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Hey guys i've been on the forums for the longest but just never posted, long time reader though. Ok so i'm new to android and love it , i have a nexus one and have had it for about 4 months now, bought it from someone on craigslist for about 450 brand new, worth every penny and is treated as my firs born. Rooted but never installed a custom rom, was nervous i would ruin something. Seeing how there are so many options in custom roms, i really want to install cyanogen now, only problem is that i updated to frg83d, so can i still install cyanogen? if so can someone give me a link or a little help? i know gb will be here soon but not sure when and i'd like to add enhance my phone a little, also if i were to install a custom rom how hard would it be to then install gb would it need to be reflashed back to the stock rom? tia.
If you updated to FRG83D and rooted...(not rooted and updated, for updating OS will unroot your phone)
1. Using ROM Manager is the easiest way for starters.
- Download ROM Manager from Market.
- Run ROM Manager, then flash Clockwork Recovery into your device.
- Once it is done, make your nandroid backup first by choosing 'Backup Current ROM'. It's a 'must', so you can restore everything when flashing custom ROM goes wrong.
- Backup your account, application & data. You'll need to restore them after installing custom ROM(when rooted, backup tools like My Backup Pro can backup application data).
- Dump everything in your SD card to HDD in case.
- Now partition your SD card. It's optional, but needed for A2SD+. SD card will be formatted during partitioning. Once it is done, copy your backups to SD card.(backup is always a must)
- Download custom ROM you want, copy it to root of SD card.
- In ROM Manager, choose 'Install ROM from SD Card'. Then Clockwork Recovery will do the things.
- Done!
2. If you downloaded and flashed other recovery like Amon Ra's, you'll need to do all the job in the recovery mode. However, it's not much harder than using Clockwork Recovery and ROM Manager.
**Currently, many custom ROMs(which are still developing) are based on FRG83(D). Once 'completely' working Gingerbread(current build: GRH55) ROM is out, such custom ROMs will be updated.
**Read other topics, especially pinned ones. Usually they cover things you want to know.
Thanks for the quick response lfact, but i'm having a problem, whenever i try to install rom from sd card and it goes to install i get a screen with the android and an exclmanation point, any reason why?
Make sure you flashed custom recovery on your device. Oh, and.... If you have any question, post that on Q&A, not general.
Got everything working lfact thanks alot, mods sorry if this was in the wrong section.
Good day all. I recently bought a Nook Color. I'm running CM7.0.2 along with gapps 20110613 from a 16gb SanDisk class 4 SD. When set up the apps (after enabling wifi) I got an error, due to the fact that my sucky router dropped the signal. As a result of this I was not able to download gmail, google maps, etc. My android market runs perfectly but I wanted to flash gapps so as to download gmail and the others. I went into ROM manager and updated to the latest CWM. However, no matter what I do I can't but into recovery. I tried n+power button, reboot into recovery from the power button menu, and from within ROM manager. All no go...it just booted into CM7, so I removed the SD card to boot into stock Nook 1.2 software. When I did this it brought me to the CWM recovery menu (SD card not in). Of course I could not select anything on the menu. Put back in the SD while still in the menu to try select an option but nothing. Shut it down by holding the power button and booted it back up and it went str8 into CM7. Shut down took out SD and it booted into stock Nook 1.2 software. What am I doing wrong guys? I'm trying to flash the overclock kernel and reflash gapps. THANKS
Could the reason gmail, youtube, googlemaps didn't install on setup be due to the fact that I'm not in the USA? If so I'd still like to know what the problem is so I can flash the overclock kernel.
No one has any idea? I know one option is to backup and redo everything, but I'd really like some troubleshooting ideas before.
Did you use the 1.3 image from verygreens thread? If so the old 7.0.* stables are not supported. You will need to back up and redo it either with the old image or a new CM7 version.
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Yea I used the 1.3 in the thread with 7.0.2. What version cm7 would I need to use with the 1.3? 7.0.3 or a nightly,? Where would I be able to find an older image to work with 7.0.2 and what version of the image should it be?
The 1.3 image won't work with any 7.0.* versions. You should upgrade to either a recent nightly or the 7.1.0 RC. You could find an older image somewhere but there isn't much of a point as you would have to redo it all anyway so why not upgrade? Plus your battery life will improve by a lot as 7.1 RC and the nightlys have deep sleep.
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As I said many times to newbie who runs CM7 off uSD that do not or should not mess up with ROM Manager. In fact, there are members also confirm that if booting off uSD, ROM Manager has no effect.
Based on what you, OP, described, you had flashed the CwM into the internal memory.
Keep your fingers crossed as I do hope you didn't screw up anything else.
Anyway, using verygreen's 1.3 image along with the latest nightly-built CM7 and the latest 06132001 gapps and boot it off uSD again. You should be fine.
Before that, fix your home wireless network first.
I decided to just go with 7.1RC1 since I wanted the better battery life. Is there a way to check about the CWM on the internal and how would I go about removing it if I did? I ask for warranty purposes ofcourse since I opted for the 2 year extended one. Also to flash upgrades and such, since you don't recomend using ROM manager then how should I go about doing it (i.e. overclocking kernel)?
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I decided to just go with 7.1RC1 since I wanted the better battery life. Is there a way to check about the CWM on the internal and how would I go about removing it if I did? I ask for warranty purposes ofcourse since I opted for the 2 year extended one. Also to flash upgrades and such, since you don't recomend using ROM manager then how should I go about doing it (i.e. overclocking kernel)?
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1. I never have any issue related to battery with any nightly build that I've ever used. I am currently having the nb153 and it is fantastic.
2. Check CwM and how to remove off the internal memory? I don't know any quick way except restoring the original ROM.
Again, for warranty purposes, strongly suggest running off uSD
3. Updating by loading/copying/dragging the updated files onto the root folder (aka "boot" partition), then TRY loading into Recovery by:
a. combination of power/N buttons if you have skill or
b. let it boot normally into CM7, wait until completely loaded, then reboot and select "recovery" option. Keep yr fingers crossed. This is an easy method but if it doesn't work then option a is the only choice.
Sorry the battery issue was as compared to the current CM7 stable not the nightly. I got everything installed so far besides the overclock kernel. So I will try your recommendation for booting into recovery not using ROM manager.
You don't flash anything when running off an sd card you just boot into recovery and then reboot. Easiest way to get the overclock kernel would be to just upgrade to the latest nightly.
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I thought it might help if I shared how I installed Cyanogenmod 7.1, highlighting the issues I overcame.
Rooting the phone using Odin and insecure ROM was easy.
I tried to use the RomManager app to flash ClockworkModRecovery. I rebooted into ClockworkModRecovery and then attempted to install the Cyanogenmod 7.1 zip I had downloaded and copied to the SDCard. I got errors like "Invalid whole-file signature"
I then used Odin to flash GT-I9100_ClockworkMod-Recovery_4.0.0.2.tar. There is a guide that mentions using this, although I did not actually find a guide at the time.
I rebooted into ClockworkModRecovery and then I deleted the cache and Dalvik cache, next a Factory reset. Then I attempted to install the Cyanogenmod 7.1 zip. This time, it seemed to install far too quickly. I rebooted and sure enough it failed to boot.
When I rebooted into ClockworkModRecovery I found it had been upgraded from 4.0.0.2 to 5.2.6 or something. I attempted to install the Cyanogenmod 7.1 zip again. A proper installation bar appeared. I also installed the Google apps zip.
I rebooted. Finally Cyanogenmod loaded normally.
I used Titaniumbackup to restore everything. Cyanogenmod then became unstable with crashes in Android core components.
I decided to revert to stock rom to save my contacts etc. and tried to install it using Odin. It would not boot. (I tried several times)
I reflashed Cyanogenmod again and found a way to extract my contacts from the Kies backup file to get them on to the phone. I lost some but never mind.
I had problems with the market - it would not download some of my apps (saved in my Google profile). I kept deleting the market cache over and over and gradually it allowed me to (re)install my apps.
I had problems with the phone shutting down when showing 66% power, so I recalibrated the battery which seemed to resolve it.
I've now replaced the ADW launcher with Zeam, dialler with DiallerOne, sms messager with Go SMS Pro, keyboard with Go Keyboard, browser with Dolphin Browser HD. Installed AdAway ad blocker, Droidtools, MyPhoneExplorer client. I turned off the lock screen as I just want to use the old pattern unlock one.
Finally, Cyanogenmod rules. But it has to rule since it looks like I cannot go back to stock roms with Odin any more.
Why cant u go back?
I installed cyanogen today
(a must is to back up your original data - so if you make a mistake, you can revert back to it)
i rooted with a insecure kernal, but this did not have cwm 'which lead to hours of wasted time', so i re flashed with a CF-Root kernal
(this did the trick with that verify whole life error)
(AFTER ROOT)
1. enter cwm (by holding the volume up, home key + ON key) make sure phone is off
2.wipe data/factory reset
3.wipe cache partition
install (/cyanogen/whatever) zip (internal) sd card
(that really stuffed me up, i was stuck in boot loop because i was using my external sd card) *make sure to save the file to the root of your internal sd card beforehand*
reboot
4. get depressed that your phone interface looks cheap, your camera doesnt work properly, you wonder where your external sd card files are, your favourite videos dont play etc, lol
I tried a few times reflashing stock Samsung ROM with Odin, but phone got stuck in booting.
Flashing a replacement kernel eg. Siyahkernel seems to be ok.
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4. get depressed that your phone interface looks cheap, your camera doesnt work properly, you wonder where your external sd card files are, your favourite videos dont play etc, lol
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I didn't have these issues. Camera is fine for me, sd card works alright. Don't know about videos - haven't tried. As for interface, you can change the launcher to what you like. I use Zeam as it uses minimal memory.
You didn't follow the instructions. Could have saved you some time.
Instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1176411
It says to install my cwm kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693
It also says to flash twice.
And another rule is to not use backups made on a stock rom.
samsung android is no real android. ;-)
If only I'd done the Nandroid backup of the Samsung ROM.
Never mind. I like Cyanogenmod much better than the Samsung firmware anyway.
For_itembine said:
I installed cyanogen today
(a must is to back up your original data - so if you make a mistake, you can revert back to it)
i rooted with a insecure kernal, but this did not have cwm 'which lead to hours of wasted time', so i re flashed with a CF-Root kernal
(this did the trick with that verify whole life error)
(AFTER ROOT)
1. enter cwm (by holding the volume up, home key + ON key) make sure phone is off
2.wipe data/factory reset
3.wipe cache partition
install (/cyanogen/whatever) zip (internal) sd card
(that really stuffed me up, i was stuck in boot loop because i was using my external sd card) *make sure to save the file to the root of your internal sd card beforehand*
reboot
4. get depressed that your phone interface looks cheap, your camera doesnt work properly, you wonder where your external sd card files are, your favourite videos dont play etc, lol
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So actually where am I supposed to copy the files, in the external sd or internal sd ??
Because on all tutorials and HowTo's it just says copy to sd card
ehknaton said:
So actually where am I supposed to copy the files, in the external sd or internal sd ??
Because on all tutorials and HowTo's it just says copy to sd card
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SD card is the SD card not the one that the phone might not have as its an extra for some .
jje
the reason why stockflashed firmware wont boot!!!!
the reason that the firmware that you flashed wont boot and goes into a bootloop is because you have to press upp button home button and power button so u can get into the stockCWM... do a factory reset and clear cashe from there and you will boot fine in stock rom just wait 2-4 minutes ! ut takes some time i know !
I'm not a developer by any means, basically I'm just a newbie that can follow instructions.
Some time last year, I purchased a Nook Color and used various sites on the Internet to create a bootable SD Card for CM 10 nightlies.
Every few days or so, I would look to see if there was a new nightly available. If so I would download it, insert my sd card into the adaptor and then into my laptop, place the new download into my sd card folder, eject the sd card, insert it into my Nook Color, boot it into the SD Recovery mode, then after installation, boot it normally.
I've been doing that since last year, so much so that now I don't even remember how to do anything else.
Well, a few days ago, I followed my normal routine except this time I made a mistake. I accidentally downloaded the nightly for one of the LG phones instead of the Nook. So after I followed my normal routine, the Nook wouldn't boot. It just stayed on a black screen that made it look like it was off but it was actually still on.
It took a few days for me to catch my mistake, but once I did I downloaded what I thought was the correct nightly.
But this time, I didn't know we had switched to 10.1. So when I booted into the Nook Color, it didn't look right...the time showed up differently, some of my shortcuts were missing, and the wireless didn't work.
At first I thought it was because I had downloaded the LG phone nightly. But then I read about 10.1 and wasn't sure how to get the Nook working properly.
So I decided "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" and went back to the last cm10 download that I still had on my laptop, which was the one from March 30.
I followed my normal routine again, and instead of the Nook booting, it's just on the CyanoMod screen with the circle going around and it's not booting. Now what?
Any suggestions are urgently appreciated. :fingers-crossed:
You destroyed your installation when you installed that LG version. If you had been installing to emmc, the installer would have caught the error and not let you. But the SD installer does not check first.
So you either need to start over with a new SD installation or install my Alternate CWM for SD and wipe /system and then install the correct CM.
To install fresh follow my instructions in my NC SD install guide linked on my signature.
To install my Alternative CWM for SD, go to my NC Tips thread also linked in my signature and read item B5.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
How can I save my content?
Most of it is just apps that are linked to my Google account, and over 1,000 Kindle ebooks,
But I do have a few things that I downloaded from the Internet that I would like to keep.
Thanks in advance
P.S. Also, what is the difference in the two options that you gave?
leapinlar said:
You destroyed your installation when you installed that LG version. If you had been installing to emmc, the installer would have caught the error and not let you. But the SD installer does not check first.
So you either need to start over with a new SD installation or install my Alternate CWM for SD and wipe /system and then install the correct CM.
To install fresh follow my instructions in my NC SD install guide linked on my signature.
To install my Alternative CWM for SD, go to my NC Tips thread also linked in my signature and read item B5.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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affirmwealth said:
How can I save my content?
Most of it is just apps that are linked to my Google account, and over 1,000 Kindle ebooks,
But I do have a few things that I downloaded from the Internet that I would like to keep.
Thanks in advance
P.S. Also, what is the difference in the two options that you gave?
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The difference is using the alternate CWM may save your content. I say may because just wiping /system may not be enough and you may need to wipe /data too, which means you lose installed apps, but downloaded material and kindle books stay.
Starting fresh you lose everything.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
I downloaded the alternate CWM, extracted it, and put the files on my SD Card, but I wasn't sure what you meant by "wiping/system".
So what I did was I cleared the cache, and then I put the latest cm 10.1 file and the gapps to go with it on my card, and booted into recovery as usual.
Then I booted up the Nook and it looks just like it did the first time...where the digital clock looks different, and there is no wifi. I press the wifi button to "on" but it doesn't do anything.
leapinlar said:
The difference is using the alternate CWM may save your content. I say may because just wiping /system may not be enough and you may need to wipe /data too, which means you lose installed apps, but downloaded material and kindle books stay.
Starting fresh you lose everything.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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affirmwealth said:
I downloaded the alternate CWM, extracted it, and put the files on my SD Card, but I wasn't sure what you meant by "wiping/system".
So what I did was I cleared the cache, and then I put the latest cm 10.1 file and the gapps to go with it on my card, and booted into recovery as usual.
Then I booted up the Nook and it looks just like it did the first time...where the digital clock looks different, and there is no wifi. I press the wifi button to "on" but it doesn't do anything.
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Wiping system means going to mounts and storage and picking format system. Wiping cache will not fix the problem.
After wiping /system, put the new CM and matching gapps zips on the boot partition like you always have and boot to SD recovery. It will install as usual. Then it may boot normally. If it does not, go to the Alternate CWM again and "wipe data/factory reset". Then reboot and you will need to setup and reinstall your apps, but your downloads will be there.
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Hi,
I just wanted to let you know that worked.
I'm fully up-to-date now and am running the CM 10.1. And I didn't lose any of my data.
I almost want to say that it even seems to be running faster than the March 30 cm10 version that I was running before.
I mainly use my Nook Color to read Kindle books, and it's so funny because if I had known that Amazon offered such a better selection of ebooks I wouldn't have purchased the Nook in the first place.
Now I was able to update my Kindle app to the latest version that mimics the Kindle (the real one) so I'm really excited.
Thanks for all your help.
leapinlar said:
Wiping system means going to mounts and storage and picking format system. Wiping cache will not fix the problem.
After wiping /system, put the new CM and matching gapps zips on the boot partition like you always have and boot to SD recovery. It will install as usual. Then it may boot normally. If it does not, go to the Alternate CWM again and "wipe data/factory reset". Then reboot and you will need to setup and reinstall your apps, but your downloads will be there.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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Hi,
So I got my girlfriend this gift basically right when it came out. I rooted it, and flashed CM 7.1 RC1 (literally came out that day) a long time ago.
She gave it to me yesterday to get her PDF's on there. I opened the market and nothing would pop up except for the like 5 total apps, while the Browser was working 100% fine. I go to my apps in the market and try downloading updates and they kept failing. I was frustrated, so I downloaded the latest Cyanogen Nightly and Gapps. I updated CWM to 6.0.3.1, then made a backup of the existing ROM. I went into recovery, and tried finding the Nightly and Gapps I downloaded, but the SD Card would never mount. I'm not sure how I can fix this.
Please help, thanks a ton!
Jimmy
hmmm what about putting the stuff in the phone memory and flash there
Jimmy058910 said:
Hi,
So I got my girlfriend this gift basically right when it came out. I rooted it, and flashed CM 7.1 RC1 (literally came out that day) a long time ago.
She gave it to me yesterday to get her PDF's on there. I opened the market and nothing would pop up except for the like 5 total apps, while the Browser was working 100% fine. I go to my apps in the market and try downloading updates and they kept failing. I was frustrated, so I downloaded the latest Cyanogen Nightly and Gapps. I updated CWM to 6.0.3.1, then made a backup of the existing ROM. I went into recovery, and tried finding the Nightly and Gapps I downloaded, but the SD Card would never mount. I'm not sure how I can fix this.
Please help, thanks a ton!
Jimmy
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Since you did it so long ago, do you remember if you installed the CM7 to emmc or SD? That may be your issue.
And how did you get 6.0.3.1? Rom Manager? That may be your issue too.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
leapinlar said:
Since you did it so long ago, do you remember if you installed the CM7 to emmc or SD? That may be your issue.
And how did you get 6.0.3.1? Rom Manager? That may be your issue too.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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Thanks for the responses! To be 100% honest, I don't remember how I rooted/flashed. I know I had to buy an SD card for it though, and the SD card is labeled BOOT
I did get 6.0.3.1 through ROM Manager.
Jimmy058910 said:
Thanks for the responses! To be 100% honest, I don't remember how I rooted/flashed. I know I had to buy an SD card for it though, and the SD card is labeled BOOT
I did get 6.0.3.1 through ROM Manager.
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Do you need the SD inserted for it to boot to your CM7? If so, you installed to SD and with an SD installation, you do not use CWM to install upgrades. That is why you cannot see the zip you downloaded. If you want to upgrade a CM7 SD install to CM10, you need to start over with a newly burned SD. The old SD setup is not compatible with CM10. Use my guide linked in my signature.
You might just want to put CM10 on internal memory, replacing whatever is there. Just download the new CM zip to emmc with CM7, boot to emmc CWM, remove the SD, wipe data/factory reset and flash the new CM zip using the "install from SD/choose from internal memory" option. Then you need to flash the right gapps to match. Then reboot. Once you are sure everything is working, you can format your old SD with SDFormatter so it can be used as a normal data SD. Get it free on the web.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD