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[Q] Custom rom on FRG83D

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.

[Q] succefuly instaled cyan on my NKcolor just have some questions

I rooted my nook color the other day and now decided to install cyanongen on it, but long story short i ran into the "data error" in formating data, so i got that fixed thanks to deangibson and his great thread. so now im using cyanogen and wonder is there anything i should worry about? with cyan does this means B&N cant update the device? Also i the cyan version is 7.0.3 running is that a good stable version? I would like to buy another sd card, do i put the new one in and format it throught the format sd car setting in cyanogen?

When you said "root then install CM7 on it" along with "format /data" issue, I assume that you already whacked your stock OS, therefore B&N update has absolutely zero effect, in fact, it's gone for good until you restore it.

Yes I wiped the SD then reformat to make cyan work, but ok just wNted to make sure b&n was gone for good! ThNks
HTC Wildfire S (VM) "s-off" "rooted" Stock Rom

[Q] [q] miui 2.4.13 r4u

Hello
I installed the new MIUI ROM in my U8800, but it doesnt detect the sim card and the battery...I installed it form the old MIUI 1.3.... and i made factory reset, cache and dalvik cache wipe...
Please help....

alrubenalves said:
Hello
I installed the new MIUI ROM in my U8800, but it doesnt detect the sim card and the battery...I installed it form the old MIUI 1.3.... and i made factory reset, cache and dalvik cache wipe...
Please help....
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Based ROM installed ,either official or .35 based custom ROM 518-528(518 works fine and you won't lose the pink screen).Old MIUI 1.3 official or .32 based custom ROM.

Igory0k said:
Based ROM installed ,either official or .35 based custom ROM 518-528(518 works fine and you won't lose the pink screen).Old MIUI 1.3 official or .32 based custom ROM.
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I downloaded that file (518) but I have no idea what to do with it...

alrubenalves said:
I downloaded that file (518) but I have no idea what to do with it...
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include UPDATE.APP
- Prepare a formatted Micro SD card which at least has 512MB available space. Make sure your handset is powered off and then insert the MICRO SD card into the handset.
- Make a “dload” directory on SD card root directory
- Copy the “Step 1\ dload\UPDATE.APP” to SD card.
- Long press volume up + volume down + power button on the handset to startup you device until device into upgrade model, the handset will upgrade and shutdown automatically.
- After upgrade success , Restart the handset.
- It will reboot few times.
- Check the Build number is 100R001C00B518G001 . You can see it in “Settings”->”About Phone”..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377390
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728

So, after I do that update, I can install the rom normally, right?

alrubenalves said:
So, after I do that update, I can install the rom normally, right?
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yeah right

[Q] What should i do with the phone

My dad had bought a used htc hd2 and it had android already installed on it and he gave it to me. But his google account is locked in it and restore to factory settings doesn't erase everything so i went around the internet looking for solutions and i learned a little more about phone modding and stuff so i was wondering in addition to getting rid of anything should i upgrade it? It hasn't been used in over a year and here's the phone info
Android Version: 2.3.4
Kernel version: 2.6.32.14_tytung_r10
Build number: GRJ22 (NexusHD2-Gingerbread V2.7 Nand)

It really depends on what you want from the phone. GB is stable and smooth but ICS and above ROMs are better for gaming and web browsing. I'd recommend at the very least flashing a more up to date GB ROM such as TyphooN, but your current ROM should be fine if you don't want to bother flashing anything.

Nigeldg said:
It really depends on what you want from the phone. GB is stable and smooth but ICS and above ROMs are better for gaming and web browsing. I'd recommend at the very least flashing a more up to date GB ROM such as TyphooN, but your current ROM should be fine if you don't want to bother flashing anything.
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I would like to flash and have a phone better for gaming. And also i had mentioned that my dad's google account is locked in and i can't get rid of some of the personal data even from factory reset.
I was looking at the ICS' you mentioned and the latest one would be http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434860 right? If so could you point me to a guide that could help me install it?

ok to get rid of your dads account you must boot into recovery and wipe data....when phone is off hold down the power button until it goes to a menu...magldr or clk..depents on what the other guy that had the phone done with it...you will find an option "ad recovery" or something..choose it to boot into recovery and then wipe data...you should really search it...you will find what you need...this forum is full of guides...

Look in my sig, there's a guide. ICS is definitely better for gaming, you can flash any ICS ROM you choose but NexusHD2 is always good, I used that one too. If you want to just wipe your data then do what the person above said, i.e. wipe data/factory reset in CWM.

U can flash a new rom altogether. Here is a good one. Its the typhoon rom. I use it and its fast and stable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933951
Android being installed on the internal memory, MAGLDR (bootloader) and the clockwork mod recovery are already installed.
U can download the rom, put it in the root of your sd card. Then follow these:
1. Boot into MAGLDR ( by holding the power button when you boot, hold it until u see the MAGLDR menu)
2. Go to the option, "AD Recovery". You will boot into the clockworkmod recovery
3. Wipe date and cache using the options. Also by going in the advanced menu, delete the dalvik cache as well.
4. then select the 'install zip from sdcard"
5. Navigate to the rom ( its the downloaded .zip file)
6. It will install and reboot the phone to use the new rom.
The Phone will be like new. U will access the welcome to android screens. All your dads google contacts and anything associated with the google account will be lost. All contacts, emails, settings etc will be deleted. U will be asked to make a gmail or use an existing one. All apps u installed will be lost. U can backup the apps using titanium backup. and the contacts can be saved on the sd card and then on to ur pc is u want to. It is suggested that you format the sd card as well before installing the rom. but im not sure about this.

[Q] Questions regarding Engle_Mars' MM2 CM10.1 port installation

Hello everyone, this is my first post on XDA and it is about Engle_Mars' CM10.1 port for MM2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128318). I have a rooted MM2 (A953) running Android 2.2 Froyo, kernel version 2.6.32.9 and I wanted to try JB on my device, I installed Droid2Bootstrap (CWMRecovery is working just fine) and got his ROM on the SD card. My questions are:
A) Even though the ROM is based on the 2.6.32.9 Kernel, will it still run on my device? I am from Argentina and I purchased my phone at Personal S.A so it's running their custom Froyo Rom (System Version: Version.3.13.0.A953.Personal.en.AR)!
B) My phone's USB port is broken and the PC won't recognize it (Yes, I have tried a bunch of USB cables and other pcs as well), having this said, if I try the installation and end up in a boot loop will I be able to recover my device without RSDLite or a PC at all?
C) I have backed up my current ROM with CWMRecovery, will I be able to restore this backup if I want to downgrade or if the installation goes wrong?
Any help is very much appreciated, I am a complete noob as far as Android is concerned so sorry if I made any stupid questions, but I couldn't find any help on Google or other Forums. Thanks in advance!

matii2639 said:
Hello everyone, this is my first post on XDA and it is about Engle_Mars' CM10.1 port for MM2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128318). I have a rooted MM2 (A953) running Android 2.2 Froyo, kernel version 2.6.32.9 and I wanted to try JB on my device, I installed Droid2Bootstrap (CWMRecovery is working just fine) and got his ROM on the SD card. My questions are:
A) Even though the ROM is based on the 2.6.32.9 Kernel, will it still run on my device? I am from Argentina and I purchased my phone at Personal S.A so it's running their custom Froyo Rom (System Version: Version.3.13.0.A953.Personal.en.AR)!
B) My phone's USB port is broken and the PC won't recognize it (Yes, I have tried a bunch of USB cables and other pcs as well), having this said, if I try the installation and end up in a boot loop will I be able to recover my device without RSDLite or a PC at all?
C) I have backed up my current ROM with CWMRecovery, will I be able to restore this backup if I want to downgrade or if the installation goes wrong?
Any help is very much appreciated, I am a complete noob as far as Android is concerned so sorry if I made any stupid questions, but I couldn't find any help on Google or other Forums. Thanks in advance!
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A) Yep, new ROMs have custom kernels running with 2ndboot, that means that the running froyo kernel get replaced with a custom jb kernel on the fly. I'd recommend you flash the bootmenu v1.1 (from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1183672&d=1341699135 , it's a newer (v5 versus v2), permanent recovery, you flash it using the "volatile" recovery in the bootstraper)
B) Nope, but remember to wipe data/factory reset on recovery so you don't get stuck. If you can't get to the custom recovery, stock recovery can be used to wipe.
C) Yes, but it's recommended yo do another backup with the newer recovery on the bootmenu, this is because CWM 5 has a newer backup format.
Remember most of the stuff has been already discussed here on xda. Some of the stuff for the defy applies to the MS2 as well (they're almost the same hardware-wise).
Good luck, and welcome to the milestone 2's rom scene

Lean946 said:
A) Yep, new ROMs have custom kernels running with 2ndboot, that means that the running froyo kernel get replaced with a custom jb kernel on the fly. I'd recommend you flash the bootmenu v1.1 (from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1183672&d=1341699135 , it's a newer (v5 versus v2), permanent recovery, you flash it using the "volatile" recovery in the bootstraper)
B) Nope, but remember to wipe data/factory reset on recovery so you don't get stuck. If you can't get to the custom recovery, stock recovery can be used to wipe.
C) Yes, but it's recommended yo do another backup with the newer recovery on the bootmenu, this is because CWM 5 has a newer backup format.
Remember most of the stuff has been already discussed here on xda. Some of the stuff for the defy applies to the MS2 as well (they're almost the same hardware-wise).
Good luck, and welcome to the milestone 2's rom scene
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Thanks a lot man! Glad to know people from Argentina actually care about technology! Gracias denuevo che

Launched a new version of the ROM today, I installed it in my M2 and it was much better without the Pdroid.

How i can root it?

My milestone entered in bootloop a few days afters the roms was installed, is this normal?

tioogu said:
My milestone entered in bootloop a few days afters the roms was installed, is this normal?
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I really don't think it's normal, but if you haven't fixed it yet maybe you can do a restore wiping the cache and the partition (something like that). Like I said, I'm new to Android, not much I can help you with, sorry.

tioogu said:
My milestone entered in bootloop a few days afters the roms was installed, is this normal?
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wipe data! bootloop stop...