I looked through many other posts regarding problems similar to mine, although none are quite the same. If they are, the authors aren't explaining the problem in detail, so I apologize for creating a new thread if this has been resolved or asked somewhere else.
Here goes:
I get an "assert failure" every time I try to install cyanogen's 6.0 stable rom on my evo using Rom Manager. In fact, several different ROMS, when trying to install them, give the same error. I rooted using UnrEVOked, and successfully updated to 3.29 then re-rooted, however I still get that same assert error when trying to flash new roms. My main purpose for rooting is to be able to install custom themes and use the tether without being robbed 30 bucks a month extra by sprint.
Can anyone direct me to explicit instructions on how to successfully flash roms at will, or direct me toward the use of themes(i've seen some really great ones that I'd like to use on my phone)
Thank YOu!
PS: I am a "noob", just like everyone else was at first
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First off, I am not new to forums..this is just the first time I have had enough difficulty and problems to actually post on a site, so I knew that xda would be the best site to post on.
My first question is this..I am currently running a rooted droid with cynoagenmods cm 7. Everything was running smoothly until I tried installing an update( update number 11 to be exact). I used rom manager to do it, the update downloaded just fine, but when I chose the option boot into recovery and install update nothing happened. I tried flashing a different rom amd no luck. Searched around awhile and couldn't find it, so any help would be appreciated.
While I'm here, one forum I read told me to delete all my super user data..pretty elementary but how do I grant su permission for rom manager? If possible id like to do it through terminal terminal emulator.
Id really appreciate any replies..I'm pretty new to rooting and downloading roms so thank you to anyone thatt helps out!
I have seen a few posts in regards to people asking about updating from a rooted device but I never seen the answer I been looking for.
Example: I rooted my Motorola XOOM Tablet, Android 3.2 by following these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1170760
"[GUIDE][US WIFI & 3G] How To Root Your Xoom From 3.2 Stock [PC & Mac]" posted by jase33
IF say for example version 3.3 comes out.. IF I want to upgrade to version 3.3 from my rooted 3.2, Am I able to click upgrade when it announces it? While rooted and unlocked?
I am not using custom ROMS. I just followed those steps provided in the link above.
Do I have to restore to faculty settings, re-lock, then upgrade, then repeat the same process to root all over again? or can I just click upgrade.
Other posts started talking about having custom ROMs, and there wasn't a defendant answer that I saw that was reassuring to my question.
Thanks for your Help
So far ive not had little success updating using the built in update feature, when 3.2 came out I tried updating but it crapped out when booting, so I had to delete the user data, loosing all my apps in the process. But this is based only on the update from 3.1 to 3.2 both stock roms. P.s. i used the same instructions u did on an AU Xoom.
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dayyanj said:
So far ive not had little success updating using the built in update feature, when 3.2 came out I tried updating but it crapped out when booting, so I had to delete the user data, loosing all my apps in the process. But this is based only on the update from 3.1 to 3.2 both stock roms. P.s. i used the same instructions u did on an AU Xoom.
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If your Xoom is unlocked but also not rooted/completely stock, you can get OTA updates. If rooted, even stock rom/kernel, you don't get or can't install updates. But if rooted, never fear, our developers, including the Tiamat team have made the updates available to us super fast.
Anyway, you never need to re-lock unless you plan to return the Xoom under warranty, for repair or replacement.
no offense but it sounds like you don't know much bout this sort of stuff...you believe that you are not using custom rom but are not sure?? You need to read up and figure out the basics...if you are using custom rom..absolutely do not accept an over the air update. Read up on what you are doing unless you want a600 dollar paperweight
I am actually more than 100% sure I am not using a custom ROM..
I never downloaded any custom ROMs to be honest that’s how I know.
The only thing I wasn’t sure of at first was the ADB commands but when I was rooting for the first time. But after I read the tutorials it was as easy as riding a bike. As for the small Linux commands used in the shell, from the tutorial that I followed, seemed pretty super basic. I had been using Linux for 6 years, recompiling kernels etc so I don’t have any doubts...
I am not too worried about bricking anything… My question was only related to the OTA updates with the rooted stocked. That’s all.
Thank you everyone for your responses, they answered my question. And thanks for the concerned about my device.
hey guys, i know first thing to be said is read or use the search bar, but i need opinions and alittle help.
i just bought this phone off ebay but it was damaged and for $100 i could and did fix it for another $80 (needed to replace both the digitizer and lcd).
anyway, i know this phone is locked to tmobile. problem solved, already unlocked it with furiousgold.
next, i had the misfortune of having a xperia x10. so i know how to root and flash roms/kernels. i just wanted to know, is there a specific program to use for rooting and flashing for this phone? or can i just use superoneclick for rooting and xrecovery for flashing? (not used to clockworkmod)
and the final thing, based on experience with my x10, stock based roms always have the least or no bugs at all. i just want to know the top 2 of a stock based rom that people prefer as well as the top 2 of kernels.
i like the stock roms because it removes bloatware and has tweaks, but i'll be more than willing to check out any over the top roms that are heavily modded. the only thing with those mods are their known issues, i'll read them and know them but will rarely run into it and when i do, it makes me unhappy and flash another rom which i don't like to do constantly (did that with my x10, stuck to one rom but he stopped releasing official versions and started releasing stable betas)
thank you for your time, please dont lecture me about read or searching the search bar. i know how to use them. but, im looking for opinions and personally i dont want to scroll through dozens of pages of people complaining.
Did you try reading or searching?
Use NVFlash to gain access to CWM. You don't necessarily need root to be able to flash ROM's. Good luck.
What he said.
The g2x does not need to be rooted first like many phones. The key old using nvflasher to install clockwork an then you can flash anything you want. CWM is the only recovery you can use. I recommend version 5.0.2.0.
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I have a decent amount of experience flashing a couple of HP Touchpads, our Nexus S 4G CDMA phones and our HTC One V CDMA phones. I have learned alot along the way but for the last 2 days I have finally decided to unlock, root and flash our Xooms. The Xooms have already been updated to Android 4.1 with OTA updates and it has not been nearly as straightforward as my previous experiences. My motivation was Motorola ceasing to support them and a desire to get the Team EOS Xoom Jellybean MR1 4.2 Windray nightlies installed!
I started by going to the Motorola page with the official unlock my device instructions. Nothing I did could get those instructions to work. Finally I returned to XDA...my go to place in the past. It seems that I have finally accomplished my goal, but I could not find any instructions that could have easily helped me to avoid several pitfalls.
The very first thing I wish any instructions would have told me is that the latest CWM Recovery OR TWRP can not read the external SD card on Xooms. I do not know exactly why this is, but it seems it is either because I already had OTA updates prior OR for some reason I can't figure out.
So, in posting here I am wondering if anyone can point me to a comprenhinsive set of instructions for doing what I had so much difficulty doing so that I can save it for future reference. I assure you that I searched not only these forums, but the internet exhaustively, and although I was able to find answers to the many challenges that came up, the tutorials on this forum were so old that it surprised me. Does anyone know of a tutorial for unlocking, rooting and flashing the latest Android to a Xoom that helps to avoid the pitfalls?
Thanks!
donrull said:
I have a decent amount of experience flashing a couple of HP Touchpads, our Nexus S 4G CDMA phones and our HTC One V CDMA phones. I have learned alot along the way but for the last 2 days I have finally decided to unlock, root and flash our Xooms. The Xooms have already been updated to Android 4.1 with OTA updates and it has not been nearly as straightforward as my previous experiences. My motivation was Motorola ceasing to support them and a desire to get the Team EOS Xoom Jellybean MR1 4.2 Windray nightlies installed!
I started by going to the Motorola page with the official unlock my device instructions. Nothing I did could get those instructions to work. Finally I returned to XDA...my go to place in the past. It seems that I have finally accomplished my goal, but I could not find any instructions that could have easily helped me to avoid several pitfalls.
The very first thing I wish any instructions would have told me is that the latest CWM Recovery OR TWRP can not read the external SD card on Xooms. I do not know exactly why this is, but it seems it is either because I already had OTA updates prior OR for some reason I can't figure out.
So, in posting here I am wondering if anyone can point me to a comprenhinsive set of instructions for doing what I had so much difficulty doing so that I can save it for future reference. I assure you that I searched not only these forums, but the internet exhaustively, and although I was able to find answers to the many challenges that came up, the tutorials on this forum were so old that it surprised me. Does anyone know of a tutorial for unlocking, rooting and flashing the latest Android to a Xoom that helps to avoid the pitfalls?
Thanks!
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Try this one. I had seen it on another post. I am not responsible for any problems. Use at on risk
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-restore-and-relock-a-motorola-xoom-tablet/
bigmeltx said:
Try this one. I had seen it on another post. I am not responsible for any problems. Use at on risk
Thanks, but I'm not trying to restore and relock...
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To unlock bootloader and root try LordAIOTool (or popularly LAIOT), it will do this work for you... Then after I think you already know how to flash if you said you have experience (reboot into recovery blah blah blah)
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Hi all,
For some reason xda wont accept my older account (10? Posts) so had to make a new one
You can find my previos predicament under (meta tags hopefully fpr everyone else that had my problem) "root saga s3" i beleive. I solved it the first time using kingo and a pc, the second time i used keymaster.apk to root without pc. Worked fantastically except for the foreign language both throughout the rooting process and using the su that came with. I tried to replace with supersu and super user but both ended up failing but a rerun of keymaster worked.
I have two requests;
How to install supersu preferably, as i know this well. Im no stranger to root, or developing my own patches, just not wirh this
And secondly, a flashable zip of a barebones stock rom. Its freely available on the mf website. Kernels and CWM an obvious bonus, but beggars cant be choosers.
Ill do as much as i can my end to help, and happy to flash as many times as needed.
Thanks all in advance
Mat