As of right now I'm running a Axura 2.2.something and i want to move on to Bionix official 2.2. My question is should I odin back to stock then move to bionix or can i just flash to Bionix
Help is appreciated
Xaphino said:
As of right now I'm running a Axura 2.2.something and i want to move on to Bionix official 2.2. My question is should I odin back to stock then move to bionix or can i just flash to Bionix
Help is appreciated
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You can just flash. Do a data wipe, the op for the rom tells you all the instructions
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but best beat u can do is yes wipe with stock and odin, format sd, and reflash with w.e your choice is, my 0.5$
I used rom manager and I just flashed bionix from axura. It is running well and a lot better than I expected
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xdeified said:
I used rom manager and I just flashed bionix from axura. It is running well and a lot better than I expected
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The general consensus is that Bionix V flashes well on top of other roms. Official TeamWhiskey forums say that you do not need to disable voodoo if coming from one of their previous roms, but you may want to disable it if you're coming from Axura or the like just to be safe.
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so, this may be answered somewhere else. but i couldnt really find a straight answer. i have bionix fusion flashed right now, so if i want to flash another rom, can i just flash it with bionix still installed? or should i reflash to stock then flash a new rom? sorry if this was confusing, just trying to get straight answer.
You can do either, most customs roms do a wipe for you automatically so it's like a fresh install. Just remember to disable any lag fix you have running
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No. you must start from fresh (stock). Odin back to JFD then root then install the rom. If you have voodoo installed, always disable it before you flash anything.
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I have flashed many times over custom roms, you don't need to go to stock unless you are going from a 2.2 to a 2.1 rom
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but to avoid future errors it's always a good habit to start from stock, especially if you're from bionix for instance and would like to install froyo. That huge modification requires a start from stock in order to avoid future errors. if it's minimal flashing then you can just flash without going to stock.
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I would agree with that
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ithsburtondwight said:
No. you must start from fresh (stock). Odin back to JFD then root then install the rom. If you have voodoo installed, always disable it before you flash anything.
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That's not true. You can do a straight flash over another rom. However, after you flash 4 or 5 roms over and over, it is good on occasion to flash to stock rom. I must have flashed every single Sombionix and Eugene rom available and only flashed to stock before flashing one of their roms once or twice.
Honestly if you flash to stock rom everytime, then flash a custom rom, you're really doing extra work for nothing as a few posts up had stated " most custom roms wipe everything anyways"; so just flashing back to stock, then flashing a custom rom is kinda pointless.
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Answered my question
I was just about to ask the same question. Thanks to all for this thread.
So I started out with 2.1 stock on my vibrant, and used clockwork mod recovery to flash nero v3 w/ voodoo, before doing this I created a backup in rom manager of my entire system while still on 2.1, if I wanted to return to 2.1 I would just disable lagfix and restore backup in rom manager right?
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First one question.....Why would u ever want to go back to 2.1?
I usually just skip ROM manager all together and go directly into CWR. Then select Back up and Restore then scroll down to Restore option. Then select what u want to retore. Its pretty self explanatory once u get into CWR.
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You will need to flash your 2.1 kernel as well as a nandroid backup doesn't backup the kernel.
Nero V3 w/ Voodoo is super duper silky smooth. I would never think about flashing back to 2.1 nanadroid from it. I forgot about the kernal.
Ya, I don't want to, but eventually, lol, when official 2.2 comes out, I wanna get that, so even if I just rooted, then used rom manager to flash nero, my kernel is now permanently changed? How would I change that back if it wasn't saved in rom managers backup?
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why use your backup, why not just odin back to jfd?
sano614 said:
You will need to flash your 2.1 kernel as well as a nandroid backup doesn't backup the kernel.
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Lot of people answering your question with another question.
Sano said it right...you're fine to restore your backup AS LONG AS you also flash a 2.1 kernel separately since nandroid doesn't back up the kernel.
So how do I flash kernels?
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Same way you flash a rom with clockwork.
Where do you get a stock firmware
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Just flashing nero v3 rom changed my kernel?
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Yes cause the kernel are different in 2.1 and 2.2, which Nero is. U have to flash a 2.1 kernel if u want to use that nandroid.
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So would you flash the 2.1 kernel before or after downgrading, also where would I get a stock 2.1 kernel
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First get the kernel from the bible put it on your phone . Once you have the cwm flashable kernel just nandroid back then before rebooting flash the kernel .
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Thanks ill try that once official 2.2 come out
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Is this safe to do without odin? Im on Whitehawkx RC1 of the 2.3.2 port.. can i flash to any 2.2.1 rom through rom manager?
dglowen23 said:
Is this safe to do without odin? Im on Whitehawkx RC1 of the 2.3.2 port.. can i flash to any 2.2.1 rom through rom manager?
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You will have to odin back to stock and check repartition and efs clear.
The 2.3 roms are still a bit buggy and are not complete, if you do not have Moderate to advanced flashing skills, then I would not recommend.
oka1 said:
The 2.3 roms are still a bit buggy and are not complete, if you do not have Moderate to advanced flashing skills, then I would not recommend.
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He's already on a 2.3 rom and asking whether or not he should flash a 2.2.1 one
nickmcminn60 said:
You will have to odin back to stock and check repartition and efs clear.
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You have to odin due to the rainbow thing if it wasn't for that damn rainbow I would still be using it, well that and gps
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Use rom manager and flash from there you will be on the rainbow screen for a while but just been patient
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I am running Simply honey gingerbread rom and I want to go back to bionix froyo rom. My question is can I flash directly from recovery or do I have to Odin back to stock first?
U have to odin first
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Thanks for quick response even though thats not what I wanted to hear. lol
I say just Odin first to be safe. Doesn't take too long anyways
I tried simply honey myself but didn't like it also tried trigger 2.3.5 but neither one made me happy so I went back to bionix nexgen gingerbread has too many issues
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After much thought regarding the 911 issue with CM7, I have decided to downgrade back to 2.2. Although 2.2 is outdated, it has a better GPS, battery life, and working 911.
What I want to know is how can I wipe everything before downgrading back to stock? This includes all music and various files left around by me throughout the years. I also want to know what the best kernel for 2.2 is in terms of battery life or should I leave it as stock?
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format internal and external sd card under mounts and storage in recovery. Bali kernel
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I don't think formatting will work because the recovery is updated and trying to install and older 2.2 ROM will complain about broken scripts in CWM. You may have to Odin back if I I'm not mistaken.
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sorry, and not just my opinion, when you start over start clean and odin to stock, 'ghost in the machine', its real
RensoreK said:
I don't think formatting will work because the recovery is updated and trying to install and older 2.2 ROM will complain about broken scripts in CWM. You may have to Odin back if I I'm not mistaken.
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Since the op said
What I want to know is how can I wipe everything before downgrading back to stock
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I assumed he was planning to odin
Yep thanks for the help guys. Now I'm on the process of getting Bali on here as a kernel but I don't know which one to pick. The reguler release or the UV or undervolt release.
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