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Just got Galaxy S3! New to rooting, ROM, etc....

Hey guys! I just bought the Galaxy S3 and I'm really loving it so far. However, it is my first Android device, so I'm still pretty new to all this rooting, flashing, ROM, etc. All I know is that rooting is similar to jailbreaking in iPhone (which I understand pretty well and use to do all the time) in that it allows you to do things you wouldn't originally been able to do. Because of that, I decided to root my Galaxy S3 following a Youtube video, which turned out really well and was pretty simple. After that, I watched another video to "flash a rom" (I think that's how you say it...) and installed CyanogenMod 10. I wanted Jelly Bean over TouchWiz ICS, so I'm liking it so far. Everything runs smoothly and that Project Butter is uh-mazing! However, I think I've noticed some bugs. For example, the camera's exposure settings don't work and every once in a while, my home button doesn't respond when I'm trying to wake it up from lock! I actually had to pull my battery out yesterday because it wouldn't respond and just froze ...Is there anyway that I can fix this? My Dolphin Browser doesn't play flash anymore too, but that's a little fine with me, since the stock browser is able to. And also, I noticed that when I flashed the rom, it pretty much wiped my phone clean, so is there a way to install all my apps and data back the way I wanted previously? I heard about somethings like Titanium Backup, but then I'm also confused about what the hell all that custom backup and recovery and ClockWork Mod and Rom Mananger is about ...Is it also ok that I installed Apex Launcher after getting CyanogenMod 10? I like how I can still customize it and whatnot.
Sorry for making this post so lengthy! I'm just really excited and curious about how all of this works. It's definitely a lot more complex (but a ton more fun and interesting! ) than just jailbreaking an iPhone. I've looked around the forum and have read some 101 Basics, but it's still quite a lot to understand all in one day. Anyways, if anyone can please provide some feedback, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you! :laugh:

I was using SynergyRom v1.7 for a few days but was really laggy on my device. Ive since switch over to CleanRom 2.0 SP1 running CleanKernel 1.0, using CWM 6.0.1.0 recovery, and so far seems to be running alot smoother and faster than Synergy. The only problem ive found with it is the Rom comes with the cpu set up to 1.9 Ghz even when I have it set at 1.5 on SetCPU, and if im putting a heavy load on my device, the back gets pretty warm. There is a post I remember seein something about that issue but cant find it.
If you would like to give this ROM a try, you can find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070

The current version of cm 10 is nightly is not done and there is bugs. the only thing I got was the wake up thing but it never froze for me.
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fr8cture said:
The current version of cm 10 is nightly is not done and there is bugs. the only thing I got was the wake up thing but it never froze for me.
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So your's doesn't wake when you push the home button too?! Thought it was just me...And do you know when CM10 will be fully stable? Or are there other roms out there that are?

lilaznandyx said:
So your's doesn't wake when you push the home button too?! Thought it was just me...And do you know when CM10 will be fully stable? Or are there other roms out there that are?
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I'm not using cm 10 anymore but try waking it with the power button, I'm currently using paranoid android and don't have the problem and its based off cm10
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lilaznandyx said:
And also, I noticed that when I flashed the rom, it pretty much wiped my phone clean, so is there a way to install all my apps and data back the way I wanted previously? I heard about somethings like Titanium Backup, but then I'm also confused about what the hell all that custom backup and recovery and ClockWork Mod and Rom Mananger is about ...Is it also ok that I installed Apex Launcher after getting CyanogenMod 10? I like how I can still customize it and whatnot.
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welcome! i'm still a noob too but customizing and flashing roms is definitely a whole lot of fun. A few things:
before you continue I suggest that you backup your IMEI if you have not done so. There are currently 3 methods to doing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
you can do all 3 methods just to make sure you are safe.
TitaniumBackup is an awesome program that can save your apps and their data, your contacts, your sms, all to your SD card so that when you need to wipe your data clean you can easily restore all your apps and such again. There is a free version in the appstore that I think is a must have.
ClockworkMod is a custom recovery for our device and basically what we use to flash new roms and kernels. Also we can create Nandroid backups (basically a snapshot of our system that we can restore at a later time) through CWM.
As for launchers you can feel free to use Apex, Nova, Holo, any of these launchers with the different Roms. They will generally come pre-loaded with one but if you have a preference you can just install that launcher and set it as the new default.
Welcome to Android and xda!

pyunny said:
welcome! i'm still a noob too but customizing and flashing roms is definitely a whole lot of fun. A few things:
before you continue I suggest that you backup your IMEI if you have not done so. There are currently 3 methods to doing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
you can do all 3 methods just to make sure you are safe.
TitaniumBackup is an awesome program that can save your apps and their data, your contacts, your sms, all to your SD card so that when you need to wipe your data clean you can easily restore all your apps and such again. There is a free version in the appstore that I think is a must have.
ClockworkMod is a custom recovery for our device and basically what we use to flash new roms and kernels. Also we can create Nandroid backups (basically a snapshot of our system that we can restore at a later time) through CWM.
As for launchers you can feel free to use Apex, Nova, Holo, any of these launchers with the different Roms. They will generally come pre-loaded with one but if you have a preference you can just install that launcher and set it as the new default.
Welcome to Android and xda!
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Thanks for replying! Sorry for asking, but what is an IMEI and why should I back it up? And what is the difference between a Nandroid backup and a Titanium backup?

lilaznandyx said:
Thanks for replying! Sorry for asking, but what is an IMEI and why should I back it up? And what is the difference between a Nandroid backup and a Titanium backup?
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Nandroid Backs up your whole system and Titanium just backs up your apps and app data, Not exactly sure what a IMEI is but if you don't have it you wont have any service.

an IMEI is a code unique to your device that allows your phone to be identified by your provider. Without it you won't have a phone signal nor data. You should back it up as it has been reported that rarely users can lose their IMEI upon flashing a rom.
The devs have been hard at work at learning what triggers this to happen and ways we can get rid of the problem altogether but until then, it's wise to backup the IMEI and save the backups in a safe place.

Most have lost their Imei when flashing aosp roms but not all. Some have reported it with touchwiz roms as well.
The are 3different methods to back it up though not 100% .
All are featured in development section.
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lilaznandyx said:
Thanks for replying! Sorry for asking, but what is an IMEI and why should I back it up? And what is the difference between a Nandroid backup and a Titanium backup?
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International Mobile Equipment Identity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mobile_Equipment_Identity

CleanRom 2.1 just came out today in case anyone is interested...im gonna install it and give it a shot...heard it was much more stable and smoother than v2.0 which im running now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070

nighthawk34691 said:
CleanRom 2.1 just came out today in case anyone is interested...im gonna install it and give it a shot...heard it was much more stable and smoother than v2.0 which im running now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
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How's the new rom? And if I want to install this new rom, do I just do the same thing I did with CM10 (flash, backup, recovery, etc.)?

fr8cture said:
Nandroid Backs up your whole system and Titanium just backs up your apps and app data, Not exactly sure what a IMEI is but if you don't have it you wont have any service.
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Where is everything backed up to? Like say I want to flash a bunch of roms, and later decide to go back to my stock rom, what do I do?

All nandroid backups (cwm) by default are saved to the root of the internal SD card. They typically are small compressed files and really no need to ever move them, though you can have as many as you want, just label and sort them in cwm app.
Titanium defaults to internal SD (again root file that won't be wiped when wiping data), but you can easily change this location to your external to make you feel safer.
Same deal with rom zip files, if you drag and drop through your desktop, you can drop on either sd card or external. If you download through your phone it will be on internal in downloads file, safe from a wipe. You can then move if needs be using a file explorer app. Just remember your location when flashing so you can find your zip in recovery.
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annoyingduck said:
All nandroid backups (cwm) by default are saved to the root of the internal SD card. They typically are small compressed files and really no need to ever move them, though you can have as many as you want, just label and sort them in cwm app.
Titanium defaults to internal SD (again root file that won't be wiped when wiping data), but you can easily change this location to your external to make you feel safer.
Same deal with rom zip files, if you drag and drop through your desktop, you can drop on either sd card or external. If you download through your phone it will be on internal in downloads file, safe from a wipe. You can then move if needs be using a file explorer app. Just remember your location when flashing so you can find your zip in recovery.
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Ahhh ok. So I'm pretty sure that I did a nandroid backup. So if I want to go back to my old rom, do I just reboot into recovery and click restore or something like that?

That's it. I have several nandroid backups of various rom's and configurations that I can then choose from in recovery. Just remember that if one of your recoveries is original stock (which you should have done), just remember that after flashing that backup, you probably will need to reinstall cwm or similar recovery. You won't need to do that with anything other than stock. I'll do my best to answer any other questions, and please tap the thanks button if this helped!

annoyingduck said:
That's it. I have several nandroid backups of various rom's and configurations that I can then choose from in recovery. Just remember that if one of your recoveries is original stock (which you should have done), just remember that after flashing that backup, you probably will need to reinstall cwm or similar recovery. You won't need to do that with anything other than stock. I'll do my best to answer any other questions, and please tap the thanks button if this helped!
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Oh ok. But if flash the stock rom, will it wipe my phone clean, or will I stay rooted? And do roms take up a lot of storage? I had quite a lot of free space, but after CM10 I lost about 1-2 gb I think.

Yes, roms do take up alot of storage, so its a good idea to put the zip files on your external sd card to keep your internal as free as possible, especially if you have multiple roms that your playing around with. As far as flashing stock, if you mean restoring your stock rom from a backup in recovery mode, then the answer is yes to staying rooted, and no to wiping it clean. It will be in the same state that your phone was in when you made the backup. However, if you flash on an original stock rom it can unroot you and wipe everything depending on how its flashed in. This method really should only need to be done if a backup was not made of your stock rom, or if you have bricked your device in some manner.

Oh okay. So I should be fine then. Which rom do you recommend for this S3? I'm trying to find one that is really stable and is hopefully jelly bean. I'm looking at CleanRom right now, because I like how it incorporates some touchwiz, but I think it's ICS?
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[Q] Please help with my phone; i am in deep depression :(

On 1/17/13, i recieved the samsung galaxy s blaze 4g, i know it is an old model phone but i've been trying to root this phone.
This is the first phone i have tried to root and i have failed at it, however i did try my best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgUZV3EDUnY
http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s-blaze-4g-t769-root-77814/
I used these two links to try to root my phone, i followed each step by step, did not check anything but "AUTO REBOOT" but i somehow soft bricked my phone.
I have searched the forums multiple times and i found that i have the same problem as this person.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104969
Once again, i followed these instructions and i ended up at the screen "Welcome to SGH-T769, TOUCH THE ANDROID TO BEGIN" but whenever i touch the android, it gives me and error "GOOGLE SERVICES FRAMEWORK HAS STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY"
Sometimes, it will get as far as "Setup wizard" but would give me the same error
to think of it, regarding the time when i was rooting, i dont think i had my microsd card in my phone which probably led to the problem, god im such a noob
and as a result i did not complete this step "After downloading all the files first move the Superuser.zip to the root of your sdcard..not internal sdcard but the removable one. Then unzip the Odin zip and once unzipped:
" but for now i think i need to fix the google service framework problem?
PLEASE HELP, many thanks in advance
-I would like to try to root this phone again if i am able to fix this problem.

What Google pack did you install?

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jbats said:
What Google pack did you install?
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I really do not know, how do i find out

AndyAZ1000 said:
On 1/17/13, i recieved the samsung galaxy s blaze 4g, i know it is an old model phone but i've been trying to root this phone.
This is the first phone i have tried to root and i have failed at it, however i did try my best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgUZV3EDUnY
http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s-blaze-4g-t769-root-77814/
I used these two links to try to root my phone, i followed each step by step, did not check anything but "AUTO REBOOT" but i somehow soft bricked my phone.
I have searched the forums multiple times and i found that i have the same problem as this person.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104969
Once again, i followed these instructions and i ended up at the screen "Welcome to SGH-T769, TOUCH THE ANDROID TO BEGIN" but whenever i touch the android, it gives me and error "GOOGLE SERVICES FRAMEWORK HAS STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY"
Sometimes, it will get as far as "Setup wizard" but would give me the same error
to think of it, regarding the time when i was rooting, i dont think i had my microsd card in my phone which probably led to the problem, god im such a noob
and as a result i did not complete this step "After downloading all the files first move the Superuser.zip to the root of your sdcard..not internal sdcard but the removable one. Then unzip the Odin zip and once unzipped:
" but for now i think i need to fix the google service framework problem?
PLEASE HELP, many thanks in advance
-I would like to try to root this phone again if i am able to fix this problem.
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You soft bricked your phone because you are using 4.0.4 as the device now ships with ICS- k0nane's root kernel won't work for ICS. That root method only works for GB. You need to put CWM on your phone to root ICS (flash superuser or supersu zip through CWM). Also once you have CWM on your phone you can flash any ROM -stock or otherwise- to your phone through CWM. The link with the other person having the same issue was resolved...
Look at these threads :
How to root ICS : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228
CWM via ODIN : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591622
Heck you should just really look here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574556
Blaze 4g bible. Sticky thread. Not hiding from anyone. If you want to return to stock there is a thread for it. If you want to install a custom rom all of that info is there too.
Search search search. You will find everything you need here.

anactoraaron said:
You soft bricked your phone because you are using 4.0.4 as the device now ships with ICS- k0nane's root kernel won't work for ICS. That root method only works for GB. You need to put CWM on your phone to root ICS (flash superuser or supersu zip through CWM). Also once you have CWM on your phone you can flash any ROM -stock or otherwise- to your phone through CWM. The link with the other person having the same issue was resolved...
Look at these threads :
How to root ICS : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228
CWM via ODIN : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591622
Heck you should just really look here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574556
Blaze 4g bible. Sticky thread. Not hiding from anyone. If you want to return to stock there is a thread for it. If you want to install a custom rom all of that info is there too.
Search search search. You will find everything you need here.
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GOD DAMN, THANK YOU,its so overwhelming though ;/
unfortunately, i am one of those people who literally need step my step instructions and im not too sure you would like to help me through this long process. i have no idea where to start and do i just ignore the google framework error and try to "ROOT" again?
I am very sorry for being such an inconvenience

update: I did all of these steps:
((((((((((((((After downloading all the files first move the Superuser.zip to the root of your sdcard..not internal sdcard but the removable one. Then unzip the Odin zip and once unzipped:
Step 1:
Run Odin 1.85.exe, and prepare Odin:
Check "auto-reboot", and uncheck all other options.
Click PDA and select the TAR for clockworkdmod you downloaded. Click PIT and select the Blaze PIT your downloaded.
DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU HAVE REPARTITION UNCHECKED
Step 2:
Connect the USB cable to your PC, but NOT your device.
Remove the battery.
Reinsert the battery.
Hold down Volume Up + Volume Down
Then while holding the voume keys plug in USB cable
You should now be in Download Mode
Step 3:
Make Sure repartition is still unchecked and click START in Odin.))))))))))))))
note* for the superuser.zip, i just downloaded the file and dragged it into my microsd, is that right???
-WHEN i am done with these steps, i get back to the "Welcome to SGH-T769, TOUCH THE ANDROID TO BEGIN" but whenever i touch the android, it gives me the same error "GOOGLE SERVICES FRAMEWORK HAS STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY" again, IS THIS SUPPOSE to happen?
i am extremely confused

AndyAZ1000 said:
update: I did all of these steps:
((((((((((((((After downloading all the files first move the Superuser.zip to the root of your sdcard..not internal sdcard but the removable one. Then unzip the Odin zip and once unzipped:
Step 1:
Run Odin 1.85.exe, and prepare Odin:
Check "auto-reboot", and uncheck all other options.
Click PDA and select the TAR for clockworkdmod you downloaded. Click PIT and select the Blaze PIT your downloaded.
DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU HAVE REPARTITION UNCHECKED
Step 2:
Connect the USB cable to your PC, but NOT your device.
Remove the battery.
Reinsert the battery.
Hold down Volume Up + Volume Down
Then while holding the voume keys plug in USB cable
You should now be in Download Mode
Step 3:
Make Sure repartition is still unchecked and click START in Odin.))))))))))))))
note* for the superuser.zip, i just downloaded the file and dragged it into my microsd, is that right???
-WHEN i am done with these steps, i get back to the "Welcome to SGH-T769, TOUCH THE ANDROID TO BEGIN" but whenever i touch the android, it gives me the same error "GOOGLE SERVICES FRAMEWORK HAS STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY" again, IS THIS SUPPOSE to happen?
i am extremely confused
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Try to boot cwm and factory reset to clear up framework issue. Edit: wipe davlik also (located in advanced) .Yes putting SU zip on your sd card is right. You will need to 'install from SD card' and then choose zip to install to flash su for root. If framework continues to be an issue after factory reset then I would suggest flashing a custom ROM (same flashing process as root normally - read ROM op first!). There are quite a few stock based ROMs that are great. Or you could go straight to JB/cm10. Up to you.. there's so many great ROMs for this device!
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OMG IT FIXED IT
I LOVE YOU. HOW can i ever thank you??!
how do i know if it is rooted? and ive gone through the whole google setup thing, what do i do next?

anactoraaron said:
Try to boot cwm and factory reset to clear up framework issue. Edit: wipe davlik also (located in advanced) .Yes putting SU zip on your sd card is right. You will need to 'install from SD card' and then choose zip to install to flash su for root. If framework continues to be an issue after factory reset then I would suggest flashing a custom ROM (same flashing process as root normally - read ROM op first!). There are quite a few stock based ROMs that are great. Or you could go straight to JB/cm10. Up to you.. there's so many great ROMs for this device!
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OMG IT FIXED IT
I LOVE YOU. HOW can i ever thank you??!
how do i know if it is rooted? and ive gone through the whole google setup thing, what do i do next?

AndyAZ1000 said:
OMG IT FIXED IT
I LOVE YOU. HOW can i ever thank you??!
how do i know if it is rooted? and ive gone through the whole google setup thing, what do i do next?
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Check for superuser or supersu in your app drawer. If either is there (I don't know which one you decided to use) then you are rooted.:good:

wow, thanks a lot, yes I have superuser when I open my apps. This is really more difficult then jailbreaking =p but I would like to ask, what I have to do to get "roms" or "kernels" and "apps" after my device is rooted?
Will changing roms mean I have to re_root?
sorry for having these silly questions but after resolving my problems and hrs of frustration, IM rly beginning to like this phone thanks again in advance
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After flashing a new ROM , just set phone up as usual when it boots up... then just enjoy having a kicka$$ phone no need to re-root.. just read installation of ROM good write it down if you must I did when I first started. Look and shop around there's plenty of great ROMs for this phone
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Actually, depending upon what time frame you rooted the idont device, rooting this phone with CWM is SIGNIFICANTLY easier than jailbreaking. Your problems of course, started because you didn't come here in the first place. Had you done that, it would have been a breeze.
As for your question about changing roms and will you have to re-root?
Don't look at it that way...If you want to switch to another rom that is applied through CWM, you're pretty much doing the same process you did when you came here, you're just only selecting the other rom through CWM. Don't forget to reset/wipe through CWM first though!

Cirkustanz said:
Actually, depending upon what time frame you rooted the idont device, rooting this phone with CWM is SIGNIFICANTLY easier than jailbreaking. Your problems of course, started because you didn't come here in the first place. Had you done that, it would have been a breeze.
As for your question about changing roms and will you have to re-root?
Don't look at it that way...If you want to switch to another rom that is applied through CWM, you're pretty much doing the same process you did when you came here, you're just only selecting the other rom through CWM. Don't forget to reset/wipe through CWM first though!
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great thanks for everyone's help, i really appreciate it and yea, rooting would have been easier had i come here first.
i have another quesiton: if i were to change rom, do i have to backup all my apps and contacts?

Titanium backup from play store .. contacts are synced with Google, I never restore apps or data,
Just redownload apps I use
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henslo said:
Titanium backup from play store .. contacts are synced with Google, I never restore apps or data,
Just redownload apps I use
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is that not extremely tedious, i thought titanium backup only backs up like game data or soemthing.
is there anyway i could backup the apps that i already downloaded through apptoide and google play?
and also i used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228 to root my phone, does that mean i can only download ics 4.0.4 roms and kernels? (do i download roms and kernels serperately?)
ive heard that jelly bean is the lastest and fastest one, is there anyway for me to get this and what rom would u recommend?

AndyAZ1000 said:
is that not extremely tedious, i thought titanium backup only backs up like game data or soemthing.
is there anyway i could backup the apps that i already downloaded through apptoide and google play?
and also i used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228 to root my phone, does that mean i can only download ics 4.0.4 roms and kernels? (do i download roms and kernels serperately?)
ive heard that jelly bean is the lastest and fastest one, is there anyway for me to get this and what rom would u recommend?
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if your rooted on ICS u can flash anything in cwm. For a daily driver I use cm 10, bug free. There's also slim bean, aokp, pacman, paranoid android.
Whatever you choose create a backup first in cwm, than flash ROM, than gapps, than factory reset/wipe cache/ in advanced wipe delvik. Reboot and give it time to boot. I would also recommend a launched such as nova or holo. They will allow u to backup your home screen and drawer preferances , and hide apps. Google can automatically redownload all your apps minus any save data. Tb can be a pain when switching roms, not all apps will work coming from ICS to jelly bean. Make sure and be safe, go ahead and write down all your contacts before flashing. I've flashed jb on three different phones and lost the contacts each time. After the initial flash of jb , flashing updates and such you won't lose any contacts as long as they are synced with Google. Happy flashing

jbats said:
if your rooted on ICS u can flash anything in cwm. For a daily driver I use cm 10, bug free. There's also slim bean, aokp, pacman, paranoid android.
Whatever you choose create a backup first in cwm, than flash ROM, than gapps, than factory reset/wipe cache/ in advanced wipe delvik. Reboot and give it time to boot. I would also recommend a launched such as nova or holo. They will allow u to backup your home screen and drawer preferances , and hide apps. Google can automatically redownload all your apps minus any save data. Tb can be a pain when switching roms, not all apps will work coming from ICS to jelly bean. Make sure and be safe, go ahead and write down all your contacts before flashing. I've flashed jb on three different phones and lost the contacts each time. After the initial flash of jb , flashing updates and such you won't lose any contacts as long as they are synced with Google. Happy flashing
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let me get this straight, so a kernel is a part of the rom but you have to download them seperately? (rom then kernel?)
what link from the bible ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574556 )would i have to use to get cm 10 jellybean
what do you mean by not all apps will work coming from ics to jellybean?i've made up my mind to get jelly bean but im still confused at how i would backup the apps i downloaded from "apptoide" and "google play"
whats a gapp?
god, im so bad at this, sorry

AndyAZ1000 said:
let me get this straight, so a kernel is a part of the rom but you have to download them seperately? (rom then kernel?)
what link from the bible ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574556 )would i have to use to get cm 10 jellybean
what do you mean by not all apps will work coming from ics to jellybean?i've made up my mind to get jelly bean but im still confused at how i would backup the apps i downloaded from "apptoide" and "google play"
whats a gapp?
god, im so bad at this, sorry
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if your rooted you grab the zip from here http://get.cm/?device=t769 , now you need the gapps or known as your Google app pack you can find those in the blaze bible. Once both are downloaded, reboot into cwm. Now flash the cm 10 zip ( go for the newest one the stable is quite old and missing some features) once it completes flash the gapps zip. Now do a factory reset, now wipe cache, last wipe delvik. Once you've done these steps reboot your phone. Now be patient and wait. It can take in some cases 10 mins to completely boot. If everything was done correctly you will be greeted with a setup prompt. Enjoy
Apps from Google play are listed in my apps. Check your apps play page to see what version of android they are compatible with
Oh yeah your ROM has your kernel included. The kernels listed in the dev section are for over clocking and under voltage and are for people who've done this before. Besides I don't use them, not necessary.

jbats said:
if your rooted you grab the zip from here http://get.cm/?device=t769 , now you need the gapps or known as your Google app pack you can find those in the blaze bible. Once both are downloaded, reboot into cwm. Now flash the cm 10 zip ( go for the newest one the stable is quite old and missing some features) once it completes flash the gapps zip. Now do a factory reset, now wipe cache, last wipe delvik. Once you've done these steps reboot your phone. Now be patient and wait. It can take in some cases 10 mins to completely boot. If everything was done correctly you will be greeted with a setup prompt. Enjoy
Apps from Google play are listed in my apps. Check your apps play page to see what version of android they are compatible with
Oh yeah your ROM has your kernel included. The kernels listed in the dev section are for over clocking and under voltage and are for people who've done this before. Besides I don't use them, not necessary.
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Thanks!
so i will use 1/14/23 one in the link u posted, used this gapp -Full 4.2 Gapps zip: http://d-h.st/K47
1, download them to the sd card
2, reboot to cwm, flash the 1/14/13, when thats done, flash the gapps zip
3, factory reset, wipe cache and delvik
4,reboot and wait?
what about backing up apps from http://apptoide.store.aptoide.com/ that i downloaded?

[Q] Problems with most Roms

I am unlocked and have the recovery of twrp 2.3.3.0. I'm having problems with about every single rom I flash. I wipe everything as you are suppose to and the flash appears to go well but usually right away after the rom boots up the system becomes unresponsive. I have to hold my finger over a button for a couple seconds for it to acknowledge a touch and things just don"t run right.
Its like either the system is almost locked up or the touchscreen just hardly works.... one of the two. I made a backup of my original asus setup and if I restore it the tablet works just fine. I've tried hydro, cm 10.1, blackbean 7, and one or two I'm forgetting. AOKP RC1 is the only custom rom that gives me no problems at all in this regard, unfortunately its an unfinished rom, no camera and my battery dies like crazy with it...
The 2nd best running rom that I really like from what I have seen is blackbean 7. Runs great for first few minutes but after playing a game for a bit or doing some other things and having it run just great all the sudden the dreaded problem occurs and the only fix is a reboot for it to work for a while longer. So frustrated at this point as I have flashed so many roms and resetup so many things just to find myself doing it again trying to fix this and find a rom that works for me.
Any ideas at all on what could do this? Is the difference in the kernels the reason why AOKP RC1 and Asus original work but none of the others? Or does it have to do with my recovery? Fairly certain I have the correct most recommended one with twrp 2.3.3.0 and the process went fine. Any ideas greatly appreciated. I really just want to be able to run blackbean. And knowing that most all roms will not work for me is rather disturbing in regards to the future. Really wanting to like my new tf300t but its making it hard:silly:

Try to downgrade your recovery.
Use this : openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-tf300t-JB.blob
and take a feedback after, thanks

I really appreciate that you took the time to give me something to try but I'm afraid it didn't work. Process went fine I'm on 2.3.1.0 twrp but same problem. First rom I've tried instant non-responsive. Any other ideas?

I've been using ClockWorkMod Recovery on my TF300T, and it's been great. (Used it to upgrade my ROM to CM 10.1.) No issues at all.
If you need instructions for getting it installed on a TF300T, check out my second-to-last post on thoughtsontechnology.com. (NONE of the work is mine, I just compiled the instructions and links in one spot for easier access. Most of the work came from XDA contributors, they've been really great.)

Most roms need 5 to 10 mins to stabilize after a new install, usually as they are building media storage files, etc. Are you giving them enough time?
Failing that I can only think your microsd has something corrupt on it. Boot with it out.

Well I tried cwm again flashed it no problem installed rom no problem but no fix. So guess we have established it definitely isn't the recovery at this point...
Yes I've given roms several reboots and lots of suffering them working for 10min to only fail again for another reboot... So its not that. Still the only Rom that will work is my backup of the original asus and the AOKP RC1. Trying it without the external sdcard right now.
Well no joy on the removal of the external sdcard

Have you tried a full wipe before installing? You must have some thing on the data partition causing this. I

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Have you tried a full wipe before installing? You must have some thing on the data partition causing this. I
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Not sure what a full wipe is? I wipe cache/dalvik system format data and have even tried formatting the sdcard once several roms ago. One thing I have noticed since I am trying so many roms all the time is the sdcard file structure seems odd as I have at the root of the sdcard a 0 directory that continues to be added to. Currently it goes sdcard/0/0/0/0 to actually get to where I have things stored like music, downloads. Is this normal? Its strangely repetitive.

Personally I think you should stop using TWRP if you're having all these issues. Just flash CWM and have fun

touchscreen
This thread is a couple months old, but i am having the same problem. After installing a lot of different roms, both stock based and cm/AOKP. I let the rom stabilize and after a few hours or even minutes the touch screen has a mind of its own. It lags, double touches or fails to respond at all. I m on twrp 2.4.1.0. Was this issue ever resolved? Should I try old version recovery or cwm? I restored rooted stock us10.4.2.20 and the issue is gone. Is it possible that installing a rom changed the touch screen firmware? I am open to suggestions as I have spent alot of time on this with no luck. Thanks!
What version CWM would u suggest as this is probably my next move?

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This thread is a couple months old, but i am having the same problem. After installing a lot of different roms, both stock based and cm/AOKP. I let the rom stabilize and after a few hours or even minutes the touch screen has a mind of its own. It lags, double touches or fails to respond at all. I m on twrp 2.4.1.0. Was this issue ever resolved? Should I try old version recovery or cwm? I restored rooted stock us10.4.2.20 and the issue is gone. Is it possible that installing a rom changed the touch screen firmware? I am open to suggestions as I have spent alot of time on this with no luck. Thanks!
What version CWM would u suggest as this is probably my next move?
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Sounds like you have a hardware fault if the issue persists across multiple firmwares.

Also, OP said his SD card directory structure was strange. I'd format both internal and external SD in recovery (in addition to wiping and factory reset) before you flash.

Thanks! Wiping internal has seemed to do the job. Still would like to know what the issue was. I was thinking it was the touch panel firmware, but thought that would be in /system
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upgrade one a from 4.1.2

i have CM10 and android 4.1.2 on my one x (att), i want to upgrade to 4.2.2.
if i install the new rom and gapps do i need to flash a new boot.img or will the one i have still work?
also what is the best way to restore my settings to the new version? i spent lots of time setting this phone up with and and i'd prefer to migrate as much as possible. I would appreciate if if you treated me as a newbie with the migration and are descriptive in your response as i have never done this before.
TIA

You can probably find out more about upgrading from CM10 to 10.1 by looking through the 10.1 thread. I'm almost entirely a Sense person, so I can't speak specifically to this situation (moving from CM10 to 10.1). But seeing as you are moving from one Android build to another, I'd assume you need to treat it as moving to a "new" ROM. I would also bet that you need to flash boot.img again. It only takes a minute to do, so why bother even trying to skip that step?
In general, if moving from one ROM to another, you should wipe user data, and not migrate system data, and migrate as few settings as possible. Migrating system data is almost sure to cause serious bugs, and migrating settings can be problematic also.
Recommend using Titanium Backup to migrate apps and data (but not system data), and if you get the paid version, its well worth the couple dollars to get the batch function (can backup and restore all your user apps with just a couple taps).
Do any other backing up you want to do (I like to backup my text messages by using the app SMS Backup+). And if you like, use TWRP to make a nandroid backup, in case you want to revert to your current ROM.
Then before flashing CM10.1 factory reset only within TWRP (factory reset in hboot will corrupt your SD card). Factory reset will wipe any user data (but should leave the internal SD untouched). So be sure to backup anything you want to keep, beforehand. Then wipe Dalvik and cache, also within TWRP. Then flash the ROM, boot.img and gapps. Then startup the ROM, restore your apps with Titanium. Then setup your homescreen and settings to your liking. Some people also like to migrate WiFi and Bluetooth pairings (I think Titanium will do it). Especially handy if you have a lot of pairings. But I don't have many pairings, and migrating them never seemed to work right for me, so I just do it manually.
Really, setting up from scratch is not that hard. With the help of Titanium, I can be back up and running in about 20 minutes.

You shouldn't have to flash a new boot just flash the new Rom over the old one. As long ast there there both cm something your good. But make a backup in recovery just on case
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As long ast there there both cm something your good. But make a backup in recovery just on case
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I don't think you mean that literally. If you were to go from CM9 to CM10, and not flash the kernel, I don't think that would work.
Even going from CM10 to CM10.1, it would require the kernels being the same, or at least similar enough to not cause any problems. Have you tried this yourself, or read others tried it on the CM thread?
Are you sure you aren't thinking of just going from one nightly to another?
Also assume the OP is hboot 1.14 or higher, and S-on. Otherwise flashing boot.img separately is not an issue at all.

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I don't think you mean that literally. If you were to go from CM9 to CM10, and not flash the kernel, I don't think that would work.
Even going from CM10 to CM10.1, it would require the kernels being the same, or at least similar enough to not cause any problems. Have you tried this yourself, or read others tried it on the CM thread?
Are you sure you aren't thinking of just going from one nightly to another?
Also assume the OP is boot 1.14 or higher, and S-on. Otherwise flashing boot.img separately is not an issue at all.
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thanks for the relies, i backed it all up this morning and tried to flash the latest nightly and the htc screen just hung, so im guessing i need to flash the boot.img, i need to do that home where i have the android sdk tools installed.
as far as migrating the data, im guessing that's not practical with what appears to be two separate builds... sigh, the 10.1 night came out a week after installed cm 10. oh well at least im not still waiting for slow ass ATT to get me the update.

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thanks for the relies, i backed it all up this morning and tried to flash the latest nightly and the htc screen just hung, so im guessing i need to flash the boot.img, i need to do that home where i have the android sdk tools installed.
as far as migrating the data, im guessing that's not practical with what appears to be two separate builds... sigh, the 10.1 night came out a week after installed cm 10. oh well at least im not still waiting for slow ass ATT to get me the update.
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Sorry I come from sense based roms but I have a feeling you haven't heard of flash gui. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453617
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[Q] Phone is incredibly slow after re-flashing CM 11

I don't know if I missed a step or not, but every app and settings screen now takes about 20-30 seconds to open, booting takes 3-5 minutes. The phone is set up with the same ROM, kernel, apps, etc. as a few weeks ago when it was running super-fast.
I reflashed this version of CM 11 which had worked perfectly for me for about a month (this is a Samsung Galaxy Blaze S 4G):
cm-11-20150119-NIGHTLY-t769.zip
I was downgrading back to that after trying a nightly that made staticky lines all over my phone and made it lock up constantly...
When I reflashed, here's what I did (after backing up with TiBu):
In recovery I wiped to factory
Cleared the cache and Dalvik cache
Formatted /system and /data
Flashed the zip of CM 11 from my external SD
Flashed the zip of GaPPs from the external SD
Rebooted
Rebooted fine, I installed TiBu and Link2SD and started restoring apps/moving to 2nd SD card partition.
The phone is much much slower than stock. I don't know what the difference is... can someone please give me a checklist to try or tell me what I might have done wrong in the re-flashing process?

kanjigirl said:
I don't know if I missed a step or not, but every app and settings screen now takes about 20-30 seconds to open, booting takes 3-5 minutes. The phone is set up with the same ROM, kernel, apps, etc. as a few weeks ago when it was running super-fast.
I reflashed this version of CM 11 which had worked perfectly for me for about a month (this is a Samsung Galaxy Blaze S 4G):
cm-11-20150119-NIGHTLY-t769.zip
I was downgrading back to that after trying a nightly that made staticky lines all over my phone and made it lock up constantly...
When I reflashed, here's what I did (after backing up with TiBu):
In recovery I wiped to factory
Cleared the cache and Dalvik cache
Formatted /system and /data
Flashed the zip of CM 11 from my external SD
Flashed the zip of GaPPs from the external SD
Rebooted
Rebooted fine, I installed TiBu and Link2SD and started restoring apps/moving to 2nd SD card partition.
The phone is much much slower than stock. I don't know what the difference is... can someone please give me a checklist to try or tell me what I might have done wrong in the re-flashing process?
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Hi
There are newer versions of CM11 t769 up already.
You should wipe cache and dalvik after restoring your apps. If it doesn't help, make a clean installation of cm and try if the speed is better. Restoring apps via Titanium Backup while using Link2SD can easily cause errors. May be you have reinstall apps without restore. Also new partitioning of your sd card could help.

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There are newer versions of CM11 t769 up already.
You should wipe cache and dalvik after restoring your apps. If it doesn't help, make a clean installation of cm and try if the speed is better. Restoring apps via Titanium Backup while using Link2SD can easily cause errors. May be you have reinstall apps without restore. Also new partitioning of your sd card could help.
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How do I choose a version of CM to use?? This is new to me, just rooted for the first time last month. I don't know how to choose... I was using that one I mentioned above for a month with zero issues, then upgraded to a new nightly, but had to downgrade back due to problems and that was where my issue here started...
I did wipe cache and Dalvik after restoring my apps, and I did repartition my SD card as Link2SD wasn't working for me after reflashing (I got a new beta version of Link2SD from the developer that worked perfectly).

kanjigirl said:
How do I choose a version of CM to use?? This is new to me, just rooted for the first time last month. I don't know how to choose... I was using that one I mentioned above for a month with zero issues, then upgraded to a new nightly, but had to downgrade back due to problems and that was where my issue here started...
I did wipe cache and Dalvik after restoring my apps, and I did repartition my SD card as Link2SD wasn't working for me after reflashing (I got a new beta version of Link2SD from the developer that worked perfectly).
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The CM11 builds are sorted by date. Newest build CLICK HERE are always on the top. Latest is 02/23. Keep in mind that CM is still under develpoment and may not run stable.

LS.xD said:
The CM11 builds are sorted by date. Newest build CLICK HERE are always on the top. Latest is 02/23. Keep in mind that CM is still under develpoment and may not run stable.
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Should I pick the newest build then, and reflash with that? I see there's a stable one for CM 10 for my phone, but it's from 2012...
Should I go with something other than CM? I'm just confused at this point. I like Kitkat and would like to stay with that if feasible (my stock phone was ICS).

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Should I pick the newest build then, and reflash with that? I see there's a stable one for CM 10 for my phone, but it's from 2012...
Should I go with something other than CM? I'm just confused at this point. I like Kitkat and would like to stay with that if feasible (my stock phone was ICS).
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I haven't tested the builds as i don't have the phone, its usefull to read the CM11 thread for your phone to check out bugs. You can try newer builds, but theres no guarantee that everything works. All in all you should go for newer versions from time to time

LS.xD said:
I haven't tested the builds as i don't have the phone, its usefull to read the CM11 thread for your phone to check out bugs. You can try newer builds, but theres no guarantee that everything works. All in all you should go for newer versions from time to time
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Hmm. My build was stable, I upgraded to a new one, and my phone stopped working. Going back isn't working either.
CM 10.0 is listed as a stable release, I'm wondering if that would be better (i.e. less time spent wiping and reflashing repeatedly) than a new nightly for CM 11?

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Hmm. My build was stable, I upgraded to a new one, and my phone stopped working. Going back isn't working either.
CM 10.0 is listed as a stable release, I'm wondering if that would be better (i.e. less time spent wiping and reflashing repeatedly) than a new nightly for CM 11?
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CM10 = Android 4.1.2
CM10.1 = Android 4.2.2
CM10.2 = Android 4.3.1
CM11 = Android 4.4.4
CM12 = Android 5.0.2
CM10 means you have NO bugs, everything runs stable at the cost that you have a really old rom. If you don't like maintain your phone continuisly its a good choice. I really like trying new stuff, so i flash nearly every new build of used roms / kernels for my phones. So I would stay at CM11. But thats just my personal opinion. By the way you don't need to create backups with Titanium Backup all the time. Just make a backup with your recovery. After installing a new rom, use Titanium Backup with the option "Extract from nandroid backup" to restore your apps. On previous phones I also used tools like Link2SD or Int2Ext, but after some time it always caused problems and never ran 100% stable and fast, so think about if you really need it.

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CM10 = Android 4.1.2
CM10.1 = Android 4.2.2
CM10.2 = Android 4.3.1
CM11 = Android 4.4.4
CM12 = Android 5.0.2
CM10 means you have NO bugs, everything runs stable at the cost that you have a really old rom. If you don't like maintain your phone continuisly its a good choice. I really like trying new stuff, so i flash nearly every new build of used roms / kernels for my phones. So I would stay at CM11. But thats just my personal opinion. By the way you don't need to create backups with Titanium Backup all the time. Just make a backup with your recovery. After installing a new rom, use Titanium Backup with the option "Extract from nandroid backup" to restore your apps. On previous phones I also used tools like Link2SD or Int2Ext, but after some time it always caused problems and never ran 100% stable and fast, so think about if you really need it.
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Ack. Well... I like Kitkat a lot. I might get the latest CM11 nightly and new GAPPS and try that first.
I have so little memory, kept running out of space and that's why I use Link2SD. But thanks for the advice on TiBu, I did make a Nandroid backup last night from CWM.

kanjigirl said:
Ack. Well... I like Kitkat a lot. I might get the latest CM11 nightly and new GAPPS and try that first.
I have so little memory, kept running out of space and that's why I use Link2SD. But thanks for the advice on TiBu, I did make a Nandroid backup last night from CWM.
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PA GApps are quite good and still up-to-date. Use "PICO" to save some space.

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PA GApps are quite good and still up-to-date. Use "PICO" to save some space.
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That looks great, thanks very much!
I'll post back here once I get my phone straightened out in the next couple of days to say what happened, in case it helps someone later.

Possibly stupid question - do I need to do anything with the kernel or pit if I'm just installing a new ROM? That was only for rooting, right?

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Possibly stupid question - do I need to do anything with the kernel or pit if I'm just installing a new ROM? That was only for rooting, right?
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Kernel is always included in the new "rom". So everytime you flash a rom, you automatically flash the kernel with it. PIT is the partition table of the phones partition. As long its not clearly necessary, DON'T ever change it!

Got it, thank you for your help!

So last night I wiped the phone and flashed the latest CM 11 (from yesterday) and the Pico package from PA-GApps. The phone is now super-fast again. I restored a few key apps to try out for the next day or so before restoring the rest, but so far so good, everything is back to normal. Thank you so much for the help.

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So last night I wiped the phone and flashed the latest CM 11 (from yesterday) and the Pico package from PA-GApps. The phone is now super-fast again. I restored a few key apps to try out for the next day or so before restoring the rest, but so far so good, everything is back to normal. Thank you so much for the help.
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Sounds great

Quick question - if this thread is still open. The phone's been fine since I flashed CM 11 and Pico GApps, until this morning, when it now does 'Android is Upgrading' every time I boot and every user app crashes as soon as it's opened. I have all auto-syncs and auto-updates disabled, and haven't added any user apps to the phone since Wednesday.
Do I need to flash again, and then have to go through the restore process all over? Or could it be an app causing this? I'm not sure where to look for a source of the problem.