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[Q] installing a custom ROM?

So i've been looking all over the development forum.. and i can't find any instructions to install a rom, the only so-called instructions i found was "Use xRecovery" herp derp.. =/
I have the "2.3.2 CM Legend 31 v0.3" one
I have everything working, Root explorer.. xrecovery.. BusyBox
absolutely everything, i tried extracting the cm7-0.3.rar and compressing it into an update.zip for it to work on xRecovery, but it still wont work.
The files inside the rom are: system.img, cache.img, data.img, nandroid.md5.
This is what it shows when i try to install it
-- Install from SD card...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing Update...
And then it quickly closes and goes back to the main menu..
Any help would be appreciated.

x8brah said:
So i've been looking all over the development forum.. and i can't find any instructions to install a rom, the only so-called instructions i found was "Use xRecovery" herp derp.. =/
I have the "2.3.2 CM Legend 31 v0.3" one
I have everything working, Root explorer.. xrecovery.. BusyBox
absolutely everything, i tried extracting the cm7-0.3.rar and compressing it into an update.zip for it to work on xRecovery, but it still wont work.
The files inside the rom are: system.img, cache.img, data.img, nandroid.md5.
any help would be appreciated
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you need to follow these instructions-
1. Extract the downloaded ROM.
2. Ensure there are 4 files in a folder(name it as you wish, or you can simply take the extracted folder!).
3. Make a folder in your SD card with name "xrecovery"(without quotes)
4. Make a sub-folder "backup"(without quotes)
5. Place the folder in the backup folder( /sdcard/xrecovery/backup)
6. Boot into xRecovery.
7. Goto Backup and Restore.
8. Goto Restore.
9. There you will see your folder name.
10. Just select and press Yes.
Done!
Cheers!

mohakrastogi said:
you need to follow these instructions-
1. Extract the downloaded ROM.
2. Ensure there are 4 files in a folder(name it as you wish, or you can simply take the extracted folder!).
3. Make a folder in your SD card with name "xrecovery"(without quotes)
4. Make a sub-folder "backup"(without quotes)
5. Place the folder in the backup folder( /sdcard/xrecovery/backup)
6. Boot into xRecovery.
7. Goto Backup and Restore.
8. Goto Restore.
9. There you will see your folder name.
10. Just select and press Yes.
Done!
Cheers!
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Kudos to you my friend.. thanks a lot it works perfectly =)

Ok now i have a bigger problem.. i can't access my SD card on the computer!!
only working via file managers :S
is there any way to move files to it using the android SDK? (Yes the android sdk/adb commands work i tried installing an app with it and it worked)

x8brah said:
Ok now i have a bigger problem.. i can't access my SD card on the computer!!
only working via file managers :S
is there any way to move files to it using the android SDK? (Yes the android sdk/adb commands work i tried installing an app with it and it worked)
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you flashed the rom? there is still a bug with USB Mounting.

mohakrastogi said:
you flashed the rom? there is still a bug with USB Mounting.
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why yes i did, EPIC FAIL.. lol
I assume im going to need to put my official ROM on the SD card again with a memory reader?
EDIT: Disregard that.. used flashtool to go back to 1.6, no problems now.

i installed 2.3.2 CM Legend 31 v0.3 and it works ok for me.
after a while, it says "Login to Google Talk failed, check if you have chat
available"
i know this is not the problem of this rom.
i google the message, and find other roms may have the same problem.
but this message is annoying.
dose anyone know the solution??
thank you for my bad english.

Leaked us 3.1 to official ww3.1question

OK I just downloaded the official uk 3.1 update from the Asus site, can I just update straight to that without having to go back to 3.0?
If i can then what's the best way to do it?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium App

tcjaym said:
OK I just downloaded the official uk 3.1 update from the Asus site, can I just update straight to that without having to go back to 3.0?
If i can then what's the best way to do it?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium App
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You can try using the recovery method used to flash the leaked US 3.1 ROM. It should work in the same way.

Tried that and I just get the android guy with the exclamation sign.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium App

I had problems switching from US back to WW. I tried renaming the WW ROM I was trying to install so it had US in the filename - that meant the TF now noticed it, but then wouldn't install it. (Got the Android with ! on his chest error.)
Then I copied the zip to the root of the SD card and renamed it to TF101_SDUPDATE.zip (as per instruction to install the leaked ROM) and rebooted with volume down button pressed - that worked. It seems that's the "magic filename" to force an install ignoring location.

Fred23 said:
I had problems switching from US back to WW. I tried renaming the WW ROM I was trying to install so it had US in the filename - that meant the TF now noticed it, but then wouldn't install it. (Got the Android with ! on his chest error.)
Then I copied the zip to the root of the SD card and renamed it to TF101_SDUPDATE.zip (as per instruction to install the leaked ROM) and rebooted with volume down button pressed - that worked. It seems that's the "magic filename" to force an install ignoring location.
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Thanks mate, just tried that too but it still give me the android guy! Error. If you still have the one you renamed would it be possible for you to upload it if its not too much trouble please mate
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium App

there is an sop on the Asus website.

What's a sop?

Fred23 said:
I had problems switching from US back to WW. I tried renaming the WW ROM I was trying to install so it had US in the filename - that meant the TF now noticed it, but then wouldn't install it. (Got the Android with ! on his chest error.)
Then I copied the zip to the root of the SD card and renamed it to TF101_SDUPDATE.zip (as per instruction to install the leaked ROM) and rebooted with volume down button pressed - that worked. It seems that's the "magic filename" to force an install ignoring location.
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- the file from asus website is called: UpdateLauncher_WW_epaduser8445.zip
- Open this file with a zip program like winzip or 7zip
- you'll see a zip file inside under some folders called \ASUS\Update\
- extract the file called WW_epad-user-8.4.4.5.zip and rename that to EP101_SDUPDATE.ZIP
- stick EP101_SDUPDATE.ZIP at root of your external sd card and reboot and do the toggle up/down etc....

grinnerD said:
- the file from asus website is called: UpdateLauncher_WW_epaduser8445.zip
- Open this file with a zip program like winzip or 7zip
- you'll see a zip file inside under some folders called \ASUS\Update\
- extract the file called WW_epad-user-8.4.4.5.zip and rename that to EP101_SDUPDATE.ZIP
- stick EP101_SDUPDATE.ZIP at root of your external sd card and reboot and do the toggle up/down etc....
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That worked perfectly, thanks mate

tcjaym said:
What's a sop?
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Standard operating procedure

Noob guide of installing MM update

astitle says, I have been trying to install this since few hours now, can any ome please make up noob freindly guide

dryspuri said:
astitle says, I have been trying to install this since few hours now, can any ome please make up noob freindly guide
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0) You need PLK-L01 EU Phone!
1) You need stock firmware installed B121 or B140
2) You need stock recovery installed
3) You need full stock without any changes in the firmware files.
3.1) You need UNrooted phone!
4) delete all app from SD card
5) download upgrade package for you FW version
6) rename it to update.zip
7) copy update.zip to SD card in to dload folder
8) start local update from the settings menu.
Things to look out for:
it will not perform the update on a modified system
if you have never rooted it should be fine..
TWRP will no longer function until someone builds a new version
THERE IS NO WAY BACK!! Right now you cannot go back to LP, you cannot change your mind, cannot root and cannot use twrp, think before you upgrade to a BETA firmware...

Dumaxa said:
0) You need PLK-L01 EU Phone!
1) You need stock firmware installed B121 or B140
2) You need stock recovery installed
3) You need full stock without any changes in the firmware files.
3.1) You need UNrooted phone!
4) delete all app from SD card
5) download upgrade package for you FW version
6) rename it to update.zip
7) copy update.zip to SD card in to dload folder
8) start local update from the settings menu.
Things to look out for:
it will not perform the update on a modified system
if you have never rooted it should be fine..
TWRP will no longer function until someone builds a new version
THERE IS NO WAY BACK!! Right now you cannot go back to LP, you cannot change your mind, cannot root and cannot use twrp, think before you upgrade to a BETA firmware...
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Many thanks, I can't find dload folder. I have not installed external sd is that the problem

Just make that folder

Szumy said:
Just make that folder
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yeah i did that, then got in boot loop, i guess may have updated from 121 to mm, that was a mistake i guess
so now i am gonna go in 121-130-140-mm using sd card dload folder

dryspuri said:
yeah i did that, then got in boot loop, i guess may have updated from 121 to mm, that was a mistake i guess
so now i am gonna go in 121-130-140-mm using sd card dload folder
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You should be able to upgrade from 121 using the 121->313 package

dryspuri said:
yeah i did that, then got in boot loop, i guess may have updated from 121 to mm, that was a mistake i guess
so now i am gonna go in 121-130-140-mm using sd card dload folder
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I don't think so since you have package with B121 > B313 update. Did you create the folder before? And was the update package in .zip?

Dumaxa said:
Things to look out for:
it will not perform the update on a modified system
if you have never rooted it should be fine..
TWRP will no longer function until someone builds a new version
THERE IS NO WAY BACK!! Right now you cannot go back to LP, you cannot change your mind, cannot root and cannot use twrp, think before you upgrade to a BETA firmware...
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You can change the bits you 'borrowed' from my post as there is a way back now (and at least you said thanks )
Nice guide btw.

Szumy said:
I don't think so since you have package with B121 > B313 update. Did you create the folder before? And was the update package in .zip?
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Ha I did the most stupid thing did not read the whole post and was trying to do things without understanding. You wonder what a year of ios does to you. You become lazy don't read stuff and you think things work by there own. Anyway thanks all for all the info and I live xda
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

dryspuri said:
Ha I did the most stupid thing did not read the whole post and was trying to do things without understanding. You wonder what a year of ios does to you. You become lazy don't read stuff and you think things work by there own. Anyway thanks all for all the info and I live xda
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
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Haha, no problem sir Glad i could help

Redmi K20 update problem

So a couple of days ago I received the lastest MIUI update based on Android 10 .
So I downloaded it but when it reached 100% the update just disappeared.
I thought something went wrong so I download it again but the same thing happened the update just keeps on disappearing though the update package is still in memory but the system updater app tells me to download it . So I tried to choose the update package manually but it says checking info...... Then it tells me Can't Verify Update, It's not allowed to upgrade to unofficial ROM package.
So what can I do guys I'm so disappointed

Go to file manager -> downloaded ROM and check what's there. If there is a file (ROM) delete it and download again

What do you mean by time to delete

yaro666 said:
Go to file manager -> downloaded ROM and check what's there. If there is a time delete it and download again
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What do you mean by time to delete

Sorry, dictionary. I meant delete file in that folder and check update again

yaro666 said:
Sorry, dictionary. I meant delete file in that folder and check update again
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OK I'll try to do that

Doesn't work.... I already tried that ..... I have orangefox recovery now.... I previously had twrp but both doesn't work for ota updates or full update package

Black Shark 2 can't do OTA update

Hi
in my BS2 there is a message about an available update,
I choose to download and install, after downloading it shows a message
that I have the latest version already installed, currently I have android 9 and the upgrade should be 10,
I checked several times and still the same,
it looks like update has created the ota_package directory and there is a file to update,

why don't you do it manually? the ota system is problematic so far.

mimis13 said:
why don't you do it manually? the ota system is problematic so far.
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you mean manual update with *#*#1027#*#*
?
unfortunately not working :-(

quattro4ever said:
you mean manual update with *#*#1027#*#*
?
unfortunately not working :-(
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I am here to help you. What is your current version?

mimis13 said:
I am here to help you. What is your current version?
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probably this version:
"probably" because I got lost myself, where is the best to check the version?

I saw your other post in the other forum. You have the OTA folder in the wrong place.

mimis13 said:
I saw your other post in the other forum. You have the OTA folder in the wrong place.
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the problem is, I can't access the directory you showed,
in the attached photo you can see the place where I start after connecting the phone to the computer, I cannot get higher

quattro4ever said:
the problem is, I can't access the directory you showed,
in the attached photo you can see the place where I start after connecting the phone to the computer, I cannot get higher
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Why use the computer?
first of all, use your phone's explorer. access the file update.zip and press on it. choose move, and then choose internal storage. then create there the OTA folder and after that enter that folder. In there, you will paste the update.zip file. And you're ready.

Yes ilike