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I flashed Simply Galaxy V3.0 RC3.1. I followed the "best result" directions. My phone is now constantly rebooting from the crazy screen colors (rainbow) to the Samsung boot. I tried to use the 3-buttoms to go back to clockwork recovery, but it would just constantly reboot. Is my phone gone or is there a way out of this? Thank you in advance. (By the way, I was on Simply Galaxy 2.7.2 rom before flashing the new rom.)
pull battery
open odin
connect usb to computer
plug usb to phone
hold both volume buttons and insert the battery, download mode?
cool, just go back to stock. Links in my signature (going back to stock) has a guide and the files needed to fix you up.
Read the sticky thread and odin it back to stock. Your phone is fine.
Edit : oops better answer above. ^^
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Thanks a lot. I was starting to worry a lot more because I wasn't able to get into download mode. After a couple of tries, I was able to do so. My next question is: can I use my Nandroid Backup after I root and install CWR on my phone? Or do I have to start all over again?
kevbin20 said:
Thanks a lot. I was starting to worry a lot more because I wasn't able to get into download mode. After a couple of tries, I was able to do so. My next question is: can I use my Nandroid Backup after I root and install CWR on my phone? Or do I have to start all over again?
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Yes you can use your nandroid, after reverting back to stock with ODIN.
The vibrant is so very hard to brick! im so glad of that
I have tried to figure this one out but I am confused. I am noob got pretty good at the FUZE but this Android stuff for loading is kind of confusing. Got my SGII rooted.....and and got rid of the yellow triangle.....tried to do a factory reset to start over and now I'm stuck in recovery mode.....can move the selections up and down but the power/enter button does nothing. I have a plug and can get to download mode.....but can't find a stock ROM image to load and I don't believe that I can load it from ODIN.....probably wrong but not for sure. I could certainly use some assistance..... I know that there are those of you out there that know this stuff cold......I just want to get back to a rooted stock ROM (if I can) and am having troubles. Thank you in advance for any and all assistance. Hope I don't go down in flames!
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I have tried to figure this one out but I am confused. I am noob got pretty good at the FUZE but this Android stuff for loading is kind of confusing. Got my SGII rooted.....and and got rid of the yellow triangle.....tried to do a factory reset to start over and now I'm stuck in recovery mode.....can move the selections up and down but the power/enter button does nothing. I have a plug and can get to download mode.....but can't find a stock ROM image to load and I don't believe that I can load it from ODIN.....probably wrong but not for sure. I could certainly use some assistance..... I know that there are those of you out there that know this stuff cold......I just want to get back to a rooted stock ROM (if I can) and am having troubles. Thank you in advance for any and all assistance. Hope I don't go down in flames!
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Why would you do a factory reset 'to start all over'???!!!
wipe data+factory reset is used only while switching to a new ROM.
You can flash ROMs from ODIN.
Use google or search in XDA to find odin flashable ROMS.
For clockworkmod flashable roms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Root faqs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1246131
jje
OK....maybe I'm not the brighest bulb in the box......I can get to download mode with the plug......I have loaded CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEU_KH4-v4.1-CWM4.tar using ODIN.....it loads w/o error. When the phone reboots it's stuck on ClockworkMod v4.0.0.2. The volume up and down keys work fine for the selection....but the power/selection button takes me to a tophat and the phone does absolutely nothing from there.........sat at the screen for 8 hours..... Might be simple to some but I'm lost......not a expert like some.....just want to get my phone back to working.........
HOME SCREEN BUTTON .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Experts are just those of us that have read the instructions .
jje
Well I have read and tried to piece together information from the posts in the forums. I read for two weeks but it's difficult to glean info from a post that starts OK then everyone puts their 2 cents into the post then you have a 150 page post the your trying to get the info from. I'm not here to get flamed.......as I pretty much figured that I would....... I can not get CWM to take an "enter" from the power on button.....so I can not reload CWM by it's self, cause the phone won't boot. Or from the phone booting..... I can get to download mod and have tried to reload the afore mentioned image.......it loads ok from ODIN but on reboot it stops a CWM and again I can go no futher........I get the tophat and circle....but that is where CWM stops........ I can not get it to go further. I thought that was a legitatmate question.........
dwgibson said:
I have tried to figure this one out but I am confused. I am noob got pretty good at the FUZE but this Android stuff for loading is kind of confusing. Got my SGII rooted.....and and got rid of the yellow triangle.....tried to do a factory reset to start over and now I'm stuck in recovery mode.....can move the selections up and down but the power/enter button does nothing. I have a plug and can get to download mode.....but can't find a stock ROM image to load and I don't believe that I can load it from ODIN.....probably wrong but not for sure. I could certainly use some assistance..... I know that there are those of you out there that know this stuff cold......I just want to get back to a rooted stock ROM (if I can) and am having troubles. Thank you in advance for any and all assistance. Hope I don't go down in flames!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131993
Download the stable kernel (4.0.1.5) from OP and flash using ODIN. If your phone boots normally, then you can go for different roms/kernels/modems whatever.
Also, before powering off the phone if you had forgotten to tick USB debuggin, then the phone won't automatically boot after ODIN flash. But if flash was a success, you can manually reboot.
I have an I777, I did a factory reset, and when it rebooted, I got the Galaxy sII image, but then just a black screen for 30 mins. I pulled the battery out, and now when I boot it, the SGSII logo appears, but just a black screen comes up. I can boot it into download mode by plugging it in by usb/vol rocker down. Did I brick it?
More info is needed for this...... Rooted? Stock rom or custom?
Michael3214 said:
More info is needed for this...... Rooted? Stock rom or custom?
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I had been running a rom for months, decided to try another, got that installed just fine (ICS) but was having some other minor issues (kies wouldnt connect etc) so i did a factory reset and thought I would just start fresh. On reboot to perform the reset it hung on a black screen.
Update, as of now I have used ODIN to flash CWM back on and gotten into recovery mode.
Do you have a nandroid backup from the original rom you were running? The ICS rom you installed, was it one of the leaks?
I would have made one, yes, but I don't have that computer any more (died). I had made one today before installing the rom, but I can't access it, it is on the phone
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I would have made one, yes, but I don't have that computer any more (died). I had made one today before installing the rom, but I can't access it, it is on the phone
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If you made a nandroid backup, you obviously have CWM recovery, right? Can you get into recovery mode by vol up + vol down + power, without being plugged in?
unfortunately no, the phone wouldn't do anything other than the SGSII screen, then black. I'm downloading the stock .tar file now and intend to just use odin to put it back to factory and start again
Check out Entropy512's Thread in Development regarding [Odin][Stock][Root]UCKH7/KK6 Return/Unbrick to Stock (or Root), any other files can be found in there. Its saved me many times.
thanks, that is exactly where I found everything, figure if i'm gonna keep buggerin with this phone, keeping those on the new computer can't hurt!
You weren't running one of the ATT ICS leaks were you? The "stock" ones come with a nice "feature" that can corrupt your internal memory and brick the phone when a wipe happens....
If your Odin back to stock doesn't work, this could be the case.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using Tapatalk
no, thankfully, and i just finished. With success, I am back to 100% stock, with the counter set to NO and my bootloader back to the i777. thanks for the help, panicked a bit. I am comfortable flashing roms with ODIN, I wasn't expecting it to hang using the built in restore feature, luckily it was minor.
Now to get CWM back, backup, and try some more ROMS
ICS AOSP question, my phone wont connect to kies to restore my phone but it does with stock/gingerbread roms i have tried
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no, thankfully, and i just finished. With success, I am back to 100% stock, with the counter set to NO and my bootloader back to the i777. thanks for the help, panicked a bit. I am comfortable flashing roms with ODIN, I wasn't expecting it to hang using the built in restore feature, luckily it was minor.
Now to get CWM back, backup, and try some more ROMS
ICS AOSP question, my phone wont connect to kies to restore my phone but it does with stock/gingerbread roms i have tried
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thats a statemnent, not a question.
and IRRC your correct. but Odin, and Kies, are both things that are not used often.
Odin, should just be used to get back to stock. Kies....well IDK what that even does, but its from samsung. so it sucks.
Odin should not be used as a tool to flash ROMs.
that indeed was a statement, somehow the end of my question got cut off, either on my computer, or, more than likely, in my head. anyways, i don't use kies ever, I only used it as an easy way to back up all my contacts, calender etc, which now i cannot retrieve
Yeah from the little I've used it, Kies is just a browser based backup app, but only for pics/music/etc. I think OS updates come through it but there's nothing like CWMs restore/backup options..
I actually uninstalled it on my Mac cause it prevents Heimdall (a Mac version of Odin) from properly connecting to my phone.
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yeah, it is useless for anything else
1c0n said:
that indeed was a statement, somehow the end of my question got cut off, either on my computer, or, more than likely, in my head. anyways, i don't use kies ever, I only used it as an easy way to back up all my contacts, calender etc, which now i cannot retrieve
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Sorry man but contacs, calender? really? do you not know that google keeps that stuff for ya?
I do, but i didnt have reliable access to the internet earlier
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I do, but i didnt have reliable access to the internet earlier
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Have you looked into using MyBackup to back up that stuff?
1c0n said:
no, thankfully, and i just finished. With success, I am back to 100% stock, with the counter set to NO and my bootloader back to the i777. thanks for the help, panicked a bit. I am comfortable flashing roms with ODIN, I wasn't expecting it to hang using the built in restore feature, luckily it was minor.
Now to get CWM back, backup, and try some more ROMS
ICS AOSP question, my phone wont connect to kies to restore my phone but it does with stock/gingerbread roms i have tried
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I am in the same situation. Could yould tell me how to un brick your phone? Thank you so much?
Please help
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I have an I777, I did a factory reset, and when it rebooted, I got the Galaxy sII image, but then just a black screen for 30 mins. I pulled the battery out, and now when I boot it, the SGSII logo appears, but just a black screen comes up. I can boot it into download mode by plugging it in by usb/vol rocker down. Did I brick it?
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I am having the same problem. I rooted my Samsung i777 and then decided to factory reset it. I did and it went blanked with a black screen and did not want to turn on. Please help.
// edit // - just noticed I posted this in the i9100 thread, I'm sorry if someone can move this please.
Ok, so I rooted my Galaxy s2 last night and it went well, except I put a 9100 on it and my search/back button stopped working with any ROM i put on it. So after trying 20 different roms I went back to a stock ROM I downloaded.
Everything works well, and now i'm on a rooted kernel, except I cannot get into recovery/download mode by doing the 'button dance' anymore. The only way for me to get into recovery mode is to boot my phone up, use the widget "reboot widget root" to boot into recovery/download. Lets say I soft brick my phone installing something, I won't be able to boot into recovery since the OS isn't booting.
Any advice?
Thank you
I suggest you do a complete wipe for your phone and reformat the internal sdcard to get rid of any issues from flashing roms that were not suitable and then reflash with your preferred rom.
Since you have basically reset your phone everything should work properly now.
Isn't there another forum for your device? This thread is only for the international (unbranded) version, GT-I9100. Ask there and you'll be able to get better responses.
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Thread moved to the appropriate forum (I hope!!)
mr-moo said:
Ok, so I rooted my Galaxy s2 last night and it went well, except I put a 9100 on it and my search/back button stopped working with any ROM i put on it. So after trying 20 different roms I went back to a stock ROM I downloaded.
Everything works well, and now i'm on a rooted kernel, except I cannot get into recovery/download mode by doing the 'button dance' anymore. The only way for me to get into recovery mode is to boot my phone up, use the widget "reboot widget root" to boot into recovery/download. Lets say I soft brick my phone installing something, I won't be able to boot into recovery since the OS isn't booting.
Any advice?
Thank you
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You lost the buttons because the rom you flashed contained the secondary bootloader for the I9100, which has different button combos. There are a couple of paths you can take. You can flash back to stock including bootloaders, and start over. Or you can first flash the I777 secondary bootloader using Odin, which will fix the button combos, and then use CLockworkMod Recovery to flash an I777 kernel. You might have to hell raise that rom. At that point you should be fixed.
You can get the files you need from the Download Repository, and the kernel from the development section. See the link in my Signature.
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You lost the buttons because the rom you flashed contained the secondary bootloader for the I9100, which has different button combos. There are a couple of paths you can take. You can flash back to stock including bootloaders, and start over. Or you can first flash the I777 secondary bootloader using Odin, which will fix the button combos, and then use CLockworkMod Recovery to flash an I777 kernel. You might have to hell raise that rom. At that point you should be fixed.
You can get the files you need from the Download Repository, and the kernel from the development section. See the link in my Signature.
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Ok, so it's been a while since I posted this thread. Since then, I've gathered the courage to attempt a re-flash. I've reflashed using ODIN and a different bootloader. Got that all taken care of and found myself a good stable copy of jellybam with CM10. Been using that for a while pretty successfully other then the battery life being sucked out and a couple random reboots.
Got rid of the SGS2 today and got myself an SGS3
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// edit // - just noticed I posted this in the i9100 thread, I'm sorry if someone can move this please.
Ok, so I rooted my Galaxy s2 last night and it went well, except I put a 9100 on it and my search/back button stopped working with any ROM i put on it. So after trying 20 different roms I went back to a stock ROM I downloaded.
Everything works well, and now i'm on a rooted kernel, except I cannot get into recovery/download mode by doing the 'button dance' anymore. The only way for me to get into recovery mode is to boot my phone up, use the widget "reboot widget root" to boot into recovery/download. Lets say I soft brick my phone installing something, I won't be able to boot into recovery since the OS isn't booting.
Any advice?
Thank you
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You might've had the stock from the 9100 still in your phone so you shoot clear cache, and factory reset your phone and then flash the stock ROM again. Hope this helps.
gainstatom said:
You might've had the stock from the 9100 still in your phone so you shoot clear cache, and factory reset your phone and then flash the stock ROM again. Hope this helps.
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Past see that post right above yours? Yeah you know the one you would've had to read before you even posted this? That's be the one where he says he got rid of his sgs2. So unless he can mentally manipulate it via brain power, he won't need this advice. But thanks for playing!
Hey there,
I'm trying to get CyanogenMod on my friend's aging Vibrant. I first rooted, and then I attempted to install ClockworkMod through the stock recovery. At first it just restarted back to the stock recovery, so I installed it again, and boom- CWM. From there, I wiped, went to mount USB storage, and the drive didn't show up on my computer. I figured it needed to be rebooted, so I tried that. This time, it reverted BACK to stock recovery. I figured, okay, all I have to do is flash CWM again. It won't work anymore. I don't know what to do, because I can't flash CWM, a Rom, or even restore the original rom because I can't get into CWM.
Please help!
vindication84 said:
Hey there,
I'm trying to get CyanogenMod on my friend's aging Vibrant. I first rooted, and then I attempted to install ClockworkMod through the stock recovery. At first it just restarted back to the stock recovery, so I installed it again, and boom- CWM. From there, I wiped, went to mount USB storage, and the drive didn't show up on my computer. I figured it needed to be rebooted, so I tried that. This time, it reverted BACK to stock recovery. I figured, okay, all I have to do is flash CWM again. It won't work anymore. I don't know what to do, because I can't flash CWM, a Rom, or even restore the original rom because I can't get into CWM.
Please help!
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Okay, I've never had this issue personally, nor have I read of anyone else having a similar issue. However, despite the lack of CWR, you can still restore the device back to stock via Odin. There is a guide on the usage of Odin that can be found here. Download links to the program along with the required .pit and .tar files can also be found in said guide. Once you've got the device restored, you can go through the process of installing CyanogenMod... But, keep in mind that the installation process is going to vary slightly depending on what version of CyanogenMod you wish to install. Are you trying to install CyanogenMod 7 (Gingerbread), 9 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 10 (Jellybean 4.1), or 10.1 (Jellybean 4.2)?
I know about Odin, but I'm on a Mac right now. I was really hoping there was a way around this so I didn't have to install Windows via Boot Camp. I'm planning on installing CM10.
vindication84 said:
I know about Odin, but I'm on a Mac right now. I was really hoping there was a way around this so I didn't have to install Windows via Boot Camp. I'm planning on installing CM10.
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You could use Heimdall, an alternative to Odin that is compatible with OS X. You can download it here.
Now, in regards to the process of installing CM10, you could refer to this video... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812882. Hopefully you won't get that weird CWR issue this time around. Let me know how it goes. :fingers-crossed:
No matter what, I can't get Heimdall to detect the phone. It just says "Failed to detect compatible download-mode device".
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No matter what, I can't get Heimdall to detect the phone. It just says "Failed to detect compatible download-mode device".
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Hmm... Perhaps this post might be of some help? Sorry, but I don't own a Mac, nor have I ever personally used Heimdall... So I've never had that issue before. However, a little Google searching uncovered a bunch of threads discussing this exact error. Perhaps a little digging may uncover your answer? Link. Again, best of luck dude.
Can you get back into the stock recovery and transfer files to the internal SD? If so, you need to flash update.zip(attached). It will add a custom recovery. You may need to flash it twice to get it to show up. From there, I would suggest you do the following: 1) wipe user data, cache and davlik(under advanced) 2) reboot recovery, if the stock recovery comes back, just reflash update.zip. 3) Flash whichever ROM you want on the phone, again, may take two flashes.
If you cannot add files to the internal SD, this solution won't work, in which case you'll have to play around a little more. I would suggest, as an alternate method, that you pull the battery and SD card. replace the battery and try to enter download mode. Try using Heimdal One-Click(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278683). It's much easier than using Heimdal or Odin and will flash the Vibrant to stock. View the download mode shortcut below.
Side note: hardware shortcuts help a lot. If you don't know them, they are here:
Hold volume up + volume down + power =
1. When off, boots recovery
2. When on, reboots into recovery
Hold volume up + volume down +plug in computer USB = download mode.
^This is what you use for Odin and/or Heimdal. They won't recognize the device unless it's in download mode.
May also take a few tries.
Let me know how it goes and if you have any questions.
EDIT: You may need to have the phone on the stock ROM to flash that update.zip. I ran into that problem and couldn't figure out why it wasn't working for a long time. Don't update the vibrant to stock 2.2 to use the update.zip.
danvsullivan said:
Can you get back into the stock recovery and transfer files to the internal SD? If so, you need to flash update.zip(attached). It will add a custom recovery. You may need to flash it twice to get it to show up. From there, I would suggest you do the following: 1) wipe user data, cache and davlik(under advanced) 2) reboot recovery, if the stock recovery comes back, just reflash update.zip. 3) Flash whichever ROM you want on the phone, again, may take two flashes.
If you cannot add files to the internal SD, this solution won't work, in which case you'll have to play around a little more. I would suggest, as an alternate method, that you pull the battery and SD card. replace the battery and try to enter download mode. Try using Heimdal One-Click(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278683). It's much easier than using Heimdal or Odin and will flash the Vibrant to stock. View the download mode shortcut below.
Side note: hardware shortcuts help a lot. If you don't know them, they are here:
Hold volume up + volume down + power =
1. When off, boots recovery
2. When on, reboots into recovery
Hold volume up + volume down +plug in computer USB = download mode.
^This is what you use for Odin and/or Heimdal. They won't recognize the device unless it's in download mode.
May also take a few tries.
Let me know how it goes and if you have any questions.
EDIT: You may need to have the phone on the stock ROM to flash that update.zip. I ran into that problem and couldn't figure out why it wasn't working for a long time. Don't update the vibrant to stock 2.2 to use the update.zip.
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I already have the update.zip on the phone. I can get into the stock recovery and flash it (it says "replacing recovery with Clockwork" and everything), but every time I attempt to flash it, the phone reboots to the stock recovery. I can't add files to the internal SD because the only options are Reboot System Now, Reinstall Packages, Delete All User Data, and Delete Cache Data"
One-Click doesn't see the phone either. I'm starting to get really worried. Is there some sort of driver or something I need to have installed on the system?
SOLVED!
Alright, I finally figured it out. I'm exhausted, haha.
I finally just bit the bullet and installed Windows. I used ODIN, which was such a breeze. I wish I would have just done that in the first place.
Thanks for your help guys!
vindication84 said:
Alright, I finally figured it out. I'm exhausted, haha.
I finally just bit the bullet and installed Windows. I used ODIN, which was such a breeze. I wish I would have just done that in the first place.
Thanks for your help guys!
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Glad to hear the good news!
Hope this time you'll be able to update the phone seamlessly, and your friend can enjoy a newly updated Vibrant. If you ever have any questions, don't hesitate to PM me. I'll try my best to help you out.
danvsullivan said:
Try using Heimdal One-Click(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278683).
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Although I had heard of Bay_wolf's AIO Vibrant Toolbox, which is also a one-click software (but only compatible w/Windows), I had never heard of "Heimdal One-Click". This is good to know about, and I've added the program to the The Official XDA Vibrant Bible Thread. I learn something new every day. Thanks!
vindication84 said:
Alright, I finally figured it out. I'm exhausted, haha.
I finally just bit the bullet and installed Windows. I used ODIN, which was such a breeze. I wish I would have just done that in the first place.
Thanks for your help guys!
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Great news! You can follow the instructions I wrote out to install a custom ROM from stock. Just put all the files on the internal SD, wipe everything and flash update.zip and then the ROM and gapps.
If you have questions, you may PM me as well.
Good luck!