I have rooted and installed bootstrap recovery onto my photon, do I have to do anything else to flash roms
read the directions in the OP of the ROM you want to flash
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Ok so before my Atrix was stock on Gingerbread 2.3.4 OTA update. I then sbf flashed the pudding ROM, and it flashed correctly but my Atrix said boot error 0X1000 and that it detected no OS. It gave me the options regularly seen on the boot screen (including recovery, bp bypass nv flash, etc). To remedy this I did fast boot oem unlock and then fast boot reboot. The phone was unlocked, and at first it was stuck on the dual core screen, but on second boot it booted into the new ROM. I then flashed a custom recovery (tenfar's) and installed the pre release CM7 ROM. I'm now rooted and unlocked running CM7. My question is, do I ever need to use sbf flash again or can I always just install through my custom clockwork mod recovery. Also, when I do install a ROM through cwm recovery, is it just like sbf flash, as in does it overwrite all previous data and I'm starting fresh with my new ROM (after cache and data wipes of course)? And if I ever do sbf flash to something higher than 1.8.3 (my fuse has already been burned since I did the OTA to 2.3.4, will it be safe)?
Lastly, an important question I need to ask pertains to the cwm recovery. Whenever I try to use a function on ROM Manager, it says I need to flash clockwork mod recovery, even though I already have Tenfar's cwm recovery flashed into my phone. Is it safe to flash cwm recovery that ROM Manager is asking me to flash even while I have Tenfar's custom recovery flashed on my phone?
Yes, threw cwm a full rom if you wipe all your data, it will be like a fresh install.
But it won't erase recovery or mess with bootloader
You can skip flash sbf's by using cwm zips, since every custom rom is in cwm and none in sbf.
If you update to a higher who knows?
You are already in gb. The sure if you downgrade with ota sbf you will hard brick!
In an upgrade, mmm let's say ICS, as they promised to unlock the BP, may they finally do it..
If they dont, or its not safe etc,
Don't worry . Devs will make again a safe cwm zip.
For rom manager.
Yes, it is safe, but..
It doesn't support sdcard-ext.. Only the internal.. So stay with tenfars or with the new one, of another guy in dev section.
ofcourse you can install eg rom managers recovery, and after that install using fastboot tenfars or the other one..
Its safe. If you know what you are doing.
One recovery will be installed each time..
Its up too you..
BlackKnight12 said:
Ok so before my Atrix was stock on Gingerbread 2.3.4 OTA update. I then sbf flashed the pudding ROM, and it flashed correctly but my Atrix said boot error 0X1000 and that it detected no OS. It gave me the options regularly seen on the boot screen (including recovery, bp bypass nv flash, etc). To remedy this I did fast boot oem unlock and then fast boot reboot. The phone was unlocked, and at first it was stuck on the dual core screen, but on second boot it booted into the new ROM. I then flashed a custom recovery (tenfar's) and installed the pre release CM7 ROM. I'm now rooted and unlocked running CM7. My question is, do I ever need to use sbf flash again or can I always just install through my custom clockwork mod recovery. Also, when I do install a ROM through cwm recovery, is it just like sbf flash, as in does it overwrite all previous data and I'm starting fresh with my new ROM (after cache and data wipes of course)? And if I ever do sbf flash to something higher than 1.8.3 (my fuse has already been burned since I did the OTA to 2.3.4, will it be safe)?
Lastly, an important question I need to ask pertains to the cwm recovery. Whenever I try to use a function on ROM Manager, it says I need to flash clockwork mod recovery, even though I already have Tenfar's cwm recovery flashed into my phone. Is it safe to flash cwm recovery that ROM Manager is asking me to flash even while I have Tenfar's custom recovery flashed on my phone?
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Danger!
To be honest...
you can use clockworkmod and take advantage of your unlocked bootloader, but the second that you brick (soft/hard) your device, you are in trouble. You wont be able to reflash it back to stock because the only SBFs that exist are for 4.5.57, and 4.5.52. Reflashing either of these downgrades WILL BREAK YOUR DEVICE FOR GOOD.
If you are lucky, you might be able to use fastboot to restore stock images, but if I were you, I would head on over to:
direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/motosupport/source/softwareupdate.asp
and use the update software to return your phone to factory ROM. With an OTA updated Atrix, there is too much chance that your phone will be rendered useless.
Do what you wish, but be mindful of the consequences.
This is all very confusing. There is a 4.5.91 SBF. It isn't a downgrade. It should only be flashed as a last resort though. It will remove the word "unlocked" from your boot screen, but it can't un-burn the fuse.
The far safer option is to use CWM for everything. This is the recommended approach.
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As to your CWM question, I believe romracer's CWM is the new standard. I thought the CM7 instructions even said to use it to install CM7.
Sent from my Alienated Atrix
Ok guys heres the deal....i recently got a samsung fascinate from my sister cause I couldnt mod my inc any more. ok so....i got the phone rooted. i have su perm. i downloaded rom manager and installed it. now heres my problem. i can preform a backup no problem, but when i go to restore that backup it boots into clockwordmod and begins and then get an error about erasing boot img. or something like that. can tell exactly if i get some help from this. also cant install custom roms like i can with my incredible. i know it can be done cause i see roms and all for this phone. can someone please please help me.
Thats because cwm3 will not perform nandroid restores on stock roms. You need to flash cwm 2.5.1.x red recovery. Its the best recovery imo for any bml(touchwiz) rom. Go over to my guide in general section and you cand find cwm 2.5 in section 2&5. Oh and ditch rom manager...manually install cwm via odin!
If you're coming from an incredible, also keep in mind you don't have to be rooted to flash roms either, you just have to have a custom recovery. There aren't really any modifications like rooting procedures, S-OFF, etc, required for rom flashing, just odin a recovery and flash your selected rom.
This may be obvious, I've researched heavily but so many guides are out of date since gingerbread went official and I've never rooted any phone before so I'm confused about one thing:
My goal is to put superclean3 on my fascinate, and the instructions in THAT thread tell me to do a nandroid which i have no idea how to do because you need a rooted phone to do that, which I'm finding impossible to do after gingerbread. Regardless, do I really need to do a nandroid if i could care less what data is on my phone currently?
Also, in that threads guide, it says to flash clockwork after downloading a bunch of other files to the phone in recovery mode. In this thread in this forum's section about rooting, it says to put clockwork on my phone FIRST before anything other files. Does it matter?
If you're already stock, then there shouldn't be any need to odin the EH03 package before flashing the rom. What you'll want to do is download the CWM recovery, flash that in odin, boot into recovery, make a backup (optional), then flash the superclean rom. No need to root before flashing a rom, just flash the recovery and use that to flash a rooted rom.
Here is the link...
Clockwork Recovery: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?eda9voucgo0s46l
Then just follow these...
Flash Clockwork Recovery in Odin (clear "Re-Partition" and "Auto-Reboot" check boxes)
Power off phone, then boot into Clockwork Recovery by holding both vol buttons and power button
Flash the zip file (ROM) you downloaded in Clockwork Recovery
element32d said:
This may be obvious, I've researched heavily but so many guides are out of date since gingerbread went official and I've never rooted any phone before so I'm confused about one thing:
My goal is to put superclean3 on my fascinate, and the instructions in THAT thread tell me to do a nandroid which i have no idea how to do because you need a rooted phone to do that, which I'm finding impossible to do after gingerbread. Regardless, do I really need to do a nandroid if i could care less what data is on my phone currently?
Also, in that threads guide, it says to flash clockwork after downloading a bunch of other files to the phone in recovery mode. In this thread in this forum's section about rooting, it says to put clockwork on my phone FIRST before anything other files. Does it matter?
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How do I flash the stock .15 rom for unlocked bootloaders overtop cyanogenmod 9
AndroidPhan said:
How do I flash the stock .15 rom for unlocked bootloaders overtop cyanogenmod 9
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Hmm, let me see if I can decipher this message.
-You have unlocked
-Hopefully Rooted
-Installed CWM Recovery
-Somehow managed to install CM9 but don't know how to flash another rom? (you dont want to flash 'overtop' you want to wipe clean)
And what you want to do is install a rom that is similar to stock .15?
Virtuous Rom S series is fairly stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511839
So is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1518462
(infact its called .15 stock for unlocked bootloaders).
Put one of those roms on your internal sdcard.
Boot into CWM
Wipe your CyanogenMod 9 (Wipe data/ factory reset)
Flash the other rom.
I'd suggest you do more research before you do this stuff. I am scared for you.
Have a nice day
At the moment, I don't believe that it can be done. Unless someone creates an update.zip.
haha very funny, im actually pretty good with this stuff. ive been roming for some time now. However someone said on the forum for the .15 for unlocked bootloaders that in order to flash to that rom from cyanmod9 that id need to flash a blob file
AndroidPhan said:
haha very funny, im actually pretty good with this stuff. ive been roming for some time now. However someone said on the forum for the .15 for unlocked bootloaders that in order to flash to that rom from cyanmod9 that id need to flash a blob file
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Nope. Just Wipe CM9 and install the new rom..
The issue is this:
Currently on the Prime, CWM does not backup/restore the kernel.
What does this mean!?
Well if you were running Rom A with Kernel A, and you tried out Rom B with kernel B
And you now want to RESTORE your Nandroid of Rom A, you must do the following:
1) Data Wipe/Factory Reset ROM B (CM9)
2)Restore Nandroid of Rom A
3)Flash Rom A over top of the Nandroid
Step 2 and 3 can be done in any order. (Flashing the rom installs the kernel, but nandroid does not)
I have rooted my phone using this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-tablet-z/development/root-sp321-ftf-10-5-1-0-283-t2873377
Which worked fine, I then tried to follow this guide to install a ROM (cyanogen) onto the tablet
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_for_pollux_windy
But when I get to the piont where I flash the boot.img, it breaks. I get a boot loop which I have discovered how to get out of (followed the flashing instracutions again on the link above).
It appears as if the recoveries look for the stock kernel and after flashing using the instructions above, it installs the FOTA kernel or something. Reading around, some of the recoveries dont install if the kernel isnt listed as 'pollux' or 'pollux_wind' which this process seems to change.
I am just curious where to go from here. My main goal is to install one of the android 5 aosp roms.
Thanks