Dangit, guys, I hate to be an idiot, but I've looked and looked and cannot find what I'm looking for. I tried flashing pa and cm and aokp and every time I flash the aosp keyboard force closes and almost every other app just won't open. Again, I apologize if this is common knowledge it if I have missed it, but I for the life of me can not find a solution. I came from a GNex, and everything was just so simple about flashing on that. Thank you in advance to anyone who can and will help.
Did you check the md5 on the roms before flashing? And are you fixing permissions after you flash?
x714x said:
Did you check the md5 on the roms before flashing? And are you fixing permissions after you flash?
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To add onto this, what options do you select to wipe the phone prior to flashing these roms?
Yes and yes. Weird thing is I tried it on my wife's s3 and same result.
Which GAPPS package are you flashing for these JB 4.2 roms?
SlimSnoopOS said:
To add onto this, what options do you select to wipe the phone prior to flashing these roms?
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I wipe everything. Cache, Dalvic, Data, System. Thrice.
SlimSnoopOS said:
Which GAPPS package are you flashing for these JB 4.2 roms?
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gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip from goo.im
techarlj said:
gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip from goo.im
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Make sure you have matching gapps for the rom version. 4.1 gapps for 4.1 and and 4.1.x and 4.2 gapps for 4.2 roms
After I threw up in my mouth a little bit... I realized i don't have an iPhone
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Need wipe before flashing next CM Nightly builds?
Thx
I am not sure if your question is clear or not,
anyways,
it depends, if you are coming from stock or another custom rom then YES.
if you are already on a nightly and you want to update to newer builts, usually a wipe is not needed. i said 'usually' because we never know what are the changes.....
Example) I have a cm_crespo_full-13. Need wipe before flashing cm_crespo_full-14?
zadnica said:
Example) I have a cm_crespo_full-13. Need wipe before flashing cm_crespo_full-14?
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Nope, you only need to wipe when installing a new rom for the over a different rom.
kenvan19 said:
Nope, you only need to wipe when installing a new rom for the over a different rom.
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Nice. Thx)
zadnica said:
Nice. Thx)
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Np man, flash away!
kenvan19 said:
Nope, you only need to wipe when installing a new rom for the over a different rom.
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This is somewhat accurate. But for the best possible performance it is recommended to wipe.
But yeah, pretty much... just flash it and if you encounter any sketchy problems. Perform a fix permissions (if FC's occurs)... or Wipe cache, factory settings, dalvik (then do fix permissions after restoring apps) before you make a thread about your problem.
So here's my question: How do you update your ROM?
Yes I am using the same ROM to update to.
Is it the same method as flashing it in the first place?
e.g.: Go into CWM and flash it?
Or is there a different way of doing it.
If you have an answer please explain it thoroughly.
Hi,
i have last week installed cyanogen 9
to update to the last build of yesterday, i have just installed it from CWM.
i didn't lose any data
heniki said:
Hi,
i have last week installed cyanogen 9
to update to the last build of yesterday, i have just installed it from CWM.
i didn't lose any data
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So your saying just flash it again with no additional steps?
Just place the updated ROM file in the root of the sdcard and just flash away?
th3controller said:
So your saying just flash it again with no additional steps?
Just place the updated ROM file in the root of the sdcard and just flash away?
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Yes
I've noticed that flashing ROMs without wiping data causes more problems than it helps you avoid.
Also, see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-T959V/AOKP_Frequently_Asked_Questions
It's always better to do a factory reset before a ROM install to avoid these issues, even when doing a direct upgrade from AOKP -> AOKP.
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It wouldn't hurt to fix permissions after you flash if you don't wipe your data.
If FB said yes then cheers to that! Thanks FB!
And thanks for the advice guys, I'll make sure to wipe data before updating.
EDIT: Also what are gremlins? Do I need to remove these gremlins before I update my ROM? Or do I just clean gremlins IF I install a different ROM?
If so how do I remove gremlins? (A link provided is enough )
This thread should explain everything:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427
I would recommend it only if you have flasheda bunch of stuff and are starting to see problems like poor performance, or extreme battery drain. It's also helpful if you just need to get back to stock+root quickly. Also, if you're having problems, try the other steps in the thread first. When I was having battery issues, the battery trick in the thread fixed it perfectly.
Wodensman said:
This thread should explain everything:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427
I would recommend it only if you have flasheda bunch of stuff and are starting to see problems like poor performance, or extreme battery drain. It's also helpful if you just need to get back to stock+root quickly. Also, if you're having problems, try the other steps in the thread first. When I was having battery issues, the battery trick in the thread fixed it perfectly.
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Thanks for that, I'll surely keep this bookmarked.
FBis251 said:
Yes
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So by flash do you mean just putting the ROM into the phone and selecting it just like you would when you originally installed the ROM? How do you wipe the original ROM before flashing the update?
Certain ROMs now use the Aroma installer (FBis was responsible for much of the work to make that possible for SGS4G ROMs) which provide more options than a CW Recovery or TWRP "install zip" kind of install. The Aroma installer generally lets you save/restore or wipe.
Both CW Recovery and TWRP have options to wipe one or more of your partitions before you install. They are a little different and which one you have will depend on what you are flashing from.
Just got my n5 and decided to unlock and root it, everything went well until I wanted to flash a rom, no matter what rom I flashed I got all kinds of issues from all apps force closing to bootloops, soft keys not working ect. I've tried flashing stock img, factory reseting ect, nothing seems to work. I'm not sure what's going on here, any help?
I am probably already asking you questions you have already done but... Have you reformated the system, data, and cache partitions prior to flashing? Also are you checking the MD5 of the ROMs you are trying?
Yeah tried all of that, md5's are correct, thanks though
what recovery and version are you on?
what wipes exactly are you performing?
you've checked the md5?
Ok. just trying to narrow things down. When you flash the stock image from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#hammerheadkrt16m are you running the flash-all script? And after that before even adding any apps or changing anything does it give you issues?
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I'm using cwm 6.0.4.4, wiping system data and cache, and yes I've checked md5's
@neomorphix
Stock works perfectly fine but custom roms gives me issues I listed above, not sure why
Xolith said:
@xBeerdroiDx
I'm using cwm 6.0.4.4, wiping system data and cache, and yes I've checked md5's
@neomorphix
Stock works perfectly fine but custom roms gives me issues I listed above, not sure why
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are you flashing a gapps add-on package with your custom roms? the right gapps?
Do issues apear straight after flashing the custom ROM or once you start loading apps and changing settings? Also are you using another kernel with the ROMs or the one that comes with them?
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are you flashing a gapps add-on package with your custom roms? the right gapps?
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Yeah, tried a few including banks, PA 0-day, psx gapps
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Do issues apear straight after flashing the custom ROM or once you start loading apps and changing settings? Also are you using another kernel with the ROMs or the one that comes with them?
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They appear right after I flash the rom, tried with both the included and with a custom one
Tried a few days later and it worked, weird haha. Thanks though
OK, newbie here.
I've had my TF300T for around 2 years (or maybe its just one )
Anyway, I finally broke down and unlocked, rooted and applied the latest Omni ROM to my system without issue.
So far I like it just fine but would like to explore other ROM's as well.
Being a newbie I'm sure if this is some simple question.
Can I just flash my system with a CyanogenMod ROM without doing anything else?
I am using TWRP which seems rather easy to use.
Forgive the newbie question as I'm still learning all the parts and pieces of all this.
Cheers
Did you install the kitkat version of OmniRom? If so, then you can install the KitKat version of Cyanogenmod without a problem. The TWRP version for Jellybean is different than the KitKat version.
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I shouldn't think it would be a problem, especially if you do a clean wipe first. I know there's a lot of discussion and debate about when you can dirty flash or when you should clean flash, but I like to play it safe so I always clean wipe if I'm switching roms JMHO.
Yeah, I installed the kitkat version of OmniRom so I was thinking it would be OK to install CyanogenMod after doing a wipe first.
Thanks!
ChiefIlliniwek5 said:
I shouldn't think it would be a problem, especially if you do a clean wipe first. I know there's a lot of discussion and debate about when you can dirty flash or when you should clean flash, but I like to play it safe so I always clean wipe if I'm switching roms JMHO.
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Yeah, you shouldn't ever dirty flash anyways though unless you are just updating nightlies. From ROM to ROM dirty flashing is a no-no and could result in FCs or bootloop unless you wipe data.
ChiefIlliniwek5 said:
I shouldn't think it would be a problem, especially if you do a clean wipe first. I know there's a lot of discussion and debate about when you can dirty flash or when you should clean flash, but I like to play it safe so I always clean wipe if I'm switching roms JMHO.
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Can you define clean flash?
Other than Dalvic Cache and Cache what other things need to be wiped to constitute a clean flash?
ricktendo said:
Can you define clean flash?
Other than Dalvic Cache and Cache what other things need to be wiped to constitute a clean flash?
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Wiping /data & /system
I am trying to use flash paranoid android and flashing this version of gapps along with it: pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140412-signed. When I go to flash the ROM, it succeeds without issue, but when I go to flash gapps it says that it cant open the zip fie of gapps and than in parenthesis it says (bad). and than it says installation aborted. Please help!!!
maxell505 said:
I am trying to use flash paranoid android and flashing this version of gapps along with it: pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140412-signed. When I go to flash the ROM, it succeeds without issue, but when I go to flash gapps it says that it cant open the zip fie of gapps and than in parenthesis it says (bad). and than it says installation aborted. Please help!!!
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Have you tried re-downloading GAPPS? or from another mirror link? you could have a bad download.
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Have you tried re-downloading GAPPS? or from another mirror link? you could have a bad download.
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I have tried from several places with the same gapps version. Can I try to install a older version of gapps and than just let them automatically update once I have booted?
maxell505 said:
I have tried from several places with the same gapps version. Can I try to install a older version of gapps and than just let them automatically update once I have booted?
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Yep, that works as well.
GUGUITOMTG4 said:
Yep, that works as well.
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So I can flash this version right: gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip
maxell505 said:
So I can flash this version right: gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip
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There are some not that old like 04-05 http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/...ions/pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140405-signed.zip
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There are some not that old like 04-05 http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/...ions/pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140405-signed.zip
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I already started flashing the the version of gapps that I posted and it worked! Paranoid Android gave me an update to the latest gapps and now it is updating. Thank you for your help. Also, what should I do if I want to switch to OmniROM later on. Can I just flash the OmniROM zip and the gapps zip or do I have to do something extra?
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I already started flashing the the version of gapps that I posted and it worked! Paranoid Android gave me an update to the latest gapps and now it is updating. Thank you for your help. Also, what should I do if I want to switch to OmniROM later on. Can I just flash the OmniROM zip and the gapps zip or do I have to do something extra?
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Comming from paranoid, I suggest first to back up apps data and wipe caches before the flashing the Rom .
You should not have any issues there after but if any, the wipe data and flash Rom and pa gapps
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Comming from paranoid, I suggest first to back up apps data and wipe caches before the flashing the Rom .
You should not have any issues there after but if any, the wipe data and flash Rom and pa gapps
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So do the same process as when I was flashing paranoid. All I have to do is wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik chache, and flash the rom and the gapps?
maxell505 said:
So do the same process as when I was flashing paranoid. All I have to do is wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik chache, and flash the rom and the gapps?
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Yep, that's pretty much what's recommended for changing Roms. I personally don't clean anything when flashing similar Roms but PA is a bit complex imo and you already had issues with it. so, wipe.
GUGUITOMTG4 said:
Yep, that's pretty much what's recommended for changing Roms. I personally don't clean anything when flashing similar Roms but PA is a bit complex imo and you already had issues with it. so, wipe.
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Ok for some reason, gapps updated and then it said that it has to install so it rebooted me into recovery and it started to install but it said that there was an error in the rom manager script or something like that. So I just got fed up and restored my backup that I had. So now I am back on stock. I want to install OmniROM though tomorrow.
maxell505 said:
Ok for some reason, gapps updated and then it said that it has to install so it rebooted me into recovery and it started to install but it said that there was an error in the rom manager script or something like that. So I just got fed up and restored my backup that I had. So now I am back on stock. I want to install OmniROM though tomorrow.
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Because the Paranoid OTA cannot use CWM. Use twrp instead.
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Pirateghost said:
Because the Paranoid OTA cannot use CWM. Use twrp instead.
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So lets say that I just want to install OmniROM. Will OmniROM work with CWM?
Also will I be able to automatically update gapps once OmniROM boots because for some reason I cannot flash the latest version of gapps so I have to use an older version?
You can also get gapps from goo manager and the online version.
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maxell505 said:
So lets say that I just want to install OmniROM. Will OmniROM work with CWM?
Also will I be able to automatically update gapps once OmniROM boots because for some reason I cannot flash the latest version of gapps so I have to use an older version?
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It's not that PA doesn't work with CWM, just the ota app.
OmniROM requires twrp or CWM-based recovery. Not CWM itself if I recall.
You also have zero reason to install those gapps updates on either rom..
Gapps are updated automatically through the play store.
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Pirateghost said:
It's not that PA doesn't work with CWM, just the ota app.
OmniROM requires twrp or CWM-based recovery. Not CWM itself if I recall.
You also have zero reason to install those gapps updates on either rom..
Gapps are updated automatically through the play store.
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ok. Sorry if I am asking too many unnecessary questions. So since I have ClockWorkMod Recovery, I can easily install OmniROM by just flashing it and than installing gapps after that right?
maxell505 said:
ok. Sorry if I am asking too many unnecessary questions. So since I have ClockWorkMod Recovery, I can easily install OmniROM by just flashing it and than installing gapps after that right?
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Yes. You can do the same thing with ParanoidAndroid also. You DO NOT need to update gapps through the ota app
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