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Brand new Thunderbolt, I did have it rooted but just factory reset it, I no longer have root. I hold down the power button and BOTH volume arrows and get into the screen for recovery, when I go to it it gives me a black screen with a pic of a phone in the middle with a red triangle and a red exclamation mark over top the phone.
I want to root and get a new kernel but think it would not be smart to proceed until I fix this problem. Jeesh, had it less than 12 hours and broke it already haha.
So, how do I get it to let me in there so I can make a nandroid backup?
I'm pretty certain you need to be rooted to access recovery.
Well, last night when I WAS rooted I tried it and it didn't work either. Well, I will try that tonight around 5PM EST and let you know if rooting allows me in. Honestly, I factory reset the phone after I rooted it because I thought the way I rooted it messed it up. Now I am thinking that is not true.
You have to be rooted to get into recovery. Also, and I am not 100% sure about this, if you did a factory re-set and didnt re-root and then reinstall CWR then there wont be a recovery for you to access.
You're looking at the stock recovery. You need to reroot and flash CWM to be able to install custom zips.
Sent from my Thunderbolt.
theincrediblenoob said:
Brand new Thunderbolt, I did have it rooted but just factory reset it, I no longer have root. I hold down the power button and BOTH volume arrows and get into the screen for recovery, when I go to it it gives me a black screen with a pic of a phone in the middle with a red triangle and a red exclamation mark over top the phone.
I want to root and get a new kernel but think it would not be smart to proceed until I fix this problem. Jeesh, had it less than 12 hours and broke it already haha.
So, how do I get it to let me in there so I can make a nandroid backup?
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A factory reset shouldn't cause you to lose root. That just wipes data/cache. I would return to stock, root again and go from there. There's a thread in the development section on how to return to stock.
Did you flash CWM after rooting??? You can't do **** without that.
Ok, here is what I did, i took a factory thunderbolt and followed all the directions on this link.
http://www.thunderboltforums.com/fo.../1233-rs-guide-how-root-your-thunderbolt.html
Then, I downloaded rom manager and busybox and was about to try and install a kernal. I wanted to make a nandroid back up and thats when I noticed this problem. I also think I lost my 3g access then too. So, I went to factory reset and then tested the root checker app and it said I had NO ROOT.
I am rather noobish so please make the directions on how to fix this simple HAHA. I am also wondering if the link above has good root instructions and how would I install a kernel on the thunderbolt? Even a link to a thunderbolt kernel thread would be sweet!! THanks!!
I will wait for someone to let me know if that link is any good before I root with it again.
dbisch said:
A factory reset shouldn't cause you to lose root. That just wipes data/cache. I would return to stock, root again and go from there. There's a thread in the development section on how to return to stock.
Did you flash CWM after rooting??? You can't do **** without that.
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Honestly, idk what that is.. Sry, the only other phone i rooted was my incredible through the one step Unrevoked method.
I think the directions in the link above might have missed something that a noob like me would not have picked up on. Something you guys prolly would have known right away.
Go to xda Tbolt dev section, find the root how-to thread and re-root
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theincrediblenoob said:
Honestly, idk what that is.. Sry, the only other phone i rooted was my incredible through the one step Unrevoked method.
I think the directions in the link above might have missed something that a noob like me would not have picked up on. Something you guys prolly would have known right away.
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CMW is ClockworkMod Recovery. It's the recovery you flash in ROM Manager.
Follow this thread for rooting. There's a few other methods in the development section that have scripts so you don't have to manually push through ABD. Doing it yourself is more fail safe though and also a good learning experience.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996616
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CMW is ClockworkMod Recovery. It's the recovery you flash in ROM Manager.
Follow this thread for rooting. There's a few other methods in the development section that have scripts so you don't have to manually push through ABD. Doing it yourself is more fail safe though and also a good learning experience.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996616
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What about the link in my original post that I used to root? Any good?
theincrediblenoob said:
Then, I downloaded rom manager and busybox
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Downloading Rom Manager is NOT installing custom recovery but a way to do so.
Once RM is installed open it up & choose Flash ClockworkMod Recovery. That will install the latest recovery from which you can run backups and such.
feedhead said:
Downloading Rom Manager is NOT installing custom recovery but a way to do so.
Once RM is installed open it up & choose Flash ClockworkMod Recovery. That will install the latest recovery from which you can run backups and such.
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See, now when I did my incredible I never even downloaded rom manager. I don't even know what it really does. I thought I held up and power when turning on to get into the menu and I was able to make the nandroid backup from that menu somewhere?
dbisch said:
A factory reset shouldn't cause you to lose root. That just wipes data/cache. I would return to stock, root again and go from there. There's a thread in the development section on how to return to stock.
Did you flash CWM after rooting??? You can't do **** without that.
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What do you mean exactly by flashing CWM ? I just followed the instructions that the link gave me to do. If you wanna check it out i included the below
http://www.thunderboltforums.com/fo.../1233-rs-guide-how-root-your-thunderbolt.html
So... Just my 2 cents. You said you downloaded clockworks and busy box, but I never saw you reference super user. That should have been download number 1 after root. Without that, you're not doing anything.
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So... Just my 2 cents. You said you downloaded clockworks and busy box, but I never saw you reference super user. That should have been download number 1 after root. Without that, you're not doing anything.
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Yes, I did get that one too. I just rerooted it and now I am looking at the main screen in the rom manager again. What should I do? I do not have busy box, I have rom manager, superuser and root access. I keep hearing something about flashing clockworkrecovery next?? Like does that mean just click on the box in rom manager?
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I keep hearing something about flashing clockworkrecovery next?? Like does that mean just click on the box in rom manager?
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In ROM Manager if you select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery", Rom Manager will do just that.
It will flash your recovery.
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In ROM Manager if you select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery", Rom Manager will do just that.
It will flash your recovery.
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Ok I guess I am not fully understanding this. What does it really mean to "flash" your "recovery"?
Does this mean to make a copy of your current phone, like a nandroid backup? Or does it mean to access a copy you have already made and revert your system to that prior copy? Or am I wrong on both?
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Ok I guess I am not fully understanding this. What does it really mean to "flash" your "recovery"?
Does this mean to make a copy of your current phone, like a nandroid backup? Or does it mean to access a copy you have already made and revert your system to that prior copy? Or am I wrong on both?
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The answer to your first question of the first link being any good...that would be a big NO. Your phone never rooted from the start due to faulty directions posted. As far as flashing a recovery from clockworkmod that basically means when you need to get to the recovery screen this is the program that will bring you there with the understanding that you flash the recovery. NOW to do that there is an option at the top of the screen which says
" Flash ClockworkMod Recovery "
Latest Recovery: ClockworkMod 3.0.2.5
Once you flash it will show this:
Flash CLockworkMod Recovery
Current Recovery: ClockworkMod 3.0.3.5
Latest Recovery: ClockworkMod 3.0.2.5
TO FLASH YOU SIMPLY SELECT THIS BOX AND IT WILL BRING UP A SCREEN TO CONFIRM PHONE MODEL AND THEN WILL ASK FOR SUPERUSER PERMISSION WHICH YOU MUST GRANT ACCESS TO AT ALL TIMES.
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The answer to your first question of the first link being any good...that would be a big NO. Your phone never rooted from the start due to faulty directions posted. As far as flashing a recovery from clockworkmod that basically means when you need to get to the recovery screen this is the program that will bring you there with the understanding that you flash the recovery. NOW to do that there is an option at the top of the screen which says
" Flash ClockworkMod Recovery "
Latest Recovery: ClockworkMod 3.0.2.5
Once you flash it will show this:
Flash CLockworkMod Recovery
Current Recovery: ClockworkMod 3.0.3.5
Latest Recovery: ClockworkMod 3.0.2.5
TO FLASH YOU SIMPLY SELECT THIS BOX AND IT WILL BRING UP A SCREEN TO CONFIRM PHONE MODEL AND THEN WILL ASK FOR SUPERUSER PERMISSION WHICH YOU MUST GRANT ACCESS TO AT ALL TIMES.
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What is wrong with the link above?? I used it last night to root the phone and according to root checker I have root... I am not second guessing you, I am just wanting to know what is wrong with it so I can fix the wrong or add the missed steps so I dont have issues.
hey guys once again the noob needs help lol... i want to root my g2x currently my g2x has gingerbread version and i just want to root it to calibrate the battery.... I need like a step by step procedure that will tell me how to root and everything I got to do without messing up my g2x....thank you for your time
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715
G2X CM7
phburks said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715
G2X CM7
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but i thought superoneclick dont work with gingerbread...??
phburks said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715
G2X CM7
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Yup - Read that. There is one additional ROM that is not in that list, which i personally prefer.
In the Dev forum, Xboarders has posted a GB OTA ROM that has been rooted - other than that, it is purely stock. If you don't want to run a ROM that has had many changes made (and requires it be updated quite frequently), i would suggest flashing this once you have clockwork mod installed.
propain4444 said:
Yup - Read that. There is one additional ROM that is not in that list, which i personally prefer.
In the Dev forum, Xboarders has posted a GB OTA ROM that has been rooted - other than that, it is purely stock. If you don't want to run a ROM that has had many changes made (and requires it be updated quite frequently), i would suggest flashing this once you have clockwork mod installed.
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im so sorry can you dumb that a bit more...im sorry again
Georican said:
but i thought superoneclick dont work with gingerbread...??
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Correct. Follow the instructions for the one click nvflash tool to flash clockworkmod recovery and then flash whichever rom you want. If you want the stock GB rom there is a pre rooted version of it in the development section that you can flash once you get recovery flashed to your phone properly.
G2X CM7
Geovanny he's correct follow the instructions to install clockwork
1. Flash ClockworkMod Recovery. Instructions found in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
2. Boot into ClockworkMod Recovery by turning off your phone and turning it on with the volume down and power button held down until you see the clockworkmod recovery boot screen.
3. Install the zip found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179748
4. You are now rooted with the stock GB rom.
i try doin the steps and in the 1st step of rooting the phone the superoneclick just froze like it says superoneclick is not workin and i got scare so i x it out... what can i do?
Why did you try superoneclick if you already knew it doesn't work and we already told you it wouldnt work?
Nvflash clockwork mod recovery using the one click tool. Boot into recovery. Wipe data, wipe dalvik cache. Flash rom of choice. Fix permisssions. Reboot. That's it.
G2X CM7
Oh boy, another thread like this -__-
Dude listen to phburks for some reason u don't have to actually use the root tool, y? I have no clue but its cool and I wonder if we could have done it all along lol so basically u have to use nvflash it is a tool to flash clockworkmod, and it is in superoneclick form so it should be super easy just do what it says install it and u will have recovery, now your probably thinking why can't I just install rom manager? Well u could but with the g2x its what we call a fake flash, basically if u installed a wrong file or something like that And u went into a bootloop u wouldn't be able to get into recovery, that's y we recommend flashing recovery the nvflash method this way if something bad ever happens u can get into your phone by pressing volume down and power. And fix it, with rom manager u can't do that, now once u have recovery installed on ur phone just download that rom they told u to do (xboarders) then go into recovery after u put xboarders zip on the root of ur sdcard, wipe data, wipe cache, then go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache then install the zip, then boot up andyou have a rooted gb rom and will stay rooted
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Oh boy, another thread like this -__-
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im sorry for your trouble
but i have no skills when it comes to my g2x...is not that i dont listen is that i have no idea what to do exactly thats why i need a step by step of what to do exactly.....is easy for your guys but the nvflash thingy i have no idea where it is you say in superoneclick but i dont kno what to do...do you understand my skills now? there beyond noob and im sorry
Georican said:
im sorry for your trouble
but i have no skills when it comes to my g2x...is not that i dont listen is that i have no idea what to do exactly thats why i need a step by step of what to do exactly.....is easy for your guys but the nvflash thingy i have no idea where it is you say in superoneclick but i dont kno what to do...do you understand my skills now? there beyond noob and im sorry
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Now I see what the problem is. You're confusing the one click nvflash tool with superoneclick. Superoneclick is used for rooting your stock unrooted rom. Don't worry about superoneclick for now. The one click nvflash tool installs clockworkmod recovery the proper way onto the G2X. It can be found with instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
Use it to flash recovery and then you can boot into recovery and flash your rom of choice.
G2X CM7
phburks said:
Correct. Follow the instructions for the one click nvflash tool to flash clockworkmod recovery and then flash whichever rom you want....
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Yup. Worked brilliantly. Thanks SOOOOO much for the shove in the right direction.
Now.... WTF is the "thanks" button? Am I blind or just new?
Georican said:
im sorry for your trouble
but i have no skills when it comes to my g2x...is not that i dont listen is that i have no idea what to do exactly thats why i need a step by step of what to do exactly.....is easy for your guys but the nvflash thingy i have no idea where it is you say in superoneclick but i dont kno what to do...do you understand my skills now? there beyond noob and im sorry
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Stop being sorry. Every single person on this site was a noob at one time. Just follow the directions phburks posted.
sarni84 said:
Dude listen to phburks for some reason u don't have to actually use the root tool, y? I have no clue but its cool and I wonder if we could have done it all along lol so basically u have to use nvflash it is a tool to flash clockworkmod, and it is in superoneclick form so it should be super easy just do what it says install it and u will have recovery, now your probably thinking why can't I just install rom manager? Well u could but with the g2x its what we call a fake flash, basically if u installed a wrong file or something like that And u went into a bootloop u wouldn't be able to get into recovery, that's y we recommend flashing recovery the nvflash method this way if something bad ever happens u can get into your phone by pressing volume down and power. And fix it, with rom manager u can't do that, now once u have recovery installed on ur phone just download that rom they told u to do (xboarders) then go into recovery after u put xboarders zip on the root of ur sdcard, wipe data, wipe cache, then go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache then install the zip, then boot up andyou have a rooted gb rom and will stay rooted
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Hey Sarni84,
Just curious what wiping the dalvik cache does in the advanced settings in CWM? I have not seen that on any of the instructions on the developers threads when installing a new rom
phburks said:
Now I see what the problem is. You're confusing the one click nvflash tool with superoneclick. Superoneclick is used for rooting your stock unrooted rom. Don't worry about superoneclick for now. The one click nvflash tool installs clockworkmod recovery the proper way onto the G2X. It can be found with instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
Use it to flash recovery and then you can boot into recovery and flash your rom of choice.
G2X CM7
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ok but before i do anything of this my phone is not rooted doing all of this will root my phone so i can do a battery calibration??
Sarchie1982 said:
Hey Sarni84,
Just curious what wiping the dalvik cache does in the advanced settings in CWM? I have not seen that on any of the instructions on the developers threads when installing a new rom
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The dalvik cache is basically Androids way of optimizing apps so they load faster and your system runs smoother. If you don't clear it when switching to a different rom it can possibly cause issues like boot loops, etc. Not sure if its cleared by clockwork with a data wipe/factory reset so I always clear it through the advanced menu. It doesn't hurt to clear it more than once so I figure better to be sure its cleared.
After you clear it your first reboot can take several minutes depending on how many apps you have installed as it has to rebuild the dalvik cache for all your apps.
G2X CM7
Georican said:
ok but before i do anything of this my phone is not rooted doing all of this will root my phone so i can do a battery calibration??
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Installing clockworkmod recovery will allow you to flash alternative roms onto your phone. If the rom you flash is rooted then yes you will have root. Most of the custom roms are rooted.
And yes you can do a battery calibration. What problems are you having with your battery?
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Hello All,
I need your help regarding upgrade my captivate which is running on 2.1. I had hard bricked it once before when I was trying to update it via odin. Just got fixed it back from mobiletechvideos.com. Now I want to upgrade it to gingerbread Can anyone tell me any stable rom which I can upgrade safely and have 0% chance to hard bricked it again. Or any rom which I can flash via any other tool not via odin as I thought last bricked was caused due to odin. Pls help me.
I like the MIUI rom but I saw that it use ODIN so I am a bit afread to try it
Thanks
My understanding of the process.
I'm fairly sure you need to use superoneclick to root, that's step one. Next go to market and dowload ROM manager and install it, that's step two.Step three, flash clockworkmod recovery with ROM manager. Choose captivateMTD and let it flash. Step four, now go to the download ROM and choose an MTD ROM. I reccomend cyanogenmod as its aosp, overclocked and generally awesome. They have a stable build that's a great dd. Step five is to flash it. When the download completes it will promt you to wipe data and cache, clear everything and hit go. Step six would be to dl and flash gapps with ROM manager. Wipe cache and install. After all this you should be on cm7 stable. Pm me if you need help. I have the drivers and all files you could possibly need in my dropbox account.
Good luck and enjoy cyanogenmod.
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where I can get superoneclick to root it ?
imk79 said:
where I can get superoneclick to root it ?
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please, for the love all that is holy, leave your phone alone if you dont know how to use GOOGLE
http://bit.ly/uoGYG7
I tried to download superoneclick via this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
All archive showing me damaged only 8 mb version is working but when I tried to root it via that version it shows me FAILED msg at the end. Any help in this regard ?
You do not need to root your phone to install a custom rom.
If you currently are on 2.1, boot into recovery and flash this zip file.
From here you can go about installing a gingerbread kernel and rom.
If you are unsure of the process, please do lots more research before you go flashing anything. If you brick again it's not my fault.
mikedavis120 said:
My understanding of the process.
I'm fairly sure you need to use superoneclick to root, that's step one. Next go to market and dowload ROM manager and install it, that's step two.Step three, flash clockworkmod recovery with ROM manager. Choose captivateMTD and let it flash. Step four, now go to the download ROM and choose an MTD ROM. I reccomend cyanogenmod as its aosp, overclocked and generally awesome. They have a stable build that's a great dd. Step five is to flash it. When the download completes it will promt you to wipe data and cache, clear everything and hit go. Step six would be to dl and flash gapps with ROM manager. Wipe cache and install. After all this you should be on cm7 stable. Pm me if you need help. I have the drivers and all files you could possibly need in my dropbox account.
Good luck and enjoy cyanogenmod.
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Step One: Root Done
Step Two: ROM manager installation Done
Step Three: flash clockworkmod recovery with ROM manager (When I clicked on it asked me that confirm phone model and when I clicked on samsung captivate MDT it said that clockworkmod not officially supported the captivate MDT and have you installed clockworkmod based recovery manually if I clicked on yes it proceed to the next screen and if I clicked no it said that without it rom manager will not work. If i clicked on yes it proceed to the next screen and asked me the clockworkmod version 2.x or 3.x. I select one of them and click on the install rom from SD card and then browse to my downloaded rom when I clicked on rom and it will ask me to backup exsisiting rom, wipe data and cache and wipe dalvik cache. I had selected last 2 options and clicked ok then it asked me to press ok to reboot into clockworkMod Recovery and continue the installation when I clicked ok and rebooted where it showing me 4 options: rebbot system now, reinstall packages, delete all user data and delete cache data. After that I don't know what to do BTW I downloaded MIUI rom as I wana try it )
Any Help ?
Its sounds like you are in the stock recovery still. When you get to the screen with four options click reinstall packages and it should take you to clockwork recovery. The you will have many more options. You will want to go to install zip from SD card then choose zip from SD card and then navigate to your rom of choice and click it. Then it will go through the install process and when it is done hit reboot now and you should be running your custom rom.
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Its sounds like you are in the stock recovery still. When you get to the screen with four options click reinstall packages and it should take you to clockwork recovery. The you will have many more options. You will want to go to install zip from SD card then choose zip from SD card and then navigate to your rom of choice and click it. Then it will go through the install process and when it is done hit reboot now and you should be running your custom rom.
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Ok here come the problem again. I install the update.zip from sd card and the phone took me into the clockworkmod recovery a new menu then I install update.zip and after that I click install a zip from SD card. I clicked on it and browse it to the downloaded rom and it asked me to perform the action and I clicked ok after that it shows the installing process again and from after that phone is showing AT&T logo then Cyanogen Mod logo and then showing it is installing something and then restarting again and again. Phone is in the same state and doing this thing again and again. I remove the battery and power on again and its doing same thing any help ?
Get into cwm again via buttons and flash cm7 one more time. Should fix the error you're seeing.
ok I am able to fix it. I removed the SIM card and SD CARD and it will come to the update process and when done its boot to the rom and finally I am in new MIUI look and feel Thanks guys for your help. I will try this rom for few days but can any one pls tell me any proper guide where I can find a proper guide and information that how to update a rom and how to fix a problems if faced during the installation process.
imk79 said:
but can any one pls tell me any proper guide where I can find a proper guide and information that how to update a rom and how to fix a problems if faced during the installation process.
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dude. this website is all the info you freakin need
imk79 said:
ok I am able to fix it. I removed the SIM card and SD CARD and it will come to the update process and when done its boot to the rom and finally I am in new MIUI look and feel Thanks guys for your help. I will try this rom for few days but can any one pls tell me any proper guide where I can find a proper guide and information that how to update a rom and how to fix a problems if faced during the installation process.
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The thanks button is there for a reason. Haha just messing with you but if you feel like saying thanks to someone feel free to press the button that's what it's there for.
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dude. this website is all the info you freakin need
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Yeah I know that this for the XDA all about but every time I got help is via starting a topic. Being a beginner I want to have a guide where all problems should listed click if the phone is not going cwm how can you fix it so it would be guide. I got help everytime from XDA when I searched but very distributed. And if you search on google you will got alot info in which you are not sure about which is correct for you. Anyways Thanks alot guys.
I used revolutionary to S off my phone, my phone gave me the option to do and over the air update to 2.3.5 I think it was. This would not install, I guess because I S-off'd it. It now no longer give me this option.
Can anyone on give me a link to get the update from and how to use revolutionary to install it, with sense 2.3.5. I could so with it being rooted so I can use internet tethering over bluetooth.
Cheers
I would recommend rooting your phone. Use superoneclick to do it. This program is pretty easy to use. Download it on your PC, connect your phone and just follow the instructions
if you haven't already:
Use rom manager and install clockworkmod recovery OR
use 4ext recovery updater to install 4ext recovery. 4ext is usually the preferred option
Both these apps can be obtained from the market
Then choose any rom you want from the development section, download the zip and place it on your SD card. Boot into recovery and wipe all your data. Then flash the rom.
This thread should give you the links and any extra information you might want:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146601
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that means nothing to me. I know how to use revoltionary I think, I just need to know which is the right sense 3.0 rom for my phone. Im in england
I'm not sure how much simpler I can put it!
if all of that means nothing try going on the link I put before and reading some of the guides in the general section
Some knowledge is needed to do all of this. But I assure you its pretty simple
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Using rom manager I cannot find a HTC shipped version of the ROM. I just want the rom version my over the air update failed to complete, I was hoping if I could install this 2.3.5 using revolutionary it would update properly. I just need to know the right file and where to get it from.
Also if I flash a rom using revolutionary will i loose all my phone setup and data, I know if you do the OTA update all data is preserved.
Thanks for you help.
Ok with rom manager have you chosen the very first option to flash a custom recovery? If not, do it. Secondly, I would recommend you root before doing anything. Use superoneclick on your computer to do so.
Now you have a custom recovery (or should have). What you need to do now:
Download this rom if you want stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1230029
Put it on your SD card. Then switch off your phone. Once its off hold volume down+power. You'll get into the bootloader. Choose recovery. You should then boot up into clockworkmod recovery. From here, I'd firstly strongly urge you to make a backup. Go to backup and restore and create backup.
Now do a factory reset. After its complete select choose zip from SD card. Then go to the rom you put on the phone. Select yes when you click it. Once its installed, reboot
Done
That's the best I can do. However ask any more questions if you need to.
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dan-fish said:
Ok with rom manager have you chosen the very first option to flash a custom recovery? If not, do it. Secondly, I would recommend you root before doing anything. Use superoneclick on your computer to do so.
Now you have a custom recovery (or should have). What you need to do now:
Download this rom if you want stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1230029
Put it on your SD card. Then switch off your phone. Once its off hold volume down+power. You'll get into the bootloader. Choose recovery. You should then boot up into clockworkmod recovery. From here, I'd firstly strongly urge you to make a backup. Go to backup and restore and create backup.
Now do a factory reset. After its complete select choose zip from SD card. Then go to the rom you put on the phone. Select yes when you click it. Once its installed, reboot
Done
That's the best I can do. However ask any more questions if you need to.
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Thank you I get it now!!
One last question, will I lose the data and apps off my phone? I know when you do a rom upgrade on the over the air updates, it keeps all your data but will I lose the data on the phone if I do a rom upgrade this way?
Rich196 said:
Thank you I get it now!!
One last question, will I lose the data and apps off my phone? I know when you do a rom upgrade on the over the air updates, it keeps all your data but will I lose the data on the phone if I do a rom upgrade this way?
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You will. But if you root before doing this then you can download titanium backup from the market which will backup all the apps you want to. I believe it's a must have app when changing ROMs. There's also MyBackup Pro which will backup all of your stuff. Don't worry about your contacts though, just make sure they're synced with google in Settings > Accounts & Sync > Google
ive been rooted for a long time now, i have a Moto Attrix 2. recently i did the updated to the 2.3.6 but before i did, i went ahead and did the perminent root method. this helped me keep root. now i want to jump into Roms. i'm not new to this. i had a Droid X proir to the Attrix. so i kinda know my way around. sorta..aha, ive read the process of the rom i want to install on to my phone which is supercharge Rom
So do you have a question, I couldn't tell from your post
awe man, i'm sorry about that.
my question...actually the question is about the process needed to be taken. i read thru the steps to flash supercharge rom V5 but, i have no clue to where start from since i have not flash a rom on this device.? so i'm startin off from scretch i'm sorry about that, i shoulda proof read that..lol, before i posted.
Step 1)Install CW recovery from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346977
Step 2) Run it and reboot into recovery
Step 3) MAKE A BACKUP! I repeat MAKE A BACKUP! this is important in case something goes wrong while flashing a new rom you can flash your backup and return your phone to normal.
Once you have learned to do that you can now start flashing roms. Just download the roms and follow the directions in the roms. ALL ROMS REQUIRE CW Recovery to install so you'll get used to it. I just wanted u to follow those 3 steps before you start flashing roms. People forget to make backups and they end up losing all their info.
Read the BEGINNERS GUIDE it has all the info you could ever need.
eL_MeXiCaNo said:
Step 1)Install CW recovery from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346977
Step 2) Run it and reboot into recovery
Step 3) MAKE A BACKUP! I repeat MAKE A BACKUP! this is important in case something goes wrong while flashing a new rom you can flash your backup and return your phone to normal.
Once you have learned to do that you can now start flashing roms. Just download the roms and follow the directions in the roms. ALL ROMS REQUIRE CW Recovery to install so you'll get used to it. I just wanted u to follow those 3 steps before you start flashing roms. People forget to make backups and they end up losing all their info.
Read the BEGINNERS GUIDE it has all the info you could ever need.
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thanks bro, i got that part down, ive been rollin around with a back up for weeks now ..
oh yea and the other thing, when i went and did the forever root before the OTA update, the one thing that didn't update was the baseband.
Droid_Boi86 said:
thanks bro, i got that part down, ive been rollin around with a back up for weeks now ..
oh yea and the other thing, when i went and did the forever root before the OTA update, the one thing that didn't update was the baseband.
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Dont worry about ever doing the forever root there's a root method for 2.3.6
Before flashing any rom I suggest you flash the 2.3.5 FXZ and update to 2.3.6 and then root it. This way you start from a fresh base and don't have any random bugs that would take a long time to hunt down and fix due to coming from a non-stock rom.
Ask away. What questions do you have? I recommend installing CWM on Recovery zip (and download the remove script while your at it you might want that). Revoke root rights to Bootstrap after installing the on boot zip. It takes one cycled reboot for the script to take effect. Make sure it works before installing any ROMs. Read the Read Me file for supercharged before installing. That's a few tips from me. Oh, if you have a windows based PC install and know how to use RSD lite and the fxz file in case of a disaster. In other words incase you can't recover from some unforeseen event using your phone and CWM Recovery alone. Make sure your battery is fully charged before installing a new ROM. Off the top of my head those tips come to mind.
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Ask away. What questions do you have? I recommend installing CWM on Recovery zip (and download the remove script while your at it you might want that). Revoke root rights to Bootstrap after installing the on boot zip. It takes one cycled reboot for the script to take effect. Make sure it works before installing any ROMs. Read the Read Me file for supercharged before installing. That's a few tips from me. Oh, if you have a windows based PC install and know how to use RSD lite and the fxz file in case of a disaster. In other words incase you can't recover from some unforeseen event using your phone and CWM Recovery alone. Make sure your battery is fully charged before installing a new ROM. Off the top of my head those tips come to mind.
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whats the reason for denying bootstrap su? ive seen this before and im a 3year android user/flasher and ive yet to deny my bootstrap su after installing anything. so, just wondering why.
rob219 said:
whats the reason for denying bootstrap su? ive seen this before and im a 3year android user/flasher and ive yet to deny my bootstrap su after installing anything. so, just wondering why.
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Because if you dont deny bootstrap SU after FLASHING CWM ON STARTUP zip then you will not get CWM everytime you boot up, it's a bug. So if you want CWM everytime you boot your phone you have to deny bootstrap SU. Other than that IDK the exact technical details on why it does this, it just does.
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Ask away. What questions do you have? I recommend installing CWM on Recovery zip (and download the remove script while your at it you might want that). Revoke root rights to Bootstrap after installing the on boot zip. It takes one cycled reboot for the script to take effect. Make sure it works before installing any ROMs. Read the Read Me file for supercharged before installing. That's a few tips from me. Oh, if you have a windows based PC install and know how to use RSD lite and the fxz file in case of a disaster. In other words incase you can't recover from some unforeseen event using your phone and CWM Recovery alone. Make sure your battery is fully charged before installing a new ROM. Off the top of my head those tips come to mind.
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thanks alot man, as far as the RSD lite goes i kno my way aroung that. so i should be good. but as for the first thing you suggested. about the CVM on Recovery Zip? i wanna learn how to do that, meaning install CVM properly. if you could explain or shot me a link to where i read up on it.
Droid_Boi86 said:
thanks alot man, as far as the RSD lite goes i kno my way aroung that. so i should be good. but as for the first thing you suggested. about the CVM on Recovery Zip? i wanna learn how to do that, meaning install CVM properly. if you could explain or shot me a link to where i read up on it.
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Sorry KEB - not to step on your toes or anything, but...
Get and install the A2 Bootstrap from here.
You can now boot into "Recovery" mode through the Bootstrap app. You can test it first or you can just go and get the CWM on Boot zip files here. Download the two zip attachments in the first post to your sdcard.
Then open the A2 Bootstapper app - click the top button, then ok, then the 2nd button.. and viola! It will boot into recovery.
Then wipe your cache partition, and dalvik cache, and install zip from sdcard. "...Global..." zip makes it boot into recovery every time you reboot, and the "..Remove.." zip removes it.
Good luck. Happy reading!
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Sorry KEB - not to step on your toes or anything, but...
Get the A2 Bootstrap from here.
Get ROM Manager from the Google Play Store.
Install both.
You can now boot into "Recovery" mode through the Bootstrap app. You can test it first or you can just go and get the CWM on Boot zip files here. Download the two zip attachments in the first post to your sdcard.
Then open the A2 Bootstapper app - click the top button, then ok, then the 2nd button.. and viola! It will boot into recovery.
Then wipe your cache partition, and dalvik cache, and install zip from sdcard. "...Global..." zip makes it boot into recovery every time you reboot, and the "..Remove.." zip removes it.
Good luck. Happy reading!
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thanks for that good explaination on that. now i gotta figure out why my laptop isn't seeing my phone...=/
Droid_Boi86 said:
thanks for that good explaination on that. now i gotta figure out why my laptop isn't seeing my phone...=/
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Make sure you have the drivers downloaded for the Atrix 2.
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Make sure you have the drivers downloaded for the Atrix 2.
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By "seeing your phone," do you mean ADB-wise? Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging (enable)
PM me if you need any help. I have Supercharged V5 update 2 running and I love it. there are some things you need to do to make sure it works right though.
thanks alot! i will do..