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ARHD 4.1.6 Post Flash Questions

Hi,
I just flash ARHD 4.1.6 w/ Bricked v1.5 and everything is working great. I just have a few questions I hope could be answered.
1) I would like to put the advanced power menu and CRT animation mod on the phone. Are either of these able to be flashed with the 4.1.6 ROM? The second post in the ARHD thread says they are for 3.6 only.
2) I had a bunch of apps installed to my SD and now they no longer appear in the app menu (I still see their data on the SD Card). Does this happen on every rom flash, or just when I use Super Wipe.
3) Is there a way to reinstall the apps which are already on my SD Card?
4) I made a nandriod backup with CWM a long time ago to use as a fall back. The ARHD installation put ext4 on my phone in its place. Am I able to use the CWM backup with ext4 should I need to?
Thanks for your help!

1. There should bee a section off add ons for 4.x ROMs
2. Why are they on the SD card?
3. Reinstall from the Market
4. Doesn't matter, it'll work regardless
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somail25 said:
Hi,
I just flash ARHD 4.1.6 w/ Bricked v1.5 and everything is working great. I just have a few questions I hope could be answered.
1) I would like to put the advanced power menu and CRT animation mod on the phone. Are either of these able to be flashed with the 4.1.6 ROM? The second post in the ARHD thread says they are for 3.6 only.
2) I had a bunch of apps installed to my SD and now they no longer appear in the app menu (I still see their data on the SD Card). Does this happen on every rom flash, or just when I use Super Wipe.
3) Is there a way to reinstall the apps which are already on my SD Card?
4) I made a nandriod backup with CWM a long time ago to use as a fall back. The ARHD installation put ext4 on my phone in its place. Am I able to use the CWM backup with ext4 should I need to?
Thanks for your help!
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Hi,
In answer to your questions:
1) Here is the thread for the CRT animation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18478212&postcount=25006
Here is the one for the APM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18411950&postcount=24612
2) Flashing superwipe erase all user data, if you didn't do a Titanium backup, you will need to install them again from the market.
3) I don't think there is a way to reinstall without Titanium.
4) Yes, you should be able to restore the CWM backup with ext4, I have done it and it works fine.
Hope this helps.

Thanks!!
Flashed both and they work great.
I read about the titainium backup in the newb guides and totally forgot about it. Silly beginers mistake.

Thanks I'm looking for this one too

[Q] Samsung GS+ - 1st rom install

Hi guys, first post from me. I wish i could post this in the proper thread, but since i am new i am not allowed, so excuse me for the inconvenience.
I want to use custom roms to enhance my phone, i've been reading up in this forum and some video's on youtube. I've already rooted my phone before, so that part is out of the way.
Now here is my phone setup:
- Samsung Galaxy S Plus
fw= 2.3.5
baseband= I9001BOKP1
kernel= [email protected]#1
build= GINGERBREAD.BOK4
carrier= T-Mobile
- External SD Card, 486 MB
I just used the SD Card from my old Samsung phone (G-600)
The thing is, i have used Apps2SD to set apps to my SD card (the external one)
1.A: So if i am going to backup will that also be stored back to my SD after i format it?
1.B: Or is external SD card formatting not required for a fresh clean install?
The ROM i want to use is Cranium RC9
As i understand this ROM comes with a kernel as well, so..
2: should i do anything kernel related? (since it's my first time to install a ROM and all)
And finally..
3: What is the correct method for a 1st time/clean ROM installation?
If i look at the 1st post of the Cranium ROM thread, then i see install methods if you already have RC8. And the other method is for installing RC4. Please don't tell me i have to go through all the RC's to get to RC9 o_0
Thanks for at least reading this and hopefully some one can help me further on this

1.A When you backup, choose internal SD since backup has about 1GB of size if you have lots of apps. Go to feamod recovery 1.4, backup and restore then backup to internal sd card. When you finish ROM flashing restore your apps only in advanced restore.
1.B I don't think you have to format external sd, anyway you can back it up too.
2. I don't think so. The rom comes with a kernel..
3. For fresh ROM installation, Format system, data, and cache. You can also wipe dalvik cache. Then flash using ODIN or CWM, depending on the file. Reboot system and you can restore data only after going to cwm again.
You can also read fabsau's starter guide in our forum(i9001)..
In my opinion, try broodROM, comes with skyhigh kernel, ICS theme, beats audio, smoother scrolling and more..
If this helped press THANKS
Sent from my S+

Thanks this was helpful to me

Migrate sdcard

I've recently flashed vjs ROM below to my old desire.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40191064
I've just got a new 8gb class 6 SD card to upgrade from old smaller class 2.
I think the apps for this ROM are installed to my SD card in some way.
Any tips how I can easily upgrade from old to new SD? I was thinking some kind of sector based copying technique could save me reinstalling ROM and apps? Or am I better to simply plug in new SD card, re flash ROM and reinstall apps?
Thanks in advance

Buzzlightyear2 said:
I've recently flashed vjs ROM below to my old desire.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40191064
I've just got a new 8gb class 6 SD card to upgrade from old smaller class 2.
I think the apps for this ROM are installed to my SD card in some way.
Any tips how I can easily upgrade from old to new SD? I was thinking some kind of sector based copying technique could save me reinstalling ROM and apps? Or am I better to simply plug in new SD card, re flash ROM and reinstall apps?
Thanks in advance
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when you flashed the rom do you remeber typing these commands into terminal emulator:
su
a2sd install
Y
N
Y

Yes exactly right

Buzzlightyear2 said:
Yes exactly right
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ok that means that your apps are on the sd.
Which recovery do you have right now? and are you s-off?

Yes S off with clockwork recovery v5.0.2.0

Dont think it is significant but thought I'd mention that I did partition the old SD card when I had cyanogen 7 flashed to get more space for apps. I do not know if this partition still exists and if it is in use...I don't think so since I followed instructions for vjs 4.2.2 ROM.
I find partitions with android bit confusing which is frustrating as I've done it with Windows PCs for years

Buzzlightyear2 said:
Dont think it is significant but thought I'd mention that I did partition the old SD card when I had cyanogen 7 flashed to get more space for apps. I do not know if this partition still exists and if it is in use...I don't think so since I followed instructions for vjs 4.2.2 ROM.
I find partitions with android bit confusing which is frustrating as I've done it with Windows PCs for years
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your partition is still there and its in use (all your app are on it). This is what you should do:
1. Install 4ext recovery (much better for the desire than clockwordmod). Go here: http://www.4ext.net/ Download the apk and install it to your phone. Then open the app and donwload/install the new recovery
2. boot into recovery, go to backup | restore, and choose backup
3. after its done reboot your phone
4. Take your old sd out of the phone, and put your new one in. Then follow this guide to partition the new sd: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513 (use the 4ext method and start at step [4])
5. Once its done reboot the phone.
6. Now put your old sd card into your pc, and copy all of the files onto the pc into a folder.
7. Take out your old sd card, and put the new one in. Then copy all the files over onto the new sd.
8. Put your new sd card into the phone, and boot into recovery.
9. Go to backup|restore and choose restore. Then select the backup.
10. reboot and your done.

Really appreciate your help. Will give that a shot and report back.
Thanks again

chromium96 said:
1. Install 4ext recovery (much better for the desire than clockwordmod).
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Great tool...just bought the paid version

A littlebit off topic here, but I am also using that rom. Have been for 2 days now. How long have you been using it and have you had any issues with stability.
To the other guy what is the difference between cwm recovery and ext4 and why is it better for the desire if you don't mind me asking
Kind regards
Sent from my DLR_MID using xda app-developers app

Buzzlightyear2 said:
Great tool...just bought the paid version
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Yeah its a great recovery. Lots of useful options.
Did everything else work out OK?
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bozie said:
A littlebit off topic here, but I am also using that rom. Have been for 2 days now. How long have you been using it and have you had any issues with stability.
To the other guy what is the difference between cwm recovery and ext4 and why is it better for the desire if you don't mind me asking
Kind regards
Sent from my DLR_MID using xda app-developers app
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i also used that rom for about a month. It was very fast but i kept having random reboots. I ended up switching to the one in my signature. Its not as fast, but in my opinion its more stable, and i'd rather have stability than speed.
4ext is a good recovery because it has a lot of useful features like partitioning the sd (cwm has this too, but its not good), usb unbrick, touchscreen, themeable, one click full wipe, etc... I used to use cwm, and i never had any problems with it, i just recently moved to 4ext and is great.

I have not noticed any reboots as yet, although I will look out for them now lol. Will have a look into that recovery.
Thanks for the advice
Much apreciated
Sent from my DLR_MID using xda app-developers app

bozie said:
A littlebit off topic here, but I am also using that rom. Have been for 2 days now. How long have you been using it and have you had any issues with stability.
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Couple of random reboots...no worse than cm7.2...I suspect some of reboots and lags I see are due to me not knowing what I was doing partitioning SD plus old slow class 2 SD

chromium96 said:
Did everything else work out OK?.
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I will complete SD folder backup later when I have access to a pc...will let you know
glad I posted this question...just read excellent partition guide you linked to and also happy with 2 tools (4ext and titanium backup pro) I've learned about and bought. I owe you a beer

Buzzlightyear2 said:
I will complete SD folder backup later when I have access to a pc...will let you know
glad I posted this question...just read excellent partition guide you linked to and also happy with 2 tools (4ext and titanium backup pro) I've learned about and bought. I owe you a beer
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Lol no need. Just press thanks

OK I partitioned new 8gb SD with 1024mb ext1 no ext2 and no swap. The remaining was fat32. Now I can plug SD card in adapter in windows PC and copy all files from old card to new sd, plug new sd into phone, boot to recovery...but no backup to restore! all the files I copied to the root of SD in windows (inc my nandroid backup) are not visible so I cannot restore my nandroid backup! In recovery all I can see is a folder called 4ext (using apply zip functionality simply to see if I can view files)
Plugging new SD back into windows I can see all the files again!

Buzzlightyear2 said:
OK I partitioned new 8gb SD with 1024mb ext1 no ext2 and no swap. The remaining was fat32. Now I can plug SD card in adapter in windows PC and copy all files from old card to new sd, plug new sd into phone, boot to recovery...but no backup to restore! all the files I copied to the root of SD in windows (inc my nandroid backup) are not visible so I cannot restore my nandroid backup! In recovery all I can see is a folder called 4ext (using apply zip functionality simply to see if I can view files)
Plugging new SD back into windows I can see all the files again!
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If you boot into android and use a file manager can it see the files?

chromium96 said:
If you boot into android and use a file manager can it see the files?
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No.
When I copied files from old SD to windows the PC windows would not recognise the SD directly so I put old sd in phone, booted android then turned on usb storage and copied via usb phone cable.
Windows recognised new SD so I plugged SD card into PC directly (not using phone) to copy files to new card.
I suspect this process may be the problem but do not understand why.

Copied files via USB to phone with new SD card and then restored nandroid...seems to have worked but lags I hoped would be fixed with faster class 6 card still there bit a bit better.
Thanks for all your help

User's Guide for dummies

USER'S GUIDE FOR DUMMIES AND NOT ONLY...
Here you can find how you can install, tune and use the custom ROM and KERNEL. And some info about some hide out question...:highfive:
Links to apps, rom, CWM added!
1. Format SD card class 10 or higher (U1) (because of quick access, higher number means quicker SD CARD) in your PC or MAC at 2 or 3 partitions with this program:Partition Manager
Here exactly HOW-TO: FAT 32 and EXT4 partition.
As you can see, we will prepare SD CARD for future using with program LINK2SD. Here is to why and where for: LINK2SD
2. When your SD CARD will be ready, copy any custom rom you wish. Aha, almost forgot it. We assuming that our device is Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (GT-N8000) but this guide should work on any type of Android Device.
3. After copying custom rom on the preformated SD CARD, copy the recovery. The best one is:HighOnAndroid (CWM)
4. O.K. Now is time to flash recovery and then restart device.
5. Now we flash ROM (almost every custom ROM has been rooted) Wipe cache, System, Dalvik Cache and in CWM choose option Instal ZIP from SD CARD (where we have our ROM) in my case that was Android Revolution HD 11.2 Lin is here
6. Reboot system. Instal apps whatever you want LINK2SD mainly.
7. Now is time to copy Boeffla Kernel to your ext. SD CARD.
8. Reboot device to CWM, choose Install from SD CARD, install Boeffla Kernel, reboot device.
9. Download apk called Boeffla Config v2 and use it for setting your Boeffla Kernel.
10. My Boeffla settings: Power Extreme, MDNIE 1, Scenario 1. Boeffla Sound -Miscellaneous: Speaker tuning ON, Privacy mode ON
(after then when you connect your earphones to Device, internal speaker will turn OFF, it's bug in Samsung's ROM, because even you connect earphones speakers still plays.​Miscellaneous tab = Modules enabled which one you want.
And then reboot, use your "pet" :laugh: (device) as much as you can! Try Antutu, try stability test etc. etc.
I hope that you try this guide and your "pet" will so happy as I was, I'm and I will
And If you will back to LINK2SD you will see that your partitions is format as well as you want!
All apps will be install to your SD CARD, to EXT4 exactly said. So your internal NAND and memory will be free and clean.
Only System and Data will you got onto your internal memory.​And one more thing: :angel:​If you don't made backup, please, make backup your EFS folder !!!! Your EFS folder is most important folder in your device.
Everything you can repair, but when you delete or anything else damage your EFS folder you can realy physicaly damage your device.
See this: EFS Issues.
In this folder you have all important information like a IMEI, WIFI address, your Carrier and so on...
Without this will be your device very expensive coffee pad only!:crying:
I've been in this hell-like situation and without Linux and Android knowledge I should be without my "pet"...
Bye for now and again thanks to Andi for Boeffla Kernel and others developer:
(Zedomax for CWM Recovery, Mike1986. for his Android Revolution ROM, Bulent Akpinar for LINK2SD, Kalagas for great themes)
​
Peter from Czech republic :highfive:
P.S. If you got some question about any from this guide, ask me. Everything has been 1000x tried and said. But here you got 10 in 1

[q] sd-ext partition is not mounting!

So the other day I decide to get a new SD Card and gift myself with a sd-ext partition so my FIT can have more apps than it already has. :laugh: After creating the partition succesfully I installed Link2SD and tried to install the script. This somehow didn't work.
Then I tried flashing the darktremour apps2sd script and using the apps2sdgui application, which again gave no fruitful results. A2SDGUI displays a message saying could not start for one of these reasons:
1. Device not rooted
2.A2SD Script could not be found.
3.No EXT partition found.
Now I know that the script did get installed successfully. My device is obviously rooted. So finally it boils down to 'No EXT partition found'. I tried mounting the sd-ext partition from the recovery and booting the device, to no effect. :crying:
I would appreciate it if anyone can help me with the issue. I really need that ext partition!
PS: I'm using Official CM7 ROM without any additional scripts other than apps2sd script.

I remember when I bought a new sdcard(class 10), my FIT(with 2.3.6 gingerbread/based rom) didn't even recognized it. Then the shop guy formatted it from the phone itself & then my FIT detected it. Then I created the ext4 partition(512mb) using cwm recovery 5.0.2.7 & all is well since then.
So I can only advice u to first backup the sdcard contents & format it from ur phone; then use 5.0.2.7 cwm recovery to partition it & hopefully all will go well for u too.
Also maybe the A2SDGUI app is conflicting. & there are some roms in which ext4 partition don't work/mount(my experience) but it should work for official cm7. I have cm7 of 28-10-2012 & 01-03-2013(last build) but I faced serious call issues in the last build: other person keep listening the callertune while my phone didn't even ring. So I reverted back to cm7-20121028-NIGHTLY-s5670.zip:sly: & it worked like charm.

Galaxy_Rohit said:
I remember when I bought a new sdcard(class 10), my FIT(with 2.3.6 gingerbread/based rom) didn't even recognized it. Then the shop guy formatted it from the phone itself & then my FIT detected it. Then I created the ext4 partition(512mb) using cwm recovery 5.0.2.7 & all is well since then.
So I can only advice u to first backup the sdcard contents & format it from ur phone; then use 5.0.2.7 cwm recovery to partition it & hopefully all will go well for u too.
Also maybe the A2SDGUI app is conflicting. & there are some roms in which ext4 partition don't work/mount(my experience) but it should work for official cm7. I have cm7 of 28-10-2012 & 01-03-2013(last build) but I faced serious call issues in the last build: other person keep listening the callertune while my phone didn't even ring. So I reverted back to cm7-20121028-NIGHTLY-s5670.zip:sly: & it worked like charm.
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I did partition the SD card from the CWM Recovery.. Now, I don't understand how the A2SDGUI app is conflicting. It is just an app to manage the partition rather than using commands in the terminal.
Anyway, I tried the unofficial versions of CM7 and now I have a working partition. I used Link2SD to install the scripts. Link2SD installs the ext4 scripts , even thought the partition is ext3. Well, I can't complain as long as everything is working
Thanks for the reply though. :good: :highfive: