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[Q] Need help flashing ROM - Desire

Ok, basically I discovered cyanogen 7 about a week ago and was pure ''
well since then I have gone from knowing nothing at all to having a rooted 2.2 (stock rom) GSM desire (A8181 - whatever that actually means), S -ON
I rooted with unrevoked and have clockworkmod 2.something.
now from what i understand I need to S -OFF so that I can use a program (run on the phone from ROM manager) to upgrade clockwork to 3.x then (correct me if i'm wrong, I'm a total noob dont forget xD) I can use ROM manager to download CM7 and instal all on the phone?
is that right? if not could someone please correct me
I've done a NANDroid backup
i think thats all i want to say :')
I get confused when browsing forums because people talk about things, especially abbreviations, that mean nothing to me xD
Thanks for the help guys

spears93 said:
Ok, basically I discovered cyanogen 7 about a week ago and was pure ''
well since then I have gone from knowing nothing at all to having a rooted 2.2 (stock rom) GSM desire (A8181 - whatever that actually means), S -ON
I rooted with unrevoked and have clockworkmod 2.something.
now from what i understand I need to S -OFF so that I can use a program (run on the phone from ROM manager) to upgrade clockwork to 3.x then (correct me if i'm wrong, I'm a total noob dont forget xD) I can use ROM manager to download CM7 and instal all on the phone?
is that right? if not could someone please correct me
I've done a NANDroid backup
i think thats all i want to say :')
I get confused when browsing forums because people talk about things, especially abbreviations, that mean nothing to me xD
Thanks for the help guys
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not an expert on the S-OFF side of things but ive been flashing various ROMS without ever needing to S-OFF.
Been using LeeDroid and now GingerVillain (and tried a few more along the way).
For info the GingerVillain has CM7 stuff in it and is pretty stable. Once you have flashed GingerVillain once it has its own setup for flashing updates/patches etc.
But you are right to always take a nandroid backup first. the one time i forgot my flash screwed up

wilbur-force said:
not an expert on the S-OFF side of things but ive been flashing various ROMS without ever needing to S-OFF.
Been using LeeDroid and now GingerVillain (and tried a few more along the way).
For info the GingerVillain has CM7 stuff in it and is pretty stable. Once you have flashed GingerVillain once it has its own setup for flashing updates/patches etc.
But you are right to always take a nandroid backup first. the one time i forgot my flash screwed up
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That's sound advice because I'm not set on cyanogen however I don't know how I'd go about flashing GingerVillain :')
And how sure are you it's alright with S-ON because I don't like the sound of a £250 paperweight
thanks though

well ive never changed my S status .....
Download ROM Manager from the Market. Make sure you install clockworkmod recovery (using ROM Manager). Backup current ROM (using ROM Manager). Download GingerVillain latest version. Flash ROM from SD card (using ROM Manager)
Any future updates to GingerVillain you can use the 'Villain Setup' utility that you will find in your app list once the Flash is complete.
If its your first ever flash be aware that you should make sure the battery level is high, and that it may take several minutes (so dont panic !)
As long as you backup first everything should be fine (although there is always some risk).
Once you have finished your first Flash it will seem like you were worried about nothing

Oh ... and if you would prefer to stay with Froyo the LeeDroid ROM has a very good A2SD version

that sounds.... easy
thanks
and ROM manager says i already have CwM 2.5.0.7 -- so thats all cool, yeah?
Will my NANDroid backup count or shall I just do it again in ROM manager?
and I'm guessing I can download GV from within ROM manager?
sorry to ask all the newb questions but i'd rather be sure lol

Ive never bothered downloading ROMs from within ROM Manager but I believe you can.
As for the backup Id copy your existing backup to your PC and do another. You can never have too many backups
The backup will be in a sub folder on your SD card in a 'clockworkmod' directory.

oh ... and it generally is easy its just summing up courage for the first one.
Might be worth using titanium backup or my backup pro to take a copy of your apps if you dont want to lose where you have got to on Angry Birds etc
you can then restore them to your new ROM

Thanks
my phone is off to charge quicker at the minute then i'll give it a shot
one last question to be extra annoying
if i can't download GV within ROM man.
..could you provide a download link for me to manually slap in on my SD please
Seriously though, I'm really grateful!

They are all under the Desire Android dev sub forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=880465

FINALLY about to do it and I've just thought..
Im on clockwork 2.x
don't i need 3.x for ext4 which makes gingerbread more stable?
also, ROM manager didn't have GV so i downloaded the zip from the link you gave me and extracted it to the root of my SD
rom manager doesnt find the image file, only the 3 folders
..and i feel really stupid :')
[edit 5 mins later]
NOT unzipping it was a better idea, its working now
...my excuse is that im learning

Good thing it worked for you. Some users have reported a host of problems flashing ROMs from ROM Manager. I'd advice you to do it the tried-and-tested old way: through Recovery (which in your case is ClockworkMod).
If you decide to repartition, ROM Manager can do that too, but that's not too advisable either, as some have reported problems with that method, and ROM Manager only allows up to 512Mb partitions, if I remember right.

funny that ^
ROM manager ended up leaving me on the white screen with the green HTC logo untill i pulled the battery
i did it through recovery and it worked a charm
just went through ALL of the settings and i LOVE it
there are a few things i dont like but i'm yet to try different themes etc yet
I'm a happy bunny!

Glad you managed the Flash OK
Never experienced any problems with ROM Manager myself ....
Thing is, now you have recovery and a nadroid backup you are fairly safe. Anything goes wrong you can recover to a previous image from recovery
I always keep a nadroid on my SD card just in case
Of course if you try S-OFF and all sorts of HBOOT changes then you expose yourself to more risk apparently so be careful.
Happy Flashing
oh ... and if you are on GingerVillain go to the Villain Setup and flash the adfree add on. For me it always takes 2 attempts to work, which is strange, but adfree is great
and on GingerVillain you also might want to flash the 'new market' add-on too ...
.... and then there are the Kernels to try too
A week from now you will wonder what you were worried about and will be flashing daily

wilbur-force said:
Glad you managed the Flash OK
Never experienced any problems with ROM Manager myself ....
Thing is, now you have recovery and a nadroid backup you are fairly safe. Anything goes wrong you can recover to a previous image from recovery
I always keep a nadroid on my SD card just in case
Of course if you try S-OFF and all sorts of HBOOT changes then you expose yourself to more risk apparently so be careful.
Happy Flashing
oh ... and if you are on GingerVillain go to the Villain Setup and flash the adfree add on. For me it always takes 2 attempts to work, which is strange, but adfree is great
and on GingerVillain you also might want to flash the 'new market' add-on too ...
.... and then there are the Kernels to try too
A week from now you will wonder what you were worried about and will be flashing daily
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I'm already wondering it
I though last night (well, 4.20 this morning) that I might bite the bullet and try flashing cyanogen
-which i did with sucess
then downloaded the google add on pack and added that
I felt all happy like
onr of my friends did his hero at the same time too because he was interested when i showed him
I think for now I'll keep cyanogen, but i've left it in note form: no homescreens properly set up, very few apps etc, until i find a ROM that I really like the look of
I'll keep ginger in mind though, especially as i hadn't tried the stuff you mentioned above

Hi there,
Saw the thread and thought i could help you with some information.
S-ON/OFF refers to Signature Verification on or off. S-ON stops things that the phone manufactuer do not want changed. It is totally separate to Root access to android. The main advantage of turning S-OFF is that you can change the size of the partitions on the device to give you more space for you apps. Basically playing around here can be dangerous if you are not aware of what it's actually doing at all times.
The great news is that as you have already discovered, you definately don't need to play with S-OFF to flash ROMs. Just root access and a recovery. The ClockworkMod 2.0.5.7 that comes with the Unrevoked root method should is fine for flashing all ROMs from ROM manager or by booting into recovery. But if any of your ROM instructions call for later versions you can just store the later version zip on your SD and use the older recovery to flash the newer version. It will be usable until your phone re-boots. You can't flash the image of the new recovery without S-OFF
Glad to have you experimenting in the community. I think this sort of stuff is exactly why Android is excellent. Apple hate that people Jailbreak their phones but Google openly encourage this development!

Thanks Jimmy
I flashed GV again (because i'm getting a bit carried away now ;D) and tried to install new market, adfree and a 3d desire bootlogo. I've got debugging and unknown apps enabled but it says there is a problem downloading?
Any idea why?

hmmmm.... not seen that one. Have you tried wifi and 3G ? whats the exact message ?
Did you wipe between flashes ? you dont normally need to do this when flashing updates (eg gingervillain 2.0 to 2.1) but when flashing between different ROMs (eg CM to GV) then you should do a full wipe ....

jimmytheflea said:
Hi there,
Saw the thread and thought i could help you with some information.
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Great summary! I definitely recommend s-off as I found it as easy as root.
I have close to 300mb free on internal and usually over 200mb free ram.
You can also change the HTC quietly brilliant (should be "loudly" if you ask me!) splash screen after s-off, and write to any of your device partitions, including /system and /data while booted, saving some time using advanced for certain tasks.
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spears93 said:
Thanks Jimmy
I flashed GV again (because i'm getting a bit carried away now ;D) and tried to install new market, adfree and a 3d desire bootlogo. I've got debugging and unknown apps enabled but it says there is a problem downloading?
Any idea why?
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Is that just the market message telling you there is a problem downloading?
My best guess is that there is a setting in GV that allows direct install to the SD-ext partition for apps. Do you have an EXT2/3/4 partition on your SD card?
When ROMs talk about A2SD, Data2EXT and Data2SD the EXT partition is required.
have a look at the blog for the Starburst ROM for desire for a great tutorial (can't post an external link in here)
It is for a specific ROM but the process is the same. I would recommend using EXT3 because it is the most compatible with ROMS.
See how you go with that.

[Q] Which ROM that used Original Gingerbread like Nexus S?

Newbie just get the Desire Z here
okay, the last time I flash my own phone is Dopod D900, which very simple to flash.. but that not the question I would like to ask right now.
I need u guys help me, as title above, which one a custom rom that working well and used original Gingerbread like Nexus S, original UI (not mod), stable, fast, and the function running perfect on Desire Z?
and one more newbie question, how to backup original rom (in case i need to go back to original rom), data like contact and message before flash it to custom rom?
thanks and really appreciate your responses

Um.. not exactly sure what you are asking for but here is a link to a stock Gingerbread ROM by xboarder56: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054574
It's apparently taken straight from the official OTA and is very stock. I've been using it for about 5 days now and really like it. The only thing I see missing is the cool little on/off screen animation but otherwise completely functional with no frills. Very easy to flash as well. I use ROM Manager (Clockworkmod) for backing up ROMS and phone numbers and all contact info is synched with my Gmail account, or otherwise is stored on the SIM. Not sure how Desire Z works or where you are located so I might not be much help on that.....

killswitch11 said:
Um.. not exactly sure what you are asking for but here is a link to a stock Gingerbread ROM by xboarder56: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054574
It's apparently taken straight from the official OTA and is very stock. I've been using it for about 5 days now and really like it. The only thing I see missing is the cool little on/off screen animation but otherwise completely functional with no frills. Very easy to flash as well. I use ROM Manager (Clockworkmod) for backing up ROMS and phone numbers and all contact info is synched with my Gmail account, or otherwise is stored on the SIM. Not sure how Desire Z works or where you are located so I might not be much help on that.....
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thanks killswitch11
okay look like very easy to flash
To Install
1. Boot into recovery (Hold camera and press power)
2. Perform a FULL DATA/CACHE WIPE
3. Install Zip from SD Card, and select Xboarder56_Pure/Stock 1.x.x
4. Boot into rom and reboot to finsh (Reboot after your on your main screen)
5. Enjoy
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but except that guide, the phone must be root and S-OFF first right before flashing to ROM?
and do you know what is the app that can backup current SMS on original rom, but can restore it again to custom ROM that we flash?

Yes, you must be rooted with S-OFF to flash the ROM. As for SMS backup, I'm not too sure. I use Titanium to back up my apps, but not sure if it will back up actual SMS content as well.

okay bro, thanks very much
really appreciate your response

Freezes and sudden reboots on Stock ROM

Hello,
I've bought this phone to my father about one week ago and I've performed the Stock ROM OTA upgrade just after the purchase.
The problem I've encountered with my father's phone is that sometimes it freezes even if I'm not doing anything heavy load. For instance, during a widget change on the home screen or a similar operation.
Then the phone rebooted itself automatically, after a freeze.
Sometimes I have to reboot the phone manually (forced switch off).
Many times Skype FCs also happen.
Sometimes instead, it is smooth and fast...
Before switching to a Custom ROM, I would like to know what the problem could be. I would leave the stock one installed because, just in case of warranty return, I could be not available to reflash the stock ROM and unroot the device for my father.
These are the characteristics:
Android: 2.3.6
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-perf-I8150XXLA2-CL869026
Build: GINGERBREAD.XXLA2
Device storage memory: used: 190MB, Free: 0,88GB
RAM: 151MB used - 139MB Free
Can somebody help me?

Hi.
I had this problem with a custom rom, not with a Stock.
If you like, you could try flash with ODIN a Brasilian Stock 2.3.6. Has English and work good. A had 2 or 3 lags and restart but now its stable.
I recommend a Factory Reset before install other ROM.
if you like, sent a PM and i will sent for you a Google Docs (more fast than hotfile.com) link for this ROM.

Thank you but I need a ROM with also the Italian language this time.
So, if you say you had such issues with a custom ROM, could it be a hardware issue? I know I didn't buy a HTC device like mine ( ) but a typical usability would be appreciated even on this device.

Did you have done Factory Reset before you start to use SGW and install first apps? It is recommended for branded ROM.

I didn't do the factory reset, neither after the purchase nor after the OTA upgrade.

hey... you have some problem with me... it freeze and reboot itself.. now i wait my SGW back from factory... hahaha

Its happened alot to me even after a factory reset and the only reason why (or so i found) is because of low ram (twlauncher(default)is the main ram hogger) but apart from that our phone has no other issues *off topic* but the GS/GS2 has soo many more issues then ours amazingly enough. *on topic* id recomend using something like go launcher EX or spb shell to minimize that problem from happening again. Gmaster out.
Sent From The Phone Of Gamers

Go ahead and use a custom rom. The crashes/reboots wont efect it the only thing that might is sudden battery loss/low battery
Sent From The Phone Of Gamers

gmaster1 said:
Its happened alot to me even after a factory reset and the only reason why (or so i found) is because of low ram
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fbcyborg said:
RAM: 151MB used - 139MB Free
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So, despite that, do you think there is a lack of RAM?
gmaster1 said:
id recomend using something like go launcher EX or spb shell to minimize that problem from happening again.
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Do you mean that changing launcher solves the problem?
Am I correct? And how can I disable the Stock one?
gmaster1 said:
Go ahead and use a custom rom. The crashes/reboots wont efect it the only thing that might is sudden battery loss/low battery
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This is the last chance for me. If possible, I would avoid to flash a custom ROM on this phone for now unless I'm "obliged".

I don't think you should have to flash custom ROM...perhaps custom Recovery!!!
Do you still have Stock Recovery?
It is advisable, the get a lot more options, to flash ClockworkMod Recovery....via ODIN
There is an option there called "fix permissions".....
which you can use to literally scan all files on your device, and reset the linux permissions on your apps....these can become corrupted after FW updates....
First, make Nandroid Backup of current ROM in Recovery!!!! to be safe!!!!
allow the script to finish in recovery, then reboot system....
this "may" fix FC and random reboot issues...
you will need Root and CWM....both available on threads in the Forum

irishpancake said:
I don't think you should have to flash custom ROM...perhaps custom Recovery!!!
Do you still have Stock Recovery?
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Yes I still have that.
Mmmh... file permissions? It sounds like an odd fact that the OTA upgrade breaks the file permissions. But you maybe right!
The problem is that I would like to leave such phone as much Stock as possible, without rooting or flashing anything not stock.

Stick to stock FW n go V6 SuperCharger it will settle all issues coz it will be used by your love one...
Sent from my GT-I8150 using xda premium

Excuse me, maybe I didn't understand. Shall I install V6 SuperCharger to solve all issues?

fbcyborg said:
Yes I still have that.
Mmmh... file permissions? It sounds like an odd fact that the OTA upgrade breaks the file permissions. But you maybe right!
The problem is that I would like to leave such phone as much Stock as possible, without rooting or flashing anything not stock.
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Maybe??? There is no doubt, just use Google, and search for Android Fix Permissions....it can fix your problem!!!
It is well known that OTA upgrades only necessary files, not all files, to keep download as small as possible!!!!
permissions can be broken by any variety of reasons, and it don't cost anything to run fix_permissions script....
here is a little description, from Cyanogen, which gives more info....which applies to CM of course....we do not have fix_permissions script in Stock ROM, so no Terminal option.....but the script is available in XDA, which can be flashed through Recovery.....
If you don't wanna Root, or install Custom Recovery, I just don't know!!!
You can keep a copy of everything "as is" with Nandroid backup, which you could restore with Clockwork, then wipe Clockwork by re-flashing Stock Recovery with ODIN or adb.....it's in the Forum somewhere....and then UnRoot...it is also here somewhere......then you would be back to exactly what you have now.....if you are worried or need to return to Sammy
fbcyborg said:
Excuse me, maybe I didn't understand. Shall I install V6 SuperCharger to solve all issues?
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V6 SC will help with Memory Management, which can prevent FC's of Apps by System looking for RAM.....I also would advocate it's use......it's very good.....
but it don't fix everything, it is not some kind of Super-cure!!!

Thanks a lot!
I did understand now!

irishpancake said:
Maybe??? There is no doubt, just use Google, and search for Android Fix Permissions....it can fix your problem!!!
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I made a search with google and I've found this.
What do you think about that? This avoid me to install another recovery and only root is necessary.

fbcyborg said:
I made a search with google and I've found this.
What do you think about that? This avoid me to install another recovery and only root is necessary.
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Yeah, that is from Stericson...the guy who has best Busybox Installer on Market!!!
I got it, it is good........but it is only if you know which App(s) are misbehaving!!
And requires Root on device!!!!
He promises to update for all Apps, but has not happened yet.....
Honestly, Flashing CWM Recovery is eezy peezy......and going back to Stock Recovery is just as eeezy!!!!!
You can do with ODIN, no need to Root, and it will allow you to back-up current ROM...which is always a good thing!!!! And, importantly, you can run Fix Permissions in Recovery

Ok ok...
and what about the SDCard issue, since it is not "properly detected" as XXGB ??? I've read that a fstab modification is needed for that. I know it is a little bit OT here, but since you told to make a nandroid backup on SD, I would like to know if there is something to set up with the SD before doing anything.

fbcyborg said:
Ok ok...
and what about the SDCard issue, since it is not "properly detected" as XXGB ??? I've read that a fstab modification is needed for that. I know it is a little bit OT here, but since you told to make a nandroid backup on SD, I would like to know if there is something to set up with the SD before doing anything.
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You gotta explain.....
SDCard issue
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Which issue is this?.....
not "properly detected" as XXGB
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please explain not "properly detected".....
fstab modification
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unless you have custom rom installed, which has implemented mount-point swap in vold.fstab, I don't know what you mean here....
CWM recovery provides for Nandroid Backup to be saved either to:
SD.....[Internal SD/USB].....select backup in Nandroid Menu
or External SD....select backup to external sdcard in Nandroid
Perhaps I misunderstand you???

I'm sorry I made a mistake.... it seems all right now.

New to android , need some guidelines on gsm gnex

Ok first of all i am totally new to android, few days before took some plunge and bought a unlocked white gsm gnex. It came with yakjuxw 4.0.2 . So today flashed it to yakju 4.0.4 stock . Even rooted it also by galaxy nexus toolkit .
Now i have some queries which may be noobish but straight answers can really help me out .
1. How to install downloaded .apk files in gnex ?
2. please suggest the important applications needed for installing custom roms ?
what i have gathered is titanium backup pro , rom manager premium are necessary . Are they enough or do i need more ?
3. A basic guide for installing a custom rom and kernel to gnex for first time .
4. Some must-have apps ?
thank you

deepayanneogi said:
Ok first of all i am totally new to android, few days before took some plunge and bought a unlocked white gsm gnex. It came with yakjuxw 4.0.2 . So today flashed it to yakju 4.0.4 stock . Even rooted it also by galaxy nexus toolkit .
Now i have some queries which may be noobish but straight answers can really help me out .
1. How to install downloaded .apk files in gnex ?
2. please suggest the important applications needed for installing custom roms ?
what i have gathered is titanium backup pro , rom manager premium are necessary . Are they enough or do i need more ?
3. A basic guide for installing a custom rom and kernel to gnex for first time .
4. Some must-have apps ?
thank you
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First off, welcome to the Galaxy Nexus! You're already rooted so you're pretty much set.
1. Apk files can be installed via root explorer or any other file exploring application.
2. Applications aren't really important when it comes to flashing ROMs (in my opinion.)
I barely use ROM manager but it's still decent just to have. I usually create a back-up in CWM every few weeks so titanium isn't really a necessity for me.
3. About every ROM in this section comes with installation steps. Pretty much self-explanatory.
4. Try them all! lol... no but seriously.
Root explorer, beautiful widgets, angry birds space, where's my water, XDA premium/ Tapatalk. Plenty to choose from, browse around.
Sent from the future.

Thanks a lot for clarifying the doubts .
What i have gathered in two days of usage is battery backup will not last for a day in my usage . so can uou suggest do i need to install some rom + kernel to tune it ,
if yes then which combination should you suggest for a first timer ( i know it all depends personal opinion but cant try all of them at one go )
Btw what is nandroid backup and how do you backup all of yur contacts and sms and applications before flashing another rom ?
never mind found out about cwm and nandroid . but havent found out about backing sms , contacts and apps

deepayanneogi said:
Thanks a lot for clarifying the doubts .
What i have gathered in two days of usage is battery backup will not last for a day in my usage . so can uou suggest do i need to install some rom + kernel to tune it ,
if yes then which combination should you suggest for a first timer ( i know it all depends personal opinion but cant try all of them at one go )
Btw what is nandroid backup and how do you backup all of yur contacts and sms and applications before flashing another rom ?
never mind found out about cwm and nandroid . but havent found out about backing sms , contacts and apps
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You don't backup contacts, they are stored on Google servers and come back no matter which rom you flash.
SMS is the only thing missed really. You can use SMS backup to send them to your Gmail account. Or just use titanium backup.

Check the ultimate guide stickied above...or linked in my sig.
It'll get you running as far as install on custom roms/kernels goes.
Refer to post 2 and 3.

deepayanneogi said:
Thanks a lot for clarifying the doubts .
What i have gathered in two days of usage is battery backup will not last for a day in my usage . so can uou suggest do i need to install some rom + kernel to tune it ,
if yes then which combination should you suggest for a first timer ( i know it all depends personal opinion but cant try all of them at one go )
Btw what is nandroid backup and how do you backup all of yur contacts and sms and applications before flashing another rom ?
never mind found out about cwm and nandroid . but havent found out about backing sms , contacts and apps
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Try lots of ROMS or then just go for AOKP and franco kernel. Works for me and gives me 20+ hrs of medium usage.
For SMS I use SMS Backup & restore by ritesh sahu. Works well most of the time...crashes when I try to backup when overclocked or UV
For applications backup Titanium Pro is brilliant as I find it no problem to keep trying different roms now. the restore is a piece of cake.

[Q] Big Problem after Jeally Bean Update on Xperia S

Hi Guys,
I'm from India and I updated my Xperia S[LT26i] to JB 4.1.2 a week ago via Sony Update Service. The build no. is 6.2.B.0.211.
The phone was working PERFECTLY till today. It was a joy using the phone and suddenly today morning, the phone rebooted, all the apps and games and tweaks that I'd installed on my phone were gone. The language had automatically changed to Bosnian . All the wifi-passwords were gone. It was as if it restored to factory settings, without my permission in an alien language. I tried rebooting my device several times but to no avail. ALSO, all the data on my internal memory card is lost!!! :'(
There was a lot of important data, photos and files! ALL GONE!
What could be the reason for this happening? Is there anyway I can restore it to its previous glory as it was very tedious and took me weeks to customise it exactly as I wanted it.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
P.S. - My phone was rooted before the updated, but it was automatically unrooted after the update to JB.

akaash_dudwani said:
Hi Guys,
I'm from India and I updated my Xperia S[LT26i] to JB 4.1.2 a week ago via Sony Update Service. The build no. is 6.2.B.0.211.
The phone was working PERFECTLY till today. It was a joy using the phone and suddenly today morning, the phone rebooted, all the apps and games and tweaks that I'd installed on my phone were gone. The language had automatically changed to Bosnian . All the wifi-passwords were gone. It was as if it restored to factory settings, without my permission in an alien language. I tried rebooting my device several times but to no avail. ALSO, all the data on my internal memory card is lost!!! :'(
There was a lot of important data, photos and files! ALL GONE!
What could be the reason for this happening? Is there anyway I can restore it to its previous glory as it was very tedious and took me weeks to customise it exactly as I wanted it.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
P.S. - My phone was rooted before the updated, but it was automatically unrooted after the update to JB.
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Settings once lost are lost , thats why everyone recommend to take a Nandroid backup of ROM.
if anything of "this" sort happen, you can just restore the backup and nothing is lost.
But your case is weird bro !!

Captain Droid said:
Settings once lost are lost , thats why everyone recommend to take a Nandroid backup of ROM.
if anything of "this" sort happen, you can just restore the backup and nothing is lost.
But your case is weird bro !!
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It's really weird. And BOSNIAN?! I thought my phone was hacked or something. I have the recovery softwares to recover data, I just hope it works on cellphones since I've never tried it before. What I wanna know is, if it's a recognised bug or is something wrong particularly with my phone.

akaash_dudwani said:
It's really weird. And BOSNIAN?! I thought my phone was hacked or something. I have the recovery softwares to recover data, I just hope it works on cellphones since I've never tried it before. What I wanna know is, if it's a recognised bug or is something wrong particularly with my phone.
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I suggest you reflash the ROM. then use DooMLoRD Easy Rooting Toolkit
Read the instructions carefully
Then Install recovery to take backup.
If this problem happens again, reflash to some stock based custom ROM which is more stable..

Captain Droid said:
I suggest you reflash the ROM. then use DooMLoRD Easy Rooting Toolkit
Read the instructions carefully
Then Install recovery to take backup.
If this problem happens again, reflash to some stock based custom ROM which is more stable..
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I am using official JB from Sony, wouldn't it be easier if I just installed everything like and customise and then take backup instead of flashing the ROM with an unofficial one?

akaash_dudwani said:
I am using official JB from Sony, wouldn't it be easier if I just installed everything like and customise and then take backup instead of flashing the ROM with an unofficial one?
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if dont want unofficial , then flash the stock jb.( the rom u using now, flash it again, clean install)
All your settings gone ,right?
try this if you dont wanna flash,
skip the flash , use the rooting kit then install all your tweaks, customizations etc then take a recovery backup. :fingers-crossed:

Captain Droid said:
Yes bro that too can be done. Now you are on JB right , but all your settings gone ,right?
skip the flash , use the rooting kit then install all your tweaks, customizations etc then take a recovery backup. :fingers-crossed:
like you said
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I shall do that. In the meanwhile if someone else comes up with an explanation as to why something like this could happen, your thoughts are more than welcome.

Captain Droid said:
if dont want unofficial , then flash the stock jb.( the rom u using now, flash it again, clean install)
All your settings gone ,right?
try this if you dont wanna flash,
skip the flash , use the rooting kit then install all your tweaks, customizations etc then take a recovery backup. :fingers-crossed:
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So, I can't recover the files because the phone is attached as portable media player to my laptop. Recovery works only if I attach it as Mass Storage Drive. Any idea how I can do that? I remember this feature was present in Gingerbread, but never saw it since ICS.

akaash_dudwani said:
So, I can't recover the files because the phone is attached as portable media player to my laptop. Recovery works only if I attach it as Mass Storage Drive. Any idea how I can do that? I remember this feature was present in Gingerbread, but never saw it since ICS.
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Did u try enabling USB Debugging mode

Captain Droid said:
Did u try enabling USB Debugging mode
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Yes. I rooted the device as well successfully.
The phone connects to the computer as portable media device giving me access to the files but its not quite same as the Mass Storage Device.
Tried certain apps as well but nothing would work. I want to mount my phone as MSD, like a pen drive or an extrernal HDD.

Try go asetting, app, the clear data for the album and walkman app to get back all Yr picture and music. Then the rest is slowly install back
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