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[Q] Rooted, Rom CM6, How do i add apps?

I followed directions on rooting my HTC Evo and now it is for sure rooted. I know because i successfully uploaded the new ROM RM6 which is great! My only problem is i have no idea how to add my old apps, contacts, or anything else back on the phone. I did do a back up and saved it on my computer before i did anything, so i know all my information is at least somewhere safe. So i guess my question is how do i get apps, my contacts, and is it possible to put the android market back on my phone? Thanks so much i appreciate all the help i can get!

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OneEternalRound said:
I followed directions on rooting my HTC Evo and now it is for sure rooted. I know because i successfully uploaded the new ROM RM6 which is great! My only problem is i have no idea how to add my old apps, contacts, or anything else back on the phone. I did do a back up and saved it on my computer before i did anything, so i know all my information is at least somewhere safe. So i guess my question is how do i get apps, my contacts, and is it possible to put the android market back on my phone? Thanks so much i appreciate all the help i can get!
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You have to flash the Gapps zip (Google Apps).... look for it in the cyanogenmod forums

Thanks
Thanks for the help guys! One last question, what about all my previous apps that i had on the stock rom? do i have to re-download everything?! if i dont how do i put them all back on? Thanks again

OneEternalRound said:
Thanks for the help guys! One last question, what about all my previous apps that i had on the stock rom? do i have to re-download everything?! if i dont how do i put them all back on? Thanks again
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You will need to redownload everything.

OneEternalRound said:
Thanks for the help guys! One last question, what about all my previous apps that i had on the stock rom? do i have to re-download everything?! if i dont how do i put them all back on? Thanks again
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Unless you backed them up to the SD card using Titanium Backup or My Backup Pro.

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from my phone duh

Learn how to use the search option. Top right, can't miss it. Not only would you have had a faster answer to your question, you wouldn't have looked like a total noob that doesn't know where questions should be posted.

HelgesenJ said:
Learn how to use the search option. Top right, can't miss it. Not only would you have had a faster answer to your question, you wouldn't have looked like a total noob that doesn't know where questions should be posted.
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wait, one last question...what time is it on the moon?

Thanks again...
Thanks for the help everyone, i understand there is a search that "i cant miss" however i am a "noob" so yes this actually seems to work easier for me (no need to be rude.) also i just downloaded my backup pro for future use. but i also am curious if there is a certain spot where my previous contact are when i backed up my phone while in the boot/recovery mode?

OneEternalRound said:
Thanks for the help everyone, i understand there is a search that "i cant miss" however i am a "noob" so yes this actually seems to work easier for me (no need to be rude.) also i just downloaded my backup pro for future use. but i also am curious if there is a certain spot where my previous contact are when i backed up my phone while in the boot/recovery mode?
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Your contacts should be synced with your Google account. Once you restore your account you should get them back.
Also, I agree that there is no need to be rude. You posted in the wrong place and what's done is done, so for those of you playing thread police, I suggest if you're not going to help, then don't comment at all.
Tapa tapa tapa

abramme824 said:
wait, one last question...what time is it on the moon?
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http://lunarclock.org/
Learn to do a Google search
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Buff McBigstuff said:
http://lunarclock.org/
Learn to do a Google search
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lol...theres no f'ing way

[Q] Help!!! update wont go

So phone is rooted with CWM.. Got system update and went to install now and it rebooted,, It went into CWM and it sayd package failed, it will nto update.. any ideas? Help!!!
Thanks

Phone is Stock Rooted with CWM

You have to be on stock firmware(no root,busybox, or cwm/twrp) and have stock recovery, otherwise the install will fail.

Use the search button.
As a summary if you have a custom recovery, you can't install system updates.
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I hate it when people don't educate themselves about rooting and the downsides and upsides, before doing it.
"Oh I want free wifi tether or to get rid of bloatware, let me google and do the first thing that pops up. Without doing research." Smh...
Would you buy car/home insurance without figuring out everything it covers and doesn't cover?
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Speedin07si said:
I hate it when people don't educate themselves about rooting and the downsides and upsides, before doing it.
"Oh I want free wifi tether or to get rid of bloatware, let me google and do the first thing that pops up. Without doing research." Smh...
Would you buy car/home insurance without figuring out everything it covers and doesn't cover?
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OK first off, you need to relax..
I am educated just fine thank you.. I had the Epic and rooted, and flahsed numerous times, No problem, There are people on here that know that AS well That I have done that with no issues..
The point is with the Epic, there was NEVER any system type updates or anything that came through..
This Phone gets those apparently, That is why I was asking!!!!!!
What good is a forum if you ask a question and get trashed, Jesus..
Keep In Mind, You were always once a noob.

Broded said:
You have to be on stock firmware(no root,busybox, or cwm/twrp) and have stock recovery, otherwise the install will fail.
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Yes I get that, I found it odd that it still said there was an update avail, Other Phones never did that anymore once they were rooted....
SO if that is the case, Is there a way to stop it from updating so i do not get that message anymore?

bpdfs said:
Yes I get that, I found it odd that it still said there was an update avail, Other Phones never did that anymore once they were rooted....
SO if that is the case, Is there a way to stop it from updating so i do not get that message anymore?
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Just accept the update and let it fail henever the notification comes up. Thats the only way to get rid of it, at least until it decides to pop up again.

bpdfs said:
OK first off, you need to relax..
I am educated just fine thank you.. I had the Epic and rooted, and flahsed numerous times, No problem, There are people on here that know that AS well That I have done that with no issues..
The point is with the Epic, there was NEVER any system type updates or anything that came through..
This Phone gets those apparently, That is why I was asking!!!!!!
What good is a forum if you ask a question and get trashed, Jesus..
Keep In Mind, You were always once a noob.
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Yes, I was a bit harsh my bad.... want to know why? Here is a pictorial.
I have no pitty when someone doesnt try to help themselves first, before asking a question that has been asked and answered multiple times.
Have a good night sir/mam.
P.s. it took longer to type this out then it did to search google.
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http://androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294523494 update for cwm/twrp. +1 on searchin first tho
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AdRock02gt said:
Just accept the update and let it fail henever the notification comes up. Thats the only way to get rid of it, at least until it decides to pop up again.
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Thank you, atleast some people are nice and understanding.

If you want to COMPLETELY stop it try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856632
Use ES File Manager and go to settings then enable root mode and mount system as r/w.
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[Q] cannot unlock bootloader cause the boot is missing

help me to fix this....
my galaxy nexus was bricked. only can enter to fastboot mode.
and, the poblem is, the bootloader mode and recovery is missing.
in otherside i was not unlock the bootloader.
although i've been use [fastboot oem unlock}command. its still failed.
so, anybody can give me a solution?
here is the pics.....
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have you tried flashing a recovery through fastboot? How come you don't have a baseband version either?

Have you tried to fastboot boot recovery.img ? Or fastboot boot boot.img ?
As said above you may want to just fastboot flash a recovery and a boot img. Tho I'm not sure if that is possible without being unlocked.
What steps led up to the 'bricking' of the device? Did you wipe something by accident that shouldn't have been wiped?

download wugfresh nexus root toolkit and use the flash stock/ unroot option.

handofdark said:
download wugfresh nexus root toolkit and use the flash stock/ unroot option.
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No
Sent from my Nexus 5

why not ?

handofdark said:
why not ?
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I have zero respect for anyone that recommends the stupid toolkits over fixing it the right way.
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Pirateghost said:
I have zero respect for anyone that recommends the stupid toolkits over fixing it the right way.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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well why don't you recommend the right way instead of saying who you have respect for cause nobody cares . we try to help here

handofdark said:
well why don't you recommend the right way instead of saying who you have respect for cause nobody cares . we try to help here
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He's already using the correct method. Stop trying to point him to some worthless toolkit
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Pirateghost said:
He's already using the correct method. Stop trying to point him to some worthless toolkit
Sent from my Nexus 5
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yeah looks like you dont like wugfresh , well it doesnt matter cause he is a top developer, and his toolkit is super awesome

Reminding me of Shakespeare in here now...
"To toolkit, or not to toolkit... that is NOT the question"

handofdark said:
yeah looks like you dont like wugfresh , well it doesnt matter cause he is a top developer, and his toolkit is super awesome
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I will admit, I think it is neat that someone can come up with something like that, but what you are trying to get this guy to do is not the correct way and there are too many things that could go wrong when using a toolkit. Since everything is automated, if something were to go wrong you don't know what part of it did not work. When you do things manually with fastboot, you can see everything you did to determine if you are not doing something correctly. And if you recommend using a toolkit in these forums, you will be talked down on. Just a fact of life.

handofdark said:
yeah looks like you dont like wugfresh , well it doesnt matter cause he is a top developer, and his toolkit is super awesome
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This has nothing to do with the developer.
This has to do with lazy people
Sent from my Nexus 5

t1.8matt said:
I will admit, I think it is neat that someone can come up with something like that, but what you are trying to get this guy to do is not the correct way and there are too many things that could go wrong when using a toolkit. Since everything is automated, if something were to go wrong you don't know what part of it did not work. When you do things manually with fastboot, you can see everything you did to determine if you are not doing something correctly. And if you recommend using a toolkit in these forums, you will be talked down on. Just a fact of life.
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yeah well the fact that this guy has a bricked phone and has no clue how he has it, kinda points out that he should've used a toolkit which has proven to work pretty great for me in the first place . i'm giving this guy options to make his phone right again and i do it with my own knowledge which isn't much, that's why i use toolkit myself because it is tested and makes things safer for noobs like me .
and this guys comes and say i have no respect for people like me or i'm lazy is really funny.

Alrighty....OP, did you figure out what's up with your phone yet?

handofdark said:
yeah well the fact that this guy has a bricked phone and has no clue how he has it, kinda points out that he should've used a toolkit which has proven to work pretty great for me in the first place . i'm giving this guy options to make his phone right again and i do it with my own knowledge which isn't much, that's why i use toolkit myself because it is tested and makes things safer for noobs like me .
and this guys comes and say i have no respect for people like me or i'm lazy is really funny.
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OK. Where is your empirical proof that a toolkit would have worked for him?
This guy? Lol.
You freely admit to not having much knowledge on the subject but yet you come in recommending a noob tool in hopes that it would save his day. Get real. I have been around long enough to know that a toolkit is a effing plague on this community. I hate when noobs come into threads promoting a toolkit when they have no idea how it even works. Get the basics down and understand them. Help people learn. Don't aid in the noobery. This site doesn't exist to make your device cool. It's a place to learn.
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[Q] Recently ran Sunshine

Ran Sunshine last night, installed TWRP. bootloader says its S-off and unlocked, just making sure I can flash custom rom's before i do so.

It IS Lupus said:
Ran Sunshine last night, installed TWRP. bootloader says its S-off and unlocked, just making sure I can flash custom rom's before i do so.
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Yes.

Yes you can. Don't even need s-off ! You have any idea what you are doing because if you need to ask this i have a slight doubt ?

Mr Hofs said:
Yes you can. Don't even need s-off ! You have any idea what you are doing because if you need to ask this i have a slight doubt ?
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If he doesn't we'll see him again in the next week or so with a help thread :good:
I would strongly suggest reading up on flashing etc before attempting though @It IS Lupus :cyclops: :good:

BerndM14 said:
If he doesn't we'll see him again in the next week or so with a help thread :good:
I would strongly suggest reading up on flashing etc before attempting though @It IS Lupus :cyclops: :good:
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This isn't my first root, But I don't have RW access so I can't nand yet(which was what threw me off and why I asked) (yes I flashed SU from Recovery)

It IS Lupus said:
This isn't my first root, But I don't have RW access so I can't nand yet(which was what threw me off and why I asked) (yes I flashed SU from Recovery)
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Just stated IF you don't then we'll see you soon enough with a "help I'm bricked" thread or something, in which case IF you weren't familiar with it you should read up on it first.
If you do know what you're doing though then, well, my post is null and void isn't it? :highfive:

BerndM14 said:
Just stated IF you don't then we'll see you soon enough with a "help I'm bricked" thread or something, in which case IF you weren't familiar with it you should read up on it first.
If you do know what you're doing though then, well, my post is null and void isn't it? :highfive:
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There was no offense taken. I was just stating for the fact. I'm sorry for sounding rude. *bows*
Okay, so, went to install the latest PA. and got "unable to mount /system" Like I said. I am S-off and unlocked, ran the SU zip through recovery and all that. still no dice.

BerndM14 said:
If he doesn't we'll see him again in the next week or so with a help thread :good:
I would strongly suggest reading up on flashing etc before attempting though @It IS Lupus :cyclops: :good:
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A week....nah in hours you mean

Mr Hofs said:
A week....nah in hours you mean
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Still getting stuck at boot screen, I'm past the HTC screen and have the PA boot screen. still getting "unable to mount /system"

It IS Lupus said:
Still getting stuck at boot screen, I'm past the HTC screen and have the PA boot screen. still getting "unable to mount /system"
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Have you tried to flash it again and/or flash another ROM?

BerndM14 said:
Have you tried to flash it again and/or flash another ROM?
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Yes I have. I'm gonna flash the newest version of TWRP and hope that it fixes it. I had a similiar problem on my TF300 and that fixed it

updating my recovery worked. at least in the sense that I can mount system now. Gapps installed and it's letting me do a nandroid so. that's a step in the right direction
For Future reference, don't use All in one tools(this is a personal note)
Edit: ET Voila. I feel like an idiot. I had this issue with my tablet and should have thought of it first.
Thanks guys

It IS Lupus said:
Yes I have. I'm gonna flash the newest version of TWRP and hope that it fixes it.
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You shouldn't have installed an outdated recovery version to begin with. That is just asking for trouble.
Stay away from Toolkits, they cause more problems than they solve. Anything a toolkit can do, you should be able to easily do manually.

Correct OTA

I have the Google Version of Pixel 2 XL I get a fail every time I try and update this but I get "Variable not found." I been at this all night I give up. A link would be a big help.
Thanks all

WhiteReign said:
I have the Google Version of Pixel 2 XL I get a fail every time I try and update this but I get "Variable not found." I been at this all night I give up. A link would be a big help.
Thanks all
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i just use the factory images

https://developers.google.com/android/ota
Here's the OTAs. I've circled the right one. Maybe you were downloading the UK one?
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I can only get the DEC 5 To work. When I do it wont let me up grade to the newer version. kinda stuck here.

Did you unlock critical? One of the messages at the very beginning says unable to flash critical. Sounds like that's the reason that it's failing. If you haven't unlocked critical, and you're going to try it, be aware that it's going to wipe your data.
Secondly, did you try just flashing the bootloader from the January update by itself first?
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sharkie405 said:
Did you unlock critical? One of the messages at the very beginning says unable to flash critical. Sounds like that's the reason that it's failing. If you haven't unlocked critical, and you're going to try it, be aware that it's going to wipe your data.
Secondly, did you try just flashing the bootloader from the January update by itself first?
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I did just this "fastboot flashing unlock_critical" now after I fast boot I get your device is corrupt It cant be trusted. If I goto Decembers OTA its fine. I dont get it. I am on Verizon's network but got my phone from Google.

WhiteReign said:
I did just this "fastboot flashing unlock_critical" now after I fast boot I get your device is corrupt It cant be trusted. If I goto Decembers OTA its fine. I dont get it. I am on Verizon's network but got my phone from Google.
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There are multiple step-by-step guides here on how to do just this. Suggest you take a step back and read one or two. There are two separate unlock commands to use and from your photo you did not complete that. Secondly, it looks like you may be using an outdated version of the adb/fastboot binaries. Lastly you don't flash an OTA with flash-all. If you are attempting to sideload an OTA, you use the "adb sideload" command with the phone in Recovery, not flash-all in fastboot mode. At this point, you should probably update your adb/fastboot binaries, download the full factory image (not OTA) and flash it instead. Slow down and read more.

Damn Sir! Thank you very much for the help!

WhiteReign said:
Damn Sir! Thank you very much for the help!
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Not blaming anyone but instead just using your post for calling out there are what seems like dozens of variations for doing the same few tasks on this device. There are a couple really good tutorials that are either 100% or were until something like TWRP of magisk changed something. At the end of the day there are a few givens that will eventually shake out into something like the Heisenberg thread over on the 6P device.
For anyone reading this, unlock critical if you have not, install a custom kernel if you have touch issues in TWRP, really really really read up on the few custom roms that just hit as they add a few variables that most of us have never experienced, make a list of things you install as you do it. All too often people spend countless time and effort helping someone with a boot loop only to find out something not mentioned was in play. Poor steps were attempted from some other thread only to not help or made it worse or different. Examples of this would be xposed, custom kernel, any zip file mods you flashed, viper, Dolby, substratum, you get the idea. We all wanna help and we all need help at some point. Let us try to make the game as easy to play as possible. Flash on brothers and sisters!!