Related
So here's the thing. I made 2 Nandroids of my stock image before flashing a ParanoidAndroid 3.1 ROM today. However, I needed to quickly revert back to my stock ROM to check a few things. So, I reboot into CWM, wipe data, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache. I go to backup and restore, press restore and it isn't finding my Nandroid backups I made. It just says "Couldn't open directory. No files found". Even worse... if I try to just flash the ParanoidAndroid ROM, I can't, because it isn't showing up when I press "install zip from sdcard".
I've tried to go into mounts and storage to mount the sdcard but it doesn't do anything. I press mount sdcard and nothing happens. I'm trying to mount the sdcard to see if the Paranoid ROM is still there (which it should be, as I haven't moved anything). I have a sneaky suspicion it's something to do with the 0/ folder.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
you wiped /data
end of story. its all gone.
NEVER wipe data.....at most do a FACTORY RESET in your custom recovery. if you really went in and wiped DATA, then its all gone.
Pirateghost said:
you wiped /data
end of story. its all gone.
NEVER wipe data.....at most do a FACTORY RESET in your custom recovery. if you really went in and wiped DATA, then its all gone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I didn't mean I wiped the data folder. I meant I pressed "wipe data/factory reset" in CWM seeing as this is what needs to be done when flashing a new ROM.
then what version of CWM are you on? make sure its the latest that understands the multi-user file structure
Pirateghost said:
then what version of CWM are you on? make sure its the latest that understands the multi-user file structure
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm currently on CWM v6.0.0.6. How do I go about installing the latest? I just downloaded the latest .img file but I'm not quite sure how to install it (this is the first device I've rooted and flashed).
edit: Ok, so here's the thing. For some reason, my nandroid backups of stock are located in sdcard/0/clockworkmod/backup/, but I see that the restore function of CWM reads the backups from sdcard/clockworkmod/. Of course, "mount sdcard" isn't working so I can't bring those backups into the right folder.
You can use fastboot to flash the newest img file. You can use adb to move files around. 2 options
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
Pirateghost said:
You can use fastboot to flash the newest img file. You can use adb to move files around. 2 options
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you, but I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to stuff like this. How do I use adb? Will this enable me to view the contents of the storage of the Nexus 7?
You could also connect to your pc, and move the backup from there.
And you can use a toolkit to flash the image.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
dan24591 said:
Thank you, but I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to stuff like this. How do I use adb? Will this enable me to view the contents of the storage of the Nexus 7?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://bit.ly/WJKyEv
you should take a few minutes to read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812959
it is for the galaxy nexus, but aside from the drivers and img files, the process is the same on EVERY nexus device....
This would contain the steps needed to update your recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812959
StrangerWeather said:
You could also connect to your pc, and move the backup from there.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would do that, except that I don't have any ROM on there at the moment and can't find any one to install through CWM. "mount sdcard" won't work either which is why I'm in a bit of a pickle.
Thanks Pirateghost. I'll check that guide out.
StrangerWeather said:
You could also connect to your pc, and move the backup from there.
And you can use a toolkit to flash the image.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Teach new users how to use basic commands like fastboot and adb, and dont point them to toolkits. this is a developers site, if you are looking for quick and easy and dont want to learn anything, move along, this site isnt for you.
dan24591 said:
I would do that, except that I don't have any ROM on there at the moment and can't find any one to install through CWM. "mount sdcard" won't work either which is why I'm in a bit of a pickle.
Thanks Pirateghost. I'll check that guide out.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
YOU CANNOT MOUNT SDCARD on a nexus device....there is no SDCARD
ADB will allow you to get a command prompt in the device and you can move files around there....
OR
like i said, UPDATE YOUR CWM USING FASTBOOT.....it will allow your recovery to see your backups and roms.....this isnt complicated, just follow the basic instructions.
dan24591 said:
So here's the thing. I made 2 Nandroids of my stock image before flashing a ParanoidAndroid 3.1 ROM today. However, I needed to quickly revert back to my stock ROM to check a few things. So, I reboot into CWM, wipe data, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache. I go to backup and restore, press restore and it isn't finding my Nandroid backups I made. It just says "Couldn't open directory. No files found". Even worse... if I try to just flash the ParanoidAndroid ROM, I can't, because it isn't showing up when I press "install zip from sdcard".
I've tried to go into mounts and storage to mount the sdcard but it doesn't do anything. I press mount sdcard and nothing happens. I'm trying to mount the sdcard to see if the Paranoid ROM is still there (which it should be, as I haven't moved anything). I have a sneaky suspicion it's something to do with the 0/ folder.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would suggest you to change the title of your OP for something that more explicit as " Cannot restore my backups with CWM" or "some problems with my recovery"
If you can accessed to your bootloader, you can try to flash a recent version of both recoveries..
You can use this guide, maybe it will help you : HELP FOR FLASH MORE FASTER WHEN YOU USE FASTBOOT LINE COMMAND
You have the choice : TWRP 2.4.3.0 and CWM 6.0.2.3.
Pirateghost said:
Teach new users how to use basic commands like fastboot and adb, and dont point them to toolkits. this is a developers site, if you are looking for quick and easy and dont want to learn anything, move along, this site isnt for you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But yet developers build the toolkits and post then in the development threads. And developers make flashable zips and use the aroma installer. TWRP put a graphical interface on recovery which was pretty easy to use already.
Do you chastise them with the same vigour as you do 'users'?
However, many people manage to make your same case without being so dismissive.
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium
ezas said:
But yet developers build the toolkits and post then in the development threads. And developers make flashable zips and use the aroma installer. TWRP put a graphical interface on recovery which was pretty easy to use already.
Do you chastise them with the same vigour as you do 'users'?
However, many people manage to make your same case without being so dismissive.
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So every time someone posts in the forums,
"HALPZ!!!111 I BRIXORD MY DEVICE!!!11"
"you see, i was using the toolkit and....."
Should we send all those people to come visit with you personally? Since you approve of the toolkits so much? Let you walk through the process of teaching them HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT basic problems?
This place used to mean something....and you could get valuable information from like-minded individuals and learn a few things along the way. Now it is nothing more than
PUSH BUTTON
DEVICE COOL
allow me to leave this here to ponder over:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=45
Pirateghost said:
So every time someone posts in the forums,
"HALPZ!!!111 I BRIXORD MY DEVICE!!!11"
"you see, i was using the toolkit and....."
Should we send all those people to come visit with you personally? Since you approve of the toolkits so much? Let you walk through the process of teaching them HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT basic problems?
This place used to mean something....and you could get valuable information from like-minded individuals and learn a few things along the way. Now it is nothing more than
PUSH BUTTON
DEVICE COOL
allow me to leave this here to ponder over:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=45
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why are you so angry/frustrated? Maybe take a break from Q&A if it bothers you so much. Don't put words in my mouth, and please don't talk down to me since you know nothing about me. I said nothing about 'approving of toolkits so much'. I simply pointed out that they are available and they are created by devs. I'm not some rookie here. I am on XDA multiple times a day. I've been here since before the rootzwiki split, so please don't feel the need to explain to me what is 'wrong' with XDA or with its members.
You told the OP to move on if they couldn't meet your pedantic expectations of how best to solve their problem. You have the same option to move on to someplace that better suits your needs/expectations.
I counter suggest that you ponder this. There is a whole organization of site admins and forum moderators with a legitimate mandate to do what you have taken on as your burden.
You have had your say, and I have had mine. I suggest that if further exchange is necessary it go to PM. I hope that this has not become personal for you. It hasn't for me.
Note 2 - Nexus 7 - Charge - Player 5.0 - Fascinate
<><><><><><><><><><>
Read twice, flash once
I have a Canadian S4 and rooted using the twrp method and then installed the vigin google play edition rom. Everything worked fine at first when I installed it but i was fiddling around after in twrp and thought i should format the internal storage and start completely fresh and now if I install any rom including my original backup the device will boot up into the system fine for the first time but if the device resets after that it just hangs on the galaxy S4 logo and i have to reboot into recovery and flash again. Any ideas on how i could fix this? Thanks!!!
Try this, in twrp go into advanced wipe and wipe dalvik cache, cache, system, data and android secure. Then flash your nandroid.
I don't have a nandroid I have a twrp backup
Jaygrippa said:
I don't have a nandroid I have a twrp backup
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That is a nandroid.
Dont use TWRP for the S4
From what I have experience and I believe others have as well, if you used TWRP to format where you had to type yes, you are pretty much screwed trying to get things working properly again. Maybe it is certain phones, sd cards, roms, who knows, but after I typed yes in TWRP to format everything, I could flash a rom but couldnt restart and things were buggy. I had to use odin to flash back to stock, re-root and flash the rom again. Now everything is 190% considering my battery life went from 6 hours to 28 with medium usage.
I have always loved TWRP on my other phones, but for the S4, its more frustration and using with caution than its worth.
Another word of caution, use windows to fix your phone. Im on linux and its too much of a pain in the ass to use odin/heimdall to go back to stock for newbs. On windows I went to stock and rooted again in no time.
Good luck!
jd1639 said:
That is a nandroid.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
After doing that stuff in twrp should I flash right back to my backup of stock touch wiz or straight into the ROM of my choosing? Whenever I would have to reflash I would have to format he internal memory or it wouldn't work
Ya I did the thing where I typed yes... Crap ya its my first time doing all this stuff so you suggest I Re do all of the rooting stuff and then flash my backup I made?
Jaygrippa said:
Ya I did the thing where I typed yes... Crap ya its my first time doing all this stuff so you suggest I Re do all of the rooting stuff and then flash my backup I made?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You might have to. I had the same problem today where if the phone rebooted I would just get a black screen. I ended up using Odin with the stock rom, reinstalling twrp and then restoring my backup. I'm pretty sure it was a rom I flashed that caused the initial problem and only Odin would clear things up.
Start Over
Jaygrippa said:
Ya I did the thing where I typed yes... Crap ya its my first time doing all this stuff so you suggest I Re do all of the rooting stuff and then flash my backup I made?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually its going back to stock, then rerooting. All I did was follow androidrootz guide here:
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/06/how-to-unroot-unbrick-galaxy-s4.html
After that, motochopper back to get root and followed this guide to install OUDHS recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
This worked for me, at least for now. Hope it can help you out.
ericchaffey said:
Actually its going back to stock, then rerooting. All I did was follow androidrootz guide here:
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/06/how-to-unroot-unbrick-galaxy-s4.html
After that, motochopper back to get root and followed this guide to install OUDHS recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
This worked for me, at least for now. Hope it can help you out.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey thanks a bunch ill try that out later. I am at work right now and i can still use my phone on the rom i have just as long as i dont reset it. Ill try all of this out when i get home and see if that works. Thanks for everyones help
Now the only problem is i have to find a Fido ROM
Jaygrippa said:
Hey thanks a bunch ill try that out later. I am at work right now and i can still use my phone on the rom i have just as long as i dont reset it. Ill try all of this out when i get home and see if that works. Thanks for everyones help
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
A couple other notes, to avoid other possible problems, use the original samsung cord when connecting to your computer. Switching USB ports can help if there are transfer or other issues. Its pretty easy and straight forward if everything works out well, but there are so many gawt dayum variables that minor issues can cause problems, though may never manifest.
Hopefully this works and please post some results to help the same in need.
ericchaffey said:
A couple other notes, to avoid other possible problems, use the original samsung cord when connecting to your computer. Switching USB ports can help if there are transfer or other issues. Its pretty easy and straight forward if everything works out well, but there are so many gawt dayum variables that minor issues can cause problems, though may never manifest.
Hopefully this works and please post some results to help the same in need.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ya thinks i will, now im just in the process of finding a rom for Fido, they are owned by rogers so im not sure if the rogers rom will work, This android stuff is so stressful its my first android phone so i hope all goes well!
Jaygrippa said:
Ya thinks i will, now im just in the process of finding a rom for Fido, they are owned by rogers so im not sure if the rogers rom will work, This android stuff is so stressful its my first android phone so i hope all goes well!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I get firmware from sammobile.com. You have to register but it's free. You'll download a zip. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it. Use that in Odin, PDA.
jd1639 said:
I get firmware from sammobile.com. You have to register but it's free. You'll download a zip. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it. Use that in Odin, PDA.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ya even they dont have a specific "Fido" firmware...
Anyone know if I can just use the Rogers ROM its pretty much the same company
Jaygrippa said:
Anyone know if I can just use the Rogers ROM its pretty much the same company
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It'll work. It'll just put their bloatware on and the boot animation will be theirs
Reflashed
Ok so i reflashed to the stock rom using odin and bam it works again, im just wondering what is a good way now too root, and install the same rom i had
This will have everything you need http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
Thanks everyone for your help, I got my phone back up and running stock, then i rooted using CF- Autoroot and installed twrp again. I then reinstalled the rom i wanted to use and everything is in tip top order
Jaygrippa said:
Thanks everyone for your help, I got my phone back up and running stock, then i rooted using CF- Autoroot and installed twrp again. I then reinstalled the rom i wanted to use and everything is in tip top order
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Glad to here it. Have fun.
Im not rich or I would have got a newer version tablet by now, but if anyone who helps has a donate button I have no issue donating a couple dollars to the person who helps me get this done, Thanks. Or just a couple dollar PP gift. better than nothing I guess.
I just want to be sure I dont mess anything up here. I have a nexus 7 wifi model.
I used NRT to unlock and root and all seems fine. Am I correct in this:
I use nandroid backup to backup first
Put ROM file on device (where do I put it?)
Wipe (is this done via nexus root toolkit or is ok do do in the custom recovery?)
Then what, boot into recovery and find the ROM and install it via recovery install button?
Then do I do the same with a kernal? Where do I put it?
Then done?
I know there are guides around but for a complete newbie I need to be sure cause I dont always see a complete fully explained step by step. Just like when I was stock not getting SU to work after rooting via nrt, I did read to flash SuperSU.zip, but had no idea how, then when I found the file and thought maybe install from recovery meant same as flash, I didnt know the message about messing the device up was normal so I was afraid at first.
THANKS to any replies,
Been unsure for days now trying to make sure my ducks are in a row before i commit to a ROM/Kernal. I want to CPU control for both under and overclocking etc. Mainly overclock just a little. I must say I love root already, got stuff to work I couldn't before
1. Create nandroid- there's a free app called something like nandroid on line - very simple to use
1a. I'd also recommend backing up with titanium backup app. It means you can keep your app data (e.g. game progress) when switching between ROMs, unlike a nandroid which is just a backup of your device as a restorable image
2. Put ROM file on device - ROM will be a .zip file, out it wherever you want, as long as you remember where it is
3. Put kernel anywhere on device - easiest to find a kernel with .zip format (recommend M-kernel)
4. Wipe - from custom recovery
5. Hit install in your custom recovery, I always flash kernel and then ROM, but I don't think it really matters
Install from recovery and flash are the same thing.
I'd recommend only flashing ROM or kernel and sticking with that set up for a few days, then flashing the other desired element. That way, if anything goes wrong then it's easier to pinpoint.
Good luck!!
Sent from my HTC Desire C using xda app-developers app
THANKS! Don't see a donate button, did you want anything?
No, of course not! God luck!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
butler0607 said:
5. Hit install in your custom recovery, I always flash kernel and then ROM, but I don't think it really matters
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually that completely matters. Flashing a kernel before rom is worthless because the rom contains a kernel that will replace whatever you have just flashed.
If you want to run a custom kernel on a rom it is recommended to boot into the rom first before flashing the kernel.
Pirateghost said:
Actually that completely matters. Flashing a kernel before rom is worthless because the rom contains a kernel that will replace whatever you have just flashed.
If you want to run a custom kernel on a rom it is recommended to boot into the rom first before flashing the kernel.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If I just want root access and overclock should i just flash kernal and forget a rom?
can i revert back to stock kernal if need to? ask cause need to find a kernal that has V4L enabled for a usb camera app i use currently to use an inspection camera via usb on my tablet. I guess i need to read what various roms and kernals add. do i need to do both. Hard to know what to pick out of them, lol.
Thanks for advice.
Anyone know of a list to show ROMs with V4L enabled? None seem to mention it?
I have read and see different suggestions around on various sites. What all do I wipe? I have read cache, dalvik cache, plus other stuff. What all must I wipe before flashing a rom or kernel? I did a nandroid backup already.
PirateGhost, Ill donate a couple dollars if you help, thanks.
Thanks.
When going from one rom to a different one all you need to do in custom recovery is select factory reset.
This wipes out your currently installed apps, their settings, but doesn't touch your 'sdcard'
Wiping dalvik is pointless as it's automatically handled in the rom process, and cache is wiped in factory reset.
When switching kernels follow the instructions provided by the dev. If no instructions are provided, it's safe to assume you just flash without wiping anything.
When doing this, I'd recommend titanium backup too. When you do a factory reset, all apps are lost, but some data is kept (not sure on the details). Basically Titanium allows you to restore all your apps with data when you change ROMs.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Pirateghost said:
When going from one rom to a different one all you need to do in custom recovery is select factory reset.
This wipes out your currently installed apps, their settings, but doesn't touch your 'sdcard'
Wiping dalvik is pointless as it's automatically handled in the rom process, and cache is wiped in factory reset.
When switching kernels follow the instructions provided by the dev. If no instructions are provided, it's safe to assume you just flash without wiping anything.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks! Ill donate a couple dollars later today when I get back from the doctor.
I have not put any customs ROM(s) on yet, so is it the same still? All I have done so far is unlock/root with custom recovery and nandroid backup....
butler0607 said:
When doing this, I'd recommend titanium backup too.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I backed up the one app I needed to via TB, I just recently unlocked and rooted so lost most app data anyway and have only added one back so far. Thanks.
butler0607 said:
When doing this, I'd recommend titanium backup too. When you do a factory reset, all apps are lost, but some data is kept (not sure on the details). Basically Titanium allows you to restore all your apps with data when you change ROMs.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No data is kept except what's on the sdcard. Mostly only game saves and some basic stuff. Apps databases are wiped during factory reset.
Pirateghost said:
No data is kept except what's on the sdcard. Mostly only game saves and some basic stuff. Apps databases are wiped during factory reset.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, Ill donate a couple bucks. had bad day yesterday so wasn't on much.
Is it normal for the donate link to be missing the regular PayPal security info on the browser?
eBandit078 said:
Is it normal for the donate link to be missing the regular PayPal security info on the browser?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have no idea what this means.
Pirateghost said:
I have no idea what this means.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Maybe Ill just do it and change my password when finished. Thanks. Sorry not replied yet have been in a lot of pain Only a couple dollars but better than nothing I guess. Thanks for your help. Ill be back online tonight to do it.
eBandit078 said:
Maybe Ill just do it and change my password when finished. Thanks. Sorry not replied yet have been in a lot of pain Only a couple dollars but better than nothing I guess. Thanks for your help. Ill be back online tonight to do it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not forgot about you, had family issues, holiday etc, well did forget but I'll look into why it does that and figure it out. Sorry for delay.
so today when android 4.4 came out i really wanted it. so i was trying to unroot my nexus so i could get android 4.4, but every time i did a factory reset it was still rooted and on a custom rom. so i wiped pretty much EVERYTHING from my phone (from recovery mode) and now i have no os. can someone please help me??!?!?!? i have the N-cry toolkit, but when i put the rom files into the roms folder, nothing happens. it never works. I am so confused, i looked on other threads and they have very, well, general directions, and i have no idea what they are saying. something about pushing a rom with adb onto my phone? idk. please make it make sense for a noob like me. I dont know anything about this whole pushing thing, or sideload. please help me out guys it would be much appreciated! thank you!
can your phone boot into fastboot?
if it can, try to flash with factory images from google.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
swagmaster420 said:
so today when android 4.4 came out i really wanted it. so i was trying to unroot my nexus so i could get android 4.4, but every time i did a factory reset it was still rooted and on a custom rom. so i wiped pretty much EVERYTHING from my phone (from recovery mode) and now i have no os. can someone please help me??!?!?!? i have the N-cry toolkit, but when i put the rom files into the roms folder, nothing happens. it never works. I am so confused, i looked on other threads and they have very, well, general directions, and i have no idea what they are saying. something about pushing a rom with adb onto my phone? idk. please make it make sense for a noob like me. I dont know anything about this whole pushing thing, or sideload. please help me out guys it would be much appreciated! thank you!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Twrp or cwm?
Sent from my AOSP on Mako using xda app-developers app
swagmaster420 said:
so today when android 4.4 came out i really wanted it. so i was trying to unroot my nexus so i could get android 4.4, but every time i did a factory reset it was still rooted and on a custom rom. so i wiped pretty much EVERYTHING from my phone (from recovery mode) and now i have no os. can someone please help me??!?!?!? i have the N-cry toolkit, but when i put the rom files into the roms folder, nothing happens. it never works. I am so confused, i looked on other threads and they have very, well, general directions, and i have no idea what they are saying. something about pushing a rom with adb onto my phone? idk. please make it make sense for a noob like me. I dont know anything about this whole pushing thing, or sideload. please help me out guys it would be much appreciated! thank you!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Factory reset doesn't restore a backup of the stock ROM, it simply wipe data.
This is what you need to do:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
Remember, you overwrite the stock ROM when you flash a custom ROM; the stock ROM is no longer on your device.
And you shouldn't use a toolkit (unless you know how to do it manually) - rooting isn't about having a quick fix to make your device cool, its about learning along the way and knowing what you are doing, and ending up with a better device at the end.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
^^^^ he is so right... Now here is where you should start http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312 . Question - why are you unrooting to root again. Now you doing this caused you all these issues when you could of just waited for a rooted rom which there is a variant of KitKat in development already.
Hope you get it all working but in the future sit back and relax and wait for a developer to make a rom for you too flash.
Jposton said:
Twrp or cwm?
Sent from my AOSP on Mako using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
twrp
Tom540 said:
Factory reset doesn't restore a backup of the stock ROM, it simply wipe data.
This is what you need to do:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
Remember, you overwrite the stock ROM when you flash a custom ROM; the stock ROM is no longer on your device.
And you shouldn't use a toolkit (unless you know how to do it manually) - rooting isn't about having a quick fix to make your device cool, its about learning along the way and knowing what you are doing, and ending up with a better device at the end.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i cant put any files onto my device, all i can do is recovery mode and fastboot. i cant install drivers to the phone or put anything on it. The commands dont do anything at all like "fastboot devices" i cant put any roms on it unless there is a different method than just copy and pasting.
EDIT****************
I asked my dad for some help and he helped me figure out the whole push files and adb thing. we were able to push cyanogenmod 10 and flash it. it worked out, and now im trying to put back the nandroid that i made before i wiped everything. but thanks guys for helping out and telling me to do the adb push thingy! thanks guys! sorry for being a n00b!!!
Guys,
This is driving me nuts. I want to update from PAC 4.3 rom to custom 4.4 (probably purity rom). I have been looking aroung for a tutorial to ensure i dont miss any steps and bugger up the phone (call me a newb) but i just cant, for the life of me, find a tut for that.
The devOP suggests your normal Wipe Data> wipe cache> wipe dalvik> Flash ROM> flash Gapps> flash Kernel and reboot.
Whats confusing me is
1. whether i also need to flash radios?
2. whether I need to be on CWM (coz some threads saying TWRP wont work)
3. whether i need to do do anything else out of the ordinary.
Im not one to start a thread unnecessarily, believe me I have searched the forums, and gotten answers too, but I just cant seem to reach a unanimously agreed way to do it. Would love to have a Tutorial, but for the meantime if someone could please help me by just clearing up my doubts.
Thanks a lot.:good:
P.S. i really didnt know where to put this. Moderators, hope its okay.
Just try it out. if you flash it like any other ROM, there is nothing to worry about. If your signal is acting up. Fastboot flash the new radio. If it doesn't flash, use CWM instead of TWRP.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
SMillerNL said:
Just try it out. if you flash it like any other ROM, there is nothing to worry about. If your signal is acting up. Fastboot flash the new radio. If it doesn't flash, use CWM instead of TWRP.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks buddy.. So just to be sure, i can still restore a nandroid backup yes? I mean Im all for tinkering with it, just wanna ensure i wont be hitting a wall.
Thanks again.
deathw15h said:
Thanks buddy.. So just to be sure, i can still restore a nandroid backup yes? I mean Im all for tinkering with it, just wanna ensure i wont be hitting a wall.
Thanks again.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you make one beforehand that is.
That's actually a valid point there, since I don't know if the 2 backup types are compatible (although I would suspect that they are) make a backup after you flashed the new recovery as well. Just to be safe.
Good luck, and enjoy 4.4!
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk