Hey guys I found some ROM I wanted to flash and the dev said that its recomended to flash it using 4EXT recovery, But I don't wanna buy stuff
right now, I was wondering if is it okay to flash the ROM via Clock Work Mod recovey? thanks
chance are yes but of course you did leave out some important info, the rom
anyway you can get 4ext for free and it is great to see developers offer this to us but when able to you should consider supporting this recovery, any developer as dedicated and helpfull deserves our support. but when in a bind...
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The Android Manual said:
Hey guys I found some ROM I wanted to flash and the dev said that its recomended to flash it using 4EXT recovery, But I don't wanna buy stuff
right now, I was wondering if is it okay to flash the ROM via Clock Work Mod recovey? thanks
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You can get 4EXT free as well, just supports the developer with a purchase in the marketplace, but you can still use the 4EXT Recovery, just like how CWM has a paid/donate version as well.
I prefer 4EXT over CWM, especially since it lets me convert existing filesystems over to ext4 from ext3 (For roms that support it) and has repair functionality, and is compatible with clockworkmod backups.
So its ok to flash it with clock work mod? I'm going to flash this ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647086
The Android Manual said:
So its ok to flash it with clock work mod? I'm going to flash this ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647086
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Should be fine to flash that rom with either CWM or 4EXT, just make sure you do a full wipe (factory, cache, dalvik) etc before flashing the rom itself. Course before wiping make a backup with the recovery so that you can always go back to what you had just in case (and make a backup of that folder on your SD card).
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okay i used the latest original untouched once yesterday installed perfectly, however after doing a backup it crashed on htc start up loop. i opened recovery and re flashed my backup all worked okay but am now wondering what if something happens when installing a custom rom. what is the best version to use.
thanks
Easiest, and safest way to flash is via your recovery from boot (ClockworkMod/AmonRa etc). ROM Manager itself has seen many issues recently and many people advise to stay clear of it until it's totally stable.
xybadog said:
Easiest, and safest way to flash is via your recovery from boot (ClockworkMod/AmonRa etc). ROM Manager itself has seen many issues recently and many people advise to stay clear of it until it's totally stable.
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thanks fot the info, shall i uninstall my rom manager than or shall i leave it and just use it from hboot. if i install it will it still be in my recovery in hboot also am confused is clockwork and tom manager not the same thing
thanks
kuljit55 said:
thanks fot the info, shall i uninstall my rom manager than or shall i leave it and just use it from hboot. if i install it will it still be in my recovery in hboot also am confused is clockwork and tom manager not the same thing
thanks
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ROM Manager is made by ClockworkMod devs. It's an application, a standalone app whereas ClockworkMod is a recovery and this is what you would use to flash the ROM. If you have ClockworkMod as your recovery you flash a new ROM using this procedure:
Do this first to backup your existing ROM in case anything goes wrong.
Then do this to flash your new recovery.
Hopefully everything should go okay.
EDIT: You can leave ROM Manager where it is, it won't affect anything you do in the above procedures and you may find that your new ROM doesn't package it anyway so you won't have it anyway.
for me 3.0.0.5 was the best for desire
AssassinSvK said:
for me 3.0.0.5 was the best for desire
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I've got 4.2.0.2 but I can't comment because I've not used it yet but I know I successfully partitioned my SD to ext3 using the version you mention (only because I couldn't get gparted to work).
I'm using a GSM HTC Desire I bought a year ago. Its currently running froyo 2.2. I've used unrevoked to root my phone and did the s-off produce using alpharev a while ago. I'm now trying to flash a custom rom onto it. I read through a couple of tutorials and found out 2 ways to do it. One is to install ROM manager but I have to do a "flash ClockworkMod Recovery" in the software which I don't know if I should do. Another is to download the custom rom and install it through recovery mode by holding on power and volume down.... Is there a difference?
Also reading CyanongenMod installation procedures "3. Update your radio! New radio from HTC 2.2+ roms is required (Desire Radio Thread)." came up and I don't if I need to do this.
Thanks in advance.
macmac2008 said:
I'm using a GSM HTC Desire I bought a year ago. Its currently running froyo 2.2. I've used unrevoked to root my phone and did the s-off produce using alpharev a while ago. I'm now trying to flash a custom rom onto it. I read through a couple of tutorials and found out 2 ways to do it. One is to install ROM manager but I have to do a "flash ClockworkMod Recovery" in the software which I don't know if I should do. Another is to download the custom rom and install it through recovery mode by holding on power and volume down.... Is there a difference?
Also reading CyanongenMod installation procedures "3. Update your radio! New radio from HTC 2.2+ roms is required (Desire Radio Thread)." came up and I don't if I need to do this.
Thanks in advance.
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Personally IMO i would never use ROM manager. I would upgrade your recovery to '4EXT recovery touch' first, search the forum for the guide, its simple enough.
You should also partition your memory card so it has an EXT partition on it. I would recommend using Gparted to partition the sd.
IMO i would leave the radio update for now.
Search for a suitable ROM to flash, download it, put it on your SD card, go into recovery and flash.
There are loads of guides in the forum just look and follow step by step, if you do everything completely to the guides you will not have a problem.
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Personally IMO i would never use ROM manager. I would upgrade your recovery to '4EXT recovery touch' first, search the forum for the guide, its simple enough.
You should also partition your memory card so it has an EXT partition on it. I would recommend using Gparted to partition the sd.
IMO i would leave the radio update for now.
Search for a suitable ROM to flash, download it, put it on your SD card, go into recovery and flash.
There are loads of guides in the forum just look and follow step by step, if you do everything completely to the guides you will not have a problem.
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Why would he need to waste his time, effort and sd-space by partitioning for a ROM that does not natively support a2sd
bortak said:
Why would he need to waste his time, effort and sd-space by partitioning for a ROM that does not natively support a2sd
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He's prolly gonna need it eventually when he decides to try one of those unstable roms out there.
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stankyou said:
eventually
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Eventually. OP only wanted CM for now
Hi! The easiest way to install a new ROM it's by ROM manager. You can use the recovery mode also, but it's more complicated.
You can flash your recovery whitout any problem.
ALWAYS remember to make a nandroid backup before installing a ROM in case anything goes wrong.
You should also wipe data, cache and dalvik.
After installing a new ROM, use ROM managers or recovery to make à sd-ext partitions (more space for apps)
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Hi! The easiest way to install a new ROM it's by ROM manager. You can use the recovery mode also, but it's more complicated
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Take your advice and go somewhere else. ROM Manager both sucks and blows and just causes problems. The only "good" use it does have is the ability to download ROM's straight to your phone. Otherwise steer clear.
gab_hamelin said:
You can flash your recovery whitout any problem.
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In most cases
gab_hamelin said:
ALWAYS remember to make a nandroid backup before installing a ROM in case anything goes wrong.
You should also wipe data, cache and dalvik.
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Should do a full wipe, including boot, system etc.
gab_hamelin said:
After installing a new ROM, use ROM managers or recovery to make à sd-ext partitions (more space for apps)
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Do not use ROM manager to make backups. Can just cause problems as already stated. Don't be lazy and do it yourself via recovery, now with 4EXT touch it's easier and simpler than ever.
Yes. Go and flash manually. Rom manager is just a middle man that screws up the process. Dont ever use it at least for Desire coz it really doesnt play well with it. Even after you successfully flashed cyanogenmod.
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Use this fine guide?
I used this very fine guide when I wanted to go further than HTC would let me. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084
And it is maintained on XDA, which is nice.
Hello all,
I'm a new user to HTC phones. I just purchased a rooted Desire HD that currently has a flavour of Jellybean installed which is some kind of CM10.
I don't really like the rom, I prefer the stock feel with Sense.
I have root and flash experience with other phones, using cwm etc. However I appreciate there can be issues when flashing from Jellybean to Gingerbread for example. Some phones lock bootloaders, have different basebands etc.
So my question, would be an easy transition from my current CM10 to a gingerbread rom such as Android Revolution? Is there anything I should be aware of or is easy as flashing the new rom after a full wipe of course?
Thanks.
maritimesbob said:
Hello all,
I'm a new user to HTC phones. I just purchased a rooted Desire HD that currently has a flavour of Jellybean installed which is some kind of CM10.
I don't really like the rom, I prefer the stock feel with Sense.
I have root and flash experience with other phones, using cwm etc. However I appreciate there can be issues when flashing from Jellybean to Gingerbread for example. Some phones lock bootloaders, have different basebands etc.
So my question, would be an easy transition from my current CM10 to a gingerbread rom such as Android Revolution? Is there anything I should be aware of or is easy as flashing the new rom after a full wipe of course?
Thanks.
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You can just flash whatever you like after full wipe.
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Gizmoe said:
You can just flash whatever you like after full wipe.
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Many thanks for the help.
Would I be right in thinking, most DHD roms can be flashed with either cwm recovery or 4ext recovery, or any recovery image for the DHD?
maritimesbob said:
Many thanks for the help.
Would I be right in thinking, most DHD roms can be flashed with either cwm recovery or 4ext recovery, or any recovery image for the DHD?
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You can install the recovery system with the installed cwm. There is an option in this app. Then simple save the rom zip e.g. for Android Revolution HD on you sd card and boot in the recovery system. Then you can select this zip on you sd card for installing rom after full wipe. For me this is the best way to install a new rom. Do not forget to make a backup with the installed recovery system. If your phone rooted you can use titanium backup to save all apps and data.
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You can install the recovery system with the installed cwm. There is an option in this app. Then simple save the rom zip e.g. for Android Revolution HD on you sd card and boot in the recovery system. Then you can select this zip on you sd card for installing rom after full wipe. For me this is the best way to install a new rom. Do not forget to make a backup with the installed recovery system. If your phone rooted you can use titanium backup to save all apps and data.
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Thanks for that. Is cwm not good for flashing roms on a DHD?
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Thanks for that. Is cwm not good for flashing roms on a DHD?
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cwm using the recovery system too to flash custom roms. You can browse in cwm for various roms but it contains not all available and existing roms. Its the decision of the developers to integrate his rom in the rom manager. Here you can find the stuff which can download via cwm directly.
Thanks for that. I was meaning the cwm recovery not the cwm rom manager. Sorry for the confusion. I meant if my phone has cwm recovery (by Koush) I can use this recovery for flashing dhd roms or would I be better flashing a different recovery?
I have never flash a custom rom on a HTC phone before. I usually use cwm recovery on other android phones to flash a rom, create backups etc.
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Thanks for that. I was meaning the cwm recovery not the cwm rom manager. Sorry for the confusion. I meant if my phone has cwm recovery (by Koush) I can use this recovery for flashing dhd roms or would I be better flashing a different recovery?
I have never flash a custom rom on a HTC phone before. I usually use cwm recovery on other android phones to flash a rom, create backups etc.
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CWM recovery is just fine, thou 4EXT is a much better recovery. Of course that is up to you, but both recoveries will work in your DHD.
So, I was relocking my HOX in order to get the OTA JB update from carrier (H3G) in order to use the new Viper ROM.
All went well and managed this. Got re rotted and installed CWM ans Super SU.
However, I read that before installing the JB Viper ROM it was important to do a full wipe. Using CWM i did this. Specifically I did the wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache and format system.
Now my phone is stuck on the white HTC screen. Please help.
Thanks
You formatted system, which basically wiped the rom. Reflash and don't format system.
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You should probably read what bricking your phone means.
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And don't forget to flash the boot.img file !
Thanks for the quick response and apologies for the basic and wrongly termed questions. Just panicking a little.
How do i get the ROM and boot.img on to the fone? Because it sticks at the white screen the pc doesn't seem to detect it.
Last time i used a stock RUU and followed that process. Will i be able to flash the new Viper ROM instead?
thanks
The boot.img is supposed to be flashed from the PC. To get the Rom into the phone you need to go back to clockworkmod, go into mounts and storage and press the mount usb thing
Edit - to flash the boot.img find a thread about fastboot. Don't worry you'll get there
To get the ROM on the phone boot into cwm and GOTO mounts & storage
Then mount USB storage
It should now be detected as a drive on your PC and you can copy the ROM back over
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Thanks. I did as you guys suggested and was able to install the Viper ROM (used the tweaked stock kernel as recommended in the download).
So have a ROM now but I have no service with my carrier and when I try to connect to wifi it says 'error'. Have I missed or done something wrong?
Cheers
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Thanks. I did as you guys suggested and was able to install the Viper ROM (used the tweaked stock kernel as recommended in the download).
So have a ROM now but I have no service with my carrier and when I try to connect to wifi it says 'error'. Have I missed or done something wrong?
Cheers
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While installing the rom, did you choose at the kernel question to keep the stock kernel and modules
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While installing the rom, did you choose at the kernel question to keep the stock kernel and modules
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Got it resolved. I had used the tweaked kernel and assumed that this was not standard, so when asked about which kernel i was using i said it wasn't the viper one.
So i went back to basics and used the kernel that came with the ROM zip and just flashed both. Working fine now. The only question is whether I could have used the tweaked kernel and answered yes to using the viper version?
Thanks for your help. Felt like I have learned a fair bit in the last 12 hours though!
Well if you flashed a different custom kernel you can answer that with the question so it won't load the stock modules but backs up the custom modules from the custom kernel. This way it won't mess up functionality.
When you use a boot.img without it proper modules it can mess up those things you experienced. Hope i make my self clear
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Well if you flashed a different custom kernel you can answer that with the question so it won't load the stock modules but backs up the custom modules from the custom kernel. This way it won't mess up functionality.
When you use a boot.img without it proper modules it can mess up those things you experienced. Hope i make my self clear
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Ye, perfectly. cheers
Looking at this thread, makes me realize that there are still a lot of polite helpful guys out there :thumbup:
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Hello All,
I'm not expert in android platform. I found that there are many articles that are talking about F2FS performance in compare to EXT4.
Is there any tool to convert my device t889 to F2FS keeping the same experience? i.e. android 4.3, current ROM DN3 V3.2 LTE, and Kernel AGNI V3.9.4-OC-LTE
Regards
Guys ... Your reply please ... I think this may have significant performance change if it is doable ... Also if there is a way to override all system call to fsync() by fdatasysnc(), it will produce a massive performance change in the whole device
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Guys ... Your reply please ... I think this may have significant performance change if it is doable ... Also if there is a way to override all system call to fsync() by fdatasysnc(), it will produce a massive performance change in the whole device
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2631278 try this rom
mattlowry said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2631278 try this rom
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I just did the f2fs and had ROM running OK, did not see any improvement so I flashed CWM recovery and tried to restore a nandroid and it failed on data then phone would boot but gave me an error about having to reset phone. So i'm odining+root66ing my Note2 to get back to stock. I assume Im not f2fs any more.
Question? Once you switch to f2fs, do you have to use devil recovery from that point on to flash new roms?
Can some one explain the options to flashing a new roms once on f2fs, ex: what recovery can be used?
Converting to f2fs was not difficult and will do once again when I understand more.
Cheers, they really need a beer mug icon, but jolly face will do.
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I just did the f2fs and had ROM running OK, did not see any improvement so I flashed CWM recovery and tried to restore a nandroid and it failed on data then phone would boot but gave me an error about having to reset phone. So i'm odining+root66ing my Note2 to get back to stock. I assume Im not f2fs any more.
Question? Once you switch to f2fs, do you have to use devil recovery from that point on to flash new roms?
Can some one explain the options to flashing a new roms once on f2fs, ex: what recovery can be used?
Converting to f2fs was not difficult and will do once again when I understand more.
Cheers, they really need a beer mug icon, but jolly face will do.
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Odin will format as ext4. You will need to keep devil recovery in order to keep f2fs as no other recovery can write to f2fs partitions. Ive found though that some zips dont like to install using devil recovery. Once partitions are f2fs, before you can do anything else with another recovery, you need to reformat the partitions back to ext4 ( or go through odin and start all over again lol ).
You will need to use devil and reformat the partitions back as ext4. Then flash cwm / phils touch recovery. Once thats done you can flash a new rom zip. To revert the new rom back to f2fs, Install a compatible kernel (agni and devil so far ), then flash devil f2fs recovery. Reboot to make sure things are working properly. Then reboot into devil recovery to do a nandroid, format f2fs, and restore the new nandroid.
Hope this helps! I just did a write up in the Jedi X2 thread with links.
Dont forget the thaks button
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Odin will format as ext4. You will need to keep devil recovery in order to keep f2fs as no other recovery can write to f2fs partitions. Ive found though that some zips dont like to install using devil recovery. Once partitions are f2fs, before you can do anything else with another recovery, you need to reformat the partitions back to ext4 ( or go through odin and start all over again lol ).
You will need to use devil and reformat the partitions back as ext4. Then flash cwm / phils touch recovery. Once thats done you can flash a new rom zip. To revert the new rom back to f2fs, Install a compatible kernel (agni and devil so far ), then flash devil f2fs recovery. Reboot to make sure things are working properly. Then reboot into devil recovery to do a nandroid, format f2fs, and restore the new nandroid.
Hope this helps! I just did a write up in the Jedi X2 thread with links.
Dont forget the thaks button
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Yes Saw your post on JediX2 and used you link to get the devil recovery. really not difficult as you explained it. But just posted my question here as f2fs was deviating from rom thread. Thanks again. Cheers.
Read directions in op from thread provided by matt. Performance gains require a little more than converting file system. Added effort is well worth it.
Bruce lee roy said:
Read directions in op from thread provided by matt. Performance gains require a little more than converting file system. Added effort is well worth it.
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Shore enough.
I readit and I'm going to try again.
Shore enough.