[Q] Flashing a custom ROM the official way? - HTC Inspire 4G

Is it not possible to code a custom ROM so as to then flash it the same way an official ROM is flashed?

Greetings, fellow Oklahoman.
What do you mean "the official way"? RUU? PD98IMG.zip?
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inconceeeivable said:
Greetings, fellow Oklahoman.
What do you mean "the official way"? RUU? PD98IMG.zip?
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Hi. Thanks for the reply. What I mean is how an official ROM is flashed when an upgrade is issued. A notice is given that there is an upgrade and you download and install the upgrade. Can a custom ROM not be installed this way? Rather than having to go through the process of rooting the phone and then flashing one of the available custom ROMs. I would think it would be possible to issue a rooted ROM as an upgrade flash.

Wow. U must be truly a noob. The only way u can flash a custom rom is that u have to be rooted and have s off achieved first. And once u achieve that, you are talking about an over the air update. Which that only can happen from an unrooted totally stock phone. The only thing that comes close to that is an update from rom manager, in which u have to be rooted first before rom manager will work properly, which will download and install a custom rom of your choosing.
In other words, you have to be rooted and s off in order for u to do anything outside of stock
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Bro, very nicely stated.
cavsoldier19d said:
Wow. U must be truly a noob. The only way u can flash a custom rom is that u have to be rooted and have s off achieved first. And once u achieve that, you are talking about an over the air update. Which that only can happen from an unrooted totally stock phone. The only thing that comes close to that is an update from rom manager, in which u have to be rooted first before rom manager will work properly, which will download and install a custom rom of your choosing.
In other words, you have to be rooted and s off in order for u to do anything outside of stock
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cavsoldier19d said:
Wow. U must be truly a noob. The only way u can flash a custom rom is that u have to be rooted and have s off achieved first. And once u achieve that, you are talking about an over the air update. Which that only can happen from an unrooted totally stock phone. The only thing that comes close to that is an update from rom manager, in which u have to be rooted first before rom manager will work properly, which will download and install a custom rom of your choosing.
In other words, you have to be rooted and s off in order for u to do anything outside of stock
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I think the OP was asking if its in anyway possible to flash a custom rom via RUU not OTA. In the same way that ROMS for Samsung devices can be cooked to flash via ODIN as opposed to CWM...
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[Q]Stock ROM flash

Just a quick question guys.
1. the official ota updates from google only work with the stock rom right? does it matter if the phone is rooted or not? so if the phone is rooted, do the ota updates work?
2. if i want to get back from a rooted rom/cm7 rom/miui rum/... to a complete stock rom (with stock recovery, etc.) so total stock i just flash the official 2.3.6 version from google via recovery and everything is normal, right? so if i am back to the stock, the ota updates should work?
thanks guys
nobody?
Yes the OTA updates would work for a complete stock ROM even if you have rooted it, After the update you would have stock recovery and would lose root.
Wht if ur on stock rom but have matrix kernel will it work then?
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mbrito41712 said:
Wht if ur on stock rom but have matrix kernel will it work then?
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I think you need to be fully stock, ROM + Kernel. I might be wrong though.

Will the officials OTA ICS update Unroot my Phone?

So the question is in the title. Will the update brick or indoor my phone? If I wanted to install a rooted version does anyone know of a working mirror?
Thanks in advance.
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FLyTula said:
So the question is in the title. Will the update brick or indoor my phone? If I wanted to install a rooted version does anyone know of a working mirror?
Thanks in advance.
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From all the threads in general, it would seem the update does unroot your phone. Also from those threads it would seem flashing a custom recovery and, subsequently, the su zip will give you root back. I don't know of a pre-rooted version out yet.
i just upgraded to ics a little while ago using rom manager, i had to go back to stock 2.3.3 which unrooted my phone but did not lock the phone . I was wondering the same thing and that is how the heck do i root my phone now lol. my phone still shows the unlocked lock on the boot up screen under "Google" but i dont have SU permissions anymore. if I still have su.zip file and cwm can i just use fastboot and flash the img and su.zip ?
What if I don't have my original files to roll back to stock GB? I just downloaded the version Koush put up on his twitter...will that allow me to flash in CWM and update?
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FLyTula said:
What if I don't have my original files to roll back to stock GB? I just downloaded the version Koush put up on his twitter...will that allow me to flash in CWM and update?
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Download stock images from from manager then update to 2.3.6 then you can flash the one from koush's twitter.
Root will be lost after update. Currently flashing su.zip wont work. Still trying to figure it out.
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We might just have to re*root when they release the info.
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Let me ask you also, I'm currently running Alpha13 w/ Francisco.Franco kernel. Is the official that much smoother that I should lose my root?
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[q] gingerbread.uckl2

I am one of the few that have been able to upgrade to the Official GINGERBREAD.UCKL2, 2.3.6, Kernal 2.6.35.7-I997UCKL2-CL806505. But now i need a Root. Are there any options out there. I dont use it for roms i just like to be able to remove apps and other stuff that being rooted lets you do.
No, there isn't... you have to flash a rooted kernel, then you will lose video, or you could flash one of the custom uckl2 Tom's with everything working. The official update is crap anyway
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Yes i also want to know about the same.

[Q] is it possible to flash cwm in my galaxy pro?

Hi,2 weeks ago I was trying to install custom rom on my galaxy pro GTB750 using rom manager.while I was trying to take a stock rom backup my handset got bricked.however I had a warrenty and so they fixed my set for free.they have changed the motherboard.well,I rooted my set again today.this time I am not going to try custom rom.I wish to install a zip file,where they are saying to install via clockworkmod recovery.
Should I try it? How to install cwm? Via rom manager? Last time I did not found my handset on rom manager's cwm version list. but I selected another version and they said successfully installed.
Feel free to suggest me.I am not afraid of brick my phone and you do not have to take responsibility for suggesting me.
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maruf22 said:
Hi,2 weeks ago I was trying to install custom rom on my galaxy pro GTB750 using rom manager.while I was trying to take a stock rom backup my handset got bricked.however I had a warrenty and so they fixed my set for free.they have changed the motherboard.well,I rooted my set again today.this time I am not going to try custom rom.I wish to install a zip file,where they are saying to install via clockworkmod recovery.
Should I try it? How to install cwm? Via rom manager? Last time I did not found my handset on rom manager's cwm version list. but I selected another version and they said successfully installed.
Feel free to suggest me.I am not afraid of brick my phone and you do not have to take responsibility for suggesting me.
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I dont think there is a cwm for ur device... try getting a port for it..
Sorry.what do you mean by try getting a port?
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maruf22 said:
Sorry.what do you mean by try getting a port?
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You can get a cwm for ur phone by porting, it will not be official and permanent but will function like the official one
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[Q] Samsung Blaze 4G upgrade from 4.0 to 4.1

i am trying to upgrade my phone a Samsung Blaze 4G from 4.0 to 4.1 and need help in doing so...I appreciate the help
Rockyoung46 said:
i am trying to upgrade my phone a Samsung Blaze 4G from 4.0 to 4.1 and need help in doing so...I appreciate the help
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I can help you with this, but first you must understand that if you are running 4.0 ICS you are running stock official firmware and to get to 4.1 you will need to know how to use Odin ,be able to flash a custom recovery, and you will root your phone in the process, all of this which will void your warranty are you sure you want to continue?
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Jserrano56 said:
I can help you with this, but first you must understand that if you are running 4.0 ICS you are running stock official firmware and to get to 4.1 you will need to know how to use Odin ,be able to flash a custom recovery, and you will root your phone in the process, all of this which will void your warranty are you sure you want to continue?
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Good that you told him some people flash and find out after it voids the warranty lol
Jserrano56 said:
I can help you with this, but first you must understand that if you are running 4.0 ICS you are running stock official firmware and to get to 4.1 you will need to know how to use Odin ,be able to flash a custom recovery, and you will root your phone in the process, all of this which will void your warranty are you sure you want to continue?
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Yep I understand the ramifications.
Rockyoung46 said:
Yep I understand the ramifications.
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Okay so honestly all you must do is follow the instructions provided here
[GUIDE][ICS]How to root stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228
And then you can flash whichever 4.1 JB ROM you'd like.
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You can skip root and just Odin cwm on, instead of having to run it twice. Unless you need to tibu some apps. I would suggest starting fresh while jumping to jb though.

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