11s to CM12 whenever they release...?

Titanium Backup
Will the Titanium Backup * root be the correct one, or the Titanium Pro?

[Q] Verizon Galaxy Nexus 4.2 to 4.3 Rom

Seems to be the only ROM I'm able to successfully use on my Galaxy Nexus is the ASOP (rootzwiki(dot)com/topic/36706-romaosp431101113-shiny-ota-like-stock-android-431-jls36i-no-bugs). I'm coming from a 4.2.1 ROM, trying to get to a 4.3.1 ROM. Every time I load an AOKP, CYN, or PA ROM, it boots straight to the home screen completely bypassing the initial setup and my Google account. When I try to manually add my Google account, I get an error message about the ASOP Android keyboard not responding. If you could shed some light on what I might be doing wrong. These are the steps I've done:
Using ClockworkMod Recovery 6.0.2.3 (I know 6.0.4.3 is out)
1. Factory reset/wipe data
2. Wipe Cache Partition
3. Format System within Mounts and Storage
4. Format Cache within Mounts and Storage
5. Wipe Dalvik Cache within Advanced
6. Installing Rom (a 4.3.1 rom)
7. Installing Gapps (latest gapps-jb-2013813-signed.zip)
8. Rebooting
I've read online where some people have wiped cache and davlik cache after installing the ROM and gapps. I've tried that too and still have the same result.

As long as you are using a 4.3 or 4.3.1 ROM with 4.3 gapps, All you should have to do is wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, flash ROM and flash gapps. You can skip your step 3 and step 4. I've never had your experience with any ROM I have used. If it continues, maybe start from scratch and return to stock, root and try flashing again.

I was trying to update from a 4.2.1 ROM to a 4.3.1 ROM also and was having issues also.
I'm no stranger flashing ROMs so I know I'm using the correct gapps.
My problem is the radios.
When I flash a new ROM I lose service completely.
I'm doing this to another family member's phone, which used to be mine, but it's been so long I can't remember if the radios need updated also. If they do, where can I find them?
If the problem isn't the radios... any ideas what it could be?
Sorry for hijacking the thread but it seemed like a similar problem.
Thanks in advance.

Radios here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890585
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Radios here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890585

I had already gotten the radios from there but can't seem to get any of them to work.
Seems it's a common issue.
Is it better to just revert to 4.2.2.?