Hello!
What is the best way for me to switch from lineageOS to another ROM?
Do I just flash my target OS on top(sailfish)?
Would greatly appreciate it if you could explain like I am a noob cake!
Elsewhere on the forum mentions that I must install to slot A but I am using slot b at the moment. Do I switch slots and simply flash sailfish, and perhaps format slot a? (noob)
kind regards
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first off let me say im a newbi and just started flashing roms, and just wondered how i should go about updating a existing rom in ss3. i just need to know if i should just flash the new zip over the same rom slot or do i need to wipe everything and pretty much make a whole new rom? sorry if its a dumb question but i just cant seem to find a step by step answer to do this, and just so u know your answers are much appreciated.
adizzle23 said:
first off let me say im a newbi and just started flashing roms, and just wondered how i should go about updating a existing rom in ss3. i just need to know if i should just flash the new zip over the same rom slot or do i need to wipe everything and pretty much make a whole new rom? sorry if its a dumb question but i just cant seem to find a step by step answer to do this, and just so u know your answers are much appreciated.
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You are fine to flash a new build over an old one without wiping data. Just wipe cache and dalvik cache, flash the new build, reboot and your good to go. The exception is if you are moving to a new version of android (CM9 to CM10) or if you are moving to a different ROM (CM10 to AOKP). In those instances you would want to wipe data as well.
Droid 4 - AOKP JB
Thanks, I do appreciate it. that's what I was thinking but you always want to be sure when doing this kind of stuff on your device.
sent from my droid 4/ cm10.
1.Hello everybody I have been waiting for a Stable version of cm 10 to be released and scince there is now one available I would like to know how to properly install. It on my droid 4 scince I haven't found proper instructions. I've already downloaded the rom.
I also have a couple of questions like
2.what issues the stable version has?
3.How do i flash the stock rom back? I'cant remember. (I have a zip containing the rom on my sdcard)
4.Will i lose everything when Flasing to and from cm10?
5.Could you explain me rom slots? ( i have heard this but I don't know what it means for the droid 4)
You don't have to answer all of my questions but please include the number of the question when answering one
Thanks for your time.
Motorola Droid 4
axel2230 said:
1.Hello everybody I have been waiting for a Stable version of cm 10 to be released and scince there is now one available I would like to know how to properly install. It on my droid 4 scince I haven't found proper instructions. I've already downloaded the rom.
I also have a couple of questions like
2.what issues the stable version has?
3.How do i flash the stock rom back? I'cant remember. (I have a zip containing the rom on my sdcard)
4.Will i lose everything when Flasing to and from cm10?
5.Could you explain me rom slots? ( i have heard this but I don't know what it means for the droid 4)
You don't have to answer all of my questions but please include the number of the question when answering one
Thanks for your time.
Motorola Droid 4
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no issues that -I- know of.... all radios work
you SHOULD have the stock safe using safestrap
-cm flashes on slot 1 only or it will not boot
the first time you flash yes you will lose stuff BUT use TB to back up your stuff first
root and install safestrap 3.11 first and then we will talk.
download it from here
http://blog.hash-of-codes.com/downloads/safestrap/
I forgot to mention that my phone is already rooted and on stock jelly bean. Ive installed safetsrap via the link you provided me and installed recovery but safe system says not active
P.S. dont worry about the backups science i know how to do these myself via rom toolbox.
Motorola Droid 4
axel2230 said:
I forgot to mention that my phone is already rooted and on stock jelly bean. Ive installed safetsrap via the link you provided me and installed recovery but safe system says not active
P.S. dont worry about the backups science i know how to do these myself via rom toolbox.
Motorola Droid 4
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very first option on the top left in safestrap should be the area to make a new slot..
just make it 1GB and again make sure its in slot 1 or it won't boot
je2854 said:
very first option on the top left in safestrap should be the area to make a new slot..
just make it 1GB and again make sure its in slot 1 or it won't boot
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so this means i can flash stock rom on rom slot 2 and leave cm 10 on rom slot 1
axel2230 said:
so this means i can flash stock rom on rom slot 2 and leave cm 10 on rom slot 1
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Stock ROM is in stock rom slot. you can flash cm10 in slot 1 and use the other 3 slots for something else
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Stock ROM is in stock rom slot. you can flash cm10 in slot 1 and use the other 3 slots for something else
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I think he was talking about leaving his stock ROM intact and flashing another stock ROM in another slot... (I do that to perserve pure stock)
my setup is as follows
Slot-0 = Pure Stock with the ability to uninstall Root
Slot-1 = cm10.1/PAC/Carbon (A.D.D and cannot decide lol)
Slot-2 = empty
Slot-3 = Liquid
Slot-4 = Stock with permanent root
The reason I have it set up this way is if I need to bring it in or deal with anybody I can instantly switch to any ROM I choose.
select Slot-0 and uninstall/hide root and uninstall SafeStrap BAM! the phone has never been touched. Reinstall SS3.11 and
switch back over to Slot-4. I need something tested.... choose Slot-1
so as you see it is like using Boot Manager...
I am a bit nervous to take the plunge and try out Xposed on my Active. Just rooted it yesterday, installed the Google edition Rom. Now I am wondering if Xposed will work on stock or the Google Edition. I will give it a go if no one has tried yet.
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I am a bit nervous to take the plunge and try out Xposed on my Active. Just rooted it yesterday, installed the Google edition Rom. Now I am wondering if Xposed will work on stock or the Google Edition. I will give it a go if no one has tried yet.
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Xposed works fine, I haven't run into any problems. Since you're using SafeStrap anyways there's no harm in trying things for yourself. Even if something does go wrong you can always wipe your slot and start over, that's pretty much the whole reason for SafeStrap.
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Xposed works fine, I haven't run into any problems. Since you're using SafeStrap anyways there's no harm in trying things for yourself. Even if something does go wrong you can always wipe your slot and start over, that's pretty much the whole reason for SafeStrap.
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Good to know. A possible stupid question here, would it be best to load my back up of my stock onto one of the ROM Slots? To try out the Xposed. I am coming from HTC One X, so roms and such are done a bit different, I am not quite used to the ROM slot.
AkFatherof4nCounting said:
Good to know. A possible stupid question here, would it be best to load my back up of my stock onto one of the ROM Slots? To try out the Xposed. I am coming from HTC One X, so roms and such are done a bit different, I am not quite used to the ROM slot.
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I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do. In your first post you mentioned that you have the GPE ROM installed (I assume you have it in slot 1) and you want to install Xposed to it. There should be no problems doing this since ROMs are independent of each other and do not share any data.
I think what you really need to know is how SafeStrap works. Basically, SafeStrap creates new ROM "slots" while preserving your stock ROM "slot". These slots are completely independent of each other and only share a kernel. So any changes you make to one ROM will not impact the other. Now it is possible to flash a new ROM to your stock "slot", but this is not how SafeStrap is intended to work. Ideally you install a ROM to a new slot and use that ROM as your daily driver. The stock ROM is supposed to be your fallback in case you mess anything up with your new ROM. You are more than welcome to modify your stock ROM or even install a new ROM to your stock slot, but if you do this and you mess something up with your stock slot you could risk bricking your phone. That is why it is recommended that you don't mess with your stock ROM.
As for your original question, there is no need to install your stock ROM to a new ROM slot since it is already there, all you are doing is taking up twice as much space on your phone.
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I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do. In your first post you mentioned that you have the GPE ROM installed (I assume you have it in slot 1) and you want to install Xposed to it. There should be no problems doing this since ROMs are independent of each other and do not share any data.
I think what you really need to know is how SafeStrap works. Basically, SafeStrap creates new ROM "slots" while preserving your stock ROM "slot". These slots are completely independent of each other and only share a kernel. So any changes you make to one ROM will not impact the other. Now it is possible to flash a new ROM to your stock "slot", but this is not how SafeStrap is intended to work. Ideally you install a ROM to a new slot and use that ROM as your daily driver. The stock ROM is supposed to be your fallback in case you mess anything up with your new ROM. You are more than welcome to modify your stock ROM or even install a new ROM to your stock slot, but if you do this and you mess something up with your stock slot you could risk bricking your phone. That is why it is recommended that you don't mess with your stock ROM.
As for your original question, there is no need to install your stock ROM to a new ROM slot since it is already there, all you are doing is taking up twice as much space on your phone.
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I understand I was a bit unclear. I do have the Google edition installed, but I am encountering massive reboots. I was going to uninstall it and install a backup version of the stock in to the ROM Slot containing the Google edition. I understand I do not want to mess with my stock Slot, that is why I wanted to install my Stock Rom into the Rom Slot I made. Which, sounds like it is the safest bet.
AkFatherof4nCounting said:
I understand I was a bit unclear. I do have the Google edition installed, but I am encountering massive reboots. I was going to uninstall it and install a backup version of the stock in to the ROM Slot containing the Google edition. I understand I do not want to mess with my stock Slot, that is why I wanted to install my Stock Rom into the Rom Slot I made. Which, sounds like it is the safest bet.
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I would recommend deleting Slot 1, recreate it and install the GPE ROM again. A lot of people have been using it without issue including myself. The only known problem with the GPE ROM is computers do not detect the phone as a usb mass storage device when using the ROM.
If you are having issues with reboots I suggest deleting the slot and starting over from scratch. Also make sure your slot is big enough for the ROM and anything you're going to install. If the slot is too small you could run into the issues you've mentioned.
As to installing your stock ROM to a slot, why not just try another ROM? There are plenty of regular S4 ROMs that work on our phone. You are not limited to the ROMs that are found in the development section of this forum. There are at least 5 other ROMs I have tried and I'm sure there are many more that work as well.
I guess I'm just missing the point of why you want to install your stock ROM to another slot if you already have it? I'm sure there are ROMs already existing that can do what you are trying to modify your stock ROM to do. I recommend trying out Hyperdrive for tons of features. I personally use the GPE ROM found in this forum. Check out this thread for more information on ROMs that work with the S4 Active and SafeStrap.
@Devo7v, thanks, will reinstall and give it a shot. Thank you for your time.
Hi all, question: for some crazy reason I'm getting the best battery life on stock but when I install a custom rom my battery drains like a boat with a foot wide hole in the bottom. The only thing I can possibly think of is the storage. When ever I install a rom I use the default settings to create a rom slot in recovery and I'm wondering if that might be the issue. Hopefully someone can give me the answer but what settings should I be using when creating a rom slot in recovery? Also does anyone use the stock rom slot to flash? Thanks for any and all feedback
Anyone?
Rom slots are plagued with issues. Back up your stock slot and flash there.
Thanks for the response, I'll try that
Yes this fixed the issue, thanks again
Glad to be of help. :thumbup:
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Rom slots are plagued with issues. Back up your stock slot and flash there.
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Do you know if I flash my custom rom in the "stock" rom slot would my internal storage read correctly because each time I flash a custom rom in any of the "rom slots" my internal storage shows 98% full. I have previously read that the storage is there (and mostly empty) when I double check it with a file manager like "Root Manager" it's just that my OCD goes off the roof when I don't see all my available storage
I honestly haven't experienced that myself, but your best bet would be to give it a shot and flash to stock slot. Maybe one of the devs could chime in on this.
Hey, I see you give us a stock rom for the x526. I have a x527 with 5.8.016s
Is the problem with the IR Remote solved in 5.8.019? Or do I have a defect phone?
Also the question, what is the brightness bug for this phone, it is mentioned here, but I can't find explanations.
If i'm not flashing twrp and don't root my device is it possible to flash back my old rom without anyone able to see that, because of warranty.
Last and most stupid question at last, is there a kind of stock twrp on my phone? I can just enter the fastboot mode I guess.
It is because I don't have a system update option in my rom like they are telling me here
Not able to post link as a noob, sorry. It was the original installation guide from le me community side
and I would just like updating because of missing functions and for safety, I don't need root, special functions and more speed if it maybe has any issues I don't want to update. So what is the most stable rom out there?
Thx for your help