Hi guys!
I'm not easily puzzled by terms and stuff to do to tweak your hardware, but since I'm all new to WM, I am trying to make sense of how to go ahead with running a custom ROM. I have a TC with original UK ROM.
First, obviously I should make a dump of my currently installed ROM. I am just very unsure how I achieve that?
Second, I have figured out that I need to Hard-SPL to get rid of certificate-checking in de device to run ROMs.
Third, I need to flash a custom ROM ... at this point I can have my way with the device, and do what I want. Also, not clear how I do that, unfortunately
Offcourse, at some point I will want to return my device for maintenance, warranty or maybe even sell it ... at which point I need to un-do the HardSPL hack, and reflash with the original image ... How would I go about that?
I've searched the forum, and I couldn't find it unfortunately, maybe, since I am a newbie, I missed a term to search for, or maybe I completely misunderstood
Any hints are very welcome!
Mescaline said:
Hi guys!
I'm not easily puzzled by terms and stuff to do to tweak your hardware, but since I'm all new to WM, I am trying to make sense of how to go ahead with running a custom ROM. I have a TC with original UK ROM.
First, obviously I should make a dump of my currently installed ROM. I am just very unsure how I achieve that?
Second, I have figured out that I need to Hard-SPL to get rid of certificate-checking in de device to run ROMs.
Third, I need to flash a custom ROM ... at this point I can have my way with the device, and do what I want. Also, not clear how I do that, unfortunately
Offcourse, at some point I will want to return my device for maintenance, warranty or maybe even sell it ... at which point I need to un-do the HardSPL hack, and reflash with the original image ... How would I go about that?
I've searched the forum, and I couldn't find it unfortunately, maybe, since I am a newbie, I missed a term to search for, or maybe I completely misunderstood
Any hints are very welcome!
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All of your questions had been answered a number of times already in this forum so there's only one thing you can do, Search and you will find the answers.
Hi. I'm actually searching for the same stuff and haven't found some all-in-one topic yet.
Don't mind "kutonglupa", i'm beginning to think he's a bot on this forum. Even though you say (i did it too) that you used the search function he can only come with one response: "use the search".
I'll keep searching too.
Try this for starters: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=356895
You probably know this already
Hard-spl flash:
Download hard-spl
Plug the usb cable to your pda.
Run RomUpdateUtiliy on PC.
PDA will display tricolour.
You will be asked REPLUG you usb cable. DO IT!
After a few second Hard-spl will be upgraded!
Rom flash:
Download the rom
Step manually to bootloader (press and hold camera button and press reset)
You will get a tricolor screen.
Plug the usb cable to your pda
Start RomUpdateUtiliy.exe (or Rom.exe) on you Pc.
Pda screen will be grey, you will see the process indicator.
When it is 100%, update is finished.
Radio-rom flash
The same as rom flash above, just download and use the radio-rom.
Back to offical rom + radio:
The same as rom flash above, just download and use the offical rom!
Back to original spl:
At this time no working method as I know...
katbollie said:
Hi. I'm actually searching for the same stuff and haven't found some all-in-one topic yet.
Mind "kutonglupa", i'm beginning to think he's an Angel on this forum. Even though you say (i did it too) that you used the search function he can only come with one response: "use the search".
I'll keep searching too.
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That's right dude. Keep searching!!!!!!!!!
Mmm, sweet, i've immediatly put it in my sig......in case i can ever help another newby.
(who owning a Polaris would ever think of searching in Kaiser )
katbollie said:
Mmm, sweet, i've immediatly put it in my sig......in case i can ever help another newby.
(who owning a Polaris would ever think of searching in Kaiser )
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See! Now you know you'll find a more comprehensive explanation if you'll just search, init? You've learned the lesson and you've earned your respect. CONGRATS DUDE!
Thanks
Newbie thanks for opening this thread,
it give a very good overview what to really do for flashing the Rom without having to read through XX Pages.
Unfortunately I have still have not found a right link on how to backup my orginal O² German ROM.
What do I need for this just in case I do need to send in the Polaris?
Is the software specifc for the Polaris?
Look forward for a quick note.
Cheers
Rar9
Be careful with what you try from the Kaiser forum in terms of tweaks though, I've read people had problems using them on the Polaris. see the Polaris tips and tricks thread for details
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Your posts in this thread are a good way to get a name for yourself as obnoxious.
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Thanks dude. You're welcome!
I was reading now in the whole forum for about two whole afternoons, and I have to say that I still have the same questions as the threadstarter.
These questions answered once and for all, this thread would be worth pinning in my opinion, because complete newbies don't know where to find the necessary information in this really huge forum.
For the case someone wants to come up again with "use search", I will try to make clear, what problems of newbies (including me) are:
For example: I now already found three different lists of HTC-cab-files in the forum, one here in the polaris-section, one in the general section, a half one in the wiki... often without version-info, and so don't really know whats the actual one...
so far so confusing, I tried to search for the answers onto the exact same questions as the threadstarter posted. in the wiki, there is simply nothing on WM6, no tools, no real how-to, nothing a newbie can use.
Only thing I could understand from wiki, is that cooking an own ROM, needs to have a unix(-like) OS, and even there, I'm not sure if it is still actual for WM6.
Reading a bit around, I then was glad to at least find out that the devices are locked for non-certified ROMs, and that one needs to do that HardSPL.
Well that's as far as I could get until now, and I really don't know much more than before. Pretty unsatisfactory...
So could anyone make (or point to) a little overview of what one needs to know about dumping, flashing WM6-ROMs, and before flashing, what one needs to "cook" an own ROM.
Perhaps I was imagining this way to easy, but I thought about nLite/vLite-style applications for customizing ROMs?! Probably you'll all laugh at me, but I would very much appreciate taking me serious, because I want to learn how to do it. Simply don't want to lose time searching the forum for information, that don't help me advance...
thanks a lot
Eric
EDIT:
well I found this, which I can only recommend to all newbies: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=356895
with this, questions of flashing are all answered,
but what tools one needs for dumping, flashing, editing ROMs and all of the remaining questions mentioned above remain open
is there any rom , like stock rom but all applications are updated nothing removed or added extra.like latest facebook,my phone,marketplace,rss reader or google maps etc...it doesnt require latest sense or rom.
84 viewing and no suggestion? cmoon guyz
That's what I use: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=626146
Exactly like stock, but everything updated. Unfortunately, frey doesn't work on it anymore, but right now, it's exactly what you want I think.
But there are lots of others as well.
A quick search would probably give you what you want, too... no need to open a thread for that
dont expect much of an answer, have a read HERE HERE HERE HERE 'what rom' threads dont get much response. They generally get closed pretty quickly.
Best is to try some rom, and pick what works for you
thanks guys it is better cook my own rom coz i tried many roms so far and i noticed that it is better if i cook my own packages or i need to wait htc updated official rom.thanks again
Answered and closed.
WB
Am I the only who has some difficulties in finding Android kernels for replacing the ones often present in ROMS ?
Shouldn't there be a kernel exclusive thread, much as like the Radio one present in the WinMo forum?
What are your thoughts about this? How do you usually search for those kernels?
Best Regards.
a) Click search
b) Type "kernel"
c) Change drop down menu choice to "titles only"
d) Run search
Whats so hard about that?
I suppose you ran that search. I am well aware of the search function. That query will also show up ROM thread tittles among any other title with the word kernel in it. As most Rom threads put their used kernel in the title, they show up in the results.
There is nothing difficult in accessing the search function. But then why would in WinMo forums be created a Radio thread? Afterall, couldn't you run a query with the term Radio? You could, and you would see a lot of rom threads as well.
So, that isn't that much of an answer. I never said i couldn't find kernels. I said that i found it to be more difficult as I had to run a search query and browse trough a lot of results.
Still, good to see that you also use the same mechanism as I do.
Cheers
Fortunatly, coincidence or not, this thread has been created :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929324
Case closed
hello and let me first apologize if this is yet another post on another ROM.
I have a nexus4, and after the last update for 4.3 is battery time really been bad, even after a reset.
so I could use a little help around the CyanogenMod.
I think there are so many different versions of CyanogenMod.
if there is a kind soul who could help me find what I need (the right link), I will be overjoyed.
my phone is not rooted yet, it must be right? so lacking I also help to find a guide.
someone who can help find what I need?
best regards
setfire.
having a good day.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2018179 this should clear up any questions about unlocking the bootloader,rooting etc
This is also a ROM I would recommend
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2385619
I would also suggest spending some time reading in the forums as most questions will of already been answered,plenty of solid information to be found,
All the best
Hi there,
I read through the forum, and even stopped on the 'noobie friendly' post... but.. there's noobie and then there's me I guess. The lingo used is completely out of my league... boy have things changed since 2010.......... (Last time I did something like this... it was a lot easier back in the day...)
So.. here is my issue: I bought a S4 i9500 in China- and would like to change the factory image to one that has google play. Ideally a north American or European version for linguistic purposes. I would even go with a hong-kong one if available.
I seem to have the gist of it (get Odin and a firmware) but... that's where you loose me. Could anyone help me? I would be eternally grateful
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I would truly appreciate any help... I've continued to do my research but I'm afraid I'll screw something up and brick my phone...
1. Flash custom recovery
2. Try the custom roms out here for the i9500.
It should work.
Lennyz1988 said:
1. Flash custom recovery
2. Try the custom roms out here for the i9500.
It should work.
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Thanks! To be honest though, the words Custom Rom mean absolutely nothing to me :/ After hours of researching the forum with apparently the wrong keywords I think I may have landed on a post that gives me a dumbed-down step-by-step. Sorry for any waste of time I may have given some people.. The world of development (or IT for that matter) is absolutely beyond me. I'll stick to teaching foreign languages me thinks...