Hi everyone, I have rooted my x10 using superoneclick, I deleted the bloat wares i did not want, I flashed multitouch using flashtool, i then restored to factory and re-did all that after my wife deleted txt and dialler while playing with my new faster phone. I have the media i want, the home style and what else that i like but i want to flash a custom rom and be able to still use all my apps ect without downloading everyone of them again! I have installed xrecovery and made a backup of my current phone also. SO - I have downloaded the .rar file of the rom i would like to my computer desktop and not unzipped it and now i want to just tripple check where i save that file to on the phone. do i just save it to general sd card? do i make a new folder in sd card and put it in that? Then after i have saved it to wherever{???} do i enter xrecovery, scroll down then select install custom rom and select it from wherever? THEN {sorry i know this drags on} before i reeboot do i restore my backup to apply my apps ect or do i do that after reeboot?
ANY advice is appreciated. I know these questions sound basic to most of you but im the only person i know that even messes with this stuff none of my mates or work mates are even remotely interested so xda is my support network!
Lastly, to go back from custom rom to "normal" I assume i just run With se support and then run my backup from backup and restore app file?
model X10i
Baseband 2.0.46
Kernel 2.6.29
Build 2.0.A.0.504
Thanks everyone!!
What rom are you looking at? First, the file needs to be in zip format for XRecovery, not rar. RAR files usually are for the flash tool. Confused?
Put zip file anywhere you like on sdcard. Actually, you can download the zip file directly from your phone browser or the xda app. It will save to download folder by default. Then enter XRecovery and wipe cache, then go into advanced options and wipe battery stats and dalvik cache. After that install custom zip from sdcard.
Do NOT use xRecovery restore to restore apps and data. Use titanium backup from the market to backup and restore apps when going between android versions.
Also, why use outdated 2.0.A.0.504 firmware? Use global generic 2.1.A.0.435 firmware, it has dualtouch implementation and lots of other tweaks. Also, custom ROMs are particular about which baseband to use, so double check that. This will also get you ready for the official 2.3.3 Gingerbread update directly from PC Companion or SEUS when available.
if you have a set group of apps you would always want the fastest and best way to reinstall between versions is with an app called 'MyBackup Root' it works better with data between versions. I would also recommend Titanium Backup for just backing up and restoring all apps but MyBackup will restore them all faster for initial setup.
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What rom are you looking at? First, the file needs to be in zip format for XRecovery, not rar. RAR files usually are for the flash tool. Confused?
Put zip file anywhere you like on sdcard. Actually, you can download the zip file directly from your phone browser or the xda app. It will save to download folder by default. Then enter XRecovery and wipe cache, then go into advanced options and wipe battery stats and dalvik cache. After that install custom zip from sdcard.
Do NOT use xRecovery restore to restore apps and data. Use titanium backup from the market to backup and restore apps when going between android versions.
Also, why use outdated 2.0.A.0.504 firmware? Use global generic 2.1.A.0.435 firmware, it has dualtouch implementation and lots of other tweaks. Also, custom ROMs are particular about which baseband to use, so double check that. This will also get you ready for the official 2.3.3 Gingerbread update directly from PC Companion or SEUS when available.
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You don't do full wipe/factory restore in xrec? You're supposed to
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You don't do full wipe/factory restore in xrec? You're supposed to
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Never have..... and I never had any of the multitude of problems others seem to have. I go between stock 2.1, FreeX10 and WB's CM6 rom quite frequently.
Doesn't flashing a new ROM result in wiping the previous one? You don't have to factory reset before using SEUS or PC Companion...it does it within the process.
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Never have..... and I never had any of the multitude of problems others seem to have. I go between stock 2.1, FreeX10 and WB's CM6 rom quite frequently.
Doesn't flashing a new ROM result in wiping the previous one? You don't have to factory reset before using SEUS or PC Companion...it does it within the process.
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I never have problems and I always do, every instruction set I've ever read said to. If that were the case, it also wipes the dalvik and the cache partition too, so you might as well not do any of it.
Since my time with the htc hero, I've always been told to do the three (factory wipe, cache and dalvik cache).
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I never have problems and I always do, every instruction set I've ever read said to. If that were the case, it also wipes the dalvik and the cache partition too, so you might as well not do any of it.
Since my time with the htc hero, I've always been told to do the three (factory wipe, cache and dalvik cache).
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I always thought it was cache, dalvik cache, and battery stats. I guess it might not matter as much as we think. I know that I have never had any problems restoring apps or data either, which everyone else seems to have trouble. Maybe factory wipe is causing the difficulties.
I never read anyone telling others with problems to do a factory wipe. I have only read wipe battery stats and dalvik cache.
I don't know enough to say either way, but in my experience it doesn't appear to be needed. Confused.
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I always thought it was cache, dalvik cache, and battery stats. I guess it might not matter as much as we think. I know that I have never had any problems restoring apps or data either, which everyone else seems to have trouble. Maybe factory wipe is causing the difficulties.
I never read anyone telling others with problems to do a factory wipe. I have only read wipe battery stats and dalvik cache.
I don't know enough to say either way, but in my experience it doesn't appear to be needed. Confused.
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hahaha no it definitely isn't causing any issues....
Go read any of the threads for noobs, they all say to do a factory wipe.
From every thread I've ever read, and every dev thread, the ALWAYS recommend to do a factory wipe
Here is just one example, though with search function you will literally find hundreds.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939812
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hahaha no it definitely isn't causing any issues....
Go read any of the threads for noobs, they all say to do a factory wipe.
From every thread I've ever read, and every dev thread, the ALWAYS recommend to do a factory wipe
Here is just one example, though with search function you will literally find hundreds.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939812
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I didn't say that devs don't put it in their guide. I said that I always thought it was cache, dalvik cache, and battery stats.
I beg to differ about issues restoring apps and data. The devs say not to restore data (which would suck btw). I do it all the time between 2.1 and 2.2. I never had any problems with the market, angry birds etc. that others have.
Again, not saying that I know better than anyone. Just saying it is not necessary for me. I can understand the theory behind wiping everything in preparation, but I am proof that it is not required.
I also see some guides that don't say to wipe battery stats, like WB's. However, if you have battery drain that is the first thing you are told to do. Also, there are calibration apps out there that say wiping battery stats and dalvik cache are the two things needed with a new rom.
Wow what a response!
Cool, so first up i should go to the latest spec firmware {using se update service} ?
THEN, the rom i am looking at is [MOD][rendeiro2005]Cyanogen6.1.1_v02 {i now have it in zip}
It looks good from what i have read.... opinions?
So i have titanium backup as well, and ive watched videos on how to use it so ive got that sorted - as far as flashing a new firmware... some posts say you need a new kernel as well?
Sounds like my backup root is a good option, again, if i flash a whole new rom does it stay on the phone somewhere/somehow?
Hey thanks for the info guys its appreciated
If you flashed 2.0.A.0.504 global generic, then update service should work. If you flashed a regional firmware, then you should use the Flash Tool 0.2.9.1 to flash global generic 2.1.A.0.435. Then flash baseband, if needed.
Then use flash tool to root, optimize, and install xRecovery. Do a full backup with xRecovery of 2.1, so you can easily switch back to 2.1 if wanted. Also, backup with Titanium Backup or Mybackup Pro, to restore apps and data on your new rom.
Download rom custom zip to sdcard. Go into xRecovery. Wipe everything. Install custom rom zip. Using custom kernel is not mandatory, I don't think. Just need correct baseband. Restore apps and data with Titanium Backup.
i flashed the new generic no worries, re-rooted phone and installed xrecovery, used titanium backup and that worked well so all my apps and setting were as applied {including mod bootscreen} then after that i thought i should start xrecovery and load restore the backup i had made there.... it went through the process fine then said recovery finished reboot phone, so i did, and phone started to boot as normal, including with the different boot screen but then it just went to blank screen and the light at the top of the phone just shone bright white for a min or two.... then it started doing this and rebooting over and over and over.....for a half hour! so i reflashed the new generic and re-did ti backup, re-rooted and am wondering did xrecovery do that because my recovery file was made under my old firmware? or what else did i do wrong?
When going between firmwares and especially going from 2.1 to 2.2 or 2.3.
I suggest not using your back up from the previous rom.
There are compatibility issues with some apps.
When you clear your battery cache, I suggest you make sure your fully charged.
Font want your phone to think half charge is full.
You don't need to clear your cache......but you should.
It will work with out clearing the cache.
But it could fc or just go bananas.
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Bootloop.... sounds like you are using wrong baseband, or you tried to reinstall xRecovery and Busybox. You don't need to worry about root, JIT, or xRecovery with custom ROMs. It's in there already...
Ive re-flashed phone with new firmware 2.1.A.0.435 Kernel is 2.6.29 Baseband is 2.1.54.
Re-rooted, re-loaded my titanium backup and phone is now as it was before i tried restoring xrecovery backup file and resulting bootloop.
now i will make a new xrecovery backup as my phone is now - All this trial and error stuff is exhausting!
Still thinking i should flash 435 Kernel?
Im happy with that so far - now i am going to try the 3g build.prop mod to see if i can get an improvement there.
Ive got speedtest but every test is so varied {from 1200 up to 420 up next test} so i don't know how well that will go.
Only after ive got a grip on all that stuff i will go for a new rom, mainly because i fly away for a weeks work in two days and wont have time to fix anything i do wrong! thanks again guys ill be donating next week to the helpful souls on here!
Restoring backup file in XRecovery is why you still have Bootloop. You just set it back to the error you had before.
Instead, do a fresh install of the custom rom zip.
You may need to flash the baseband patch if the rom isn't for baseband .54.... Flash the rom, then the baseband patch
Sorry my last post made it sound like i was back to bootloop, what i meant that after i re-flashed to standard, re-rooted ect ect without trying to restore with xrecovery my phone was back to working like it should with all my apps and multi touch ect working! so baseband is the next thing i will look at flashing....... Thanks again
Baseband 54 works for Rendero's rom.
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Baseband 54 works for Rendero's rom.
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Our use the patch with any 2.2 based rom. I'm on miui now with .55 and the patch and it works perfectly
first, I want to remind that I'm new here so I don't know all the rules and, by the way, my english is sucks...sry!
and now to the subject:
recently, I changed my rom to cm7 (can't remember the previous one...) and besides the problems it's made to my sd card (by mistake after wipe, n i couldn't activate the backup) I don't really like it. It's a nightly build so it have alot of issues and I have been told that it takes more battery so...
I wont to change my rom from cm7 to a better one, if there is a better at all- do you recommend me some rom?
Liorgex said:
first, I want to remind that I'm new here so I don't know all the rules and, by the way, my english is sucks...sry!
and now to the subject:
recently, I changed my rom to cm7 (can't remember the previous one...) and besides the problems it's made to my sd card (by mistake after wipe, n i couldn't activate the backup) I don't really like it. It's a nightly build so it have alot of issues and I have been told that it takes more battery so...
I wont to change my rom from cm7 to a better one, if there is a better at all- do you recommend me some rom?
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Digging Jt's vanilla gingerbread. But you should read up on it first. You like want to Odin back to stock first if you're having alot of issues with previous rom.
ok so...
I'll cheak this stuff out but, n sorry about my misunderstanding, what I need to do exactly? I know what is odin but not really how to use it or stock back...sry again ):
Since I have answered this type of post about 4 times in the last couple days, Im not going to repost step by step directions.
this is the sticky top of page:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053567
hers is the samsung drivers: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25089906/Generic_CDMA_i500_Showcase_USB_Driver_V1.3.550.0.msi
here is odin:http://www.mediafire.com/?429fcpdtpckkcea
here is stock ed05:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178544
Liorgex,
I recommend a froyo based rom at the moment. Gingerbread roms are having small issues across the board. such as: low call volume, non working proximity sensors, and worst case your SD card may get completely ruined.
The froyo roms i suggest is either the Evil Fascination v3.6.0 or Com Rom 2.1
EF-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035420 Instructions are in OP
CR-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108991 instructions for install are in post #4
If you are daring try a GB Rom. Vanilla GB is getting rave reviews! (jt is working on a fix for the sdcard issue, so just be warned)
Installing A GB Rom:
1)Odin a VZW Stock image
ED05-http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1178544
ED04-http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1187950
2)Boot fully into the rom
3)Pop Battery and put into download mode and Odin CWM4 for CM7
cwm4-http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1190668
look for the "attached files" at the bottom of the first post
4)when odin is finished put the battery back in and hold down both volume rockers and the power...Dont let go until you see "Samsung"
5)Wipe files\factory restore, wipe cache, and in advanced wipe Dalvik cahce
6) flash the GB rom from SD card
GB- I assume you know which thread to get the rom at!!!
7)When the flash is done reboot phone from the CWM menu.
8) let it boot fully to the rom
9) use the shut down menu to reboot into recovery
10) Wipe files\factory restore, wipe cache, and in advanced wipe Dalvik cahce
11)Flash Gapps for GB
Gapps-http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1191063
12)When the flash is done reboot phone from the CWM menu
13) Enjoy a GB Fascinate
And that should bring you up to speed
So here is one for ya.
I can't access my SD Card at all with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25816870#post25816870 rom installed. I click to mount SD card and nothing happens. In recovery I can access the SD card backups etc
I find it strange. Although I do have to ask, I have been having this weird problem. I have Clean Rom 4.3 Installed (ICS) and I have been getting some random reset's and slow this or that. So I saw 4.5 was out - It literally reset everyime your open something and I mean anything Bam reset. However I installed the above rooted bleh bleh stock os (I do not have s-off so I used the PH img) I made sure I had no other boot images on there. Installed setup got everything ready. I have gotten 3 resets in 11 mins so far so now I backed up to Clean rom 4.3 and I have no idea what to do.
I also did the following:
Flashed back to STOCK o.s.
Then Downloaded the above linked rom, cleared data (everything) installed software patch and rom reset back up and same problem. I have been flasing rom's on this phone for a while now and this is the first time no matter what that I get these crashes and resets. Did I miss something?
You really should s-off that puppy. It is pretty easy, and will get you out of messes.
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Jason L said:
So here is one for ya.
I can't access my SD Card at all with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25816870#post25816870 rom installed. I click to mount SD card and nothing happens. In recovery I can access the SD card backups etc
I find it strange. Although I do have to ask, I have been having this weird problem. I have Clean Rom 4.3 Installed (ICS) and I have been getting some random reset's and slow this or that. So I saw 4.5 was out - It literally reset everyime your open something and I mean anything Bam reset. However I installed the above rooted bleh bleh stock os (I do not have s-off so I used the PH img) I made sure I had no other boot images on there. Installed setup got everything ready. I have gotten 3 resets in 11 mins so far so now I backed up to Clean rom 4.3 and I have no idea what to do.
I also did the following:
Flashed back to STOCK o.s.
Then Downloaded the above linked rom, cleared data (everything) installed software patch and rom reset back up and same problem. I have been flasing rom's on this phone for a while now and this is the first time no matter what that I get these crashes and resets. Did I miss something?
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I assume you're always wiping data and cache.
Have to tried Fix Permissions? I don't know if this rom has it in it's settings, but using others I've corrected some weirdness by wiping the cache and then running fix permissions.
Were you seeing the same thing with the stock rom? Or just using clean rom? Might try a different rom for a bit to see if the issues follow you there.
S-OFF isn't going to help you with this. It's perfectly fine to flash your boot image outside of Aman-Ra. I do it all the time.
Are you wiping everything between flashes?
I recommend using this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562176&highlight=clean
Flash it first and it wipes the needed partitions clean.
If you're still on the GB firmware, you need to flash the old firmware patch after the rom install also to get SD card access.
If none of the above helps and you're still on the GB firmware, set the phone back to stock using the GB RUU, otherwise you will have to s-off it so you can do the same.
Yep full wipes between flashes. I didn't keep the stock Rom for more than about 20 mins.
I didn't see a way with the debloated stock New leak to fix permissions. But with the 4.5 clean Rom I did that and it made no difference.
Delete
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I normally don't post unless I've exhausted every other option.
But this issue I am having has completely baffled me, and I really have exhausted every thing I know.
I was going through a rash of flashing roms on my I9300.
After finding an issue downgrading from 4.2.2 back down to 4.1.2. I Odin back to stock... so I though ok lets have another go at it.
However... Every ROM I flash will not boot (ie stuck @ Samsung I9300 screen). The flash goes well, MD5's are all ok, and I made sure to wipe data and cache like I've don't 500 times b4 on a dozen different phones.
I've even tried keeping the stock rom, simply rooted and just flashing another kernel both speedmod and siyah for 4.1.2... no go... no boot. I'm not quite sure what the issue is as it boots just fine on stock.
Any opinions?
Did you do a full wipe?
(Factory reset, Format system, cache, data and preload)
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Yep, full wipe each time, I even went so far as to format internal SD from CWM, just in case there was anything lingering.
did you try a mega wipe (will erase anything besides ext. sd)?
did you try to run a custom rom with stock kernel (as I understand stock rom & kernel are working?)?
Yep everything has been wiped down to the core.
And yes stock rom runs fine, and boots fine right off of odin, and even after running CF-Root.
I only get this no booting issue when trying to flash any other rom, even ones that I've previously flashed today b4 my first odin back to stock.
It def has something to do with the soft brick I recovered from earlier today, but I'm just not sure how or why, since I wiped everything and re flashed with odin.
Must be missing something tho.
Edit: Will try Flashing UltimaRom again with default setting and stock kernal see if anything changes.
Ok well i'm not really sure what I did, but I wiped everything again, from data to cache, to preload.
Reflashed ultimarom, this time on stock kernel, and whalha! Boot!
Then went back and flashed Siyah 1.8.9, and that booted ok aswell.
Not quite sure what the problem was but it seems to have been fixed.
Maybe phone was just being moody after all the flashes today!
Thanks for your help!