I wanna upgrade to official gingerbread so i can flach ICS but every time i try it and with any official GB it gives me an update failed.Is there any other way to get ICS to work???maybe flashing .35 kernel and then ICS on the same time???
As far as I know, there's no other way than through the stock ROM. Please try with a freshly formatted SD card that you know works otherwise, and make sure the downloaded/extracted file itself itsn't corrupt.
Did you change any of the partitions sizes?
If so reverting to the original may fix your problem upgrading.
I have run into the same problem and managed to brick my phone.
Been spending hours trying to fix it now. Unfortunately I get the same error with 2.2.
Try this: Put the battery out and connect it to USB charger. I had this problem also.
no luck
Schrauff said:
Try this: Put the battery out and connect it to USB charger. I had this problem also.
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Already tried it could it be because i am trying to upgrade from 2.2.1 and not from 2.2.2 ?
Skace13 said:
Already tried it could it be because i am trying to upgrade from 2.2.1 and not from 2.2.2 ?
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I updated from 2.2.1. My only issue was that i had to manually delete DATA every time i booted.
if not i got a bootloop. i only updated to get the Aurora rom so i was cool with it tho
I am getting the same issue with my handset. Attempting to flash stock 2.3 ROM using CWM 4. I am attempting to update my CWM version, but it is not allowing me to replace the recovery.img.
Any help appreciated
adamkerrnz said:
I am getting the same issue with my handset. Attempting to flash stock 2.3 ROM using CWM 4. I am attempting to update my CWM version, but it is not allowing me to replace the recovery.img.
Any help appreciated
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You can't flash stock ROMs through CWM. You have to put the "dload" folder from the update in the root of your memory card, then hold volume +, volume -, and the power button down together with the phone turned off. This will start the "official" update process. To save yourself the trouble of rooting your phone after upgrading to stock, flash the B518 update. You'll have to reflash a newer CWM after this; either 5.0.2.7 or 5.5.2.4.
Triflot said:
You can't flash stock ROMs through CWM. You have to put the "dload" folder from the update in the root of your memory card, then hold volume +, volume -, and the power button down together with the phone turned off. This will start the "official" update process. To save yourself the trouble of rooting your phone after upgrading to stock, flash the B518 update. You'll have to reflash a newer CWM after this; either 5.0.2.7 or 5.5.2.4.
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Correct, Sir...and if I may add something.
Try updating the ROM from the internal SD card (remove the external card).....That is if the update still fails with the other instructions given before...
There is always the chance to have a corrupted update.app.
Try to download again the file and use a fresh FAT32 formatted sd card.
Hope that helps
I got it to work.. sorta.
Reformat internal SD card to vanilla partitions -> install 2.2 -> 2.35 -> MIUI v4 elite SX.
2.35 failed to boot so I had to install a custom ROM, which did boot. Now it's running fine with latest MIUI rom.
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Hey guys, I'm new to XDA and I have a few questions needed to be answered if you don't mind .
So an "official" ICS leak came out not too long ago, and tonight I tried installing it on my a500. By "it" I mean the stock leak for unrooted devices. Problem is, it's not working.
Long story short, I Googled like crazy looking for answers to these questions, and I found no specific answers anywhere from Iconia users, only by people with Droid phones.
I need to know the answers for
1) Can I install the stock version ICS from my internal SD card? If so, how?
2) How do I do this without rooting my device?
3) After renaming the download to "update.zip", as some have said, do I first extract the contents then place them in a folder called update.zip, or leave it as is and rename the large file?
In the end, I renamed the file to "Update.zip" without extraction, then reboot my device in recovery mode. The green Droid came on, then a warning sign, and nothing happened. How do I boot the ICS?
Sorry if this seems like a lot, I barely know any of the technical aspects of this stuff!
must be on externel SD with stock recovery.
same thing happend to me. I found out that my pc named the zip update.zip.zip, i used file explore on my 500 and took of the extra .zip and flashed it. And it worked perfectly.
0) You shouldn't have messed with this without first understand exactly what and how you do it. There's a really BIG STOP sign in the thread. Read the thread first to avoid bricking your device. Everything is here, so you don't have to "google like crazy".
To your questions:
1) No. You need an external SD for your stock recovery to flash the update.zip
2) Copy update.zip to the ROOT of your external SD card, power off, then power on, while holding Volume DOWN key
3) You should not extract the archive.
About root - it's a nice thingy - you are able to install a custom recovery in order to BACKUP your current firmware. Then you can flash one of the 4 custom ICS ROMs that will keep your recovery safe and not overwrite it. Actually you can flash very easily any custom a500 ROM with a custom recovery.
Now, try to flash again by using an external SD, if it still doesn't boot, try to hard reset the device (tutorial on how to hard reset - in my signature - in the revert to 3.0.1 thread)
If it still doesn't boot, read this thread on how to recover your tab:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1516012
Good luck.
drkalo said:
0) You shouldn't have messed with this without first understand exactly what and how you do it. There's a really BIG STOP sign in the thread. Read the thread first to avoid bricking your device. Everything is here, so you don't have to "google like crazy".
To your questions:
1) No. You need an external SD for your stock recovery to flash the update.zip
2) Copy update.zip to the ROOT of your external SD card, power off, then power on, while holding Volume DOWN key
3) You should not extract the archive.
About root - it's a nice thingy - you are able to install a custom recovery in order to BACKUP your current firmware. Then you can flash one of the 4 custom ICS ROMs that will keep your recovery safe and not overwrite it. Actually you can flash very easily any custom a500 ROM with a custom recovery.
Now, try to flash again by using an external SD, if it still doesn't boot, try to hard reset the device (tutorial on how to hard reset - in my signature - in the revert to 3.0.1 thread)
If it still doesn't boot, read this thread on how to recover your tab:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1516012
Good luck.
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The above could not have been said any better by anyone. EXACT TRUTH.
i just want to add this is a leak for the a500 . I do not think i would call it official.Also Remember Its yet to be known of the procedure you will have to fallow to accept the RELEASE IF I C S from acer in April (when they say anyway)
Thou from the past i can nearly guarantee you there will be a way. But could require you to downgrade root and flash one of the many ics cwm roms..as in the post above mine signature
drkalo said:
0) You shouldn't have messed with this without first understand exactly what and how you do it. There's a really BIG STOP sign in the thread. Read the thread first to avoid bricking your device. Everything is here, so you don't have to "google like crazy".
To your questions:
1) No. You need an external SD for your stock recovery to flash the update.zip
2) Copy update.zip to the ROOT of your external SD card, power off, then power on, while holding Volume DOWN key
3) You should not extract the archive.
About root - it's a nice thingy - you are able to install a custom recovery in order to BACKUP your current firmware. Then you can flash one of the 4 custom ICS ROMs that will keep your recovery safe and not overwrite it. Actually you can flash very easily any custom a500 ROM with a custom recovery.
Now, try to flash again by using an external SD, if it still doesn't boot, try to hard reset the device (tutorial on how to hard reset - in my signature - in the revert to 3.0.1 thread)
If it still doesn't boot, read this thread on how to recover your tab:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1516012
Good luck.
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Thanks! This all makes sense. However, there remains something unclear to me. If I have to use an external SD to boot a leaked ROM, how/where does the OTA update install from on my internal sd card? Can't I just place this ROM where the OTA usually loads from and run recovery after that? Thanks in advance
austin148 said:
Thanks! This all makes sense. However, there remains something unclear to me. If I have to use an external SD to boot a leaked ROM, how/where does the OTA update install from on my internal sd card? Can't I just place this ROM where the OTA usually loads from and run recovery after that? Thanks in advance
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The way you can flash it yourself (stock recovery: Vol down + power) requires an external SD. You don't have access to your internal storage by using stock recovery and there's no "key combo" you can use to do that. Once you install custom recovery, you'll be able to flash from Internal memory as well (thor's does, still haven't used RA recovery and don't know about it).
...But in order to install custom recovery, you need root. Custom recovery allows you to make full backups of your currently running FW + app data. If you're still on Honeycomb I recommend you get an external SD and go for the method 2 downgrade procedure and root it or go for timmyDean's procedure that installs rooted stock 3.2.1 ROM on your device (says it does need an external SD so it might be your choice), then install CWM and voila - you're in control and you can wipe your tab and install whatever cusom ROM you like....and you backup first of course
If you don't feel like messing with your tab's system, then wait a little more for ACER to release ICS OTA update.
So I did flashed the ROM, and I thought everything went fine and was happy, until I finally opened my phone for first time after the flash and the problems started. My sim wouldnt be recognized I had no service available, and also the battery would not be recognised, charging or not, the battery indicator was always showing I was at 0%...
and last but not least it was force closing every minute!
I flashed from Oxygen Custom 2.3 ROM, and did all the wiping stuff on the CWM(which I also updated to a valid for ICS Aurora version)
Now I got back to the latest Oxygen 2.3 and everything is fine, but I would really like to be able and get the ICS ROM, so any help is deeply appreciated!
did u upgrade to official GB 2.3 first?
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did u upgrade to official GB 2.3 first?
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No, I couldnt! :/
I mean I tryed but it wouldnt do the update!
it (official GB 2.3) is required to use Aurora rom..
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it (official GB 2.3) is required to use Aurora rom..
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Yeah, I thought so! But I cant make it work, I cant flash it, I mean, I had my microSD with the required free space made the folders and pasted the STEP 1 thing in there, tryed to hold down the power button + volume up+ volume down and everything I got was, the pink screen that wouldnt leave for 20 mins(the max I left it)
So yeah!
Do you mean you transferred the 'Step 1' folder to the sd? You need to open the step 1 folder and put just the 'dload' folder across to the sd. If that doesn't work try putting the dload folder in the internal sd.
When you installed aurora did you to wipe chache, system, data and delvik cache?
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Do you mean you transferred the 'Step 1' folder to the sd? You need to open the step 1 folder and put just the 'dload' folder across to the sd. If that doesn't work try putting the dload folder in the internal sd.
When you installed aurora did you to wipe chache, system, data and delvik cache?
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I did wiped everything necessary!
About the first thing you said I guess I did it wrong! I will try again! Thanks
Do I have to have official 2.2 before I get to official 2.3?
Omg I managed to start the firmware update but it said it failed at step 2 why?
How did you get back to oxygen 2.3?
How did you get back to oxygen 2.3?
I,ve done the same to my phone and it didn't worked as yours , but after reflashing oxygen 2.3 it is not passing the huawei logo I really want my u8800 back
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How did you get back to oxygen 2.3?
I,ve done the same to my phone and it didn't worked as yours , but after reflashing oxygen 2.3 it is not passing the huawei logo I really want my u8800 back
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Go to CWM Recovery, wipe data Cache dalvik, reflash ROM wipe AGAIN and reboot!
It should work!
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Go to CWM Recovery, wipe data Cache dalvik, reflash ROM wipe AGAIN and reboot!
It should work!
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I tried to do that but it didn,t worked, same problem again.
to make things clear here is my history:
1- after installing oxygen I changed internal partition size with some zip file from xda (And I was so happy with that)
2- installed ICS aurora but simcard not detected
3- tried to get back to stock rom with dload 2.2.1 (tmn portugal rom provided in xda) but in update progress and cwm it says E: couldn't mount; so everything ruined.
now I can not use ICM nor get back to Oxygen and nor stock rom
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I tried to do that but it didn,t worked, same problem again.
to make things clear here is my history:
1- after installing oxygen I changed internal partition size with some zip file from xda (And I was so happy with that)
2- installed ICS aurora but simcard not detected
3- tried to get back to stock rom with dload 2.2.1 (tmn portugal rom provided in xda) but in update progress and cwm it says E: couldn't mount; so everything ruined.
now I can not use ICM nor get back to Oxygen and nor stock rom
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You cannot flash stock rom with cwm. You need to put dload folder in root of sdcard and when phone is powered off start it by holding vol +/- and power button. This is all in instructions coming with stock rom.
Your problem with sim card in aurora was probably because you need official 2.3.5, not 2.2.1. There is a different kernel. You, should update to 2.3.5, root, install cwm and then flash aurora again in cwm.
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I tried to do that but it didn,t worked, same problem again.
to make things clear here is my history:
1- after installing oxygen I changed internal partition size with some zip file from xda (And I was so happy with that)
2- installed ICS aurora but simcard not detected
3- tried to get back to stock rom with dload 2.2.1 (tmn portugal rom provided in xda) but in update progress and cwm it says E: couldn't mount; so everything ruined.
now I can not use ICM nor get back to Oxygen and nor stock rom
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Try to update to 2.3.5, by putting the dload into your SD power up your phone while holding both volume (+)(-) buttons!
Let it finish!
But I think there might be a problem!
You need to repartition your SD to as it was with official ROM, and then flash 2.3.5!
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Try to update to 2.3.5, by putting the dload into your SD power up your phone while holding both volume (+)(-) buttons!
Let it finish!
But I think there might be a problem!
You need to repartition your SD to as it was with official ROM, and then flash 2.3.5!
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TNX man, I was thinking about that too and probably the problem is that.
so how to repartition internal sd to it's former state (600 mb + 2gb I think)
please help me.
in recovery mode and partition sd it,s only affect external sd. I tried to mount everything in recovery mode but it didn't worked too.
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TNX man, I was thinking about that too and probably the problem is that.
so how to repartition internal sd to it's former state (600 mb + 2gb I think)
please help me.
in recovery mode and partition sd it,s only affect external sd. I tried to mount everything in recovery mode but it didn't worked too.
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Thank you guys, I solved my problem by wiping and flashing dload twice.
I,m so happy now, I thought my phone died
Right basically if you've followed my last thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27975788#post27975788 it turns out I haven't got anywhere really. Today I managed to flash both froyo and GB but after trying to root both and install a custom ROM it would fail and I'd end up in a bootloop. Normally I'd just reinstall the dload files from the SD card and start again. Now however, when I go to boot the dload files, I get pink a screen (with usb plugged in I have the image folder with various files). When I try and boot recovery, nothing happens, I've tried replacing the recovery image, but no success. So now I'm left with a phone that does pretty much nothing other than bootloop or turn pink on command. Any suggestions on what I can do to install froyo or GB?
Sorry and thanks again.
Before root the rom(s) run ok?
And how you root the device? Also are you sure that the root have success? How you check it?
The root was fine, followed the instructions from the thread in dev section, ran the one click root everything was fine, swapped the recovery to get v5 used remount and astro explorer. went to CWM, made sure i had a rom that ran with the kernel, installed it everything said it was fine reboot into a loop. my options now are boot loop or pink screen, it wont even pick up the dload from the sd card.
So the bootloop happen with the custom rom you flashed from recovery mode?
Which rom you flashed? Did you wipe data/cache/dalvic_cache before the reboot?
Indeed I did. Something corrupted in the image folder. So I found a custom Image folder by the guy who's developed the v5.5 of CWM. In his signature theres a load of zip files one of them had a custom Image folder which Ive swapped in to which the phone has read the dload files now finally. Im hoping this will work.
If the device boots fine with the official roms, and bootloops with the custom, there is nothing wrong with the image file. The problem is with the rom that you try to flash and maybe with the recovery version.
For whatever reason ive tried multiple roms today none of which have booted, the closest i came was the oxygen rom but that failed at the oxygen splash screen. As for my problem, something had happened after i flash a rom, no idea what but a file in the image folder had gone bad. after swapping that out for one i found, dload from the SD card booted and installed. I now have a stock GB running which i think i'll leave it at that. i'm clearly missing something when i flash a custom rom whether it be bootloader related or a incompatible rom to kernel. either way now it works, i'll leave it as is. Thanks for the help though much appreciated. I'm hoping other will find the help they need here.
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For whatever reason ive tried multiple roms today none of which have booted, the closest i came was the oxygen rom but that failed at the oxygen splash screen. As for my problem, something had happened after i flash a rom, no idea what but a file in the image folder had gone bad. after swapping that out for one i found, dload from the SD card booted and installed. I now have a stock GB running which i think i'll leave it at that. i'm clearly missing something when i flash a custom rom whether it be bootloader related or a incompatible rom to kernel. either way now it works, i'll leave it as is. Thanks for the help though much appreciated. I'm hoping other will find the help they need here.
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The only cases I can think a custom ROM won't work are
- installing a .32 ROM over a ROM based on .35 and vice versa
- installing a custom ROM without wiping data and caches of the previous ROM, especially if they are not related, like not different builds of the same ROM
- installing a .32 ROM using cwm other than 5.0.2.6 and below
- installing a .35 or ics ROM using a cwm other than 5.5.0.4 or 5.0.2.7
Are you sure you did none of that?
Sent from my U8800
Hi all!
This is my first post and I am new to rooting so I will not know as much advanced techniques/terms so please be patient.
I decided to root my phone to install a custom ROM (Thats what everyone wants, right?), more specifically to get a newer version of Android. I found the Aurora ROM by Dzo and I flashed 2.04 and it seems very fluid and fast. I didn't upgrade from the official 2.3 because I couldn't find the files. I'm really liking the ICS environment.
My first question is: How do I find/install a baseband? I want to use this as my daily ROM and I can't do much without signal.
Second, My battery indicator is not working and how do I fix this?
Thirdly, When I put the device to sleep for about 5 secs or more it will not wake up and reboots. Is this fixed with a later patch?
And lastly, What upgrade pattern should I use to get up to 5.0? (e.g. 2.04-2.5-2.6 etc or jump straight to a version and go from there)
Thanks in advance
First of All,you must install official gingerbread for install ICS.
Your problems (battery and baseband) are causing by old amss.bin (baseband) and old bootloader.
First,install official gingerbread with code name V100R001C00B518G001. If you install this version,you must not do root for install Aurora ICS.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lws54xxb3lcm7di
If you install it,You must install CWM 5.0.2.8 or CWM 5.0.2.7 or CWM 6.0.2.8 or CWM 5.5.0.4 or TWRP Recovery. My prefence is install CWM 6.0.2.8
Here is 6.0.2.8;
http://code.google.com/p/forumber-projects-for-u8800/downloads/detail?name=recovery-clockwork-6.0.2.8-2.6.35.7-u8800.img&can=2&q=
1.Download the recovery
2.Remove SD Card and delete dload folder in phone's internal memory (if exists).
3.Power on the device while pushing volume up and down buttons.
4.If the pink screen appears,connect the phone to PC and wait for detect the phone
5.Rename downloaded img file to recovery.img and copy it to image folder in mass storage in Pink Screen
6. Download latest Aurora 5.0 and update 20 and copy those files to your sd card.
7. Power On the phone while pressing volume up button.
8. Backup the system to your sd card
9. Do "Wipe data/factory set"
10.Install Aurora 5.0,then install update 20
11.Reboot the system. And that's it! Enjoy the ICS
Just one question, Do I install gingerbread without the device rooted? and do I have to wipe my phone?
TheRichboy247 said:
Just one question, Do I install gingerbread without the device rooted? and do I have to wipe my phone?
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You can install offical gingerbread on rooted ROM. You don't need to wipe because the system will do wipe automaticly
No. You do not have to wipe. But you can if you want.
To install official gingerbread, you can install it over a rooted or a non rooted device. It doesn't matter because when you install gingerbread. The device will automatically be un rooted. You would have to root your device again after installing official gingerbread.
The easiest way to root gingerbread is to use SuperOneClick. Here is a tutorial for rooting your gingerbread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728
In the link above, just do the steps under 'Rooting the U8800 with SuperOneClick v2.3.3' and 'Installing ClockworkMod 5.5.0.4 on your U8800'.
I hope I helped. Good Luck and have fun rooting!
When I try to flash the Gingerbread ROM, It says Installation aborted. Why is this?
I am using CWM 5.5.0.4
That's not right...
TheRichboy247 said:
When I try to flash the Gingerbread ROM, It says Installation aborted. Why is this?
I am using CWM 5.5.0.4
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You do not flash official firmware with CWM.
You must extract the file that you have downloaded.
After extracting it, keep going into the extracted files until you find a folder called 'dload'.
Copy this dload folder to the root of sdcard.
Now, power on your phone by pressing and holding down the power + volume up + volume down buttons all together.
The phone will automatically start installing the official android 2.3
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If you don't understand anything then you are welcome to ask me about it. I will explain it to you.
Good Luck!
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You do not flash official firmware with CWM.
You must extract the file that you have downloaded.
After extracting it, keep going into the extracted files until you find a folder called 'dload'.
Copy this dload folder to the root of sdcard.
Now, power on your phone by pressing and holding down the power + volume up + volume down buttons all together.
The phone will automatically start installing the official android 2.3
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If you don't understand anything then you are welcome to ask me about it. I will explain it to you.
Good Luck!
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Lol, I just massively derped. ANyways, I installed it but it won't go past the boot animation. What should I do from here?
TheRichboy247 said:
Lol, I just massively derped. ANyways, I installed it but it won't go past the boot animation. What should I do from here?
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You don't need to pass boot animation. Do this;
1.Download the recovery
2.Remove SD Card and delete dload folder in phone's internal memory (if exists).
3.Power on the device while pushing volume up and down buttons.
4.If the pink screen appears,connect the phone to PC and wait for detect the phone
5.Rename downloaded img file to recovery.img and copy it to image folder in mass storage in Pink Screen
6. Download latest Aurora 5.0 and update 20 and copy those files to your sd card.
7. Power On the phone while pressing volume up button.
8. Backup the system to your sd card
9. Do "Wipe data/factory set"
10.Install Aurora 5.0,then install update 20
11.Reboot the system.
Thank you guys so much, i am happily running Aurora ICS with no problems so far. If i have any other issues i will post to this thread or elsewhere. Thanks again!
TheRichboy247 said:
Thank you guys so much, i am happily running Aurora ICS with no problems so far. If i have any other issues i will post to this thread or elsewhere. Thanks again!
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Good Job. I hope you don't run into any kind of problem
I am currently running one of the CM 7.2 modifications and it does not have an option to launch the update frocess from official update package.
The phone is U8800 PRO. Sadly, I don't have a nandroid backup, it would be dead simple to flash stock ROM backup files and I wouldn't be writing here
So, what can I do? Maybe some of you running stock ROM with "Launch update from SD card" button can share your nandroid? Any advice woudl be appreciated.
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I am currently running one of the CM 7.2 modifications and it does not have an option to launch the update frocess from official update package.
The phone is U8800 PRO. Sadly, I don't have a nandroid backup, it would be dead simple to flash stock ROM backup files and I wouldn't be writing here
So, what can I do? Maybe some of you running stock ROM with "Launch update from SD card" button can share your nandroid? Any advice woudl be appreciated.
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download stock gingerbread ROM. create a folder called update on your external SD card. put the update file inside that. now replace your cwm recovery with stock gingerbread recovery. power off phone then
vol up + power button, stock recovery should automatically install the GB update.
*critical that you use stock GB recovery.
rjspark89 said:
download stock gingerbread ROM. create a folder called update on your external SD card. put the update file inside that. now replace your cwm recovery with stock gingerbread recovery. power off phone then
vol up + power button, stock recovery should automatically install the GB update.
*critical that you use stock GB recovery.
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That is exactly what I thought, I don't have stock recovery though, this is my problem. Mind if I ask you to share it with me if you have a copy?