This question might be a bit late, but it'd still be useful.
I have been going back to stock rom 3855 before switching roms.
Do I really need to do that?
Can I go from vegan 5.1.1 to tnt lite 4.4?
Thanks
Pig,
Is it necessary? I don't know.
But do I go back to stock before installing a new ROM ---- YES.
I have flashed -- loaded -- changed enough stuff on my tablets
to know that an incredible amount of stuff stays on the tablet
even when you think you have deleted/erased/formatted it.
So I go back to stock just to make sure all is in order for the
new install. I also reset the factory data.
But that's just me.
Rev
No its not necessary
I figure enough stuff was erased when I repartitioned it so I tried it directly from vegen 5.1.1 to TNT elite 4.4, it worked that time
It would only be necessary if you were loading TwoTapsX, TnTLite 5.0 or the 3991 UAT. Those require the stock 3588 bootloader.
It's not necessary for most ROM's, tmk (other than the aforementioned TNT Lite 5 / UAT 3991 / TwoTapsX)
However, keep in mind that most of the modders here (myself) don't usually test outside of stock or possibly a previous version of their own mod. So, imo, going back to stock is probably your "safest" route.
I've been running Vegan 5.1 for quite some time and would like to try out the new experimental edition. I've gone through the process defined in multiple places in the development thread... install, wipe, etc...
Every ginger ROM I've tried (Vegan and Corwin) gets stuck after reboot. With Vegan, it stops at the 'Devs' boot screen and with Corwin at the 'Android' screen. In each case, I've left the device at those screens for over 45 minutes and nothing happens. Multiple installs with both ROM's and no luck.
I went back and installed Vegan 5.1 after all of the above and it installed successfully with no issues.
I'm running clockwork 0.8.
What am I missing?
Thanks
This is becoming a common problem with the new gtabs. You need to nvflash your tab to stock. You have 2 partitions that are reversed and nvflash will fix it. The instructions are in the dev section
thebadfrog said:
This is becoming a common problem with the new gtabs. You need to nvflash your tab to stock. You have 2 partitions that are reversed and nvflash will fix it. The instructions are in the dev section
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thanks... i will give it a shot.
I keep getting FCs on soundset and music after I load the rom then reset. This has followed me from BAMF NTE 1.6.3 over to the new Remix 1.7. I loaded the custom MR1 ruu and factory data reset. It still FCs, I also did not use Ti Backup and just reinstalled all apps through the market and it does it. I did not get a new app, I have been running the same apps since I got the thunderbolt and it ran fine before. Any ideas on what I could do to fix it?
Update 1: I realized I didnt run a fix permissions and that didnt do anything.
I am completely redoing the root exploit every step like its a new phone and will flash MR1 and just run stock for a little bit to see if I get FC issues. I had no issues with the phone until now and my terminal read out is SEM08G like everyone else.
When in doubt go back to a stable stock to establish a base then move to a custom rom to determine if it's your phone or the custom rom.
yeah I am running the stock MR1 and I got market FCs getting a few apps but nothing big yet. I used to run 1.6.3 just fine before GB.
Well I ordered a G2X the other day and finally I received it. It came with Gingerbread 2.3.3 from the factory. (worked flawlessly) Keep reading.
After a couple days I wanted to try out CM7 on it. So, I rooted the phone by using NVflash and doing all that good stuff, then I flashed the phone with (Gingerbread OTA 2.3.3 Rooted flashable zip v1.0.0) I couldn't get root with SuperOneClick so that was my only option. Well I got root and that's when the fun started.
I installed CM7 on it, seemed to run fine, looked fine. But simple me, I wanted to go back to Plane jane 2.3.3 So, I did all the usual stuff (backing up, wiping data, formatting caches), then I ran OneClickRecoveryFlasher...and restored the phone with LG-P999-V10f.zip (supposedly a stock flash for 2.2.2)
well it all seemed to work fine apon finishing. It booted fine, ran ok. However now I have some really bad problems. The major one is that my wifi doesn't work worth a damn now, the connection is highly intermittent. I can't use the market to download apps because it dies out often, along with anything else network related. (browsing works 5% of the time) You catch my drift. My other android phones have no trouble with anything. Now here where it gets weird, I supposedly restored my phone back to stock. However, the phone reports a proper android version 2.2.2 which is what I flashed it to. However it shows kernel 2.6.32.9 Baseband is July 15th 2011. When I use LG's phone update tool it says I am running V21E which is Gingerbread 2.3.3 ...but that's not true because it is actually 2.2.2
I have no clue what to do, I am stuck. I just want to either have a stock G2X running either 2.2.2 or 2.3.3
beast6228 said:
Well I ordered a G2X the other day and finally I received it. It came with Gingerbread 2.3.3 from the factory. (worked flawlessly) Keep reading.
After a couple days I wanted to try out CM7 on it. So, I rooted the phone by using NVflash and doing all that good stuff, then I flashed the phone with (Gingerbread OTA 2.3.3 Rooted flashable zip v1.0.0) I couldn't get root with SuperOneClick so that was my only option. Well I got root and that's when the fun started.
I installed CM7 on it, seemed to run fine, looked fine. But simple me, I wanted to go back to Plane jane 2.3.3 So, I did all the usual stuff (backing up, wiping data, formatting caches), then I ran OneClickRecoveryFlasher...and restored the phone with LG-P999-V10f.zip (supposedly a stock flash for 2.2.2)
well it all seemed to work fine apon finishing. It booted fine, ran ok. However now I have some really bad problems. The major one is that my wifi doesn't work worth a damn now, the connection is highly intermittent. I can't use the market to download apps because it dies out often, along with anything else network related. (browsing works 5% of the time) You catch my drift. My other android phones have no trouble with anything. Now here where it gets weird, I supposedly restored my phone back to stock. However, the phone reports a proper android version 2.2.2 which is what I flashed it to. However it shows kernel 2.6.32.9 Baseband is July 15th 2011. When I use LG's phone update tool it says I am running V21E which is Gingerbread 2.3.3 ...but that's not true because it is actually 2.2.2
I have no clue what to do, I am stuck. I just want to either have a stock G2X running either 2.2.2 or 2.3.3
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You are probably going to have use Xboarders ROM then flash the unroot.zip he has in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158513.
See if that works to get you back to 2.3.3 completely stock.
It says that because it checks the baseband to see how recent it was, that's why it thinks you're on v21e.
As of now, there's no way to flash back to the old baseband, since people don't include the baseband in their ROMs, as that can cause a whole host of problems. The solution is to do exactly what tidewaterns said, that just gives you a little extra background info.
I am going to give this a try and see what happens, I will post results.
Well I tried the slimmed down version of Xboarders's rom and it seems to be working well so far. I originally installed his Stock OTA rom and that's when I started having problems. Oh well. thanks guys for all the help.
Crash course about root and roms: Superoneclick roots the rom you have in place. Flashing xboarders rom didn't "give you root" for the other roms you flashed, it is simply one rom out of many that is pre-rooted by the dev who packaged it up. When you flash it you have a rom that is rooted. If you had flashed CM7 (another rom that provides root access to its system files) then you'd have had a different rom that was pre-rooted by its dev.
Are you catching what I'm saying? Flashing xboarders rom didn't "give you root" any more than CM7 "gave you root." Root is built in to those roms.
If you want to restore to an unrooted stock rom browse the threads in the development section. There are a couple of stock nandroid backups posted that you can restore via clockworkmod recovery and then you'll have a stock unrooted rom. You can even do that and still have clockworkmod recovery in case you want to flash a different rom to your phone again.
And PLEASE remember when flashing from one rom to a different rom, WIPE WIPE WIPE data, cache, dalvik cache, then flash rom, then fix permissions, then reboot. This will save you SO MANY headaches.
G2X CM7
I learned something new Thanks for the info. And yes, this last time when I installed, I wiped and formatted just about everything I could possibly do, including fix permissions..seemed to do the trick.
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I learned something new Thanks for the info. And yes, this last time when I installed, I wiped and formatted just about everything I could possibly do, including fix permissions..seemed to do the trick.
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Sweet! If you're simply updating to a newer version of the same rom you can probably get away with just wiping cache and dalvik cache and then flashing. Its just when you switch to a totally different rom that you need to do a full wipe. Gives you a clean slate to start with.
G2X CM7
I'm curious about one thing though. What would I accomplish by using Nandroid and flashing a bin? I see there is a BIN_LGP999AT-01-V10f-310-260-MAR-27-2011+0.zip file that is available for this phone, although I have no clue on how to install Nandroid. Anyways, wouldn't flashing a BIN be the ultimate way to restore the G2X?
Greetings to All the wonderful hardworking people here!
Grab a coffee I'm going to try to be as thourogh as possible.
To start with I own and am writing this post on a SCH-I535 that is rooted, unlocked and running cm10.0.
Two weeks ago I flashed cm10 to my phone. The first time I flashed from ROM manager and it didn't take; went to rolling boot. So I restored my backup and the phone worked perfectly as it should. <-- key point there. So I waited a few days and decided to try again after doing more research and successfully flashed cm10 to my phone. I have been very happy with it as a daily driver for the last two weeks. MMS doesn't work but I can live without it. After initial flashing Skype worked flawlessly. As of yesterday 2-11-13 I can hear people but all they can hear from me is the sound of a wind tunnel. I have tried re installing Skype... re flashing the ROM to no avail. I have searched for a fix and have been unsuccessful.
So now I want to return to stock and wait till cm10.1 stable is out. I restored from my backup thinking it would be smooth like last time but I was wrong. 1st attempt android KB won't load. 2nd attempt the desktop app wouldn't load and third attempt it just kept failing on everything it seemed like. Finally I re flashed my cm backup I had and am rolling for now. What do I need to do to get my stock backup working?
If u need any additional info I'll be more than happy to get it for u.
Figured it out,,,
I solved it myself. when directly searching for a similar problem to mine i found nothing. I was watching some flashing videos and seen that some users would format /data /cache /system. I did this, restored my stock backup and everything is working fine now.