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[Q] Is it safe to flash Cyanogen 10 on top of a non-stock kernel?

Hi, if you're reading this, thanks for taking the time to help me. I want to flash Cyanogen 10 on to my rooted Nexus 7. Its currently running the stock JB 4.2.2 ROM. A few days ago I flashed the motley kernel (build #249 for Jellybean 4.2.2) to OC the CPU to 1.6 Ghz using ROM Manager to flash and Trickster MOD to OC. I understand how to flash Cyanogen 10 to the Nexus 7, but is this safe? I've heard some users report that they get a boot loop when trying to flash Cyanogen 10 on top of a modified kernel. Has anyone here experienced a problem doing this?

The kernel lives in the boot partition and that is formatted when the new rom installs and it flashes its own boot.img into place. No worries. Just make sure you do a factory reset and wipe system prior to flashing cm10.

Okay. So I should boot into recovery, then do a factory reset. After that, unlock bootloader again and re-root. Then install Rom Manager again, and flash CM 10, then flash motley kernel?
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pindleton said:
Okay. So I should boot into recovery, then do a factory reset. After that, unlock bootloader again and re-root. Then install Rom Manager again, and flash CM 10, then flash motley kernel?
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A recovery factory reset does not relock or unroot your devices. Pretty much every rom out there will be pre rooted. So what you are going to do is download your rom, boot to recovery, perform a backup, factory reset, format system, then flash rom and gapps package and kernel, then reboot.

Oh awesome. Thanks for the help!!
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HELP Needed to flash rom

I have a retail XT907 on 4.1.2 that I got rooted, unlocked and twrp installed
I want to try the Energy rom and have it downloaded.
Where do I place the zip on the phone to install it in recovery?
I have backed up my system to the sd
Do I need to partition my phone? How to do it?
Can I instal the rom on my phone running 4.1.2?
Thanks

khalilcr said:
I have a retail XT907 on 4.1.2 that I got rooted, unlocked and twrp installed
I want to try the Energy rom and have it downloaded.
Where do I place the zip on the phone to install it in recovery?
I have backed up my system to the sd
Do I need to partition my phone? How to do it?
Can I instal the rom on my phone running 4.1.2?
Thanks
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Energy is 4.1.1 and right now can only be installed via safe strap.
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jco23 said:
Energy is 4.1.1 and right now can only be installed via safe strap.
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How do I flash safestrap? I currently have TWRP.
I downloaded safestrap.md5 but do I flash it through TWRP or rename .apk?

khalilcr said:
How do I flash safestrap? I currently have TWRP.
I downloaded safestrap.md5 but do I flash it through TWRP or rename .apk?
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see this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1979383
and then this:
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/11600-installing-custom-rom-to-stock-using-ss-312/

safestrap.md5 is NOT the flashable/installable file. You want the .apk file.
And why can you not install Eclipse on CWM or TWRP?

I got energy Rom to flash just fine on twrp
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TWRP would not allow me to create a partition.
I renamed the md5 to apk and installed it just fine, but now I have 2 recoveries
Installed the Energy ROM and its awesome but camera app fc every time :crying:
I want to try the PAC rom next.
To do so I assume I need to delete the current partition where I have the Energy ROM installed?
Can I install the PAC rom on the stock ROM slot?
If so how do I get rid of safestrap and keep only TWRP?
Thanks to the Razr M community for all the help, I only had Sammy experience before getting the Razr M and been trying to learn it all over again

khalilcr said:
TWRP would not allow me to create a partition.
I renamed the md5 to apk and installed it just fine, but now I have 2 recoveries
Installed the Energy ROM and its awesome but camera app fc every time :crying:
I want to try the PAC rom next.
To do so I assume I need to delete the current partition where I have the Energy ROM installed?
Can I install the PAC rom on the stock ROM slot?
If so how do I get rid of safestrap and keep only TWRP?
Thanks to the Razr M community for all the help, I only had Sammy experience before getting the Razr M and been trying to learn it all over again
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Camera will not work on energy if you install it on top of a 4.1.2 ROM.
SS can been cleanly uninstalled without impacting twrp.
I'm now on pacman, and it is great except for camcorder not working.
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So if I erase system on twrp, restore to stock backup, all the changes made on ss and energy will be gone? Than just click flash and choose PAC.zip and gapps?
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khalilcr said:
So if I erase system on twrp, restore to stock backup, all the changes made on ss and energy will be gone? Than just click flash and choose PAC.zip and gapps?
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I'm not sure if wiping system/factory reset will undo the partitions made via SS - but otherwise, I think you are correct. you don't need both SS and TWRP going forward. however, the only reason to have SS is to install the awesome Energy ROM (although Brandon claims to get Energy installed via TWRP just fine - so you might want to check with him). however, that ROM is based on 4.1.1. all ROMs going forward will be flashable via TWRP.
if you don't mind camcorder not working, then go with PACman.
i would recommend once you download the 5/24 PACman ROm and GApps, go into TWRP, mount everything, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, factory reset, system wipe, mount everything again, install PACman ROM, install GApps, then reboot.
if you cannot deal with camcorder not working, then you can install the base 4.1.2 component, posted on droid-hive:
http://droid-hive.com/index.php?/topic/1767-98161-base-components/
go into TWRP, mount everything, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, factory reset, system wipe, mount everything again, install 4.1.2, then reboot
once you are at a good spot, then you can uninstall SS

Thanks, finally got PAC flashed and am loving it. Camcorder not a big deal for me as long as camera works.
Thanks again for the help
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Can't flash any rom

Any reason why no ROM works since I flashed 4.3? It will flash, but won't go past boot screen, tried 10.2 infamous, slim bean, and pa. Wtf?
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What steps are you taking when you are flashing these roms? I haven't had an issue yet.
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wipe wipe wipe..
if youre coming from stock, you must wipe data/factory reset before flashing the rom. aosp and stock are different at this point.

For the 4.3 rom flash, did you also flash the new radio and bootloader. Also, be sure that the md5 of the rom you downloaded is correct; happened to me a couple of times.

i also have trouble in flashing ROM. It won't installed and on the recovery mode it said, "no command".
Helppp!

farraas said:
i also have trouble in flashing ROM. It won't installed and on the recovery mode it said, "no command".
Helppp!
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To Flash any rom
Steps:
1.Download latest bootloader and radio.(If you came from stock 4.3,Skip this step)
2.Donwload your Rom and latest GAAPS.
3.Save all the downloaded .zip files in a folder on your nexus 4.(Any folder)
3.Reboot your cell in CWM or TWRP recovery..That is switch off your cell and then press Vol up(+) Vol down(-) and power button all at the same time for 5 sec (you can flash CWN or TWRP through nexus 4 toolkits)
4.Do factory reset and clear Dalvik cache
5.Flash bootloader and radio (Skip if you came from stock 4.3)
5.Flash your downloaded rom (.zip file)(Go to Install .zip from SD card option and go to the folder where you have downloaded the rom)
6.Flash GAPPS (.zip file)(Go to Install .zip from SD card option and go to the folder where you have downloaded the GAAPS)
7.Wipe cache and dalvik cache
8.Done.Enjoy your Rom

Thanks brother. I wasn't factory restoring and that was my prob.

Guys I need you (flashing sac)

Okay Idk what's going on exactly but I've tried downloading sacs custom 7.2 several times md5s all check out and when I go to flash it in twrp 2.6.3 it fails same with twrp 2.5.2.zip they both keep failing. However I was recently able to flash miuiv5 after a download so the recovery is still working (also it restores backups fine)... So. I'm wondering what's going on here they aren't bad files and it just won't flash! Does this rom have that aroma installer? Am I missing something that allows that?
Currently running trifforce 3.1 with agat kernel and twrp 2.63
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coke32 said:
Okay Idk what's going on exactly but I've tried downloading sacs custom 7.2 several times md5s all check out and when I go to flash it in twrp 2.6.3 it fails same with twrp 2.5.2.zip they both keep failing. However I was recently able to flash miuiv5 after a download so the recovery is still working (also it restores backups fine)... So. I'm wondering what's going on here they aren't bad files and it just won't flash! Does this rom have that aroma installer? Am I missing something that allows that?
Currently running trifforce 3.1 with agat kernel and twrp 2.63
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It could be a product assert. If the TWRP is not made for t0ltespr (Sprint Note II) or ROM isn't made for that the two could be trying to verify the wrong model against each other and failing. You can remove this from the zip by looking for the assert in update-script.
Another option if you're open to it is to try my unofficial CWM and see if that avoids your issue.
Good luck!

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In order for it to work, you need to flash sach's custom rom version 7.0. Let it do a full install and setup, then boot back into recovery. Then flash the 7.1 or 7.2 update. Hope this helps.
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Do Not, I repeat DO NOT do a system wipe in TWRP after installing 7.0 or 7.1. Let the aroma installer do the wipe. I learned the hard way, I wiped it myself and went to update to 7.2 and got nothing but failure notices. Once I re-flashed 7.1 and let the aroma installer do the wipe, it installed with no problem

ive always done a system wipe with no problems. be sure you are downloading the full rom and not the update. and make sure your downloading from a pc over a good wifi conection, then i make sure the file size is about the same size before transferring and flashing. hope this helps

coke32 said:
Okay Idk what's going on exactly but I've tried downloading sacs custom 7.2 several times md5s all check out and when I go to flash it in twrp 2.6.3 it fails same with twrp 2.5.2.zip they both keep failing. However I was recently able to flash miuiv5 after a download so the recovery is still working (also it restores backups fine)... So. I'm wondering what's going on here they aren't bad files and it just won't flash! Does this rom have that aroma installer? Am I missing something that allows that?
Currently running trifforce 3.1 with agat kernel and twrp 2.63
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After wiping system,caches,data in Twrp advanced wiped are you getting the fail? if so just reboot recovery and try to install again without wiping. I have had the flash fail for me too and a recovery reboot solved the issue for me. Also in aroma don't factory reset wipe just wipe cache and dalvik. Also I am on TWRP 2.6.3.1
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[Q] HELP I lost root on my nexus 4

I updated my nexus 4 from paranoid 4.2.2 to 4.4.x beta2 I think I flash franko custom kernel and thats why I lost my root how can I root my phone ?
I didn't like the beta version can I go back from 4.4 to 4.2.2?

Did you try flashing SuperSU from recovery?

Yes you can root your phone. Download the SuperSU and flash it via Custom recovery. Yes you can go back to 4.2.2. Make sure to flash 4.2.2 bootloader.

badboy47 said:
Yes you can root your phone. Download the SuperSU and flash it via Custom recovery. Yes you can go back to 4.2.2. Make sure to flash 4.2.2 bootloader.
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How can I do that?

f.mtz94 said:
How can I do that?
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I found a guide that works great for downgrading. Instead of using 4.4 image; you will use 4.2.2 and follow below guide.
http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/11/flash-factory-image-nexus-device/

badboy47 said:
I found a guide that works great for downgrading. Instead of using 4.4 image; you will use 4.2.2 and follow below guide.
http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/11/flash-factory-image-nexus-device/
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Thank you
This is to return to stock but I want to keep on using paranoid rom how can I downgrade with paranoid?

f.mtz94 said:
Thank you
This is to return to stock but I want to keep on using paranoid rom how can I downgrade with paranoid?
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1. Download 4.2.2 PA ROM, Gapps, 4.2.2 Bootloader and 4.2.2 radio. Copy all the files to your phone.
2. Reboot to recovery.
3. Flash boot loader and radio.
4. Reboot recovery.
5. Wipe factory / data reset.
6. Flash PA ROM + Gapps zip.
7. Wipe cache partition + dalvik cache.
8. Reboot system and enjoy!
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badboy47 said:
1. Download 4.2.2 PA ROM, Gapps, 4.2.2 Bootloader and 4.2.2 radio. Copy all the files to your phone.
2. Reboot to recovery.
3. Flash boot loader and radio.
4. Reboot recovery.
5. Wipe factory / data reset.
6. Flash PA ROM + Gapps zip.
7. Wipe cache partition + dalvik cache.
8. Reboot system and enjoy!
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Where can I download the bootloader and the radio?

audit13 said:
Did you try flashing SuperSU from recovery?
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I tried but i don't know if im doing it wrong or why is not working

f.mtz94 said:
Where can I download the bootloader and the radio?
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[4.2.2] JDQ39 Baseband and Bootloader ZIP