OK so I'm giving my Omnia 7 to a friend who needs a phone, but before I did I wanted to update to 7.8. Since that's unlikely to happen soon enough I'm looking to install a custom rom. Now it's been ages since I flashed my Omnia 7, and I've never installed a custom rom, so the questions I have are as follows:
1. I'm running the latest Omnia 7 updates, do I need to revert to an earlier rom?
2. Once I've reverted, do I have to install other things onto the phone before flashing the custom rom?
3. Is there like a single thread to follow these steps or do I have to piece together different posts to figure this out?
1. No, you don't need to install a previous ROM.
2. Yes,for install a custom rom your Omnia 7 must have MAGLDR (custom bootloader) thanks to DFT Team and Cotulla:
[DFT] Sammy Rainbow - custom roms for Samsungs 1st generation
3. Here step by step flash guide (for install MAGLDR and any custom ROMs that you want) thanks to mirolg:
Step by step flash guide
You are a champion amongst men, thank you
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hy all. My question is simple. I have upgradated my OMNIA 7 to 7.8 with seveneight metod. All work correctly but Now I would install in it a custom ROM due better facilities (clock on start screen, control panel ecc) (Vanilla or others), must I follow the custom ROM's guide starting directly from 7.8 or I must downgrade the phone at previus 7.5? and in this case how can do that?.
Thanks.
Custom Rom
Hi,
as for using a custom rom you have to completely flash your device it doesn't matter what state of image you actually have on your device.
After flashing the custom rom you have to install all your apps again via Marketplace or Windows Phone website.
Hello,
I have a unlocked Huawei P8 GRA-L09 B390, and i would like to install the custom rom Gratitude by Tecalote, and I have some question :
- Should I install the custom rom, or should I wait an update (because the custom rom is based on firmware b366, and that would be a 'downgrade')
- If the custom rom based on B390 will be out, is that easy to update it. Can I do it immediately or should I unroot first then update ?
- I'm a player of Pokemon Go, can I still play it with the Magisk Edition ?
- What's the main difference between simple root my P8 and install the custom rom ?
Thanks in advance.
I'm not sure if I understand all your questions.
I'll try to help:
- If you install your custom rom it will be a downgrade, but it's possible, that it doesn't matter, because of many differences (as I hope)
- For the update to a new version of the rom, I can't help right now. The safest way to update would be to make a full wipe, so you get sure, that everything is okey and nothing is disturbing, but with some Roms it works also to just wipe the Cache and to flash the new Zip-file - read the instructions, for more safety make a full wipe, but you won't have to unroot
- If you install a Rom, you will have a new operating system, with a new user-interface etc. Perhaps you get more updates, perhaps less (depends on the developer of the Rom, this is not Huawei) - the system could work better or worser. With simple root you can use apps that need root-access (there are a lot).
For the Pokemon go apps I can't help
Could I help in general?
Hi all!
I am looking for a new style on my phone and I am willing to install a new custom rom. The problem is, I'm a noob... I know I have to flash a custom recovery and then, flash a custom rom!!! I don't know which custom recovery and which custom rom shall I flash, in order not to brick it...
I have stock rom:
6.0.1
Band base version
G900FXXS1CQAV
Kernel Version
3.4.0-9493471
[email protected] #1
Compilation number:
MMB29M.G900FXXS1CQD1
If anybody, please help me and show me how to do it.
Thanks in advance!
dicemaster said:
Hi all!
I am looking for a new style on my phone and I am willing to install a new custom rom. The problem is, I'm a noob... I know I have to flash a custom recovery and then, flash a custom rom!!! I don't know which custom recovery and which custom rom shall I flash, in order not to brick it...
I have stock rom:
6.0.1
Band base version
G900FXXS1CQAV
Kernel Version
3.4.0-9493471
[email protected] #1
Compilation number:
MMB29M.G900FXXS1CQD1
If anybody, please help me and show me how to do it.
Thanks in advance!
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Hi,
It looks like you have SM-G900F S5 model (Qualcomm Snapdragon / klte) with latest Polish unbranded android 6.0.1 on it.
I doubt if you are ready for flashing any custom staff to your phone as you even can't identify a proper custom recovery ....
Saying: "I'm a noob" doesn't help. Before flashing anything on my phone I was reading a lot in order to understand what I was going to do so I encourage you to do the same.
1. Before flashing anything you need to understand what is Samsung KNOX (in general, after flashing anything custom like recovery, kernel etc your KNOX flag will be triggered so if you have valid Samsung guarantee - it will be lost) - google it and read more. If you don't like this situation - stop here, otherwise go to point no 2;
2. In order to flash a custom recovery for the first time you need to flash .tar version of it via odin pc app - latest version take from here:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s5/SM-G900F/XEO/download/G900FXXS1CQD1/130602/
(Look for headline: "Instructions")
Find out more how to flash with odin -> google it and read;
3. Your custom recovery version you can find here (I recommend TWRP):
https://eu.dl.twrp.me/klte/ (use the first file with .tar extension)
Read before about "TWRP odin install method" here:
https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxys5qualcomm.html
Now you are good to go for custom recovery flashing;
4. When you already have TWRP installed look for a custom Rom of your choice.
You need to decide by your own what you expect from your new rom. Look here for some custom roms and read their descriptions in rom threads:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5 -> look for roms compatible with your phone model inside following subforums: S5 Development (Snapdragon), S5 Original Development or S5 Unified Development.
When you finally choose the rom, install it following installation instructions from the particular rom's thread.
Good luck.
Hi Many40!
Thank you for your reply!
I very much apreciate your tutorial (it's almost impossible to screw up). Will give it a go!
Once again, thanks!!
Hello,
I have a GT-I9505 with an untouched Android 5.0.1 and I want to use a Custom ROM. Questions:
1. Which ROM is currently the best one available?
2. Can Anyone provide me a foolproof instructions / order of installing everything?
Thanks in advance
There are many tutorials on XDA on flashing a custom rom, it`s easy once you know how. YouTube also has some great vid`s to watch step by step.
My advice is 1st install a custom recovery like TWRP, concentrate on that first, you will need to download Odin software to flash TWRP to your phone, after that it`s as simple as downloading a zip rom to your sd card and flashing to your phone through TWRP recovery.
ALWAYS BACKUP your current working setup and read the entire rom description as SOME may have a few functions not working.
So far I have flashed about 5 diffrent rom`s to my i9505, all of which have been great, im currently using - [JDCTeam] Aosp Extended Pie Release 2.91 [9.0.0_r21] [unofficial] - with no problems.
Hi All and my first post.
I have a Nexus 7 2012 running CyanogenMod 12.1.2015117 Snapshot and Android 5.1.1
Looking to do a fixed install and need to know what rom to load up on it and how to do it,as new to all of this.
Understand the basics of flashing a rom but ideally could do with a step by step guide.
Thanks
ScoobyMick said:
Hi All and my first post.
I have a Nexus 7 2012 running CyanogenMod 12.1.2015117 Snapshot and Android 5.1.1
Looking to do a fixed install and need to know what rom to load up on it and how to do it,as new to all of this.
Understand the basics of flashing a rom but ideally could do with a step by step guide.
Thanks
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What is a fixed install? Do you just want to change your ROM?
Fixed Install as in a permanent install in my Subaru.
Looking for the best rom to run a fixed install and a guide on how to flash it.
I've read about Timurs usb rom but don't know if this is the most reliable one to use
Thanks