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Flashing roms question....

coming from a G2, i have flashed a many a roms, did wipes, etc. my question is not toally newbish, but is newbish to the G2x.
i did the nvflash, installed the newer CWM, comfirmed that i have a recovery setup,etc...
now, from this point is anything different compared to doing it on the G2? i still scroll down to install update from SD card and stuff like that, and install the zip file and phone does all the work?

tackleberry said:
coming from a G2, i have flashed a many a roms, did wipes, etc. my question is not toally newbish, but is newbish to the G2x.
i did the nvflash, installed the newer CWM, comfirmed that i have a recovery setup,etc...
now, from this point is anything different compared to doing it on the G2? i still scroll down to install update from SD card and stuff like that, and install the zip file and phone does all the work?
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Yes, should be the same as any other phone with CWM. As long as the flashable .zip is made for CWM and your phone, you're good to go

MWBehr said:
Yes, should be the same as any other phone with CWM. As long as the flashable .zip is made for CWM and your phone, you're good to go
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Cool. It worked fine. I was just wanting to confirm. All went well
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MWBehr said:
Yes, should be the same as any other phone with CWM. As long as the flashable .zip is made for CWM and your phone, you're good to go
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Hey guys I'm coming from Windows mobile and I've never used CWM before. I rooted, installed CWM using Gunman's directions last night, and I downloaded CM7 to my extSD but I just don't know exactly what to do next. Is there a link someone could provide me or give me directions on the steps I need to take after I'm loaded into recovery?
Do I just wipe and then install zip from the folder? Thanks for the help. Sorry for being a newb.

mathedrivein said:
Hey guys I'm coming from Windows mobile and I've never used CWM before. I rooted, installed CWM using Gunman's directions last night, and I downloaded CM7 to my extSD but I just don't know exactly what to do next. Is there a link someone could provide me or give me directions on the steps I need to take after I'm loaded into recovery?
Do I just wipe and then install zip from the folder? Thanks for the help. Sorry for being a newb.
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So once you have recovery, you can now flash custom roms, kernals and themes.
1. Put the files you've downloaded into you ext SD
2. Reboot into recovery by pressing and holding power + vol down button til you see a red recovery screen
3. MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP
4. Wipe data/cache
5. Install .zip
6. Choose the ROM that you want to flash
7. Reboot
Edit: Also if you'd like to save your apps and their data, I suggest installing Titanium backup and make backups for your apps before you flash anything. And if all else fails, just reboot back to recovery and restore your nandroid backup

Somewhere I must have done something different, when I boot into CWM thru the button method I get the red recovery but it doesn't see my backups. When I use Rom Manager, and boot into recovery I get the orange/yellow recovery and it shows my backups. What I need to do to fix so the red recovery sees my backups?
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Nivek91 said:
So once you have recovery, you can now flash custom roms, kernals and themes.
1. Put the files you've downloaded into you ext SD
2. Reboot into recovery by pressing and holding power + vol down button til you see a red recovery screen
3. MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP
4. Wipe data/cache
5. Install .zip
6. Choose the ROM that you want to flash
7. Reboot
Edit: Also if you'd like to save your apps and their data, I suggest installing Titanium backup and make backups for your apps before you flash anything. And if all else fails, just reboot back to recovery and restore your nandroid backup
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Thanks a lot for the step-by-step list. For some reason when I navigate my folders in CWM the .zip files are not showing up. For CM7, then only file that it will allow me to install is the boot_animation.zip, which I'm sure won't boot the actual CM7 software. Oy ve. I'll keep messing around with it and see what I can figure out. Maybe I'll load a few other roms and see if those .zip files will show up when I navigate the folders.
Has anybody had this problem? Loading the boot.img file to a particular area on your ext_sd card (which was the one I set up when I installed CWM and nvidia or whatever it's called), and then once you try to find it it doesn't show up? Ugh. I'll try at it some more tonight and let you guys know what I find out.

I don't have to rename the boot.img file to update.sd.zip or anything do I? I should just be able to navigate to the folder and install the file, right?

mathedrivein said:
I don't have to rename the boot.img file to update.sd.zip or anything do I? I should just be able to navigate to the folder and install the file, right?
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You don't want to unpack the .zip file. The way you downloaded it should be the way you put it on your SD card. Do not rename anything inside the .zip.
So, take the cm7.zip file that you installed, whatever the exact name of it is, and copy that to your external sd card. When you're in recovery, pick the option to chose .zip from sd card, navigate to the .zip you just placed on the card, and it should ask you to install it.
I hope that helps. Let me know if you're confused about anything

If I were to flash cm7 is the newer red text bootloader OK to use?
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You don't want to unpack the .zip file. The way you downloaded it should be the way you put it on your SD card. Do not rename anything inside the .zip.
So, take the cm7.zip file that you installed, whatever the exact name of it is, and copy that to your external sd card. When you're in recovery, pick the option to chose .zip from sd card, navigate to the .zip you just placed on the card, and it should ask you to install it.
I hope that helps. Let me know if you're confused about anything
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Alright, I think I got it. On my old HD2 I used to have to unzip the deal when I would run it from my sd card. I think that's where I was confused. So I just download the .zip file, don't extract it at all, place it in the folder, and just run it straight from my phone. Thanks for your help. Hopefully now it will work.
EDIT: That worked. Thanks knuckelpuc. Woohoo, CM7 how I've missed you.

I have a quick noob question undeserving of its own thread so im gonna borrow this one real quick
Do nandroid backups restore the kernel?
Thanks!

Files

I was wondering if there is a way to download a rom or kernel and save the zip to my SD card then go in recovery and basically install it, without having to use my computer. I can move the zip file to my SD card from my phone but it never appears on the list to install when I go into recovery.
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Of course dude, very easy.
1) Make sure you have CWM 5.0.2.0 installed via NVflash. There's a very easy-to-follow post on this in the dev section called "one-click nvflash installer."
2) Download the rom to your phone. This usually works from whatever link you were going to use to download it on ur pc.
3) Turn off your phone.
4) Hold Volume down and power until you see the second LG logo (The prettier one).
5) In CWM, do whatever wipes you need to do. If you're updating, wipe cache and dalvik, if moving from LG-based to AOSP or vice versa do a full wipe.
6) Select 'Install zip from sd card' (or internal sd card depending on where you downloaded the zip file earlier).
7) If its an AOSP rom, also install gapps.
8) Reboot.
9) Done!
EDIT: Sorry I just read your post more carefully. I guess you don't have the latest version of CWM because you say you cant find the file to flash once in recovery, right? The latest version (5.0.2.0) allows you to flash a zip from both your external and internal sdcards so try updating to that.

ohhh, no no no, i think you may have misunderstood my question lol. im already rooted and flashed and everything im just wondering if there is a way to download a rom on my phones browser and have it go to my sd card and then i just go to recovery and install from zip. i tried but the zip file never appears.

When you download something it gets saved in a folder called "Download" in your SD card just go to that folder and it will be in there

Nope not there
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Gameler said:
Nope not there
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It will be in the internal sd card download folder. Not the external sd card.

ohhh, no no no, i think you may have misunderstood my question lol. im already rooted and flashed and everything im just wondering if there is a way to download a rom on my phones browser and have it go to my sd card and then i just go to recovery and install from zip. i tried but the zip file never appears.
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Did you read this part?
EDIT: Sorry I just read your post more carefully. I guess you don't have the latest version of CWM because you say you cant find the file to flash once in recovery, right? The latest version (5.0.2.0) allows you to flash a zip from both your external and internal sdcards so try updating to that.
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You either have an old version of CWM, which is showing you the wrong sd card, therefore causing you not to find the rom zip, or you have the latest version and didn't know that it offers both internal and external support.
If you don't have 5.0.2.0 - update.
If you do - check both internal and external sd cards.

[Q] STUCK

OK SO IVE DONE THE STEPS IN THREAD..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1099374
LIKE 3 TIMES BUT WHEN I DO STEPS TO INSTALL ROM..
Installation:
- Upload zip file to your /sdcard
- Reboot to recovery (CWM)
- Wipe data/factory reset
- Wipe cache
- Go to mount storage and mount /system
- Go back to previous menu
- Install from zip from sdcard
- choose zip from sdcard
- reboot it will take a few minutes for first boot to complete
I DO NOT GET THESE OPTIONS WHEN IM IN RECOVERY..
What did i do wrong???HELP

Tspank said:
OK SO IVE DONE THE STEPS IN THREAD..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1099374
LIKE 3 TIMES BUT WHEN I DO STEPS TO INSTALL ROM..
Installation:
- Upload zip file to your /sdcard
- Reboot to recovery (CWM)
- Wipe data/factory reset
- Wipe cache
- Go to mount storage and mount /system
- Go back to previous menu
- Install from zip from sdcard
- choose zip from sdcard
- reboot it will take a few minutes for first boot to complete
I DO NOT GET THESE OPTIONS WHEN IM IN RECOVERY..
What did i do wrong???HELP
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You have the standard recovery. If you're on Froyo and you followed the steps in that post, then when you boot into 3E recovery (yellow letters) go to "Reinstall packages" (I think...something similar). When you do that, it'll come back up into CWM.

IN RECOVERY IM GETTING BLUE LETTERS..
IT SAYS THAT CANT OPEN ZIP SAYS THERE IS NO SUCH FILE

VIBRANT WAS SO MUCH EASIER

Did you place the update.sip on the root of your sd card?
If so choose update.zip
then reinstall packages
I think it's been I long time. And are you on froyo or GB?

Stephan ..much thanks the only thing i had to do was reinstall packages..

So got pass that part now why when i try to install rom it tells me that..
Cant mount/ sdcard/download/bionix_frost_sgs4g.zip(team whiskey rom)
instalation aborted..

Tspank said:
So got pass that part now why when i try to install rom it tells me that..
Cant mount/ sdcard/download/bionix_frost_sgs4g.zip(team whiskey rom)
instalation aborted..
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I've seen a lot of threads lately about not being about the mount the sdcard. I don't know off-hand what the fix is, though. The best thing I can suggest is to search the forums for "can't mount sdcard" and see if you can find a fix.
Best of luck.

You never answered. Froyo or GB? Bionic Frost is a Froyo Rom. We need to figure out what you are on before we can really help.
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I'm on froyo..I'm stuck..just thinking of just Odin a Tom but I really want to try the team whiskey..any suggestions?

Maybe a factory reset? I'd have to look through the other threads about the sdcard issue. I've been fortunate enough to not have run into it.
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Yah..I did that..still having same issue..going to try with a different SD..ill let you know..

Tspank said:
Yah..I did that..still having same issue..going to try with a different SD..ill let you know..
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Yeah, keep me posted. Sorry you're having so much trouble. I wish I had better insight into why.
I wonder if you put the sdcard into the PC via a card reader, backed up the contents, then re-formatted it (FAT32), if it would make a difference?

Stephan thanks alot for helping but nothing tried to format and with new card with same issue..I've looked have found other threads with same issue but no answer...not sure what to do...any help or other options would be appreciated

Use the GB ext4 Starter Pack
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Can't see .zip in CWM recovery

I looked for an answer before posting but couldn't find it and hoping someone can help out. I rooted my rogers skyrocket and installed ClockworkMod Recovery. I am trying to install a new ROM but when I boot in recovery I cannot see the .zip file on the SD Card but I can see it in file manager. Any ideas or solutions?

Is the zip on the external or internal SD?
rocketed to da sky using mah brain and mah thumbs...

If on internal u have to select install from internal
rocketed to da sky using mah brain and mah thumbs...

Its on the external card.

Is it on the root of external sdcard? Excuse me for asking the obvious question but a lot of times its something silly that's been overlooked.
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cdshepherd said:
Is it on the root of external sdcard? Excuse me for asking the obvious question but a lot of times its something silly that's been overlooked.
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Yes, its on the root of the external SD card but I can only see the folders and no other files.

Look at the file format. Make sure its .zip and not .zip.zip. sometimes copying files from your computer to your phone will do this.
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cdshepherd said:
Look at the file format. Make sure its .zip and not .zip.zip. sometimes copying files from your computer to your phone will do this.
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Its .zip and not .zip.zip but I am only seeing it in the file manager or on the computer when the phone is connected but in CWM all I see is the folders of the SD card and no other file.

This is really starting to piss me off, I downloaded about 5 different roms and none of them is showing on the SD card in CWM recovery in order to install. Is there any other way to install the ROM or anything I could do to see the files in CWM? I am sure the .zip file is on the SD card and I can see it when i file manager but once I go into CWM to install I cant see it. If anyone had this problem and has a way to fix it please let me know. Thank you.

I think I found a way to do it and its through Rom manager, there is an option to install ROM from SD card I clicked it and now i think its installing. Hope it works. I'll post my results in case someone has the same problem.

Solved the problem. I can only flash new ROM from ROM manager.

Try flashing cwm again or flash touch cwm.
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Solved the problem. I can only flash new ROM from ROM manager.
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Can I flash roms from external SD

I am running rushdroid now with a backup. I would like to try ThaiZ 2.7, but I'm out of space on my internal sd. Can I save ThaiZ to my ext. sd and flash it from there with cwm?
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Yes, you can, just mount it from the CWM Recovery and you're set.

Thanks... I thought so, but just making sure.
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omgomg said:
Yes, you can, just mount it from the CWM Recovery and you're set.
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Are you sure you can flash from an external SD card.
I'm really trying to work out how to do it on a Samsung Galaxy S.
I have a discussion going in this thread (How to flash a ROM with out USB) if you'd care to explain.
If you could provide pointers I'd be most grateful.
Thanks.

S.Bartfast said:
Are you sure you can flash from an external SD card.
I'm really trying to work out how to do it on a Samsung Galaxy S.
I have a discussion going in this thread (How to flash a ROM with out USB) if you'd care to explain.
If you could provide pointers I'd be most grateful.
Thanks.
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i cannot speak for your phone, but as an o3d user and flash-a-holic, i can readily tell you that i am able to flash/back-up roms from/into both the internal and external sd cards. i have done it countless times... if it doesn't work on your phone, maybe you can give rom manager's dev team a message

@cearmicu: How do you mount it into CWM?
I'm using the touch version

dcoelho said:
@cearmicu: How do you mount it into CWM?
I'm using the touch version
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sorry but I'm on the regular recovery (5.0.2.7)

dcoelho said:
@cearmicu: How do you mount it into CWM?
I'm using the touch version
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Start cwm and choose "install zip from sdcard" and on the next screen you have two options one at the top of the list(your external) and one at the bottom(your internal)