Newcomer flashing question - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok so i have read various threads and im learning step by step however lets say im runing cyanmod 6.1 rc2 and i wanna go to a different rom these are the steps i take: ( correct me if im wrong i just want to make sure so i dont come here crying i bricked my n1)
Download rom put it on the internal memory
Boot into clockwork rec and wipe data/factory reset
Than boot into clockwork again and install rom from sd card
If im wrong tell me the exact steps thx.
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mac208x said:
Ok so i have read various threads and im learning step by step however lets say im runing cyanmod 6.1 rc2 and i wanna go to a different rom these are the steps i take: ( correct me if im wrong i just want to make sure so i dont come here crying i bricked my n1)
Download rom put it on the internal memory
Boot into clockwork rec and wipe data/factory reset
Than boot into clockwork again and install rom from sd card
If im wrong tell me the exact steps thx.
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Pretty correct, although wiping data/factory reset isn't always so necessary, but still preferable and you don't have to restart after wiping/factory reset...you can just go back and flash right after!
Also, I would suggest you to do some NAND backups to get back to your old ROM in case you don't like the new one you installed!

So if its not nessasary to wipe/factory why do does it say in each rom thread to wipe?
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1. Download rom, put on root of SDCARD.
2. Boot into recovery.
3. Depending on if your switching around roms, wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache
4. back to root of recovery
5. select flash file from zip.
6. select name of rom file
7. reboot when finished

futango said:
1. Download rom, put on root of SDCARD.
2. Boot into recovery.
3. Depending on if your switching around roms, wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache
4. back to root of recovery
5. select flash file from zip.
6. select name of rom file
7. reboot when finished
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This!
Sometimes you can get away without wiping, but until you get familiar flashing, I would follow this method...
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Thx guys now i understand clearly but i got one more question. What will happen if i dont wipe?
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If you don't wipe the phone will run Thermonuclear-War.exe
Worst case is a stall at before the boot animation, most common case a boot loop at the animation.

evilkorn said:
If you don't wipe the phone will run Thermonuclear-War.exe
Worst case is a stall at before the boot animation, most common case a boot loop at the animation.
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lawl epic answer xD
Yeah well wiping is optional, but highly recommended (especially if you're new to the stuff as danger-rat said)
I wipe when switching ROMs completely, just to make sure I don't fall on bugs. I only wipe dalvik-cache and cache when updating to a new nightly/update of the same ROM.
Some people change ROMs completely and don't wipe and don't have problems, but meh...I don't want to cause useless conflicts!

You generally don't need to wipe between versions of the same rom.

But if i do the wipe data/factory wouldnt it delete the clockwork and nanodroid backup and ill have to flash clockwork again?
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mac208x said:
But if i do the wipe data/factory wouldnt it delete the clockwork and nanodroid backup and ill have to flash clockwork again?
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No, as long as you don't wipe sdcard...
Anyways, if that's all that worries you, make a copy on the computer of the whole "nandroid" or "clockworkmod" folder on your computer just in case...

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CM Nightly and Google Apps

I know you don't have to wipe to upgrade to a CM nightly, but should I get Google Apps again when prompted to in ClockworkMod?
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If it's the same version that you already have, then there's no point...
If it's a newer version, then go for it...
Latest version can usually be found here:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?/files/category/2-nexus-one/
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Thanks a lot. I need my flashing fix so I'm going to start doing nightlies. I just can't wait for final.
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Flashed it without the GAPPS and upon rebooting they weren't there. I just downloaded them from the link, flashed, and now I'm setting them up. I guess it deletes all of your login info. No biggie, easy stuff.
Sorry, if you're doing a full wipe, then you will need to reflash the gapps. I seldom wipe on the nightlies...
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Oh no I didn't wipe, that's why I thought it was strange. No biggie.
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its a RM shortcoming.. you have to select gapps at that prompt or reboot into recover and manually flash just the ROM.. otherwise your gapps dont survive
Got it!
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Memnoch30 said:
Oh no I didn't wipe, that's why I thought it was strange. No biggie.
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I was looking at the Cyanogen site, and few people have been commenting on some of the latest nightlies removing the gapps (presumably overwriting the whole system folder).
No biggie, and not a common occurrence...
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need help on cwm
hi, im some what new to this and im having some problems with wcm on mytouch 4g... well had the phone working great and i when to try out a new rom called synergy-rc1 i booted in to recovery then wipe data/ factory reset then wiped cache partition and also wipe Dalvik cache then installed from sc card like before everything was going great then restarted the phone after it completed the install and it booted into the synergy rom screen then it sat there for about 10min and it restarted again and it keaps looping over. restarted in to recovery (cwm ) and tried to do a a factery reset and clear cache and this is what i got and i cant even do a restore.
clockworkmod recovery v5.0.2.0
checking MD5 sums...
Erasing boot before restore...
restoring boot image...
restoring system...
Error while formatting /system!
any help would be appreciated [email protected]
probably a corrupt sd partition.
cwm is known top do that..
try formatting your sd card after saving the content to your pc first.
after format move stuffs back
I would go ask this question in the mytouch 4G section you will probably get better answers.

[Q] installing rocket rom v22?

hi! i want to install this room
[ROM] ROCKET ROM - v22 - XXLA6 [Update 07/02] - JKay Mod 13.5.1 - MIUI Style Theme
sorry im a newbie at this.
right now im currently running stock XXLA1 and i used the CF-Root LA1 kernel..
i need help on how to install this room properly. thank you!
Download rocket rom file n put on SD card
- Open CWM, select Reboot in recovery
- From recovery select flash Zip, n point to file you have put on SD card
-Flash
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Download rocket rom file n put on SD card
- Open CWM, select Reboot in recovery
- From recovery select flash Zip, n point to file you have put on SD card
-Flash
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thank you for the quick reply and the guide. by the way do i have to clear cache and clear dalvk?
weng_cas said:
thank you for the quick reply and the guide. by the way do i have to clear cache and clear dalvk?
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Based on the author's page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380284
IMPORTANT1: ROM is NoWipe, but I STRONGLY recommend to do a FullWipe before!! No bug reports without making FullWipe before!!! Reboot your device twice after flashing ROM!!!
IMPORTANT2: Freeze Wifi-Sharing
IMPORTANT3: There is no need to flash any previous updates on top - it's all included!
I would recommend you clear cache and clear dalvk.
Also apply the hotfixes in the link above for v22 if required in your case.
I just tried it. I clear cache and dalvik. Then i flash the zip. It installed less 20 secs and it says install succesful. Then i rebooted my phone. It stuck in the samsung gt-n7000 logo.
Help me plz. Did i do somthing wrong?
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Reboot twice
wipe data as well then reflash zip file if needed
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Yes sir i did a full wipe.
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Reflash zip file again, this shud work
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Ok. I will try it again thanks.
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Its still did not work. Did everything. It just stuck in the samsung galaxy note logo.
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It is strange, have you check file size you have downloaded is correct? I mean ot was not corrupt
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yup, the zip file is 577 mb..
before i rooted my SGN i followed your guide on how to root+cwm, it was more easier than installing this roket room. your guide was very neatly organized and comprehensive.
weng_cas said:
yup, the zip file is 577 mb..
before i rooted my SGN i followed your guide on how to root+cwm, it was more easier than installing this roket room. your guide was very neatly organized and comprehensive.
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Try the exact steps below, it should work for you as it worked for me:
1. Flash chinese ICS ROM using MobileOdin (tar file - when you download it comes as a ZIP file so extract the whole TAR out)
2. Wait for successful bootup of Chinese rom. Don't setup google account but you should be booted into ICS.
3. Turn off your phone and boot into recovery mode
4. Do a factory reset, Wipe cache, and wipe dalvik (DO NOT REBOOT)
5. While still in recovery, flash 1.4 rocket and DO NOT REBOOT when done
6. Do a factory reset, Wipe cache, and wipe dalvik (yes for a 2nd time)
7. Now select restart phone option. You should boot into Rocket ICS. It takes a few minutes on the Samsung logo so be patient
8. Once you are in ICS, setup your google account
9. Using CWM app, reboot to recovery
10. Flash rocket v 1.5 (DO NOT DELETE ANYTHING)
11. When done, select restart phone option
You should boot into 1.5 ICS - again be patient if it takes longer at Samsung logo. This is only for the first boot - much faster afterwards.
Let us know if this wors.
ok. i will try later if it works. thanks
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[Q] from rooted version 2.2 to rooted version 4.0 or more?

Hi,
I was redirected to this part of the forum. A friend of mine rooted my samsung mobile Galaxy S I9000 with a android 2.2 version. I cannot contact him anymore to help me with the update and I am really a newbie in this rooting world. So, I am coming on this forum to have some advice. I read information on rooting your device, in which everything is explained very well, but could not find information on how to update once a device was rooted (probably I did not search in the right place). What I did so far is:
1) Taking backup of my pics (by manually drag and drop the folder on my pc), SMS and call logs (with sms backup + app), syncronized my contacts with gmail so that I can recover them later on and backup the music folder. I installed backup Titanium to back up my apps on my SD card.
But now, I am stuck with some questions (could you guide me where to find the information?):
1) Which most recent version of Android is supported on the device I have? Which version will work best?
2) Is there important information that I forgot to back up? + I have a problem with the backup Titanium app. It could reach my root in the beginning, but then the Superuser app updated the binary and from then on my titanium app got stuck when getting access to the root. Any idea how to solve this? Install an older version of the bin.file? How to do that exactly? thanks! => I could fix this problem by installing an older version of superuser in CW recovery. If others have problems with this issue, I can provide help from now on
3) Is there a guide with step by step procedure on which files I have to download on my pc and which procedure to follow? Or could you advice me some useful links?
thanks!
1) there is android 4.2.2 available for this amazing device
2) you propably forgot to backup efs folder
3)
- 1) follow this guide to get android 2.3.6 to your device: http://www.darkyrom.com/index.php?threads/odin-darkyrom-10-2-resurrection-gt-i9000.4272/
- 2) follow this guide to get android 4.2.2 (cm 10.1) to your device after: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_galaxysmtd
- 3) now you can flash most of the roms you find in i9000 android development forum. i personally use slimrom
copy /efs! backup ur imei n md5 in efs first! copy da whole efs file! or do nandroid backup.
READ N FOLLOW CAREFULLY here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2149455
considering u already done flashing Sammy n CF
prepare for ROM & kernel(optional) hunt! go to dev section and choose which JB u wanted.download it together with cm9.1.0 n copy to root of internal sd.
n make sure to flash cm9.1.0 stable from cyanogenmod website (galaxymtd) first from 2.3.6, first flash will bootloop, go back to recovery with 3 combo button. flash again n dont leave recovery.
after done flashing twice (if flash ended too quick, then flash again). direct flash 4.1/4.2 chosen rom, twice (first flash will come up with error, juz ignore it flash again (bootloop) recovery again n flash again
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A bit off topic, but i didnt want to start a new thread for that...
My question is: is there an android 4.0 version with full touchwiz?
I mean the whole tweaks as slide the contact to message/call and so on
I only foubd CM 9 based ROMs which are themed to look like touchwiz and had the launcher...but i miss the sms app interface, smilies, slide to call things
Is there a port from the SGS2?
Greets Vauvenal7
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Vauvenal7 said:
A bit off topic, but i didnt want to start a new thread for that...
My question is: is there an android 4.0 version with full touchwiz?
I mean the whole tweaks as slide the contact to message/call and so on
I only foubd CM 9 based ROMs which are themed to look like touchwiz and had the launcher...but i miss the sms app interface, smilies, slide to call things
Is there a port from the SGS2?
Greets Vauvenal7
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maybe nope, but try mod urself by searching on theme n app section
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Thanks guys!! Will have a look at your suggestions! I guess both explanations are more or less equivalent !! Right?
mogwai123 said:
Thanks guys!! Will have a look at your suggestions! I guess both explanations are more or less equivalent !! Right?
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yap, its da same, but do some reading first
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when I copy my efs folder, I see that it is empty. any idea? I should not proceed further? What should I do?
UPDATE: phone still finds my IMEI number when dialing *#06#
if ur imei intact, then leave it, i dont know which ROM ur using but try to see /efs with option show hidden in rooted file explorer
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I followed the guide you mentioned here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2149455
in which they install that JVU ROM... then they say at the end that you have to unmount SD card (but that option was gray in my case) and wipe the USB storage and then reboot in recovery and do those 4 wipes, what I did, and then he mentioned that you could install your custom ROM, so I put the version of slimrom 4.2.2 on my sd card and launched it for installation.
However, the procedure started, but after a few seconds already my phone rebooted and now it is stuck at the logo of Semaphore...
What did I wrong? And what should I do?
mogwai123 said:
I followed the guide you mentioned here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2149455
in which they install that JVU ROM... then they say at the end that you have to unmount SD card (but that option was gray in my case) and wipe the USB storage and then reboot in recovery and do those 4 wipes, what I did, and then he mentioned that you could install your custom ROM, so I put the version of slimrom 4.2.2 on my sd card and launched it for installation.
However, the procedure started, but after a few seconds already my phone rebooted and now it is stuck at the logo of Semaphore...
What did I wrong? And what should I do?
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Should I shut down my phone and try to put it in download mode again to put the JVU rom on it again via odin? is that the best strategy? Or should I do something else? and if that would work, what is then the best procedure to avoid such situations again?
nope, u did rite, but also wrong, ok, read carefully here....
flashing for upgrade is easy if u follow carefully, when in GB, after flashing CF ROOT, flashing to 4.0 (cm9) first (take da zip from cyanogenmod website) but luckily ur on 2.3.6 JVU (if u follow da link i gave), so it will be safe (safe procedure will be GB-ICS-JB), first flash will bootloop, second flash (sometimes) will occur error n third flash will succeed, which means u hav to flash twice or thrice or maybe 4 times! if its bootloop, go to recovery back by 3 button combo (its da matter of when u release da combo button, release it rite after u see da first white bootsplash)
bootloop cause by changing da partition tp ext4, its common
but if u already try to reach recovery n failed most times, u need to flash back firmware n cf root.
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compacity said:
nope, u did rite, but also wrong, ok, read carefully here....
flashing for upgrade is easy if u follow carefully, when in GB, after flashing CF ROOT, flashing to 4.0 (cm9) first (take da zip from cyanogenmod website) but luckily ur on 2.3.6 JVU (if u follow da link i gave), so it will be safe (safe procedure will be GB-ICS-JB), first flash will bootloop, second flash (sometimes) will occur error n third flash will succeed, which means u hav to flash twice or thrice or maybe 4 times! if its bootloop, go to recovery back by 3 button combo (its da matter of when u release da combo button, release it rite after u see da first white bootsplash)
bootloop cause by changing da partition tp ext4, its common
but if u already try to reach recovery n failed most times, u need to flash back firmware n cf root.
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Ok, thanks!!!! this worked!!! I justed flashed cm9 and it works. So, if I understand well now, I can just return in recovery mode and install from zip from sd card to cm10 and then for instance to slimrom? Or between 'two' flashes, I need to follow the last part of the procedure in the link you gave me? So:
"Now, what I do now is go into :
Settings > SD Card and Storage > Unmount SD and Wipe that and then at the bottom Wipe Format USB Storage
Enable USB Debugging > Plug in Phone
Window should open up showing your phone Directory..
Copy over your ROM that you want
Shut Down Phone
Reboot into Recovery (Vol UP - Menu - Power)
Wipe the 4 things (probably know these... you should do)
Data / Factory Reset
Cache Partition
Go to Advanced > OK
Dalvik Cache
Battery Stats
Go Back > OK
To move Up or Down > Use the Left Side Volume Rocker Switches with Menu to OK Action
Install your Custom ROM from Zip Card that you want..."
OR: can I just go to recovery mode and do install from zip without doing that procedure with "wipe" etc?
Just to know, as I am just a newbie in these things!!! But I want to thank you once again for the clear explanations and the good help!!!!
juz flash mate , its easy, da important thing is to follow da sequence, thats all, juz flash, wiping cache or resetting juz for changing ROM. not upgrading
juz FLASH it
GB-ICS (twice)(do not leave recovery after second flash)-(any custom JB ROM u choose(twice or thrice))(make sure u already put da zip file in internalsd). dont need any wiping.
but FLASH AT UR OWN RISK,remember that.
n yes, recovery need hardbutton except TWRP recovery.
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here info
updating ROM from firmware (juz flash)
changing from custom ROM to any custom ROM (wipe ALL cache, factory reset, wipe dalvik n mount system n format system)
changing/flashing inbetween custom kernel (wipe cache n wipe dalvik cache)
fone slowing down (reboot or fix permission)
changing/flashing/applying tweak (wipe dalvik cache)
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compacity said:
juz flash mate , its easy, da important thing is to follow da sequence, thats all, juz flash, wiping cache or resetting juz for changing ROM. not upgrading
juz FLASH it
GB-ICS (twice)(do not leave recovery after second flash)-(any custom JB ROM u choose(twice or thrice))(make sure u already put da zip file in internalsd). dont need any wiping.
but FLASH AT UR OWN RISK,remember that.
n yes, recovery need hardbutton except TWRP recovery.
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here info
updating ROM from firmware (juz flash)
changing from custom ROM to any custom ROM (wipe ALL cache, factory reset, wipe dalvik n mount system n format system)
changing/flashing inbetween custom kernel (wipe cache n wipe dalvik cache)
fone slowing down (reboot or fix permission)
changing/flashing/applying tweak (wipe dalvik cache)
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Thanks!!!! Just one small question. I just flashed CM10 in recovery mode and first flash gave error, second went well. Then while still being in recovery mode I directly flashed slimrom and that went well from the first time. Do you always flash a second time to make sure that things went well or this is ok then?
mogwai123 said:
Thanks!!!! Just one small question. I just flashed CM10 in recovery mode and first flash gave error, second went well. Then while still being in recovery mode I directly flashed slimrom and that went well from the first time. Do you always flash a second time to make sure that things went well or this is ok then?
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as i already said, flash more than 2 times when upgrading, juz upgrading process. GB-ICS-JB (CM7-CM9-CM10/10.1) is upgrading process.
changing ROM not necessarily need double flashing, but u can do it if ur not satisfy whether da ROM already flashed or not
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ok, thanks!!! no, everything is working fine with this slimrom, except for google play that does not seem to open once I install it. It opens and closes directly... but I guess there are persons that had the same problem. will have to check the forum for a solution
mogwai123 said:
ok, thanks!!! no, everything is working fine with this slimrom, except for google play that does not seem to open once I install it. It opens and closes directly... but I guess there are persons that had the same problem. will have to check the forum for a solution
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Hmmm, is probably because I get this error when starting slimrom: invalid IMEI number...I flashed it a second time, but it gave me the same error...
Which gapps have you flashed? Slimbean needs a special package, you find it under slimroms.net.
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Which gapps have you flashed? Slimbean needs a special package, you find it under slimroms.net.
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I will have a look there for that google play problem.
More problematic is that problem of IMEI. When I flashed from CM 9 to CM10 I did not do that wipe of cache and data as suggested above (the reply came later on), and then I flashed slimrom. That I forgot to wipe between CM9 and CM10, can that be the cause of wrong IMEI now? Is the solution now, to wipe cache and data, to flash again CM 10 and to flash then slimrom again?
Or should I just leave everything like that and do a recovery of my efs folder? If yes, any link for this?

Stuck in the middle of flashing cyanogen

hi guys, i know it's kind of rude to register and the first post to be asking for help but like i said i am kind of stuck...
i tryed a guide from androidlegend website (would post the link but i am a new user so i can't) to flash CM 10.2 to my 4x
i rooted it succesfully, and came all the way to 3 steps before succes but got stuck on the part where it says:
"Select wipe data/factory reset & subsequently wipe cache partition to wipe the data & caches respectively from the phone memory. Wiping cache partition is not necessary though, since Wiping data / factory resetting phone itself wipes many partitions but still it’s recommended"
i've done that and on the next step it says Now select install zip from sdcard & then on next screen select choose zip from sdcard. It will list all the files & folders located on internal / external storage of your device (depending upon the option you’ve chosen). Navigate to the ROM file that you’ve copied earlier , select it using power button (unless you’re using touch recovery) & confirm the installation by pressing on ‘Yes – Install ____’. This would start the installation process.
but i don't see these options all i have is:
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
wipe data/factaroy reset
wipe cache partition
wipe nv partition
toggle console part log
any ideas what i might be missing?
markan666 said:
hi guys, i know it's kind of rude to register and the first post to be asking for help but like i said i am kind of stuck...
i tryed a guide from androidlegend website (would post the link but i am a new user so i can't) to flash CM 10.2 to my 4x
i rooted it succesfully, and came all the way to 3 steps before succes but got stuck on the part where it says:
"Select wipe data/factory reset & subsequently wipe cache partition to wipe the data & caches respectively from the phone memory. Wiping cache partition is not necessary though, since Wiping data / factory resetting phone itself wipes many partitions but still it’s recommended"
i've done that and on the next step it says Now select install zip from sdcard & then on next screen select choose zip from sdcard. It will list all the files & folders located on internal / external storage of your device (depending upon the option you’ve chosen). Navigate to the ROM file that you’ve copied earlier , select it using power button (unless you’re using touch recovery) & confirm the installation by pressing on ‘Yes – Install ____’. This would start the installation process.
but i don't see these options all i have is:
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
wipe data/factaroy reset
wipe cache partition
wipe nv partition
toggle console part log
any ideas what i might be missing?
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Oh man, step 1 root your phone. Step 2. Unlock Bootloader ! Step 3. Flash Custom Recovery. with Custom recovery you have all this options please search before creating unless threads !
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GalaxyVolvoZ said:
Oh man, step 1 root your phone. Step 2. Unlock Bootloader ! Step 3. Flash Custom Recovery. with Custom recovery you have all this options please search before creating unless threads !
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like i said i know it's rude but it's my first attempt so i am a little lost...
i rooted the phone but since now i see in the guide was no mentioning of unlocking the bootloeader (found thtat in comments) i also did not do that, can i do it now? like i said i can only go in recovery mode with the options i listed, booting to stock rom is not anymore possible
markan666 said:
like i said i know it's rude but it's my first attempt so i am a little lost...
i rooted the phone but since now i see in the guide was no mentioning of unlocking the bootloeader (found thtat in comments) i also did not do that, can i do it now? like i said i can only go in recovery mode with the options i listed, booting to stock rom is not anymore possible
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Yeah but the guide wasnt specific for our phone right ? our phone dont come with unlocked bootloader etc ...
Dude why its not possible anymore ?
You've only wiped all right ?
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GalaxyVolvoZ said:
Yeah but the guide wasnt specific for our phone right ? our phone dont come with unlocked bootloader etc ...
Dude why its not possible anymore ?
You've only wiped all right ?
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it was a guide for the 4 x...
now i don't understand your question?
you need to unlock the bootloader, root it, then flash a custom recovery before you can flash .zip files

P880 won't boot after 442 flashing

Hi guys,
Need your assistance in this. I downloaded the 4.4.2, the Gapps (stock version), and the CWM Touch 6044. Flashed successfully the 6044. Rebooted, and flashed omni 442 and then the gapps. Did a wipe data/factory reset. Then pressed reboot device. The phone will restart and stay stuck at the Omni Logo. No progress from there at all. Did a few other reboots and different combinations to the above but to no result. Stuck there. Finally, did a restore from my backup just to have a phone again..Any idea what I did wrong from the start?
How long did you wait at the first bootup? It took quite long for me, so I'd suggest waiting up to 20 minutes before turning off the phone. Try flashing with the most lightweight Gapps package, that's what everyone seems to be using. You could also try wiping cache and dalvik cache.
Nalefyre said:
How long did you wait at the first bootup? It took quite long for me, so I'd suggest waiting up to 20 minutes before turning off the phone. Try flashing with the most lightweight Gapps package, that's what everyone seems to be using. You could also try wiping cache and dalvik cache.
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Well, did the Dalvik cache but later on, when I was experimenting. I had waited at least 16/18 minutes till my patience ran out...
Decided to have one more go right now. 1. Did a wipe data / factory reset. 2. After that, wiped Dalvik cache. 3. Presently installing Omni and then will install gapps. 4. Will reboot and leave it to boot until I leave work. (couple of hours from now). And will see what happens.
- Forgot to add thaty in all instances, I selected YES in the "root" question in the end. -
Thanks for replying!
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Nothing changed. Stuck at the Omni logo for about 50 minutes..
The_Sniper said:
Well, did the Dalvik cache but later on, when I was experimenting. I had waited at least 16/18 minutes till my patience ran out...
Decided to have one more go right now. 1. Did a wipe data / factory reset. 2. After that, wiped Dalvik cache. 3. Presently installing Omni and then will install gapps. 4. Will reboot and leave it to boot until I leave work. (couple of hours from now). And will see what happens.
- Forgot to add thaty in all instances, I selected YES in the "root" question in the end. -
Thanks for replying!
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Nothing changed. Stuck at the Omni logo for about 50 minutes..
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So don't flash gapps and ROM back to back. Flash ROM then reboot and after waiting 5 mins reboot and flash gapps again.
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Maybe format /system in addition to the factory reset (it's under mounts and storage). So you get a completely clean install
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Thanks for your advice guys - Unfortunately I don't see any results
I booted in recovery and in this order: Wiped data / did factory reset - then wiped Dalvik - then did format /system - then flashed successfully Omnirom and at the end select YES in the "root" question. Did not touch the Gapps.
Same result - has been in the Omni Logo for more than half an hour.
Can someone tell me the absolute prerequisites needed to install and boot normally? Apart from CWM Touch 6.0.4.4 that is?
Thanks in advance
I really don't see any more required steps to install OmniRom. Did you try another downloaded OmniRom? Maybe something is wrong with your used version.
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Thanks for your advice guys - Unfortunately I don't see any results
I booted in recovery and in this order: Wiped data / did factory reset - then wiped Dalvik - then did format /system - then flashed successfully Omnirom and at the end select YES in the "root" question. Did not touch the Gapps.
Same result - has been in the Omni Logo for more than half an hour.
Can someone tell me the absolute prerequisites needed to install and boot normally? Apart from CWM Touch 6.0.4.4 that is?
Thanks in advance
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Select No in the root option.
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Select No in the root option.
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That shouldn't do any damage (I tried both ways and didn't notice any difference )
I really think your downloaded ROM zip is corrupt as nobody else having problems with it
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Omario-242 said:
That shouldn't do any damage (I tried both ways and didn't notice any difference )
I really think your downloaded ROM zip is corrupt as nobody else having problems with it
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Yeah, will redownload - choosing NO also did not make any difference
Did you mount all under mounts and storage?
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Did you mount all under mounts and storage?
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all I did under mount & storage is the "format /system". Did not mount anything any other time. Is this part of the procedure too or are we shooting blind here? - Cause directions in the post say flash rom, flash apps, wipe data & reboot, let alone the 15 other combos I've done.
Haven't tried anything yet cause I need to re-download the ROM and presently I can't get any of my 3 PCs "see" the LG's contents like a flash drive. Can only do it in my work's laptop. Beats me why..
If you don't have important data, format internal storage too. No idea for 4.4, but if you flash kdz, this is a must.
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If you don't have important data, format internal storage too. No idea for 4.4, but if you flash kdz, this is a must.
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Thanks Black, will try that too. Have everything I need in Helium right now, ready to be restored at any time.
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all I did under mount & storage is the "format /system". Did not mount anything any other time. Is this part of the procedure too or are we shooting blind here? - Cause directions in the post say flash rom, flash apps, wipe data & reboot, let alone the 15 other combos I've done.
Haven't tried anything yet cause I need to re-download the ROM and presently I can't get any of my 3 PCs "see" the LG's contents like a flash drive. Can only do it in my work's laptop. Beats me why..
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It is important to mount everything as far as I know. In my old device's forum it always a step that is specified, I never see it in these forums though.
Try it, you don't loose anything.

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