I'm sorry if this info is already posted, I found similar info in my searches but not exactly what I'm looking for.
I just bought a G and its coming tomorrow. I plan to install clockwork and try out some ROMs (probably VEGAN first). I've seen a lot of information that partitioning the internal memory to 2048/0 is a good idea, but that it will wipe out the internal memory. My questions:
1) Is this accurate? Should I do this before installing custom ROMs?
2) When people say it wipes out EVERYTHING, does that mean the stock OS is gone at that point? Will I still be able to boot into Clockwork at that point to install a ROM?
3) Is it possible / what is the best way to backup the internal memory prior to doing this? Or should I not even worry about that as I will be installing a custom ROM after anyways. EDIT: I should say I'm semi-familiar with clockword with my Droid, I know you can do backups via clockword, is doing a clockwork backup prior to partitioning going to get everything I need in case I brick it? This one may have answered itself hehe.
Thanks!
mattbooty said:
I'm sorry if this info is already posted, I found similar info in my searches but not exactly what I'm looking for.
I just bought a G and its coming tomorrow. I plan to install clockwork and try out some ROMs (probably VEGAN first). I've seen a lot of information that partitioning the internal memory to 2048/0 is a good idea, but that it will wipe out the internal memory. My questions:
1) Is this accurate? Should I do this before installing custom ROMs?
2) When people say it wipes out EVERYTHING, does that mean the stock OS is gone at that point? Will I still be able to boot into Clockwork at that point to install a ROM?
3) Is it possible / what is the best way to backup the internal memory prior to doing this? Or should I not even worry about that as I will be installing a custom ROM after anyways. EDIT: I should say I'm semi-familiar with clockword with my Droid, I know you can do backups via clockword, is doing a clockwork backup prior to partitioning going to get everything I need in case I brick it? This one may have answered itself hehe.
Thanks!
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1- You can use my batch file to backup an image of your tablet, this is not for day to day restore but it may be useful one day...
2- Yes and possibly more...
3- NVFLASH BACKUP then FULL CLOCKWORK Backup
4- then do whatever your are covered...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12434269#post12434269
Ok, so first thing after I get the G Tab, is install nvflash on my PC, hook up via USB and run your batch file? Should I do this before or after installing clockwork? Do I turn the g Tab on after plugging in the USB?
I really appreciate your help.
Partitioning 2048/0 from CWM recovery doesn't wipe the ROM space. I have booted into the tablet right after doing this and nothing else, so clearly it still has the OS. It just wipes /SDCARD (the built in memory).
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Ok, so first thing after I get the G Tab, is install nvflash on my PC, hook up via USB and run your batch file? Should I do this before or after installing clockwork? Do I turn the g Tab on after plugging in the USB?
I really appreciate your help.
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Read the batch remark, it explain, but yes you install the APX drivers, then plug usb, power on with volume - and run the batch files.
Ramerco is also right when he say partition of the 2048GB only erase the 2G/16G part
but it's still a good idea to keep a full image from the early tablet, there's a NVFLASH recovery from bekit availlable as well
Also there's a shell script called inandop.sh that is taking care of this if there's no sdcard it will create it...
Thanks again guys!
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I was in Clockwork Recovery after backing up my stock system (this is my first time) it gave me the options in green text: Reboot, reinstall update.zip, etc.
I chose reboot and everything loaded up fine and after checking in Rom Manager I have a backup of my system. I just want to know if that was the right choice. or should I have reinstalled update.zip
I guess my question revolves around update.zip.
What is that file? I know I originally used it to gain root access but do I need to reinstall it from clockwork recovery everytime before rebooting? and when should I delete it? and are there any negative consequences for not doing either?
As you can tell I'm a noob....but hey I can't believe I'm rooted and backed up at the moment. I'm gonna stop here before flashing any custonm roms and get this question answered first.
I think you are fine. I would not worry so much, i have deleted the update.zip, but since you booted up into ClockWork Recovery you are most likely fine.
I am booted back up completely and the stock os is running and I'm still rooted. I just want to know what that option inside of clockwork recovery means. What is the reason to reinstall update.zip from clockwork recovery and what is the reason to reboot? And once I'm booted back up and running when/why do I go into my files and delete update.zip?
It's not that I'm worried...I just want to know why I'm doing what I'm doing.
I would keep the file. Less chance of failure.
You are only going to use cwr for this:
Backup/restore system
Wipe cache, factory wipe, etc
Flashing rom's (install from sd card)
Don't worry about the other stuff.
I'm confused by the op, not sure how you made a backup from how it reads.
I think I made the backup by flashing into clockwork recovery from rom manager. It started with the purple text recovery mode and I hit reinstall packets. Then it went into the green text clockwork recovery....I think. I've only done it once.
So in clockwork recovery I choose the backup/restore option and then the backup option. So then the phone I assume began the backup process and displayed many lines of white text. At the very end it said something about not being able to mount my ext sd card (which) had me worried.....but then it brought up the menu again. The top option was reboot, the second was reinstall update.zip and I didn't pay attention to the rest because I was pretty sure I needed one of the first two....I just didn't know which one. I selected reboot and the phone then booted into the stock os and was still rooted. Is the fact that it wasn't able to mount my ext sd card at the end of the backup process an issue? I'm able to find a backup in rom manager. Also, if the backup process works correctly should the phone reboot by itself?
What I'm asking is what am I booting from when I choose "reboot" from clockwork recovery and what does it mean to choose "reinstall (packet?) update.zip"? I thought update.zip was what I needed to root.
This last step wasn't in your tutorial (purple text menu) so maybe something didn't go as it should have.
I'm not sure.
Thanks s15274n for the tutorial btw. Its by far the most helpful concise instructions I've found and is really appreciated.
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The update.zip in the root of the internal SD card is clockwork recovery (CR). When you install CR it does not overwrite your phone's recovery. What it does is install that update.zip in the root of the SD card. When you want to use CR, you need to "update packages" which will flash that update.zip which contains the CR package. That will load CR into memory only and still does not overwrite the original recovery on the phone. When you reboot into recovery from ROM Manager, it automatically reboots and applies the update.zip and places you into CR. If you enter recovery manually (via buttons on boot), you will need to "re-install packages" from the stock recovery to get CR.
So if you want to use CR, keep that update.zip in the root of the SD card. If you erase it, you will need to re-install it (using ROM Manager) before you can use CR instead of the stock recovery. I hope that makes sense. If not, here is the explanation straight from Koush on how it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734164&highlight=clockwork
^^ You are all good then.
The SD-EXT is not going to backup, because you do not have a partiotion on your external SD card (no need for one, like some other phones require). This is normal from what you described.
You will never use the apply update.zip option in CWR... just dont pay any mind to it.
When you select reboot system now, that is all it is.... you are basically saying "Cool, I did everything I needed to do (backup/flash a rom/wipe, etc)... and now I am ready to reboot my phone... ie, you are basically cutting your phone on.
Positive you did, but you can open rom manager, click on manage backups and you should see a file there that has a format kinda like YYYYMMDDTIME, that is the backup you made... no action needed, just an easy way to verify you made a backup of your system.
s15274n said:
I would keep the file. Less chance of failure.
You are only going to use cwr for this:
Backup/restore system
Wipe cache, factory wipe, etc
Flashing rom's (install from sd card)
Don't worry about the other stuff.
I'm confused by the op, not sure how you made a backup from how it reads.
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Thanks s15274n
i have been wondering the same thing about the update.zip file whether to keep it or not.
Thanks s15274n for the tutorial btw. Its by far the most helpful concise instructions I've found and is really appreciated.
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Also wanted to say i feel the same way. Appreciate the guide so much!
Thanks guys. I'm glad to have that cleared up so I understand it. Gives me more confidence to do the other things I want to do.
I got confused with the fact that I need to delete the update.zip file after rooting and the fact thats its there again after flashing cw and backing up.
Sometimes I need things spelled out for me. Makes complete sense now.
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I've read a few posts that say to stay away from tenfar's CWM.......why is this? Is it buggy? Outdated? Would I use Romracer's instead? What's the difference?
Edit: Also, do I need an SD card to flash ROMs or can they be done via usb?
Yes, it is Outdated.
Download and install latest Romracer's recovery, its support better our Atrix.
Personally, i flashed roms and kernel from external sd and from internal sd too but not directly from usb.
I don't think you want to try it this way, the safest flashing is from the device itself, without connecting to a pc.
Imagine what can happen when you flashing rom from PC and the PC shutdown...
ofek said:
Yes, it is Outdated.
Download and install latest Romracer's recovery, its support better our Atrix.
Personally, i flashed roms and kernel from external sd and from internal sd too but not directly from usb.
I don't think you want to try it this way, the safest flashing is from the device itself, without connecting to a pc.
Imagine what can happen when you flashing rom from PC and the PC shutdown...
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You're right, I'll wait till I get an SD card, thanks.
you should be ok to flash from the internal sd. it should be mounted as a separate volume. even when i factory reset i don't lose the data on the internal sd.
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you should be ok to flash from the internal sd. it should be mounted as a separate volume. even when i factory reset i don't lose the data on the internal sd.
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Correct. No need for an external for flashing.
ofek said:
Yes, it is Outdated.
Download and install latest Romracer's recovery, its support better our Atrix.
Personally, i flashed roms and kernel from external sd and from internal sd too but not directly from usb.
I don't think you want to try it this way, the safest flashing is from the device itself, without connecting to a pc.
Imagine what can happen when you flashing rom from PC and the PC shutdown...
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Isn't flashing with fastboot the safest way?
I voided my warranty.
Via PC?
Long process like flashing with PC and Phone is never safety ...
There is always the risk that the PC can be shutdown during this process and your devices can damaged.
That's why we got Fruit Cakes for example.
Always do this things via phone only without any connect to PC during flashes and etc.
That's one of the reasons i got a good PSU (Corsair) and UPS for my PC
That makes sense. So when I plug my phone in, I can just put it in the root of the partition that shows up in windows, right? Cause that is the internal "SD" card?
Also how do you flash using flashboot? I'm trying to get Alien. From what I've read, I install romracer's CWM and use it to flash......I haven't gotten it to work though because romracer won't install (I think I know the problem though, I didn't delete the recover .sh file before installing)
Yes, this is the root of the internal SD.
I don't know if you can flash ZIP rom file with fasboot, but you can flash img files.
Try to install the new recovery with moto-fasboot, but you can also install it in this way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16421425&postcount=95
I just use the CWMRecovery which installed from market "Rom Manager"
except it does not support external SD, it is working fine. I flash Alien#4 from stock 2.2.2 that way.
ofek said:
Via PC?
Long process like flashing with PC and Phone is never safety ...
There is always the risk that the PC can be shutdown during this process and your devices can damaged.
That's why we got Fruit Cakes for example.
Always do this things via phone only without any connect to PC during flashes and etc.
That's one of the reasons i got a good PSU (Corsair) and UPS for my PC
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i don't have a pc. i have a laptop. the ups is built in. and when you flash with fastboot, if the file is no good, it will not flash. when you flash from your phone, it will flash anything and then you're more likely to get reboot.
I went ahead and installed RomRacer's CWM and flashed Alien v4, I love it so far.
Question: Is there an easy way to mass-download all the apps that I've purchased from the market? I know you can log into the market and send them to your phone, but that takes forever. Same thing for Amazon's app store. Any ideas?
Yes but this is for next time.......
Backup using titanium backup (pay for the pro version, its worth it).
Then after your next flash, open market, install titanium, then restore. bam all your apps back including their settings.
Its gold as its ROM neutral i.e. you can back up and restore apps across whatever ROMs and kernels you switch, as long as you specify only missing apps (so you don't overwrite system apps like dialer etc.)
http://www.ponack.net/how-to-install-and-use-titanium-backup/
wintermute000 said:
Yes but this is for next time.......
Backup using titanium backup (pay for the pro version, its worth it).
Then after your next flash, open market, install titanium, then restore. bam all your apps back including their settings.
Its gold as its ROM neutral i.e. you can back up and restore apps across whatever ROMs and kernels you switch, as long as you specify only missing apps (so you don't overwrite system apps like dialer etc.)
http://www.ponack.net/how-to-install-and-use-titanium-backup/
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So other than TiBu there isn't an easy way?
k4zyn said:
So other than TiBu there isn't an easy way?
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Umm. TiBU Pro is as easy as it gets : )
You could use other back up programs as well, but it wouldn't be any easier.
I personally use Tibu pro to back up/restore apps
and my backup root to backup retore texts/call logs etc
Well, I will use it in the future, but for now, it's a little too late for that I did however use MyBackup Root to back up all my junk. Just not programs....cause I thought I could just re-download them all with ease from the market. Apparently not though
So I've got a wifi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1" and I have gone through the rooting guide. The guide includes ClockworkMod (CWM) v4.0.0.4, which for the most part, works just fine. I'm able to flash custom ROMs, make backups, and restore backups.
I'm having a problem mounting USB storage from CWM however. I go to the "Mounts and Storage Menu" and then select "mount USB storage." When I do this, I get a message saying:
E:Unable to open ums lunfile (No such file or directory)
Any ideas what this means, and how to fix it? Is anyone else able to mount USB storage from their CWM recovery image?
Anyone can correct me if I'm mistaken...but I believe the reason we see this error is because the Tab is not like phones and the internal storage works differently, there is no sd card so it has nothing to mount. I believe it works more like a hard drive. (MTP is different although I know nothing about it) so CWM produces this error but it is nothing to worry about.
More knowledgeable persons please expound on this, I would like to know more too...
Appreciate the insight -- I hope someone else can expand. To expound on that though, how do you transfer a ROM to the SDcard if you wipe /data and don't already have a ROM available on the SDcard?
I'm worried that I'll accidentally wipe data & cache, but will forget to double-check that I have a ROM on the SDcard partition.
Not to worry, wipe data/factory reset in CWM does nothing to the sd card partition everything will still be there including the ROM file you transferred over.
However factory reset from stock recovery DOES wipe sd card data. So back up your stuff if you do this.
Oh and always make a backup in CWM so you have something to flash in case things get crazy
I'm just trying to plan for a worst case scenario -- let's say all the storage volumes are completely wiped, and all you can do is boot into CWM. On my T-Mobile G2 (Desire Z / Vision), you can mount USB storage, copy over a ROM, and install it.
Looking for some sort of equivalent ability on the Galaxy Tab.
Hmm, let me boot into CWM and see if the computer still can read the tabs storage if I plug it in from there...
Also there is always an ODIN flash.
Nope no dice, i suppose if you were in that scenario ODIN would be your option. I'm not sure if there is an ODIN flashable of stock 3.1, I know there is a .zip i always keep it for emergencies.
Sorry I miss read, there is no ODIN flash.
Would the worst scenario is when you don't even have CWM on the tab?
ODIN flash would probably be your last resort. I am wondering if anyone has run into the worst scenario and got the tab back to the factory stock ROM.
your are right FilltheVoid. if things go completely wrong and you have no backup or rom to flash. Odin will be your savior. You can flash stock roms with Odin bro.
task650 said:
your are right FilltheVoid. if things go completely wrong and you have no backup or rom to flash. Odin will be your savior. You can flash stock roms with Odin bro.
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Hey Task, do you know where I can find a stock ROM for pt7510 that is ODIN flashable? Ya know, just in case.
Well anywho, I think the point of this is, If you read and follow directions carefully, make backups, and read some more, you will not ever be in this scenario. And there are good, knowledgeable people in this forum that are willing to help you in a bind.
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Hey Task, do you know where I can find a stock ROM for pt7510 that is ODIN flashable? Ya know, just in case.
Well anywho, I think the point of this is, If you read and follow directions carefully, make backups, and read some more, you will not ever be in this scenario. And there are good, knowledgeable people in this forum that are willing to help you in a bind.
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Even though the question is to Task, i will answer it with whatever i know.
1. http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/sys-backup/hc_31/ - But i read somewhere that this is the ODIN flashable stock of I/O tab
2. ROM | 001002-P7510_KME_Restock.zip - ODIN flashable Stock UEKME ROM
Or you could do:
Boot cwm, then
adb shell
mount /data
mkdir /data/media
adb push stock.zip /data/media/
and flash with cwm
Voila !!!
thank you!
you just saved my tablet! thank you.
i managed to brick my tablet (or so i thought) by an interesting combination of things.
first, i installed Alegro graphing calculator. then, i encrypted my tablet. then, i tried to backup my apps, using titanium backup, and whenever it got to alegro, it crashed superuser, market, myapps, googleapps, calendar, acore...a ton of stuff. so i told titanium to ignore it and backup everyything else, and then i went to the market to try to uninstall. no dice..it force closed everything again. so i went to the settings and tried to factory reset. i went through the steps three times, and nothing happened...the tablet rebooted and was the same as i left it.
so as a last resort i went into clockwork and wiped data and cache. tried to boot, and it was stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 screen.
rebooted..same...waiting hours...same.
i could still boot to odin and recovery, but i didn't have a zip on my tablet, so i couldn't flash anything. i never thought of using adb to push the zip! but this worked perfectly! (after installing the drivers again on my computer).
thank you thank you thank you!
ansonantonym said:
Even though the question is to Task, i will answer it with whatever i know.
1. http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/sys-backup/hc_31/ - But i read somewhere that this is the ODIN flashable stock of I/O tab
2. ROM | 001002-P7510_KME_Restock.zip - ODIN flashable Stock UEKME ROM
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Hey 2 questions about the restock ROM:
1) Can it be flashed over In Paris V5?
2) Can it be flashed with CWM?
Update: answered this myself: Yes it can be flashed over in Paris, and no, it has to be flashed with Odin.
I still have a question though: This is not CWM, but is it the stock recovery or do I need to flash that too? Sending the tab in for service (newton's rings)....
This is what I was looking for. I have a slow internet connection, and Clockwork was still working, but nothing else was. Flashed Task's ROM v8... it's looking good so far... You rock, dude.
This worked for me this afternoon! Was stuck in a constant reboot after thinking that the samsung update would be a good thing. Gave thanks!!! Ordered the 30 pin adapter and now dont even need it. Will come in handy though I am sure.
FillTheVoid said:
Anyone can correct me if I'm mistaken...but I believe the reason we see this error is because the Tab is not like phones and the internal storage works differently, there is no sd card so it has nothing to mount. I believe it works more like a hard drive. (MTP is different although I know nothing about it) so CWM produces this error but it is nothing to worry about.
More knowledgeable persons please expound on this, I would like to know more too...
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This maybe complete rubbish, but I can report a similar issue with the Galaxy S2.
When I install a new ROM, I usually do this:
1/ factory reset
2/ wipe cache
3/ wipe dalvik
4/ Mount ALL the folders, then format each one
When I do this and try to mount USB storage, it says the same error message.
If you then fire up ODIN and push another kernel to the phone, everything works fine. I know its something I am doing wrong, but no idea what!
For you, the solution is to use odin to push another kernel across.
Phil
Hey gang. I've seen lots and lots of threads lately from people who softbricked their phones because they got wipe happy in recovery and can't get past the HTC start screen
I've given this advice in threads asking and via PM in the past so I thought I'd share it here.
Heres how to fix it. This will always work and not be dependent on getting ADB working on your computer although anyone tinkering with ROMS and such really should have working knowledge of ADB, but that's another thread.
Get an OTG cable and a flashdrive from Amazon, at least 8GB on the flash drive.
download the ROM you wish to install, I'd get a stock rooted one to start.
Put that ROM on the flash drive.
plug the OTG cable into the phone and reboot to bootloader with power volume down.
choose recovery from that menu.
In my Example I'm using CWM recovery
Once in recovery choose install zip from SD card
then choose zip from external sd card. choose the rom then install.
Reboot phone when done make sure your phone is behaving the way you want.
reboot to recovery again
choose backup and restore
choose backup to external sd card
make sure your OTG cable and flash drive are plugged in to the phone
Make a nandroid.
This backup will now be stored externally from your phone.
As a new guy to the rooting process, I found that before jumping into everything that it was best for me to sit down and READ! As simple as many of the videos may seem, nothing is better than reading and comprehending. After I soft bricked mine the first time I was basically forced to read for the next couple of hours and go over everything bit by bit to solve my issue. Thank you for all the support you guys have provided here on the site.
tl;dr- read before submitting threads, be sure to make a backup, read other threads from people with the same issue.
Brodrick said:
tl;dr- read before submitting threads, be sure to make a backup, read other threads from people with the same issue.
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This. So much this.
So much time/frustration/aggravation/panic could be saved by this.
I agree. And why people don't make nandroid backups is a mystery to me.
gunnyman said:
Hey gang.
Get an OTG cable and a flashdrive from Amazon, at least 8GB on the flash drive.
download the ROM you wish to install, I'd get a stock rooted one to start.
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Ordered OTG
What is the reasoning behind "at least 8GB", please????
I mean, if you get ROM + nandroid on USB, 4GB should be more than enough, or do I overlook something?
Nandroid can be 2 gb each. I love space. I'm sure 4gb is fine.
Hey,
1st post here at xda. I have a s3 running 4.12 , stock rom vodafone in ireland.
I installed CWM and rooted phone. Then done a backup with CWM.
I tried to install R5 stock rom from internal sd card, i selected the zip file and the installation started but had an error
i coulnd;t see.
At this stage i panicked a bit. I tried again but wiped internal sdcard in CWM before i started.
Now the phone wont boot to any OS (since tried to install 2 other custom roms from xda, both times screnn went blank after choosing installation options)
Cant recover backup as its no longer on internal sd card.
I can access CWM. Should I start by installing stock rom from samsung site ?
Am I doing the custom rom installation correct by using CWM to install from zip file in sd card ?
I tried to install roms with odin but its looking for tar file ?
thanks for reading,
Phil
You are heading for a hard brick by not understanding what you are doing.
Go and read all the sticky threads in general forum, then carefully follow the guide on how to return to stock.
Once you have your phone working again then install the latest recovery version (I'd suggest philz), backup your efs, then try again.
Read and understand before you hit go.
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Flash custom rom with recovery or odin?
boomboomer said:
You are heading for a hard brick by not understanding what you are doing.
Go and read all the sticky threads in general forum, then carefully follow the guide on how to return to stock.
Once you have your phone working again then install the latest recovery version (I'd suggest philz), backup your efs, then try again.
Read and understand before you hit go.
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thanks. Read the general forum, was helpful. Its a great site, but in fairness there is so much information and some of it is conflicting to me, (maby i'm losing it!)
got the phone booting up again so happy days. will take my time and do backup before trying any custom roms.
After spending days reading how to flash custom roms, i'm still not getting how to 'flash custom rom' , as per the instructions i add zip to sd card then use custom recovery to run zip file ? Other places say to use odin, but every custom rom i've downloaded doesn't contain a tar file ?
Just want to improve battery life with a better rom, phone is 2 years old and battery isn;t the best.
thanks
Do your research before attempting things like this. I'm relatively new in flashing, before I began the first time I made sure I followed and understood every steps before proceeding, go check youtube for tutorial videos if you are really not sure, sometimes it pays being paranoid
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thanks. Read the general forum, was helpful. Its a great site, but in fairness there is so much information and some of it is conflicting to me, (maby i'm losing it!)
got the phone booting up again so happy days. will take my time and do backup before trying any custom roms.
After spending days reading how to flash custom roms, i'm still not getting how to 'flash custom rom' , as per the instructions i add zip to sd card then use custom recovery to run zip file ? Other places say to use odin, but every custom rom i've downloaded doesn't contain a tar file ?
Just want to improve battery life with a better rom, phone is 2 years old and battery isn;t the best.
thanks
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Hi there,
you've got to understand that your first post sounded like yo did not do your research at all, which generally tons of people don't do whining about
their bricked devices afterwards in the forums. If you don't understand what you do - don't do it.
Your original mistake was probably not properly wiping and/or formatting certain partitions (e.g. one forgotten wipe of system or data partition often puts your phone into BL, all depending on what version you come from & go to etc.) before flashing the zip from CWM (which is the way you usually flash custom ROMS, you're right).
Every ROM provides installation instructions which are to be follwed exactly. Never use a file not made for your specific device. Don't do anything before you know how to revert in case of disaster. Don't do anything before you got a full Nandroid & EFS backup both transferred to your PC. And again, understand what you do.
Memory loss after installing ROM
Benko111 said:
Hi there,
you've got to understand that your first post sounded like yo did not do your research at all, which generally tons of people don't do whining about
their bricked devices afterwards in the forums. If you don't understand what you do - don't do it.
Your original mistake was probably not properly wiping and/or formatting certain partitions (e.g. one forgotten wipe of system or data partition often puts your phone into BL, all depending on what version you come from & go to etc.) before flashing the zip from CWM (which is the way you usually flash custom ROMS, you're right).
Every ROM provides installation instructions which are to be follwed exactly. Never use a file not made for your specific device. Don't do anything before you know how to revert in case of disaster. Don't do anything before you got a full Nandroid & EFS backup both transferred to your PC. And again, understand what you do.
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thanks benko.
Installed philz recovery and done backup to ext sdcard (errored out was <1 G free space on card)
Done backup to internal sdcard - had about 7GB free
Copied recovery folder back to PC.
Installed Revolution ROM and afterwards noticed internal memory only 1GB
Am now copying the blob folder to PC.
Is this the case with all of the recoveries to use so much space doing a backup ?
Where do I read up on the 0 folder here, i've searched but there is so much info its a bit confusing.
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philophilo said:
thanks benko.
Installed philz recovery and done backup to ext sdcard (errored out was <1 G free space on card)
Done backup to internal sdcard - had about 7GB free
Copied recovery folder back to PC.
Installed Revolution ROM and afterwards noticed internal memory only 1GB
Am now copying the blob folder to PC.
Is this the case with all of the recoveries to use so much space doing a backup ?
Where do I read up on the 0 folder here, i've searched but there is so much info its a bit confusing.
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I know the subject has been covered already, just looking for a thread where i can read in simply form about what to do.
I copied blob file to pc , freed up another 4 gb, OS and backups still taking up 12/16GB of internal storage without any user app or data , just not right.