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[Q] rom and kernel?

i just wanna know the correct procedure of installing a rom while i already have a kernel installed.
do i have to restore to before i had the kernel and then install a rom?
or do i just flash the rom over the kernel? i dont wanna mess anything up so someone please help

You won't mess anything up but you do have to flash kernal after rom
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alher591 said:
You won't mess anything up but you do have to flash kernal after rom
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okay so i just flash the rom over the kernel and then re-flash the kernel?

yes. Full wipe then flash the rom. Reboot. To flash the kernel after, wipe cache and davlik then flash kernel. you might have known this already but thought id throw it out there.
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Need help picking a kernel

Hay. Basically I wanna try overclocking the nexus s. Yes I understannd the dangers. But I have a few questions
I'm on stock rom and am rooted. When I flash the kernel do I lose everything? Also. When a new version of android comes out how do I go back to stock kernal?
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italia0101 said:
Hay. Basically I wanna try overclocking the nexus s. Yes I understannd the dangers. But I have a few questions
I'm on stock rom and am rooted. When I flash the kernel do I lose everything? Also. When a new version of android comes out how do I go back to stock kernal?
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When flashing a kernel you need to wipe dalvik cache only. So to answer your question no you will lose nothing from system/app or data/app. The update must contain a new kernel in order to overwrite your existing one.
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Ah ok tthanks
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(Q) I want to root my mom's phone...

I am very experienced in rooting Samsung phones. I would like to root my mom's phone, which, right now is on bone stock, without erasing any data. I need some help (I also want to keep her on stock, the only reason for this is to install RTL languages on her phone).
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005133

Thank you, but I do not want to flash an Eng bootloader, can I just temp root, mod /system, and unroot, and the changes will stick?
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Try the temp root apps Visionary+ and Z4Root
They may not be on the market, so I just Google them

i cant see why not..but then again ive never tried that..i think it will tho....dont take my word for it tho

Okay, and if I flash the eng hboot, can I just flash a stock RUU to get back to stock and S-On for warrenty?
EDIT: If anyone here is familiar with Odin, what is a similar program to unbrick this phone?
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iwasaperson said:
Okay, and if I flash the eng hboot, can I just flash a stock RUU to get back to stock and S-On for warrenty?
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Yes, you can run the One "zip" RUU-Back to stock

iwasaperson said:
Okay, and if I flash the eng hboot, can I just flash a stock RUU to get back to stock and S-On for warrenty?
EDIT: If anyone here is familiar with Odin, what is a similar program to unbrick this phone?
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Wait, you bricked this phone? But how? And yeah, you could have done a "permanent root" then RUU'd back to stock/S-ON
EDIT: You can perm-root with this GUI tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976605&highlight=gui
It's how I rooted my friend's Shift (I personally rooted mine via CLI but this GUI was out by the time he got a Shift)

I didn't brick the phone. I want want information in case I do.
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iwasaperson said:
I didn't brick the phone. I want want information in case I do.
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About the only way your going to brick this phone is if you flash a corrupt radio or something not intended for the Shift. In a worst case scenario the phone can almost always be recovered by using the the RUU or the One zip back to stock.

Thank you.

iwasaperson said:
Thank you, but I do not want to flash an Eng bootloader, can I just temp root, mod /system, and unroot, and the changes will stick?
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No. With temp root changes will be reverted after a reboot.
^ Shift Faced

You have to have the engineering boot loader in order for any /system changes to stick (including the su binary necessary for root access)
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I rooted my wife's shift before I gave it to her
Just waiting for a dev to release the rooted deox'd update that is available today

Unrooted kernel flash??

I have the my4g running the new 2.3.3 and it came with a kernel... I unrooted with it running 2.3.3 but how do I flash the kernel??
Thanks ahead of time.
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Re-root it and flash a kernel...what exactly are you trying to accomplish?

Well I was trying to just unroot using the 2.3.3 ota update.. But.. it didnt turn out good, I have another Q in the QnA if you can help.

Ya he soft bricked most likely. This is why you need to do research.

Does it still boot? If so reroot and get everything set up correctly then unroot. If not try PD15IMG.ZIP
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ima nub how do i delete this thread..?

Edit the title to mod delete or something along those lines and someone will delete it. You can't
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Can I do a restore when on a custom Rom?

Ok I can't find anything to answer this question. Therefore I am asking, because I just don't believe this has been asked be4. I am running Revolution HD 6.3.1. My phone(HTC INSPIRE 4G) sometimes just slows down to a halt. It started about a week ago. I have uninstalled a good many apps, and cleared plenty of space. Prior to rooting, and flashing I had this problem and restoring to factory setting fixed this. Ok now that I've explained that, the Rom(as stated above) I'm on has the option to do this. I want to know if I do this if it will "restore back to just flashed condition" although it says factory condition, but Is a flashed ROM. Will it just simply put, brick my device, or reinstall the Rom as if I had just flashed it. Thanks ahead of time.
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Ir you factory reset the phone you will get stuck in the splash screen. If you want to go back to stock, the restore a backup from CWM or flash a stock Rom from CWM. Factory reset does not work in custom roms...
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Thanks for that response. I'm not interested in stock at all. I just wanted to know if it would work. Root and flashed Roms are always smoother, even if some of them have bumps. Truthfully I'm waiting on a RC Rom from Existz, as I just want a stock android experience
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In CWM wipe data and cache and it should be some sort of factory reset.
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johrie said:
In CWM wipe data and cache and it should be some sort of factory reset.
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this will restore original behavior of rom?

dmytrop said:
this will restore original behavior of rom?
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Thats what the man said.