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Wrong Directions?

I'm all ready to flash a custom rom on my device and came across this: How To Load Custom ROM on Your Android Device (After Using the Revolutionary Method), ( <---- type this link into google apparently im not allowed to post outside links so just type it in to google) however no where in the instructions is he wiping the cache partition or dalvik cache, I've heard from most people if you don't wipe the cache you could end up with a phone eating a bowl of boot loops, or having a paperweight, so is he wrong or is it not important, please explain?

Yes it is very important when flashing a rom or flashing just about anything else to wipe cache and delvik cache. Also if flashing a rom for the first time you must delete all data/factory reset. Wiping the caches will never hurt anything it will just make your phone take a while to boot the first time so don't be afraid to do it when flashing anything
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It is important as the last person explained. Though check your phone model and see if it has a hidden recovery or boot loader. Phones like my triumph let me get my phone back even it gets stuck in a boot loop or corrupts the recovery menu.

Oh okay thank you both, its just I have an htc aria, and I want to flash a rom, but I don't know how, I have it rooted, but i don't know how to flash a rom successfully, because I don't want to brick it.

[Q] stuck in fastboot Help

i have rooted my phone with gingerbreak and wanted to install gingersnap rom. i followed this methood http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197991 and my phone is stuck in fastboot now.... i am able to press home+voldown+power button to go into clockwork recovery i think thats what its called and pretty much nothing else please help im new to this stuff

Go into the recovery, then use the volume keys to navigate around and either the search button or the menu button will select things depending on the version you're using. Once you're there, wipe cache and dalvik cache, then reboot it. The boot will take a long time, if after five minutes it's still trying to boot, then go back into recovery, wipe cache and dalvik cache, then install a rom like gingersnap. If after another five minutes that isn't working, boot into recovery again do a factory reset (this will wipe all of your apps, contacts, calendar entries etc), wipe system, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache (do not wipe sd card or external storage) then install a rom like gingersnap and see if it boots up.

thanks for trying to help but none of that helped i dont really know how to install/flash a rom but i looked around a bit and found that i made a backup before i tryed to flash it so thanks

Watch the videos about installation of custom rom for Android (LG P500) !!
Me too learned from that videos!
Now using OXYGEN ROM!
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Need help installing CM 10.1 on HTC One X

Hi,
I am trying to install CM 10.1 on HTC One X and seem to be stuck in the last step. Need help.
I already have:
1. unlocked the bootloader following instructions at htcdev
2. flashed clockworkmod recovery ver 5.8.4.0
3. transferred CM 10.1 & gapps to /sdcard
I am able to:
1. boot into clockwork recovery
2. wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvic cache
3. install CM 10.1 & gapps zip from /sdcard
Everything seems to be fine so far. Next, when I reboot the phone & it remains stuck on the white ('quietly brilliant') screen.
I then:
1. get into fastboot (vol down + power key)
2. transfer the boot image taken from CM 10.1 zip (./fastboot flash boot boot.img)
3. reboot the phone
It still remains stuck on the white ('quietly brilliant') screen.
What could be the problem? Tried multiple times but no luck.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Unfortunately I seem to have lost the original backup so the phone is essentially bricked if I cannot get out of this!!!!
Regards,
Sachin

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I have the same issue! plz help someone!

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I should have updated the post.
It turned out to be a bad zip. I switched to another ROM & it worked.
So try out some other ROM & let me know if you still have a problem.

[Q] not able to go beyond boot screen in htc explorer

i am new to this root thing.i have search forum.i have tried lots of thing but it didnt work.i have wipe cache,dalvik cache,wipe data and factory reset,format boot,sytem,data.all the step that were given in thread to get out of this problem.even tried switching to ext3.and even tried fastboot flash boot.img and recovery.installing cyanogen mod 10, pandora kernel,gapps and using recovery twrp.pls help stuck at cyanogenmod boot screen. what i am suppose to do please help.

[Q] need help

I have an htc inspire 4g rooted
they call it desire hd now
i have andriod version 4.0.4.0.4.0.4
baseband version 12.69c.60.29v 26.09.13.17. m
kernel version 2.6.35.14.aosp X -cottoncandy
my problem is i have tried several times to install several roms but no luck getting them to install it goes to the white htc screen then goes to a black screen and just sets there
I use team win as the rooting software i go into recovery then i go into wipe then after that is done i go to
swipe to factory reset. wipe daivik cache then the cache and i select wipe data before i do the factory reset within team win
i go to the install i use the rom off of my sd card then it says flash zip successfull then it starts to reboot and goes past white htc screen but doesnt do anything else so what im i doing wrong
also the phone does a restart on its on when im on the internet freezes then reboots
it is also on s-on

Since it's S-On you need to flash the ROM zip's boot.img from fastboot after each time you flash a ROM.