[Q] PAC-man ROM not booting anymore - HTC One S

hi,
so as i can not post in the android development subforum i'll have to try it here..
I have: HOS with TWRP 2.4.4.0 (goo manager) with HBOOT 2.15 (S-ON) running PAC-man ROM 22.1 (the newest update)
also i have bubba v4 installed and everything was working really perfectly. (s2w and some kernel tuner settings)
yesterday i played a bit with UI settings, nothing that i thought would stop my device from booting..
today i woke up, the battery was empty so i plugged in, turned on and left, after a while i came back and it was still at the boot
animation (PAC is loading...).
now i have tried to reflash bubba, PAC (cache+dalvik wipe) and the boot.img via fastboot. still it is stuck on that loading screen.
now i'd really like to use this rom with the bubba kernel.
any clues how i could get it out of this boot cycle?
thanks
-t.

2.4.4.0 is kinda crap in certain things. Flashing roms is one of them. Please use 2.3.3.0 as this will work.

why do you think that twrp version is the problem?
flashing this rom with 2.4.4 has worked well, so flashing over the same ROM with it shouldn't be problem...?
when flashing or wiping everything seems to work normally.
also, i am not sure how to downgrade twrp!?
best,
-t.
edit: okay i found out, fastboot flash recovery .. should work. i'll let you know if it works afterwards *fingers crossed*
edit2: reflashing the ROM it takes much longer (maybe thats good?) i just hope it finishes at some point...
edit3: okay, so re-flashing with twrp 2.3.3.0 did'nt work either, it is still stuck at the "PAC loading..." stage
(yes, i flashed the boot.img too)
any more clues?
finally i had this phone set up just the way i wanted, it was perfect and then this. why couldn't it just keep working
makes me sad, i want to use my phone damnit

okay, so i flashed and wiped and flashed and wiped a few times, system, cache, dalvik whatever, suddenly it started working... i also flashed some different kernels (as i thought some bubba stuff might still be there)
soo IDK what it was but now it works again, thank god..
maybe its worth mentioning that i flashed an older PAC rom (v22.0.1_20130324-230044) though i am not sure if that was the problem...

Sorry, I was off for some time from this forum.
If your bootloader version is > 1.09 you'll have to flash the kernel separately due to some restrictions in the higher bootloader versions.
If e.g. you flashed boot.img only from the 'bubba.zip' you're missing some of the modules needed for working coming with that flashable zip. Just have a look inside the zip file and you'll see some different content besides the boot.img. So you need to flash the complete zip file (to get the modules) and separately again the boot.img (to get the kernel itself).
The point about 2.4.4.0 / 2.5.0.0 is, that some installer scripts for some roms don't work as they should.
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Hey,
Thanks, yeah but the thing is I installed Bubba right I think. Even manually copying the modules and setting the permissions...
and it has been working. Does the system lose modules when the permissions are not exactly right? I remember leaving the exec permission on for the modules because I was lazy
Well nevermind I guess I learned something from this little action that cost me most of my precious Saturday...
Also I now tried flashing twisted 3 and bulletproof kernel neither of them worked for pac rom, maybe someone could explain to me which kernel works for which rom? I thought they are completely interchangeable as long as they are compatible to the hardware..
And how do boot images work? I thought if you flash a boot image it overrides the old one, but flashing a Rom and then only installing a boot image from some kernel doesn't end with booting the rom (that's how I tried to repair it in the first place )
Well, appreciate the help.
Best,
#t.
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Bulletproof is for sense
HTC_One_S | S-OFF | ViperOneS_2.2.0 | Black-Blue_Sense_Theme | ElementalX_4.2

Aha okay, I thought sense is like any app running ontop of any kernel...alright.
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tehtomi said:
Hey,
Thanks, yeah but the thing is I installed Bubba right I think. Even manually copying the modules and setting the permissions...
and it has been working. Does the system lose modules when the permissions are not exactly right? I remember leaving the exec permission on for the modules because I was lazy
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Usually the installer script should set the right permissions already. Nah, modules shouldn't go lost this way ( system/lib/modules/*.ko).
tehtomi said:
And how do boot images work? I thought if you flash a boot image it overrides the old one, but flashing a Rom and then only installing a boot image from some kernel doesn't end with booting the rom (that's how I tried to repair it in the first place )
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In short: boot.img = kernel
It's stored in an own partition (block) on the phone, That's why you have to use 'fastboot flash boot boot.img'. Same for radio: 'fastboot flash radio radio.img' and so on. The bootloader will load them first from this block. But search Google if you'd like to know more. lol
Usually there is a boot.img file in any rom.zip that can be extracted and flashed also it's supposed to be flashed with the rest of rom.zip in one go. Blame htc for their bootloaders which prevent you from this. That's why we talk about htc's half assed bootloader unlock.
To come to an end: There are sense based roms, AOSP and AOKP based roms. Whereas AOSP and AOKP based kernels could be interchangeable, sense based kernels are only compatible to htcs sense UI. That's why you can't mix them up with all the roms out there. Sense is deeply integrated into kernel.

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[Q] Camera ONLY works in the stock ROM?

My phone's camera refuses to work in custom ROMs. It works in the stock ROM without any problems whatsoever.
It's not ROM specific, I've tried a bunch of ROMs.
The camera app will FC on open, or display an error message (unable to connect to camera) or give me a black screen. It depends on the ROM.
Last ROM I tried was CM9, which gives me an "unable to connect" error (with and without patch #2). But it's not just CM, camera didnt work in any of the virtuous ROMs either.
When I flash back to the stock ROM, the camera just works.
Please don't assume user error. It isn't. I manually full-wipe every time I switch ROMs. I try the camera first thing, after a "clean" install, before installing any apps.
I'm now seriously considering RMAing this phone in hopes of getting a replacement unit that behaves without camera problems - but that probably means I'll get the new HBOOT and be stuck with S-ON.
So... if you have any ideas or suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I really don't understand why I seem to be the only person having this problem, but it's very frustrating. ANY help much appreciated.
dadewy said:
My phone's camera refuses to work in custom ROMs. It works in the stock ROM without any problems whatsoever.
It's not ROM specific, I've tried a bunch of ROMs.
The camera app will FC on open, or display an error message (unable to connect to camera) or give me a black screen. It depends on the ROM.
Last ROM I tried was CM9, which gives me an "unable to connect" error (with and without patch #2). But it's not just CM, camera didnt work in any of the virtuous ROMs either.
When I flash back to the stock ROM, the camera just works.
Please don't assume user error. It isn't. I manually full-wipe every time I switch ROMs. I try the camera first thing, after a "clean" install, before installing any apps.
I'm now seriously considering RMAing this phone in hopes of getting a replacement unit that behaves without camera problems - but that probably means I'll get the new HBOOT and be stuck with S-ON.
So... if you have any ideas or suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I really don't understand why I seem to be the only person having this problem, but it's very frustrating. ANY help much appreciated.
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Are you sure you are not on the new hboot? I have flashed 6+ roms and my camera is always fine. My boyfriend has the new hboot, and when he flashed roms, his camera didn't work, because he forgot the step to flash the kernel through fastboot. I had to fix it for him. Once I flashed the kernel through fastboot, and then flashed the rom through cwm everything works great, even the camera.
yellowjacket1981 said:
Are you sure you are not on the new hboot? I have flashed 6+ roms and my camera is always fine. My boyfriend has the new hboot, and when he flashed roms, his camera didn't work, because he forgot the step to flash the kernel through fastboot. I had to fix it for him. Once I flashed the kernel through fastboot, and then flashed the rom through cwm everything works great, even the camera.
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Well my phone says S-OFF, HBOOT 1.44.1107 so I think I'm good. Since I'm checking out the CM9 alpha2 anyway, I tried it the S-ON way, just for kicks:
adb reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot.img
<wait for it to flash, boot in to CWM>
clear cache, clear dalvik
factory reset
format /data, format /system
flash from zip: cm9alpha2
flash from zip: gapps ics 0429 version
reboot
setup gmail account
click on camera icon...
.... "unable to connect to camera"
dadewy said:
Well my phone says S-OFF, HBOOT 1.44.1107 so I think I'm good. Since I'm checking out the CM9 alpha2 anyway, I tried it the S-ON way, just for kicks:
adb reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot.img
<wait for it to flash, boot in to CWM>
clear cache, clear dalvik
factory reset
format /data, format /system
flash from zip: cm9alpha2
flash from zip: gapps ics 0429 version
reboot
setup gmail account
click on camera icon...
.... "unable to connect to camera"
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Hmm, that is odd. Maybe it is a hardware issue, but then why would it work on stock? I hope someone else has some Ideas. I would probably just end up replacing the phone if the camera doesn't work, because that was one of the main reasons I picked this phone, was the awesome camera.
I'm in the same boat and I'm running pyros ics on the new hboot, my camera won't work. And yes it did work perfectly.
Sent from my HTC myTouch_4G_Slide using XDA
homeboy773 said:
I'm in the same boat and I'm running pyros ics on the new hboot, my camera won't work. And yes it did work perfectly.
Sent from my HTC myTouch_4G_Slide using XDA
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And when you flash back to stock, it works again? Sort of glad to see I'm not the only one.
You guys are flashing the kernel through fastboot and adb right? When my boyfriend was flashing roms on his phone with the new hboot, his camera didn't work until I flashed the kernel to his rom through fastboot.
I've flashed quite few htc phones in the past. When I cooked and flashed rom with wrong camera software version the camera didn't work, even when I tried to manually install .cab file with correct camera app version later. It had to be cooked-in. For example Kaiser ROMs, there were camera cabs version 4.x and newer 5.x from Windows Mobile 6.0 and WM6.1 - apparently they had different camera drivers included, and different ROMs required different version of camera software (drivers). Granted, it was all Windows Mobile environment, but I think similar general rules apply to Android OS too since AFAIK some software from Ginger won't work on ICS too, which is the same as it was with WM5.0 vs WM6.1 vs WM6.5 upgrades...
So perhaps different/correct "Camera.apk" is needed for this ROM?
yellowjacket1981 said:
You guys are flashing the kernel through fastboot and adb right? When my boyfriend was flashing roms on his phone with the new hboot, his camera didn't work until I flashed the kernel to his rom through fastboot.
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Does you bf have s-on , I think I seen you said yes. If so explain flashing the kernal. When I do it I flash the boot.img then the rom , nothing more. Doing that only pyro ics works. Every thing else fc's once I get in set up mode.
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homeboy773 said:
Does you bf have s-on , I think I seen you said yes. If so explain flashing the kernal. When I do it I flash the boot.img then the rom , nothing more. Doing that only pyro ics works. Every thing else fc's once I get in set up mode.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA
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That is your problem right there. When you are S on, you have to flash the Kernel separately through fastboot. That is why your camera is not working, and other things are probably wonky too. You can't just flash the rom through clockwork, with out also flashing the kernel through fastboot. Follow the directions in this thread. That is how I fixed this same issue that my bf was having. These instructions will work with any rom, not just the ICS ones. I have bulletproof working flawlessly on my bf's S-on phone, with the new hboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508556
Edit : I just reread what you posted, and saw that you are flashing the boot img. , then flashing the rom. Are you using the instructions in the above thread to do this? Those were the instructions I used and it worked perfectly. Tell me exactly what you are doing. Explain how you are flashing the boot img. Are you using fastboot, and the command prompt on your computer?,or are you flashing through clockwork? I was having an issue flashing the boot img. at first, because I was unknowingly leaving out a space. Maybe that is your issue?
Fixed!
Updating this, as I am happy to say I have CM9 alpha4 running AND have a working camera!
Alpha4 Changelog (from Alpha3)
- Alternative samsung 8mp camera driver added
So, apparently this is the magic required, since alpha 3 did NOT have a working camera, on my phone. This new alpha 4 with the alternative driver, does.
YAY!

NS 9020t - problem flashing marmite_v4.4 kernel to miui 2.9.7

I'm having a problem flashing marmite 4.4 to the newest miui build (2.9.7).
Basically in cwm recovery and flashed the kernel.
Will say "ununderstandable message 3" and "lid is licked"
Reboot the device and it will get stuck on the miui boot screen.
Tried installing both the "stock OTA" and "All other ROM" version of marmite.
Same message comes up.
Already tried performing a full wipe (actual full restore, format system, format boot), reload the ROM.
Tried wipe cache and dalvic (even though it is not needed)
Just wondering if there is something incompatible or not.
I was able to flash air kernel without issues.
I haven't tried an older version of marmite yet, but will try later.
I'm not blaming marmite, it could be miui as well, or it could be just me.
I'm certain I'm flashing correctly.
I read bedalus' marmite post and saw 2 others with this issue (not same version of kernel or ROM).
The suggestion was that they didn't use the correct kernel for ROM.
I would assume miui would not be categorized as "stock OTA", so I tried "all other ROM" version first"
Am I doing something wrong?
There is a new version 4.5 the message you get I believe is like a joke. It does show however that the installation was successful.
Never experienced boot loops flashing his kernels.
Sent from my Nexus S
Actually, I downloaded that one just now to try and same issue.
It will just stall at the miui (ROM) boot screen.
I am trying some other stuff right now as well.
Really want to use this kernel. :good:
I'll report back later.
Thanks for the help.
Good luck. His kernel offers great speed and stability!
Sent from my Nexus S
For marmite 4.5, did a full wipe again, even formatted the SD partition.
So flashed miui 2.9.7.
Booted to the ROM.
Made sure things seem normal in the ROM.
Restarted just to be sure.
Boot back to recovery.
Flashed marmite 4.5
And it is stuck on the miui loading screen again.
Only thing I haven't tried this time is to fix permissions. (didn't wipe cache or dalvic either)
I'll try it again. :laugh:
Since I formatted the SD partition, it should rule out that it was something on the SD card right?
It's time consuming to copy things back to the NS.
I'll try an older version of marmite afterwards and then an older version of miui.
It should tell me what is causing the lock up by then. I think. :silly:
.... yes I have a lot of time ....
I forgot to mention one thing.
I'm flashing the official Chinese version of miui 2.9.7.
Wonder if that's the cause.
I guess I will download the US or UK version to try as well.
Well if your phone boots with original kernel, it must be kernel related. There's no need to wipe anything before flashing a kernel. Just flash it. It could be that the Chinese rom is different from the others, but that's a guess I'm no expert on compatability.
Sent from my Nexus S
kwibis said:
Well if your phone boots with original kernel, it must be kernel related. There's no need to wipe anything before flashing a kernel. Just flash it. It could be that the Chinese rom is different from the others, but that's a guess I'm no expert on compatability.
Sent from my Nexus S
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Took some time to test, but sort of found my answer.
It's the official Chinese miui that's causing the issue.
Well at least some component in the ROM.
I tested with the MIUI UK (miuiandroid) version 2.9.7 and it installed like a charm.
Before flashing the UK version, I tested with earlier versions of marmite (4.3 and 3.5) on the Chinese 2.9.7.
All failed at the ROM boot screen.
I should check with the miuiandroid team and see what they changed that made it different.
When I was testing I did a full wipe, installed ROM, booted ROM, boot to recovery and flashed the kernel.
I didn't even wipe cache or dalvic (which is not needed anyways).
I had to do a full wipe because the ROM just wouldn't boot back up afterwards.
I'm tempted to test with an earlier version of the official Chinese miui and see if it makes any difference.
... too much time and/or no life ... :laugh:
Lol, well it's good you found your answer So its not a waste lf time as you learn from this
Sent from my Nexus S
If you flash air kernel, and if it worked, I guess marmite's boot.img type can cause a problem.
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Articudos said:
If you flash air kernel, and if it worked, I guess marmite's boot.img type can cause a problem.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2
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Not sure what the boot.img type is, but I'll look it up. Thanks.
I posted on miuiandroid forums and someone replied saying that the Chinese version is odexed and not busyboxed.
UK and US version is definitely deodexed, I downloaded them and checked. I haven't found out how to check busybox.
I have a few choices.
1. I can use the UK or US version, since I was able to flash marmite on them... easy way out.
2. Find out how to deodex the ROM and, I guess, how to add busybox (?)... I get to learn more stuff.
3. Use a way faster ROM (eg. Paranoid Android - great ROM by the way!) and flash marmite on it as well... but really want to use miui again.
Thanks guys for your help though. Really appreciate the information. :good:
Glad you found a solution

[Q] upgarde snaufu...

was running viperXL 3.2.5 and wiped and went to cm10.1 now i used goo manager to download xhata (sorry i butchered it) now i can only boot into spash screen and bootloader. i used fastboot to reflash twrp and still only boots to the custom spash... hboot 1.09 s-off..... im kinda lost here. should have syuck with viper, why screw with perfection.
What is xhata? Is it a rom?
I'm not sure we can install roms with Goo Manager on this phone.
If you installed a rom for the quad-core Tegra One X, your phone will not boot and you're lucky you didn't get a brick. You need to do a full wipe and reflash.
first off not a noob. it was the evita rom. i still have bootloader access and can get half way into recovery( spash screen then twrp spash...) then reboot into custom splash. it was the rom... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2075783 so if anyone has any ideas please help, just dont start with the usual u screwed up flashing roms i know better. and the odd part is after reflashing the recovery via fastboot i get Twrp spash before going back to the phone main splash and boot looping.... and yes im s-off
No need to be so defensive. If we don't know exactly what you flashed, all we can do is ask. Its not meant as an insult. But its always better to ask the seemingly "obvious" questions first, get them out of the way.
If there is a "usual thing" that gets mentioned, its because the mistake of flashing ROMs for the ENDEAVORU in fact happens so often. Downloading from GooManager is not a great idea either, and often a red flag that someone installed a ROM for the wrong version of the phone.
Did the phone operate properly when you were on CM10.1?
What version of TWRP, and what fastboot command did you use to flash it?
I asked the "usual" questions because:
-You have less than 100 posts. That's often a sign of someone who is new to this.
-You used a rom name I've never heard of, and suggested you weren't sure of the name yourself. That's usually a big red flag for someone who flashed some random rom they found via Google.
-You mentioned using Goo Manager. That's a non-standard method for this phone, and an awful lot of people have bricked their phones trying to flash roms through apps that aren't well-supported. CWM Touch was notorious for this when the One X first came out.
If you don't want people to assume things, you need to state them up front.
On topic: There appears to be a bug in the latest TWRP that causes issues for some people. Try rolling back to an earlier version.
iElvis said:
On topic: There appears to be a bug in the latest TWRP that causes issues for some people. Try rolling back to an earlier version.
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Yeah, I saw that too, and why I asked the OP what version of TWRP.
i had problems with that rom on version 4.0.1 and 4.1.0 had alot of errors and trouble. i haven't tried 4.2.0 though, i have been having better luck with rom after clearing out recovery cache running "fastboot erase cache" and running only twrp 2.3.3.1.
i flashed the second to last release of twrp (latest gave mount issues), viper was running great, cm 10.1 avatar was running fine just didnt like how plain it was so i used goo manager to download hatkaXL and when the download finished i picked select and flash.. then the usual warning about flashing and it rebooted, hit spash screen where it still is hours later. i then tried manually boot into recovery, it hit the bootloader i selected recovery and it seemed to try and load. next step was back to fast boot and to reflash twrp (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img ) flashed 100% success and still wont boot into recovery just the bootloader, and i wasnt trying to get all defensive, i sent first post using the wifes phone and posted quick, had a guy hooking up my satellite at same time as phone crashed. has anyone tried the new version of cwm for the evita? maybe flashing that may get me back, i have roms and backups on the pc that i can seem to side load but never boot as well.
well after repeated flashing of recovery and (fastboot erase cache) it finally booted to recovery, now to see if my backup will load.

Boot Image?

I've searched up and down for this and have yet to find a solid answer, so here I am. I have an AT&T One X (Evita), unlocked, rooted and flashed. Currently running TWRP & GooManager for recovery and ROMs and I'm on Viper 3.2.6.
Initially, my choice was to flash CM10, this failed and went into boot loop. So I recovered and tried Viper. No problems....everything installed just fine. However, I'd like a more lightweight OS - Viper is a little too heavy for my tastes. I saw in GooManager yesterday a new ROM, Liquidsmooth (4.2.2) - decided to flash it and the same thing happened as with CM10 - everything went fine through install and then black.....second install attempt resulted in another bootloop.
I recovered back to Viper without issue, but I can't help but wonder why both CM10 and Liquidsmooth fail to install, but suspect I'm missing a certain boot img? Am I correct here?
(I'd post this to the specific ROM forum but don't have enough posts to submit to developer forums - apologies)
originalseven said:
I've searched up and down for this and have yet to find a solid answer, so here I am. I have an AT&T One X (Evita), unlocked, rooted and flashed. Currently running TWRP & GooManager for recovery and ROMs and I'm on Viper 3.2.6.
Initially, my choice was to flash CM10, this failed and went into boot loop. So I recovered and tried Viper. No problems....everything installed just fine. However, I'd like a more lightweight OS - Viper is a little too heavy for my tastes. I saw in GooManager yesterday a new ROM, Liquidsmooth (4.2.2) - decided to flash it and the same thing happened as with CM10 - everything went fine through install and then black.....second install attempt resulted in another bootloop.
I recovered back to Viper without issue, but I can't help but wonder why both CM10 and Liquidsmooth fail to install, but suspect I'm missing a certain boot img? Am I correct here?
(I'd post this to the specific ROM forum but don't have enough posts to submit to developer forums - apologies)
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Yes there is a sense kernel and one for non-sense roms (aosp)
Usually the dev will have a kernel link posted on their page
If you are hboot 1.14 or higher, and S-on, to be perfectly safe you should extract the boot.img for the ROM zip you are trying to flash, and flash it manually.
Also, be careful installing ROMs with GooManager (or similar apps, like ROM Manager). Not sure if it properly differentiates between the dual and quad core versions of the One X/XL.
redpoint73 said:
If you are hboot 1.14 or higher, and S-on, to be perfectly safe you should extract the boot.img for the ROM zip you are trying to flash, and flash it manually.
Also, be careful installing ROMs with GooManager (or similar apps, like ROM Manager). Not sure if it properly differentiates between the dual and quad core versions of the One X/XL.
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Is it better to just boot into recovery (TWRP) and go that route, instead of having Goo flash it?
I checked the page where the ROM exists but I'm not seeing a link to any specific kernel. However, I downloaded to ROM again to my desktop just now, unarchived it and now see a 'boot.img" file. So this file.....this gets placed on my sd card, I boot into TWRP and flash it?
If you can point me to a how-to on this, I'd appreciate it - I hate filling boards with asinine questions.
originalseven said:
I've searched up and down for this and have yet to find a solid answer, so here I am. I have an AT&T One X (Evita), unlocked, rooted and flashed. Currently running TWRP & GooManager for recovery and ROMs and I'm on Viper 3.2.6.
Initially, my choice was to flash CM10, this failed and went into boot loop. So I recovered and tried Viper. No problems....everything installed just fine. However, I'd like a more lightweight OS - Viper is a little too heavy for my tastes. I saw in GooManager yesterday a new ROM, Liquidsmooth (4.2.2) - decided to flash it and the same thing happened as with CM10 - everything went fine through install and then black.....second install attempt resulted in another bootloop.
I recovered back to Viper without issue, but I can't help but wonder why both CM10 and Liquidsmooth fail to install, but suspect I'm missing a certain boot img? Am I correct here?
(I'd post this to the specific ROM forum but don't have enough posts to submit to developer forums - apologies)
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viper doesn't require you to flash the boot image, it does it for your.
For cm10 or liquidsmooth you need to, an easy way is using Flash GUI. its available on the market and xda. you don't need to hook up to a computer to flash boot image, makes things much easier and faster.
originalseven said:
Is it better to just boot into recovery (TWRP) and go that route, instead of having Goo flash it?
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For flashing the actual ROM, I don't think it matters. I think Goo Manager is still using TWRP, just automating the process.
originalseven said:
I checked the page where the ROM exists but I'm not seeing a link to any specific kernel. However, I downloaded to ROM again to my desktop just now, unarchived it and now see a 'boot.img" file.
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The boot.img has the kernel in it. They are usually not posted separately in ROM threads. ROMs always contain a kernel, which normally just flashes with the rest of the ROM zip. But hboot 1.14 and above (if you are S-on) prevents the kernel from being flashed in recovery (TWRP). So you need to extract it from the ROM zip manually.
originalseven said:
So this file.....this gets placed on my sd card, I boot into TWRP and flash it?
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Again, you can't flash boot.img from TWRP, which is the whole point. Couple methods:
1) Leave the boot.img on your PC, and flash using fastboot. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952076
2) Alternately, you can use the app "Flash Image GUI" on the Play Market. With this app, you place boot.img in the top directory of your SD card, then use the app to flash it.
Or you can S-off, and not have to mess with flashing boot.img seperately every time you flash a ROM.
redpoint73 said:
For flashing the actual ROM, I don't think it matters. I think Goo Manager is still using TWRP, just automating the process.
The boot.img has the kernel in it. They are usually not posted separately in ROM threads. ROMs always contain a kernel, which normally just flashes with the rest of the ROM zip. But hboot 1.14 and above (if you are S-on) prevents the kernel from being flashed in recovery (TWRP). So you need to extract it from the ROM zip manually.
Again, you can't flash boot.img from TWRP, which is the whole point. Couple methods:
1) Leave the boot.img on your PC, and flash using fastboot. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952076
2) Alternately, you can use the app "Flash Image GUI" on the Play Market. With this app, you place boot.img in the top directory of your SD card, then use the app to flash it.
Or you can S-off, and not have to mess with flashing boot.img seperately every time you flash a ROM.
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Awesome - thank you so much. Cleared that up completely.
redpoint73 said:
For flashing the actual ROM, I don't think it matters. I think Goo Manager is still using TWRP, just automating the process.
The boot.img has the kernel in it. They are usually not posted separately in ROM threads. ROMs always contain a kernel, which normally just flashes with the rest of the ROM zip. But hboot 1.14 and above (if you are S-on) prevents the kernel from being flashed in recovery (TWRP). So you need to extract it from the ROM zip manually.
Again, you can't flash boot.img from TWRP, which is the whole point. Couple methods:
1) Leave the boot.img on your PC, and flash using fastboot. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952076
2) Alternately, you can use the app "Flash Image GUI" on the Play Market. With this app, you place boot.img in the top directory of your SD card, then use the app to flash it.
Or you can S-off, and not have to mess with flashing boot.img seperately every time you flash a ROM.
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Ok, so I looked at this Flash Image GUI on G-Play and the OneX isn't listed as a supported device - is it simply not listed, but is actually supported? For instance, I see this in the reviews...
"I own the AT&T model of the HTC One X (the Evita with a Snapdragon 4 processor) and unfortunately I got it on the 2.20 version. This means that I need to run the "fastboot flash boot boot.img" from my computer if I want to flash a Rom or kernel. It was a pain, I just wanted to be able to download a new Rom whenever and where ever I wanted (I have a very large data cap) and flash it on the go. I can actually do that now it's worked with both AOSP and Sense based Roms, so I'm happy. Great job to the dev "
Failing that, I'll run it from terminal (im on a mac) and assume those same commands apply (but with -mac after bootloader).
originalseven said:
Ok, so I looked at this Flash Image GUI on G-Play and the OneX isn't listed as a supported device - is it simply not listed, but is actually supported? For instance, I see this in the reviews...
"I own the AT&T model of the HTC One X (the Evita with a Snapdragon 4 processor) and unfortunately I got it on the 2.20 version. This means that I need to run the "fastboot flash boot boot.img" from my computer if I want to flash a Rom or kernel. It was a pain, I just wanted to be able to download a new Rom whenever and where ever I wanted (I have a very large data cap) and flash it on the go. I can actually do that now it's worked with both AOSP and Sense based Roms, so I'm happy. Great job to the dev "
Failing that, I'll run it from terminal (im on a mac) and assume those same commands apply (but with -mac after bootloader).
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flashimagegui is perfectly supported. got support awhile back. [APP] Flash Image GUI - Flash Kernels and Recoveries from normal Android mode!

[Q] Changing Stock kernels

Hi,
I have managed to put on a kernel that's not working. Is there a way to revert back to the original kernel? I do have a nandroid backup, but re-installing that didn't put on the old kernel.
I am using Liquidsmooth ROM. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
if you can boot into the rom use flashimagegui, if not do the normal fastboot the boot.img then do it again with flashimagegui to get the modules.
what kernel did you try to flash? the only kernel that will work with new liquidsmooth is cm10.1_vz-oc-linaro.3.zip. it contains modules, if you aren't s-off then you need to flash boot.img in fastboot then flash again in recovery for the modules.
DvineLord said:
if you can boot into the rom use flashimagegui, if not do the normal fastboot the boot.img then do it again with flashimagegui to get the modules.
what kernel did you try to flash? the only kernel that will work with new liquidsmooth is cm10.1_vz-oc-linaro.3.zip. it contains modules, if you aren't s-off then you need to flash boot.img in fastboot then flash again in recovery for the modules.
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I did exactly that, presuming that it was working... But I have been facing issues. The phone restarts every once in a while and I have managed to get to this condition after multiple wipes and restoring a backup. Anyways I don't know what the issue is I was just wondering how to revert back to the original kernel.
im running Liquid-JB-v2.1-RC2-evita.zip and cm10.1_vz-oc-linaro.3.zip. there seem to be some general issues with the rom that present as basically glitching and gets worse overtime atleast for me. im pretty sure it isnt related to the kernel. but to revert kernel just load the liquidsmooth zip into flashimagegui and itll pull the needed files, let it wipe cache and dalvik then reboot.
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im running Liquid-JB-v2.1-RC2-evita.zip and cm10.1_vz-oc-linaro.3.zip. there seem to be some general issues with the rom that present as basically glitching and gets worse overtime atleast for me. im pretty sure it isnt related to the kernel. but to revert kernel just load the liquidsmooth zip into flashimagegui and itll pull the needed files, let it wipe cache and dalvik then reboot.
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I do not have s-off does the flashimagegui works even without it?
strommer666 said:
I do not have s-off does the flashimagegui works even without it?
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yes, Flash Image GUI
you should also s-off your phone it will make life ALOT easier and the process is simple take like 2 minutes.
DvineLord said:
yes, Flash Image GUI
you should also s-off your phone it will make life ALOT easier and the process is simple take like 2 minutes.
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Thanks I'll make sure I do that..
also new stable build of liquidsmooth just got released. you should flash it. imma flash it with a clean full wipe. but you should s-off first so you dont have to flash boot.img separately every rom.
DvineLord said:
also new stable build of liquidsmooth just got released. you should flash it. imma flash it with a clean full wipe. but you should s-off first so you dont have to flash boot.img separately every rom.
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Ya, I saw the new version wanted to try that which is why I wanted to got to the old kernel version. I had tried installing it with the linaro kernel but it gets stuck on the boot screen.
Update: - I installed the flash gui image, then extracted and installed the kernel , factory reset the phone, then installed the latest liquid smooth build. But it is still not going ahead of the boot animation.
Update 3 :- Got the old kernel back. Did a restore. Working fine now . But still for some reason I cannot install the new ROM yet.
strommer666 said:
Ya, I saw the new version wanted to try that which is why I wanted to got to the old kernel version. I had tried installing it with the linaro kernel but it gets stuck on the boot screen.
Update: - I installed the flash gui image, then extracted and installed the kernel , factory reset the phone, then installed the latest liquid smooth build. But it is still not going ahead of the boot animation.
Update 3 :- Got the old kernel back. Did a restore. Working fine now . But still for some reason I cannot install the new ROM yet.
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you need everything. you don't need to extract the kernel. just load the whole zip file.
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you need everything. you don't need to extract the kernel. just load the whole zip file.
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I did load the full file and the flash gui image extracted the kernel. The thing is I have the kernel now, but still I can't seem to be able to install the new version of the LiquidSmooth build. I am doing a nandroid backup of this thing and try installing it again.
well new liquidsmooth is nice, im using cwm now as recovery since ive had tons of issues with twrp since version 2.2.2.0

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