It's been a long while since I flashed a ROM and I am bit rusty on the process.
I downloaded the ROM for vision.
Where do I put it? On the phone or the external SD card?
Boot into CWM and then? Do I need to clear cache, data, anything?
And then I flash the ROM, right?
Put the ROM on the SD card. You can flash it from ROM Manager, or as you say boot into recovery and flash it from there. Make sure you backup your current ROM before you start though.
You should be fine just to wipe cache and flash it over the top.
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Thank you. I tried doing that. A couple of issues:
1. Market showed only about 10 apps. I couldn't find all my apps. I thought market synced and downloaded any missing app.
2. More importantly, I could not download any app. I kept getting market error. I tried rebooting and wiping market data, but nothing.
I went back to the backup. Any pointers?
Back up your apps via titanium backup the do a full wipe the flash new rom, the restore apps via titaniumbackup
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I've been running on CM7 for quite some time, but would like to give AXURA a test drive for a bit. I'm curious as to how I go about this in CWM. I've used ROM Manager to do it, and chose wipe cache, which wiped the system partition, but I've never done it within CWM, which I use more often now. Any help?
Boot into cwm select wipe data factory reset then wipe cache then go to advance>wipe dalvik cache. Then you should be good to go to flash Axura directly following those steps. Remember to make a backup before you do anything. Hope this helps.
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1. Download the ROM
2. Put it on the root of your SDcard
3. Boot into Clockwork Recovery (Go into ROM Manager.. boot into Recovery) or adb reboot recovery or terminal (su; reboot recovery) and so on.
4. Wipe Factory, Cache, Dalvik
5. Install zip from sdcard
6. Pick Axura
7. Reboot
Thanks. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to wipe my SD-card partition when I chose factory wipe. I just wiped and it's all good.
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Thanks. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to wipe my SD-card partition when I chose factory wipe. I just wiped and it's all good.
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Wiping factory settings will wipe:
A) Applications
B) Settings
... if you're going to flash, I recommend getting a backup app such as Titanium Backup (Pro) so it would save your apps + data.
Wiping partition is "Partition SD Card" in advanced. Nothing to worry about.
There are full instructions on the first link in my signature
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Yeah I got it all taken care of. I'm pretty familiar with all the programs and procedures, had my Titanium Backups, etc, but I had never actually done a system wipe from within CWM, only flashes over old builds.
And I'm ALREADY back on CM7 20 mins later, haha. Axura was cool, but I was having issues getting root access for progs, etc.
I've been having issues with force closes lately in CM7, so hopefully the full wipe will fix it.
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Yeah I got it all taken care of. I'm pretty familiar with all the programs and procedures, had my Titanium Backups, etc, but I had never actually done a system wipe from within CWM, only flashes over old builds.
And I'm ALREADY back on CM7 20 mins later, haha. Axura was cool, but I was having issues getting root access for progs, etc.
I've been having issues with force closes lately in CM7, so hopefully the full wipe will fix it.
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Did you try fixing permissions in Clockwork Recovery / ROM Manager? That usually fixes Force closes.
Also, which gapps should I get? It's been a while and I lost my link.
Zephik, no I hadnt done that in about a month. I'll do that next time it happens.
Also, this is really wierd, but when I booted into a fresh install of CM7, it never said welcome to Nexus S. It simply went to the home screen without any Google account info entered.
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Also, which gapps should I get? It's been a while and I lost my link
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I don't think they've updated them since january so it should be the same ones. Could be wrong though in which case I need to update my own gapps lawl
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Also, which gapps should I get? It's been a while and I lost my link.
Zephik, no I hadnt done that in about a month. I'll do that next time it happens.
Also, this is really wierd, but when I booted into a fresh install of CM7, it never said welcome to Nexus S. It simply went to the home screen without any Google account info entered.
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Gapps: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?cxlbp3zj1s5l92v This includes Market 2.3.4 whereas the official gapps doesn't include Market 2.3.4 and uses Market 2.3.3.
Fixing permissions is in either: A) ROM Manager
B) Clockwork Recovery (in advanced).
And it did that either because:
A) You didnt wipe factory settings
B) Didn't flash gapps. [When you flash another ROM then back to CM7.. gapps get wiped]
@Ken: http://goo-inside.me/gapps/ are official. But I linked above with a newer market. It's been updated since March 07
Thanks man.
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Gapps: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?cxlbp3zj1s5l92v This includes Market 2.3.4 whereas the official gapps doesn't include Market 2.3.4 and uses Market 2.3.3.
Fixing permissions is in either: A) ROM Manager
B) Clockwork Recovery (in advanced).
And it did that either because:
A) You didnt wipe factory settings
B) Didn't flash gapps. [When you flash another ROM then back to CM7.. gapps get wiped]
@Ken: http://goo-inside.me/gapps/ are official. But I linked above with a newer market. It's been updated since March 07
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Thanks man, I need to update my gapps too then
Well, I get to join the ranks of the stupid. Ah well.
The objective: To "Re-build" a nandroid backup.
The cause: I wanted to use the new Netflix app, so I nandroided my Evil D 0.32 DHD ROM, downloaded Virtuous Fusion, went into recovery, and like the instructions said, wiped everything. In my tired state, I even did the SD card. Once done, I began to try to flash the new ROM, but could not find the zip. Cursing like a drunken sailor for forgetting to copy the zip file, I mounted the SD Card and my horror grew as I saw it was blank. Wiped.
Since then: I swapped my card with a spare, flashed a ROM, and began a recovery on the card. I got all 5 nandroids from the card back (at least I think I did)... but...
The issue: Each of the folder I recovered has 6 files inside: .android_secure, boot, cache, data, nandroid, recovery, and system. I rebooted into recovery, and tryto flash one. OFC, since they are no longer zips, it failed.
So I zipped one, and it fails as well. No error message just:
CWM Recovery .0.2.4
--Installing /sdcard/Nand1.zip
Finding Update Package
Opening update package
Installing Update
Installation aborted.
Root with gfree and eng hboot.
Ideas?
Just a quick bump and a status update...
Not sure why I was trying to flash backup when I needed to restore...
Anyways, I used the correct menu, restored a backup...
Good news is that 2 of the 5 backups restored no issue. Of the 3 dead ones, 1 was a stock backup, so I don't care about it. However, one of the other 2 is what I needed. (Meaning, the 2 that restored were old, and of the three ones that would not for MD5 issues, one I needed.)
So the question changes.
The 5 nandroids: 1 was stock, 4 were the same ROM, just taken at different points in time.
The reason 2 of them won't restore is failed MD5, which just means 1 byte (or more) has changed.
From what I know, the 6 files - .android_secure, boot, cache, data, nandroid, recovery, and system - all point to certain parts of the phone.
.android_secure - has to do with market from what I know.
cache - won't kill the phone if this is corrupt, cache will just rebuild.
data - the all important file. Your personal data is stored here. Apps, settings, etc.
nandroid - related to md5 and such? Not needed for apps/data
recovery - recovery image
system - the rom itself.
Now, if I am correct, if I restore a working nandroid, and then just the data from a dead nandroid, as long as the ROM was the same between the 2 of them, I should be golden?
right? And issues with this?
What are you worried about losing? Between Google sync and HTC sense sync you'll get most of the important stuff back.
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There are many apps which I no longer have a apk for that version (Soundhound? New version has permissions I don't want to give!) that I had there. And my TB backup was on the card as well...
So, anyone know if/how? In short: If I have a damaged nandroid and working nandroid of the same ROM, can I restore the data from the bad one to the good and how?
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So, anyone know if/how? In short: If I have a damaged nandroid and working nandroid of the same ROM, can I restore the data from the bad one to the good and how?
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If you run an md5 of the data img you want, place that in the md5 file (included in the backup folder) it should restore properly. I've been in the same situation as you and that's what I did to fix it.
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So I have a Droid 2 which I rooted and have run Apex RC3 on since last fall. It recently has slowed down a bit and I have wanted to try switching to CyanogenMod7, but the whole concept of downgrading and then rerooting and then finally flashing the ROM seemed quite complicated.
Is that in fact what I have to do? I'm on 2.3.3, not 2.3.4 (I know there's a problem with downgrading from that), but is it not possible to simply flash CM7 from my current situation? It seems kind of redundant to unroot my phone just to reroot it again.
Finally, I am using Titanium Backup to store some data and I have a few questions. First of all, which one of the many contacts options is the one that actually stores my contact data? I would prefer not to backup and then restore all five or six of them. In addition, if I am forced to flash back to stock and unroot, will anything happen to my backups (obviously I can't use Titanium Backup while unrooted, I mean once I finally reroot and get CM7).
Thanks in advance for any help!
Find the version of CM7 for Ginger Bread (2.3.3)
Get the zip, and GApps if necessary
Place it on the root directory so it will be easy to locate
Go into your contacts and export them to your SD Card
Boot into Recovery
Wipe Data, Wipe Cache, go to Advanced then Wipe Dalvik Cache
Go to Mounts and Storage, Format System, then Mount System
Install zip from sd card, choose zip from sd card, select and let it run (repeat for Gapps if necessary)
Reboot
Actually it is possible to install cm7 over 2.3.3 you just have to use the unofficial cm7 on rootzwiki
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So pretty much, I can just flash any of these ROMs the same way I did Apex (in recovery, wipe the data and cache and then install .zip for ROM and gapps) so long as I'm running the right OS/have the right kernel? I noticed on rootzwiki that there is actually a version of CM9 up, could I do that the same way too?
Just some info in case it's needed:
System Version: 4.5.153.A955-continuous.Verizon.en.US
Android Version: 2.3.3
Baseband Version: BP_C_01.09.13P
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9-gca08d89
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Yes, you can flash CM7/9, MIUI, Gummy, etc as you did before. Just make sure if you flash any actual 4.0 roms such as CM9/MIUI V4 you format and then re-mount system. There are slight differences in GB and ICS that apparently necessitate this because anyone who has skipped this step has ended up having to SBF back to GB and start over.
Perfect, thanks. One last question for now though (I'll flash later today): will the data I'm saving on Titanium Backup transfer over to an ICS rom? I'm saving my messaging data and some data for games, and I'm not sure whether they are applicable on the new OS.
As far as I know yes, that will work with TB, but you also might want to download an SMS backup app from the Play Store quickly just in case.
Just wanted to say thanks to MissionImprobable and Albinoman for their help--I'm successfully running CM9 on my Droid 2!
I'm having trouble restoring a nandroid backup.
I had CM7 running nicely running from internal. But I got bored and wanted to try an ICS ROM. So, I booted into CWM recovery, and did a backup first thing. Then I did the whole wipe and flash thing, and got the new ROM up and running. After a couple days, I decided that ICS is still too flaky for everyday use, so I decided to flash back to my good ol' stable CM7. So I booted back into recovery, wiped, and restored the backup I had made previously. But when I boot up, things are wonky. I have my homescreen and wallpaper back, and many of my other customizations, but none of my apps seem to be installed. My homescreens have placeholder icons, and the widgets all have an error message.
I've tried restoring several times, with different combinations of wiping system, cache, dalvik, etc. But I've yet to hit the right sequence. What's the "correct" way to restore back to what I had? I hate to have to set everything up all over again.
What version of CWM are you using? Some of the older versions do not wipe the newer nooks properly.
If you really want to be sure you have wiped everything, go to my tips thread linked in my signature and get version 5.5.0.4 either for emmc or a bootable SD. Then flash my format partitions 5, 6, and 7 zip. Then restore your backup and see if that does it.
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What version of CWM are you using? Some of the older versions do not wipe the newer nooks properly.
If you really want to be sure you have wiped everything, go to my tips thread linked in my signature and get version 5.5.0.4 either for emmc or a bootable SD. Then flash my format partitions 5, 6, and 7 zip. Then restore your backup and see if that does it.
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I have version 2.5.0.1 now. Took a quick look at your tips thread - looks like I have some reading to do! I'll get a newer CWM and see how it goes. Thanks!
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hello i have a quick question. I want to install optimus rom .My question is in order to install the rom i must do a full wipe which is to wipe delcache/cache/ data/system. But on the lgg2 d800 all my apps and games are stored on the sdcard partition of the internal storage. if i wipe everything will it also wipe these apps ? i dont care if it does im just asking because in the past i dont think it did. I think the rom installed and all my apps were still taking of space on my storage but i wasnt able o access them.
Also if i download the rom file to my phone how am i supposed to install it if i have to wipe the phone out? Am i supposed to use lg flash tool to get my phone back to stock ( meaning unrooted ) and then reinstall a kk rom then recovery ,root, then a new rom?
i only ask this because it seems like everythime i install the stock tot kitkat rom file here on xda theres always some issue with it.
It is generally advised to wipe data/cache/dalvik when flashing a new rom. When wiping your installed apps, messages, settings etc are deleted. Everything on your internal storage is not however.
Download the appropriate files,(Rom, gapps, etc), wipe and flash.
You can backup all your apps before flashing with Titanium backup, backup+, helium and so on..
If you are on stock you will need to root and install a recovery.. You'll find the appropriate guides in the forum..
Good luck.