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[Solved] How to start Flashing Andromadus ROM (Build 13) Android 4.2 on HTC Desire S?

Hi all,
I want to install Andromadus ROM Build 13 on my DS and currently have stock 2.3.3 installed.
As this will be my first custom ROM and also I couldn't find any how-to to install Andromadus on an HTC Desire S so, I am posting it here.
I have 4EXT touch recovery, S-OFF'ed and the HBoot is downgraded to 0.98.2000 (PG8810000).
So, where do I start? I am making backups using 4EXT recovery and downloading "flinnycm101_saga_13.zip" & "gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip" from http://andromadus.flinny.org/?q=node/24
but as posted on the same page..I have a doubt of whether to flash the MDDI kernel too? Is that required to be flashed on an HTC Desire S ?
Any full length how-to's will be appreciated.

General guide to flash any rom can be found here
No need to flash kernel. Just flash the rom and gapps.
You might also want to use Titanium Backup to backup any apps from your stock rom and restore to the new rom.

oddoneout said:
General guide to flash any rom can be found here
No need to flash kernel. Just flash the rom and gapps.
You might also want to use Titanium Backup to backup any apps from your stock rom and restore to the new rom.
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So, Can I use 4ext's recovery app to boot into recovery mode >> then format System
>> Format Data
>>Format Cache
>> then Format Boot
>> Wipe Data/Factory reset (1st option in wipe/format menu)
>> Wipe Dalvik Cache
>> n then finally install zip (ROM) from sd card and flash the rom..
>> then flash then gapps zip?
Also, isn't 4ext's backup option backs up my apps, app's data and the contacts too? :| um..what about the draft message(s) ? will that be backed up too using 4ext recov.?
But I guess I won't be able to restore them on an individual basis when I am done flashing the new ROM? As 4ext's created backup can only restore the full backed-up data which includes the old ROM itself!
Update: backing up apps+data using Titanium backup pro..so that will backup my contacts+ sms+draft sms too..right?
Any advice?

Guys..I did the following:
went to 4ext's recovery app in recovery mode
>> then formated System
>> Formated Data
>> wiped* Cache (as there was no option for: "format" cache)
>> then Formated Boot
>> Wiped Data/Factory reset (1st option in wipe/format menu)
>> Wiped Dalvik Cache
>> n then finally installed zip (ROM) from sd card and flashed the rom..
>> then flashed then gapps zip
Now after 1st reboot from recovery..I am stuck at white background saying HTC..its been quite a few mins around 3-4mins
Shall I re-flash the ROM ?
Please help :s

sky770 said:
Guys..I did the following:
went to 4ext's recovery app in recovery mode
>> then formated System
>> Formated Data
>> wiped* Cache (as there was no option for: "format" cache)
>> then Formated Boot
>> Wiped Data/Factory reset (1st option in wipe/format menu)
>> Wiped Dalvik Cache
>> n then finally installed zip (ROM) from sd card and flashed the rom..
>> then flashed then gapps zip
Now after 1st reboot from recovery..I am stuck at white background saying HTC..its been quite a few mins around 3-4mins
Shall I re-flash the ROM ?
Please help :s
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943524 read this!!!

acultr said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943524 read this!!!
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h ****..I just pulled it out :'(
well..it again got stuck into the same boot screen..
funny thing is I din't even pressed the power button it straightaway booted up? :s
ok...wrote the command "adb reboot recovery"
I am back into the 4ext recovery menu
now what's next?

sky770 said:
h ****..I just pulled it out :'(
well..it again got stuck into the same boot screen..
funny thing is I din't even pressed the power button it straightaway booted up? :s
ok...wrote the command "adb reboot recovery"
I am back into the 4ext recovery menu
now what's next?
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read the previous post

acultr said:
read the previous post
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Is there a way I can determine which screen do I have..now that I have already flashed my device and cannot access es explorer and stuff?
I do have access to 4ext recovery and adb console :|
Is it possible to navigate to / or /sys using adb console?
Also, suppose even if I do have the MDDI type of screen and I flash the MDDI kernel img but will that mean that I won't be able to adjust screen brightness and stuff?

Just flashed the MDDI kernel..waiting for reboot proc to complete...
I hope this doesn't fail this time.. :|

Re: [Q] How to start Flashing Andromadus ROM (Build 13) Android 4.2 on HTC Desire S?
As a suggestion, flash the mddi panel if it boots then you can be fairly certain your on the right path. At the moment there is no brightness control for mddi panel but there are some alternatives in the thread i directed you to
”As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.” - Norman Wisdom

jugg1es said:
As a suggestion, flash the mddi panel if it boots then you can be fairly certain your on the right path. At the moment there is no brightness control for mddi panel but there are some alternatives in the thread i directed you to
”As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.” - Norman Wisdom
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now its been ~2-3mins still stuck on the HTC screen :| (even after flashing the MDDI kernel)
Do I have to re-clear/wipe the cache..after flashing the ROM? or re-flash the ROM itself? (as I have read in some posts that it usually works after clearing the dalvik/cache and/or reflashing the same ROM again)
Can you provide me with the command I can use on adb console to find out the brand of my screen's manufacturer ?
Update:
I had flashed the ROM and then flashed the google apps pkg and then after a reboot now again flashed the MDDI kernel.
Is it the correct sequence to install the MDDI kernel?

Need help guys..its been more than 5 mins since I am stuck on the screen..what should I do now?
Pull out the battery..to give it a hard reset?
Please help :'(

I have shifted my issue to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37933379

Re: [Q] How to start Flashing Andromadus ROM (Build 13) Android 4.2 on HTC Desire S?
sky770 said:
Need help guys..its been more than 5 mins since I am stuck on the screen..what should I do now?
Pull out the battery..to give it a hard reset?
Please help :'(
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Best thing to do is not panic, you can still access recovery. What i would do in this situation is start again from the beginning with fresh downloads checking you have correct gapps package for the rom(check md5 of all files) using 4ext format all except sd card and reflash new downloads. Reboot into recovery using adb, try not to pull the battery unless you really have to then if you do wait a couple of seconds before replacing it
”As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.” - Norman Wisdom

jugg1es said:
Best thing to do is not panic, you can still access recovery. What i would do in this situation is start again from the beginning with fresh downloads checking you have correct gapps package for the rom(check md5 of all files) using 4ext format all except sd card and reflash new downlosd
”As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.” - Norman Wisdom
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Thanks for replying..
um..can you please..follow with me in this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146151
Thanks a lot :|
PS: Sorry..I am all on fire..as this is the only phone I have :| (except my sucko Nokia )

sky770 said:
Need help guys..its been more than 5 mins since I am stuck on the screen..what should I do now?
Pull out the battery..to give it a hard reset?
Please help :'(
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go to recovery restore your prev. ROM and check the panel
Step 1. Find out which screen panel your device has:
1) Download and install Android Terminal Emulator from Google Play Market
2) Open the application and type in these commands:
(WARNING: to use these commands - you must be rooted with either Superuser or SuperSU AND have BusyBox installed on your phone)
su
dmesg|grep -i panel
If the app shows you any text with word "sony" in it - then your device has a screen panel made by Sony (obviously). If that's the case - you can just close this thread at once and don't worry that your device might freeze at "HTC Quietly Brilliant" screen after flashing a ROM. Otherwise, proceed forward.
OR
1) Open up a file manager that has an ability of browsing any partition above the default SD-card directory and can access the system partition
You can use either ES File Manager or Root Explorer
2) Navigate to /sys/android_display
If there is a file called "sony ****** wvga" - then you have a Sony panel. Otherwise - you device has a panel by Hitachi.
Step 2. Download a MDDI kernel developed by Andromadus:
For Android 4.0.x & 4.1.x, use this link --> http://goo.im/devs/Super/andromadus/...kernel_82n.zip
For Android 4.2.x, use this link --> http://andromadus.flinny.org/sites/a...212.zip&nid=16
Step 3. Flash the MDDI kernel:
If you are S-OFF --> just flash the .zip file with the kernel after flashing the ROM and GAPPS package through "install zip from sdcard"
If you are S-ON --> use the following instruction:
Thanks for Fatal1ty 18 RUS:good:

Re: [Q] How to start Flashing Andromadus ROM (Build 13) Android 4.2 on HTC Desire S?
sky770 said:
Thanks for replying..
um..can you please..follow with me in this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146151
Thanks a lot :|
PS: Sorry..I am all on fire..as this is the only phone I have :| (except my sucko Nokia )
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Stop opening fresh threads, people tend to ignore you More if you constantly open threads. I had a couple of panicky moments when i first did mine. Just take a deep breath and start again
”As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.” - Norman Wisdom

The MD5 was not same ! The MDDI kernel I flashed it did not had the same MD5 as I the one I redownloaded..
And now..I cannot reboot into recovery by using adb.. :'(
I tried "adb reboot recovery" command
And it gave me an error saying: error: device not found
How can I reset the adb?
PS: sorry MODs but I wanted to present my problem clearly so had to open a thread with a clear description.

sky770 said:
The MD5 was not same ! The MDDI kernel I flashed it did not had the same MD5 as I the one I redownloaded..
And now..I cannot reboot into recovery by using adb.. :'(
I tried "adb reboot recovery" command
And it gave me an error saying: error: device not found
How can I reset the adb?
PS: sorry MODs but I wanted to present my problem clearly so had to open a thread with a clear description.
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command:adb devices

acultr said:
command:adb devices
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prints:
List of Devices attached
it is showing nothing :'(

[Q] Unlock and install CROMi-X

Hi,
After 1 year my warranty is now off and i'm starting to replace the slow stock rom by CROMi-X rom.
My tab is a 4.2.1 / 10.6.1.14.8 stock rom and so far here is what i have done :
- backup all my apps with Titanium Backup and copy them on my PC
- unlock with Asus unlock tool
- install goomanager
- install OpenRecoveryScript from within goomanager
Now i'm downloading the deodex cromi-x 4.7.0 before doing next steps.
I have few questions :
- TWRP was it installed when i installed goomanager and OpenRecoveryScript or did I miss a step ?
in thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223492 it's indicated :
If you are already rooted then use goomanager to install the latest TWRP via the menu
So I believe I have to do something inside goomanager but i don't find literaly in its menu the option "install latest TWRP".
Coud you please indicate me what option of the menu I have to use to do that step ?
- i've chosen deodex in case i'd like to add theme. is it your own choice or do you prefer odex ?
- is it interesting to install nvflash (i'm sure anyway that my tab is compatible with that) ?
- nandroid backup : is it done from inside TWRP (after boot recovery) ?
- navigate backup to install : is it done from inside TWRP (after boot recovery) ?
That's all for the moment, thanks in advance for your assistance

Ghorin said:
- TWRP was it installed when i installed goomanager and OpenRecoveryScript or did I miss a step ?
in thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223492 it's indicated :
If you are already rooted then use goomanager to install the latest TWRP via the menu
So I believe I have to do something inside goomanager but i don't find literaly in its menu the option "install latest TWRP".
Coud you please indicate me what option of the menu I have to use to do that step ?
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I see in some other threads that this is the goomanager option "install recoveryscript" that install TWRP and now i see in my tab inside folder goomanager that there is a file openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-tf700t.blob. It seems to me that this is the rwrp tool. Am I right ? Then it means that I could now boot on recovery (option Rebbot Recovery inside goo manager + Power and Volume Down and hit Volume up on the RCK icon in the 10.6.1.x bootloader screen) to do next actions (backup my current rom and then install the cromi-x rom).
Question : Do I need to do a factory reset ?

Ghorin said:
I see in some other threads that this is the goomanager option "install recoveryscript" that install TWRP and now i see in my tab inside folder goomanager that there is a file openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-tf700t.blob. It seems to me that this is the rwrp tool. Am I right ? Then it means that I could now boot on recovery (option Rebbot Recovery inside goo manager + Power and Volume Down and hit Volume up on the RCK icon in the 10.6.1.x bootloader screen) to do next actions (backup my current rom and then install the cromi-x rom).
Question : Do I need to do a factory reset ?
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It's up to you but you don't have to.

maxal said:
It's up to you but you don't have to.
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Thanks maxal, i will do a first comi-x installation without hard reset and i'll see how it's going on.

I remind here my few questions for which I prefer to have answer before I do next steps of my first custom rom installation. If somebody has answers, thanks in advance
- Was TWRP installed when i installed goomanager and OpenRecoveryScript or did I miss a step ?
in thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2223492 it's indicated :
If you are already rooted then use goomanager to install the latest TWRP via the menu
So I believe I have to do something inside goomanager but i don't find literaly in its menu the option "install latest TWRP".
Coud you please indicate me what option of the menu I have to use to do that step ?
- do I have to install nvflash (i'm sure anyway that my tab is compatible with that) ?
- nandroid backup : is it done from inside TWRP (after boot recovery) ?
- navigate backup to install : is it done from inside TWRP (after boot recovery) ?
- i've chosen deodex in case i'd like to add theme. is it your own choice or do you prefer odex ?

Ghorin said:
I remind here my few questions for which I prefer to have answer before I do next steps of my first custom rom installation. If somebody has answers, thanks in advance
- Was TWRP installed when i installed goomanager and OpenRecoveryScript or did I miss a step ?
in thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2223492 it's indicated :
If you are already rooted then use goomanager to install the latest TWRP via the menu
So I believe I have to do something inside goomanager but i don't find literaly in its menu the option "install latest TWRP".
Coud you please indicate me what option of the menu I have to use to do that step ?
- do I have to install nvflash (i'm sure anyway that my tab is compatible with that) ?
- nandroid backup : is it done from inside TWRP (after boot recovery) ?
- navigate backup to install : is it done from inside TWRP (after boot recovery) ?
- i've chosen deodex in case i'd like to add theme. is it your own choice or do you prefer odex ?
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Have you rooted using motochoper ?

Ghorin said:
I remind here my few questions for which I prefer to have answer before I do next steps of my first custom rom installation. If somebody has answers, thanks in advance
- Was TWRP installed when i installed goomanager and OpenRecoveryScript or did I miss a step ?
in thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2223492 it's indicated :
If you are already rooted then use goomanager to install the latest TWRP via the menu
So I believe I have to do something inside goomanager but i don't find literaly in its menu the option "install latest TWRP".
Coud you please indicate me what option of the menu I have to use to do that step ?
- do I have to install nvflash (i'm sure anyway that my tab is compatible with that) ?
- nandroid backup : is it done from inside TWRP (after boot recovery) ?
- navigate backup to install : is it done from inside TWRP (after boot recovery) ?
- i've chosen deodex in case i'd like to add theme. is it your own choice or do you prefer odex ?
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- I did not use goo to install the twrp, so I don't know how it works...
- I believe that you use goo to find the latest twrp and install it yourself using goo. There must be a menu or button that you can use to install twrp or other custom recovery.
- You can not use NVFlash to backup your blob if your tab has a rom version later than ICS .26.
- Yes, you can nandroid backup from TWRP when you have it installed.
- I use both of them to test out the theory of performance. I don't know if one is better than the other. However, I have noticed that Sbdags has more tweaks in the build.prop of Odex version comparing with Deodex. Only Sbdags can answer that question for. You could try both and test them yourself. Hope that I answer all yourquestions..
- Yes, you can restore your backup from TWRP.
The post above me has a good question for you. Goo needs root permission to install any custom recovery. You can use motochopper to get root if you have not had it. Good luck.

To install twrp recovery using Goo you must be rooted first tha'ts why I asked have you used motochopper to root.
Here is a link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252563&highlight=motochopper

Have you rooted using motochoper ?
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Yes my tab is rooted with motochooper since a long time (mainly to use TitaniumBackup and do some tweaks).
- I did not use goo to install the twrp, so I don't know how it works...
- I believe that you use goo to find the latest twrp and install it yourself using goo. There must be a menu or button that you can use to install twrp or other custom recovery.
- You can not use NVFlash to backup your blob if your tab has a rom version later than ICS .26.
- Yes, you can nandroid backup from TWRP when you have it installed.
- I use both of them to test out the theory of performance. I don't know if one is better than the other. However, I have noticed that Sbdags has more tweaks in the build.prop of Odex version comparing with Deodex. Only Sbdags can answer that question for. You could try both and test them yourself. Hope that I answer all yourquestions..
- Yes, you can restore your backup from TWRP.
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Thanks for all these answers. As you don't use goo, you could not give right answer to all my questions but still you tried

Ghorin said:
Yes my tab is rooted with motochooper since a long time (mainly to use TitaniumBackup and do some tweaks).
Thanks for all these answers. As you don't use goo, you could not give right answer to all my questions but still you tried
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To install twrp using Goo is easy, open Goo, look in the top right hand corner for the three dot click on it then click on install open recovery.
Wait for twrp to download and your tablet should boot into update mode and you should see a blue bar build from the left when it's finished it should reboot ans you should then have twrp installed.
You can download quick boot from the play store and when you open it you will see an option to enter recovery, the easy way,

maxal said:
To install twrp using Goo is easy, open Goo, look in the top right hand corner for the three dot click on it then click on install open recovery.
Wait for twrp to download and your tablet should boot into update mode and you should see a blue bar build from the left when it's finished it should reboot ans you should then have twrp installed.
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I did install open recovery script from goo top right menu and i had a reboot.
Is there a way to verify that twrp is well installed ?

Ghorin said:
I did install open recovery script from goo top right menu and i had a reboot.
Is there a way to verify that twrp is well installed ?
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Yes reread my last post I have just edited it.

I installed quick boot i'll use the recovery option in few minutes
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using xda app-developers app

Ghorin said:
I installed quick boot i'll use the recovery option in few minutes
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TWRP was installed, i'm inside it now. I have done the backup of the defauls 3 selected partitions (system, data, boot).
In a few minutes, I will launch the install of cromi-x zip file.

Ghorin said:
TWRP was installed, i'm inside it now. I have done the backup of the defauls 3 selected partitions (system, data, boot).
In a few minutes, I will launch the install of cromi-x zip file.
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Make sure you all the instructions for installing Cromi by the op at least 3 times.

maxal said:
Make sure you all the instructions for installing Cromi by the op at least 3 times.
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You don't imagine how many times I've read the CROMI-X instruction (link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223492) in order to be sure not to brick my tab !
I don't see any missing task or any wrong thing that i've done. But this is the first time I ever install an alternate rom on an android device and even if i'm working in computing, this is quite new for me and I might be wrong. So if you have a few minutes to check my resume below, I would be very grateful to have your remarks or questions
My current configuration :
- stock rom 4.2.1
- bootloader 10.6.1.14.8
- root (via motochooper)
What I have done :
- download "CROMi-Xenogenesis 4.7.0 DEODEX" from CROMI-X thread link
and copy the zip file (CROMi-Xenogenesis DEODEX 4.7.0_Signed.zip) to the internal SD card
- backup all my apps and data (with Titanium Backup) and copy it on my computer
- unlocked the tab (via asus unlock tool) : at bootup it displays "the device is unlocked"
- twrp installed (via goo manager / install OpenRecoveryScript)
- quick boot installed (as i was not sure of how to use twrp)
- boot on recovery (via quick boot) : i'm now in TWRP v2.6.0.0
- done backup of 3 partitions (system, data, boot)
If I read the CROMI-X thread, it says that now I have to :
- Navigate back up to install (inside TWRP)
- Choose the CROMi-Xenogensis zip file and follow the instructions
- Enjoy

Ghorin said:
You don't imagine how many times I've read the CROMI-X instruction (link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223492) in order to be sure not to brick my tab !
I don't see any missing task or any wrong thing that i've done. But this is the first time I ever install an alternate rom on an android device and even if i'm working in computing, this is quite new for me and I might be wrong. So if you have a few minutes to check my resume below, I would be very grateful to have your remarks or questions
My current configuration :
- stock rom 4.2.1
- bootloader 10.6.1.14.8
- root (via motochooper)
What I have done :
- download "CROMi-Xenogenesis 4.7.0 DEODEX" from CROMI-X thread link
and copy the zip file (CROMi-Xenogenesis DEODEX 4.7.0_Signed.zip) to the internal SD card
- backup all my apps and data (with Titanium Backup) and copy it on my computer
- unlocked the tab (via asus unlock tool) : at bootup it displays "the device is unlocked"
- twrp installed (via goo manager / install OpenRecoveryScript)
- quick boot installed (as i was not sure of how to use twrp)
- boot on recovery (via quick boot) : i'm now in TWRP v2.6.0.0
- done backup of 3 partitions (system, data, boot)
If I read the CROMI-X thread, it says that now I have to :
- Navigate back up to install (inside TWRP)
- Choose the CROMi-Xenogensis zip file and follow the instructions
- Enjoy
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Yes what you have done sounds right, one thing I normally do is back up all the partitions, and I copy the back up to the micro sdcard that I have mounted in the tablet.

maxal said:
Yes what you have done sounds right, one thing I normally do is back up all the partitions, and I copy the back up to the micro sdcard that I have mounted in the tablet.
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I don't have any micro-sdcard and my largest sdcard (to connect to the dock) is not large enough (1 Gb). So i've quit TWRP and connect the tab to my PC to copy the TWRP/Backup folder to my computer.

The copy from my tab to my PC is not working for the large files (i don't know why).
I'm doing again the backup : this time i do backup of all partitions (not only the 3 selected by default).
As i don't do factory reset, I should not loose this backup, should I ?

Ghorin said:
I don't have any micro-sdcard and my largest sdcard (to connect to the dock) is not large enough (1 Gb). So i've quit TWRP and connect the tab to my PC to copy the TWRP/Backup folder to my computer.
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Thats fine, sounds like you are ready to install Cromi.X

[GUIDE][CM10/10.1/11] Update without getting the Status-7 errors

GUIDE: HOW TO INSTALL/UPDATE ROM WITHOUT STATUS 7 ERRORS
p.s this guide is totally noob friendly and to the best of what I could explain. But then again, I don't mind replying to kindergarten-noob level queries either.
Okay, this is for those who face these Status 7 Errors, don't panic, I found a partial-but-working fix. Your phone is not corrupted. Just follow these steps to get out:
Method 1:
1) You can simply quit Recovery Mode and go back to using your ROM as it is (that is only if you haven't Wiped Data).
2) Once you're phone's booted, download ROM Manager from the Play Store
3) Using USB Mass Storage, copy the ROM (zip) file to your internal drive.
4) Then (obviously) unplug/turn-off the USB Mass Storage mode and go to the ROM Manager app.
5) Click on Install ROM from SD Card (which means internal over here, idk why) and select the ROM. Ignore step 6 if you don't want to backup.
6) This is optional, but if you wish to come back to this ROM later click on Backup
7) Click on wipe-data if you're upgrading to another ROM (from CM10.1>CM10.2 or CM10.2>CM11) or ignore this step if you're flashing a new build (nightly/alpha)
8) The ROM will be flashed and you're good to go. If you're upgrading to a new nightly/alpha build, ignore step 8.
ONLY IF YOU'RE UPDATING TO ANOTHER ROM:
Just before the bootanimation, be ready to take out your battery and go to recovery mod with the combo keys (Volume Up+Power) and flash Gapps. (Preferably from this)
Method 2:
1) You can simply quit Recovery Mode and go back to using your ROM as it is (that is only if you haven't Wiped Data).
2) Once you're phone's booted, download ROM Manager from the Play Store
3) Using USB Mass Storage, copy the ROM (zip) file to your internal drive.
4) Reboot to Recovery
5) Flash the zip and reboot to recovery, again, and flash Gapps. (Preferably from this)
Oh and make sure to go to this thread and thank them for the gapps
credits:
ZordanKV (for ZGapps)

Screenshots
Reserved. Will post some later

Normally this problem is rather easy to solve
1: If you have the error at the beginning of flash you need to do a factory reset wip
2: If the error appears when the symlink you need to format the system
the gapps and other files. sh are the cause of this problem
Remember that the i9003 can only use 230 mb clean flash
if you do not do a full wip factory and format system welcome to STATUS 7 ERRORS MouHaHa ?§!
if you change rom author does not expect to keep your data!

Really good tutorials by both of u...:good:
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[Q] Updating PhilZ Touch Recovery

Hi,
I am running PAC-ROM | All-in-One-ROM [4.3 / 4.2.2 ] on my 5110 with Philz Touch 5.03.7 (Base version 6.0.3.2) but want to install the following Rom:
[P51xx][5.x] CyanogenMod (CM12 / CM 12.1).
But I believe I need to update my Recovery to install a LP rom.
I have gone through the [GT-P51XX] TWRP | PhilZ Touch | CWM Thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548476) to try to understand what I need to do but I am still unsure of exactly what I need to do.
I've located the files for the new recovery from (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=25711) but I am unsure whether I flash the md5 file or the Tar file (or both)? Also, can I flash this new recovery from the Recovery I have currently got.
Any help with this would be appreciated as I haven't messed about with ROMs for over a year so I am a bit (a lot) rusty at the moment.
Thanks in advance

TWRP recovery is better and more intuitive.
Grab the latest zip file, not tar.md5 file, from here :
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=25708
and flash it directly from your PhilZ recovery.

Cool, cheers. Do I need to factory reset device before flashing that?
Thanks again

Just follow the OP instructions :
Installation
First time installing CyanogenMod to your Galaxy Tab 2, or coming from another ROM:
Read the official wiki
Copy GApps and CM-Rom ZIPs to your internal SDCard
Boot into Recovery
wipe data factory reset
wipe cache
wipe dalvic cache
format system
Flash CM-Rom ZIP from internal SDCard
Flash GApps zip from internal SDCard
Reboot
Don't restore system data using Titanium Backup!
Restoring Apps + Data might cause problems and is not recommended, avoid it if possible!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

I was ok with the rom instructions, I couldn't find any instructions about flashing the recovery.
I just went for it so all sorted now, thanks for help.
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how to flash any custom ROM for your device.

Hi there
NOTE: please follow this steps one by one.
Disclaimer: i am not responsible if your device got bricked, i use this method for my samsung galaxy A20e and it works.​
well when i wanted to flash a custom rom for the first time, i didn't find any steps to follow, i just picked out the rom then flash it via twrp and rebooted and that was a big mistake, the rom booted but i wasn't able to do anything, so today you will see the right way to flash .
First of all, you need to have twrp installed.
then download the rom version that you want for example, i used this rom for my device: https://sourceforge.net/projects/derpfest/files/a20e/
next put the file that you have downloaded in an sdcard.
then reboot to recovery, you can do it by powering off your phone then hold the volume up and power keys until you see twrp's logo.
click wipe option, the advanced, after that check all the partitions there except sdcard and usb-otg (and vendor if it is not included), for my device i wiped system, vendor, data, cache, dalvik and cache, but it may be different for you, now swipe to the right to confirm wiping.
when the wiping process has been finished, exit advanced wipe and choose format data, you will be asked if you are sure, type yes.
go back to the main twrp window, then select flash, click select storage and choose sdcard(or usb-otg if you are using it), then you will see the zip file and install it.
reboot and that's it !! it is depending on your phone's speed now, just be patience.
enjoy your time in that rom, cause you will change it soon *__*.