i have unlocked my boot loader flashed amon_ra recovery. am i ready to download and flash a rom or is there anything else i must do first?
You should be set to rock 'n roll! Assuming you went to the developer menu In Amon Ra and installed SU to root.
How would I install ICS, just download and flash or do I need a kernel or something?
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Most of the ROMs have the kernel as a PH update file and will install the kernel after the ROM flashes and goes back to bootloader. Not all of them do this so check the OP for the particular ROM you plan on flashing. They will have instructions for their ROM.
What is a boot.img?
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The BOOT.img contains the kernel and sometimes other files needed to boot into a ROM and use its features. Some ROMS it will be a PH update file, others you flash it using fastboot.
Do I do the boot.img first? Or after the Rom?
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I usually do it after the ROM. If you are flashing it through fastboot, which I assume you are, you can do it either way.
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OK so here's my problem. In a nutshell, I was using my dude Chingys ineff. Made a backup n flashed the clean ics with its own flashable boot.img after the flash. I made a restore and tried to go back to ineff. Well clearly that's a problem without the right boot image. I flashed one I had with my fingers crossed and that wasn't the correct one. Now I can't even do a fresh install of clean ics because its boot image won't work now. Chingy is away from his PC and can't dropbox it to me. Can anyone help me with this so I can flash it without my PC (I'm at work) and restore my ineff backup? Please n thanks community! =)
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boot.img is in the ROM file. Just use a zip program to open the file and it will be right there. You'll need to use ADB to push the file to your phone, can't flash a img file. Or use Scott's CleanFlash program.
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boot.img is in the ROM file. Just use a zip program to open the file and it will be right there. You'll need to use ADB to push the file to your phone, can't flash a img file. Or use Scott's CleanFlash program.
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That's not the answer I was looking for. Lol. I'll check out that cleanflash ya said. Fingers crossed again
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Do you still need help?
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Sorry, didn't see you wanted something without a computer.
Have you tried reinstalling CleanICS. It's set up to create the flashable zip file for you.
Edit: Here is a post on how to create the flashable zip file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1454255
I don't use ineff so I don't have the boot.img file for you.
afaik all you need to do is copy the boot.img and androidinfo.txt from the rom and zip it as PH89img.zip on the root of your sd card and flash through hboot
I'm having the same issue. I was on BAMF ROM and tried to install Clean ICS. The install went fine but the fastboot failed. Said the IMG was older.. tried other roms and the only way I could get my phone to boot up was to do a clean install of the BAMF ROM.
Not trying to hijack the thread just don't get why any of the ROMs I tried all fail the fastboot IMG except for the BAMF ROMS.
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Jetdr said:
I'm having the same issue. I was on BAMF ROM and tried to install Clean ICS. The install went fine but the fastboot failed. Said the IMG was older.. tried other roms and the only way I could get my phone to boot up was to do a clean install of the BAMF ROM.
Not trying to hijack the thread just don't get why any of the ROMs I tried all fail the fastboot IMG except for the BAMF ROMS.
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From my understanding BAMF ROM must be using a newer revision number and that is why you fail. Are you flashing from HBOOT or computer using fastboot? I thought you could push an earlier file through the computer.
I know to flash roms and kernels I use fastboot in bootloader and boot clockwork from there and do my thing. I want to know for flashing zips like themes,skins, and stuff like that if I could just boot into recovery and do it from there or do I need to do the usual method through bootloader using a computer
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U can just do it through recovery. No fastboot needed to flash skins or themes.
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Fastboot is only needed when flashing Rom's with custom kernels
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I know pulling the boot.img from the rom is the old way to do things then wiping in recovery and flashing the boot img in fastboot... Then flash the rom in recovery....
Or you could just fasboot boot recovery.img and wipe and flash the rom... without pulling the boot.img
Doesn't these two methods work just the same minus the fact that fastboot boot recovery is just quicker to flash a whole rom....
This is for the hboot 1.5 users.....
I know about flash gui im just asking about using ADB and recovery flashing.....
Either way works fine doesn't it...>< ?
Yes, booting into recovery vía fastboot allows simultaneous flashing of kernel/ROM.
You may also flash a custom kernel zip file in the same fashion.
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Yes, booting into recovery vía fastboot allows simultaneous flashing of kernel/ROM.
You may also flash a custom kernel zip file in the same fashion.
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Ya that is the advantage of using the recovery via fastboot.... But other then that they both get the job done... Minus that fastboot lets you flash the whole rom instead of taking the boot img out.... along with custom kernels....
One stop shop
There's also a app called Flash Image GUI that works pretty good...
i just unlocked my white evo 3d. i cant find the recovery that i can flash manually by restarting my phone and updating via hboot. the last one i downloaded and tried to flash said the version is older. help me please.
Recovery like clockwork or ruu
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like clockwork that i can use to install zips with. im trying to flash a custom recovery
Bump* I'm currently on unlocked hboot 1.5 I don't care which recovery to flash. I've been trying to flash team win VIA rebooting the phone and install manually but it keeps saying that "main version is older" I've tried quite a few files from searching over Google
If you unlocked your phone then the folder you needed to root has the recovery in it. CWM*.Img
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If you unlocked your phone then the folder you needed to root has the recovery in it. CWM*.Img
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Which folder
You could download rom manager and flash it with that.
We're comin from a pure power source.
I just flashed it via fastboot. It worked.
If anyone can help. i need to know how to make a copy of my phones stock recovery before flashing a custom recovery. so i can flash back to stock recovery in order to an OTA update.
Thanks
JOE180360 said:
If anyone can help. i need to know how to make a copy of my phones stock recovery before flashing a custom recovery. so i can flash back to stock recovery in order to an OTA update.
Thanks
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If you are rooted already with a stock recovery, skip to the second half of the next paragraph.
What you want to do is boot twrp instead of flashing it at first. You do this by using the command "fastboot boot recovery.img" where as "recovery.img" is the name you have assigned to your twrp recovery image. Once you have booted into twrp, reboot system. You will be prompted to root the device (assuming you are not already rooted), select yes. Now that you are rooted, download this app. In the app settings change the backup format to .img, and then backup your recovery. Now you will have a copy of your stock recovery. Now that you have that, go back and flash twrp using the command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img", whereas "recovery.img" refers to whatever you have named your twrp recovery image.
all of this is assuming that you have adb setup on your computer, and a good working knowledge of how to use it.
What if I'm already rooted with twrp recovery, is it still possible?
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Would I have to runn the ruu agian.
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Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. I will do this next time I flash back to stock.
Thanks
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JOE180360 said:
What if I'm already rooted with twrp recovery, is it still possible?
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You still have stock recovery? If so, it sounded like you did fastboot boot TWRP (instead of fastboot flash TWRP).
In which case, you can just then use TWRP to backup the recovery partition. You don't need a seperate app or root to do this.
I flashed twrp using fastboot flash recovery twrp but I'm still using the stock rom, but since I flashed twrp that means my stock recovery img is gone right?
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I flashed twrp using fastboot flash recovery twrp but I'm still using the stock rom, but since I flashed twrp that means my stock recovery img is gone right?
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Yes, you can only have one recovery at a time. TWRP custom recovery overwrote the stock recovery. You can't back up what isn't there anymore.
But you can always return to stock by RUU, if needed.