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I need step by step instructions to flash a newer ROM

I am running Cyanogen 6.0.0-Heroc. I have been for about 6 months but it has some quirks (locks up sometimes, etc) that may be better with a newer version (I hope). Can somebody please give me very explicit step by step instructions to load a new ROM. Also can you give me a link to the newer version of this ROM.
I was scared to death when I rooted my phone and am equally fearful now. I appreciate your help.

Whoops, accidentally clicked thank
Anyway, I can only speak for what I have done. I have heard that updating to gingerbread takes a slightly different approach. (But I haven't tried it yet)
What I do:
Download the rom and put it on my sd card
Reboot into recovery
NANDROID BACKUP
wipe data/cache/factory reset
wipe davlik
wipe battery stats
flash rom
flash gapps
reboot

Flashing a rom is very easy. I suggest the app rom manager. What you do is you put the . Zip file on the root of your sd card (not in any folders) and re-name it * update* without the *. Now flash clockwork recovery mod and boot your phone into recovery mode via rom manager. It will take you into recovery mode (big surprise) now select install update.zip. this should install the mod right away. the phone will reboot and you have yourself a custom rom my friend.
READ THIS FIRST!!!
troubleshooting and other tips: i put this in because i had countless problems when i first flashed a rom...
if your .zip file won't flash because it says it isn't signed the go to options and disable the need for it to be signed.
so if you are given the option to backup your current mod i highly recomend that especialy if you aren't sure about the rom.
next i suggest getting a rom with gapps as you need that to sync your accounts. just boot to recovery mode then select an option to manually install programs or something like that. select gapps and you're gravy!
i see you need a rom update. i cannot give you the link but look for CM7 it is gingerbread and it looks classy. don't be afraid if it takes a long time to boot. that is natural. it should be in htc hero development forums.
backup everything you can. i suggest creating a folder labeled phone or sd card. copy and paste all files just in case.
if you need any more help I would be glad to help you.
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pandadog11 said:
i see you need a rom update. i cannot give you the link but look for CM7 it is gingerbread and it looks classy. don't be afraid if it takes a long time to boot. that is natural. it should be in htc hero development forums.
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I've been using that ROM, works great but GPS won't stay locked right now. It's very fast.

It doesn't get any more step-by-step than this:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Hero_(CDMA):_Full_Update_Guide

What do I do?

Okay, so I just used the [ToolKit] Nexus 7 one click root tool! and it flashed Recovery and I know it did because it booted into ClockWorkMod, but when it rebooted I noticed it didn't have root. So I used {Toolkit] Nexus Root Toolkit v1.5 to root. After it finished I checked for root. And it was successful, but when I used ROM Manager to boot me into Recovery, all i got was a Android with a little red exlimation mark coming from his body. Now I have modded a few devices, and the flashing of root and recovery is always the part that terrifies me, cause I know that if something goes wrong, I might have a new paperweight, so you can imagine, this gave me a slight panic attack. Can someone explain what I should do about this. And I have also noticed that there are no detailed instructions on how to install a custom ROM, I am wanting to install Glazed JellyBean from stock 4.1.1, if anyone has some step by step instructions it would be greatly appreciated.

AFAinHD said:
Okay, so I just used the [ToolKit] Nexus 7 one click root tool! and it flashed Recovery and I know it did because it booted into ClockWorkMod, but when it rebooted I noticed it didn't have root. So I used {Toolkit] Nexus Root Toolkit v1.5 to root. After it finished I checked for root. And it was successful, but when I used ROM Manager to boot me into Recovery, all i got was a Android with a little red exlimation mark coming from his body. Now I have modded a few devices, and the flashing of root and recovery is always the part that terrifies me, cause I know that if something goes wrong, I might have a new paperweight, so you can imagine, this gave me a slight panic attack. Can someone explain what I should do about this. And I have also noticed that there are no detailed instructions on how to install a custom ROM, I am wanting to install Glazed JellyBean from stock 4.1.1, if anyone has some step by step instructions it would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm really not sure what to do about your problem, I don't remember if I even used the ToolKit to unlock and root my device. But I can help with installing a rom, and I'm actually on Glazed JellyBean too. Here's how you'd install a rom.
1. Do A backup of your current system.
2. In CWM do a factory reset, clear it cache.
3. Choose install zip from sd card, choose the zip on the next screen.
4. Locate the Roms zip file and select it and install.
5. Install the latest JellyBean Gaaps and reboot, and it should work great.

Darkhallway said:
I'm really not sure what to do about your problem, I don't remember if I even used the ToolKit to unlock and root my device. But I can help with installing a rom, and I'm actually on Glazed JellyBean too. Here's how you'd install a rom.
1. Do A backup of your current system.
2. In CWM do a factory reset, clear it cache.
3. Choose install zip from sd card, choose the zip on the next screen.
4. Locate the Roms zip file and select it and install.
5. Install the latest JellyBean Gaaps and reboot, and it should work great.
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Okay, thanks! I'll try that as soon as I get this damn recovery problem fixed. I'm working on it now. God I hate messing with partitions...

[Q] Defy Plus 2.3.6 BL7 -WIUI install guide discrepancy(?)

Hello
I tried to install the WIUI rom - Stable GB+version - for Defy Plus ( my device is BL7 Android 2.3.6) today and encountered a discrepancy in the install guide pasted below.
1. Download 2ndinit 1.4.2-----> DONE
2. install 2ndinit (Important!:following the instructions)--->DONE
3. Boot into bootmenu by pressing volume down when device flashes a blue led at bootup. Set default boot mode to 2nd init.-----> DONE
4. (a) Select Recovery/Stable Recovery. ---->There is no such option available. The available options are :
1. Custom Recovery, &
2. Stock Recovery
------> So which option do we choose?
Did not proceed to the following stages
(b) Choose "Wipe Data/Cache" option. Let finish--->
5. Choose Install zip from SD Card, select WajkIUI_multilang .zip and let it finish.
6. select "Wipe Cache" then go to Advanced and select "Wipe Dalvik Cache". Reboot Now!
(If you are stuck on boot (Motorola logo), do 4th and 6th point again.)
7. After boot, set your prefered language in Settings menu
8. Done! Recommend: use Battery Calibration for maximum battery.
Anyone having installed WIUI on a device similar to mine and having faced the same confusion as me, willing to help ?
aCs
ps: I have encountered only one thread where such a problem is described and that person went the CM way rather than continue with WIUI. So if I have missed any thread detailing this problem and the solution please point me to it. Thanks

aCs_ND said:
Hello
I tried to install the WIUI rom - Stable GB+version - for Defy Plus ( my device is BL7 Android 2.3.6) today and encountered a discrepancy in the install guide pasted below.
1. Download 2ndinit 1.4.2-----> DONE
2. install 2ndinit (Important!:following the instructions)--->DONE
3. Boot into bootmenu by pressing volume down when device flashes a blue led at bootup. Set default boot mode to 2nd init.-----> DONE
4. (a) Select Recovery/Stable Recovery. ---->There is no such option available. The available options are :
1. Custom Recovery, &
2. Stock Recovery
------> So which option do we choose?
Did not proceed to the following stages
(b) Choose "Wipe Data/Cache" option. Let finish--->
5. Choose Install zip from SD Card, select WajkIUI_multilang .zip and let it finish.
6. select "Wipe Cache" then go to Advanced and select "Wipe Dalvik Cache". Reboot Now!
(If you are stuck on boot (Motorola logo), do 4th and 6th point again.)
7. After boot, set your prefered language in Settings menu
8. Done! Recommend: use Battery Calibration for maximum battery.
Anyone having installed WIUI on a device similar to mine and having faced the same confusion as me, willing to help ?
aCs
ps: I have encountered only one thread where such a problem is described and that person went the CM way rather than continue with WIUI. So if I have missed any thread detailing this problem and the solution please point me to it. Thanks
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chose custom recovery and follow next steps.

Unsuccessful attempt
Method Followed: As indicated in WIUI Rom thread.
First discrepancy:
Select Recovery/Stable Recovery. ---->There is no such option available. The available options are :
1. Custom Recovery, &
2. Stock Recovery
So I chose Custom Recovery
Then again instructions followed per the thread:
Wipe Data stage
Message from install utility:
*Data wipe complete
*E: can't open /tmp/recovery.log
Wipe Cache Stage
Message from install utility:
*Cache Wipe complete
*E: can't open /tmp/recovery.log
Install Zip from SD Card
Selected Wajkui_Multilang*.*
Message from install utility:
*Finding Update Package
*Opening Update Package
*Installing Update Package
*E: Can't make /tmp/update.binary
*Installation aborted
Now the question needs to be answered is:
Was there a problem in the way I followed the instructions , if so what?
If the answer to the above is No based upon the record of the install/flash process listed above:
Why did the install abort?
Is the install procedure method listed on the ROM thread NOT suitable for Defy Plus BL7 Android version 2.3.6 devices which have been rooted using the procedure listed over here------>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542956

I too have a MB526 with BL7 and rooted the same way. I am running WajkIUI 2.5.27 successfully. All the steps are mentioned correct. Choose Custom Recovery and you'll have the option of Stable Recovery within that.
Just re-download the ROM file. IT might be that your ZIP is corrupt.

nishantgandhi said:
I too have a MB526 with BL7 and rooted the same way. I am running WajkIUI 2.5.27 successfully. All the steps are mentioned correct. Choose Custom Recovery and you'll have the option of Stable Recovery within that.
Just re-download the ROM file. IT might be that your ZIP is corrupt.
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Thank you for your response.
I tried to see if there is a sub-option titled Stable Recovery within Custom REcovery. No such option. Please confirm you are using 2ndinit 1.4.2.
I checked the zip file using Winzip. It is not corrupt.

No brother! You are to use ver 2.3.
My file name reads as 'SndInitDefy_2.3'. Attached is the APK for you!
Sent from my MB526 using xda app-developers app

nishantgandhi said:
No brother! You are to use ver 2.3.
Sent from my MB526 using xda app-developers app
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how to remove/uninstall recovery,i have installed v2.3
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nishantgandhi said:
No brother! You are to use ver 2.3.
My file name reads as 'SndInitDefy_2.3'. Attached is the APK for you!
Sent from my MB526 using xda app-developers app
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Thanks once again for your help. I too had downloaded ver 2.3 to start with but after going through the install guide went for the lower version. Will test it out and see if I succeed.
Just saw your initial thread when you ventured out to root your phone and flash it. You mention you installed CM10 and liked it. So did you switch to WIUI and if so why? Which in your opinion is a better build in terms of stability?
jackajay said:
how to remove/uninstall recovery,i have installed v2.3
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You must use the "manage app" options to uninstall any app including 2ndinit.

Yes I did install CM10 to begin with. Heck, I had bought Defy+ only with the intent of flashing a good JB ROM on it.
However, there was quite a bit of lag (especially when the call comes in, or when you launch the dialer, or while playing games like Temple Run etc). The battery life was pathetic and it didnt suit as a daily build.
I stumbled upon WajkIUI and thought of giving it a try. Boy, what a fabulous ROM it is. You don't even feel the need for JB. This ROM is super smooth, fast, stable and what have you. No FC or restart at all. I simply loved it from the first day.

nishantgandhi said:
Yes I did install CM10 to begin with. Heck, I had bought Defy+ only with the intent of flashing a good JB ROM on it.
However, there was quite a bit of lag (especially when the call comes in, or when you launch the dialer, or while playing games like Temple Run etc). The battery life was pathetic and it didnt suit as a daily build.
I stumbled upon WajkIUI and thought of giving it a try. Boy, what a fabulous ROM it is. You don't even feel the need for JB. This ROM is super smooth, fast, stable and what have you. No FC or restart at all. I simply loved it from the first day.
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Hello
It worked. All thanks to you, as I had given up.Also initial impressions confirm your view of the WIUI Rom. However there is no Stable Recovery
option in Recovery during the install process. A couple of small niggles but more or less everything is functional as it should be .
If you think it proper, you could compile a comprehensive guide and post it. It will be a boon for all Defy Plus users whose devices are similar to your and mine and intend to ROOT &/or flash WIUI. I was fortunate that you chanced upon my thread and therefore I could solve the problem, but a guide would ensure your knowledge will be available to any one who is searching to go down this route.
Regards
aCs

I found the same error while installing the PVL Stock Rom for defy plus. After rebooting, i was back on my stock rooted rom, with all the apps missing including sndinitdefy. But the clockworkmod is still accessible. So if i install the new version of sndinitdefy, will it automatically replace the clockwordmod associated with it? Thanks for your reply!

[Q] Official CM10 nightly for manta

Just curious if there is a thread for the official CM10 for manta (ie. from get.cm)... Does anyone have a list of what's not working? Trying to see if that is something I want to flash and if I do, what I will need to put up with that is not working.
Also, for those of you running the official nightlies, do you flash everyday to try and keep up? Would think it's quite the hassle to reset up the N10 everyday (assuming you lose everything with each new build).

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2027991
The CM OTA updater makes sure you don't lose anything between flashes including your GAPPs and settings, so it's not a big deal updating everyday.

cowabunga said:
Just curious if there is a thread for the official CM10 for manta (ie. from get.cm)... Does anyone have a list of what's not working? Trying to see if that is something I want to flash and if I do, what I will need to put up with that is not working.
Also, for those of you running the official nightlies, do you flash everyday to try and keep up? Would think it's quite the hassle to reset up the N10 everyday (assuming you lose everything with each new build).
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For some reason the moderators felt that the CyanogenMod thread should be in general rather than either development forum.
Everything that works on the stock ROM works on CM10.1. Be sure to flash Google apps from http://www.goo.im
From then on you can keep CM10 up to date via the included updater in Settings->About as often as you'd like and you won't lose anything by doing the updates.

Thanks for the responses and the link to the official CM10 forum. Was looking in the development forums and was only finding "unofficial" threads.
Going to read up on CM10 for manta and then decide if I can live with what's broke. From the sounds of it, seems everything is mostly working.

So I've decided to take the plunge and go with CM10. I'm not finding instructions for a Mac. I've only seen toolkits that either run on windoze or linux.
Would the following instructions work from a Mac? I already have bootloader unlocked and CMW 6.0.1.9 touch installed (although it seems to be randomly rebooting while in recovery; think there is a fixed version that does not do this; however, I downloaded my version directly from the clockworkmod site, so...).
I've seen a few youtube video on how to install cm10 but they never tell you how to get the zip files onto the internal storage. They all start with the wipe then flash zip steps. So I thought I would try the following...
* copy latest cm10 nightly zip to /sdcard on the n10
* copy gapps to /sdcard on the n10
* boot into recovery
* Wipe Data/Factory Reset
* Wipe cache
* install from zip and install the cm10 nightly zip from /sdcard
* install from zip and install the gapps zip from /sdcard
* reboot
Not sure if the files in /sdcard will get deleted as a result of the "wipe data/factory reset" step and hence, not available when I get to the install from zip steps.
Anyone have better step by step instructions for getting cm10 onto an unlocked n10 with cwm touch installed using just a Mac?

Just noticed the official clockworkmod website has cwm 6.0.2.3 available. Have reflashed the new recovery. Seems to be better. The random reboots seem to be gone.
Now on to cm10. Anyone confirm my steps above or have better instructions?

For anyone wondering, I went ahead and switched to cm10 using the steps I listed 2 comments above. So these instructions will work if you want to manually install cm10 on your n10.

cowabunga said:
For anyone wondering, I went ahead and switched to cm10 using the steps I listed 2 comments above. So these instructions will work if you want to manually install cm10 on your n10.
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So how does it run? I may flash this weekend as I hear it is reboot free.

[q] is there twrp recovery for mortorola bravo?

in teamwin official website i couldn't find twrp recovery support for motorola bravo, however motorola defy was in the list to get twrp recovery.
does TWRP for defy work on bravo? or we need a different for bravo? i love that recovery ...can some body help me install that on my bravo???

hiandro said:
in teamwin official website i couldn't find twrp recovery support for motorola bravo, however motorola defy was in the list to get twrp recovery.
does TWRP for defy work on bravo? or we need a different for bravo? i love that recovery ...can some body help me install that on my bravo???
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The Defy TWRP works on the Bravo, but its only up to version 2.1 and can't install large Aroma roms (WR, Pikachu, etc). Your better off reading the thread over at Defy Development. Its neat and works, but our custom CWM 5 is the best for us in terms of reliability and stability.

skeevy420 said:
The Defy TWRP works on the Bravo, but its only up to version 2.1 and can't install large Aroma roms (WR, Pikachu, etc). Your better off reading the thread over at Defy Development. Its neat and works, but our custom CWM 5 is the best for us in terms of reliability and stability.
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can u give me link to download latest CWM please.

hiandro said:
can u give me link to download latest CWM please.
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Its installed be default with CM10 or PA. The newer the rom, the newer the recovery.
You can copy the zip/system/bootmenu/.... to other roms to get the touch ui in the bootmenu, just don't overwrite your current roms init scripts....and use a PRE 2nd Kernel zip when porting the bootmenu to non custom kernel roms. This isn't something I'd advise doing cause if you don't know what your fully doing you can easily put yourself in a position to flash the sbf. I sbf'd 3 times adding the JB Touch bootmenu to CM7.

skeevy420 said:
Its installed be default with CM10 or PA. The newer the rom, the newer the recovery.
You can copy the zip/system/bootmenu/.... to other roms to get the touch ui in the bootmenu, just don't overwrite your current roms init scripts....and use a PRE 2nd Kernel zip when porting the bootmenu to non custom kernel roms. This isn't something I'd advise doing cause if you don't know what your fully doing you can easily put yourself in a position to flash the sbf. I sbf'd 3 times adding the JB Touch bootmenu to CM7.
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I installed cm10 then after I went to stable recovery and I wipe data/factory reset and then wipe cache and again wipe dalvik cache,and then I went to install zip from SD card and then choose mokee and flashed the zip.and when I reboot the phone it got stuck at Motorola red logo. again i boot into recovery (it was different, which mokee installed maybe)and when i wipe data and cache it said something like this:can't mount E/cache/recovery/log .and then i went to backup and restore and restored my cm10 backup and it only restored system(no data) why did this happen did I did something wrong?? or is there problem in recovery?? please tell me about this.

hiandro said:
I installed cm10 then after I went to stable recovery and I wipe data/factory reset and then wipe cache and again wipe dalvik cache,and then I went to install zip from SD card and then choose mokee and flashed the zip.and when I reboot the phone it got stuck at Motorola red logo. again i boot into recovery (it was different, which mokee installed maybe)and when i wipe data and cache it said something like this:can't mount E/cache/recovery/log .and then i went to backup and restore and restored my cm10 backup and it only restored system(no data) why did this happen did I did something wrong?? or is there problem in recovery?? please tell me about this.
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I have a couple of ideas, but I'd be guessing with all of them. Probably just an error from CM10 using a newer recovery than Mokee. Since CM10's /system was restored, so was its bootmenu\recovery -- try doing a full restore now that you're using the same recovery that backed it up .
Crap like this is why we need an unlocked bootloader, or even just a place to hide a custom recovery -- with every rom you flash, your recovery changes and bad things can\have happened. While its nowhere as bad as it once was, problems like yours still occur from time to time. Its the same reason that there's so many posts with people having problems from using BandroidX Recovery -- its a very old CWM based recovery that uses different formats than whats used now (can't even install newer roms with it). Old and new don't usually play nicely with us .

skeevy420 said:
I have a couple of ideas, but I'd be guessing with all of them. Probably just an error from CM10 using a newer recovery than Mokee. Since CM10's /system was restored, so was its bootmenu\recovery -- try doing a full restore now that you're using the same recovery that backed it up .
Crap like this is why we need an unlocked bootloader, or even just a place to hide a custom recovery -- with every rom you flash, your recovery changes and bad things can\have happened. While its nowhere as bad as it once was, problems like yours still occur from time to time. Its the same reason that there's so many posts with people having problems from using BandroidX Recovery -- its a very old CWM based recovery that uses different formats than whats used now (can't even install newer roms with it). Old and new don't usually play nicely with us .
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Yeah, i tried to restore backup using cm10 recovery and although it said cant restore .android.secure something like that(iam not quite sure) it restored system as well as data.
The thing is i like mokee os .its speed, clean and clear... ecetra but it is not jelly bean.can't we have a cm10 tweaked and modified for bravo.of course I love your PA jelly bean there are lots of tablet tweaks can you also add some other functions like in pimp my rom.
And thanks man for answering my queries