So I asked the other day about which rom would be best for a noob like me, in this thread to be exact: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1483712 and although most said Eclipse, I had a few people saying CM7 since it is based off of 2.3.4 and I would not have to SBF to try it and so on... So that sounded good to me and I made up my mind to try out CM7 and start out the easiest way possible, heh. So I got started and was following the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21342515 downloaded all the files and what not and sat on them for a day before trying anything... cause I was sure I would screw something up... and I feel like I have...
So heres what I did. I read number 1 was NANDROID BACKUP! So I go to this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318083 which says to perform a backup I must be rooted. Now this conflicted with the original thread I had read, but I went ahead and rooted it anyways. Followed the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315711 and everything went fine. I rooted my phone. But I was already worried because I am not sure if I was supposed to do some kind of back up before rooting... but its a little late for that now.
So now that I am rooted I go back to the original CM7 thread and go ahead and perform the backup which goes fine. Now, at this point I assume I move on to number 5 on that list, because I shouldnt have to root again, correct?
So number 5 states: 5. Put both the Google Apps zip, the CM7 zip, and dragonzkiller's patched BSR apk on your EXTERNAL sd card. I go and get my files and put them on the External SD card (or so I thought). I then move to number 6 that says go into Bootstrap recovery, which I do fine, then move on to the next one that says Install CM7.zip but I cant find it. I see google apps and tethering but nothing about just CM7.zip. Go back to later in the post under downloads and make sure I have everything that is there. I made sure all of this is on my EXTERNAL SD card:
Patched BSR APK for ALL versions of CM7DX2
Google Apps (market, maps, YouTube, etc.) MD5 Sum: e4313eb28b65758bff0cf63bc1a404f5
Tethering Patch for CM7DX2-beta1
REFLASH THE GAPPS AFTER UPGRADING IN CASE OF FACTORY RESTORE
Cyanogenmod 7 for the Motorola Droid X2 - BETA MD5 Sum: 789f25244e475901048e0d0e5908b5a4
I try to click the Patched BSR file, but it doesnt install anything, so I go to install the google apps and tethering assuming CM7 is in there some where... reboot and get stuck in a boot loop. Yeah, I am surprised too I am learning what all these terms mean, lol.
So I didn't know what to do, so I ripped off my Otterbox case and pulled the battery and went back and found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318083 and I performed a restore and got my phone to boot back up.
So this is where I am now. I really don't know where to go from here. Am I still rooted? Did I screw up by rooting first? The instructions were really confusing for a noob and I tried to make sure I knew what I was doing before I started and I still managed to screw it up. I am not really worried that I screwed up the phone... seems to be working fine as is, and if I am stuck I guess I can just leave it like this till November when I upgrade... But I would really like to get some help and see if anyone out there could hold my hand and get me thru this and let me know where I went wrong. I am up for continuing... but I need to be clear before I do anything else. I know this is a lot to ask, but if anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it... Thanks so much for your time if you made it this my rambling...
Well first of all do you have Superuser in your app tray?
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You did a data wipe in android recovery! If so you need to reroot
Then install our bootstrap recovery,
You already have the files on your card so find them in file manager, boot into bsr, flash cm7, while still in bsr flash gapps. Data/cache/dalvi= wipe
Reboot will take you into cm7, install the patched bsr. Apk inside some file managet program.... Enjoy
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I wasnt clear on if you got the CM7.zip file cleared up and got it to show up in recovery. That needs to be flashed first. The bootstrap.apk isnt installed in recovery. You install that after you get CM7 up and running. Just go to any file manager and click it. It should ask if you want to install it. The process should be, from stock android:
1. Root your phone
2. Install regular bootstrap (not CM7 bootstrap) EDIT: Actually I think this installs when you root. I dont remember, its been so long. lol. If not, find it and install it.
3. put zip files on your sd card
4. In Booststrap recovery, wipe data, clear cache and under "advanced", clear dalvik cache.
5. Flash CM7 zip FIRST, THEN google apps zip (Probably the tether patch here too, but I never did it so dont take my word on that.)
6. Reboot (CM7 SHOULD boot up)
7. Install the CM7 Bootstrap for future flashing.
You should be good after that.
Just to make things clear, the name of the CM7.zip is this:
update-cm-7.2.0-RC0-daytona-KANG-public-beta1.zip
So, when they say to install the CM7.zip file, that is the file you want to look for.
Here are the files you should have for CM7 and the order they need to be flashed in:
update-cm-7.2.0-RC0-daytona-KANG-public-beta1.zip (Again, this is the mentioned "CM7.zip" file)
gapps-cm7dx2-signed.zip (This is the Google Apps zip)
CM7DX2-beta-tether-patch-signed2.zip (This is the tether patch)
Once you are in CM7, that is when you want to install the MOTODX2_Bootstrap-CM7_signed.apk BSR.
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Once you've flashed those files, clear the cache/data reset and clear the dalvik cache (located in the Advanced menu under BSR) and then reboot.
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I thought you were supposed to wipe data and cache and all that before flashing. Doesnt wiping it after flashing wipe the stuff you just flashed? Or does it not really matter? I always clear data/cache BEFORE flashing anything.
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I thought you were supposed to wipe data and cache and all that before flashing. Doesnt wiping it after flashing wipe the stuff you just flashed? Or does it not really matter? I always clear data/cache BEFORE flashing anything.
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You're right. Most of the time, you clear that out BEFORE you flash. I went ahead and removed that instruction so as to not confuse him.
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Well first of all do you have Superuser in your app tray?
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Yes. I updated it as well.
Thanks everyone, I passed out this morning with the computer sitting on my lap, and just woke up... so I am gonna try to go thru your answers. Appreciate all the help!
Your restore has root. Since you used root to install the recovery, your backup includes the necessary files. Sometimes instructions can be confusing or worded oddly. Once you get the hang of it, it will be easier. First thing you should do is enter our recovery and format data, cache, and dalvic (in the advanced section), then flash your cm7 zip. After, flash gapps and tether patch. I like to put my zips in their own folder so I can find them easily.
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I thought you were supposed to wipe data and cache and all that before flashing. Doesnt wiping it after flashing wipe the stuff you just flashed? Or does it not really matter? I always clear data/cache BEFORE flashing anything.
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Wiping only removes user apps. You can flash cm7 then wipe all day and you will still have cm7 that's why sbf's are necessary.
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Sounds like you used the patched bsr to try and flash cm7. That should be installed after cm7 is running on your phone. Should have used the unpatched bsr first.
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Yeah, I think I will be able to figure it out with all of your help. I have been busy and not had a chance to get to it yet... but I was wondering if I should start from scratch, un-root and re-root? I was not sure if that is necessary, but I am gonna try again this weekend and wasn't sure. I did want to ask, is it hard to un-root your phone?
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Yeah, I think I will be able to figure it out with all of your help. I have been busy and not had a chance to get to it yet... but I was wondering if I should start from scratch, un-root and re-root? I was not sure if that is necessary, but I am gonna try again this weekend and wasn't sure. I did want to ask, is it hard to un-root your phone?
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SBFing will remove the root because it returns your phone back to stock. It's a complete wipe of ANY changes you've made to the phone.
If you want to ensure that you remove any traces of rooting, flashing, modifications, SBFing will do that.
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Hey guys.
Using Samsung Galaxy S Froyo 2.2.1 I9000
Was installing CM7 today through CWM in Recovery Mode, at first it wouldn't work, threw me an error about signature verification, found it was because of 3e verification on zip files, so flashed the kernel with Odin to 2e.
After installing the kernel, ran the CM7 again and it ran fine, followed the instructions, wiped before installing CM7. The install looked like it ran fine, phone rebooted no problem, but it came back to a wiped Froyo still, didn't load CyanogenMod at all.
Anyway, there's no GMail app, and only Market, and Market wont let me add a Google account even if I say yes to the prompt. Looked round the SGS forums, didn't see anything like this.
I'm guessing I did something wrong, help someone?
Belahzur said:
it came back to a wiped Froyo still, didn't load CyanogenMod at all.
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What do you mean by this?
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What do you mean by this?
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I can only describe it as once I got to the step of rebooting the phone, it didn't load CyanogenMod, I was expecting the CM animation but I got my normal Froyo screen, does that make sense?
Probably a bad download. Delete the download and do it again. But just a word of advice...ROM's come with kernels, so if you flash a kernel first and then a ROM, you are going to lose the first one you flashed.
Thanks lowandbehold, one problem though.
I wiped the phone following the instructions, so I don't have ROM Manager anymore and can't open the Market, it asks me if I want to sign in with a Google account, I hit yes and nothing happens.
Ideas?
Sorry for double post, looks like I made some progress possibly.
Got the CM7 animation on boot, but doesn't go any further.
Got Clockworkmod recovery up though, flashed speedmod kernel, and CM7 initial kernel through ODIN.
Now in recovery mode when I go to install "update-cm-7.1.0-GalaxyS-signed.zip" I get an error about assert failed, error in the zip, status 7 and aborts.
Did you make a nandroid backup of the stock ROM before you flashed? If so, try to revert back to that. If you didnt make a backup, do a full wipe...wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, and go into advanced and wipe the davlik cache. Then go to install zip from SD Card and select the CM7 zip. You should also check the md5 sum of the zip file to see if it matches up to make sure the download was good. You will be able to figure something out, as long as you can get into recovery and not getting crazy cache errors your phone should be 100% recoverable. Maybe even try something that is not CM7...just keep at it.
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Also, standby on the kernel for now. Get CM7 up and running on the kernel it provides you with and then make a backup in CWM. Then you can try to change the kernel...if you have issues then you can just go to your CM7 backup.
Would the backup be a recovery-update.zip file in the \clockwordmod folder?
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Would the backup be a recovery-update.zip file in the \clockwordmod folder?
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No, it's in recovery/backup on the clockword recovery screen.. personally, I like Amon Recovery a lot better than CM. Clockwork doesn't wipe the cache as well good luck! Hope you get it working
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kendallc123 said:
Clockwork doesn't wipe the cache as well
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Fixed your spelling (bold). Anyways, do you have proof of this?
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Fixed your spelling (bold). Anyways, do you have proof of this?
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Thanks haha, went back and fixed it too. I don't have solid facts about it, but I have read in multiple threads that
1) People love Clockwork
2) People say Clockwork doesn't wipe the Dalvik cache thoroughly and sometimes causes boot loops (I've never had one)
I have had some problems with Clockwork personally. But, this is just my opinion. Also, Clockwork doesn't recognize some zips that I try to flash while Amon does. Anyway, it's all your opinion, whatever feels better to you.
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I am a rooted user, and when I turn on the phone I get delays. I have to wait 30 minutes before I can use the phone. I cannot type in a keyboard. I cannot do anything including making a call. This also happens every couple of hours.
I cannot sbf my phone. There is something wrong with it.
I cannot update the phone.
Here's what I have done:
- Tried to CWM backup, sbf, update, root, install cwm and restore backup
- Clear cache.
- tried different sbf
- tried updating rsd lite
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So far, I have the following suggestions that may work:
- FACTORY RESET THROUGH CWM. - FAILED
- FLASHING MR3 SBF - FAILED
- FLASHING 154_5 - FAILED
EDIT: SHABBYPENGUIN IS HELPING ME GET IN CONTACT WITH A DEV WHO CAN HELP ME.
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I am a rooted user, and when I turn on the phone I get delays. I have to wait 30 minutes before I can use the phone. I cannot type in a keyboard. I cannot do anything including making a call. This also happens every couple of hours.
I cannot sbf my phone. There is something wrong with it.
I cannot update the phone.
Here's what I have done:
- Tried to CWM backup, sbf, update, root, install cwm and restore backup
- Clear cache.
I am fed up! Someone please help! What can I do.
SBF ALWAYS FAILS ON MY PHONE!!!
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Back up your apps on Titanium...then wipe data/factory reset go through rooting and installing cwm after you run through all the updates.
KTT16 said:
Back up your apps on Titanium...then wipe data/factory reset go through rooting and installing cwm after you run through all the updates.
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A factory reset does not allow me to update on my phone. This phone is unusable!!! I cannot stand this anymore!
"CWM backup, sbf, update, root, install cwm and restore backup"
why would you update to only then restore pre update?
factory reset is very misleading, it only applies to a user that never rooted or messed with their system. all it does is wipe cache/data/and dalvik. the reason why you cant update is one because you have cwm, 2 because im banking on you have missing /system/app stuff. which then fails the md5 hash check of the update.zip. i dont know what kind of issues your having or running into with sbf. but that is the only way to get back to stock.
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"CWM backup, sbf, update, root, install cwm and restore backup"
why would you update to only then restore pre update?
factory reset is very misleading, it only applies to a user that never rooted or messed with their system. all it does is wipe cache/data/and dalvik. the reason why you cant update is one because you have cwm, 2 because im banking on you have missing /system/app stuff. which then fails the md5 hash check of the update.zip. i dont know what kind of issues your having or running into with sbf. but that is the only way to get back to stock.
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So basically i'm s*rewed?
interesting, I have used sbf_flash 5 times today - given my nand a good work out - and have yet to have a single fail...well one fail cause I didn't Su, but that was my fault. :-/
Any ways - have you tried a different USB Port and a different Cable?
I am assuming you are on windows? - could be a bad assumption but proably not.
Did you install the latest drivers?
Have the latest RSD?
Tried another copy of the SBF file? - I had one that didn't quite work right in a droid x once, bad download.
Just trying to get a solution for you.
deedscreen said:
A factory reset does not allow me to update on my phone. This phone is unusable!!! I cannot stand this anymore!
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Wow, are you serious? Hmm..I'm not sure what the problem might be. Seriously, you need to start from scratch somehow...so there are 2 ways you can wipe data/reset:
1) Through CWM Recovery
2) Through Settings>Privacy>Factory Reset
Try either way first. When you tried to reset, what happened? Can you provide some details as to the Settings>About Phone? Anything for us to go on to help?
Let me know how it works out for you!
Good luck!
K
Kcarpenter said:
interesting, I have used sbf_flash 5 times today - given my nand a good work out - and have yet to have a single fail...well one fail cause I didn't Su, but that was my fault. :-/
Any ways - have you tried a different USB Port and a different Cable?
I am assuming you are on windows? - could be a bad assumption but proably not.
Did you install the latest drivers?
Have the latest RSD?
Tried another copy of the SBF file? - I had one that didn't quite work right in a droid x once, bad download.
Just trying to get a solution for you.
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- Over (10) Ten .SBF Fails
- Tried Different USB Cables
- Tried Different Ports
- Tried Uninstalling RSD Lite & Reinstalling
- Tried another .SBF file, (haha I have the Droid X also).
It says the phone failed. What do I do?
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wow, are you serious? Hmm..i'm not sure what the problem might be. Seriously, you need to start from scratch somehow...so there are 2 ways you can wipe data/reset:
1) through cwm recovery
2) through settings>privacy>factory reset
try either way first. When you tried to reset, what happened? Can you provide some details as to the settings>about phone? Anything for us to go on to help?
Let me know how it works out for you!
Good luck!
K
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that's it!!! I haven't done a factory reset from cwm. I will try that!
Maybe a dumb question but are you booting the phone into RSD?
shabbypenguin said:
"CWM backup, sbf, update, root, install cwm and restore backup"
why would you update to only then restore pre update?
factory reset is very misleading, it only applies to a user that never rooted or messed with their system. all it does is wipe cache/data/and dalvik. the reason why you cant update is one because you have cwm, 2 because im banking on you have missing /system/app stuff. which then fails the md5 hash check of the update.zip. i dont know what kind of issues your having or running into with sbf. but that is the only way to get back to stock.
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I think this is a good question to ask you specifically. Does the factroy reset through CWM work any different?
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Maybe a dumb question but are you booting the phone into RSD?
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Yes I am, (I am not offended. LOL. Thanks for asking though. I appreciate the thought.)
Anyone still with suggestions?
Anyone?
Anyone still with suggestions or am I s*rewed?
How did the reset using cwm work out for you?
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try different version of rsd.
some other guy also faced issue:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16340949&postcount=48
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How did the reset using cwm work out for you?
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I have to do a backup of my phone first. I will either post or PM you, to let you know of the success.
rohit3192 said:
try different version of rsd.
some other guy also faced issue:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16340949&postcount=48
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Can you send me a link to the thread not just that specific post.
That would be greatly appreciated.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16340949#post16340949
Well, this is what I'm going to do
I am going to get the Samsung Rant or the LG Remarq for the time being.
deedscreen said:
I am going to get the Samsung Rant or the LG Remarq for the time being.
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the person who started mopho fan club ditched the phone after 2days
There's all these MIUI apps in the marketplace. I'd need someone to help me with the ROM Installation, though I'd like to learn how to do it on my own. I don't know when I need to update Clockwork, or why I need to, or what commands to execute in it (like clearing stuff.)
MIUI looks great, my cousin keeps talking it up. I have a ton of questions about it, most of which can be answered if I install it and mess around. Is there anywhere I can learn about it? I've looked around http://miuiandroid.com/ but haven't found anything specific.
If anyone can help me install it, we can talk on Google Talk. As for any questions, my main one is how do I edit it? Can I put only three buttons on the bottom bar, like Stock Android?
Anyway, I'm excited to put a new ROM on my phone. Can anyone help?
your best bet is to start in the forum of your device. See of miui is available for it
Does your phone even have a MIUI rom availabe?
In case of your cellphone being supported, it's just flashing over stock or CM7.
If it's available for your phone, it should be on Miui.us
You need to check first if your phone is supproted. Look in the ROM section on miuiandroid.
Then basically what you need to do, is root your phone and install clock work recovery (there will be guides in your phones forums.
Once you have done that you want to create a nandroid backup (you do that by selecting 'backup' in clock work recovery.
Once thats done you will want to wip data, cache, dalvik and battery stats.
Then from clock work click install from zip, point it to your sd card where you have downloaded the MIUI rom) and install it!
Pretty much that simple.
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You need to check first if your phone is supproted. Look in the ROM section on miuiandroid.
Then basically what you need to do, is root your phone and install clock work recovery (there will be guides in your phones forums.
Once you have done that you want to create a nandroid backup (you do that by selecting 'backup' in clock work recovery.
Once thats done you will want to wip data, cache, dalvik and battery stats.
Then from clock work click install from zip, point it to your sd card where you have downloaded the MIUI rom) and install it!
Pretty much that simple.
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How do I know if my clockwork recovery is up to date? My phone already has been rooted, and my phone is supported by MIUI.
Check out Rom Manager, it will let you know if your CWM is up to date.
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Check out Rom Manager, it will let you know if your CWM is up to date.
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What is Rom Manager? Is it in CWM or is it an app for the phone? Or maybe a website
Here is very detailed information on how to install MIUI (or cm or whatever) on a HTC HD2. I don't know which phone you have, so you probably won't have to do steps 1 (HSPL) and 2 (Radio rom), but the other steps should be the same. Just make sure you use the right files for your phone.
The miui website provides install information for every phone too
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What is Rom Manager? Is it in CWM or is it an app for the phone? Or maybe a website
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It's an app for the phone. Helps you install the correct CWM and latest version for your phone as well as download miui, CM7, and many other roms.
fp99 said:
It's an app for the phone. Helps you install the correct CWM and latest version for your phone as well as download miui, CM7, and many other roms.
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I always did that manually through some magic that I never understood as my friend walked me through it. So this app makes it easy? Will it install it from in the app itself?
And once CWM is updated, I just head into it and open the file, right?
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I always did that manually through some magic that I never understood as my friend walked me through it. So this app makes it easy? Will it install it from in the app itself?
And once CWM is updated, I just head into it and open the file, right?
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yes this app makes it easier. It will update your phone to the latest CWM and also you can download the rom the app.
Once, the CWM is updated. Reboot. And then reboot into recovery (CWM), nandroid (backup your current rom), and then go ahead and wipe data, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache, also battery stats. and flash the new rom (install from zip option in CWM).
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yes this app makes it easier. It will update your phone to the latest CWM and also you can download the rom the app.
Once, the CWM is updated. Reboot. And then reboot into recovery (CWM), nandroid (backup your current rom), and then go ahead and wipe data, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache, also battery stats. and flash the new rom (install from zip option in CWM).
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Don't wipe battery stats unless you have a full battery and plan on calibrating it properly. It will destroy your battery life.
I see people give this advice all the time, and it's not good advice. Wiping battery stats shouldn't be a part of your wiping routine unless you calibrate each time.
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Don't wipe battery stats unless you have a full battery and plan on calibrating it properly. It will destroy your battery life.
I see people give this advice all the time, and it's not good advice. Wiping battery stats shouldn't be a part of your wiping routine unless you calibrate each time.
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Thanks for the info. I only mentioned it since he was coming to a new rom. I usually wipe my battery stats when I'm switching roms.
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Can't find it on ol googs and I searched all day.
Well then you, my friend, are blind.
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cool, lmgtfy.com next time, just to show how awesome you are.
He right there is sbf but no ud.zip to be found.
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Can't find it on ol googs and I searched all day.
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R u just searching for the SBF file so u that you can update?
...if thats the case (?), check the Development section, there is a Reference post that has all the appropriate files
reason
i want the update.zip to sit on my internal storage incase i screw up my fone too hard and need a quick way back
Well, if you screw up your phone that bad you probably won't be able to get into recovery, so you'd have to sbf from your computer. There is no update.zip, its an sbf file.
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DUR
thats why im asking for it, someone has to have the ota in their cache
dickalan said:
thats why im asking for it, someone has to have the ota in their cache
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Use search.
There is no .zip for the legit 2.3.4, you HAVE to perform the sbf.
thank you for the comfirmation, i thought my google fu was strong. i guess that somethings that has to be leaked?
I could ul mine when I get home. How do I do it? Which web hoster? I have never posted a large file.
I think you can get P3droids zip, right? Or is that 2.3.3?
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even if we do have a 2.3.4 zip, doesnt the sbf still have to be done to update the kernel? other wise your just installing a 2.3.4 rom on top of 2.3.3 kernel. I could also be wrong about that.
When you UD-ota you are on 233. All the new stuff is in the update.zip that can be flashed from stock recovery.
Uploading update.zip...
http://www.multiupload.com/P69GFUQ26K
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When you UD-ota you are on 233. All the new stuff is in the update.zip that can be flashed from stock recovery.
Uploading update.zip...
http://www.multiupload.com/P69GFUQ26K
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I believe this is correct
I remember seeing in stock recovery an option for install update.zip
Idont know if this will work the same way as an sbf would, if u happen to mess something up and.need to get back. Could be worth a shot but it might also be dangerous so proceed with caution. Has anyone ever tried to do that instead of sbfing before?
Now im just curious, why is the the update 6 times smaller than the sbf. just a question, thank you for the zip, might be usefull, i was switching roms earlier and got stuck in boot up, but could acsess stock recovery, alas by then it was too late for me t find and put the zip internal. got a back up plan now!!!
I am probably wrong but I would think that its because the update.zip doesn't have the system partition and files like the sbf does. This is why I don't think it will work the same way.
FYI next time you are in a bootloop try just pulling battery and put it back in. Then plug ur phone into the wall. This brings u to the bootstrap and u can restore a nandroid or try a data wipe from there or cache/dalvik wipe. Then again I believe if a wipe was done prior to that it would have wiped recovery app settings being installed. But u may get lucky and still be able to get into it.
I have restored nandroid many times when stuck in bootloop by doing this.
Hi, I'm pretty new at this. I managed to odin to JFD, and flashed Toxic Crazy8 which I really love. I've been using it for most of this week. Tonight I decided to flash the Carbon Fiber Blue theme for it. So I followed the instructions in the dev thread - booted into clockwork recovery, wipe cache partition, flash theme, wipe dalvic, fix permissions, reboot.
At that point, it hung on the spinning Samsung animation of the bootup and would go no further. So, I went back to recovery, and restored to my latest nandroid backup. (wiped dalvic, fixed permissions, reboot) Now its stuck on the Bali startup screen with the palm tree and will go no further.
Advice please? So sorry I messed with it when it was working so well.
Best way is to go into download mode and flash back to JFD
Thanks. I'm at work right now so will have to wait till I get home to hook it up to the computer to use odin. Is that the only way? Could I just flash the Toxic 8 rom or will that mess things up worse?
Go here and download the Revert package. Flash it and then reflash the Carbon if you want or leave it at stock. I ran into this a few times. Something about the themes.
A nice theme is in that same thread. It is a Gingerbread theme. I used it for a long time.
Recovery
Wipe Cache and Dalvik
Flash Revert
(if you want to flash another theme, here is where you want to do it).
Wipe again for good measure
Fix permission for good measure
Reboot. This will take up to 5mins but should do the trick.
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Go here and download the Revert package. Flash it and then reflash the Carbon if you want or leave it at stock. I ran into this a few times. Something about the themes.
A nice theme is in that same thread. It is a Gingerbread theme. I used it for a long time.
Recovery
Wipe Cache and Dalvik
Flash Revert
(if you want to flash another theme, here is where you want to do it).
Wipe again for good measure
Fix permission for good measure
Reboot. This will take up to 5mins but should do the trick.
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Thank you. I think I will leave at stock I don't need these messes. But now that I'm stuck at the Bali boot screen, how do I load that revert file onto the phone? I'm having a brain cramp here probably because I worked all night.
What I think you can do is, if you can get into recovery with the button combo, do that. Hopefully you have either the original ROM zip on your SD card or you can get into your backups.
It really all depends on what you have on your internal SD since right now it is un-usable as-is.
A. Boot into recovery, wipe and flash your backup.
B. If this doesn't work, then flash the original ROM. Let it boot. Once that is done then you should be able to reflash your backup or at the very least reinstall XDA app and go to this thread and download the revert package and reflash.
C. Wait until you get home and Odin and then reflash your backup.
Sucks I know and especially being "trapped" at work.
Ok, got it into red recovery. I'm home now. I tried downloading the AIO Vibrant toolbox program, but it keeps freezing on my computer.
When you say "wipe and flash your backup" I want to make sure I understand what wipe you're talking about. Wipe cache? or wipe data/factory reset ?
I do so appreciate the help. I learn by making mistakes and man, I've learned so much the past couple of weeks messing with this phone.
Edit: I managed to mount the usb storage in recovery, so copied the revert file to my sd card.
I wiped cache and dalvik, flashed the revert, wiped again, fixed permissions, and rebooted. Still stuck at the Bali screen.
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Ok, got it into red recovery. I'm home now. I tried downloading the AIO Vibrant toolbox program, but it keeps freezing on my computer.
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Don't forget to download the .net files too.
When you say "wipe and flash your backup" I want to make sure I understand what wipe you're talking about. Wipe cache? or wipe data/factory reset ?
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Wipe cache and wipe dalvik-cache. Don't Factory Reset unless you are doing a clean install, otherwise you'll wipe out the nandroid you just restored.
I do so appreciate the help. I learn by making mistakes and man, I've learned so much the past couple of weeks messing with this phone.
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We have all been there. Don't let this scare you off though. Use what happened and learn from it. When theming though, always look for a revert package and download that before flashing any themes.
Hey you knew rule #1 though. "Always make a backup". Good luck and try the Gingerbread theme. It is refreshing as opposed to the stock Black that came with the ROM.
I edited my last post as you were replying. I wiped, flashed the revert, and now stuck at the Bali screen again.
Keep trying. IIRC i had to do it a couple of times for it to stick. Remember it takes a bit to rebuild the Dalvik after a wipe.
If you keep trying and it doesn't work, the since you can get into red recovery, maybe flash fresh ROM and once it boots up and settles down, maybe try restoring you back up then.
Ok, I'm searching for info on restoring the backup. Do you just use the backup and restore menu in recovery? Or do you somehow flash the backup file in a different way?
Just use Restore/ Backup in the recovery. There is an advanced part of it too. Try just restoring the /system part only as it holds the Framework-res.apk and Services.jar files that the themes use. Hopefully that will do the trick. If not then you can restore all and it should be fine.
Well after trying the revert twice, I flashed the Toxic Crazy 8 zip instead. It's alive!!! Thank you so much!!
This stuff is not for the faint of heart I can see. So glad for the help here.
Will be putting it aside for now and getting some sleep.
Since you'll be essentially starting from fresh, you should flash Deranged9 (also from JCC with equally great battery life) and a nice blue theme (RC3 is the one now).
Or try Fish's redux of Bionix' 1.3.1
My daughter has this phone and looking to root it but I see many pole getting stuck. I think ill wait on doingthat
Rooting is easy. Just go to the Noob guide stickied up in Q&A and scroll down to Option A. Download that, put it on your internal SDcard, reboot into recovery, reinstall pacakages (will have to do this twice) and reboot.
ROOT does not do anything but give you permission to the internal Adroid O/S. It is usually the mods that you do after the fact that can/will screw things up. Rooting doesn't change o/s, doesn't affect battery life, doesn't make your phone not send data,...all it does it give you access (and probably void your warranty).