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Hi,
Is there a way to Uninstall a custom zip package that was installed with xRecovery?
I installed a custom zip package, and my phone cannot boot...
Thanks
MagicHunta said:
Hi,
Is there a way to Uninstall a custom zip package that was installed with xRecovery?
I installed a custom zip package, and my phone cannot boot...
Thanks
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The only option you have is to boot back into recovery and restore your last backup. If recovery is unavailable you'll have to use flashtool to flash a complete firmware package, root, install XRecovery and then restore your backup. If it's a 2.3 backup make sure that you're running baseband .71.
GreatBigDog said:
The only option you have is to boot back into recovery and restore your last backup. If recovery is unavailable you'll have to use flashtool to flash a complete firmware package, root, install XRecovery and then restore your backup. If it's a 2.3 backup make sure that you're running baseband .71.
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Thanks for the quick reply!
What if I do not have a backup inside recovery..
Does that mean I have to Repair my phone using SEUS and lose everything?~~
PS. I am running 2.3.3 Stock FW
MagicHunta said:
Thanks for the quick reply!
What if I do not have a backup inside recovery..
Does that mean I have to Repair my phone using SEUS and lose everything?~~
PS. I am running 2.3.3 Stock FW
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If you can get into recovery try this..... Do a backup first and then do a reinstall your current ROM. After you've done that do an advanced restore of your data and cache partitions from the backup you just made.
This should get you back to your ROM's basic system partition with your current data and cache. If everything works OK, you shouldn't even see any differences.
GreatBigDog said:
If you can get into recovery try this..... Do a backup first and then do a reinstall your current ROM. After you've done that do an advanced restore of your data and cache partitions from the backup you just made.
This should get you back to your ROM's basic system partition with your current data and cache. If everything works OK, you shouldn't even see any differences.
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By "reinstall your current ROM", you mean reinstalling the stock SEUS ROM right?
I just made a backup inside recovery, I will go ahead and reinstall my phone now.
When I restore, are the texts, phonebook etc... being restored from recovery's backup? =) or will i lose those?~
MagicHunta said:
By "reinstall your current ROM", you mean reinstalling the stock SEUS ROM right?
I just made a backup inside recovery, I will go ahead and reinstall my phone now.
When I restore, are the texts, phonebook etc... being restored from recovery's backup? =) or will i lose those?~
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I mean whatever rom you were using when you installed that zip that caused the problem. It actually should still be on your SD card as a Zip unless you removed it after you flashed it.
When you restore data you'll get everything back apps, texts, contacts, history etc.....
GreatBigDog said:
I mean whatever rom you were using when you installed that zip that caused the problem. It actually should still be on your SD card as a Zip unless you removed it after you flashed it.
When you restore data you'll get everything back apps, texts, contacts, history etc.....
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Oh, I wasn't trying to install a rom, i was trying to install this on a SE stock 2.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194266
After trying to install that zip, my phone cannot boot anymore~
I think I am left with reinstalling my whole phone?
Just thought i ask first,
in the Advanced Restore there are
Restore boot, Restore system, Restore data, Restore cache, and Restore sd-ext
I know for sure that i will not need to restore boot... lol, what else do i not need?
MagicHunta said:
Oh, I wasn't trying to install a rom, i was trying to install this on a SE stock 2.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194266
After trying to install that zip, my phone cannot boot anymore~
I think I am left with reinstalling my whole phone?
Just thought i ask first,
in the Advanced Restore there are
Restore boot, Restore system, Restore data, Restore cache, and Restore sd-ext
I know for sure that i will not need to restore boot... lol, what else do i not need?
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After you get back to your stock Rom and have root / XRecovery, just restore data and cache. Whatever you do, don't restore system or you'll have to start over
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GreatBigDog said:
After you get back to your stock Rom and have root / XRecovery, just restore data and cache. Whatever you do, don't restore system or you'll have to start over
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Thank you very much for your help!!
Learned a few things here and there hehe
Just one last quick question. Is there a difference between recovery backup & titanium backup?
Thank you!!!
MagicHunta said:
Thank you very much for your help!!
Learned a few things here and there hehe
Just one last quick question. Is there a difference between recovery backup & titanium backup?
Thank you!!!
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There are some big differences - But what exactly do you mean ? (In which way?)
I am currently on CM7 RC1 and planning to go back STOCK ROM.
I have my back-up stock rom via CWM. Would it possible if I flashed my stock rom back-up(via CWM) even if I am currently on CM7 ROM?? Please help to verify. Thank you.
droidtwoseven said:
I am currently on CM7 RC1 and planning to go back STOCK ROM.
I have my back-up stock rom via CWM. Would it possible if I flashed my stock rom back-up(via CWM) even if I am currently on CM7 ROM?? Please help to verify. Thank you.
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Backup your CM7 in case it ****s up .
-Factory reset
-Wipe both caches
-Format /system
-Restore Stock
-Reboot
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EmoBoiix3 said:
Backup your CM7 in case it ****s up .
-Factory reset
-Wipe both caches
-Format /system
-Restore Stock
-Reboot
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Did this but I'm stuck on "GT-S5830 Galaxy Ace" Screen. Please help.
try to wipe caches..
i remember this happened with me also...
download same fresh rom from sammobile and flash it first with odin and try to restore now..
haven't tried this but may work
madman_amit said:
try to wipe caches..
i remember this happened with me also...
download same fresh rom from sammobile and flash it first with odin and try to restore now..
haven't tried this but may work
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Do you mean ill wipe caches after I restore??
droidtwoseven said:
Do you mean ill wipe caches after I restore??
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Try flashing Cf-root
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EmoBoiix3 said:
Try flashing Cf-root
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How come this will help?
Do wiping caches after I restore will solved this? Please help to confirm.
I don't want to do Odin for now
Surefire way to work will be to
1.) Factory reset
2.) ODIN flash stock ROM of same baseband
3.) Flash CWM
4.) Flash stock ROM backup
I just want to confirm that I have the same problem: when I restored my stock-rom-backup using CWM from C7.1, the phone got stuck in the same point as droidtwoseven said.
I also confirm that I restored the previous C7.1 and the phone is working now. However, I would like to know how to restore the stock rom from CWM.
I hope we can find a solution because this seems to be a problem that everyone will have.
Maybe the problem has something to do with the partitions that C7.1 creates (I'm not sure about this, I'm just a noob).
Thank you.
davidteleco said:
I just want to confirm that I have the same problem: when I restored my stock-rom-backup using CWM from C7.1, the phone got stuck in the same point as droidtwoseven said.
I also confirm that I restored the previous C7.1 and the phone is working now. However, I would like to know how to restore the stock rom from CWM.
I hope we can find a solution because this seems to be a problem that everyone will have.
Maybe the problem has something to do with the partitions that C7.1 creates (I'm not sure about this, I'm just a noob).
Thank you.
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It could well be that stock ROMs are based on rfs file system while CM7.1 is based on ext 4. Maybe a script has to be implemented to convert the file system back to rfs. I am just hazarding a guess.
happily1986 said:
It could well be that stock ROMs are based on rfs file system while CM7.1 is based on ext 4. Maybe a script has to be implemented to convert the file system back to rfs. I am just hazarding a guess.
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This is a critical issue that I would like to resolve. I can assume that I will have to flash a stock rom with ODIN but I am afraid that ODIN will brick my phone because of problems with the partitions/file system (RFS vs EXT4).
I don't really know if installing cyanogenmod7.1 by clockworkmod4-recovery has change my phone partitions so I am not sure if ODIN can restore a stock rom by the usual way.
Any help with this?
Thank you so much!
By flashing with ODIN, system file system will revert do rfs.
Most of the Custom ROMs are running on ext4 now, and I flashed several times back to Stock with ODIN after running a Custom ROM with ext4fs.
Last night, I installed TW 4.5/TW Manager. I did a ClockworkMod backup first. I decided to restore it.
However, after restoration, the phone is in a factory state. Save for my lock pattern, which it remembered, the phone is in first-run setup mode, all my home screen layouts are gone, all my apps are not in the aop drawer except those the G2 ships with. Contents of the virtual SD card like photos are still there.
I tried restoring my only other CWM backup (a November backup that previously *restored ok* to undo a MIUI test, for example), but this, too, now boots in to the same state.
What has gone wrong here?
And is there any way of getting back the system that I assume/d is/was in the CWM backup files?
If I can't guarantee I can restore a CWM backup, it makes the world a very scary place to be.
Did you wipe before restoring? Sound to me you did not.
1. Full wipe
2. Restore again.
If that does not work, wipe again and use advanced restore.
Don't use rom manager but do everything manually from the recovery.
Wipe what?
You mean, choose Wipe Data and/or Wipe Cache?
Lennyz1988 said:
Did you wipe before restoring? Sound to me you did not.
1. Full wipe
2. Restore again.
If that does not work, wipe again and use advanced restore.
Don't use rom manager but do everything manually from the recovery.
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Wiped data, Wiped cache, Restored backup - still doesn't retrieve the actual backup.
Now wiped again. In Advanced Restore, what should I do?
Lennyz1988 said:
Did you wipe before restoring? Sound to me you did not.
1. Full wipe
2. Restore again.
If that does not work, wipe again and use advanced restore.
Don't use rom manager but do everything manually from the recovery.
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Restore the boot, system, data.
Lennyz1988 said:
Restore the boot, system, data.
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This doesn't work either.
I had the same trouble early last month; even after a restore it was pretty much factory settings and I had to put everything back myself.
It was very irritating as I'd taken the precaution of making a backup but it still didn't work. I've pretty much recovered everything I needed to since then, though.
What excactly did you do prior to the restoring? Did you flash a new rom? If yes, what was your previous rom? Or is TW4.5 an app of some kind?
Lennyz1988 said:
What excactly did you do prior to the restoring? Did you flash a new rom? If yes, what was your previous rom? Or is TW4.5 an app of some kind?
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I did this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365605
That is...
Installed TouchWiz 4.5, a modified TouchWiz launcher (left it alongside TouchWiz, set no default - home button press asked for confirmation of home screen each time)
TW4.5 comes with the TW4Manager app for controlling settings.
I downloaded the Suava theme for use with TW 4.5.
Before any of that, I made a CWM backup. Then I did the above. Now the backup (and even a backup which restored perfectly a month ago) will not restore to anything but factory new state.
And you are not getting an error message of any kind? How long does it take to restore? What is the size of the backup?
Lennyz1988 said:
And you are not getting an error message of any kind?
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None.
Lennyz1988 said:
How long does it take to restore?
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Seven minutes
Lennyz1988 said:
What is the size of the backup?
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972Mb
The last thing I can think of is flashing an old stock rom and then rooting it with CF-Root. Then you have an older version of CWM.
A stock rom like KE2. Then try to restore.
If that does not work find a rom which has the latest CMW. Version 5 I believe. Then try restoring it.
Lennyz1988 said:
The last thing I can think of is flashing an old stock rom and then rooting it with CF-Root. Then you have an older version of CWM.
A stock rom like KE2. Then try to restore.
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Hmm, are you talking about kernel?
If I'm correctly reading my rough notes from my rooting and tinkering, then my original kernel was KF3, I rooted in mid-October with an insecure equivalent (KF3) (CF-Root method), but quickly upgraded through Kies... I now have kernel XWKI4 (baseband XXKI1, build KI4).
So I moved from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4.
BUT - the backup and restore I did with CWM under the current system as recently as two weeks ago in November worked fine.
Lennyz1988 said:
If that does not work find a rom which has the latest CMW. Version 5 I believe. Then try restoring it.
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So, you're saying there - you think a newer version of CWM might have eliminated a bug or something?
Might I find any FURTHER problems by changing the ROM and trying to restore?
Thanks for your help.
ClockworkMod - merry effing Christmas.
I really don't know. But I think it's worth the effort determining of your CWM is still functioning properly.
You can also try just flashing the KI4 CF-root kernel, then boot in recovery and then try to restore.
Make sure you have important stuff backuped of course
If you can boot to working phone backup data and copy clockwork mod folder to PC .
Then try posted below . boots to working phone root it with CWM and root copy clockwork folder back then try restore nandroid backup .#
Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
JJElgan, thanks,
So let me clarify what you're essentially suggesting...
Store my ClockworkMod safely on the PC
Wipe cache, data, system and SD card in Recovery Mode
"Install correct firmware"
Then put the backup file back and try restoring
What do you mean by "correct firmware"?...
I currently have Baseband XXKI1, Kernel XWKI4, Build XWKI4. That is the firmware with which I made the backup. (I guess that's KI4?)
But the firmware I originally rooted with CWM was PDA: KF3, PHONE: KE7, CSC: KD1 (XEU). (I guess that was KF3?)
What's the aim of this here and what's the source of the info?
Thanks very much.
JJEgan said:
If you can boot to working phone backup data and copy clockwork mod folder to PC .
Then try posted below . boots to working phone root it with CWM and root copy clockwork folder back then try restore nandroid backup .#
Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
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You dont need to wipe before restoring. Just a quick note
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CdTDroiD said:
You dont need to wipe before restoring. Just a quick note
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Ever?
How about after?
And how about in the advice the previous correspondent gave, to reinstall kernel/firmware?
I have LWW stock 4.0.4 rooted and CWM installed...
I just exploring in XDA and bump on these two thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705255
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1578109
This custom rom is compatible with lock bootloader now...so I wanna test it out...does anybody with lock bootloader successfully installed this rom and between ExMIUI and MiniCMSandwich Lite which one is better in your opinion...
Thanks.
I tried them both yesterday, just to get an idea. No problem at all with my locked bootloader. Anyway, since I only catched a glimpe of both ROMs, I can't post a real review. You should try them both and decide if you like them
MIUI is more... mmm... i-phone style. MiniCMSandwich looks like a Galaxy Nexus
Feanor88 said:
I tried them both yesterday, just to get an idea. No problem at all with my locked bootloader. Anyway, since I only catched a glimpe of both ROMs, I can't post a real review. You should try them both and decide if you like them
MIUI is more... mmm... i-phone style. MiniCMSandwich looks like a Galaxy Nexus
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i-phone not my taste...
How to revert back to stock rom...
I try both yesterday, MiniCMSandwich i got bootloop.
MIUI can boot but MIUIHome and many other process FC's.
I can realize its because i am noob on Android mod
AyamPushUp said:
I try both yesterday, MiniCMSandwich i got bootloop.
MIUI can boot but MIUIHome and many other process FC's.
I can realize its because i am noob on Android mod
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You got bootloop and fc's as you did not clear data.
@Till: these roms will have no problems to run on locked bootloader. As the ROMs are compatible with the stock kernel.
To revert back you need to restore the back up using CWM. In this whole flashing the zip and reverting back process, you just are making sure that you do not touch /system. That way, you do not mess up with nAa's CWM (its installed in /system only), and so everything will be fine.
In case you get a bootloop, just flash the ROM again by flashtool, or repair using PCC and all will be fine.
Thanks,
Rick
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AyamPushUp said:
I try both yesterday, MiniCMSandwich i got bootloop.
MIUI can boot but MIUIHome and many other process FC's.
I can realize its because i am noob on Android mod
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oh...maybe I just stick with stock rom right now...
DragonClawsAreSharp said:
You got bootloop and fc's as you did not clear data.
@Till: these roms will have no problems to run on locked bootloader. As the ROMs are compatible with the stock kernel.
To revert back you need to restore the back up using CWM. In this whole flashing the zip and reverting back process, you just are making sure that you do not touch /system. That way, you do not mess up with nAa's CWM (its installed in /system only), and so everything will be fine.
In case you get a bootloop, just flash the ROM again by flashtool, or repair using PCC and all will be fine.
Thanks,
Rick
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So after flashing the rom...to revert back to stock rom just restore nandroid backup?...I don't get it about touch the /system...
Till-Kruspe said:
So after flashing the rom...to revert back to stock rom just restore nandroid backup?...I don't get it about touch the /system...
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See, the nAa's recovery installed on locked bootloaders are installed on chargemon and charger files which are there at /system/bin of your phone memory.
Now, suppose you install a ROM which is based on the Stock Kernel. To do this you flash the zip you got from xda or somewhere. While this zip is being flashed, the /system files of the stock ROM are replaced by the /system files of the ROM you are flashing. This will cause the chargemon and charger files to be overwritten, and so, CWM messes with itself. And rest of the installation will fail, giving you bootloop or brick.
The kamarush ROM, which is supported on locked bootloader, takes care that it doesn't replace the /system. Thus, nAa's CWM remains intact, and you can successfully flash the ROM.
Thanks,
Rick
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DragonClawsAreSharp said:
you just are making sure that you do not touch /system. That way, you do not mess up with nAa's CWM (its installed in /system only), and so everything will be fine.
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Not true. Before installing the ROMs, you NEED to wipe /system. You can do it via CWM (Mounts and storage, wipe /system, /cache and /data. Then Wipe dalvik cache in advanced settings). Otherwise, you'll end up with a lot of fc.
Till-Kruspe said:
So after flashing the rom...to revert back to stock rom just restore nandroid backup?...I don't get it about touch the /system...
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Yes, restore nandroid and that's all. About /system, I already explained that
Feanor88 said:
Not true. Before installing the ROMs, you NEED to wipe /system. You can do it via CWM (Mounts and storage, wipe /system, /cache and /data. Then Wipe dalvik cache in advanced settings). Otherwise, you'll end up with a lot of fc.
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When you are doing a /system wipe using CWM, then CWM knowd how to protect itself. It will not delete the contents of /bin and /xbin files.
Thanks,
Rick
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Till-Kruspe said:
So after flashing the rom...to revert back to stock rom just restore nandroid backup?
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Basically, yes.
DragonClawsAreSharp said:
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When you are doing a /system wipe using CWM, then CWM knowd how to protect itself. It will not delete the contents of /bin and /xbin files.
Thanks,
Rick
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Of course
What I meant is that you HAVE to touch the /system folder. Just touch it the proper way
Feanor88 said:
Of course
What I meant is that you HAVE to touch the /system folder. Just touch it the proper way
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Yea. Right. You are correct. In the first post where I mentioned not touching /system, I meant that the ROMs which have been made to work with locked bootloader make sure that they do not touch the /system. The zip files have no instruction about clearing data. So all data has to be cleared manually using CWM, and nAa is clever enough to make sure that his CWM knows how to protect itself. . (I sometimes so badly wish that I had the brains of Kamarush and nAa. I could look at the smali code and know what it means. With my current brain, I have to spend a whole week to figure out what's what, and then editing is a separate story ).
Thanks,
Rick
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Yo HAVE to wipe /system, because the current system will conflict with the new system.
In nAa CWM you wipe the whole /system (with /bin and /xbin) while it's running, and after wipe if you restart you will stuckat SONY logo, so don't reboot just install from zip. It will start Aroma installer and before the installation you have. to choose the locked bootloader version.It will install the ROM with nAa's CWM and now you can reboot and enjoy the ROM.
ZsDaniel said:
Yo HAVE to wipe /system, because the current system will conflict with the new system.
In nAa CWM you wipe the whole /system (with /bin and /xbin) while it's running, and after wipe if you restart you will stuckat SONY logo, so don't reboot just install from zip. It will start Aroma installer and before the installation you have. to choose the locked bootloader version.It will install the ROM with nAa's CWM and now you can reboot and enjoy the ROM.
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Hmmm. Right. That seems more logical. .
Thank you bro.
Cheers,
Rick
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ZsDaniel said:
Yo HAVE to wipe /system, because the current system will conflict with the new system.
In nAa CWM you wipe the whole /system (with /bin and /xbin) while it's running, and after wipe if you restart you will stuckat SONY logo, so don't reboot just install from zip. It will start Aroma installer and before the installation you have. to choose the locked bootloader version.It will install the ROM with nAa's CWM and now you can reboot and enjoy the ROM.
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how to format whole system...
DragonClawsAreSharp said:
Hmmm. Right. That seems more logical. .
Thank you bro.
Cheers,
Rick
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0. Get ROOT and install CWM. -> Only for Locked Bootloader
1. You must do a Full Wipe in CWM (System/Data/Cache/Dalvik-Cache)!
2. Copy the ROM to your SDCard
3. Flash ROM in the Recovery
4. Reboot & enjoy
5. First boot is loooooong
I don't get it in no. 1
I already told you. Start CWM Recovery on boot. Go to "Mounts and storage" and format /system, /data and /cache. Then go back, head to advanced settings and clear dalvik cache. Then install zip.
Till-Kruspe said:
how to format whole system...
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Here's what he meant.
You just clear everything (in kamarush's thread it's mentioned) and then you do not go for a re-boot. You directly choose the zip you downloaded. Now the zip will ask you if you have locked bootloader or not. If you select locked bootloader, the ROM installation will start with the installation of CWM (which you had cleared along with everything else), and then rest of the ROM will get installed. Then reboot, and everything will be fine.
Thanks,
Rick
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DragonClawsAreSharp said:
the ROM installation will start with the installation of CWM (which you had cleared along with everything else)
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I can't agree on this point. You are using CWM to flash the zip, so CWM is still there
tetakpatak said:
Please quote my post and copy&paste whole text into some help thread for your phone, it is better idea as we are now getting off topic here. I'll try to help you there.
Format /system is done in recovery mode under "mount and storage" then after that you can restore your nandroid if it is done with the same recovery you use now. If you're on PhilZ 6, it usually can restore also CWM 6 backups.
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What does format system do? And please help me load sentinel rom. That's the one I was gonna do.
Okay now for the question... I was running stock 4.1.2 with siyah kernel 6.0 b5. Then I decided to install philz kernel, but ended up in bootloop. Then I tried flashing dorimanx but still in bootloop. All the while I wiped everything before flashing.
Now im stuck as I can boot into recovery via any kernel but ultimately phone is stuck.
What to do?
And can anyone give me steps to install sentinel rom from this stage?
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AndroidReborn said:
What does format system do? And please help me load sentinel rom. That's the one I was gonna do.
Okay now for the question... I was running stock 4.1.2 with siyah kernel 6.0 b5. Then I decided to install philz kernel, but ended up in bootloop. Then I tried flashing dorimanx but still in bootloop. All the while I wiped everything before flashing.
Now im stuck as I can boot into recovery via any kernel but ultimately phone is stuck.
What to do?
And can anyone give me steps to install sentinel rom from this stage?
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Mate, sorry for waiting, I was out of home. We will get your ROM back as soon as the phone boots again.
Don't worry, it doesn't sound serious so far. We have recovery and download mode (so topic name "nothing works" isn't really correct)
Formatting /system wipes all data from the system partition (so your system will be gone then) and it is important to do before installing new ROMs (essencially important for KitKat). It can't do any harm. As you have tried to install other kernels and didn't work we should check first what did you try to flash so far and it didn't boot? Is that what you wrote all what you have tried?
Now let me know please which recovery do you have now and is it the same version like when you have created your nandroid backup? If the recovery is the same, I would indeed try to restore nandroid backup right after wiping /system. Before you wipe the system just let me know: can you use ADB? If yes, check do you have ADB connection in the recovery mode?
tetakpatak said:
Mate, sorry for waiting, I was out of home. We will get your ROM back as soon as the phone boots again.
Don't worry, it doesn't sound serious so far. We have recovery and download mode (so topic name "nothing works" isn't really correct)
Formatting /system wipes all data from the system partition (so your system will be gone then) and it is important to do before installing new ROMs (essencially important for KitKat). It can't do any harm. As you have tried to install other kernels and didn't work we should check first what did you try to flash so far and it didn't boot? Is that what you wrote all what you have tried?
Now let me know please which recovery do you have now and is it the same version like when you have created your nandroid backup? If the recovery is the same, I would indeed try to restore nandroid backup right after wiping /system. Before you wipe the system just let me know: can you use ADB? If yes, check do you have ADB connection in the recovery mode?
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Will it wipe the internal memory? Or the rom in the phone?
I have cwm based recovery v. 6.0.1.2. Yes I used it to make the backup.
Checking for adb.. How do I do it? .
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AndroidReborn said:
Will it wipe the internal memory? Or the rom in the phone?
I have cwm based recovery v. 6.0.1.2. Yes I used it to make the backup.
Checking for adb.. How do I do it?
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Hi! Internal memory usually shouldn't get wiped by formatting /system, as it is "storage", not part of the system. I would give a try, wipe all: data/factory reset, cache, dalvik cache (advanced) and format /system (mounts and storage). Then back to the main menu --> backup & restore --> restore from (internal or external memory where your nandroid is saved) and choose your backup. It should reboot normally then.
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Hi! Internal memory usually shouldn't get wiped by formatting /system, as it is "storage", not part of the system. I would give a try, wipe all: data/factory reset, cache, dalvik cache (advanced) and format /system (mounts and storage). Then back to the main menu --> backup & restore --> restore from (internal or external memory where your nandroid is saved) and choose your backup. It should reboot normally then.
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Thanks for helping, but I ended up downloading the stock rom and flashing it. Everything was normal. Then I installed cm10.2 so everything's great now. Thanks!
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Cool, @AndroidReborn! Now you can install your old ROM again and restore nandroid. Keep that stock FW saved on your PC, so if your phone gets ever again soft-bricked, no problem to revive it again.
I am wondering how nobody here responsed your help prompt, we have in i9000 help threads always handfull people of experience and skills who are ready to help in need. And there are double amount of the SGS2 units sold around the world.... strange.
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Cool, @AndroidReborn! Now you can install your old ROM again and restore nandroid. Keep that stock FW saved on your PC, so if your phone gets ever again soft-bricked, no problem to revive it again.
I am wondering how nobody here responsed your help prompt, we have in i9000 help threads always handfull people of experience and skills who are ready to help in need. And there are double amount of the SGS2 units sold around the world.... strange.
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No idea. The people seem pretty 'busy'. Thanks for helping. Just one teeny tiny last question.. How do I install cm11 or any kitkat rom over this? Cwm is 6.0.4.5 so it's compatible...
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If you want to flash kitkat, the first thing you need to do is flash a kitkat compatible CWM (v6.0.4.7). If you try to flash KK with an 'older' CWM, you'll get 'installation aborted....error status 7' or something similar........
I'm currently running @infected_s KK build, and in the OP, you will find download links for the correct CWM, ROM and GApps files.......
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If you want to flash kitkat, the first thing you need to do is flash a kitkat compatible CWM (v6.0.4.7). If you try to flash KK with an 'older' CWM, you'll get 'installation aborted....error status 7' or something similar........
I'm currently running @infected_s KK build, and in the OP, you will find download links for the correct CWM, ROM and GApps files.......
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6.0.4.5 is compatible? I think so ......
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I've always read....not.....
In any case, probably best not to risk it......
6.0.4.7 is DEFINITELY KK compatible.... and it'd take a couple of seconds to flash.........
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AndroidReborn said:
No idea. The people seem pretty 'busy'. Thanks for helping. Just one teeny tiny last question.. How do I install cm11 or any kitkat rom over this? Cwm is 6.0.4.5 so it's compatible...
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Yes, mate, CWM 6.0.4.5 is capable of flashing KitKat.
It is usually always the same:
download your ROM zip and compatible Gapps
check in the phone (or PC) if the zips are corrupted through download (if they open after clicking them, they are fine)
move the zips to the folder you will flash it from (if you use PC to flash zips with ADB sideload, put them in the sdk/platform-tools folder)
make nandroid backup of your presently used ROM
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache
wipe dalvik cache (advanced)
format /system (under mount and storage)
flash ROM.zip
flash Gapps
reboot
It is in general always good to read in the development thread of the ROM you attend to flash in the opening post which Gapps are recommended, or if there is some unusual order of flashing (sometimes, developers recommend reboot system after flashing ROM, and after that going to recovery and flash Gapps zip.
Some KitKat ROMs struggle with root access by using Superuser, so SuperSU should be flashed. If SuperSU app from Play Store gives errors by updating binary, you should uninstall SuperSU app then, find in the Chainfire's thread the compatible UPDATE-SuperSu.zip (version for your phone), flash its zip in the recovery, install SuperSU app, update binary (either "normal" or "through CWM/TWRP")