Hey everyone,
Sorry for simple question.
I am currently on 6.0.1 custom rom on my XT1550
Can I directly flash snapshot of cm12? I mean getting back to lollipop?
Or do I have to flash bootloader first? Can anyone help me?
Yes, u can switch back. Before that wipe everything including internal memory
You can clean flash as said above, in addition to that no need of downgrading the bootloader,the current one should be fine as you are trying to flash a custom rom.
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samir.saurav said:
Yes, u can switch back. Before that wipe everything including internal memory
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Thank you bro. Can you suggest me the best lollipop rom?
sharmasrb said:
Thank you bro. Can you suggest me the best lollipop rom?
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Cm12.1 snapshot is very stable and smooth.
samir.saurav said:
Cm12.1 snapshot is very stable and smooth.
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Thank you for replying. Also I saw an optimized stock 5.1.1 rom for MOTOG3 but it was mentioned to flash modem. But you told me just flashing the rom was enough! Sorry I'm in doubt. Do I have to flash modem each time downgrading to lollipop roms?
sharmasrb said:
Thank you for replying. Also I saw an optimized stock 5.1.1 rom for MOTOG3 but it was mentioned to flash modem. But you told me just flashing the rom was enough! Sorry I'm in doubt. Do I have to flash modem each time downgrading to lollipop roms?
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Unless your phone came with marshmallow, or you upgraded it via ota to marshmallow, or used fastboot guide to flash marshmallow files, then you would already be running lollipop modem. It should work fine IMO.
In case rom fails to boot or network is lost you can use lost101's fastboot firmware flashing guide to flash lollipop modem (but in that case I recommend you to ask in the respective threads to be more clear).
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Gravemind2015 said:
Unless your phone came with marshmallow, or you upgraded it via ota to marshmallow, or used fastboot guide to flash marshmallow files, then you would already be running lollipop modem. It should work fine IMO.
In case rom fails to boot or network is lost you can use lost101's fastboot firmware flashing guide to flash lollipop modem (but in that case I recommend you to ask in the respective threads to be more clear).
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You're really helpful. Thank you. One last thing, will flashing modem wipe my internal storage? I intend to keep my internal storage files intact after flashing. Or it is compulsory to wipe internal storage as well?
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sharmasrb said:
You're really helpful. Thank you. One last thing, will flashing modem wipe my internal storage? I intend to keep my internal storage files intact after flashing. Or it is compulsory to wipe internal storage as well?
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If you are going to flash cm12.1 snapshot, no need to flash anything... Just rom and gapps. As far as internal memory is concerned, its not necessary to wipe.
sharmasrb said:
You're really helpful. Thank you. One last thing, will flashing modem wipe my internal storage? I intend to keep my internal storage files intact after flashing. Or it is compulsory to wipe internal storage as well?
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Well, flashing modem should not format internal, but i advise to backup just in case prior to attempting.
If it's a .zip file then most probably it won't touch internal storage . If you are using fastfoot method then only command fastboot flash modem one should be used.
Flashing internal is advised in case of rom switch, a hardware level firmware like a modem shouldn't need it. (Others can correct me, if wrong)[emoji16]
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Hi. I've two moto g xt1032 unlocked and rooted. When I try to install cm11 or a cm11 based ROM the phones doesn't pass the boot animation. I've tried all the things writes on the cm11 tread , so wipes, all the recovery, flash another stock ROM but I can not solve the problem. I can not even do a logcat because the phone is not "authorized"
toot_k90 said:
Hi. I've two moto g xt1032 unlocked and rooted. When I try to install cm11 or a cm11 based ROM the phones doesn't pass the boot animation. I've tried all the things writes on the cm11 tread , so wipes, all the recovery, flash another stock ROM but I can not solve the problem. I can not even do a logcat because the phone is not "authorized"
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Have you also wiped the sdcard? With TWRP for example you can select 'Format Data' which wipes both /data and /data/media. Make sure you backup everything to a computer first.
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superusr said:
Have you also wiped the sdcard? With TWRP for example you can select 'Format Data' which wipes both /data and /data/media. Make sure you backup everything to a computer first.
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yes. wiped eveything. with cwm, twrp and philz touch. the strange thing i that i can't install cm11 in one other moto g. They were purchased together
toot_k90 said:
yes. whiped eveything. with cwm, twrp and philz touch. the strange thing i that i can't install cm11 in one other moto g. They were purchased together
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Chances are you will need to downgrade to 4.3 in order to get a custom rom flashed.
Im not sure why, but a lot of moto g users had the same exact issue.
I was lucky and was able to flash custom roms on my 4.4.2.
I dont know why it only affects some users, but it sounds like thats your issue.
Try it and see!
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Chances are you will need to downgrade to 4.3 in order to get a custom rom flashed.
Im not sure why, but a lot of moto g users had the same exact issue.
I was lucky and was able to flash custom roms on my 4.4.2.
I dont know why it only affects some users, but it sounds like thats your issue.
Try it and see!
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i want to try with sideload first.
toot_k90 said:
i want to try with sideload first.
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Let us know if it works
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ATRIXXIRTA said:
Let us know if it works
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ok, I tried and I failed. Tomorrow i will downgrade
toot_k90 said:
ok, I tried and I failed. Tomorrow i will downgrade
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Damn! Sucks I know. Just make a nandroid of your 4.4.2 and save it on your pc. Or use a USB otg and do an external backup.
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This is my first tutorial so please tell me if I missed anything This thread will teach some noobs here who are on stock 4.1.2/4.2.2 and want to flash latest roms like cm12/cm11/Euphoria Os and etc. This tutorial is self-tested by me!
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1) Firstly, you should unlock the bootloader. To do this go to this thread> http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/general/tutorial-bootloader-unlocking-relocking-t2332900 (after flashing you may get a bootloop so flash stock ftf to recover > http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/general/xperia-l-how-to-flash-tool-unlocking-t2337955 http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/general/sony-xperia-l-flashable-ftfs-locked-t2560642
2)You should install a recovery > http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/orig-development/cwm-recovery-installer-t2589320 for this you need root > http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/general/rootkit-xperia-l-15-3-1-17-1-click-root-t2591290 Backup your stock rom(optional) and TA(if the phone gets damaged during warranty) and copy rom zip file to sd card http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/orig-development/4-4-3-aospa-legacy-4-4-beta1-t2571273
3) In recovery Wipe cache/dalvic/art cache> Factory data reset> clean to install a new rom
4) Flash the rom and Gapps for specific rom(may not be included so google (the version of android gapps) and flash it after rom. Edit: Flashing kk is not necessary.
5) Reboot and wait for some time... Instalation takes some time... :good:
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6)(BONUS) If you want a good recovery like philz/twrp > http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/themes-apps/beta-fota-cwm-one-klick-t3068084 just install an app and click install philz. The app that installs a recovery is unique. It won't be overriden by another rom's recovery and u won't have to flash tz boot.img again and again... Thumbs up if you liked my tutorial :good: I do appreciate it! And of course, if you need any help just comment here or add me on facebook.
I'm here to help you guys!
Edit: There are so many good roms for our XL on xda( I don't compare hard work of devs). Here are some ones that I tried and suggest checking out:
Euphoria OS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/orig-development/rom-euphoria-os-1-0-t3069503
Ressurection remix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...m-resurrection-remix-lollipop-v5-3-0-t3008255
Glade rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/orig-development/rom-glade-rom-t3060544
And one for KK: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/orig-development/4-4-3-aospa-legacy-4-4-beta1-t2571273 check out my video on youtube!
My video reviews on YouTubeGlade Rom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3k8wF_2pAA
Flex OS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGmrg6wpdrA
What's on My android(cm12) >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxJCoAzq56Y
Ressurection Remix Rom: > https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X8D_lY2xVfU
Blisspop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubY1hxQdJoA
My Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9wT3_zp21yFjIm0hi2S-kw
Happy flashing!
edit: did i say something?
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You should add backup of TA before unlocking bootloader (in case if phone will got damaged.. during warranty). Else your tutorial is great
Kosa02 said:
You should add backup of TA before unlocking bootloader (in case if phone will got damaged.. during warranty). Else your tutorial is great
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Copy that! Adding right now!
Iasashvili said:
This is my first tutorial so please tell me if I miss anything This thread will teach some noobs here who are on stock 4.1.2/4.2.2 and want to flash latest roms like cm12/cm11/Euphoria Os and etc. THIS tutorial is self-tested by me!
1) Firstly, you should unlock the bootloader. To do this go to this thread> http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/general/tutorial-bootloader-unlocking-relocking-t2332900 (after flashing you may get a bootloop so flash stock ftf to recover > http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/general/xperia-l-how-to-flash-tool-unlocking-t2337955 http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/general/sony-xperia-l-flashable-ftfs-locked-t2560642
2)You should install a recovery > http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/orig-development/cwm-recovery-installer-t2589320 for this you need root > http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/orig-development/rom-pac-t27490553) Backup your stock rom(optional) and TA(if the phone gets damaged during warranty) and copy rom zip file to sd card( KK rom is recommended first)http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/orig-development/4-4-3-aospa-legacy-4-4-beta1-t2571273
4) Wipe cache/dalvic/art cache> Factory data reset> clean to install a new rom
5) Flash the rom. And GApps for specific rom(may not be included so google (the version of android gapps) and flash it after rom
6) reboot and wait for some time... Instalation takes some time... :good:
7) If you want a good recovery like philz/twrp > http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/themes-apps/beta-fota-cwm-one-klick-t3068084 just install an app and click install philz. The app that installs a recovery is unique. It won't be overriden by another rom's recovery and u won't have to flash tz boot.img again and again... Thumbs up if you liked my tutorial :good: I do appreciate it!
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hello, i want to try the step 7.. if after i unlock bootloader then i just intall philz apk?
Yes
tbooz14 said:
hello, i want to try the step 7.. if after i unlock bootloader then i just intall philz apk?
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Install the app and click philz if your bootloader is unlocked. BTW it's written in that thread that can only be installed on cm12/cm11 etc. But not on stock. If you want a recovery on stock rom try the step 2)
you should wipe cache and dalvik after flashing
and one question why is KK recommended first?
No need to wipe cache/dalvic
Flashing_Expert said:
you should wipe cache and dalvik after flashing
and one question why is KK recommended first?
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Lol, flashing kk is recommeded because I did that myself. The thread says that It's self-tested by me well, I flashed cm11 and than cm12
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Lol, flashing kk is recommeded because I did that myself. The thread says that It's self-tested by me well, I flashed cm11 and than cm12
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cm11 isnt nessasary...
cm11 overrides system and userdata partition...
cm12 does the same... so there isnt any differenz in flashing cm12 from stock or from cm11....
only thing usefull is to flash latest stock before flashing cm12 ... because other than custom roms ...stock rom will override nearly all partitions.... that means better modem...baseband ...etc... so you should come from last stock
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SdtBarbarossa said:
cm11 isnt nessasary...
cm11 overrides system and userdata partition...
cm12 does the same... so there isnt any differenz in flashing cm12 from stock or from cm11....
only thing usefull is to flash latest stock before flashing cm12 ... because other than custom roms ...stock rom will override nearly all partitions.... that means better modem...baseband ...etc... so you should come from last stock
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Deleted my nonsense!
Iasashvili said:
Lol, flashing kk is recommeded because I did that myself. The thread says that It's self-tested by me well, I flashed cm11 and than cm12
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well this is how many myths about flashing stuff born...
Iasashvili said:
Lol, flashing kk is recommeded because I did that myself. The thread says that It's self-tested by me well, I flashed cm11 and than cm12
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hello me again.. have some question again.. hehe if i want to flash RR rom by david then i have to flash first the cm11? then cm 12?
or skip flashing cm 11 or cm 12 and go ahead on RR by david
also i tried to back up TA but its fail need rooting acces..
The tutorial for installing recovery is for locked bootloader will it work for unlocked?
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clean install directly
tbooz14 said:
hello me again.. have some question again.. hehe if i want to flash RR rom by david then i have to flash first the cm11? then cm 12?
or skip flashing cm 11 or cm 12 and go ahead on RR by david
also i tried to back up TA but its fail need rooting acces..
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No need to flash cm11/cm12 as it was sad...
yes, it will work for UBL too
grenademik said:
The tutorial for installing recovery is for locked bootloader will it work for unlocked?
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But in my experience, the recovery was a little buggy and after some time was gone Not sure why. Used it just once to flash cm12
Yeah, sorry about that...
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well this is how many myths about flashing stuff born...
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I was just sharing my own experience. Thanks for notice. I just edited it
now you update this.. all is clear now no more question thanks.. ill recommend this thread of your to others newbie
you are always the best guys.......thank you:good::good::good::good:
I have a HUGE problem. Please help me ASAP!
I just flashed my Xperia L to CM 12.1. I was already on CM 12 before. So I went into recovery, wiped everything and installed the new ROM from zip. Everything worked fine except for the network signal. I was getting no network signal at all. So, when I rebooted the phone, I saw that the ThunderZap kernel was also removed. I tried to flash the kernel using flashtool, but this particular variant has 2 .img files (bootlp and bootkk). I flashed them both using the FlashtTool. Now, when I reboot my phone, all I see is the ThunderZap logo. Please help me ASAP, as this is my only primary driver phone.
I rooted the phone using the install.bat toolkit. unlocked the bootloader using flashtool and imei on sony. flashed stock rom. then installed recovery and flashed a custom rom.
The wifi stopped working. cant even turn it on. (the date keeps reseting to 1970 on every flash btw)
Tried miui rom, cm12, stryfex roms. same issue..
I tried:
Installing a different version of flashtool
Changing wlan.ko(can't find a prima folder)
Installing a different kernel
Flashtool says error flash aborted on flashing stock ftf
(Closing TA partition
09/004/2015 19:04:30 - INFO - Parsing boot delivery
09/004/2015 19:04:30 - INFO - Ending flash session
09/004/2015 19:04:30 - ERROR -
09/004/2015 19:04:30 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
09/004/2015 19:04:30 - INFO - Device connected in flash mo)
please tell me how to get wifi to work on cm12 or flash a stock ftf
Well i have stock GPE 5.1 with twrp 2.8.7.0 installed. The problem is that i cant flash any custom roms such as CM 12.1 ,Cm 13, nexus experiance rom etc. While flashing via twrp it gets stuck at " patching system image unconditionally". I have tried changing file system of data from ext4 to f2fs but still no success and says, E:failed to mount /system . Should i flash gpt.bin file ??? if so ,then can anyone provide gpt.bin for Lollipop.
Or is there is any other solution to this problem???
don't u have fastboot flashable zip file?? gpt.bin is there. I don't know flashing of only gpt.bin will work or not. why not a fresh fastboot flash??
Have you tried to "format data" from twrp? I did once when i had same problem and worked for me... Please, pay attention, this will wipe all your phone, even data partition, so make a backup of all your photos, music, video, documenta etc
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ivanhoe1976 said:
Have you tried to "format data" from twrp? I did once when i had same problem and worked for me... Please, pay attention, this will wipe all your phone, even data partition, so make a backup of all your photos, music, video, documenta etc
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Well i have tried format data from twrp but problem remains the same.
himu_joy said:
don't u have fastboot flashable zip file?? gpt.bin is there. I don't know flashing of only gpt.bin will work or not. why not a fresh fastboot flash??
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As per my understanding only stock roms are flashable via fastboot. Currently i have installed stock GPE 5.1 via fastboot but every stock rom requires flashing via twrp. If there is a any available, kindly tell me.
farsang said:
Well i have tried format data from twrp but problem remains the same.
As per my understanding only stock roms are flashable via fastboot. Currently i have installed stock GPE 5.1 via fastboot but every stock rom requires flashing via twrp. If there is a any available, kindly tell me.
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i didnt get the word u said "every stock rom requires flashing via twrp"
btw, here's gpt.bin (non gpe,xt1033) dont know if it will work or not.
himu_joy said:
i didnt get the word u said "every stock rom requires flashing via twrp"
btw, here's gpt.bin (non gpe,xt1033) dont know if it will work or not.
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I mean that uptill now, i have only seen gpe version roms available via fastboot method. All other custom roms are in zip format which can only be done via twrp.
Kindly tell me the procedure to install gpt.bin. Thanks btw
farsang said:
I mean that uptill now, i have only seen gpe version roms available via fastboot method. All other custom roms are in zip format which can only be done via twrp.
Kindly tell me the procedure to install gpt.bin. Thanks btw
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theres non gpe flash files that uses fastboot.
Heres the link. Download, extract, firstly flash only gpt.bin. if not works then do whole flash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
Plz keep a backup before proceedure.
If u feel complexity then try this tool from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2635706
I found this tool very easy to use for flashing Stock rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...l-motoflash-automated-flash-to-stock-t2934358
Finally took the risk and i flashed gpt.bin via fastboot, initially was stuck on bootlogo but managed to get in recovery. however whole data had been erased (good thing i had made a backup and transferred it to pc). Then i copied custom rom and moved on with its installation and guess what .....custum rom is installing fine
I got my new Jio sim and after some time I got a message of welcome by Jio sim and then after 2-3 min later my pH starts showing no sim card and imei no was nill
Plzz help....
Conspiracy??
You can try to follow the stock firmware flashing method but wipe and flash only the modem part. Hope that fixes it
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Conspiracy??
You can try to follow the stock firmware flashing method but wipe and flash only the modem part. Hope that fixes it
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Thx
I am using cm12.1 so can it be done by again flashing 12.1 or stock rom
Piyush Garg said:
I got my new Jio sim and after some time I got a message of welcome by Jio sim and then after 2-3 min later my pH starts showing no sim card and imei no was nill
Plzz help....
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/2015-moto-g/help/tuto-fastboot-erase-signal-t3451362#post68445534
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Try thishttp://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/help/info-moto-g-imei0-t2925970/post61725547#post61725547
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Piyush Garg said:
Thx
I am using cm12.1 so can it be done by again flashing 12.1 or stock rom
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Well, in the firmware files, the system.sparsechunk are essentially the stock android rom parts. Modem files are not included in standard ROMs. So you need to erase and re-flash radio modem files from the fastboot. No need to wipe current CM 12.1, but to have a greater chance of success, take a nandroid, do a full fastboot firmware flash and then restore the nandroid. Better to restore just /data and reflash ROM+Gapps+others and wipe /cache, dalvik/art.
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Will flashing cos13 through fastboot also wipe my internal storage? My bootloader is already unlocked.
Thanks!
Edit: I think flashing Userdata will wipe my internal storage.
Is there any way to avoid it and still be on cos13?
Mr.Ak said:
Will flashing cos13 through fastboot also wipe my internal storage? My bootloader is already unlocked.
Thanks!
Edit: I think flashing Userdata will wipe my internal storage.
Is there any way to avoid it and still be on cos13?
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Don't use fastboot, use TWRP
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Don't use fastboot, use TWRP
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Thanks mate!
And one more thing, Is there any way to flash cm12.1 based ROMs over 6.0 ROMs? Like with some firmware..without getting back to cos12.*?
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Thanks mate!
And one more thing, Is there any way to flash cm12.1 based ROMs over 6.0 ROMs? Like with some firmware..without getting back to cos12.*?
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Yes, first you have to wipe everything (not internal storage), then you have to flash cm12.1 stock firmware and cm12.1 based ROM. All this can be made using twrp and ROMs_signed.zip