Hi there, I'm kind of new to this and I really want to flash Paranoid android on my phone
I want to ask if I need to update my kernel to do this otherwise it would mess up my phone (that's what I read somewhere)
If so which one/where would I find how to find out.
Thanks!
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Just flash PA it has a kernel included. Simply go into recovery, wipe everything but the sd card. Then install PA and then install Gapps and your done.
Most kernels no matter what will work on any ROM with the same version of android. Lets say stock 4.2.2 kernel can work on almost any 4.2.2 custom rom.
It won't mess up your phone. Just make sure to make a backup. Paranoid Android uses stock kernel. If you are coming from 4.2.1 then u will need to update ur baseband first. If you are on 4.2.2; u should be fine; you can go ahead and flash it.
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Thanks for the quick reply! I think I'm ready to flash the ROM. Hopefully I won't break my phone!
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just keep a nandroid backup.... and after flashing, u can use a different kernel..... im using franco kernel.... u can try that to imrpove ur battery life and it has many other customization options..... or install franco updater, it flashes the kernel easily and automatically......
Hey everyone. I'm currently running the latest version of Pac ROM. I had faux kernel but decided to give Franco a shot. Now I'm begging to regret it as I'm getting terrible battery. I've flashed the reset kernel for android 4.2.2 and faux, but now when my phone boots, everything stops working, including NFC and Phone to name a few. Reflashing Franco gets rid of the problem.
Could anyone please shed some light on this? Thank you very much !
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Flash back to a stock based ROM with the stock kernel included....
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Im running pa 3.60 and Franco kernel and I want to try a new kernel but I was wondering if I can just flash the new kernel over the Franco kernel? Or do I have to wipe something?
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No need to wipe anything. Just flash whatever you want. I think faux needs a reset kernel before using his kernel. Other than that all other kernels are fine. Just flash and go.
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Hey guys I just rooted and installed a few custom ROMs on my n4. When I install a custom 4.3 kernel on any 4.3 ROM I get ridiculous flickering issues. It never happened on stock and only happens on custom ROMs when flashing another kernel. Am I missing something obvious? I have searched for an answer but have come up empty. Any help would be appreciated cuz I really would like to run Franco or faux ( my two favs from my Gnex days). Thanks a lot guys
Edit: sorry I meant to put this in q and a mods feel free to move
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Flash the proper kernel for you ROM hint there are two different builds for 4.3
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I did flash the correct kernel. At least I think I'm running cm 4.3 (jss15j) and I tried flashing faux's latest 4.3 kernel. If that is for some reason incorrect which faux or Franco would u recommend?
Edit. Ahh I see what u mean by two different builds. Thanks I thought there was only one build on 4.3
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Hello,
I am running CM 10.2 (latest nightly). I flashed the franco kernel r191 for the first time and it bricked the phone. The boot animation won't come up. It gets stuck after the Google logo. I would appreciate if you could help me out. Fortunately, I had a full nandroid backup and was able to recover my phone.
I use the TWRP recovery.
Thanks.
You need to learn what the definition of bricked means.
a bricked phone is worthless and unrecoverable, it makes a great paperweight/door stop. flashing a kernel that wont boot is not bricking a phone, and not close, and there are many ways to recover from a non booting kernel, nandroid restore being one way. you can also just flash a good kernel or your rom to recover.
Thank you for clarifying the definition of brick. I did not know that. Please feel free to chime in regarding my original question. Thank you.
devadam1 said:
Thank you for clarifying the definition of brick. I did not know that. Please feel free to chime in regarding my original question. Thank you.
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What IS your question? From what I've read, you were able to restore your nandroid, right? Just don't flash that kernel if it messes things up.
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try a different franco kernel. are you sure that you pucjed the right kernel? 4.2.2 kernels dont boot on 4.3, and 4.3 kernels dont boot on 4.2.2.
simms22 said:
try a different franco kernel. are you sure that you pucjed the right kernel? 4.2.2 kernels dont boot on 4.3, and 4.3 kernels dont boot on 4.2.2.
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According to the author, I am supposed to flash the one that has a JSS tag in the file name. http://franciscofranco.minooch.com/Nexus4/4.3/zips/
I am sure I downloaded the correct file and flashed the right version. Since I am new here, I am not allowed to post in the original thread, which is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002782
iamterence said:
What IS your question? From what I've read, you were able to restore your nandroid, right? Just don't flash that kernel if it messes things up.
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I would like to know whether there is a way to flash the franco kernel on CM 10.2. It seems to be buggy. I wanted to post my question here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002782
But I need at least 10 posts to ask my question there.
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I would like to know whether there is a way to flash the franco kernel on CM 10.2. It seems to be buggy. I wanted to post my question here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002782
But I need at least 10 posts to ask my question there.
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no. custom kernels no longer work on cm properly, if at all.thats probably is the reason why franco kernel wont boot. cm changed their base code from aosp to qualcomm a few weeks ago, and that broke the ability to use custom kernels on cm. custom kernels are based on aosp, and qualcomms code breaks stuff because of it.
Thank you so much! Now I understand why.
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when did this start? currently running cm10.2 and Franco190, now I'm scared to update cm as I need Franco for the battery life
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Started a couple of days ago. Not sure if the r191 is the cause or the cm 10.2 nightly.
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As said previously CM is the cause, Franco still remains AOSP based, you can try hellscore kernel, Google it, it as a nice reputation for amazing battery life and has a CM version of it.
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Started a couple of days ago. Not sure if the r191 is the cause or the cm 10.2 nightly.
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it started with a nightly about 2 weeks ago
Thank you! I'll definitely give it a try.
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simms22 said:
it started with a nightly about 2 weeks ago
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You're right. I just installed the nightly later on.
mine is Sept build good thing I didn't update
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albundy2010 said:
You need to learn what the definition of bricked means.
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a bricked phone is worthless and unrecoverable, it makes a great paperweight/door stop. flashing a kernel that wont boot is not bricking a phone, and not close, and there are many ways to recover from a non booting kernel, nandroid restore being one way. you can also just flash a good kernel or your rom to recover.
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Aka: soft brick.
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Endoroid said:
Aka: soft brick.
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I don't even like the way that term is used to be honest. To me a soft brick is more or less something that requires a JTAG.
A bootloop or a failed boot just isn't any type of brick at all really as far as I'm concerned.
You really should change the title of the thread. Franco does great work and really does not need to be slandered. After all cm is preventing your device from booting not Franco's kernel. If you want to rant maybe you could change the title to cm bricked my phone
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