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I rooted following raep video on youtube, parts 1 and two.
flashed with the rom and zip in the description.
did prop editor (already was set to 1).
now where's my sound?

You now need to install a Rom besides that downgraded one.
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and what rom would be a good choice?
(if i install a new rom, does that wipe all the apps i have on currently? because that would suck)

You'll get varying opinions as to what ROM but I prefer CM7. To save your apps, install Titanium Backup(TB) and backup all of them, put your ROM of choice on the sd card, nandroid backup everything for any oops that may occur then wipe/factory reset and flash your rom. Once your booted, reinstall TB and use it to recover your apps from the backup created on the sd card.
I did this coming from my Aria to the Inspire and only a few didn't make the trip.
Tx
EDIT: be sure to sync all your contacts to Google before flashing so you can get them back should you choose CM7. It doesn't read ATT sims.

Some do some don't, depends what the devs decides/ puts in the updater script. I think its better to wipe everything anyway especially if your new to avoid any possible problems. You can always back up with titanium backup, then restore your apps when you install the new Rom, just only back up apps and their data, avoid anything with /system.

acmys said:
and what rom would be a good choice?
(if i install a new rom, does that wipe all the apps i have on currently? because that would suck)
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if you like the HTC sense feel. Flash Android revolution 3.2 or RC Mix hd. Both are great and stable.

Thanks for the help. You guys are amazing. I regret not pestering you earlier with more problems.
Okay...decided to do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964841
Android Revo 3.2
it should have sound right?
do i flash radio first? or rom first?
and flash you mean boot in recovery mode and install from sd the zip, right?
I wil definitely make nandroid backups.
Do i wipe clean the current rom?
Thanks guys
know i sound like a total noob. i'll sound cool later on

Wait...I flashed with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840040 yesterday.
Android Revolution HD...3.2...
is there a difference between that one and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964841?
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acmys said:
Wait...I flashed with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840040 yesterday.
Android Revolution HD...3.2...
is there a difference between that one and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964841?
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The one in the posted thread is make for the inspire 4g with sound fix. Flash that one.

klquicksall said:
The one in the posted thread is make for the inspire 4g with sound fix. Flash that one.
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if you still don't have sound, try flashing the telus kernel on top of the rom. i had no luck with the reaperex stock kernel

all i did was flash the android rev again...and it worked.
I'm on ATT in the US.
Thanks guys!

acmys said:
all i did was flash the android rev again...and it worked.
I'm on ATT in the US.
Thanks guys!
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good to hear enjoy!

Raep?
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Nandroid never works for me... what am I doing wrong?

Ok. So ever since I've had this device it's been rooted and as such, i've tried a number of roms. The problem is whenever I start with a rom I really enjoy (currently the stock one... go figure) then i do a nandroid back up.. try a new one.. to find some glaring shortcoming i just have to have (a2dp) and try to restore my nandroid. On my G2 this process was absolutely seamless!
What happens is i restore nandroid... but it doesn't restore my apps... all the space is definitely gone.. like they're in teh file system and cards... but they don't show up in teh launcher and my wallpaper is back to stock... just as if i had a stock device.
Any ideas?

btate0121 said:
Ok. So ever since I've had this device it's been rooted and as such, i've tried a number of roms. The problem is whenever I start with a rom I really enjoy (currently the stock one... go figure) then i do a nandroid back up.. try a new one.. to find some glaring shortcoming i just have to have (a2dp) and try to restore my nandroid. On my G2 this process was absolutely seamless!
What happens is i restore nandroid... but it doesn't restore my apps... all the space is definitely gone.. like they're in teh file system and cards... but they don't show up in teh launcher and my wallpaper is back to stock... just as if i had a stock device.
Any ideas?
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Does this happens with all your nandroids or only one specifically?
Sent From My G2x Running CM7 Nightly 70

So far... none of them have worked. however... they all happen to be backups of the stock rom.. don't think I've ever tried restoring any other rom.

btate0121 said:
So far... none of them have worked. however... they all happen to be backups of the stock rom.. don't think I've ever tried restoring any other rom.
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What version of CWM are you using?
Sent From My G2x Running CM7 Nightly 70

Are you initiating the backups thru rom manager or directly from recovery? If you're initiating them from rom manager try booting directly into recovery and then making a backup.

I'm using 3.0.2.7 (the one that rom manager tells me to use). but i always backup while booting directly into CWRM because as we all know... Rom Manager doesn't see the external SD but CWRM does.

I would reflash CWM again.
Do a Nandroid, put it in the sd card and try restoring again.
Sent From My G2x Running CM7 Nightly 70

I think your problem is that you're using rom manager. Try doing it the real way (nvflash).
Rom manager is great on phones in which it doesn't use fakeflash, but I would stay away from the program on phones in which it utilizes fakeflash.
Sent from my LG-P999

diablos991 said:
I think your problem is that you're using rom manager. Try doing it the real way (nvflash).
Rom manager is great on phones in which it doesn't use fakeflash, but I would stay away from the program on phones in which it utilizes fakeflash.
Sent from my LG-P999
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you may be the winning response.... i've been using rom manager to flash my CWRM.... I shall give that a go post haste.
Thank you all for your help! This forum is awesome!

ok... nvflashed my cwrm again... no go.. still nothing with the recovery.

You should be using CW 3.1.0.1

prettyboy85712 said:
You should be using CW 3.1.0.1
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May the Lord make His face to shine upon you....
thank you.

prettyboy85712 said:
You should be using CW 3.1.0.1
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Just curious why that is? I use 3.0.2.7 and have no issues whatsoever.

btate0121 said:
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you....
thank you.
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Always a relief to get something working lol. Glad you got it working.

what are some good reasons i should use cm7.1 over stock rooted?

as the topic says...

joeyddr said:
as the topic says...
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Only appropriate answer is to try it for a day or 2 and decide for yourself
Coming from the epic and never rooting my previous evo I never knew what the big deal with cm7 was.
After running it, it is pretty awesome.
Some of the reasons are the advanced settings menu the customization options in there are nice. Other people will say because the nightlies. I don't ever run them.
But truly you must test it and decide for yourself. Best advice I could give ya
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA App

yeah but wiping the phone sucks ...

joeyddr said:
yeah but wiping the phone sucks ...
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That's what titanium backup and nand backups are for.

nexus s 4g don't have a sd card, doesn't it get wiped when you reset? or do you mean do a tb and copy it off somewhere then copy back and restore?

joeyddr said:
nexus s 4g don't have a sd card, doesn't it get wiped when you reset? or do you mean do a tb and copy it off somewhere then copy back and restore?
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The SD card is left untouched for everything but when you first unlock the bootloader.

but there is no sd card in the 4g i'm confused.

There is a folder called SDCARD which acts as a non-removable SD Card, I guess.
Benefits of CM7 are many more features and tweaks. I liked being able to rotate the phone 180 degrees, even on the desktop / main screen. There are so many other customization options, I can remember what's in stock anymore
Now I'm on MIUI though. It has many features I like, but I still miss some from CM7.

As stated nandroid back up your current system. And TB your apps.
Flash any rom you want to try. Restore your apps if you like what you see and want to really test it out.
If not wipe and flash a different rom. Or nandroid back to your current rom.
As long as you don't wipe the SD card everything stays there except for the android secure folder. You can even move your nandroid to a computer if you want.

Just my personal opinion, I would choose stock rooted for stability. I've never found, to the best of my forgetful memory, a cyanogenmod rom that was completely stable without weird snafus. I'm not talking about nightly or beta either. Those are even more unstable.

First off, judging by your question and lack of understanding of what happens when you root/flash custom roms you should really do more research. Read in the development section about rooting, read a few guides in fact. Read other people's questions before, during, and after rooting. Read instructions for flashing custom roms, again paying attention to others question before, during, and after.
This is a great thread when it comes to how to flash roms, themes, and kernels but the information regarding roms is severely outdated.
As for your primary question, there is no answer. Try it. You don't like it? Try another? That one still not quite right? Try another, and another, and another. Still not liking anything, learning to theme isn't hard, especially with the UOT Kitchen. No one can tell you what will work for you, your life, and your phone.

actually i am rooted and have matr1x kernel installed, i also am rooted on my xoom with tiamat 2.2.2, i really wanted to know what real benefit cm7 would give me over stock...

joeyddr said:
actually i am rooted and have matr1x kernel installed, i also am rooted on my xoom with tiamat 2.2.2, i really wanted to know what real benefit cm7 would give me over stock...
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There is so much the CM offers. Basically CM gives you the option to do whatever you want to your phone. I personally enjoy the DSP Manager app, the power options that are added, and theme Chooser the most. The best way to get an idea of the features is to look at a changelog for our device. It will tell you everything that has been added/subtracted from the ROM. For me, the new stable release and the Trinity 1.2 kernel is rock solid. Haven't had a single reboot since flashing
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Cant Flash Any JB Rom????

Cant flash any JB rom always says " installation aborted " install ICS rom works fine though
HELP?

ryanraven said:
Cant flash any JB rom always says " installation aborted " install ICS rom works fine though
HELP?
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That's weird.
Are you s-off or s-on?
Have you tried multiple ROMS? (Bruce'ss CM10, AOKP, that new minimalist CM10?)
If you've just tried one, start by redownloading the ROM. You will get the instalation aborted error if the ROM.zip is bad.
Also, did you do a full wipe (Not superwipe) from 4EXT? You will need to if going from ICS to JB. But that shouldn't prevent the ROM from installing (it just won't work properly).

//nvm

S-OFF, FUL wipe coming from ISC re-downloaded rom like 6 times and iv'e tried them all they wont install yet ICS rom's will

disable signature checking in recovery

Jonny said:
disable signature checking in recovery
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Nope still nothing i personally think its the downloads but all ICS roms install fine

ryanraven said:
Nope still nothing i personally think its the downloads but all ICS roms install fine
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I HATE problems like this because they make absolutely no sense. They are the ones that make you want to lay your phone down on the sidewalk and bash it repeatedly with a cinder block. So I understand your pain!
The worst part is that they almost always have the simpliest sollutions imaginable.
Are you using 4EXT or CWM?
Has a JB rom ever worked on your phone?
Can you install a fresh ICS ROM from scratch (meaning not just restore a nandroid) just to make sure recovery is working properly?
No matter if ICS installed fresh or not, you might try reflashing recovery. Maybe that's what's borked up somehow. Plus it' sone of those thigns that can't make it worse so why not try it?

Skipjacks said:
I HATE problems like this because they make absolutely no sense. They are the ones that make you want to lay your phone down on the sidewalk and bash it repeatedly with a cinder block. So I understand your pain!
The worst part is that they almost always have the simpliest sollutions imaginable.
Are you using 4EXT or CWM?
Has a JB rom ever worked on your phone?
Can you install a fresh ICS ROM from scratch (meaning not just restore a nandroid) just to make sure recovery is working properly?
No matter if ICS installed fresh or not, you might try reflashing recovery. Maybe that's what's borked up somehow. Plus it' sone of those thigns that can't make it worse so why not try it?
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recovery is fine flashed basic CWM then 4EXT then TouchCWM all work fine installing ICS from scratch but these JB rom's done work and yes i installed Bruce's JB rom last week and worked fine i might just shoot my phone with my Silenced Air Pistol

ryanraven said:
Nope still nothing i personally think its the downloads but all ICS roms install fine
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check the MD5 then...

Jonny said:
check the MD5 then...
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MD5 is fine totally wiped phone and memory card and seems to install fine now -.- memory card fault ? but it installed ICS fine

ryanraven said:
MD5 is fine totally wiped phone and memory card and seems to install fine now -.- memory card fault ? but it installed ICS fine
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That's a thing!
It's stupid, but it's a thing. Formatting the SD card has been known to solve a variety of ROM problems, app problems, and help with male pattern baldness. It's the goofiest thing, but it works randomly.
Glad you're fixed up.

Skipjacks said:
That's a thing!
It's stupid, but it's a thing. Formatting the SD card has been known to solve a variety of ROM problems, app problems, and help with male pattern baldness. It's the goofiest thing, but it works randomly.
Glad you're fixed up.
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Thanks man kind of annoying wiping the card though i had to back up everything now send all my stuff back not bad though only 2GB of data i will also say i had a 16GB Class 6 the other week which im not joking burnt out randomly using HyperNonSense :/ hard doesn't get recognized by computer or phone anymore.

ryanraven said:
MD5 is fine totally wiped phone and memory card and seems to install fine now -.- memory card fault ? but it installed ICS fine
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I've not seen this before but maybe tinky1/ganeshp/malybru or any other RC has so it might be worth asking on the #helpmenow IRC channel or posting here
Edit: @Skipjacks was faster...

well after reading all the above
i m confirmed its boot.img issue
try to flash insecured boot img n then flash JB
i had exactly the same issue
then i flashed insecured boot img
if u want i can attach that file in here
cant do it now coz m on my work desk sorry

[Q] How can I switch to Stock ICS Rom OR to another Custom Rom from CM10.1 ?

How can I switch to Stock ICS Rom OR to another Custom Rom from CM10.1 ?
Cyanogenmod is awesome, but I want to switch back to stock, or possibly on another sense based rom if I like one. How can I do this?
EDIT: Question has been answered, thanks to all who supported me on this thread.

Just flash the ROM you want in recovery like you did when you flashed cm 10.1
Here's stock ICS with improvements: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14191938
You can try jellybean with sense 4+ from viper s: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39819473
Sent from my HTC Sensation

And don't forget to make a backup

Thanks, I will look into them.
What will happen if I try to restore a nandroid which was made in Stock, while I am on another ROM?

usman farhat said:
Thanks, I will look into them.
What will happen if I try to restore a nandroid which was made in Stock, while I am on another ROM?
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it will replace your current rom with the one from the nandroid
but before restore always a full wipe first

rzr86 said:
it will replace your current rom with the one from the nandroid
but before restore always a full wipe first
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Ok, so I have a nandroid backup which I did in Stock firmware. If I go to recovery and do full wipe followed by restoring the backup, I will get stock ROM with all the apps that were installed at the time of making backup, right? Same can be done in to switch to CM rom?

usman farhat said:
Ok, so I have a nandroid backup which I did in Stock firmware. If I go to recovery and do full wipe followed by restoring the backup, I will get stock ROM with all the apps that were installed at the time of making backup, right? Same can be done in to switch to CM rom?
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that's why it is called nandroid backup
because it backups everything
and yes
full wipe first
restore nandroid
done
edit:the same with cm too

rzr86 said:
that's why it is called nandroid backup
because it backups everything
and yes
full wipe first
restore nandroid
done
edit:the same with cm too
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wow it's easier than I thought. and really thanks for your quick replies, thanks button will be pressed after the comment are posted.

I am also running CM 10.1 and because of some hardware issues want to revert to the STOCK ROM (not any custom one similar to it). Problem is, i did not create a nandroid backup of it. How do I go about it now?
PS my phone is HBOOT 1.29

Reboot recovery
Format all partitions except SD card.
Flash ROM.
Reboot
You can also do an RUU. Look here and do step 2.4 to find your executable ruu: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170
Sent from my HTC Sensation

AndroidSupporter318 said:
Reboot recovery
Format all partitions except SD card.
Flash ROM.
Reboot
You can also do an RUU. Look here and do step 2.4 to find your executable ruu: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170
Sent from my HTC Sensation
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Thanks for the quick reply, but can you tell me where to get the stock ROM too? Is it available on the HTC website? I have searched other posts but there seems to be no link for HBOOT 1.29

Here's arhd 7.2, a modified and improved version of stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14191938
Hboot version doesn't really matter. It's just the way the phone boots up.
If you want to revert to complete stock, no modifications, no improvements, then I would run the .exe ruu file from your computer. Here's the links for the .exe files: http://www.shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Pyramid
Make sure you download the right ruu (XE or 4g) for your phone and the right country/carrier for it.
Sent from my HTC Sensation

AndroidSupporter318 said:
Here's arhd 7.2, a modified and improved version of stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14191938
Hboot version doesn't really matter. It's just the way the phone boots up.
If you want to revert to complete stock, no modifications, no improvements, then I would run the .exe ruu file from your computer. Here's the links for the .exe files: http://www.shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Pyramid
Make sure you download the right ruu (XE or 4g) for your phone and the right country/carrier for it.
Sent from my HTC Sensation
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Thank you! Fingers crossed it solves the issues, the hardware keys sometimes stop working and the screen automatically starts behaving like i'm multitouching

Good luck and I hope it solved the problem!
Sent from my HTC Sensation

Omer Humayun said:
Thank you! Fingers crossed it solves the issues, the hardware keys sometimes stop working and the screen automatically starts behaving like i'm multitouching
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Does this happen while charging?

usman farhat said:
Does this happen while charging?
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It has happened both when I'm charging and when it's not plugged into anything. It happens worst, and most often when the phone heats up, which is a big issue with CM. Part of the reason i wanna switch back to Stock ROM is to prevent any permanent damage to the internals with this frequent overheating. The battery stays cool, mind you.
My personal laptop's motherboard got fried yesterday so i'm just gonna wait until my exams end in a couple of weeks, and then get a new one and change the phone's ROM. I promise to update you guys on what happens

Omer Humayun said:
It has happened both when I'm charging and when it's not plugged into anything. It happens worst, and most often when the phone heats up, which is a big issue with CM. Part of the reason i wanna switch back to Stock ROM is to prevent any permanent damage to the internals with this frequent overheating. The battery stays cool, mind you.
My personal laptop's motherboard got fried yesterday so i'm just gonna wait until my exams end in a couple of weeks, and then get a new one and change the phone's ROM. I promise to update you guys on what happens
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I had mentioned charger because i have a China charger and when my phone is charging and i lay it on a flat surface it touches itself everywhere whenever i touch somewhere. this happens to me due to incompatible charger. however i still charge with that charger. well this is my problem, yours is different.
I am not sure but I think there must be prominent links on Google containing stock roms. I have never searched for android but Nokia used to have dedicated softwares and websites for this.
And a free advice: if you want sense then try viper s Rom with sense 4.1 and android ics. (the one with jb doesn't have a working camera). I am using this and sense 4.1 is really good.
it is laggy though.