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[Q] Newb question: How do you flash custom ROMS

I rooted my EVO running stock Froyo last night with Unrevoked 3.2. It worked flawlessly and phone is experiencing no problems. Now i'm all excited to run the custom ROMS but kind of confused as how the flashing of the custom ROMS works. Do I have to wipe out the entire contents of my SD card everytime I want to run a custom ROM? I only have the 8gig card. I was under the assumption that I could save my current stock setup and download and flash into a custom ROM and revert back to the stock rooted setup when I wanted. I downloaded a program called ROM Manager v2.0.2.6 but unsure how to use it. Looks like a 1-click solution to loading custom ROMs but I dont want it to wipe out my phone. Can someone please help me to understand the steps to take to load a custom ROM? I was thinking of trying out Fresh or something similar which still has HTC Sense in it. Feel free to message me on here. Thanks in advance.....

lostsoul1977 said:
Do I have to wipe out the entire contents of my SD card everytime I want to run a custom ROM?
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No.
I'm not sure about using ROM manager, perhaps somebody else can help with that.
The process is simple...
Connect your EVO to your PC and enable disk drive.
Transfer the ROM zip to the root of your sd card (if your computer mounts as drive F: ... just transfer to F:\)
Eject/disable disk drive
Boot into recovery (turn device off, hold volume down and power button at same time until you see your hboot screen, choose recovery)
Perform a nandroid backup (just in case you need to get back to where you are)
Perform wipe
Use recovery option to flash zip from sdcard
Select the ROM zip
Those are the quick and dirty instructions, I'm a newb with this stuff, I've had my EVO for 2 weeks and I've not had a single problem. I had CM6 on it and I just flashed Fresh 3.2 to test that out and test 4G this weekend.

I would advise doing a Nandroid backup of your current setup. Then go the development section and choose a rom that suits you. Each developer normally will tell you how to go about flashing there rom.
Basically you would need to go into recovery and choose the flash from zip...

ok first no you dont have to erase your sd card every time you flash a rom.
you should however do a factory dalvik and cache wipe. this will erase all settings yuo previously had and will uninstall all apps.
to combat this you can use programs like Titanium back up to back up all your apps. (system settings are not recommended to be blind restored as they can cause issues between roms)
You can also make a back up of your stock rom you have now to do this through rom manager simply make sure you have the latest clockwork recovery flashed (very top button in rom manager) then go down to where it says back up rom click it and it will do the rest. This is recommended before you do anything.
once you ahve your nand back up (the back up through rom manager) and have your apps backed up through something like titanium back up. place the rom yuo want to flash on your sd card and follow these steps.
boot into recovery (either through rom manager or by powering down the phone and then holding vol down and power until it launches the boot loader and select recovery)
select wipe data/factory reset
select wipe cache partition
Select install zip from sd
select choose zip rom sd
scroll to and select the rom you moved to the sd card
select yes and let it do its thing once done select reboot phone.
It will take a little extra time the first time it boots up vs normal jsut let it sit and it should after a while boot into the custom rom.
or follow link
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+do+you+flash+a+custom+rom+on+an+evo

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Thanks everyone! I'm running titanium backup at the moment and backing up the entire system. I had ROM Manager do a backup of my stock ROM last night, so I think i'm good. ROM Manager also downloads ROMs for me and sets them to load at boot up. Most of the ROMS suggest doing a full wipe?

a full wipe jsut means factory/data cache and dalvik which is basically wiping all info on the phone itself. the sd card however doesnt need to be wiped

i installed baked1.7 and all loaded smoothly. I'm assuming I now have to re-download titanium backup to restore my apps and all?
Also, i'm finding no info on how to load the wimax update and the htc radio update files and the custom kernels for baked1.7

lostsoul1977 said:
Also, i'm finding no info on how to load the wimax update and the htc radio update files for baked1.7
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Load those updates onto the root of your sd card. Get quickboot from the market to easily boot into recovery mode. Or you can power off, then hold vol down while powering on to get into bootloader and select recovery. Flash zip file and select those files. Reboot and your wimax/radio should be updated.

how to update cynogenmod and which is the best

i am using cynogenmod-7.1.0-rc1-buzz,kernel version 2.6.35.13-nfinity,clockwork recovery v5.0.2.0. so can u suggest me a better version and stable one and a better one pls

The latest update (which from feedback from other users is quite stable and fast) is CM 7.2.0 RC3.
You can get it from here: http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=RC&device=buzz
When updating you don't need to wipe data, but if anything is "funky" you'll have to wipe it.

nejc121 said:
The latest update (which from feedback from other users is quite stable and fast) is CM 7.2.0 RC3.
You can get it from here: http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=RC&device=buzz
When updating you don't need to wipe data, but if anything is "funky" you'll have to wipe it.
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Yep, rc3 is your best choice.
However if you have made any system changes i.e removed any system apps you will lose your system changes etc etc.
If your using custom mtds remember to flash the boot file after rom.
"unfortunately everybody dies,only a few of us actually live"

what shoud i do after downloading the zib file
i copy the file to my sd card and open recoverymod what to do next and how to take a back up of current rom

To backup your ROM:
IN CWM Recovery select Backup& Restore
Select Backup
Go for a cup of coffee as this will take a good 5-10 minutes.
Update:
In CWM Recovery select install zip from SD card.
Select Choose zip from SD card
Find the zip file you put on earlier and select it
Select yes
Wait 4-5 miunutes
You're done, and now just reboot the phone.
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[Q] help for wildfire s

help as i am a noob i am in need of a guide on how to put a custom rom on my mobile can any body tell me were i should p.s please dont just say google it

Dude is your WFS rooted???
If yes then go to recovery
1) clear data
2)clear cache partition
3)go to advanced and clear dalvik cache
4)go back install zip from sd card
6)choose zip from sd card and find the zip file you want to install and install it .
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bason2000 said:
help as i am a noob i am in need of a guide on how to put a custom rom on my mobile can any body tell me were i should p.s please dont just say google it
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ok firstly follow this guide to unlock your bootloader.
then install this recovery here by downloading the updated version. placing it onto the "root" of your sdcard. ( that is to not put it in any folder of any kind on the sdcard) and boot into the bootloader by using volume down + power after pulling the battery out.
if this fails you will have to fastboot flash the img, but more on that if you need to
once you have installed the recovery take out the sdcard and boot back into your bootloader (vol- + power) and then scroll down to recovery with the volume buttons and the push power. reinsert your sdcard.
scroll down to back up and make a back up of your phone!!! this is vital, as should you muck up you can simply go back to this
then select your rom of choice and place it on the root of your sdcard. while your accessing your sdcard delete the PG76img.zip unmount your sdcard and continue.
in recovery scroll down to wipe/format. wipe everything aside from your sdcard. then install your rom, and Gapps if it is an aosp type rom.
reboot the device and wait.
if it doesnt boot up in ten minutes reboot to your bootloader and enter recovery. restore your backup and then come back here for help with a list of everything youve done
job done

[Q] how i restore original android on wildfire s ?

Hey Guys ,
i've a problem with my htc wildfire s
i unlocked & rooted my phone then installed clockworkmod and cyanogenmod but it doesn't seem to work proberly so i tried to restore the original phone android 7 sense but didn't know how ????
now my phone don't open at all
PLZ , any help quickly

Download stock rom and flash it u el b fine u el get ur original android
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Recovering your phone
I assume you Unlocked your bootloader and installed Clockworkmod Recovery.
One of the first things you Should Have done at that point is back up your original ROM and then save it somewhere for safe keeping that way you can use the restore feature when you boot up into recovery. This would revert it back to the exact state of your phone when the back up was done.
If you did NOT back up your ROM, then I recommend looking for a stock ROM online and downloading it and flashing it via Recovery.
(not as familiar with this method, but i believe it would be like installing any other ROM, correct me if I'm wrong?)
You could also fix this problem by installing the RUU for your phone model/carrier like you may have done when unlocking the bootoader (if it was necessary) This would revert it completely back to stock.

MediaTechFreak said:
I assume you Unlocked your bootloader and installed Clockworkmod Recovery.
One of the first things you Should Have done at that point is back up your original ROM and then save it somewhere for safe keeping that way you can use the restore feature when you boot up into recovery. This would revert it back to the exact state of your phone when the back up was done.
If you did NOT back up your ROM, then I recommend looking for a stock ROM online and downloading it and flashing it via Recovery.
(not as familiar with this method, but i believe it would be like installing any other ROM, correct me if I'm wrong?)
You could also fix this problem by installing the RUU for your phone model/carrier like you may have done when unlocking the bootoader (if it was necessary) This would revert it completely back to stock.
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Thanx man so much
I have another question , how to expand the internal phone memory with that of memory card ?

My favourite method is to install link2sd after rooting and enable the auto linking feature. This uses symbolic links and a secondary partition with ext2 format on the SD to automatically push applications to SD right after u install them. App data is kept on the internal memory for speed.
At anytime, u can unlink apps which moves the app to internal memory. They say certian apps perform faster when installed to internal memory. You can also choose to move certian apps to system partition to save even more space while keeping performance.
To create the secondary partition, you can boot into CMW recovery and use the partition SD feature.
Check out a few tutorials online of how to set it up. It's easy and gives u lots of control. I do factory reset every once in a while to retain only apps on system partition and then clear the SD secondary partition using link2sd and then I reinstall and link extra apps again.
I can have around 45 apps installed at a time. Goodluck! Let me know if u have any questions.
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MediaTechFreak said:
My favourite method is to install link2sd after rooting and enable the auto linking feature. This uses symbolic links and a secondary partition with ext2 format on the SD to automatically push applications to SD right after u install them. App data is kept on the internal memory for speed.
At anytime, u can unlink apps which moves the app to internal memory. They say certian apps perform faster when installed to internal memory. You can also choose to move certian apps to system partition to save even more space while keeping performance.
To create the secondary partition, you can boot into CMW recovery and use the partition SD feature.
Check out a few tutorials online of how to set it up. It's easy and gives u lots of control. I do factory reset every once in a while to retain only apps on system partition and then clear the SD secondary partition using link2sd and then I reinstall and link extra apps again.
I can have around 45 apps installed at a time. Goodluck! Let me know if u have any questions.
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Hi,
i did the partition sd card thing ,, but how can i UNDO it ?
and i wanna install playstore on my android i've downloaded one but it turn black on opening ,, any solution ????
thanx

mwageih said:
Hi,
i did the partition sd card thing ,, but how can i UNDO it ?
and i wanna install playstore on my android i've downloaded one but it turn black on opening ,, any solution ????
thanx
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If u want to undo your partion u have to use "mini tool partion professional" application....
Second:- To install playstore ask any of ur friend who has an android device to download gapps app from play store, then take gapps app with the help of Bluetooth and install it. Once installed launch it and click check for gapps update.... Download update and install n reboot....
U'll find play store....
P.S. first remove installed playstore from ur device
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[Q] Troubles installing rom and access sdcard :(

Hello!
First sorry about my english
To day I decided to reinstall my htc one x rom, as usual i backup everything, then flash boot.img as usual then with recovery try install rom but i had error, it would"t problem, if i would save my backup boot.img on pc, but i haven't Question is! Is it possible get now files from sdcard through recovery or fastboot mode and can i get in sdcard same way?

Gazis said:
Hello!
First sorry about my english
To day I decided to reinstall my htc one x rom, as usual i backup everything, then flash boot.img as usual then with recovery try install rom but i had error, it would"t problem, if i would save my backup boot.img on pc, but i haven't Question is! Is it possible get now files from sdcard through recovery or fastboot mode and can i get in sdcard same way?
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from recovery mount usb storage, you should be able to see files from there

Gazis said:
Hello!
First sorry about my english
To day I decided to reinstall my htc one x rom, as usual i backup everything, then flash boot.img as usual then with recovery try install rom but i had error, it would"t problem, if i would save my backup boot.img on pc, but i haven't Question is! Is it possible get now files from sdcard through recovery or fastboot mode and can i get in sdcard same way?
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You can get in sdcard by the help of recovery.
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manikdhir said:
You can get in sdcard by the help of recovery.
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Well i tried mount USB storage, but i had other error (Unable to open ums lunfile (no such file or directory) )

Thx mates!
I have found solution, reinstall new recovery, get accsess to my sdcard and everything done