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[Q] How to get to Recovery

So i bought this rooted int'l note off of craigslist and it had a darkynote rom on it. I tried the power+home+vol down but it just goes to download mode even if its not connected to the pc. I went into Rom Manager and hit reboot into recovery and it worked and i was able to flash the RoMow ICS rom and now it wont let me boot into recovery from there. I tried market apps to boot, but it says that my phone is not rooted. I gave Super user permissions and everything. Last thing i tried was rooting again using the method outlined in the development thread, but it got stuck and i figure that it is because i am running ICS and not gingerbread.
Can anyone give me some help on if i am trying to boot into recovery the right way or if you have a solution?
Thanks alot

Try power button, home and volume up.
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Or use the Terminal application and type;
reboot recovery
Or, plug it into a PC with the SDK installed and type;
adb reboot recovery
Or, what Stoney said.

Thanks! The vol up+Home+Power worked.
Now im having another issue though:
I tried backing up and it got stuck when it was almost done,
same with flashing any roms and restoring from a backup... Any ideas, or should post a new thread?

Look, stop doing anything else with your RoMow ICS, because you didn't install it properly, and have a partial root as a consequence. This is a known issue: you have a semi-functional rom right now, and doing a backup of it is of no use to you.
Do the following:
1. download AbyssNote 3.9 kernel from HERE | MIRROR. It's a flashable zip.
2. put this zip on your SD Card (take out your SD card and paste the zip from your PC via a card reader if no other option is possible)
3. power off your phone
4. boot into recovery (Volume up + Home + Power)
5. chose 'install zip from SD Card'
6. navigate to your Abyss kernel zip and flash it
7. go back to the Recovery start menu
8. go to advanced/reboot recovery <--- this will reboot the phone directly to recovery
9. you will discover that you now have Hyperdroid Redpill Recovery - it comes with the Abyss kernel - it's pretty much the same thing as CWMR
10. wipe cache, dalvik, do your factory reset
11. flash any GB rom you fancy or do a GB restore if you have one

thanks so much fro your help. I had no idea that i had a partial root. I will try this when i get home. Will i have to do this with every rom i flash (flash rom then kernal) or is it just this rom?

Alright so i followed the steps and i got the red recovery and flashed the romow rom again. I went back to recovery to flash the mms fix and it went back to the blue clockworkmod recovery and once again it wont let me flash anything

kkg720 said:
Alright so i followed the steps and i got the red recovery and flashed the romow rom again. I went back to recovery to flash the mms fix and it went back to the blue clockworkmod recovery and once again it wont let me flash anything
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I think said
11. flash any GB rom you fancy or do a GB restore if you have one
didn't I? Emphasis was on GB rom, as in Gingerbread, not ICS.
Every time you want to flash your first ICS rom, you must start from a gingerbread one.
It's no good trying to flash ICS over a botched ICS, it will get you nowhere.

chasmodo said:
I think said
11. flash any GB rom you fancy or do a GB restore if you have one
didn't I? Emphasis was on GB rom, as in Gingerbread, not ICS.
Every time you want to flash your first ICS rom, you must start from a gingerbread one.
It's no good trying to flash ICS over a botched ICS, it will get you nowhere.
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Thanks alot. I reread the post last night and flash the darkynote rom, but the same thing happened with the recovery switching back.
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kkg720 said:
Thanks alot. I reread the post last night and flash the darkynote rom, but the same thing happened with the recovery switching back.
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obviously, there are steps you are not following quite well. the instructions above were quite very specific.
if i were you, i'd reinstall abyss 3.9, and reinstall a stock, rootable rom and start from scratch. or stick with stock.

Boot Loop after flashing stock

I was recently using Stunner ICS but decided I wanted to go back to stock and start over. I downloaded the stock N7000XXKJ4_N7000OXXKJ4 firmware and installed it through odin. I did not receive any errors on the phone or on my PC. But now it seems like my phone is stuck in a boot loop. It just keeps showing the samsung boot animation over and over. I used the download jig to get into download mode and tried redoing the firmware twice already with no luck. One thing I did notice is that the jig is no longer resetting the binary counter. Does anyone have any other ideas or is my phone possibly bricked?

This is supposed to be in Q& A section... Anyways... Did you try wipe?
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What worked for me having the same problem recently is go to Recovery mode (Volume up + home + power) and you'll see this funny kinda recovery, not at all CWM Do a data wipe/factory reset and then reboot.

Same thing happened with me yesterday, wipe in recovery fixed the problem

priyanv said:
This is supposed to be in Q& A section... Anyways... Did you try wipe?
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I'm sorry. Mods please move to appropirate section.
Thank you guys. I was beginning to freak out. I was trying to do the recovery menu but couldn't get it to work. I thought the recovery menu was also hosed but I had the wrong buttons. All is good now! thank you so much!

First thing you need to do if you want to get back GB, flash abyss 3.9 redpill kernel.
After that flash GB rom.
So later you can flash whatever kernel you want
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Hanging at Samsung logo; can't boot into recovery; am I bricked???
Hi guys...
I've been semi bricked for about 18 hours now. And it's starting to look like it's a full-brick.
I had the latest Gingerbread ROCKET ROM on my Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000, with the latest Franco kernel in place.
I thought I'd give the ICS version of ROCKET ROM a go. Flashed Abyss4.2 kernel without any hassles. Used 'advanced' to boot into recovery. Did my various wipes. Flashed the ICS Rocket Rom zip. And got caught up in the recurring boot-up, mostly upgrade, run, reboot cycle that's been described in many places.
Didn't panic.
Booted into recovery again, and flashed the ICS Rocket Rom again.
But this time, it wouldn't go past the SAMSUNG logo.
Still, I could boot into recovery.
Which I did.
And I tried to restore my Gingerbread build from Nandroid.
Tried it. But it hung on the Samsung logo again.
With one key difference... Now, no matter how much I try, I can't boot into recovery.
I *CAN* boot into 'download' mode. So I've used PC Odin to try and inject a rooted Gingerbread rom into the phone.
The instructions tell me to wait for the phone to reboot twice. Sadly, it tries its first reboot, and doesn't get past the Samsung logo. And that's where it hangs. No recovery mode either.
What shall I do??? Oh, woe is me. Etcetera.
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I found a version of Abyss 4.2 kernel in tar format. I flashed it via PC ODIN, and I now seem to have a phone that can boot again.
Not much more to report at the moment, cos the battery is on about 3%, so I'm charging it now before delving further. Will give more feedback once the battery's up and running again.
Here's a link to the Abyss file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1072122&d=1337500067

I tried all of this, was on stock ICS 4.0.3 and had it rooted.
I tried to restore a backup which was sadly on GB and then the restore of /data failed
I then tried to flash paranoid custom rom and it was successful but the phone never went any further than SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE GT-N7000 logo
I then Flashed a direct rootable stock rom via PC odin and all was well but the phone would never go any further than the logo before mentioned
I tried flashing AbyssNote kernel via pc odin but the CWM recovery menu kept on rebooting hence leaving me with not particular choice to select
Tried wiping data, cache mem, dalvik cache but no use and now i am on stock recovery menu. please help me out

i have this Samsung i9220 china i try to flash upgrade the firmware with Odin3 v1.85 . i got stock phone can't power non recover modem non booting logo , does anyone have any ideas ?

[Q] Is my phone unable to run ICS?

Since about a week I'm having the following problems:
It is extremely difficult to get my phone running ICS. I tried like 10 different ROMs, the only one currently working is Dark Knight. In between I managed to run CM9 Nighlty (2 days) and Infinitum 2.2 (3 days)
Why is it so difficult? Well - I believe, I'm doing all the correct steps: Flashing JVZ with Odin, rebooting, flashing CF Root, rebooting. Enter CWM, wipe data, cache, dalvik, format system -> Install any ICS rom
Currently, CM9 doens't work at all, I get boot loops after the initial reboot and can't enter recovery
Well, when I finally manage to install any rom (method: install Dark Knight - 5.5 atm - install any rom afterwards - my phone boots up correctly and is perfectly usable
But: Whenever I reboot, I keep getting boot loops with no chance of entering recovery. None of the usual methods work.
Stupid thing: I don't need to reboot. But every other day the phone tends to reboot itself (at least that is what I experienced and sorta guess)
Result: I take it out of my pocket or look at it on my desk and see boot loops after 2 or 3 days
What can I do, why is that? I don't want to run Gingerbread
I am not a noob - I have been running any rom before for one and a half years without problems and flashed mostly without any problems
Believe me - I have tried everything for several days. Flashing the recovery fix with Odin doens't help either. Afterwards I am a able to boot intro recovery but can't install any rom due to build.prop errors. However, I can flash a kernel... Result: boot loop. Solution: Start over with Gingerbread and Odin
The more I think about it, the more I belive there could be an underlying hardware problem. Maybe something with the internal NAND?
I am greatful for any help or new ideas which I haven't tried so far... Thanks a lot in advance!

I know it's a long shot, but maybe you have issues with datadata folder? Use root explorer and see how much free space you have there...
Maybe try this:
After Odin, When in CWM, flash first a new kernel (try devil.072). Make sure to mount folders with CWM before. After flushing, go to advanced and reboot recovery. Now you have a new version of CWM (which supports screen tuch...). Now, from mounts and storage, format everything. Now flush the rom you want - in this case, I recommend Slim 3.4. Don't install anything yet - just let it run after flushing. Just login to your google account.
See if it works.. hope it helps

Thanks a lot! Unfortunately, it didn't work.
I tried your method which didn't even end up in a bootloop but in recovery after every flash/try to reboot.
/edit: Speaking of reboots - I tried to install CM9 afterwards/instead -> boot loop

Hmmm u have a interesting problem. Do u wipe everything and have u tried starting from a different stock gb
If you like my posts hit thanks
Rom: Dark knight 4
Kernel: Devil Kernel
Keep it ANDROID!!!!!!!!

Yes, I wipe everything and tried JVZ and JVU as a starting point. Are there any other recommendations?

which firmware are you odining? maybe bad download?

Bara2 said:
Thanks a lot! Unfortunately, it didn't work.
I tried your method which didn't even end up in a bootloop but in recovery after every flash/try to reboot.
/edit: Speaking of reboots - I tried to install CM9 afterwards/instead -> boot loop
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Just try it again but do NOT select reboot recovery. It is a common bug that you won't be able to leave recovery again. Just reboot the phone and be sure to quickly press 3 button combo again to get into recovery again. You should then be able to format / reflash and so on. Just make sure you never select reboot recovery when you just came the long way from odin. In doubt just do as I stated: normal reboot and press 3 button combo quickly.
Good luck!

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which firmware are you odining? maybe bad download?
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I agree many try a firmware from stock firmware from xda
If you like my posts hit thanks
Rom: Dark knight 4
Kernel: Devil Kernel
Keep it ANDROID!!!!!!!!

swent said:
Just try it again but do NOT select reboot recovery. It is a common bug that you won't be able to leave recovery again. Just reboot the phone and be sure to quickly press 3 button combo again to get into recovery again. You should then be able to format / reflash and so on. Just make sure you never select reboot recovery when you just came the long way from odin. In doubt just do as I stated: normal reboot and press 3 button combo quickly.
Good luck!
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Ok, That shall be my next try Btw: Another strange effect: I flashed Dark Knight 5.5, did nothing but click through the setup assistant rebooted - and voilà - boot loop.
Will report back in a few minutes Thanks a lot, guys!
/Edit: Well - a litte success... I was able to boot into the system. First thing I did was change lcd density and rebooted - everything was fine. As I didn't have wifi or data connection I wanted to flash another kernel (devil) and hit reboot recovery from the power menu.
--> Boot loop again.
To the other guys: I tried JVU and JVZ with different downloads and two different laptops. Which starting base should I try next?
/Edit2: I'm going to stay on Gingerbread for the day. I need my phone and intend to enjoy the fantastic weather for the rest of the day... Will be back this evening. I am glad for further feedback and ideas

Bara2 said:
Ok, That shall be my next try Btw: Another strange effect: I flashed Dark Knight 5.5, did nothing but click through the setup assistant rebooted - and voilà - boot loop.
Will report back in a few minutes Thanks a lot, guys!
/Edit: Well - a litte success... I was able to boot into the system. First thing I did was change lcd density and rebooted - everything was fine. As I didn't have wifi or data connection I wanted to flash another kernel (devil) and hit reboot recovery from the power menu.
--> Boot loop again.
To the other guys: I tried JVU and JVZ with different downloads and two different laptops. Which starting base should I try next?
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Umm well I use jvu and have no problems. This might sound stupid but when I had a similar prob (I flashed a kernel on dark knight 4 and got into a bootloop and couldn't enter recovery) I did a factory restset after backing up my SD card data and flashing jvu, then I reflashed jvu. Rooted, wiped rebooted recovery, wiped again, rebooted recovery again, then I flashed dk 3 then dk 4 without a wipe, the restored my apps and copyed my SD data back - I hadn't been able to flash a rom since the bootloop I got it working with dk 3 but then I got no boot animation and I just stopped there, the above process worked for me I know u on dk 5.5 but try dk 3 you should find the link in the dk thread around April 12-16 this year.
If you like my posts hit thanks
Rom: Dark knight 4
Kernel: Devil Kernel
Keep it ANDROID!!!!!!!!

You may flash the new kernel right away after flashing the desired rom. Maybe that would stabilize everything... can't make any more sense of it right now, sorry :/ Maybe you could try to use the ultimate kernel cleaning script AFTER flashing the rom and BEFORE flashing the new kernel (with no reboot in between).
Script is somewhere out there, I'm gonna search it right now...
/EDIT: Wasn't really hard to find after all, there you go: Ultimate Kernel Cleaning Script

try this firmware for odin:
https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D6246658_3937073_82911

[Problem] [Solved] Help cant access recovery while on ICS

Update: Solved
Thank you for everyone's reply and help.
What worked for me:
Downloaded Mobile ODIN v3.10
Downloaded Goku v1.5-10 TAR (Kernel-Goku-V1.5-10.tar)
Flashed firmware with Mobile Odin with MD5 signature check
Can now boot into recovery
Currently on:
CM9 Version 9-20120515-Nightly-n7000
Build date Tue May 15 23:06:26
Kernel version 3.0.30-CM-q6804ca8
I cant seem to get into recovery while using any of the ICS roms. I've tried several CM9 bulds, Kindgroid, Stunner and a few others. I doesn't matter if i try to access it through the hardware keys (press and hold the Volume UP+Home+Power) or through one of the software options (reboot into recovery). After the samsung logo apears the screen will turn black. I'll have to restart the phone with the power key.
Everything else seems to be fine. I can get into download mode just fine. I have no problems downgrading to a gingerbread rom from pc odin or mobile odin. Also theirs no problem for me getting into recovery from any of the gingerbread roms I've tried.
I first noticed this while I was on ICS stunner. It was the build with the affected kernel. Everything was running smooth for me. Recovery and everything else seemed to be working fine but when i started reading posts about the brick scare i became afraid of doing anything else on that kernel.
I followed Entropy512's advise:
If you are running an affected kernel:
STOP USING IT IMMEDIATELY. FLASH A SAFE KERNEL USING ODIN/HEIMDALL.
DO NOT wipe in recovery
DO NOT flash anything else in recovery
In general, DO NOT use recovery at all
I flashed his DAFUQ releas using mobile odin while still on stunner. Everything seemed to go smooth. After flashing I checked under setting -> about phone -> kernal version and his kernel was properly displayed. I tried going into recovery but the screen would turn black after the samsung logo.
I've must of done something wrong while flashing Entropy512's kernel because ever since I flashed his kernel I havent been able to get into recovery while running an ICS rom.
TL;DR
Cant access recovery from ICS roms but recovery works fine while on gingerbread roms

Did you try before flashing ics do a 3 wipes first while in girgerbread for a clean installation?

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Did you try before flashing ics do a 3 wipes first while in girgerbread for a clean installation?
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Yeah it was one of the 1st things I tried when I encountered the problem.
Can anyone confirm if the recovery is stored in the same place for both ics and gingerbread? I feel like I might have damaged some sectors and might have some bad blocks. Everything else seems fine though.

runnin4mayor said:
Yeah it was one of the 1st things I tried when I encountered the problem.
Can anyone confirm if the recovery is stored in the same place for both ics and gingerbread? I feel like I might have damaged some sectors and might have some bad blocks. Everything else seems fine though.
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How about 4 wipes including format/system and also use jbroid even though your not installing a kernel but rom still use it.

Flash stock GB rom. Reroot it and then check everything is working fine? If yes then flash ICS rom.
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Thanks for everyone's reply
I've tried jbroid and formatted system but it didnt help. Like I said... everything is fine on GB, recovery and everything else. I've been back and forth several times already. Everything seems to be working fine on ICS too. I just can't access recovery no matter what I do while on ICS. I'll try wiping 4 times from gingerbread this time.

runnin4mayor said:
Thanks for everyone's reply
I've tried jbroid and formatted system but it didnt help. Like I said... everything is fine on GB, recovery and everything else. I've been back and forth several times already. Everything seems to be working fine on ICS too. I just can't access recovery no matter what I do while on ICS. I'll try wiping 4 times from gingerbread this time.
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In the system setting of the phone there is back up and reset and there you can format usb storage, this will format your internal sd, this is in ics setting i forgot about gingerbread. You can do this while in gingerbread to be safe, format your internal sd.

jonpaslim said:
In the system setting of the phone there is back up and reset and there you can format usb storage, this will format your internal sd, this is in ics setting i forgot about gingerbread. You can do this while in gingerbread to be safe, format your internal sd.
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Yes.. I've tried that before installing my current ICS rom. Actually I formatted both the internal and external SD while still on GB. I'm still wondering if the recovery stored in the same partition space in both GB and ICS. I can't understand why I can access CWM recovery on GB but not while I'm on ICS.

i too have the same problem even though i can access cwm manually cant install any zip file but if i use abyssnote kernell everything works fine the problem started when switched over to ics from gb

runnin4mayor said:
Thanks for everyone's reply
I've tried jbroid and formatted system but it didnt help. Like I said... everything is fine on GB, recovery and everything else. I've been back and forth several times already. Everything seems to be working fine on ICS too. I just can't access recovery no matter what I do while on ICS. I'll try wiping 4 times from gingerbread this time.
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Wiping more than once is pointless... I don't know where people get silly ideas like "wipe 3 times".
When you switched to something else, did you flash it using CWM or Odin?
Try flashing a different kernel using Odin. I have seen that in rare cases on some devices, doing something like the following:
Flash one kernel from a recovery
Reboot directly to recovery using CWM's Advanced menu
At this point, the device will be stuck either always booting to recovery or never booting to recovery
Flashing a kernel with Odin/Heimdall - NOT "Mobile Odin" (I hate that name because it's completely different from Odin) or CWM often breaks these loops.

problem accessing recovery
hi today i solved my problem of not unable to find cwm in programs and flashing zip files from recovery while on ics. first i flashed abyssnote kernell then rebooted into recovery did all the three wipes and in addition formatted data, system and cache. then used jbroid kernell cleaner. installed fusion rom flashed green theme rebooted at last could see cwm in programs can flash any zip file now

Thank you sir for your swift action.

deepalakshmidas said:
hi today i solved my problem of not unable to find cwm in programs and flashing zip files from recovery while on ics. first i flashed abyssnote kernell then rebooted into recovery did all the three wipes and in addition formatted data, system and cache. then used jbroid kernell cleaner. installed fusion rom flashed green theme rebooted at last could see cwm in programs can flash any zip file now
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How did you flash abyssnote kernel without being able to enter recovery?
Edit: Solved my problem. Updated 1st post

[Q] PLEASE HELP!! note wont boot

My N7000 just shows a black screen indefinitely after the 'Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000' logo.
The soft keys light up when I press them, so it is on during this time.
It is rooted and does this when I flash any of the official CM10 JB nightlies after October 3. (October 1 nightly still works)
Apart from this there is no indication there is anything wrong with my phone.
It is overclocked and undervolted but safely so (it only crashed when I was testing the voltages 2 months ago) (it usually runs at 1.6 GHz and 1250mV)
The only other things i flash are Hydracore 5.4 and SuperSU 0.96, and I've tried booting without these to no avail.
What do i do??????
Thanks in advance!

flash stock ROM and start again, Stick to stock voltages and stock CM kernel and see if it works then.
If not, we can look a bit deeper in to the cause

Edit: forgot to mention that I was already running PA 2.16 with Hydra 5.4oC.
I had the same problem last night, after flashing PA 2.17 it didn't boot up anymore.
It's stopped after the N7000 logo.
I flashed a stock rooted GB ROM with ODIN PC (Dr Ketan guide) and was able to boot once.
When I went back to the CWM recovery it got stuck in the recovery itself and I had to start all over again but with the SGN_XX_OXA_KJ1_FACTORYFS rom there was no improvement, it always booted back in the recovery and there was no way to leave it, factory reset didn't solve the problem either.
Then I flashed N7000XXLA6_N7000XEULA1_XEU with separate CSC and modem and since that moment it came back alive and I restored my last back up.
It took me damn 2 hours to get it back running again.
Note to myself, never flash a rom again before going to sleep.

azzledazzle you were right! Its a kernel problem.
After flashing SGN_XX_OXA_KJ1_FACTORYFS, I installed cm-10-20121005-NIGHTLY-n7000.zip, and it worked!
The thing is any non-stock kernels still cause the original problem.
Stock kernels are fine with me, but do you know how it might be fixed?

Got no clue if it's a kernel problem or how it can ben fixed.
I'm running PA 2.16 + Hydra 5.4 and all is fine again.
Will keep it that way for a while.

Edit: nevermind.
Glad you got it to work

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Edit: nevermind.
Glad you got it to work
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Ive done the same thing to mine, or shall i say similar.....i was rooting mine to cm10 jelly bean and it booted up fine, i tried to restore it to its former rom and my battery was low and the phone just died on me:silly:
now the logo comes on and after that nothing, blank screen...
it go's in to download mode but not recovery mode....
by the way....am a complete noob:crying:
anyone HELP!!!

aky47 I suggest:
flash SGN_XX_OXA_KJ1_FACTORYFS which is here: d-h.st/HJM using this method: forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20963718&postcount=2
put the desired ROM on your phone
enter recovery (hold home+vol up+power until 'Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000')
select 'install zip from sdcard'
select 'choose zip from internal SD' (can't quite remember the exact text - its the last option though)
choose the ROM
confirm
wipe data/factory reset from main recovery menu (optionally wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache)
reboot
Note (<(Y)) this worked for me. If it doesn't work for you, I'm not responsible.
And don't do this if you have important stuff on your phone cos you'll lose it.