Hello my name is John and thanks for looking in.
Ive tryed now about 8 times installing an this rom [ROM] [07.09.2012] MIUI 2.7.6 | CM9 & SEMC | Multi-Languages
and every time ive failed PLUS every time ive had to tft the mobile and install root over and over again + cwm
Now im so fu pissed of so im creating an thread help section for roms !
im the first one here asking for help so here i go.
Can some one give me a good tutorial on how to install roms ?
is it posseble to help me so i dont have to fail again !?
the last rom and my first to ive installed as i sayd 8 times and failed, what ive done then is this:
installed boot.img (kernal) then installed zip with cwm
last time i did it i installed zip then an patch zip and after that i flashed kernal but dident work either. PLZ help
One thing to remember is that a lot of people develop the roms on their own, for themselves, and losing your temper and swearing isn't exactly conducive to people helping you.
If you need to ask for help, perhaps cutting down the swearing and asking politely, even if you are frustrated, will help a lot.
There's a phrase that comes to mind... "You catch more flies with honey then vinegar".
There's no big science behind ROM flashing...
First thing, copy ROM zip file onto your SDcard.
If your bootloader is locked, make sure you have CWM recovery installed.
Start the phone. When you see the logo getting brighter, keep pressing volume DOWN until recovery menu appears.
If you have unlocked bootloader, flash a custom kernel. That way you have CWM.
Start your phone. The LED will change color to signal you to press volume DOWN in order to enter recovery.
Choose factory reset, wipe cache.
In some cases if the ROM won't boot you'll need to go advanced> select wipe dalvik.
After that choose install zip from sdcard and choose ROM zip.
That's it?
Make sure the your kernel is compatible with the ROM you're trying to flash.
For example cyanogenmod requires it's own kernel.
And make sure you're flashing a ROM that is actually intended for your device
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Hello all I am new to this whole rooting process... I am not afraid to admit it as we all were once new at what we are doing at some point. I need help creating a nandroid back up on my atrix. O have successfully unlocked the boot loader and rooted my phone. I performed a backup using cwm through the boot screen and then I proceeded to wipe all my data and install a new rom when to my surprise it got stuck on the boot load screen for 30minites before I pulled the battery and tried restoring to my backup that I made with cwm.. it appears that the backup only successfully installed the boatload.img file and none of the other. Img files therefore once rebooted my phone would stay stuck at the boatload screen... I finally wiped everything and found a gingerbread 2.3.4 version 4.5 beta and copied it to my external sd card and installed it through cwm choosing the zip file to install and rebooting. Now I am back up and running but I do obviously not know how to make a nandroid backup so if I decide to tinker around with my phone again I will not have the same problem as before. Any help would be greatly appreciated... I am sorry this is so long bit if someone helps me I would rather they know the whole story then just portions of it. Thanks everyone who reads this and replies!!!
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Hello all I am new to this whole rooting process... I am not afraid to admit it as we all were once new at what we are doing at some point. I need help creating a nandroid back up on my atrix. O have successfully unlocked the boot loader and rooted my phone. I performed a backup using cwm through the boot screen and then I proceeded to wipe all my data and install a new rom when to my surprise it got stuck on the boot load screen for 30minites before I pulled the battery and tried restoring to my backup that I made with cwm.. it appears that the backup only successfully installed the boatload.img file and none of the other. Img files therefore once rebooted my phone would stay stuck at the boatload screen... I finally wiped everything and found a gingerbread 2.3.4 version 4.5 beta and copied it to my external sd card and installed it through cwm choosing the zip file to install and rebooting. Now I am back up and running but I do obviously not know how to make a nandroid backup so if I decide to tinker around with my phone again I will not have the same problem as before. Any help would be greatly appreciated... I am sorry this is so long bit if someone helps me I would rather they know the whole story then just portions of it. Thanks everyone who reads this and replies!!!
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try RomRacer's CWM Recovery in the development forum instead.
Thanks I will look into that! Thanks for your response.
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Looked into rom racer's forum page still confused
Hello again, I have looked into the forum for "romracer" and there is still quite a bit of confusion on my side (noob). I am already nervous about flashing things to my phone since my last stuck in boot loading screen. My current version of cwm is whatever came with option number 2 on the automatic unlock file that unlocked my bootloader and also provided root access. I believe it is called "Tenfar CWM". I want to be able to make a successful nandroid backup and I am understanding that I need to flash the latest version of CWM for atrix. I am confused about how I go about flashing that onto my phone safely. I am sorry I am such a noob, but I want to understand how to get the latest version of CWM for atrix onto my phone... There are so many links to different things on the developer for CWM forum page that my mind is spinning out of control. Any help on where to download all the necessary files to perform this flash and how to flash my phone with the latest version of CWM for atrix 4G would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for being understanding and helping me through this process that seems overwhelming for a noob like me.
Thanks,
A fellow Atrix 4G owner who switched from iPhone to have the freedom to change what I want
Mphill46 said:
Hello again, I have looked into the forum for "romracer" and there is still quite a bit of confusion on my side (noob). I am already nervous about flashing things to my phone since my last stuck in boot loading screen. My current version of cwm is whatever came with option number 2 on the automatic unlock file that unlocked my bootloader and also provided root access. I believe it is called "Tenfar CWM". I want to be able to make a successful nandroid backup and I am understanding that I need to flash the latest version of CWM for atrix. I am confused about how I go about flashing that onto my phone safely. I am sorry I am such a noob, but I want to understand how to get the latest version of CWM for atrix onto my phone... There are so many links to different things on the developer for CWM forum page that my mind is spinning out of control. Any help on where to download all the necessary files to perform this flash and how to flash my phone with the latest version of CWM for atrix 4G would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for being understanding and helping me through this process that seems overwhelming for a noob like me.
Thanks,
A fellow Atrix 4G owner who switched from iPhone to have the freedom to change what I want
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1) Go to /system/etc. and delete "install-recovery.sh". This can be done with Root Explorer, available from the market. If it's not there, then don't worry about it.
2) Download which every color of Rom Racer's CWM you want to your pc (same folder as fastboot files).
3) Boot into fastboot mode and enter fastboot mode.
4) Connect phone to pc, and open command prompt from fastboot folder (shift + right click -> open command window here).
5) Enter fastboot commands from Rom Racer's OP.
6) Enter "fastboot reboot" to reboot phone.
7) Boot into recovery and make sure it worked
*If you still see Tenfar's recovery app on your phone, delete it like you do any other app.
OR
1) Delete Tenfar's Recovery app.
2) Go to /system/etc. and delete "install-recovery.sh". This can be done with Root Explorer, available from the market. If it's not there, then don't worry about it.
3) Download ROM Manager from the market (free)
4) Install the CWM Recovery for the Atrix via the ROM Manager App.
5) Use this CWM Recovery
or proceed to install ROM Racer's CWM Recovery...
6) Download ROM Racer's CWM and put it on your internal SD card (/sd-card).
7) Open ROM Manger App
8) Select install ROM from .zip (or something like that - one of the main options).
9) Select the .zip you put there, an uncheck the options (no need to wipe anything).
10) Phone will reboot, install the .zip, and reboot again.
11) Should have ROM Racer's version on the phone now, and be able to enter recovery via the ROM Manager App.
Thank you so much... I will try that once I have some time to dedicate strictly to this...
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Hi Guys Please Help.. I successfuly rooted my phone and installed clockwork mod recovery superuser and busy box. My phone is still on the stock rom im trying to Flash a custom rom. When in recovery mode when i select Apply Update from SD Card it starts to update then i get a Error message
E:Short write of/ tmp/sideload/package.zip
Can Anyone give me a little guidence on how the fix this thanks in advance
if you want to flash a custom ROM, then i advise to read and comprehend what you are reading or you run a risk of bricking your device. Most ROMs are flashed using install from SD and NOT via UPDATE from SD - again please READ up
what ROM are you trying to flash?
chickmagnet_25 said:
Hi Guys Please Help.. I successfuly rooted my phone and installed clockwork mod recovery superuser and busy box. My phone is still on the stock rom im trying to Flash a custom rom. When in recovery mode when i select Apply Update from SD Card it starts to update then i get a Error message
E:Short write of/ tmp/sideload/package.zip
Can Anyone give me a little guidence on how the fix this thanks in advance
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im in recovery mode i want to flash the new ucld2 base rom by flapjaxx. Ive already rooted and flashed my personal galaxy note but this one is for my wife and her phone is being a compleate "*****"
im in recoverymode and the choices are
1 Reboot System now
2 Apply update from SD Card
3 Wipe data/ Factory Reset
4 Wipe Cache Partition
5 Test Redbend fota (FS)
animatechnica said:
if you want to flash a custom ROM, then i advise to read and comprehend what you are reading or you run a risk of bricking your device. Most ROMs are flashed using install from SD and NOT via UPDATE from SD - again please READ up
what ROM are you trying to flash?
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Im flashing the UCLD2 base rom by flaphjaxx... I have read up and I do have a basic understanding of whats going on. like I said ive already flashed my own galaxy note att and its running fine. the difference is with this one i keep getting the error message and ive tried to find the temp file to deleate it but ive had no success of finding it and im not evern sure that would be the fix which is why im here trying to get some answers
I can't stress it enough read up on the how tos before jumping in -
it looks from your note you don't have clockwork mod recovery installed - do some research on how to install that - that will be your first step
then once you have it installed, download the custom ROM zip file to your i717 note
the description for flashing it is here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664980 make sure you read it and know what you're getting into or it will be a headache later on
now to give you a short summary -
boot into recovery
select backup and backup your current ROM
Wipe data/factory reset
select Install from SDCARD
navigate your sdcard to locate the zip file
select it to install it
chickmagnet_25 said:
im in recovery mode i want to flash the new ucld2 base rom by flapjaxx. Ive already rooted and flashed my personal galaxy note but this one is for my wife and her phone is being a compleate "*****"
im in recoverymode and the choices are
1 Reboot System now
2 Apply update from SD Card
3 Wipe data/ Factory Reset
4 Wipe Cache Partition
5 Test Redbend fota (FS)
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chickmagnet_25 said:
im in recovery mode i want to flash the new ucld2 base rom by flapjaxx. Ive already rooted and flashed my personal galaxy note but this one is for my wife and her phone is being a compleate "*****"
im in recoverymode and the choices are
1 Reboot System now
2 Apply update from SD Card
3 Wipe data/ Factory Reset
4 Wipe Cache Partition
5 Test Redbend fota (FS)
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Well, there is your problem.
That's not cwm....
k thanks give me 10 min to install clockwork mod recovery.. ill be right back
thanks guys for some reason i wasent paying attention and i unlocked the phone but didnt install clockwork recovery......how the heck that happened is beyond me..but thanks for pointing out my problem..
Just for the record, you should still read the basics on Rooting, Modding roms, etc.. You keep on using the wrong terminology and procedures. You may dodge a bullet today or tom but you will eventually get yourself in a jam.
Hi guys,
Yesterday I did some research on which custom ROM to install (I need to get my android version from 2.1 to 2.2 or higher). Various topics about custom ROMS are available here but the instructions aren't always as clear for a newbie.
Fyi: I got a HTC Hero.
In another topic I read this:
Wipe
Flash ROM
Don't reboot
Flash kernel
Reboot
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So firstly I'll make a backup of my contacts and of my contents of the phone, I guess?
How do I flash the current ROM?
Why is not rebooting a pointer? Is it that dangerous?
I have no idea what flashing the kernel is, or how I should do this.
And last, I think I know how to reboot, hopefully.
Furthermore, after downloading the custom ROM I want, I put it on my SD card or something I guess?
Thanks for the help guys!
Little update: downloaded ClockworkMod and tried to instal, but I already got an error. Failed to extract or something like that.
Well install cwm for your device
You can reboot by pulling out your own battery and put it back on
Flashing rom means flashing the whole os
Flashing the kernel means just flashing a part os
Both have similar installation procedures
YA YOU NEED TO COPY THE ZIPS TO SD
BE sure to flash a rom that's meant for your device (important)
sent from cyanmobile powered Beni
I've checked all over, and their are many...but none of them are straight to the point
I want to install custom roms but I cant seem to find a proper thread that is step by step on loading a custom recovery, I'm jumping all over the place, so far I have a unlocked bootloader, rooted and running 4.2.2 and I have a recovery.img file on my sdcard (not sure if thats needed or not)
I've come to decide I need to do it manually cause the rom manager app doesn't have my tablet listed.
Doesn't bother me what custom recovery is it, as long as I can boot into it and load custom roms from SD card im happy
Xperia Tablet Z SP321
MasterCMTS said:
I've checked all over, and their are many...but none of them are straight to the point
I want to install custom roms but I cant seem to find a proper thread that is step by step on loading a custom recovery, I'm jumping all over the place, so far I have a unlocked bootloader, rooted and running 4.2.2 and I have a recovery.img file on my sdcard (not sure if thats needed or not)
I've come to decide I need to do it manually cause the rom manager app doesn't have my tablet listed.
Doesn't bother me what custom recovery is it, as long as I can boot into it and load custom roms from SD card im happy
Xperia Tablet Z SP321
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Looks like can help you! I too had this problem and dont even ask me how much I researched XDA Forums in vain But Ill help YOU! You said you're rooted and on 4.2.2 so you should be good to go! Here's the link to Dual Recovery for XTZ (TWRP and Philz Touch) : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
You said you Unlocked your bootloader. I hope you didnt forget to backup your TA before that.
Gimme a Thanks if I helped and dont forget to thank the original dev [NUT] either!
Wait wait wait Lol
What on earth is TA?
All I have is the code that unlocked the bootloader, and man oh man, im glad someone can help
Ill be doing what that thread states and i'll keep you updated
Thanks
It worked!!!!!! I have the custom recovery installed!
But i have a few questions? can i only use the app to boot into the recovery or can I use the volume power way, cause it didn't seem to work at first so i used the app
secondly, when i used the app, i booted into clockmod recvery, and i wanted to install a ROM i placed on my sdcard, so I wiped out the phone getting it ready for the ROM installation, so i formatted and found i cant open my sdcard only my internal storage, thats means im stuck, so now i fused flashtools and placed 4.2.2 back on the phone, must root it again and then load the recovery and place the rom on my internal storage, ill keep you updated let me know if there was a easier way
Just realized I could have tried the other recoveies, cause maybe they would be able to access the sdcard
OK so I have downloaded this rom and gapps and the instructions are same old same old, place files on sdcard, boot into recovery, wipe and install, I got an installation aborted any ideas?
All the roms are failing and ive been trying the different recoveries, I must be doing something wrong
Hello dear community
This is my very first thread I am making on this website, so please pardon me if I am on the wrong page of this website.
Anyways, I'm more or less desperate. I saw a youtube tutorial on how to install Android 4.4 Kit Kat on a Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 and I heard I'd need root AND a custom recovery.
Because I'm a total newbie to this kind of stuff, I tried the very first thing I saw that had something to do with custom recovery, because I already had my phone rooted. So, I looked up a tutorial on youtube on how to install CWM custom recovery and ended up with installing it successfully, but now my phone is stuck in a bootloop. As I already mentioned, I am a newbie and therefore I am very desperate at the moment, you know.
The only thing I can do is go to Recovery Mode, but if I try to turn the phone on it gets stuck in a bootloop (It actually doesn't loop at all, it just freezes at the moment when the Samsung Galaxy Note logo appears and doesnt do anything after that.).
I think my problem is that I actually threw a new Kernel on my phone, because the video title says "How to install Kernel with CWM [...]"
I would be very very very very very grateful if anyone was kind enough to help me get out of this!
I really need help!
Thanks!
PS.
If this helps you help me:
This happened when I had Android 4.1.2 installed.
There's going to be 2 ways to get out of this:
1) Reinstall the stock firmware via Odin.
2) Install a custom rom via recovery.
Personally, I'd go with number 2 because a) you wanted to update anyway and b) if you have the right recovery and rom, it'll be easier as you can just put the files you need on an external SD card and install via the custom recovery. Now, not all recoveries are able to flash any file. Many times you need specific ones to install the newer android versions. So, if you are wanting to install something 4.4 based, then using a recovery that was made, say, last year, probably will not work well if at all.
Another thing to try first, is to wipe the cache and dalvik cache in recovery since you said you tried to install a kernel. It is always recommended to wipe these when installing (assuming you did pick a compatible kernel with what you were trying to install).