Hello, i just bought myTouch 4g and i'm a noob, could someone explain me how to install the Android 2.3 from zero?? I want the Nexus s version. Please!!!
ringox said:
Hello, i just bought myTouch 4g and i'm a noob, could someone explain me how to install the Android 2.3 from zero?? I want the Nexus s version. Please!!!
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1) root the device and turn s=off. Threads in the development section
2) visit the Cyanogen mod CM7 thread
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Root your phone via one of the many available methods although the gfree has seemed to have some issues. I'd recommend visionary method. Once you have root and have S-off install Rom manager via the market and flash clockwork (and correct me if I'm wrong as I get confused a lot with recoveries build #'s lol) mod recovery version 2.5.1.2, 3.0.0.5 or 3.0.0.6. 3.0.0.6 is the best available currently. After flashing clockwork in Rom manager (its the first thing that pops up) scroll to download Rom and download cyanogen mod 7 rc4 from that menu. (You will have finished downloading the rom and have booted into recovery by now) MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP BEFORE PRECEDING. Then Wipe data and cache via recovery and then go to install zip via SD card then choose it again find the .zip file for cm7 and hit install. It WILL take awhile to install. After it finishes reboot. Again this will take awhile. Once it comes up, wait 3 minutes or so then reboot. Then set up and your good to go. Once you've done that its basically rinse repeat for other roms. But remember to read the roms flashing instructions before hand as it may have some wacky process for flashing. Good luck!
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Not to nitpick, but 3.0.2.4 is the latest version. It just came out the other day, so that's probably why you're not aware.
EDIT: To the OP, like neidlinger said, your first step is to root. This is the guide I followed and it works great: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858021.
TeeJay3800 said:
Not to nitpick, but 3.0.2.4 is the latest version. It just came out the other day, so that's probably why you're not aware.
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I was aware just wasn't aware of the stability thanks for the heads up though!
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Nicgraner said:
I was aware just wasn't aware of the stability thanks for the heads up though!
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I usually worry about the same thing with brand new releases. In this case, it seems to be good to go.
Thanks man if it looks good to you I'll probably flash it
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Thank you to all of you guys!! I'll try to do it this afternoon.
So I just need to follow this instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858021 and find a good custom rom to install, right?? which kind of room do you recomind me, as I said I want the Nexus S apariance.
ringox said:
So I just need to follow this instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858021 and find a good custom rom to install, right?? which kind of room do you recomind me, as I said I want the Nexus S apariance.
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Once you're finished with that tutorial, you'll be rooted and have a custom recovery installed. At that point, create a Nandroid backup, and then wipe all three items in the recovery menu and install the custom ROM. There is no direct Nexus S port to the MT4G, but CM7 and RoyalGinger are essentially the same thing, and in fact better, so check those out in the dev section.
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I am going to root and flash a Tom on friends fascinate. Its at stock the new update. I know how to rootbut once that's done can I just flash any Tom or do I need a different modem?
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rrodxbox360repair said:
I am going to root and flash a Tom on friends fascinate. Its at stock the new update. I know how to rootbut once that's done can I just flash any Tom or do I need a different modem?
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If it's on DL09 you can flash DJ05 or DL09 roms. Those should work just fine.
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Thanks I am not a complete noob, I have worked with the vibrant, epic, captivate, mytouch 4g and hd2, so things are somewhat similar. Are there any solid froyo roms? From what I saw any thread that mentioned froyo are alpha or beta.
Also is this the correct process just to be 100% clear:
root
get rom manager and flash clockwork recovery through rom manager
flash rom
Yes. But you missed two steps.
1. Installing clockwork recovery is more involved on this pda. You need to download a patch for clockwork recovery and flash it using odin. (hitting the flash button in RM copies an update.zip to your sd card, which is important too but not the only step)
Use this guide or equivalent:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099
2. Also, before you install your first ROM, always perform a backup through Rom Manager or recovery first! You should always know a route back to stock.
Swyped w/ XDA App. When in doubt, mumble.
Thanks. I can not believe that fascinate users only have alpha froyo builds! I got rid of my vibrant because I had enough with froyo.
rrodxbox360repair said:
Thanks. I can not believe that fascinate users only have alpha froyo builds! I got rid of my vibrant because I had enough with froyo.
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You can thank Samsung for the delays, since they released almost useless source code for the radio interface layer (RIL) for the Fascinate. It took combined efforts of jt1134 and punk.kaos to reverse engineer a working RIL to get as far as they have. Now that there's been a leak of an official Froyo update, including a new kernel, I imagine we'll be seeing beta releases sometime in the near future. Oh, and don't forget that GB is being worked on as well.
soba49 said:
Yes. But you missed two steps.
1. Installing clockwork recovery is more involved on this pda. You need to download a patch for clockwork recovery and flash it using odin. (hitting the flash button in RM copies an update.zip to your sd card, which is important too but not the only step)
Use this guide or equivalent:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099
2. Also, before you install your first ROM, always perform a backup through Rom Manager or recovery first! You should always know a route back to stock.
Swyped w/ XDA App. When in doubt, mumble.
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Thanks!
If we do not backup we are asking for trouble and hours lost in a day/night.
Hey guys,
I have been trying to flash my Samsung Vibrant for a few days now with no success. I rooted the phone using superoneclick, then I clicked on Axura's link on android development section to get Axura 2.3.1.2. I followed the video posted by the dev to install the new Rom. It stated to use OCLF, then use Rom manager to install the app.
Well I went into Rom manager installed clockworkmod recovery 2.5.1.2 I believe it was. Then I click on install Rom and it asked if I wanted to backup current rom and wipe cache. I checked both and hit okay, the list came up where I had Axura installed on my Sd I clicked that......it said phone will reboot into clockworkmod recovery to load, after that is when the problem starts. It automatically goes into Samsung recovery i select reinstall packaged and get error e: signature not verified.
I have tried to get into recovery manually by holding vol -+ and power but still loads into samsung recovery not clockwork. Has anyone ran into this problem before?? I've searched all over the forum and google and could not find any info to help me with this. I really would like to install some custom Roms to try them out.
Thank you very much in advance to anyone who can help. I tried to be as specific as I can with the problem but if you guys need more info I can give more. Thank you
Have you updated to 2.2 already? The official 2.2 comes with a new recovery version, that causes problems with CWR.
If you had upgraded, odin back to 2.1, then root and flash a custom firmware from there. I recommend Bionix V 1.3.1, it is pretty beast.
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jamesd86 said:
Have you updated to 2.2 already? The official 2.2 comes with a new recovery version, that causes problems with CWR.
If you had upgraded, odin back to 2.1, then root and flash a custom firmware from there. I recommend Bionix V 1.3.1, it is pretty beast.
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I upgraded to 2.2 Froyo with Kies Mini couple of weeks ago. I was tired of waiting for it and thought it was going to be a big improvement over Eclair but didnt notice anything except losing my MMS messaging!
Is there any way to do it with Froyo before I Odin back to Eclair?
Thank you
rhonal89 said:
I think you need to reflash pick the vibrant out of the list and when superuser pups up click ok.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734164
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?? I'm sorry I'm a noob to all this so I may not be understanding the quick terminology. Thank you for your response.
Therr is a thread im the dev section on how to modify the recovery but tbh its easier to odin and start the process over...it's not like you weren't going to habe to wipe the phone when you flashed custom firmwares.
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I haven't seen anything about the updated ClockworkMod Recovery here on XDA, and I'm not sure if many others know about it. =P
Update: ClockworkMod Recovery for the Droid X has been updated to 5.0.2.0. A new blue recovery!
WARNING: This can be used on both 2nd init and blur roms; however, on blur roms you must first use Droid 2 Bootstrapper to bootstrap.
EDIT: Make sure that you're ROM Manager is up-to-date. A new version was just released that fixes bugs with flashing the new recovery.
Open ROM Manager and select 'Flash ClockworkMod Recovery'.
When it asks you to confirm your device select 'Droid X (2nd init)' or 'Droid X', respective to your current rom.
It should then download and install ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.0.
Reboot hy holding the power button and selecting Reboot > recovery, or rebooting to recovery from ROM Manager. Enjoy your new blue recovery ^_^
EDIT: In MIUI on the Defy base you must use `CWM Recovery' from the reboot menu to access ClockworkMod Recovery.
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Strange...I did those steps and I'm still getting v2.5.0.8
Try seeing if an update is available for ROM Manager. If it is, install the update and try again.
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infazzdar said:
Try seeing if an update is available for ROM Manager. If it is, install the update and try again.
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Found the update.zip files however how do I flash it with ROM Manager? I've used it maybe a handful of times and that was only when I first started playing with ROMs late last year. I haven't used it since then...always done everything with CWM.
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I'm assuming you mean an update.zip file? I see one with today's date in the root directory of my SD card.
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No, I mean check the Marketplace to see if an update for ROM Manager is available. It was updated this morning to further support CM7 on the Droid X.
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infazzdar said:
No, I mean check the Marketplace to see if an update for ROM Manager is available. It was updated this morning to further support CM7 on the Droid X.
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Oh weird...it didn't show up in my Market list as needing an upgrade but was available. No luck though Gonna try removing ROM Manager entirely with TB, rebooting & reinstalling ROM Manager to see if that fixes it.
JagoX said:
Oh weird...it didn't show up in my Market list as needing an upgrade but was available. No luck though Gonna try removing ROM Manager entirely with TB, rebooting & reinstalling ROM Manager to see if that fixes it.
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Good luck. Be sure to make a nandroid backup just in case =P
I'll keep searching and see if I can find a remedy for your issue.
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infazzdar said:
Good luck. Be sure to make a nandroid backup just in case =P
I'll keep searching and see if I can find a remedy for your issue.
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Thank you Captain Obvious j/k
I get kind of tired of hearing my wife say "what are you doing to your phone now?" if I reinstall a ROM too much in one week LOL
Yea still no luck
Did the following (based on a suggestion in the Rootzwiki forum):
- Fully removed RM & the Premium license files
- rebooted
- reinstalled RM & Premium license
- Cleared Download cache in RM
- re-installed CWM 2.5.0.8 (chose Droid X)
- Cleared Download Cache
- updated CWM to 4.0.0.5 (choosing DX 2nd-init)
- reboot
- no luck
Gonna try removing RM again & going straight to CWM 4.0.0.5 to see if that works.
What good does having the newer recovery do? Just curious.
ghub1 said:
What good does having the newer recovery do? Just curious.
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Through my experiences I've discovered that it's faster... and orange!
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infazzdar said:
Through my experiences I've discovered that it's faster... and orange!
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I tried flashing it as well and it says in ROM manager that I'm on 4.0.0.5 but in recovery it says 2.5.0.8 so weird. Have you figured out what causes this?
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I tried flashing it as well and it says in ROM manager that I'm on 4.0.0.5 but in recovery it says 2.5.0.8 so weird. Have you figured out what causes this?
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Make sure that your ROM Manager is up-to-date and try again. The latest version has a bug fix that wasn't in the version updated this morning. (I believe)
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infazzdar said:
Make sure that your ROM Manager is up-to-date and try again. The latest version has a bug fix that wasn't in the version updated this morning. (I believe)
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Ya I updated and still not working. then uninstall and reinstall still not working. its really weird.
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Now its working randomly. Not complaining haha
ghub1 said:
Ya I updated and still not working. then uninstall and reinstall still not working. its really weird.
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Now its working randomly. Not complaining haha
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I got mine working now An update came out (v4.3.2.3) which mentioned a fix for this exact problem & it updated properly for me too. I did notice that cache partition wiping is not as fast as v2.5.0.8 but who cares...IT'S ORANGE!
I know right, that is some sexy orange. One thing though is I've heard that you can only use backups made with 4.0.0.5, haven't actually run into myself since I cull my backups every once and a while to free up SD card space, and that some update zips won't work anymore because the new clockwork requires another file inside of it, my memory is failing me on what that file exactly is.
How is the 2nd inti different from Koushs recovery? I heard it had something specifically to do with CM7. But why cant they use the normal CWM. Wasn't obsidian able to use the regular CWM it was almost pure AOSP besides the kernel. So why the change? Just curious why it is needed.
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How is the 2nd inti different from Koushs recovery? I heard it had something specifically to do with CM7. But why cant they use the normal CWM. Wasn't obsidian able to use the regular CWM it was almost pure AOSP besides the kernel. So why the change? Just curious why it is needed.
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cvpcs did a really nice write-up on the subject that should answer all your questions =)
http://cvpcs.org/blog/2011-06-14/2nd-init._what_it_is_and_how_it_works
meshdub said:
cvpcs did a really nice write-up on the subject that should answer all your questions =)
http://cvpcs.org/blog/2011-06-14/2nd-init._what_it_is_and_how_it_works
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Thank you very much I am now indulged in an interesting read.
EDIT: Ok so I read the post and followed it somewhat not knowing all the technicalities but got the jist of it. We still cant unlock the boot loader or kernel. Knowing this, what features are not going to be implemented in CM4DX?
joebob296 said:
Thank you very much I am now indulged in an interesting read.
EDIT: Ok so I read the post and followed it somewhat not knowing all the technicalities but got the jist of it. We still cant unlock the boot loader or kernel. Knowing this, what features are not going to be implemented in CM4DX?
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As far as I know, right now all of CM7 features are implemented, except for the known bugs like camera/camcorder not working.
Hello,
I have rooted my phone few months ago. Now its giving me error. Like applications get closed and every thing. I want to clean all this and go for fresh stuff.
I have heard if I do it again,my phone might get bricked.
There are a lot of threads.. Can you point me to the thread, Which I should follow to get my phone a clean root. Not sure whats level of rooting..
I understand rom installation after wardss
BTW, Its Mobilicity HTC Panache
ahaseeb said:
Hello,
I have rooted my phone few months ago. Now its giving me error. Like applications get closed and every thing. I want to clean all this and go for fresh stuff.
I have heard if I do it again,my phone might get bricked.
There are a lot of threads.. Can you point me to the thread, Which I should follow to get my phone a clean root. Not sure whats level of rooting..
I understand rom installation after wardss
BTW, Its Mobilicity HTC Panache
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ahaseeb said:
Hello,
I have rooted my phone few months ago. Now its giving me error. Like applications get closed and every thing. I want to clean all this and go for fresh stuff.
I have heard if I do it again,my phone might get bricked.
There are a lot of threads.. Can you point me to the thread, Which I should follow to get my phone a clean root. Not sure whats level of rooting..
I understand rom installation after wardss
BTW, Its Mobilicity HTC Panache
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Without a coherent thought its kinda hard to figure out exactly what you need. If your device is rooted then you dont have to reroot to change something. Can you tell us exactly what you are trying to accomplish?
saranhai said:
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Are you referring to this thread ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1394238
My phone is not dead . its working . Only problem is that the ROM is crashing and I am not sure which stage of phone I am on. It shows S-Off when I turn on using Power + Volume Down...
Do It means , Its completely rooted ?
eqjunkie829 said:
Without a coherent thought its kinda hard to figure out exactly what you need. If your device is rooted then you dont have to reroot to change something. Can you tell us exactly what you are trying to accomplish?
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Its shwoing S-Off in start. Is there any thing else, I could tell ?
ahaseeb said:
Are you referring to this thread ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1394238
My phone is not dead . its working . Only problem is that the ROM is crashing and I am not sure which stage of phone I am on. It shows S-Off when I turn on using Power + Volume Down...
Do It means , Its completely rooted ?
Its shwoing S-Off in start. Is there any thing else, I could tell ?
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Can you boot into recovery? If so just download a new rom and flash a new rom.
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Which ROM are you using right now?
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I am having some issues with mine, I'll put the stock ROM at least it's stable and this won't unroot the device anyways.
eqjunkie829 said:
Can you boot into recovery? If so just download a new rom and flash a new rom.
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I did. I went to ROM manager and clicked on Backup and it restarted with a Phone and a red exclaimation mark. Same thing happened when I used it to install ROM. It do boots into the recovery though
SprigganMaster said:
Which ROM are you using right now?
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I am using plain HTC 4G ROM. I found it online. No idea where..
dziridz said:
I am having some issues with mine, I'll put the stock ROM at least it's stable and this won't unroot the device anyways.
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Thats right. BUt I wanted to bring it to stock state or with the stable rom. STable rom is good idea
ahaseeb said:
I did. I went to ROM manager and clicked on Backup and it restarted with a Phone and a red exclaimation mark. Same thing happened when I used it to install ROM. It do boots into the recovery though
Thats right. BUt I wanted to bring it to stock state or with the stable rom. STable rom is good idea
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....When in ROM Manager, click on the first item that says "Flash Clockworkmod Recovery"..that'll get you a recovery, to make a backup, and to flash a new ROM. And to bring it to stock, the stock ROMs are here, just choose 2.2.1 or 2.3.4, then flash in recovery, or rename to PD15IMG.zip and reboot into bootloader, sorry I forgot which one when flashing stock. FLASHING STOCK WILL TAKE AWAY YOUR ROOT! If you want rooted GB, gohere! Good luck!
^^ Thanks. It worked. Now I can install a new ROM. I am having trouble backing up. ROM manager backs up the entire ROM. I just need Settings, SMS and contacts to be backed up. Not ROM
ahaseeb said:
^^ Thanks. It worked. Now I can install a new ROM. I am having trouble backing up. ROM manager backs up the entire ROM. I just need Settings, SMS and contacts to be backed up. Not ROM
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then use TI backup...
ahaseeb said:
^^ Thanks. It worked. Now I can install a new ROM. I am having trouble backing up. ROM manager backs up the entire ROM. I just need Settings, SMS and contacts to be backed up. Not ROM
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Use TI Backup, it my personal preference, mybackup pro/root. Both are great, choose which one
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I have installed Titanium Premium. It has a very huge list of apps. I only watch SMS, Call Log, Contacts to be backed up and no applications back up. any quick way ?
There is a batch mode you can use.
Click preferences button / batch.
If you use your Google account to manage your contact, no need to backup them.
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After I click batch, I see the option backup all system data and all apps. Is this the right option for me ? It will backup all SMS, Call Log etc ?
Yes, It should be ok. I usually backup everything and restore only what I need. If you are not short on disk space, it's easier...
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So I finally decided to install a custom rom on my MyTouch 4G (HTC Glacier), and after a lot of research I found out that IceColdSandwich is probably the best one to use (can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1629962 )
First off: If there is a better 4.0.x rom out there and I haven't found it...PLEASE direct me to it!
But now I'm stuck. IceColdSandwich has no instructions on how to do this.
I am running the stock T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Gingerbread 2.3.4 with HTC Sense 2.1 and I haven't modified the phone in any way.
Now what to do? How to properly root it and how to install the rom?
I need step by step instructions otherwise I am likely going to screw up somewhere and I can't afford a new phone
So if anyone is willing to invest some time to help me please reply.
P.S.: What would be the best 4.1 (JellyBean) rom i should be keeping an eye on (as in what rom is most likely going to be the best choice to update to when it's ready)?
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Glacier:_Full_Update_Guide
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Use that guide to downgrade and root.
Once you are rooted with S-OFF and have a custom recovery installed, download your ROM of choice, reboot to recovery, make a nand backup, wipe data, cache and system (minimum) and install the zip from sd card.
Check out aospx.
estallings15 said:
Use that guide to downgrade and root.
Once you are rooted with S-OFF and have a custom recovery installed, download your ROM of choice, reboot to recovery, make a nand backup, wipe data, cache and system (minimum) and install the zip from sd card.
Check out aospx.
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What about the guide here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
I can't see anything about a downgrade here.
Yes it will work...if your on froyo
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But you're not, so you'll need to downgrade to Froyo.
lsk91 said:
What about the guide here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
I can't see anything about a downgrade here.
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lsk91 said:
What about the guide here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
I can't see anything about a downgrade here.
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you must downgrade before rooting and upgrading ROMs. My phone is 2.3.4 when I bought it too and I tried many guides but it's just didn't work. Only downgrade to 2.2 makes it way to install other ROMs
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fulloflove said:
you must downgrade before rooting and upgrading ROMs. My phone is 2.3.4 when I bought it too and I tried many guides but it's just didn't work. Only downgrade to 2.2 makes it way to install other ROMs
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hi please help me i got a mytouch 4g with icecoldsandwich but is too many problems can you tell me how i put the original software please my e mail is [email protected] thank you so much
Google "mytouch 4g revert to stock".
Read.
Very complicated, I guess...