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Problem with flashing & booting recovery? Go here!

Hey guys,
when I tried flashing CWM on my new HTC One it just booted in normal mode over and over.
I tried every recovery-image available and it nerver worked.
While playing around I finally got it working without flashing the recovery image to the boot partition!
No need to copy root files and CFW files before flashing the recovery!
Instructions
Unlock your device at http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Reboot into bootloader
> fastboot flash boot boot.img - thanx to Paul O'Brien
> fastboot reboot-bootloader
> fastboot flash recovery recovery.img - thanks to Flyhalf205
> fastboot erase cache
After this you should be able to enter recovery via bootloader or 'adb reboot recovery'.
The recovery image is CWM Touch 6.0.2.8 which worked great for me, didn't try the other ones right now.
I hope I could help

I had issues booting recovery if I used the All in One kit to flash recovery.
So people should flash it manually instead to avoid problems.

Nekromantik said:
I had issues booting recovery if I used the All in One kit to flash recovery.
So people should flash it manually instead to avoid problems.
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I had problems with AiO-Kit and doing it manually, too.
Only this method worked for me.

zantekk said:
I had problems with AiO-Kit and doing it manually, too.
Only this method worked for me.
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Ah ok.
only issue for me now is aroma freeze issues.

Nekromantik said:
Ah ok.
only issue for me now is aroma freeze issues.
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Didn't have that on my One until now.
I flashed my friend's One and it froze 3 times...then it worked.
I think it's recovery-related. Maybe wait for a fix.

zantekk said:
Didn't have that on my One until now.
I flashed my friend's One and it froze 3 times...then it worked.
I think it's recovery-related. Maybe wait for a fix.
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It is AROMA related, amarullz have to update the binary
You can flash it 3 times or more, should work.
You can also use Hardware Buttons instead of Touch.. will help as well.

Device still rebooting
Can't flash recovery

same here - no access to recovery so far

Same for me too
Why ?

Got a HTC One from Orange france, and NO RECOVERY seems to stick. That thing boots, but i cannot enter recovery

I've tried using the AiO-Kit to flash CWM touch and normal as well as TWRP as well as the two CWMs manually and then this method. Still can't get access to recovery though

Try this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208029
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Lothaen said:
Try this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208029
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If you mean clearing the cache as mentioned in that thread I've tried it with no success

SoLdieR9312 said:
It is AROMA related, amarullz have to update the binary
You can flash it 3 times or more, should work.
You can also use Hardware Buttons instead of Touch.. will help as well.
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Had the same problem again and again flashing TrickDroid on my HTC One (M7). Can confirm, that avoiding touch will relieve things but freezes can still occur. A few times I even could not reset the phone long-pressing the power + volume up buttons, means I was completely stuck on the frozen aroma screen (since a battery pull is not possible with this device). For anybody who may be in the same situation, try the "[FONT="Courier New]fastboot reboot[/FONT] command, this still came through and rebooted the device.

has this method worked for anyone else?
i'd like to try, but since i currently can't access recovery, i'm afraid to flash a new boot.img

pwr2wh8 said:
has this method worked for anyone else?
i'd like to try, but since i currently can't access recovery, i'm afraid to flash a new boot.img
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Yes, worked for me. I had the same issue. While flashing Renovate rom, Aroma crapped out right at the end where it was installing the kernel. I was then stuck on boot image until i found this thread.
Also, for what it's worth, i thought I'd flash the boot image again after i got my device running again but it killed my wifi. I had to reflash the rom as wifi in settings was `out of order`....
//edit: okay. i've been able to reproduce the crashing. seems it's an aroma/rom issue (i couldn't tell one way or the other). what matters here is flashing boot image with the provided image does the trick. whatever magic it does, i'm able to flash cwm recovery 6.0.3.1 but I have to flash boot image before, else flashing recovery is fruitless.
anyways, thanks. this thread help me solve what i thought was `bricked` device.

help with bricked htc one?

hi guys.
while im new to flashing the htc one im not to flashing- flasheds3 and sony xperias fine in the past.
i used the toolkit to unlock my bootloader,root and install CWM touch just fine.
I then tried to flash a custom rom,put the zip on my phone,booted into cwm,did my wipes the flashed the rom....then rebooted phone.
I was under the impresson then flash the boot.img from the rom but the problem is my phone is stuck on the HTC boot screen and wont respond to anything,wont boot into bootloader,cwm and when i plug it into the pc its making a noise like its seeing it but thats about it.
Can anyone sudgest anything to get me out this mess?
Regard
Phil

Go in fastboot usb mode.
Make an erase cache (fastboot erase cache), reflash the cwm then reflash rom and wait, first boot can take 3-4 min...

philbaines said:
hi guys.
while im new to flashing the htc one im not to flashing- flasheds3 and sony xperias fine in the past.
i used the toolkit to unlock my bootloader,root and install CWM touch just fine.
I then tried to flash a custom rom,put the zip on my phone,booted into cwm,did my wipes the flashed the rom....then rebooted phone.
I was under the impresson then flash the boot.img from the rom but the problem is my phone is stuck on the HTC boot screen and wont respond to anything,wont boot into bootloader,cwm and when i plug it into the pc its making a noise like its seeing it but thats about it.
Can anyone sudgest anything to get me out this mess?
Regard
Phil
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can you get in to recovery holding power volume down

Guich said:
Go in fastboot usb mode.
Make an erase cache (fastboot erase cache), reflash the cwm then reflash rom and wait, first boot can take 3-4 min...
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OK,so im in fastboot mode now,so just erased the cache via cmd so no flash the recovery by the aio kit by hasoon2000?

philbaines said:
OK,so im in fastboot mode now,so just erased the cache via cmd so no flash the recovery by the aio kit by hasoon2000?
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Yeep, make an erase cache and after flssh the recovery with the tool!!
Sent from ONE with Tapa4 Beta

Guich said:
Yeep, make an erase cache and after flssh the recovery with the tool!!
Sent from ONE with Tapa4 Beta
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right im in recoverey now,but there is no rom to flash,must of gone wrong somewere when flashing.
how to i get a rom onto the phone now? i do have a nandroid back up

philbaines said:
right im in recoverey now,but there is no rom to flash,must of gone wrong somewere when flashing.
how to i get a rom onto the phone now? i do have a nandroid back up
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Mount sd work??
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Guich said:
Mount sd work??
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doesnt seem to be,using CWM and when i hit "mount SD" its not showing up on pc

philbaines said:
doesnt seem to be,using CWM and when i hit "mount SD" its not showing up on pc
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Is the latest version?
Because, if i don't remember wrong, i saw that you can mount sd...
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Guich said:
Is the latest version?
Because, if i don't remember wrong, i saw that you can mount sd...
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Im not to sure as im using the toolkit,i guess it is.
Managed to restore from my back up so im back to where i was hours ago
so any idea where im going wrong?

philbaines said:
Im not to sure as im using the toolkit,i guess it is.
Managed to restore from my back up so im back to where i was hours ago
so any idea where im going wrong?
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What ROM was it? Did you try to flash the boot.img instead of the ROM.zip? I didn't really understand your original post.
If you flash the Zip it should go through the whole Aroma installer, etc...
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redbull123 said:
What ROM was it? Did you try to flash the boot.img instead of the ROM.zip? I didn't really understand your original post.
If you flash the Zip it should go through the whole Aroma installer, etc...
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its android revolution hd,it seems it wasnt installing propley after i wanted to install one of the tweeks in the aroma!

philbaines said:
its android revolution hd,it seems it wasnt installing propley after i wanted to install one of the tweeks in the aroma!
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Yeah its buggy as hell sometimes, I think it helps to use the volume and power buttons to navigate through it.
If it crashes just force reboot to recovery and try again.
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philbaines said:
I was under the impresson then flash the boot.img from the rom
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This is the part I don't understand...
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redbull123 said:
Yeah its buggy as hell sometimes, I think it helps to use the volume and power buttons to navigate through it.
If it crashes just force reboot to recovery and try again.
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This is the part I don't understand...
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me neither...lol
like i said i have flashed samsung,sony and this is my first HTC and i read on some post to flash the boot.img after flashing the rom (might of been kernal)
one question,when i hold the power button down-i get a 3,2,1 count down to reboot but it just hangs at 1 and doesnt actully reboot?

philbaines said:
me neither...lol
like i said i have flashed samsung,sony and this is my first HTC and i read on some post to flash the boot.img after flashing the rom (might of been kernal)
one question,when i hold the power button down-i get a 3,2,1 count down to reboot but it just hangs at 1 and doesnt actully reboot?
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You don't need to flash boot.img after flashing ARHD. I'm using ARHD with a custom kernel and never flashed a boot.img once.
Where are you when trying to reboot?
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redbull123 said:
You don't need to flash boot.img after flashing ARHD. I'm using ARHD with a custom kernel and never flashed a boot.img once.
Where are you when trying to reboot?
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installed now,thank god!
regards reeboot,its happening anywhere i try and reboot,in cmd,phone up and running ect.
Thanks for all the help lads

Cool, glad it worked out...
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[q] cannot install cm 11!! :(

Hi guys I downloaded CM 11 from cyanogenmod.org for the Atrix HD and when I try to download it I get the error ''Status 7'' with CWM Recovery. Have you guys been able to install it with the file from the web site?? Please help :crying:

Are you running the latest recovery?

Phil recovery iss more up to date then the cwm itself

audit13 said:
Are you running the latest recovery?
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Yes I am running cwm recovery 6.04.4e

SVLAN said:
Phil recovery iss more up to date then the cwm itself
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How do I replace CWM recovery for Phil recovery?? Any guide??

Download and flash in recovery
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Not sure if this will help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302599

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audit13 said:
Not sure if this will help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302599
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Like I mention in every one of these threads, Status 7 is, at least 99% of the time, a bad download. Redownload and verify the MD5 checksum.
The MD5 for the official nightly is "513639551c586888db38bc9b17c7dab2". Use this program to verify the MD5 checksum.

helldogg75 said:
Download and flash in recovery
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Thank you. I just flashed that recovery and it worked.

I'm having the same problem with every single 4.4 and 4.4.x rom. I've tried removing the lines of code method already, running 6.0.2.8 cwm

ph3dia said:
I'm having the same problem with every single 4.4 and 4.4.x rom. I've tried removing the lines of code method already, running 6.0.2.8 cwm
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4.4 needs the latest CWM to install. Try using Philz Touch Recovery or install the latest img from the Clockwork website.

I don't know if any of you guys solved your issues but you need to download cm11 onto external SD card then download philz touch version of cwm also on ESD card. Flash philz touch in your already existing cwm whatever version that may be. I forgot if it will boot back into recovery automatically but get back into recovery. If you are soft bricked get back in recovery by holding the power and vol up button I think and just flash rom as normal wipe data/cache/dalvik etc. That's how fixed my status 7 and flashed OSE 4.4.2 and loving it. Hope I helped.

Black_halo said:
I don't know if any of you guys solved your issues but you need to download cm11 onto external SD card then download philz touch version of cwm also on ESD card. Flash philz touch in your already existing cwm whatever version that may be. I forgot if it will boot back into recovery automatically but get back into recovery. If you are soft bricked get back in recovery by holding the power and vol up button I think and just flash rom as normal wipe data/cache/dalvik etc. That's how fixed my status 7 and flashed OSE 4.4.2 and loving it. Hope I helped.
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So I was able to update my recovery but now every single rom that I try to flash ends up stuck at the motorola logo. I don't know what to do. I can still get into recovery but no rom works.

ph3dia said:
So I was able to update my recovery but now every single rom that I try to flash ends up stuck at the motorola logo. I don't know what to do. I can still get into recovery but no rom works.
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Moto logo? Are you trying to go back to stock?

Black_halo said:
Moto logo? Are you trying to go back to stock?
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Nah, it's the dual core technology right before the animation for the startup. I posted a thread about the problem.

ph3dia said:
I'm having the same problem with every single 4.4 and 4.4.x rom. I've tried removing the lines of code method already, running 6.0.2.8 cwm
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Try flashing Phil's Recovery, it should be version 6.0.4.5. Once I flashed Phil's I have not had a failed flash of any 4.4 Rom.
Here is the link in case you need it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552622

PeteSeiler2010 said:
Try flashing Phil's Recovery, it should be version 6.0.4.5. Once I flashed Phil's I have not had a failed flash of any 4.4 Rom.
Here is the link in case you need it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552622
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That's what I've been running

ph3dia said:
That's what I've been running
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Maybe try going back to stock and starting over. Whenever I have strange problems like this and everything checks out, I revert to stock and start over.

PeteSeiler2010 said:
Maybe try going back to stock and starting over. Whenever I have strange problems like this and everything checks out, I revert to stock and start over.
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That was the first thing I tried, I just get a black screen once the phone tries to boot up.

ph3dia said:
That was the first thing I tried, I just get a black screen once the phone tries to boot up.
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Did you use fastboot commands or the RUU?
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Stuck at Motorola "Dual Core" logo

So my phone is stuck on the Motorola Dual Core logo after trying to flash a 4.4 Rom. I am still able to get to get into my recovery and into fastboot. No matter what rom I try to flash it still seems to go into the boot cycle. I have tried flashing to stock firmware with no luck. Anyone know what I should do?

After trying to flash stock again it seems like it is on but the screen is pitch black. When holding down the power button it gives the the vibrations after a little bit. Really not sure what this means. When plugging the device into the computer when the screen is black windows does recognize that there is a device and plays the noise but it does not show up in the devices list.

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ph3dia said:
After trying to flash stock again it seems like it is on but the screen is pitch black. When holding down the power button it gives the the vibrations after a little bit. Really not sure what this means. When plugging the device into the computer when the screen is black windows does recognize that there is a device and plays the noise but it does not show up in the devices list.
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Is your bootloader unlocked?
What recovery are you using?
What ROM did you try to flash?
How did you flash it?
How are you trying to flash back to stock?

penser said:
Is your bootloader unlocked?
What recovery are you using?
What ROM did you try to flash?
How did you flash it?
How are you trying to flash back to stock?
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1. Yes
2. Philz
3. OSE Latest nightly 4.4.2
4. Wiped everything and then flashed
5. Using Myth Tools

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ph3dia said:
1. Yes
2. Philz
3. OSE Latest nightly 4.4.2
4. Wiped everything and then flashed
5. Using Myth Tools
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Alright, try flashing back to stock manually. Unzip the .zip, open the .xml in notepad(++) and on every line you'll see something along the lines of operation, partition, img. Open a command prompt in the location of the folder that contains the .xml (not the .zip, shift-click on white space in the folder and click open command prompt window here) and flash each line by typing
Code:
fastboot operation partition img
so each should look something like
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Just don't do the one that says "GPT_MAIN1.img" or something of the sort (should be one of the first ones). Also type
Code:
fastboot -w
before you start.

same problem...
Hi all,
I have the same problem... I cannot flash CM 11.0 builds. In the first boot it works, but if you reboot, it will get stuck in Motorola's logo.
I also tried to restore original images (using sbf dot droid-developers dot org / phone.php?device=7 AT&T 4.1.1 image), but with no success.
CM 10.1 build works fine, so that's odd.
My fastboot bootloader says:
"
AP Fastbot Flash Mode (NS)
10.9B(*) (sha-2e68372 2012-11-17 23:33:08)
eMMC Info: Size 8GB
Device is UNLOCKED, Status Code: 1
...
"
Is your bootloader unlocked?
Yes
What recovery are you using?
Tried CWM 6.0.38 and Philz latest.
What ROM did you try to flash?
CM 11.1 nightly (cm-11-20131217-NIGHTLY-mb886.zip)
How did you flash it?
Wiped everything and then flashed
How are you trying to flash back to stock?
Using RSD Lite.
Thanks very much!

Did you try updating to Phiz latest here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552622
It is my understanding that the latest CWM is required to flash 4.4 and higher roms.

audit13 said:
Did you try updating to Phiz latest here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552622
It is my understanding that the latest CWM is required to flash 4.4 and higher roms.
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Yes, I downloaded it last night... Is it better to use Philz or pure CWM?

My atrix HD broke however when it was working I was able to get cm11 on it by flashing using this recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2421418
When flashing cyanogen mod, wipe EVERYTHING basically /system /cache dalvik and then storage as well, this prevents the emulated/0/0/0/0/0 directory type of thing from happening, then after flashing factory reset clear cache and wipe dalvik then start up the phone. This has always worked for me and makes a squeaky clean install
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jubarim said:
Yes, I downloaded it last night... Is it better to use Philz or pure CWM?
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I currently use Touch CWM which Philz is based upon. From my experience, the latest release for both will do the job.

anthony2424 said:
My atrix HD broke however when it was working I was able to get cm11 on it by flashing using this recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2421418
When flashing cyanogen mod, wipe EVERYTHING basically /system /cache dalvik and then storage as well, this prevents the emulated/0/0/0/0/0 directory type of thing from happening, then after flashing factory reset clear cache and wipe dalvik then start up the phone. This has always worked for me and makes a squeaky clean install
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Thanks man!! That really worked!

jubarim said:
Thanks man!! That really worked!
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You're welcome, glad to help
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[ROM] 98.30.1 Stock, Vzw Removal, Flashable Recoveries

*removed*
batakang ftp is down permanently.
link to my razr m stuff: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-53iD-71B3iX0dXU2FTYjRjN3M&usp=sharing
link to my razr hd stuff: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-53iD-71B3iZmRMT0x6dTlUU1k&usp=sharing

How to install your ROM? Instructions please.

BastaS said:
How to install your ROM? Instructions please.
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How to flash a rom:
rooted:
install safestrap
open safestrap and install recovery
reboot and enter recovery (select recovery on safestrap splash screen)
make a backup (optional, recommended)
create a rom slot
wipe everything except internal and external storage
install rom
bootloader unlocked:
install custom recovery (twrp recommended)
reboot and enter recovery (press and hold volume up + power hard keys while booting)
make a backup (optional, recommended)
wipe everything except internal and external storage
mount system
install rom

can i flash it to the stock rom slot?

BastaS said:
can i flash it to the stock rom slot?
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no

Q9Nap said:
no
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Can someone tell me which files I should flash? Are any of these files full ROM zips or do I have to flash multiple zips? Or are these only for locked bootloaders? I'm unlocked.

Duckie1217 said:
Can someone tell me which files I should flash? Are any of these files full ROM zips or do I have to flash multiple zips? Or are these only for locked bootloaders? I'm unlocked.
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you can flash any of the zips with "system" in the name; the names are self explanatory.
it isn't necessary to flash boot (but doesn't hurt) unless you are upgrading from an earlier stock build or coming from an aosp/cm/cm-variant build.
it isn't necessary to flash radio (but doesn't hurt) unless you are upgrading from an earlier stock build or have done the gsm hack and want to undo it.

Q9Nap said:
you can flash any of the zips with "system" in the name; the names are self explanatory.
it isn't necessary to flash boot (but doesn't hurt) unless you are upgrading from an earlier stock build or coming from an aosp/cm/cm-variant build.
it isn't necessary to flash radio (but doesn't hurt) unless you are upgrading from an earlier stock build or have done the gsm hack and want to undo it.
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I tried one earlier but my device would just power back off after rebooting. I'll try another package.

Duckie1217 said:
I tried one earlier but my device would just power back off after rebooting. I'll try another package.
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remember to mount system before installing the zip when using twrp/cwm.

Q9Nap said:
remember to mount system before installing the zip when using twrp/cwm.
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I mounted the system. The screen keeps flashing over and over again. No boot animation. Kernel issue?

Duckie1217 said:
I mounted the system. The screen keeps flashing over and over again. No boot animation. Kernel issue?
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what did you have installed before trying to flash? as i mentioned, if you're coming from a stock build prior to 98.30.1 or from aosp/cm, you need to flash the boot image. if you're not even getting to the bootanimation, this is likely the issue. if you're coming from an earlier stock build, you should also flash the radio. if you boot loop on the animation, you need to wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache.

Q9Nap said:
what did you have installed before trying to flash? as i mentioned, if you're coming from a stock build prior to 98.30.1 or from aosp/cm, you need to flash the boot image. if you're not even getting to the bootanimation, this is likely the issue. if you're coming from an earlier stock build, you should also flash the radio. if you boot loop on the animation, you need to wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache.
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Oh, of course. Sorry about that. I'll update here.

Duckie1217 said:
Oh, of course. Sorry about that. I'll update here.
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Did you have any Luck ?
I am having the same issues, coming from dhacker KK.
Gonna got back to clean stock and try again tomorrow.

Germanese said:
Did you have any Luck ?
I am having the same issues, coming from dhacker KK.
Gonna got back to clean stock and try again tomorrow.
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Oh, yeah. I got it running. Works well. Just gotta follow those instructions. Not like a typical flash.

Germanese said:
Did you have any Luck ?
I am having the same issues, coming from dhacker KK.
Gonna got back to clean stock and try again tomorrow.
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instructions added to op, hope this helps.

This rom hasn't massage app ?
And how i recive massage ?

kiba99 said:
This rom hasn't massage app ?
And how i recive massage ?
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Handsent on play.

kiba99 said:
This rom hasn't massage app ?
And how i recive massage ?
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if you know of a good massage app, i'd like to know what it is, especially if it gives happy endings lol.
if you mean "message" which i imagine you do, there are various messaging apps available on the play store, the most notable being google hangouts which now has sms integration.
the purpose of this rom is to remove all unnecessary apps that can be downloaded from the play store, so you're not stuck with a bunch of bloat that you don't want or need. there are replacements for the phone, contacts, camera, and gallery as well...

Just before I flash this, does Wifi Tether work? Has anyone tried it?
Thanks!
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Wi-Fi won't turn on for me after a clean install. Weird.
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Coronado is dead said:
Just before I flash this, does Wifi Tether work? Has anyone tried it?
Thanks!
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Wi-Fi won't turn on for me after a clean install. Weird.
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yes, wifi tether is unlocked, as mentioned in the op.
as for wifi, there's no reason it shouldn't work, as i didn't modify anything that has to do with it. i'd recommend wiping everything except internal and external storage, then flashing boot, system, and radio to ensure a clean install. please post if you still have issues after doing that.