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OK First and foremost i would like to say Thank You XDA Developers, you have helped me figure out ALOT about my phone.
First lets just say I'm a noobie at this (aren't all beginners?) and i did try the search function but couldn't find anything . if someone does find, please link me too it, it will be greatly appreciated.
OK now back to the problem, the thing im trying to do is install a custom ROM onto my HTC Raider LTE from rogers, i have rooted/unlocked/ installed CWM recovery on it and my phone is S-ON. this is where things get difficult for me, i don't know where to go from here, i have already downloaded DarkRaider_v1.5.0 and virtuous_inquisition-v4.0.2 just to see which one is better but i do not know what to do with these files. i have booted from recovery and installed from zip but i guess that's not right cuz i tried it three time and had to re-install the stock rogers ROM 3 times due to it Boot looping. Thanks in advance and sorry for any annoyance i may have caused
You did a full wipe/factory reset before install the ROM?
Anyways, post this thread in the device's forum, where will help you much better.
Yea i did that and thanks i will move this thread
I was running the Spike Pure ICS on my SGS2, before which I had the ICS version of MIUI. I tried flashing Lite'ning Rom 3.6 through Odin, but was unsuccessful. Also, that's time I noticed the 7.2 version of CM and decided to flash that and that's when the problem occurred.
Although I could flash CM 7.2 properly and could also install the GApps through CWM, on rebboting it through the CWM, my phone got stuck and it wouldn't go into Recovery any more.
Luckily, it would boot into Download Mode and I could flash the stock rom through Odin and get my phone back to stock, thereby losing the Root and CWM.
I wanna know as to what could cause such an issue to arise. so that I can prevent it later!
Your help and time are appreciated!!
Why start a 2nd thread ?
That's because every person who replied told me how to go about the problem, but nobody told me why it occurred in the first place!
I posted this thread so that I can know how to avoid such a problem in the first place, as such a problem seemed very unique to all the people I talked to.
And you couldn't make another post to your initial post along the lines of 'Why did this occur in the first place ?' You could even easily change the title of your initial thread to reflect your desire to know the answer to this question.
One of the main rules of XDA is don't spam.
I'm extremely sorry if I've spammed as it wasn't my intention at all!
This thread was and still is a genuine question which I want to know!!
Also, could you please tell me about the occurrence of such a problem on my phone??
gadgyfreak said:
That's because every person who replied told me how to go about the problem, but nobody told me why it occurred in the first place!
I posted this thread so that I can know how to avoid such a problem in the first place, as such a problem seemed very unique to all the people I talked to.
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I think answer was there but might be not clear......
When you flash gb over ICS you have to wipe, when you mix stuff after that, meaning trying different kernels to fix the issue it might get worse.
Because recovery is somewhat linked to kernel in s2, you won't get recovery in a messed up system.
So when you flash a complete firmware using Odin and then do data cache wipe, it get fixed.
Hope this helps.
But then how is it possible that my phone didn't get all messed up when I flashed CM 9(Nightly) over my pre-existing CM 7.1, while it happened when I tried it vice versa?
already told you, when you go from ICS newer kernel to GB older kernel, wipe is necessary. Going from GB to ICS will work but wipe is better there too.
Thanks a lot for your help.
So what exact procedure do I have to follow if I want to mover from ICS to GB?
Flash a GB rom.
gadgyfreak said:
Thanks a lot for your help.
So what exact procedure do I have to follow if I want to mover from ICS to GB?
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save data
Wipe dial *2767*3855#
Flash GB Rom, preferably stock using Odin.
Should boot now, if not go into recovery and wipe data cache.
It will boot now.
Hey, im new here, and completely new to the whole "custom rom flashing" thing.
I would like to get into rooting my phone and then installing a custom rom like resurrection for example, but I have a couple of questions.
1. Do I need an SD card in my phone, to be able to root my phone/install custom roms? or can I just use the phones internal 16gb memory?
2. Would someone be kind enough to point me to a guide to rooting/installing custom roms for complete newbies like myself? I have searched the forums, but theres so many threads about different stuff, like clockworkmod/odin/cyanogenmod etc, my head is completely boggled. I just don't know where to begin with any of it.
Cheers.
1) No.
2) Everything you need to know is in the Stickies.
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1) No.
2) Everything you need to know is in the Stickies.
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1. No you cant root without an SD card? or No you don't need an SD card? elaborate please.
2. Nothing in that thread helps someone like me who is totally new. I don't know what any of it means. Surely there is a simple guide that explains exactly how to root your phone, without linking you to 7 other threads in the process? That's all I've found up until now.
This requires sdcard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
This doesn't
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Thanks, thats what I was looking for.
One more thing, just so I dont make a mistake, could you tell me which kernel to download? my kernel version is 3.0.15-I9100BVLPB-CL310231
cheers.
Read the bit in bold read which says 'Help ! Which file do I use ?'. This short section answers your question exactly.
ok well i tried CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXX_LPB-v5.2-CWM5-PROPER.zip and my phone no longer boots....
tried CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXX_LPB-v5.2-CWM5.zip and I get the same thing, so im stuck now. great.
I can get into CWM recovery, but I have no idea how to copy the rom I want to use onto the phone when its in recovery mode. This is something that is just not explained anywhere
help?
Right. In order of importance:-
1) No bumping threads within 37 minutes. Not cool. This is not your personal tech support forum.
2) You're having problems. Why ? Who knows. We're not there looking over your shoulder so we have no idea exactly what you did. I suspect you're having problems because you are in too much of a hurry/took shortcuts & didn't do what was suggested immediately after your OP.
3) However...Given the situation you find yourself in, I recommend you do one of two things:-
A) If you are absolutely sure you have CWM Recovery & not Android recovery (I say this because if your phone isn't booting normally, that normally means the flash didn't work & normally CWM wouldn't be successfully installed either), follow whatever instructions the rom you're wanting to flash has.
Every single rom on here has flashing instructions, normally on the first post on the first page of the thread on here devoted to the rom. If you can't be bothered reading those, I can't help you.
or
B) Go to Samfirmware.com. Search for the firmware that was on your phone before you tried to root it. Download this firmware. Flash the firmware you download following the instructions here. If you also end up with a .dll file, bin it. You don't need it. This will give you a clean install of stock. From there, I strongly suggest you read the CFRoot thread very carefully before you attempt to root your phone again. I also strongly recommend you read the Stickies linked to above, so you have some sort of understanding around what's what with this phone.
If you don't, being a betting man, I'll wager there's a fair chance you'll find yourself in the situation you currently find yourself in again (best case scenario), or worst case you'll end up with a 135gm paperweight as many people have on here over the past few days.
It's all up to you now. Your phone's destiny is in your hands.
Thanks for the reply, much appreciated.
Sorry for bumping, I panicked a little when my phone wouldnt boot. I just expected it to work because I have done things like this in the past and never had problems. Im a pretty tech savvy person really, im just new to android.
I wish it was as simple as reading one thread, but there are dozens of different threads on how to root this phone, and different methods, its extremely confusing.
Im downloading the stock kernel now (300+mb for some reason, and its going to take over an hour to download)
Once I get my phone back to normal, I'll read through some more threads and try and get a better understanding on how to root my phone.
I had it rooted properly as the recovery mode stated CWM in the corner, I think the issue I had was not being able to copy the rom I wanted to use, onto the phone, because I dont have an SD card.
Anyway, thanks for the help, and fingers crossed I can at least get my phone to boot again.
Man, I've never come across anything so complicated in all my life lol.
Edit: Sorted! Flashed back to original kernel and its working as it was before I started. Thanks very much for your help mate, and at least now I know how to restore my phone if I mess it up again in the future.
just thought I would update this thread and say I finally accomplished what I wanted.
Incase anyone is wondering, this is what I did:
Restored my phone back to factory settings/firmware/kernel
Booted the phone up, and copied my rom of choice to the internal memory via USB connection, and enabled debug mode.
restarted in download mode and flashed cf-root kernel (ended up with bootloop)
went ahead and installed the rom via clockwork recovery (creating a backup first)
The phone now boots into the rom im using (Resurrection Remix)
So if anyone is a little worried by getting the bootloop (but can still get into clockwork recovery) try flashing your required rom. Your phone may boot fine with new rom anyway. Mine did.
Hey guys, I know back to soon asking questions for help but honest I couldn't find guides on how to install roms and that I sort of had questions..
1. Will flashing CM 9 rom the stable one have any draw backs on my device? like some apps/function not working, I wanna know..
2. I'm on gingerbread 2.3.3 right now CM 9 is based on ICS, so my question is what do I need for this rom to install on my phone..
3. I've only rooted with CF-root method and I am totally a noob I just rooted to run GS2 repair app cause I somehow had messed up my EFS which I hav fixed now.. so I'm totally a noob and definitely need a guide.. can someone please help me out it would mean a lot to me..
also all the safety tips there please throw them at me.. so I don't end up bricking my phone up.. Thank you so much for your time XDA members and seniors..
redfeeniks said:
Hey guys, I know back to soon asking questions for help but honest I couldn't find guides on how to install roms and that I sort of had questions..
1. Will flashing CM 9 rom the stable one have any draw backs on my device? like some apps/function not working, I wanna know..
2. I'm on gingerbread 2.3.3 right now CM 9 is based on ICS, so my question is what do I need for this rom to install on my phone..
3. I've only rooted with CF-root method and I am totally a noob I just rooted to run GS2 repair app cause I somehow had messed up my EFS which I hav fixed now.. so I'm totally a noob and definitely need a guide.. can someone please help me out it would mean a lot to me..
also all the safety tips there please throw them at me.. so I don't end up bricking my phone up.. Thank you so much for your time XDA members and seniors..
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1. No. However, Samsung proprietary apps will not work with CM9
2. Since you have ROOT, we can get to work now.
I'll post steps soon
3. You are lucky you got it fixed. Do you have backup of your /efs now?
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
@Jokesy
Well Sir I have the back up from GS2 repair that initially backed up my corrupted folder and then began the process of replacing the original files with .bak files which worked, I backed up my efs folder again and now I have a copy of it on the PC.. I'm not satisfied to call it a back up... so I'll love it if you help me with that too, right now my phone is totally alright.
Thank you so much for helping me out.
redfeeniks said:
@Jokesy
Well Sir I have the back up from GS2 repair that initially backed up my corrupted folder and then began the process of replacing the original files with .bak files which worked, I backed up my efs folder again and now I have a copy of it on the PC.. I'm not satisfied to call it a back up... so I'll love it if you help me with that too, right now my phone is totally alright.
Thank you so much for helping me out.
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To backup your /efs again, visit: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
Although optional, I recommended you flash a Samsung based ICS 4.0.3 ROM before flashing CM9.
I recommend Wanamlite ROM. Download Wanamlite 12.0 here: wanamlite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=26
Visit CM9 thread, download ROM and Gapps here: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419102
Flashing instructions will follow soon
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
I backed up my EFS folder, just need flashing instructions now..
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Sorry bro for late reply, I've been very busy.
Step 1:
We will need to flash the Samsung ICS ROM (Wanamlite), you downloaded first, like I recommended
- boot to CWM recovery
- backup your present ROM
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache partition
- wipe dalvik cache
- format /system (under mount and storage)
- flash Wanamlite ROM you downloaded
- reboot phone
Use the phone for about 30 minutes to 1 hour then proceed to step two
Step 2:
We will now be flashing CM9
- boot to CWM recovery
- backup your present ROM (optional)
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache partition
- wipe dalvik cache
- format /system (under mount and storage)
- flash CM9 ROM
- flash gapps
- fix permissions (under Advanced)
- reboot phone
Please report feedback.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
I'm so sorry for replying late.. I sort of had gotten busy..
so anyhow I did as I was instructed and first installed the wanamlite rom, everything worked smoothly however I didn't like the rom one bit.. it was laggy and boring..
after a little time I decided to install cm9 which was a nightly and after doing everything it didn't work the phone was stuck on the start, I reverted back to the wanamlite rom and then downloaded the stable cm9 and installed it and it worked like a charm and it wasn't that laggy at all,
however after installing it I immediately started to missing some of the samsung features such as, screenshot with home and power button, the choco cooky font and the ringtones, but I love the fact that the vibration was restored which I some how had weakened on my phone (I love texting with that)..
now I've come across new issues and I wanna restore my ability to change brightness from screen, screen shots and of course change the font.. I'd be beyond happy if you can help me out with that...
right now I wanna say thank you so much for helping this noob :3 your the best.
redfeeniks said:
I'm so sorry for replying late.. I sort of had gotten busy..
so anyhow I did as I was instructed and first installed the wanamlite rom, everything worked smoothly however I didn't like the rom one bit.. it was laggy and boring..
after a little time I decided to install cm9 which was a nightly and after doing everything it didn't work the phone was stuck on the start, I reverted back to the wanamlite rom and then downloaded the stable cm9 and installed it and it worked like a charm and it wasn't that laggy at all,
however after installing it I immediately started to missing some of the samsung features such as, screenshot with home and power button, the choco cooky font and the ringtones, but I love the fact that the vibration was restored which I some how had weakened on my phone (I love texting with that)..
now I've come across new issues and I wanna restore my ability to change brightness from screen, screen shots and of course change the font.. I'd be beyond happy if you can help me out with that...
right now I wanna say thank you so much for helping this noob :3 your the best.
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About your problem:
-brightness slider, screen shots (from power button) all can be found under settings, just go there and tweak your device as you please
-Rom Toolbox lite, a free app can help you change your fonts to whatever font you want, and lot more
good luck
I just came here to tell I had found the brightness option in the settings he he Okay now I really like this rom, its lovely.. yeah some little problems but I love it!
and about the font application its safe to use?.. I know very annoying question but I'm just asking cause Its really not that important for me to have a custom font :3
Thank you so much for help I can't tell how happy I am with you helping me out.
redfeeniks said:
I just came here to tell I had found the brightness option in the settings he he Okay now I really like this rom, its lovely.. yeah some little problems but I love it!
and about the font application its safe to use?.. I know very annoying question but I'm just asking cause Its really not that important for me to have a custom font :3
Thank you so much for help I can't tell how happy I am with you helping me out.
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I've not heard a single complaints account that that app since I've been recommending it.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Well I tired the app worked great for the first two tries but on the third I got stuck on the boot loop, quick googling saved me the horror of starting over as I simply reinstalled the rom without doing any wipes and I'm back on the phone..
yeah on the third try I decided to apply the font I wanted which resided in the system fonts it was by a different name however after the reboot I was stuck..
There could be many reasons behind it.. but I think I shouldn't go taking too much risks over a stupid font..
Hi guys most of you are noobs like me but when i get a devise i do a lot of research cuz i tend to mess with them and usually end up
getting bricked or stuck on boot screen but in the end i end up fixing them through lots of research...
OK well today ima help you fix your htc amaze, im not a developer im just an android lover...
First you have to go to this website and download this 457mb zip file http://d-h.st/rfa ...
my guess now is that you have downloaded this file and have somehow transferred it to a micro sdcard
so what you have to do now is boot into your custom recovery which can be 4EXT or TWRP if you dont have
any try flashing it with this http://d-h.st/mue ...
OK Now that we Are on the custom recovery we are going to flash the 457mb Zip file and remember to do a complete
wipe (factory reset, cache and Dalvik) once you wiped this 3 things flash the zip like you would any custom rom...
IF YOU JUST WANT TO FIX A BRICK OR STUCK ON BOOT SCREEN STOP HERE AND CHECK FOR ROOT ACCESS*
IF YOU DONT HAVE ROOT ACCESS YOU WILL HAVE TO ROOT IT AGAIN YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW TO DO THAT
BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO COMPLETE STOCK KEEP FOLLOWING THE GUIDE...
this will take less than 10 minutes from start till end and its NOOB PROOF im an advance noob i know what im telling you...
now you will be booted on stock t-mobile ICS and you will need to check if you have superuser on you app drawer
if you dont have it then good and we can go to the final step which is restoring stock recovery image... to do this is simple
download this http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19769336/recovery.img and run "Amaze 3.2" then on the top right box you will
find use your own image or something like than and you will pick the image you have just downloaded....
After this you are done and have an htc amaze like if you have just gotten it from the store...
SORRY FOR THE MESS BUT ITS MY FIRST GUIDE HOPE IT HELPS MANY OF YOU AND IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS SEND ME A MESSAGE AND I WILL RESPOND AS SOON AS I CAN
there's some critical info missing here... first off "Deodexed" isn't stock its "stock like" without bloatware its not the official stock RUU, and next is that Deodexed file for GB or ICS? and what if they have a different carrier besides t-mobile? i think there's a little more information missing but overall this seems like a guide to flash a Deodexed stock rom and get root
Thanks for the extra info ill edit the post with the some of the info u just posted
Sent from my Amaze using xda app-developers app
hey i need help guys. my phone all of a sudden didnt want to boot or factory reset, i thik its missing the boot img im totally new i need help:crying:
Im confused. it says run AMAZE3.2 where is that exactly? or what software? the RECOVERY.IMG how do i flash it?
Thanks. Its a starter but at least it got me in the right direction...
EDIT: OK AMAZE TOOLKIT 3.2... durr