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[Q] How long should the Wipe data/ factory reset take?

from CWM? I started it 20 min ago and every time I look at the screen it says:
-- Wiping Data...
Formatting /data...
Formatting /cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
E;format_volume: make extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure

Terra27 said:
from CWM? I started it 20 min ago and every time I look at the screen it says:
-- Wiping Data...
Formatting /data...
Formatting /cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
E;format_volume: make extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure
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It happens in seconds. last time it happened to me i had to odin. i suggest using ayoteddys cmw3xx

How do I acquire that? Sorry I'm very new to phone dev

Terra27 said:
How do I acquire that? Sorry I'm very new to phone dev
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nahh no problem dude, i know what its like to soft brick your phone so ill help to the best of my knowledge. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126631 it's here. on teddy's first post. so pretty much, you would download it, put it onto your phone which is the /sdcard part, then 'flash it' (fancy word for install) by going into cwm mode, and going to install .zip from sd card, find the cwm3xx file at the bottom, then flash it. THEN it'll pop up a 'new' cwm mode and from there factory reset, reset the cache, go to advance and erace dalvil cahe and check your mounts, then flash the new rom..if your trying to flash a rom that is lol. if you have questions post away!

oh and i think this should go in the general section.

Im stuck on the Sidekick/Tmobile/Samsung screen now and it will vibrate once, then 3 times then wait 3 seconds then vibrate once then 3 times etc.. WHy?? is it bricked now?

Terra27 said:
Im stuck on the Sidekick/Tmobile/Samsung screen now and it will vibrate once, then 3 times then wait 3 seconds then vibrate once then 3 times etc.. WHy?? is it bricked now?
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its soft bricked you have to odin!

tylermaciaszek said:
its soft bricked you have to odin!
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Yeahh that happened to me too, and i had to odin, but it wouldnt read the phone so i had to uninstall and reinstall the drivers on my comp. then go into download mode and odin.

Yup, that kept happening to me.. Im gonna try and install this cmw now.. By the way, do i still have to check the mounts and storage because i've successfully installed the maximus rom gingerclone. Do i have to check mounts and storage everytime i need to flash a rom, if so what should they be, as far as Data, sd card, cache, and system etc..?

Blaggah said:
Yup, that kept happening to me.. Im gonna try and install this cmw now.. By the way, do i still have to check the mounts and storage because i've successfully installed the maximus rom gingerclone. Do i have to check mounts and storage everytime i need to flash a rom, if so what should they be, as far as Data, sd card, cache, and system etc..?
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no you do not have to check!

Yes you do need to check! Not checking is what makes you soft-brick.
it should read:
System: Unmount
Data: Unmount
Cache: Unmount
Anything else isn't an issue.
Don't worry about the errors reading that cache file, they happen to everyone, it's part of the kernel.

sduvick said:
Yes you do need to check! Not checking is what makes you soft-brick.
it should read:
System: Unmount
Data: Unmount
Cache: Unmount
Anything else isn't an issue.
Don't worry about the errors reading that cache file, they happen to everyone, it's part of the kernel.
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i thought once your on the red recovery you don't need to check! i never check....

terra i'm having the same problem you are. keep this thread in mind http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1214432 hopefully i'll be getting a response soon. orange cwm is my nightmare

Please help!
I am getting this error on my sidekick 4G
E:format_volume: make extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure
i was trying to upgrade to Lite'ning ROM but it gave me this error, i did already ODIN to stock and it did not work and what i mean by it did not worked i did get to stock and started from scratch but still getting the same errror..... any other suggestions?

Don't worry about that error, that just means that you don't have an android secure partition on your sdcard. nothing to worry about.
I don't see why red CWM would be any different from Orange CWM in having to check mounts... I always check my mounts, and have always had to.

well u say not to worry but i can't update the rom to the lightning rom b/c i cannot factory reset, if i don't factory reset, phone bricks

You don't have to factory reset, just make sure you check your mounts. that's why it's bricking.

ok... so what are the mounts?

Please see thread: [RECOVERY] CWM for the SK4G. Enjoy!
therion0 said:
I am getting this error on my sidekick 4G
E:format_volume: make extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure
i was trying to upgrade to Lite'ning ROM but it gave me this error, i did already ODIN to stock and it did not work and what i mean by it did not worked i did get to stock and started from scratch but still getting the same errror..... any other suggestions?
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Please see thread: [RECOVERY] CWM for the SK4G. Enjoy!
You will find in the OP (original post #1) there is a step:
CWM Final
http://www.krylon360.com/file_host/sk4g/update.zip
Place in the root of your SD.
After your in clockwork mod recovery (orange) (and have downloaded the update.zip to sd card) make the selection: -apply sdcard:update.zip (this will load cwm again (red cwm)
Now: reattempt!

[Q] AndroidRevolution 5.2.6 Stopped Booting. CWM Stuck in Loop. Please help!

I have an Inspire 4G. I've been running AndroidRevolution 5.6.2 for awhile now, probably 6 months. It's been running great so I haven't had any reason to mess with it. Today it locked up for no reason (no changes, no new apps, etc). It wouldn't boot beyond the "HTC Quietly Brilliant" splash screen.
I jumped into HBoot and then into CWM (version 2.1.3 RC2). I tried wiping Cache and Dialvik cache and rebooting with the same results.
I then tried a "Fix Permissions" with the same results.
I then tried a "Factory Reset". This time it seemed to give the same results, but when I tried to go back into CWM it loops... it loads the file system list at the bottom below the menu, flashes black, then does it again over and over again. I can control the menus (vol up/down, power) for the split second that they are available but then CWM just restarts, over and over again.
I was going to try Gene Poole Factory Reset tool, but it states that the /cache need to be EXT3 and mine is EXT4.
Is there any hope for me? How can I either get back to stock or at least a working CWM (3.0.2.6 or newer) to load AndroidRevolution 6.3.1?
Please help!

shopkins82 said:
I have an Inspire 4G. I've been running AndroidRevolution 5.6.2 for awhile now, probably 6 months. It's been running great so I haven't had any reason to mess with it. Today it locked up for no reason (no changes, no new apps, etc). It wouldn't boot beyond the "HTC Quietly Brilliant" splash screen.
I jumped into HBoot and then into CWM (version 2.1.3 RC2). I tried wiping Cache and Dialvik cache and rebooting with the same results.
I then tried a "Fix Permissions" with the same results.
I then tried a "Factory Reset". This time it seemed to give the same results, but when I tried to go back into CWM it loops... it loads the file system list at the bottom below the menu, flashes black, then does it again over and over again. I can control the menus (vol up/down, power) for the split second that they are available but then CWM just restarts, over and over again.
I was going to try Gene Poole Factory Reset tool, but it states that the /cache need to be EXT3 and mine is EXT4.
Is there any hope for me? How can I either get back to stock or at least a working CWM (3.0.2.6 or newer) to load AndroidRevolution 6.3.1?
Please help!
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Download the Ace hack kit and take the CWM image in the folder tools/recovery. Rename it PD98IMG.zip and then copy it to the root of your SD card. Boot into Hboot and when prompted press volumen up. That will flash a new recovery image. Then try flashing a new Rom from the CWM...
You shouldn't have made a factory reset without flashing a new Rom.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA App

In the Inspire 4G General forum there is a thread right at the top that explains how to deal with this type of problem. Marsdta also provides links to a Recovery img already in PD98IMG.zip format as well as flashable stock RUUs. That should get you back up and running.

I got a good Recovery installed (CWM 5.0.2.6). From there I ran SuperWipe which completed fine. Next I tried installing the AndroidRevolution 6.3.1 ROM and it failed with "Insallation Aborted" and "Status 7". After that, trying to Super Wipe or install the ROM fails and reports "Status 1". I'm trying to re-format the SD card and re-download the ROM right now. Any other tips?
Thanks in advance!

shopkins82 said:
I got a good Recovery installed (CWM 5.0.2.6). From there I ran SuperWipe which completed fine. Next I tried installing the AndroidRevolution 6.3.1 ROM and it failed with "Insallation Aborted" and "Status 7". After that, trying to Super Wipe or install the ROM fails and reports "Status 1". I'm trying to re-format the SD card and re-download the ROM right now. Any other tips?
Thanks in advance!
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Try flashing some other rom. Maybe the file is corrupted...try installing RCmix3D or Coredroid or maybe some other rom and see what happens.

I'm getting a lot of errors in CMW along the lines of "E:Can't Mount /cache/recover/log" and "E:Can't Open /cache/recovery/log". When I try to run Super Wipe I also get "(cache is unmounted alread)". Is there some problem with how my cache is formatted, mounted, or something like that? When I try to Mount /cache manualy I get "Error mounting /cache!".
Thanks again.

shopkins82 said:
I'm getting a lot of errors in CMW along the lines of "E:Can't Mount /cache/recover/log" and "E:Can't Open /cache/recovery/log". When I try to run Super Wipe I also get "(cache is unmounted alread)". Is there some problem with how my cache is formatted, mounted, or something like that? When I try to Mount /cache manualy I get "Error mounting /cache!".
Thanks again.
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Don't run the superwipe....flash the recovery and don't wipe anything. Just flash the rom...

Tried that just now. Got as far as
>>> Flashing boot.img
assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img" . "boot")
E:Error in /sdcard/Android_Revolution_HD-4G_6.3.1.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Is there anything special I need to do in regards to formatting the SD card beyond FAT32 and full format (not quick)?

shopkins82 said:
Tried that just now. Got as far as
>>> Flashing boot.img
assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img" . "boot")
E:Error in /sdcard/Android_Revolution_HD-4G_6.3.1.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Is there anything special I need to do in regards to formatting the SD card beyond FAT32 and full format (not quick)?
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Do the following....try to change SD card, and don't flash Android Revolution...try to flash this:
http://rcmix3d.blogspot.com/2011/11/rcmix3d-runny-v40.html
Flash that rom to see what happens. Two options, or the zip file you are trying to flash is corrupted or the SD card is having issues...try the rom I posted, if is not working then try with another SD card....that should solve the problem
Formatting the SD card is a possible way of solving corrupted patitions....

Tried this. Flash of the rom seems to have completed but wouldn't boot beyond white HTC screen. Rebooted and still wouldn't boot past white HTC screen. Re-entered CWM, cleared data, tried flash again. This time the flash seemed to load correctly but now I can't even power on... complete brick...
Is there any chance to save my phone?

shopkins82 said:
Tried this. Flash of the rom seems to have completed but wouldn't boot beyond white HTC screen. Rebooted and still wouldn't boot past white HTC screen. Re-entered CWM, cleared data, tried flash again. This time the flash seemed to load correctly but now I can't even power on... complete brick...
Is there any chance to save my phone?
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Ummmm...things are not good. But I heard that if the partitons are corrupted then you are lost. Try leaving the phone with no battery for a while. Then try to boot it...and see what happens. If it boots butvis still stuck in hboot, then return to stock with Gene Pole's tool and make a warranty claim. If you cannot even turn it on...then do the same. But if your carrier finds out you jhave been messing with your cell then you won't get much...
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA App

Total brick. Had to be hardware failure that initiated the downward spiral. Luckily I have an ATT DCS Center nearby and the swapped the phone out with a new(ish) one within about 3 minutes of troubleshooting. Thanks again for all the help. Not sure what ROM to flash to the new phone, though all I really want is tethering... Is there anything else out there as "stock" as Android Revolution HD 6.3.1?

shopkins82 said:
Total brick. Had to be hardware failure that initiated the downward spiral. Luckily I have an ATT DCS Center nearby and the swapped the phone out with a new(ish) one within about 3 minutes of troubleshooting. Thanks again for all the help. Not sure what ROM to flash to the new phone, though all I really want is tethering... Is there anything else out there as "stock" as Android Revolution HD 6.3.1?
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Well you can just root the phone and maintain the stock rom...or there is ERBUS ROM that is just stock but without ATT bloatware and some other stuff...anyway you can just check some other roms and decide by yourself...there is no correct answer for that!! glad u solved it.

[Q] NO PG58IMG file and Keeps Rebooting

Noob A la VISTA!! Long story SHORT HTC Sensation bought downloaded an application went to erase it thru a File Manager and def deleted a wrong folder cause after that HTC started rebooting non stop. Rooted the phone installed CWR thru revolutionary CM7 thinking it was a software problem booted the phone and when on FASTBOOT the phone starts scanning the sdk and reads:
SD loading
-PG58diag.zip
-PG58diag.nbh
-PG58IMG.zip
-.nbh
-.tar
-.aec
-.enc
and No image for each one of it.... is this the cause of the HTC keeps rebooting btw the screen reads:
Revolution
Pyramid PVT ShipS-off RL
HBoot- 1.17.1111
Radio- 10.14.9035.01_m
eMMC boot
so what should I do to fix therebooting issue and the no image file etc?? thanks for any help in advance!!!!

Just a guess but you could try removing the microsd card from the phone and rebooting.

removed the card... rebooted... htc went into custom ROM... but now freezes up constantly and reboots... any way to fix this or should i start from the beginnign all over again from root??

easiest thing to do would be to reinstall the rom. most roms don't wipe user data, so go into fastboot, choose recovery and re-install the rom from the sd card and wipe cache and dalvik cache.
that's really all you can do at this point. even if it does erase your phone data (not sd card data like photos, videos, etc), its better than not having a working phone.

You could try using one of the Super Wipe ROMs, and then reinstall the custom ROM that you want to use. Also, make sure that you've applied one of the 3.12 firmware images if you're trying to use one of the ICS custom ROMS

super wipe roms? i waas trying the cyanogen mode 7 for htc sensation... have clockwork recovery btw if the phone freezes up on CWR what typ of issue could it be?...

easiest thing to do would be to reinstall the rom. most roms don't wipe user data, so go into fastboot, choose recovery and re-install the rom from the sd card and wipe cache and dalvik cache.
that's really all you can do at this point. even if it does erase your phone data (not sd card data like photos, videos, etc), its better than not having a working phone.
went with your suggestion wiped cache, dalvik, installed CM7 Rom... it still freezes up and reboots... thanks fot he help and suggestions

btw when wiping the cache n formatting it reads E: format_volume make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblklp2

where can i find the firmware and rom's?

[Q] Help! I think im bricked

Hey guys,
The problem all started last week when I encrypted my tf300. For some reason it did not occur to me that this would be an issue when I started the process of rooting today. I used the asus bootloader unlocking tool and got fastboot to work long enough to flash cwm but when I tried to flash from sdcard it said that it cant mount sdcard. This is where I messed up. I realized that I needed to format data so that I could unencrypt. Booted to cwm and formatted system and the two others that are there but it refused to format data. Now it boots to the Asus screen and recovery does not mount sd. fastboot devices list is empty same with adb devices.
Any ideas??
Thank you

So I guess my question is how do I erase or format data partition so that i can flash a rom.
any help is appreciated.
thanks

Switch on with power + VOL down then VOL Down, then VOL Down twice to move across to WIPE DATA, VOL Up or power should select it for you.

when I select wipe data the device boots to clocworkmod recovery.

Davyphil said:
when I select wipe data the device boots to clocworkmod recovery.
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Ah you will probably need the standard recovery image as there is probably some lock on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668173
You will need to ask XpLoDWilD for it then flashboot it back onto there and try again?

ok ill give this a try. hopefully i can get fastboot to flash the image. i had a hard time getting clockworkmod on there.
thank you

Davyphil said:
ok ill give this a try. hopefully i can get fastboot to flash the image. i had a hard time getting clockworkmod on there.
thank you
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I've been flashing recoveries all day and had no issues with it.
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Did you format:
System,
Cache,
Staging
Data
then wipe cache
then data/factory reset
then advanced and wipe dalvik

i was able to format system cache and staging but when i try to format data it says:
error mounting /data!
skipping format...
done.
says something similar when i try to mount sdcard so that i can flash .zip files

Davyphil said:
i was able to format system cache and staging but when i try to format data it says:
error mounting /data!
skipping format...
done.
says something similar when i try to mount sdcard so that i can flash .zip files
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Have you tried Factory reset from the main menu?

when I choose wipe data/factory reset i get:
--wiping data...
formatting /data...
error mounting /data!
skipping format...
formatting /cache...
formatting /sd-ext
formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...
error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
skipping format...
data wipe complete.

Davyphil said:
when I choose wipe data/factory reset i get:
--wiping data...
formatting /data...
error mounting /data!
skipping format...
formatting /cache...
formatting /sd-ext
formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...
error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
skipping format...
data wipe complete.
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Standard recovery might let you wipe it.
Just had a look on XDA and this might help you?
orcruin said:
Hello Everyone
To flash a new ROM you can do as follows:
boot in Recovery
format cache partition
from your PC use adb to mount /sdcard as tmpfs:
adb shell mount -t tmpfs none /sdcard​
put your ROM on the (fake) sdcard
adb push <your rom> /sdcard​
use the recovery to flesh the ROM as usual
This worked form me.
Sorry to be late...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24923240&postcount=16

i am going to start by apologizing for being such a noob. Thank you so much for your help.
I am not very familiar with adb and fastboot i have only used it a couple times and this is when im being led through it by some forum on xda.
when i run the first line i get
error: device not found
from what i have seen this is a driver issue?
i have used this same stuff to help root my phone a while back. could that be an issue?
i tried the commands while the device was in recovery and while in fastboot mode.
thanks again

Davyphil said:
i am going to start by apologizing for being such a noob. Thank you so much for your help.
I am not very familiar with adb and fastboot i have only used it a couple times and this is when im being led through it by some forum on xda.
when i run the first line i get
error: device not found
from what i have seen this is a driver issue?
i have used this same stuff to help root my phone a while back. could that be an issue?
i tried the commands while the device was in recovery and while in fastboot mode.
thanks again
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Just trying it on my device and I get the same, its not mounting it here either.

sounds like im stuck until i can get my hands on a stock recovery image

Davyphil said:
sounds like im stuck until i can get my hands on a stock recovery image
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Reading from that thread the only way to wipe encrypted image is if you boot into it, not sure the standard recovery will do it

When I found out that the encryption was the problem I tried to do a factory reset in the settings and it just booted me into clockworkmod. I should have just flashed stock recovery then.... lesson learned.
I hope I didnt make an expensive paperweight.

Davyphil said:
When I found out that the encryption was the problem I tried to do a factory reset in the settings and it just booted me into clockworkmod. I should have just flashed stock recovery then.... lesson learned.
I hope I didnt make an expensive paperweight.
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Is it working now?
I've managed to get mine mounted in recovery, just testing the push of files now.

no I havent been able to get it mounted

Davyphil said:
no I havent been able to get it mounted
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Yours is a bit more difficult but I have managed to mount and push files in recovery to my sd card.
Need to work out how to format yours now.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

could there be a way to partition and do some sort of "dual-boot"
just a random idea.

Unable to mount /data

I flashed twrp 2.3.3.1 to install superuser, but when I try to mount /data, it give me an error "E:Unable to mount '/data'
Any ideas?
EDIT: I tried flashing v2.5.0.0 but I got the same error.

omaeokorasu said:
I flashed twrp 2.3.3.1 to install superuser, but when I try to mount /data, it give me an error "E:Unable to mount '/data'
Any ideas?
EDIT: I tried flashing v2.5.0.0 but I got the same error.
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why are you trying to mount /data? you can just flash the superuser.zip
fastboot erase cache, wipe sdcard, cache, dalvik, copy su zip file, flash it.
Stay on TWRP 2.3.3.1 as all versions above have issues wiping.

exad said:
why are you trying to mount /data? you can just flash the superuser.zip
fastboot erase cache, wipe sdcard, cache, dalvik, copy su zip file, flash it.
Stay on TWRP 2.3.3.1 as all versions above have issues wiping.
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okay thanks. WHen I try to wipe Dalvik Cache, I get an "Failed"
is that a necessary step?

omaeokorasu said:
okay thanks. WHen I try to wipe Dalvik Cache, I get an "Failed"
is that a necessary step?
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Continue on. Let me know what happens after.

exad said:
Continue on. Let me know what happens after.
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When I boot into the rom I just get a black screen, and nothing happens

omaeokorasu said:
When I boot into the rom I just get a black screen, and nothing happens
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Alright, what are you trying to accomplish? It seems like there's an issue with the ROM.

exad said:
Alright, what are you trying to accomplish? It seems like there's an issue with the ROM.
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I installed the superuser.zip, then I flashed cyanogenmod. When it was done I rebooted and it just went to a black screen
EDIT: I am still S-ON if that matters

omaeokorasu said:
I installed the superuser.zip, then I flashed cyanogenmod. When it was done I rebooted and it just went to a black screen
EDIT: I am still S-ON if that matters
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All Roms are pre-rooted unless otherwise stated so no need to flash superuser.zip unless you are trying to root the stock software preinstalled on your phone.
If you want to flash a ROM, this is the procedure:
Download ROM
Check MD5 or SHA to make sure its a clean download
- If hboot is greater than or equal to 1.14 and S-ON - extract the boot.img from the ROM
Copy Rom to your phone if you didnt download it on your phone
Boot to recovery
Wipe cache, dalvik cache, system, factory reset
Install the ROM.
- If hboot is greater than or equal to 1.14 and S-ON - reboot to bootloader, fastboot flash boot boot.img (the one extracted from the rom)
Reboot phone.

exad said:
All Roms are pre-rooted unless otherwise stated so no need to flash superuser.zip unless you are trying to root the stock software preinstalled on your phone.
If you want to flash a ROM, this is the procedure:
Download ROM
Check MD5 or SHA to make sure its a clean download
- If hboot is greater than or equal to 1.14 and S-ON - extract the boot.img from the ROM
Copy Rom to your phone if you didnt download it on your phone
Boot to recovery
Wipe cache, dalvik cache, system, factory reset
Install the ROM.
- If hboot is greater than or equal to 1.14 and S-ON - reboot to bootloader, fastboot flash boot boot.img (the one extracted from the rom)
Reboot phone.
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It Worked! Thank you so much for your help