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[Q] noob question before rooting...

Just about to root and install a custom rom but have a few questions:
I know how to root by using paul's r6 method, and also how to install a rom but my question is, I have tried searching and cant find an answer:
I want to use A2SD+, have an 8Gb micro sd card installed, which i have backedup on my PC but how to i prepare this for A2SD+?
I also have an old radio, how do i update to the newest radio 32.43.00.32U_5.09.00.20? i have downloaded the file but not sure what to do
can anyone help?
cheers and sorry if this has been covered but i couldnt find it

Easy way:
Once you root, install ROM Manager from the Market and tell it to partition your SDCard.
Hard(er) way:
Use ADB. When I tried this I just got errors about it not being able to find the partitioning thing so someone else will have to help with that.

how to use ADB way? isn't this sub-forum wrong to ask these?
should be only for development questions

Laridia said:
Easy way:
Once you root, install ROM Manager from the Market and tell it to partition your SDCard.
Hard(er) way:
Use ADB. When I tried this I just got errors about it not being able to find the partitioning thing so someone else will have to help with that.
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Great thanks, what about installing the new radio? do it first or root first, custom rom then new radio? what order?

»You go into recovery (start the phone with volume down and power held down)
Then do a nandroid backup, wipe the phone, and choose flash rom and radio. Your rom.zip should be on the root of the sd card. It's worth backing up the sd card too and repartition it into 0 swap; 512mb ext2 and the rest fat32 form recovery if you want to use apps2sd.
So back up sd and phone via windows and titanium backup
then boot into recovery
nandroid
partition
wipe / factory reset
install rom
install latest radio
reboot phone
restore sd card contents & restore via titanium«

ok thanks
so just by rooting it doesnt erase my data? e.g. contacts etc?
kmetek said:
»You go into recovery (start the phone with volume down and power held down)
Then do a nandroid backup, wipe the phone, and choose flash rom and radio. Your rom.zip should be on the root of the sd card. It's worth backing up the sd card too and repartition it into 0 swap; 512mb ext2 and the rest fat32 form recovery if you want to use apps2sd.
So back up sd and phone via windows and titanium backup
then boot into recovery
nandroid
partition
wipe / factory reset
install rom
install latest radio
reboot phone
restore sd card contents & restore via titanium«
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Nope if you do everything tip-top you shouldn't....in 99%...

kmetek said:
Nope if you do everything tip-top you shouldn't....in 99%...
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Great, thanks for the help, will try tomorrow as its late here!
Cheers for the quick replies!

Help..help,,help

Guys i need help..
I try to instal new rom but from some reason i am on white screen with green HTC..ok ,no problem i have a backup but again from some reason i cant use backup.
What i to do ?
I can go to recovery but i dont have any other rom there.
TNX

Some extra information would be helpful.
So youre experiencing a bootloop? You can run recovery but it wont restore to your nand? What rom were you trying to flash? What procedure did you follow etc.
You could allways just take your sd card out use a card reader or another phone/device and connect to pc, copy rom to sd, enter hboot ... complete wipe and then flash again.

I dont know what is going on but i use card reader and put again new rom rcdmix but i cant instal..i mean i instal rom but when i do reboot its stock on white screen and green HTC.

Anyone?
From begining.
Last couple days i use RCDMIX 14 and after that i try new rom ..newSense DHD baadnwz V0.4c Runs from NAND,.
I use normal procedure and cant flash that rom so i decide to come back on RCDMix from backup.
From then i cant flash or restore nothing.

Did you wipe before flashing a new ROM? If not, do that
If you did you may have to go back to stock and start again

Ok you are trying to go from a data2ext rom to a normal a2sd rom.
1. Back up current sd card
2. Format sd card and the repartition as is advized by Baadnwz
3. Copy back up of sd card back onto card including 0.4c
4. Place card back into phone and enter hboot
5. Wipe everything in recovery (important)
6. Flash rom
This should work, i think the problems you are having is due to how the data2ext modifies the ext partition, so the format and re-partition should solve your problem!

Yep..full wipe.
Very strange ,,,when i put card from other phone my desire works(not rcdmix ,some MUI rom) but when i pull out from Desire and put Desires card its not work.

EddyOS said:
Did you wipe before flashing a new ROM? If not, do that
If you did you may have to go back to stock and start again
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And if my post doesnt help you follow Eddy's instructions!

[Q] Step by step installing Cyanogen from stock

Hello
Would like to ask if these are the correct steps i need to make to have a functional Galaxy Gio
Now i have 2.3.3 KP5 stock from Vodafone Romania, without root or anything
PDA: S5660XXKPO
PHONE: S5660XXKPA
CSC: S5660OXFKP5
0. Root phone with update.zip package found in this forum ( not sure if this step is needed since i will install CM anyway )
1. Make a screenshot of *#1234# ( for future returning to stock if needed )
2. Reset phone to factory defaults
3. Take SIM + SDcard out
4. Enter stock recovery mode
5. Flash signed_cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4+rfs.zip ( package made by phiexz , ty btw )
6. Insert SDcard and try to make a nandroid backup of what i have now on phone, remove SDcard then copy it on my PC
7. Flash new recovery signed_cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4only.zip ( not sure about this step, maybe i can stay with first one )
8. Flash from CWM recovery update-cm-7.2.0-RC1-b1-gio-KANG-signed.zip
9. Clear cache / dalvik from CWM recovery
10. Flash from CWM CM7.2-RC-1-patch-2.zip
11. Clear cache / dalvik from CWM recovery
12. Finnaly reboot phone and hope it works
13. Partition my card on PC ( A-Data 16 GB class 10 ) with ext4+fat32 (again not sure here how much from each )
14. Install link2sd and try to move apps, and then set up phone and enjoy
Pls if i did make some mistakes try to help me
Thank u in advance

Google apps and patch 1 and 2
Sent from my GT-S5660 using Tapatalk

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Use the CWM from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397120
And the tutorial from there. Then do a factory reset before and after flashing CM7 ROM. You don't need to root.
For ext4 partition you need a card reader, don't even think to format from the phone.
BTW, you don't need to remove the SD Card or the SIM

SilviuMik said:
3. Take SIM + SDcard out
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Eh, no need for sim card out, otherwise good.
Edit: there is no need for ext partition in sdcard, i have my 8gb formatted to ntfs only. you can move apps to sd with titanium backup.

Thank u for info`s . Tried Cyanogen 7.1/7.2 Stock 2.3.4 2.3.5 but now after almost briking my phone i am back to stock romania vodafone rom and will stay this way until Cyanogen gets more mature on our phone ( for example call quality is MUCH better in stock then Cyanogen.) And also battery use is much higher in Cyanogen then stock
Btw, don`t rely on nandroid backup, u can`t restore it using CWM

[Q] no os installed !are you shure you want to reboot

rooted my phone sgn2 and installed twrp downloaded jelly thunder blackout to my sd card fowllowed steps,dalvc wipe,cache wipe ,wipe system and then i flash jtbo rom and it failed. i got a bad download and im not shure what to do.any help would be appriciated . and i have every thing backed up.

If you made a Nandroid before flashing just restore it. If not and you have an external sd card shut down the phone and remove the sd card and use a computer to dl a rom and put it on the card. Put the card back in the phone and boot directly into recovery and flash rhw rom. If you dont have a ext sdcard then there is probably a way to adb push a rom to the internal sdcard with a computer but you'll have to google that one, , I'm a little rusty on adb. Another option is trying to reboot to bootloader and flash a stock rom with odin. http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...ter - [ATT / Bell / Telus / Rogers / Sasktel]Link for odin instructions and roms.

jethro650 said:
If you made a Nandroid before flashing just restore it. If not and you have an external sd card shut down the phone and remove the sd card and use a computer to dl a rom and put it on the card. Put the card back in the phone and boot directly into recovery and flash rhw rom. If you dont have a ext sdcard then there is probably a way to adb push a rom to the internal sdcard with a computer but you'll have to google that one, , I'm a little rusty on adb. Another option is trying to reboot to bootloader and flash a stock rom with odin. http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...ter - [ATT / Bell / Telus / Rogers / Sasktel]Link for odin instructions and roms.
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ill try that thanks for replying

Just mount sd card in twrp and transfer the rom and flash
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sometimes you just need to reboot back into recovery. Just last night after wiping with TWRP I got "Failed" message when trying to flash the best international stock ROM. I simply reboot the phone back into recovery and then it flashed fine.

[Q] How to perform factory reset while on custom rom?

Hi folks,
I searched and searched, but I couldn't found the right answer. I am runing custom rom and I want to delete every possible data, apps,... and install new rom, so that I will know what is from this rom. I have so manny different data on my hone that I don't know what it is.
Please let me know how I can do it in Twrp. Thanks in advance.
Kjerkoli...

kjerkoli said:
Hi folks,
I searched and searched, but I couldn't found the right answer. I am runing custom rom and I want to delete every possible data, apps,... and install new rom, so that I will know what is from this rom. I have so manny different data on my hone that I don't know what it is.
Please let me know how I can do it in Twrp. Thanks in advance.
Kjerkoli...
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flash stock rom from odin..and perform factory reset after.using stock recovery..and then format your sd card to fat 32 to clean all those unecessary files of yours that you dont know..if you want stock...
EDITr perform factory reset inTWRP..wipe data..cache..factory reset..and format data..then install new rom if you want another custom rom

examiner said:
flash stock rom from odin..and perform factory reset after.using stock recovery..and then format your sd card to fat 32 to clean all those unecessary files of yours that you dont know..if you want stock...
EDITr perform factory reset inTWRP..wipe data..cache..factory reset..and format data..then install new rom if you want another custom rom
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Thanks for the reply. But won't I delete also the new rom .zip file which will be on internal storage?
Please let me know about my worries.
Kjerkoli...

kjerkoli said:
Thanks for the reply. But won't I delete also the new rom .zip file which will be on internal storage?
Please let me know about my worries.
Kjerkoli...
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settings/backup and reset/factory reset it will reset your device as a newly flashed rom without any other app u might have installed ,whatever comes with the rom it will be there all default

shhbz said:
settings/backup and reset/factory reset it will reset your device as a newly flashed rom without any other app u might have installed ,whatever comes with the rom it will be there all default
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Thanks for the reply but I am still not sure what to do. Guess I should get step by step instructions. Sorry
I have new rom .zip file on internal sd in one map...

kjerkoli said:
Thanks for the reply but I am still not sure what to do. Guess I should get step by step instructions. Sorry
I have new rom .zip file on internal sd in one map...
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sorry bro was not able to get you earlier
u mean you have a rom zip on your internal in that case just enter recovery and hope u have rooted and stuff
Switch of your device press Vol up+home+power all at the same time and leave the power button once you see the samsung logo
now in recovery wipe data factory/cache/dalvik cahe and you are good to proceed flashing if you have an external sd then keep your zip in ext sd and do full wipe which will wipe your internal sd as well but not the external so if u have an external sd you can do a full wipe else just do the steps mentioned it will be fine
and if you have stock rom it is flashable via mobile odin please read this thread to understand everything http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
what does your new rom state stock or custom

shhbz said:
sorry bro was not able to get you earlier
u mean you have a rom zip on your internal in that case just enter recovery and hope u have rooted and stuff
Switch of your device press Vol up+home+power all at the same time and leave the power button once you see the samsung logo
now in recovery wipe data factory/cache/dalvik cahe and you are good to proceed flashing if you have an external sd then keep your zip in ext sd and do full wipe which will wipe your internal sd as well but not the external so if u have an external sd you can do a full wipe else just do the steps mentioned it will be fine
and if you have stock rom it is flashable via mobile odin please read this thread to understand everything http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
what does your new rom state stock or custom
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Really appriciate it. I am already runing on custom rom. I also have a new custom rom .zip file on internal sd (don't have ext. sd card) I change many roms, so I have a lot of unnecessary stuff in data. I would like to delete everything and then install new custom rom .zip file.
I am afraid of loosing new custom rom .zip file, twrp,... Is it possible to do it or I have to flash stock rom and then do the simple factory reset in settings?
Thanks

kjerkoli said:
Really appriciate it. I am already runing on custom rom. I also have a new custom rom .zip file on internal sd (don't have ext. sd card) I change many roms, so I have a lot of unnecessary stuff in data. I would like to delete everything and then install new custom rom .zip file.
I am afraid of loosing new custom rom .zip file, twrp,... Is it possible to do it or I have to flash stock rom and then do the simple factory reset in settings?
Thanks
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Well then in that case its already answered just wipe cache/ dalvik cache/data factory reset and choose your zip

shhbz said:
Well then in that case its already answered just wipe cache/ dalvik cache/data factory reset and choose your zip
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hi again. I guess I am not for this tech stuff
I have done this (or i think) I still have a lot of unnecessary folders. I installed new custom rom now. I am going to stick with it, but I still want to delete everything except rom that I am running on and other important stuff that makes this phone run.
Another help would be much apriciated. (step by step if possible)
Kjerkoli

kjerkoli said:
hi again. I guess I am not for this tech stuff
I have done this (or i think) I still have a lot of unnecessary folders. I installed new custom rom now. I am going to stick with it, but I still want to delete.everything except rom that I am running on and other important stuff that makes this phone run.
Another help would be much apriciated. (step by step if possible)
Kjerkoli
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It seems u want to get rid of all uneccesary junk so thats possible to be removed only if you do full wipe thats is u even have to wipe system that will delete everything of the last rom and even in internal but after that u need to mount ur storage from recovery and then transfer the zip of your rom and flash it .so u need to be sure that your recovery is able to mount internal sd , I blv I hv posted a super wipe link so u can even flash that that will erase evrything u wish to but mounting of card shd work to let u transfer the file of rom zip or the safest get a ext sd transfer the rom zip and after clean wipe install zip from external sd.
If your mount sd is working first try and check that connect ur phn to pc via usb and in recovery select mount sd if it shows then you are good to go and get what u need.
So the prob lies u want steps but I need surity if ur mount storage works if it does then just flash this file attached as I hope it has uploaded fine as I used my phn to do so .just flash the zip attached and it will wipe all on its own .mount sd transfer ur custom rom zip and selec t it to flash . U get what u want

shhbz said:
It seems u want to get rid of all uneccesary junk so thats possible to be removed only if you do full wipe thats is u even have to wipe system that will delete everything of the last rom and even in internal but after that u need to mount ur storage from recovery and then transfer the zip of your rom and flash it .so u need to be sure that your recovery is able to mount internal sd , I blv I hv posted a super wipe link so u can even flash that that will erase evrything u wish to but mounting of card shd work to let u transfer the file of rom zip or the safest get a ext sd transfer the rom zip and after clean wipe install zip from external sd.
If your mount sd is working first try and check that connect ur phn to pc via usb and in recovery select mount sd if it shows then you are good to go and get what u need.
So the prob lies u want steps but I need surity if ur mount storage works if it does then just flash this file attached as I hope it has uploaded fine as I used my phn to do so .just flash the zip attached and it will wipe all on its own .mount sd transfer ur custom rom zip and selec t it to flash . U get what u want
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I realy appriciate your work but still to fresh to understand. This mounting thing is driving me crazy. I will just go and buy the sd card, it's easy.
So what i could understand is that I put your posted zip file on my internal sd card and i put my custom rom zip file to external sd card. Is that 100% ok?
and when I do that, whats next? (sorry mate)

kjerkoli said:
I realy appriciate your work but still to fresh to understand. This mounting thing is driving me crazy. I will just go and buy the sd card, it's easy.
So what i could understand is that I put your posted zip file on my internal sd card and i put my custom rom zip file to external sd card. Is that 100% ok?
and when I do that, whats next? (sorry mate)
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why are you so worried its a simple step
1. boot into recovery - u know how to do it
2. connect your phone to pc and now click mount and see if you find the option to mount sd as soon as u click it it will recognise the internal sd
3. thats said if it works you can move ahead - just select the flash zip u have kept in ur internal sd it will wipe everything and now u mount again and transfer the rom zip
4.you can proceed flashing the rom zip from internal sd. done!
5. if you have an ext sd card then place both wipe zip and rom zip in external and choose install zip from external sd and select wipe zip .it will run some codes on screen and everything is wiped out now the recovery will restart and now select the rom zip thats it.
note: its a simple stuff what i am trying to make u understand is that if u clean wipe then you loose all ,everything from internal storage so u need some rom zip to flash which u need in external or internal so u need to transfer that zip, if its in external it wont get wiped off so you dont need any mounting to be done.
before all do backup your efs for your safety . I hope you know that or must have gone through it.
or rather do some reading it will take an hour for you to go through everything in detail

shhbz said:
why are you so worried its a simple step
1. boot into recovery - u know how to do it
2. connect your phone to pc and now click mount and see if you find the option to mount sd as soon as u click it it will recognise the internal sd
3. thats said if it works you can move ahead - just select the flash zip u have kept in ur internal sd it will wipe everything and now u mount again and transfer the rom zip
4.you can proceed flashing the rom zip from internal sd. done!
5. if you have an ext sd card then place both wipe zip and rom zip in external and choose install zip from external sd and select wipe zip .it will run some codes on screen and everything is wiped out now the recovery will restart and now select the rom zip thats it.
note: its a simple stuff what i am trying to make u understand is that if u clean wipe then you loose all ,everything from internal storage so u need some rom zip to flash which u need in external or internal so u need to transfer that zip, if its in external it wont get wiped off so you dont need any mounting to be done.
before all do backup your efs for your safety . I hope you know that or must have gone through it.
or rather do some reading it will take an hour for you to go through everything in detail
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Thank you so much. It worked. So the next time I can do the same when I will have all the unnecessary folders?
Take care
Kjerkoli...