Hey all, I've just switched to this ATT One X and I'm looking for a little guidance. I've rooted, unlocked bootloader, and flashed TWRP. I've also downloaded PAC and GAPPs. That being said, I've read a little about flashing a Rom and a boot.img seperately which would be new to me. I didn't see anything mentioning that process on the PAC thread so I'm assuming that I just wipe data, flash Rom, wipe cache and dalvik, flash gapps and reboot? If there is something I'm missing, could anybody help? Thanks in advance!
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If you are s-off you do not have to flash the boot.img seperately. If you are s-on you have to flash the boot.img with fastboot from a computer.
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If you are s-off you do not have to flash the boot.img seperately. If you are s-on you have to flash the boot.img with fastboot from a computer.
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Thanks! Im s-on at the moment so I'll look into getting s-off when I get some free time. Hopefully adb will cooperate with me, we have a love/hate relationship....
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Quick question, flash the whole rom zip, then the boot.img, then gaaps?
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I'm pretty sure you can flash the boot.img with fastboot before or after the rom. But flash gapps after you flash the rom. The way I used to do it(when I was s-on) was flash rom, flash gapps, then flash the boot.img from the terminal using fastboot.
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flash boot.img first then rom and gapps, but definately do s-off you don't wanna end up forgetting that flashing 3.17/3.18 with s-on + supercid will brick your phone.
Nice! I'm looking into s-off as of now, but what did you mean by flashing 3.17/3.18? I'm on 3.18 and I believe I have superCID. Does that mean I should hold off on flashing until I'm s-off?
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No you can flash now. We weren't aware that you're already on the 3.18 firmware. If you weren't on that firmware you would have needed to RUU up to it in order to flash the ROM, and the warning was to get s-off before running the RUU because s-on + SuperCID + RUU = brick. So, go ahead and flash the ROM.
PS. In future, make sure you provide all relevant information (current firmware/current recovery/s-off or s-on status). This information is needed to help, and it also stops this kind of confusion.
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No you can flash now. We weren't aware that you're already on the 3.18 firmware. If you weren't on that firmware you would have needed to RUU up to it in order to flash the ROM, and the warning was to get s-off before running the RUU because s-on + SuperCID + RUU = brick. So, go ahead and flash the ROM.
PS. In future, make sure you provide all relevant information (current firmware/current recovery/s-off or s-on status). This information is needed to help, and it also stops this kind of confusion.
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Sorry for the confusion. Trying to gather as much knowledge on this as possible and didn't think to mention that I did the ota update to 3.18. I appreciate the help guys and hopefully soon I'll have a custom Rom running on this thing :thumbup:
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Successfully flashed PAC and ended up using the app posted here. Worked like a charm! Thanks for all the help guys!
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Just rooted and successfully s-off'd my next step is flashing a rom, I'm reading the instructions for Team Venom's sense rom.
Step 1 says 'Flash the boot img script' I'm using a t-mobile us one s do I still flash the same boot script? Or do I need a different one???
Also what's the best way to get wifi working? I've read that you need to flash a different hboot.
You're S-Off, boot.imgs are redundant to you now. Just flash the ROM.
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You're S-Off, boot.imgs are redundant to you now. Just flash the ROM.
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thank you, that's what I needed to know.
So i got my phone's bootloader relock and i flash the stock recovery but i cant access it i dont know why but whatever thats my issue
I wanna go back to stock but i cant run the RUU bcuz i have a Mac
So is there anyway to flash a stock ruu or rom from fastboot or the bootloader i remember doing it in the htc evo once and it worked like a charm
I need your help guys im trying to bring back my phone bcuz the power button is not working properly
So yea thats my issue any help or recommendations are much appreciated thnks
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Doesn't ruu require windows? You try a virtual machine to emulate windows. What exactly are you trying to do? Are you trying to achieve s off?
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yankee minaj said:
So i got my phone's bootloader relock and i flash the stock recovery but i cant access it i dont know why but whatever thats my issue
I wanna go back to stock but i cant run the RUU bcuz i have a Mac
So is there anyway to flash a stock ruu or rom from fastboot or the bootloader i remember doing it in the htc evo once and it worked like a charm
I need your help guys im trying to bring back my phone bcuz the power button is not working properly
So yea thats my issue any help or recommendations are much appreciated thnks
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Are you S-OFF already?
Is this an AT&T one X? you would have had to supercid to root, if you RUU and you are not S-OFF you will brick.
To RUU, you'll need windows be it through a VM or another PC.
You can flash an OTA through stock recovery if you download the zip but if you're superCID that will also brick you.
I have S-on Relock hboot 1.09
I guess im gonna ask a friend to let me borough hes windows laptop i think thats the easiest way to go back
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Are you S-OFF already?
Is this an AT&T one X? you would have had to supercid to root, if you RUU and you are not S-OFF you will brick.
To RUU, you'll need windows be it through a VM or another PC.
You can flash an OTA through stock recovery if you download the zip but if you're superCID that will also brick you.
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And the SuperCid i really dont know about that but i try root checker and i still have root
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yankee minaj said:
I have S-on Relock hboot 1.09
I guess im gonna ask a friend to let me borough hes windows laptop i think thats the easiest way to go back
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If it's an AT&T phone it definately is SuperCID and will brick if you RUU unless you S-OFF first.
So what do you recommend mate do i have to go and do the s-off
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yankee minaj said:
So what do you recommend mate do i have to go and do the s-off
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Yep. re-unlock, flash recovery, flash a stock rooted rom, S-OFF, then RUU
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Yep. re-unlock, flash recovery, flash a stock rooted rom, S-OFF, then RUU
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ok so i am S-off and i just run the ruu and thats it? and by the way what kind of Ruu should i run im running JB custom rom
dont ask me why or how i got S-off i just want my phone to be replace
thanks mate
Just run any one xl ruu for your carrier. There's a few ruu threads if you click the link to the resource compilation thread in my signature and scroll down to the RUU section.
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Can someone tell me the benifits of hboot 1.09... I am currently on 1.14 with s-on
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With hboot 1.09 and S-on, boot.img is flashed automatically from recovery anytime you flash a ROM (does not need to be flashed using fastboot). Also, radios can be flashed from recovery.
Both are possible now (with any hboot) if you are s-off. So I'd recommend s-off.
Also, this should have been posted to the Q&A forum section. So I've reported to the mods to move it.
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Wait... So can I just install cm from their website? If I flash the boot.img?
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ali.allana786 said:
Wait... So can I just install cm from their website? If I flash the boot.img?
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Be careful what you install from cm site. There are roms that are for the international one x and if you flash those you will brick your device. Stay on this forum and scan original android development thread, that's where you will find the correct cm roms..
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31ken31 said:
Be careful what you install from cm site. There are roms that are for the international one x and if you flash those you will brick your device. Stay on this forum and scan original android development thread, that's where you will find the correct cm roms..
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Thanks, also, what are the benefits of S-off??
You can find the answer to that if you just read. Buuuuut, it removes security checks basically, so you can really flash anything to your device.
This means you can run any RUU (for this device) without having to relock the bootloader etc, it also means that people on hboot 2.14 are able to flash kernels in recovery instead of flashing boot.img through fastboot. Plus you can downgrade touchscreen firmware, remove red text from splash screen, and edit "tampered" flags within hboot I believe.
This also comes with risks though. Because there are no security checks, it's easier to brick if you flash something that is not intended for our device (ROM / RUU).
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You can find the answer to that if you just read. Buuuuut, it removes security checks basically, so you can really flash anything to your device.
This means you can run any RUU (for this device) without having to relock the bootloader etc, it also means that people on hboot 2.14 are able to flash kernels in recovery instead of flashing boot.img through fastboot. Plus you can downgrade touchscreen firmware, remove red text from splash screen, and edit "tampered" flags within hboot I believe.
This also comes with risks though. Because there are no security checks, it's easier to brick if you flash something that is not intended for our device (ROM / RUU).
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Why would you need to downstage the touch screen firmware ??!?
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ali.allana786 said:
Why would you need to downstage the touch screen firmware ??!?
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If you want to flash aosp ROMs you need to. If you want to only use Sense ROMs you don't need to. I suggest doing just so you have that freedom in future.
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Wait... So can I just install cm from their website? If I flash the boot.img?
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As mentioned, its best to stay on this forum, to be sure you don't flash something not intended for this device. Check out my Index thread for links to ROMs intended for our device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
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timmaaa said:
You can find the answer to that if you just read. Buuuuut, it removes security checks basically, so you can really flash anything to your device.
This means you can run any RUU (for this device) without having to relock the bootloader etc, it also means that people on hboot 2.14 are able to flash kernels in recovery instead of flashing boot.img through fastboot. Plus you can downgrade touchscreen firmware, remove red text from splash screen, and edit "tampered" flags within hboot I believe.
This also comes with risks though. Because there are no security checks, it's easier to brick if you flash something that is not intended for our device (ROM / RUU).
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All true. Plus, there is some type of bug where if your phone is SuperCID and S-on, you can brick if you try to install official the JB OTA or RUU. S-off removed this particular risk factor.
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Why would you need to downstage the touch screen firmware ??!?
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If you install the JB OTA or RUU, it will upgrade the touch panel firmware, which is not compatible with AOSP ROMs. The touch panel firmware is independent of hboot, ROM or radio. So only a JB RUU or OTA will give you the updated touch panel firmware.
So if you for some reason end up running the RUU or OTA, and end up with the newer touch panel firmware, and want to run AOSP ROMs, you need to downgrade the touch panel firmware (S-off required).
Ok Im wanting to install some 3.4 kernel roms but needing to update to to the latest hboot and fw I am S-off, Super CID and rooted can I just run the ruu as it is? with out fear of a hard brick? or will I have to revert anything back, Im running slimbean and on 1.14 hboot
If you are s-off you can just run the ruu, flash recovery through fastboot , and then flash a ROM.
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Ok cool thsnks, Will I have to re-root and super cid or will it stay?
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Ok Im wanting to install some 3.4 kernel roms but needing to update to to the latest hboot and fw I am S-off, Super CID and rooted can I just run the ruu as it is? with out fear of a hard brick? or will I have to revert anything back, Im running slimbean and on 1.14 hboot
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make sure you're in fastboot when u run it. and make sure ur computer screen stays on for the whole process and dont run any other programs
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Ok cool thsnks, Will I have to re-root and super cid or will it stay?
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SuperCID will stay. You'll just need to flash recovery again, and then either flash superuser to stay stock rooted, or flash a custom ROM.
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J0386 said:
Ok cool thsnks, Will I have to re-root and super cid or will it stay?
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no just do what pside said in post 2 flash recovery in fastboot after and ur good to go after u install supersu
edit: sorry timmaa ur post came up while I was typing, didnt see it
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no just do what pside said in post 2 flash recovery in fastboot after and ur good to go after u install supersu
edit: sorry timmaa ur post came up while I was typing, didnt see it
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If running a ruu and s-off no need to flash a recovery. Ruu does it for you and no need to lock bootloader if your s-off as well
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Updated and everything went perfect thanks for the advice and help, what a great community and quick responding :good:
J0386 said:
Updated and everything went perfect thanks for the advice and help, what a great community and quick responding :good:
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there is "thanks" button, learn to use it
31ken31 said:
If running a ruu and s-off no need to flash a recovery. Ruu does it for you and no need to lock bootloader if your s-off as well
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So running the RUU flashes twrp automatically? :what: I did not know this...
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JayDream said:
So running the RUU flashes twrp automatically? :what: I did not know this...
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hell no. TWRP is a custom recovery as opposed to stock recovery
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hell no. TWRP is a custom recovery as opposed to stock recovery
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Yea thats what I always thought, was just bein sarcastic.. So for the sake of the thread and the O.P. To retain root you would have to flash recovery after running the RUU correct? Because the gentleman that I was originally responding to stated that theres no need to flash recovery, that the RUU does this for us...
Yes you need to flash TWRP again after you run an RUU. The RUU only flashes the stock recovery.
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Yes you need to flash TWRP again after you run an RUU. The RUU only flashes the stock recovery.
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Thank you
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Ya I used that one click tool for XL to get the recovery..now on to further questions instead of making a new thread i decided to reuse this one.. anyways after I got through all that i decided to go ahead and flash some custom roms and ended up with the same results when ever someone sends me pics or videos through text, they will download fine until i connect to a wifi, then i get an error saying "couldn't download now, please try again later. Even when I disconnect from the wifi i get the same error and sometimes will not even get data untill I wipe and re flash but everything works fine with the stock rom.. what could cause this i have tried messing with the data options in settings and nothing works. rom's I have used are
Root box
slim bean
xylon
all of them have acted that same and all use the 3.4 kernel. so I'm stuck on stock until i can figure out whats going on :crying: so any help is greatly appreciated :good:
I've never used WiFi with those ROMs so I'm not sure. But are you sure your apn settings are correct? Also, have you tried toggling airplane mode on and off after disconnecting from WiFi?
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Ya tried the apn settings and no go also airplane mode toggle will bring back 4g most of the time but still can't download any mms messages
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Faults like this are usually caused by incorrect apn settings but I could be wrong.
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Is this on AT&T or a different carrier?
Am I reading correctly, WiFi data works in general, mobile data works in general, just mms is not working?
Yes wifi data and mobile data work but mms won't download with either on custom roms only but will work fine on stock
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For those of you who want to try the new 3.18.709.2 firmware.
Here is a custom package I made, containing all the 3.18.709.2 files but recovery
is changed for TRWP recovery 2.6.3.0
Also the RED WARNING from the Hboot is removed!
I am running this firmware at the moment, and everything is fine!
Check screenshot for information of the new Radio, enjoy!
Warning:
The boot.img from 3.18.709.2 doesn't like the 3.17 ROM's at the moment, so Camera won't work!
You can fix it by flashing Elemental or Bulletproof or the stock boot.img from 3.17.
If you flashed the firmware package first and after that you flashed a 3.17 ROM you won't have this problem
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Flashed it all OK thanks for sharing mate.
Is it possible to brick with a modified hboot abd s-on? Shouldnt there be a warning?
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Android The Greek said:
Is it possible to brick with a modified hboot abd s-on? Shouldnt there be a warning?
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I don't think you can even flash this if S-on
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Is it possible to brick with a modified hboot abd s-on? Shouldnt there be a warning?
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You must be S-OFF else you can't flash custom firmware
victoryo said:
You must be S-OFF else you can't flash custom firmware
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Isn't it possible to s-on after you flash this or no? If an inexperienced person just so happen to want to be son.... I know the consequences
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Isn't it possible to s-on after you flash this or no? If an inexperienced person just so happen to want to be son.... I know the consequences
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flashing firmware will not put you back to s-on. At least none have to this point.
.....never mind I am not new at this I know what soff is what hboot is. I am just saying if someone just so happened to flash this in fastboot, then son they will brick. But maybe I am wrong
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Will flashing this firmware wipe internal storage?
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.....never mind I am not new at this I know what soff is what hboot is. I am just saying if someone just so happened to flash this in fastboot, then son they will brick. But maybe I am wrong
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thats correct. if you go back to s-on with a modified hboot it will brick your device.
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.....never mind I am not new at this I know what soff is what hboot is. I am just saying if someone just so happened to flash this in fastboot, then son they will brick. But maybe I am wrong
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If you're S-On then the device won't let you flash this. No harm can be done.
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Will flashing this firmware wipe internal storage?
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Nope it won't
BB88 said:
Will flashing this firmware wipe internal storage?
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No
My camera doesnt work any more after the flash....i get a black screen..
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If you're S-On then the device won't let you flash this. No harm can be done.
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I am talking about someone s-on after the flash the modified hboot... Not trying to flash this with s-on
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john291 said:
My camera doesnt work any more after the flash....i get a black screen..
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No such problem here.
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My camera doesnt work any more after the flash....i get a black screen..
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Got same problem
The boot.img from 3.18.709.2 doesn't like the 3.17 ROM
You can fix it by flashing Elemental or Bulletproof or the stock boot.img from 3.17.
If you flashed the firmware package first and after that you flashed a 3.17 ROM you also won't have such a problem!
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I am talking about someone s-on after the flash the modified hboot... Not trying to flash this with s-on
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That's a general issue with custom hboot, discussed already here.
BTW, if you got S-Off with revone you should update to v0.2.1 that prevents exactly this:
UPDATED revone binary (v0.2.1)
* Safety update: No longer allows -s 3 since this can lead to bricks with custom HBOOTs, use: fastboot oem writesecureflag 3 (which is safer - and checks such things)
* Fix: delusions of grandeur - revone now no longer reports success when it fails.
* Outside chance some previous failures will now be successful but most likely they will just correctly report failure.
Please note that due to the safety update ALL previous versions have been replaced with v0.2.1 and are hence no longer supported.
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i reflashed the rom now al is okay again...
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Got same problem
The boot.img from 3.18.709.2 doesn't like the 3.17 ROM
You can fix it by flashing Elemental or Bulletproof or the stock boot.img from 3.17.
If you flashed the firmware package first and after that you flashed a 3.17 ROM you also won't have such a problem!
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I removed boot.img from your zip file as well as recovery.img, that's why I have no issues with the camera.