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haykuro 4.5 to 5.0 question

i am currently on haykuro 4.5...i want to switch to 5.0,
so would i just download 5.0,put it on my sd card,and update it or is there more to it?
thanks in advance

i don't wanna do the wrong thing and mess up my phone again lol

yep. good ol' update.zip
Please don't add a new post asking for an answer 5 minutes alter. patience.

thanks alot

Read Before Posting!!
As posted in numerous other forums:
Please read the release thread for answers to any questions you may have before littering the forums with random "HOW DO I DO IT!!!" threads...
Like the reply above stated:
- Download the Rom to your SDcard and rename it to "update.zip"....
- Reboot your G1 and Hold the Home+Power Buttons to get into the bootloader...
- To be safe perform a wipe by pressing Alt+W
- Press Alt+S to apply the update
- Once the update is finished press Home+Back to restart the G1
Congratulations, you just flashed your G1 with PURE, Haykuro Goodness...

VanillaTbone said:
As posted in numerous other forums:
Please read the release thread for answers to any questions you may have before littering the forums with random "HOW DO I DO IT!!!" threads...
Like the reply above stated:
- Download the Rom to your SDcard and rename it to "update.zip"....
- Reboot your G1 and Hold the Home+Power Buttons to get into the bootloader...
- To be safe perform a wipe by pressing Alt+W
- Press Alt+S to apply the update
- Once the update is finished press Home+Back to restart the G1
Congratulations, you just flashed your G1 with PURE, Haykuro Goodness...
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Don't bother wiping your phone every time. I'd say backup everything everytime but only wipe if you get stuck after trying to upgrade without wiping (infinite rebooting loop etc.). I haven't had any problems staying along the google build path (4.5 through all it's updates and now to 5.0G) without wiping.

PLEASE HELP....sorry
for the love of god and all that is good, can somebody tell which actual file i need to download from the haykuro site, ive downloaded nearly all of em and my g1 doesnt seem to want to install any of them
p.s. ive been f***ing about with this for over 2hrs now and it driving me nuts, why cant anybody take the time to put together a simple step by step guide for uninitiated of us??

my rules:
1. select the latest version unless there's some important function missing
2. select the build: G(oogle) or H(TC) (you have to try then and see which one you like)
3. see if you want to store app on sd or not (read the other threads before you apply an app to sd)
4. download the file and copy it to sdcard and name it update.zip
5. boot recovery, Alt+S
6. if the system refuses to work, boot recovery, Alt+W

Instructions for Root/Flashing the Gtablet From Blendblog.net

First let me introduce myself, my name is Sean Cullinan and I posted a very detailed set of instructions on my blog blendblog.net on how to take a stock GTablet and get it going with a custom ROM. I used Vegan for my instructions.
After the woot deal blew up a ton of traffic came to my site and there was some concern over using my instructions versus the ones here and also with the sources of the binaries I posted. I posted the binaries because I wanted to rename them with "number coding" to make them easier so that new users wouldn't install them in the wrong order.
Anyway, after talking with Roebeet and a few others I thought it would be good to post the instructions here as well. I wasn't trying to steal any of XDA Devs thunder, everything I learned I did through this site.
So here is the original blog post in it's entirety.. Note that I still pointed the links back to my server, you can find the same files linked from the devs at XDA if you don't "trust" me. Also, if you want to use TNT Lite 4.40 I posted a second tutorial to my blog, I kept it separate to keep things simple.
Please feel free to checkout my site as well if you find this useful,...and if enough people find this useful maybe this is "Sticky worthy?"
Verifying Installed ROM Version
The first thing you have to do is verify that you're GTablet is on ROM 3358 or lower before doing this procedure. If you have a newer ROM version on your device you cannot do this procedure at this time!
1) On the GTablet go to Settings->About Device
2) If the version is anything higher than 3588 STOP NOW! According to this thread it is easy to "softbrick" your device if you proceed. So again, STOP NOW! I hope to have instructions on how to get around this posted in the future.
Introduction
We bought a GTablet for work and our software partners also bought one to test the development we were doing on it. As such I had to write up instructions on how to flash the GTablet with the VEGAn ROM and a custom Kernel. I was told the instructions were very good so i decided to post them here. Disclaimer: First, flashing your tablet means you will lose any applications that you have installed previously or that came with the stock ROM. You will have to reinstall them. If you search around on XDA you will find other separate instructions on how to take backups if this is important. Second, please note that the developers at XDA Developers are not responsible for these instructions!! I put them together myself to help a vendor partner of ours whom I am developing software with. Many people have informed me that these instructions work great but as always with these things, you are doing something that is highly technical and something can go wrong...at which point you will have to figure out how to recover!
Installing Clockwork Mod Recovery
The first thing you have to do is install Clockwork Mod Recovery. The GTablet goes into “recovery” mode whenever you power up by holding the volume up key along with the power key. Clockwork Mod Recovery gives us a low level UI with which to work which the default “Recovery” mode does not do. To install Clockwork Mod Recovery do the following:
1) Attach the GTablet to your PC so you see it as a drive
2) Download and unzip the 1-cwmod_internal.zip file from the website on your PC.
3) Place the recovery folder and the update.zip file on the root of the disk drive that represents the GTablet on your PC from step 1. If there was already a recovery folder and update.zip you can delete them and replace them with this one.
4) Safely remove the GTablet
5) Power down the GTablet (hold power button and use the Power off option).
6) Hold the volume + key down while holding the power button. Release when you see “Detecting recovery key pressed” on the screen.
7) It will now install clockworkmod and the device will boot again.
Repartitioning GTablet storage
For some reason Viewsonic used an odd partition set when they shipped the GTablet. While repartitioning the storage wasn’t totally necessary it has been recommended on the forums so I did it. Here’s how:
1) Power down the GTablet
2) Boot into Clockwork Mod recovery by holding the Volume + key down while holding the power button. Release when you see “Detecting recovery key pressed” on the screen.
3) You will be presented with a menu, this is Clockwork Mod Recovery. To navigate the menu use the volume up and down keys. To select a menu option use the home key. To go back press the back key.
4) Navigate to Advanced->Partition SD Card (FYI, SD Card refers to internal storage, not the MicroSD card).
5) Choose 2048M for EXT size on the first screen
6) Choose 0M on the second screen.
7) You have now repartitioned the GTablet
Copying the ROM and Kernel files to the GTablet
Now that everything is formatted we have to copy the ROM files to the GTablet that we are going to use.
1) Navigate back to the root menu of Clockwork Mod by using the back key or by powering off and powering on with the Volume + key held down as above
2) Plug the GTablet into your PC
3) Choose mounts and storage->Mount USB storage. The Gtablet should now show up as a drive on your PC.
4) Create a directory on the drive called ROM’s.
5) Download and copy 2-gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip from the website to the ROM’s directory. Note that this file is 88mb (rather large). DO NOT UNZIP, just copy
6) Download and copy 3-gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.11.suppl.zip from the website to the ROM’s directory. DO NOT UNZIP, just copy
7) Download and copy 4-boot-cm_2632.32-xtra-vfpv3_fp-030711.zip from the website to the ROM’s directory. DO NOT UNZIP, just copy
8) You can now “safely remove hardware” from windows and select “Unmount” in Clockwork Mod. You can unplug the GTablet from your PC.
Installing the Vegan 5.1 ROM
Now we are ready to actually start installing stuff!
1) Navigate back to the root menu of Clockwork Mod by using the back key or by powering off and powering on with the Volume + key held down as above
2) Choose install zip from SD Card->choose zip file from sdcard
3) Navigate into the ROM’s directory and select 2-gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip
4) When prompted choose “Yes- Install 2-gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip”
5) Let the installer do its thing.
6) When installer completes go back to the root menu in clockwork mod.
7) Choose “wipe data/factory reset.” When prompted confirm that you want to wipe.
8) Choose “wipe cache partition”
9) Navigate to Advanced and choose “wipe davlik cache”
10) Navigate back to the root menu and choose reboot system now. The device should boot into Vegan 5.1. Let this happen.
Installing the Vegan 5.1 ROM supplement
There was a small update to Vegan 5.1 that was posted as a supplement that is installed exactly the same way that Vegan 5.1 was installed:
1) Power down the GTablet
2) Boot into Clockwork Mod recovery by holding the Volume + key down while holding the power button. Release when you see “Detecting recovery key pressed” on the screen.
3) Choose install zip from SD Card->choose zip file from sdcard
4) Navigate into the ROM’s directory and select 3-gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.11.suppl.zip
5) When prompted choose “Yes- Install 3-gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.11.suppl.zip”
6) Let the installer do its thing.
7) When installer completes go back to the root menu in clockwork mod.
8) Choose “wipe data/factory reset.” When prompted confirm that you want to wipe.
9) Choose “wipe cache partition”
10) Navigate to Advanced and choose “wipe davlik cache”
11) Navigate back to the root menu and choose reboot system now. The device should boot into Vegan 5.1 with the supplement. Let this happen.
Installing Pershoot’s kernel
Pershoot is a fantastic Android dev who has written superior Kernel's for several devices including the GTablet. You can check his site for the latest builds. This kernel fixes several more bugs in the default Kernal that comes with Vegan 5.1. It is installed the same way that you install the Vegan ROM/Supplement:
1) Power down the GTablet
2) Boot into Clockwork Mod recovery by holding the Volume + key down while holding the power button. Release when you see “Detecting recovery key pressed” on the screen.
3) Choose install zip from SD Card->choose zip file from sdcard
4) Navigate into the ROM’s directory and select 4-boot-cm_2632.32-xtra-vfpv3_fp-030711.zip
5) When prompted choose “Yes- Install 4-boot-cm_2632.32-xtra-vfpv3_fp-030711.zip”
6) Let the installer do its thing.
7) When installer completes go back to the root menu in clockwork mod.
8) Choose “wipe data/factory reset.” When prompted confirm that you want to wipe.
9) Choose “wipe cache partition”
10) Navigate to Advanced and choose “wipe davlik cache”
11) Navigate back to the root menu and choose reboot system now. The device should boot into Vegan 5.1 with the supplement and this kernel. Let this happen.
Last Steps
You now have Vegan 5.1 installed on your GTablet! What is left to do? The launcher that comes with Vegan is kind of weak, it doesn’t rotate to portrait so I chose to install Launcher Pro which is much nicer. You can get this in the Android Market which is built into this ROM. Launch the Android Market and you can either use an existing or create a new Google ID. Do a search for Launcher Pro. If you don’t see it you may need to “fix” the Android Market which is common when doing a ROM upgrade. Here is the procedure to fix it.
1) Navigate to the Android settings->Applications->Manage Applications
2) Choose the all tab
3) Select “Market” from the list
4) Press “Clear Cache”
5) Press “Force Stop”
6) Press the back button to navigate back to the list of applications
7) Select “Google Services Framework”
8) Press “Clear Data”
9) Press “Force Stop”
10) Exit the settings. Try to launch the market
11) You should receive an error, this is expected.
12) Power down the GTablet (I’ve been told not to use the reboot option instead powering down and using the power button to bring it back up).
13) Power on the GTablet
14) Once everything is loaded go back to the Market. If you get an error wait a minute.
15) Search for Launcher Pro and hopefully it is found. If not repeat this fix process again (I’ve had to do it twice sometimes).
Once you have Launcher Pro installed you can make it the default using the “Home Switcher” application. You can customize Launcher Pro quite a bit, it’s a nice launcher app.
Note You can safely delete the ROM’s directory after doing this if you desire to do so, although its sometimes handy to have it on there if you want to re-flash for some reason.
You should now have a pretty rock solid GTablet that gives you a very good, stock like Android experience.

Awsome Tutorial!,, Truly Awesome! Thank you for taking the time to write this. My Tab is currently OUT FOR DELIVERY. I can't wait to get it and try this! Thanks again.

I noticed on your website that you felt that the Archos 101 is a better device than the gTab. With the recent updates in ROMS and kernels do you still think the Archos device is superior?

What did you use for rooting? That is the one thing I see missing in your post.

Thanks for the comments and compliments!
I didn't use the term "rooting" but this is what you are doing when you install CWM and then flash your own ROM. So following my instructions "roots" the devices.
Here's a link to my article pr0cs is referring too. I wouldn't necessarily say that I thought the Archos was better, just different. My comparison was made with Vegan 5.1 so the review is still relevant. Now when/if Honeycomb gets running on the GTablet (which is far more likely than the Archos) it may change the equation a bit!
Sean

I've read other articles that specify rooting the device first then installing CWM, and I've seen articles like yours that don't mention getting root access, so thanks for that clarification.
And wonderful step-by-step guide.

Nice write up. I'll have to search the forum for information about this ROM.
Sent from Captivate, Cognition 4.1.1

Thanks for the step-by-step!
Just got my gtab last night.
Followed your instructions to the letter. Everything worked perfectly, thanks for your easy to use guide.
And thanks to all the Devs that made it possible. This tablet screams with a different ROM on it! My iPad toting friends are already jelly...

I just followed these instructions today from Sean's site, in order to upgrade my VEGAn 5.1.1 kernel to Clemsyn's v7 kernel.
It took me a bit to find Sean's blog location, so I am glad to see this here. I would encourage anyone who wants to mod their ROM and kernel revs to use this as a baseline.
I nominate this thread for a sticky.

Thanks OP! I just got my gtab today... someone mentioned in another forum that you should get nvflash in case you mess something up... is clockworkmod acting as a replacement for nvlflash here?

I know this is a stupid question but is it required to root the device before following any if these steps
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MFister said:
Thanks OP! I just got my gtab today... someone mentioned in another forum that you should get nvflash in case you mess something up... is clockworkmod acting as a replacement for nvlflash here?
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ClockworkMod is another tool but not a replacement for nvflash. It would be wise to be comfortable with both.
sweetfish said:
I know this is a stupid question but is it required to root the device before following any if these steps
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Rooting isn't necessary at all whether you're modding or not. Most of the custom ROMs are pre-rooted for your convenience.

Great instructions. Been looking for an organized and easy-to-use guide for Vegan 5.1.x
Just got my G-Tab and waiting for it to finish charging.

Worked slick as a whistle. No problems whatsoever. I now have a REAL Android tablet. Thank you for putting together a very clear and thorough tutorial.

With a handle like "stiphy" and a post count of 69, you need to stop right there and enjoy life for a while!

nunjabusiness said:
With a handle like "stiphy" and a post count of 69, you need to stop right there and enjoy life for a while!
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LOL...awesome post, oops, just screwed it up!
Glad the instructions are helpful!
Sean

Followed instructions and now my tablet is flying like a butterfly, thanks very much!
But I got a quick question,
Is it normal for my device to say:
Baseband version: Unknown
Also, every time I try to open 'status' in 'about device', I get a:
Sorry! The application Settings (process com.android.settings) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
Is this normal as well?

You made this noobs day!!!
bro i have read and watched countless hours on how to do this...and it wasn't until i found this thread with my 100th google search during the past 2 wks that i felt confident enough to do this.
because of this thread, it was MAD easy!! again, mucho gracias.
on a side note...cant find launcher pro (or adw.launcher) in google markets. any idea why? suggestions?

studjethro said:
bro i have read and watched countless hours on how to do this...and it wasn't until i found this thread with my 100th google search during the past 2 wks that i felt confident enough to do this.
because of this thread, it was MAD easy!! again, mucho gracias.
on a side note...cant find launcher pro (or adw.launcher) in google markets. any idea why? suggestions?
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Studjethro, try the market fix
+1 OP, great guide!

First of all, thank you so much for the concise and clear guide! I followed this exactly. The market fix needed titanium backup though.
Couple of issues:
1. The status check gives out error, does not work, and baseband is unknown - same as post #17
2. Calling using phone gives core dump :-( - I am assuming it should use google voice, but does not seem to work
Any ideas about these ? I have just started exploring. Will post if I find more issues.
Thanks again!

[Q] Lg Marquee Help please

I did not know where to post this..
So i know for a fact that we can now root the phone. I rooted my Marquee, but When i try to flash a new Rom that someone else has done. When I hold down Power button and volume down i go into menu. My options are
1.reboot phone now
2. apply update from SD Card
3. Factory Data Reset
4. Clear Cache partitions
When i put the rom on my Sd card and click update the rom it says
failed to open /sdcard/update.zip
manual select menu
E:Cant update using GingerSteem1.0.zip
Install from sdcard complete
Please help me am i doing something wrong? or do i need to change the file name to update.zip?

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Thread moved to Q&A due to it being a question. Would advise you to read forum rules and post in correct section.
Failure to comply with forum rules will result in an infraction and/or ban depending on severity of rule break.

epic 4g update to el30 from stock - detailed instructions

i created this list for myself and felt like sharing some info that might help others since my phone seems to be working OK. this is mainly a consolidation of instructions from the youtube site listed at the bottom of this post. if you're feeling generous then consider donating to qbking77, the person responsible for the youtube instructions and download'ables. thanks to everyone that contributed to this.
scott
•0) If your Epic is rooted then create a backup
•1) Open odin 1.85, select pda, select SPH-D700-EB13-8Gb-REL.tar.md5, enter download with phone (hold 1 and power button), uncheck all but auto-reboot, select start
•2) Setup wi-fi, manually update to latest & greatest Android OS (menu, settings, about phone, updates, update android). Obviously, you'll have to reset your phone in between each update.
•3) Open odin 1.85, select pda, select kernel-GB-3a.tar.md5, enter download mode on phone (hold 1 and power button), uncheck all but auto-reboot, select start
•4) Open odin 1.85, select pda, select ACSRecovery5-1.0.0.0-epic4g.tar.md5, enter download mode on phone, uncheck all but auto-reboot, select start
•5) Turn on USB debugging, connect Epic to USB, turn on mass storage
•6) Place Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip and GPS_FIX.zip onto sdcard
•7) Note: this is a good place to create a backup so that you have a pre-rooted version of Android EL30 to restore to when future updates are released.
•8) Enter clockwork with phone (hold low volume, camera, and power button), install zip from sdcard, Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip, reboot system
•9) Enter clockwork with phone, install zip from sdcard, GPS_FIX.zip
•10) thanks to dshoem01 on sprint.com community for this... If a force close error is displayed when you receive an incoming call, ensure the "reject call with message" set up includes no more than 5 messages. To access these settings, go to Menu > Settings > Call settings > Reject with message, choose the menu key and select 'delete', check the box next to each message to be deleted and select 'delete' again.
Optional: remove power on & power off video & sound:
Open Root Explorer
Go to /system/media
Delete bootani.qmg
Go to /system/media/video
Delete shutdown directory
Go to /system/etc
Delete "Power On.wav"
Optional: Delete Junk:
Open Root Explorer
Delete Nascar:
Delete /data/dalvic-cache/[email protected]@[email protected]
Delete /data/data/com.handson.h2o.nascar09
Delete /system/app/nascar09-prod-release.apk
Delete Asphalt5:
Delete /data/dalvic-cache/[email protected]@[email protected]
Delete /data/data/com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftAsphalt5Demo.asphalt5
Delete /system/app/Asphalt5_stub.apk
Delete Free HD Game:
Delete /data/dalvic-cache/[email protected]@[email protected]
Delete /system/app/ FreeHDGameDemos.apk
Optional: Modify Dock Bar:
Click "applications"
Click "applications"
Click the "menu" button.
Click "Edit"
The home/applications is not movable.
Drag in 3 shortcuts of your choice.
Click "menu"
Click "Save"
•11) Create another backup
Note: I typically rename my backups as such (date_version_rootstatus_datastatus): 012912_EL30_prerooted_nodata, 013012_EL30_rooted_data, etc.
More info:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE

This isn't android development. It relates to it, but this doesn't belong here. Flashable content only. You've been a member since 2008, so you should know this already.
I should add that its awesome your sharing this info for people who need it. Not trying to be an a**hole.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

I'd suggest the EC05 TAR, to save an update step, and using CWM, rather than ACSRecovery, simply because it's standard. Other recoveries are optional. I'd also omit the GPS fix, as some users find they don't need it.
And I have to agree with the above, though this is much more reasonable to be in the dev section than most that get strewn here.

k0nane said:
I'd suggest the EC05 TAR, to save an update step, and using CWM, rather than ACSRecovery, simply because it's standard. Other recoveries are optional. I'd also omit the GPS fix, as some users find they don't need it.
And I have to agree with the above, though this is much more reasonable to be in the dev section than most that get strewn here.
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I agree with you on all stated above. Perhaps, OP, create an "optional" section providing instructions for things not necessarily considered standard.
While I do agree that this is borderline belonging in General, I am pleased to see someone eager and willing to help out other users by taking the time to create something as detailed as this thread. The section on things that can be removed is very thorough and I feel that it could help users who want a stock ROM, but still want to enable some better-than-stock functionality.
I say continue doing what you're doing, but do keep in mind that the Epic community is quite, how do you say it, developed. Lots of seasoned users here who have been around for a long while, but definitely still beginners who need a helping hand.
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As they said... excellent write up but doesn't really belong in development... but much more so than most of the errant posts that get thrown in here by some... thanks as I'm sure it will help some people...
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk

clarity
so this post should go in general forum instead of development forum?
i suggested acsrecovery because that is what the youtube video / download instructed and it worked for me. personally, i don't see much difference between acsrecovery and cwm.
i agree, ec05 would save a reboot...but c'mon ;-)
i'm curious why the gps fix is only applicable to certain circumstances...weird. anyone complain that installing the gps fix negatively impacted their phone? from what i understand, it can only positively impact the gps performance.
yes, i prefer stock over roms; however, i greatly appreciate the ability to root so that i can make minor tweaks here and there (especially to remove sprint's power on video & melody!). if only there was a way to un-root, install an update, and re-root!! until then, my method of reverting to a backup with the most recent update (pre-rooted, minus tweaks of course), installing the new update, and then re-rooting won't take very long.

TWRP flashing basics for the Note Pro

... just some quick tips to help folks new to flashing ROMs on the mighty Notepro. Please feel 100% free to add your tips and tricks; with some luck this might be a good link reference for developers to add to their ROM postings to avoid having to rehash the same questions over and over again. I'm not shooting for 100% of info about every aspect of the flashing process, just a simple Q+A sort of thing that hopefully will help new flashers jump in and experience some success. This guide assumes you already have successfully rooted and flashed TWRP.
Q: How do I flash a ROM?
The most important thing to do is to read the posts and instructions given to you by the developers in the ROM threads. Do this first, you'll thank yourself later. Some ROMS require specific versions of TWRP or other recovery packages, or have slightly different load procedures, so it's really worth taking the time to read first.
After that, here's the general procedure for flashing a ROM under TWRP.
Download the ROM ( and optionally gapps ) from the posting, save it to your external SD card.
Reboot into recovery... with the power off, press and hold these buttons on the tablet ...
Volume Down + Power - this is Download mode ... this is typically used with ODIN or with tools that connect your tablet to a PC.
Volume Up + Power - this is Recovery mode
Q: Okay, I'm in recovery... now what?
you'll need to prepare your tablet for the new ROM, which usually means wiping some partitions . Here's the general idea once you're in the TWRP interface.
Wipe -> Advanced Wipe -> select dalvik cache, cache, system, data, internal storage (remember, your ROM and gapps should be on external-sd card).
After it - go to Install -> choose ext-sd card. First install your ROM, then (if needed) gapps.
Then reboot - first run will typically be longer ( sometimes a lot longer ) than you it normally would be.
Q: It didn't seem to work... what now?
Head back to the ROM posting, or to the Q+A for your ROM in this section and search/read. Most of the time you won't be the first person to have the problem you're having, and an answer will be out there. The Search function is a good place to begin to find your help, as is reading the ROM thread to see if others have had the same concerns.

I've pressed Volume + or - , Home key and Power. It's new for me, that the Home key must be not hold simular