Hello all,
I need some advice. I originally followed this page http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Sam...l_Update_Guide to flash and everything was fine for 3 or 4 days and then the fc's came. So i odin'd to stock and when getting ready to reflash i see that you need to be on 2.2 to use his guide. So another member kwkslvr (who has been very helpful and patient btw) told me his method for flashing CM7 so i attempted to straight from 2.1 with no root to the following...
(kwkslvr's method) You definitely don't need to be on Froyo. You don't need root either. What has worked best for me is to Odin to 2.1, reboot into stock recovery and flash update.zip. Since you've flashed before, update.zip will probably already be in your internal sdcard unless you removed it. You'll have to flash it twice in a row without rebooting and that will load ClockworkMod Recovery.
Once you're in CMW Recovery (probably green recovery), wipe data/factory reset then format/system. These two steps are CRUCIAL! Flash your CM7 Nightly twice. The first time you flash it, it installs blue recovery. The second time it installs CM7. After that, again without rebooting, install gapps.
From that point, wipe data/factory reset again and reboot into the OS.
So i tried that and got to where the phone restarts after the flash and it has galaxy and cyanogen below it for a few seconds and then immediately script with font like from recovery mode races down the screen for a few seconds, then back to galaxy/cyanogen in a loop. So i odin'd again and as of now am stock 2.1 with the options of kies n it to 2.2 and then follow cyan page again or trying kwkslvr's method again. I did notice he mentioned nightlies but i am attempting to flash the stable on page 1 of this thread but don't think that would make much difference. I love the way this ROM looks and performed before it went off the tracks. Any suggestions are welcomed. Thanks alot
EDIT: At the boot loop sequence i 3 buttoned to recovery and reflashed and it seems to have worked. I notice the battery gauge no longer has the # %. And the horizontal line next to it is gone too. On my market page under "not installed" i have adobe flash showcase (Reads this item is not available at top), google search which just has a open tab (Already is installed), magic 8 ball by dennis bond (Reads this not available in your country?? it was the first time i installed it) Any ideas on how to get these 3 items off the not installed section. It's mainly a minor annoyance. I have cleared cache in market with no luck. Thanks.
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To begin with, I am a complete noob with any and all phone mods. I'll run down what I've done and whats happening when I do it.
I used the adb method to root my tbolt. Once that was done, I installed Superuser, and Rom Manager and flashed with the latest CWR, after clearing the download manager and turning on the erase option in settings. I have done this (flash cwr) before each attempt to flash a rom.
I have tried 3 roms: Das Bamf 1.3.2 themed (tried twice), The Perfect Storm 1.2 and VirusROM RC1b3. I used identical steps to flash them:
1. Booted to CWR
2. made a nandroid backup
3. wiped data
4. wiped cache
5. wiped Davlik (sp?)
6. wiped battery
7. install zip from sd, choose zip from sd
8. after installation, reboot
When I reboot, the white boot screen with green htc logo appears, disappears, appears, disappears, and so on. I assume this is what people are referring to as a boot loop. It happened with both Roms, and luckily I am still able to get back to recovery and restore the stock rooted rom.
I've asked for help in the android forums, and a couple of people there have been trying to help, but the only real suggestion I've received is bad dl's. I haven't been able to find the md5's for the .zips to compare to what I generate, but I can't believe 3 straight dl's are corrupt.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong? Any help is greatly appreciated.
hootinani said:
To begin with, I am a complete noob with any and all phone mods. I'll run down what I've done and whats happening when I do it.
I used the adb method to root my tbolt. Once that was done, I installed Superuser, and Rom Manager and flashed with the latest CWR, after clearing the download manager and turning on the erase option in settings. I have done this (flash cwr) before each attempt to flash a rom.
I have tried 3 roms: Das Bamf 1.3.2 themed (tried twice), The Perfect Storm 1.2 and VirusROM RC1b3. I used identical steps to flash them:
1. Booted to CWR
2. made a nandroid backup
3. wiped data
4. wiped cache
5. wiped Davlik (sp?)
6. wiped battery
7. install zip from sd, choose zip from sd
8. after installation, reboot
When I reboot, the white boot screen with green htc logo appears, disappears, appears, disappears, and so on. I assume this is what people are referring to as a boot loop. It happened with both Roms, and luckily I am still able to get back to recovery and restore the stock rooted rom.
I've asked for help in the android forums, and a couple of people there have been trying to help, but the only real suggestion I've received is bad dl's. I haven't been able to find the md5's for the .zips to compare to what I generate, but I can't believe 3 straight dl's are corrupt.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Did you try hitting install ROM from SD card in ROM manager and just flashing it through the app? Not sure that will change your result but it flashes it for you and you can choose the options to make a backup and wipe. Can't hurt to try it.
I did try it with Das Bamf, but got the same result. Thats when I read that using rom manager to install the roms could cause problems and started doing it manually.
After uninstalling/reinstalling rom manager and flashing cwr again, I got TPS 1.1 to flash, and its working great. I then tried to flash 1.2 thru cwr, both with a data wipe and without, but both times it boot looped.
I've dl'd TPS 1.2 from a different source, and I'll try to install it when I get home. But any other suggestions are very appreciated. I'm just glad I finally got something to flash.
I'm stumped. I tried new dl's of TPS 1.2 and Das Bamf 1.3.2te, and both of them failed. I even tried turning off my antivirus while dl'ing and moving the file to my sdcard, but it didn't make a difference.
So...I can't install either of the two CM based ROM's I've downloaded. However, on the first try, I installed VEGan, and then tonight TNT Lite, with no issues. Any CM ROM I try to install just sits on the loading screen, regardless of how long I wait. Is there something special that needs to be done to install them, different than what I do for other ROM's? (Clear data/cache, flash the ROM, clear data/cache again, reboot.)
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So...I can't install either of the two CM based ROM's I've downloaded. However, on the first try, I installed VEGan, and then tonight TNT Lite, with no issues. Any CM ROM I try to install just sits on the loading screen, regardless of how long I wait. Is there something special that needs to be done to install them, different than what I do for other ROM's? (Clear data/cache, flash the ROM, clear data/cache again, reboot.)
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I believe you have ClockworkMod 0.8 recovery, since you were able to flash Vegan Rom.
In general, before you flash the different rom
1. Back up your current rom
2. wipe data (factory reset)
3. wipe cache
4. flash the rom
5, flash gapps
6. reboot
Hope this helps
There have also been some reports of G-Tablets coming out of the box with incorrect partitions.
Using NVFlash has cured those issues. You should then be able to flash CM7 Roms through CWM like everyone else.
I repartitioned with 2048/0, shouldn't that rule out any partitioning problems?
I'm trying it again right now with flashing the rom then gapps.zip, waiting for it to boot...or just stay on the boot screen.
Format system and data, then follow those steps again. I ran in to similar issues when I hadn't formatted.
Also, do the three wipes again after installing the ROM and gapps.
Holy crap! I see the CM boot screen now! Thanks for the help guys. Now, do I still need to do the market fix (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245)? It looks like from their changelogs that the latest version of Flash is cooked into the ROM so I shouldn't have to do that part from the guide, but I'm wondering about the market.
Well, the market seems to have everything, including an app (power control plus) that none of the other rom's let me see, so I seem to be good to go! Thanks again guys!
Thanks for the suggestion - and I'll readily admit I'm WAY out of my comfort zone with Android.
When I format the /system /data do I have to mount first?
What order do the steps run in? Do I partition and then format /system /data?
cannot install cm based roms
I was trying to reset from factory rest but failed when my gtablet stucked and apparently did something wrong along the way. Now when I turn it on, I get the 3 birds screen, followed by G-Tabdevs screen, then dead. I do have clockwork mod installed on it.
1 when I clicked factory rest, it just return to the manue and said cannot find the file.
2 when I did a back up, it went through boot image,recovery image,system and then taskbar stopped in the half at settings.apk and then dead.
3 when I tried to followed this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
to use the external tf card to flash, Gtablet doesnot recogonize the external card, while I can read all the files in gtablet. I can copya single small file but cannot paste a recovery and update.zip on gtablet. Each time I copied a file from gtablet, then it is dead. I have to return on by pressing power and volume+.
4 I tried adb to push update.zip to gatblet,also failed. I feel my gtablet can only allows me to read it and refuse me to do anything on it.
Any ways to reboot my gatblet brick?
Please help! I've been reading forums all weeks trying to figure out how to fix it and am not having any luck!
Appreciate any suggestions
Ok, I've done a load of research trying to figure out the problem with no luck so I'm, asking you htc legend gurus out there for help.
- My gf's htc legend was OTA upgraded to 2.2
- I found the downgrade RUU procedure to get back to 1.31 with gold card to root the phone. DONE (still hboot 1.01)
- Installed CM7RC4 last month, no problem
- CM7 Stable 7.0 was released, didn't notice until CM7 7.0.2 was released
- Tried to install 7.0.2 and this is where i get problems
- I downloaded the zip and used rom manager to update
- does its thing, backups etc then reboots and installs the rom
- fone reboots and stays on the htc logo white screen for a while then goes black and back to the htc logo white screen (not the android skateboarding across the screen cm7 animation), then it goes to the black screen with the phone and red exclamation mark
- so i volume up + power, and reboot system now.. same thing back to same exclamation mark
- thought it was a corrupt zip so i download again, same result
- downloaded it again and put it on the sd card
- booted to the stock recovery, fake flash cwm update.zip recovery and manually updated by selecting the zip, SAME RESULT red exclamation mark
- gave up on 7.0.2 and downloaded 7.0 and that worked!
- installed fine and when i rebooted it went to the CM7 animation! and have a fully working phone and rom
- wasted enough time and now that it works i didn't bother with 7.0.2
- now 7.0.3 was released so i downloaded that, and tried to update it
- SAME RESULT with the red exclamation mark.
I'm following the same process for 7.0.3 as I did for 7.0. What am i missing here? Is it gold card related?
I've got a htc desire myself, rooted with miui and I was around with the htc dream/g1 rooting updating cm roms - I do have some knowledge, but this one has me stumped!
Please help, its very frustrating. Thanks in advance!
If you are using Clockwork rom manager its easy...boot into recovery (either adb reboot recovery or power on holding vol down,choose recovery,when in recovery press up + power select install update.zip and then should be in clockworkmod.......
Afer that choose install zip from sdcard,clockworkmod (folder) then flick throug htill you find the CM7 you want and flash it!
Other than that you are doing a full wipe?
yup, performed those exact steps. in various combinations via adb without adb, via rom manager via fastboot all ends in the same result
i've tried no wipe, same result
i've tried partial wipe (wipe cache and dalvik), same result
i've tried full factory wipe/reset, same result
always have to nandroid restore my 7.0 install. i really dont want to go through the whole rooting process again.
FYI cos of hboot 1.01 mine is S-ON so the phone doesn't boot direct into cwm recovery.. i have to go to stock recovery then use update.zip. I don't see how that should cause a problem if cm7.0 works fine when I flash it.
Try wiping everything? Except SDCard ofc. A good wipe usually solves the problem for me.
I usually wipe data/factory reset, then format boot, system, data, and cache.
Worth a try =)
Greets,
BartAertgeerts
Downloaded 7.0.3 again on PC this time and used Rom Manager to install it... only wiping dalvik.
Worked this time! finally Legend is 7.0.3. I hate wiping everything cos of all the customisations and tweaks I need to make.
Thanks, Calvin
Hi guys, I got a SGS2 just over a week ago, on Bell/Virgin network in Canada. Suffered from the battery drain issue due to being stuck with crappy UGKG2 firmware which my provider still hasn't updated.
I decided to update it myself, and did a ton of research. I successfully got Root tonight by flashing CF-Root-SGS2_ZS-OZS_KG2-v4.1-CWM4 kernel with Odin. In case it matters, I did NOT flash back my stock Kernel, so I still had the insecure kernel installed. From there, I backed up my apps with Titanium.
Went into CWM and selected boot into CWM Recovery. I followed the steps on the wiki, including creating a backup file. My only hint of what I might have done wrong was I originally selected to flash update.zip, and that process failed. I then went to the directory in which cyanogenmod is stored on my SD card, and selected that, then it installed ok. I had downloaded update-cm-7.10-GalaxyS2-signed and that's what I put on the phone. I then also installed the Google Apps.
I then hit reboot, and it only goes to the Samsung screen with the yellow triangle and just hangs there for a few minutes. Not knowing what else to do, I popped the battery out. I have since learned that I can turn it on and off, but it never goes past that screen. Wouldn't go into the recovery or download modes, always that screen. Luckily, I saw somewhere to do the 3 button thing WHILE in that screen, and that works. So I can get to recover, and download modes. So, I think I'm ok. I checked, and it does connect to Odin still.
I just want to know EXACTLY what I should do at this point. I don't want to fully brick it. There are actually two recovery files on the phone... not sure why... Or which one to pick. Should I just flash stock firmware back with Odin? One of my main goals is to get off 2.3.3 so I can have more than 8 hours of battery...
Thanks,
Rob
Boot into tecovery, do a full wipe again. (Wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, advanced>wipe dalvik cache).
Now install CM7 zip twice in a row without reboot. It may take a few minutes for reboot since system is rebuilding dalvik cache. Be patient. After you see the home screen, reboot again.
Sometimes, CM won't install properly with CF root recovery. In that case reboot into download mode, flash codeworkx cwm kernel via ODIN.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693
Now reboot into recovery and do full wipe and twice-install !
Ok, working now with the flash twice thing. Well that's weird, would be great if it was in the wiki page...
Thanks!
Rob
Hi all,
New to this whole rooting and flashing thing. I'm not as good with computers that one can hold in their hand.
Anyways, I'll try to explain this stew of issues that I have
I'm running CW Recovery (6.0.2.3) in conjunction with SlimBean (dtt 4.2.2). One day, in a far away land, my phone prompted me to update Slim. That was all and dandy because I've flashed roms from zip files before. When I tried to do that, the process was aborted and I was given a slew of error numbers that made my brain hurt.
So, I tried to start fresh and clean, like the cilantro that chipotle puts in our burrito bowls. I tried a factory reset using the CW Recovery mode so I can re-root now that jellybean is 4.3. After I wiped the cache and data/factory reset, I rebooted the phone. My phone still boots into Slim and uses clockwork for recovery mode.
Essentially, how do I de-root my phone or factory reset it to the settings that I had from day 1?
UPDATE: I just tried flashing CW Recovery from 6.0.2.3 --> 6.0.4.7. After flashing it, I rebooted my phone into recovery. Now I'm getting a never-ending boot cycle. The samsung logo pops up along with the little blue text "recovery" at the top, then shuts off and repeats that every 3 seconds or so. Methinks I broke it
Thanks
Flash stock ROM via Odin. Download [URL="http://www.sammobile.com l" ] Sammobile [/URL]
Edit: better url
Why download a flight simulator?