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As Soon as Build #8 by derefas was updated i test that build and update the complete guide-->I'm also testing APEX-Sense rom,BulletproofFX so,i also add the guide for that...So, stay tuned
After development goes on sense base ROM's I see that most of people face problem regarding BOOT-LOOPS and confusion on some steps how to do that... .So,this post for those who get boot-loops and facing problem at the installation time...
(1) First to install sense 4 build #6 we need SD-ext partition.as deferas mention we need minimum 1 GB SD-ext(ext 4-->most preferable).
(2) To make partition i often use" Mini tool Partition Wizard" but what i figure out that partition make through Minitool is not recognized in TWRP recovery for me so what i do is as following....
(3) MOST RECOMMENDED--> First do a complete backup of your SD-card somewhere in your computer. OK now all set..we move step further..
(4) Now reboot in to recovery...for general i use application Rebooter (fast reboot){that is available free of cost on play store} through this you can simply directly reboot into recovery and for other cases we all know our default way to reboot in to recovery....
(5) After entering into recovery--> Advance settings --> Partitioned SD card --> now here REMEMBER one thing when we partition memory card through recovery it will fully format/delete all your data of SD card that's why i mention STEP-3 ---> select partition size 1024 Mb and swap size 0 and click ext 4 button for file system of SD-ext to set as ext 4....then enter(swipe for partition)...it will take 2-5 minutes...now you have created partition of ext 4 1024 Mb (1 GB)...now reboot once recovery...
(6) Mount your SD card through mount option and mount as USB storage...put your desire build zip file in the root of the folder....and unmount it...
(7) Now RECOMMENDED--> don't use super wipe for wiping all things..do it manually...---->CAREFULLY don't wipe External storage(SD-card) now one by one wipe all this things --> wipe CACHE/Dalvik Cache then SYSTEM then DATA then FACTORY RESET and last SD_EXT and .ANDROID SECURE...after this all steps you have complete clean device...
(8) Before install we need to figured out what need to mount or not...this is only for sense base ROMs
Case-1) Sense 4.0 build 1/2/3 --> mount cache and SD-ext
Case-2) Sense 4.0 build 4/5/6 --> no need to mount anything..(it will be automatically mounted at installation time...)REMEMBER-->don't unmount external storage(SD-card) it is by default check marked leave it as it is...
(9) Select install zip from SD card....choose file...
(10) After installation it will booted after start up tone leave it for 3-5 minute for stable device---> now unlock ring "There is possibility for after first time booting it will reboot 1/2/3 times because it is make work on script link your data to SD-ext and loading other stuffs....so be patient...don't be panic....
(11) Enjoy your little lucky Pico...
I assure that after following this detail guide you have successfully install your Sense 4.0...thank you for reading this guide...
"Don't FORGET to PRESS THANKS BUTTON"
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gud work..aftr the release of sense roms Q&A section is filled with same qstns only....:good:
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Please put your comments here if you need any help....
Still finding difficulty...
I used the same method of installing but unfortunately when the rom gets installed and when the lock screen comes, at that time in the status bar it gives the error of customization setup and then the system goes on fast rebooting many times and then also it does not go in the customization setup neither starts the mobile for me.
please help...
Difficulty
ahmadmemon said:
I used the same method of installing but unfortunately when the rom gets installed and when the lock screen comes, at that time in the status bar it gives the error of customization setup and then the system goes on fast rebooting many times and then also it does not go in the customization setup neither starts the mobile for me.
please help...
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Ok for you i figured out problem is that your sd-ext partition is not properly linked to sd-card..i think you need again wipe and installation procedure and then tell me and for error customization setup in status bar ignored it it is automatically disappear.,,,if any further problem comment below...
still not working for me
I wiped my whole system many times and tried the same method but still it's giving same error... and the rom is still not working for me..
ahmadmemon said:
I wiped my whole system many times and tried the same method but still it's giving same error... and the rom is still not working for me..
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Sd card extensions often cause a lot of problems when not done right. My advice, if you can live without Sense, get CM9.1 build #9. Enough internal memory for a lot of apps when all installed apps are moved to the sd card using titanium backup. Really smooth ics rom great for daily use and with almost no bugs.
K55V said:
Sd card extensions often cause a lot of problems when not done right. My advice, if you can live without Sense, get CM9.1 build #9. Enough internal memory for a lot of apps when all installed apps are moved to the sd card using titanium backup. Really smooth ics rom great for daily use and with almost no bugs.
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yes infact one can live without sense but i want stock ICS look..
ahmadmemon said:
yes infact one can live without sense but i want stock ICS look..
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Well then, get CM9.1 as I said, no partitions needed, no hassles.
Don't forget to hit the Thanks button
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Well i'll try ur method and by the way ur using twrp recovery right lol i'm a bit noob in using english language ok anyway thnx for the advice of urs i'll try ur method and soon post the results
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Please put your comments here if you need any help....
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Can u provide me the backup of your installed sensed rom ??..so that i can restore it for myself...will thiz procedure work for me?? since I m still unpossible to use the build #6.
well i'm still facing the problem
my phone stuck on htc logo everytime
Freezed on quietly brilliant on 1st boot
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well i'm still facing the problem
my phone stuck on htc logo everytime
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same with me...
1) partitioned sd in ext4(1024mb) and rest 6gb available
2) copied HSBUILD6.zip
3) installed CWM recovery
4) factory reset
4) installed through zip file (flashed the rom)
5) rebooted the phone
6) At first only HTC logo is displayed, and after roughly 20-25secs htc quietly brilliant and beats audio is displayed with the startup sound and then the phone Freezes.
-tried remounting the battery and starting again several times ->nothing
-booted into recovery ->facttory reset-> flashed again -> nothing (3 times)
-tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660596 chapter 1 -> after flashin a new rom both options -> nothing
the same Freeze problem still persists. please HELP please
loops !!!
Ok tried this trick, worked like a Charm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37582196&postcount=13
boot problem solved and phone successfully started
Now screen and touch controls respond lock and unlock function working
But as soon as you unlock -> Processing -> white screen flash -> Processing loop starts endlessly..
tried normal powering off -> re-popping the battery -> start the phone -> but same processing and white screen flashes
what am I doing wrong??
Edit:
-Calls can be recieved hence can be made
-settings can be accessed indirectly but crashes if tried to access some of the menu's
-Notification panel does not open
-no automatic restarts
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I don't know why you guys facing this problems like freeze at HTC beats audio,processing....I think something is going wrong....currently I have no solution I'm working on it....but till that contact and PM deferas your problems.....
Suggestion--> for frezzing issues guys after first booting if it freeze leave it as till 15 minute because it may be link your sd-ext with system.....successfully complete booting varies due to your memory partition sectors....if your memory card have some bad memory sector then also this happened.....
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Just needed to re-flash the rom..
Running fine and dandy..
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vaibhavgd said:
Just needed to re-flash the rom..
Running fine and dandy..
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Yes it also may be solve issues....I prefer clean install....
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I think derefas's latest upcoming update solve all your reboot and other issues....
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I don't know but when ibtry to flash build 6 with twrp my phone doesn't boot but when I do it from cmw , it does .confusing
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I don't know but when ibtry to flash build 6 with twrp my phone doesn't boot but when I do it from cmw , it does .confusing
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Hmmm lucky
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by using the following link i flashed my htc explorer with htc sense 4.1 ...but it is not starting it is still showing "android" since the last 3 hours.. i have done exactly waht mentioned in below link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312175
what is the problem and how can i get over this
phani456 said:
by using the following link i flashed my htc explorer with htc sense 4.1 ...but it is not starting it is still showing "android" since the last 3 hours.. i have done exactly waht mentioned in below link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312175
what is the problem and how can i get over this
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To get over this, I will say....download the file again and repeat the exact procedure as given. Maybe the file u downloaded got corrupted.
Option 2 : Try some other ROM and see if problem persists.
Option3 (recommended) : wait for some elite people's advice
do the same procedure again, format all boot, system, dalvik, cache, sd-ext, Mount sd card only .
create ext3 partition must 1 GB req. use yannou recv..
* dont use oc kernel now
It worked
Thank you very much. Previously i used ext4 partition and cwm recovery by some other. Now followed your instructuions and got installed the htc sense 4.1 lite on my Explorer. :laugh:
Hey XDA ! =D
I'm still interested in installing Cyanogenmod 10 on my LG Optimus One P500h, but I want to make sure I follow the steps properly first - this is my first time installing a custom ROM, and when I heard it was possible to install Android 4.0 on the P500h, I performed a backup from ROM Manager, and I "bricked" my device a few days ago. XD
I wouldn't want this to happen again, but at least, I must say I have more experience now, and learned a lesson.
Did many searches on how to install CWM with Cyanogenmod 10, I found many different ways to do it, and I'm still unsure of which procedure follow.
Read the FAQ and that was really helpful.
I will list the procedure that I would normally try - please correct me if I forget anything:
0. Root the device
Done that already. I'm on Android 2.3. When I flashed the KDZ on my LG (and so to my surprise, got me updated from 2.2 to 2.3.3) , I've used V20A_00.KDZ, so I *assume* this is the second baseband.
1. Compact/Trim Cyanogenmod ROM
Downloaded CM10 here. This look correct: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811325
January 8: Build 7/Final
I chose C10 over C11 because more things are compatible I believe - was it Bluetooth that did not worked under C11, but does on C10 ?
Anyways, that solve a known problem: many users said they loose network after the ROM installation. Shinobisoft confirmed it was because of the lack of space on the System partition, right ? Compacting the ROM would also fix problems for installing Link2SD ?
I've downloaded the tool "OOne ROM Editor" and opened it - it doesn't look complicated at all. What apps are safe to delete ? Will converting them to "user app" save space for system apps (I'm not sure - Where are the apps stored when defined as "User"? SD card rather than /System ?) ? Can I delete fonts without problems (I don't see why I can't keep ONLY 3-4 fonts, not 10) ? Then how much space will be left on the device ?
Read I cannot delete LatinIME.apk. Is this the default keyboard? 20MB is huge, there's no way to compact this file, right ?
Assuming there's like 10MB free, network will work, but I will have no choice but to use Link2SD to install apps fully on SD card, is this correct ?
2. Baseband stuff
Ehm, what are we referring to as "baseband" in first place?
All ROMs starting with CM7 are new baseband. If your device had Android 2.2 prior to flashing, you are on old-baseband. There is a patch for that also in the LG Optimus One FAQ on the first page, not sure which post off the top of my head tho. If your device had Android 2.3 on it then you have a new baseband device which shouldn't require any patches.
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Allright, this should make this a lot easier - as I said, I originally was on Android 2.2, when I bricked the phone, I flashed "V20A_00" throught KDZ Updated, then I rebooted as 2.3.3, so I shouldn't do anything, right ?
In "About Phone", it's listed "Software Version: LG-P500h-v20a".
3. Install ClockworkMod Recovery
This look like the tricky part.
A lot of people on other sites said to use ROM Manager...
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First, serious word of advice. Stay away from ROM Manager. It does not handle this device correctly.
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ROM Manager's way of flashing recovery is broken by design. Do NOT use it unless you are comfortable with rescuing your phone via ADB/fastboot like many people before.
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Yes, ROM Manager is completely broken in this regard. It needs to download a signed ZIP and discard it and report an error when verification fails. Heck, ZIP format has even its own CRC check. What ROM Manager is doing (download whatever .IMG and flash it no matter what) is a nice WTF! Broken by design, go rewrite from scratch!
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I don't trust the use of ROM Manager anymore on my device, and I'm not comfortable with using it again. I actually wonder: When I press VolumeUp-Home-Power, the phone perform a factory reset (Many people asked already why. This apparently mean that CWM is not installed).
But is it really installed? ROM Manager actually says: "Actual Recovery: ClockworkMod Recover 5.0.2.0". What? Am I supposed to press VolumeUp-Home-Power to verify, only to do another factory reset?
So what would the non-ROM-Manager method be ? I found this one here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146566
I know about the Android Terminal Emulator already, and as a Linux user on PC, the commands "su", "cat", "chmod", "mount" are not unknow to me. I should be able to do this... That's not risky ?
So when CWM will be installed, I should be able to boot in it using "VolumeUp-Home-Power"; in theory, this is a bootloader, so if the ROM get screwed up, I *should* be able to access the bootloader to restore the ROM (I compare this to a PC BIOS - the OS is screwed, but BIOS remain accesible) ?
How could I explain that when I bricked my device with ROM Manager, I couldn't perform a factory reset, and only had access to Emergency Mode (I assume there is not such thing as a "Recovery Mode" on a P500h stock, new/untouched. The equivalent immediatly perform a factory reset) ?
All Android devices have a recovery partition. This is essentially a section of the device’s memory devoted to a very basic recovery system that is separate from the normal operating system. This is normally used by manufacturers for recovering a broken device (as even if the operating system crashes, the recovery image has a chance of still being access and used to reflash the operating system, etc.).
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By default, the LG P500h recovery partition perform an immediate factory reset - CWM will be installed here, so I should be able to access it if the ROM freak out. But why couldn't I access the factory reset, when I bricked the device? That's what I wonder.
4. Access CWM and do a Nandroid Backup to SD Card
I will now have the files boot, cache, data, recovery and system, as well as"nandroid.md5" on SD card.
5. Wipe everything, clean SD Card
Perform "Wipe data/factory reset". This will format the /data, /cache, /sdext, and .android_secure
Select the "Advanced" option and on the next screen select "Wipe Dalvik Cache". Confirm the wipe.
Not necessary but I do it anyway, in the "Advanced" screen select "Wipe battery stats" and the confirm that wipe
For a clean installation I recommend formatting the system partition too. From CWM home screen select "mounts and storage". On the next screen select "format /system" and then confirm the format.
Press the back button until you are back in the CWM home screen. Select "Install zip from sdcard" and then select "Choose zip from sdcard". Browse your sdcard for the ROM to install and select it. Confirm the installation. Now wait for the install to finish.
Go back to CWM's home screen. Select "reboot system now" option and let the device boot. The initial boot will take a couple of minutes. Don't panic.
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6. Partition SD card (?)
Is this at that point that I should do it, in CWM ? Or wait until I access Cyanogenmod and use a software on PC to partition ?
Assuming I don't partition, I guess I definitely will lack space for applications (Due to the space of Android 4.0) ?
I will do "Partition SD Card>EXT4 1024MB>Swap:64MB. Is this correct?
7. Install Cyanogenmod
Install ZIP from SD Card, choose the CM ZIP;
8. Install Google Apps
Once the install is done, I won't reboot and immediately install Google Apps, with "Install ZIP from SD card". I chose this package (Working on JellyBean):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917411
Then I should reboot in CyanogenMod and finally install Link2SD, I believe.
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..Did I forgot anything ?
I *believe* that makes sense, but this is my first time installing a ROM - I doesn't look *that* hard, I did researches, but things can go wrong... :/
What should I do if I screw things up? Use KDZ Updater again ?
I'm still a little worried about that baseband thing, and the lost network connection.
Thanks for the input, cheers!
1) Use FlashImageGUI app to flash recovery/or use Recovery.IMG flasher by @shinobisoft
2) Forget the baseband stuff
3) Factory reset is the default action when you boot into stock recovery
4) If you partition SD card your data will be wiped anyway
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akiratoriyama said:
1) Use FlashImageGUI app to flash recovery/or use Recovery.IMG flasher by @shinobisoft
2) Forget the baseband stuff
3) Factory reset is the default action when you boot into stock recovery
4) If you partition SD card your data will be wiped anyway
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1) I've checked FlashImage GUI, it look really simple to use. This is what I see now:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67605655/snap20140216_103936.png
For flashing a recovery image, should I select Clear Dalvik & Clear Cache ? Do I have to enable USB Debugging?
Where can I find the recovery image for CWM ? Here maybe: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523050
I don't know, I would download CWM v5.0.2.7_Touch_p500-Build 4.zip.
Would the terminal emulator method would be easier (I still need to find recovery.img)?
Code:
$ su
# mount -o remount rw /system
# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/xbin/flash_image
# chmod 755 /system/xbin/flash_image
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
# mount -o remount ro /system
# reboot recovery
Since I have no Nandroid backup (I cannot do it until CWM is installed), what could I do if something goes wrong ?
2-3) Excellent, thank you.
4) I plan on partitionning, but at which point shoud I preferably do it?
Thank you, I appreciate the help - sorry for all the newbie questions.
1) Recovery image is in the zip fie itself. Extract it
The terminal method you're telling is just what FlashImage GUI does (notice the word 'GUI' )
2) Partition it whenever you want. Just backup your stuff before doing it.
3) As much I hate to say, the thanks button is there for a reason
Regards,
akiratoriyama.
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akiratoriyama said:
1) Use FlashImageGUI app to flash recovery/or use Recovery.IMG flasher by @shinobisoft
2) Forget the baseband stuff
3) Factory reset is the default action when you boot into stock recovery
4) If you partition SD card your data will be wiped anyway
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akiratoriyama said:
1) Recovery image is in the zip fie itself. Extract it
The terminal method you're telling is just what FlashImage GUI does (notice the word 'GUI' )
2) Partition it whenever you want. Just backup your stuff before doing it.
3) As much I hate to say, the thanks button is there for a reason
Regards,
akiratoriyama.
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Ok, so I've downloaded ClockworkMod_5.0.2.0_Recovery_ThunderG_Official here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523050
Extracted the ZIP and put the file recovery.img at the root of the SD Card (USB storage); so now all I have to do would be to start FlashImage GUI, select "Recovery Image", browse and choose the file recovery.img, then flash (I won't select Clear Dalvik & Clear Cache unless I have to (It's not selected by default, so I assume it's not require - although I've backed up my stuff already).
It's that simple?
I'm still in a learning stage, I bricked the device once with ROM Manager, so if that work, I should be more confident for the rest (I will take a Nandroid backup). Thanks for all the great explanations - Will press the thanks button soon
(How much thanks can I give per thread?)
GameX2 said:
Ok, so I've downloaded ClockworkMod_5.0.2.0_Recovery_ThunderG_Official here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523050
Extracted the ZIP and put the file recovery.img at the root of the SD Card (USB storage); so now all I have to do would be to start FlashImage GUI, select "Recovery Image", browse and choose the file recovery.img, then flash (I won't select Clear Dalvik & Clear Cache unless I have to (It's not selected by default, so I assume it's not require - although I've backed up my stuff already).
It's that simple?
I'm still in a learning stage, I bricked the device once with ROM Manager, so if that work, I should be more confident for the rest (I will take a Nandroid backup). Thanks for all the great explanations - Will press the thanks button soon
(How much thanks can I give per thread?)
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Don't worry you won't brick it.
(Talking from my experience of completely hard bricking aka dead booting my device due to kdz)
Just flash it.
It's that simple
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Don't worry you won't brick it.
(Talking from my experience of completely hard bricking aka dead booting my device due to kdz)
Just flash it.
It's that simple
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Allright, I got it!
I saw the success message, then used the keys to reboot in recovery, that worked!
At the boot, I can read "ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.0 E: Bad boot message "recovery ".
I believe the "E: Bad boot message "recovery " is a known issue, and but is not a problem - please let me know if I have to do anything about this.
So now I will compact the Cyanogenmod ROM (I don't know how much space I should free, but I'll try to free a decent ammount), and perform a Nandroid backup to SD card.
I believe the hardest/scariest is done. From now, if the ROM install fail, I could just restore the backup, I guess.
Are they any case when CWM is unaccessible (When I bricked my device, I had no access to stock recovery (which only perform factory reset) but just Emergency Mode. Why was that?) ?
Thank you, I will let you know about the rest.
(Will press the thanks button at the end I don't know if it's OK to thanks on multiple posts on one thread, on this forum)
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That error message means you dont have SD-ext. Ignore it.
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EDIT 2: Nandroid backup succesfully taken! I now have the files .android_secure.vfat.tar, boot.img, cache.yaffs2.img, data.yaffs2.img, nandroid.md5, recovery.img and system.yaffs2.img. Will backup these on my PC.
It's OK to thanks on multiple post.You just have a limit of 8 thanks per day.
ROM manager made anything inaccessible except emergency mode or fast boot mode for some people.
(When I flashed my Oone with CWM, ROM manager worked like a charm)
You can flash the ROM now
Regards,
akiratoriyama.
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akiratoriyama said:
Don't worry you won't brick it.
(Talking from my experience of completely hard bricking aka dead booting my device due to kdz)
Just flash it.
It's that simple
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akiratoriyama said:
It's OK to thanks on multiple post.You just have a limit of 8 thanks per day.
ROM manager made anything inaccessible except emergency mode or fast boot mode for some people.
(When I flashed my Oone with CWM, ROM manager worked like a charm)
You can flash the ROM now
Regards,
akiratoriyama.
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I appreciate the information;
It's quite akwards that ROM Manager broke everything (And I asked for a BACKUP - that's so broken, it brick the device when you want to BACKUP <__<) - when it rebooted, it was in Fastboot mode, and I never saw that mode before. Tried a few recommended commands without problems, but when I rebooted, I only had access to Emergency Mode.
What would be informative for me to know, is that ROM Manager seems to not only have screwed the ROM, but the stock bootloader as well. Weird.
Shinobisoft said we need to compact the CM10 ROM with his utility first, because the System partition is too small (Otherwise, I will have no network). I will do that, I have the tool, that doesn't look complicated.
From now, I am backing up my SD Card content (DATA is backed up too) with Nandroid present on SD, so I could start formatting, immediately followed by SD partitioning.
I guess I should be fine at that point - if anything goes wrong, I should have the option to restore the Nandroid backup.
Will let you know when I'll have the ROM compacted (Probably today).
EDIT: YAY !
Everything worked as we expected! I saved my SD Card on my computer, wiped it, partition it from CWM (EXT: 1024MB, SWAP: 64MB. I have a 16 Micro SD, class 4 (Can't afford higher class much, for now), then installed the compacted ROM. Immediately after, I installed Gapps, then rebooted.
That worked !! This ROM is DOPE ! Totally worth upgrading ! Blazing fast !! (Will be slower with apps installed, but well)
I also have a working network!
There is one thing that "failed", I cannot get Link2SD to work. It always says "cannot create mount script". I checked with Windows (I know by experience that I should absolutely not edit Unix partitions in Windows, I just check), and the FAT32 partition is the first, then I have a EXT4 partition, then the Linux-Swap, I don't know why it doesn't work.
I used Gparted to format the EXT4 partition to EXT2, but same problem, "cannot create mount script". What am I supposed to do ?
Thanks youuu !! =D
I'm really happy to have done this on my own, with help - I now have more experience with Android, I have experience with Windows, Linux OS and OS X, but never did I tried flashing a ROM yet.
@GameX2
Just woke up to see this post
How much free space is there on your /system partition ?
Link2SD should be working.
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@GameX2
Just woke up to see this post
How much free space is there on your /system partition ?
Link2SD should be working.
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Hi,
Tanks for replying. out of 200mb, I have 70Mb free, but on /data. Last time i checked, /system was almost full (where can i check system size?).
Seems like lot of people have this link2sd issue.
@GameX2 use root explorer, it will tell you the remaining system space
@xu3sno or @ibub can you please help me ?
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@GameX2 use root explorer, it will tell you the remaining system space
@xu3sno or @ibub can you please help me ?
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That's what I've thought, according to "Storage Analyzer", /sysem has as minimum free space of 84KB (!) and a maximum of 4.63 MB.
Did not experience any weird stuff, for now.
sd-ext folder doest exist at root, but it's empty.
GameX2 said:
That's what I've thought, according to "Storage Analyzer", /sysem has as minimum free space of 84KB (!) and a maximum of 4.63 MB.
Did not experience any weird stuff, for now.
sd-ext folder doest exist at root, but it's empty.
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Link2SD needs at least a MB to create mount scripts.
Delete some system apps like TerminalEmulator, CM File manager, Email, Exchange services.
Also use mini LatinIME.
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akiratoriyama said:
@GameX2 use root explorer, it will tell you the remaining system space
@xu3sno or @ibub can you please help me ?
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@akiratoriyama
Yes, that's right. You can check /system space by using Root Explorer. Or go to
Settings>About phone>Partition info.
I got 10+MB space left on /system partiton after trimmed the ROM and installed mini gapps.
You're right, Link2SD only works if there is 3MB, at least, left in system partition.
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GameX2 said:
That's what I've thought, according to "Storage Analyzer", /sysem has as minimum free space of 84KB (!) and a maximum of 4.63 MB.
Did not experience any weird stuff, for now.
sd-ext folder doest exist at root, but it's empty.
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Once you have success with link2sd creating mount scripts, you can access at /data/sdext. Been a long time since I ran Jan 8 cm-10, but I seem to recall that partition info is not in settings/about phone. But link2sd will have it. Or there are other apps. When viewing storage info from settings menu, don't confuse internal memory with /system (190mb). Internal that is shown there is/data (200mb).
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Link2SD needs at least a MB to create mount scripts.
Delete some system apps like TerminalEmulator, CM File manager, Email, Exchange services.
Also use mini LatinIME.
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It worked !!
Geez, I went to 170MB of internal MB to 1GB, that's just plain insaneee !
Now I can use my LG P500h for an extra 2 years.
ibub said:
Once you have success with link2sd creating mount scripts, you can access at /data/sdext. Been a long time since I ran Jan 8 cm-10, but I seem to recall that partition info is not in settings/about phone. But link2sd will have it. Or there are other apps. When viewing storage info from settings menu, don't confuse internal memory with /system (190mb). Internal that is shown there is/data (200mb).
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Thank you! I was confused, because sd-ext2 at root is empty - nice to find it in /data/sdext2.
Suceess !!
Thanks !!
How Do I Install?
GameX2 said:
1) I've checked FlashImage GUI, it look really simple to use. This is what I see now:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67605655/snap20140216_103936.png
For flashing a recovery image, should I select Clear Dalvik & Clear Cache ? Do I have to enable USB Debugging?
Where can I find the recovery image for CWM ? Here maybe: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523050
I don't know, I would download CWM v5.0.2.7_Touch_p500-Build 4.zip.
Would the terminal emulator method would be easier (I still need to find recovery.img)?
Code:
$ su
# mount -o remount rw /system
# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/xbin/flash_image
# chmod 755 /system/xbin/flash_image
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
# mount -o remount ro /system
# reboot recovery
Since I have no Nandroid backup (I cannot do it until CWM is installed), what could I do if something goes wrong ?
2-3) Excellent, thank you.
4) I plan on partitionning, but at which point shoud I preferably do it?
Thank you, I appreciate the help - sorry for all the newbie questions.
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A bit new to installing a recovery and custom ROM on this LG Optimus One (very familiar with Sony phones though), apologies for the newbie-ness. I have all of the files as per this thread, but how do I install the GUI app without a file manager app?
Drachinos said:
A bit new to installing a recovery and custom ROM on this LG Optimus One (very familiar with Sony phones though), apologies for the newbie-ness. I have all of the files as per this thread, but how do I install the GUI app without a file manager app?
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Install some file manager from play store. In phone settings (not file manager) choose security. Then choose to allow installation from unknown sources. Then open your file manager, scroll to sdcard/downloads/ ,and click on flashimage GUI.apk. Installation process will start.
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ibub said:
Install some file manager from play store. In phone settings (not file manager) choose security. Then choose to allow installation from unknown sources. Then open your file manager, scroll to sdcard/downloads/ ,and click on flashimage GUI.apk. Installation process will start.
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I guess I was thinking too much (or not at all!) Simplicity is the key a lot of times!
I tried all of the points in this thread and now this Optimus One has root, recovery and a new ROM. Thanks everyone! :good:
Hello everyone... I recently updated my phone to 4.4.4 via flashtool. It's obvious that it's unrooted now as it's on stock kernel. Is there any chance that anyone is going to make a custom kernel to root D2203 variant with 4.4.4 installed?? Plz let me know asap. Badly need root. Storage issues. Gotta need Link2SD for moving apps and removing bloatware for storage restoration. And it's a root demanding app as you know. Thanks.
ShanePunk123 said:
Hello everyone... I recently updated my phone to 4.4.4 via flashtool. It's obvious that it's unrooted now as it's on stock kernel. Is there any chance that anyone is going to make a custom kernel to root D2203 variant with 4.4.4 installed?? Plz let me know asap. Badly need root. Storage issues. Gotta need Link2SD for moving apps and removing bloatware for storage restoration. And it's a root demanding app as you know. Thanks.
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see it, and next time search before asking.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58407747&postcount=1
pedroj666 said:
see it, and next time search before asking.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58407747&postcount=1
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Hey thank you for sharing the link. But I already got rid of the problem. Help appreciated.
Hello everyone . I need some help with something. I did a partition of my sd card for link2sd. But when I go to re create mount scripts I've tried with every extention ext2 3 4 fat32 fat16 but I get the same error evewyime. Mount script cannot be created mount operation not permitted.what could be the cause of this??? Plz help ASAP. Phone is fully rooted with su version 2.46.
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Try to partition using cwm recovery
ShanePunk123 said:
Hello everyone . I need some help with something. I did a partition of my sd card for link2sd. But when I go to re create mount scripts I've tried with every extention ext2 3 4 fat32 fat16 but I get the same error evewyime. Mount script cannot be created mount operation not permitted.what could be the cause of this??? Plz help ASAP. Phone is fully rooted with su version 2.46.
Sent from my D2203 using XDA Free mobile app
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Does this:
install "MiniTool Partition Wizard Free" then creates two partitions.
VERY IMPORTANT, defines the 2 partitions as PRIMARY.
sees the attachment.
ShanePunk123 said:
Hello everyone . I need some help with something. I did a partition of my sd card for link2sd. But when I go to re create mount scripts I've tried with every extention ext2 3 4 fat32 fat16 but I get the same error evewyime. Mount script cannot be created mount operation not permitted.what could be the cause of this??? Plz help ASAP. Phone is fully rooted with su version 2.46.
Sent from my D2203 using XDA Free mobile app
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Are you sure that your system is prepared to mount system as r/w?
Are you using the Universal init.d to achieve the full root?
pedroj666 said:
Are you sure that your system is prepared to mount system as r/w?
Are you using the Universal init.d to achieve the full root?
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Ya I using universal init.d. For now I have dropped the idea of creating partitions. There is no cwm kernel in my system. Maybe Root isn't working properly. I'll wait till someone develops a kernel for D2203 (4.4.4). that way root will work normally. Till then I'm just using it to convert some of the system apps to user apps and moving them to sd card. things are going fine for now. Got 1.4 gb free in internal. So let's wait and see if someone finally releases the cwm recovery for my model. Thanks btw.
ShanePunk123 said:
Ya I using universal init.d. For now I have dropped the idea of creating partitions. There is no cwm kernel in my system. Maybe Root isn't working properly. I'll wait till someone develops a kernel for D2203 (4.4.4). that way root will work normally. Till then I'm just using it to convert some of the system apps to user apps and moving them to sd card. things are going fine for now. Got 1.4 gb free in internal. So let's wait and see if someone finally releases the cwm recovery for my model. Thanks btw.
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I have 4.4.4 on D2203 with full root and without cwm. I have the "Link2SD Plus" working perfectly without any requirement of cmw!
My D2203 has the boot loader unlocked, does not have any cwm recovery installed, and only use the "Universal init.d" to run the "SYSTEM MOUNT FIX" so you can use without restriction "Link2SD Plus!
If you are not able to create links to the second Partition is because you are doing something wrong!
pedroj666 said:
I have 4.4.4 on D2203 with full root and without cwm. I have the "Link2SD Plus" working perfectly without any requirement of cmw!
My D2203 has the boot loader unlocked, does not have any cwm recovery installed, and only use the "Universal init.d" to run the "SYSTEM MOUNT FIX" so you can use without restriction "Link2SD Plus!
If you are not able to create links to the second Partition is because you are doing something wrong!
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Ya you're right. I am probably doing something wrong. could you guide me thru the process which u applied for gaining system -rw ?? becoz I followed this guide
Fixing ability to mount system as r/w for D2203,D2206,D2243 (LTE)
THIS IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL XPOSED OR LINK2SD OR OTHER APPS WHICH WRITE ON SYSTEM
UPDATED
important - goto settings=>about phone tap on build number until it say,s no need,you are already a devloper. Then go back and open developer options and enable usb debugging
Step 0 - install BusyBox installer and Universal Init.d
Step 1 - Download this SYSTEM MOUNT FIX.zip and extract and run runme.bat
Step 2 - Now Open Universal Init.d Change Switch From Off to On
Step 3 - Now reboot and install busybox. (if busybox install it mean success and if it fail then ask me about it)
Now you can mount system as rw!!!
And according to it, I did everything written in it. Did i do some step wrong?
What all do you do in Universal Init.d? Because I only turned the switch on after runnnig the batch command in the computer from the post of vinay.. the developer. So if you could plz guide me thru the steps which you took after installing 4.4.4 and Superuser. Coz I'm also using Link2sd plus . I suppose that size of the SD card doesn't matter right? Because I'm making partition of 1 gb out of a 2 gb SD card.
ShanePunk123 said:
Ya you're right. I am probably doing something wrong. could you guide me thru the process which u applied for gaining system -rw ?? becoz I followed this guide
Fixing ability to mount system as r/w for D2203,D2206,D2243 (LTE)
THIS IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL XPOSED OR LINK2SD OR OTHER APPS WHICH WRITE ON SYSTEM
UPDATED
important - goto settings=>about phone tap on build number until it say,s no need,you are already a devloper. Then go back and open developer options and enable usb debugging
Step 0 - install BusyBox installer and Universal Init.d
Step 1 - Download this SYSTEM MOUNT FIX.zip and extract and run runme.bat
Step 2 - Now Open Universal Init.d Change Switch From Off to On
Step 3 - Now reboot and install busybox. (if busybox install it mean success and if it fail then ask me about it)
Now you can mount system as rw!!!
And according to it, I did everything written in it. Did i do some step wrong?
What all do you do in Universal Init.d? Because I only turned the switch on after runnnig the batch command in the computer from the post of vinay.. the developer. So if you could plz guide me thru the steps which you took after installing 4.4.4 and Superuser. Coz I'm also using Link2sd plus . I suppose that size of the SD card doesn't matter right? Because I'm making partition of 1 gb out of a 2 gb SD card.
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Does the following:
1 Flash any firmware (18.5.C.0.19 UK)
2 Download and copy to the root of the sd card SuperSU.zip
3 Connect you phone to your pc in Fastboot mode (Turn off your phone and connect usb while pressing vol up)
4 Click on SELECT KERNEL TO FLASH KERNEL CHOOSER WINDOW will open now click on *.sin and change it to *.img Now Select BOOT_D2203_4.4.2.img(Click Here To Download BOOT_D2203_4.4.2.img) and select open KERNEL WILL BE FLASHED
5 Now disconnect USB and press power button on phone. Phone will vibrate with purpule notification light press vol up and down untill you see CWM recovery.
6 Select INSTALL ZIP IN CWM
7 Select 2nd option which is chose zip From /S..... now navigate to UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.zip and press power button.
8 now go back to first page and go to Advance and choose Power Off option --> Fix Root and then connect usb press vol down.
9 You will see Flashtools say Device Connected in FlashMode Now click on Thunder Button.
10 And select FLASH MODE and Click OK Select Firmware and in Wipe Menu Remove mark From CACHE AND DATA and in Exclude Menu Mark All but not Kernel. Now Click on Flash button.
11 After Flash Remove USB and Boot Device.
After all this, we only have half "root"!
Now we get the full root!
IMPORTANT- goto settings=>about phone tap on build number until it say,s no need,you are already a devloper. Then go back and open developer options and enable usb debugging
Step 1 install Universal Init.d
Run the Universal init.d (it is normal for error!)
Step 2 - Download this SYSTEM MOUNT FIX.zip and extract and run runme.bat
VERY IMPORTANTE! RUN MULTIPLE TIMES THE "RUN ME" TO STOP APPEARING ERROR MESSAGE! (I RUN 3 TIMES!)
See the attached image
Step 3 - Now reboot and install busybox. (if busybox install it mean success and if it fail then ask me about it)
If you followed all the steps correctly should appear in the list of scripts "Universal init.d" something called "NS".
Good luck and excuse my English.
google translator!
D2203,D2206,D2243 anyone provide me kernel.sin from ftf file of firmware 18.5.C.0.19 4.4.4 kitkat.
i need it to make cwm recovery kernel for you guy,s
vinay said:
D2203,D2206,D2243 anyone provide me kernel.sin from ftf file of firmware 18.5.C.0.19 4.4.4 kitkat.
i need it to make cwm recovery kernel for you guy,s
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Is this what you needed? I extracted the kernel.sin file by opening the ftf file using winrar. I have attached it.
ShanePunk123 said:
Is this what you needed? I extracted the kernel.sin file by opening the ftf file using winrar. I have attached it.
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Yes,
That what i need.
Is this from 18.5.C.0.19 firmware.
Sent From My Sony Xperia E3 dual.
yup it is... D2203_18.5.C.0.19_Customized_UK this is the file's name.
ShanePunk123 said:
yup it is... D2203_18.5.C.0.19_Customized_UK this is the file's name.
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Do you know how to fix softbrick.
Cause i need someone to test kernel.
All you gotta do is
If kernel won't boot then flash stock
If your reply is yes then i will pm you a test build.
Sent From My Sony Xperia E3 dual.
vinay said:
Do you know how to fix softbrick.
Cause i need someone to test kernel.
All you gotta do is
If kernel won't boot then flash stock
If your reply is yes then i will pm you a test build.
Sent From My Sony Xperia E3 dual.
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yes...
ShanePunk123 said:
yes...
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I will sent you kernel in next few hours or tomorrow morning.
Mediafire upload or Googledrive.
Sent From My Sony Xperia E3 dual.
alright.. Not a problem...
ShanePunk123 said:
alright.. Not a problem...
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I sent you kernel.
Test and reply.
ASAP.
Sent From My Sony Xperia E3 dual.
My mmc got fried while formatting my /system and /data partition using twrp, so I moved my /system and /data partition to sd-ext partitions which I made using 4EXT recovery using delta-roh Turbo-DATA mod.
Here is what my partitions look like
1st partition -> SD-card -> vfat
2nd partition -> sd-ext -> /system -> ext4
3rd partition -> sd-ext2 -> /data -> ext4
Currently I have cm-11 by Ivanich on my phone but cant install Gapps. I ve been editing the update-binary in the Gapps zip but it always returns me the error that
"This Gapps pkg is for android version 4.4.x ...... Your rom : 2.3.7"
But I have a kitkat installed. I am guessing that its not reading the build.prop correctly. So how do I install Gapps ?
Any help is appreciated ...
More info about my phone
S-off
Bootloader unlocked
Rooted
Recovery : 4EXT
Rom : CM-11 by Ivanich
A recovery with modified ramdisk might be necessary. Maybe @hinxnz can help you with that.
Ok. Can i use the android kitchen to unpack recovery.img and modify it ?
If yes what modifications do I need to make it work ?
Wahaj.47 said:
Ok. Can i use the android kitchen to unpack recovery.img and modify it ?
If yes what modifications do I need to make it work ?
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Yes you can use AIK for recovery image, you'll need to modify fstab like you did with the boot image. I have never unpacked 4ext though and it's a bit outdated now but I've always used ivanich's twrp builds when modifying recovery.
Otherwise you could just modify the updater script in the gapps package to not mount data etc but this will have to be done every time.
Edit: I just read your first post and I'm not sure how you even flashed ROM if your system partition is bad, did you modify the ROMs updater script to flash it to your new system on sd-ext or something? If so gapps could be reading your old system, then I'm thinking is it actually bad or just your data partition is...
hinxnz said:
Yes you can use AIK for recovery image, you'll need to modify fstab like you did with the boot image. I have never unpacked 4ext though and it's a bit outdated now but I've always used ivanich's twrp builds when modifying recovery.
Otherwise you could just modify the updater script in the gapps package to not mount data etc but this will have to be done every time.
Edit: I just read your first post and I'm not sure how you even flashed ROM if your system partition is bad, did you modify the ROMs updater script to flash it to your new system on sd-ext or something? If so gapps could be reading your old system, then I'm thinking is it actually bad or just your data partition is...
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Yep I modified the roms updater script to mount sd-ext as /system and sd-ext2 as /data.
I cant modify the gapps updater script because its just a dummy file and all the code is in update binary and it needs some experienced programming .
I ll try modifying the recovery's fstab and post the results.
"/etc/recovery.fstab" is that the file I need to modify ?
Edit:
I also tried adding the gapps to the rom zip itself and flashed it but that made the rom useless because it kept rebooting.
Wahaj.47 said:
Yep I modified the roms updater script to mount sd-ext as /system and sd-ext2 as /data.
I cant modify the gapps updater script because its just a dummy file and all the code is in update binary and it needs some experienced programming .
I ll try modifying the recovery's fstab and post the results.
"/etc/recovery.fstab" is that the file I need to modify ?
Edit:
I also tried adding the gapps to the rom zip itself and flashed it but that made the rom useless because it kept rebooting.
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Just open update binary with a program like note++ if using windows.
I haven't modified recovery for a little while and haven't got the files in front of me but there are a couple to modify to get everything working, just have a peek round in the folders.
hinxnz said:
Just open update binary with a program like note++ if using windows.
I haven't modified recovery for a little while and haven't got the files in front of me but there are a couple to modify to get everything working, just have a peek round in the folders.
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I have been messing around with the update binary but honestly man I ve got know idea, I am not even close to fixing the damn problem.
I haven't tried modifying the recovery fstab yet. I am gonna do it and see what happens.
Wahaj.47 said:
I have been messing around with the update binary but honestly man I ve got know idea, I am not even close to fixing the damn problem.
I haven't tried modifying the recovery fstab yet. I am gonna do it and see what happens.
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If you want, upload your recovery image and I'll modify it for you.
hinxnz said:
If you want, upload your recovery image and I'll modify it for you.
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First I tried using the google installer to install gapps but playstore kept crashing so I ruled that out.
Then I modified the recovery.img and flashed pa-gapps-4.4 and it worked . The playstore was still crashing but updating google play service has fixed it, but I am not sure about this, gonna keep testing for a while. Atleast now I have gapps
Thank you very much
I was getting random reboots on cm-11 so I ve moved on to cm-12.1. Can this be a battery fault ?
Wahaj.47 said:
I was getting random reboots on cm-11 so I ve moved on to cm-12.1. Can this be a battery fault ?
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If you mean shutdowns then yes, otherwise if rebooting then it's something else.
If a full reboot happens, it will show in /proc/last_kmsg
hinxnz said:
If you mean shutdowns then yes, otherwise if rebooting then it's something else.
If a full reboot happens, it will show in /proc/last_kmsg
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I am not experiencing any reboots on cm-12.1, but its lagging a bit. And phone turns off when taking picture with flash on.