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In the acre recovery opening page it shows the thor2002 and the Stock USA 1.141.07 Gen 1
If I have the same version as this on my tablet now and I want to install a different ROM do I still need to backup my current Rom or will the one that came with Acer Recovery be fine to use.
Also I watched the video on using the Recovery start up POWER + Volume- and how to navigate this menu. What it didn't cover is a minor thing.How do you navigate up and down in this menu which button do I use to do this.
I know you use the power button to select the option but no mention on what to navigate with.
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Volume button is used to navigate the menu.

Thank you
I thought it must be that but wanted to make sure.

splatoid said:
In the acre recovery opening page it shows the thor2002 and the Stock USA 1.141.07 Gen 1
If I have the same version as this on my tablet now and I want to install a different ROM do I still need to backup my current Rom or will the one that came with Acer Recovery be fine to use.
Also I watched the video on using the Recovery start up POWER + Volume- and how to navigate this menu. What it didn't cover is a minor thing.How do you navigate up and down in this menu which button do I use to do this.
I know you use the power button to select the option but no mention on what to navigate with.
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it clearly does cover the instructions... you just have to read it...lol
the top of CWM screen clearly said:
Use volume to highlight; home to select
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splatoid said:
... Stock USA 1.141.07 Gen 1
If I have the same version as this on my tablet now and I want to install a different ROM do I still need to backup my current Rom or will the one that came with Acer Recovery be fine to use.
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you need to make a backup of your ROM using CWM (boot, system, and flexrom at the very least). You don't really need a backup of your stock recovery, since it's included in the installer app already. But the installer app does not include the whole ROM.

Thank you all for the help.
I appreciate it.

how to flash CM7?

would anyone be willing to write a guide detailing with steps how to go about flashing CM7 to your droid2?
I have the latest GB update running and rooted on my droid2 so that shouldnt be an issue.

This can be a lengthy (and easy to screw up) process the first time, so I don't recommend doing it on your lunch break, before you have to go to work, while driving, anytime you may need your phone for calls or whatever. So basically when you have an hour free and don't need your phone.
If you want to try to save all your apps and app data, I suggest getting Titanium Backup Pro, so you can restore your stuff after you flash, but it's optional.
Get this:
Droid 2 Recovery Bootstrap
Yes, it costs money, yes it's required.
And this:
ROM Manager
Install and open up ROM Manager, select Download Rom, Select Google Apps, choose one (I just picked the most current one), hit Download, you can select GTalk if it pops up (I did but you can skip it), once finished DLing, exit the app.
Go here and get the latest build (2011-09-08 at the time of this post, might be a newer one):
Droid 2 CM7 with Gingerbread Leak Kernel
DL the .zip, connect D2 to computer via USB, select mass storage from USB options, move the DL'd .zip to your sdcard. While not necessary, it's more convenient to place this .zip on the root of your sdcard (meaning not in a file folder, just drag and drop it on /sdcard/)
Unhook phone from USB, open Droid 2 Bootstrapper App, touch Bootsrap Recovery, grant Superuser permissions, touch ok when it says success, touch Reboot Recovery.
When phone is rebooted you will be at the Clockwork Recovery Screen.
**Optional, but highly recommended** Use volume down button to select Backup and Restore (also called Nandroid on some versions), hit the camera button to choose, then hit the camera button to choose Backup, then wait for it to do it's backup. Should you screw something up or decide not to want to keep CM7, you can wipe data and cache and then restore this backup and everything should be as it was now, before you flashed CM7. Once it's done backing up, go back to the main clockwork recovery screen by hitting the power button until it's back.
Volume button down to Wipe data/factory reset, camera button to select, volume button down to yes, camera button to select. Wait for it to finish, go back to main clockwork recovery screen. I always select wipe cache partition too and do that, but someone will probably tell you that's unnecessary.
From the main clockwork recovery screen (which you can get back to at anytime if you're in the wrong menu by pressing the power button) go to install .zip from sdcard (not apply sdcard update.zip), then volume arrow down until you find CM4D2-GB-20110908.zip (or whatever the name of the build you DL'd), hit the camera button to select, volume button down to yes, then camera button again. Wait for it to flash.
Now you need to flash the Google Apps you DL'd from the ROM Manager. Go back to the main clockwork recovery screen, select install .zip from sdcard, go into clockworkmod/ (it may be hard to see, my file list isn't alphabetized, yours might not be either), then download/, then goo-inside.me/, then gapps/, then whatever version of Google Apps you DL'd should be there. Hit yes to flash, wait for it to finish.
Power button back to the main clockwork recovery screen, then select Reboot Now. Wait for your phone to reboot. It may appear to bootloop (get stuck on the Cyanogen 7 skate boarding android graphic), but let it go. Mine took upwards of 5 to 10 minutes on that screen before it finally got into the android setup, so hastily pulling the battery because you're tired of waiting may cause problems.
Optionally you can flash JakebitesMods[Mods] if you want, I did. He's got some settings that make CM7 run better in there. Flash them the same way you did CM7 or Google Apps. DL the .zip, put on sdcard, boot into recovery, install .zip from sdcard, so on. Same process, just use this DL instead of CM7.
This should get you going, about as detailed as anyone is going to throw out there. If you have problems, post here.
I'm not the dev, don't take any credit for any of the projects listed above, am extremely not responsible for anything you might screw up, and just I'm just trying to help.
Good luck!

Awesome
thankyou for the write up, least now i can try this and see how it works

after trying multiple times, mine always gets stuck in the bootloop after the flash no matter what i try, so if anyone can get this to work let me know

How long do you let it sit before giving up?
Did you wipe data and cache as stated above? Not doing so will result in a bootloop because it can't make the data previously on there work with the data you're putting on there.
If you still can't get it to work after rewiping the data and cache, try accessing the stock (different than clockwork) recovery and wiping the data from there. With the phone off, hold the X button on the physical keyboard and turn the phone on. Once it gets to the screen with the ! mark, hit the magnifying glass on the keyboard, then volume down and wipe cache and data, both of the options. This might take a little bit. Reboot phone and wait.
If that still doesn't work, you may have a corrupted DL of the rom, the gapps, or the JakeMods if you got them. Try reDLing those files and try the steps listed above.
I am able to get into clockwork recovery if I have the phone plugged into an ac outlet when booting up, I don't know if you're able to, but you can try it if you can't get into the clockwork recovery.

I finally got it to work, i just cleared data/cache every single time i installed something and it finally worked

[Q] Phone is sort of bricked...Please help

Ok my phone was working fine, I decided to update my rom with rom manager. I accidently downloaded a rom patch instead of a rom. I installed it and when i boot my phone i get application launcher has stopped. please close . I tried to go to hboot and load my backup or just factory reset and i get to clockworkmod recovery v5.0.2.0 but whenever i click the power button for anything all i get is the rom manager app symbol. it doesnt register anything i do. Somebody please help!

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Ok my phone was working fine, I decided to update my rom with rom manager. I accidently downloaded a rom patch instead of a rom. I installed it and when i boot my phone i get application launcher has stopped. please close . I tried to go to hboot and load my backup or just factory reset and i get to clockworkmod recovery v5.0.2.0 but whenever i click the power button for anything all i get is the rom manager app symbol. it doesnt register anything i do. Somebody please help!
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Don't use the power button to select. Use the trackpad
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Well first off, you should ALWAYS make nandroid (ROM manager) backups before flashing any ROM, addon, patch, etc.
That aside, you have a few things to do here. If you didn't make a nandroid backup you should download a ROM.zip file from the Dev section (your choice), and put it on your SDcard. Enter the boot loader (from off) by holding vol. down+power, then selecting 'recovery'. Once in recovery, wipe data/factory reset, and then go to 'install zip from SDcard' and select the ROM.zip. Then flash any associated .zip's or anything that the ROM maker suggest. Reboot, and you're good to go in a working ROM. You can now go from there.
Remember, when in recovery you need to use the TRACKPAD and BACK BUTTON to navigate the CWM recovery screen. Using the power button / camera button / menu button will just show/hide the menu or turn the screen off. You can scroll and select with the trackpad, and go back with the 'back' button. Only use these 2. Nothing is wrong with your phone, you're just using the wrong damn buttons.
Your phone is so far from bricked its not even funny. Just follow some basic knowledge on how the recovery and ROM manager works and you'll be back to 100%.

thanks alot guys. i was really high so i started getting paranoid about my phone lol BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH

Power Button just shows the wallpaper, trackpad is where you select for our phone

I can not use/install clockworkmod

I am just login,
The question:
Wildfire buzz 2.2.1 Revolutionary S-OFF and rooted with superoneclick
Rom 2.2.1
Kernel 2.6.32.21
Hboot version for s- OFF with Revolutionary, rooted with superoneclick
Tweaks / coustomizations: nothing
Memory card partitions: fat32, ext2, swap
I can not have a working clockworkmod and I can not install zip file from sd card. I tried different ways and I think that something has been wrong.
Rom manager can see CWM 3.0.0.6 and I did a backup from rom manager, with CWM 3.0.0.6; the backup is on sd card inside a folder clockworkmod/backup. But if I tap resume in recovery mode from rom manager, I have a not working CWM 3.0.0.6 menu (whatever line I choose, I’ve a black screen with a hat and I have to remove the phone battery).
If I switch on the phone volume down+power and I go in recovery, I can see a CWM 5.0.2.0 (not working at all, with the same black screen with a hat by choosing any menu option).
It seems there are two CWM installed, the first one working from rom manager but only for backup and anything else.
I’ll be grateful for your help

Use the trackball to select, not the power button.

Lesicnik1 said:
Use the trackball to select, not the power button.
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Thanks, I will try it, but why two CWM installed?

rose_canter said:
Thanks, I will try it, but why two CWM installed?
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Because one is from ROM Manager, just like you said.

you will have cwm 5.x because this cwm you have installed. if you want to go into cwm 3.x you have to go to rom manager, at bottom you have option all cwm versions, then you choose cwm 3.0.0.6, and after thas at the top flash cwm. Now you have created file called uptade.zip. Now you enter into cwm, choose apply update form sd, choose update.zip and here you are cmw 3.0.0.6 all philosophy

drewniany92 said:
you will have cwm 5.x because this cwm you have installed. if you want to go into cwm 3.x you have to go to rom manager, at bottom you have option all cwm versions, then you choose cwm 3.0.0.6, and after thas at the top flash cwm. Now you have created file called uptade.zip. Now you enter into cwm, choose apply update form sd, choose update.zip and here you are cmw 3.0.0.6 all philosophy
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to make this a bit more complete: you can boot into CWM by ROM Manager to use a different CWM version than the installed one. Sometimes you might need an older version (to flash a radio you'll need CWM 2.5x for example).
If you boot into recovery by ROM Manager this will give you a temporary version (depending what you've chosen).

All new roms are able to start with cwm 3.x but you're right, sometimes we need 2.x recovery to elder roms like joker droid i used it only 2 times m8 almost always i use cwm 3.x

Thanks for your answers
The trackball does not allow to select any CWM item but I can move from an item to another one. If I move in this way after a while I can see at the bottom of the screen “ Back button enabled” and the power button becomes enabled to select regardless I choose an item with the trackball or with the volume button. It may be this is the norm.

rose_canter said:
Thanks for your answers
The trackball does not allow to select any CWM item but I can move from an item to another one. If I move in this way after a while I can see at the bottom of the screen “ Back button enabled” and the power button becomes enabled to select regardless I choose an item with the trackball or with the volume button. It may be this is the norm.
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not sure if this is a misunderstanding...
In Fastboot (after Fastboot did initially run and check for update files) you choose the menu items with vol up/down and select an item by pressing the power button.
If you go into recovery (by choosing "recovery" with vol up/down and selecting it by pressing power button) you can there choose again with vol up/down or with moving the trackball (not sure if it works in all versions though) - but: you select an item by pressing the trackball (not the power button) - if that doesn't work there's a problem with your trackball - either software or hardware.
The activation of back menu after 3 runs through the menu is intended, though (in case you made a mistake). I seem to remember that I've also read somewhere that you could set the power button for selection in CWM, too, but I'm not 100% sure about that.

I've to scroll down the cwm menu with the trackball and wait for "back menu button enabled", then the power button goes. Perhaps there are some troubles with the phone.
I found this one that can be related perhaps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1775840

Easy 2013 way to install custom ROM on Wildfire

These are the steps:
1. Unlock the bootloader following the instructions at "htcdev.com" You can't muck up your phone. If you succeed, when you start your phone into the bootloader mode you will see "UNLOCKED" at the top of the screen. You will still have "S-On". This method doesn't give you "S-Off". You don't need it to install custom roms and there is far less chance of you bricking your phone. If you can't get this far you will need to get someone to help you.
2. On your PC go to "unlockroot.com" and get the free download of "UnlockRoot" (Press cancel if it asks you whether you want some browser addon, you can still download the program) Run it and connect your running Wildfire by USB (make sure USB debugging is enabled). Confirm a Wildfire is connected when asked and the click on"Root". After a bit it will say "successfully rooted". Just disconnect the phone. I then rebooted the phone (I don't know if this is necessary).
3. Install "Rom Manager" from Play Store. Run it and select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery". Then select "Reboot into Recovery" and you should come up with the Bootloader screen with CWM 5.0.2.0. Use the vol up/down button to go to "backup and restore" and press the "Trackball" to select it. Follow the instructions to backup your current Rom. This is important as you can go back to your stock Rom is you are not happy with the new one. The "power" button lets you go back to the previous menu. Select "wipe data/factory reset" by pressing the Trackball. (I then went to "advanced" and "wipe dalvic cache". I don't know if this is needed, but it doesn't hurt). Then you just go to "install zip from sdcard" and select the Zip file for your new Rom.
4. Follow the the instructions for installing your preferred custom Rom and Gapps etc. I think jordfaz's MiniCM9 Rom together with "tiny gapps" which will get you Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS 4.0.4) might be as good as it gets with a Wildfire at the moment. What follows is how I got MiniCM9 running.
Make sure you have put the MiniCM9.zip file and the Tiny Gapps zip file on the root directory of your sd card.before you do step 3 above. Then in the CWM recovery just go to "install zip for sdcard" and select the miniCM9 zip. After it says installed just "reboot system now" and let the phone start normally. It will take over 5 minutes. After it has fully started power the phone down. Then press the vol down and power buttons together to reboot into the recovery screen. Go to recovery and press the power button to select. (I thought this would get you into CWM 5.0.2.0 but on my wildfire I got the original recovery. So go to "apply update from sdcard" press Trackball and you will have CWM 5.0.2.0) Then go to "install zip from sdcard" and select Tiny Gapps zip file. After it says installed just reboot phone and let it start normally and you have a fully working version of CM 9.1 ICS!
Finally a few tips about using MiniCM9. ICS puts more demands on the processor than Froyo so in settings go to Performance and set max cpu speed to 691 and min to 176. Also set CPU governor to "Smartass2". I didn't get any FC's with these settings. (I like to play the game "geocaching" and I was really impressed with how well the overclocked ICS Wildfire runs "cgeo"). Also one of the small bugs with MiniCM9 is that the soft keys below the screen work but don't light up (Not a major flaw in my opinion). Also the installed fm radio causes a reboot. I just installed "Spirit FM" from Play Store. Sounds good. There is also no email app in tiny gapps so just get gmail from Play Store.
One final tip if you want to be able to use the Trackball to wake the phone. Go to the app "Terminal Emulator" type "su" and press enter, then type "trackballwake" and press enter and the Trackball can be used to wake the Wildfire.
That's about all I know. Hope it helps you get the most out of your Wildfire!

Glad to see that you finally got it
Should be a help for all the future wildfire users who unlocked their device before via HTCdev

Actually, I see HTCDev producing far more errors than others will. You need to include in your guide that it will void warranty, unlike S-OFF, and also that you will not have access to partitions such as radio etc.
Also, you will need to flash boot.img after flashing ROMs, or you'll go into a bootloop.

Nice step by step instructions.. Good work man !

Good...
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