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[Q] can't find a good enough guide - CM7

hello all,
relatively new to the forum.
last couple of days i've been looking for a guide to installing CM7 on my O2X.
I failed! I can't find even one guide with a-z instructions.
please, can anyone point me to a guide?
I did read quite a lot and got 2 conclusions:
1. It scares the **** out of me
2. It needs rooting which i've already done day-1 using SuperOneClick 1.8
plz help me,
Eitan

1. Download ROM manager from market
2. Open ROM manager, install ClockworkMod Recovery
3. In ROM manager, Download ROM -> CyanogenMod -> pick your ROM
4. When your download are finished, choose "Backup" and "Wipe Dalvik-cache", press install
5. Thats it
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Thank you, a thousand times. I had no idea it could be this simple.
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Be sure to be rooted first

Don't forget in this method
1. You will loose EVERYTHING on the phone including the internal partition where mediabis located...
2. You cannot download Tom using the above meantioned way unless you've have premium rom manager
If you don't have premium version just download the update.zip and do install from SD
Hope I helped I am also playing around with this latelly I got the phone 2 weeks ago
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Wow i didn't realise it was this easy either!
Couple of qs
If i do a backup before doing this through cwm can i just restore to that at any point?
Also if i download and place on my sd can i use this method for the modaco vanilla rom?
Will this also update the bb as well?
Have to say love having an android phone because of you guys here!
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doncoop said:
Wow i didn't realise it was this easy either!
Couple of qs
If i do a backup before doing this through cwm can i just restore to that at any point?
Also if i download and place on my sd can i use this method for the modaco vanilla rom?
Will this also update the bb as well?
Have to say love having an android phone because of you guys here!
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA App
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Yes, the whole ide of cvm are just that
Yep, works with almost all .zip roms and patches (if you store them on extrenal SD, there is an other cvm for internal sd)
No, your bb will not be updated
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Warranty question
I'm aware that rooting voids your warranty. However, does anyone know if unrooting will make your phone look normal, and thus, applicable for the warranty?

can always install original rom at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035041 using smartflash.
Note: all data in internal SD will be erased. Hence unroot phone.

shpapy said:
Don't forget in this method
1. You will loose EVERYTHING on the phone including the internal partition where mediabis located...
2. You cannot download Tom using the above meantioned way unless you've have premium rom manager
If you don't have premium version just download the update.zip and do install from SD
Hope I helped I am also playing around with this latelly I got the phone 2 weeks ago
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I'm sorry but what's 'Tom'? and where do i find the update.zip?

HerrKuk said:
1. Download ROM manager from market
2. Open ROM manager, install ClockworkMod Recovery
3. In ROM manager, Download ROM -> CyanogenMod -> pick your ROM
4. When your download are finished, choose "Backup" and "Wipe Dalvik-cache", press install
5. Thats it
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question:
- on step 4: where do i choose 'backup' and 'wipe dal..' (is it through the clockwork..?)
- before posting i download latest nightly from cm website. how do i use that file in this process you mention?

eshvartz said:
question:
- on step 4: where do i choose 'backup' and 'wipe dal..' (is it through the clockwork..?)
- before posting i download latest nightly from cm website. how do i use that file in this process you mention?
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Backup and wipe in Rom manager after you picked your downloaded rom.
So open rom manager, select "install ROM from sd card", find your downloaded zip file (on external sd), select backup and wipe from the popup menu, install.
Your phone are going to reboot into recovery and install your zip automaticly. When its finished, it going to reboot again but this time you should see Cm7 bootscreen
DONE!
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Can I ask two (potentially) stupid questions?
Say I want to use vorkkernel with the ext4 option:
1. Is ext4 considered stable enough for every day use?
2. How would I go about this? Format my internal storage to ext4, flash CM7 on, and then flash vorkkernel on with the appropriate flags?
Thanks.

Just flash the kernel, it will convert /system & /data to EXT4.
There is no going back to EXT3 afterwards though, you have to wipe everything to do that.

~HELP~ i followed the steps in beginning of post. CWM did its stuff ending with a CM7 installation. First boot of CM7 started and repeats endlessly.
How can I proceed?

eshvartz said:
~HELP~ i followed the steps in beginning of post. CWM did its stuff ending with a CM7 installation. First boot of CM7 started and repeats endlessly.
How can I proceed?
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[FIXED] ok, if this happens to any of you what I did to fix is:
1. shut the phone off by removing battery.
2. boot into recovery by pressing volume down and then while holding pressing power up.
3. in recovery: wipe dalvik cache, wipe cache & wipe data
4. in recovery: install from zip on sd card i chose the cm7 installation again.
(it can be found in clockworkrecovery foleder and inside in cyanogenmod folder
hope this helps.

Just one more thing... if, say, you install CM7 do I understand correctly that all apps bought before wiping everything will be lost and would have to buy tumor again??
Thanks for the help
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Not true, once paid for you can download from the Market for no extra charge.

Rusty! said:
Not true, once paid for you can download from the Market for no extra charge.
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Ok.. Thanks...

I have a problem... I downloaded rom manager, I did everything, wiped all the data but when it rebboted to install the latest cm7 nighlties it booted all right, and it supposedly installed the rom ok but when it starts it uses the LG rom on 2.2 froyo... and no signs of the cm7... plus it erased everything from my apps to my contacts but it didnt erase the images of the gallery in the internal memory and internal sd...
Weird, but I an having problems installing any cm7 rom... besides, I still have everything from the stock rom, all stock apps and all junk apps from vodafone still... and I want it all cleaned out...
any pointers??? Help!!! Thanks...
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Can not flash CWM :(

Hi I'm trying to install miui for my sister in law on her Galaxy S but I can't seem to install CWM.
I've downloaded rom manager from the market clicked on flash recovery (fist option) then from the list chose samsung galaxy s. The next I clicked on reboot to recovery but when it boots into it, it says at the top Android system recovery (3e)
What am I doing wrong???? :s
PS I don't have a memory card inside my phone trying to install via the internal sd storage. The also I don't have access to my pc so need to do it off my phone. Please any help appreciated thank you.
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When you boot into recovery press the buttons a couple of times. Ie, 3button combo to boot, release all the buttons and press the 3buttons again. I have had the same problems on 3sgs's and this seemed to work on them.

No luck
Any one else have any ideas. Please any help is appreciated.
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Buy a jig usb..It put your bricked phone on download mode in only 2 seconds!

Nezys said:
Buy a jig usb..It put your bricked phone on download mode in only 2 seconds!
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I don't think he's mentioned not getting into download mode.... Confused by your reply.
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I have clockworkmod recovery installed and when i click on reboot to recovery or use the 3 button configuration it only boots into the android system recovery.
I can not for the life of me get the Cwm recovery to boot up.
Is there a kernel I can flash with rom manager to get cwm installed
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It's definitely rooted? What rom is it currently on?
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Darkys rom. Plus i have titanium backup installed and backed up my apps. Superuser is working perfectly.
I want to install miui the official rom.
Anyway I can without having to use a pc??
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If it's on Darky's rom, it should have cwm already! Not sure if you can do it from your phone now mate.
Once you've got the cwm sorted (hopefully it's a gingerbread rom) you need to format system, data and cache, then flash Miui.
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Ahhh.
Flash darky RE via Odin. But if you are running darky kernel you should have cwm. Uninstall cwm app and try again.

ichigo786 said:
Hi I'm trying to install miui for my sister in law on her Galaxy S but I can't seem to install CWM.
I've downloaded rom manager from the market clicked on flash recovery (fist option) then from the list chose samsung galaxy s. The next I clicked on reboot to recovery but when it boots into it, it says at the top Android system recovery (3e)
What am I doing wrong???? :s
PS I don't have a memory card inside my phone trying to install via the internal sd storage. The also I don't have access to my pc so need to do it off my phone. Please any help appreciated thank you.
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If i understand well, you can't use odin because you don't have PC,right? Well:make sure that your phone is rooted. Go to market and get that application : "sgs kernel flashar " the one by neldar.
Then download a kernel for your firmware, and make sure you download a tar file or obtain a zimage file. Flash it with the application mentioned, you don't need any cwm. After that you flash the new kernel you should have a cwm installed.
If i understand wrong I'm sorry.
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Install Clockworkmod recovery in CM9

Hi, I recently flashed CM9 and just finished the customization so I thought I'd make a complete backup of the installation.
From what I understand, the only way to do this is with Clockworkmod recovery. This is however not installed, and when I try to install it through Rom manager it only gives me the option of installing it for the following models:
Galaxy S, S2 and Epic 4G.
Should I pick one of these models or can the correct version be downloaded from somewhere else?
I've looked around quite a bit but couldn't find the answer.
Thanks in advance!
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Hello Macrint, ROM Manager is incompatible with the Galaxy Note GT-N7000.
Hold the Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together simultaneously, (this will reboot your phone) let go off the buttons only when you see the Samsung Galaxy Note logo on the screen. This will take you into recovery mode.
Hopefully, it should be ClockWorkMod recovery.

CM9 already has Clockwork Recovery.

"Should I pick one of these models or can the correct version be downloaded from somewhere else?"
Never ever do such a thing.
How come CM9 does not have CWM... It is even necessary to flash CM Roms. Just get into Recovery you will see it.

Haha thanks for the quick answer! Newb mistake Just got confused since the app was there...
Ok so I booted into recovery and ran "backup to sd card". This created a folder named clockworkmod with two subfolders: backup and blobs which totals about 500mb.
If I restore from this, will the phone be exactly as it is now, with all clutter removed?
Can I also restore to that if I flash cm10 and instantly go back to cm9 or do I have to revert to cm9 and then restore?
Sorry for all the noob questions!
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Found the guide, I just wasn't sure what to search for
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716511
Nice to have a clean install handy!
Thx
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Macrint said:
Haha thanks for the quick answer! Newb mistake Just got confused since the app was there...
Ok so I booted into recovery and ran "backup to sd card". This created a folder named clockworkmod with two subfolders: backup and blobs which totals about 500mb.
If I restore from this, will the phone be exactly as it is now, with all clutter removed?
Can I also restore to that if I flash cm10 and instantly go back to cm9 or do I have to revert to cm9 and then restore?
Sorry for all the noob questions!
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You can restore without flashing cm9. Just boot into recovery from your cm10 anytime,wipe cache and dalvik and start the restore process. As cm9 is a safe kernel.
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[How to] Ubuntu touch Tutorial for Windows

As you all know Canonical just released the official Ubuntu Touch developer preview with an installation guide on linux.
Since most of you probably have windows, I thought I might help you with that.
So here is a guide to install the developer preview of Ubuntu Touch for tablets.
What you need:
A rooted nexus 7 with costum recovery
What you need to do:
Make a backup and save it on your computer. I am not responsible for data loss or bricking your device!
Go to: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/ and download these 3 files:
quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel+grouper.img
quantal-preinstalled-armel+grouper.zip
quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip​
Copy "quantal-preinstalled-armel+grouper.zip" and "quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip" on your nexus 7, leave quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel+grouper.img on your computer
Reboot into bootloader and connect you nexus 7 to your computer
Use your favorite Nexus 7 toolkit to flash the boot image "quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel+grouper.img" (with the "Nexus 7 ToolKit" you can use 11 to flash the image)
or
On your PC, place the quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel+grouper.img in the same directory as your fastboot.exe file.
Open up a comend promt, navigate to the directory with the fasboot.exe and type “fastboot devices” to see a list of all fastboot devices connected to you pc.
Type the following: fastboot flash boot “quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel+grouper.img” to flash the image.
Boot into recovery, wipe data and cache and flash both files
Reboot your nexus 7 and have fun
After flashing recovery still works, so you can restore you backup, if you want to.
SD card does not get wiped in the process and as far as i can tell, there should be no data loss. At least that was the case for me.
Sorry for any typos...
Credits to: Liliputing and mskip for the awesome Toolkit
I not sure anymore, if this is really the right forum. Really sorry. Please move to genereal, if necessary.

Cheers, I love my Android too much to make the switch , I would love if someone has instructions on how to use this with MultiRom !

Thanks for this guide.
Flashing took about five minutes for me.
But this can't be used as a daily driver i think.

Hi!!!
Thanks for tutorial. I installed it easier still... I put this 3 zip files into internal storage, reboot into recovery, flash first quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip (biggest file). When finish, flash the other one. It finish normaly, reboot N7 and it should start into ubuntu with no problem.
Best regards.

hoosbude said:
Cheers, I love my Android too much to make the switch , I would love if someone has instructions on how to use this with MultiRom !
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its still android though ubuntu is just a skin (like sense or TW)

ngoralph said:
its still android though ubuntu is just a skin (like sense or TW)
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???
No its not. This is Ubuntu on your tablet. I don't know why you think it's just an Android launcher skin.
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A little trick & tip:
I installed ubuntu for tablet following these steps:
1. copy only quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip and quantal-preinstalled-armel+grouper.zip in /sdcard on your Nexus 7 (quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel+grouper.img no need because the boot image is inside the second zip file)
2. Enter in Recovery Mode (CWM Recovery)
3. Wipe data/factory + cache
4. Install form Recovery the zips files (1. quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip - wait 10 minute and then 2. quantal-preinstalled-armel+grouper.zip)
5. Reboot
I'm actually testing ubuntu for tablet : graphics is amazing; In any case there are many bugs and issues.

Ubuntu is its own os with cm sources, not exactly android.
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twigster said:
???
No its not. This is Ubuntu on your tablet. I don't know why you think it's just an Android launcher skin.
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Ubuntu Touch is based on CyanogenMod 10.1

zachf714 said:
Ubuntu Touch is based on CyanogenMod 10.1
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For now, as its a preview, later releases will have its own system base.
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FitAmp said:
For now, as its a preview, later releases will have its own system base.
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I wonder it would be cool if it kept cm base because you could then use cm compatible kernels
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Anyone able to get their Android back? I Cant get into my recovery after successfully flashing and getting into Ubuntu Touch...

massivebasset said:
Anyone able to get their Android back? I Cant get into my recovery after successfully flashing and getting into Ubuntu Touch...
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The only way I was able to get back into recovery was using adb. My Nexus 7 would not boot to recovery using the power + volume down method, but "adb reboot recovery" worked and I was able to wipe and restore my TWRP backup without issue.

bwinger79 said:
The only way I was able to get back into recovery was using adb. My Nexus 7 would not boot to recovery using the power + volume down method, but "adb reboot recovery" worked and I was able to wipe and restore my TWRP backup without issue.
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Where did you adb from? Was your Nexus booted to Ubuntu or the bootloader? Did you have to ADB from Linux?

Is this actually working for anybody else? No matter what I do, no matter what ROM (stock or custom), and no matter how many times I re-flash this, it boots up to what I'm assuming is the lock screen but that is all. It's not frozen because the clock still updates, but I can do absolutely nothing with this.

jmoore4294 said:
Is this actually working for anybody else? No matter what I do, no matter what ROM (stock or custom), and no matter how many times I re-flash this, it boots up to what I'm assuming is the lock screen but that is all. It's not frozen because the clock still updates, but I can do absolutely nothing with this.
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Slide from the right hand edge to the left. It could do with an icon to show you what to do.
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I am very excited about this project. I will be glad when all the bugs are worked out.:cyclops:

How long should the first boot take? Is there any boot screen?
I just have a black screen at the moment
edit: It didn't work. Fortunately, I could reach recovery from fastboot mode. I must have been a bad flash :S

where can i get those zips ..?
where can i get those zips ..?
I installed ubuntu for tablet following these steps:
1. copy only quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip and quantal-preinstalled-armel+grouper.zip in /sdcard on your Nexus 7 (quantal-preinstalled-boot-armel+grouper.img no need because the boot image is inside the second zip file)
2. Enter in Recovery Mode (CWM Recovery)
3. Wipe data/factory + cache
4. Install form Recovery the zips files (1. quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip - wait 10 minute and then 2. quantal-preinstalled-armel+grouper.zip)
5. Reboot
I'm actually testing ubuntu for tablet : graphics is amazing; In any case there are many bugs and issues.[/QUOTE]

Does anyone has these zips. I want to flash the latest released version of Ubuntu touch for the grouper, it is gathering dust in a drawer so i wanted to give it a try

[Q] P7320 trouble

Hi
I have a p7320 which I am trying to install a custom ROM to, and I am having some trouble.
I used this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569122
1: flashed cwd through odin
2: flashed superuser through cwm
All fine until now
3: then I flashed the kernel from the same site through cwm
4: bootloop
I didnt take backup, so I couldnt nandroid back
I couldnt turn the device on, so I couldnt transfer another kernel
There were no "mount USB" in cwm so I couldnt transfer the files there either.
I was able to go into download mode, and I flashed the only stock rom I could find in .tar (flashable through odin)
from here: http://androidromupdate.com/2012/12/12/u-s-att-samsung-galaxy-tab-8-9-lte-sgh-i957-android-4-0-4-ice-cream-sandwich-update-finally-arrives/
flashing went fine and the tab booted.
Now I went back and flashed cwm again through odin, but when I was going to place superuser and the new rom on the sdcard.... there is no room on the tab.
In explorer it says : 0 byte available out of 26.9MB
This tab is 16GB.... what happened?
I cant transfer files to it, so the only thing I can flash is the .tar files through odin.
please help

panelovn said:
In explorer it says : 0 byte available out of 26.9MB
This tab is 16GB.... what happened?
I cant transfer files to it, so the only thing I can flash is the .tar files through odin.
please help
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Hmmm, this is usually a sdcard mount thing
so maybe all you have to do is reboot to CWM do a format /sdcard from mount and unmount section in CWM
then reboot to system and see if the problem still there

omarainea said:
Hmmm, this is usually a sdcard mount thing
so maybe all you have to do is reboot to CWM do a format /sdcard from mount and unmount section in CWM
then reboot to system and see if the problem still there
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Hi
There is no such thing as format/sdcard in that section.
Only format/cache, format/data and format/system

panelovn said:
Hi
There is no such thing as format/sdcard in that section.
Only format/cache, format/data and format/system
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this probably means that your CWM version is old [5.5.0.4 I guess]
I don't know if your tab has a newer CWM cuz my tab is p7300,
so try to find a newer one or even try TWRP instead, cuz it also has sdcard format function
one little thing, you said your tab is P7320 and yet you have installed a SGH-I957 ROM {read it from your link}
I honestly don't know the deference between the two devices
what I'm trying to say is: maybe the problem is because you're using a ROM for a different device
so maybe you should try THIS [the latest ICS Odin tar samsung framework for P7320]

I have a p7320 and I am using this ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554877
Fast, no bloatware, no freezing.
I followed the instructions no problems. My recovery UI has an option partition SD card under advanced. Dont know if that will help you.
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Hi
I was able to download another .tar full stock rom which I flashed with odin.
Worked out fine, and the memory of the SD card is back.
However... I once again flashed cwm and superuser, then i tried the rom you are linking to but the tab wont boot with it
Its just stuck with a black screen after the logo.
Now I have reflashed the stock rom with working sd card

Sorry about that. I remember I had a black screen for a few minutes but eventually it booted. The developer also pointed out boot animations are missing
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panelovn said:
Hi
I was able to download another .tar full stock rom which I flashed with odin.
Worked out fine, and the memory of the SD card is back.
However... I once again flashed cwm and superuser, then i tried the rom you are linking to but the tab wont boot with it
Its just stuck with a black screen after the logo.
Now I have reflashed the stock rom with working sd card
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Hi,
I'm the developer working on the CM10 ROM for the P7320 - yes, the first boot might take a while, and it doesn't show a boot animation, so it might look like it's crashed. But I have tested going from the stock ICS image to my ROM a few times and it seems to work fine, eventually. Perhaps you could give it another go and see?
Cheers.

CL0SeY said:
Hi,
I'm the developer working on the CM10 ROM for the P7320 - yes, the first boot might take a while, and it doesn't show a boot animation, so it might look like it's crashed. But I have tested going from the stock ICS image to my ROM a few times and it seems to work fine, eventually. Perhaps you could give it another go and see?
Cheers.
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Hi
I will definetely give it another go this evening
Can i flash superuser, your rom and gapps in one go? Or do I have to boot it in between?
thank you for your answer

The ROM should have super user already, so you shouldn't need that. You can do the ROM and gapps together.

I tried again, and this time it worked like a charm!
Thank you!

panelovn said:
I tried again, and this time it worked like a charm!
Thank you!
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What am I doing wrong. My device starts to cyanogenmod boot animation but not further.
Do I have to do the dalvik wipe and cache wipe?
I think i have tried everything. It's been rolling boot animation about 30 minutes now.
Sorry about my bad language.
And thank you for your answers.

I dont have a solution. Is this the first time you use this ROM? One time I wanted to revert to stock to check something and I got an everlasting Samsung animation until I did a factory reset from recovery. Did you try factory reset?
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hondax said:
I dont have a solution. Is this the first time you use this ROM? One time I wanted to revert to stock to check something and I got an everlasting Samsung animation until I did a factory reset from recovery. Did you try factory reset?
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Hi,
Now i tried with factory reset and it worked fine this time. And it was the first time.
Thank you