Stock to Nero v3.... Simplified! UPDATED: 1/9/2011 - Vibrant General

For all those saying that my instructions are redundant.
Please follow all instructions!
I understand that Nero v3 wipes your data and caches for you, but there has been many cases where it has not done that, and users have really messed up their phones. Please take the extra 30 seconds and wipe it manually to be safe.
As far as the Voodoo step. I undertand that when deleting the "disable-voodoo" file, that it will automatically enable Voodoo for you on the next reboot. However, there are also cases where this didn't happen. Please check to ensure.
My instructions may seem redundant to users who have done this a lot.....but this isn't for those users. Please follow the steps exactly to help avoid ANY problems, don't just assume everything works automatically like it's supposed to. Might as well take the extra 2 minutes to do all of my steps, then 2 hours arguing with T-Mobile as to why they won't exchange your bricked/modded phone.
STOCK 2.1 to NERO V3....SIMPLE AND SAFE!
First of all, thank you Team Whiskey for Nero v3. To everyone wanting Nero v3, but are tired of seeing all the confusing and long tutorials:
1. Ensure your phone is rooted (Google z4root if your not).
2. Download ROM Manager
3. Flash the 2.5.1.2 ClockworkMod Recovery
4. Download Nero v3 from a computer, and Drag-n-Drop the .zip file onto your Vibrant SD card.
5. Restart your phone in CWM Recovery via ROM Manager
6. Click "clear cache", and "wipe data", click Advanced, click "clear Davlik cache", click "install from SD", click "install a .zip from SD", then install the Nero v3 .zip
7. Reboot, WAIT 15 MINUTES WITHOUT TOUCHING YOUR PHONE...REBOOT AGAIN... and you should be good.
8. To enable voodoo, open SD card from phone, delete "disable_voodoo" under the voodoo folder, reboot to recovery (NOT FROM ROM MANAGER, BUT FROM THE HOME SCREEN USING THE POWER BUTTON, THEN SELECTING RECOVERY) (SHOULD BE A RED RECOVERY), goto voodoo lagfix, press enable, then reboot....REBOOT WILL TAKE AROUND 10 MINUTES, DO NOT TOUCH YOUR PHONE!
FOLLOW STEPS CLOSELY
P.S. Don't Forget the THANKS button.

Looks nice, concise, & noob friendly (I should know).
Kudos.
Nero 4 using XDA app (j/k)

thanks!
this video helped me too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33I-aNCypVM

troby86 said:
6. Click "clear cache", and "wipe data", click Advanced, click "clear Davlik cache"
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I didn't do this part when I flashed NeroV3 because the instructions I read didn't mention that. Did I cause myself a problem that I just don't know about yet?

trunkstar1 said:
I didn't do this part when I flashed NeroV3 because the instructions I read didn't mention that. Did I cause myself a problem that I just don't know about yet?
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If the install worked you should be fine. This is just a good precaution.

troby86 said:
If the install worked you should be fine. This is just a good precaution.
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Should I do that now? What does that even do?

troby86 said:
First of all, thank you Team Whiskey for Nero v3. To everyone wanting Nero v3, but are tired of seeing all the confusing and long tutorials:
1. Ensure your phone is rooted (Google z4root if your not).
2. Download ROM Manager
3. Flash the 2.5.1.2 ClockworkMod Recovery
4. Download Nero v3 from a computer, and Drag-n-Drop the .zip file onto your Vibrant SD card.
5. Restart your phone in CWM Recovery via ROM Manager
6. Click "clear cache", and "wipe data", click Advanced, click "clear Davlik cache", click "install from SD", click "install a .zip from SD", then install the Nero v3 .zip
7. Reboot, WAIT 15 MINUTES WITHOUT TOUCHING YOUR PHONE...REBOOT AGAIN... and you should be good.
8. To enable voodoo, open SD card from phone, delete "disable_voodoo" under the voodoo folder, reboot to recovery (NOT FROM ROM MANAGER, BUT FROM LAUNCHER) (SHOULD BE A RED RECOVERY), goto voodoo lagfix, press enable, then reboot....REBOOT WILL TAKE AROUND 10 MINUTES, DO NOT TOUCH YOUR PHONE!
FOLLOW STEPS CLOSELY
P.S. Don't Forget the THANKS button.
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Boot to recovery from power button/phone options,to get to red recovery.

amandadam said:
Boot to recovery from power button,to get to red recovery.
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Glad you mentioned that, I need to ask, what's the difference between the green recovery and the red recovery?

trunkstar1 said:
Glad you mentioned that, I need to ask, what's the difference between the green recovery and the red recovery?
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The green is the default CWM recovery, the red includes the Voodoo lag fix options

Just removing the file turned on voodoo for me.
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So glad this thread was made. Its retard easy to flash this rom and get voodoo to work (it was my first and I have this opinion, which should speak volumes), I really can't believe the amount of people in the thread that just couldnt figure it out.

What do you recommend for backup/restore of apps and data? Will EVERYTHING get restored? I spent a lot of time configuring my home screen with folders and apps. Can that be restored?
Lastly, if I decide to go back to stock JI6 and my original setup, is there a relatively easy way to do that?
Thanks.

Titanium backup will backup all your apps and such, but to get your home screen back I'm pretty sure you just have to do it manually. I know that sgs tools lets you backup your home screens but I'm not sure if it will work across roms or not, you could try it, at worse it will give you an error message and just make your home screens all blank (well really at worse you have to reflash).

Titanium managed to back up my homescreen settings, both for TouchWiz and for Launcher Pro.
EVERYTHING (all my text messages, internet history, bookmarks, etc.) was exactly like before, but in Nero instead of stock.

trunkstar1 said:
Should I do that now? What does that even do?
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Nero v3 already forces wiping data and cache. The instructions are redundant, no need to worry about it.

cyberbillp said:
Just removing the file turned on voodoo for me.
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That's really all "enable Voodoo" in green CWM recovery does. The step is redundant as well.

The fastest way is after you flash the Nero V3.zip and reboot, hold down the volume and power buttons to go back into the recovery menu before anything even loads. Enable voodoo here, as theres little data it will need to convert to voodoo. Then once you boot into android, everything it writes from here on out will be ext4. If you load up android first, it'll have to go back and rewrite all the data you just created to the new file system, taking longer.

For all those saying that my instructions are redundant.
Please follow all instructions!
I understand that Nero v3 wipes your data and caches for you, but there has been many cases where it has not done that, and users have really messed up their phones. Please take the extra 30 seconds and wipe it manually to be safe.
As far as the Voodoo step. I undertand that when deleting the "disable-voodoo" file, that it will automatically enable Voodoo for you on the next reboot. However, there are also cases where this didn't happen. Please check to ensure.
My instructions may seem redundant to users who have done this a lot.....but this isn't for those users. Please follow the steps exactly to help avoid ANY problems, don't just assume everything works automatically like it's supposed to. Might as well take the extra 2 minutes to do all of my steps, then 2 hours arguing with T-Mobile as to why they won't exchange your bricked/modded phone.

everything was easy and i did it no problem EXCEPT when i'm in cwm recovery trying to install zip, nero doesn't appear which is weird especially since i know its on the root of sd card. even when i use phone to check files nero appears, just not in recovery. any ideas how to find a solution?

erhan82 said:
everything was easy and i did it no problem EXCEPT when i'm in cwm recovery trying to install zip, nero doesn't appear which is weird especially since i know its on the root of sd card. even when i use phone to check files nero appears, just not in recovery. any ideas how to find a solution?
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If you have a lot of stuff in the root then you'll need to scroll pasted the bottom. Like just keep scrolling down and once you see the ++go back++ then you're at the bottom. I just had this issue flashing nero v4.1.

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Want To Install A Rom

I rooted today, and I want to install damages rom. I've downloaded it, and I need some guidance. I have no idea where to go from here and don't see directions in the thread.
Anyone? eek! nervous
power off the phone
hold home and press the power button
let go of home when it vibrates
go to wipe..
wipe everything
go back to flash. flash the zip file.
reboot.
reboot takes forever.
what about a backup, should I run the nandroid backup and do a backup or a backup + ext I think it said or similar?
I want to make sure I can revert back to my 1.5 rom.
Do I also need to take all the damangecontrols zip file contents and put em on my sd card?
Kcarpenter said:
power off the phone
hold home and press the power button
let go of home when it vibrates
go to wipe..
wipe everything
go back to flash. flash the zip file.
reboot.
reboot takes forever.
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Good quick guide. They should all be so simple. Although I don't go the home/power way (unless adb isn't connecting). I use adb shell reboot recovery. Just my 2cents.
chugger93 said:
what about a backup, should I run the nandroid backup and do a backup or a backup + ext I think it said or similar?
I want to make sure I can revert back to my 1.5 rom.
Do I also need to take all the damangecontrols zip file contents and put em on my sd card?
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Yes, you need to nandroid. You only use nandroid+ext if you're using a2sd/apps2sd.
No, just put the zipfile on the SD card.
When you get into recovery (either the home+power on, or the adb shell reboot recovery method) AFTER doing your nandroid backup, then select 'flash zip from sd card' and select the ROM zipfile you put on the SD card.
KCarpenter's not kidding about the reboot. I've seen the first boot after installing DC's 2.0.8.1 take 15-30 minutes. So after flashing it, reboot and go take a shower or something.
smw6180 said:
Yes, you need to nandroid. You only use nandroid+ext if you're using a2sd/apps2sd.
No, just put the zipfile on the SD card.
When you get into recovery (either the home+power on, or the adb shell reboot recovery method) AFTER doing your nandroid backup, then select 'flash zip from sd card' and select the ROM zipfile you put on the SD card.
KCarpenter's not kidding about the reboot. I've seen the first boot after installing DC's 2.0.8.1 take 15-30 minutes. So after flashing it, reboot and go take a shower or something.
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Nandroids are for pansy's.
Kcarpenter said:
Nandroids are for pansy's.
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And for people like me who hate to have to start over from scratch every time he blows up a ROM install.
Ignore post -- looks like this has already been answered.
sweet...thanks guys. Wish me luck, gonna try this!
Oh one more question, are text messages migratable? Can I save those somehow before I upgrade?
chugger93 said:
sweet...thanks guys. Wish me luck, gonna try this!
Oh one more question, are text messages migratable? Can I save those somehow before I upgrade?
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Going from 2.x to 2.x yes. I never had any luck migrating those from 1.5 to 2.1. All I ever accomplished was a lot of Force Closes and problems, so I just said screw it and stopped trying.
chugger93 said:
sweet...thanks guys. Wish me luck, gonna try this!
Oh one more question, are text messages migratable? Can I save those somehow before I upgrade?
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Just blow em away...there are a couple options but none "good".
ok DM rom is installed!
I can't set it up tho and sign into google! says I dont have a network connection! Crap!
This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services
Thats what it says...
chugger93 said:
ok DM rom is installed!
I can't set it up tho and sign into google! says I dont have a network connection! Crap!
This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services
Thats what it says...
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yeah prob temp but sometimes to get data working u have to turn wifi on for a min then the data starts to work. weird but it does. good luck

Alright, time to remove Voodoo. Few questions. Please help.

I know voodoo works great for some, but it has been one of the worst things I've ever done to my phone. Constant freezes, reboots, shutoffs, force closes, etc.
I've decided to remove it. I've read over and over, but I'm still a little scrared. I plan on using the automatic uninstaller found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804784
First of all, how do I know if I have voodoo4? I downloaded voodoo from the thread on here (where it says v0.2) about 2 months ago.
Now on to the questions:
1. Do I have to disable voodoo before completely removing it?
2. I don't understand the steps of the auto uninstaller. They seem basic, but I want to make sure I understand correctly. First it says "boot clockwork, apply uninstaller." Does this simply mean go to "install zip from sd card" in clockwork and install it?
3. And what does this mean: "Wipe data from stock recovery. Apply CWM. Wipe data from clockwork." Well, I know what it means, but how do we wipe data from stock recovery and clockwork? And what does it mean "apply CWM."?
Thanks for any help.
jbrdr985 said:
I know voodoo works great for some, but it has been one of the worst things I've ever done to my phone. Constant freezes, reboots, shutoffs, force closes, etc.
I've decided to remove it. I've read over and over, but I'm still a little scrared. I plan on using the automatic uninstaller found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804784
First of all, how do I know if I have voodoo4? I downloaded voodoo from the thread on here (where it says v0.2) about 2 months ago.
Now on to the questions:
1. Do I have to disable voodoo before completely removing it?
2. I don't understand the steps of the auto uninstaller. They seem basic, but I want to make sure I understand correctly. First it says "boot clockwork, apply uninstaller." Does this simply mean go to "install zip from sd card" in clockwork and install it?
3. And what does this mean: "Wipe data from stock recovery. Apply CWM. Wipe data from clockwork." Well, I know what it means, but how do we wipe data from stock recovery and clockwork? And what does it mean "apply CWM."?
Thanks for any help.
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You likely have voodoo4 if you downloaded it from here in the thread with 0.2 in it.
1. You should try to disable voodoo first to get rid of it. Create the disable_lagfix file and reboot. If it disabled properly, you should just be able to flash a non-voodoo kernel and be done. This doesn't always work though, so be sure voodoo is disabled before flashing another kernel.
2. That is what it sounds like you do. I've never used the auto-uninstaller, but that is what I would do based on that instruction.
3. I believe there is an option in both CWM and also stock recovery to wipe the data partition, essentially taking your phone back to it's factory state. What you'd do is perform the wipe in both the stock recovery and within CWM. Prior to the new voodoo and the permanent CWM flash, you would have to boot to stock recovery, and then apply update.zip to get to CWM as CWM is/was a flashable zip file.
Thanks for helping out. I'll go ahead and disable this right now (I have a app that enables/disables voodoo...got it here from xda). I'll wait for other replies before I attempt to completely remove it.
anyone else?
If it disables properly with the disable_lagfix file, all you should have to do to remove it after you're done then is flash a new, non-voodoo kernel and you should be ok. If it doesn't disable, that is where the thread on completely removing voodoo will be needed.
Yes, it is disabled successfully, but I didn't know all we had to do is flash a kernel over it once it's disabled? Can I flash the stock kernel over it?
jbrdr985 said:
Yes, it is disabled successfully, but I didn't know all we had to do is flash a kernel over it once it's disabled? Can I flash the stock kernel over it?
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Yes, once it is disabled, assuming it disabled properly, you can flash whatever kernel you want over top of it. I would be sure to perform a full backup before doing any flashing though just in case.
But would doing that completely get voodoo out of my phone and not just disabled? I want it out of my phone...hate it.
EDIT: So I guess I'm using the stock kernel now since voodoo is disabled? I guess if it doesn't affect anything on my phone (like when updates come, etc.) then I can leave it in there and just keep is disabled.
Anyone? I want to install DJ05 and it says voodoo needs to be completely removed.
jbrdr985 said:
Anyone? I want to install DJ05 and it says voodoo needs to be completely removed.
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When I put DJ05 on my phone, I just disabled Voodoo, didn't totally uninstall it.
The OP says to completely remove it though. I don't know if I should take the chance.
jbrdr985 said:
The OP says to completely remove it though. I don't know if I should take the chance.
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Like I said, I didn't completely remove voodoo, I disabled it, flashed the DJ05 modem, kernel, and rom, and my phone booted fine.
Some things essential to understand before ever putting a voodoo kernel on your phone:
A filesytem is a template for organizing data on a disk, drive, sd card, ram etc. coupled with rules for managing that data [into files]
Samsung installed a dubious file system on Galaxy S phones called RTS (very similar to Microsoft's FAT32).
Stock, custom, and voodoo kernels all recognize RTS, a big advantage, despite its stigma of being laggy.
Voodoo circumvents the RTS lag issue by replacing it with a (fairly simple, but speedy and proven) linux native filesystem (colloquially referred to as 'the lagfix'). Voodoo also provides other speed optimizations.
Only kernels designed to work specifically with voodoo recognize the filesystem it adds. This means that other unaware kernels cannot read the optimized filesytem properly, or worse may corrupt the data stored therein.
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This is why if (when!) you switch to a voodoo unaware kernel (always assume unless otherwise stated), you MUST disable the 'lagfix' first!
If you do not, then you need a more advanced understanding of things like the MBR. Expect to lose data either in the transition, or from simple corruption.
Swyped w/ XDA App. BH 2.2 1212nv

I must have done something wrong...

On stock 2.1 from a brand new phone. Wanting to get a Bionix-V 1.2 rom installed to start with. (unless someone points out a more popular/stable/better rom to start with)
So I thought I was following the guide right but I cant figure out what.
NOOB GUIDE is what I was following. Here is where I think i messed up or got lost.
3 – Rom Manager / Clockwork Recovery
Now that you have your apps, system data & home settings saved, go to the Market to download Rom Manager (there is a paid and a free version, either will work, but I always suggest supporting developers if you can). We are going to use Rom Manager to install an alternate recovery, called Clockwork Recovery. This is what allows you to make a backup of your entire system (called a nandroid backup).
Once you download and install Rom Manager, open it, give it Root Access (Check to always remember if it's not already selected). At the top, click "Flash Clockwork Recovery" and after it has finished click to Reboot Into Recovery.
If this is your first time, you are very likely at the stock vibrant recovery (purple text)... click on Re-install packages. Your phone will reboot and should come back to the Clockwork Recovery (green text).
If at stock, click reinstall packages again (likely worked the first time).
Great, now you have a custom recovery. Scroll down (by using the volume buttons) and select (by using the power button) to backup your system. This will take about 5 minutes to complete. Once done, you have a complete snapshot of your phone that you should always be able to come back to.
I strongly encourage reading Koush's thread, you can find it here.
His installation instructions have more detail:
Installation instructions:
1.Download ROM Manager from the Market.
2.Flash Recovery.
3.Choose Vibrant as your phone.
4.Accept the Superuser prompt.
5.On the very FIRST boot of Clockwork, you may need to manually select "reinstall packages" if Clockwork does not start. You should only ever have to do this once. It will be automatic from then on.
6.Watch the backup go!
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The thing is when I try to reboot into Clockwork it still looks the same, nothing happens when i tell Rom Manager to backup, it just restarts to what looks like the original recovery screen. It looks something like this..
Android system recovery <2e>
Samsung Recovery Utils
- for BML -
Vol Up - up
Vol Down - down
Power - Selec item
Reboot system now
reinstall packages
delete all user data
delete cache data
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Since this is my first flash I might just be overly paranoid but if this is not right I dont want to mess up my brand new phone by just plowing ahead without being sure.
Thanks for any help... yet again.
Try selecting reinstall packages. And then again a second time.
Tap volume down then push lock/power to select.
Try reinstalling packages.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
TY, guess I must not have told it to reinstall enough times.
Took me 3x reinstall packages before I actually got into cwm. You will know when you get tehre.
Caliga if you need more help or have questions send me an email I'm PMing u my email address.
OK, so something has gone wrong. At first I thought it was all ok but now the more apps i try to open the more nothing seems to work. Going to try to go back to stock and see if i can start over but I cant seem to get this phone to go to the clockwork recovery menu. Every time i restart the phone and hold the keys it still boots like normal. guess its time for more research.
Had the same issue with my new Vibrant. Look for the 3e recovery fix listed in here. Solved my issues.
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^ he was on eclair (2e), the 3e recovery is not an issue here.
caliga4221 said:
OK, so something has gone wrong. At first I thought it was all ok but now the more apps i try to open the more nothing seems to work. Going to try to go back to stock and see if i can start over but I cant seem to get this phone to go to the clockwork recovery menu. Every time i restart the phone and hold the keys it still boots like normal. guess its time for more research.
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Apps don't work probably because you did not do a correct wipe when you flashed. Try: Wipe Data/Factory Reset - then Flash the ROM - then Wipe cache - then go to advanced and wipe Devil Cache - then Fix permissions from the same menu, go back and reboot.
roumenjr said:
Apps don't work probably because you did not do a correct wipe when you flashed. Try: Wipe Data/Factory Reset - then Flash the ROM - then Wipe cache - then go to advanced and wipe Devil Cache - then Fix permissions from the same menu, go back and reboot.
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lol Devil cache.
Were you able to flash bionix? From CWM You just select install zip from sd, and select your file.
ferhanmm said:
lol Devil cache.
Were you able to flash bionix? From CWM You just select install zip from sd, and select your file.
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Ups, typo........ Dalvik Cache. I'm glad I made you laugh ferhanmm, i'm actually cracking up myself as I type. I must have been thinking of my boss when I posted....or maybe my wife!
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Sorry for delayed response. Towns wifi went down last night and someone just now got around to resetting it.
@ferhanmm: I did get bionix on but it was acting very flaky, system ended up getting stuck in what i thought was a brick but someone in my other thread helped me get it working again and now i have a fully working trigger rom.
Everything is up and going again now I would like to get a theme for it, but really the only thing i dont like is all the green icons. About to do some research and see if I can just replace icons somehow.

[Q] Is there any way to remove MIUI from my phone?

I have MIUI on my phone, but I don't really want it anymore. Is there any way that I can get my phone back to how it was?
Wipe and flash a new ROM. If you need to ask how, don't. It sounds like you need to do some serious reading first.
If you've managed to root, wipe, and flash MIUI, you should be capable for re-wiping and flashing something else.
CasperMcLovin said:
I have MIUI on my phone, but I don't really want it anymore. Is there any way that I can get my phone back to how it was?
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.. how did you even get MIUI up in the first place?? Read read read man...
Sent from my HTC Glacier Sense 3.5 using xda premium
Maybe he/she bought the phone with it that way. In which case, do nothing until you read read read.
They are right. You need to read for your own good.
That said, do you have a custom recovery? I would assume so. Before you do anything, make a backup in recovery.
Next, go to the development section for this device and find a ROM you really like. Learn about the differences between AOSP, Sense, and MIUI ROMs.
When you have chosen and downloaded a ROM, reboot into recovery again. Wipe cache, system, boot, and data partitions. Finally do a wipe data/factory reset. At this point all you have on your device are the bootloader and recovery.
Go to install zip from SD card and search for the ROM you downloaded. Install it. Reboot and wait. First boot always takes longer.
If boot is unsuccessful, boot back into recovery, wipe, and flash the backup you made.
Understand that I am merely trying to be helpful. I make no guarantees, but wrote these instructions to be nice. If your phone bricks, bursts into flames or implodes and creates a singularity that engulfs the planet, I am in no way responsible.
Got it?
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
CasperMcLovin said:
Is there any way that I can get my phone back to how it was?
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Install new ROM via CWM. it's easy, just try. I think VU 2.39 is the best choice for you.
CasperMcLovin said:
I have MIUI on my phone, but I don't really want it anymore. Is there any way that I can get my phone back to how it was?
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Yes. I just went from MIUI to Febs ICS beta 5.0.
I downloaded the ICS beta (you can pick whatever ROM you want from the Android mytouch dev section). Mounted my phone for USB storage, transferred the ICS Beta.zip to the phone then unmounted it.
Then in MIUI when you hold the power button down, it should give you the option to reboot into recovery or you can use ClockworkMod to do it.
I did option A) rebooted into recovery through power off feature in the MIUI. Then you go down to backup, make a backup. Then you wipe cache and wipe data. Go to advanced and I believe you can wipe dalvik(sp?) cache under the advanced setting.
Then you go to install from sdcard and then scroll down to your zip.file.
Then boom let it install. then when it says install complete you press the back button, click reboot and BAM you will be off MIUI and on whatever ROM you chose.
I would take everyone's advice on here to go read everything you can. I made this post hoping you have some knowledge of flashing and all that jazz. Let me know if you need any help.
What were you running before MIUI?
eqjunkie829 said:
Maybe he/she bought the phone with it that way. In which case, do nothing until you read read read.
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I have the same problem and I have tried multiple times wiping and flashing a new rom but somehow it seem to come back up. please me and I got it from unlockr.com
1percentcorvette said:
Yes. I just went from MIUI to Febs ICS beta 5.0.
I downloaded the ICS beta (you can pick whatever ROM you want from the Android mytouch dev section). Mounted my phone for USB storage, transferred the ICS Beta.zip to the phone then unmounted it.
Then in MIUI when you hold the power button down, it should give you the option to reboot into recovery or you can use ClockworkMod to do it.
I did option A) rebooted into recovery through power off feature in the MIUI. Then you go down to backup, make a backup. Then you wipe cache and wipe data. Go to advanced and I believe you can wipe dalvik(sp?) cache under the advanced setting.
Then you go to install from sdcard and then scroll down to your zip.file.
Then boom let it install. then when it says install complete you press the back button, click reboot and BAM you will be off MIUI and on whatever ROM you chose.
I would take everyone's advice on here to go read everything you can. I made this post hoping you have some knowledge of flashing and all that jazz. Let me know if you need any help.
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You missed a step. Go to mounts and storage and format /system.
Ordered my Nexus 4 on the 13th. Still waiting.

Wildfire stuck on bootloop

Hi all
I have a Wildfire that had Cm7, was rooted and s-offed. As Im selling the phone i thought it would be a good idea if I reset to factory, ready to be sold. However it has now given me a problem.
I reset to factory by clearing the storage on the hboot screen, and now when i turn on the phone it stays on the boot animation. I can get top the hboot menu, but im now stuck.
Any ideas?
Cheers
Have you tried reinstalling CM7/Sense ROM?
No,
Are the steps the same as a normal install?
Yes.
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Did you factory reset to remove your personal data or to try get back to sense? You should always factory reset in recovery to avoid these problems. Also it wont return sense, need a stock rom or a ruu for that
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heavy_metal_man said:
Did you factory reset to remove your personal data or to try get back to sense? You should always factory reset in recovery to avoid these problems. Also it wont return sense, need a stock rom or a ruu for that
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I thought when i was doing it, it would just delete all the apps and stuff, so it would be a brand new phone but with cm7 installed.
Ill try and reinstall cm7 and see what happens..........
Right, update
I've followed this http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Wildfire:_Full_Update_Guide#Method_via_Recovery and on step 5, i've selected - Select the option to Wipe data/factory reset.
and now teh screen hasnt moved for about 10 minutes, its on the screen where there is a top hat and yellow arrow...........
help.....
press the power button again then use the trackball. to select everything in cwm.
Also I'm not 100% as I've never cleared storage from hboot but doesn't that wipe your SD card?
if so you may have wiped some files needed by the phone so you may need to reinstall Cm7 or whichever rom, not just factory reset.
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Scratch0805 said:
press the power button again then use the trackball. to select everything in cwm.
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lol yep just realised that
euqiddis said:
lol yep just realised that
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don't worry you're not the first!! it had me for a few minutes too......
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Right, next problem....
Teh bootloop doesnt occur anymore, but I get a force close on the setup wizard., and all i get is a black screen, i can pull down the notification bar, and i can tap teh buttons and they vibrate, but everything else is black......
any ideas?
ok did you install gapps as well? go back to recovery and factory reset, wipe cache, dalvik cache. then reboot and try again.
No, didn't include gapps, i'll do that and see what happens when I get home
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pretty sure you need gapps for setup to work
Recommended Solution (by me):
(suppose u want "clear setup" of CM7 stable)
Prepare your SD
Wipe off everything
Copy setup files
download.cyanogenmod.com/get/stable/gingerbread/update-cm-7.1.0.1-buzz-signed.zip
download.clockworkmod.com/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Get out the SIM card
Boot to recovery
Wipe phone storage
In recovery go to mounts and storage
Unmount /cache
Format /cache, /data, /system
Go back, then to the advanced and Reboot Recovery
"Install" OS
Back in recovery go to install zip from sdcard/choose zip from sdcard
First install update-cm-7.1.0.1-buzz-signed.zip
Then gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
And finally Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Go back, and power off
Now u re in state "like from the store", that mean that OS is not really installed, there re just files copied and real installation will run on frist boot
Unfortunately, theres a catch
Theres problem with CM7 installation and it can face the problem with GPS
First boot will pop-up "market like" window with all Google apps, my recommendation is to wait, dont install anyting, dont click on anything, just wait, it will disapear... u can safely install them later from the market..
You don't really need the su.zip, since CM7 comes pre-rooted.
user37x said:
Recommended Solution (by me):
(suppose u want "clear setup" of CM7 stable)
Prepare your SD
Wipe off everything
Copy setup files
download.cyanogenmod.com/get/stable/gingerbread/update-cm-7.1.0.1-buzz-signed.zip
download.clockworkmod.com/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Get out the SIM card
Boot to recovery
Wipe phone storage
In recovery go to mounts and storage
Unmount /cache
Format /cache, /data, /system
Go back, then to the advanced and Reboot Recovery
"Install" OS
Back in recovery go to install zip from sdcard/choose zip from sdcard
First install update-cm-7.1.0.1-buzz-signed.zip
Then gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
And finally Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Go back, and power off
Now u re in state "like from the store", that mean that OS is not really installed, there re just files copied and real installation will run on frist boot
Unfortunately, theres a catch
Theres problem with CM7 installation and it can face the problem with GPS
First boot will pop-up "market like" window with all Google apps, my recommendation is to wait, dont install anyting, dont click on anything, just wait, it will disapear... u can safely install them later from the market..
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That's a good plan, but with 2 drawbacks ... 1 you don't need to flash su. Might break stuff since cm7 is pre rooted. 2 what if something else went wrong and he hasn't booted the phone to check? Then sells, unaware of it being damaged. Buyer comes back angry, ect ect aside from that good tut
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heavy_metal_man said:
you don't need to flash su. Might break stuff since cm7 is pre rooted.
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sorry but u re wrong.. it cant break anything.. its just update.. in CM7.1.0.1 is SU 3.0.6 u can safely update it to 3.0.7 (i do it every time like that..)
Edit: sure guys... u dont have to do that... u can do it later from market... u will be prompt to do that... lol ....its defenetly better way install app like that from market rather than from recovery...
(both ways works in this case, anyway my logic says me that is better install crucial apps like that from recovery..)
heavy_metal_man said:
what if something else went wrong and he hasn't booted the phone to check? Then sells, unaware of it being damaged. Buyer comes back angry, ect ect
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..thats exactly why i mentioned point 7.
he have to decide what will be his next step..
if he decide to boot and try it out he will have to login to wifi, login to google account (to download Maps or GPS status) etc.. etc.. it will NOT be clear any more..
...it really depends on who is the buyer... does he know him ? can they do that together wiht buyers account, etc..
...because i dont know this dependencies i leave it open.......
user37x said:
Recommended Solution (by me):
(suppose u want "clear setup" of CM7 stable)
Prepare your SD
Wipe off everything
Copy setup files
download.cyanogenmod.com/get/stable/gingerbread/update-cm-7.1.0.1-buzz-signed.zip
download.clockworkmod.com/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Get out the SIM card
Boot to recovery
Wipe phone storage
In recovery go to mounts and storage
Unmount /cache
Format /cache, /data, /system
Go back, then to the advanced and Reboot Recovery
"Install" OS
Back in recovery go to install zip from sdcard/choose zip from sdcard
First install update-cm-7.1.0.1-buzz-signed.zip
Then gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
And finally Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Go back, and power off
Now u re in state "like from the store", that mean that OS is not really installed, there re just files copied and real installation will run on frist boot
Unfortunately, theres a catch
Theres problem with CM7 installation and it can face the problem with GPS
First boot will pop-up "market like" window with all Google apps, my recommendation is to wait, dont install anyting, dont click on anything, just wait, it will disapear... u can safely install them later from the market..
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Thanks alot, followed it and all is working including GPS
euqiddis said:
Thanks alot, followed it and all is working including GPS
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glad to hear that..

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