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[Q] Installing Custom Rom Jelly Bean

Hi Everyone,
I'm new to the forums and Android in General.
After the Jelly Bean update, I noticed a bigger drain on my battery. On ICS I usually have an average of 24 hours on my normal usage of my HOX, but after the update, the average for the same usage just takes ~12 hours.
So I've decided to flash my HOX for a custom ROM. I really a noob in terms of rooting/flashing custom ROMs so I would like your assistance with this. I've read all the tutorials and manuals for doing things but still kinda unsure on the specific steps that I would take. Please let me know the step by step procedure that I would take in rooting/flashing a custom ROM in my HOX.
Here are the things that I've downloaded:
1. CWM Recovery 5.8.4.0
2. Fastboot
3. Firmware for CID__044 with Hboot
4. Android Revolution HD 16.0
I reckon that this would be the steps but I would like to be sure:
Preparing Your One X for Custom Roms (For Dummies)
[ROM] Android Revolution HD 16.0 | High Quality & Performance | Sense 4+ | BEST STOCK
Please let me know step by step on what I should do because I don't know specifically. Your assistance is very much appreciated. :good:
Thank you!

yes the first link is correct for you...just follow those steps carefully and everything will be fine...

mihirengg19 said:
yes the first link is correct for you...just follow those steps carefully and everything will be fine...
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Thank you for the help! Just finished unlocking my bootloader and installed CWM. Currently doing a Nandroid backup.
I'll be installing Android Revolution HD 16.0 ROM and there's a couple of things that I do not understand.
How do I do these steps? (From the ARHD ROM thread):
Proper HBOOT version for Jelly Bean based ROM (don't know how to do this. I'm already in Jelly Bean, what do I do with the Hboot?)
Flash boot.img from the downloads section (where do I get the boot.img file?)
Thanks!

These steps
When u go to ur bootloader ur hboot version version will be given.
If its 1.31/33/36 ur good to go
I am assuming u already have the right hboot as ur on JB.
The Boot.img is given in the ARHD thread itself see properly.
Now to the flashing part.
Download the boot image and keep it in ur FAstboot folder.
Go into bootloader mode.
Select fastboot
Connect phone to pc using usb cable.
In fastboot give command fastboot flash boot boot.img
and then Fastboot erase cache
Now go to ur recovery and install the ROM.
Done

aman360elite said:
When u go to ur bootloader ur hboot version version will be given.
If its 1.31/33/36 ur good to go
I am assuming u already have the right hboot as ur on JB.
The Boot.img is given in the ARHD thread itself see properly.
Now to the flashing part.
Download the boot image and keep it in ur FAstboot folder.
Go into bootloader mode.
Select fastboot
Connect phone to pc using usb cable.
In fastboot give command fastboot flash boot boot.img
and then Fastboot erase cache
Now go to ur recovery and install the ROM.
Done
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Thanks for the help!
I've run in to another problem again.
I've installed ARHD 16.0 custom ROM and I've already booted.
Upon checking the settings, Airplane Mode is stuck at "turning off", WiFi "error", there is no IMEI.
Hope you can help me out with this as well.
Thanks heaps!

jabr0ni said:
Thanks for the help!
I've run in to another problem again.
I've installed ARHD 16.0 custom ROM and I've already booted.
Upon checking the settings, Airplane Mode is stuck at "turning off", WiFi "error", there is no IMEI.
Hope you can help me out with this as well.
Thanks heaps!
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all i can i say if you have installed the rom and it has already booted is to do a clean wipe again and start over....make sure you do a backup first and do a full wipe and flash the rom again my friend and see what happens..normally a full wipe would fix the problem....check also in the ARHD thread and search if anyone had the same issues as you

Reflash!
Some Other users have also faced the problem.U should have MD5 of the downloaded file but no prob.Just flash the ROM again problems will be gone
CHeers
And yeah full wipe + Dalvik Cache too!

1. go into fastboot mode from bootloader
2. flash boot.img
3. go into recovery from bootloader
4. FULL WIPE-factory reset, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache..
5. reflash rom from recovery.
now there should not be any problem...
and u have done a good thing making a backup:good:
the boot.img can be found inside the rom zip file....or a specific compatible kernel(boot.img) prescribed by the dev can be flashed...

Thank you
Hi All!
Thanks for your replies! My phone is now working with the ARHD ROM!
I re-flashed the boot.img file included in the ROM and erased the cache and everything is working now!
Kudos to all of you and once again thank you for the help!

no problem...always happy to help...

[Q] Roms takes too long to boot up?

Hi,
This is the first time i'm installing a custom rom on my One X and every rom I tried takes too long (15min) to boot up and then i actually give up and try something else
I've tried:
CM10
ICJ 1.6
and some others but they keep getting stuck at htc logo screen
Can somebody help me out and tell me what i'm doing wrong?
This is what I do:
I've rooted and unlocked bootloader
1) go into fastboot
2) flash boot.img
3) go to recovery
4) wipe cache and dalvik cache
5) install rom with recovery
6) wipe cache and dalvik cache
7) install gapps
8) wipe cache and dalvik cache
9) reboot
That is the procedure i saw on many threads and sites.
Problems?:
One thing i noticed was that when going to HBOOT I get the following: failed to open usb master mode
Roms that did work
Android Revolution HD 18.1 and 9.8, I think that's because of the aroma installer and I don't have to do anything
But Android Revolution HD worked very slow and laggy for some reason...
Any help is greatly appreciated. Have been searching everywhere for 2 days know and can't figure it out

Boot.img needs to be flashed after you install the ROM.
Otherwise the ROM will flash over the Boot.img (atleast I think thats how it works)
By the way, no ROM would take 15 minutes to boot, if it does you're in a bootloop.

Bellerophr0n said:
This is what I do:
I've rooted and unlocked bootloader
1) go into fastboot
2) flash boot.img
3) go to recovery
4) wipe cache and dalvik cache
5) install rom with recovery
6) wipe cache and dalvik cache
7) install gapps
8) wipe cache and dalvik cache
9) reboot
That is the procedure i saw on many threads and sites.
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I don't know where you got the instructions from, but they're horribly wrong and overly redundant.
This is what you should do when flashing a new rom:
1. Boot to recovery
2. Wipe data/factory reset
3. Flash rom and gapps (if necessary)
4. Reboot into fastboot (adb reboot bootloader)
5. Flash boot.img
6. fastboot erase cache (if you're having problems, usually unnecessary)
That's all. For upgrading the same rom (say, to a newer version), you can skip step 2.
Wilks3y said:
Boot.img needs to be flashed after you install the ROM.
Otherwise the ROM will flash over the Boot.img (atleast I think thats how it works)
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That only applies to non-HTC phones or HTC phones with s-off. Phones with s-on like the HOX will not flash boot.img via recovery, only fastboot. Other phones have their boot.img flashed via recovery directly, skipping the fastboot bit as it is redundant.

1st: wrong forum, you have to post that in Q/A
2nd: you dont have to flash the boot.img after ROM, the ROM cant overflash it because we dont have s-off yet
3rd: are you sure you are using the right kernel (boot.img) for the ROMs you are trying to flash. After the hboot updates (JB) we got some changes on what you can flash and what not.
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First of all Sorry for posting in the wrong forum and thankyou for the replies.
I have tried the things you guys said and it still didn't work
the boot.img i use are the ones included in the zip.
EDIT:
Got it working with ICJ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0j_sESAIds&feature=youtu.be

And you are sure that you can use that specific ROM with your curent firmware ? Is your hboot 1.31 and above (did you perform the JB OTA) ?
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sometimes you also need to fastboot erase cache because at sense roms it can help...try that if it won't work did you flashed any mods after that?

muamers said:
And you are sure that you can use that specific ROM with your curent firmware ? Is your hboot 1.31 and above (did you perform the JB OTA) ?
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No i'm not sure (will search how I can find out), yes I have hboot 1.31, yes I have performed JB OTA.
I have also done fastboot clear cache

If you want to use CM10 on a JB hboot you need a modified boot.img file
http://db.tt/uDdWaAtH
With this one and a full wipe it will boot fine
The failed to open usb master error is due to the cable that is connected to the pc, plug it off and try it again. The error will be gone
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Mr Hofs said:
If you want to use CM10 on a JB hboot you need a modified boot.img file
http://db.tt/uDdWaAtH
With this one and a full wipe it will boot fine
The failed to open usb master error is due to the cable that is connected to the pc, plug it off and try it again. The error will be gone
Sent from my GT-P5110 using xda app-developers app
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Thank you very much! I will try it.

Bellerophr0n said:
Hi,
This is the first time i'm installing a custom rom on my One X and every rom I tried takes too long (15min) to boot up and then i actually give up and try something else
I've tried:
CM10
ICJ 1.6
and some others but they keep getting stuck at htc logo screen
Can somebody help me out and tell me what i'm doing wrong?
This is what I do:
I've rooted and unlocked bootloader
1) go into fastboot
2) flash boot.img
3) go to recovery
4) wipe cache and dalvik cache
5) install rom with recovery
6) wipe cache and dalvik cache
7) install gapps
8) wipe cache and dalvik cache
9) reboot
That is the procedure i saw on many threads and sites.
Problems?:
One thing i noticed was that when going to HBOOT I get the following: failed to open usb master mode
Roms that did work
Android Revolution HD 18.1 and 9.8, I think that's because of the aroma installer and I don't have to do anything
But Android Revolution HD worked very slow and laggy for some reason...
Any help is greatly appreciated. Have been searching everywhere for 2 days know and can't figure it out
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From what i've noticed on my HTC One X the steps to install ROMS on it is the same but in a pattern!
1)Boot recovery and install the rom THEN the gapps
2)Factory Data Reset (If coming from a sense rom to a AOKP/AOSP(cyanogenmod for example)
3)reboot in fastboot then flash the boot image.
That should be all.
If it's a sense rom your flashing then the rom is corrupted.

i4GS said:
From what i've noticed on my HTC One X the steps to install ROMS on it is the same but in a pattern!
1)Boot recovery and install the rom THEN the gapps
2)Factory Data Reset (If coming from a sense rom to a AOKP/AOSP(cyanogenmod for example)
3)reboot in fastboot then flash the boot image.
That should be all.
If it's a sense rom your flashing then the rom is corrupted.
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First of all ....he had his instructions ....secondly
2 : factory reset after installing the custom Rom.....lol then it won't boot up anymore. You can't factory reset a custom rom hahaha
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[Q] Problems flashing ROM, tried too many things

I've tried lots and lots of things for hours now and I've still been stuck in the boot screen of htc for the past 4 hours. And yes, I've googled so much and tried all solutions that people have had, and it's still not working.
I have tried wiping, installing ROM, go into recovery, fastboot flash boot boot.img, reboot and it hasn't worked for me.
I've tried both TWRP and CWM to install my ROM. I have a backup in TWRP that I did before it derped, but it doesn't turn my phone into working state again.
The ROM I'm trying to activate is the Cyanogen Mod 10.1 from the weekly link.
Only once I managed to get the Cyanogen boot screen (it got stuck there too), but after flashing my boot.img it disappeared. I tried updating my hboot with something I downloaded.
What have I done wrong? After reading all those threads, I'm totally clueless.

What is your hboot number ?

Mr Hofs said:
What is your hboot number ?
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HBOOT-1.39.0000
Also its S-ON, but after googling I think everyone's One X is S-ON.

Oke do this
If you have cwm 5.8.4.0 (otherwise flash it to follow these steps)
Enter the recovery and perform a full wipe
Data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Mounts and storage-format cache,data,system
Advanced-wipe dalvik cache
install the CM10.1.zip (do not reboot after)
install gapps (do not reboot after)
Then type in the fastboot window :
Adb reboot bootloader
Flash the boot.img file from the rom
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot reboot !
Fingers crossed

Mr Hofs said:
Oke do this
If you have cwm 5.8.4.0 (otherwise flash it to follow these steps)
Enter the recovery and perform a full wipe
Data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Mounts and storage-format cache,data,system
Advanced-wipe dalvik cache
install the CM10.1.zip (do not reboot after)
install gapps (do not reboot after)
Then type in the fastboot window :
Adb reboot bootloader
Flash the boot.img file from the rom
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot reboot !
Fingers crossed
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I followed your steps so precisely... but it didn't work Also I think I've done something close to this process before and had no success.
What you did differently though, I never installed gapps, and I didn't know that you can wipe dalvik cache in CWM.
What I had to do during your method though was go into mount SD storage and insert a fresh copy of both the gapps and CM10.1.
If you need any more information I'd gladly provide them as quick as possible, I'll be refreshing this thread constantly

Try my steps again but this time use a completely different rom. Try a standard sense base rom. Just to check if its booting ! Ow and you can leave the step for gapps away. And you can choose to do the boot.img thing first and then the recovery part.
This one maybe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063556
If it does not boot up we are missing something somewhere ... You are actually flashing the boot.img from the rom correctly ....also flash the boot.img from the rom .... Its inside the rom.zip

Mr Hofs said:
Try my steps again but this time use a completely different rom. Try a standard sense base rom. Just to check if its booting ! Ow and you can leave the step for gapps away. And you can choose to do the boot.img thing first and then the recovery part.
This one maybe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063556
If it does not boot up we are missing something somewhere ... You are actually flashing the boot.img from the rom correctly ....also flash the boot.img from the rom .... Its inside the rom.zip
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I downloaded ViperX_2.6.0 instead (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1745176), since it was pretty much done right before you added the suggestion. The guide there tells me to flash the boot first then install the rom, but I did the rom first. IT WORKED! Thought it was stuck in the bootscreen again haha. I got to the unlock screen, but after unlocking all I saw was the HTC symbol. I then held the power button and pressed restart. Same thing after restart. After unlocking, all I see is a white screen with the HTC symbol in the middle. Can only lock the phone :/ Is it me or the ROM?

Or the phone ! Strange ..... But you must flash a JB rom to check if your bootloader supports it. The viper x 2.6 is an old ics one and runs on any hboot.
Actually is doesn't matter what you do first ..... It works both ways.
Test the bugX Rom. Flash the boot.img that is inside the bugX.zip copy it out to the fastboot folder and flash it directly from there. Make sure to full wipe again and install the rom .....I don't know what else....doing it like this for months and never failed.

Mr Hofs said:
Or the phone ! Strange ..... But you must flash a JB rom to check if your bootloader supports it. The viper x 2.6 is an old ics one and runs on any hboot.
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Nevermind it worked after waiting a long time! The ROM works! Thanks!
But now, how do I go and fix CM10.1? I'm thinking I might have downloaded the wrong CM10.1 file since it was only 171MB and this ROM is around the 600MB range.

YOke now test a true JB rom. Read my post above to check the hboot !
And CM10.1 is that small. I don't know why it does not work ! Installed it this week on somebody else's phone just like i described here .....
CM10.1 ROM
http://d-h.st/Sgu
GAPPS
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip
BOOT.IMG
http://d-h.st/Q2Y

Mr Hofs said:
YOke now test a true JB rom. Read my post above to check the hboot !
And CM10.1 is that small. I don't know why it does not work ! Installed it this week on somebody else's phone just like i described here .....
CM10.1 ROM
http://d-h.st/Sgu
GAPPS
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip
BOOT.IMG
http://d-h.st/Q2Y
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Alright I was gonna try the bugX ROM to test out if JB Roms worked, but I'll try CM10.1 once again using only the links you posted above. Will report back!
EDIT: IT WORKED! IT TOOK 6 HOURS BUT IT WORKED! Oh my god thank you SO MUCH! I have no idea what I did wrong though!
It might be the choice of CM10.1 type, or something. I just used your first method with your files and it just worked instantly!
Once again, thank you so much for bearing with me for so long haha.

I have a proble...
I tried to instal viper 3.3.7 rom and I failed it stuck on htc screen. Than I tried to do my nandroid backup cm 10.1 b6 and the phone can not reed sd card. It behaves like it is not there. When I go to recovery there is that folder 0 and than i cut and paste all from that folder back to rot of the phone but even when I tried clean install of cm 10.1 b6 it did not stick. What Do I have to do to have everything working again.
Please help.

I have an extraordinary patience mate
Have fun with CM10.1 :thumbup:

[Q] htc one x startup screen freeze after hboot update

So here is my problem,i have updated my hboot from 1.12 to 1.39 via this program JBFWTOOL21Z and i did everything as in the video tutorial on youtube. Afterwards i unlocked my bootloader , and i tried to reboot the phone and it got stuck on the htc startup screen. I feel as if it is important to mention that i had viper x rom(2.0.6) and it reboots in that rom and its just gets stuck, so can some one help me either completley erase everything(root,custom roms and get it like it came out of the factory) or apply a new custom rom but when i go to recovery i get a red triangle. Please help me and try to explain everything step by step because im a noob, and sorry for my enligsh
edit: i did a factory reset on accident and it just lost all my sd data and i have no rom..... can some one help me the phone boots directly in clockworkmod recovery.. How can i fix it please help i'm desperate

1: Download a new JB rom of your choice
2: flash a new custom recovery
3: flash the boot.img from the new JB rom
4: make a FULL wipe in the recovery
5: mount the sdcard as a mass storage device in the recovery
6: copy the rom.zip over
7: unmount the sdcard and unhook the usb cable
8: install the new rom
9: reboot

thanks for the help but..
Mr Hofs said:
1: Download a new JB rom of your choice
2: flash a new custom recovery
3: flash the boot.img from the new JB rom
4: make a FULL wipe in the recovery
5: mount the sdcard as a mass storage device in the recovery
6: copy the rom.zip over
7: unmount the sdcard and unhook the usb cable
8: install the new rom
9: reboot
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Thanks for the help but can you explain it to me a bit more noob friendly, because i really dont understand how to make this,i actually flashed a new custom recovery but i don't know how to do the things afterwards,please instruct me step by step Big thanks, if you help me fix this im getting out of some really big trouble :cyclops:
p.s. where do i download a new jb rom from ? (and can it be cyanogenmod10.1?)

Flash a new recovery (cwm 5.8.4.0) put the file in the fastboot folder. Phone in the bootloader.....
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Fastboot erase cache
Flash the boot.img
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot erase cache
Enter the recovery and make a full wipe then install the rom

Thanks
Thank you very much mate :laugh: just one more question though, why can't i accept calls on the new rom(slim bean 4.2.2 official) and i can't connect to browser and app store(im guessing this is because of the google apps package,that i didn't see that i should install)

The way to install it, install the rom.zip and then right away the gapps.zip without a reboot in between !

Mr Hofs said:
The way to install it, install the rom.zip and then right away the gapps.zip without a reboot in between !
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Can you recommend me some good custom rom(and battery friendly). I wanted the viper x rom but i don't know if its compatible with the hboot 1.39 and if it is can you give me a download link and should i just apply it like a regular rom ? Ty

The link to the thread with download in the OP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087443
Download the full 3.4.0 rom
Copy the rom.zip on the sdcard of the phone. Open the rom.zip and copy out the boot.img into the fastboot folder on the pc
Phone in the bootloader and flash it
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot erase cache
UNHOOK THE USB CABLE
enter the recovery and perform a full wipe, then install the viper rom. After that there is an official viper ota to 3.4.1
:thumbup:

viper x update
And how do i update my rom without loosing the data ? because you mentioned a full wipe..

TheMacedonian said:
And how do i update my rom without loosing the data ? because you mentioned a full wipe..
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Backup data in recovery. You should have backed it up before updating the hboot.
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dude..
athulele said:
Backup data in recovery. You should have backed it up before updating the hboot.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
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i meant the data on the phone, not the rom itself, i meant the apps and the music and the pictures and all of the settings

Try titanium backup or carbon ! Works fine for alot of people :thumbup:

help about lockscreen
Mr Hofs said:
Try titanium backup or carbon ! Works fine for alot of people :thumbup:
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can you tell me how do i make my lockscreen unlock just with swiping on the three buttons on the screen. I got the AOSP lockscreen and when i swipe my fingers along the buttons it fires my screen but the swipe basically just substitues the power button.. Can i unlock my screen just by swiping on the three buttons ?

Well there is a swipe to unlock feature in the tweaks app ! Look around for it in there....i never used, i only know it exists

lockscreen
Mr Hofs said:
Well there is a swipe to unlock feature in the tweaks app ! Look around for it in there....i never used, i only know it exists
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actually there is but when i do the gesture it just wakes the phone like when its locked and you press the power button, but it doesn't unlock it.. There must be a way

[Q] Trying to upgrade to CM10.1 keeps failing.

After a few unsuccessful attempts to flash my HTC One X up to CM10.1, I found out my hboot version was too low, so after much reading, trying and failing etc. I managed to get my hboot up to 1.36 (even after having my phone stuck at the white HTC boot logo for about 2 hours), but I still cant install the version of CM10.1 that I spent hour trying to do at the weekend (cm-10.1-20130312-NIGHTLY-endeavoru.zip) it still fails at the hboot checking point.
My main question is what would be the process that I would need to get the lastest version of CM10.1 to work?
Details from my phone
hboot - 1.36
CID - ORANG001
RUU - 2.17.61.3
I know there is a new boot.img that needs to be flashed after CM10.1 has gone in and was reading earlier about the stable releases, which is fine I have no problem with that, but I just cant figure out why I still cant flash 10.1 even after hboot upgrade which was a pain having to go back to a stock rom after re-locking my bootloader etc.
I know this stuff gets asked so many times, this is probably a repost but I just dont want to have to troll through hundreds of posts if the process is just, flash this, now this... done...
Thanks for reading.

Check for something called "vendor" it needs to be installed after the rom. Dont shoot me for this info....i haven't checked it myself ! But read something about it from the sideline

Go to CM thread in original dev section, in first post you can find a vendor installer zip that you must flash in recovery after flashing the ROM.
This is due to vendor files being taken down (DMCA),that's why latest zips have them missing and can't boot.
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LOL TT the sideline posting ninja !!!

TToivanen said:
Go to CM thread in original dev section, in first post you can find a vendor installer zip that you must flash in recovery after flashing the ROM.
This is due to vendor files being taken down (DMCA),that's why latest zips have them missing and can't boot.
Sent from my One X using xda premium
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Yeh but thats my problem, how can I flash the vendor installer after the rom when I cant actually get the rom to flash in the first place?
If I grab the lastest nightly from clockworkmod app on my phone, tell it to wipe cache and then install rom, it reboots the phone like normal, I get the ruu replacement screen it does some of it, then flat out fails at the hboot check, I then have to use recovery to reboot the phone and it back on the original rom but I have to setup everything again (install apps and such, connect to my google account for contacts etc)

Bump

The steps are
Make a FULL wipe in the recovery
Factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Advanced - wipe dalvik cache
Mounts & Storage - format cache,data,system
Then install cm10.1, gapps,vendors - DO NOT REBOOT IN BETWEEN AND ALSO NOT AFTER THE INSTALL !
now head back to the bootloader
Adb reboot bootloader
And flash the boot.img from the cm10.1.zip file
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot reboot
Should be it !