Greetings.
I just bought my Thunderbolt the other day and so far I'm loving it more each day. I successfully rooted it and got ROM Manager on it.
I'm confused as to what exactly a ROM is and how to get it working on my phone. I've been reading about a few ROMs that de-bloat the phone and those are the ones that I'm looking to get onto my phone, but I'm rather confused as to how to install them. I've downloaded the Des BAMF one and put it on my phone's SD card and renamed it to "update.zip" and chose the option "Install ROM from SD Card." It then reboots into a different looking theme/skin that appears to be the default. I'm not sure if I did something wrong or not.
Could someone fill me in on how exactly to install a custom ROM on the Thunderbolt?
Any help is appreciated.
Hey.
I am in the exact same boat as you. Just got my tbolt and unlocked it.. And for the longest time.. 5 hours i had no idea how to install the roms.
So from what I did.
I backed up my user app on Titanium back up.
I downloaded the zip file.. and placed it in my SD CARD. Don't put it in any folder. or you could you just have to find it, without changing the name.
So then with Rom Manager, you should backup current ROM
Then you should reboot into Recovery.
First we will wipe the data/factory reset.
wipe the cache partition.
Apply the new rom. To do this select the install zip from sdcard.
The next option would be to select chose zip from sd card.
Then you will select your rom from the sd card.
Once you have selected the rom you will get to the conformation page.
I have a link that can show you step by step.. but i am not over my 10 post to post link outside the site
there is no need to rename to update.zip. if you are properly rooted with s-off all you need to do is choose choose "install rom from sd card" in rom manager. Find the rim you want to install (name doesn't matter) and click it. It will then prompt you with two checkboxes.
1. Will be to make a back up
2. Will be to wipe data and cache.
MAKE A BACKUP. As for wiping data and cache that erases everything from your phone (not things on the sd card) it is recommended to do that because sometimes the phone gets weird and force closes if you don't, but sometimes it works fine.
After clicking ok, it will boot into recovery, go through back up and installing and reboot. First reboot may take awhile but after thar you have your new rom.
Let me know if that answered your question. If it didn't, clarify for me so I can better assist you.
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greg i have a question. when you wipe data and cache.
your sdcard is safe right?. or does the sdcard get wiped as well
MisterDonut said:
greg i have a question. when you wipe data and cache.
your sdcard is safe right?. or does the sdcard get wiped as well
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sdcard will not get wiped.
another thing, if your just flashing a new kernel, or updating a rom, like from bamf 1.2 to 1.3, usually a full wipe is not necessary.
But if your switching roms like from BAMF to CM7 always wipe.
just make sure you read the threads and backup before you change anything.
The easiest and simple method of putting a rom on you phone is thru clockwork. You can access the xda site thru an app on the market, just search for xda. Download the app, open the app and sign in. Find the t-bolt forum and download the desired rom using your phone. Once the rom is downloaded, boot into recovery, select "wipe data/factory reset" , select "wipe cache partition", then select "advanced", select "wipe dalvik cache". I usually do this process twice just to make sure. The select "install zip from sd card", find the folder where you downloaded the rom select that then select the file/rom. Install it.
Thanks alot appreciate the feed back and the community
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Thank you for all the replies everybody. Clarified a lot of things for me.
I forgot to ask something in my original post; what exactly is a kernel and how would I come about installing it on my TB?
I've been reading a lot about them and I am still clueless as to what a kernel does.
Tethers said:
Thank you for all the replies everybody. Clarified a lot of things for me.
I forgot to ask something in my original post; what exactly is a kernel and how would I come about installing it on my TB?
I've been reading a lot about them and I am still clueless as to what a kernel does.
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The kernel controls the power and sped of the phone. You can install it the same way I explained prior. The devs tweak the kernel to get better performance and battery life. Adrynalynes 2.0 is good. Dont worry about quadrant scores/ speeds as they are bs. I am also not a fan of overclocking, just my preference.
Tethers said:
Thank you for all the replies everybody. Clarified a lot of things for me.
I forgot to ask something in my original post; what exactly is a kernel and how would I come about installing it on my TB?
I've been reading a lot about them and I am still clueless as to what a kernel does.
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im not sure exactly, but without getting too technical, it controls your processor speed.
it can make your phone faster, smoother, and more efficient.
if you flash a good rom, i see your on das bamf, it already has a decent kernel.
Tethers said:
Thank you for all the replies everybody. Clarified a lot of things for me.
I forgot to ask something in my original post; what exactly is a kernel and how would I come about installing it on my TB?
I've been reading a lot about them and I am still clueless as to what a kernel does.
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Check out the section on kernels on wikipedia, it does a decent job explaining it. The reason you might want to run a custom kernel is to add support for something that is disabled in the stock kernel config, like extra filesystem support or tunneling or to undervolt the processor to save on battery. More slots can be added so you can change clock speeds, etc.
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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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Hi folks, first like to say thank you to everyone who puts this stuff together- mindboggling for me so it is.
ANyway, im not a techie, but im getting there.
I've rooted my S2, and i now have CWM and superuser on the phone. I have read ALOT of threads , and i'm a bit confused about my next steps. I have no sd card.
I want to get one of those ROMS to help the battery and all the other jazz(phone call recording sounds particularly sweet), but im wary of jumping into it... I have android 2.33 on the phone, and it was the kf3 kernal that i flashed on with ODIN to ROOT the phone successfully;
Q1. I was thinking of the lightning ROM for my phone- do i need to check which kernel and android version i have and match them up with a specific version of whichever ROM i go for?
Q2. Do i have to 'wipe' the phone before installing the ROM? ( i dont know what this means)
Q3. with the above in mind, can anyone point me towards a detailed tutorial on putting a ROM on the phone? ( i have looked honestly, im not being lazy- they dont seem to say what to do if youve already rooted the phone)
EDIT Q4- Should i have NOT rooted with KF3 V 4.0 and just installed the litening ROM, which would have rooted the phone aswell? - I'm really confused. Basically i can't figure out if ive made it harder to put a ROM on there, or easier.
EDIT Q5; will this method work ( im still not sure how to identify what rom fits my system)
How to install a ROM using CWM
Installing a ROM using CWM is a lot less hassle then installing via Odin. The ROM developer will specify which method of installing their ROM you can use, but it is usually done by a CWM flashable .zip.
To flash:
1. Boot into CWM as described above
2. Navigate to 'install zip from sd card'
3. Select it, and then navigate to 'install zip from sdcard' again!
4. Select the ROM you downloaded from your sd card
5. Navigate down to yes
6. Let CWM install you new ROM!
Many Thank yous in advance for anyone who can help this cabbage (ie, me).
Cheers
fracked said:
Hi folks, first like to say thank you to everyone who puts this stuff together- mindboggling for me so it is.
ANyway, im not a techie, but im getting there.
I've rooted my S2, and i now have CWM and superuser on the phone. I have read ALOT of threads , and i'm a bit confused about my next steps. I have no sd card.
I want to get one of those ROMS to help the battery and all the other jazz(phone call recording sounds particularly sweet), but im wary of jumping into it... I have android 2.33 on the phone, and it was the kf3 kernal that i flashed on with ODIN to ROOT the phone successfully;
Q1. I was thinking of the lightning ROM for my phone- do i need to check which kernel and android version i have and match them up with a specific version of whichever ROM i go for?
Q2. Do i have to 'wipe' the phone before installing the ROM? ( i dont know what this means)
Q3. with the above in mind, can anyone point me towards a detailed tutorial on putting a ROM on the phone? ( i have looked honestly, im not being lazy- they dont seem to say what to do if youve already rooted the phone)
EDIT Q4- Should i have NOT rooted with KF3 V 4.0 and just installed the litening ROM, which would have rooted the phone aswell? - I'm really confused. Basically i can't figure out if ive made it harder to put a ROM on there, or easier.
EDIT Q5; will this method work ( im still not sure how to identify what rom fits my system)
How to install a ROM using CWM
Installing a ROM using CWM is a lot less hassle then installing via Odin. The ROM developer will specify which method of installing their ROM you can use, but it is usually done by a CWM flashable .zip.
To flash:
1. Boot into CWM as described above
2. Navigate to 'install zip from sd card'
3. Select it, and then navigate to 'install zip from sdcard' again!
4. Select the ROM you downloaded from your sd card
5. Navigate down to yes
6. Let CWM install you new ROM!
Many Thank yous in advance for anyone who can help this cabbage (ie, me).
Cheers
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A1 No, lighting Rom includes its own kernal and will update your phnes android version when you install it.
A2 you should to make sure their are no stray bits of data floating around. Go to cwm and put it into recovery mode. clean the cache, the go into into advanced and clean daavik cache.
this is what is mean by wiping the phone. if you want you can also do a factory reset.
A3 the method in in question 5 is the usual way to do it from cwm but make sure that you copy it into the internal sdcard.
A4. rooting makes it easier in as it gives you access to the file structure of the phone. It is always a good idea to root the phone, if you want to customize it.
A5. To use cwm mwthod any rom has to come it a zip file version. Tar file versions are used with odin but in any case always follow the developers instructions to get the best out of the rom.
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A1 No, lighting Rom includes its own kernal and will update your phnes android version when you install it.
A2 you should to make sure their are no stray bits of data floating around. Go to cwm and put it into recovery mode. clean the cache, the go into into advanced and clean daavik cache.
this is what is mean by wiping the phone. if you want you can also do a factory reset.
A3 the method in in question 5 is the usual way to do it from cwm but make sure that you copy it into the internal sdcard.
A4. rooting makes it easier in as it gives you access to the file structure of the phone. It is always a good idea to root the phone, if you want to customize it.
A5. To use cwm mwthod any rom has to come it a zip file version. Tar file versions are used with odin but in any case always follow the developers instructions to get the best out of the rom.
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Hi Cosmic blue,
thak you so much for coming back to me, i really appreciate it.
So if i can just clarify my proposed method then from the above with a few more questions;
1 go to cwm recovery and clean the two caches you mentioned above while in recovery mode. ( i see the menu now in recovery mode- would i be right in saying the ones to select are 'wipe cache partition' and i can see the dalvik one in advanced no problem)
2 I need to get the rom zip file from the developers thread. SO i download that to my laptop- then whats the best way to transfer to the phone internal sd card as you said...Do i Need an external sd card yes? (sorry, i know this sounds dumb )
3 ( please ignore this one if youre busy- no big deal as i can do more research) can you recommend a good ROM thats not majorly complicated, saves the battery, looks cool i suppose and has some good extra fucntions? as i was saying i liked the lite'ning one but ive read some places that its a bit of a battery drain...
Thank you so miuch again, its so appreciated.
Cheers
fracked said:
Hi Cosmic blue,
thak you so much for coming back to me, i really appreciate it.
So if i can just clarify my proposed method then from the above with a few more questions;
1 go to cwm recovery and clean the two caches you mentioned above while in recovery mode. ( i see the menu now in recovery mode- would i be right in saying the ones to select are 'wipe cache partition' and i can see the dalvik one in advanced no problem)
2 I need to get the rom zip file from the developers thread. SO i download that to my laptop- then whats the best way to transfer to the phone internal sd card as you said...Do i Need an external sd card yes? (sorry, i know this sounds dumb )
3 ( please ignore this one if youre busy- no big deal as i can do more research) can you recommend a good ROM thats not majorly complicated, saves the battery, looks cool i suppose and has some good extra fucntions? as i was saying i liked the lite'ning one but ive read some places that its a bit of a battery drain...
Thank you so miuch again, its so appreciated.
Cheers
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1. correct, wipe those 2 to prepare your phone.
2. no, you do not need an external card. Go to the laptop root directory, you will see the internal sdcard of your phone as a drive, create a new folder in the phone sdcard and copy the zip file to it.
then detach cable and go into recovery and flash the zip file.
3. you will need to experiment with different roms. Lite'ing is fine all custom roms are a bit of battery drain because of the extra functions. But the battery life is still better then the stock as they have tweaked the battery to discharge slower for longer battery life.
4. Everyone has different preferences. try different combinations of firmware, kernal and modem till you find one that you will like.
So I am getting ready to install this ROM, or at least try to. Question I have is when it says to " 1) Download update-unnamed-v1.X.X-full.zip and place it on your SD card", what does that mean exactly? Do I need to download it onto my computer and move it to my phone? Or do I download it right onto the phone?
Also, do I need an external SD card installed into the phone or can I just save the zip onto the internal memory?
Sorry for the newbie questions but I am very new to this. You guys were very helpful when I rooted the phone so I figured you would be the ones to ask again this time. Thanks in advance for your help.
Doesn't matter how you download it and it can go on either SD card, internal or external.
When I do the wipe will I lose anything important like contacts?
ORT14 said:
When I do the wipe will I lose anything important like contacts?
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when you wipe, you will lose everything on your phone. So make sure your contacts are backed up. If you have them in gmail, then you wont lose them because after flashing the new rom and once you setup your gmail account, your contacts will come back automatically.
Yup, best for every Android user to import all of their contacts into their Google/Gmail account. I manually entered mine into Gmail when I first got an Android phone. It sucked, but since then I haven't had to worry about it. As soon as I flash a ROM and sign in to my Google account my contacts just pop in like magic.
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Yup, best for every Android user to import all of their contacts into their Google/Gmail account. I manually entered mine into Gmail when I first got an Android phone. It sucked, but since then I haven't had to worry about it. As soon as I flash a ROM and sign in to my Google account my contacts just pop in like magic.
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yep. I spent the hour or whatever to manually enter all my contacts. It can take a while depending on how many contacts you have, but it will save you a LOT of time and headaches later on.
Another question for you, what happens to my stock rom when I install UnNamed? Will it still be available to me should I need to switch back?
With my paid apps, will I be able to redownload them for free or am I going to have to pay again? I have titanium backup but since I am wiping the phone wont everything I backed up get wiped too?
ORT14 said:
Another question for you, what happens to my stock rom when I install UnNamed? Will it still be available to me should I need to switch back?
With my paid apps, will I be able to redownload them for free or am I going to have to pay again? I have titanium backup but since I am wiping the phone wont everything I backed up get wiped too?
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Do you currently have CWM installed? If so, you can do a full nandroid backup from recovery of your stock rom if you choose to go back to stock. If not, Entropy has a great thread in the dev section about loading back to stock.
UnNamed will simply become the one and only rom on your phone (which isn't a bad thing) after you flash it, the stock will always get replaced.
As to your paid apps via the Market, they'll be there for you to download again for free. TB is another good option, just make sure that you ONLY choose 'Missing Apps with Data' for any restoring.
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when you wipe, you will lose everything on your phone.
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Whenever you choose 'Wipe data', all folders on /sdcard (clockworkmod, titaniumbackup, download, etc.) remain there and untouched. Formatting the /sdcard is another story.
Your answer was correct since the storage area where the contact info is stored will in fact get wiped but it kind of makes it sound as though you will lose everything, which is not the case.
re: backup-restore
ORT14 said:
Another question for you, what happens to my stock rom when I install UnNamed? Will it still be available to me should I need to switch back?
With my paid apps, will I be able to redownload them for free or am I going to have to pay again? I have titanium backup but since I am wiping the phone wont everything I backed up get wiped too?
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If you don't backup the stock rom you will loose it.
To back up the stock rom which you are using now is easy.
Go into CWM Recovery and select "backup/restore"
then select "backup".
OR if you are not sure about CWM recovery you can always do it the easier way.
Download this app called "CWM Manager" which is available here: http://megaupload.com/?d=TGXMLL1G
This this app is better than a swiss army knife!
This app is so easy to use that even my brother "Mikey" can do it!
The reason it's so easy to use is because it's self-explanitory.
OK, I do have the cwm from when I rooted, so I should be good there.
Last question, and BTW you have all been super helpful with this. When you say SD card, you are talking about my phones internal memory right and not a little micro SD card that needs to be installed, correct?
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ORT14 said:
OK, I do have the cwm from when I rooted, so I should be good there.
Last question, and BTW you have all been super helpful with this. When you say SD card, you are talking about my phones internal memory right and not a little micro SD card that needs to be installed, correct?
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When ever you see "sdcard" mentioned in any of these posts or replies
people are referring to the internal sdcard unless they specify "external sdcard"
I also found it strange and a little confusing at first but for a different reason,
the reason being is that we really don't have an externel sdcard at all except
for the one which is inside of our phone.
(they are both internal sdcards since both of them reside inside of our phones!)
ORT14 said:
OK, I do have the cwm from when I rooted, so I should be good there.
Last question, and BTW you have all been super helpful with this. When you say SD card, you are talking about my phones internal memory right and not a little micro SD card that needs to be installed, correct?
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Yeah. I always refer to the external sd as just that, external or ext.
Long press volume key to skip songs mod
Hi GTG, is there any way you can implement Aerobahn's mod to skip songs from any app like google music, pandora or any other music app to skip songs with the volume keys?
I found a treath for a SGS2 international version that allows this. Any other sugestions. It would be really convinient when playing music via a bluetooth headset. I promess I'll make a donation.
Is it hard to learn the coding the implement this mod to your ROM?
Here is the link for this mod. I also pasted a file that has the code for this mode that works on international SGS2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257260
I will trully apreciate it man!!!
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257260
Alright, I did all the steps and I am pretty sure it worked bc my AOS dropped considerably. However, when I do the pulldown menu there are still only the five options. And when I hold down the power key there are only the three original options that I had in the stock rom. Did I mess something up? The only thing that was a little different from the instructions was when I chose the zip to install it was called "updated" in my menu instead of "update-unnamed-v1.X.X-full.zip" like it says in the instructions.
ORT14 said:
Alright, I did all the steps and I am pretty sure it worked bc my AOS dropped considerably. However, when I do the pulldown menu there are still only the five options. And when I hold down the power key there are only the three original options that I had in the stock rom. Did I mess something up? The only thing that was a little different from the instructions was when I chose the zip to install it was called "updated" in my menu instead of "update-unnamed-v1.X.X-full.zip" like it says in the instructions.
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Lol did you download the update zip instead of the full zip? Sounds like you did.
ORT14 said:
Alright, I did all the steps and I am pretty sure it worked bc my AOS dropped considerably. However, when I do the pulldown menu there are still only the five options. And when I hold down the power key there are only the three original options that I had in the stock rom. Did I mess something up? The only thing that was a little different from the instructions was when I chose the zip to install it was called "updated" in my menu instead of "update-unnamed-v1.X.X-full.zip" like it says in the instructions.
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Sounds like you flashed the wrong file. What does it show for Build Number under 'About Phone' in settings? It should show UnNamed v1.0.4.
Also, you need to swipe the Notification options to the left to see the additional 5 but if you did indeed flash the wrong file, you obviously won't see that.
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Lol did you download the update zip instead of the full zip? Sounds like you did.
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Sounds like they selected 'apply /sdcard/update.zip' instead of navigating to the proper directory and selecting the actual downloaded file, or 'apply update from sdcard' in the root CWM menu option.
****x76 said:
Is it hard to learn the coding the implement this mod to your ROM?
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Is that a challenge?
Kadin said:
Sounds like you flashed the wrong file. What does it show for Build Number under 'About Phone' in settings? It should show UnNamed v1.0.4.
Also, you need to swipe the Notification options to the left to see the additional 5 but if you did indeed flash the wrong file, you obviously won't see that.
Sounds like they selected 'apply /sdcard/update.zip' instead of navigating to the proper directory and selecting the actual downloaded file, or 'apply update from sdcard' in the root CWM menu option.
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It does not say that in the build.
Is the full rom inside of another directory folder? I must have just loaded the wrong file, ugh.
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ORT14 said:
It does not say that in the build.
Is the full rom inside of another directory folder? I must have just loaded the wrong file, ugh.
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Just go download this "update-unnamed-v1.0.4-full.zip": http://www.multiupload.com/9UTPJDVDZQ
After its downloaded put it on your SDCARD (not inside any folders).
Go into CWM recovery and select "install zip from sdcard" then simply
select the "update-unnamed-v1.0.4-full.zip" in your sdcard and flash.
This way everything will be GOOOOD
unnamed rom is probably the most stable rom out thr.
This thread is for noobs by noobs , a place to talk about the app so that we don't clutter the ROM threads .
I hope this works out and helps anyone including myself with using this app.
Here is another GUIDE by JJsax posted on The Root Of All EVO that is a lot more detailed then this one.
The Official forum for BootManager is Init2winit if you would like to learn even more about the app.
As I learn about this app ,as to how and what works with it I'll update this and maybe it will help everyone out that is trying to use BootManager.
This app also works with EVO 3D's with hboot 1.50 s-on
Thank XDA member mnomaanw for that information.
If you use this app and have the time to reply to this post , please share what ROMs you've got to work and a little info on how you installed it. This way I can add it to the op to make it easier and faster for everyone to find.
This is what I've learned so far.
How to install* ROMs via Boot Manager...
Thank seraph863 for filling me in and writing this up. I just changed a few details cause his was for a specific ROM.
MAKE SURE THE ROM IS ON THE ROOT OF YOUR SD CARD NOT IN ANY FOLDERS
1.)* PURCHASE Boot Manager. It does a License check upon boot, so your jacked version will just give you a headache. Seriously, I tried it. Doesn't work.
Here is a Market link to Boot Manager if you didn't already purchase it.
1.a) IF you didn't purchase it... WIPE ALL Boot Manager data and files, including the folder on your SD Card. Then buy it and let it setup again.
2.) Open SuperUser. Hit Menu -> Settings -> Disable Logging.
3. Open BootManager. If you're at work and on Wi-Fi, you may not pass the License check due to firewall issues. If you get a black screen, or license failures, switch to 3/4G and try again.
4.) If all is good, you're asked to Setup the Phone. Do so now. [ You will need to set up your Phone ROM any time you flash a new ROM or kernel to your phone ROM.]
5.) Once installed, hit Menu -> Settings -> Force Large Boot.img
6.) Swipe right to Slot 1. Hit Install .zip and browse to your downloaded ROM.zip file. Make sure to check the Wipe System, Data, and Cache boxes so that it will wipe before it flashes the ROM. Select EXT4 as the file structure.
[This is the important part. This build will take a LONG time. Do NOT use your phone while it is running.]
8.) Once the install has been successful if you need to flash a kernel , theme gapps etc..., go back to Slot 1 and select Install .zip (again). Choose the .zip file. Do NOT wipe system, data or cache. It will ask you to over write it just hit OK.
9.) You should now be ready to boot to your new ROM! Celebrate!
Since this is for the EVO 3D I recommend to always use ext4 as your file structure.
If you get any error messages start over.
Known working ROMs to my knowledge.
These are ROMs that I've set up.
Infected Eternity Phone ROM and sd ROM
KMyers CM7 beta 7.4* with gapps ext4 sd ROM
MeanROM ext4 sd ROM
TrevE Zone v2.3.12 ext4 phone and sd ROM
Mikrunny ext4 phone ROM and sd ROM
XDA members setups
JJsax setup
CDMA Evo3D
hboot 1.50 s-on
TWRP 2.0 touch recovery
Phone ROM SteeleROM 2.73
ROM1 CM9 (The latest version couple days old)
ROM2 Evervolve ICS
mnomaanw's set up
PhoneROM: ViperROM Redline v2.5 RC2
ROM1:CyanogenMOD9
ROM2:MIUI v2.1.6
I've found it to work better to flash and set up my ROM on the phone ROM and then back it up and restore it to a slot.
If your having problems restoring backups and your using TWRP recovery try using CWM. I was having issues with TWRP and since I went back to CWM (touch and 5.0.2.0 both work great but there is no usb mount on the touch version) and I haven't had a single issue restoring a backup to a ROM slot.
My setup will be changing all the time.
CDMA EVO 3D
Eng Hboot s-off
Radio 1.06.00.1216
Phone ROM Infected Eternity Sense 3.0
ROM1 Mikrunny
ROM2 EVOZone
ROM3 SteelROM
ROM4 MeanROM Aria51
Thank you for putting this here. I know I'm to blame for going off topic in some threads about Boot Manager.
I too am having issues getting a ROM to load into slot 1.
Here's my setup...
SteeleROM 2.73
Anthrax #2 kernel
Over 5GB of storage space available.
HBOOT 1.50
TWRP 2.0 recovery (the newest touch one)
I load steele just fine as the phone ROM then try to load CM9, or whatever other ROM into slot 1 it goes through everything then it get's killed at mounting img's. I have it setup for screen on, to load large files, and I even have SU logging turned off. This happens everytime I try to load a ROM into slot 1 it just kills it and never finishes 100%
JJsax said:
Thank you for putting this here. I know I'm to blame for going off topic in some threads about Boot Manager.
I too am having issues getting a ROM to load into slot 1.
Here's my setup...
SteeleROM 2.73
Anthrax #2 kernel
Over 5GB of storage space available.
HBOOT 1.50
TWRP 2.0 recovery (the newest touch one)
I load steele just fine as the phone ROM then try to load CM9, or whatever other ROM into slot 1 it goes through everything then it get's killed at mounting img's. I have it setup for screen on, to load large files, and I even have SU logging turned off. This happens everytime I try to load a ROM into slot 1 it just kills it and never finishes 100%
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Mine say they install fine and they finish but when I hit boot to the slot it just gets stuck on the splash screen.
I had TrevE Zone on my phone ROM but just switched to eternity. I got MeanROM to install in slot 2 and it booted up fine and is running great but thats the only one I out of the 3 I tried. I set the boot.img to large or what ever the setting is cause thats what they said to do in the video on the site for the app. My real issue though is that restoring my backup to a slot it installs to my system memory. I would like to be able to install backups cause I've read they run better. Hopefully some that knows more about this will come in here and school us a little, I'll even add it to the op and make this a guide if we get enough info.
Here's my quick and dirty instructable I posted in the CM9 thread.
How to install this via Boot Manager...
1.) PURCHASE Boot Manager. It does a License check upon boot, so your cracked version will just give you a headache. Seriously, I tried it. Doesn't work.
1.a) IF you didn't purchase it... delete ALL Boot Manager files, including the folder on your SD Card. Then buy it and let it setup again.
2.) Open SuperUser. Hit Menu -> Settings -> Disable Logging
3. Open BM. If you're at work and on Wi-Fi, you may not pass the License check due to firewall issues. If you get a black screen, or license failures, uninstall BM and delete the folder. Switch to 3/4G and try again.
4.) If all is good, you're asked to Setup the Phone. Do so now.
5.) Once installed, hit Menu -> Settings -> Force Large Boot.img
6.) Swipe right to Slot 1. Hit Install .zip and browse to your downloaded CM9 .zip file. Wipe System, Data, and Cache. Select EXT4 as the file structure
7.) This is the important part. This build will take a LONG time. Do NOT use your phone while it is running.
8.) Once the install has been successful, go back to Slot 1 and select Install .zip (again). Choose the Google Apps .zip file. Do NOT wipe system, data or cache.
9.) You should now be ready to boot to your new ROM! Celebrate!
Warning: Several users report to NOT use any Backup app such as Titanium to restore your apps and data, since the apps on this ROM are very very different. Your mileage may vary.
FYI I'm doing this by memory, so the minor steps might not be accurate (i.e. disable Superuser logging).
If you get any error messages, start over. I assure you, this process worked for me step by step.
Go to their official forum
Applications-->boot manager
You will find my thread named [REF]working and not working rom list
There are many phones
And if you test a rom that is not listed please report if it is working or not
Thanks
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I saw your guide in the cm9 thread and tried it with no luck I did exactly what you said and everything seemed to go fine but when I hit boot to ROM on slot one where I installed the ROM I'm stuck on the splash screen. Any ideas why? Thanks for the help also.
kylon said:
Go to their official forum
Applications-->boot manager
You will find my thread named [REF]working and not working rom list
There are many phones
And if you test a rom that is not listed please report if it is working or not
Thanks
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I was on there I even posted my issue and my log but haven't gotten any help. I did see your list of ROMs but didn't know if its up to date.
I'll have another look at it cause I really want to get this to work and its driving me crazy cause I can usually figure problems out on my own or by searching but I just can't get this.
Thanks for the replies.
linsalata28 said:
I saw your guide in the cm9 thread and tried it with no luck I did exactly what you said and everything seemed to go fine but when I hit boot to ROM on slot one where I installed the ROM I'm stuck on the splash screen. Any ideas why? Thanks for the help also.
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Which ROM are you using?
I would start over. Use a file manager to delete your ROM from the SD Card and take another image. Make sure you have plenty of storage on your SD card. You could also try clearing the Cache and Dalvik.
You can always get back to your phone ROM manually by booting to Recovery and flashing sdcard\bootmanager\phonerom\update.zip
Edit: Don't forget to check "Use Large boot.img" within Boot Manager
seraph863 said:
Which ROM are you using?
I would start over. Use a file manager to delete your ROM from the SD Card and take another image. Make sure you have plenty of storage on your SD card. You could also try clearing the Cache and Dalvik.
You can always get back to your phone ROM manually by booting to Recovery and flashing sdcard\bootmanager\phonerom\update.zip
Edit: Don't forget to check "Use Large boot.img" within Boot Manager
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Should I just delete the whole bootmanager folder and clear the data for the app also?
another thing is why when I restore a backup to a slot its installing to my internal memory?
Yeah I just had another look at your list and there aren't many ROMs for this phone on there and they look old.
Thanks again for the help.
It up to date
Anyway gflame is busy
What do you do to install the rom
And wich rom?
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I wiped everything out and starting over. I'm going to just try and install viperom in one slot and see if that boots, then I'm going to try and restore a backup to another slot from within a ROM slot to see if that will fix my internal memory issue cause it wont have anywhere to install to . I'll post back with what happens.
kylon said:
It up to date
Anyway gflame is busy
What do you do to install the rom
And wich rom?
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I disabled logging in su checked off larg boot.img then whet to slot one hit install zip choose cm9 ext4 then checked all the wipe opinions, when that finished I flashed the gapps the same way but without wiping . Everything finished with that I didn't get any errors but when I went to boot to that slot it just hung at the splash screen.
I did that 2 times with cm9 , 1 time with the Eternity ROM sense 3.0 r130 , 1 time with Team Nocturnal's Blackened ROM and they all got stuck at the splash screen.
I did get MeanROM to work using those same steps last night.
Now with the restore of my backup I did basically the same thing but it doesn't give any wipe options when you install it but it would get an error saying boot.img something like that and then I would get a low memory popup saying I only had about 30mb left internal memory when I had over 800mb when I started.
Edit: I have about 6gb free on a 16gb class 10 sd card. I believe its a Samsung card I think.
Edit2: I finished flashing viperom and now that to is stuck on the splash screen. Is there a way to wipe caches for that slot and fix permissions like you would for a regular ROM in recovery if something like this happened.
I'm really starting to think I wasted $3 this is very frustrating sorry.
Thanks for your replies and trying to help.
I went into recovery to go to flash the update zip to restore my phone ROM but when I open the bootmanager folder I don't see anything in it. I'm using twrp 2.0 recovery. Could this have something to do with my problems?
linsalata28 said:
I went into recovery to go to flash the update zip to restore my phone ROM but when I open the bootmanager folder I don't see anything in it. I'm using twrp 2.0 recovery. Could this have something to do with my problems?
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The steps in your previous post were all correct, except you said you turned OFF "Use large boot.img" ? Make sure that option is ENABLED (has an X on it)
I'm confused as to why the app is trying to install to your internal memory... Mine installs to my SD Card. Make sure the USB cable is not plugged into the phone, and try increasing your screen timeout so it doesn't sleep during the install.
The fact that you're getting the splash screen means you're getting somewhere. Maybe you're being too impatient on the install? Wait a few minutes even after it says Install Complete before continuing.
seraph863 said:
The steps in your previous post were all correct, except you said you turned OFF "Use large boot.img" ? Make sure that option is ENABLED (has an X on it)
I'm confused as to why the app is trying to install to your internal memory... Mine installs to my SD Card. Make sure the USB cable is not plugged into the phone, and try increasing your screen timeout so it doesn't sleep during the install.
The fact that you're getting the splash screen means you're getting somewhere. Maybe you're being too impatient on the install? Wait a few minutes even after it says Install Complete before continuing.
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I said I checked the larger boot.img off meaning it was enabled sorry for that misunderstanding. I flashed 2 of the slots last night and didn't even test them till today so I don't think that its cause I'm not waiting long enough. Why would none of the folders inside of the bootmanager folder show up in twrp recovery? Could I copy and paste the phone update.zip to the root of my sd card so that I can recover without having to nand restore cause I've already wiped and restored about 10 times trying to get this to work.
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linsalata28 said:
I disabled logging in su checked off larg boot.img then whet to slot one hit install zip choose cm9 ext4 then checked all the wipe opinions, when that finished I flashed the gapps the same way but without wiping . Everything finished with that I didn't get any errors but when I went to boot to that slot it just hung at the splash screen.
I did that 2 times with cm9 , 1 time with the Eternity ROM sense 3.0 r130 , 1 time with Team Nocturnal's Blackened ROM and they all got stuck at the splash screen.
I did get MeanROM to work using those same steps last night.
Now with the restore of my backup I did basically the same thing but it doesn't give any wipe options when you install it but it would get an error saying boot.img something like that and then I would get a low memory popup saying I only had about 30mb left internal memory when I had over 800mb when I started.
Edit: I have about 6gb free on a 16gb class 10 sd card. I believe its a Samsung card I think.
Edit2: I finished flashing viperom and now that to is stuck on the splash screen. Is there a way to wipe caches for that slot and fix permissions like you would for a regular ROM in recovery if something like this happened.
I'm really starting to think I wasted $3 this is very frustrating sorry.
Thanks for your replies and trying to help.
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My phone:
Phone ROM: SteelROM 2.72
Slot 1: AOSP ICS - wifi doesn't work
Slot 2: CM9 - (google talk and books FC)
Slot 3: MIUI
Slot 4: CM7 (kmeyers)
Boot Manager has a problem trying to restore from a NAND backup, it did the same thing to me where it was installing to the phone's internal memory. I was trying to figure out the problem, but I moved on without success.
I've had the best time installing tricking ROM's by this method. I installed CM7 to a slot, booted into CM7 and installed the ICS and CM9 from there. It's been pretty successful.
If you are getting it to freeze with mounting images, I came across this issue because my SD card did not have enough room. You can try to free up some more space to see if this is the same issue.
I had most problems installing due to not enough space on my SD card, I now have a 32gb card, and have had no issues
Also, I've never had to set it to large boot.img to get things to work, and make sure you disable logging in SU, and use EXT4
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linsalata28 said:
I said I checked the larger boot.img off meaning it was enabled sorry for that misunderstanding. I flashed 2 of the slots last night and didn't even test them till today so I don't think that its cause I'm not waiting long enough. Why would none of the folders inside of the bootmanager folder show up in twrp recovery? Could I copy and paste the phone update.zip to the root of my sd card so that I can recover without having to nand restore cause I've already wiped and restored about 10 times trying to get this to work.
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To quickly get back to your phone ROM (make sure you setup your phoneRom in boot manager first to create the update.zip file, you need to recreate this anytime you change the ROM or Kernel for your phoneROM)
Boot into Recovery
Install the update.zip inside the \boot manager\phonerom\update.zip (not sure if location is accurate, but you get the idea)
Reboot system
Phone should boot to phone ROM, or you can install any other update.zip from your slots, to boot to them etc
spookytay said:
My phone:
Phone ROM: SteelROM 2.72
Slot 1: AOSP ICS - wifi doesn't work
Slot 2: CM9 - (google talk and books FC)
Slot 3: MIUI
Slot 4: CM7 (kmeyers)
Boot Manager has a problem trying to restore from a NAND backup, it did the same thing to me where it was installing to the phone's internal memory. I was trying to figure out the problem, but I moved on without success.
I've had the best time installing tricking ROM's by this method. I installed CM7 to a slot, booted into CM7 and installed the ICS and CM9 from there. It's been pretty successful.
If you are getting it to freeze with mounting images, I came across this issue because my SD card did not have enough room. You can try to free up some more space to see if this is the same issue.
I had most problems installing due to not enough space on my SD card, I now have a 32gb card, and have had no issues
Also, I've never had to set it to large boot.img to get things to work, and make sure you disable logging in SU, and use EXT4
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To quickly get back to your phone ROM (make sure you setup your phoneRom in boot manager first to create the update.zip file, you need to recreate this anytime you change the ROM or Kernel for your phoneROM)
Boot into Recovery
Install the update.zip inside the \boot manager\phonerom\update.zip (not sure if location is accurate, but you get the idea)
Reboot system
Phone should boot to phone ROM, or you can install any other update.zip from your slots, to boot to them etc
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What cm7 ROM would you recommend ? For some reason I couldn't see files inside of the BootManager folder but I checked and they are there. I have about 5gb free on a 16gb card ,I was looking into getting a 32gb if I get this app working.
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try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393613
I upgraded my card, I had about 3-4 gb free and was having problems, but once I upgraded I haven't had many since
I've purchased boot manager and when i run it, it says "application not licenced" Any fix?
spookytay said:
try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393613
I upgraded my card, I had about 3-4 gb free and was having problems, but once I upgraded I haven't had many since
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cm7 worked thanks.
I'm sorry for the ignorant post-I feel like I should know this by now, but I've searched a bit and can't seem to find a very clear explanation.
What's the difference between a "fake" flash and a "real" flash? I've been running CM7 nightlies for the past 6 months on my T-mo G2x, and I've been flashing it the same way every time.
I boot into recovery/CWM,
Select "install zip from sdcard"
Select the newest nightly
Let it install over the existing ROM.
As I understand it, because I'm not erasing the old rom (and so I don't have to deal with the titanium backup and all that business), I'm not doing a "real" flash? How do I do a real flash instead of a fake flash?
Do I select "wipe data/factory reset" and then "install zip from sdcard"? The phone has been very sluggish, and I'm curious if this is the cause at all.
I'm just afraid of rooting around in there because I don't have any idea what I'm doing.
When you flash an updated ROM it should keep your programs, settings, etc. I also wipe cache and dalvik cache each time. If you want to erase all user data and start from scratch you can always do wipe data/factory reset and then reinstall everything.
Thanks, that's what I ended up doing- it's very snappy now =D
I guess I didn't back up my apps properly with titanium backup, though. Oh well, at least I still have my pictures!
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Ok your question is "difference between fake flash and "real" flash", unless I got me wires crossed, this is talking about clockwork mod and the method of the recovery to flash a new rom. Fake flash is a zip file in the root of your SD card which contains the scripts and binarys, which brings up a special UI (not loading android) to flash a rom. This is normally used on phones with locked bootloaders or s-on. The "real" flash is when the actual recovery in the phone itself (not SD card) is replaced with the customize clockwork mod recovery.
I hope this answers the actual question for you.
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