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[GUIDE] First Time Flashing CM7 in Galaxy Vibrant

This is a guide for inexpert people like me, if you are an experienced users please don´t be mad.
Thanks to zacharias.maladroit for the initial steps, I just did some clean format and adapted to Vibrant phone.
The source thread is here, I will try to not obvious the critical steps in order to make a safe install.
MAINTAINERS
codeworkx - http://twitter.com/codeworkx
coolya - http://twitter.com/dumdidum
guiper - http://twitter.com/guiperpt
WARNING
This release contains a lot of bugs and is purposed for testing only. It's not ready for daily use!
Don't flash this rom if you aren't able to solve some problems without our help.
Don't make any feature requests!
INFORMATIONS
CyanogenMod is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.
Code:
#include <std_disclaimer.h>
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/
CyanogenMod is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked below is a package that has come from another Android project that restore the Google parts. CyanogenMod does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.
INSTRUCTIONS
FIRST TIME FLASHING CM7 TO YOUR SAMSUNG GALAXY S VIBRANT PHONE:
Make sure your phone is fully charged! Update process will take some time.
Make sure there's enough free space at your internal sdcard (200MB)
If you are running a Samsung ROM and have disabled HDSPA using the magic dialer code, you have to enable it before you flash CM otherwise you won't be able to activate HDSPA on CM again.
(*#301279#)​
Download following files from sourceforge: Vibrant
- vibrant-efsbackup.zip
- cm7-vibrant-initial-kernel.tar
- cm7-vibrant-initial-XXXXXXXX.zip
Copy following files to your internal sdcard
- vibrant-efsbackup.zip
- cm7-vibrant-initial-XXXXXXXX.zip
[Phone shutdown]
[Phone into download mode]
(via 3-button combo (volume-button down + volume-button-up + power, as soon as you see the logo, release the power-button but keep the other buttons pressed)​
Flash a kernel which comes with clockworkmod-recovery using odin vibrant kernel
[Phone reboots into Android, after that shutdown]
[Phone into recovery menu]
(via volume-button down + volume-button-up + power; release volume-button up as soon as you see the logo)​
Reboot into recovery using 3-button-combo and apply DEVICE-efsbackup.zip.
- Don't use "reboot recovery" command or other shiny things to do this!
- Press "reboot now" so that you're sure that your IMEI (and phone number) are saved to the disk
[Let phone reboot into Android & phone shutdown]
[phone into download mode]
(via 3-button combo (volume-button down + home + power, as soon as you see the logo, release the power-button but keep the other buttons pressed)​
Flash cm7-vibrant-initial-kernel.tar as pda using odin without auto-reboot
(Push the power button so that the phone will reboot & follow procedure to get into recovery mode) -->
[phone into recovery menu]
(via volume-button up + volume-button down + power; release power button as soon as you see the logo)​
Reboot into recovery using 3-button-combo
(via volume-button up + volume-button down + power; release power as soon as you see the logo)
Choose "mounts & storage" and format system, data, cache
Apply zip from sdcard: cm7-vibrant-initial-XXXXXXXX.zip
Do a wipe!
from recovery menu advanced >data/factory reset ​
Reboot
OPTIONAL: Copy Gapps to your internal sdcard and flash at recovery
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Install the Nexus S USB-Drivers from SDK-Manager if you're using windows.
Don't flash any other kernels! It will break your system.
To revert to a samsung rom, simply use odin with repartition option enabled.
FAQ & USER DISCUSSION
http://forum.cyanoge...ser-discussion/
KNOWN BUGS
Polling problem on RIL (works after lock and unlock)
2G/3G toggle (works if no data connection is active)
Compass (works not at 100%)
USB sharing of external SD-Card
commands: reboot recovery, reboot download (maybe not possible to implement)
TV-Out
Random reboots, especially if wlan is enabled
DOWNLOAD
Initial:
vibrant-efsbackup.zip
cm7-vibrant-initial-kernel.tar
cm7-vibrant-initial-20110303.zip
Update
cm7-vibrant-update-20110303.zip
Google Apps
Version: gapps-gb-20110120

Thanks a lot for the info!

I dont get step 6. How are we suppose to flash that using odin? In previous cm7 roms we didnt do that. We just flash efsbackup.zip, then flash initial kernel.tar, and last flash the initial zip. Also what if we went back to stock, how are we suppose to flash a 2.2 kernel?

hitman818 said:
I dont get step 6.
How are we suppose to flash that using odin? In previous cm7 roms we didnt do that. We just flash efsbackup.zip, then flash initial kernel.tar, and last flash the initial zip.
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This steps is for make a backup of your IMEI in order to apply the efsbackup.zip, this is in the case you are from stock, and don´t have any recovery installed, you can install only the kernel with CWM inside.
hitman818 said:
Also what if we went back to stock, how are we suppose to flash a 2.2 kernel?
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If you need to go back in stock, just flash an stock ROM via odin with partition checked.

Quiketaz said:
This steps is for make a backup of your IMEI in order to apply the efsbackup.zip, this is in the case you are from stock, and don´t have any recovery installed, you can install only the kernel with CWM inside.
If you need to go back in stock, just flash an stock ROM via odin with partition checked.
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I dont get what you said. Cant we just flash the efs backup.zip, then the kernel.tar and the rom? Also I am already on stock.

hitman818 said:
I dont get what you said. Cant we just flash the efs backup.zip, then the kernel.tar and the rom?
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If you can flash efs-backup.zip, that means you have CWM recovery, so you can skip the step 6.

Also I heard the efsbackup.zip converts your filesystem to ext4. Is that true?

Problem with step 6
I have a problem with step 6.
This is the first time I'm doing this so I just Rooted my Vibrant and got Clockworkmod and made the backups.
I got the files and now I am in step 6:
These are the steps I took:
I downloaded the kernel for step 6 (cwk_5_color.zip) and copied it into the internal sdcard.
I rebooted to recovery mode and selected "install zip from sdcard"
I then go and select "choose zip file from sdcard"
I select the file cwk_5_color.zip
I confirm the install and as it seems to start the installation I get the error:
E:Can'tchown/mod /system/etc/init.d
(No such file or directory)
E: Failure at line 6:
set_perm_recursive 0 0 744 0744 SYSTEM:/etc/init.d
Installation aborted.
Any ideas why I get this error??
Should I just go on with step 7??
Any help is appreciated!!
Cheers

this sucks
where did all of the files get moved to?

Xoom

Hi guys!
I know this has prolly been asked alot.
I am a South African user with a Xoom 3G (MZ601)
Where would i start to flash it to ICS? Maybe AOKP or something?
Please assist with the easiest method.
Maybe a thread or so.....
Thanks alot!

^^rac said:
Hi guys!
I know this has prolly been asked alot.
I am a South African user with a Xoom 3G (MZ601)
Where would i start to flash it to ICS? Maybe AOKP or something?
Please assist with the easiest method.
Maybe a thread or so.....
Thanks alot!
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Fair enough. Glad that you decided to flash ICS. Firstly, are you rooted?

wesamothman said:
Fair enough. Glad that you decided to flash ICS. Firstly, are you rooted?
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Hi there
Thank you for helping.
No. I need info to get it rooted and unlocked (If nessecary?)
Thanks for helping mate...
(Ill keep on watching this thread...)

Fair enough. Sorry for my late response. I was in office. Just came home. Listen mate. Just hold on. I will write you a full procedure step by step a d share it with you soon
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2

Yes, Let me clarify should you need to:
Definitely root your xoom and upgrade to custom ROM of ICS from Nightlites EOS team. Rooting and upgrading to this custom ROM, umts-everest for your device MZ601 is pretty fast and easy. will help you if you need to.
Note: please read this procedure carefully more than once until you are fully aware of it. If you have any doubts or concerns, just ask to avoid confusion before you apply. This should be followed step by step.
• Your custom ROM will be: Eos-umts_everest-70.zip. This is the latest ROM released on May 11th, 2012. Very stable and everything works with it. No issues found. http://goo.im/devs/teameos/roms/nightlies/umts_everest/
• Your GOOGLE APPs (GAPPs) would be: gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip http://goo.im/gapps
Full thread in details can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459641
To summarize:
First, download the above ROM and GAPPs and put them onto your xoom internal and external SD card. Put them under /mnt/sdcard for internal sd, and under the root of your external sd card.
To download:
• Get the Motorola USB drivers to your laptop: http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/
• Get the Android SDK to your laptop: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
• Recovery Image: http://goo.im/devs/teameos/recoveries/wingray/eos-recovery-r6.img
• GAPPS: http://goo.im/gapps, your GAPPs would be: gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip
• ROM: Your custom ROM will be: Eos-umts_everest-70.zip. This is the latest ROM released on May 11th, 2012. http://goo.im/devs/teameos/roms/nightlies/umts_everest/
Steps:
1. Power off your XOOM device.
2. Press and hold the volume down button while pressing the power button at the same time. Note: Even if your xoom starts again, just keep the button pressed until you see "Starting fastboot protocol" on the screen.
3. Connect Xoom to your computer via USB.
4. Open a ‘Command Prompt’ or ‘Terminal’ window on your computer in your sdk/tools folder. This is the sdk you downloaded above.
5. unlock your xoom and flash the recovery image. The recovery image should be in your current working directory where you have command line navigated to:
Type:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery eos-recovery-r6.img
fastboot reboot
adb reboot recovery
Now, you have your device unlocked and recovery installed.
Reboot your xoom by selecting the option "reboot system now" from recovery. you can navigate up and down using the volume buttons. Once an option is highlighted, press the power button to select, you will still have your old ROM.
To flash the other ROM downloaded above,
1. Boot into recovery by:
i. As soon as you hit the reboot command above, you should see a Motorola logo appear. Wait 3 seconds and tap the Volume down button and the words Android Recovery should appear on the screen. When you see that, tap the Volume up button and you’ll boot into recovery.
2. From within Recovery, perform wipe data, wipe cache, and go to advanced, wipe dalvik cache and battery stats. Don't worry, if the ROM and GAPPs are deleted, which should not be the case, you will have them on your external sd card
Note: wipe data will delete your stuff on the xoom. It would be great if you backup your files that you need to your external sd card before you start any of this procedure.
3. In recovery, navigate to install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sd card and select the EOS ROM you copied to the root of the SD card. Once the files are flashed, DO NOT reboot afterwards. Hold on.
4. Again, from Recovery, choose install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sd card and select the GAPPs you copied to the root of the SD card.
Then hit reboot system now. It will take 2 - 3 minutes for the first reboot. Setup your google account. and you are good to go.
Later reboots will be much faster (around 40 - 50 seconds).
Advice: purchase Startup Manager from the market. Remove unwanted user programs from the startup. That will boost the boot time of your xoom. and don't remove superuser or superSU.
To have better battery life, from the market buy JuiceDefender ultimate. configure it as aggressive. don't worry, it is ok. This will give you around 2 hours of extra battery life than the promised 10 hours. Keep that in the startup.
You may need after that to install terminal emulator from the market if not already installed by the ROM to check if you have root permissions. Just type "su -" you will be prompted with superuser check. Click allow. and then type "id" You will see your id is root.
Should you require further details or assistance, please let me know. And enjoy the best rom customized ever for your device
Best Thanks to TEAM EOS for the great ROMs they provide.
After you are done with all that, let me know and will explain to you how to work with the pre-installed gooManager in the new ROM. It will make your life much easier to upgrade to future releases of your ROM.
NOTE: don't forget to hit the thanks button if you feel kind to
Regads,
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2

wesamothman said:
Yes, Let me clarify should you need to:
Definitely root your xoom and upgrade to custom ROM of ICS from Nightlites EOS team. Rooting and upgrading to this custom ROM, umts-everest for your device MZ601 is pretty fast and easy. will help you if you need to.
Note: please read this procedure carefully more than once until you are fully aware of it. If you have any doubts or concerns, just ask to avoid confusion before you apply. This should be followed step by step.
• Your custom ROM will be: Eos-umts_everest-70.zip. This is the latest ROM released on May 11th, 2012. Very stable and everything works with it. No issues found. http://goo.im/devs/teameos/roms/nightlies/umts_everest/
• Your GOOGLE APPs (GAPPs) would be: gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip http://goo.im/gapps
Full thread in details can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459641
To summarize:
First, download the above ROM and GAPPs and put them onto your xoom internal and external SD card. Put them under /mnt/sdcard for internal sd, and under the root of your external sd card.
To download:
• Get the Motorola USB drivers to your laptop: http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/
• Get the Android SDK to your laptop: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
• Recovery Image: http://goo.im/devs/teameos/recoveries/wingray/eos-recovery-r6.img
• GAPPS: http://goo.im/gapps, your GAPPs would be: gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip
• ROM: Your custom ROM will be: Eos-umts_everest-70.zip. This is the latest ROM released on May 11th, 2012. http://goo.im/devs/teameos/roms/nightlies/umts_everest/
Steps:
1. Power off your XOOM device.
2. Press and hold the volume down button while pressing the power button at the same time. Note: Even if your xoom starts again, just keep the button pressed until you see "Starting fastboot protocol" on the screen.
3. Connect Xoom to your computer via USB.
4. Open a ‘Command Prompt’ or ‘Terminal’ window on your computer in your sdk/tools folder. This is the sdk you downloaded above.
5. unlock your xoom and flash the recovery image. The recovery image should be in your current working directory where you have command line navigated to:
Type:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery eos-recovery-r6.img
fastboot reboot
adb reboot recovery
Now, you have your device unlocked and recovery installed.
Reboot your xoom by selecting the option "reboot system now" from recovery. you can navigate up and down using the volume buttons. Once an option is highlighted, press the power button to select, you will still have your old ROM.
To flash the other ROM downloaded above,
1. Boot into recovery by:
i. As soon as you hit the reboot command above, you should see a Motorola logo appear. Wait 3 seconds and tap the Volume down button and the words Android Recovery should appear on the screen. When you see that, tap the Volume up button and you’ll boot into recovery.
2. From within Recovery, perform wipe data, wipe cache, and go to advanced, wipe dalvik cache and battery stats. Don't worry, if the ROM and GAPPs are deleted, which should not be the case, you will have them on your external sd card
Note: wipe data will delete your stuff on the xoom. It would be great if you backup your files that you need to your external sd card before you start any of this procedure.
3. In recovery, navigate to install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sd card and select the EOS ROM you copied to the root of the SD card. Once the files are flashed, DO NOT reboot afterwards. Hold on.
4. Again, from Recovery, choose install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sd card and select the GAPPs you copied to the root of the SD card.
Then hit reboot system now. It will take 2 - 3 minutes for the first reboot. Setup your google account. and you are good to go.
Later reboots will be much faster (around 40 - 50 seconds).
Advice: purchase Startup Manager from the market. Remove unwanted user programs from the startup. That will boost the boot time of your xoom. and don't remove superuser or superSU.
To have better battery life, from the market buy JuiceDefender ultimate. configure it as aggressive. don't worry, it is ok. This will give you around 2 hours of extra battery life than the promised 10 hours. Keep that in the startup.
You may need after that to install terminal emulator from the market if not already installed by the ROM to check if you have root permissions. Just type "su -" you will be prompted with superuser check. Click allow. and then type "id" You will see your id is root.
Should you require further details or assistance, please let me know. And enjoy the best rom customized ever for your device
Best Thanks to TEAM EOS for the great ROMs they provide.
After you are done with all that, let me know and will explain to you how to work with the pre-installed gooManager in the new ROM. It will make your life much easier to upgrade to future releases of your ROM.
NOTE: don't forget to hit the thanks button if you feel kind to
Regads,
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2
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Thank you very much for taking the time!
I really do appreciate it!
Im busy downloading! Just one thing, to make sure, my device is Non-US? Will this ROM be okay?

You're welcome. It doesn't matter. This rom is ok...
Mine is non US
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2

wesamothman said:
You're welcome. It doesn't matter. This rom is ok...
Mine is non US
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2
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Cool man! Lets do this, how is the battery life compared to the stock ROM?

Almost the same as stock. But let me remind you with your ability to do this procedure. If you don't feel comfortable with tech and cmd, you may need to think again and read more the thread I included in my post. I just wanna make sure you do it right without issues and not to blame me with possible brick if it happens if you know what I mean
Mate, just be sure you can do this...
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2

^^rac said:
Hi guys!
I know this has prolly been asked alot.
I am a South African user with a Xoom 3G (MZ601)
Where would i start to flash it to ICS? Maybe AOKP or something?
Please assist with the easiest method.
Maybe a thread or so.....
Thanks alot!
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or try this, this tool is really easy to use aswell - just make sure you follow the instructions
http://goo.gl/zFgdo

wesamothman said:
Almost the same as stock. But let me remind you with your ability to do this procedure. If you don't feel comfortable with tech and cmd, you may need to think again and read more the thread I included in my post. I just wanna make sure you do it right without issues and not to blame me with possible brick if it happens if you know what I mean
Mate, just be sure you can do this...
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks man!
Im still busy with this......
Wont i need to root the device also somewhere?

^^rac said:
Thanks man!
Im still busy with this......
Wont i need to root the device also somewhere?
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the link to the tool i gave you does everything for your xoom including unlocking bootloader and rooting

^^rac said:
Cool man! Lets do this, how is the battery life compared to the stock ROM?
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Any updates?
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^^rac said:
Thanks man!
Im still busy with this......
Wont i need to root the device also somewhere?
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Of course you have to root it.
well, basically, in the procedure I sent you, you unlock your bootloader first, then flash a recovery.
Through recovery, you flash the ICS rom I mentioned, this ROM is already rooted. Saves you time

wesamothman said:
Any updates?
---------- Post added at 07:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:30 AM ----------
Of course you have to root it.
well, basically, in the procedure I sent you, you unlock your bootloader first, then flash a recovery.
Through recovery, you flash the ICS rom I mentioned, this ROM is already rooted. Saves you time
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Thanks alot! I was about to ask, as im not sure what steps to follow.
Only thing is adb does not see my device?
When i do fastboot reboot, it reboots?
But when i run teh first adb step "device not found"?

Bootloop into recovery
Hi guys
Strange, all worked 100%, recovery installed, rom and gapps installed.
When i reboot it, it boot back into recovery?
Edit, one thing i picked up, if i choose to install .zip from internal sdcard it says "no files found"
Please help guys?

So you installed rom? Did you put the files I told you about in external sd? If yes, choose install zip from external sd.
For rebooting, if it reboots to recovery, it means there is no rom installed. Try flashing the rom again.
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2

Which reboot? Don't reboot from adb. Choose reboot system now from recovery after you install the rom and gapps from external sd card.
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2

wesamothman said:
So you installed rom? Did you put the files I told you about in external sd? If yes, choose install zip from external sd.
For rebooting, if it reboots to recovery, it means there is no rom installed. Try flashing the rom again.
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2
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Yes, exactly as you did?
The rom and gapps installed 100%? I retried, rewiped etc, nothing?

Hmm. Then you don't have recovery downloaded correctly. Checksum errors. Install another recovery image and redo the flashing.
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2

wesamothman said:
Which reboot? Don't reboot from adb. Choose reboot system now from recovery after you install the rom and gapps from external sd card.
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2
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Wooohooooo i downloaded the latest update on that everest site, reflashed, i am in!
Thank you man, i think my ROM download was maybe corrupted or something

[GUIDE][XT1225][5.0.2] Getting Xposed Up and Running

Hey guys!!!
So we got to taste Lollipop on the Moto Maxx with the SOAK test for Retail BR devices, and now that Xposed for lollipop is out we all want to test it, but due to its alpha stages its little confusing and difficult to Install and use properly! Follow these steps and you should be rocking Xposed on Lollipop!
Before starting.
MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP BEFORE DOING ANYTHING! ​So that you can get back should anything go wrong!!! I have tested this method and its working for me, please don't blame me if anything goes wrong!
Code:
#include
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, i will laugh at you.
*/
1) Go download the "XposedInstaller_3.0-alpha1.apk" & the "xposed-arm-20150213b.zip" from the Official Xposed Thread HERE. Put them into SD card.
2) Download the modified "boot.img" from here.
3)Reboot into fastboot and flash the boot.img
Code:
mfastboot flash boot boot.img
4) Now reboot into recovery and flash the "xposed-arm-20150213b.zip" and CLEAR the CACHE AND DALVIK CACHE if you don't perform this you will run into errors like running out of storage space and stuff!
5) Now reboot back to Android OS, it will take few minutes to Optimize all apps once again. wait patiently.
6) Install the "XposedInstaller_3.0-alpha1.apk" from SD card
7) THATS IT! you are ready to ROCK Xposed on Lollipop!! The Latest version of Gravity Box works too!
You can install any module that you want that is compatible with the latest Xposed and have fun! :victory:
Credit-
1) @rovo89 for Xposed Lollipop
2)@DualJoe for helping me modify the boot.img to set it to Permissive.

Wiped cache and still getting out of storage space message

mathab said:
Wiped cache and still getting out of storage space message
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You should wipe both Dalvik Cache n the Normal Cache...

Gundabolu SC said:
You should wipe both Dalvik Cache n the Normal Cache...
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Tried a second time and it worked

mathab said:
Tried a second time and it worked
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Okay... So Modules working too?

Gundabolu SC said:
Okay... So Modules working too?
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Xposed framework says its not installed but tried gravity box and it works

mathab said:
Xposed framework says its not installed but tried gravity box and it works
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That's an Xposed bug... It just shows that... Its gonna work anyways...

After install i see need only use soft reset, reset causes issue and make no xposed error for me

I've been using xposed since went out. I didnt need a modified boot file.
Edit. Just read again it is to make selinux permanent. Ill try it later.
Also now new Gravitybox runs ok but little slow.

Thank you! working great! Gravity Box is awesome

nice job.. works here!!

Do I need custom recovery installed for Xposed to actually work? Or I just need it for installing the zip?
I'm asking this because I was thinking about only booting TWRP, while keeping stock recovery.

fndpena said:
Do I need custom recovery installed for Xposed to actually work? Or I just need it for installing the zip?
I'm asking this because I was thinking only booting TWRP, while keeping stock recovery.
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U need it only to install Xposed!

Booted TWRP, installed the zip and when I tried to wipe cache/dalvik my screen went BLACK.
Probably because the TWRP is stored at /cache when I just boot the image (withou actually flashing it). LoL
I guess I'll have to flash twrp, otherwise I won't be able to wipe cache/dalvik.

fndpena said:
Booted TWRP, installed the zip and when I tried to wipe cache/dalvik my screen went BLACK.
Probably because the TWRP is stored at /cache when I just boot the image (withou actually flashing it). LoL
I guess I'll have to flash twrp, otherwise I won't be able to wipe cache/dalvik.
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Ooops.... Sorry didnt know about that!

Gundabolu SC said:
Ooops.... Sorry didnt know about that!
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No problem... I just had to force reboot. Then I flashed TWRP and wiped cache/dalvik just fine.
Now I only want to restore stock recovery, but I'm not sure if there is a stock recovery image out there... Maybe inside the lollipop OTA zip? Or should I just restore the recovery from the 4.4.4 stock rom?

fndpena said:
No problem... I just had to force reboot. Then I flashed TWRP and wiped cache/dalvik just fine.
Now I only want to restore stock recovery, but I'm not sure if there is a stock recovery image out there... Maybe inside the lollipop OTA zip? Or should I just restore the recovery from the 4.4.4 stock rom?
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Nope... i guess you should wait for the stock 5.0.2 FXZ or request someone with the stock recovery to pull it for you from their phones!

Gundabolu SC said:
Nope... i guess you should wait for the stock 5.0.2 FXZ or request someone with the stock recovery to pull it for you from their phones!
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I've flashed the recovery from 4.4.4. Worked just fine.

fndpena said:
I've flashed the recovery from 4.4.4. Worked just fine.
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It will work but in order to perform future updates you would need the 5.0.2 recovery!

Gundabolu SC said:
It will work but in order to perform future updates you would need the 5.0.2 recovery!
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Actually... there's no difference. The lollipop update doesn't make changes to the recovery, it keeps the one from kitkat.

I am new. My presentation.Doubt about changing the ROM without external SDcard

Hello guys!
I am Luis, from Spain (please, forgive my writen english) and I must say that I have used your help before, but never I have need to write my doubts until now.
I have the Moto X play without any SDcard, and I want to change the original ROM (I am already root with TWPR and SuperSU) and my doubt is when I will make the Data wipe and factory reset if all my backups and even the new ROM will be erased from the internal storage.
My last experience on installing ROMs was in 2010 on a HTC Desire, so you can imagine my ignorance with this issues.
Are the next steps correct for installing new ROM?
* 1. Copy the ROM to the phone.
* 2. Go to recovery TWPR and wipe data and do a factory reset. In this point I have the doubt of the erasing data.
* 3. On TWPR go to install, select the ROM and go on.
* 4. Reboot.
Many thanks for pay attention!
Kind regards,
Luis

if you haven't sd card following the next steps:
1 - enter the recovery and full wipe
3 - plug your device in your computer and copy the rom and the gaaps in your phone
4 - flash rom and gaaps and reboot

https://youtu.be/Fk4hN9gZT90
Follow this tutorial

diegomartinezlovey said:
if you haven't sd card following the next steps:
1 - enter the recovery and full wipe
3 - plug your device in your computer and copy the rom and the gaaps in your phone
4 - flash rom and gaaps and reboot
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Thank you for your response, Diego. But I have the problem that within tWRP, the USB Mounting doesn't work, I can't see the Storage unit in my windows PC. Can I send the files via "adb push file /sdcard"? I think that other way is buying a SDcard.
mani198 said:
Follow this tutorial
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Thank you, mani, but I don't want to restore the default software on the phone; I want to erase it,

@mani198 very rare, twrp is usb on the go, maybe you can't install the motorola 's drivers or try in another usb port...or buy a SDCard

diegomartinezlovey said:
@mani198 very rare, twrp is usb on the go, maybe you can't install the motorola 's drivers or try in another usb port...or buy a SDCard
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Finally I've had success changin the ROM! You have reason, only data wipe and the factory reset keep the rom data in /sdcard folder.
Many thanks!!

Magilzhi ????

luis_j said:
Finally I've had success changin the ROM! You have reason, only data wipe and the factory reset keep the rom data in /sdcard folder.
Many thanks!!
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Great to hear this worked. Im using an usb otg stick to change roms after my sc card slot/reader is damaged and never knew this method also works.

huawei mate 10 lite android pie

Dears,
I need a stable rom for huawei mate 10 lite and4oid pie with no bugs and working hotspot

The Harmony Weaver said:
Dears,
I need a stable rom for huawei mate 10 lite and4oid pie with no bugs and working hotspot
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I can get you stable. But bugs are there. Like increased battery drain on standby and mute in dialer

So what about hotspot and other features

The Harmony Weaver said:
So what about hotspot and other features
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Works.

So please feed me back with the link

The Harmony Weaver said:
So please feed me back with the link
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Try this.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p8...spextended-6-0-hi6250-devices-t3871180/page54

Thanks so much, is it compatible with huwawei mate 10 lite

The Harmony Weaver said:
Thanks so much, is it compatible with huwawei mate 10 lite
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Yes. Follow instructions to flash. Ask in that thread for more help.

Thank you so much ot works like charm. ????

The Harmony Weaver said:
Thank you so much ot works like charm. ????
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Can you give for me tutorial how to flash it step by step? Beacuse i dont know and i want to flash it

DombroPL said:
Can you give for me tutorial how to flash it step by step? Beacuse i dont know and i want to flash it
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Do you have an unlocked bootloader? And TWRP recovery? You need both of these. And next download ROM and Gapps. Get the ARM 64 for 9.0 and the Nano package for Gapps. You also need to be on Stock EMUI 8 and must NOT be ROOTED. You also need to flash this TWRP.
https://mega.nz/#!gzRHFaxL!cIuYgdGhSsMsTR318up2jDJOf8i5-yQFS-WpB2caGv4
First boot to TWRP and then:
Go-to Wipe -> Format Data -> YES & hit enter
Next press back Twice and then Advanced Wipe -> And mark the following.
* Dalvik/ART Cache
* Cache
* Data
* Internal
* System
Next Swipe to Wipe. Once done, go to install, and then flash AOSP Extended ZIP. Next Flash Gapps ZIP. Wipe Cache and Power off your phone. Reboot to bootloader by plugging in USB while holding Volume Down. Phone need to be off for this. Flash stock Recovery. Then boot to stock recovery and factory reset and wipe Cache. Reboot. Profit.

Is your device support project treble

Mannan Qamar said:
Do you have an unlocked bootloader? And TWRP recovery? You need both of these. And next download ROM and Gapps. Get the ARM 64 for 9.0 and the Nano package for Gapps. You also need to be on Stock EMUI 8 and must NOT be ROOTED. You also need to flash this TWRP.
https://mega.nz/#!gzRHFaxL!cIuYgdGhSsMsTR318up2jDJOf8i5-yQFS-WpB2caGv4
First boot to TWRP and then:
Go-to Wipe -> Format Data -> YES & hit enter
Next press back Twice and then Advanced Wipe -> And mark the following.
* Dalvik/ART Cache
* Cache
* Data
* Internal
* System
Next Swipe to Wipe. Once done, go to install, and then flash AOSP Extended ZIP. Next Flash Gapps ZIP. Wipe Cache and Power off your phone. Reboot to bootloader by plugging in USB while holding Volume Down. Phone need to be off for this. Flash stock Recovery. Then boot to stock recovery and factory reset and wipe Cache. Reboot. Profit.
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I flashed the above mentioned recovery but it cant read the internal storage (showing some wired characters) and also not detecting the SD Card.

vwong said:
I flashed the above mentioned recovery but it cant read the internal storage (showing some wired characters) and also not detecting the SD Card.
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It should detect the SD card. What are you seeing. Can you post an image. And what SD card are you using