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.
DHD4Me said:
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?
maritimesbob said:
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.
maritimesbob said:
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.
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After you root and install ROM manager, how do you flash the ROMS. i mean i know the steps but i must be doing something wrong. Here is what I'm doing.
i have a mesmerize by the way.
1. Open Rom Manager
2. Install ROM from SD Card
Do i need to Flash ClockworkMod Recovery first?
Any help would be very greatly appreciated ...i might even name my first born after you.
and if you can tell be where i can get custom battery, and Wifi ROMS for the mesmerize i may even name my second after you also.
Yes, you will need a custom recovery to flash a custom ROM. CWM or Amon_Ra flashed through Rom Manager will do the trick. Once you have the recovery sorted you can/should do a backup of your current setup. Again, this can be done from Rom Manager.
Now you can move on to flashing a custom ROM.
I'm having a problem getting the Roms installed, cwm says something about edifying. i have cwm 3.0.0.8. i went back and downgraded my ROM manager to 2.5.0.7 but my cwm is still 3.0.0.8.
clem2595 said:
I'm having a problem getting the Roms installed, cwm says something about edifying. i have cwm 3.0.0.8. i went back and downgraded my ROM manager to 2.5.0.7 but my cwm is still 3.0.0.8.
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There is a section in Rom Manager with older versions of CWM. It's that you want, not an older version of RM.
it would probably be easier to boot into recovery and install your custom rom from there. The method to get into recovery is different for each phone though.
Remember to wipe before installing a custom rom tho.
DirkGently1 said:
There is a section in Rom Manager with older versions of CWM. It's that you want, not an older version of RM.
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I've looked for the older versions of CWM in RM but cant seem to find them. What are they under? Sorry if I'm being a bother.
Best ClockWork Rom Manager Version For Desire?
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).
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).
Noob question, again.
I successfully rooted my One V, GSM. I want to flash this custom ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640995
What kernel i should i use, or do i need to flash kernel at all? And does that ROM have languages, i want to use finnish. More noob questions: In TWRP, do i make a nandroid backup, and is that i can flash the stock ROM if i am not happy with custom ROMs?
For Suprimo ROM,use this kernel
boot-TK-USB-201212251804.img from
http://www.mediafire.com/?e1chs7tzcsstc.
Its the sense kernel,works with sense ROMs.
Yes,flash the TWRP recovery and make a backup of the stock ROM before flashing anything.you can restore it whenever you like.
And yes,you will have to flash the kernel or your custom ROM won't boot.
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mihirengg19 said:
For Suprimo ROM,use this kernel
boot-TK-USB-201212251804.img from
http://www.mediafire.com/?e1chs7tzcsstc.
Its the sense kernel,works with sense ROMs.
Yes,flash the TWRP recovery and make a backup of the stock ROM before flashing anything.you can restore it whenever you like.
And yes,you will have to flash the kernel or your custom ROM won't boot.
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Thanks, i try it.
putkimonitori said:
Thanks, i try it.
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And i selected "BACKUP" on TWRP, and backed up System, Boot and Data, Recovery and cache, is that enough, can i now proceed to flashing custom ROM and kernel? Does it matter what order i do it, first kernel or custom rom? Sorry for stupid questions but i am quite nervous so i need to confirm that do i do stuff correct, my first Android phone and now cannot afford a new so don't want to brick it! =)
And can i use Hasoon2000's All In One kit or is this done in TWRP to flash kernel, and how i backup the original kernel, or is it even possible? As you can see i am a quite big noob.. It's better to ask than to be sorry, right? So that should be a good kernel for this? Should i be in recovery mode, in bootloader or what if i use the All In One kit?
I prefer flashing kernel before flashing ROMs.the boot.img is backed up.if you open the backup,you will find the boot.img.
Yes,the toolkit will flash the kernel.
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mihirengg19 said:
I prefer flashing kernel before flashing ROMs.the boot.img is backed up.if you open the backup,you will find the boot.img.
Yes,the toolkit will flash the kernel.
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So if i did backup those things what i said in earlier post, should i be fine? System, boot, cache, data, recovery are backuped in TWRP using the "Backup" menu.
Should i be in bootloader when i flash the kernel?
E: Does it take long to get forward from the boot screen (thats coming after that HTC queitly brilliant logo), now my phone is in this text which says "htc Desire HD" and "beats audio" in bottom of screen, i did flash the kernel.
E2: Never mind, it just took time, first time always bit slow huh? I find this funny that when i boot my phone i get "HTC Desire HD" text, although it is One V. Now just waiting that it unlocks my SIM card and sets up my phone. Glad to see all went fine. =)
and also would like to know how to do a full backup of ginger bread if a failure occurs! ICS because I have not much confidence ...
verifods said:
and also would like to know how to do a full backup of ginger bread if a failure occurs! ICS because I have not much confidence ...
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your phone rooted or not?, have recovery or not?
if not go here and follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1407076
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2117364
then go to market and download Rom Manager and install recovery from it then flash rom
or you can use google, youtube and search "how to root LG P930", after install recovery you can back up your phone from recovery
flash rom guide here:
http://theunlockr.com/2012/08/29/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-an-android-device/
truonglv said:
your phone rooted or not?, have recovery or not?
if not go here and follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1407076
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2117364
then go to market and download Rom Manager and install recovery from it then flash rom
or you can use google, youtube and search "how to root LG P930", after install recovery you can back up your phone from recovery
flash rom guide here:
http://theunlockr.com/2012/08/29/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-an-android-device/
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if this root and ginger bread and has set you want CM10.1 making corresponding step. but it and done the ROM manager but it stays flashing flashes 100% and does not advance d there ...
You should install CM10.1 through CWM, so basically you need to ROOT your phone first.
Please be careful. I have a rooted nitro and was on CM10.1 with Wind Kernel with a lot of apps installed. I had several nandroid backups made with CWM latest version.
Since wind over clocks, my nitro got so unstable (bootloop) that I had to go back to the backup.
However, CWM was not able to restore the backup image.
All of the backups did not work.
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