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Hi all
I am stuck on an older cm9 nightly from March and desperately want to flash the newer cm9 released a couple of days ago
My problem is that I cant boot into recovery, rom manager doesnt work and the various other apps that I have found people recommending dont work either.
Could some kind soul tell me how to get rom manager back to working order so I can reboot to recovery so I can install the latest nightly? Or suggest another/better way to go?
Thanks in advance!
Try turning off your Tf, and holding the Volume-Down key Before and While you hold the power key to turn it back on. This should boot to your cwm recovery if you have one, if it gives you nothing or the stock recovery download the Recovery Installer.apk in the development section and (You MUST have root, I assume yes on cm9) open it and flash 3.2.0.1 cwm recovery. Once that's done you can flash the newest nightly. Keep in mind that 3.2.0.1 ONLY reads from External SD card (MicroSD) so be sure to get one or NVflash a newer recovery with internal.
Also a tip: Rom manager has had a host of problems for the Transformer, and while it's really good for some supported phones, it's not so good for the tf (just look around Q+A and the dev you see all sorts of ROM manager related problems)
Good luck
Recovery installer apk is actually in apps n themes section. And it read both internal SDcard and the microSd as well.
Sent from my awesome rooted Defy: 2.3.6
farsight73 said:
Recovery installer apk is actually in apps n themes section. And it read both internal SDcard and the microSd as well.
Sent from my awesome rooted Defy: 2.3.6
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Actually if you use Gnufabio's version it will flash Roach's CWM 3.2.0.1
It only read from external micro sd card.
There's a modified version of RecoveryInstaller that flash Team Rouge's recovery, that version read from internal and external sd.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22359727&postcount=218
After you have install recovery do the manual button method as posted above by Thing O Doom
or use this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS50cmFuc2Zvcm1lci5yZWNvdmVyeSJd
It's highly recommended you know the manual button method for when you're in a bootloop or your TF is stuck at the Asus page.
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Excellent, thanks so much for the help all, ended up getting team rogue's recovery....I had tried Gnufabio's one before and it hadnt worked when I installed and used the power & Vol down button(as the recovery image would not boot ever and froze after the first nightly I had installed)
Just a word of warning on the 4ext boot to recovery option, and this could just be me with Rom manager on previously when I tried to fix myself, when I installed 4ext it would freeze on boot totally...only way I got it to work was cold booting linux so just so you know it does seem to have its problems too
But I am now downloading the latest nightly to flash
Cheers!
Every time I try to flash something my tablet fails, and I have to revert back my backup. It doesn't matter if I download on PC or from the tablet itself. HELP!!!!
Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
Can you post what rom you are using right now, as well as what recovery version.
Also, what rom are you trying to flash ? You are rooted, right ?
If you can post some more details - am sure people will chime in
Good luck,
bill_in_mtl said:
Can you post what rom you are using right now, as well as what recovery version.
Also, what rom are you trying to flash ? You are rooted, right ?
If you can post some more details - am sure people will chime in
Good luck,
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I'm running stock 4.0.4, Rooted, Clockworkmod recovery. I have tried to flash several different roms. Romswell, AOKP, CM nightlies thru ROM manager. all of them fail in recovery. I flash stuff all the time on my SIII so I'm not really a Noob to flashing and what not, but I can't figure this one out. Thanks for any help.
What are you using for recovery? When you say failed what is the error message? Sounds like you should prolly reflash a current official recovery. If by failing you mean it hangs on first boot then your not wiping system before flashing. Factory reset and wipe system before you flash.
Are you by chance running any scripts for sd card swap, etc ?
I am running this script, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961097 which swaps my 32GB external sd for the internal sd, which runs great - no issues, except with rom manager and flashing from recovery.
I have to go back and de-activate the script, reboot, and then dowload - or transfer file from PC, and it flashes without issue
Otherwise, I have had no flashing issues of any kind - using CWM 6.0.1.5 for the p3113
Good luck,
Bill
I'll preface this by saying the following:
I know there are a lot of brick guides out there, and most are relatively easy to get out of. I've worked myself into a bit of a pickle, though.
It started when I noticed that there was an update available through the CM updater. I figured, what the hell, I'm running a nightly and this is likely to be a stable release, so I went ahead and downloaded it. I got home and checked the get.cm page, and sure enough, a new, stable build had recently been released. Being the diligent soul that I am, I made sure to do a full backup before I installed the .zip. Everything worked out just fine, the backup went swell, the update finished without problems, and then I rebooted my device.
All I see is the Asus splash screen. It just stays there. So I think, no big deal, it just didn't work out like I wanted, I'll go format my data (which I didn't do the first time around, in hopes that everything would carry over) and install again. The same thing happens. I haven't started panicking yet, since I still have 3 backups (1 older Jellybean, and one much older ICS). None of them work. I wipe everything that I can think might help. Data, system, cache, dalvik, you name it. Nothing was working, and I was starting to freak out. Then I decided to try to get some action through fastboot, hoping that I could push a .zip that wasn't the CM10 update that had started everything. In my search for a push command, I thought it would be a good idea to try a wipe from fastboot. This wiped everything. Not only the system, boot, etc. partitions, but also my personal partition that had all of my data. This in itself isn't a big problem, but it also left the partitions unformatted. Now I have a device that is devoid of data and can't do anything but get into CWM and fastboot.
What the hell can I do? Am I doomed? Is there no way to get out of the hole I've dug myself into?
tl;dr failed update, things got really real, really fast.
Specs before the initial update
ROM: CM10 nightly, Jellybean 4.1.x
CWM: 5.5.0.4
Kernel Version (?): 9.4.3.30-20120604 (I'm not sure with this, it says something about "android carhu-user" before it)
same thing just happened to me. Im going to download another version of CM and try that. It might just be that.
DerangedLoofah said:
same thing just happened to me. Im going to download another version of CM and try that. It might just be that.
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That's the thing, though, I have no idea how I'm supposed to get it to my device now...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1989076
Have you tried this? I was just thinking about it because I can't reflash my recovery and thought this may be the way to start over.
OK I downloaded the us jb update and extracted to my external SD card and flashed it in recovery after wipes. Everything is good now.
Edit: flash recovery in fast boot.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
Glad you got it!
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Glad you got it!
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DerangedLoofah managed to get it, but I still haven't had any luck.
DerangedLoofah said:
OK I downloaded the us jb update and extracted to my external SD card and flashed it in recovery after wipes. Everything is good now.
Edit: flash recovery in fast boot.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
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How did you flash it in fastboot? I can't figure out how to get to something that's on the external SD card. What were the exact commands you used?
1. Download any software from this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1697227
2. Unpack it one so you have a zip without UpdateLauncher
3. Rename the zip to EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
4. Put on a sdcard into the root (the sdcard should be clean, no other files)
5. Boot you tablet to RCK (Volume down + power, then volume up)
6. Let the magic begin!!! Take some minutes.
Attention! JB user pleas choose a JB ROM, don't flash ICS ROM on JB bootloader.
You tried this method with no love? I was able to flash stock pretty easily doing this.
nitsuj79 said:
1. Download any software from this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1697227
2. Unpack it one so you have a zip without UpdateLauncher
3. Rename the zip to EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
4. Put on a sdcard into the root (the sdcard should be clean, no other files)
5. Boot you tablet to RCK (Volume down + power, then volume up)
6. Let the magic begin!!! Take some minutes.
Attention! JB user pleas choose a JB ROM, don't flash ICS ROM on JB bootloader.
You tried this method with no love? I was able to flash stock pretty easily doing this.
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Does that work with CWM? I don't have the stock bootloader on it.
This works only if you didn't flash custom recovery, it is the best method for locked devices. But you can still flash any stock ROM from CWM (but I suggest to use TWRP, you can install it from external sd). And you can push the ROM to internal memory via adb. I think you can install stock ROM via fastboot too, I am not sure, but the command fastboot update should help.
I managed to get it working again. If you can get to fastboot, push a bootloader that supports an external SD cards (like TWRP) and then from that install one of the official ASUS firmwares. From there, you have to root again, but it's better than having a device that won't boot at all.
Hi guys, I'm relatively new to this forum.
I've been trying to upgrade my Tmobile LG G2x phone to ICS by using an AOKP ROM that I found online. I followed the instructions on how to use a CWM from this site and all of that worked. However as I was copying the AOKP file to the phone, I realized that I had already extracted that file to my phone instead of leaving it as a zip.
When I booted my phone in CWM I tried to access the install zip from Sd card> choose zip from Sd card> then select the aokp_p999-test2.zip to start flashing the AOKP ROM (ICS). However, all I saw were a bunch of files.
The real problem: I followed these instructions earlier:
Now do a full wipe by selecting Mount and Storage then wipe the following:
Format System
Format Data
Format Cache
Go back to main menu and select advance then wipe dalvik-cache.
Apparently I didn't have a backup, so when I wiped all these formatting files and tried to boot back to my phone to recopy the files, I'm stuck on a blinking screen during boot... I have no way of returning back to my phone and I'm freaking out right now...
Tried using a Flash Stock Recovery option, but I get stuck on the page and can't click on Reboot System now.
HELP ME PLEASE...WHAT DO I DO
AOKP has not been updated for this phone in some time, there are a couple of links to the builds on page 102 of that thread if you insist on trying that out. I'd suggest trying a different ROM from the the development section that has been more recently updated though.
Can you not boot into CWM again hold down the Power & VOL down buttons when you turn your phone on? If not try this: ROM for recovery G2X under the NVFLASH
xBkKx said:
AOKP has not been updated for this phone in some time, there are a couple of links to the builds on page 102 of that thread if you insist on trying that out. I'd suggest trying a different ROM from the the development section that has been more recently updated though.
Can you not boot into CWM again hold down the Power & VOL down buttons when you turn your phone on? If not try this: ROM for recovery G2X under the NVFLASH
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I can boot into CWM, but apparently I never backed up any files from my phone...
Also, will the new ROM for recovery let me boot into my main screen?
Thanks
Chokachilds said:
I can boot into CWM, but apparently I never backed up any files from my phone...
Also, will the new ROM for recovery let me boot into my main screen?
Thanks
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The directions in that thread should get your phone to boot back up with the stock ROM installed but since you could still try to just boot into CWM after downloading a different ROM and flash it. There are nandroid backups of the stock ROMs HERE that you can download and unzip the folder into your Clockworkmod/backup folder to have a backup
Sent from my LG-P999
Alright that worked! Now I want to try again to get a ROM for ICS. Since you said that the AOPK one is outdated, do you have any suggestions or links to new ones that work well? I know it's off-topic, but thank you!
Chokachilds said:
Alright that worked! Now I want to try again to get a ROM for ICS. Since you said that the AOPK one is outdated, do you have any suggestions or links to new ones that work well? I know it's off-topic, but thank you!
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ICS is all.sorts of broken as well as jelly bean. but go look in development section and read and read and read.
than choose!
G2x-CM7 Nightly 11/18/12 Build, Trinity ELP Kernel
Moved to proper forum.
hey guys, ill get straight to the point:
i decided to take out my old tf101(non-3g) after after a year or more, dont remember. it works relatively well, but im sure theres a lot that can be updated rom-wise. right now it has this:
Kernel version
2.6.39.4-JELLYBEAN-g18e8917-dirty [email protected] #89 SMP PREEMPT Wed Aug 22 17:40:05 CEST 2012
Build number
full_tf101-userdebug 4.1.1 MASTER eng. RaymanFX.20120821.232608 test-keys
I include this because I'm not exactly sure what version i have.. i think its the 6.0.0 from raymanfx
Anyway, from what I could from a quick glance of these forums, there's a ton of new features for this tablet! or at least one i really like, multi-window.
So can I get some suggestions from you guys on whats the best way to get my tablet up to date? I'm looking for a stable rom also. Is the best way to get to this point to return my tablet to stock and start over from there?
Any useful suggestions are welcomed. Thanks
First thing you should do is make sure you have TWRP recovery installed
Make sure if you have CWM recovery installed that you change over to TWRP before flashing the ROM or you have a good chance of a boot loop
Easiest method, install Goo Manager from here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s0up.goomanager
Open app > Hit the top right 3 dots menu button > choose "Install Open RecoveryScript"
Follow instructions to get TWRP running, boot into TWRP to check it has worked by holding Power & Volume Down from a powered off state until you see the white text at the top of the screen
Then release all buttons and tap volume up to enter recovery
If that works fine, then download a new ROM and Gapps and copy to a Micro SD Card
This is the latest and most stable version that has Multi Window support
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392087
Copy the ROM & Gapps to Micro SD and stick it in the TF
Boot into TWRP
Press the WIPE option and wipe everything apart from External which is where your new ROM is
Go back to the main screen by hitting the home button at the top right
Press the install button
Choose External memory to find your new ROM and Gapps
Install ROM
Install Gapps
Wipe Cache & Dalvik Cache
Press reboot to Reboot into your new 4.3.1 Jellybean ROM with Multi Window
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If you have problems getting TWRP using Goo Manager, use EasyFlasher
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688012
roadrunnerx7 said:
Anyway, from what I could from a quick glance of these forums, there's a ton of new features for this tablet! or at least one i really like, multi-window.
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Because you want Multi-Window, go with the previously mentioned KatKiss 4.3.1 or, if you can wait a few days, go for 4.4.2 v023. Tim's changelog indicates the next version is going to fix it.
4.4.2 really flies, BTW!
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Thank you very much for the thorough explanation. When I get a chance I'll get started on updating things. Thanks!!
DoughMucker said:
Because you want Multi-Window, go with the previously mentioned KatKiss 4.3.1 or, if you can wait a few days, go for 4.4.2 v023. Tim's changelog indicates the next version is going to fix it.
4.4.2 really flies, BTW!
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Thanks for the suggestion. Why is 4.4.2 v023 better though?
roadrunnerx7 said:
Thanks for the suggestion. Why is 4.4.2 v023 better though?
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Android 4.4 (Kit Kat) runs much better on lower powered/memory devices than previous versions. The possible downside of KatKiss 4.4.2 compared with KatKiss 4.3.1 is that it is relatively new and may have some issues with some apps (i haven't seen any though).
So I followed all the steps and updated my tablet. Installed the 4.4.2 version. It's awesome!!! I never imagined this tablet would still have so much value in it.
Thanks again guy for helping me out!
Great!
Yea the latest 4.4.2 #23 is a superb ROM, best one so far imo & multiwindow is in this one too
I just bought my wife a used TF300T running stock 4.2.1 and, after rooting and using lagfix, it doesn't seem any faster than my TF101 running KatKiss 4.4.2. Maybe I should have bought another TF101 and saved a few bucks.
DoughMucker said:
I just bought my wife a used TF300T running stock 4.2.1 and, after rooting and using lagfix, it doesn't seem any faster than my TF101 running KatKiss 4.4.2. Maybe I should have bought another TF101 and saved a few bucks.
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Run a few benchmarks like 3DMark and Antutu on each of them
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Run a few benchmarks like 3DMark and Antutu on each of them
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I ran Antutu on each...
TF101 (@1400MHz) got 10113. TF300T got 13444. But they feel pretty much the same for the basic stuff my wife and I do with the tablets.
I'm having problems with Netflix.. A lot of times it hang.. Not loading, but the picture. The video will seemingly stop playing and get stuck, but the sound continues and the playback timer continues also. Only the video gets stuck. The only thing that will temp fix it is to close the app and open again, but even then there's a 50/50 chance it will screw up again. And if I move to a specific spot in the video, so that it has to sort of reload it, it will likely get stuck again.
You guys have any problems like this with Netflix? Solutions?
I'm still on v23.. I see there's a v23c now but not sure if that's a newer version?
Instructions for issues are in post 2 of the main ROM thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49007034&postcount=2
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Netflix
To get the latest Netflix versions to work you can use this XPosed module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101525
You can also use an older version of Netflix ( 2.0..)
roadrunnerx7 said:
I'm still on v23.. I see there's a v23c now but not sure if that's a newer version?
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23c just adds support for some international keyboards - they're otherwise the same.
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Instructions for issues are in post 2 of the main ROM thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49007034&postcount=2
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Netflix
To get the latest Netflix versions to work you can use this XPosed module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101525
You can also use an older version of Netflix ( 2.0..)
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I did the netflix fix before already. Thats why im not sure what to do to fix it. Havent tried getting an older version. Do you know where i can get an older version of netflix? Also if i do use the older, can i uninstall the Xposed module?
Thanks
*Detection* said:
First thing you should do is make sure you have TWRP recovery installed
Make sure if you have CWM recovery installed that you change over to TWRP before flashing the ROM or you have a good chance of a boot loop
Easiest method, install Goo Manager from here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s0up.goomanager
Open app > Hit the top right 3 dots menu button > choose "Install Open RecoveryScript"
Follow instructions to get TWRP running, boot into TWRP to check it has worked by holding Power & Volume Down from a powered off state until you see the white text at the top of the screen
Then release all buttons and tap volume up to enter recovery
If that works fine, then download a new ROM and Gapps and copy to a Micro SD Card
This is the latest and most stable version that has Multi Window support
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392087
Copy the ROM & Gapps to Micro SD and stick it in the TF
Boot into TWRP
Press the WIPE option and wipe everything apart from External which is where your new ROM is
Go back to the main screen by hitting the home button at the top right
Press the install button
Choose External memory to find your new ROM and Gapps
Install ROM
Install Gapps
Wipe Cache & Dalvik Cache
Press reboot to Reboot into your new 4.3.1 Jellybean ROM with Multi Window
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If you have problems getting TWRP using Goo Manager, use EasyFlasher
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688012
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Hi
Sorry to revive an old thread
I am in the same boat. I have a B40 tablet.
I followed the steps up till install ROM.
When I install, it is stuck at "updating partition detail".
I have tried to flash newest twrp without success ( cannot even get into recovery)
I have tried easyflasher to unbrick, flash twrp 2.2.1, flash twrp 2.3.2.3 using GOOmanager, but still stuck at "updating partition detail" when flash katkiss 4.4.2v23c.
I have tried different micro-sd cards and different downloads.
What may have gone wrong?
Thanks
strikeraj said:
Hi
Sorry to revive an old thread
I am in the same boat. I have a B40 tablet.
I followed the steps up till install ROM.
When I install, it is stuck at "updating partition detail".
I have tried to flash newest twrp without success ( cannot even get into recovery)
I have tried easyflasher to unbrick, flash twrp 2.2.1, flash twrp 2.3.2.3 using GOOmanager, but still stuck at "updating partition detail" when flash katkiss 4.4.2v23c.
I have tried different micro-sd cards and different downloads.
What may have gone wrong?
Thanks
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Does it not flash the ROM first, then stop at "Updating Partition Details" ?
Are you sure it hasn't successfully flashed the ROM?
iirc Updating Partition Details is the last thing it says after flashing
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Does it not flash the ROM first, then stop at "Updating Partition Details" ?
Are you sure it hasn't successfully flashed the ROM?
iirc Updating Partition Details is the last thing it says after flashing
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Sadly not.
When I swipe to flash, that is the first and only line that pops up immediately.
If I let it sit at that line for the night, in the morning I see TWRP going back to home screen. But the log still only has that one line.
strikeraj said:
Sadly not.
When I swipe to flash, that is the first and only line that pops up immediately.
If I let it sit at that line for the night, in the morning I see TWRP going back to home screen. But the log still only has that one line.
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Ok, try NVFLASH'ing the Stock ROM
NVFLASH will delete and re-create all the partitions on the device and then flash you back to 100% factory stock
Once you are up and running with stock, use Easyflasher to flash TWRP recovery again, then try flashing KatKiss ROM again from TWRP
Download > Extract > Plug TF into PC USB > Power off TF and Put TF into APX Mode (Vol Up & Power) > Run download.bat as Administrator
Download
https://mega.co.nz/#!tINBhLob!InI_F2Y6D8rSVZ5sDeCQx2T41c9gp_7Z_7kCqFNDVIs
*Detection* said:
Ok, try NVFLASH'ing the Stock ROM
NVFLASH will delete and re-create all the partitions on the device and then flash you back to 100% factory stock
Once you are up and running with stock, use Easyflasher to flash TWRP recovery again, then try flashing KatKiss ROM again from TWRP
Download > Extract > Plug TF into PC USB > Power off TF and Put TF into APX Mode (Vol Up & Power) > Run download.bat as Administrator
Download
https://mega.co.nz/#!tINBhLob!InI_F2Y6D8rSVZ5sDeCQx2T41c9gp_7Z_7kCqFNDVIs
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Thanks for your reply.
Just a couple questions
1. I have used easyflasher to flash stock before flashing twrp and katkiss. Is that the same as using NVFLASH? Or should I not wipe everything before flashing katkiss so that the partition is not touched? If so, what should I wipe before flashing?
2. I thought katkiss requires twrp >=2.3.2.3 . Easyflasher flashes a version lower than that. Am I correct to use goomanager under stock rom to update twrp to 2.3.2.3 before flashing katkiss?
3. If I want to try flashing katkiss from internal memory, where should I put the zip file and what should I not wipe before flashing?
Thanks
strikeraj said:
Thanks for your reply.
Just a couple questions
1. I have used easyflasher to flash stock before flashing twrp and katkiss. Is that the same as using NVFLASH? Or should I not wipe everything before flashing katkiss so that the partition is not touched? If so, what should I wipe before flashing?
2. I thought katkiss requires twrp >=2.3.2.3 . Easyflasher flashes a version lower than that. Am I correct to use goomanager under stock rom to update twrp to 2.3.2.3 before flashing katkiss?
3. If I want to try flashing katkiss from internal memory, where should I put the zip file and what should I not wipe before flashing?
Thanks
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1.) Use NVFLASH to flash stock - Wipe everything in TWRP once you're ready for KatKiss
2.) TWRP that comes with Easyflasher will work, you can upgrade later
3.)Flash KatKiss from MicroSD so you can wipe everything on Internal