Heyo fellas
Long story short:
I'm looking to flash the latest CM7 nightly (10/30?) and I'm on Aura 1.2.2.1 right now.
Basically, because I fastboot nuke the hell out of my phone before any and all ROM flashes, I always end up flashing Romracer's recovery from fastboot (because I'm ROMless ha), and then flashing the rom.zip from there.
All in all the process is actually remarkly fast and efficient.
BUT:
As I understand it, CM7 is only advised to be flashed with CWM (downloaded thru rom manager).
With that said, is there an official thread for ROM Manager/CWM that has downloadable & flashable recovery images?
I need the images because, like I said, I fastboot erase EVERYTHING on my phone, including whatever recovery I had, then I just flash a recovery and install my new ROM.
Disclaimer: I have INDEED searched all the Android forums (multiple times) for an official thread, and came back fruitless.
If nothing else, would it be possible to 1) flash the latest CWM in my current Aura, then 2) adb pull or copy the recovery 3) do all the wiping through fastboot 4) push the recovery back? Where would it store the recovery image/file?
Thanks for any links or advice guys, I really appreciate it.
why do you feel it necessary to fastboot wipe EVERYTHING?
whatever your OCD reason, what you are requesting is the .img file that you could have gotten directly from /sdcard/clockworkmod/ folder if you installed it from ROM manager, or you could have gone to his website
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
stop fastboot wiping everything every time. its not necessary.
Pirateghost said:
why do you feel it necessary to fastboot wipe EVERYTHING?
whatever your OCD reason, what you are requesting is the .img file that you could have gotten directly from /sdcard/clockworkmod/ folder if you installed it from ROM manager, or you could have gone to his website
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
stop fastboot wiping everything every time. its not necessary.
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thanks for the direction bro. So sorry it never occurred to me to straight up google an official website. Thank you though.
And my b bro- about wiping everything: I've just had to deal with one to many a problem in the past where ROMs aren't consistent about how much you should wipe, and then I flash and get FC hells + all sorts of other issues. I just consider it safe practice now to "Tabula Rasa" that bad boy up and go from there.
Thanks again though bro I appreciate it.
Wipeing recovery when it's not needed. You do know solid state drives have only so many times they can write? While this number is large it is not indefinite. Recovery definatly does not need to be wiped every time you flash a new ROM as the ROM should not change anything in recovery nor rely on recovery after it is installed.
Honestly constantly flashing things can be bad not just do to the limited writes but more so you could induce an bad block easier by writing then just reading
Just my 2 cents though, it's your phone.
sent via tapatalk from my CM7 Atrix
Bros bros kindly hop off my meat here.
Now, you've enlightened me a great deal as to the fragility of this technology I hold in my hands, but I assure you a number of things:
1) This Atrix was not a family heirloom. It can be replaced, and I've got backups lying around everywhere (og Moto Razr V3 & Moto Backflip w/ CM7 to name a few)
2) I wipe completely because I make each flash count- as such, you can probably count on just your two handsies the number of times I've flashed new ROMs. Like seriously bros, I've flashed much less than you. I'm not a binge-flasher.
3) Dude, this is Motorola's phone. If it was mine, I'd be rolling in the dough and girlies and a BMW to compensate for my e-peen.
I appreciate the information fellas, I really do. And I actually appreciate the risk assessment you've offered as well.
But mom, all I wanted was a pepsi. Just one Pepsi.
Did not mean it in any other way but some info. Personally I flash alot so sometimes I assume others do too
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Did not mean it in any other way but some info. Personally I flash alot so sometimes I assume others do too
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Right on bro. I actually was not aware of the read/write limitations of solid state drives, so I definitely learned something today.
Anyhow, I'm rockin SEE 'EM SEVEN on my AY TEA ARE and I'm a happy man.
Thank all you bros I appreciate the info, advice, and warnings.
I love this guy. And he is now my new BFF. I'm sorry Tom Cruise, but we can't chill anymore. I literally laughed (in a good humor awesome way not in a "laughing at you way") through this whole post. OP reminds me so much of myself, I know we'd get along outside of the forums as well. Life's too short to stress, and I love yer attitude man. Good luck all, happy flashing!
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I love this guy. And he is now my new BFF. I'm sorry Tom Cruise, but we can't chill anymore. I literally laughed (in a good humor awesome way not in a "laughing at you way") through this whole post. OP reminds me so much of myself, I know we'd get along outside of the forums as well. Life's too short to stress, and I love yer attitude man. Good luck all, happy flashing!
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Thank you so much for the sentiment my dear bro. Means buckets to me that I can brighten somebody's day, especially somebody of your great renown (that person being you, actually).
If you're ever in NYC you let me know and we'll, I don't know, hit up a chill bar or just hang and play video games or something.
And don't you fret bro, I'm totally down with Tom Cruise sharing our presence.
Also, for what it's worth, and I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet, CM7 can be flashed from Romracer's recovery just fine.
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Also, for what it's worth, and I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet, CM7 can be flashed from Romracer's recovery just fine.
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Right on bro looks like I'm batting a thousand with my 'learn a new thing everyday' jar.
I actually was not aware of this and, while I'm pleased to say I've been running CM7 for a bit now, this is very useful information.
And for that I do thank you bro.
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i cant seem to find anything that says "here is how to flash with adb".
i know it cant be that hard, but im not just gonna try and see if it works out.
ive only flashed with recovery before, but now the trackball wont go down, so i need an alternative method.
im sure i could piece together other post from other non-eris to try and figure it out, but ive been searching and finding a lot of different methods, and some are from when i first rooted a while ago.
all in all i dont now what info to trust or if its universal across all platforms/hardware.
please help a brotha out, im gettin to old for this **** riggs!(or too sick of searching,really)
thanks for any help
majorahole said:
i cant seem to find anything that says "here is how to flash with adb".
i know it cant be that hard, but im not just gonna try and see if it works out.
ive only flashed with recovery before, but now the trackball wont go down, so i need an alternative method.
im sure i could piece together other post from other non-eris to try and figure it out, but ive been searching and finding a lot of different methods, and some are from when i first rooted a while ago.
all in all i dont now what info to trust or if its universal across all platforms/hardware.
please help a brotha out, im gettin to old for this **** riggs!(or too sick of searching,really)
thanks for any help
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There's a recovery out there that doesn't require your trackball..ill look for it
I found the response with I got from "Scary Alien":
You should also be aware that there is a version of Amon_RA's custom recovery that I tweaked-up that does not require the use of a trackball. See this post / thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9124095&postcount=83 and the "sister" thread over at AF: http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/214240-amon_ra-1-6-2-custom-recovery-trackball-not-required.html....Just in case you get in a bind when need to do something in recovery.
Cheers!
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Thanks for the shout-out, bigshotrob!
Major, Rob's link to my thread over on AF should work for you:
http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/214240-amon_ra-1-6-2-custom-recovery-trackball-not-required.html
There's installation options / instructions in that thread too.
Also, in case you are interested, there was a very interesting thread by AF's erisuser1 (XDA's bftb0) regarding how to flash a ROM via adb like you asked:
http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/163423-flashing-rom-trackball-not-working.html
eu1/bftb0 developed this method before we could figure-out how to rebuild the custom recovery to not rely on an operating trackball.
Hope this helps. Cheers!
No problem..I try to give credit where the credit is due...Thanks for all your hard work...
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Ya, I saw that. I just figured that it would be easier to do it from the computer.
Like its less steps than loading that modified recovery.
I will definitely do that then.
Also how is this new gingerbread on Eris for real? It seems like people might be exaggerating. Is it stable enough for my wife to use daily?
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Also how is this new gingerbread on Eris for real? It seems like people might be exaggerating. Is it stable enough for my wife to use daily?
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I've been running it for three days, with no problems at all. That said, I do not use it for navigation, and I understand that's problematic.
I just used the camera for the first time today - worked just fine.
i dont think she ever uses navigation anyway, so it should be good enough then
Hi everyone,
I want to root my phone (will use this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200167 - I dont understand much about this but ohh well) and i read this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=900905) so i kinda knew what i was doing. And as i understood from that thread, the best way to backup all my data (like creating my custom rom right?) is with nandroid! But what is nandroid and how can i backup my data with it?
I just would like some suggestions from you! what i should do and how i should do it before i root my phone?
Thank you in advance!
After root install custom recovery, reboot phone to it and choose backup, wait and its done.
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i didnt quite understood the install custom recovery! how can i install it? i can only do a backup of my recovery when i root my phone?
would be awesome if i could have a private chat with someone who could lose some of their time explaining me this!
Palmaaa said:
i didnt quite understood the install custom recovery! how can i install it? i can only do a backup of my recovery when i root my phone?
would be awesome if i could have a private chat with someone who could lose some of their time explaining me this!
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After rooting your phone, please read this how-to and you should able to install recovery just fine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146566
BTW, prefer installing TWRP v1.0.3.13b recovery instead of the buggy CWM or old amonra
I forgot to mention that my knowledge about this is basically "0"! So i would thank you if you could explain a little better!
Sorry and thank you once again for understanding!
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I forgot to mention that my knowledge about this is basically "0"! So i would thank you if you could explain a little better!
Sorry and thank you once again for understanding!
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ok, my understanding is that in order to use nandroid backup, your phone has to be rooted first.
in the link you posted about rooting GB 2.3.3 ROM, it only mentioned using astro file manager to backup the apps. nowhere it mentioned nandroid backup.
if you are rooting a froyo(2.2/2.2.x) based phone, it is really quite simple. I do not think any kind of backup is needed at all.
Well i finished rooting my phone. Went well with no problems. Quite simple in fact, but what i wanted to know is, imagine i install a custom rom (btw, i know kernel improves the performance of your phone, so what does a custom rom does?) that i suddenly dont like, so i want to get back to my hold one. How can i backup my original rom?
Palmaaa said:
Well i finished rooting my phone. Went well with no problems. Quite simple in fact, but what i wanted to know is, imagine i install a custom rom (btw, i know kernel improves the performance of your phone, so what does a custom rom does?) that i suddenly dont like, so i want to get back to my hold one. How can i backup my original rom?
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OK, my suggestion is to use ROM manager from market. quite noob friendly.
it has backup/restore option right there. just follow the menu.
Oh ok! thank you very much for your time! i'll remember myself to use that app when i think of getting a new rom! probably tomorrow or so!
again, thank you!
Palmaaa said:
Oh ok! thank you very much for your time! i'll remember myself to use that app when i think of getting a new rom! probably tomorrow or so!
again, thank you!
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To use ROM Manager features you must inevitable flash CWM recovery and to do so you have two options, first beign flashing it via ROM Manager that can cause a bricked phone, or use recovery flashing how-to i posted earlier and install buggy and crappy CWM from there, thats why i recommend TWRP recovery
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
TakamineSubasa said:
To use ROM Manager features you must inevitable flash CWM recovery and to do so you either have two options, first beign flashing it via ROM Manager that can cause a bricked phone, or use recovery flashing how-to i posted earlier and install buggy and crappy CWM from there, thats why i recommend TWRP recovery
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
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thanks for the warning, but CWM has been working great for me. no problem at all.
yeah, do proceed with caution.
calhotel said:
thanks for the warning, but CWM has been working great for me. no problem at all.
yeah, do proceed with caution.
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Ya, its not that it'll break phone but many features dont go well like zip signature verification which verifies that everything is correct in the zip and so the flash process will not cause a corrupted filesystem, mmm the amount of "No" confirmations are frankly ridiculous... some users reported flashing problems with the last version 5.0.2.0... Cannot repair SD Card, doesnt have touchscreen support and it cannot make selective backups which frankly s%x cause you wasted time and space... (also the fact that doesnt have themes support and cant compress backups...)
And also the fact tha maaany maaany users including me have bricked their phones flashing via ROM Manager... And also the fact that wiping cache & dalvik with CWM will cause conflict with a2sd script users...
Anyway @Palmaaa if you want to risk your phone flash via rom manager... if you want a crappy recovery flash CWM.... if you want the best and safest recovery then prefer TWRP v1.0.3.13b, your phone and your physical keys will say thank you
I appreciate your warning! ill try to search a bit more about what im going to do next!
Never use ROM manager. It breaks the phone and it gets stuck at LG logo on boot. Many users have reported the issue. Use the recovery for flashing and taking backups.
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Never use ROM manager. It breaks the phone and it gets stuck at LG logo on boot. Many users have reported the issue. Use the recovery for flashing and taking backups.
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it never happened to me. look at the rating on market, do you think all the users are morons?
yeah, you guys had some bad experiences and hated this thing with a passion, but get the fact straight. sometimes it may not be rom manager but something else that bricked your phone.
not trying to argue or anything. just present with another opinion.
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it never happened to me. look at the rating on market, do you think all the users are morons?
yeah, you guys had some bad experiences and hated this thing with a passion, but get the fact straight. sometimes it may not be rom manager but something else that bricked your phone.
not trying to argue or anything. just present with another opinion.
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sorry that you dont want to argue but, boy are you kidding me with that rating thing?? do you really think that every single person in market (and that rated that thing) has an Optimus One?? you are sooo naive....
In our phone p500 or optimus one, 01, OO, ROM Manager is very well known for bricking our devices....
Oh, and btw seems that you doesnt have a clue on how benefical is to have a properly working zip verification feature and also the plethora of other useful functions TWRP has..
kthnxbye
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it never happened to me. look at the rating on market, do you think all the users are morons?
yeah, you guys had some bad experiences and hated this thing with a passion, but get the fact straight. sometimes it may not be rom manager but something else that bricked your phone.
not trying to argue or anything. just present with another opinion.
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Yeah, none of them are morons. For every other widget and live wallpaper app, the 'intelligent' users rate the app 1 star just because they cannot find it under the app drawer. So keeping in mind the 'intelligent' users on the market, I don't give a **** about the ratings.
It doesn't make a difference if you did not face issues. There are many people who have faced the issue and ONLY because of ROM manager. Just wanted to prevent another user from facing a similar issue and instead use the clean and safe method of custom recovery.
You tone showed that you're arguing. That last sentence doesn't make any sense.
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sorry that you dont want to argue but, boy are you kidding me with that rating thing?? do you really think that every single person in market (and that rated that thing) has an Optimus One?? you are sooo naive....
In our phone p500 or optimus one, 01, OO, ROM Manager is very well known for bricking our devices....
Oh, and btw seems that you doesnt have a clue on how benefical is to have a properly working zip verification feature and also the plethora of other useful functions TWRP has..
kthnxbye
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statistically, I trust that rating more than you guys' opinion. sorry to tell you the truth.
TWRP, yeah, that's nice. but CWD worked for me, so?
calhotel said:
statistically, I trust that rating more than you guys' opinion. sorry to tell you the truth.
TWRP, yeah, that's nice. but CWD worked for me, so?
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Dude you are not helping.... encouraging users and specially new users to install something that has a high risk to screw and brick ur phone is not a way of helping them, if rom manager worked for you its fine, but maybe for another user it'll break his phone, ROM Manager is an unreliable app and method to use recoveries....... Ohh and btw user can install whatever he wants im just guiding and encouraging him to install the safest and most trustworthy and functional recovery of all, and is TWRP v1.0.3.13b
Have phun when ur volume keys, menu or any other button stops working LOLz
cya
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Dude you are not helping.... encouraging users and specially new users to install something that has a high risk to screw and brick ur phone is not a way of helping them, if rom manager worked for you its fine, but maybe for another user it'll break his phone, ROM Manager is an unreliable app and method to use recoveries....... Ohh and btw user can install whatever he wants im just guiding and encouraging him to install the safest and most trustworthy and functional recovery of all, and is TWRP v1.0.3.13b
cya
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thanks, I think you already scared a lot of ppl off. lol. maybe I will try TWRP one day.
for me, that's fine. I have no axe to grind.
Which is the best rom to go with?
I've downloaded _n0p_'s DSC v0.7 and Tenorntex's Longhorn 2.1 v2, seeing as these 2 were the newest and latest and had Android 2.3.3
Are there any other better rom's or has anyone tried the 2 I listed, if so whats the difference?
Thanks
Better is very vague when it comes to ROM's it all depends on what you want in a Rom. I have old Simple Streak 1.2. Yes there is newer ROM's out but this one works perfect for what I need. In my Case Stability.
DSC is the most actively developed/supported. Plenty stable for me. I don't think any of the earlier Froyo based ROMs are being developed further.
I meant as far as Stability, Performance and up to date, I don't care about the Stage UI and was gunna theme it myself or use SPB Shell 3D.
Could someone point me in the direction to an easy install rom?
I don't wanna install "these update pkg's" after renaming and then plug my phone into the pc and open cmd and then type this in on the pc. et cetera et cetera
I just wanna download a zip drag it to the card, bootup in safemode and install from sd card.
I'd consider doing all that work if I weren't testing out the device.
I won it off ebay, the guy replaced the screen and said it's been randomly rebooting ever since. But he never did a factory reset or new rom install ever since fixing the screen, so I just wanna simply install a rom and see if it works then go on from there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Could someone point me in the direction to an easy install rom?
I don't wanna install "these update pkg's" after renaming and then plug my phone into the pc and open cmd and then type this in on the pc. et cetera et cetera
I just wanna download a zip drag it to the card, bootup in safemode and install from sd card.
I'd consider doing all that work if I weren't testing out the device.
I won it off ebay, the guy replaced the screen and said it's been randomly rebooting ever since. But he never did a factory reset or new rom install ever since fixing the screen, so I just wanna simply install a rom and see if it works then go on from there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Unfortunately I do not believe that anyone can change the way that the Streak works just so it is more convenient for you or so that you don't have to learn anything.
In the time you took to navigate to XDA and make your post you could have flashed a ROM onto your Streak - plugging it in and everything.
The only ROM you can install by just putting it on the SD Card is the same one that is currently on the Streak, if you don't mind holding down a couple of buttons and using recovery mode.
n1nj4Lo said:
Could someone point me in the direction to an easy install rom?
I don't wanna install "these update pkg's" after renaming and then plug my phone into the pc and open cmd and then type this in on the pc. et cetera et cetera
I just wanna download a zip drag it to the card, bootup in safemode and install from sd card.
I'd consider doing all that work if I weren't testing out the device.
I won it off ebay, the guy replaced the screen and said it's been randomly rebooting ever since. But he never did a factory reset or new rom install ever since fixing the screen, so I just wanna simply install a rom and see if it works then go on from there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If anyone is wondering why developers leave and give the site a bad reputation look no further. Someone with over 600 posts under his username should not be making noob posts like this one. With so many posts he knows how to use the search engine and the wiki, but I guess when it comes to our device using the search engine and the wiki is an inconvenience, along with renaming a file "update.pkg".
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Unfortunately I do not believe that anyone can change the way that the Streak works just so it is more convenient for you or so that you don't have to learn anything.
In the time you took to navigate to XDA and make your post you could have flashed a ROM onto your Streak - plugging it in and everything.
The only ROM you can install by just putting it on the SD Card is the same one that is currently on the Streak, if you don't mind holding down a couple of buttons and using recovery mode.
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So would that be this: Streak_407_20707_14.pkg ? According to the first post above me do I rename it?
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
If anyone is wondering why developers leave and give the site a bad reputation look no further. Someone with over 600 posts under his username should not be making noob posts like this one. With so many posts he knows how to use the search engine and the wiki, but I guess when it comes to our device using the search engine and the wiki is an inconvenience, along with renaming a file "update.pkg".
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Some people learn better through interaction where they can actually ask questions... I don't have over 600 posts so who are you talking about? Furthermore if you are talking about first thing I'd do is learn how to read mr wise guy, secondly!! You tell me how one is supposed to learn which rom is the best based on user reviews and opinions, where do I go to find that out and wheres the wiki on that, unless you expect people to read 200 and 300 page threads also? I have barely 150 posts and rarely post at all unless it is to ask questions or make requests. It's not like I have 600 posts and every single one of them are questions.
This is only my second time dealing with android and second time flashing android first time it was simply moving a zip to the sdcard and booting up into safe mode and selecting update through sdcard, so certainly I'd be baffled and have questions when one time it was so easy and the second time I've gotta jump through hoops and everything.
Lastly since WHEN Is asking a Question SOOOO wrong in the Dell Streak 5 Q&A Category???? It's not like I posted it in the wrong area or something, but ohhh no'es how dare n00b be confused and need a lil help/guidance of some experienced users, ohh mercy me the drama in that!!
Last time I checked that is what XDA is here for, for people to learn, not to be attacked by asshat trolls like you.
If anyone is wondering why XDA has a multitude more lurkers than posters look no further than to the hardass that is Strephon Alkhalikoi View Postwho can't stand to see a n00b in need of help!
Like this
Flashing/Updating
Installing a recovery
Download appropriate recovery to flash from Stock Recoveries or Custom recoveries
Enter fastboot mode on your phone
Flash recovery with fastboot: fastboot flash recovery <path to recovery.img>
After flashing is complete: fastboot reboot to reboot
Finished
If you are using a custom recovery see Disabling recovery overwrite in stock roms and follow the steps there to prevent the Streak from over writing the recovery. Re-install your custom recovery after following those steps.
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BUT THE VERY FIRST THING THE WIKI SAYS IS To Stay AWAY From Fastboot, but this tells you to use Fastboot... So what gives and which is it? LoL
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Like thisBUT THE VERY FIRST THING THE WIKI SAYS IS To Stay AWAY From Fastboot, but this tells you to use Fastboot... So what gives and which is it? LoL
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I hope that you can actually read better than that. The wiki does not say to stay away from fastboot. It clearly states two commands that should not be used on the Streak. It goes onto give a number of examples of using fastboot.
I hope that you other 157 posts (as I wtite this) on XDA were not as tiresome or ill-informed as the ones you have posted here.
The information you need is here in the forums, available at the links in my signature, and on other forums. Please exercise some patience and read the info.
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I hope that you can actually read better than that. The wiki does not say to stay away from fastboot. It clearly states two commands that should not be used on the Streak. It goes onto give a number of examples of using fastboot.
I hope that you other 157 posts (as I wtite this) on XDA were not as tiresome or ill-informed as the ones you have posted here.
The information you need is here in the forums, available at the links in my signature, and on other forums. Please exercise some patience and read the info.
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Uhh yea sory... I forgot about the 2 options to stay away from, just the dangerous part stayed with me. LoL
Do I need to be at a certain android version or can I make a semi-major update leap?
Also it says
Installing a stock rom
Reinstalling a stock rom will wipe all data!
1. Download stock rom pkg and recovery to install
2. Copy pkg to sdcard and rename to update.pkg
3. Install matching stock recovery
4. Enter recovery mode
5. After recovery loads press Camera to begin process
6. Finished
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Do I need the recovery.img as well? It said nothing about a img file or anything just said "matching stock recovery" so yea, is that the right thing?
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First I'm gunna try factory reset and see if that fixes the random reboot problem, hopefully it does the seller said he just installed the new screen and never did anything except for just trying to powering it up, use normally and it would reboot suddenly.
WELL NO DUH, you need to restore everything back to default settings with a factory/hard reset. Thats like trying to install a video card or webcam and expecting it to work right away without installing the dirvers. - Hopefully!
Well it's only getting as far as the dell logo screen/splash screen. I've tried the entering safe mode but nothing yet, once it's powered on it just sits at that screen.
dsc is great and very stable if you dont mind the few following quirks.
1. google maps will always run in the background unless you freeze it. This will drain your battery quite quickly
2. Wifi might or might not be broken, if it is broken use wifi analyzer if not profit
the benefits of dsc?
fast
running GB instead of froyo
dpi change is awesome.
screen default orientation is awesome
stable other than those few bugs
Battery life was decent.
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Im however just running 2.2 froyo on a stock rogers. The battery life is amazing on stock 2.2 (a whole day, and still have about 30% with heavy usage and constant 3g) and the wifi works fine. For me this is the most stable rom however it is a bit slow compared to DSC. This phone is used for work so it has to just.. work.
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Havent really tried the other roms yet, but depending on what you want out of the phone you can try the DSC and see if you can live with these little quirks.
Yea I was leaning more towards DSC than Longhorn, it looks like it's updated more frequently too.
Bad & Good News
Turns out when the guy replaced the screen he fried the mobo... Me and a friend at a small local pc store tried everything from rooting with new rom to factory resets. Always had the same problem.
But the guy at the pc store sells phones also and said he'd give me $100.00 credit to a new factory refirbed, rooted and unlocked dell streak mini if I gave him the one we tried to repair.
There is probably some ridiculous, overwhelmingly simple reason for the answer to this question, but take into account that its coming from the guy who has been trying install a ROM for a week unsuccessfully, Anyway, enough personal degradation for the moment, and on to business. It seems to me that every time I have to .spf it gets easier and faster(imagine that). RSDlite is such a perfect format flashing, so why has no one thought of a way to flash ROMS via RSDlite? I understand that getting your proverbial elbows greasy is the fun of this, but for the helpless and hopeless, such as myself, there should be a super simple segue into cool techy stuff for us too!! I'm kidding, I'm not that buried.....I think.
Why would you sbf a rom when it only only takes a couple of minutes to flash a rom?
1, are you rooted?
2, do you have tenfar bar installed?
3, is the rom of choice on SD card?
Where are you having your trouble what rom? How are you trying it? It is pretty simple.
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There is probably some ridiculous, overwhelmingly simple reason for the answer to this question, but take into account that its coming from the guy who has been trying install a ROM for a week unsuccessfully, Anyway, enough personal degradation for the moment, and on to business. It seems to me that every time I have to .spf it gets easier and faster(imagine that). RSDlite is such a perfect format flashing, so why has no one thought of a way to flash ROMS via RSDlite? I understand that getting your proverbial elbows greasy is the fun of this, but for the helpless and hopeless, such as myself, there should be a super simple segue into cool techy stuff for us too!! I'm kidding, I'm not that buried.....I think.
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Okay, looks like you created a new thread about the same issue...but moving on.
RSD Lite is a Motorola tool, that was initially just supposed to be used by retailers (like VZW and Radioshack) so that they could reset people's phones rather than having to ship the to Moto and send them back to the customer, or for VZW and others to wipe devices and resell them as "refurbished" units. The reason we can't use RSD to create ROM's is the SBF files are signed by Motorola. So if we were to modify them in anyway or try to make our own, it would refuse the files and not flash the device.
Now, from your other thread you posted this:
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Sorry about that, I must have been excited. Unfortunately I spoke too soon. Either that or I'm not meant for this, which I hope is not the case seeing that I'm getting my degree in IT. I finally get bootloader, with ROM and GAPPS placed accordingly(I opted for Eclipse). When the zip is finished uploading and I see confirmation that all was installed correctly, I begin the reboot......and it takes new to an unactivated Droid X2. I've created nandroid after nandroid, with different methods and different ROMS, and I either land there or with a signature error, even in bootstrap. I'm gonna try one more time before I hang up my guns. Maybe.....
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Could you please outline everything you do, step by step? After you SBF you should have to activate your phone anyway, so that after you root, install bootstrap and then boot into that and apply the ROM and GAPPs the phone should already be activated.
Travisdroidx2 said:
Why would you sbf a rom when it only only takes a couple of minutes to flash a rom?
1, are you rooted?
2, do you have tenfar bar installed?
3, is the rom of choice on SD card?
Where are you having your trouble what rom? How are you trying it? It is pretty simple.
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The only time I have gotten any response that remotely resembled success was the first time I used System Recovery, but the status bar was incredibly slow, like not moving basically, so I figured after about 25 minutes something was amiss...again. Yes I'm rooted, don't know what a tenfar bar is yet but I'm on it now, and I've got a variety of .zip's that are supposed to be compatible with 2.3.4, and I'm sure they are. I was really kind of joking about the .sbf, but I still think it would be a viable alternative.
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The only time I have gotten any response that remotely resembled success was the first time I used System Recovery, but the status bar was incredibly slow, like not moving basically, so I figured after about 25 minutes something was amiss...again. Yes I'm rooted, don't know what a tenfar bar is yet but I'm on it now, and I've got a variety of .zip's that are supposed to be compatible with 2.3.4, and I'm sure they are. I was really kind of joking about the .sbf, but I still think it would be a viable alternative.
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Okay, so you've SBF'd to 2.3.4. Rooted using whatever method, and you have the BootStrap recovery installed yes? Then you boot into recovery, wiped data, wiped cache and wiped dalvik cache, then tried installing a zipped ROM from you sd card, and upon restarting you get stuck at the moto M screen?
A couple things. First, when you wipe the dalvik cache (for roms or any mods) the phone has to rebuild that before it can actually boot into Android. This can take anywhere from a few minutes to 5 minutes or upwards. If you've gone 10 minutes and still nothing, all you need to do is pull the battery (so the phone powers off), reinstall the battery, DONT TURN THE PHONE ON, and then plug your phone into your wallcharger. After you plug in your phone, it'll turn itself on, go to the M screen and then go back into the BootStrapRecovery. From there you can redo the steps, wipe everything and then reinstall. However, IF you boot into the stock Android Recovery and wipe cache and data from there, you mucked it up and you'll have to SBF and restart the process.
ALSO, from your previous thread you said you were trying to install Eclipse. What version are you trying? 1.xx eclipse will work on 2.3.4, but Eclipse 2.xx will only work on 2.3.5, which could be another reason you are having issues.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here & ask a question that's been on my mind for a while, so bear with me. But first, let me give you some background so there's no confusion & no unnecessary questions asked. I'm by no means a "pro" at modifying my Note 3, I just follow instructions carefully & then implement those directions to achieve results. That's how I rooted my Note 3 but could still care less that I tripped Knox in the end.
I have the 32 GB Sprint Galaxy Note 3 with an 8 GB microSD. It's rooted using Chainfire's method. I also have TWRP for a recovery, but I'm using the stock Sprint ROM that came with it. I have a few root apps installed (Titanium backup, AdAway & Root Explorer) but the rest are what Sprint (& Android) put in there, minus a few that are totally unnecessary for me...(chat apps, picture drawings, step counting & so on) that were removed with Titanuim. It's still on 4.3 Jellybean with PUBMJ4 baseband. I also have the Wi-Fi hotspot fixed through 2 file replacements using Root Explorer.
Now that you know what I have, onto the question...
I see many, many ROMs in other threads that I'd like to try out, but don't know how to go about doing this. Before you jump right in & answer, here's my problem. If I try a ROM but don't like it, or it doesn't suit my needs, how can I go about going back to what I have now in the best (& fewest) steps necessary? In other words, to go back to exactly what ROM I have now, the apps installed, baseband, the whole nine yards. Just like a computer backup, it's a bit-for-bit restore, completely mirroring the hard drive. Understand?
Maybe you could explain to me like I'm seven years old what apps I need, what procedures are taken, the order in which they happen & so on. If I need an app or two to do just this, I have approximately $20 Google Play credit left.
Can a DEV or an experienced person that's done just this help a fellow out? Don't get me wrong, the stock ROM I'm using works for me, but there's ROMs posted that look just awesome! It's all about "personalization", am I right?
Easy, since you have a custom recovery installed (twrp) , you simply do a "nandroid" backup (I personally like to backup to an external SD card, so get a bigger one) before wiping and installing something new. If you like what you got, fine. If you want to go back, wipe and restore! Easy Peasy!
Sorry, being a father means sometimes your time suddenly becomes unavailable. But believe me, it's really easy once you figure out twrp.
I'll let another fine member get more details if you actually need them. ?
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So did you figure it all out?
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Easy, since you have a custom recovery installed (twrp) , you simply do a "nandroid" backup (I personally like to backup to an external SD card, so get a bigger one) before wiping and installing something new. If you like what you got, fine. If you want to go back, wipe and restore! Easy Peasy!
Sorry, being a father means sometimes your time suddenly becomes unavailable. But believe me, it's really easy once you figure out twrp.
I'll let another fine member get more details if you actually need them. ?
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Doing a Nandroid backup as we speak! I didn't realize TWRP could do that. (duh! ) I only installed TWRP because I just liked the name of it. TWERP!! (gotta nice sound to it, doesn't it??) Thanks a bunch! :good:
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I did. I found a Youtube link on how to do a TWRP backup on the Sprint Note 3. Easy Peasy as said above! I'll try some ROMs this weekend (can't promise nuthin' cause it's gonna be 70 degrees this weekend & I'm itchin' to ride my mountainbike along the boardwalk at the Virginia Beach.)
But now that the hard part is outta the way, it's all easy street from here!
Just be sure to Please, oh god Please, read all instructions on any rom you decide to try. Doesn't hurt to read the last 10 pages of each too, get an idea of Current issues that may not be documented in the OP.
And don't get lazy, follow word for word. The only times I f*cked stuff up was when I didn't follow instructions (ie, thought my experience meant I knew best), or just got sloppy.
And, don't forget to wipe! (I wipe 3X, everytime, as a habit. Some people will give you reasons why that's unnecessary, but I can say confidently, if perhaps anecdotally, that I Never have the issues others have with bad flashes, softbricks, FCs, etc.)
Something to get comfortable with, even though you may never need it is ODIN. It's most common use is a utility for flashing stock ROMs and firmwares, great for recovery from bad things. Again, you may never need it, but have it ready in your Pc with a stock ROM file, just in case.
Finally, Titantium Backup can be your best friend, if used properly. It can also be a real pain, so don't become too dependant on it.
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kingdazy said:
Just be sure to Please, oh god Please, read all instructions on any rom you decide to try. Doesn't hurt to read the last 10 pages of each too, get an idea of Current issues that may not be documented in the OP.
And don't get lazy, follow word for word. The only times I f*cked stuff up was when I didn't follow instructions (ie, thought my experience meant I knew best), or just got sloppy.
And, don't forget to wipe! (I wipe 3X, everytime, as a habit. Some people will give you reasons why that's unnecessary, but I can say confidently, if perhaps anecdotally, that I Never have the issues others have with bad flashes, softbricks, FCs, etc.)
Something to get comfortable with, even though you may never need it is ODIN. It's most common use is a utility for flashing stock ROMs and firmwares, great for recovery from bad things. Again, you may never need it, but have it ready in your Pc with a stock ROM file, just in case.
Finally, Titantium Backup can be your best friend, if used properly. It can also be a real pain, so don't become too dependant on it.
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No worries! As I said in the OP, I follow directions carefully. I read everything.
Odin is my friend as well. I have it installed on my laptop. That's how I flashed basebands & deodexed stock rooted ROMs on my Galaxy S III. I also have the original stock Sprint ROM for this GN3 "just in case", in a folder sitting on my desktop with a few extra tools. I've never bricked a phone, unless you count using Samsung's online update (can't think of the name at the moment). It said 4.3 was available, so I downloaded it. It flashed, rebooted, but stuck there. Never finished the boot, just gave me an error code. Samsung's own update killed my GS3 & was unrecoverable. Believe me, I tried everything. What was strange, was the ROM was 4.3 but the baseband was the previous version, not the newer one, so the phone just puked. It never updated the baseband so it bricked. Now, I tried (and used) different radios with no problems before the update. Everything worked in harmony. Go figure!
Time for sleep my friend. Gotta work in the morning!