How to flash a custom rom with an unlocked bootloader - myTouch 4G General

I unlocked my htc mytouch 4g with the HTC dev website and then i followed a guide on how to perm root it but now i wanna install a custom rom and i have no idea how any help?
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Google:
"htc dev unlock flash custom rom".
Read a bit. About different phones, too.
Understand the concept.
Profit.

Thanks
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tanner195 said:
I unlocked my htc mytouch 4g with the HTC dev website and then i followed a guide on how to perm root it but now i wanna install a custom rom and i have no idea how any help?
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Since you're already rooted, just download rom manager and flash the custom recovery (clockworkmod)
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Since you're already rooted, just download rom manager and flash the custom recovery (clockworkmod)
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If your bootloader is unlocked you have to flash the boot IMG separate.
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Since it is your first time, I would highly suggest making full nandroid backup of you phone and saving the file elsewhere. So that is something goes horribly wrong you can always revert. RomManager can do the backup I believe, though I use Titanium Backup Pro.

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Since it is your first time, I would highly suggest making full nandroid backup of you phone and saving the file elsewhere. So that is something goes horribly wrong you can always revert. RomManager can do the backup I believe, though I use Titanium Backup Pro.
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Always do a nandroid, ROM Manager is the way to go.
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This should help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660590
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Everytime I try and flash a custom recovery it always says error cannot load recovery.img and I can't figure out y it won't load it any ideas
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tanner195 said:
Everytime I try and flash a custom recovery it always says error cannot load recovery.img and I can't figure out y it won't load it any ideas
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You need adb installed on your computer and phone should be in bootloader and plugged into computer via usb.
Place the recovery (let's call it recovery.img) in the fastboot folder in adb.
Then, in a command prompt navigate to the adb directory on your sd card. For instance, on my computer I have the simple adb install, so I would type
cd C:\adb
fastboot flash recovery.img

I have adb set up on my computer and I place the file in the same folder as fastboot and rename it to recovery.img then I open my command prompt in that window so its already where it needs to be and the I boot my phone into fastboot via adb and I type in the command that's suppose to flash it but it always tells me error unable to load am I missing a step? Do I need it on my SD card? It's driving me crazy I was unable to downgrade bc of this problem to
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tanner195 said:
I have adb set up on my computer and I place the file in the same folder as fastboot and rename it to recovery.img then I open my command prompt in that window so its already where it needs to be and the I boot my phone into fastboot via adb and I type in the command that's suppose to flash it but it always tells me error unable to load am I missing a step? Do I need it on my SD card? It's driving me crazy I was unable to downgrade bc of this problem to
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Make sure you have "Hide extensions for known file types" disabled in windows folder settings. It's possible the name of the file is actually recovery.img.img so you're directing adb to flash a filename that doesn't exist.
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Omg thank u that crap was driving me insane now that that's fixed I'm sure all be able to do it now and maybe ill go back and root with s off thank you so much much appreciation
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tanner195 said:
Omg thank u that crap was driving me insane now that that's fixed I'm sure all be able to do it now and maybe ill go back and root with s off thank you so much much appreciation
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Sure thing. Glad you got it.
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Thank you all after about the whole night I managed to go back and use the downgrade method and then root my device using g free and after a couple roms finally found one that I like that has a working camera. Hello ics its about time I got it
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tanner195 said:
Thank you all after about the whole night I managed to go back and use the downgrade method and then root my device using g free and after a couple roms finally found one that I like that has a working camera. Hello ics its about time I got it
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S-Off is the only way to go if you have the option
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Yeah I got s off way better and easier than a unlocked boot loader
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tanner195 said:
Yeah I got s off way better and easier than a unlocked boot loader
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I envy you. You're at a thrilling time. First rooting and flashing of ROMs is so much fun.
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Yeah its really fun flashing roms. The only other device I've ever rooted was a lg optimus t and all I had to do was download a app and click perm root and I was done and that was last year when I 14 but now that I've gone trough all this I understand the concept of this way more and I can't wait to learn more
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Can anyone help me I am trying to root this phone by downgrade method everything went good till I have to put the file in the sd card and when try to flash it say no image or wrong image. I have check my file extension on my computer which is disable so it's not the problem and I also format my sd card to fat32. Need help
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Can you flash a custom ROM without a pc?

Sorry for the noob question :s
I was thinking if it was possible say with root explorer from the market!?
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No, unless you have CWM installed.
I do have cwm installed
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Yes, download a ROM using your phone, use a file manager like astro to then move the ROM to the root of your SD card, then use it to check the md5 check sum to make sure you don't have a corrupt download, then flash as you would normaly throught CWM.....that's it.
Remember to do a backup of your current ROM first...
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tats wat i like about android over iphone
with custom recovery, root explorer or any other file explorer, u can flash any rom on the go w/o the aid of a pc.
what i do is install astro explorer - having the option to check md5sum
download any rom from anywhere...
after finish download, use astro n move the rom.zip to root of sd card, boot into recovery n flash it
I must add : make sure the rom can be flash with cwm, if not you could semi-brick your phone. But custom roms are usually made for cwm flashing. Only official rom can't be flashed via cwm they are usually in .exe file, but you can also find them in zip file sometimes and you must extract it before flashing via pc.
How do you install the offical .exe roms then? And how do I check md 5 sum?
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Just follow the directions when you open the .exe
Warning though - you'll lose S-OFF and CWM
google for md5 checker
nooge9 said:
Just follow the directions when you open the .exe
Warning though - you'll lose S-OFF and CWM
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Just wanted to know how to do it that's all, as I was on a Vodafone branded sensation
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nooge9 said:
Just follow the directions when you open the .exe
Warning though - you'll lose S-OFF and CWM
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I flashed the stock wwe eur ruu and it left my phone s-off, even though it flashed the h-boot. It did put the recovery back to stock though and lost root, which can easily be sorted.
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The only thing that is the ROM sizes are over 300mb and I hit the tmobile 5gb cap so many times downloading on my phones data so I need to use WiFi more... But with the nexus one most roms were under 80 mb so it wasn't a problem . But its still cool you can switch roms on the fly
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That why I love my unlimted data on my plan
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gibbo82 said:
How do you install the offical .exe roms then? And how do I check md 5 sum?
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Official rom (RUU) are only b able to flash via pc unless u extract the upsate.zip n put it in ur root of ur sdcard.. well of coz extracting n moving it needs the pc too...
As for md5sum, astro manager does the trick.. press n hold on the zip file n press "properties" u will c all the details of the file include date time n of coz the md5sum. Do give it some time to load up the details though.
I saw a thread somewhr tat theres a md5checksum app in the market.. u might wanna check it out too..
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gibbo82 said:
I do have cwm installed
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S-off n install CWM then perm root ur device for freedom.... Lol
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joshua said:
S-off n install CWM then perm root ur device for freedom.... Lol
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All ready done it mate
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gibbo82 said:
All ready done it mate
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Cool! Now to look for a rom u preferred...
I recommend mike1986 Android Revolution HD rom!!
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Got a problem updating.

Ok I'm s off and root using revolution when it was a beta. I keep trying to update tmobiles new update and I keep getting update aborted. Please help. I get the triangle with a ! And a blue android.
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I'm having this problem too. Tried flashing via cwm and git an error about RO.CID
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That's the same problem I have.
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I am also having this same problem. And i think it maybe because our phones are rooted. I am not sure though.
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You guys need the STOCK recovery.
Can u please explain the steps?
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??
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Go to dev forum and download stock rom with update it's rooted
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If you have a direct link for it if greatly appreciate it.
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Stock ROM - deodexed/rooted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1207410
This thread has an index of most ROMs/Guides you might want:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200403
illuminarias said:
You guys need the STOCK recovery.
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Done that (Tmobile Stock 2.3.3 rooted) but to no avail
illuminarias said:
You guys need the STOCK recovery.
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I think he means, you need recovery as it was PRE-ClockworkMod. Any threads?
(correct me if I'm wrong)
Then that's a different matter altogether. Will need to figure that out. Does that involve unrooting the device after recovery?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16815455&postcount=4
I'm going to do this tomorrow to update. It should work.
So did it work
- Backup everything using CWM and Titanium Backup.
- Install the RUU to get back to Stock Recovery. (You'll loose all settings/apps/SMS/etc..)
- Install your OTA update.
- Restore everything using Titanium Backup.
This should work for any of you who has CWM Recovery. If you already have Stock Recovery, then you're ready to go. You don't need to flash a new rom by the RUU.
It's not the root that is causing the problem, it is the CWM Recovery.
Keep in mind, flashing a RUU may brick your device, I take no responsibilities of any damage that may be caused to your device
I just discovered a new method, tried it and it worked.
Take a look at this.

[Q] Manually Updating CMR

Im running clockwork mod 2.5.0.7 and through rom manager ive tried updating to 5.something. However it never works, so, i have the .img file for the newest version. how do i update to it manually? Oh and i don't want to use adb.
thanks in advance
I'm guessing you flash it using CWR
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thats what i figured, but it doesn't allow you to flash .img, only .zip. unless im missing something
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unless im missing something
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a) You are missing the whole point of the development section.
b) there is a reason why a number of reputable members here still use cwm 2.5.0.7
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the only reason im updating is because i want to partition my sd without using adb, but that isn't working out with 2.5
This is the first one for me that partitioning can be done from adb. I love this board as every day I learn something new.
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Use gparted for your sd card...
Did u also see there is a Q & A SECTION?!?!?!
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erklat said:
This is the first one for me that partitioning can be done from adb. I love this board as every day I learn something new.
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Yep, using parted.
Op. Best to use gparted than recovery.
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Miui?

Is this available for our device if so how do you do it?
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Yeah, I had working MIUI v4 a couple times. But my PC fried, and I need a new Job to fix it. Check out the other MIUI thread in general. It's not hard to do, not one bit. Just need some Coffee, and free time.
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How do you get MIUI b4 on your device do you have to be rooted?
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You need to be S-Off, or S-On(u). I recommend S-Off as you don't need to fastboot the boot.img.
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K7Cobb said:
How do you get MIUI b4 on your device do you have to be rooted?
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You have to be rooted to do any of the following:
Flash a new radio (S-OFF only)
Flash a custom ROM
Flash a theme
Flash a mod
Flash a tweak
Edit all files on the phone.
Change boot animations
Have a custom splash screen
Have one of the most unique phones taylored to your likeing.
Pretty much everything cool is for rooted users.
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I still cannot root my device I have software number 1.63.....
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K7Cobb said:
I still cannot root my device I have software number 1.63.....
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You can root.
Start by going to the HTC Unlock Tool website
1) Set up ADB and Fastboot
2) Unlock your bootloader via the HTC Unlock tool
3) Fastboot flash Clockwork Mod Recovery
4) Get the Superuser zip file and copy it to your SD card
5) Use CWM to flash the Superuser zip file
6) Boot up phone, run Superuser.
You are now rooted with an unlocked bootloader. You are still S-On, so you will need to flash the boot images separately from the rest of the ROM.
If you want to go S-Off, you can try the Juopunutbear.
Also, see this thread.
XMC just posted an ICS MIUI ROM.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
Can I use super one click?
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K7Cobb said:
Can I use super one click?
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I doubt it. Check out the stickies for root and s-off. The compendium is a useful thread. Follow the instructions for HTC unlock, then push super user via adb then install rom manager to flash CWM. A little reading will get you started.
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I need to RUU my phone buy my sd card is corrupt

I screwed up pretty good. I tried the team nocturnal method to fix my SD card but it didnt work. I was told i may need to RUU but i would need to be s-off. How do i get s-off with no sd card able to mount? I can get to fastboot no trouble but i have no recovery. I tried to flash a new recovery a few times with no good results. Can i even get s-off without the sd card?
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marcadams67 said:
I screwed up pretty good. I tried the team nocturnal method to fix my SD card but it didnt work. I was told i may need to RUU but i would need to be s-off. How do i get s-off with no sd card able to mount? I can get to fastboot no trouble but i have no recovery. I tried to flash a new recovery a few times with no good results. Can i even get s-off without the sd card?
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Does Windows tell you it needs to be formatted.. or flash twrp 2.6 and format sd from recovery
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Wi dows doesnt see it twrp isnt there. No recovery. See my earlier post.
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marcadams67 said:
Wi dows doesnt see it twrp isnt there. No recovery. See my earlier post.
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Can you reflash recovery?
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot flash recovery "recovery file name"
Fastboot erase cache
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I tried to be flash recovery but it still did not return.
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marcadams67 said:
I tried to be flash recovery but it still did not return.
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Did you try the latest cwm recovery
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There is a thread on here about that issue. Have a search I can't help as I'm about to head for bed.
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