I know ive read it somewhere before but now i cant find it. Question is can I flash from one cooked ROM to another, or do I have to flash back to factory ROM first? thanks
flashing any rom is don the same way official or custom so no
Hi guys sorry for my lot questions
but I'm new and I want to descover everything in any thing that I use
okay
now I want to flash a custom rom on my phone(LG OPTIMUS ME/P350)
I learned how but the first step always be to go into the recovery mode when booting up.So I tried but it restore the default android
then I learned that I should install recovery mode(TWRP or CWM)
So I want to know
Is there a special version for every phone??
If so where can I find my on version
if no where can I find the general version for android 2.2.2
Look in the forum for your specific device. I'm pretty sure there will be a guide there.
Recovery mode is different for all phones.
Nice I will search And you ill have a very fast feedback
thnx for quick replay
Is it good
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080911
thing can I do it Also these steps are using adb
Also What is the kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17499336
how can it help me
A kernel is the underlying process that drives the operating system and manages the resources. Unless you really know what you're doing, I would strongly suggest that you don't replace your current kernel.
The first link looks fine for installing a custom recovery partition. Take note that the install process requires root access to the phone.
You can get root by following the instructions here.
There should be a link somewhere on the forum for you to download ADB. If you can't find it, you can install the Android SDK from Google, it includes ADB.
Ok I will try to try (nice sentence)them today
And wait for the feedback thnx for replays
Other question I want to flash v10f firmware
then root
then install this recovery all that to get root and also availability to flash an Arabic Rom
-is this the right way?
-do you kno any custom Arabic Roms?
Answer please
I can't post where I need to post, even though I've been on xda for like 2 years now.
I'm about to flash Viper Inc 1.2 onto my DINC2. The instructions simply say to flash the ROM, but there is both a ROM download and an ICS firmware download.
-Which do I flash first? ROM then firmware, or firmware then ROM?
-Do I do it all at once? Flash one, than the other before the first reboot? Or flash, reboot, flash the next one?
-Also, any information on whether gapps is needed also would be appreciated. People in the official thread are saying it helped them with errors, but the Dev hasn't deemed it necessary in his instructions.
Hey guys I apologize if this has been answered, I searched but found nothing that addressed my question directly.
My friend decided I should root my One X, the problem is he used an old Clockwork Mod that is no longer supported. What I need to do now is unroot my phone because I'm having nothing but problems with this Rom. From what I understand from videos and everything else is I need to lock the bootloader and flash the stock rom. The issue I have is every guide I've come across so far all start out with "Only use this guide if you first rooted your phone using this method [insert author's rooting guide here]!"
Needless to say, I didn't use any of their methods. I've looked through the guides here and I see various recovery options, I'm just concerned about replacing my recovery tool. Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated!
If you want to go back to stock non rooted Sense, relock your bootloader and run a ruu. Check here for more info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
If you want to run another custom rom, you should actually just flash another recovery (read here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677447) and flash another rom.
just flash stable cwm recovery-clockwork-6.0.2.8-evita.img
you can just flash it using Flash Image GUI if you can boot into your current rom, reboot recovery and flash the rom you want to flash. i wouldn't go back to pure stock seems like a waste of a good phone imo =)
Greetings my friends,
my name is Braadliiah, as it goes here, and I have a few questions today, pertaining to Firmware and Software. I am pretty new to the Android Flashing process, and there are many questions swirling my head, with so much unfamiliar to me. So from the top, I recently found out that all Software, that is Roms, contain a Kernel version, and that it would be redundant to install a Kernel before software, as the software will overwrite or replace the Kernel, but that afterward may be practical to achieve performance. I also understand that both Software and Firmware are OS's, or operating systems. I have become aware, that Firmware is the OS which connects the Rom to the Hardware. And yet, what I do not understand in the fast booting world, are there distinguished niches of Custom Firmware and ROM's to seperately investigate and flash? Does one typically flash both simaltaneously with a custom ROM? As, I have a Tab 3, which I would like to modernize as much as possible, though I am not at all familiar with just how far one can customize their device, in terms of Flashing. Please get back to me, and answer my questions, and I will be so thankful that you helped this NOOB. ps. The thread is a general question, and not necessarily themed around my tablet, but I would be happy to go ask over in that section of the Forums as well! :good:
Braadleyah said:
Greetings my friends,
my name is Braadliiah, as it goes here, and I have a few questions today, pertaining to Firmware and Software. I am pretty new to the Android Flashing process, and there are many questions swirling my head, with so much unfamiliar to me. So from the top, I recently found out that all Software, that is Roms, contain a Kernel version, and that it would be redundant to install a Kernel before software, as the software will overwrite or replace the Kernel, but that afterward may be practical to achieve performance. I also understand that both Software and Firmware are OS's, or operating systems. I have become aware, that Firmware is the OS which connects the Rom to the Hardware. And yet, what I do not understand in the fast booting world, are there distinguished niches of Custom Firmware and ROM's to seperately investigate and flash? Does one typically flash both simaltaneously with a custom ROM? As, I have a Tab 3, which I would like to modernize as much as possible, though I am not at all familiar with just how far one can customize their device, in terms of Flashing. Please get back to me, and answer my questions, and I will be so thankful that you helped this NOOB. ps. The thread is a general question, and not necessarily themed around my tablet, but I would be happy to go ask over in that section of the Forums as well! :good:
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If you have a Samsung tab 3
Start here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-3
All ROMs/kernels/firmware need to be made compatible for the device you want to install them on.
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Braadleyah said:
Greetings my friends,
my name is Braadliiah, as it goes here, and I have a few questions today, pertaining to Firmware and Software. I am pretty new to the Android Flashing process, and there are many questions swirling my head, with so much unfamiliar to me. So from the top, I recently found out that all Software, that is Roms, contain a Kernel version, and that it would be redundant to install a Kernel before software, as the software will overwrite or replace the Kernel, but that afterward may be practical to achieve performance. I also understand that both Software and Firmware are OS's, or operating systems. I have become aware, that Firmware is the OS which connects the Rom to the Hardware. And yet, what I do not understand in the fast booting world, are there distinguished niches of Custom Firmware and ROM's to seperately investigate and flash? Does one typically flash both simaltaneously with a custom ROM? As, I have a Tab 3, which I would like to modernize as much as possible, though I am not at all familiar with just how far one can customize their device, in terms of Flashing. Please get back to me, and answer my questions, and I will be so thankful that you helped this NOOB. ps. The thread is a general question, and not necessarily themed around my tablet, but I would be happy to go ask over in that section of the Forums as well! :good:
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No, you didn't quite get it right. I will explain as well as I can.
The term "firmware" is the entire software package that is installed on your device. The firmware contains multiple .img files, these .img files are flashed to different partitions on the device i.e. bootloader, modem, system, recovery, etc...
The term "ROM" refers to only the system.img, this is the OS. When you flash a ROM, the only partition being flashed is the system partition, nothing else about the "firmware" is being changed, everything else from the firmware is still there "under" the ROM or system.img.
The term "kernel" refers to a specific piece of software that connects your hardware with the OS and the rest of the software on your device. When you flash a custom ROM, typically, the kernel is packaged inside the ROM because the kernel resides in the system partition. There is no need to flash a kernel when flashing a ROM unless you just want to use a custom kernel other than the one that is packaged in your ROM, but, you would flash the "additional" kernel after you flash your ROM. There are some special cases where certain devices have to flash a custom kernel in order to root their device and then flash TWRP custom recovery and/or custom ROMs.
Typically, this is the process used to flash custom ROMs.
1) Flash TWRP custom recovery for your specific model number. (this will require an unlocked bootloader/OEM unlock before you flash TWRP)
2) Find and download a ROM for your specific model number and its appropriate Gapps package as instructed in the thread where you get the ROM, place them both on your external sdcard.
3) Boot into TWRP then flash the ROM and the Gapps. Factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache after flashing the ROM and Gapps, then reboot into system. Let it boot, it can take up to 30 mins to boot into new system.
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Droidriven said:
No, you didn't quite get it right. I will explain as well as I can.
The term "firmware" is the entire software package that is installed on your device. The firmware contains multiple .img files, these .img files are flashed to different partitions on the device i.e. bootloader, modem, system, recovery, etc...
The term "ROM" refers to only the system.img, this is the OS. When you flash a ROM, the only partition being flashed is the system partition, nothing else about the "firmware" is being changed, everything else from the firmware is still there "under" the ROM or system.img.
The term "kernel" refers to a specific piece of software that connects your hardware with the OS and the rest of the software on your device. When you flash a custom ROM, typically, the kernel is packaged inside the ROM because the kernel resides in the system partition. There is no need to flash a kernel when flashing a ROM unless you just want to use a custom kernel other than the one that is packaged in your ROM, but, you would flash the "additional" kernel after you flash your ROM. There are some special cases where certain devices have to flash a custom kernel in order to root their device and then flash TWRP custom recovery and/or custom ROMs.
Typically, this is the process used to flash custom ROMs.
1) Flash TWRP custom recovery for your specific model number. (this will require an unlocked bootloader/OEM unlock before you flash TWRP)
2) Find and download a ROM for your specific model number and its appropriate Gapps package as instructed in the thread where you get the ROM, place them both on your external sdcard.
3) Boot into TWRP then flash the ROM and the Gapps. Factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache after flashing the ROM and Gapps, then reboot into system. Let it boot, it can take up to 30 mins to boot into new system.
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Seriously great help!:victory: I had not found anything that had spelled it out in a row, until now. The most comprehensive information that I have found on the matter, anywhere on the internet.