Good day everyone! Im totally have very less idea regarding android but im a fast learner. I got my first android phone and I rooted it using framaroot v1.6. Now i want to learn how to flash roms. Here goes my questions..
Which is advisable to the newbies like me? cwm or twrp?
Right after rooting? What is the best thing to do? If back-up, what to back-up? Also how to back-up?
Now for cwm or twrp, pls guide me which of them should i use and pls provide steps.
Very Big Thanks for Answering!
(Sorry im totally noob)
qaasedsawd said:
Good day everyone! Im totally have very less idea regarding android but im a fast learner. I got my first android phone and I rooted it using framaroot v1.6. Now i want to learn how to flash roms. Here goes my questions..
Which is advisable to the newbies like me? cwm or twrp?
Right after rooting? What is the best thing to do? If back-up, what to back-up? Also how to back-up?
Now for cwm or twrp, pls guide me which of them should i use and pls provide steps.
Very Big Thanks for Answering!
(Sorry im totally noob)
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You can go for either one of them...i use cwm but its personal choice..now how yo flash cwm on your phone..just search the forum with your phone name..every detail is out here..you just have to search.after flashing cwm just take a backup of your current rom to be safe in case something goes wrong and flash a new one.search for custom roms for your phone in the forum. The procedure for flashing it will be written there only.
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Dark Wraith said:
You can go for either one of them...i use cwm but its personal choice..now how yo flash cwm on your phone..just search the forum with your phone name..every detail is out here..you just have to search.after flashing cwm just take a backup of your current rom to be safe in case something goes wrong and flash a new one.search for custom roms for your phone in the forum. The procedure for flashing it will be written there only.
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Ok sir ill go with twrp.. Pls answer my questions above one by one if its ok.. What should i do right after rooting? What should i back-up? How to back-up? If installed another rom, can i still access my apps? Will the apps remain on progress? or it will be back to start again (as if newly installed). Thanks a lot!
After install the recovery, make a full backup (the recovery have that option, but I dunno where is it in TWRP).
If you're going to install a ROM, surely you'll need to make a factory reset (another recovery option), so all your apps will be lost, however, you can make a backup of your apps (and/or its data) using some app like Titanium Backup, and restore the backup after install the ROM.
qaasedsawd said:
Ok sir ill go with twrp.. Pls answer my questions above one by one if its ok.. What should i do right after rooting? What should i back-up? How to back-up? If installed another rom, can i still access my apps? Will the apps remain on progress? or it will be back to start again (as if newly installed). Thanks a lot!
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RoberGalarga said:
After install the recovery, make a full backup (the recovery have that option, but I dunno where is it in TWRP).
If you're going to install a ROM, surely you'll need to make a factory reset (another recovery option), so all your apps will be lost, however, you can make a backup of your apps (and/or its data) using some app like Titanium Backup, and restore the backup after install the ROM.
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Adding to this..you can restore apps through cwm itself.after creating backup and flashing rom,select advance restore then select only data then select fix permissions..everything is here only bro..just search the forums
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hm.. thanks for all the replies.. how partitioning? when should i do it? ive read some posts about partitioning so i think its important, is it or is it not? thank you i really appreciate every reply.
It depends of your phone and your usage habits. If your phone have few space to install apps, or you will install many apps then maybe you will need more space, this is the purpose of partitioning.
How to do it... well, you need to make the partition in your SD (you can do it from the recovery, or from your PC using any partitioning utility) and then, to use the partition, you'll need to install an app like Link2SD (you can install the scripts used by Link2SD if you prefer, but for the newbies is recommended use an app instead).
Ok sir, im learning a lot.. How about making NANDROID Backup?
How should i make one? Or which is the safest way to make backup?
My phone uses MT6589 and rooted with SuperSU
I saw a post using MtkDroidTools_v248.exe
Should i go with it? Pls guide me to the safest path because i dont want to end up having no phone to use. Thanks a lot again!
qaasedsawd said:
Ok sir, im learning a lot.. How about making NANDROID Backup?
How should i make one? Or which is the safest way to make backup?
My phone uses MT6589 and rooted with SuperSU
I saw a post using MtkDroidTools_v248.exe
Should i go with it? Pls guide me to the safest path because i dont want to end up having no phone to use. Thanks a lot again!
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Brother the entire forum is at your disposal.you can find any and every information here.Make google and xda search fields your best friend if you wanna learn......
As a fellow mt65XX device user...if you are scared of bricking ur device..just stay a bit away from sp flashtools until u are confident enuff and know what you doing??
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Brother the entire forum is at your disposal.you can find any and every information here.Make google and xda search fields your best friend if you wanna learn......
As a fellow mt65XX device user...if you are scared of bricking ur device..just stay a bit away from sp flashtools until u are confident enuff and know what you doing??
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Im sorry sir. I think i ask too many questions. I can search how but i wont know which of those methods is the safest or easiest to use. Anyway i really appreciate the response. Thanks a lot sir!
qaasedsawd said:
How about making NANDROID Backup?
How should i make one? Or which is the safest way to make backup?
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The nandroid backup is a backup made with the recovery, as simple as that
RoberGalarga said:
The nandroid backup is a backup made with the recovery, as simple as that
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You are talking about cwm & twrp right?
qaasedsawd said:
Im sorry sir. I think i ask too many questions. I can search how but i wont know which of those methods is the safest or easiest to use. Anyway i really appreciate the response. Thanks a lot sir!
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No issues man..questions are always welcome here..all i am saying is that you can find all the info here..as for whats safe or not,since you are using mediatek processor,just be careful of spflashtools..try sticking to cwm as much as possible
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You are talking about cwm & twrp right?
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Yep
Ok sir. Thanks for the responses..
ill just clear things out. So i can make nandroid backup with just my phone? No use of computer? Hehe. If yes. Id be glad, coz i think its easier.
qaasedsawd said:
Ok sir. Thanks for the responses..
ill just clear things out. So i can make nandroid backup with just my phone? No use of computer? Hehe. If yes. Id be glad, coz i think its easier.
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Yes,you can make a nandroid backup using your phone only.
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Yes,you can make a nandroid backup using your phone only.
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Thanks a lot sir. ill be working in my phone this weekend. i hope everything will be awesome. i also hope you wont get tired of answering my noob questions. ) Thank you so much!
fear not!
qaasedsawd said:
Thanks a lot sir. ill be working in my phone this weekend. i hope everything will be awesome. i also hope you wont get tired of answering my noob questions. ) Thank you so much!
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I've just started to play with custom roms 2 days ago and nothing went badly wrong just yet With some precautions (the backups) and attention to the instructions you will do just fine Make sure you get the correct roms for your phone, because my first attempt to flash a rom was from a different phone model Nothing wrong happened, just an error message, but its a good example that you should play attention to the names and versions of the files!
good luck
qaasedsawd said:
Thanks a lot sir. ill be working in my phone this weekend. i hope everything will be awesome. i also hope you wont get tired of answering my noob questions. ) Thank you so much!
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No i wont..
Dark Wraith said:
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No i wont..
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Wait sir, i got a little bit confused.. Hehe. What is Mobile Uncle Tool? Do i need it to have CWM or TWRP?
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As i asked, anyone could give me any advices? Just all causes of the bricks? I read,the forum as well as i can, there are many many many topics, but i dont want to make a stupid mistake ... thank u in advance guys and gerlz
heklind said:
As i asked, anyone could give me any advices? Just all causes of the bricks? I read,the forum as well as i can, there are many many many topics, but i dont want to make a stupid mistake ... thank u in advance guys and gerlz
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Well, just follow the exact instructions the developers give when you flash something And always make a Nandroid back up first.
Furthermore: check for which phone models the roms etc. are (I9100 or anything else you have), to avoid flashing something bad.
If you're afraid for the eMMC brickbug: read the threads that are made for it for info about that.
Sent from the Matrix
The emmc brick bug only happens on stock kernel when wipe data is selected just flash any other kernel before doing anything else and then your safe. Don't flash a ROM for any other phone including the i9100G double check before flash the file name is usually .............i9100
Honestly ? Don't flash anything in the first place. Leave your phone stock & enjoy using it.
If the thought of breaking it frightens you, leave it alone.
Nandriod backup can't save you from hard brick. RTFM (or thread) is the only safe path if you can't stop the hacking itch, and don't be a hero to be the first one to try something new like leaked ROM. Good luck.
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You win best post of the week Sage advice.
xdanoober said:
Nandriod backup can't save you from hard brick. RTFM (or thread) is the only safe path if you can't stop the hacking itch, and don't be a hero to be the first one to try something new like leaked ROM. Good luck.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
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MistahBungle said:
Honestly ? Don't flash anything in the first place. Leave your phone stock & enjoy using it.
If the thought of breaking it frightens you, leave it alone.
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Thx for advice, but as u can see, i'm asking for help coz i want to mod my phone... not to leave it stock.
heklind said:
Thx for advice, but as u can see, i'm asking for help coz i want to mod my phone... not to leave it stock.
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Well, then use the other advices that are given to you
But there's always a risk, so in fact it's a matter of minimizing them. If you want be totally risk free, then you indeed have to leave it stock.
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I have rooted my phone with fake recovery, i want to install a speedmod kernel. I have stock recovery. Is it needed to install manually cwm first?? @Hardcore is writing that cwm is included, but im not sure that its written into this kernel or i need to download the cwm too, but where? There is no link in the topic So all i need to flash the kernel through the stock recovery and i'll got cwm and speedmod and done or download cwm from somewhere first and flash kernel through the cwm?
Here is the topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574218
Thx in advance and rly sorry for my english, its not my primary language heh
Donnie Sins said:
in fact it's a matter of minimizing them.
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That's the point )
Anyone can help me?
ok done, help not needed
Hello guys,
I've installed "NoFrills" CPU Control on my LG E720 on 3/4/13, and it worked quite well on that day.
But when I tried to turn on the phone on 4/4 , it just stuck in the "android icon screen" ( it must be boot-looping :angel: )
What's happening? Can I slove the problem without losing all the user data ?
Thanks for your help! :laugh:
(*I've moved the app to SD by using "Droidsail Super App2SD")
( sorry for my bad English )
Try flashing another rom through Recovery if not then revert back to stock rom.
-Rik[Rittik]
Rittik said:
Try flashing another rom through Recovery if not then revert back to stock rom.
-Rik[Rittik]
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so in that case, will i be able to save my user data, or extract them from the phone to my pc?
Also, are there any tutorials about ‘flashing rom’, as i know little about it...
Many thanks :laugh:
There's a dedicated thread for help on bricked phones please post there a don't create a mess in the forum
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Hit Thanx Button if i helped you!
win173d said:
so in that case, will i be able to save my user data, or extract them from the phone to my pc?
Also, are there any tutorials about ‘flashing rom’, as i know little about it...
Many thanks :laugh:
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If you hadnt backed up before. then my answer will be No. And depending on your device if the device has a dedicated Forum on XDA you will get more help there in terms of flashing Stock roms as All Manufacturers have different methods to do so. if there isnt i am sorry to tell you should go to service centre.
Hi.
I have been looking through the forum, and can't seem to find a proper solution for my problem.
My sisters boyfriend owns a SGS2 i9100, and as far as I can tell, it's bricked. When turned on, the SGS2 logo shows, and then just goes black. Waited 10mins, nothing. He says he did't do anything, all he did was changing the battery, he bought the extended one.
Now the problem is - he really needs to get the data off the phone! He has some work-related stuff on it (notes, pictures, etc...) he needs asap...
I can get into recovery and download mode, I already installed CWM (GT-I9100_JB_ClockworkMod-Recovery_6.0.2.9.tar) but I fear I flashed the wrong one, because he told me AFTER flashing, that his SG2 was running on android 2.4.x...
I tried mounting emmc and internal sdcard, but my PC wont detect it, so I could copy the data off it...
The phone is not rooted and runing on stock ROM.
Any ideas how to get the data out?
tnx for all your help & replys in advance, I hope someone can help, would appreciate it.
Merry christmas to all
android 2.4? or u meant 2.3.4?
immortalneo said:
android 2.4? or u meant 2.3.4?
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Well he said 2.4.3... I thought it was weird too, but I have no ways of checking for sure. My guess would be 2.3.4, jeah
Any ideas on how to get his data out?
ChoiceMC said:
Well he said 2.4.3... I thought it was weird too, but I have no ways of checking for sure. My guess would be 2.3.4, jeah
Any ideas on how to get his data out?
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If you can root and flash CWM, then you can try entering recovery and making a nandroid backup. Then extract its contents using apps meant for the same.
immortalneo said:
If you can root and flash CWM, then you can try entering recovery and making a nandroid backup. Then extract its contents using apps meant for the same.
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Hey, good point! I'll try that, thanks!
Will report
If the phone actually is bricked & you don't end up being able to get it working normally, you have no chance of recovering data from it.
@immortalneo
I made a nandroid backup from CWM and saved on PC... I have all the data, tnx!
Next question is - where (in all those "data" and "system" files), can I find his notes, that were saved in the stock notes app? I'm searching through the files and can't seem to find it
Tnx again man
Flash the same rom that was flashed before the brick.
Then install titanium backup pro and use "extract from nandroid backup" and find the app you want to restore and restore just DATA.Restart the phone and that's it.
I've been doing this for a long time now, restoring sms mesages,notes,game saves....
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jocazmaj said:
Flash the same rom that was flashed before the brick.
Then install titanium backup pro and use "extract from nandroid backup" and find the app you want to restore and restore just DATA.Restart the phone and that's it.
I've been doing this for a long time now, restoring sms mesages,notes,game saves....
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Nice one, tnx! A very usefull tip.
There remains only 1 problem... samfirmware.com download links are dead, due to hotfile.com closure... where can I get a stock 2.3.x ROM to flash via Odin? I am looking thru the web, all links point to samfiwmware.com or are dead links...
ChoiceMC said:
Nice one, tnx! A very usefull tip.
There remains only 1 problem... samfirmware.com download links are dead, due to hotfile.com closure... where can I get a stock 2.3.x ROM to flash via Odin? I am looking thru the web, all links point to samfiwmware.com or are dead links...
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Check out www.androidfirmwares.net or www.samsung-updates.com
immortalneo said:
Check out www.androidfirmwares.net or www.samsung-updates.com
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@immortalneo
Tnx, that wasn't necessary I just tried flashing CF-root via Odin, and the phone booted just fine, just did a factory reset
Then I just imported the missing files from nandroid backup into the new, fresh stock rom (tnx for this one man!) and we're good to go.
Man I really love and appreciate XDA, people don't realize what good men (not to mention developers, etc...) we have here. I hope you all realize how gratefull we are for all your work, help and efforts.
Please, keep up the good work!
PROBLEM SOLVED
Good for you mate!
Do add [SOLVED] to the title of your post then. :good:
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Good for you mate!
Do add [SOLVED] to the title of your post then. :good:
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Nice.
I own LG P920 and I really don't know how I ended up in here in the first place,haha, but I'm glad I could help.
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jocazmaj said:
Nice.
I own LG P920 and I really don't know how I ended up in here in the first place,haha, but I'm glad I could help.
Sent from my 3D spaceship
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Hahaha, nema veze, hvala ti puno
Tnx all.
ChoiceMC said:
Hahaha, nema veze, hvala ti puno
Tnx all.
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Hahaha kralju, nema na cemu.:thumbup:
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How can I prevent my galaxy star from bricking.??? It's a funny questn. But I want small hint or tips. Guyz can u help me.
Hungryhacker said:
How can I prevent my galaxy star from bricking.??? It's a funny questn. But I want small hint or tips. Guyz can u help me.
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Common sense. If you don't have that then no one can help you. When installing any apps, mod, hack, kernels, roms, etc there will be instructions provided and clearly stating the risk of bricking. If you have what it takes to take the risk and know what you are doing, should your device not brick.
But even so, due to whatever reason, say your device bricked. you should have a nandroid backup lying around, and enough knowlege to unbrick your device.
Now, wait for others to post a huge list of tips, It might be long, so have fun reading..
:laugh:... Just don't try anything which is not meant for your device.
And you know, I have got a softbrick and bootloops so many times.
Do make cwm backup
And when u face bootloop
Go cwm and do restore
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Nan'Restore won't work
akshaygalaxystarmod said:
Do make cwm backup
And when u face bootloop
Go cwm and do restore
CLICK THANKS IF YOU HELPED
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my problame is that i can't restore my nandroid backup with cwm 5.x (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2767601). Can you help me bro.
Hungryhacker said:
my problame is that i can't restore my nandroid backup with cwm 5.x (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2767601). Can you help me bro.
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its a problem with cwm 5..x.. also many times it just stucks on boot logo if you wipe data.. so use cwm 6.x .
Hi all ,
i rooted my device using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/guide-root-oneplus-x-twrp-pc-t3251027
now i have few question:
1) can i use this method to have full controll of my phone? http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/discussion-how-to-root-oneplus-x-t3242830
2) if i want to return to a stock-rom with no rooting what i have to do? I have only to rebbot in recovery, go to advanced and then to a format data?
i know that this informations is spread around the various thread, but i don't want to brick my phone so i need a clear answer.
*sigh*
mohammedtabish said:
*sigh*
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[sarcasm]Thansk for the detailed answer. You really help me.[/sarcasm]
If you want to go back to stock, just flash the full Rom zip 2.2.0.
If you go the opposite, there is no reason you can't apply the other method to unlock bootloader & then...
But if you don't know what you are doing, don't !
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But if you don't know what you are doing, don't !
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Read, read, read.
Cronos89 said:
[sarcasm]Thansk for the detailed answer. You really help me.[/sarcasm]
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No problem pal i will always help you .... N sorry you can pm me and ask any ques n i will answer you just pm me
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Hi all ,
i rooted my device using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/guide-root-oneplus-x-twrp-pc-t3251027
now i have few question:
1) can i use this method to have full controll of my phone? http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/discussion-how-to-root-oneplus-x-t3242830
2) if i want to return to a stock-rom with no rooting what i have to do? I have only to rebbot in recovery, go to advanced and then to a format data?
i know that this informations is spread around the various thread, but i don't want to brick my phone so i need a clear answer.
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And most important thing, take Efs backup and save it somewhere safe. Do not mess this up.