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[Q] (Q)Urgent.. Downgrade\Restore from ICS

Hi, I was using Paul Burtons ICS port and I made a backup of my Prime rom . However when I booted back to CWM and restored the NAND backup it says succesful yet when I reboot, the screen stays black after the transformer splashscreen/logo.. I tried erasing all data and factory reset and searched and checked the original thread... I can however go back to the ics port and successfully boot up to it... any help would be greatly appreciated.. thank you XDA.

goodness ya noob.. you shouldn't have flashed that ics port.. it was extremely experimental. Anyways seeing that you tried everything I would have, Im sorry to say that i can't help but I applaud you for at least searching and checking the original thread. LOL.
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Thank you for trying, I just hope someone knowledgable saves my day... I really need it..

good news i done the same, i had to completly wipe everything, reflash the rom, im using kkrad 1.4.2 and then advance restore and restore data, job done
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wipe /syste /data /cache... basically everything in CWM possible, then re-flash the Prime or whatever you want

I did the same thing as op. But when I try restoring I get an error saying .android_secure.img is missing. Any ideas?

mafo5000 said:
I did the same thing as op. But when I try restoring I get an error saying .android_secure.img is missing. Any ideas?
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Maybe a fresh install instead of a restore?

SiNJiN76 said:
Maybe a fresh install instead of a restore?
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Im back at stock and i still cant restore. Its the .android_secure.img. its missing from my sd card

i had the same problem i did the wipes in cwm and then restored and got a black screen as you describe.
then i grabbed superwipe from revolution rom(i dnt kno if its neccessary but it worked) from black screen i boot into cwm ran superwipe loaded my rom which is revolver right from the rom flashable zip as a new install. then rebooted and back into cwm then restored my backup. not sure whats goin on or why it worked it may be overkill but i got back to my backup.
if you need better explaination just ask

So i would use super wipe lite or the normal one?

lhy1224 said:
So i would use super wipe lite or the normal one?
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Use Super wipe lite if you want to keep SD card contents, but try the methods listed above before trying the latter .
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Thank you to everyone ! It seems like i had to wipe everything and flash a clean install instead of my CWM backup. Thank you XDA community, you're the best !

Np, thank the others who really helped you
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New ROM

Whenever i try to flash a new ROM it doesn't want to load. I've tried the CM7 nightlies and the pheonix ROM. This is what I do.
I root my phone via one click root.
Install clockwork recovery via app.
wipe
install ROM via recovery (install zip)
start up
Locks at LG screen. Ugh!
Any advice?

Turague said:
Whenever i try to flash a new ROM it doesn't want to load. I've tried the CM7 nightlies and the pheonix ROM. This is what I do.
I root my phone via one click root.
Install clockwork recovery via app.
wipe
install ROM via recovery (install zip)
start up
Locks at LG screen. Ugh!
Any advice?
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What OS are you coming from?

Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik cache
Wipe data
Wipe system
Flash.
NVIDIA NEVER AGAIN!

Turague said:
Install clockwork recovery via app.
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NO, NO, NO! It's one thing to do this, alot have, it's another to not read threads or research it.
NEVER flash CWM from an app, you HAVE TO flash via NVflash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054492

Волк said:
NO, NO, NO! It's one thing to do this, alot have, it's another to not read threads or research it.
NEVER flash CWM from an app, you HAVE TO flash via NVflash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054492
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Why? What happens if you did from the ROM Manager? Sorry im a noob to this device
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Волк said:
NO, NO, NO! It's one thing to do this, alot have, it's another to not read threads or research it.
NEVER flash CWM from an app, you HAVE TO flash via NVflash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054492
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This is a must for the g2x. If you use from manager it only fake flashes clockwork mod recovery and makes you unable to flash roms.
Typical way to achieve root on the g2x is to.
1. Nvflash cwm
2. Create a nandroid backup.
3. Flash a rom that has root.
Don't bother with rom manager or super one click.
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Just as a quick question. Does wiping the system, wipe ANY of my data? Like does it only wipe the existing ROM? Ive been confused of it since the first time i flashed a ROM
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Волк said:
NO, NO, NO! It's one thing to do this, alot have, it's another to not read threads or research it.
NEVER flash CWM from an app, you HAVE TO flash via NVflash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054492
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Thanks, I'll give it a shot and get back to you. I don't think it had to do with the wipe as I always ran a wipe script before installing. I thought it had to do with the kernel.... (don't have a clue though)
I'll flash the clockwork via nvflash, and get back to you, thanks.
EDIT:
IT WORKS. NVFlash the recovery, make sure to change the command if you have a different version you plan to flash/

I used rom manager and all, my roms have worked fine... :S
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theNOOBuser said:
I used rom manager and all, my roms have worked fine... :S
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You sir are a very lucky man.

Lol. I'm guessing it was a noob-move getting clockwork through ROM Manager. Ill probably use nvflash when I get home just to be safe hahaha
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theNOOBuser said:
Lol. I'm guessing it was a noob-move getting clockwork through ROM Manager. Ill probably use nvflash when I get home just to be safe hahaha
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you definitely want to do that. do you have a nandoid backup of your original system? if your phone breaks, that is the only way to revert it back to original for an exchange (unless ofcourse you take a hammer to it).

Yeah. I have a Stock froyo backup.
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jblah said:
you definitely want to do that. do you have a nandoid backup of your original system? if your phone breaks, that is the only way to revert it back to original for an exchange (unless ofcourse you take a hammer to it).
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i first flased cwm using nvflas... but then i updated it thru rom manager ... is it ok?

rohitmohanihm said:
i first flased cwm using nvflas... but then i updated it thru rom manager ... is it ok?
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I think so. Catch is that I don't know if doing that will actually update anything, the whole problem is that ROM manager doesn't flash it properly/to the right place. The only thing to do is make a nandroid and try it out and if ti doesn't work, then reflash with NV flash and you're good.

Волк said:
I think so. Catch is that I don't know if doing that will actually update anything, the whole problem is that ROM manager doesn't flash it properly/to the right place. The only thing to do is make a nandroid and try it out and if ti doesn't work, then reflash with NV flash and you're good.
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I flashed a few other ROMs after i updated CWM thru ROM manager.. and all of them flashed with out any problems.. the only Issue i had was when i tried flashing Morfic's Trinity kernal .. my phone would get stuck at the boot animation.. i wiped every thing and reflashed CyanogenMod and my phone is working agin [I wiped cache and Dalviks before i flashed the kernal.. i guess my phone cant handle it] http://media.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/mad.gif .. Thanks Bro

Cant reboot to system

So i was in Audiophile ICS ROm, and trying to move to Rem ICS 1.2, wiped data, cache and dalvik, flashing the rem ics.
Reboot to system was chosen, but instead to the system, it KEPT going back to the recovery.
I have tried flashing miui ics and audiphile ICS again but it KEPT going back to recovery.
Please help!

doc_v15 said:
So i was in Audiophile ICS ROm, and trying to move to Rem ICS 1.2, wiped data, cache and dalvik, flashing the rem ics.
Reboot to system was chosen, but instead to the system, it KEPT going back to the recovery.
I have tried flashing miui ics and audiphile ICS again but it KEPT going back to recovery.
Please help!
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You have to do a factory reset before flashing.
If that still doesn't work, try flashing eollie's oneclick here, and flash the rom from the 5.0.2.8 recovery.

I did. But still

doc_v15 said:
I did.
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You did... what?
doc_v15 said:
But still
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But still, I'm asking for details to help you out.

bhundven said:
You did... what?
But still, I'm asking for details to help you out.
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I did factory reset but still the same, kept coming back to recovery
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So do the other part of what he said. Which you apparently haven't done, even though you generically said you did in response to his directions.
bhundven said:
If that still doesn't work, try flashing eollie's oneclick here, and flash the rom from the 5.0.2.8 recovery.
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[Q] ROM Flashing Question

Okay, So I have a Galaxy S III for VZW(SCH-I535) and I was wanting to flash a ROM but I do not know how. I read guides but I really don't wanna ruin my phone. Is there any ROMs that I can use with Odin that would be easier. I want to use the Latest Liquid Smooth ROM. Is there any way I can do this easily WITHOUT worrying about screwing up my phone?

Signature Beats said:
Okay, So I have a Galaxy S III for VZW(SCH-I535) and I was wanting to flash a ROM but I do not know how. I read guides but I really don't wanna ruin my phone. Is there any ROMs that I can use with Odin that would be easier. I want to use the Latest Liquid Smooth ROM. Is there any way I can do this easily WITHOUT worrying about screwing up my phone?
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no way to do this without rooting and unlocking your bootloader. which if you use casual, is fairly fool proof.

Lorenzo VonMatterhorn said:
no way to do this without rooting and unlocking your bootloader. which if you use casual, is fairly fool proof.
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I did that already. I have root and Teamwin Recovery.

Signature Beats said:
I did that already. I have root and Teamwin Recovery.
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Go and flash your ROMs now, you're good to go. You won't regret Liquid Smooth, it's my favorite SGS3 ROM and I've flashed almost all of them.
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joshua5683 said:
Go and flash your ROMs now, you're good to go. You won't regret Liquid Smooth, it's my favorite SGS3 ROM and I've flashed almost all of them.
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How do I do this without screwing up? Can you make a step by step guide? I cannot seem to find one. And if at all possible please make it simple. Thank you.

Make sure you backup your imei.
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bobAbooE said:
Make sure you backup your imei.
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I did a nandroid backup.

@Signature Beats Here this thread has videos on everything you should watch them several times and read as much as you can on anything that you are trying to do. Until you feel comfortable knowing that you can do it without the guide and comfortable on your personal knowledge. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41823572
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Signature Beats said:
How do I do this without screwing up? Can you make a step by step guide? I cannot seem to find one. And if at all possible please make it simple. Thank you.
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That's not really necessary it's very easy. To flash roms you flash zip files, then your recovery does the work to copy all the files in that zip to the correct place, then when you reboot you have your ROM. So for liquid smooth here is my tutorial: 1. Download Liquidsmooth, the download link is in the OP of the LS thread, also download Google apps, you'll see download links for that in the LS thread, it's something you need for AOSP ROMs. 2. Both will download as a zip file, don't extract it and copy the 2 zips to your phone's SD. 3. Boot into recovery, select Wipe and choose the options data, system, cache, and dalvik. You will always check these 4 before flashing any ROM. No more and no less. 5. Choose the flash option, in the file manager find your liquid smooth zip, confirm flash, and let it finish. You are now on liquid smooth hooray but you are not done. 6. Since you're on AOSP you do not have Google apps which you need or you won't have a play store app. So now flash the Google apps zip the same way you flashed liquid smooth. Now reboot and voila. That is how you flash any ROM. But for touch wiz ROMs you do not flash Google apps.
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Signature Beats said:
I did a nandroid backup.
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Your imei is different and you should back it up. It's easy to do and it really sucks when you lose it without a backup.
edfunkycold said:
@Signature Beats Here this thread has videos on everything you should watch them several times and read as much as you can on anything that you are trying to do. Until you feel comfortable knowing that you can do it without the guide and comfortable on your personal knowledge. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41823572
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Dang I wouldn't have posted that huge thing if I knew this was gonna come up lol
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@jmxc23, I know that. I am just new to flashing in general. It has been a while since I did it on the GalaxyTab 7 with GB. Plus, I am not used to Teamwin just yt but am getting the hang of it. Also how do I back up my imei?

Signature Beats said:
Also how do I back up my imei?
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Download terminal emulator off the play store, open it and enter this:
su
reboot nvbackup
wait for it to finish and that's it
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@joshua5683, Okay did that. Now Do I wipe system, dalvik cache, cache and data? or can system be ignored?

Signature Beats said:
@joshua5683, Okay did that. Now Do I wipe system, dalvik cache, cache and data? or can system be ignored?
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Yup those 4. I think the ROM will wipe system for you but I like to wipe it anyway. Make sure you don't accidentally select "internal storage" cause that will wipe your SD card. Then after that you'll have nothing installed and that's when you install your ROM. Don't forget to install the gapps zip too after.
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joshua5683 said:
Yup those 4. I think the ROM will wipe system for you but I like to wipe it anyway. Make sure you don't accidentally select "internal storage" cause that will wipe your SD card. Then after that you'll have nothing installed and that's when you install your ROM. Don't forget to install the gapps zip too after.
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So I wipe Dalvik, cache and data AND system, correct? Then install ROM from SD card then Gapps after that? in that order?

Signature Beats said:
So I wipe Dalvik, cache and data AND system, correct? Then install ROM from SD card then Gapps after that? in that order?
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Correct
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@joshua5683, Okay, I did that. Still having the same issue with the keyboard not working and voice search not working and browser not working.

Looks like gapps issue. try other gapps packages or different ROM maybe
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chris_marsh said:
Looks like gapps issue. try other gapps packages or different ROM maybe
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Which ROM do you recommend?

Signature Beats said:
@joshua5683, Okay, I did that. Still having the same issue with the keyboard not working and voice search not working and browser not working.
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What was the name of the gapps zip you installed? It should be called "gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip" you might have gotten a bad download with your ROM or your gapps or both. You can check the md5 to see if it matches. It if doesn't match you have a bad download.
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joshua5683 said:
What was the name of the gapps zip you installed? It should be called "gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip" you might have gotten a bad download with your ROM or your gapps or both. You can check the md5 to see if it matches. It if doesn't match you have a bad download.
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I used the same Gapps as posted in the Liquidsmooth post.

[Q] Can not read SlimOTA properties!!

Hi There,
My Atrix 2 is running on Slimkat 4.4.3.build.5.9, while trying to update the same via OTA getting error as Can not read SlimOTA properties.
Pls help!!!!!!
Thanks in advance!

Atrix2dBeast said:
Hi There,
My Atrix 2 is running on Slimkat 4.4.3.build.5.9, while trying to update the same via OTA getting error as Can not read SlimOTA properties.
Pls help!!!!!!
Thanks in advance!
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No one can help you. Because atrix 2 is not officially supported by slim team.
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Can not read SlimOTA properties!!
noranora said:
No one can help you. Because atrix 2 is not officially supported by slim team.
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Okay......thanks for the reply. But then how can I update it to 4.4.4 Build 6.0 without Format/Wiping data?
Pls help @alteredlikeness

Atrix2dBeast said:
Okay......thanks for the reply. But then how can I update it to 4.4.4 Build 6.0 without Format/Wiping data?
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Ideally you should wipe everything and then clean install the ROM. To retain your data and apps, you can take backup using titanium backup or take backup of data partition using BMM then restore (though I am not too sure about BMM method if it really works perfectly).
If you don't want to wipe then you can try to dirty flash the 6.0 ROM on the existing version. Just don't perform format or wipe, just flash the ROM+Gapps. see If it goes well.

Can not read SlimOTA properties!!
Jack Sparrow xda said:
Ideally you should wipe everything and then clean install the ROM. To retain your data and apps, you can take backup using titanium backup or take backup of data partition using BMM then restore (though I am not too sure about BMM method if it really works perfectly).
If you don't want to wipe then you can try to dirty flash the 6.0 ROM on the existing version. Just don't perform format or wipe, just flash the ROM+Gapps. see If it goes well.
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Okay...that means there is no way to get OTA update:crying:.........anyways...thanks a lot for replying!

Atrix2dBeast said:
Okay...that means there is no way to get OTA update:crying:.........anyways...thanks a lot for replying!
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Even if there is OTA support in the ROM then also it doesn't mean that the phone will be updated automatically like how it happens in case of official firmware updates. The OTA in most of the custom ROMs just downloads the ROM file on your phone, thats it. Rest you will have to manually install/flash the ROM using that downloaded file like how you maybe doing it now. OTA just cuts the step of finding and downloading the ROM file from internet. So IMO its not a feature which matters much.

Ok bro...thanks a lot for sharing the info and for the timely response...
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Can not read SlimOTA properties!!
Jack Sparrow xda said:
Ideally you should wipe everything and then clean install the ROM. To retain your data and apps, you can take backup using titanium backup or take backup of data partition using BMM then restore (though I am not too sure about BMM method if it really works perfectly).
If you don't want to wipe then you can try to dirty flash the 6.0 ROM on the existing version. Just don't perform format or wipe, just flash the ROM+Gapps. see If it goes well.
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Tried dirty flashing...it worked...post booting found that gapps were not working....so flashed latest gapps again...now its rebooting again n again....what to do??

Atrix2dBeast said:
Tried dirty flashing...it worked...post booting found that gapps were not working....so flashed latest gapps again...now its rebooting again n again....what to do??
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Perhaps it's time for you to clean flash? Idk. Sounds like it's bootlooping. 5.9 gapps was 4.4.3. Meanwhile version 6 is 4.4.4. Sometimes its best for you to start afresh to avoid any issue.
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Atrix2dBeast said:
....so flashed latest gapps again...now its rebooting again n again....what to do??
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No option other than clean install. That type of issue why its always recommended to clean flash the newer versions.
To have little bit of hope, backup the data partition using BMM then later try to restore the data partition using that backup once you successfully flash the ROM. If it works then all is good and if it doesn't then....

Can not read SlimOTA properties!!
Jack Sparrow xda said:
No option other than clean install. That type of issue why its always recommended to clean flash the newer versions.
To have little bit of hope, backup the data partition using BMM then later try to restore the data partition using that backup once you successfully flash the ROM. If it works then all is good and if it doesn't then....
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Okay....flashed 4.4.4 built 6 again(clean install)...rebooted...and then flashed gapps for the same build....but again its rebooting....had to fxz again...what i am doing wrong here???

Atrix2dBeast said:
Okay....flashed 4.4.4 built 6 again(clean install)...rebooted...and then flashed gapps for the same build....but again its rebooting....had to fxz again...what i am doing wrong here???
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What are the steps you are following? Are you flashing using BMM? Which system? What GApps version? Try not to reboot between ROM and GApps flashing. Flash only minimal GApps.
I haven't faced any such issue with any of the ROMs so far. I just follow the BMM guide word to word.
Right now I am having 5.10 build and its pretty much stable and almost bug-free for me on System 1. There are few experiments going on in the builds after 5.10 so I would recommend you should also flash the 5.10 build.

Can not read SlimOTA properties!!
Jack Sparrow xda said:
What are the steps you are following? Are you flashing using BMM? Which system? What GApps version? Try not to reboot between ROM and GApps flashing. Flash only minimal GApps.
I haven't faced any such issue with any of the ROMs so far. I just follow the BMM guide word to word.
Right now I am having 5.10 build and its pretty much stable and almost bug-free for me on System 1. There are few experiments going on in the builds after 5.10 so I would recommend you should also flash the 5.10 build.
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I am using BMM only....on system 1...made a mistake of rebooting between ROM and GApps flashing.:silly: