I searched through the forums here and didn't find anything helpful. Probably because it has been a long time since 2.3 came out.
I have a stock Froyo Evo 4G (rooted). I would like to move up to 2.3.x
I find many sites online with instructions on doing it, and downloads, but I don't trust any of them. I only really trust what I read here at XDA.
That being said, can someone point me to instructions to do the update?
Also...what will I lose from the phone?
How do I re-root afterward?
When I use the phone to look for the system update it finds nothing, so I need a link to download the file(s) necessary.
Thanks in advance, I know I'm way behind the curve but my job just started using Office 365 with Lync, and it doesn't support 2.2.
Just flash a gingerbread ROM. Here's a link to an almost totally stock sprint rooted ROM. this thread may also have a truly stock sprint ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321340
I would backup
from my 2yr old ICS Evo
Do NOT take an OTA update if you are rooted. Every single guide for rooting tells you this.
That being said, if you want to stay stock, fine the stock rooted GB rom in the stickies in the Dev section. Make a nandroid backup in recovery, then wipe everything, then flash. You will not lose root as long as you flash a rooted rom.
sitlet said:
Do NOT take an OTA update if you are rooted. Every single guide for rooting tells you this.
That being said, if you want to stay stock, fine the stock rooted GB rom in the stickies in the Dev section. Make a nandroid backup in recovery, then wipe everything, then flash. You will not lose root as long as you flash a rooted rom.
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I will lose all my apps and text messages, right?
My contacts and email are all in Google/Exchange so there's no worry there.
Here's. Link to almost stock sprint ROM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321340
your don't need to unroot or anything. Backup whatever stuff you wanna keep with Ti Backup or mybackup root. Wipe caches and data and flash ROM.
I think you may wanna update radios, too. Update to at least the 11.19 radio. All radios are available in Calkulins thread in dev section. I would say update radio first, but maybe someone else can chime in on if that really matters.
But, you don't need to unroot, reroot, blah blah blah. Just flash updated ROM. When updating radio, do NOT interrupt the flash. It's about the only thing that can truly brick your phone.
from my 2yr old ICS Evo
Also, the thread I linked may be the slightly modified stock ROM. If so , brad has another thread in the dev section that is for absolutely stock rooted GB ROM.
from my 2yr old ICS Evo
To save your text messages you can find SMS backup/restore in the market. Some use myBackup root for this, but I'm not familiar with it and can't advise.
from my 2yr old ICS Evo
Bro here's the best advice I can give you I'm gonna give you two roms that I stand by as the most stable
First of all if you still want sense on the evo and want 2.3 download mikg rom v3 go to themikmik.com and go to the evo section and there will be a lthread that says update 3.11 its in v3.xx forum. There will be a download link and download the one that's not the update version after that follow normal flashing rom procedure.
Now if you want pure gingerbread then I would go to cyanogenmod.com and go to evo and go to stable release and click on the newest one download and flash there are tons of helpful forums on flashing roms if anything reply and ill walk you through... Enjoy bro
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Now if you want pure gingerbread then I would go to cyanogenmod.com
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That's funny, you misspelled "Deck's GB 1.3d" there.
Yeah, dude wasn't looking for a sense 3.0 rom, as far as I could tell.
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Yeah, dude wasn't looking for a sense 3.0 rom, as far as I could tell.
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Its actually a sense 2.0 rom there 3.0 features so it still looks like original evo
postwick said:
I will lose all my apps and text messages, right?
My contacts and email are all in Google/Exchange so there's no worry there.
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Texts can be backed up with SMS Backup and Restore. Apps and their data can be backed up and restored with Titanium Backup.
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That's funny, you misspelled "Deck's GB 1.3d" there.
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****, I thought the same thing.
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Hook your self up with Decks 1.3d with the Mason kernel and apply CoD twesks and see if you ever go back.
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Holy Cow your still running Froyo lol kid you best be keeping up with the game if your a sense user grab MIKG 3.11 amazing gb 2.35 with sense 2.1+ 3.0 its a great daily and since I'm guessing your not a big flasher... You won't need another rom for some time
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Just flash a gingerbread ROM. Here's a link to an almost totally stock sprint rooted ROM. this thread may also have a truly stock sprint ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321340
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This answered all my last questions, the fact that I had to downgrade from 2.3 unrooted, to 2.2 and then root, once rooted but back on froyo, I was wondering how to upgrade to Gingerbread... well this post opened my eyes, I just flashed digitalkarma's ROM and I am back to Gingerbread and rooted and with awesomeness written all over the place!
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i had my evo rooted, and looked for 2.2 through software update and couldnt get it. now i factory restored and it still wont find the update, it also says i have 2.1 update-1 so idk what to do i really want froyo. thanks!
You should have stayed rooted and flashed a stock rom from the development section.
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I am rooted also but I did see it in the HTC Updates on my phone.
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You should have stayed rooted and flashed a stock rom from the development section.
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not very helpful considering the fact that a factory reset most probably still has him in a root state. You either need to do a manual unroot to get back to a true factory reset or follow these instructions as an easier way:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-roms-hacks/19278-how-unroot-return-stock.html
When you choose the RUU...use the 1.47 one...then after complete you should be able to OTA Froyo.
Wouldn't it be easier to just keep your root and download one of the newer 2.2 roms and keep root. There's even stock rooted roms.
well i the only reason i rooted to begin with was for the 2.2 update. i think if there is a like newer versions of 2.2 without htc sense then i will flash to that. does anyone know of that? a 2.2 rom thats plain android. witht he cameras and bluetooth and 4g working also pretty stable?
Yup, fusionx has a wicked fast, snappy, and stable rom without sense. Check it out in development section. Download it, do a complete wipe, and flash it. Make sure to flash new radios and wimax as well. They will be listed under the rom probably. These need to be flashed one at a time. Good luck and have fun.
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well i the only reason i rooted to begin with was for the 2.2 update. i think if there is a like newer versions of 2.2 without htc sense then i will flash to that. does anyone know of that? a 2.2 rom thats plain android. witht he cameras and bluetooth and 4g working also pretty stable?
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CM6 is as close to ASOP as you'll ever get. It is super nice. No 4G or Hdmi yet, it will be added eventually.
Do not update to 2.2 through sprint. There is absolutely no point. Flash the rooted 2.2 stock rom, it is the exact same thing except you get to keep your root.
hey everyone, I had clockwork recovery, which I wanted to get rid of. I got the stock recovery.img from htc vision wiki and flashed it using adb. but when i go to rom manager it still says current recovery:clock work. I cant even flash any alternate recovery in rom manager, because the option is not highlighted. I am just wondering is there any reason why i am unable to flash the stock recovery. Or is there anther recovery that I can download, and maybe try and flash that. Any help will be appreciated. thank you in advance.
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hey everyone, I had clockwork recovery, which I wanted to get rid of. I got the stock recovery.img from htc vision wiki and flashed it using adb. but when i go to rom manager it still says current recovery:clock work. I cant even flash any alternate recovery in rom manager, because the option is not highlighted. I am just wondering is there any reason why i am unable to flash the stock recovery. Or is there anther recovery that I can download, and maybe try and flash that. Any help will be appreciated. thank you in advance.
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RM might be lieing to you since that header is meant to show you what CWM you have installed and what the latest CWM is. Try booting into recovery from the bootloader and see what's there.
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Pretty sure the OP is asking how to flash stock recovery or something other than clockworkmod.
My question is why? You don't have to flash newest cwm 5.X(you can flash older versions in RM) and there is a thread toget back to complete stock in dev section.
No alternate recoveries besides stock and cwm
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thanks for the replies guys. no i flashed the stock recovery through adb. it sucks there is only stock or cwm. anyways the reason i was trying to get back to stock recovery is that i know gingerbread is already or will be available for htc desire z. and when it is rooted i want to upgrade to it. but i cant upgrade if i have cwm. and i dont like the modified rom people have. any ideas?
never mind, you were right. rm was lieing. crap my phone get factory reset. i wasnt expecting that....could have warned me -_- anyways i am guessing now i can update. btw if i update, then download clockwork. can i restore to my nandroid, which will have the 2.2?
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thanks for the replies guys. no i flashed the stock recovery through adb. it sucks there is only stock or cwm. anyways the reason i was trying to get back to stock recovery is that i know gingerbread is already or will be available for htc desire z. and when it is rooted i want to upgrade to it. but i cant upgrade if i have cwm. and i dont like the modified rom people have. any ideas?
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It's already available for the G2 so it should be available for the DZ as well. Check the ROMs thread in the sticky, there's probably already a rooted version out that you could flash with CWM.
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HeatRyder said:
never mind, you were right. rm was lieing. crap my phone get factory reset. i wasnt expecting that....could have warned me -_- anyways i am guessing now i can update. btw if i update, then download clockwork. can i restore to my nandroid, which will have the 2.2?
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Factory reset from flashing a recovery? That shouldn't have happened.
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well i pressed volume up and power. then it went in to hboot. then i pressed recovery. it went in to what looked liked the stock recovery. loaded something. next thing i know it was booting up with everything erased.
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well i pressed volume up and power. then it went in to hboot. then i pressed recovery. it went in to what looked liked the stock recovery. loaded something. next thing i know it was booting up with everything erased.
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Did you have a PC10IMG.zip file on the root of your sdcard?
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OriginalGabriel said:
Did you have a PC10IMG.zip file on the root of your sdcard?
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lmao i think i might have...ahh the stupid mistakes i make. anyways thanks a lot for your help. btw if i have permanent root, and i want to flash to stock. do i have to get rid of permroot before i can install an ota?
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thanks for the replies guys. no i flashed the stock recovery through adb. it sucks there is only stock or cwm. anyways the reason i was trying to get back to stock recovery is that i know gingerbread is already or will be available for htc desire z. and when it is rooted i want to upgrade to it. but i cant upgrade if i have cwm. and i dont like the modified rom people have. any ideas?
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You can definitely flash a pre-rooted 2.3 DZ build when you have CWM recovery lol.
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btw if i have permanent root, and i want to flash to stock. do i have to get rid of permroot before i can install an ota?
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You have to unroot, get back to a fully stock setup, THEN take the OTA.
I have absolutely no idea why you would do this though. You can get any number of 2.3.3+ based ROMs, both stock and modified, that can just be flashed via recovery. You can be on the latest build and keep your root. Why go through all the hassle to unroot and upgrade when you could just keep root?
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You can definitely flash a pre-rooted 2.3 DZ build when you have CWM recovery lol.
You have to unroot, get back to a fully stock setup, THEN take the OTA.
I have absolutely no idea why you would do this though. You can get any number of 2.3.3+ based ROMs, both stock and modified, that can just be flashed via recovery. You can be on the latest build and keep your root. Why go through all the hassle to unroot and upgrade when you could just keep root?
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yea i know i could. but ahh most of the roms that are 2.3 are for the u.s. i want something more canada based. if you know of any, do share. cause i dont want to have to go through all the apps and see which ones work in canada and which ones dont. what is the best 2.3 sense based rom that i can get? thanks btw.
HeatRyder said:
yea i know i could. but ahh most of the roms that are 2.3 are for the u.s. i want something more canada based. if you know of any, do share. cause i dont want to have to go through all the apps and see which ones work in canada and which ones dont. what is the best 2.3 sense based rom that i can get? thanks btw.
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Not sure which apps youre referring to that aren't going to work in Canada... anything you use on your current ROM probably works on the 2.3 rooted Sense based ROMs lol.
The DZ is the G2 in the USA, and has completely different firmware. It doesn't have HTC sense. So you probably won't find many HTC Sense based ROMs that are "for the u.s." as you put it...
People like Virtuous unity. Its 2.3 based Sense with some Sense 3.0 flares. There are also a few stock pre-rooted OTA DZ builds out there. Go take a look in the dev section. If you like Sense, there are plenty of options for this device.
no i meant the rom that i will get has some apps that dont work in canada. anyways, what do you think is the best sense based rom with 2.3? post a link if possible. thanks.
HeatRyder said:
no i meant the rom that i will get has some apps that dont work in canada. anyways, what do you think is the best sense based rom with 2.3? post a link if possible. thanks.
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I don't use Sense (don't like it) and I wouldn't wanna make a recommendation because I'm not very versed on them.
There are several options, I suggest you try them all and choose which you like. Lots of people like Virtuous Unity.
which tends to crash more? miui or virtuous unity?
Iv'e come across the samsung epic 4g, I HAVE NO IDEA on where to start with rooting it or recovery's or anything of it's nature, I come from the land of the HTC EVO so everything pertaining to the Epic 4G is like alien language to me, So basically can someone point me to a noob guide or something like that lol? thank in advance.
Under our Android Development, you should find everything you need stickied.
You'll want:
Odin and if I were you, I'd start of with an EC05 Stock Rom, odexed, RFS, but with root, cwm 3.1, and that sort of goody.
Once flashed, you'll want to nandroid backup, and then start seeing what you want, and how you'll go about achieving that.
Stickied at the top of this forum. 67 videos by qbking77 tells all including needed links.
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desert54 said:
Iv'e come across the samsung epic 4g, I HAVE NO IDEA on where to start with rooting it or recovery's or anything of it's nature, I come from the land of the HTC EVO so everything pertaining to the Epic 4G is like alien language to me, So basically can someone point me to a noob guide or something like that lol? thank in advance.
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start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076967
Then here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1115999
then DO A BACKUP!!!!
basically everything you do on this phone is through clockworkmod. forget about rom manager. after you do a backup and you want to flash a new rom, you'll want to do full wipe 3x every time you want to flash a rom.
the links and instructions and the "what is that?" for odin as well as rooting instructions are in the first link... the second link will upgrade you to our current CWM (purple)
Edit: I would stick to EC05 stuff at first... it's our current stable 2.2 build. all of our 2.3 stuff is leaks and most of them behave naughty. So my advice is definitely stick to EC05 until you find your footing
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start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076967
Then here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1115999
then DO A BACKUP!!!!
basically everything you do on this phone is through clockworkmod. forget about rom manager. after you do a backup and you want to flash a new rom, you'll want to do full wipe 3x every time you want to flash a rom.
the links and instructions and the "what is that?" for odin as well as rooting instructions are in the first link... the second link will upgrade you to our current CWM (purple)
Edit: I would stick to EC05 stuff at first... it's our current stable 2.2 build. all of our 2.3 stuff is leaks and most of them behave naughty. So my advice is definitely stick to EC05 until you find your footing
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Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the first link include CWM 3.1.0.1 purple?
spartasr said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the first link include CWM 3.1.0.1 purple?
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If might. It's been so long since I rooted that I'm not sure, lol. I was just trying to help. If it does, woot!
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Wizard Knight said:
If might. It's been so long since I rooted that I'm not sure, lol. I was just trying to help. If it does, woot!
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No worries, I just wanted to make sure I didn't need to do another CWM upgrade
Im selling my G2 and thought i had made backup prior to flashing to CM7.
What is the best "official" rom to go back to? And maybe a little noob guidence. I beileve i just boot to recovery and then restore yes?
The official ROM is T-Mobile's stock ROM. You can find it along with a guide here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Unrooting_and_Returning_to_Stock
I dont want to unroot i just want to go to stock gingerbread rom
Well, I assumed you wanted to sell the phone in a state similar to as if it just came from the factory, in which case flashing the original stock ROM would be unrooted.
Than flash virtuous 2.0 - i think this is as close to stock you can get, with some good tweaks and you are still rooted
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The title is confusing after reading OPs second post :/
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stubby210 said:
The title is confusing after reading OPs second post :/
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How is it confusing? He's on cm7 now, and he wants to go back to stock without unrooting.
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ibemad1 said:
How is it confusing? He's on cm7 now, and he wants to go back to stock without unrooting.
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I was also confused. "Stock" implies stock, as in factory condition, i.e. unrooted...
hoffmas said:
Than flash virtuous 2.0 - i think this is as close to stock you can get, with some good tweaks and you are still rooted
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He`s got a G2 though which means he never had HTC Sense, he would want Virtuous G-Lite if anything (unless that`s what you meant in which case my bad haha)
I think there are a few rooted stock gingerbread roms in the dev section. Flash those for a rooted stock experience.
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gee one said:
I think there are a few rooted stock gingerbread roms in the dev section. Flash those for a rooted stock experience.
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There are stock 2.3.4 roms that are already rooted, but it screws up. I was in the same situation. I suggest try to go back to stock 2.2 (Froyo) and then install updates. I don't think rooting the G2 on 2.3.4 is worth it really. Trust me. Its a freakin pain. Anyway, back to rooted 2.3.4 rom. I flashed it 2 days ago and it almost screwed up my phone! I can't use the market (i get an error) and I can't use music, camera, media stuff.. Its not worth flashing 2.3.4 rom. Although, if you want to be a rebel, go for it
You've been warned by the way.
There's a 'stock' rooted ROM available that works great. However, I would not sell it when rooted. If the person you sell it to gets an automatic update from HTC, it could brick the phone. Put the original non-rooted ROM back on before you sell it.
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There are stock 2.3.4 roms that are already rooted, but it screws up. I was in the same situation. I suggest try to go back to stock 2.2 (Froyo) and then install updates. I don't think rooting the G2 on 2.3.4 is worth it really. Trust me. Its a freakin pain. Anyway, back to rooted 2.3.4 rom. I flashed it 2 days ago and it almost screwed up my phone! I can't use the market (i get an error) and I can't use music, camera, media stuff.. Its not worth flashing 2.3.4 rom. Although, if you want to be a rebel, go for it
You've been warned by the way.
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Stock rooted 2.3.4 worked great for me
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Stock rooted 2.3.4 worked great for me
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Agreed. Off topic but @cheetodude24 should seek help if he/she is having problems with the rooted stock ROM.
Hey I had a ics ROM and then I restored a Ginger Bread backup. Do I have to do anything. It worked and just put everything back the way it was before I flashed the ics ROM.
stock?
Paden32 said:
Hey I had a ics ROM and then I restored a Ginger Bread backup. Do I have to do anything. It worked and just put everything back the way it was before I flashed the ics ROM.
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Do you mean stock? As in the way it was when you first bought it?
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Well if you did want it bone stock again but with ROOT then I have a link that takes you to Zedomax's website where he has a download that includes root: http://epic4gtouchroot.com/epic-4g-touch-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s2-epic-4g-touch-newsph-d710/
To do it just follow the instructions and it will remove everything off of the phone and return it to stock W/root. To remove root just download ES file manager from the "Play Store", I hate that name, and then find the superuser.apk and remove it.
He says how to do this on his website. That's actually how I got into flashing and rooting and all this nonsense. ^^b
Make sure you put you phone into download mode before you connect your phone and also make sure you have KIES with the drivers installed on your computer.
I flashed a ics ROM and did not like it so I restored a android backup of the blazer 4.0 ROM.
As much as I am confused by the OP, anyone else think it's wierd that someone would link to some other site for getting back to stock on XDA? What with all the resources available right here?
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Paden32 said:
I flashed a ics ROM and did not like it so I restored a android backup of the blazer 4.0 ROM.
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Is everything working? Either you already know what you're doing... or you're very lucky.
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I just wanted to know that since I restored a Android backup did I mess anything up. Or am I good to go.
lol
kingdazy said:
As much as I am confused by the OP, anyone else think it's wierd that someone would link to some other site for getting back to stock on XDA? What with all the resources available right here?
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The thing you have to remember is I've been on here less then a month and I used that other website as my learning tool so it's all I know! ^^
I would use this website but I'm finding it impossible to find anything since this is the first forum I've ever joined/been on.
Excuse me if I've offended anyone it wasn't intentional I'm just trying to be helpful.
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The thing you have to remember is I've been on here less then a month and I used that other website as my learning tool so it's all I know! ^^
I would use this website but I'm finding it impossible to find anything since this is the first forum I've ever joined/been on.
Excuse me if I've offended anyone it wasn't intentional I'm just trying to be helpful.
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No, no offense taken, at all, helpful is helpful, and always appreciated.
Check "sfhub"s posts in the development section. He has Very easy "one click" restore downloads, and "qbking"s videos on YouTube, he's a favorite here for super easy walkthroughs on doing Anything et4g related. ;-)
The reason I was concerned about the op was that Many people have been getting permanent bricks doing what he says he did, so check out a sticky thread in general titled " how not to brick your et4g ".
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I guess im good to go. I just wanted to know it if was safe for me to flash a ics ROM I am waiting for a stable ROM.
Hate to say it Paden, but your posts have not been very clear.
When posting here, it's very important to be very detailed about what rom you're on, what you flashed, in what order, and any symptoms or problems you are having.
If I've got it correctly...
You flashed some ICS rom, didn't like it, then flashed back to Blazer's?
And things are working?
You didn't do a complete stock restore first?
What recovery was built into the ICS rom?
What kind of wiping did you do before flashing?
And why are you looking for another ics ROM to flash to?...
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very cool
kingdazy said:
No, no offense taken, at all, helpful is helpful, and always appreciated.
Check "sfhub"s posts in the development section. He has Very easy "one click" restore downloads, and "qbking"s videos on YouTube, he's a favorite here for super easy walkthroughs on doing Anything et4g related. ;-)
The reason I was concerned about the op was that Many people have been getting permanent bricks doing what he says he did, so check out a sticky thread in general titled " how not to brick your et4g ".
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I appreciate that a bunch I've been wandering around for forever trying to find the one-click restore. I watch QBking77 on youtube all the time like everyone else because he guides us with his syndicated wisdomness. ^^ lol
Thanks again!
Nabbu said:
I appreciate that a bunch I've been wandering around for forever trying to find the one-click restore. I watch QBking77 on youtube all the time like everyone else because he guides us with his syndicated wisdomness. ^^ lol
Thanks again!
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Play around with the Search at the top of threads to help find stuff too. Searching can be a little odd on here at times but once you get used to it, it really helps.
Paden32 said:
I flashed a ics ROM and did not like it so I restored a android backup of the blazer 4.0 ROM.
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Wouldn't try that again with the method you used! Judging by your question i think you know that methods more dangerous than unprotected sex with a hooker on a drunken Saturday night... Don't do it!
I flash ics roms while on blazer 4.0 then restore back to blazer n never had a problem n ive done it more then 10 Times.. So from gb recovery i flash ics roms then from ics recovery i restore blazer 4.0 never been had a problem
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I flash ics roms while on blazer 4.0 then restore back to blazer n never had a problem n ive done it more then 10 Times.. So from gb recovery i flash ics roms then from ics recovery i restore blazer 4.0 never been had a problem
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When devs have said don't use ics with cwm that's what had been causing bricks ... I would say not to use it but do what u want , but if I see you post about a brick oh my gosh will you get laughed out of the place
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Did you not read it correct i said i flash ics roms thru gb recovery i never said i flash ics roms while on ics recovery
tr1zrus said:
Did you not read it correct i said i flash ics roms thru gb recovery i never said i flash ics roms while on ics recovery
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How do you do that
I was going to post a thread asking a similar question. I've been running blazer for a while, and eventually I downloaded the Goodness and ran with it for a week. It was nice and all but for the moment I still prefer GB...however, my nandroid backup didn't work, it told me I had an MD5 mistmatch. So I just went into the ICS recovery and reflashed Blazer no problem. It's been perfect since. Afterwards I was reading the thread on how to not brick your phone, and it said to do exactly the opposite of that. Does that make me the luckiest man in the world? or am I missing something. Would it be okay to try it again?
MultiLockOn said:
How do you do that
I was going to post a thread asking a similar question. I've been running blazer for a while, and eventually I downloaded the Goodness and ran with it for a week. It was nice and all but for the moment I still prefer GB...however, my nandroid backup didn't work, it told me I had an MD5 mistmatch. So I just went into the ICS recovery and reflashed Blazer no problem. It's been perfect since. Afterwards I was reading the thread on how to not brick your phone, and it said to do exactly the opposite of that. Does that make me the luckiest man in the world? or am I missing something. Would it be okay to try it again?
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It's all luck, the current ICS recovery is very iffy on flashing and even wiping data is bricking some devices, if you want to continue using your phone I suggest making a nandroid backup before you flash ICS then flash ICS, and if you wish to go back to GB then ODIN to EL29 and install clockwork mod and restore nandroid, or it won't be long before you have some fancy paperweight.
MultiLockOn said:
How do you do that
Make sure u do a nandroid back up using the gb recovery before u try these steps...... Simple lets saY u are on blazers 4.0 rom n u have a zip of a ics rom put it on your sdcard go into recovery n do a full wipe i use calkins full wipe then i flash the ics rom keep in mind that after you flash the ics rom you will lose your gb recovery n you will have a ics recovery n if you don't like the ics rom u can go to the ics recovery n restore ur nandroid backup make sure to do a full wipe before restoring your backup n when you finish your restore you will have your gb rom n ur gb recovery... Ive done this like a million times n never had a problem BUT DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK... ONE MORE THING I NEVER FLASH ANY ROM USING A ICS RECOVERY
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As long a your just restoring a backup from ics recovery you're fine, it may be a problem when flashing roms from it that results to bricking. So if i read right from your beginning post all you did was just restore so you're fine.