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I'm ready to flash custom rom, but iahve some concerns.
Can somebody check mine TODO list:
Copy ROM and SuperWipe to sdcard
Put phone to download mode and flash CFRoot by step-by-step.
Boot to recovery
Flash SuperWipe.zip via recovery
Flash ARHD.zip via recovery
Reboot
Install Triangle Away
Use Triangle Away
Uninstall Triangle Away
Enjoy
GR0S said:
I'm ready to flash custom rom, but iahve some concerns.
Can somebody check mine TODO list:
Copy ROM and SuperWipe to sdcard
Put phone to download mode and flash CFRoot by step-by-step.
Boot to recovery
Flash SuperWipe.zip via recovery
Flash ARHD.zip via recovery
Reboot
Install Triangle Away
Use Triangle Away
Uninstall Triangle Away
Enjoy
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Don't see a real need to use Super Wipe if you use it then rom must be on ext sd card .
Triangle Away no real need to remove it neither is their a real need to use it at this stage .
Unless you intend to return the phone under warranty in which case use TA and flash stock rom .
jje
Thanks
And last question, can Triangle Away ininvertably break my phone?
GR0S said:
I'm ready to flash custom rom, but iahve some concerns.
Can somebody check mine TODO list:
Copy ROM and SuperWipe to sdcard
Put phone to download mode and flash CFRoot by step-by-step.
Boot to recovery
Flash SuperWipe.zip via recovery
Flash ARHD.zip via recovery
Reboot
Install Triangle Away
Use Triangle Away
Uninstall Triangle Away
Enjoy
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The Superwipe script is replaced by a lesser extensive wipe procedure in the beginning of the Aroma rom installer. However place/copy roms and backups and other important files to you external sdcard. So do NOT use SuperWipe.
Triangle Away procedure can in theory go wrong, but the chances are very slim. Haven`t heard of a brick yet personaly on our international S3. Used it myself and had no problems.
Thanks to everyone, I will flash Jellybean tomorrow.
And how I can keep my apps and game save files?
And what I should do if CFRoot installiation fails?
Please check my settings:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?aynqk6h5y1oj1vg
GR0S said:
Thanks to everyone, I will flash Jellybean tomorrow.
And how I can keep my apps and game save files?
And what I should do if CFRoot installiation fails?
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Install Titanium Backup for saving apps and data, copy game files to you external sdcard. See item 1 in my signature under the banner for how to use CF-Root. Tomorrow/this night we`ll have a new JB rom LH8. Flash that one and you`ll have the latest one.
gee2012 said:
Install Titanium Backup for saving apps and data, copy game files to you external sdcard. See item 1 in my signature under the banner for how to use CF-Root. Tomorrow/this night we`ll have a new JB rom LH8. Flash that one and you`ll have the latest one.
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So I should wait for LH8 Jellybean or ARHD 5.0.0 is good enough?
GR0S said:
Thanks
And last question, can Triangle Away ininvertably break my phone?
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Like wise never heard of any broken using TA .
Less often its used less chance of troubles .
jje
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So I should wait for LH8 Jellybean or ARHD 5.0.0 is good enough?
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5.0.0 (LH7) is good imo, but late this evening the newer version will be released. You decide for yourself what to flash off course, both are good
Hello there !
I have a Nexus 4 with ClockWorkMod and I'm wondering if flashing Ubuntu Touch could possibly wipe my recovery. Also, does it wipes the data contained in /sdcard ?
Some reports have said no, some say yes. I'm checking now, but assume it does until we know otherwise.
BlackEco said:
Hello there !
I have a Nexus 4 with ClockWorkMod and I'm wondering if flashing Ubuntu Touch could possibly wipe my recovery. Also, does it wipes the data contained in /sdcard ?
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bitpushr said:
Some reports have said no, some say yes. I'm checking now, but assume it does until we know otherwise.
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let us know asap gonna test it as well as soon as download finished (will take ages)
it wipes the entire device if you use the instructions Ubuntu provides....as stated in the instructions
there is info right here on xda, on how to do it without wiping everything
Pirateghost said:
it wipes the entire device if you use the instructions Ubuntu provides....as stated in the instructions
there is info right here on xda, on how to do it without wiping everything
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where please? we are all flashing through zip via recovery...
Considering the build script checks if the recovery is flashable:
subprocess.check_call('sudo fastboot flash recovery %s' % recovery_file,
shell=True)
I would assume it would flash the recovery partition.
joshumax said:
Considering the build script checks if the recovery is flashable:
subprocess.check_call('sudo fastboot flash recovery %s' % recovery_file,
shell=True)
I would assume it would flash the recovery partition.
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that's without any doubt! I don't have the zip yet, so can you check if something is related to an sd card wipe??
people are reporting TWRP works ok, no recovery nor sd card wipes
The built-in installer DOES flash a new recovery (looks like a stock recovery, or maybe with their own modifications). I'm not sure if it wipes nandroid backups yet, going to check that next.
memnoc said:
where please? we are all flashing through zip via recovery...
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If people would stop creating new threads every 3 seconds about ubuntu it would be easier to find....but alas, the xda public is too damn impatient
After installing through the "Ubuntu" method, which does flash a new recovery, I reflashed TWRP and checked and it does still keep the nandroid backups, so everything is still there. It's easy to go back to your old backup even after flashing the new recovery. Meaning, their process does not wipe the sdcard.
bitpushr said:
After installing through the "Ubuntu" method, which does flash a new recovery, I reflashed TWRP and checked and it does still keep the nandroid backups, so everything is still there. It's easy to go back to your old backup even after flashing the new recovery. Meaning, their process does not wipe the sdcard.
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during my install, it wiped my sdcard. i followed the instructions as provided by canonical. my device was empty
I flashed using the zip files and could simply reboot, holding the volume button down, and get back into TWRP
Dizzi800 said:
I flashed using the zip files and could simply reboot, holding the volume button down, and get back into TWRP
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correct. if you dont flash using canonicals instructions, and only flash the 2 zip files, nothing on your boot or recovery is touched....
thats what i am trying to say here. if you follow the canonical way, it wipes everything, loads its own boot.img and recovery.img, then flashes those zip files.
we dont need their boot or recovery to make this work. if you already have cwm or twrp all you have to do is flash the zip files
Pirateghost said:
correct. if you dont flash using canonicals instructions, and only flash the 2 zip files, nothing on your boot or recovery is touched....
thats what i am trying to say here. if you follow the canonical way, it wipes everything, loads its own boot.img and recovery.img, then flashes those zip files.
we dont need their boot or recovery to make this work. if you already have cwm or twrp all you have to do is flash the zip files
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i think we can close this thread and rpovides the solution to the other one thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38299437#post38299437 as I'm currently doing
memnoc said:
let us know asap gonna test it as well as soon as download finished (will take ages)
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I flashed with cwm, was able to make a backup before hand of my android. After flashing the Ubuntu os, I made a backup of it. Was able to restore android from my backup without no problems!! For what its worth, I have both as duelboot. Never lost anything while flashing!!
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I flashed with cwm, was able to make a backup before hand of my android. After flashing the Ubuntu os, I made a backup of it. Was able to restore android from my backup without no problems!! For what its worth, I have both as duelboot. Never lost anything while flashing!!
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can u advise which zip files you flashed? tks in advance.
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Try this
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If you do it through Ubuntu, yes. If you flash a ZIP, no.
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warp64 said:
I flashed with cwm, was able to make a backup before hand of my android. After flashing the Ubuntu os, I made a backup of it. Was able to restore android from my backup without no problems!! For what its worth, I have both as duelboot. Never lost anything while flashing!!
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dual boot you say? You wouldn't happen to have a nexus 4 would you. I've been looking for a dual boot solution with cm10.1 nightlies
i am currently on cm10.1 nightly builds.i did not do back up of my stock rom.i want to go back to my stock rom because many of the samsung features are missing even though its fast.please tell me the clear procedure to flash it(wiping etc.).if i go back do i loose my root access and also custom recovery.how to get again root access to install custom rom
sunnihith said:
i am currently on cm10.1 nightly builds.i did not do back up of my stock rom.i want to go back to my stock rom because many of the samsung features are missing even though its fast.please tell me the clear procedure to flash it(wiping etc.).if i go back do i loose my root access and also custom recovery.how to get again root access to install custom rom
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Download one of the stock ROMs from Sammobile.com or simply from here and flash it using ODIN. Check this. Remember to download 4.1.2 + ROMs only. Don t flash ICS ROMs as there is a risk of SDS.
Once you flash stock, you will loose your root. So just root again using CF AutoRoot. CF-AutoRoot does not give you custom recovery. So after rooting you will have to install a custom recovery.
PhilZ Recovery is good. Download the .tar.md5 and flash using ODIN same way you flashed the ROM.
NOTE : - Download the versions for your phone model only. Don t download and flash other phone model s ROM/Recovery.
things to do before and after flashing
dhirend_6d said:
Download one of the stock ROMs from Sammobile.com or simply from here and flash it using ODIN. Check this. Remember to download 4.1.2 + ROMs only. Don t flash ICS ROMs as there is a risk of SDS.
Once you flash stock, you will loose your root. So just root again using CF AutoRoot. CF-AutoRoot does not give you custom recovery. So after rooting you will have to install a custom recovery.
PhilZ Recovery is good. Download the .tar.md5 and flash using ODIN same way you flashed the ROM.
NOTE : - Download the versions for your phone model only. Don t download and flash other phone model s ROM/Recovery.
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what are things i need to do before and after flashing..fatory reset etc...wiping dalvik cache..please mention clearly.i did my current cm10.1 back up and also users apps with titanium back up.will that back up delete while flashing.can i use that back up after gaining root access to restore the user apps..please explain clearly.
sunnihith said:
what are things i need to do before and after flashing..fatory reset etc...wiping dalvik cache..please mention clearly.i did my current cm10.1 back up and also users apps with titanium back up.will that back up delete while flashing.can i use that back up after gaining root access to restore the user apps..please explain clearly.
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Goto recovery now with your custom ROM, wipe data. Then reboot into download and flash Stock ROM and do as I mentioned.
And yes the backup which you have can be used after gaining root access to restore apps+data using Titanium Backup.
The backups are stored in your SD card. Nothing is deleted from the SD card. But to be on the safer side, just keep a backup of your backups in your computer.
The CM10.1 backup should be in clockworkmod folder in internal/external SD and the apps backup should be there in Titanium Backup folder in internal SD card.
Simply read the how to return to stock for warranty guide
Is there a need to use triangle away app
dhirend_6d said:
Goto recovery now with your custom ROM, wipe data. Then reboot into download and flash Stock ROM and do as I mentioned.
And yes the backup which you have can be used after gaining root access to restore apps+data using Titanium Backup.
The backups are stored in your SD card. Nothing is deleted from the SD card. But to be on the safer side, just keep a backup of your backups in your computer.
The CM10.1 backup should be in clockworkmod folder in internal/external SD and the apps backup should be there in Titanium Backup folder in internal SD card.
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Is there a need to use triangle away app..during this process..i dont want to claim any warranty.if official firmware update is released can i download that and flash on my rom
sunnihith said:
Is there a need to use triangle away app..during this process..i dont want to claim any warranty.if official firmware update is released can i download that and flash on my rom
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If you don't want to claim any warranty then there is no need to use Triangle Away App...
My Binary Count is 13 and i don't care to reset it.
but if you are returning to stock rom then its always a good idea to reset your binary count.
because if you broke your touch then there is no way to reset your binary count and you wont be able to claim warranty.
believe me it happened to me once.
I always thought that if there is something problem with my phone then i could use triangle away and un-root my phone to claim warranty
but what if touch screen is not working ? Damn no way to reset binary cout
sunnihith said:
Is there a need to use triangle away app..during this process..i dont want to claim any warranty.
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No.
laura almeida said:
If you don't want to claim any warranty then there is no need to use Triangle Away App...
My Binary Count is 13 and i don't care to reset it.
but if you are returning to stock rom then its always a good idea to reset your binary count.
because if you broke your touch then there is no way to reset your binary count and you wont be able to claim warranty.
believe me it happened to me once.
I always thought that if there is something problem with my phone then i could use triangle away and un-root my phone to claim warranty
but what if touch screen is not working ? Damn no way to reset binary cout
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Now why would the touchscreen stop working abruptly??
UNLESS YOU FLASH SOME OTHER DEVICES S ROM OR RECOVERY.:cyclops:
And also this.
dhirend_6d said:
No.
Now why would the touchscreen stop working abruptly??
UNLESS YOU FLASH SOME OTHER DEVICES S ROM OR RECOVERY.:cyclops:
And also this.
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I dont Actually remember it was a long time ago...
they said my touch sensor got fried
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dhirend_6d said:
No.
Now why would the touchscreen stop working abruptly??
UNLESS YOU FLASH SOME OTHER DEVICES S ROM OR RECOVERY.:cyclops:
And also this.
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Using A Mouse is a very good idea.
Never thought about this before
Thank you very much for sharing some Light
sunnihith said:
Is there a need to use triangle away app..during this process..i dont want to claim any warranty.if official firmware update is released can i download that and flash on my rom
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i had flashed stock rom today morning.in the morning it wa all fine it was chargingamd also pc was detecting my phone but now it is not charging.more over my pc is also not able to detect my phone.there is also no sound when connected to stock charger.i have tried with other cable and also other usb but not charging.its showing the symbol but not charging.please help me out.
dhirend_6d said:
Goto recovery now with your custom ROM, wipe data. Then reboot into download and flash Stock ROM and do as I mentioned.
And yes the backup which you have can be used after gaining root access to restore apps+data using Titanium Backup.
The backups are stored in your SD card. Nothing is deleted from the SD card. But to be on the safer side, just keep a backup of your backups in your computer.
The CM10.1 backup should be in clockworkmod folder in internal/external SD and the apps backup should be there in Titanium Backup folder in internal SD card.
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i had flashed stock rom today morning.in the morning it wa all fine it was chargingamd also pc was detecting my phone but now it is not charging.more over my pc is also not able to detect my phone.there is also no sound when connected to stock charger.i have tried with other cable and also other usb but not charging.its showing the symbol but not charging.please help me out.
sunnihith said:
i had flashed stock rom today morning.in the morning it wa all fine it was chargingamd also pc was detecting my phone but now it is not charging.more over my pc is also not able to detect my phone.there is also no sound when connected to stock charger.i have tried with other cable and also other usb but not charging.its showing the symbol but not charging.please help me out.
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Weird. O__O Well try wiping the data/cache/dalvik from recovery and check.
dhirend_6d said:
Weird. O__O Well try wiping the data/cache/dalvik from recovery and check.[/QU
wiped cache,dalvik cache and also done factory rest.its showing symbol but not charging.more over i once again flashed cm10.1 to check whether its a stock rom problem but same result.
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Weird. O__O Well try wiping the data/cache/dalvik from recovery and check.
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wiped cache,dalvik cache and also done factory rest.its showing symbol but not charging.more over i once again flashed cm10.1 to check whether its a stock rom problem but same result.
ok i got the phone, odin, a recovery and a rom how do i root it and or get the rom flashed ? Any step by step tutorials? Do i gotta flash the recovery first then the rom? im lost. i dont wanna brick my phone, can anyone walk me through the process? thanks
Put the rom zip on your SD card, flash recovery with odin then from recovery install your rom zip file
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damaged82 said:
Put the rom zip on your SD card, flash recovery with odin then from recovery install your rom zip file
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dont got an sd card atm so for starters i have to flash the recovery. i can do that part but i still dont fully understand how to install the rom can you dumb it down? prefered a way with out a sd card ?
undercover nerd said:
dont got an sd card atm so for starters i have to flash the recovery. i can do that part but i still dont fully understand how to install the rom can you dumb it down? prefered a way with out a sd card ?
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I flashed it without an SD card after I flashed phils recovery I booted into recovery vol up+home+power then picked install zip
And from phone storage thought I'll explain that for anyone having same problem
hi
i've used two smartphones before GR5 and i've rooted then easily without and thing happens to my internal or external data
but i've seen alot of "Attentions" to take a complete backup of phone cuz root will format all ur system
is it true !! ??
aliraqi2009cs said:
hi
i've used two smartphones before GR5 and i've rooted then easily without and thing happens to my internal or external data
but i've seen alot of "Attentions" to take a complete backup of phone cuz root will format all ur system
is it true !! ??
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Hello mate, I understand your question. However, i want to assure you that the action of rooting itself (Flashing SuperSU zip) will not format ur system. Only does a little modification. Nothing you will notice really. Except the addition of the SuperSU app in your app drawer.
However, actions like Unlocking your boot-loader which you need to get to the rooting aspect (flashing custom recovery), can do some wipes. That is why you are advised to backup first.
On a final note, you are advised to boot into the custom recovery first 'fastboot boot recovery.img' before doing any rooting or whatever so that you can always have a 'safe point' to get your phone back to fully stock working state incase anything goes wrong.
If you have any further doubts, feel free to ask. Cheers!
stanley08 said:
Hello mate, I understand your question. However, i want to assure you that the action of rooting itself (Flashing SuperSU zip) will not format ur system. Only does a little modification. Nothing you will notice really. Except the addition of the SuperSU app in your app drawer.
However, actions like Unlocking your boot-loader which you need to get to the rooting aspect (flashing custom recovery), can do some wipes. That is why you are advised to backup first.
On a final note, you are advised to boot into the custom recovery first 'fastboot boot recovery.img' before doing any rooting or whatever so that you can always have a 'safe point' to get your phone back to fully stock working state incase anything goes wrong.
If you have any further doubts, feel free to ask. Cheers!
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Thanks very much 4 ur answer >> i got ur answer
let me ask u once again >>> How i can take full backup of my phone ?? in case of any problems happen
aliraqi2009cs said:
Thanks very much 4 ur answer >> i got ur answer
let me ask u once again >>> How i can take full backup of my phone ?? in case of any problems happen
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That's easy. I would advise that instead of flashing custom recovery first, you only boot into it temporarily. This way, when you take full backup, it includes stock recovery also. Also i recommend you do it before rooting (flashing SuperSU zip). This way, you can a CLEAN, stock recovery-no root system to return to. Out-of-the-box state
So instead of flashing custom recovery using
'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
You use
'fastboot boot recovery.img'
This way it will only boot you into that custom recovery. TWRP. And you can backup by selecting 'backup' then simply choose the memory with more available storage. Preferably the external sd card if you have a high capacity one. Depending on how much stuff u have installed on your phone. You need 3 to 5GB for the backup.
Leave everything checked (exclude data if you want a clean version, but if you want to include your installed apps, settings etc then leave data checked. But of course data takes the more backup space), this is similar to creating a restore point in windows.
After deciding if you want to keep ur current setup in the backup or not, simply slide the slider below to start the backup process. Depending on how fast your memory card is, the process should take 5 to 15 mins MAX.
After doing the backup, you can just flash the SuperSU zip using the Install Zip option in TWRP home screen. After flashing SuperSU zip you reboot and let it work. Your phone might reboot a few times. If you get a prompt just select no. After reboot you have root, now u should decide if you still want to flash TWRP permanently. Because unless you need to do something else like flash another ROM. You do not need it immediately
NOTE: Use 5-14 version of TWRP instead of the older 3-12 or so. This version backs up more partitions. Like the CUST for instance.
Please ask if you don't understand anything. Happy flashing! xD
stanley08 said:
That's easy. I would advise that instead of flashing custom recovery first, you only boot into it temporarily. This way, when you take full backup, it includes stock recovery also. Also i recommend you do it before rooting (flashing SuperSU zip). This way, you can a CLEAN, stock recovery-no root system to return to. Out-of-the-box state
So instead of flashing custom recovery using
'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
You use
'fastboot boot recovery.img'
This way it will only boot you into that custom recovery. TWRP. And you can backup by selecting 'backup' then simply choose the memory with more available storage. Preferably the external sd card if you have a high capacity one. Depending on how much stuff u have installed on your phone. You need 3 to 5GB for the backup.
Leave everything checked (exclude data if you want a clean version, but if you want to include your installed apps, settings etc then leave data checked. But of course data takes the more backup space), this is similar to creating a restore point in windows.
After deciding if you want to keep ur current setup in the backup or not, simply slide the slider below to start the backup process. Depending on how fast your memory card is, the process should take 5 to 15 mins MAX.
After doing the backup, you can just flash the SuperSU zip using the Install Zip option in TWRP home screen. After flashing SuperSU zip you reboot and let it work. Your phone might reboot a few times. If you get a prompt just select no. After reboot you have root, now u should decide if you still want to flash TWRP permanently. Because unless you need to do something else like flash another ROM. You do not need it immediately
NOTE: Use 5-14 version of TWRP instead of the older 3-12 or so. This version backs up more partitions. Like the CUST for instance.
Please ask if you don't understand anything. Happy flashing! xD
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Thanks for the infos
PalakMi said:
Thanks for the infos
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You are welcome mate. Enjoy ur GR5/5X!
stanley08 said:
You are welcome mate. Enjoy ur GR5/5X!
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Actually it's my brother's 5x, thanks again
PalakMi said:
Actually it's my brother's 5x, thanks again
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Pass the message on to him xD
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Pass the message on to him xD
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Roger that