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I know its something fairly simple, but for the newbies out there, here's a simple walkthrough I made for how to flash a custom ROM on your Android phone. If there are any improvements I can make, let me know How to Flash a Custom ROM on Android
Benefits of Flashing a Custom ROM
While you’ll end up seeing a lot of benefits from custom ROMs, they all probably fall under 3 main areas:
Better Performance – You’ll be able to overclock Android or even see it built in with the ROM as well as see overall performance increases from various tweaks
Better Battery Life – One of the first things people do when rooting is remove stock apps. Don’t know how? Most developers have the apps already removed in their ROMs. Additionally, various system tweaks and improved kernels, as well as undervolting Android help to drastically improve Android battery life.
Better Overall Experience – Try other versions of Android such as those found on other phones that have been ported to yours; stay up to date with updates and new features; try out different Android themes, etc.
All in all, there are a LOT of benefits you’ll get from using a custom ROM on Android, so wait no more, here’s How to Flash a Custom ROM on Android.
Basic Steps
Choose the ROM that you want and download its .zip file
Transfer the zip file to your phone's sd card. Do not put it into any folder.
Turn off your phone and reboot into recovery, usually by holding the down button and power button at the same time.
Do a Nandroid backup
Wipe the phone by clear cache/factory restore and wiping dalvik cache
Flash the zip file that you put on your sd card
Reboot phone
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this should probably go in the wiki.
[email protected] said:
tl;dr
this should probably go in the wiki.
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It is, but its still gotta be posted in a thread.
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It is, but its still gotta be posted in a thread.
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Oh i wasn't saying it didn't belong here lol. This will prove helpful I am sure. Thanks in advance for all the people it helps
[email protected] said:
Oh i wasn't saying it didn't belong here lol. This will prove helpful I am sure. Thanks in advance for all the people it helps
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Ohh I gotcha Well thanks man
how do you:
Wipe the phone by clear cache/factory restore and wiping dalvik cache
how do you wipe dalvik cache?
Also...
I downloaded Azrael v2.41
am I suppose to rename the .zip file from Azrael_v2.41_by_Ricsim78 to PC36IMG.zip?
I once renamed it to PC36IMG.zip and it would not read it and ask me to flash..
dongator7 said:
how do you:
Wipe the phone by clear cache/factory restore and wiping dalvik cache
how do you wipe dalvik cache?
Also...
I downloaded Azrael v2.41
am I suppose to rename the .zip file from Azrael_v2.41_by_Ricsim78 to PC36IMG.zip?
I once renamed it to PC36IMG.zip and it would not read it and ask me to flash..
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If you're rooted, I recommend flashing to Amon Ra Recovery.
When you boot into Recovery, go into the Wipe section, there are options there to "wipe factory restore" and "wipe dalvik cache"
After you do that, go back to the main screen in Recovery mode and find where it says "flash from zip file" (or something along those lines), then navigate to where you have the Azrael zip file.
I was in the same boat you're in, just 2 days ago. I've been reading these forums nonstop for 2 days now
I did the wipe..but I'm not exactly sure how to "flash from zip"
can't find that...
and still wondering if I have to rename anything
dongator7 said:
I did the wipe..but I'm not exactly sure how to "flash from zip"
can't find that...
and still wondering if I have to rename anything
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You don't have to rename anything.
What recovery are you using - Amon Ra or Clockwork
- If you wiped and performed a NANDROID backup, then select the option of "FLASH ZIP FROM SD CARD". Then you should see the .zip file of the ROM you downloaded, select that, confirm, and once done reboot.
Good to go!
there's so many guides..some are outdated and such
I don't have root access. Still trying to get to that part before flashing.
Already performed a wiped. Now I'm stuck and don't know how to perform a proper root since all the pc36img are outdated.
I have hboot 0.97.0000
dumb question but... after i flash from zip when do i then restore the nandroid??
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dumb question but... after i flash from zip when do i then restore the nandroid??
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After you flash a ROM, you don't need to restore the nandroid. The Nandroid back up is an image of your system at the time you do the back up. You would only restore the Nandroid when you want to go back to the version on the backup.
What I do with a ROM is load it, then get everything working the way I want it to and then do a back up of it. Can then go back to it whenever you want to after trying out more ROM's.
dongator7 said:
there's so many guides..some are outdated and such
I don't have root access. Still trying to get to that part before flashing.
Already performed a wiped. Now I'm stuck and don't know how to perform a proper root since all the pc36img are outdated.
I have hboot 0.97.0000
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Have you tried this simple, easy to use root method?
Unrevoked
Hey guys,
I'm very new to Android and I have a few questions. I used to install custom OS's on my blackberry and I jailbroke my iphones so I'm some what used to this stuff but every operating system is obviously different. So I've had my S3 for about 6 weeks and I finally rooted a couple days ago. To root I followed this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875914. I rooted, unlocked the bootloader, and installed clockworkmod recovery. Now I have been wanting to load a jelly bean ROM. I kind of wanted to load the Synergy ROM found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792499. So am I ok to just download from that thread and drag and drop to my phone on my PC and just follow the directions? I don't have an external SD Card is just fine to use internal storage? Like I said all I have done is rooted from that first link. I just kinda wanted some verification before I go and brick my phone, thanks for your help.
Piece of cake. If you scroll down to the second post of the Synergy thread, you'll see the very first question in the FAQ:
Q: How do I install this ROM?
A: Download the ROM from the "Download Links" section above, place the file on your phone's external SD card, and then flash via your recovery. First boot after flash takes a wee bit longer than usual.
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So, download the ROM (using either your phone (take note of where it saves it) or computer). If using your computer, connect your phone and drop that sucker somewhere on the SD card (external or internal -I use internal). (I create a folder in the root of my internal SD card called Files to Flash, in which I keep everything I flash, so it doesn't get scattered about, but do what you want )
Use Titanium Backup to back up all your apps and data to restore later (when you do restore, since you're going from ICS to JB, don't restore any System Data as it will cause many issues (apps and app data is fine)).
Reboot into recovery using Rom Manager, as mentioned in the rooting tutorial you followed.
Use your volume keys to navigate to "backup and restore" and select it using either the home or power button.
Select "backup" and wait for your nandroid backup to complete.
Next, navigate back to the original menu and select the "wipe cache/factory data reset" option.
Once that's done, select the "wipe cache partition" option.
(side note: Instead of doing those two things, I like to go into the "mounts and storage" option and select "format /system" "/data" and "/cache". Both ways work - BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO FORMAT SDCARD AND EXTERNALSD IF YOU USE MY METHOD...bad joo joo).
Select the "advanced" option from the initial menu and "wipe dalvic cache".
Now you're ready to install.
In the first menu, the second option is "install zip from sdcard." Select it.
Select "choose zip from sdcard" and navigate to where you saved the ROM and select it.
Scroll either up or down, passed all the "no"s and select "yes" and let it do it's thing.
Once it's done, navigate back to the menu you first started at by selecting the "Go Back" option, then reboot and profit.
letinsh posted pretty much the most concise instructions to follow. In addition, I'll suggest to backup your IMEI prior to flashing anything.
Info here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
So I can just go to this website from my phone and go to the download link and download directly to my phone? Is that easier/faster? Thanks for responding
Good call, Snoop.
I totally forgot about it because I did it once and have flashed dozens of times since
Naganalf - as far as downloading via fone or computer, it's really 6 of one, half dozen of the other. Whichever makes you more comfortable. Keep in mind that it is HIGHLY recommended that you check the md5 sum of your download before flashing, to ensure you have a good download. I have an md5 sum checker on both my computer and fone, so I can do either fairly easily.
This is the one I used on my computer
and I use MD5 Checker by Fabien Thalgott (play store) on my phone.
Having just looked at the Synergy thread, they don't post md5's for their nightly's, so don't worry about that step for them, although, it typically is good practice to check (I hardbricked my S3 the third day I had it by pushing a corrupt file using Odin that would have been caught if I had checked the md5). (Got it JTAG'd back to life, so no worries - everything is recoverable from except physical damage )
Thanks for your help snoop and letish, after this first flash I will be much more comfortable. I am downloading now so when it gets done I will give it a whirl and let you know how it goes.
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Thanks for your help snoop and letish, after this first flash I will be much more comfortable. I am downloading now so when it gets done I will give it a whirl and let you know how it goes.
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No worries, dude. I agonized for days before I rooted and flashed my first ROM on my OG Droid back in the day - had one of the founders of DroidForums (synik4l) on G-chat while I did the deed...I was so chicken
Good times, though. Just do your research, understand what it is you're doing, mitigate any risks (by doing your research...) and go to town! Most of the bugs in the process have been ironed out by jokers like me testing and hard-bricking along the way . At this point, the processes are very user friendly and reliable:fingers-crossed:
Enjoy!
How'd it go?
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app
Getting ready to try it now, I will let you know.
when i "Reboot into Recovery" from Rom Manager i don't have a "backup and restore" option. it only has "reboot system now", "apply update from external storage", "wipe data/factory reset", "wipe cache partition", and "apply update from cache"
am I missing something?
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when i "Reboot into Recovery" from Rom Manager i don't have a "backup and restore" option. it only has "reboot system now", "apply update from external storage", "wipe data/factory reset", "wipe cache partition", and "apply update from cache"
am I missing something?
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If you haven't selected any options yet then just go back into your rom. You need to download EZ Recovery from the Play Store so that you can flash a custom recovery (ClockworkMod or TWRP) through that app.
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I'm sorry but I'm a little confused. Why is it only giving me those options when I reboot into recovery from ROM Manager? The first time after I rooted I'm pretty sure there was an option to "Backup and Restore". Also, why can't I just go into ROM Manager and select "Install ROM From SD Card" and select my ROM that way? sorry but I do appreciate your help.
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I'm sorry but I'm a little confused. Why is it only giving me those options when I reboot into recovery from ROM Manager? The first time after I rooted I'm pretty sure there was an option to "Backup and Restore". Also, why can't I just go into ROM Manager and select "Install ROM From SD Card" and select my ROM that way? sorry but I do appreciate your help.
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Good questions. The recovery you rebooted into is the Stock recovery that comes with the phone. Your OP in this thread says that you installed CWM recovery. It looks like it didn't stick. Two options - Use the program Snoop suggested, or open up Rom Manager and hit the "Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery" option.
From there you can continue as previously explained.
EDIT - I've never used the ROM Manager's install ROM from SD card option, so I can't speak to it. I know I like having the control (or perceived control ) of doing everything by hand in recovery.
ok I have loaded android version 4.1.1 build number SynergyROM Nightly JB(r111) so I guess i did everything correctly. now i'd like to get my phone kinda back to how i had it lol. if I run titanium backup will my home screens all be restored the way I had them? and when i run titanium backup i ONLY want to run "restore missing apps with data" right? not "restore missing apps + all system data" just want to make sure. thanks
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ok I have loaded android version 4.1.1 build number SynergyROM Nightly JB(r111) so I guess i did everything correctly. now i'd like to get my phone kinda back to how i had it lol. if I run titanium backup will my home screens all be restored the way I had them? and when i run titanium backup i ONLY want to run "restore missing apps with data" right? not "restore missing apps + all system data" just want to make sure. thanks
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Correct, don't restore the system data. Now, if you want your txt messages back, you'll see a yellow Messages backup (with a TiBu logo). If you restore that (the only option available is Data, I think), you'll get your txts back.
Remember that you'll prolly need to reboot after the restore, then use ROM Manager to Fix Permissions, then restart again. You'll be off to the races!
As far as getting your home screens back, I don't know if that'll be possible, although they're both TouchWiz launchers....might be alright, then
I run Nova launcher regardless of ROM, so all I have to do is restore the Nova app, then used the built in Nova backup/restore to get my home screens back. Let me know how the Titanium restore works! As a side note, if I have any doubt about whether I'll be able to get my launcher set back up (or I'm switching launchers to try them out), I'll take quick screenshots of all my screens and use that as a reference to set them back up
well i think im all set, thanks again for your help guys. I went ahead and installed nova launcher so i can back up my home screens like you said. so if I want to try a different ROM do i need to flash back to stock first? or just do it like i did this time?
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well i think im all set, thanks again for your help guys. I went ahead and installed nova launcher so i can back up my home screens like you said. so if I want to try a different ROM do i need to flash back to stock first? or just do it like i did this time?
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Nahh, just as simple as putting the ROM you want on your ex SD card or internal one which ever you prefer, wiping system/data , and wiping your cache, and then flash your new ROM . You can also "dirty flash" if say you are just moving from r111 of synergy to a newer one. Typically on the forum you will see if anyone had any problems dirty flashing. I always go with a clean flash just to avoid any problems to begin with.
Naganalf said:
well i think im all set, thanks again for your help guys. I went ahead and installed nova launcher so i can back up my home screens like you said. so if I want to try a different ROM do i need to flash back to stock first? or just do it like i did this time?
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Nahh, just as simple as putting the ROM you want on your ex SD card or internal one which ever you prefer, wiping system/data , and wiping your cache, and then flash your new ROM . You can also "dirty flash" if say you are just moving from r111 of synergy to a newer one. Typically on the forum you will see if anyone had any problems dirty flashing. I always go with a clean flash just to avoid any problems to begin with.
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What he ^ said. You can go from ROM to ROM. I, also, like Houdini said, like to flash clean each time. Try it both ways and see if you have problems
I just threw out Nova as an example - there are several good launchers out there...Nova, Apex, Go Launcher (I'll probably catch flack for mentioning it), Trebuchet (from CM). Most if not all have the ability to backup your settings. Try 'em each and figure out which one works best for you :good:
Glad it worked, buddy. Welcome to the flashing addiction :highfive:!
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What he ^ said. You can go from ROM to ROM. I, also, like Houdini said, like to flash clean each time. Try it both ways and see if you have problems
I just threw out Nova as an example - there are several good launchers out there...Nova, Apex, Go Launcher (I'll probably catch flack for mentioning it), Trebuchet (from CM). Most if not all have the ability to backup your settings. Try 'em each and figure out which one works best for you :good:
Glad it worked, buddy. Welcome to the flashing addiction :highfive:!
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+1 for Nova Apex is also pretty good. Like lentinsh said, most if not all have the ability to back up your settings, making flashing from ROM to ROM that much easier :good: Cant go wrong with Nova though :laugh:
App Restore
Hey peeps,
I have been able to flash a few new ROMs but can't quite get my Apps Restored. I have/had Titanium Back up installed and backed up. With each ROM I install I don't quite get how to restore the Apps I had installed, Titanium Back up gets dropped when I flash to a new ROM.
I'm going to search the Forum for App Backup 101...
OK so I found a link to App Backup and Restore in GPS, on a different thread looks like it is what I need
thanks for any tips...
So most of you must have used the PACman ROM at some point of time.Right???
Love it?But wish that the UI Tearing goes away...
Well your wish has come true...
HALO IS HERE!!!
JBX KERNEL IS HERE!!!!
SAY GOODBYE TO UI-TEARING AND ENJOY THE PACman AS IT SHOULD BE...
Well you're all well aware of the features,have seen the screenies(hell even used it) so I won't waste your and my time rattling about that.
Let's go then:
Links:
PAC
GAPPS Collection
Installation Instructions:
Note:This ROM uses JBX kernel(0.6).Those of you who were getting the black screen problem with kexec kernel will get the same bug here.
Note:Please backup your CID just to be safe.You may not have this error ever but it's always safe to have a backup of the CID.So that if you get a message invalid CID or soemthing just restore it and you'll be good to go.
To backup CID:
Reboot into Recovery
Tap on firmware flashing
Tap on backup CID.
Note:To be flashed via BMM only
BMM instructions:
See here if this is your first time multibooting with BMM.
Download and install BMM from google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...otmenu.manager
Our phone does not have a partition for internal storage.. so we use the data partition for it.. To do so, just open a root browser like root explorer and navigate to /etc/bmm/conf
Open "recovery.fstab" with a text editor
The last line will be something like this
/int vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p25
Just change 'vfat' to 'auto' and 'mmcblk1p25' to 'userdata' (its the same though..)
So that it looks like this
/int auto /dev/block/userdata
and of course save it and close it..
Done.. you are good to go.. Happy Multi Booting..
Just some tips
On your first reboot, tap the android, go to settings-->System_2-->Partition setup and tap on ACTIVATE. This formats cdrom partition to ext2.
Now go back 2 two steps, and select any other system(3-6). choose Partition setup, tap on system.img, tap on Create, select the size, create it. go back and do the same with data.img and cache.img.
Once thats done, go back and select recovery, select switch system. choose your system that you created the images for, the colour will change, install any custom rom.. Enjoy!!
NOTE: BMM stores the images in internal memory(/int/clockworkmod/virtual/system_(num)). Since we dont have emmc partition and are using the data partition for /int, doing a factory reset will wipe it out and you will lose all your other roms.. So be carefull..
NOTE 2: USE ONLY SYSTEMS 3 TO 6 FOR CUSTOM ROMS.. SUSTEM 2 IS CDROM PARTITION.. YOU ACTIVATE IT ONCE AND DONE.. DONT TOUCH IT AGAIN.. ITS ONLY 12MB..
IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT INSTALL BMM IF YOU USED A2 BOOTSTRAPPER BEFORE. THAT WILL MESS THINGS UP WITH YOUR LOGWRAPPER.BIN. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE YOU WILL BOOT LOOP AFTER REBOOT. NOW IF FOR SOME REASON YOU DID NOT READ THIS, AND GET A MESSAGE ABOUT BMM ASKING YOU TO GET HELP, BEST THING FOR YOU TO DO IS RECHARGE YOUR BATTERY FULLY AND FXZ BACK. OR THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE YOU WILL HAVE TO USE MCGRUVYER METHOD OR ANOTHER A2 BATTERY. USER RAD7 RECENTLY HAD QUITE A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH HIS BATTERY DYING AFTER BMM MESSED WITH LOGWRAPPER. YOU HAVE BEEN INFORMED.
Make sure you have BMM recovery.
Reboot and hit the droid at the BMM splash screen
Optional:
Tap on Settings
Create a new System by creating system,data and cache partitons.Delete the previous partitions if you have to(NOTE: You can skip this but it's better to do it this way)
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Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe dalvic cache
Flash ROM
Flash Gapps
Reboot
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Credits:
surdu_petru for his port on Motorola Razr.
dtrail1 for his kexec kernel
CHANGELOG:
22-06-2013:
Minor Fixes and synced to latest sources.(Full changelog to be uploaded)
12-06-2013:
Added HALO from Paranoid source !
Updated to CyanogenMod 10.1 RC5 ;
Updated PA commits ;
Fix Pie & Tablet Date View;
Update AOKP Ribbons;
Fix 3-dot Menu Button;
Fix ParanoidAndroid Settings !
Add CPU Mode Switch ( need custom kernel to enable settings ... )
Add toggle Music from Slim Rom !
Updated PA to 3.6
Removed MDPI/HDPI PA Preferences Hack
TRDS 2.0
[30-05-2013]
Initial Release
PREVIOUS VERSIONS:
[12-06-2013] PAC v04 HALO!!!:
PACman v4.0 HALO
PACman v4.0 HALO-Mirror
[30.05.2013]PAC v1.0
PACman v1.0
PACman v1.0 MIRROR
i'm so sad can;t boot into kexec kernel.
i wish to try this..
Ok I've made a small Fix Audio.zip it should enhance audio significantly and also fix the broken sound recorder(I bet no one new that it was broken)
Anyways flash in recovery.No wipes needed.
Also if you don't like the new audio you can revert back to your old settings and broken voice recorder by flashing the Fix Audio Revert.zip
See the attachment below
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i'm so sad can;t boot into kexec kernel.
i wish to try this..
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Try the non kexec version from ravi then.It's been out for like forever
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May the -Mass times Acceleration-be with You...
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Ok I've made a small Fix Audio.zip it should enhance audio significantly and also fix the broken sound recorder(I bet no one new that it was broken)
Anyways flash in recovery.No wipes needed.
Also if you don't like the new audio you can revert back to your old settings and broken voice recorder by flashing the Fix Audio Revert.zip
See the attachment below
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I actually did notice it in AOKP , but didn't had the chance to post about it .
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I actually did notice it in AOKP , but didn't had the chance to post about it .
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Lol nvm it's fixed now.
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May the -Mass times Acceleration-be with You...
I installed this to system 3 and got it to boot up once, but whenever I rebooted, every time I try to boot it up, I just get sent back to the moto dual core logo. Does this mean I'm a kexec reject?
Edit: I played around some more, turns out system 1 and system 3 didnt play nice together,so deleting system 3 fixed it!
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i'm currently on boot menu manager 0.2.7 right now and on the NUMA ROM. Is the BMM I'm supposed to use different and is the process different since I'm coming from NUMA?
EDIT: nvm, installed and rebooted to system 2. Now waiting for it to boot (taking forever)!
Chowlz said:
i'm currently on boot menu manager 0.2.7 right now and on the NUMA ROM. Is the BMM I'm supposed to use different and is the process different since I'm coming from NUMA?
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Well the multi booting process is significantly different in the 0.2.7 and 0.3.4 better just upgrade the BMM and then flash it.
But the process would be the same.
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Well the multi booting process is significantly different in the 0.2.7 and 0.3.4 better just upgrade the BMM and then flash it.
But the process would be the same.
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Okay... kind of lost on the instructions. I rebooted, clicked the droid, and click settings, picked system 2 (NUMA is on system 1) and I'm only given "Partition setup" and "Boot mode". I clicked System 2 and clicked activate. Am I supposed to go back, enter recovery and then continue with the instructions?
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Okay... kind of lost on the instructions. I rebooted, clicked the droid, and click settings, picked system 2 (NUMA is on system 1) and I'm only given "Partition setup" and "Boot mode". I clicked System 2 and clicked activate. Am I supposed to go back, enter recovery and then continue with the instructions?
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Have you modified the recovery.fstb files???
See here
And then use system 3 or above to install
deveshmanish said:
Have you modified the recovery.fstb files???
See here
And then use system 3 or above to install
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Ahh, I see. Would be nice if you included these in your instructions. Thanks!
Chowlz said:
Ahh, I see. Would be nice if you included these in your instructions. Thanks!
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Hmmm...Done!!!
So far, so epic
So, just to be sure before I begin: I'm on JB leak 1 (4.1.2), and I must go back to stock ICS before flashing this, right? Or I can just install BBM and install it from here? I was absent in the recent weeks so can someone direct me?
So, just to be sure before I begin: I'm on JB leak 1 (4.1.2), and I must go back to stock ICS before flashing this, right? Or I can just install BBM and install it from here? I was absent in the recent weeks so can someone direct me?
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You can flash over ICS or jb leak
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filip990 said:
So, just to be sure before I begin: I'm on JB leak 1 (4.1.2), and I must go back to stock ICS before flashing this, right? Or I can just install BBM and install it from here? I was absent in the recent weeks so can someone direct me?
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Yeah. Go on and flash . Its kexec. Doesn't matter which kernel it is.
In the first post it says that I shouldn't install BMM if I have A2 Bootstrapper. Should I remove it first?
I never used BMM before, so I'm not familiar with it yet
This is a complete set of video tutorial for bmm 0.3.4 and multibooting in Atrix 2
Many people were confused about how to use BMM. So I decided to make a complete detailed tutorial as there are no others here. It covers all the basic and advanced things from flashing ROMS on system-1 (much asked) to queries.
Tutorial Part-1 http://youtu.be/4O4JF-RnEZg
Tutorial Part-2 http://youtu.be/jy6Bakv7cOc
Closing Comments http://youtu.be/CqpOld6cGwY
Firmware Link- http://www.mediafire.com/download/8b338377os9ovzt/6.7.2_EDEM-18-SEARET_cfc.xml.zip
Gapps[all]- http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=15769
[Please use "Gapps Minimal"]
All the required files are uploaded in this link:-
http://www.mediafire.com/download/51gmzrtjx4vrmed/Tools.rar
EDIT - --> You can install NUMA ICS on system-2 and gain an extra 1.2 GB free space. It works flawlessly (You must be on ICS SEARET BASE).
Get it from here- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960679
--> MIUI v5 can also be installed on system-2 (System-688Mb, Data-1.3Gb, Cache-10.9Mb)
P.S :- Please watch all the videos without skipping !
Credits:- whirleyes for bmm 0.3.4
alteredlikeness & santajin for using their excellent ROMS as reference
Motorola inc. for their drivers and RSD lite software
jm2k7 for his new ics root/unroot
BaNkS for his Gapps
Me for the Videos
(If I missed anyone please let me know)
If anybody has any kind of questions or suggestions please pm me or post here.
PLEASE HIT THANKS IF YOU FIND THIS POST USEFUL.
I got confidence once i saw your video thank you so much..
EDIT: When i boot my notification light is on all the time why is it ?
Edit: How to know in which system my stock ics rom is installed ?
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PLEASE HIT THANKS IF YOU FIND THIS POST USEFUL.
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cyberman007 said:
I got confidence once i saw your video thank you so much..
EDIT: When i boot my notification light is on all the time why is it ?
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Ur WC...which ROM are you using ??? if you leave system 1 untouched system 1 will have stock ics.
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Ur WC...which ROM are you using ??? if you leave system 1 untouched system 1 will have stock ics.
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1st i rooted with root.bat then .. followed your instructions and instated BMM (from playstore) then i backed up the cid as u said. after that i just rebooted from BMM since i didnt have any other roms in sdcard. now i dont know what to do, where to install new rom and does BMM boot multiple android os ?
My led notification shows a red color while stock ics is booting.. i am not able to get the consenpt of BMM how to instal multiple rom n how to use it
Just motorola logo is loading and bmm is coming after that nothing is working wat to do ? help
Try to watch all the three videos again...and dont skip.
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Try to watch all the three videos again...and dont skip.
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was able to instal cm 11 but no google apps .. where did the stock ics go ? when i called customer care the recorded voice is not clear :'(
stock ics will get deleted if u install on system 1...btw u can install modded ics on system 2.
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stock ics will get deleted if u install on system 1...btw u can install modded ics on system 2.
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Can you please make a video showing how to use stock ics and other rom same time. i want to use stock also
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stock ics will get deleted if u install on system 1...btw u can install modded ics on system 2.
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What is modded ics ? can v move stock ics to any other system ?
cyberman007 said:
What is modded ics ? can v move stock ics to any other system ?
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Modded ICS means a custom ROM based on ICS.
cyanogenmod 11 Phone Ear Speaker not clear in outgoing call
Thanks for video tutorial it was super good.
Need some help.
After installing cm-11-20140103-UNOFFICIAL-edison.zip on atrix 2.
Phone Ear Speaker is not working properly in outgoing calls only.
When i do outgoing call i am not able to clearly hear others side person voice.
druveen said:
Thanks for video tutorial it was super good.
Need some help.
After installing cm-11-20140103-UNOFFICIAL-edison.zip on atrix 2.
Phone Ear Speaker is not working properly in outgoing calls only.
When i do outgoing call i am not able to clearly hear others side person voice.
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Strange ! I never faced this problem
FULL NOOB Custom ROM install Instructions
How to install a custom ROM, Hopefully without messing anything else up.
Follow ALL the directions carefully.
These instructions are intended to do a couple things.
1. Not mess up your stock ROM(assumed to be ICS 4.04 stock OTA)
2. Allow you to use 4 other ROM’s on systems 3-6.
3. Show you why you couldn’t figure this out from the normal forum posts that just simply say.
1. Wipe data/factory reset, cache and Dalvik cache
2. Install your ROM
3. Install gapps
4. Reboot and enjoy!NOW Let’s get started. Read through this once or twice before trying.
1. FULLY CHARGE YOUR PHONE BATTERY.(then come back)
2. On your phone Go to System Settings, More, Mobile Networks, Access Point Names, Copy down your APN settings. For AT&T USA they are as follows, AT&T US HSDPA, APN (phone), MCC (310), MNC (410), APN type (default, supl,agps,fota,dun), APN protocol (IPv4), APN enable/disable(APN enabled)
3. Connect your phone to your computer, choose Mass storage, USB storage. Let it install the drivers.
4. Switch the connection type to Media device, MTP and let it install the drivers.
5. Switch the connection type to Camera, PTP and let it install the drivers.
6. Create a folder on your computer, Example, D:\ROMS\SLIMKAT, D:\ROMS\CM11
7. Download the ROMs you want to their specific folders.
8. Download the rom specific GAPPs(Google Apps Package) to the same folder. Download any other packages that are needed to the same folder (mods/fixes).
9. Connect your phone as USB storage.
10. Copy the folder to your SD card.
11. Root your phone. As of 2/2/2014 If you are on stock ICS 4.0.4 the current way to root it is to use, Click_to_Root, Search the forum for the download, new_root_unroot_4.0.4_ics.rar
12. Download the Zip or RAR,
13. Extract it. The folder will look something like this D:\ROMS\new_root_unroot_4.0.4_ics.
14. Connect your phone as Media device, MTP.
15. Open the folder D:\ROMS\new_root_unroot_4.0.4_ics
16. Double click on Click_to_Root.bat, let it root your phone and wait for it to reboot. Don’t touch anything until it tells you that it was successful and your phone has rebooted.
17. Go to the Play Store and install Boot Menu Manager(BMM).
18. Open BMM click rebooter and choose reboot.
19. When it reboots to the green Android hijack screen touch it.
20. Click Recovery twice.
21. Choose Firmware flashing.
22. Choose Backup CID.
23. Go back, then go to SETTINGS.
24. Choose System 3
25. Choose partition setup
26. Choose system.img, click create.
27. Choose 800MB. If you add up the total size of ROM + GAAPS + MODS/FIXES, it should be less than the size you choose for system.img. So in my case choosing SlimKat I could have gotten away with 500MB.
28. Go Back, click data.img
29. Click Create
30. Choose 1000MB
31. Go back, click cache.img
32. Click Create
33. Choose 300MB
34. Go Back to the main menu.
35. Choose Recovery.
36. When it comes back up it will be RED and if you read the top it will say SYSTEM 1.
(Be very careful to make sure you switch to SYSTEM 3)
37. Choose Switch system.
38. Choose System 3, You are now in the settings for System 3 and the color has changed to ORANGE
39. Go to mounts & format
40. Go to format/system
41. Choose Yes
42. Go to format/data
43. Choose Yes
44. Go to format/cache
45. Choose Yes
46. Go back Choose Wipe & clean
47. Go to Wipe data&cache(Factory Reset)
48. Choose Yes
49. Choose Wipe & clean
50. Choose Wipe Cache
51. Choose Yes
52. Choose Wipe & clean
53. Choose Wipe dalvik cache
54. Choose Yes
55. Choose Wipe & clean
56. Wipe battery stats
57. Choose Install zip package
58. Choose Install zip from storage
59. Use the up and down volume buttons to move to the folder that you created and copied to your SD card earlier. In this case it is called ROMS.
60. Once on it TAP THE POWER BUTTON to open the folder.
61. Use up and down volume buttons to select the Specific ROM folder that you want on this partition. TAP THE POWER BUTTON to open the folder.
62. Use up and down volume buttons to select the ROM .zip package you want. TAP THE POWER BUTTON.
63. Choose Yes, Wait for it to finish installing.
64. Choose Install zip from storage
65. Use the up and down volume buttons to move to the folder that you created and copied to your SD card earlier. In this case it is called ROMS.
66. Once on it TAP THE POWER BUTTON to open the folder.
67. Use up and down volume buttons to select the Specific ROM folder that you want on this partition. TAP THE POWER BUTTON to open the folder.
68. Use up and down volume buttons to select the GAPPS .zip package you want. TAP THE POWER BUTTON.
69. Choose Yes, Wait for it to finish installing.
70. Go Back
71. Choose Reboot options
72. Choose Reboot
73. Double Tap the green android hijack.
74. Quickly choose RECOVERY
75. You are now in SYSTEM 1, stay here for this next step.
76. Choose System keeper
77. Choose Install BMM(main system)
78. Go back
79. Choose Reboot options
80. Choose reboot.
81. Double Tap the green android hijack
82. Double tap the SLIMKAT or whatever ROM you installed to system 3.
83. Wait for it to load.(Be Patient, this can take several minutes) If it doesn’t load and your phone freezes don’t worry yet. Remove the battery. Wait one minute and redo steps 80 and 81.
84. Setup your new ROM
85. Go find where to put in the APN settings and put them in correctly.
86. Now connect your phone to your computer and copy your backed up CID, and system.img to your computer. The backed up CID and SYSTEM.img files are located in the following place. SDCard\clockworkmod\firmware. File name example cid_800DB9…600CC.img. Your backup boot img will be stored in the same folder. Example boot 3.0.8-g..e08bd.img.
87. Now Pop open a DEW and enjoy your new ROM.
Credits:- whirleyes for bmm 0.3.4
alteredlikeness & santajin for using their excellent ROMS as reference
Motorola inc. for their drivers and RSD lite software
jm2k7 for his new ics root/unroot
DHacker for his Gapps
arnab for the Videos
anyone else that feels left out
Feel free to post this in the NOOB section if you are a moderator.
1st System : Stock ICS 4.04
2nd System: None-not even activated
3rd System : SlimKat 4.4.2 2014-01-27 build
4th System : Liquid Smooth v3.0 Beta 3 - latest 01/27 Download
Thanks
Thanks, Appreciate
BMM
I'm currently on a 2.3.6 ROM called VictoryROM 1.1 and when I search the play store I cannot find the BMM app. I used and still have Clockworkmod Recovery 5.02.5 installed which is what I used to flash victoryrom wayback when. I'm curious if I could use that recovery method to flash the new ROMs out nowadays, such as revolt or Unicorn.
psymon stark said:
I'm currently on a 2.3.6 ROM called VictoryROM 1.1 and when I search the play store I cannot find the BMM app. I used and still have Clockworkmod Recovery 5.02.5 installed which is what I used to flash victoryrom wayback when. I'm curious if I could use that recovery method to flash the new ROMs out nowadays, such as revolt or Unicorn.
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You can use but base must be ICS and you can use only nokexec ROMS nothing beyond 4.2.2
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You can use but base must be ICS and you can use only nokexec ROMS nothing beyond 4.2.2
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Alright thanks. Looks like I'll have to fxz to ICS first as per a suggestion to me in another thread.
FXZ
psymon stark said:
Alright thanks. Looks like I'll have to fxz to ICS first as per a suggestion to me in another thread.
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Yep, but install BMM as most of these 4.4 ROMs are BMM. Read the guide and watch the videos before you mess up your phone. Beware installing them on system 1 or 2 unless you have a backup phone. They are not stable enough yet. Keep in mind they are still unofficial. So if you are wanting stable you might consider 4.3 Mokee or PAC MAN.
Can i install roms on System 1, who and how? pls help, i dont want to break my phone, i 've LiquidSmooth but on System 3, i need more space and the only way its installing on system 1..
Who other roms can i install on system 1, and who are requirement? thx for your help :good::cyclops:
Yes, you can. In fact, I am using just System 1 (AOSB) as my daily ROM.
I don't know if this is required, but I'm always doing the following:
1. Format /system, /data, /cache
2. Wipe System, Cache, Dalvik Cache
3. Install ROM
4. Install GApps
I never had any problems since.
Goodluck mate!
Cheers,
Rae
I have never used any other system other than system 1 as daily driver..i don't know y ppl are so scared to flash..same time two years back we didn't even have a recovery on boot and still used to flash roms courtesy rdavisct, alteredlikeness, jimbridgman n co..this whole concept of multiple systems has made things more complicated than before it seems
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devilhunter47 said:
I have never used any other system other than system 1 as daily driver..i don't know y ppl are so scared to flash..same time two years back we didn't even have a recovery on boot and still used to flash roms courtesy rdavisct, alteredlikeness, jimbridgman n co..this whole concept of multiple systems has made things more complicated than before it seems
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To the steps mentioned above
Wipe battery stats
After installation go to system keeper option
Install bmm to main system
Reboot
Safer this way
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Raeshabu said:
Yes, you can. In fact, I am using just System 1 (AOSB) as my daily ROM.
I don't know if this is required, but I'm always doing the following:
1. Format /system, /data, /cache
2. Wipe System, Cache, Dalvik Cache
3. Install ROM
4. Install GApps
I never had any problems since.
Goodluck mate!
Cheers,
Rae
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Thaankss..! bro im gonna try it now..! i did a back up of stock 4.0.4
devilhunter47 said:
I have never used any other system other than system 1 as daily driver..i don't know y ppl are so scared to flash..same time two years back we didn't even have a recovery on boot and still used to flash roms courtesy rdavisct, alteredlikeness, jimbridgman n co..this whole concept of multiple systems has made things more complicated than before it seems
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To the steps mentioned above
Wipe battery stats
After installation go to system keeper option
Install bmm to main system
Reboot
Safer this way
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ohhh i'm really thankful , i was nervous but with this steps i'm sure of wait i'm going to do..
saga02 said:
Thaankss..! bro im gonna try it now..! i did a back up of stock 4.0.4
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Good luck mate! :good:
@devilhunter47
Thanks for the additional info.
Anyways, I never install BMM after flashing ROMs because it auto-installs after you press back from Install from Zip. Or maybe we just have different experiences regarding this.
Thank you again! :highfive: :good:
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Good luck mate! :good:
@devilhunter47
Thanks for the additional info.
Anyways, I never install BMM after flashing ROMs because it auto-installs after you press back from Install from Zip. Or maybe we just have different experiences regarding this.
Thank you again! :highfive: :good:
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Sometimes it fails to and i had to fxz
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devilhunter47 said:
Sometimes it fails to and i had to fxz
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guys i've a problem, when the installations finish i did "system keeper option", and then show me a mistake, saying "BBM will not start after reboot", and now the phone dont show me BBM and only restart and restart :/ i dont know what to do now, because i can enter to bbm and fix this :S.. I can not even go to android, is happening and I did wrong? : ( And how to fix this please help ..!
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Good luck mate! :good:
@devilhunter47
Thanks for the additional info.
Anyways, I never install BMM after flashing ROMs because it auto-installs after you press back from Install from Zip. Or maybe we just have different experiences regarding this.
Thank you again! :highfive: :good:
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Heelpp..! BMM not appear, and the phone stayed restarting does nothing but nothing out of the motorola logo screen goes black for a minute and not start, should show BBM but no longer does, and prior to the reboot when installation is complete and I gave keeper system option "Install bmm to main system" not only told me BBM started after reboot and so did not know what to do now ..: S can not access the system 3 is where I have q my other system: (help please
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Heelpp..! BMM not appear, and the phone stayed restarting does nothing but nothing out of the motorola logo screen goes black for a minute and not start, should show BBM but no longer does, and prior to the reboot when installation is complete and I gave keeper system option "Install bmm to main system" not only told me BBM started after reboot and so did not know what to do now ..: S can not access the system 3 is where I have q my other system: (help please
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Sorry to hear that.
So, are you saying that after you installed a ROM in System 1, you force-installed BMM again through System Keeper?
I think you need to FXZ back to stock ICS, then root, then install BMM from the market again.
I think I had the same experience back when I first got this phone and was still experimenting on stuffs.
Anyways, do you know how to FXZ back to stock ICS? There's a guide on how to do that here:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1937112
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You SHOULD follow every step mentioned on the thread, and also download the correct FXZ for your phone.
Or you could check my post here:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53305693#post53305693
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Just ignore the part where I insist you should download the AT&T FXZ for your phone. That part is for my phone only.
Raeshabu said:
Sorry to hear that.
So, are you saying that after you installed a ROM in System 1, you force-installed BMM again through System Keeper?
I think you need to FXZ back to stock ICS, then root, then install BMM from the market again.
I think I had the same experience back when I first got this phone and was still experimenting on stuffs.
Anyways, do you know how to FXZ back to stock ICS? There's a guide on how to do that here:
You SHOULD follow every step mentioned on the thread, and also download the correct FXZ for your phone.
Or you could check my post here:
Just ignore the part where I insist you should download the AT&T FXZ for your phone. That part is for my phone only.
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Ready brother could fix all that I did just now was able to install in system 1 and so far everything is fine, the problem was the gapps and they made the bootlooping, I am LiquidSmooth 3.1 (4.4.3) that I can recommend another rom this stable and fast ... thank you very much for your help really'm super grateful to you ..
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Ready brother could fix all that I did just now was able to install in system 1 and so far everything is fine, the problem was the gapps and they made the bootlooping, I am LiquidSmooth 3.1 (4.4.3) that I can recommend another rom this stable and fast ... thank you very much for your help really'm super grateful to you ..
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Hey, I'm glad that you fixed your phone. :highfive:
Cheers,
Rae
saga02 said:
Can i install roms on System 1, who and how? pls help, i dont want to break my phone, i 've LiquidSmooth but on System 3, i need more space and the only way its installing on system 1..
Who other roms can i install on system 1, and who are requirement? thx for your help :good::cyclops:
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Dude you can flash ROM's on System 1 but please be careful as it will delete all other data on the other systems.
One more thing if your using altreds CM 11 use the BaNkS minimal gapps, It's not a problem to flash on the system 1, the thing is a failed flash can sometimes lead to you needing a FXZ, so just be careful on which ROM your flashing. :good:
I have little bit confusion. Please guide if these steps are correct:
1. Using BMM, format system 1 partition, data, cache.
2. Clean/wipe data, cache, battery, dalvik
3. Install ROM and GAPPs in system 1
4. system keeper > keep/install BMM
Are these steps correct?
Another question is if I want to install only one ROM in system 1 and want to use all available space for this setup then how to setup the partitions with maximum available space? Or I don't need to setup partitions?
Jack Sparrow xda said:
I have little bit confusion. Please guide if these steps are correct:
1. Using BMM, format system 1 partition, data, cache.
2. Clean/wipe data, cache, battery, dalvik
3. Install ROM and GAPPs in system 1
4. system keeper > keep/install BMM
Are these steps correct?
Another question is if I want to install only one ROM in system 1 and want to use all available space for this setup then how to setup the partitions with maximum available space? Or I don't need to setup partitions?
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No need to set partition sizes on system 1, that's solely for multi-booting ROMs on systems 3-6. Everything else is good though.
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No need to set partition sizes on system 1, that's solely for multi-booting ROMs on systems 3-6. Everything else is good though.
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Thanks for the info, that was really helpful
But one confusion, I use BMM for flashing ROMs. And in case of BMM, we have to set partitions for system, data and cache. How to do that partitioning step in case if we want to flash ROM in the system 1 ? Won't we have to specify the sizes for all of those partitions?
Another question is, how to fully clean up the system 1 and free up whole ROM space before starting system 1 setup? I mean can I clean everything which came from factory before flashing on the system one to get as big as possible size of internal ROM for the system 1 setup? How much space we can get by doing that? Right now it shows around 2 GB available for user (apps and data) in the 4GB ROM of the Atrix 2, how much would it show in case of custom ROM flashing by freeing up whole space?
Jack Sparrow xda said:
Thanks for the info, that was really helpful
But one confusion, I use BMM for flashing ROMs. And in case of BMM, we have to set partitions for system, data and cache. How to do that partitioning step in case if we want to flash ROM in the system 1 ? Won't we have to specify the sizes for all of those partitions?
Another question is, how to fully clean up the system 1 and free up whole ROM space before starting system 1 setup? I mean can I clean everything which came from factory before flashing on the system one to get as big as possible size of internal ROM for the system 1 setup? How much space we can get by doing that? Right now it shows around 2 GB available for user (apps and data) in the 4GB ROM of the Atrix 2, how much would it show in case of custom ROM flashing by freeing up whole space?
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System 1 gets partitioned by flashing the FXZ so it's not necessary to do it with BMM. The best way to clean up system for flashing is to flash the FXZ first, then root and install BMM, etc. You can also use BMM to format system, data, cache and dalvik cache if you haven't created partitions for other systems. The only reason you will ever need to create partitions with BMM is to flash on systems 3-6.
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System 1 gets partitioned by flashing the FXZ so it's not necessary to do it with BMM. The best way to clean up system for flashing is to flash the FXZ first, then root and install BMM, etc. You can also use BMM to format system, data, cache and dalvik cache if you haven't created partitions for other systems. The only reason you will ever need to create partitions with BMM is to flash on systems 3-6.
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Oh, I thought BMM will do it on sys 1 as well. I used sys 3 & 4 just to try out various ROMs without risking the stock system so that I can know which ROM suites me and later I can cleanup the whole system and put that ROM of my liking in the main system.
I am not familiar with FXZ method and it seems more complicated to me. isn't there any way to flash ROM on sys 1 and deleting the other partitions?
I am noob in this flashing thing and its been just 10-12 days since I started it up. the bmm method looked easy to me and I would prefer it if its possible to use for this purpose.
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Jack Sparrow xda said:
Oh, I thought BMM will do it on sys 1 as well. I used sys 3 & 4 just to try out various ROMs without risking the stock system so that I can know which ROM suites me and later I can cleanup the whole system and put that ROM of my liking in the main system.
I am not familiar with FXZ method and it seems more complicated to me. isn't there any way to flash ROM on sys 1 and deleting the other partitions?
I am noob in this flashing thing and its been just 10-12 days since I started it up. the bmm method looked easy to me and I would prefer it if its possible to use for this purpose.
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Flashing the FXZ is actually pretty simple. The main thing to know is which FXZ is the correct one for your phone. (Also it's a really good idea to find THAT out BEFORE you need it.) BMM is far more complicated and confusing IMHO.
Anyway, it's still possible to do a clean flash via BMM if that's what you're more comfortable with, though, so no worries. Just do a factory reset, which will format data, cache, and dalvik. Since that formats the data partition you will lose everything on any other existing systems. (though it may not always be necessary I normally format the system as well. DO NOT reboot at this point or you'll have no choice but to FXZ.) Then you just flash the zip plus gapps and whatever other mods you want. Personally I like to reboot between flashing each zip. In other words, I flash the ROM then reboot. Then gapps and reboot, etc. No repartitioning is necessary for flashing on system 1 and might actually be detrimental so just skip that.
Thanks a lot @1BadWolf, your post clears all doubts in my mind
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No repartitioning is necessary for flashing on system 1 and might actually be detrimental so just skip that.
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Thanks for letting me know about no need of partitioning sys 1. If I wouldn't have been in this discussion with you, I would have ended up creating partitions on system 1 as well like what I have learnt to do on other systems and there would have been a thread by me on getting stuck in bootloop, you saved me from that.
To be bit on more safer side, let me put what I have understood so far:
1. Boot in BMM.
2. Factory reset on system one. (I have two other custom ROMs on system 3 and 4. will it also clear all the other ROMs installed on other systems also?
3. Format partitions on system one.
4. Clear system, data cache etc
5. Install ROM and GApps on system 1
6. Keep BMM in main system
7. Reboot and done
Is there anything broken or wrong in that chain?
One more query, can I keep continue installing ROMs on other systems like what I am doing right now in case of retaining stock ROM?