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Ok it has been awhile since I have messed with my wife's Streak or since I had one (I went with the Captivate). She just got a replacement Streak from Dell and it came with the AT&T locked 1.6 on it. I have tried flashing clockwork and streakmod to it and it does not stick. What am I doing wrong? What am I missing? Please help her gripping is about to kill me.
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Take a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805112 Don't forget that you need to root before you attempt to flash.
You don't need root before flashing a custom rom. Flash streakmod recovery then use the fastboot command to reboot the phone. Make sure you hold both volume buttons as the phone reboots. If you let the phone boot normally streakmod recovery is overwritten by the stock recovery, but if you don't let it boot you can boot into streakmod and then flash your custom ROM. All of DJ Steve's ROM's are already rooted.
If you want a custom rom this is what I would do:
Since you can get 2.2 OTA, I would go ahead and upgarde to the OTA version of 2.2
Copy the ROM you want and your install.txt (if needed) to your sd card
Flash streakmod recovery
Boot into the streakmod recovery and install the ROM
You will now be rooted and have the ROM you want installed.
If you don't want a custom ROM I suggest:
you upgrade to the 2.2 OTA version (and then apply a different stock version if you want)
then root (SuperOneClick will probably work)
rename the file install-recovery.sh that is in /etc to something else to prevent the recovery from being overwritten
Flash streakmod recovery
make whatever other mods you want
If you want a version of Android beyond or different than the OTA update leave the stock recovery on the phone until you get the stock version of Android you want installed.
AnyMal said:
Take a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805112 Don't forget that you need to root before you attempt to flash.
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Thank you I just found that a little while ago, the stickies don't show up on the tapatalk app unless you select it.
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Marvin I tried that but it was not working, hence the reason for questioning.
Thank you for your help from both of you.
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ok i have gone through every step to the letter and i still cant get O2 1.6 to update.
also i cant get the 2.2 ota update to go through either
what recovery do you have. You cant do a stock update with a custom recovery.
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what recovery do you have. You cant do a stock update with a custom recovery.
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the stock recovery, that is referance in the link above.
i did "attempt" to go straight to steves's build by flashing clockwork, but it did not take (at least it did not appear to) so i started following that guide and it is NOT working.
How can I determine which recovery i am using? it "looks" like the stock one to me but maybe i am wrong
You need clockwork or streakmod recovery to flash one of dj steves roms. When you boot into recovery if you select update with the camera button and you get the dell logo with the exclamation mark in a triangle, press the power button and if a blue menu comes up then you have streakmod. I havent used clockwork as i've heard it doesnt play well with the streak, so im not sure if the steps are the same. You can search the forums for streakmod recovery and flash it if you dont have it.
ive tried using both streakmod and clockwork, but they just give me a blank screen.
does anyone know how to get to the official dell update when the update screen says none available?
are you pressing the power button after selecting option 2?? With streakmod you'll get a blank screen until you press the power button. To manually do a stock update you'll need to flash a stock recovery, then copy update.pkg to your sd card and update by selecting option 2 in recovery.
Picture gallery that shows what to expect from streakmod recovery. As usual click on the thumbs for larger images.
After selecting the #2 option at the first screen you should see a Dell logo and an exclamation point. Press the power button to get the streakmod options. If you get a blank screen wait a few seconds and try the power button
ill give that shot tonight thank you
I just had some fun upgrading my phone to CM7 from CM6. This is my tale of woe. Of course any confirmation of exactly where I went wrong would be much appreciated.
My Nexus One is
FRG83D
CM 6.1.1-N1
ROM manager 2.5.0.9
security on
bootloader locked
Also, my n1's power button is dead so I use the battery pop with power/usb connected method to boot. During the last couple of all nighters, I found out that a Hong Kong company is selling said part on ebay and will send international, so will finally invest I think.
To begin:
I downloaded the update and using rom manager, did a backup and install - all OK. Had a quick look at CM7 and restored CM6.
Then:
Backed up everything again with TI and moved both ROM manager and TI backup to my laptop just in case.
Went back to ROM manager and did the upgrade. This time I didn't select backup (as I already had one) and - here's where I probably went wrong - didn't select clear cache. Perhaps a, "I wonder what this does" moment.
My phone wouldn't reboot past the coloured cross. Using the battery pop method and some help from xda and elsewhere, I found out the vol-down button would get me HBOOT recovery screen and the track ball would get me into fastboot recovery screen. Of course I couldn't do anything here as the power button doesn't work.
I could connect the usb and I'd installed the sdk and fastboot (I tried this on Linux but had too many hassles with the usb driver. Something for next time.) On windows, I remembered to delete the windows usb driver and re-install to one in the sdk directory.
adb devices returned nothing but fastboot devices worked. From fastboot recovery with usb, I tried to fastboot flash recovery, boot, and system using my ROM backup files. I could not - while nobody has stated this explicitly, my reading is that it is probably because my phone is locked (sorry, the error message alludes me at the moment). Could not unlock my phone with fastboot oem unlock to find out as I don't have a power button (welcome to yosarian's world).
I could delete cache, which I did as I thought that my failure to select this option in rom manager install was the cause of the problem.
I rebooted and exalted as the CM7 splash screen appeared...but the boot stopped there.
I found I could now use adb devices while it looped here, but the /scard wasn't mounted and would not using mount /sdcard. I got this error; mount: can't read /etc/fstab: No such file or directory
I this found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=984688&page=4
I followed jason's instructions and mounted the sdcard OK. I could now see the sdcard in XP Explorer. However, I noted that any .img files I copied to the sdcard using XP Explorer did not show up in an adb shell ls of the sdcard. Conversely, my copies of the system and recovery images using cat /dev/mtd/mtd1 > /sdcard/mtd1.img and cat /dev/mtd/mtd2 > /sdcard/mtd2.img weren't visible in XP Explorer.
I pushed the recovery image from my original rom manager backup. flash_image recovery failed with: header is the same, not flashing recovery. I pushed a copy of recovery-clockwork-2.5 (I remember reading something about 3.0 causing problems). This time it flashed OK.
adb reboot recovery got me back to the recovery screen and I restored CM6. I went to bed.
Will try the upgrade again soon.
It's the claockwork mod. I don't use 3.+ at all anymore. Doubt I'll be flashing any Roms for awhile as I too have a broken power button and don't want to haveto go through all that you went through just to get back to where I was!
Just out of curiousity. How are you flashing w/o using the power button? In recovery you have to use it. No?
you can use the trackball once in clockworkmod recovery. btw my phone froze at the splash screen a few days after i re-installed cm7.0.2.1. the keyboard had gone wonky and i did a rom manager reboot. this time i just did "adb reboot recovery" and restored my full backup. all ok. not sure what the reboot problem is. i'm using rom manager 4.2.0.0 and clockworkmod 2.5.1.0.
i like cm7, power button problems or not.
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you can use the trackball once in clockworkmod recovery. btw my phone froze at the splash screen a few days after i re-installed cm7.0.2.1. the keyboard had gone wonky and i did a rom manager reboot. this time i just did "adb reboot recovery" and restored my full backup. all ok. not sure what the reboot problem is. i'm using rom manager 4.2.0.0 and clockworkmod 2.5.1.0.
i like cm7, power button problems or not.
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try amon ra recovery. Cm 7 requires cwm 3 and up which is causing a lot of problem right now. Good luck.
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will do that now. thanks
Amon RA need the power button to select thingsn
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Hey there, i did the oem unlock and flashed clockwork recovery and super user. Everytime i reboot my phone the clockwork recovery is just gone., Im coming from an evo so im used to holding the volume down button down at boot with the power button..can i do that to get into clockwork on my Nexus S?
Thanks, alright now how do i boot into recovery without using rom manager? like on my evo i would hold volume button down and hold the power button.... doesnt seem to work on the NS4G
hold volume up while powering up. will take you to bootloader screen, then select recovery option.
Okay after installing clockwork recovery using rom manager when i go to the recovery in fast boot and select it i get the little triangle with ! in the middle of it and a little android\
Edit: It seems like each time i flash it, i can only go to it once, the next time I go to it i get the triangle with the ! in it.
this happened to me too. take out the battery to power off, then power back on and boot, then reflash clockwork via rom manager, make sure you go to all clockworkmod recoveries, make sure you flash version 3.1.0.0...then launch bootloader again.
took me flashing recovery via rom manager 2 or 3 times for it to stick.
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this happened to me too. take out the battery to power off, then power back on and boot, then reflash clockwork via rom manager, make sure you go to all clockworkmod recoveries, make sure you flash version 3.1.0.0...then launch bootloader again.
took me flashing recovery via rom manager 2 or 3 times for it to stick.
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Ive done it around 10 times now and its not sticking
Edit: Still nothing, im not sure why it isnt working...
question: did you try backing up via rom manager right after you flashed recovery via rom manager?
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question: did you try backing up via rom manager right after you flashed recovery via rom manager?
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No i didnt. Every time i reboot it just disappears D:
also, did you try booting into recovery from the rom manager app after flashing? i was able to boot into recovery via app and fastboot.
update: i'm now getting the exclamation mark while trying to get to recovery. when i reflashed it one more time, i'm able to boot into via app and fastboot again. there's obviously something wrong with cwm recover as its not sticking all the time.
I have it working now.
Using this
BE SURE TO FLASH CLOCKWORK MOD FROM ROM MANAGER AND DO THIS IMMEDIATELY AFTER WITHOUT REBOOTING
At this point you have root, but your phone will continue to replace ClockworkMod Recovery on reboot. To prevent this, do the following:
1) Reboot your phone, and download the app "Root Explorer" from the Market
2) Open Root Explorer and navigate to the "etc" directory.
3) Tap on the gray box that says "Mount R/W"
4) Tap and hold on the file "install-recovery.sh" and rename this file to "install-recovery.sh.old"
5) Download the app "ROM Manager"
6) Open ROM Manager and choose "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery". At this point you are all set .
I was just going to post that for you xD
Glad to see it working!
cool, glad you found it. idk why my recovery was sticking most of the time w/o that hack
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cool, glad you found it. idk why my recovery was sticking most of the time w/o that hack
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Oh actually...i dont think it stuck...
go figure...
Hi all,
I have a Nexus 7, rooted, running stock 4.1.1 rom, and just installed TWRP 2.1.1
I have been reading this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779092 , however I cannot post on the thread due to being a new/low post count member.
I read that, and it does happen, that each time I reboot, the stock recovery reinstalls itself.
I attempted to follow this....
NOTE: The stock ROM may automatically replace TWRP with the stock recovery. To prevent the stock ROM from replacing TWRP, boot TWRP, go to the mount menu and mount system, press the home button, then press Advanced -> File Manager. Browse to /system and select the file named recovery-from-boot.p then choose to rename the file to recovery-from-boot.bak
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but it doesn't seem to work.
Firstly, when I go to the "Mount" menu, there is only 3 entries.....1 large button which says "Mount USB Storage", and 2 boxes which are selected with a cross in the box, "Unmount Data", and "Unmount Cache". If I do press Mount USB Storage I can only Unmount it to return to menu.
So regardless of that part, if I then go to the file manager, and browse to the system folder, the folder shows up empty, and the only thing showing is a Bin subfolder (also empty)
any ideas whats wrong?
Use the one-click root tool. Install TWRP via GooManager. Profit.
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TheBiles said:
Use the one-click root tool. Install TWRP via GooManager. Profit.
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hi,
yeah I did use the tool, all is rooted fine. If you install TWRP from GooManager, and then press to reset to recovery, TWRP loads fine. Once you reboot again however, the stock roms overwriting the TWRP so it no longer works each time. The steps there were supposedly to stop this from happening, from within TWRP, however the options aren't even there. Sadly, I can't post in the TWRP thread due to having less than 10 posts
How r u booting into recovery? Do u power off then use button combo? I use quickboot from market. Its free and boots u into recovery without having to manually turn off the device. I had the same exact issue u drescribe when attempting to follow op instructions. I couldn't do it so I said what the hell, let me see if I boot into recovery using quickboot it overwrites. I was happy to discover that it didn't.
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Hi.
I booted into recovery directly from the GooManager option which restarts it into it for me. After a reboot though choosing the same option gives the official recovery I presume (android robot with chest open and exclamation mark)....until I tell it to install the OpenRecoveryScript again
I'm not familiar with Quickboot - take it its just a button to press to get it into recovery the same way as the GooManager option of "Reboot Recovery"?
I'm looking at this TeamEOS nightly build at the moment, toying with the idea of whether to stick with stock rom or flash their custom rom over it.....hard call as its still early days for the roms I think, but if spend ages again installing my apps, will have to do it again afresh when do eventually change the rom
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Hi.
I booted into recovery directly from the GooManager option which restarts it into it for me. After a reboot though choosing the same option gives the official recovery I presume (android robot with chest open and exclamation mark)....until I tell it to install the OpenRecoveryScript again
I'm not familiar with Quickboot - take it its just a button to press to get it into recovery the same way as the GooManager option of "Reboot Recovery"?
I'm looking at this TeamEOS nightly build at the moment, toying with the idea of whether to stick with stock rom or flash their custom rom over it.....hard call as its still early days for the roms I think, but if spend ages again installing my apps, will have to do it again afresh when do eventually change the rom
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Yes quickboot is as u describe. I know what u mean about starting to flash. It's a bit early for me considering conditions of the roms ( early stages). I am getting tempted tho...lol. won't be long I'm sure.
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Yes quickboot is as u describe. I know what u mean about starting to flash. It's a bit early for me considering conditions of the roms ( early stages). I am getting tempted tho...lol. won't be long I'm sure.
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yup....just installed Quick Boot (Reboot),
chose Recovery, and again its rebooting back to the original recovery instead of the TWRP.
Guess I'll have to flash to a custom rom to get around it if want it sorting now....or wait till I have the minimum post count to post on the main TWRP thread
Not end of the world to reinstall apps and games I guess when the custom roms are more mature, so long as I remember to use Titanium Backup to save my games progress
you need to rename the recovery-restore.sh file in /system/etc/ (I forget the name offhand - if you look at the filenames there you'll figure it out). It restores the stock recovery at every reboot unless deleted or renamed. Then flash your 3rd party recovery.
Hi,
thats the trouble.....I use the file manager in TWRP, and I can't see that file anywhere.
The TWRP page says to go to /system......but when I go there its empty, only one subfolder, /system/bin, which also shows up empty
I'm having a big problem with my Nexus 4 here lately. I tried to root it about 2 days ago, and it did not work. So i downloaded TWRP and my computer read it the same as the Nexus 4 root toolkit by WugFresh. I opened TWRP and it asked me to flash or boot (it was on flash), and i think i clicked "Recovery" and it made my Nexus not boot up, it was just at the logo screen. Then i tried to flash TWRP to the bootloader and System and it flashed TWRP, now it won't go into android. It just takes me into the TWRP interface. In the TRWP interface there are 8 options( Install, Wipe, Backup, Restore, Mount, Settings, Advanced, and Reboot). I pressed "Reboot" and i when press System, Recovery, or Bootloader it tells me that the is no OS installed, I've looked up how to install OS back via WugFresh's toolkit, but it's still not working (maybe because I'm on a old computer). So I'm kinda panicking, is there anyone i can call,or take my phone to, or can you guys help PLEASE!?!
1. Calm down, dont panic. Its an easy fix. You need to push a rom onto your phone using adb, then flash it using twrp.
2. Setup adb.
3. Download ROM: here or here.
4. Use this command to copy the rom to the phone:
Code:
adb push nameofROM.zip /sdcard
5. In TWRP go to Install, look for the rom you pushed, select it, and finally swipe to flash it.
Okay, i'll try that right now..
chromium96 said:
1. Calm down, dont panic. Its an easy fix. You need to push a rom onto your phone using adb, then flash it using twrp.
2. Setup adb.
3. Download ROM: here or here.
4. Use this command to copy the rom to the phone:
Code:
adb push nameofROM.zip /sdcard
5. In TWRP go to Install, look for the rom you pushed, select it, and finally swipe to flash it.
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I'm having a problem with the ADB setup, i followed all the directions carfully, and that last step were i had to type in "adb devices" in did not work... is there anyway i can open adb??
Yiddish said:
I'm having a problem with the ADB setup, i followed all the directions carfully, and that last step were i had to type in "adb devices" in did not work... is there anyway i can open adb??
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Try install these drivers: http://download.clockworkmod.com/test/UniversalAdbDriverSetup6.msi
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Try install these drivers
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Nice, that worked. Okay i'm back on track. Also, does it matter what ROM i download?? I don't have to be rooted to push them huh?
Yiddish said:
Nice, that worked. Okay i'm back on track. Also, does it matter what ROM i download?? I don't have to be rooted to push them huh?
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Nope. Just make sure u put the phone in recovery mode (twrp) before you use the push command.
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Nope. Just make sure u put the phone in recovery mode (twrp) before you use the push command.
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Recovery mode is when the Android is on it's back with a red exclamation over it right??
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Recovery mode is when the Android is on it's back with a red exclamation over it right??
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Thats the stock recovery, but since you have TWRP installed that is your current recovery. So go into TWRP and use the command from there.
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Thats the stock recovery, but since you have TWRP installed that is your current recovery. So go into TWRP and use the command from there.
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Oh, i see. Okay here i go
chromium96 said:
1. Calm down, dont panic. Its an easy fix. You need to push a rom onto your phone using adb, then flash it using twrp.
2. Setup adb.
3. Download ROM: here or here.
4. Use this command to copy the rom to the phone:
Code:
adb push nameofROM.zip /sdcard
5. In TWRP go to Install, look for the rom you pushed, select it, and finally swipe to flash it.
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Okay, it got past the Google screen, now it's been on the multicolored X for about 10 minutes+ not doing anything
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Thats the stock recovery, but since you have TWRP installed that is your current recovery. So go into TWRP and use the command from there.
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How long will i be on the X loading screen??
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How long will i be on the X loading screen??
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On the first boot after flashing a new ROM the Nexus should start up within 5 to 10 minutes. If the phone is still displaying the boot animation, reboot into the phone into TWRP recovery, select Wipe, select Factory Reset, wipe Cache and Dalvik cache, and reboot the phone.
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On the first boot after flashing a new ROM the Nexus should start up within 5 to 10 minutes. If the phone is still displaying the boot animation, reboot into the phone into TWRP recovery, select Wipe, select Factory Reset, wipe Cache and Dalvik cache, and reboot the phone.
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Thanks! I think it was just the ROM i chose. I just downloaded Slim Bean, this seems to be working( the startup screen looks cool ) I'm on the "Android is upgrading..." screen and it says "Starting apps." at the moment.
Okay, SlimBean took more than 10 minutes, so i factory reset and tried again, and it's still not booting up. ):
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On the first boot after flashing a new ROM the Nexus should start up within 5 to 10 minutes. If the phone is still displaying the boot animation, reboot into the phone into TWRP recovery, select Wipe, select Factory Reset, wipe Cache and Dalvik cache, and reboot the phone.
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Any ideas why it's still not working??
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Any ideas why it's still not working??
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I have not used Slim Bean. It sounds as though you got past the boot animation screen to Slim Bean updating apps (Android upgrading). Normally ROMs that update apps on startup display a count as they update. Does Slim Bean display such an update counter? Does the count progress or does it hang at some point? Note that the system update on startup will take additional time depending on the quality of your phone's network connection. If you are still experiencing issues with Slim Bean, I recommend that you post on the developers forum where you downloaded the ROM.
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I have not used Slim Bean. It sounds as though you got past the boot animation screen to Slim Bean updating apps (Android upgrading). Normally ROMs that update apps on startup display a count as they update. Does Slim Bean display such an update counter? Does the count progress or does it hang at some point? Note that the system update on startup will take additional time depending on the quality of your phone's network connection. If you are still experiencing issues with Slim Bean, I recommend that you post on the developers forum where you downloaded the ROM.
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I got passed the boot animation, and it was taking too long to update my apps so i turned my phone off, and back on, after that my phone would not go past the boot animation. Are you guys sure that all i need to do is pus a ROM file?? Because it doesn't seem like it's working. Also, does it matter were i flash TWRP too??
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I got passed the boot animation, and it was taking too long to update my apps so i turned my phone off, and back on, after that my phone would not go past the boot animation. Are you guys sure that all i need to do is pus a ROM file?? Because it doesn't seem like it's working. Also, does it matter were i flash TWRP too??
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It is certainly more convenient to replace the stock recovery with TWRP permanently since this gives you more freedom when installing ROMs and performing nandroid backups.
I would try booting into TWRP again, install the Slim Bean ROM one more time, install Gapps, wipe Cache and Dalvik cache, and reboot your phone. If the Nexus gets past the boot animation to "Android upgrading" allow the upgrade to complete. If you are still having problems with Slim Bean, I suggest posting your question in the Slim Bean thread in the developers forum.
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It is certainly more convenient to replace the stock recovery with TWRP permanently since this gives you more freedom when installing ROMs and performing nandroid backups.
I would try booting into TWRP again, install the Slim Bean ROM one more time, install Gapps, wipe Cache and Dalvik cache, and reboot your phone. If the Nexus gets past the boot animation to "Android upgrading" allow the upgrade to complete. If you are still having problems with Slim Bean, I suggest posting your question in the Slim Bean thread in the developers forum.
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Where do i get Gapps??