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Flashing roms question....

coming from a G2, i have flashed a many a roms, did wipes, etc. my question is not toally newbish, but is newbish to the G2x.
i did the nvflash, installed the newer CWM, comfirmed that i have a recovery setup,etc...
now, from this point is anything different compared to doing it on the G2? i still scroll down to install update from SD card and stuff like that, and install the zip file and phone does all the work?

tackleberry said:
coming from a G2, i have flashed a many a roms, did wipes, etc. my question is not toally newbish, but is newbish to the G2x.
i did the nvflash, installed the newer CWM, comfirmed that i have a recovery setup,etc...
now, from this point is anything different compared to doing it on the G2? i still scroll down to install update from SD card and stuff like that, and install the zip file and phone does all the work?
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Yes, should be the same as any other phone with CWM. As long as the flashable .zip is made for CWM and your phone, you're good to go

MWBehr said:
Yes, should be the same as any other phone with CWM. As long as the flashable .zip is made for CWM and your phone, you're good to go
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Cool. It worked fine. I was just wanting to confirm. All went well
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MWBehr said:
Yes, should be the same as any other phone with CWM. As long as the flashable .zip is made for CWM and your phone, you're good to go
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Hey guys I'm coming from Windows mobile and I've never used CWM before. I rooted, installed CWM using Gunman's directions last night, and I downloaded CM7 to my extSD but I just don't know exactly what to do next. Is there a link someone could provide me or give me directions on the steps I need to take after I'm loaded into recovery?
Do I just wipe and then install zip from the folder? Thanks for the help. Sorry for being a newb.

mathedrivein said:
Hey guys I'm coming from Windows mobile and I've never used CWM before. I rooted, installed CWM using Gunman's directions last night, and I downloaded CM7 to my extSD but I just don't know exactly what to do next. Is there a link someone could provide me or give me directions on the steps I need to take after I'm loaded into recovery?
Do I just wipe and then install zip from the folder? Thanks for the help. Sorry for being a newb.
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So once you have recovery, you can now flash custom roms, kernals and themes.
1. Put the files you've downloaded into you ext SD
2. Reboot into recovery by pressing and holding power + vol down button til you see a red recovery screen
3. MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP
4. Wipe data/cache
5. Install .zip
6. Choose the ROM that you want to flash
7. Reboot
Edit: Also if you'd like to save your apps and their data, I suggest installing Titanium backup and make backups for your apps before you flash anything. And if all else fails, just reboot back to recovery and restore your nandroid backup

Somewhere I must have done something different, when I boot into CWM thru the button method I get the red recovery but it doesn't see my backups. When I use Rom Manager, and boot into recovery I get the orange/yellow recovery and it shows my backups. What I need to do to fix so the red recovery sees my backups?
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Nivek91 said:
So once you have recovery, you can now flash custom roms, kernals and themes.
1. Put the files you've downloaded into you ext SD
2. Reboot into recovery by pressing and holding power + vol down button til you see a red recovery screen
3. MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP
4. Wipe data/cache
5. Install .zip
6. Choose the ROM that you want to flash
7. Reboot
Edit: Also if you'd like to save your apps and their data, I suggest installing Titanium backup and make backups for your apps before you flash anything. And if all else fails, just reboot back to recovery and restore your nandroid backup
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Thanks a lot for the step-by-step list. For some reason when I navigate my folders in CWM the .zip files are not showing up. For CM7, then only file that it will allow me to install is the boot_animation.zip, which I'm sure won't boot the actual CM7 software. Oy ve. I'll keep messing around with it and see what I can figure out. Maybe I'll load a few other roms and see if those .zip files will show up when I navigate the folders.
Has anybody had this problem? Loading the boot.img file to a particular area on your ext_sd card (which was the one I set up when I installed CWM and nvidia or whatever it's called), and then once you try to find it it doesn't show up? Ugh. I'll try at it some more tonight and let you guys know what I find out.

I don't have to rename the boot.img file to update.sd.zip or anything do I? I should just be able to navigate to the folder and install the file, right?

mathedrivein said:
I don't have to rename the boot.img file to update.sd.zip or anything do I? I should just be able to navigate to the folder and install the file, right?
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You don't want to unpack the .zip file. The way you downloaded it should be the way you put it on your SD card. Do not rename anything inside the .zip.
So, take the cm7.zip file that you installed, whatever the exact name of it is, and copy that to your external sd card. When you're in recovery, pick the option to chose .zip from sd card, navigate to the .zip you just placed on the card, and it should ask you to install it.
I hope that helps. Let me know if you're confused about anything

If I were to flash cm7 is the newer red text bootloader OK to use?
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knuckelpuc said:
You don't want to unpack the .zip file. The way you downloaded it should be the way you put it on your SD card. Do not rename anything inside the .zip.
So, take the cm7.zip file that you installed, whatever the exact name of it is, and copy that to your external sd card. When you're in recovery, pick the option to chose .zip from sd card, navigate to the .zip you just placed on the card, and it should ask you to install it.
I hope that helps. Let me know if you're confused about anything
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Alright, I think I got it. On my old HD2 I used to have to unzip the deal when I would run it from my sd card. I think that's where I was confused. So I just download the .zip file, don't extract it at all, place it in the folder, and just run it straight from my phone. Thanks for your help. Hopefully now it will work.
EDIT: That worked. Thanks knuckelpuc. Woohoo, CM7 how I've missed you.

I have a quick noob question undeserving of its own thread so im gonna borrow this one real quick
Do nandroid backups restore the kernel?
Thanks!

[Q] Ooops - Tab's funked. Help!

P6800 running Zeta
I was browsing facebook the other night when... shaboom - everything froze. No biggie I thought, I'll just do a little reset (I was getting a few FCs here and there anyway lately) and I'll be good to go...
NOPE. It started bootlooping at the initial Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 screen. I'm able to enter CWM recovery and even wipe the cache and flash ZIP files, but when I try to wipe data/factory reset, wipe the Dalvik cache or restore a Nandroid backupI get a System Error. It doesn't look good.
Is there a way to fix my seemingly funked /system without losing all my internal SD card data (where my Titanium backups reside) or to recover it before a full Odin flash?

Just tried again - it reboots and goes into a loop when I try to wipe data and dalvik, and when I try to restore a previous backup it gives me "Error while restoring /system!"
Any help greatly appreciated before it becomes a $600 door stop

Do you dare to wipe the system folder and follow by flashing another ROM?
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iena said:
Just tried again - it reboots and goes into a loop when I try to wipe data and dalvik, and when I try to restore a previous backup it gives me "Error while restoring /system!"
Any help greatly appreciated before it becomes a $600 door stop
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ok... try go long way... download old HC stock rom and install that... then try go to stock recovery in hc and wipe your data

Thread moved to Q & A section, post in the relevant section next time.

edan1979 said:
ok... try go long way... download old HC stock rom and install that... then try go to stock recovery in hc and wipe your data
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Do you mean via Odin? Will I lose the data on my internal SD card by doing that? Is there any way of mounting the device in its current state as external storage on my PC to copy all data before a wipe?
ZhenMing: I'm not sure what you mean, but as I wrote above I am not able to wipe the system folder.

yes you will loose your data... i can give you another advice... but do this one carefully... the reason why your device cant wipe any /system or /data is because the corrupted partition... you need to check it... follow the guide in this thread...
USE ONLY PART 3... follow the guide start from this para to check your device...
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Now we are going to use e2fsck to check our new partitions for errors, but not only, it also fixes some erros and it will even for example create lost & found in /data
So let's go, we'll begin with /system. If you're still in the (parted) shell, use ctrl+c and type "adb shell", then issue the following :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1862294

iena said:
Do you mean via Odin? Will I lose the data on my internal SD card by doing that? Is there any way of mounting the device in its current state as external storage on my PC to copy all data before a wipe?
ZhenMing: I'm not sure what you mean, but as I wrote above I am not able to wipe the system folder.
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Since you can go into cwm, you can mount your storage and then connect to PC to copy all you want.

edan1979 said:
yes you will loose your data... i can give you another advice... but do this one carefully... the reason why your device cant wipe any /system or /data is because the corrupted partition... you need to check it... follow the guide in this thread...
USE ONLY PART 3... follow the guide start from this para to check your device...
Code:
Now we are going to use e2fsck to check our new partitions for errors, but not only, it also fixes some erros and it will even for example create lost & found in /data
So let's go, we'll begin with /system. If you're still in the (parted) shell, use ctrl+c and type "adb shell", then issue the following :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1862294
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But won't it downsize the int sd size, if OP tab still under warranty, better to get it fix by samsung for free and not lost any space.

Just reading the 1st post of the ZETA rom thread.
He says he is using stock Kernel.
He says every 5 lines, that you should full wipe...
without giving any sort of warning that it will eventually brick your device.

friedje said:
Since you can go into cwm, you can mount your storage and then connect to PC to copy all you want.
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Tried that one, but it won't mount unfortunately. The external will no problem, but when I try with the internal it just... well it does nothing. It's a bummer cause all my most recent backups are on the internal. Any other way of retrieving my data short of extracting the chip?
Giving it back to Samsung sounds like the best option, but I'm worried cause it has a custom ROM and it's rooted. Anyone has experience doing that?
Also I thought full wipes were good, but you're saying they eventually brick the device? How come? I thought having a custom recovery meant it would be virtually impossible to brick my device... and the weird thing is that it happened during normal usage, not while flashing.
Anyway, my priority is obviously to get my tab working again, but retrieving my internal data is second highest. Isn't there a flashable ZIP that would copy the contents of the internal SD into an external SD card? Surely this has happened to someone before me?
Thanks for all the answers, really appreciated!

bruce16878 said:
But won't it downsize the int sd size, if OP tab still under warranty, better to get it fix by samsung for free and not lost any space.
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nope it wont... the 3rd stage on that thread command for just check and fix the corrupted partition... its like when we force boot windows... it will run on a little diagnostic software to check the drive... same concept.

Oh I see, Thanks for the explanation. Learn something new today.
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friedje said:
Since you can go into cwm, you can mount your storage and then connect to PC to copy all you want.
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edan1979 said:
nope it wont... the 3rd stage on that thread command for just check and fix the corrupted partition... its like when we force boot windows... it will run on a little diagnostic software to check the drive... same concept.
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Gotcha! Will try that one and post result - thanks!

how did your partition check go?
i'm annoyed that some partitions can be corrupted randomly even doing some mundane stuffs
even on stock ICS fw, i encountered DATA corruption by just deleting a contact
i guess you have softbrick..
here is what i did:
-flash stock Honeycomb firmware using Odin
-forced tablet into stock recovery mode
-wipe Cache/Data/Factory Reset
- reboot
when your tab is working again you could backup files from your internal EMMC and you could flash ROMS from there

JAYZE said:
how did your partition check go?
i'm annoyed that some partitions can be corrupted randomly even doing some mundane stuffs
even on stock ICS fw, i encountered DATA corruption by just deleting a contact
i guess you have softbrick..
here is what i did:
-flash stock Honeycomb firmware using Odin
-forced tablet into stock recovery mode
-wipe Cache/Data/Factory Reset
- reboot
when your tab is working again you could backup files from your internal EMMC and you could flash ROMS from there
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Thanks for that. I haven't tried anything yet as I'm away till Weds, but I will then and let you know. So you're saying by flashing stock HC via Odin and wiping/resetting everything through stock recovery I won't lose my internal storage data?

that's what i experienced..but i could not guarantee that it will be the same for your device
i noticed that because old folder are not deleted when i rebooted, but i haven't checked if the system folders are cleared
to have a clean reflash i also format/sdcard on recovery..but don't do this on stocl ICS recovery since you might risk increasing the damage
try to format via odin the Honeycomb fw first [don't put PIT file neither enable Repartion, just normal flash]
then force it to enter recovery mode when it bootloops after reset
you might fix your device this way if it has softbrick
just resort to using PIT/repartition as your last option

Again I would not recommend repartition when tab still under warranty. Repartition the last resort only if the tab is without warranty after failing all other alternatives.

JAYZE said:
how did your partition check go?
i'm annoyed that some partitions can be corrupted randomly even doing some mundane stuffs
even on stock ICS fw, i encountered DATA corruption by just deleting a contact
i guess you have softbrick..
here is what i did:
-flash stock Honeycomb firmware using Odin
-forced tablet into stock recovery mode
-wipe Cache/Data/Factory Reset
- reboot
when your tab is working again you could backup files from your internal EMMC and you could flash ROMS from there
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+1
After a full hangup, your stock hc is your first step out of the dark!
Best of luck

al128 said:
+1
After a full hangup, your stock hc is your first step out of the dark!
Best of luck
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Ok I'm gonna do it. There are dozens of versions of HC for the 6800 though, can I just pick any or do I need to find out what it was running out of the box? Mine came from Singapore.

[Q] How do I completely format the tablet? Erase EVERYTHING ?

After about a year of rooting my tablet I've noticed it started it started getting slow, So I wanted to install a new custom ROM to make it a little faster.
So here is What I did. I first downloaded this ROM from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314458
-Then I rebooted into recovery mode
- Installed the ROM
- then installed the camera update or whatever (from the same link)
- then I wiped The user data
- then I wiped the partition or something
Then when I turned it on, I saw everything was gone but the device was still a bit slow, so I got on the folder explorer app and saw that NOTHING was erased.
Then I rebooted again into recovery mode and clicked on everything I saw "wipe" lol.
Then When I turned it on again I saw they were gone but they were still taking memory.. only 7 GB was free out of 32GB.
So Could Anyone Please help me on how to completely erase EVERYTHING, ( I dont mind if it becomes unrooted or stock rom)
Sorry for the long post and Thank you in Advance!!

What recovery are you running?
To fully wipe using TWRP, wipe both caches, system and then choose the FORMAT DATA option. That will wipe the internal memory clean.

frederuco said:
What recovery are you running?
To fully wipe using TWRP, wipe both caches, system and then choose the FORMAT DATA option. That will wipe the internal memory clean.
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ClockworkMod Recovery v3.1.0.1 (solarnz-R3-230511-1902)
And I will be trying out what u said now.

I've just tried doing format /sdcard and heres what i got:
Formatting /sdcard...
Error mounting /sdcard!
skipping format...
Done.
I've tried mount /sdcard but fail as well =/

Boot to he ROM. Install GooManager. Open it. Then tap the menu button in the top right and choose Instal OpenRecovery Script. It will flash TWRP 2.3.2.3.
For android 4.2 ROMs you should be using TWRP or CWM 6.x to handle the new file structure.
CWM 3.1.x is old, like 18 months old...

could you be a little more specific like with links and stuff I only know the basics of rooting

Sorry, I thought I mentioned that GooManager was in the play store, but I guess not...
Here is a link to it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s0up.goomanager&hl=en

frederuco said:
Sorry, I thought I mentioned that GooManager was in the play store, but I guess not...
Here is a link to it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s0up.goomanager&hl=en
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What Do I do if I dont have The Actual Play Store ? I thought it should come with the ROM ..?
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I downloaded the APK from the net but still no play store

KwTi said:
What Do I do if I dont have The Actual Play Store ? I thought it should come with the ROM ..?
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Some ROMs require you to flash GAPPs (google apps) separately.
You can get the GooManager here: http://goo.im/devs/s0updev/goomanager

[Q] How do properly install KatKiss ROM?

Hi
My problem with battery drain, somehow, was kind of solved. If I "full wipe battery stats" at 100% and never EVER let it run out of juice, it would last as longer as I would want.
And
I couldn't manage, by any means, to push the ROM into the tablet, adb push didn't work. So as my problem was solved I gave up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367518
But now I got two bigger problems, the battery of my tablet never goes to 100%, it finishes recharging at 93% and my dock station does not recharge, doesn't matter how long I let it on the power supply. Plus the light indicator is always blinking on red.
Every key works perfectly, the pointer track too and all the USB ports aswell. I can even recharge the tablet with the dock connected, so energy seems to be flowing fine.
I was told that installing a brand new system can solve this, so I want to give it a shoot.
I was told too that this KatKiss ROM is very good, so why not?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392087
To do that I must upgrade my recovery to this version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2434422
So to avoid any mistakes like this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2144143
I want to ask:
How do properly install KatKiss ROM?
Off-Topic Question:
Should I wait for android 4.4 KitKat
Here is some useful information:
Thank you very much!

For your dock battery, there is a chance that the switch in the doc for the battery charge circuit changed state. If you are good with delicate work, might be worth a shot to open up the dock and give that a look. 2 screws under the rear rubber feet then it prys a part. I start from one of the back corners and work around when I have opened mine.
So, I would HIGHLY recommend upgrading to TWRP. There are a few ways to do it. If you can boot your ROM, put the TWRP.zip file from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2434422 on the /sdcard/ and flash it from recovery. REBOOT NORMALLY. If you try to reboot directly to recovery it won't work.
If you cannot boot to your ROM, you will have to use ADB to push the file to the internal directory.
If that does not work, try EasyFlasher. I have a tutorial here as well as newer versions of TWRP bundled with EasyFlasher: http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...nt/31927-frederucos-guide-root-rom-tf101.html
Once you get TWRP installed, make a nandroid of what you currently have just in case.
Then wipe the following: Cache, Davlik, System, Data (note wipe data will not completley wipe the /sdcard/ partition, only the FORMAT DATA or WIPE INTERNAL will wipe the /sdcard/).
Install the KatKiss ROM and the applicable GAPPS 2nd.
Wipe caches
Reboot.
I have a thread for KatKiss for n00bs here:http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...f101-roms/38407-rom-jb-4-3-katkiss-tf101.html

frederuco said:
For your dock battery, there is a chance that the switch in the doc for the battery charge circuit changed state. If you are good with delicate work, might be worth a shot to open up the dock and give that a look. 2 screws under the rear rubber feet then it prys a part. I start from one of the back corners and work around when I have opened mine.
So, I would HIGHLY recommend upgrading to TWRP. There are a few ways to do it. If you can boot your ROM, put the TWRP.zip file from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2434422 on the /sdcard/ and flash it from recovery. REBOOT NORMALLY. If you try to reboot directly to recovery it won't work.
If you cannot boot to your ROM, you will have to use ADB to push the file to the internal directory.
If that does not work, try EasyFlasher. I have a tutorial here as well as newer versions of TWRP bundled with EasyFlasher: http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...nt/31927-frederucos-guide-root-rom-tf101.html
Once you get TWRP installed, make a nandroid of what you currently have just in case.
Then wipe the following: Cache, Davlik, System, Data (note wipe data will not completley wipe the /sdcard/ partition, only the FORMAT DATA or WIPE INTERNAL will wipe the /sdcard/).
Install the KatKiss ROM and the applicable GAPPS 2nd.
Wipe caches
Reboot.
I have a thread for KatKiss for n00bs here:http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...f101-roms/38407-rom-jb-4-3-katkiss-tf101.html
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Hi Freduco!
I will leave any hardware approach after dealing with the software.
Here is the TWRP updated (Glad it worked)
Going to try now the system
Edit. 1
FINALLY the EasyFlasher worked!!!
I guess it was a problem with my old Recovery
Before doing that I wiped: CACHE, DAVLIK CACHE, FACTORY RESET, SYSTEM and INTERNAL.
I have flashed both:
KatKiss-4.3.1_027.zip
gapps-KatKiss-4.3_20130914.zip
But when I go to install on the TWRP there is no .zip to install.
There are several android system folders like the system is already installed, but I don't know.
Do I need to "Bootloader" or something?

Please help me,
I think it is the last thing I need to do

Filipebergami said:
Please help me,
I think it is the last thing I need to do
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How is your microSD formatted?
You are using TWRP 2.2.1.4 which only supports FAT32. You will need to boot to recovery AFTER inserting the microSD. It is not hot swappable.
Also, I would recommend TWRP 2.3.2.3 or later as 2.2.1.4 does not properly support the new directory structure when flashing updates to 4.2.X and later ROMs. It is fine for initial install though.

frederuco said:
How is your microSD formatted?
You are using TWRP 2.2.1.4 which only supports FAT32. You will need to boot to recovery AFTER inserting the microSD. It is not hot swappable.
Also, I would recommend TWRP 2.3.2.3 or later as 2.2.1.4 does not properly support the new directory structure when flashing updates to 4.2.X and later ROMs. It is fine for initial install though.
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I am not using a microSD card,
I am flashing the KatKiss-4.3.1_027.zip and the gapps-KatKiss-4.3_20130914.zip with Easy-Flash (Its meant to be used instead of the /adb push stuff, right?)
But easy-flash isn't copying the .zip it seems it is extracting everything alread, so I don't know how to install it.
Now that everything is wiped, to install a new Recovery system, I need to do the /adb push stuff again?

Filipebergami said:
I am not using a microSD card,
I am flashing the KatKiss-4.3.1_027.zip and the gapps-KatKiss-4.3_20130914.zip with Easy-Flash (Its meant to be used instead of the /adb push stuff, right?)
But easy-flash isn't copying the .zip it seems it is extracting everything alread, so I don't know how to install it.
Now that everything is wiped, to install a new Recovery system, I need to do the /adb push stuff again?
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Ok, you cannot use EasyFlasher to flash KatKiss because the files are not in SOS format.
EasyFlasher can flash Stock firmware (as downloaded from Asus, not unzipped) and also .sos files for recoveies.
Once you get TWRP installed, use that to install your ROM.
If you do not have a microSD, it is much easier if you get one, even a small 1-4 GB one.
Otherwise, you need to use ADB to push the ROM and GAPPS to the /sdcard/ when the tablet is in recovery (and if you are on TWRP 2.6 or newer you need to enable ADB sideload in the recovery).
Alternatively, you could flash back to stock with EasyFlasher. Then download the files into the /sdcard/. After that, flash TWRP with EasyFlasher and then boot to TWRP and install the files from the internal memory.

frederuco said:
Ok, you cannot use EasyFlasher to flash KatKiss because the files are not in SOS format.
EasyFlasher can flash Stock firmware (as downloaded from Asus, not unzipped) and also .sos files for recoveies.
Once you get TWRP installed, use that to install your ROM.
If you do not have a microSD, it is much easier if you get one, even a small 1-4 GB one.
Otherwise, you need to use ADB to push the ROM and GAPPS to the /sdcard/ when the tablet is in recovery (and if you are on TWRP 2.6 or newer you need to enable ADB sideload in the recovery).
Alternatively, you could flash back to stock with EasyFlasher. Then download the files into the /sdcard/. After that, flash TWRP with EasyFlasher and then boot to TWRP and install the files from the internal memory.
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Alright! Stock worked!
Can I install the Katkiss and gapps with the TWRP without wipe Internal now its stock? Otherwise I will lose it again

Filipebergami said:
Alright! Stock worked!
Can I install the Katkiss and gapps with the TWRP without wipe Internal now its stock? Otherwise I will lose it again
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Any time you flash from any ROM to another, unless it is a newer version (say KatKiss 026 to KatKiss 027) you should ALWAYS wipe the data (factory reset).
Not doing this can cause some fragments of system data to cause instabilities (Random Reboots and Sleep Of Death).
To go from Stock to KatKiss, I would not try it without wiping Data, System, Cache and Davlik in TWRP.
Wiping the Data partition in TWRP will not actually wipe the files on the /sdcard/, it only wipes those in the /data/ partition without touching /data/media/.
However - if you choose the (depends on version of TWRP) FORMAT DATA or FORMAT INTERNAL it will wipe out the /sdcard/

Before doing anything further, I recharged the both tablet and dock.
The 93% battery bug is solved, now its 100%, although the dock still not recharging.
So since I am selling the tablet I will leave it stock, the buyer may complain about battery drain, freezes or random reboots, things I had with Android Revolution HD.
The dock... I will try to contact Asus about my problem and ask a blueprint where should I find this circuit you told me about.
If you can lead me with good video tutorials or forum threads about how to open and find that circuit I would be really grateful.
Thank you for all your help and kindness Freduco !

Have a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381186
The dock is pretty easy to open. Remove the rear rubber feet, 2 screws, and then start from a back corner and pop it open.
That board is on the left.

frederuco said:
Have a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381186
The dock is pretty easy to open. Remove the rear rubber feet, 2 screws, and then start from a back corner and pop it open.
That board is on the left.
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I opened the dock and the switch was already on, I changed to "off" and "on" again, but it still not recharging.
More than 2 hours on the power supply and red light still blinking,
What else can be done?

[Completed] (status 6) installation aborted - That error on 4 diffirent MODs

Hi guys.
I am a noob in this, but i have done my research and did what i was told.
i have an I9100 and i have rooted it.
when installing CM12.1 (tried 3 diffirent versions) i am always getting status 6 installation aborted.
can the problem be with the kernels? i tried 3 diffirent kernels for I9100.
Please help
Much appreciated.

Hello,
Welcome to XDA.
If you are certain that the ROMs you are flashing are for the I9100 specifically(not another model), then you may be able to use jrummy's root browser to unzip the ROM zip that you are trying to flash, after unzipping, find the META.INF folder and open it then edit the updater script in that file, then using jrummy's root browser compress everything back into a flashable zip, when it prompts you asking which compression level you want to use, select "best", after its zipped, make sure it's placed on your extsdcard(do NOT put it on internal sdcard). When you get in recovery, go to the advanced options and select the option that lets you wipe individual partitions, wipe the system partition and the data partition(DO NOT WIPE ANY OF THE OTHER PARTITIONS), after wiping the system and data partitions you flash the ROM and see what happens.
If you need help understanding all that, you can ask in the forum linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help
I hope this helps, good luck.

Droidriven said:
Hello,
Welcome to XDA.
If you are certain that the ROMs you are flashing are for the I9100 specifically(not another model), then you may be able to use jrummy's root browser to unzip the ROM zip that you are trying to flash, after unzipping, find the META.INF folder and open it then edit the updater script in that file, then using jrummy's root browser compress everything back into a flashable zip, when it prompts you asking which compression level you want to use, select "best", after its zipped, make sure it's placed on your extsdcard(do NOT put it on internal sdcard). When you get in recovery, go to the advanced options and select the option that lets you wipe individual partitions, wipe the system partition and the data partition(DO NOT WIPE ANY OF THE OTHER PARTITIONS), after wiping the system and data partitions you flash the ROM and see what happens.
If you need help understanding all that, you can ask in the forum linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help
I hope this helps, good luck.
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sorry i wasnt clear,
my phone now has "Kernel_Dorimanx-V10.44-LP-SGII-PWR-CORE_-[08-01]-[26-06]-LP-SGII-PWR-CORE.zip"
When im flashing "cm-12.1-20151114-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip" , i get status 6 error.
i followed the instructions on how to fix it using notepad++, and it still doesnt work. tried 4 roms, same error.
unfortunately my external sd card with the backup was wiped. so i have no rom installed.
did i brick my phone? if so let me know what i did wrong please.
much appreciated friend.

When coming from jelly bean or kit kat to lollipop you have to format system and data partition before flashing. Did you do that, you didn't mention in your last two posts that you did that.
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Droidriven said:
When coming from jelly bean or kit kat to lollipop you have to format system and data partition before flashing. Did you do that, you didn't mention in your last two posts that you did that.
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I was coming from icecream sandwich, and yes, i wiped data, cache partition, and dalvik cache.

Uncle Sam the 1st said:
I was coming from icecream sandwich, and yes, i wiped data, cache partition, and dalvik cache.
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No, those are the normal wipes, I'm talking about the format options. Which recovery do you have? CWM or TWRP?
If CWM, boot to CWM, then choose the mounts and storage option in recovery, in that menu you will see the option to format partitions, format system and data partitions, don't format any other partitions or you'll cause more problems. After they are formatted go back to main menu in recovery then continue into flashing your ROM and Gapps. If it doesn't work after that then there are probably things like your modem or bootloader that need to be updated, if that is the case then it means you need to flash any stock updates that came after Jelly bean for your device(to flash stock updates you have to be unroofed and have an unmodified system partition) and then flash your custom ROM, but you need to check that because some devices can't be rooted after certain updates have been taken, it varies from device to device.
If you have TWRP then you'll see an option saying format or wipe in TWRP, choose that option and find where you wipe system and data(again, do not format any other partitions). Then after format is done go flash the ROM.
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Droidriven said:
No, those are the normal wipes, I'm talking about the advanced format options. Which recovery do you have? CWM or TWRP?
If CWM, boot to CWM, then choose the advanced option in recovery, in the advanced menu you will see the option to format partitions, format system and data partitions, don't format any other partitions or you'll cause more problems. After they are formatted go back to main menu in recovery then continue into flashing your ROM and Gapps. If it doesn't work after that then there are probably things like your modem or bootloader that need to be updated, if that is the case then it means you need to flash any stock updates that came after Jelly bean for your device(to flash stock updates you have to be unroofed and have an unmodified system partition) and then flash your custom ROM, but you need to check that because some devices can't be rooted after certain updates have been taken, it varies from device to device.
If you have TWRP then you'll see an option saying format or wipe in the TWRP main menu, choose that option and find where you wipe system and data(again, do not format any other partitions). Then after format is done go flash the ROM.
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i have CWM but i dont see any option to format partitions. and frankly i dunno what am doin anymore
i dont wanna loose this phone it means alot to me.
i was wondering, at this point can i unroot it and go back to original firmware and then do everything again?
If so can you please post the links i will need to do so.
you have been very helpful thanks man.

Uncle Sam the 1st said:
i have CWM but i dont see any option to format partitions. and frankly i dunno what am doin anymore
i dont wanna loose this phone it means alot to me.
i was wondering, at this point can i unroot it and go back to original firmware and then do everything again?
If so can you please post the links i will need to do so.
you have been very helpful thanks man.
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Sorry, the format options are in the mounts and storage option in recovery, i misspoke earlier, it has been a while since i used CWM, I use TWRP because of some things i do. Try doing the format system and data and then installing your ROM and see if it works.

Droidriven said:
Sorry, the format options are in the mounts and storage option in recovery, i misspoke earlier, it has been a while since i used CWM, I use TWRP because of some things i do. Try doing the format system and data and then installing your ROM and see if it works.
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cant i install TWRP and do it like u said ? cz i tried doing the format system and data and nothing changed. :/

Turns out the Roms i was trying to install were faulty.
i downloaded a new rom and flashed it successfully.
thanks for your help Droidriven. :good:

Uncle Sam the 1st said:
Turns out the Roms i was trying to install were faulty.
i downloaded a new rom and flashed it successfully.
thanks for your help Droidriven. :good:
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Sorry man, I was at work, I just got home. Glad you got it going, enjoy.
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