I have googled and have not been able to find a thread on this anywhere. First, IS it possible to edit an FXZ file for a custom rom or any minor modifications? If not, please explain why.
I want to know, if it is possible, why this isn't done to load custom roms without having to use custom recoveries and other more complicated methods.
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Is there any way how I can backup my apps before installing ROM, so I wouldn't need to redownload them after flashing my rom? And another question: How to install ROM to my device ?Do I need any special programs to do it? Device: HTC Trophy
I'm sure you found it by looking around or searching but, WPbackup does that....backups apps and settings...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010135
As for installing a custom rom...it's easy but, you will have to downlaod your bootloader before unlocking and flashing a custom rom...
Read here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1503298
If your runninga 8835 rom now, your already running a custom rom, just need to backup, nuke and start over
Help cant upgrade to new firmware. I have a rooted droid razr , im pretty the problem is the custom kernal i have(3.0.8-g29cf5e7 [email protected]@il93lnxdroid54 #1) also i didnt back up anything!?!?! so i think i need either to unrrot, get ahold of a stock rom somehow or find away to make my current rom work. plz help
Download stock rom from here or any other site. You need not unroot for that.
Flash it manually with any flash tool or by copying to sd card and updating through CWM recovery.
You can find list of custom and stock roms in the link below. Select the appropriate rom that supports your device. Unsupported rom may stuck you in bootloop.
I'm currently running 4.4.3 on my Nexus 5 (stock, rooted, no custom kernel.) If I wanted to update to Lollipop via flashing the image, how would I go about doing that? I have TeamWin Recovery 2.7 installed. I've read the "step thread", but I want to make sure I'm doing everything properly so I don't mess my phone up. I also want root on lollipop.
From what I gather, I'm supposed to do the following (Taken from the OTA help thread):
1) Download the OTA.zip and copy to my phone.
2) Boot into recovery.
3) Flash the OTA
4) Reboot.
Are there any steps in between that I'm missing? Anything else I need to wipe? I know I need to uninstall Xposed first. I don't care about retaining any information, as I've already backed up my contacts, SMS, and other important information with. I've heard that root is only possible with a custom kernel - when would I flash that? Does updating this way require a GAPPS flash as well?
Thanks ahead of time for anyone that helps me. I know there have been a lot of threads asking similar questions, but I didn't come across any mentioning 4.4.3 and I just want to be positive that the steps are the same.
Read the effing sticky
Well im a newb how do i install a custom kernel without losing files cuz i wanna install a rom that was a cm 11 port
Hi,
You flash roms and kernels from a custom recovery, like twrp or CWM. Also, there's usually instructions for flashing in most rom and kernel threads.
I can't direct you anywhere without knowing your device make and model number.
Though I've answered your questions. ?
Good luck!
Hi all
I am keen in android dev, but we all need to start somewhere
I have been searching and as my title suggests, all I have found are superuser.zips and rooted roms
for the android devs and rom chefs,
how do I take stock firmware, either as:
a .tar.md5 or
a twrp/cwm recovery backup
and root it?
reason for asking, (although I dont indend this as a specific model issue), I recently restored my Samsung Note LTE to stock JB, then installed CWM and then flashed the superuser.zip, but I didnt get root, installed twrp then su, still no root,
so im thinking either rooting the stock tar.md5 or rooting the recovery backup, might solve the problem