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[Q] Updating Team EOS ICS 4.0.3 NIGHTLIES

Hi !
I have installed on my xoom wifi MZ604 Team EOS ICS ROM.
How to update the ROM?
I mean: How to update the nightly build?
My is Eos-wingray-47 build and i want to update to 48.
I need to flash it as a normal ROM?
And what about the G-APPS? Just flashing it?
no need to wipe? thanks

Wipe the cache and Dalvik Cache. Flash the new nightly build and then flas the Gapps. Do not reboot between flashing the nightly and Gapps.
That's how I have done it for every build since they got the camera working and not had a problem.

So I have to wipe?

No you don't need to wipe data, just the cache and Dalvik Cache (it's recommended that you do this to make sure old cache information won't cause issue with updated info).

OK...
And when flashing the G-APPS i dont need to wipe,right?
just cache?

efid845 said:
OK...
And when flashing the G-APPS i dont need to wipe,right?
just cache?
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No need to wipe anything when updating Gapps if you flash Gapps immediately after you flash the Eos Nightly.

It depends if you are changing versions of Gapps. If you are just reflashing Gapps after flashing each nightly then no. If you are flashing a different version of Gapps it depends. You need to look at the release notes for that version. If you were running version 9.x and upgrading to a 10.x version a full wipe was needed. Incremental 10.x upgrades, say from 10.1 to 10.2, did not need a full wipe.
The biggest thing that I have seen cause problems is that people are rebooting between flashing the nightly and Gapps. This is what I recommend.
-reboot into recovery
-perform a backup
-wipe the caches
-flash the new nightly
-flash Gapps
-reboot
I always perform the backup. Yes it takes some time, but when something goes wrong you always have the ability to revert back to a good working state. Well worth the few minutes it takes to have that peace of mind.

How to transfere to cm10 from cm9

Rooted p-5100 10 inch tab2 and flashed cm9 and love it but now need to try cm10
1-how to transfere from cm9 to cm10 ?
2-we need to flash cwm 6.01.0 right?
3-we flash cwm via oden or cwm 5?
4-we need to flash a different version of gapps right ?
5-do we need factory reset and cashes erase if transfere from cm9 to cm10?
Mohamed Selim

while flashing the latest cwm(from a zip is fine) and factory restoring before changing to a different major version is recommended, it isn't always necessary.
for me going from cm9 to cm10 it was no problem to stay on an older recovery, and keeping my data.
but if you experience problems after updating it's best to do a factory restore, and it never hurts to have a more recent recovery.
as you mentioned you do need JB google apps.
and while wiping cache is often recommended after flashing a new rom, it's usually not necessary unless you experience problems.
if you choose to keep your data and cache you shouldn't expect support from developers here though.

[Q] [BIG Question] Installing Slim ICS Rom

Hello Everyone,
I've just tried to install the slim ics rom.
I've a Nexus S with a version of 2.3.1 android with modaco rom, and i want to "upgrade" my phone to 4.0.4 with slim ics rom.
In the rom site, i saw that i need to "download latest cm9 nightly or any ICS kernel (odin or cmw flashable)", and then: "Enter CWM Recovery, Wipe data, Format System ( In Mounts and Storage)".
I didn't get it - I don't know what to do - to wipe the date (please explain me how to do it), and then install all the cm9 nightly rom which weighs 128mb, and after that the rom?
Thanks,
Or.

orronai said:
Hello Everyone,
I've just tried to install the slim ics rom.
I've a Nexus S with a version of 2.3.1 android with modaco rom, and i want to "upgrade" my phone to 4.0.4 with slim ics rom.
In the rom site, i saw that i need to "download latest cm9 nightly or any ICS kernel (odin or cmw flashable)", and then: "Enter CWM Recovery, Wipe data, Format System ( In Mounts and Storage)".
I didn't get it - I don't know what to do - to wipe the date (please explain me how to do it), and then install all the cm9 nightly rom which weighs 128mb, and after that the rom?
Thanks,
Or.
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Don't worry about the cm9 rom procedure, here's what to do. I have attached a wipe all zip which is flashable in cwm recovery. Some of this is a bit of overkill, but it will get the job done.
Go to cwm recovery ... wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache. Return to main menu and install zip from sdcard, select zip, and flash the wipe all zip which is attached. Now flash Slim 4.2 and then flash the common zip. Reboot and you're done.

wmdunn said:
Don't worry about the cm9 rom procedure, here's what to do. I have attached a wipe all zip which is flashable in cwm recovery. Some of this is a bit of overkill, but it will get the job done.
Go to cwm recovery ... wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache. Return to main menu and install zip from sdcard, select zip, and flash the wipe all zip which is attached. Now flash Slim 4.2 and then flash the common zip. Reboot and you're done.
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So don't I need to install cm9?
I only need to wipe as you said and then install the slim ics 4.2?
Thanks!!
Edit:
Never mind, thank you!!
I've just installed the Slim Beans (4.1.2), and it works excellent!
I'd a problem after installing cm10 and then slim beans - the google keyboard crashed, so I didn't have any keyboard. I repaired by wiping the data and cache.
Thanks, it works very good!

Procedure for updating a ROM...

I'm just wondering if my procedure for updating my ROM is correct, as I've only owned a smartphone for about a month, and have only flashed once.
Basically before I was running AOKP build 2 and Franco kernel r79 (or thereabouts) on my Nexus 4. I wanted to upgrade to AOKP build 3, so I backed stuff up, booted up in recovery, wiped my data, cleared the cache, then cleared the Dalvik cache before rebooting. Then it took me back to the initial setup screen, but I got confused when AOKP and Franco Kernel was still installed. I figured I should just open up the browser, download build 3 to the device (since everything is wiped), and then I'll flash that on top of build 2.
Am I supposed to flash back the stock ROM and kernel, or does it not matter since I will be running the same custom ROM?
Likewise, if I wanted to change my custom ROM (like install PA3 or something), then I would definitely need to flash back the stock rom and kernel before proceeding, am I right?

Smeghead_ said:
I'm just wondering if my procedure for updating my ROM is correct, as I've only owned a smartphone for about a month, and have only flashed once.
Basically before I was running AOKP build 2 and Franco kernel r79 (or thereabouts) on my Nexus 4. I wanted to upgrade to AOKP build 3, so I backed stuff up, booted up in recovery, wiped my data, cleared the cache, then cleared the Dalvik cache before rebooting. Then it took me back to the initial setup screen, but I got confused when AOKP and Franco Kernel was still installed. I figured I should just open up the browser, download build 3 to the device (since everything is wiped), and then I'll flash that on top of build 2.
Am I supposed to flash back the stock ROM and kernel, or does it not matter since I will be running the same custom ROM?
Likewise, if I wanted to change my custom ROM (like install PA3 or something), then I would definitely need to flash back the stock rom and kernel before proceeding, am I right?
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Well since I really only have experience with a tablet and older cell phone I can only speak of my experiences with those. My tablet runs 4.2.2 and the phone 2.2. With both devices I have never had to flash them back to stock to flash an update. Usually a data and cache wipe was sufficient although I will wipe the whole system when flashing a huge update on the tablet.....like from GB to JB.

What helpful people told me when I asked the same question was...
When going to a very different (including the same ROM going to a new android version, ie 4.1 => 4.2) ROM (as in, not just doing a small update on the current one) :
Wipe both caches, wipe /system, wipe /data, and wipe internal sd card and factory reset.
Then flash what you want - ROM => Kernel (if desired) => GAPPs
Wipe caches again.
Done!
I don't know about your particular phone and those ROMs. Is AOKP 2 to 3 a big change ? If so, simply writing 3 over 2 could cause some major problems. I totally messed up and did something like that once and while it wasn't a huge deal I had to start over and do it again because it wasn't usable.
In regards to your description of what you did, you didn't wipe /system, so you didn't wipe your system and so it was still installed like you saw. You'll need to "start over" and wipe everything again. Since the N 4 doesn't have an external SD, I'm guessing you guys wipe /system and like, push the ROM to be flashed to the internal storage ? Maybe ? I have no idea - I've always had an external SD, but since it's a Nexus device I'm sure the procedure is well-covered !

My Kindle Fire tablet also does not actually have an SD card either.....the 8GB memory has been partitioned and originally I would have 5GB available out of 8 which would act as the SD card and 1.09GB for internal or "phone" memory. I have mine even more scrapped down as this one has the ability to either boot into CM7(GB) or the newest CM10.1(JB).
Say for example I went from Android 4.1.2 to 4.2.2.....that's a pretty big update......I would do a full wipe meaning doing it in this order: factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, and wipe system.
If I wanted to flash a little update of my current 4.2.2 where only some slight tweaks were applied I would just wipe cache and dalvik only. There are times when this simple flash wipe technique WON'T work and you'll probably realize it real quick. There could be any one of a million bugs that could occur and usually they are pretty noticeable. If that happens (sometimes it will, sometimes it won't) the worst case scenario is just going ahead and doing the full wipe.
I'm not knowledgeable on AOKP ROMs so I don't want to venture there. Boot loops are a whole different story and you might want to educate yourself as much as possible because they can happen. I had a couple occurances with a boot loop not too long ago as I was messing with a system font editor and it caused a boot loop. I didn't panic.....I already researched how to handle them so getting it back online was quite easy.
Hope my rambling has helped even a little bit.....

As long as you are just updating the same Rom, you can usually just flash it over (unless the Rom-maker says different).
If there are some fundamental changes in the Rom update, or you are switching to another Rom, then you should wipe it all.
To make it all a bit easier, you can use the Megawipe script:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832326
Along with the Aroma installer, it's just a few clicks to clean it all up, and ready for a fresh install

[Q] KT747 Kernel for Liquid Smooth JB V2.4?

Hey guys so I just wanted to make sure I'm about flash the correct kernel to my S3. I'm currently running Liquid Smooth JB v2.4 and its stock leanKernel 3.4.45. I wanna flash KT747 AOSP JB MR1 3.4 VZW which I downloaded from ktsoonez thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853816. Does this look right to everybody?
Once I boot into recovery I can just flash the kernel then clear cache/dalvik and fix permissions, reboot and I'm set right?
I really don't want to mess this up lol.

wipe cache
wipe dalvik
flash kernel
wipe cache
wipe dalvik
fix permissions
reboot
thats always been my process and ive never had any problems.

name ersaiio
That seemed to work quite nicely ddurandSGS3 thank you!