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[Q] AOKP Build 32 ICS 4.0.4 ISSUE

Hey all can't post in the rom's thread so here will have to do hope someone can answer this.
Got the rom working fine. The issue is A.) I lose CMW
why? and is there a guide for installing cmw standalone without flashing a kernel?
B.) gapps don't appear even though i def flashed them as OP said to.
Permutations tried so far:
- OP verbatim
- OP + F10AOKP kernal as recommended in OP
Thanks to any and all

using cwm with an ics kernel has been causing bricks. It happened to me once already had the have best buy replace my phone. Most devs aren't packing cwm with ics kernels for the time being this may change but for now its safer this way. When I need to flash something I use mobile Odin to flash back to el26 then I wipe cache flash what I need then flash an aosp kernel : ) and boot
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Irshin said:
using cwm with an ics kernel has been causing bricks.
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Thanks for clearing that up for me! Also I figured out my gapps issue some trial and error led me to follow CM9's gapps link and that did the trick.

you lose your recovery because of two related reasons:
1) on this device (not sure if it applies to all samsung devices, though i think it does apply to most), kernel and recovery are packaged together and therefore always flashed at the same time. when you flash a kernel, you always lose whatever recovery you had before.
1.1) since you flashed aokp, which includes a kernel, you therefore lost your recovery because of reason 1. no big. next time you need to flash something over AOKP or make a nandroid, just odin el26 kernel which includes cwm (search for it, not gonna link it), and do your thing. just remember to reflash the ROM before rebooting cuz el26 is a gb kernel which wont work with aokp (because it's ICS).

Also you should read the first couple post in the thread....it explains what is what with the ROM and that it doesn't have cwm ...etc
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NEED HELP with Xperia Arc/ Arc s flashing

Ok, so basically i have just gone ahead and followed these steps for flashing cyanogenmod:
wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_Xperia_Arc:_Full_Update_Guide
When i got up to step 7, i wasn't able to load clockwork mod, and because i am a noob and new to this, i actually didn't know that i had to install it beforehand. So now, i've got a phone which wont turn on properly (stuck with a lit up black screen) and will only connect into fastboot
Please, somebody help me!!!! I am really scared that i may have bricked my phone, if i can do anything to get it running again, i would be so happy. Please help

did you flash the CM kernel? and CM recovery comes with the kernel..you dont need to install it separately..

xperiaarcsnoob said:
Ok, so basically i have just gone ahead and followed these steps for flashing cyanogenmod:
wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_Xperia_Arc:_Full_Update_Guide
When i got up to step 7, i wasn't able to load clockwork mod, and because i am a noob and new to this, i actually didn't know that i had to install it beforehand. So now, i've got a phone which wont turn on properly (stuck with a lit up black screen) and will only connect into fastboot
Please, somebody help me!!!! I am really scared that i may have bricked my phone, if i can do anything to get it running again, i would be so happy. Please help
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Alright first thing first. Which version of CM are you trying to flash? And where you downloaded it from?
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Ok we will come to flashing ROMs later lets first get you to boot your phone so that you can use it and not be scared. Whatever you have messed up, flashing the phone with flashtool and official FTF would make it normal. I hope you know how to do it. Google around and you can find flashtool. Get it installed to you PC then go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330314 and download the ftf file and flash it using flashtool. Then your phone will be back up and running. Once its done. Come back here and tell me. Ill help you with flashing ROMs.

@ arpith.fbi
Yes i flashed a boot.img that came with the CM9 zip file, but that is all.
@ gnirujan
I am flashing CM9, and i got it from the downlaods section of the CM website.
I have also downlaoded flashtool but im not sure how to flash the FTF file. By the way, that file is for LT18i, and i have a LT18a. Would it matter?
Thanks for the replies

also gnirujan,
I checked that FTF file, and its 370mb. Is it the full firmware? If it is, i will flash it but if there is a way to continue with the cyanogen flashing, i would love to avoid downloading that ftf.
P.S. LANKAN PRIDEEE!!!!

ok first tell me during startup do u see boot logo? or any logo?

When i boot up, all i see is a lit up black screen with nothing on it

Flash the attached boot.img which is the FXP CM9 kernel from this site, then install the zip.

Ok, thanks, i will try it.

That didn't work either , did the same thing as the other.

I have managed to flash a stock ics ftf file, and i have finally rooted my phone. Now i want to try Rom manager instead to install, but when i go to install Clockwork mod recovery, it says stuff about my phone not currently being officially supported.
Any ideas?

xperiaarcsnoob said:
I have managed to flash a stock ics ftf file, and i have finally rooted my phone. Now i want to try Rom manager instead to install, but when i go to install Clockwork mod recovery, it says stuff about my phone not currently being officially supported.
Any ideas?
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Look in dev section for arc and look for post by pvyparts, his thread is all about cwm recovery check to see if your phone Is listed if not ask there.
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xperiaarcsnoob said:
That didn't work either , did the same thing as the other.
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Your boot loader is unlocked right? You wanna install Cynogenmod 9 right? You dont install the one from cyanogenmod site. It has a non working kernel. In XDA there are these guys called FXP (Free Xperia Project) they are the ones responsible for CM for all Xperia devices. So do this. Go tho this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356685 download the CM9 RC 1 FXP 128. Its a 130MB file. Download it and now extract it and flash that boot.img to your Arc S using fastboot. Now start your phone and you should see FXP boot screen then from there go to recovery and try flashing the CM9 RC 1 you have. That should work. I suggest if you can replace the CM9 you have in your memory cad with the FXP128 zip its better so that you can flash the latest FXP128 CM 9, which has lots of improvements.
Edit: Arc S and Arc same ZIP its called anzu
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xperiaarcsnoob said:
I have managed to flash a stock ics ftf file, and i have finally rooted my phone. Now i want to try Rom manager instead to install, but when i go to install Clockwork mod recovery, it says stuff about my phone not currently being officially supported.
Any ideas?
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Allright as far as i know there are two ways you can get CMW installed on your phone. 1. Download CWM auto installer from play store and install CMW through that. 2. Flash a kernel which has CWM pre installed.
In this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1680793 you can find stock sony kernel with CWM. You download it and flash it using fastboot. That will get you CWM. hope i helped you.

Thanks gnirujan,
I managed to find a FXP127 kernel yesterday and it worked. But this would be even better. I heard that FXP128 is much faster as well, but I've already set up my whole system and dont want to reset it now . Any way of updating it without wiping?
Thanks again !!!

xperiaarcsnoob said:
Thanks gnirujan,
I managed to find a FXP127 kernel yesterday and it worked. But this would be even better. I heard that FXP128 is much faster as well, but I've already set up my whole system and dont want to reset it now . Any way of updating it without wiping?
Thanks again !!!
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I believe you can try flashing on top of your existing system. I personally have never tried it. But i think it is possible. I would recommend you to flash FXP 128. The improvements are very very visible. More fast and smooth.

gnirujan said:
I believe you can try flashing on top of your existing system. I personally have never tried it. But i think it is possible. I would recommend you to flash FXP 128. The improvements are very very visible. More fast and smooth.
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Could anyone check to see if this is true

yes you can update it without wiping anything..but i recommend atleast wiping cache

arpith.fbi said:
yes you can update it without wiping anything..but i recommend atleast wiping cache
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Will wiping cache delete any system settings or things like homescreen setup?

xperiaarcsnoob said:
Will wiping cache delete any system settings or things like homescreen setup?
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nope...everything will be the way they were..nothing will change

Thank you very much arpith

Cyanogen Mod Nightlies for Ion

:highfive:Just saw this over on androidpolice, wanted.to give everyone a heads up.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...s-for-the-sony-xperia-ion-now-live-at-get-cm/

This needs an unlocked bootloader? Or would it be possible use this with the stock kernel?

424aca said:
i messaged them about it...waiting for reply
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question: if you do need an unlocked bootloader( i dont) and i flash...what is the worst that can happen?
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Don't really know but I'd guess a brick. Probably have to go through the whole power drain flashmode process.
I was under the impression we could have roms, but with a locked bootloader we'd have to use the stock kernel. Now I don't know if a Rom has to be cooked in a way to allow for this and/or if the cm9 nightly will be packaged without a kernel. I'm thinking if the answers are "no" and "yes" we may have a shot.

424aca said:
i messaged them about it...waiting for reply
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question: if you do need an unlocked bootloader( i dont) and i flash...what is the worst that can happen?
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Pretty sure it just won't flash. Just like if you tried to flash the lleaked ICS in the first couple pages of the stock firmware thread (not in the first post) with a locked bootloader. Just errored during flashing and nothing happened.
Sent from my Sony Xperia S

Spectre51 said:
Pretty sure it just won't flash. Just like if you tried to flash the lleaked ICS in the first couple pages of the stock firmware thread (not in the first post) with a locked bootloader. Just errored during flashing and nothing happened.
Sent from my Sony Xperia S
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I have try this ROM...but when flashing it says Error Status 7

If I were you, I would not flash it cause it needs format system, but the current cwm is not able to format system. If you still try it, you may brick you phone.

siuming720 said:
If I were you, I would not flash it cause it needs format system, but the current cwm is not able to format system. If you still try it, you may brick you phone.
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Lol it will not bricked ur phone......because only system will be format....if we change kernel sometimes will brick it....but for rom it will not...u still can use seus,flashtool or pcc to restore back

did anyone test this rom? Dose it work ?

faiisfaizal said:
Lol it will not bricked ur phone......because only system will be format....if we change kernel sometimes will brick it....but for rom it will not...u still can use seus,flashtool or pcc to restore back
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Right, so a soft brick requiring a battery drain to shut off, then recharge to get into flasmode for restoring...a 24-36 hour process. Done it once before, would rather not do it again.
I think we need to figure out the system format issue and if we can flash this Rom on our stock kernel.

Raxtinhax said:
did anyone test this rom? Dose it work ?
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I test it already with LT28h unlock bootloader..... but something went wrong when start to flash with CWM recovery,,with error status 7
jeriku said:
Right, so a soft brick requiring a battery drain to shut off, then recharge to get into flasmode for restoring...a 24-36 hour process. Done it once before, would rather not do it again.
I think we need to figure out the system format issue and if we can flash this Rom on our stock kernel.
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Nah....u should not wait your battery drain just do nandroid backup using CWM recovery... if you got problem when flashing it just restore the backup back...

Great news. I'll be waiting for a more stable release. :good:

jeriku said:
Right, so a soft brick requiring a battery drain to shut off, then recharge to get into flasmode for restoring...a 24-36 hour process. Done it once before, would rather not do it again.
I think we need to figure out the system format issue and if we can flash this Rom on our stock kernel.
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Tried already, without success.
On the xperia S forum, I found how to flash it.
1. Flash the Cm9 zip
2. Flash Gapps zip.
3. Clear cache & Dalvik Cache.
4. Flash the boot.img from the Cm9 zip using fastboot
fastboot flash boot boot.img.
I could do the first three steps, but could not complete the 4th step.
But phone does not go into Soft Brick. Just Go to flash mode and flash the firmware again and restore backup.

ganeshbiyer said:
Tried already, without success.
On the xperia S forum, I found how to flash it.
1. Flash the Cm9 zip
2. Flash Gapps zip.
3. Clear cache & Dalvik Cache.
4. Flash the boot.img from the Cm9 zip using fastboot
fastboot flash boot boot.img.
I could do the first three steps, but could not complete the 4th step.
But phone does not go into Soft Brick. Just Go to flash mode and flash the firmware again and restore backup.
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As what i experience...i just flash thet zip through CWM recovery and it should done....but is say build.prop error...they need to modified it back.....but that build.prop match mine.... i dont know why it failed to flash

faiisfaizal said:
As what i experience...i just flash thet zip through CWM recovery and it should done....but is say build.prop error...they need to modified it back.....but that build.prop match mine.... i dont know why it failed to flash
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I removed the assert line from the updater script and was able to flash it.
But never went beyond Cyanogen mod logo.

ganeshbiyer said:
I removed the assert line from the updater script and was able to flash it.
But never went beyond Cyanogen mod logo.
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No wonder lol...hahah but u didnt pass to bootanimation right?

Yes ... No Luck ....
Try to follow this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1782771

ganeshbiyer said:
Yes ... No Luck ....
Try to follow this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1782771
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I followed those thread just now....but i got bootloop....damn i guess they need to rebuild this rom properly....

ganeshbiyer said:
I removed the assert line from the updater script and was able to flash it.
But never went beyond Cyanogen mod logo.
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have you tried to go on CWM recovery flash the zip file, fix permissions?
yesterday I was having some hard time with flashing a CM10 on a SG2 and the only solution to have it without any problem was to fix permissions after flashing the ROM.

From my understanding, with my experiences with my old x10, you need the ability to flash the fxp kernel. Since we don't have a way to bypass the stock kernel yet, we probably can't use this on a locked bl.
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dizarmstrong said:
From my understanding, with my experiences with my old x10, you need the ability to flash the fxp kernel. Since we don't have a way to bypass the stock kernel yet, we probably can't use this on a locked bl.
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That what im thinking when this rom is not working.....i think its really need custom kernel.....i unlock my bootloader but no custom kernel to be flash

[Q] Noob here. Is installing Cyanogenmod 10 on my SGH-i747M with Rogers safe?

Hello.
I have a GS3 SGH-I747M on rogers. The last one I was trying to get Cyanogenmod 10 on kept getting (Status 7) error. Nothing screwed up at all, until I attempted to unlock the boot loader with some stupid app that said it was safe wit my phone. I finally got a new one, found a solution to my issue (I have to use a different version of clockworkmod) and was wondering if it is safe to do. I mean no chance of risk if I follow instructions (no bricks, etc).
TL;DR: I have an SGH-i747M on rogers and want to out cyanogenmod 10 on with no chance of brick. Could you give me instructions on how to, or tell me if it is safe/unsafe?
Thanks a lot,
Edwin

Flash a newer recovery prior to flashing CM10.
EdwinForTheWin said:
Hello.
I have a GS3 SGH-I747M on rogers. The last one I was trying to get Cyanogenmod 10 on kept getting (Status 7) error. Nothing screwed up at all, until I attempted to unlock the boot loader with some stupid app that said it was safe wit my phone. I finally got a new one, found a solution to my issue (I have to use a different version of clockworkmod) and was wondering if it is safe to do. I mean no chance of risk if I follow instructions (no bricks, etc).
TL;DR: I have an SGH-i747M on rogers and want to out cyanogenmod 10 on with no chance of brick. Could you give me instructions on how to, or tell me if it is safe/unsafe?
Thanks a lot,
Edwin
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such as
SaneinOne said:
Flash a newer recovery prior to flashing CM10.
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Such as...

EdwinForTheWin said:
Hello.
I have a GS3 SGH-I747M on rogers. The last one I was trying to get Cyanogenmod 10 on kept getting (Status 7) error. Nothing screwed up at all, until I attempted to unlock the boot loader with some stupid app that said it was safe wit my phone. I finally got a new one, found a solution to my issue (I have to use a different version of clockworkmod) and was wondering if it is safe to do. I mean no chance of risk if I follow instructions (no bricks, etc).
TL;DR: I have an SGH-i747M on rogers and want to out cyanogenmod 10 on with no chance of brick. Could you give me instructions on how to, or tell me if it is safe/unsafe?
Thanks a lot,
Edwin
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I suggest that you take a look at these first before trying to root your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
Second, I have Cyanogenmod 10 and I can say that it's playing safe so far - the only disadvantages that you would have are: Samsung's gestures are not functional and CM10 is kinda unstable for games and apps. I also experienced the Status 7 error and from experience, it's caused by using an 'old' version of CWM Recovery. Download the latest one from here (Samsung Galaxy S3 AT&T): http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager and download the Cyanogenmod 10 M2 from the CM site.
Assuming that you know how to setup the custom recovery for your phone, delete the current recovery.img on your phone and replace it with the new one that you downloaded. Then just do what you did to setup your custom recovery. I also suggest that you follow the ROM flashing guide on this page: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III:_Full_Update_Guide as it is what I followed to ensure that a brick wouldn't happen on my phone. Just a reminder, also wipe the Dalvik cache just to be sure.
TL;DR Flashing and rooting is safe as long as you're patient and you thoroughly follow guides on rooting/flashing your phone.

okay
GlassRaven said:
I suggest that you take a look at these first before trying to root your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
Second, I have Cyanogenmod 10 and I can say that it's playing safe so far - the only disadvantages that you would have are: Samsung's gestures are not functional and CM10 is kinda unstable for games and apps. I also experienced the Status 7 error and from experience, it's caused by using an 'old' version of CWM Recovery. Download the latest one from here (Samsung Galaxy S3 AT&T): http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager and download the Cyanogenmod 10 M2 from the CM site.
Assuming that you know how to setup the custom recovery for your phone, delete the current recovery.img on your phone and replace it with the new one that you downloaded. Then just do what you did to setup your custom recovery. I also suggest that you follow the ROM flashing guide on this page: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III:_Full_Update_Guide as it is what I followed to ensure that a brick wouldn't happen on my phone. Just a reminder, also wipe the Dalvik cache just to be sure.
TL;DR Flashing and rooting is safe as long as you're patient and you thoroughly follow guides on rooting/flashing your phone.
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Thanks for the response, do you recommend that I flash another ROM before flashing cyanogenmod 10?

EdwinForTheWin said:
Thanks for the response, do you recommend that I flash another ROM before flashing cyanogenmod 10?
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I don't really recommend that as that could cause unwanted trouble. From my experience, I just followed the rooting guide that I posted, flash a custom recovery, and flashed the Cyanogenmod 10. Another tip, if you don't want to lose your contacts, make a backup of it before flashing a ROM. Preferrably you write them in a paper so it would be easier. If you have important messages, use an SMS/MMS backup tool to save them. As for applications, make a list of applications that you consider are essential for you so you could just redownload them. Starting out in a custom ROM is really hard at first but you'll get used to it.

Its safety is directly proportional to your ability to follow directions.

Your first mistake was you used the app to unlock the VERIZON S3 bootloader.
All other versions of the GS 3 have unlocked bootloaders.
You should definitely do some more research before you attempt root and custom recovery.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

Can you just use ROM Manager after rooting and flashing the stock ROM to download CWM, then CM10? And is the CM10 you're using on your Rogers phone compatible? I don't see a Rogers version on the CM site. Did you use the AT&T one?

Yes for the ROM manager, but the free version doesn't install latest touch recovery. The at&t version is compatible with all Canadian i747m. You can get the latest version here: http://get.cm/?device=d2att

tonymtl said:
Yes for the ROM manager, but the free version doesn't install latest touch recovery. The at&t version is compatible with all Canadian i747m. You can get the latest version here: http://get.cm/?device=d2att
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What does touch recovery do? And do I have to use that link to flash it, or can I use ROM Manager? And if I were to use that link, I would DL the zip, boot my phone into download mode, plug in, open Odin, make sure auto reboot and F reset time are checked, load the .tar into the PDA, and click start? What happens to the previous ROM that was there?
And when I first root my phone, and load the stock rom, do all of my apps remain? I haven't rooted yet, for my Rogers phone.

A touch recovery lets you touch the screen as apposed to using the volume rocker.
You will keep all your data.
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Thanks for the help! Another question, if I would like to unroot my phone, and decrease the flash counter, is there a thread I should see for the I747MVLLH1? I know about triangle away, but Rogers/my model isn't supported for that.

Triangle away does support Rogers gs3

Thanks! So should I flash CM10 through ROM Manager, or through the link that was posted? I'm not exactly clear on how to flash the ROM through the link though. Does flashing a new ROM erase the previous ROM? And 'wiping cache' doesn't wipe your data/apps right, only 'wipe Data and Cache'? And I don't really need to bother with kernels too right?

If you going from stock to cm10 wipe everything: cash, data, dalvik cash. Don't flash kernels unless you want to overclock and undervolt, cm10 comes with kernel and I get pretty good battery life with it. You can flash from ROM manager, and yes it will erase your previous ROM, so do a backup before flashing.

tonymtl said:
If you going from stock to cm10 wipe everything: cash, data, dalvik cash. Don't flash kernels unless you want to overclock and undervolt, cm10 comes with kernel and I get pretty good battery life with it. You can flash from ROM manager, and yes it will erase your previous ROM, so do a backup before flashing.
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And when I flash it through ROM Manager, it would give me the option to wipe everything right?
The backup that I would do through ROM Manager, thats just incase anything goes wrong right? It's not to get back my apps once I flash from stock to CM10? Other than manually installing them after flash, is there any way to quickly get back my apps/files?
And does the CM10 flash from ROM Manager include the GAPPS file?

Yes it will ask you if you want to wipe, if you download cm10 ROM from ROM manager it will ask you if you want the latest gapps. You can get ROM toolbox or titanium backup to backup your apps and restore them after flashing rom. Backup is just in case but you can always flash stock ROM later if anything goes wrong.

ily112 said:
And when I flash it through ROM Manager, it would give me the option to wipe everything right?
The backup that I would do through ROM Manager, thats just incase anything goes wrong right? It's not to get back my apps once I flash from stock to CM10? Other than manually installing them after flash, is there any way to quickly get back my apps/files?
And does the CM10 flash from ROM Manager include the GAPPS file?
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You should probably flash through your cwm recovery instead of ROM Manager, but yea you can do a backup in recovery or ROM Manager, and I recommend Titanium backup it's easy to use and free.

s0ulja said:
You should probably flash through your cwm recovery instead of ROM Manager, but yea you can do a backup in recovery or ROM Manager, and I recommend Titanium backup it's easy to use and free.
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How exactly would I flash through cwm recovery?

[Q] about roms (stock/custom)..

hi..
i have a stock rooted and bloated xplay (not much time to fiddle) w/c i bought a year ago.. so i was thinking of changing roms and i plan on using the phone for gaming.. i have read some thread about pros/cons of custom and stock-based. others say that the stock rom is still the best for gaming (debloated of course).. so my question is..
should i go for a custom rom..? or stick with stock..?
if i'll stick with stock.., what's the best baseband(?) ..? currently mine's on .42...
what are the apps w/c are safe to delete..?
as for overclocking.., what is the best kernel that you'd recommend..?
thanks...

Xperia NXT lite with doomkernel

i was looking into that actually...
but some cons have given me second thoughts.. like wifi issues and unsupported touchpads (other roms).. that's why i'm asking about stocks..
this will also be my first time flashing custom roms.. kinda scary.. wehehehe...

qtjecs said:
i was looking into that actually...
but some cons have given me second thoughts.. like wifi issues and unsupported touchpads (other roms).. that's why i'm asking about stocks..
this will also be my first time flashing custom roms.. kinda scary.. wehehehe...
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I think you should stick with the stock. This is the most.stable & supports full touchpad.
Custom roms are not as stable as stock...
I think you can just use v6 supercharger or supremacy script to make your rom fast...
[ you have to do it manually with smanager]
Press thanks if I helped..
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thanks.. maybe i'll try them both...
i just want to ask for the list of bloatwares.. : )
thanks

First of all, you have to give MORE info about the phone: locked/unlocked bootloader, phone model.....
I advice you to get a stock-based rom, instead of sticking with the stock one, because those are inproved with some tweaks that cannot be flashed on your current stock, and have built-in apps and are already debloated.
If this is your first rom flash, just follow this steps:
BEFORE DOING ANYTHING, get the stock firmware that fits your region and stock android version if you want to go back from here or anywhere else
- root with any method, I recommend SuperOneClick
- install ClockWorkMod via RecoverX
- install TitaniumBackup from the market, and backup all user apps you want have in your new rom (be careful, some roms and kernels doesn't go well with backup restoration. Check the rom's thread for backup issues)
- reboot into CWM recovery and do a nandroid backup. It will save everything and you can restore your phone to its initial state, to the point you can not tell if it has had any changes
- flash the rom following the instructions given by rom builder
- flash any addons you want after rebooting at least one time, every addon separately (1 reboot after every addon)
- if you want better performance, get supercharger v6 or supremacy script as said before
Now, the stock firmware you got at first is to repair your phone if a nandroid backup restore doesn't do it.
If youwant to go back to stock, just restore the nandroid backup. If you want to take it to the carrier to fix it for whaterever reason, you also have to unroot and delete any app that uses root permissions, like TitaniumBackup. Then, when you see your Play is exactly as it was before doing anything of this, you can take it there safely
And finally, the best baseband is -36 cause it has the more balanced stats between signal reception on gsm/wifi and battery consumption, but some roms use -64. If you're adviced to flash a stock firmware before the custom rom flashing process, thats for installing the needed baseband and some other components. Happy flashing!!!!
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qtjecs said:
as for overclocking.., what is the best kernel that you'd recommend..?
thanks...
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All custom kernels support overclock and all are good at it. Just flash the kernel according to your rom cook's advice
And if you were wondering, custom roms doesn't have any problems/bugs if they are finished. You should expect bugs if there is only the first or second release of that rom, but if it's finished you'll be fine by following the steps exactly as directed.
You can try The JokaWild ROM 'S.B .69 Tweaked ROM' FINAL (v3) and DiXperia 2 'Everlasting' | Performance. Stability. Experience. if you want a stable, fast rom. Those have given me good results, but if you want to know which is the best rom you have to try them all cause they don't run exactly they same on all phones, even if it's the same model. Maybe NXT or Aurora rom could be better for you....
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While you're dispensing advice, may I ask which upgraded kernel is best to use with R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_(1253-4437)? That's what I have on my device.
Is there any benefit to actually installing cwm with RecoveryX as opposed to just loading it with fastboot when needed? That is, will I be more likely able to launch it in a crisis if it is installed on the device?

drinkypoo said:
While you're dispensing advice, may I ask which upgraded kernel is best to use with R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_(1253-4437)? That's what I have on my device.
Is there any benefit to actually installing cwm with RecoveryX as opposed to just loading it with fastboot when needed? That is, will I be more likely able to launch it in a crisis if it is installed on the device?
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RecoverX is the easiest way to get CWM. Think about it as a quick 3-step process that you will do only one time. You don't lose anything
Additionally, I don't know what process are you talking about, since flashing a clockworkmod.img, installing the CWM app from the market and RecoverX have permanent effects all of them. The only exception is when you change kernel and it has a built-in recovery, you get the kernel's recovery instead of the original one. I recommend RecoverX because it supports the widest range of phone models and firmwares (I have an r800a, but it was not listed as a supported device in the CWM app, so...)
And again, it's always better to have a custom stock-based rom than just the 4.0.2.A.0.62 stock one

julian280 said:
Additionally, I don't know what process are you talking about, since flashing a clockworkmod.img, installing the CWM app from the market and RecoverX have permanent effects all of them. The only exception is when you change kernel and it has a built-in recovery, you get the kernel's recovery instead of the original one.
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fastboot boot boot.img (with a cwrecovery boot) appears to get you straight into cwrecovery without installing anything, as opposed to fastboot flash boot boot.img

julian280 said:
And again, it's always better to have a custom stock-based rom than just the 4.0.2.A.0.62 stock one
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Well, I took your advice, and I installed doomkernel and jokawild
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1176502
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1532883
I only wish I had known sooner what was in the addon packages for jokawild, that could be documented a lot better. basically that's where all the apps went.
now I will probably reflash and do it right

no cifs in doomkernel
JIC anyone is wondering
CIFS and NFS were taken out and then he moved on to the ray or something

drinkypoo said:
Well, I took your advice, and I installed doomkernel and jokawild
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1176502
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1532883
I only wish I had known sooner what was in the addon packages for jokawild, that could be documented a lot better. basically that's where all the apps went.
now I will probably reflash and do it right
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So, have you had a happy flashing? I hope so.....
About the addons you don't have to reflash everyting to install them, just flash one by one, separated by a reboot (you can reboot directly into CWM instead of loading to homescreen everytime, that woluld take ages to flash all of them ).
If you were wondering about root, it's not necesary to flash the root addon since doomkernel is already prerooted, so you get superuser since the first boot with it

I have had a pretty happy flashing, in that nothing went horribly wrong
I do think I more or less know what I'm doing now. Heh heh.
As you can see from my sig I am now running lupus v6 and it's been very stable, smooth, etc. And I added the cifs and ntfs modules. I didn't reboot between everything which is probably why I had to load the wifi modules over again, so I'm very glad they were provided. But everything is working great now, thanks.

drinkypoo said:
JIC anyone is wondering
CIFS and NFS were taken out and then he moved on to the ray or something
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I don't know you, but I can access my pc files from my Play with "ES file explorer" without even installing CIFSmanager. The changelog in DK's thread says he removed it, but at least for me it works .
To access from the phone to pc you have to put the folder you want as a "shared folder" and give "total control" permissions to "all". For accessing from the pc to phone just do the same with the folder on your sdcard connected to pc and, go to tools/connect to network device and select that folder. Now you can view your files and do streaming by opening the folder on ES file explorer in LAN section and from "My PC", where it appears as a hard disk with drive letter
e.g. music on "Xperia PLAY R800a" (H:/)
Hope this helped. I'm on DooMKernel v14 with jokawild but this has worked on other ROMs
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drinkypoo said:
fastboot boot boot.img (with a cwrecovery boot) appears to get you straight into cwrecovery without installing anything, as opposed to fastboot flash boot boot.img
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I rarely use command prompt to perform operation cause I prefer to use flashtool instead, and the only time I installed CWM was through RecoverX, so I haven't experienced the difference.....

Yeah I've used the smb built into ES but I prefer to use the smb functionality built into the Linux kernel to using libsmb, which is what's happening when you use es file explorer, or pretty much anything else with built in smb browsing. I also don't care for ES file explorer's interface. Of course, open manager doesn't have smb support...
I have figured out the mtp/msc stuff some time ago.
anyway, pretty much all the kernels have a recovery, some of them have too many recoverys in my opinion so it doesn't really matter. but if you use fastboot boot boot.img then it boots without installing. I don't know if this works for anything but recovery, like if you could boot a kernel this way, probably not. I like command-line stuff. I do use flashtool's gui for ftfs though, of course.

a little off topic..
what should be the sequence..?
from stock..,
nandroid BU, flash pre-req stock ROM, unlock bootloader, flash custom ROM,..?
- or -
nandroid BU, unlock boot loader, flash pre-req, then custom ROM..?
will i lose root access when i unlock the boot loader.?
thanks...

qtjecs said:
will i lose root access when i unlock the boot loader.?thanks...
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In my case I reflashed with a stock ftf right after unlocking, and then installed a kernel which rooted.

drinkypoo said:
In my case I reflashed with a stock ftf right after unlocking, and then installed a kernel which rooted.
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..?
so it's nandroid BU, unlock boot, kernel, stock ROM then custom ROM..?
a few more question..
will i lose unlocked bootload when i flash rom..?
is kernel also included when you do a nandroid BU..?
sorry.. just a newbie...
thanks...

qtjecs said:
..?
so it's nandroid BU, unlock boot, kernel, stock ROM then custom ROM..?
a few more question..
will i lose unlocked bootload when i flash rom..?
is kernel also included when you do a nandroid BU..?
sorry.. just a newbie...
thanks...
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you have the sequence right, I don't know if nandroid backs up the kernel. I would guess no, but I could be wrong, and hope I am.
you don't care anyway. you can reflash back to a stock kernel. just make very very sure you never flash a cdma to a gsm or a gsm to a cdma. a, at, i are all gsm... if you do that you need testpoint reflash as far as I know.
you should also do a titanium backup, that gets you all the apks on your system now, handy for restoring any games on your current rom that aren't on your new rom.

Well, you can unlock your downloader at any time, by IMEI method through Sony webpage or through alejandrissimo's testpoint method. It is permanent, so it doesn't matter if you change Rom or kernel, it will remain unlocked forever , and if for whatever reason you have to take your phone to carrier for warranty, it will appear locked for Sony (I already did it, and they didn't void my warranty)
Just follow the steps I gave you, it's not that complicated. You can flash first the Rom or first the kernel, it doesn't affect anything, except when you change android version (GB to ICS or something), then flash the kernel first and then the new Rom.
Flashing a rom doesn't change the kernel, so if you're on DoomKernel and "A" Rom, you can switch to "B" Rom and stick to DK, IF IT'S ON THE SAME ANDROID VERSION.
Also you can change kernel while keeping the same rom
And respecting to nandroid backup, it saves everything but kernel, baseband and some sections of internal memory that you should not worry about. That's why you're able to restore a backup with the same or other kernel without any worry
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