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Kernels via Rom manager

Hey folks.
Read in XDA, in many threads, that in the premium version of Rom manager you are able to download and flash a new kernel.
Apparently you go into Rom manger settings, enable "developer mode" then where you would usually download Cyanogen roms, you should also be able to download kernels for it.
My problem is this; I have the premium version of Rom Manager, I bought it about 2 weeks ago, I can go into settings but I don't have the option to enable "developer mode" just an enable "advanced mode"? I'm presuming they are the same but even after a restart it doesn't give me any options to download any kernels from anywhere?
I've emailed the dev but had no response in over a week so can anyone else help me?
Thanks in advance.
HTC Desire. Cyanogen 6.1.1 S-ON.

Why dont you just search for the Kernal you want, copy it to the root of your sd card ... at this stage you could use rom manager if you really want to to enter into recovery, select install zip from sd, select the kernal you downloaded and your sorted!!
There is really no reason to feel so bound to Rom Manager(although it may be useful at first) as you can do everything yourself and with more controll over your device.

Cheers man. That method would suite me best. Have you any tips on where I can get the kernels from outside of Rom manager?
Will they just come as a zip file ready to be flashed?
HTC Desire. Cyanogen 6.0.2. S-ON

x5starguerillaa said:
Cheers man. That method would suite me best. Have you any tips on where I can get the kernels from outside of Rom manager?
Will they just come as a zip file ready to be flashed?
HTC Desire. Cyanogen 6.0.2. S-ON
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Search here on xda, if you want cynogen specific kernals and advise on which kernals give the best performance, battery life etc i would suggest you have a look at the cynogen thread and ask around abit in there if anything isnt certain.
Yes they come as zip files already

Need guidance

First let me say that I know I'll probably get blasted for asking...but anyway. I just downloaded the Destroyer AOSP ROM. I've tried to research and find out how to load the Market..with no success. So can someone please tell me how to load google apps...specifically the market? Thanks.

I'm not familiar with this rom, but always like to lend a hand when I can...
I know some AOSP roms don't come with the google apps you are referring to. I flashed cyanogen a while back and it had a separate zip file for google apps that needed to be flashed after flashing the rom itself. I believe it was just called gapps.zip. I've been using MIUI for the past 5 weeks and have zero intention of ever flashing another rom again. (Yeah, its THAT good)
It may or may not work, (nand before you do anything!!!), but you could search the cyanogen threads for this gapps.zip that will give you the market, maps, places, etc...
Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Good luck though!

VegasEvo4G said:
I flashed cyanogen a while back and it had a separate zip file for google apps that needed to be flashed after flashing the rom itself. I believe it was just called gapps.zip.
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Same for this rom, he need to flash other file (gapps)

[Q] Rom Manager and CWM

Hi, I have my phone unlocked via htcdev. I installed CWM by alquez, but it doesn't detect it in ROM Manager. I have tried going into recovery from rom manager, then rebooting from cwm, still nothing works. Only rebbot to recovery works in rom manager. Any solutions?

The CWM from Alquez is unofficial not supported by rom manager dev i think. The same thing was with samsung galaxy ace , don't flash recovery from manager you can get brick...

drummer1839 said:
The CWM from Alquez is unofficial not supported by rom manager dev i think. The same thing was with samsung galaxy ace , don't flash recovery from manager you can get brick...
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I won't flash it that way, but then how do i flash the cm7 without rom manager?

SomeDudeOnTheNet said:
I won't flash it that way, but then how do i flash the cm7 without rom manager?
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1/ Download and put the CM7.2 nightly zip from Alquez on your SD card root.
2/ Go into CWM Recovery
3/ Wipe Data/Factory reset
4/ Wipe Dalvik
5/ Format System from Mounts
6/ Install Zip from SD and choose CM72 Nightly ZIP
7/ Install Zip from SD and choose CM7x GAPPS
8/ When done reboot to your clean CM7.2 install

So, for now, we can delete Rom Manager then?
Sent via CyanogenMod 7.2

yop. its useless for now.

d33ps1x said:
1/ Download and put the CM7.2 nightly zip from Alquez on your SD card root.
2/ Go into CWM Recovery
3/ Wipe Data/Factory reset
4/ Wipe Dalvik
5/ Format System from Mounts
6/ Install Zip from SD and choose CM72 Nightly ZIP
7/ Install Zip from SD and choose CM7x GAPPS
8/ When done reboot to your clean CM7.2 install
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Awesome. Thanks a lot.

okay, I just installed cm7.2, android market wasn't there. I installed an apk. it doesn't let me create a Google account, takes me to some exchange account. please help. and why does cm7 use adwlauncher? I thought it was something like sense quick help needed.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

It's non sense ROM.
I didn't like it too, so I just flashed sense rom.
Anyway, you can install any launcher you like, and use it as default one.
About google account.
That ROM doesn't have anything to do with google's apps, so you'll have to install gapps.
Find it somewhere, latest version is from 28.8.2011 I think.
It's .zip file, just flash it through recovery.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using XDA App

It's non sense ROM.
I didn't like it too, so I just flashed sense rom.
Anyway, you can install any launcher you like, and use it as default one.
About google account.
That ROM doesn't have anything to do with google's apps, so you'll have to install gapps.
Find it somewhere, latest version is from 28.8.2011 I think.
It's .zip file, just flash it through recovery.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using XDA App
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Thanks, I found the file on cyanogen wiki, flashing now.

SomeDudeOnTheNet said:
Thanks, I found the file on cyanogen wiki, flashing now.
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It was in the instructions.

I like non sense roms.Too bad WS is not officially supported by CM.
But maybe now, when most of us have the opportunity to install custom rom, we get full support.
Sent via Wildfire S using CyanogenMod

New tutorial
Here is a new tutorial on something a couple of us have been using for a while...

No.12 said:
I like non sense roms.Too bad WS is not officially supported by CM.
But maybe now, when most of us have the opportunity to install custom rom, we get full support.
Sent via Wildfire S using CyanogenMod
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Me too, they're so ''nonsense'' lol
Sent from HTC Wildfire S powered by CM7.2

Can anybody help with CWM7 ?
I've tried to load this onto my phone but I keep failing. The app does not load. I cannot access any recovery, albeit standard or CWM. Everytime I try from the the bootloader screen and enter recovery, The phone gives me a Black Screen with a Picture and a Red Triangle in the middle and nothing else happens. I then have to reboot the phone.
Am I doing something wrong or am I missing something.
Is there a step by step guide to help make this work for me.
I have searched for a couple of days now and I cannot find anything that for me.
My phone is S-ON and Bootloader Unlocked via HTC-Devs.
Any help from you experts out there will be appreciated, even if it's just pointing me in the right direction.
Thanks in advance.

SomeDudeOnTheNet said:
okay, I just installed cm7.2, android market wasn't there. I installed an apk. it doesn't let me create a Google account, takes me to some exchange account. please help. and why does cm7 use adwlauncher? I thought it was something like sense quick help needed.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
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You can download google apps package from rom manager which comes pre installed in the cm7 update.

[Q] Custom Rom Help

Hi all,
First of all what a great community with so much helpful information. I am new to android, just moved from 4 years of iphone. I have rooted my galaxy s 3 using the helpful guides on this site. I was wondering if someone could point me to a helpful guide on custom roms. From my understanding, all I have to do is go to the play store and download rom manager and then install clockwork mod and from there I can start using custom roms. Thanks a ton.

chuckado said:
Hi all,
First of all what a great community with so much helpful information. I am new to android, just moved from 4 years of iphone. I have rooted my galaxy s 3 using the helpful guides on this site. I was wondering if someone could point me to a helpful guide on custom roms. From my understanding, all I have to do is go to the play store and download rom manager and then install clockwork mod and from there I can start using custom roms. Thanks a ton.
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You dont have CWM yet? If you want you can just download Goomanager from playstore and install TWRP from there. That will give you recovery.
Then you can start playing with your ROMS.
If you want to use Goomanager just install it
open it
once it opens hit the menu button and select Install OpenRecoverScript.
Take a look here. Lots of info and even talks about TWRP and recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839

Is there a reason to choose between rom manager and clockwwork mod or goo manager TWRP?

jasvncnt1 said:
You dont have CWM yet? If you want you can just download Goomanager from playstore and install TWRP from there. That will give you recovery.
Then you can start playing with your ROMS.
If you want to use Goomanager just install it
open it
once it opens hit the menu button and select Install OpenRecoverScript.
Take a look here. Lots of info and even talks about TWRP and recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
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Also I am hoping to find a process on to install either goomanager or rom manager and install a custom rom. I understand that either manager can be installed from the play store but what is done after that?

chuckado said:
Also I am hoping to find a process on to install either goomanager or rom manager and install a custom rom. I understand that either manager can be installed from the play store but what is done after that?
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I have never used ROM manager. CWM and TWRP do the same thing. They are both recoveries that you can use to back up your ROMs and flash ROMs. I haven't used CWM in awhile as I prefer TWRP. Again they do the same thing but TWRP is a touch recovery. Little easier to use. Once you install either one you just download what ever ROM you want. I store the ROMs on my external SD card. Then you just boot into your recovery and flash the ROM you just downloaded.
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I have a quick question about goo manager, I am try to point to my sdcard as the download location and it says that all the paths that I try are not valid. I have tried /storage/extsdcard/apps/goomanager but that wont work. Im not sure what the issue is.

chuckado said:
Is there a reason to choose between rom manager and clockwwork mod or goo manager TWRP?
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RomManager and GooManager, and ClockWorkMod and TWRP are different kind of softwares.
CWM and TWRP are recoveries, as Jasvncnt1 said above. They are used to flash ROMs into the phone or flashable packages into a custom ROM, backup a ROM, restore a ROM, and some kind of other maintenance (fix permissions, factory reset, format SD card...). They basically are the engine used to customize your phone.
RomManager and GooManager are apps. They basically are front-ends to recoveries usable right from your ROM. (For example, if you flash a ROM from GooManager or RomManager, the app simply reboots the phone into your actual recovery and asks the recovery to proceed with flashing the specified package. Same goes for fix permissions, resets,etc. if they are available in the app.)
These apps also extend recoveries capabilities by offering some other useful functions like dowloading ROM zips from repositories, downloading Gapps packages, checking for available ROM updates...
Some people may find apps like GooManager and RomManager useful, but basically everything available in these apps can be achieved manually right from the recovery.
chuckado said:
I have a quick question about goo manager, I am try to point to my sdcard as the download location and it says that all the paths that I try are not valid. I have tried /storage/extsdcard/apps/goomanager but that wont work. Im not sure what the issue is.
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I believe the download path is case sensitive. extsdcard is a different location than extSdCard. Moreover, the download folder must already exist before you configure it as the prefered download folder in GooManager. So check the following:
1) that you have a /storage/extSdCard/apps/goomanager folder in your external SD card. If not, create it;
2) that you type exactly /storage/extSdCard/apps/goomanager, with the uppercase letters at the right place.

★[Guide]Beginners/noob,Android modding:Where to start★

!!!!☆■PLEASE PRESS THANKS INSTEAD OF SAYING IT IM SO SICK OF PEOPLE SAYING THANKS WHEN IN THE RULES IT SAYS TO USE THE THANKS BUTTON□★!!!!!!!
This is a beginners guide to start modifying your Android device. When I joined the website I felt like I didn't know where to start. So I thought I could make this thread to get people started.
*I will not be held responsible for any damage that may be caused to your device.
First things first your going to need to root your device. What rooting does is it allows special access to things in your phone. Without root custom roms and custom recoveries will not work. Also some apps require root to work. So to root your device search for the name of your device in the search box. Once you find your device then go to the Android development section. And usually near the top there will be a guide on how to root your device.
If your can't find or your device doesn't have a forum section (for example the Us Cellular Galaxy s4) then search for a similar device. So I have the Us cellular galaxy s4 and it doesn't have a forum section. So I could look at the Verizon or At&T galaxy s4 section and see if the root method with work on my us cellular galaxy s4. Thankfully there is a method that works for the us cellular version too. If you still can't find a root method for your device then I would Google it and see what you can find.
Once you have gotten root access then the next step is to install a custom recovery.
IF U WANT TO CHECK IF YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GOTTEN ROOT ACCESS THEN DOWNLOAD THE ROOT CHECKER APP.
Ok so what a custom recovery is basically a tool to install/ flash things to your device. For example If I want a transparent status bar then I can download an s4 transparent status bar. Then I can go into recovery mode. After that since I have a custom recovery I can install the new status bar in recovery mode. Then reboot my phone. And boom I have a transparent status bar. Be sure to check out the link. It will further Explain custom recoveries.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ClockworkMod_Recovery
Ok so to get a custom recovery you can follow the link above or your can do the same thing u did for root. Search your device. Then go to the Android development section and look for a thread on how to install a custom recovery. There are different types/versions of recoveries. Clock work mod recovery is one of the more popular ones and is what I personally use and I recommend. TWRP (team win recovery project is another one and is good too.)
After you get a custom recovery installed you need to make a backup. In case something goes wrong by user error or accident you can fix your device.
A back up is needed because if I would try to install a rom and for some reason it doesnt boot up then your going to need to return to what you were previously on. For example I have my galaxy s4 and If i make a backup right before I install a new rom. Then I try installing a rom and for whatever reason it doesn't work. I can go back into recovery mode and I can install my back up. And the backup will be everything that I had on my device before I tried to install a new rom. Once you have a backup then go to the next step.
Now the best part custom roms. Ok a custom rom is kinda hard to explain but im gonna try to. So a rom is basically firmware. And u can have different types of roms (firmware) for your device. **THE NUMBER ONE RULE IS TO NEVER INSTALL A ROM THAT IS NOT MEANT FOR YOUR PHONE. THIS IS 99 PERCENT OF WHY PEOPLE HARD BRICK THEIR DEVICE. **
So generally there are too different versions of roms. Stock based roms and aosp/ cyanogen based roms. Stock roms have generally the same look but may offer more options and settings for things. Some stock based roms have options to Change the look too.
Aosp(cyanogen mod,pac man, carbon) roms are going to change the look a lot. And have more options to Change Things too. Check out cyanogenmod.com to see what I mean.
Roms are a lot of fun to expirment with and see which ones you like best.
So your ready to get a custom rom.
Make sure you have a back up before you continue.
1. Dowload a rom to your device.
A good rom to try is cyanogen mod. It's an aosp based rom. Follow this link and see if your device is compatible.
get.cm/
REMEMBER U MUST DOWNLOAD A ROM THAT IS MEANT FOR YOUR DEVICE ONLY!!!!!
2. If you are going to install cyanogen mod or any aosp you are also going to need g apps. What g apps is is a package of apps. Basically of all the stock apps. Stock roms have it built in.
You can get get g apps from here
http://goo.im/gapps
If you want to check out other roms then go to your device in the forums then go to the Android development section. And look around there should be plenty to choose from.
3. So if you are installing cyanogen mod make sure you have gapps if you are installing a stock based rom you don't need it.
4.Boot into recovery mode. You can download rom manager from the play store and go into the app and press boot into recovery mode or do it manually by using the hard keys. Google it if you can't get into recovery mode.
5.Once in recovery mode if u are installing cyanogen mod do a wipe data/factory reset.
If you are installing a stock based rom skip that step unless you want to wipe data. Or if where you found the rom it says to wipe data.
6.flash the rom you installed. Remember where you put it when you downloaded it.
7. If you needed it find gapps then flash(install) that.
If you didn't need gapps then skip that step.
8. Wipe the cache partion
9. Wipe the davilk cache. *Its under advanced* This is important so you don't get a boot loop.
10. Reboot system
11. Enjoy your new rom.
Common errors:
If you get stuck at the boot logo you probably forgot to wipe the davilk cache. Its under advanced options in recovery.
If you try to install cyanogen mod and get an error saying system has stopped and that error keeps showing up then you used the wrong gapps package. Dowload the one closest to the top of the page if u are trying to download cyano
If u have any questions at all about anything feel free to ask them on this thread. Or in the q and a section. Or pm me.
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Have a nice day!

Very Useful guide for beginners good work!!!

AndreRaptor said:
Very Useful guide for beginners good work!!!
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I appreciate the kind words.
-If I've helped press thanks. Don't say it.-
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very imformative. i will point others to this

how to remove boot menu manager and also remove custom rom installed
how to remove boot menu manager and also remove custom rom installed.
I m using motorola atrix 2 .. i have in system 1 stock rom, i was trying with custom roms . i want to delete all other roms and boot menu manager.... please help....

Very nicely put together....
Pressed Thanks!

mrblink said:
Thanks for the tips
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Read the bottom of the post....
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Do I need to do some backup before Rooting too?
Hi,
First of all, I really appreciate your work for helping Noobs like me, for teaching all these things...
I was going to do perform experiments on my Android phone, and I would like to be sure regarding the steps. Of course, nobody wants to go wrong while doing this.
So, Do I need to do any sort of Backup before Rooting process, too?
Or it is just simple like:
Root your Phone
Install some Custom Recovery
Flash some cool Custom ROMs (optional)
Also, Is there anything, that I should be aware of, regarding Bootloaders? People discuss so much about Locked/Unlocked bootloaders.
I checked the Hidden Menu of my phone and it says that my Bootloader is Locked.
It would be appreciating, if you can add something regarding this Bootloader thing in your Post too.
Thanks a lot for this Guide :good:

Great to see xda cares about the noobs. Ive down my share of flashing roms and mods but always good to learn more.
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Clean
Clean and to the point. Looking to get into more of the coding and building your own ROM where might be a solid software to buy etc. Thanks

no keyboard
Hello… I will be bookmarking the thread for educating my NOOB brain. I have had an ongoing challenge with not having a keyboard after flashing different ROM's and cannot enter anything. What am I doing incorrectly?

scottpub said:
Hello… I will be bookmarking the thread for educating my NOOB brain. I have had an ongoing challenge with not having a keyboard after flashing different ROM's and cannot enter anything. What am I doing incorrectly?
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The G Apps you downloaded didn't work.... flash your backup to fix this, of course you will be back to normal and still have root. Find another ROM or find a better G Apps. The keyboard not working happened to my nexus 4 after flashing cyanogen... oh well. NEXT!!!!

A helpful tool would be the clockwork mod ROM manager that you can download from either the Play store or the Amazon app market. You can download the gapps zip directly from the app as well as boot into recovery from the app so you can install the zip. I would also recommend buying the pro (it's 99 cents and you are supporting a great team of devs) app so you can update your CM ROM and switch ROMs if you like doing that.
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---------- Post added at 02:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:15 PM ----------
Clockwork Mod also has a touch recovery that is really nice to have to navigate though. You can buy it on the app or you can download it off their site for free. I use it on all of my devices and swear by it. There aren't very many that aren't supported from the major manufacturers so it's a great tool to have in your arsenal. That and it makes installing zips easier for those newer to the wonderful world of Android.
Sent from my LG-D950 using xda app-developers app

thanks..help me alot

noob razr maxx with newest kk update
hi i am new can i root my phone and make the tether avaliable on my moto razr maxx hd ? it has newest update

Nice guide really helped

new here couldn't post in development forum
I just want to give a big thanks to "mohammad.afaneh" ! I just installed Superliterom V5.0 on my
verizon galaxy S3, with no troubles. It's running smooth and looks great.
Simple enough just had to follow your directions, which were perfect..
Thank you also to everyone that makes this site the bible of everything Android... period..
Thanks Again
Mo's Derf

Rooted and
Yes, I rooted my phone and did all the things I Google searched. The the phone (Sprint Galaxy S6 SM-G920P) worked fine. I did the Renegade ROM and I got stuck on the Load screen for Renegade. When it didn't work I accidentally wiped my entire phone and tried saving it with Cm-13.0-201xxxxxx, but it sucks. It will not let me do anything. I am searching for a ROM I can flash with TWRP that will allow me to get my phone up and working properly. Can any of you help

How to do the samething when the touchscreen is not working properly
I got the stock rom for my device and the touchscreen does not work properly after flashing it to my device, surely I did something wrong or the rom from the manufacturer is not working.
I have seen newer and differnt versions I can use for the THL 5000 mkt or MK 6592 chipset, just all the ROMs want a person to have some android interface where the android touchscreen is working fine. So my thought is how do I go about either finding another custom rom which will work with this device when most if not all use android touchscreens for the smart phones and I can't find roms with scatter files and bin files for this model.
Touchscreen works in a weird way where pressing the lower screen selects things above it.
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noahthedominator said:
!!!!☆■PLEASE PRESS THANKS INSTEAD OF SAYING IT IM SO SICK OF PEOPLE SAYING THANKS WHEN IN THE RULES IT SAYS TO USE THE THANKS BUTTON□★!!!!!!!
This is a beginners guide to start modifying your Android device. When I joined the website I felt like I didn't know where to start. So I thought I could make this thread to get people started.
*I will not be held responsible for any damage that may be caused to your device.
First things first your going to need to root your device. What rooting does is it allows special access to things in your phone. Without root custom roms and custom recoveries will not work. Also some apps require root to work. So to root your device search for the name of your device in the search box. Once you find your device then go to the Android development section. And usually near the top there will be a guide on how to root your device.
If your can't find or your device doesn't have a forum section (for example the Us Cellular Galaxy s4) then search for a similar device. So I have the Us cellular galaxy s4 and it doesn't have a forum section. So I could look at the Verizon or At&T galaxy s4 section and see if the root method with work on my us cellular galaxy s4. Thankfully there is a method that works for the us cellular version too. If you still can't find a root method for your device then I would Google it and see what you can find.
Once you have gotten root access then the next step is to install a custom recovery.
IF U WANT TO CHECK IF YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GOTTEN ROOT ACCESS THEN DOWNLOAD THE ROOT CHECKER APP.
Ok so what a custom recovery is basically a tool to install/ flash things to your device. For example If I want a transparent status bar then I can download an s4 transparent status bar. Then I can go into recovery mode. After that since I have a custom recovery I can install the new status bar in recovery mode. Then reboot my phone. And boom I have a transparent status bar. Be sure to check out the link. It will further Explain custom recoveries.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ClockworkMod_Recovery
Ok so to get a custom recovery you can follow the link above or your can do the same thing u did for root. Search your device. Then go to the Android development section and look for a thread on how to install a custom recovery. There are different types/versions of recoveries. Clock work mod recovery is one of the more popular ones and is what I personally use and I recommend. TWRP (team win recovery project is another one and is good too.)
After you get a custom recovery installed you need to make a backup. In case something goes wrong by user error or accident you can fix your device.
A back up is needed because if I would try to install a rom and for some reason it doesnt boot up then your going to need to return to what you were previously on. For example I have my galaxy s4 and If i make a backup right before I install a new rom. Then I try installing a rom and for whatever reason it doesn't work. I can go back into recovery mode and I can install my back up. And the backup will be everything that I had on my device before I tried to install a new rom. Once you have a backup then go to the next step.
Now the best part custom roms. Ok a custom rom is kinda hard to explain but im gonna try to. So a rom is basically firmware. And u can have different types of roms (firmware) for your device. **THE NUMBER ONE RULE IS TO NEVER INSTALL A ROM THAT IS NOT MEANT FOR YOUR PHONE. THIS IS 99 PERCENT OF WHY PEOPLE HARD BRICK THEIR DEVICE. **
So generally there are too different versions of roms. Stock based roms and aosp/ cyanogen based roms. Stock roms have generally the same look but may offer more options and settings for things. Some stock based roms have options to Change the look too.
Aosp(cyanogen mod,pac man, carbon) roms are going to change the look a lot. And have more options to Change Things too. Check out cyanogenmod.com to see what I mean.
Roms are a lot of fun to expirment with and see which ones you like best.
So your ready to get a custom rom.
Make sure you have a back up before you continue.
1. Dowload a rom to your device.
A good rom to try is cyanogen mod. It's an aosp based rom. Follow this link and see if your device is compatible.
get.cm/
REMEMBER U MUST DOWNLOAD A ROM THAT IS MEANT FOR YOUR DEVICE ONLY!!!!!
2. If you are going to install cyanogen mod or any aosp you are also going to need g apps. What g apps is is a package of apps. Basically of all the stock apps. Stock roms have it built in.
You can get get g apps from here
http://goo.im/gapps
If you want to check out other roms then go to your device in the forums then go to the Android development section. And look around there should be plenty to choose from.
3. So if you are installing cyanogen mod make sure you have gapps if you are installing a stock based rom you don't need it.
4.Boot into recovery mode. You can download rom manager from the play store and go into the app and press boot into recovery mode or do it manually by using the hard keys. Google it if you can't get into recovery mode.
5.Once in recovery mode if u are installing cyanogen mod do a wipe data/factory reset.
If you are installing a stock based rom skip that step unless you want to wipe data. Or if where you found the rom it says to wipe data.
6.flash the rom you installed. Remember where you put it when you downloaded it.
7. If you needed it find gapps then flash(install) that.
If you didn't need gapps then skip that step.
8. Wipe the cache partion
9. Wipe the davilk cache. *Its under advanced* This is important so you don't get a boot loop.
10. Reboot system
11. Enjoy your new rom.
Common errors:
If you get stuck at the boot logo you probably forgot to wipe the davilk cache. Its under advanced options in recovery.
If you try to install cyanogen mod and get an error saying system has stopped and that error keeps showing up then you used the wrong gapps package. Dowload the one closest to the top of the page if u are trying to download cyano
If u have any questions at all about anything feel free to ask them on this thread. Or in the q and a section. Or pm me.
☆■PLEASE PRESS THANKS INSTEAD OF SAYING IT IM SO SICK OF PEOPLE SAYING THANKS WHEN IN THE RULES IT SAYS TO USE THE THANKS BUTTON□★
Have a nice day!
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