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[Q] Newb question: How do you flash custom ROMS

I rooted my EVO running stock Froyo last night with Unrevoked 3.2. It worked flawlessly and phone is experiencing no problems. Now i'm all excited to run the custom ROMS but kind of confused as how the flashing of the custom ROMS works. Do I have to wipe out the entire contents of my SD card everytime I want to run a custom ROM? I only have the 8gig card. I was under the assumption that I could save my current stock setup and download and flash into a custom ROM and revert back to the stock rooted setup when I wanted. I downloaded a program called ROM Manager v2.0.2.6 but unsure how to use it. Looks like a 1-click solution to loading custom ROMs but I dont want it to wipe out my phone. Can someone please help me to understand the steps to take to load a custom ROM? I was thinking of trying out Fresh or something similar which still has HTC Sense in it. Feel free to message me on here. Thanks in advance.....

lostsoul1977 said:
Do I have to wipe out the entire contents of my SD card everytime I want to run a custom ROM?
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No.
I'm not sure about using ROM manager, perhaps somebody else can help with that.
The process is simple...
Connect your EVO to your PC and enable disk drive.
Transfer the ROM zip to the root of your sd card (if your computer mounts as drive F: ... just transfer to F:\)
Eject/disable disk drive
Boot into recovery (turn device off, hold volume down and power button at same time until you see your hboot screen, choose recovery)
Perform a nandroid backup (just in case you need to get back to where you are)
Perform wipe
Use recovery option to flash zip from sdcard
Select the ROM zip
Those are the quick and dirty instructions, I'm a newb with this stuff, I've had my EVO for 2 weeks and I've not had a single problem. I had CM6 on it and I just flashed Fresh 3.2 to test that out and test 4G this weekend.

I would advise doing a Nandroid backup of your current setup. Then go the development section and choose a rom that suits you. Each developer normally will tell you how to go about flashing there rom.
Basically you would need to go into recovery and choose the flash from zip...

ok first no you dont have to erase your sd card every time you flash a rom.
you should however do a factory dalvik and cache wipe. this will erase all settings yuo previously had and will uninstall all apps.
to combat this you can use programs like Titanium back up to back up all your apps. (system settings are not recommended to be blind restored as they can cause issues between roms)
You can also make a back up of your stock rom you have now to do this through rom manager simply make sure you have the latest clockwork recovery flashed (very top button in rom manager) then go down to where it says back up rom click it and it will do the rest. This is recommended before you do anything.
once you ahve your nand back up (the back up through rom manager) and have your apps backed up through something like titanium back up. place the rom yuo want to flash on your sd card and follow these steps.
boot into recovery (either through rom manager or by powering down the phone and then holding vol down and power until it launches the boot loader and select recovery)
select wipe data/factory reset
select wipe cache partition
Select install zip from sd
select choose zip rom sd
scroll to and select the rom you moved to the sd card
select yes and let it do its thing once done select reboot phone.
It will take a little extra time the first time it boots up vs normal jsut let it sit and it should after a while boot into the custom rom.
or follow link
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+do+you+flash+a+custom+rom+on+an+evo

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Thanks everyone! I'm running titanium backup at the moment and backing up the entire system. I had ROM Manager do a backup of my stock ROM last night, so I think i'm good. ROM Manager also downloads ROMs for me and sets them to load at boot up. Most of the ROMS suggest doing a full wipe?

a full wipe jsut means factory/data cache and dalvik which is basically wiping all info on the phone itself. the sd card however doesnt need to be wiped

i installed baked1.7 and all loaded smoothly. I'm assuming I now have to re-download titanium backup to restore my apps and all?
Also, i'm finding no info on how to load the wimax update and the htc radio update files and the custom kernels for baked1.7

lostsoul1977 said:
Also, i'm finding no info on how to load the wimax update and the htc radio update files for baked1.7
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Load those updates onto the root of your sd card. Get quickboot from the market to easily boot into recovery mode. Or you can power off, then hold vol down while powering on to get into bootloader and select recovery. Flash zip file and select those files. Reboot and your wimax/radio should be updated.

[Q] Stuck with custom rom:(

Hi there,
I recently flash leedroid 1.3 to my DHD and all went fine, however I later decided I preferred my stock Rom over it, so went into Rom manager and tried to restore from a nandroid backup I did before I flashed LeeDroid however it said "checking md5 sums...MD5 mismatch!" so booted into recovery then tried it from there. No luck..
I then tried ,Wipe data/factory reset, then "Wipe cache partition", then "Advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache" and "Wipe Battery Stats", then restore tried to restore again still no luck..I've Tried it with two different nandroid backups (that worked before when I flashed back from cyanogen to stock)
Is there anyway I can get back to my stock Rom thanks.

(Forgot to mention I've got S-off and Rooted and CWM 2.5.1.3 installed)

youll love me when i finish this,
step 1. go here ---> rom storage
step 2. select any of the zip files to flash and put it on your SD card,
step 3. like i always say. youll need to go into the recovery menu and also format the following by selecting mounts and storage before you reflash
- Data
- Cache
- Boot
- System
step. 4 flash as normal and it should boot up with stock rom if your happy with not being rooted for a little while go for a 1.72 rom, if not stick with a 1.34 (look at the set of numbers on the file name , thats the version number)

Ah you sir. Are a complete GOD!
One thing I just want to double check is which one of these do I download they're all WWE editions but I don't know which one does which..
RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.24.405.1_Radio_12.27.60.14b_26.02.00.29_M4_release_151852_signed.zip zip 288.2 MB 22-11-10
RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.28.405.1_R2_Radio_12.28a.60.140e_26.03.02.08_M_release_153392_signed.zip zip 290.9 MB 22-11-10
RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.32.405.3_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.15_M3_release_155032_signed.zip zip 291.4 MB 22-11-10
RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.32.405.6_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155891_signed.exe exe 292.5 MB 22-11-10
RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.72.405.3_R_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_release_161342_signed.exe exe 284.8 MB 19-12-10
RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.72.405.3_R_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_release_161342_signed.zip
(Only difference is the 1.72 and 1.34 and 1.72 isn't rootable as of yet is it?)

look at the file extensions, you need to flash, which means you need a ZIP file, not an exe, 1.72 at the moment cannot be rooted. so stick with 1.34.
my DHD is one of the first batch with the camera misaligned and screen slightly loose, but i love my phone so much i can live with these defects ,
i think ive done everything to my phone, (i.e brick it, flash it, create my own failed rom),, so thats why i can help haha,

Well what can I say you've made this whole scary process of me failing at flashing Roms so thank you!

hey its np , always happy to help out

fkofilee said:
youll love me when i finish this,
step 1. go here ---> rom storage
step 2. select any of the zip files to flash and put it on your SD card,
step 3. like i always say. youll need to go into the recovery menu and also format the following by selecting mounts and storage before you reflash
- Data
- Cache
- Boot
- System
step. 4 flash as normal and it should boot up with stock rom if your happy with not being rooted for a little while go for a 1.72 rom, if not stick with a 1.34 (look at the set of numbers on the file name , thats the version number)
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Sorry to bring this up again but how to you format the boot and system in recovery?

iphonoid said:
Sorry to bring this up again but how to you format the boot and system in recovery?
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Go into recovery, select mount and storage and then select one by one format boot, format system, format data, format cache.
I am trying to do the same thing as you. I want to revert back to 1.32 and get kamma's or apache14 overclocked kernels....as at the moment android revolution 2.0.1 and leedroid 1.3 are not any better than the stock one.
Good luck with that...let us know if it worked!

[Q] Rooted stock recovery to CM10 M2, are these the right steps?

Finally looking to try a non-stock ROM. Heard good things about latest CM10 M2.
Current setup: Stock recovery, stock ROM, rooted, I747UCLEM
Steps already done:
1. do a full imei backup
Steps I'm planning on taking this evening:
1. download Rom Manager
2. use Rom Manager to flash CWM Recovery (should I do normal or CWM Touch?)
3. do a nandroid backup (never done one before)
3. download zip of CM10 M2 rom and google apps (where do i put them on the int or ext SD?)
4. boot into recovery, do factory reset/wipe, wipe cache
5. install CM10 from zip
6. ?? do i install google apps as well now, or do i wait til after CM10 is done/rebooted and then go into recovery again?
6. sign into google to get contacts/gmail/etc synced back up
7. anything else? i'm not going to restore from TB, I want to start fresh.

jhc5 said:
Finally looking to try a non-stock ROM. Heard good things about latest CM10 M2.
Current setup: Stock recovery, stock ROM, rooted, I747UCLEM
Steps already done:
1. do a full imei backup
Steps I'm planning on taking this evening:
1. download Rom Manager
2. use Rom Manager to flash CWM Recovery (should I do normal or CWM Touch?)
3. do a nandroid backup (never done one before)
3. download zip of CM10 M2 rom and google apps (where do i put them on the int or ext SD?)
4. boot into recovery, do factory reset/wipe, wipe cache
5. install CM10 from zip
6. ?? do i install google apps as well now, or do i wait til after CM10 is done/rebooted and then go into recovery again?
6. sign into google to get contacts/gmail/etc synced back up
7. anything else? i'm not going to restore from TB, I want to start fresh.
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2 up to you i prefer twrp you can get it from goomanager in the play store
3 easy to do in recovery best insurence you can have for a bad flash
3. internal is best
6 i have done it both ways with no problem
7 nope looks like you got the steps right but you do know m2 is a experamental build

#2 do normal unless you want to buy touch, don't think it's free
#3 once in recovery choose backup, it will take a bit, let it finish
#4 put it on your internal and this should be done before you boot into clockworkmod recovery
#5 steps in recovery are: 1 install zip from sd card
2 choose zip from sd card
3 navigate to the zip,
4 install
#6 you can install them right after the ROM
#7 reboot when finished, let phone fully boot THEN
#8 reboot phone, helps settle things a little (you just made a big change to your system lol)
#9 sign into google and let things sync
Troubleshooting, gapps may force close on you a couple times, don't worry, if it happens continuously then reboot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache and reflash just the gapps (they are finicky) If you experience multiple force closes and stuff not working right, boot into recovery and under advanced find fix permissions and let that run.
If all else fails then boot into recovery and do it all over again, coming from stock to aosp your MAY have to flash a couple times to avoid errors while flashing a completely different os(usually not an issue but you never know)
Good Luck
edit--->dang I'm slow tonight lmao

Thanks to both of you! Very much appreciate the detailed responses.

your welcome and @jethro650 the more people willing to help the better the forum

jerrycoffman45 said:
your welcome and @jethro650 the more people willing to help the better the forum
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Always try to help but I forgot the factory data reset wipe cache wipe dalvik before the flash ROM.
Just not on the ball tonight

jethro650 said:
Always try to help but I forgot the factory data reset wipe cache wipe dalvik before the flash ROM.
Just not on the ball tonight
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So my nandroid backup just finished, and the folder is only 20MB in size. Is that normal? I guess I expected it to be bigger. I have about 70 apps, all installed to their default location, no music, no photos, no videos, on rooted stock AT&T. I did the backup by booting into CWM Touch Recovery from Rom Manager, going to 'backup and restore', 'backup to external SD card'. Took about 20 minutes to complete, it said completed successfully, and I hit 'go back', then 'reboot system now'. When I moved the backup folder to my pc and checked the size, it only shows as 6 files are 20.9mb.
Files are as follows:
boot.img 10,240kb
cache.ext4.dup 1kb
data.ext4.dup 760kb
nandroid.md5 1kb
recovery.img 10,240kb
system.ext4.dup 228kb
Thanks!
Whoops. Figured it out. The whole blob folder is part of it too. Sorry

[Q] How do you completely recover your device?

Ok, so I downloaded some files, and they ended up a bit corrupt, and not knowing this, I wiped data/cache + system and tried to flash them. Now, I have nothing but 3 corrupt ROMs (CM10.1 12-22-2012, WickedJB 5, and DarthStalker 6). I had some backups, some time ago, but thinking that I'd be able to backup as soon as I get to recovery, I didn't. So now, I have no backup and 3 corrupt files, but a functional Download and Recovery (TWRP 2.3.3.1). I tried to use the adb sideload function, but it doesn't work ("device not found"). And trying to flash cm10.1 gives me error status 7, and the other two don't give me errors but after flashing, they just stay stuck at the boot screen.
I tried Odin, but it becomes stuck at "aboot.mbn." It doesn't even give a pass/fail. It just says "aboot.mbn" and after 10 minutes, I raged and pulled the plug (and then it says failed).
So, now I have no idea what to do.
How to fix it?
Thanks

Hope this helps a little
I'd make sure that ur Downloaded Flash ROM's are not Bad files or incorrect... There is usually a MD5 file or long number with most downloads,
get a MD5 checker program and check the number of the file(s) you downloaded and see if they line up with OP's Site
At this point you know u have GREAT files (ROM's) to work with.
-Not sure what recovery you have, when you boot into recovery, what do u see...
-It is possible that you inject SuperSU or Superuser into your stock ROM and have ROOT access, but also still have STOCK RECOVERY!
-You will need any kind of RECOVERY other then stock, I suggest TWRP 2.3.3.1 (version 2.3.3.0 didn't show you your sdcard, don't use that version) v2.3.1.0 was fine to use in past.
How to add NON Stock Recovery (ROM has to be rooted)...
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***to add ROOT... Use ODIN to inject stock ROM with Root66's (Dark Chld) method... (at this point, you'll have rooted ROM with stock recovery)
1. Use "Terminal Emulator" app found on market (newest is v 1.0.50)
2. Download + Copy (TWRP v2.3.3.1) recovery .img file to sdcard (rename it to recovery.img)
*** you have to extract out xxx.img file out of .zip (.zip won't work...".img" file will work only)
3. Run Terminal Emulator 1.0.50 and type this code...
su
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
4. Done!
*** if all went well !, now Recovery is Changed ..reboot into recovery mode and check...
more info found here
At this point you will know you have rooted ROM and NON Stock recovery.
-With any non Stock recovery, you can flash any ROM. Read their Instructions and follow them to the letter.
-Be sure to wipe Cache's, System, (and most of the time DATA) and other stuff as instructions for that particular ROM says
-Eventually once you have any great (NON CURRUPT) ROM, make a backup, so you can always have a SAFE ROM to flash...
TWRP BACKUP's get saved to External SD Card in TWRP folder (but you have to Set them there when your creating NEW BACKUP)
*** Don't ever save files to INTERNAL SDCARD, incase you wipe internal DATA in future.
IMPORTANT : understand what you are doing as u do it...
TWRP Wipe Menu (options)
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Cache = always ok to WIPE (it will take longer to load after wiping on 1st boot only)
Dalvik Cache = always ok to WIPE (it will take longer to load after wiping on 1st boot only)
Factory Reset = wipes Cache(s), (Data - All settings + User Apps), (NOT data\media - Internal SDCARD), (NOT External Micro SDCARD)
System = just ROM Files (System Apps, System Files, NO settings at all)
Internal Storage = (data\media - Internal SDCARD), (NOT External Micro SDCARD))
Format Data = All settings + User Apps + (data\media - Internal SDCARD), (NOT External Micro SDCARD)

i9195 Bricked recovery/root

Hi,
The story (if you care)
I updated successfully the CM13 Rom (actually just wanted to update CM12, but what ever)
I found myself in a situation where i have CM13 but no gapps. So i changed CWM to TWRP to flash open Gapps aroma.
It worked but i found the system unstable so i decided to flash CM12.1 back and appropriate Gapps back.
But every trial I did there was a conflict with gapps etc etc. It worked, but Rom was always unstable.
During the flashings etc, I noticed that "factory reset" acutally left many files and apps in the phone. I figure "i juste do like on any PC, I completely Wipe the Data, and install clean OS".
So I wen't to TWRP and decided to wipe everything I could except microSD Card (wipe > advanced > checked all boxes : dalvik, system, cache, preload, data, internal storage ). The SD card had latest CM12.1 release and gapps aroma for 5.1, ready to flash
I found myself in a situation where neither TWRP nor CWM would flash a .zip file : and TWRP showing
Code:
E:Mount: Unable to find partition for path '/sdcard'
After multiple TWRP / CWM flash and reflash and trying to press any button suggesting that it would fix something, I managed to remove the
Code:
E:Mount: Unable to find partition for path '/sdcard'
message on TWRP.
Though TWRP would still not flash .ZIP files, so I tried to flash the CyanogenMod recovery .img into the boot partition and from there I was able to install the ROM (.zip)
The actual situation :
So now I have a CM 12.1 running without GAPPS only able to flash .ZIP files. (Cyanogen recovery is gone now because installed the ROM over it).
So I wish there was a post/walkthrough that would explain how to install/reinstall a clean recovery, maybe even a clean ROM, clean kernel (not that I know what it is). This walkthough wouldn't expect you to have a working recovery nor a ROM installed.

rsepierre said:
Hi,
The story (if you care)
I updated successfully the CM13 Rom (actually just wanted to update CM12, but what ever)
I found myself in a situation where I have CM13 but no gapps. So I changed CWM to TWRP to flash open Gapps aroma.
It worked but I found the system unstable so I decided to flash CM12.1 back and appropriate Gapps back.
But every trial I did there was a conflict with gapps etc etc. It worked, but Rom was always unstable.
During the flashings etc, I noticed that "factory reset" actually left many files and apps in the phone. I figure "i just do like on any PC, I completely Wipe the Data, and install clean OS".
So I wen't to TWRP and decided to wipe everything I could except microSD Card (wipe > advanced > checked all boxes : dalvik, system, cache, preload, data, internal storage ). The SD card had latest CM12.1 release and gapps aroma for 5.1, ready to flash
I found myself in a situation where neither TWRP nor CWM would flash a .zip file : and TWRP showing
Code:
E:Mount: Unable to find partition for path '/sdcard'
After multiple TWRP / CWM flashes and reflash and trying to press any button suggesting that it would fix something, I managed to remove the
Code:
E:Mount: Unable to find partition for path '/sdcard'
message on TWRP.
Though TWRP would still not flash .ZIP files, so I tried to flash the CyanogenMod recovery .img into the boot partition and from there I was able to install the ROM (.zip)
The actual situation:
So now I have a CM 12.1 running without GAPPS only able to flash .ZIP files. (Cyanogen recovery is gone now because installed the ROM over it).
So I wish there was a post/walkthrough that would explain how to install/reinstall a clean recovery, maybe even a clean ROM, clean kernel (not that I know what it is). This walkthough wouldn't expect you to have a working recovery nor a ROM installed.
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Hi rsepierre,
I've got a few questions.
First of all, am I correct if I say that you're able to boot Android and use your phone normally (without GApps)?
Secondly, are you still unable to boot into recovery and use it?
If that's the case, I think you should try flashing a new CWM/TWRP recovery through Odin again.
Don't forget to boot into recovery immediately after it's flashed!
You might want to untick the option of rebooting automatically ("Auto reboot" or something similar) in Odin. In that way you can reboot into recovery manually.
If that's all done and you're in recovery, I'd use adb sideload (or an SD card) to flash the Open GApps zip.
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