I'm relatively new to Android. I'm loving it so far. I was able to successfully root, debloat, flash CWM and create a back up image. I'm not sure how to proceed from here. Any help will be appreciated.
Usually at the rom post there are instructions
Make sure first which model you have: nitro hd, bell's optimus lte, chinese or korean version
If its a nitro hd:
Make sure your cwm is the one from rom manager
Download the rom and place it on the sd card
Boot into cwm)
Advanced > wipe dalvik cache
Return to 1st screen > wipe cache
Wipe data/factory reset
Choose zip from sd card and flash it
After that reboot the phone and itll take longer than usual to boot
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Ive read a couple of the guides and they confuse me a little bit. A lot of the guides were written in July or earlier and people in the threads say they are out of date.
I want to flash a different rom on my phone.. id like to save everything I have now.
I rooted my phone with unrooted and it has the newest firmware on it.
What do I need to do to flash a rom on it? I know I need to do a nand backup and use clockwork recovery but this is the part that im lost on.. any updated steps would be great.
boot in to recovery ( volume dog button+powerbutton)
if using clockworkmod, go down to nandroid
back up your currrent rom.
After backup, return to main clockwork menu and then wipe data/factory reset.
then back to main menu and select install zip from sdcard.
next menu click, choose zip for sdcard and find where you stored your zip file at, once you find it, highlight it and select it.
a bunch of nos
and one yes will show, scroll down to yes, and it will install.
after it installs, return to the main menu and click reboot system now. and your rom should start!
PS, if you get caught in a boot loop where the boot animation or splash screen keeps restarting, yank the battery and get back into recovery. wipe data/factory reset again to get rid of the non-working rom. then nandroid and restore your rom.
AGAIN ONLY IF YOU GET A BOOT LOOP
do what bmxerkid954 said. But I include a Dalvik cache wipe as well. I haven't seen this option from Rom Manager but if you're in the recovery menu--it can't hurt. my .02
I wrote a pretty thorough guide/walkthrough to flashing your first rom in this short thread;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9100239
That whole thread is a good read, it explains and links to some if the basic terms and concepts you should know. Make sure you back up with amon ra at least once. And don't forget do go through the common misconceptions sticky.
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Clockwork doesnt wipe dalvik property, thats why i left it out. Just wipe and if you flash a full wipe zip, it will wipe dalvik... and most roms, now, run an intergraded command to correctly wipe dalvik as in new damagecontrol. Sorry if my guide was a little misworded. I was in class and was trying to reply to you as quick as possible. If you have any questions or need me to clearify anything, just post back.
blasted this post with my limited edition evo!
Alright so i installed my first ROM on my evo last night. seems like it worked fine everything still works and the ROM is awesome.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012918
One questions i did have is, if i want to install another one how would i go about that?
Do i just install it like i did the first or do i need to remove the current one and install the new one?
Im sure this is posted somewhere but i wasent able to find the answer im looking for.
Thanks for any input
The tried-and-true and overall preferred method, as I've observed, of XDA forum members is to do the following when changing to a new ROM, or for the first time:
Place the ROM in the root of your SD card.
Boot into Recovery by holding vol+down and Power (most custom ROMs will let you reboot into Recovery specifically instead of having to turn off the phone and back on).
Make a nandroid backup.
Wipe data/factory reset.
Wipe cache.
Go into Advanced, wipe Dalvik cache.
"Go Back."
Install zip from SD card.
Choose applicable .zip.
Wait for installation.
Reboot.
Enjoy.
Furthermore, if going to an AOSP ROM, be sure to flash GApps right after you flash your ROM.
As far as kernels go, some people say to do it after you flash your ROM, some day to reboot and then go back into Recovery and do it, some say either way.
Load the new rom zip on your sd card from your pc. Boot to Recovery, make a nandroid backup of your current rom. Then factory reset the phone in Recovery and wipe data, cache and dalvik cache. Wiping them each 2-3x for optimal results.
Then flash the zip for your new rom. Reboot and there it is. If your gonna change kernels or task bars etc, I recommend booting between each zip flashed. Just seems I have less problems this way.
Also get a sms backup app if they are important to you. I use sms backup+. It's free and works great, backs up msgs to gmail. Then u can restore with the app when the new rom is loaded.
Sent from my Warm Z EVO
totalanonymity said:
The tried-and-true and overall preferred method, as I've observed, of XDA forum members is to do the following when changing to a new ROM, or for the first time:
Place the ROM in the root of your SD card.
Boot into Recovery by holding vol+down and Power (most custom ROMs will let you reboot into Recovery specifically instead of having to turn off the phone and back on).
Make a nandroid backup.
Wipe data/factory reset.
Wipe cache.
Go into Advanced, wipe Dalvik cache.
"Go Back."
Install zip from SD card.
Choose applicable .zip.
Wait for installation.
Reboot.
Enjoy.
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Awesome thank you very much. Sounds pretty much just like how you install one.
Thanks again
yes do that ^^ nandroid and you can leave the rom on your card if you have enough space and in case you want to reinstall it clean again.
one more question
im thinking about installing another rom and it has multiple downloads some are themes and some widgets and the main ROM. Do I install them 1 at a time or can i do them one after another.
Honestly, preference, with those, I think. As stated before, some people's phones are fine with flashing tons of things at once and some people's phones like to take it nice and slow and have a reboot in between.
Also, make sure the themes you are installing are in flashable zips. There are some out there that aren't and require manually placing them in the SD card or using adb.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841311
this is the one i was thinking about
dahlinc said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841311
this is the one i was thinking about
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ROMs are flashed in recovery just the same as any other ROM.
All add-ons in his first post are flashable via Recovery, as well.
Get into a habit of wiping cache and Dalvik cache before every flash of anything. (Data/factory when flashing between ROMs, though.)
Also, a nandroid backup before you flash anything would be wise. I stopped doing them as often because they take up quite a bit of memory when you start flashing things left and right! But, it is wise to do so before flashing anything. If anything goes wrong flashing a particular item, you can always restore a backup and start again from a very recent point (i.e. not losing much of what you did) from when there were no issues.
I personally also copy my files to my computer for safekeeping, should something occur with the SD card.
Thats all i need know thank you again!!!!
Hello XDA'ers!,
[Already used search function btw].
There are a few things a need some answer for.
Some info:
After having the official gingerbread update from HTC I used Revolutionary
TO s-off and root (with some zip file) my phone. Now my phone has Cynanogenmod 7. If im correct the recovery i have is: Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4.
Now here are the questions:
1: I want to install MIUI, what do i have to do in recovery before installing this rom. Do I have to do something like clear cache or wipe data or something? + Where can i find the official MIUI roms? THere are different websites.
2: I have the Revolutionary Recovery and Rom Manager says i have to flash clockworkmod recovery before i can search for roms etc. Is it worth it to install it over the revo recov?
1) Before flashing ANY new rom it's always best to do a nandroid backup in case something goes wrong (you can restore to how it was when you made your backup).
Before you flash the rom you've chosen you should do the three wipes... In recovery "wipe data/factory reset", "wipe cache partition", "advanced/wipe dalvik cache".
Install your new rom... "install zip from sd card", "choose zip from sd card".
2) The (seemingly) most popular miui rom here is this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957291.
Download the version you require and place onto your sd card. Then go to step 1 above.
3) Most people would recommend not using rom manager, but the choice is yours. Flashing the newest cwm recovery will make no difference really to when you wanna flash a rom.
Hey Zedmarcus,
thank you so much for your response!
Really helped a lot.
No problem. Helping and sharing is what it's about
If it helps, hit the thanks
This is my first phone that doesn't have an external SD card and I'm not 100% sure how to properly perform a full wipe it
I know this is a noob question, but I just don't want to brick my phone.
What I Used to Do
Back in the day with my SGS Captivate or SGS2 I just put all my files on my external SD card, then via Android (Astro File Manager) I deleted every folder from the internal SD card, booted into CWM, performed a wipe/factory default, cleared cache, formatted system partition and then installed custom ROM and everything worked fine.
What I Need
I want to be sure that I don't brick it so I'm hoping that someone can give me a step-by-step walk-through of how to install CM 10.1 (or any other ROM i guess) on my phone after completely wiping it of anything on it.
What I've Tried
I used the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit to unlock, root and install CWM but unfortunately when I then installed CM 10.1 via CWM, some leftover files remained from the stock ROM.
Basically, my phone is ridiculously slow/lagging and I'm getting sick of it.
I've tried installing a custom kernel (Franco Kernel), I've set the CPU governor on Performance (1200MHz always) uninstalling any un-needed apps... but my phone is still un-usable.
Sometimes when I install the latest nightly of CM 10.1 I do an update and other times I tried doing a full install where I wipe the Dalvik; neither way helps I still get the ridiculous lag.
The definition of a full wipe:
-wipe data / factory reset
-wipe cache
-wipe dalvik cache
-(optional) format system
Then flash the rom/gapps/kernel.
Maybe you have a "bricked" phone. It has something to do with the emmc chip. How much free storage do you have?
Check it by downloading the app in the screenshot.
If you havent a bricked emmc version, then I suggest returning to stock again, and then root again. ( most clean process , as it restores all the partitions to the stock state.)
Hopefully this helps my friend!
PS: you posted in the wrong forum, don't do it in the future
Sent from my Nexus Prime
That's not related to development, read the rules next time.
Try the full wipe zip from Android Revolution HD Rom.
Use the pinned guide for fast boot. Use fast boot format/erase commands for all partitions, and for good measure flash to stock with fast boot also. This is the most surefire way and it hasn't failed me yet.
thegtfusion said:
The definition of a full wipe:
-wipe data / factory reset
-wipe cache
-wipe dalvik cache
-(optional) format system
Then flash the rom/gapps/kernel.
Maybe you have a "bricked" phone. It has something to do with the emmc chip. How much free storage do you have?
Check it by downloading the app in the screenshot.
If you havent a bricked emmc version, then I suggest returning to stock again, and then root again. ( most clean process , as it restores all the partitions to the stock state.)
Hopefully this helps my friend!
PS: you posted in the wrong forum, don't do it in the future
Sent from my Nexus Prime
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Thanks for the info, I'll be more careful in the future where I post.
I have the 16GB model and 4GB free right now.
I installed the eMMC Brickbug Check app and it says that my chip is ok (sane).
My phone is definately rooted, so I'm not sure why this app says that root is required for the memory test (clicking it just launches wiki page on rooting).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gzuzhn22n0f354w/Screenshot_2013-01-28-11-07-40.png
If you're on 4.2.1 you won't see any CWM backups so get ES File Explorer, give it root access and then go to /data/media/clockworkmod and see what's about. Or boot into CWM and delete some old backups
As for a full wipe, I use this before flashing a new ROM:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lxpw84fwtm5cj6w
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If you're on 4.2.1 you won't see any CWM backups so get ES File Explorer, give it root access and then go to /data/media/clockworkmod and see what's about. Or boot into CWM and delete some old backups
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It totally forgot about the CWM backups
I'll delete those ASAP
There wasn't a lot in the backups folder but there is about 3.82 GB in the blobs folder in the clockworkmod folder; are those ok to delete?
Flash the newest version of CWM (6.0.2.3) as it doesn't use blobs any more. Delete all old backups and take a new one if you want. Also, check when I added to my last post
EddyOS said:
Flash the newest version of CWM (6.0.2.3) as it doesn't use blobs any more. Delete all old backups and take a new one if you want. Also, check when I added to my last post
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Thanks a lot, I'll give that a shot tonight.
I'll update CWM to the latest, then run your super wipe zip followed by the latest CM 10.1.
Thanks a lot for the super wipe zip too.
After wiping and flashing go ahead and run fix permission too.
EddyOS said:
Flash the newest version of CWM (6.0.2.3) as it doesn't use blobs any more. Delete all old backups and take a new one if you want. Also, check when I added to my last post
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WiredPirate said:
After wiping and flashing go ahead and run fix permission too.
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Thanks guys, my phone is usable again
You guys are awesome.
What I Did
- installed the latest CWM using fastboot
- booted into recovery
- used adb to sideload your super wipe script, then the latest CM 10.1 nightly and then the latest gapps
- fixed permissions via CWM
- restarted my phone to get a very responsive phone again
With my last 2 phones I was spoiled having external SD cards so that i never had to sideload or use fastboot (I let Odin do that part).
since im new to xda i can not post on the main thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2442977&page=12
so i had to create this one as a question, cause i have a problem installing this rom, i downloaded both the kernel and the rom from the main thread, i first flashed to stock rom with odin, then i followed every step to install the kernel and after the rom, but im stuck in boot loop and im kinda angry cause it seems like im the only one with that problem.
i tried to install the rom using white's 1.33 kernel instead of percy's kernel ( the one provided in the main thread) and then flashing the rom, and it kinda worked, because i didnt go in to boot loop, but neither wifi or bluetooth werent working.
pls help me!!! i really want to try this rom!
1.first flash stock ddlk2
2.download the rom and flash it after :
(i) formatting system,data and cache
(ii) mounting all partitions
When done flashing,wipe data and reboot
davithdeathrider said:
since im new to xda i can not post on the main thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2442977&page=12
so i had to create this one as a question, cause i have a problem installing this rom, i downloaded both the kernel and the rom from the main thread, i first flashed to stock rom with odin, then i followed every step to install the kernel and after the rom, but im stuck in boot loop and im kinda angry cause it seems like im the only one with that problem.
i tried to install the rom using white's 1.33 kernel instead of percy's kernel ( the one provided in the main thread) and then flashing the rom, and it kinda worked, because i didnt go in to boot loop, but neither wifi or bluetooth werent working.
pls help me!!! i really want to try this rom!
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Try this method
#1-Flash stock rom using odin
#2-Go to cwm
#3-Mount all partitions
#4-Install CyanogenMod#2 kernel
#5-Back and go to Advance then REBOOT RECOVERY
#6-You are on cwm now and the fonts are small
#7-Go to mounts and Format system,data,cache
#8-Dont press back -Mount all partitions
#9-Install zip from sd card-choose zip then choose The Rom
#10-When it is done flashing -Wipe Data - tHEN REBOOT
Do this.
1. Go to cwm recovery
2. Clear data and wipe cache
3. Go to advance :- wipe dalvik cache and battery states.
4. Go to mount & storage :- format system, data & cache.. dont format sd.
5. Then mount everything expect sd-ext.
6. Flash kernel.
7. Go to advance reboot recovery.
8. Again wipe data & cache.
9. go to advance and again wipe dalvik cache & battery states.
10. Mount everything expect sd-ext
This time you dont need to format system, data, or cache in mount.
11. Finally flash rom and reboot.
Hope it work.
Using optimus nexus me v5 on galaxy y