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[Q] Can someone check my rom-flashing plan, just to make sure that I don't brick?

Hey guys, I've been reading XDA for about a month now, and I think I'm ready to flash CM7. I've already rooted with superoneclick, but I don't have the money now to get a new phone if I brick, so I was hoping someone could just check my plan to make sure that I'm good to go? I've read the tutorials, but I want to be positive that I'm ok. I think that if I generate a list [without looking at the tutorial], rather than just copying theirs, I'll be sure that I understand the steps 100%.
Procedure:
-Root the phone (done)
-install nvflash on computer, and then clockworkmod to phone
-backup the NAND with clockworkmod (is that like the wii, where the NAND is specific to the device itself?)
-move the NAND to the computer for safe keeping
-install titanium backup > backup all apps > move to computer for safety
-flash rom from SD card
I've flashed a few roms onto an android tablet before, but I didn't backup the NAND when I did...
Will give "thanks" to each reply

You pretty much have it down the main thing to remember is to nvflash BC if not you will not be able to get into recovery. Also before flashing the rom you have to wipe data/cache/and dalvic cache. Let me know if this makes sense I'm at work so I don't really have time to go into detail lol
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dnguyen1988 said:
You pretty much have it down the main thing to remember is to nvflash BC if not you will not be able to get into recovery. Also before flashing the rom you have to wipe data/cache/and dalvic cache. Let me know if this makes sense I'm at work so I don't really have time to go into detail lol
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Ah, yeah, I forgot about the clear cache bit- I remember doing that when I flashed the tablet. Thanks a bunch man, I just finished, and it worked great!

I'm glad everything worked out lemme know if there's anything else u need
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also if u want to just install a kernel after the rom is installed just wipe cache then dalvik then install kernel....no need to wipe data

Also, depending on the rom, you also may need to flash gapps. With Faux or CM, you will. I believe with Bionix and Eagleblood it is included (someone correct me if I am wrong).
After flashing, it is always best practice to run a fix permissions in clockworkmod.

sryan1983 said:
Also, depending on the rom, you also may need to flash gapps. With Faux or CM, you will. I believe with Bionix and Eagleblood it is included (someone correct me if I am wrong).
After flashing, it is always best practice to run a fix permissions in clockworkmod.
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Ah, yeah, I figured that one out. I couldn't figure out where the market was! And then I read...
What's the fix permissions thing? Is that the option in the CM settings that said something like "don't turn this on and then report bugs, because it'll break some apps" ?

Fix permissions is in the advanced menu in cwm recovery.
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squish099 said:
Fix permissions is in the advanced menu in cwm recovery.
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yup, i usually do this after installing the rom, kernel and gapps just for good measure

I'm a newb at this, and I've been looking around. Your steps are really basic and atually the simplest, I will actually be printing out that plan so I don't get confused with all of the confusing terms that I've seen floating around that I am not used to! Haha

squish099 said:
Fix permissions is in the advanced menu in cwm recovery.
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Got it, thanks!
Mikeglongo said:
I'm a newb at this, and I've been looking around. Your steps are really basic and atually the simplest, I will actually be printing out that plan so I don't get confused with all of the confusing terms that I've seen floating around that I am not used to! Haha
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Sweet man, glad it helped
Don't forget to clear the cache before you flash

What the hell did i do wrong?

Just installed CM7 as as update. Went thru the entire install process. Now stuck in a continous loop of the cool dude on the skateboard, the arrow circle, then black screen and starts all over again
Can someone help a brother out

mahgninnuc93 said:
Just installed CM7 as as update. Went thru the entire install process. Now stuck in a continous loop of the cool dude on the skateboard, the arrow circle, then black screen and starts all over again
Can someone help a brother out
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Did you install NV flash? If you did so then simply press volume down and power until you see a list full of android apps and wipe factory/data, dalvick cache and battery wipe. Then reflash the rom. Most likely it was just a bad flash. If the rom still won't load then its also possible that the rom file never fully downloaded properly to your phone or computer.
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Thanks, I will try again and let ya know what happened. I didnt do the wipes first. SO I"m thinking that may be the culprit. I"m new to the droid scene after a few years in Apple's iron fist of hell.
Did it again and still the same deal...GOnna try the nightly from yesterday.

mahgninnuc93 said:
Thanks, I will try again and let ya know what happened. I didnt do the wipes first. SO I"m thinking that may be the culprit. I"m new to the droid scene after a few years in Apple's iron fist of hell.
Did tit again and still the same deal...GOnna try the nightly from yesterday.
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Welcome on board to android! I'm pretty sure its something that you might just be overlooking. I recommend watching a few YouTube videos to help you get a better understanding on what to do. Type in something like "how to flash a rom". With all androids the method of flashing a rom is pretty much universal. Rooting methods aren't though.
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This is the second ROM I am putting on. I already did the "leaked" gingerbread. I have heard so much positive about the CM7 I figured I would check that out. Also heard about something called eaglesblood. Dont know how different that is from CM7. I"ll get it going on. Should I always wipe the dalvik and battery when installing a new rom?

Shoot it did the same thing. What the hell am I doing wrong. It wasnt this hard doing the leaked gingerbread one LMAO.

Download the ROM again (may have had a bad copy).
wipe the data, then the cache.. then go into advance, wipe the dalvik. push the rom. Then hit 'fix permissions' in the advance menu. reboot.

schmit said:
Download the ROM again (may have had a bad copy).
wipe the data, then the cache.. then go into advance, wipe the dalvik. push the rom. Then hit 'fix permissions' in the advance menu. reboot.
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I'll give that a shot LOL. Didnt add the fix permissions in there. Have already re-downloaded the ROM. Guess I should just pony up and buy the premium Rom manager thing so I can do this OTA instead of computer to sd card blah blah blah. Thanks again for all of the help.

chances are, you'll want the gapps on there too. Latest is available here (at the top, the 20110613 version) - http://goo-inside.me/gapps/
You after you do the wipes, push the rom, then push the gapps right after, fix permissions, reboot.

schmit said:
chances are, you'll want the gapps on there too. Latest is available here (at the top, the 20110613 version) - http://goo-inside.me/gapps/
You after you do the wipes, push the rom, then push the gapps right after, fix permissions, reboot.
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Do the gapps go on the SD card also as an update or what would I name that file?

mahgninnuc93 said:
Do the gapps go on the SD card also as an update or what would I name that file?
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ya, the gapps file goes in the same place as the rom. There is not a need to rename the file, use the file just as it was downloaded - just like the rom. Just do all the wipes.. push the rom, push the gapps file, fix permissions, reboot.
goin to bed.. you'll get it this time..

IT's ALIVE.....IT'S ALIIIIVE....MANY Thanks to both of you. Now let's see how this rocks compared to stock.

Just in case other have the same problem, i always format system in the mount section, when going back to a gingerbread from froyo. just a thought.

Thanks Sabo. I will keep that in mind. So far this kicks the crap out of stock. Even my signal is better. I'm getting reception in parts of my house that I didn't before
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mahgninnuc93 said:
IT's ALIVE.....IT'S ALIIIIVE....MANY Thanks to both of you. Now let's see how this rocks compared to stock.
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Your welcome. Glad you woke up the beast (G2x).
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OuncE718 said:
Your welcome. Glad you woke up the beast (G2x).
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Wonder if I should add Faux's kernel or anything like that? Your thoughts?

mahgninnuc93 said:
Wonder if I should add Faux's kernel or anything like that? Your thoughts?
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Faux kernels are great try it
That's what she said...

Suprah said:
Faux kernels are great try it
That's what she said...
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I second this. One thing that Faux is most known for is the wonderful kernel's he/she produces.
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Wtf format!?

Can someone shed some light on this? Long story short, I got stuck in a bootloop, so while trying to just format and start fresh I get this???
What can I do? Thanks community!
Never failed me before, don't let me down now
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dopediculous said:
Can someone shed some light on this? Long story short, I got stuck in a bootloop, so while trying to just format and start fresh I get this???
What can I do? Thanks community!
Never failed me before, don't let me down now
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What you may be best off doing is wipe data/factory reset. Avoid formatting through cwm on the Xoom. It's not like a phone.

okantomi said:
What you may be best off doing is wipe data/factory reset. Avoid formatting through cwm on the Xoom. It's not like a phone.
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That's just it though. I can't reset. Wipe data. Same difference. Someone in the tiamate forum suggested to put an empty file named .eraseData in the clockworkmod folder n what not, but I've tried that upon numerous other things and can NOT wipe this damn thing for a good/new install of a Rom...
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dopediculous said:
That's just it though. I can't reset. Wipe data. Same difference. Someone in the tiamate forum suggested to put an empty file named .eraseData in the clockworkmod folder n what not, but I've tried that upon numerous other things and can NOT wipe this damn thing for a good/new install of a Rom...
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FIXED! dude made a mistake n said to make a file called .eraseData when it should have been eraseData. Without the "." Lol
Thanks for reading n reply
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dopediculous said:
FIXED! dude made a mistake n said to make a file called .eraseData when it should have been eraseData. Without the "." Lol
Thanks for reading n reply
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Glad it got sorted out.

Custom Full wipe script

thederekjay; recognized dev from over in the T-Mobile forum (and many other places), has posted a custom full wipe script to be flashed each time before flashing a new rom. PLEASE READ HIS THREAD for full details...link below...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477955
I have flashed this wipe twice already with no problems.

Cool! this will be really useful

"After it is complete with format and erase, it will align all disks partitions properly"
I don't doubt it works great, but partition stuff makes me nervous.

It doesnt touch any internal or external memory.
orlandoxpolice said:
"After it is complete with format and erase, it will align all disks partitions properly"
I don't doubt it works great, but partition stuff makes me nervous.
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Message relayed from the dark side.

Samsungs get finicky when you start messing with the partitions. I don't think Orlando was referring to the internal/next memory more so the boot and system partitions etc
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It doesnt touch any internal or external memory.
Message relayed from the dark side.
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Well, i've used it 3 times now with no issue yet. No problems...what do you think 'wipe data/cache/dalvik' boils down too?
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Dude . If you are a skeptic then check out darksides thread and ask him for more details after reading the thread.
00mred00 said:
Samsungs get finicky when you start messing with the partitions. I don't think Orlando was referring to the internal/next memory more so the boot and system partitions etc
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Message relayed from the dark side.

I'm not knocking it, just voiced a concern. if it has worked for you multiple times i dont doubt it validity. i will most likely use it next time i flash a new rom.

My skyrocket has only had crazy fc's once but seems like some are more susceptible to the fc's more than others. Wgich leads back to a subpar version of cwm...if running this script before flashing prevents crazy fc's, then it's a pretty big deal for our device. Mostly as a supplement to a cwm that requires wiping all partitions 3 times each in HOPES of a clean wipe.
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bacheezy said:
My skyrocket has only had crazy fc's once but seems like some are more susceptible to the fc's more than others. Wgich leads back to a subpar version of cwm...if running this script before flashing prevents crazy fc's, then it's a pretty big deal for our device. Mostly as a supplement to a cwm that requires wiping all partitions 3 times each in HOPES of a clean wipe.
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Yeah I have wondered why no one had written a script to do this sooner.
I like darksides work...haven't had any issues with anything he has produced so far.

00mred00 said:
Yeah I have wondered why no one had written a script to do this sooner.
I like darksides work...haven't had any issues with anything he has produced so far.
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Can this script be added to the CWM touch version that was created. It seems that the CWM touch still has the same problem of not completely wiping data from the SkyRocket. If this script were to be incorporated into it, it might solve the CWM "wipe" problem?

wow thank you for the link. total time saver.

Its a cwm flashable zip...it should work I would think.
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Can this script be added to the CWM touch version that was created. It seems that the CWM touch still has the same problem of not completely wiping data from the SkyRocket. If this script were to be incorporated into it, it might solve the CWM "wipe" problem?
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Works perfect on Skyrocket.
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So far it is working really well for me too
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Works perfect on Skyrocket.
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so much better than having to flash back to odin

[Q] Totally erase phone

I am looking to do a new ROM on my phone and need to basically do a "format c:" to get rid of all the old app folders ect basically start totally from scratch is there a way to do this?

You mean something like format data, cache, dalvik, system and sdcard?
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andros11 said:
You mean something like format data, cache, dalvik, system and sdcard?
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well I need to get rid of all the old application settings, folders, ect from all the apps/roms that I have installed. I have a TON of old folders on there that I don't know whether they are in use or not and to sum it up I guess i want to make the folder structure ect like it was when the phone was new.

Format everything andros11 mentioned. The /Data folder is where app stuff is kept so it will wipe it clean.
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After you do the wipes, you can also use odin or heimdall to flash stock froyo or gb, whatever you prefer.
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andros11 said:
After you do the wipes, you can also use odin or heimdall to flash stock froyo or gb, whatever you prefer.
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I did heimdal back to stock gb ukj4. now I have no Baseband ver. and it won't read my sim card. I've looked just about everywhere I can think of and have come up with barely anything, or I'm just completely missing something. Am I missing a Radio? Also I'm getting the Google Talk authentication failed message.

Drew2873 said:
I did heimdal back to stock gb ukj4. now I have no Baseband ver. and it won't read my sim card. I've looked just about everywhere I can think of and have come up with barely anything, or I'm just completely missing something. Am I missing a Radio? Also I'm getting the Google Talk authentication failed message.
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Not sure why people always ask there (somewhat unrelated) questions in other people threads...makes it harder to find the help you need cause people assume the only question asked is what's in the title...so by scrolling through threads I would never guess someone asked about heimdall problems, id assume it was strictly about erasing data on the phone...two unrelated things -atleast post your question in a thread that is about heindall problems or when heimdall goes bad...etc
Anyways...what heimdall did you use? Try running it again, don't close it when it finishes, check the box for bootloader and the do it once more (again don't close the program after the first heimdall flash...leave ot open)
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I used the heimdal one click by Adam. Before I wiped out everything thing on my phone. Didn't even have recovery.
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Drew2873 said:
I used the heimdal one click by Adam. Before I wiped out everything thing on my phone. Didn't even have recovery.
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How did you wipe out everything if you didn't have recovery? Just curious about that.
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Well. I did have red recovery when I was wiping, then I started messing with flashing new roms and ended up soft bricking my phone. I had the sim card problem before, which led me to wiping and re-partitioning the sd card then using heimdal to get stock back on. I just need to know what I can do to try and figure out what is causing the problem. I was running Aeon with red recovery. I didn't care for it. I had more problems than I wanted.
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scooterjes said:
I am looking to do a new ROM on my phone and need to basically do a "format c:" to get rid of all the old app folders ect basically start totally from scratch is there a way to do this?
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Go to storage and format the internal and ext sd if you want as well then or you can do it in recovery by wiping phone.