I'm not a straight noob. Ive had an OG Droid, Dinc, and now a HTC Thunderbolt. I want to put the dasBAMF Gingerbread rom on my phone, that thread s freakin ridiculous. Last i checked it was at 108 pages. Could a kind soul tell us (meaning everybody who is lost as a mug) how to put this on their HTC Thunderbolts. Just SIMPLE instructions. PLEASEEEEEEEEEE......
Did you already root your phone? If not, you have to do that first.
You can make it far less pages if you change the default posts per page in your profile. However, the only actual relevant post(s) are the ones by the OP (developer).
If you haven't rooted, there's several threads in the developers forum about how to do that.
Yes sir, Im rooted. I just dont understand all the radio and adb thing.
Radios are just what controls your connection to the verizon network (data/voice). You dont really need to mess with those for most roms unless the rom post by the developer says you need a certain one/type.
For how to flash a rom, just read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032510&highlight=flashing+rom
The overall search for xda isnt that great, but if you search the thunderbolt subforum, it works pretty well overall. I just grabbed that from a quick search.
Thanks Bro!!!!!!!
Use ROM Manager to boot into Recovery then you can navigate to the folder where the bamf ROM is. Make sure to wipe data, davlik, and cache first. Flash away. Then you will have to use adb or the battery pull trick to flash to the newest radio.
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Hi:
I found this forum via another (android forums) and I have a few questions, ones I asked there but wasn't settled with the answer.
I have an eris 1.5 i want to root. I got the android sdk & installed it no problem, i have the PB00IMG zip, as well as the recovery zip, all in one root script 0 3, eris15rooted, eris21official-root as well as Aloysius_204-signed and DVanilla2fast.
I've followed all the steps laid out but stop just short of rooting because some things i'm just not clear on.
it's 1.5 now, i'd like to root it & remain at 1.5 and try it out for a bit. but from what i read on the other forum it seems that if i do root it I must upgrade to 2.1, is this true ?
So lets say I do go to 2.1. Do i need to install 2.1 & then dvanilla2fast or aloysius on top of that or are they in themselves someones special custom 2.1 versions and i need only install them ?
And relying on the knowledge here, how do i know i have the latest versions of the files needed AND what is the best and/or most recommended install ? because i see there are various 2.1's floating around.
thanks for your patience
i guess this is not a heavily traveled forum
DISCLAIMER:
I'm not an expert at any of this.. just sharing what i have learned.
2.1 is great, I don't look back at 1.5 at ALL.
/DISCLAIMER
To go to 2.1 root you have everything you need.
the B00IMG zip, as well as the recovery zip, then the all in one root script.
From there load up the eris21official-root.zip
Setup your google account, any other e-mails etc..
then reboot your phone into recovery mode. (Vol up + power)
Go to Backup/Restore > Backup NAND
That's your base point as to what you compare all other roms to.
To go back to it: Just do a Factory Data wipe and a Davlik wipe.
Then Restore the NAND backup.
Every time you try out a new rom, or go back to an old via nandroid backup.. you need to wipe the Factory data and Davlik.
Play around.. you'll get it
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Actually this is a very active forum, and full of knowledge, these guys know their stuff, I think if you had checked the development section you would have got a quicker response.....but welcome to the forum.....and know that if you have a problem, most likely someone here knows a fix for it, or will help find a fix....
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Just be sure to use the search function before asking simple questions. The odds that someone else already asked your question are pretty good, and the devs don't like repeating themselves and would rather spend time making fun new stuff.
The only way I know of to OBTAIN root is to do the 2.1 Upgrage. However, there is a 2.1 -> 1.5 root thread in the development section.
I successfully rooted my Hero last week and flashed "DamageControl_Deodexed_2.09.01.zip"
I wanted to try out another rom so I picked EzHero-V5.0.1_signed.zip
i followed the instructions in the rom thread:
Instructions:
1-Have the latest radio! Find it here
2-reboot into recovery and do Nandroid backup
3- Wipe is advised but not needed if you come from 2.0, if not everything, including davik cache and sd ext
4- Flash the EzHero
5- Report back for reviews and problems
Recommended- GET Juice Defender, Works wonders!
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I went ahead and copied the latest radio zip and rom file to the sd card. Booted my phone into recovery and followed the above instructions. I first flashed the radio zip file and it was successful. I then wiped the phone. Then came the rom flash... the phone was verifying the file but it stopped and gave me some error on some line and something about radio.img. I figured the rom i downloaded had an error so i went ahead and try to reboot the device. The device restarts with a box, arrow, and phone logo. I have no idea what this image is so I leave the phone alone thinking it is doing something.
I come back and the phone is black. The phone does not react to anything. I can't put the phone in fast boot (vol. down +pwr), recovery mode or anything! My computer does not show anything connected when I plug in the usb cable. No phone lights come on when attaching a home charger. I tried my friends hero battery and it still will not power up.
Do I have a brick? Any suggestions?
If you can't access fastboot or recovery, you have a brick.
OUCH,... Damage control is for CDMA Heros, Ez for GSM,... flashing a non compatible ROM "should" just result in errors,... but flashing wrong radios,.... well,... u know,... I think you are bricked.
Can you confirm if you have CDMA or GSM?
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Definitely have a CDMA Hero...
the Development section needs to add CDMA or GSM to its thread titles... piece of ****.. whatever
stinky180 said:
Definitely have a CDMA Hero...
the Development section needs to add CDMA or GSM to its thread titles... piece of ****.. whatever
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They have seperate forums...
Awww... i see what i did now...
LOL!
they should add CDMA and GSM to the title of its parent forums....
anyways, time to recycle this.
Umm, there are separate subforums for GSM and CDMA Heros...
Between HTC having multiple names for same/like devices, members not putting SPECIFICS in their titles (whether that be manufacturer or carrier related) or, at the very least, in their posts AND google's inability to read minds, I agree with stinky180. Whether or not I do a search here AFTER a google search or BEFORE searching google, I can rarely figure out what people are talking about when it comes to CDMA vs. GSM with regards to same models. Just look at the PHP breadcumbs above. Although I know that the G2 is GSM, there's not one single mention of CDMA or GSM. While I can only speak for myself, I can say that after a google search, I NEVER proceed to the home page of the forum where I can start my search in the proper subforum.
Fortunately for me though, I am from the school of Read before you Proceed and therefore I've never had issues like stinky180 above. Still, I agree. Make the background colors different or something to visually distinguish between the 2 different technologies. I really don't like reading 133 pages of a single thread just to find out that the last hour I just wasted wasn't even related to the CDMA model I thought I was reading about. I regularly see posts moved to the proper section by mods and admins, so why not make things a little more intuitive when it comes to searching for something this essential. After all, google won't bring us to the 'start' page of the subforum, where the end user is that much more (ir)responsible. I'm not saying dummies should run the forum but, as a seasoned professional, I would immediately see that the post I was reading was in the wrong subforum and therefore renew my searches. There is always a better way of doing things. This awesome forum is proof positive of that.
Peace
Cellphonerepair <3
You're my hero!
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So I just flashed aospCMod 2.3.4 (5/16) and I forgot to flash firerats boot after...it first booted into the HTC boot screen then stopped. And now it does nothing. Doesn't turn on at all. Can't boot into recovery or anything. Bricked?
Ok, so I've tried to do my own research and have come up with very little. It took me about a year to figure out what rooting actually meant and did. So I rooted my SGS vibrant and flashed a bionix rom (i think). It says "bionix shut down sequence initiated" or something like that when I turn it off (any ideas on what it is or how I can find out). I really have no idea what version it is. I also would like to put a new rom on my phone but am scared ill screw it up. I watched a youtube video that told me how to do it the first time I flashed anything. It works with a few random screw ups but KILLS my battery. I would really like for someone who knows more than me to explain what a nandroid backup is and how to do one. What the clockwork rom manager can help me do. What the one click lag fix did. Why my computer won't read the storage things on the phone when connected to the phone anymore. What is this odin thing. What is a kernel. will I still get the ota updates without the stock rom. Where did my stock rom go when I pushed backup before I flashed this rom in the rom manager app. Did I actually wipe all the original data from the phone. Why can't I restore boot animation with one click lag fix(it says somethings not found... Did I wipe/delete it?). What is an apk and sdk(or skd)? What is a voodoo lag fix. How many times can you flash beer something goes wrong. I'm really new to ALL of this and have had no help really when I've asked a lot of people who apparently know more than I. ANY help from ANYONE who knows ANYTHING would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Almost all of those questions can be answered by reading the Tips and Tricks or Noob Guide threads. Those two threads have given me all the info I've ever needed for the Vibrant.
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Ok, so I've tried to do my own research and have come up with very little. It took me about a year to figure out what rooting actually meant and did. So I rooted my SGS vibrant and flashed a bionix rom (i think). It says "bionix shut down sequence initiated" or something like that when I turn it off (any ideas on what it is or how I can find out). I really have no idea what version it is. I also would like to put a new rom on my phone but am scared ill screw it up. I watched a youtube video that told me how to do it the first time I flashed anything. It works with a few random screw ups but KILLS my battery. I would really like for someone who knows more than me to explain what a nandroid backup is and how to do one. What the clockwork rom manager can help me do. What the one click lag fix did. Why my computer won't read the storage things on the phone when connected to the phone anymore. What is this odin thing. What is a kernel. will I still get the ota updates without the stock rom. Where did my stock rom go when I pushed backup before I flashed this rom in the rom manager app. Did I actually wipe all the original data from the phone. Why can't I restore boot animation with one click lag fix(it says somethings not found... Did I wipe/delete it?). What is an apk and sdk(or skd)? I'm really new to ALL of this and have had no help really when I've asked a lot of people who apparently know more than I. ANY help from ANYONE who knows ANYTHING would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Theres a lot of questions in there so I'll just bite off a few at first. Before that, have you taken a look at the vibrant bible thread in the dev forum? It covers a lot of the basic ' how tos '.
Firstly, you can possibly see what version of bionix you are running by looking under settings - about phone - build number. now might be a good time for you to odin back to stock and start fresh. Odin is a program that runs on your pc and can safely install a rom on top of any lag fix you may have enabled. You can read about using odin to go back to stock in the vibrant bible thread I mentioned earlier. Once you go back to stock you can receive ota updates from tmo if that's what you want or you can reroot and flash another custom rom. If you choose to flash another rom I would recommend reading every post on that rom's thread so you can learn from other's experiences. I would also recommend you keep reading the bible thread, theres a ton of good info there.
Good luck.
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willcwells said:
Almost all of those questions can be answered by reading the Tips and Tricks or Noob Guide threads. Those two threads have given me all the info I've ever needed for the Vibrant.
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Dude, THAT is why I do those stickies, thank you! So glad it helped man!
That was really helpful, thank you and I will be looking into this more little by little. But I also have 2 very specific questions:
1. Is it possible to turn an htc windows phone into an android phone?
2. will I lose everything if I push the flash clockwork recovery in the rom manager app? I haven't done it yet but everything I've read has told me to do it the first time. I have the bionix rom running and don't remember flashing the clockwork recovery thing EVER. have I messed up or can I just do it whenever? And is it true thats how you make a nandroid backup because thats what I've read.
I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out, and being patient with me. You guys are the reason I love android. Thank you from your very lost, slowly learning, new friend.
Human.debris420 said:
1. Is it possible to turn an htc windows phone into an androids phone?
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Depends on the phone, many do have android roms available. Just look up whatever windows phone you have in the forum section and if there has been some android development there will most likely be a section in the thread devoted just to android development.
You need to odin back and start from new
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I have successfully rooted my phone and I am now wondering what I do next. I want some of that sweet Froyo goodness too. I however have no clue what the next step is after the root. I see kernels and clockwork and all sorts of crazy stuff. Any help is greatly associated. Thanks.
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Do you understand how clockwork works? And also, do you have Titanium Backup (TiBu) installed?
Samsung Fascinate, Verizon
EB01 Superclean 2.4
Kenesis' TransMyst GBKB (EPIIIIIC)
Mob87's Honeycomb Theme
Stock Kernel
Read... "how to root/cwm/rom" it should be on the first page of the dev section, obviously of its not try the second page. In that how to it will tell you "what to do next..." read the instructions AND FOLLOW THEM. If you dont understand something, google or xda search what it is you arent getting.
Im sure if you took the time to read stickies and the how to's, you coooould have figured it out for yourself. **** try typing stuff into google even. If you dont wanna get burned by others on here for redundant posting, I suggest reading. Everything you could imagine has been posted about.
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Man, people who give **** for redundancy are just asses. We were all noobs once.
Samsung Fascinate, Verizon
EB01 Superclean 2.4
Kenesis' TransMyst GBKB (EPIIIIIC)
Mob87's Honeycomb Theme
Stock Kernel
After rooting, the first thing you want to do is a full backup of your phone that way if something goes wrong you can flash back to your original setup.
In order to do this you must flash something called clockwork mod recovery which unlocks your NAND flash in your phone so you can perform this backup. Clockwork mod recovery replaces the stock Samsung recovery and adds more options such as flashing zips, making or restoring backups, and enabling the voodoo lagfix(don't worry about that right now). If you want to know what a recovery looks like turn off your phone and hold both the power button and the volume up and down buttons until the phone turns on. This will boot you into recovery and it should be the blue stock Samsung recovery. The objective of installing clockwork is to replace this recovery with something more functional.
To flash clockworkmod recovery the easiest way to do that is through a program called Odin v1.3. There are many threads in the general section describing how to flash files through Odin. In order to flash files in Odin you must put your phone in download mode by taking the battery out, and while holding the volume down key, plug in the USB from your computer (this is assuming you have all of the Samsung drivers installed). IF you do this you will see a large yellow triangle with an exclamation point, this is download mode.
I have to go to class now sorry I can't be more helpful. Happy flashing!!
First thing is get ROM Manger installed and Titanium Backup. If your rooted you should already have Super User installed. If not install it. From there I would do two complete backups from ROM Manager and then run Titanium Backup once. Backup your contact to your sd card also. Once you do that install clockwork via odin. Make sure you can get into clockwork and everyting is working. From there you need to pick your flavor of ROM and Theme if you want a new look. As for a ROM I would go with Superclean. It is high quality work and very stable.
Everyone agrees that backing up your stock system is the most important thing to start with. I would also read about everything you are going to be working with.
Hope this helps to get you started.
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Read... "how to root/cwm/rom" it should be on the first page of the dev section, obviously of its not try the second page. In that how to it will tell you "what to do next..." read the instructions AND FOLLOW THEM. If you dont understand something, google or xda search what it is you arent getting.
Im sure if you took the time to read stickies and the how to's, you coooould have figured it out for yourself. **** try typing stuff into google even. If you dont wanna get burned by others on here for redundant posting, I suggest reading. Everything you could imagine has been posted about.
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I think Im good with actually posting any questions I have in this forum. It just works better for me. If it actually bothers YOU, then maybe you should just not read the post...or better yet, don't comment. Just my 2 cents.
Yes, I do have Titanium Backup and Super User on my phone. I have no clue what clockwork is. I would like to thank everyone else for their responses. Cheers!
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I think Im good with actually posting any questions I have in this forum. It just works better for me. If it actually bothers YOU, then maybe you should just not read the post...or better yet, don't comment. Just my 2 cents.
Yes, I do have Titanium Backup and Super User on my phone. I have no clue what clockwork is. I would like to thank everyone else for their responses. Cheers!
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Xda encourages reading in an attempt of avoiding hiccups in the future. You are requesting answers without searching. Bc of this, you aren't learning anything outside the spectrum from what you request. Typically individuals who post threads without reading and searching first are those who end up damaging their phones. The more advanced users avoid these threads because of redundency, and as a result you will not get expert information. So when you do bork your phone, you will hold amatures accountable and expect those same individuals to fix your problems starting the whole process over again. Read first, ask questions later. This EXACT question was asked last week.
When I was a noob, I read everything. I lurked this forum for over a year prior to joining. I can promise you, your phone and your request are far from unique.
First and foremost. I BIG Thank You to all the Dev's that give us these awesome tools and ROMS!
I probably should have put this in the Gen section, mods move if needed.
I have sent several hours the last 2 days with a goal in mind. That is to update my Amaze 4g to Jelly Bean, and restore my phone as it is now running JB
I feel that the best option will be AIO, and the 4EXT touch panel...be glad to pay and contirbute to this program and dev.
I believe I have a handle on most things now. But to make sure, I reread the tutorials follow videos etc...then this tutorial seems to direct me to another thread, click on that to ensure I'm not going to screw things up...it will be a dead link. So, back to reading other stuff again.
I finally understand recovery after I saw it mentioned many times. SO, according to the AIO, I'll need to flash a recovery. I couldn't find in my search, do I use the 4EXT contol panel, or the 4EXT free file. Is that what AIO needs. Not sure, did more searching. Still not sure.Then after these steps are complete, do I need to update the kernel? Again, not sure.
Then I come to the point of backing up everything. My goal is to have the new ROM running and then restore everything as it is now runnig ICS.
Is that possible? I'm not sure, as my search didn't find too much useful. I see Backup Pro recommended, will this accomplish my "cloning" if you will of my phone after ROM update....not sure.
Then, in regards to S-OFF. I will use the AIO for that as well. But again, not sure when to use it. Do I do that after the rooting, or before. From what I read, S-OFF will wipe your data. But, I understand it will leave the external SD card alone?
Then I get to the actual Jelly Bean ROM. It seems as though the CM10 seems to be the one to use. So, as i read about it's features; I see that the speakerphone volume doesn't work. Little confused, as to if speakerphone is the actual handset or the speakerphone when selected.
If it's the handset, I don't use BT so I would be DOA. Does this pertain to all the JB ROMS? It looked like there were only 2 actual JB Roms.
My other concern not addressed yet. A mention of the service being dropped on TMOUS with CM10.
So, I have tried to find out my info, but even when I do; it seems to take me to another path of more information. Hence further confusion.
This is not really a question per se, just wanted to show how I followed several paths; and still confused .
I know one of my biggest issues, is not using the search but inputting the correct data to get the answer I'm seeking. Which is why, I was all over the place.
I'm sure some reading this post will be Fire,Ready Aim. That's OK...Life's to short. After 2 days of this, I have to ask myself...is it worth it to me to accomplish this? Answer, Yes. So, I'll keep trying, till I have a comfort level of doing everything right the first time.
I guess, even though you have produced some great "Hand holding" tools, tutorials etc; there are still some "dummies"..me, that can still get confused.
I guess it would be like me putting you into the B737 I fly, even though you have a manual that tells you everything, you'll still have questions.
Thanks for allowing me to vent.
b737
PS mods, if you feel this is a waste of space, please delete....and I'll move on.
b737 said:
First and foremost. I BIG Thank You to all the Dev's that give us these awesome tools and ROMS!
I probably should have put this in the Gen section, mods move if needed.
I have sent several hours the last 2 days with a goal in mind. That is to update my Amaze 4g to Jelly Bean, and restore my phone as it is now running JB
I feel that the best option will be AIO, and the 4EXT touch panel...be glad to pay and contirbute to this program and dev.
I believe I have a handle on most things now. But to make sure, I reread the tutorials follow videos etc...then this tutorial seems to direct me to another thread, click on that to ensure I'm not going to screw things up...it will be a dead link. So, back to reading other stuff again.
I finally understand recovery after I saw it mentioned many times. SO, according to the AIO, I'll need to flash a recovery. I couldn't find in my search, do I use the 4EXT contol panel, or the 4EXT free file. Is that what AIO needs. Not sure, did more searching. Still not sure.Then after these steps are complete, do I need to update the kernel? Again, not sure.
Then I come to the point of backing up everything. My goal is to have the new ROM running and then restore everything as it is now runnig ICS.
Is that possible? I'm not sure, as my search didn't find too much useful. I see Backup Pro recommended, will this accomplish my "cloning" if you will of my phone after ROM update....not sure.
Then, in regards to S-OFF. I will use the AIO for that as well. But again, not sure when to use it. Do I do that after the rooting, or before. From what I read, S-OFF will wipe your data. But, I understand it will leave the external SD card alone?
Then I get to the actual Jelly Bean ROM. It seems as though the CM10 seems to be the one to use. So, as i read about it's features; I see that the speakerphone volume doesn't work. Little confused, as to if speakerphone is the actual handset or the speakerphone when selected.
If it's the handset, I don't use BT so I would be DOA. Does this pertain to all the JB ROMS? It looked like there were only 2 actual JB Roms.
My other concern not addressed yet. A mention of the service being dropped on TMOUS with CM10.
So, I have tried to find out my info, but even when I do; it seems to take me to another path of more information. Hence further confusion.
This is not really a question per se, just wanted to show how I followed several paths; and still confused .
I know one of my biggest issues, is not using the search but inputting the correct data to get the answer I'm seeking. Which is why, I was all over the place.
I'm sure some reading this post will be Fire,Ready Aim. That's OK...Life's to short. After 2 days of this, I have to ask myself...is it worth it to me to accomplish this? Answer, Yes. So, I'll keep trying, till I have a comfort level of doing everything right the first time.
I guess, even though you have produced some great "Hand holding" tools, tutorials etc; there are still some "dummies"..me, that can still get confused.
I guess it would be like me putting you into the B737 I fly, even though you have a manual that tells you everything, you'll still have questions.
Thanks for allowing me to vent.
b737
PS mods, if you feel this is a waste of space, please delete....and I'll move on.
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well this is a really big description and briefly you mean you want to root your phone and then s-off while having a good nanroid back then try the CM 10 JB rom right??
the process would go in this order
Unlock Bootloader >> 4EXT Recovery >> SuperUser >> S-OFF >> SuperCID >> ICS Firmware >> any ROM/OTA
you'll find all the stuff and instructions on how to do it in this post Guide for GB to ICS
cheers :good: