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Hey guys i wanted to flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773082 rom, and i read that it had no kernel so users could choose what they want. How do i flash a kernel with it and where would i find it? thanks!
no one knows how to do this?
wvumaniac79 said:
no one knows how to do this?
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You need to be rooted, install rom manager, flash clockwork recover in rom manager copy downloaded zip file to internal sd card. Boot into recovery mode (vol up vol down and power held until white splash screen comes up). Select reinstall packages, might gave to do this twice, now you should new booted into clockwork recovery with green text. Select install xip from sd card, select chose zip, scroll to file you copied to sd card, scroll to yes, watch the magic happen. This is from memory so not guaranteed 100% exact description but enough that you will see what I am talking about.
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As for the kernel, you might want to become more adept at flashing and using odin because you will need it when something does not go right
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Thanks!
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I downloaded cog from rom manager than tried to install it. I remember from flashing rom on my other phone that I had to select reinstall packages a few times. Nothing really changed. I rebooted then went back to rom manager and clicked install rom from sd (not sure if that's exaclty how its worded) I saw the rom but backed out. I booted back into recovery and selected format sd, I'm guessing I shouldn't have done that, now I'm getting a signature error in cwm, also when I select download rom from sd in rom manager I no longer see my download folder. Help please, not sure if any of this make sence.
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A little hard to follow, but I would just flash back to stock and go and download CM and place it on your root sd card and just flash through CWM.
nash2000 said:
I downloaded cog from rom manager than tried to install it. I remember from flashing rom on my other phone that I had to select reinstall packages a few times. Nothing really changed. I rebooted then went back to rom manager and clicked install rom from sd (not sure if that's exaclty how its worded) I saw the rom but backed out. I booted back into recovery and selected format sd, I'm guessing I shouldn't have done that, now I'm getting a signature error in cwm, also when I select download rom from sd in rom manager I no longer see my download folder. Help please, not sure if any of this make sence.
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Jvbx!
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jivy26 said:
A little hard to follow, but I would just flash back to stock and go and download CM and place it on your root sd card and just flash through CWM.
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I am stock, nothing flashed. The problem I'm having is after I selected format sd card in rom manager (not sure why I did that) I now no longer have a download folder, in other words, if I open root exploror and try and fine my download folder I wont because its not there.
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Just download CM from the DEV section and place it on the root of your sd card. Then power off your phone and 3 button combo into cwm and flash that way.
Cwm tells me when I try and install anything that- E: failed to open /mnt/internal_sd/update.zip (no such file or directory)
E: Signature verification failed, installation aborted. This is the exact message I get in cwm
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How are you trying to install via cwm? Are you selecting the zip file or just clicked install update.zip? Just asking to make sure your doing it the right way.
Ffs it's the blind leading leading the blind.
Op you can't see the folder anymore because format means WIPE so your sdcard is empty now.
And 2 the signature error isn't because if that it's because you are on stock froyo which requires signed update zips. To get around this look here for the 3e recovery thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161102
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How are you trying to install via cwm? Are you selecting the zip file or just clicked install update.zip? Just asking to make sure your doing it the right way.
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At first I downloaded the rom from one of the dev pages, I than checked root explore/sdcard/download to make sure it downloaded fine, which it did. I than went to rom manager and booted into recovery, but I didn't see anything about installing from sdcard (which is what I see on my infuse) all I see is reboot, reinstall packages, delete all user data, delete cache data, and format internal sdcard. I selected reinstall packages because when I flashed my first rom on my infuse this step was required. Nothing happeded afterwards but the install didn't error out like its doing now. After nothing changed I than went back to rom manager and went to download rom, found the rom I wanted, selected download. After it downloaded I got an install prompt.I selected wipe data and cache (again, my infuse required this step) after that nothing seemed to change. I went back to rom manage and noticed a section that says install rom from sdcard, I opened that and say a download folder, opened the folder and saw the rom but I back out because I wasn't too sure about that process. I booted back into recovery and for some.dumb reason I clicked format internal and external sdcard. Now I'm getting this error message, and I have no downloads.
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studacris said:
Ffs it's the blind leading leading the blind.
Op you can't see the folder anymore because format means WIPE so your sdcard is empty now.
And 2 the signature error isn't because if that it's because you are on stock froyo which requires signed update zips. To get around this look here for the 3e recovery thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161102
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Thanks, I think. Could of gone without the blind part.
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I formatted my internal and external sdcards today by mistake, now my download folders are gone, I was tolded this is normal since formatted deletes all data on card which is why my download folder is gone. I've tired downloading rom and modded recovery all day but I cant find them in root exploror anywheres, than I Google a random picuture and tried to save the picture but the download was uncuccessful. Can I fix this?
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I formatted my internal and external sdcards today by mistake, now my download folders are gone, I was tolded this is normal since formatted deletes all data on card which is why my download folder is gone. I've tired downloading rom and modded recovery all day but I cant find them in root exploror anywheres, than I Google a random picuture and tried to save the picture but the download was uncuccessful. Can I fix this?
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It sounds like this should be fixable, but could you please provide more information on your current setup (Android version, if it's a custom ROM, etc).
As far as getting ROMs and CWM to your phone, you may want to try downloading the roms/modded recovery on a PC (if one is available), then move them over to your phone. If everything was formatted and you're having trouble using root explorer, it might just be easier to do it that way.
Before today my phone was fine, it displayed downloads that I've done etc. I was trying to install a downloaded rom thru cwm but it didn't display "install from sdcard" with in cwm. I than clicked format sdcard for some dumb reason and It put me in my current state.
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nash2000 said:
Before today my phone was fine, it displayed downloads that I've done etc. I was trying to install a downloaded rom thru cwm but it didn't display "install from sdcard" with in cwm. I than clicked format sdcard for some dumb reason and It put me in my current state.
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I see that you're on your phone now, which answers the question of whether or not you can boot, so that's good. If you've formatted your Internal SD card (which it sounds like you did - did it get rid of all your files on the phone?), you could probably just do a Titanium backup of what you still have and reinstall your ROM (assuming you're on a custom rom). That would likely correct the issue.
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I see that you're on your phone now, which answers the question of whether or not you can boot, so that's good. If you've formatted your Internal SD card (which it sounds like you did - did it get rid of all your files on the phone?), you could probably just do a Titanium backup of what you still have and reinstall your ROM (assuming you're on a custom rom). That would likely correct the issue.
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Yea, the phone has never stopped working in that reguard, just wont download. But now that you mention it, I did make a titanium back up of all apps and data before I did all of this.
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nash2000 said:
Yea, the phone has never stopped working in that reguard, just wont download. But now that you mention it, I did make a titanium back up of all apps and data before I did all of this.
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Assuming that it wasn't deleted in the format, I'd recommend reflashing whatever rom you're on and restoring your apps from Tibu.
the tibu backup is no more it would have been deleted when he formatted. look in your browsers settings for the default download directory. or make a folder on your sdcard called downloads and set it to there as default....
studacris said:
the tibu backup is no more it would have been deleted when he formatted. look in your browsers settings for the default download directory. or make a folder on your sdcard called downloads and set it to there as default....
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Yep, my back up is gone. I went to the download directory and all downloads in there say download unsuccessful, I than went to sdcard in root exploror and created a folder named download. I tried saving a few Google pics and they still come up download unsuccessful, I even tried downloading a file from xda and its not in my new download folder. I didn't set it as default since I don't know how to set it, I didn't see any options. Getting very frustrated.
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Settings>applications> manage applications>all> browser> clear data.
if that doesn't work try a 3rd party browser from the market. I use and prefer dolphin hd.
studacris said:
Settings>applications> manage applications>all> browser> clear data.
if that doesn't work try a 3rd party browser from the market. I use and prefer dolphin hd.
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That appeared to work, I saved a random picture and it was saved in my new download folder. But when I try and download the modded e3 signature file (which is what I've been trying to do) I see a quick download meter start and finish, after its done I can select close or open, if I click open I'm brought to rom manager with an install prompt were I can select or de-select a few things, than I'm put into recovery but it dkesnt show any place to install from sdcard. When I had to do this on my infuse once I downloaded the modded recovery it was listed in my downloads, id extract, copy and paste over original recovery but I don't see it anywhere in my captivates files.
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Hmm It should be in the download directory...
You could always dl the recovery file to your pc and copy it over to the phone.
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Hmm It should be in the download directory...
You could always dl the recovery file to your pc and copy it over to the phone.
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I know, I'm at a loss. If I can't figure this out or have it fixed than I may not be able to flash. I'm just glad it's my back up phone.
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Hmm It should be in the download directory...
You could always dl the recovery file to your pc and copy it over to the phone.
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Would I have to take sdcard and place it in one of those adaptors, download recovery and drag/drop in sdcard?
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nash2000 said:
Would I have to take sdcard and place it in one of those adaptors, download recovery and drag/drop in sdcard?
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If the phone isn't showing up in any way when you hook it up to the computer (i.e. you can't select to mount the phone from the notification drop-down), that would be your option.
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If the phone isn't showing up in any way when you hook it up to the computer (i.e. you can't select to mount the phone from the notification drop-down), that would be your option.
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Cool, when I get a minute ill try it out and report back.
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Ok, I was able to install the recovery to phone from pc, I unzipped it than extracted it, but after I copied the recovery I tried to paste over the old recovery in system/bin but I got a message saying I can't do that read only.
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Before I say more - do you currently have the android default recovery or some version of CWM installed on your phone?
You're pasting in the modded 3e recovery I assume, that's in a place usually mounted read only. Using root explorer, there is a little button on the top right that says mount r/w press that THEN paste in.
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You're pasting in the modded 3e recovery I assume, that's in a place usually mounted read only. Using root explorer, there is a little button on the top right that says mount r/w press that THEN paste in.
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Yes,. That is the recovery I'm trying to so. I thought I already clicked the mount tab, ill try it again. Wasn't this difficult on my infused.
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Ok, that worked but now nothing with flash, i give up. Ill download the rom from rom manager, once it finishes i get an install prompt, i select wipe data and cache. Im than put into cwm but the flash is aborted, says sonething about no such directory. And if anyone wants to know there isnt an install from sdcard option in cwm.
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this needs to be stickied or at least intergrated into tucks instructions i am going to copy and paste instruction that insanemod gave me that worked like a charm so i take no credit just figured it might be useful to someone...
First off.. run the root script here http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2012/02/11/rooting-the-droid-4-a-failed-bounty-experiment/
Make sure you have some significant memory left in INTERNAL SDCARD(2 or 3 gigs is fine)
Once rooted install Bionic Safestrap
Link: http://db.tt/D624eHLF
Open Safestrap and click install recovery
Grab the ICS Rom
Link: http://db.tt/k8PmOIyn
Put the Rom on your external sd card
Next grab google apps here http://rootzwiki.com/topic/17726-romalpha-ics4bionic-59902-version-alpha-02-10-2012/
Reboot Phone
When it boots up you'll get a different looking screen tap the menu button( you got 10 seconds or it'll boot up regularly) Menu button(far left)
Scroll down to "safe boot menu" using the volume down button and select with power botton
Select Toggle Safe System
Enable Safe System
Might take awhile don't freak out
Go Back
Wipe Data/Factory Reset
Will take awhile don't freak out
Wipe Cache
Wipe Cache Partition
Advanced/Wipe Dalvik Cache
Go Back to Main SafeStrap Menu
Install zip from sd card
Choose zip from sdcard/External SD Card
And the Rom will be near the bottom labeled
"902-ICS-4.0.3_r1-cm_targa-2012-02-09-04_08"
*note* something i experienced when flashing this rom was it was giving me corrupt file or incomplete or something so what i did was delete it and redownload and trasfer the file directly from download location don't transfer to desktop etc... i believe it was a md5 mismatch and after i tried again it worked great...
don't forget to thank and donate to anyone deserving of it again i take no credit for the exploit or the guide just passing it on.. if i missed something please let me know..
bfitzpatrickd2d said:
this needs to be stickied or at least intergrated into tucks instructions i am going to copy and paste instruction that insanemod gave me that worked like a charm so i take no credit just figured it might be useful to someone...
First off.. run the root script here http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2012/02/11/rooting-the-droid-4-a-failed-bounty-experiment/
Make sure you have some significant memory left in INTERNAL SDCARD(2 or 3 gigs is fine)
Once rooted install Bionic Safestrap
Link: http://db.tt/D624eHLF
Open Safestrap and click install recovery
Grab the ICS Rom
Link: http://db.tt/k8PmOIyn
Put the Rom on your external sd card
Next grab google apps here http://rootzwiki.com/topic/17726-romalpha-ics4bionic-59902-version-alpha-02-10-2012/
Reboot Phone
When it boots up you'll get a different looking screen tap the menu button( you got 10 seconds or it'll boot up regularly) Menu button(far left)
Scroll down to "safe boot menu" using the volume down button and select with power botton
Select Toggle Safe System
Enable Safe System
Might take awhile don't freak out
Go Back
Wipe Data/Factory Reset
Will take awhile don't freak out
Wipe Cache
Wipe Cache Partition
Advanced/Wipe Dalvik Cache
Go Back to Main SafeStrap Menu
Install zip from sd card
Choose zip from sdcard/External SD Card
And the Rom will be near the bottom labeled
"902-ICS-4.0.3_r1-cm_targa-2012-02-09-04_08"
*note* something i experienced when flashing this rom was it was giving me corrupt file or incomplete or something so what i did was delete it and redownload and trasfer the file directly from download location don't transfer to desktop etc... i believe it was a md5 mismatch and after i tried again it worked great...
don't forget to thank and donate to anyone deserving of it again i take no credit for the exploit or the guide just passing it on.. if i missed something please let me know..
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these instructions look familiar. hmm...
Exactly that this could be useful for some bionic noons was some altercations also noted you in this as well
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Happy to integrate this into my guide, but except for the inclusion of the alpha build of ics (which imo isn't ready for noobs due to lack of camera etc) I don't see what's different.
thanks tuck wasn't neccarily for ics but for all roms being a noob to locked boot loaders thought insanemod made this useful as is your thread there was so much stuff in your I got a bit lost just thought this was simple and straight forward which is why I used this method instead of yours
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Well maybe someone should pm the moderator on a side not use minus its great
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Well maybe someone should pm the moderator on a side not use minus its great
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On it
can this be used just to gain root for stock .902?
and does it work?
Yes I did as have several others worked great rooted in less than ten minutes
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these instructions look familiar. hmm...
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hey has anyone gone to http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2012/02/11/rooting-the-droid-4-a-failed-bounty-experiment/ to download motofail_windows and then found the zip file to be empty? i'm missing something here.....
looks that way search around rootzwiki might have a alternate link there somewhere or i can upload it to a server later today just can't do it now not a my computer
http://min.us/mlEfeRIox
here you go just uploaded i think your looking for the motofail right??
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http://min.us/mlEfeRIox
here you go just uploaded i think your looking for the motofail right??
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bulls eye ty
not a problem
it worked DD thank you and it also made me late to class, ah what i will do for root
lol ha be sure to thank insadmod to he is the one that created it I just posted it
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another question - it's rooted and i flashed a rom but during the entire process and now as well every time i boot up the device goes into the AP Fastboot screen and only after a battery pull with me returning to boot mode selection menu to select the normal start-up - can i return to a normal start-up - do you or anyone else know of a fix?
Did you enable safe mode ?
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Did you enable safe mode ?
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yes i did....
how to double-check if that's the issue?
When you boot into recovery on the very top it will say safe mode enabled
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Hello,
I am not exactly sure how, but somehow in moboot I see :
- CWM
- ClockWorkMod
CWM works, the other does not.
How do I remove the 2nd one then?
I have been searching online, but all I can find is that installing CWM would remove the previous recovery but it does not work for me....
Thanks!
The only correct way to do it is start back to square one. You'll have to do an acmeunimstaller to get that off I believe. If anyone else knows correct me if I'm wrong. But do that then reinstall android with only the 4 zips
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The only correct way to do it is start back to square one. You'll have to do an acmeunimstaller to get that off I believe. If anyone else knows correct me if I'm wrong. But do that then reinstall android with only the 4 zips
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Yours is the SAFE way, but if you're adventurous and knowledgeable, you can use a root browser to navigate to /boot. Look for a file named uImage.ClockWorkMod; copy it to the sdcard (just to be safe in case you screw up); and then delete it in /boot. Make sure you also have a file named uImage.CWM, which should be the working recovery image. Reboot and the offending recovery should be gone. If you screw up, you should still be able to boot into the ROM and either restore the file you deleted or reinstall CWM.
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Yours is the SAFE way, but if you're adventurous and knowledgeable, you can use a root browser to navigate to /boot. Look for a file named uImage.ClockWorkMod; copy it to the sdcard (just to be safe in case you screw up); and then delete it in /boot. Make sure you also have a file named uImage.CWM, which should be the working recovery image. Reboot and the offending recovery should be gone. If you screw up, you should still be able to boot into the ROM and either restore the file you deleted or reinstall CWM.
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that work and was super quick, thank you
I really thought it was more than just one file to get rid of but no...