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I have just successfully unlocked my bootloader and rooted my AT&T HTC One X. My first time doing this. What I would like is a Jelly Bean Rom to flash and where to find step by step instructions on how to get it up and running. I just cant seem to find it anywhere out there. I'm very new to this and I just want to get this done properly. I did the bootloader unlock and root through TWRP all in one tool kit. I'm assuming I would flash a Rom from the same program? I also would like to have as much a "vanilla" Jelly Bean ROm as possible and one that is stable and fully functional. If anyone can direct me it would greatly be appreciated. Thanks in advance !!
jmlape said:
I have just successfully unlocked my bootloader and rooted my AT&T HTC One X. My first time doing this. What I would like is a Jelly Bean Rom to flash and where to find step by step instructions on how to get it up and running. I just cant seem to find it anywhere out there. I'm very new to this and I just want to get this done properly. I did the bootloader unlock and root through TWRP all in one tool kit. I'm assuming I would flash a Rom from the same program? I also would like to have as much a "vanilla" Jelly Bean ROm as possible and one that is stable and fully functional. If anyone can direct me it would greatly be appreciated. Thanks in advance !!
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i'll make it simple
1) install TWRP custom recovery from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677447
2) download rom and gapps to your computer and transfer it to your phone
3) *make a backup in case anything goes wrong*
4) flash boot.img (extract it from rom file) and use this to do it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1962428
5) reboot into recovery (boot into bootloader, then reboot into recovery)
6) full wipe (cache, davlik, factory, etc)
7) go to install and find the .zip file of the rom and flash it, be patient it may take a while
8) flash gapps
9) reboot system and u'll be done be patient for this one too, first boot always takes a while
hope this helped
Thank You
utkaar099 said:
i'll make it simple
1) install TWRP custom recovery from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677447
2) download rom and gapps to your computer and transfer it to your phone
3) *make a backup in case anything goes wrong*
4) flash boot.img (extract it from rom file) and use this to do it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1962428
5) reboot into recovery (boot into bootloader, then reboot into recovery)
6) full wipe (cache, davlik, factory, etc)
7) go to install and find the .zip file of the rom and flash it, be patient it may take a while
8) flash gapps
9) reboot system and u'll be done be patient for this one too, first boot always takes a while
hope this helped
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I really appreciate your response. Don't I have TWRP already from when I unlocked bootloader and rooted? Next question.... what ROM and where do I download it from? Do I download to PC or phone? Sorry for all the questions but I dont want to mess up my phone. Hope you can help me....Thanks again
Download goo.im install TWRP via goo.im or from fastboot. Test to see if get into the recovery. If so you can flash away. Follow instruction from the video that twrp puts out or from the how to thread. I'm running AOKP now for nearly a week and so far so good. Just be sure to start by backing up your phone with twrp or the other pimp apps available. Watch Video or follow directions on twrp thread for your device. Goo. im is darn noon friendly. Here's a screenshot of an example screen
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jmlape said:
I really appreciate your response. Don't I have TWRP already from when I unlocked bootloader and rooted? Next question.... what ROM and where do I download it from? Do I download to PC or phone? Sorry for all the questions but I dont want to mess up my phone. Hope you can help me....Thanks again
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once the bootloader is unlocked, then you are able to install the recovery. you can check if you have it already, but its likely that you dont.
its fine if you download from your phone, but for starters it is much simpler to download from the computer and transfer to the phone
and for what ROM to flash, since you want a jb rom i'd recommend starting with a stable rom, so that would mean you should stay way with roms with the "unofficial, beta, alpha",etc labels. also CM10 is in a pretty unstable state too, so stay away from that
i wouldn't necessarily recommend a jb rom for starters, but it seems to me that you'd like one so i would start with nocturnal'd dirty rom. its stable, smooth, and has some really nice tweaks
jmlape said:
I really appreciate your response. Don't I have TWRP already from when I unlocked bootloader and rooted? Next question.... what ROM and where do I download it from? Do I download to PC or phone? Sorry for all the questions but I dont want to mess up my phone. Hope you can help me....Thanks again
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You can download ROMs via goo.im on your phone like CM10, AOKP.. just read up a bit and get it right. The other poster's response is right on the money. Follow those links and you are good to go.
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No offense to any other devs, but I agree dirty rom is pretty solid and polished with a very active dev. As for installing, download rom and dirty gapps. Also head to play store and download flash image GUI...
1. Open flashgui app. Browse to dirty rom and select. OK it by following instructions and don't worry about the WiFi bit. (Its just a disclaimer). It'll automatically flash just the kernel.
1. Once successful, immediately boot into recovery. Wipe cache, wipe dalvick, factory reset, wipe system. Press back button, hit install. Find your dirty rom. Swipe to flash it. Once successful, immediately flash dirty gapps.
2. Reboot system. (First boot takes a little longer)
3. Swim in the butter!
Sent from my fast as f*#@ OneXL codenamed: Dirty Girl
I'm downloading that ROM right now for a test drive...ending thread highjack mmmm now.
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Hello guys,
I'm still relatively new to rooting stuff on the Nexus 5 (and 7). Running a rooted stock android 4.4.4. with Franco kernal, but with Lollipop now available.. Of course I want to upgrade. I am looking for a stock android 5 rom with prepoot. Is there a prerooted rom available? And do I have to flash stock kernal first before flashing the rom?
Thanks in advance!
Justin
IVS IVRIS said:
Hello guys,
I'm still relatively new to rooting stuff on the Nexus 5 (and 7). Running a rooted stock android 4.4.4. with Franco kernal, but with Lollipop now available.. Of course I want to upgrade. I am looking for a stock android 5 rom with prepoot. Is there a prerooted rom available? And do I have to flash stock kernal first before flashing the rom?
Thanks in advance!
Justin
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Not exactly no. L root is different from KitKat. You have to flash a permissive boot.img (kernel) before flashing SuperSU in recovery.
There are flashable zips. There is one linked in the "guides and info" link in my signatrue (see section 6)... But you still need to flash the chainfire or @sykopompos Permissive boot.img
rootSU said:
Not exactly no. L root is different from KitKat. You have to flash a permissive boot.img (kernel) before flashing SuperSU in recovery.
There are flashable zips. There is one linked in the "guides and info" link in my signatrue (see section 6)... But you still need to flash the chainfire or @sykopompos Permissive boot.img
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Thank you for the quick reply. The rom over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...-android-4-4-3-ktu84m-rooted-busybox-t2557523 may suit my needs indeed. Although he's saying "-Don't install SuperSU (won't work, must use CF-Auto-Root)"
So, in my situation.. what I should do would be:
Factory reset
Flash rom with TWRP (my recovery)
Flash radio
Use the latest CF-Auto Root (for Lollipop)
Do I keep my Franco kernal?
IVS IVRIS said:
Thank you for the quick reply. The rom over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...-android-4-4-3-ktu84m-rooted-busybox-t2557523 may suit my needs indeed. Although he's saying "-Don't install SuperSU (won't work, must use CF-Auto-Root)"
So, in my situation.. what I should do would be:
Factory reset
Flash rom with TWRP (my recovery)
Flash radio
Use the latest CF-Auto Root (for Lollipop)
Do I keep my Franco kernal?
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I wouldn't use CF autoroot myself. Its similar to a toolkit which we don't recommend.
All you do is flash ROM.zip
Flash Permissive boot.img (kernel)
Flash SuperSU (It will work in this case)
I'll see if I can find a link to @sykopompos boot image
No, I don't believe franco will work. I would recommend trying ElementalX though. You flash it after the permissive boot.img. You jeep the permnissive stuff as ElementalX doesn't replace RAMdisk (just modifies it) so you get best of both worlds.
Plus ElementalX is a great kernel. You'll also be running teh same setup as me then
rootSU said:
I wouldn't use CF autoroot myself. Its similar to a toolkit which we don't recommend.
All you do is flash ROM.zip
Flash Permissive boot.img (kernel)
Flash Elemental X kernal
Flash SuperSU (It will work in this case)
I'll see if I can find a link to @sykopompos boot image
No, I don't believe franco will work. I would recommend trying ElementalX though. You flash it after the permissive boot.img. You jeep the permnissive stuff as ElementalX doesn't replace RAMdisk (just modifies it) so you get best of both worlds.
Plus ElementalX is a great kernel. You'll also be running teh same setup as me then
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Thanks allot for the explanation! Alright, to do:
Put rom on internal memory
Boot into TWRP recovery
Whipe everything, cache, system etc.
Flash the rom
Flash the radio
Flash permissive boot.img
Flash Elemental X kernal
Flash SuperSU
Then reboot
Is that the correct way?
IVS IVRIS said:
Thanks allot for the explanation! Alright, to do:
Put rom on internal memory
Boot into TWRP recovery
Whipe everything, cache, system etc.
Flash the rom
Flash the radio
Flash permissive boot.img
Flash SuperSU
Then reboot
Is that the correct way?
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Yep, hold on on that, let me source the link.
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Search the OP of this thread for "modified kernel"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/rom-n5-l-developer-preview-t2796003
Sorry for bothering.. I think I've got everything setup up.
I've downloaded the files:
bigxie_hammerhead_LRX21O-signed.zip (rom)
LGD820_LRX21O_RADIO.zip (radio)
N5_+LPX13D_ModifiedKernel (modified kernal)
UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.01 (SuperSU)
ElementalX-N5-2.03 (ElementalX)
Is it correct to flash it in this order? Did I get all the steps? The files I have downloaded are partially for L developer (such as SuperSU) preview.. does that matter? I also see reports of sd card not showing up.. any problems ahead?
rootSU said:
Yep, hold on on that, let me source the link.
---------- Post added at 04:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:23 PM ----------
Search the OP of this thread for "modified kernel"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/rom-n5-l-developer-preview-t2796003
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Sorry for bothering.. I think I've got everything setup up.
I've downloaded the files:
bigxie_hammerhead_LRX21O-signed.zip (rom)
LGD820_LRX21O_RADIO.zip (radio)
N5_+LPX13D_ModifiedKernel (modified kernal)
ElementalX-N5-2.03 (ElementalX)
UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.01 (SuperSU)
Is it correct to flash it in this order? Did I get all the steps? The files I have downloaded are partially for L developer (such as SuperSU) preview.. does that matter? I also see reports of sd card not showing up.. any problems ahead?
Guys, I got myself in some real trouble I think.
First of all:
I came from 4.4.4. stock rooted with Franco kernal
I did make a backup in TWRP, files are on my pc.
Process:
First of all, I did a factory reset in TWRP
I flashed the rom, radio, kernal for root and supersu.
First boot went fine, although WiFi couldn't be found.
I decided to boot into recovery again to wipe my SD Card
Upon rebooting, phone is looking all black without a real 'launcher', sd card not found etc.
Than:
I managed to push rom, radio, kernal and supersu to /sdcard by adb in rocovery mode
I reflashed all of these, but the same problems occur
What should I do now? I'm ****ting my pants..
IVS IVRIS said:
Guys, I got myself in some real trouble I think.
First of all:
I came from 4.4.4. stock rooted with Franco kernal
I did make a backup in TWRP, files are on my pc.
Process:
First of all, I did a factory reset in TWRP
I flashed the rom, radio, kernal for root and supersu.
First boot went fine, although WiFi couldn't be found.
I decided to boot into recovery again to wipe my SD Card
Upon rebooting, phone is looking all black without a real 'launcher', sd card not found etc.
Than:
I managed to push rom, radio, kernal and supersu to /sdcard by adb in rocovery mode
I reflashed all of these, but the same problems occur
What should I do now? I'm ****ting my pants..
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Exactly same problem here, using the same rom. I only flashed the rom. All was fine in the first boot. The problem appeared after I formatted the sd card recovery TWRP version 2.8.0.1.. I tried also to reflash the rom with a full wipe from recovery, but nothing .. black background, no navigation bar, no sdcard and no sim is found.
Try updating TWRP to 2.8.1.0. Wipe system/data/cache/dalvik under advanced and then flash the ROM.
Sorry, only way I know how to flash a recovery is with fastboot, no zips...
Or fastboot flash the factory image but do each img separately as I hear there are still issues using the flash.all script when it comes to the system image.
jeky82 said:
Exactly same problem here, using the same rom. I only flashed the rom. All was fine in the first boot. The problem appeared after I formatted the sd card recovery TWRP version 2.8.0.1.. I tried also to reflash the rom with a full wipe from recovery, but nothing .. black background, no navigation bar, no sdcard and no sim is found.
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Sounds exactly like me indeed. Anyone knows the steps to help us?
galakanokis said:
Try updating TWRP to 2.8.1.0. Wipe system/data/cache/dalvik under advanced and then flash the ROM.
Sorry, only way I know how to flash a recovery is with fastboot, no zips...
Or fastboot flash the factory image but do each img separately as I hear there are still issues using the flash.all script when it comes to the system image.
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Will this fix the sd card as well?
Are people having the same problem with clockworks recovery mod?
jeky82 said:
Exactly same problem here, using the same rom. I only flashed the rom. All was fine in the first boot. The problem appeared after I formatted the sd card recovery TWRP version 2.8.0.1.. I tried also to reflash the rom with a full wipe from recovery, but nothing .. black background, no navigation bar, no sdcard and no sim is found.
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I fixed it! Please check this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56743199&postcount=10 and follow the instructions.. you may have to flash the seperate .img files though, like I had to.
I can't change my current ROM, I'm running Baked with Android 4.2.2, I had TWRP 2.7.0.0 and now I upgraded to 2.8.0.1 with the same results.
I've tried with several ROMS, I do the steps for each rom carefully, making a backup before doing a full wipe, etc, and after the install, when I reboot, I get stucked on the loading screen, I don't even see the custom ROM logo, just the Asus logo.
After the boot loop, I enter again in recovery and recover the Baked backup, and it works again.
I'm really desperate because the Baked ROM don't run well, is very slugish, so for me an upgrade is mandatory.
I've tried with several custom ROMs, the last one I tried was KatKiss Lollipop.
Any help would be greatly appretiated
krusty_da said:
I can't change my current ROM, I'm running Baked with Android 4.2.2, I had TWRP 2.7.0.0 and now I upgraded to 2.8.0.1 with the same results.
I've tried with several ROMS, I do the steps for each rom carefully, making a backup before doing a full wipe, etc, and after the install, when I reboot, I get stucked on the loading screen, I don't even see the custom ROM logo, just the Asus logo.
After the boot loop, I enter again in recovery and recover the Baked backup, and it works again.
I'm really desperate because the Baked ROM don't run well, is very slugish, so for me an upgrade is mandatory.
I've tried with several custom ROMs, the last one I tried was KatKiss Lollipop.
Any help would be greatly appretiated
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What is your bootloader version ?
Are you doing a full wipe before installing ?
Thx Josh
If you can adb to it then go for a full wipe and try...same thing happened to me going from stock 4.2 to katkiss 4.4.4..
Look for the post i just did in tims thread for 4.4.4.. its got the links to the post...
Remember. ..wipe 'misc' as it seems gremlins like to hide in there..
Worked for me...
lj50036 said:
What is your bootloader version ?
Are you doing a full wipe before installing ?
Thx Josh
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My current bootloader is 10.6.1.15.3, and I'm doing a full wipe, I follow carefully the instructions every time.
dgcruzing said:
If you can adb to it then go for a full wipe and try...same thing happened to me going from stock 4.2 to katkiss 4.4.4..
Look for the post i just did in tims thread for 4.4.4.. its got the links to the post...
Remember. ..wipe 'misc' as it seems gremlins like to hide in there..
Worked for me...
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I installed ADB on my pc (win8 x64), and started to do the blob backup mentioned on the first link in your other post, followed all the instrucions, after the "Step 1" in the "Wheelie" menú, the tablet shuts of, as it should, but when I turn it on again, it no longer boots into android, it gets stuck in a boot loop, now I don't have TWRP anymore, I have the FlatLine CWM, so I can't recover the image created with TWRP, so I'm stuck with recovery,
I'm still trying to fix it, I'll try to revert to stock and start from there.
Thanks to the both of you, wish me luck!
krusty_da said:
My current bootloader is 10.6.1.15.3, and I'm doing a full wipe, I follow carefully the instructions every time.
Thanks to the both of you, wish me luck!
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That is the issue mate you need to be on the bootloader ending with 27.5 ....... :good:
Let me know if you need any help making that happen .....
Thx Josh
krusty_da said:
My current bootloader is 10.6.1.15.3, and I'm doing a full wipe, I follow carefully the instructions every time.
I installed ADB on my pc (win8 x64), and started to do the blob backup mentioned on the first link in your other post, followed all the instrucions, after the "Step 1" in the "Wheelie" menú, the tablet shuts of, as it should, but when I turn it on again, it no longer boots into android, it gets stuck in a boot loop, now I don't have TWRP anymore, I have the FlatLine CWM, so I can't recover the image created with TWRP, so I'm stuck with recovery,
I'm still trying to fix it, I'll try to revert to stock and start from there.
Thanks to the both of you, wish me luck!
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Yes, dont worry too much as I was in the same boat.. lost the recovery a few times.. and or couldn't get recovery to mount any partitions..
If you have still got ADB connection then use Busters wipe... multiple times.. as it cleaned mine out..
Then I used the easyflasher to flash the CWM kitkat Version and used this to flash Tims Kitkat off the external SDcard..
booted in to Kitkat with out loading Gapps.. let it settle then booted in to the recovery then booted to Bootloader..
and reflashed TWRP 2.8.. flashed Gapps with this and its all settled in..
One thing that I made sure off was to boot the device after flashing a recovery.. somewhere in all the instructions it says to to this.. So I made sure I did it..
otherwise I kept getting that password screen in TWRP...and if i got that then I knew it was not mounting anything..
K.. keep at it.. if there is will there is a way and as said if you have an unlocked bootloader and ADB you are half way there already..
Good luck..
lj50036 said:
That is the issue mate you need to be on the bootloader ending with 27.5 ....... :good:
Let me know if you need any help making that happen .....
Thx Josh
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Thanks! I'm loading Lollipop for the fisrt time now!
I found a tutorial here to change the bootloader:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187982
And downloaded the latest firmware from here:
http://www.service.asus.com/#!downloads/c1wax
Thanks again
Hello community,
I was given the device last year and had been fairly satisfied with the performance of it. However, it has gotten laggy over the past couple weeks and a friend suggested to root and flash a rom on it. So, without any prior knowledge, I have been doing some research and browsing through the threads on this forum. I can see that there are guides but was very unsure if the methods would still work because I have noticed that most of them were last updated/edit a while ago. I know I shouldn't use the word 'latest' for doing this to a tablet that is fairly old in the market. However, it would be very helpful if someone can point me to some 'proven to work' or 'trust-worthy' guides of rooting, flashing recovery, and rom.
Also, just out of curiosity, please recommend which recovery and rom a first-timer should use if possible
try these roms.
rocketfans14 said:
Hello community,
I was given the device last year and had been fairly satisfied with the performance of it. However, it has gotten laggy over the past couple weeks and a friend suggested to root and flash a rom on it. So, without any prior knowledge, I have been doing some research and browsing through the threads on this forum. I can see that there are guides but was very unsure if the methods would still work because I have noticed that most of them were last updated/edit a while ago. I know I shouldn't use the word 'latest' for doing this to a tablet that is fairly old in the market. However, it would be very helpful if someone can point me to some 'proven to work' or 'trust-worthy' guides of rooting, flashing recovery, and rom.
Also, just out of curiosity, please recommend which recovery and rom a first-timer should use if possible
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hello ,
these are the things you need to do before flashing a ROM.
note: -the following things may void your warranty.
-do this on your own risk.
1. HOW TO ROOT
-First install kingo root on your windows PC. Then check USB debugging .
( settings. < about device < touch build number 7times < go back and select developer options < check USB debugging.)
-Open kingo root on the PC and connect your device and connect your device to the PC. Start root and do not remove the USB cable until it says finish.
-Now you have successfully rooted your device.
2.HOW TO INSTALL A CUSTOM RECOVERY
- Go to the following link and download CLOCK WORK MOD(CWM)
LINK: https://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Select your device and install the recovery.
go into the app and install recovery .
3.BACK UP
download rom manager from playstore and do a backup( do a backup using this ap only if you are using CWM recovery.
link for ROM manager: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...mmanager&hl=en
Now the first thing you need to do is download this rom.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934533333
(note: you can flash the rom of p5110 for p5113)
now to flash the rom follow the following steps.
1. Go to recovery mode
2. (have the rom in your sd card)flash it there .
use this link to know how to flash a rom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJfPwWjnWGY
now you can reboot after flashing.
to get inbuilt google apps and play store you need to install something called GAPPS (Google apps) download from this link.
http://opengapps.org/?api=5.1&variant=nano
now you flash this zip the same way you flashed the rom.
any problems plz notoce me.
Zte blade l said:
hello ,
these are the things you need to do before flashing a ROM.
note: -the following things may void your warranty.
-do this on your own risk.
1. HOW TO ROOT
-First install kingo root on your windows PC. Then check USB debugging .
( settings. < about device < touch build number 7times < go back and select developer options < check USB debugging.)
-Open kingo root on the PC and connect your device and connect your device to the PC. Start root and do not remove the USB cable until it says finish.
-Now you have successfully rooted your device.
2.HOW TO INSTALL A CUSTOM RECOVERY
- Go to the following link and download CLOCK WORK MOD(CWM)
LINK: https://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Select your device and install the recovery.
go into the app and install recovery .
3.BACK UP
download rom manager from playstore and do a backup( do a backup using this ap only if you are using CWM recovery.
link for ROM manager: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...mmanager&hl=en
Now the first thing you need to do is download this rom.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934533333
(note: you can flash the rom of p5110 for p5113)
now to flash the rom follow the following steps.
1. Go to recovery mode
2. (have the rom in your sd card)flash it there .
use this link to know how to flash a rom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJfPwWjnWGY
now you can reboot after flashing.
to get inbuilt google apps and play store you need to install something called GAPPS (Google apps) download from this link.
http://opengapps.org/?api=5.1&variant=nano
now you flash this zip the same way you flashed the rom.
any problems plz notoce me.
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I was looking in the forum and someone said that I would also need to unlock the bootloader? If so, how do I do that?
Also, is there a difference between kingroot and towelroot? I saw a post in the forum here saying towelroot is fast and easy to root the tablet.
Not much difference.
Actually there is not much difference between kings root and towel root....towel root doesn't need a PC...but I have never used it so I can't assure you that it is safe.
And coming to the boot loader I don't know much about it but I didn't do anything like that before flashing a rom or rooting my tab2....
If you want further assistance about the boot loader I can help you with that..
rocketfans14 said:
I was looking in the forum and someone said that I would also need to unlock the bootloader? If so, how do I do that?
Also, is there a difference between kingroot and towelroot? I saw a post in the forum here saying towelroot is fast and easy to root the tablet.
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it is not necessary to unloack bootloader for tab 2 as it comes with a unlocked bootloader from stock.
Zte blade l said:
Actually there is not much difference between kings root and towel root....towel root doesn't need a PC...but I have never used it so I can't assure you that it is safe.
And coming to the boot loader I don't know much about it but I didn't do anything like that before flashing a rom or rooting my tab2....
If you want further assistance about the boot loader I can help you with that..
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Hey, it's been a while. Honestly speaking, when I first posted this thread, I didn't really have enough time to do the things so now I am finally back and trying to do it. So far, I know what recovery and rom I'm going to use with all the files downloaded and ready. Though, currently, I am still at the pre-root stage. I have read up things about kingoroot and not sure if I wanted to use it. So I looked around on the forum and wonder if Odin is still a working solution. Reading on the steps and guides, I was wondering if I need to have Kies installed?
rocketfans14 said:
Hey, it's been a while. Honestly speaking, when I first posted this thread, I didn't really have enough time to do the things so now I am finally back and trying to do it. So far, I know what recovery and rom I'm going to use with all the files downloaded and ready. Though, currently, I am still at the pre-root stage. I have read up things about kingoroot and not sure if I wanted to use it. So I looked around on the forum and wonder if Odin is still a working solution. Reading on the steps and guides, I was wondering if I need to have Kies installed?
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Kies is not needed as it never helped.
You can depend on odin it is your only saviour when you are in trouble.
I think rooting with kingroot is easy as it is just connecting to your PC and cick the start button.
So just notice me when your ready.
And there is also one good news...?
Tab 2 has got marshmallow.
Zte blade l said:
Kies is not needed as it never helped.
You can depend on odin it is your only saviour when you are in trouble.
I think rooting with kingroot is easy as it is just connecting to your PC and cick the start button.
So just notice me when your ready.
And there is also one good news...��
Tab 2 has got marshmallow.
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I have rooted the tablet. I did it with odin and twrp with flashing the updatedSuperSU zip folder.
I have tried flashing the CM12.1 rom yesterday but resulted in a boot loop. So for now, I'm just rooted and on stock rom until I or someone can find out what was the problem. I have read about the discussion with marshmallow but it seems to me that the project isn't really stable yet. From what I have researched lately, can I assume there's issue with the p51xx line of tablets? Because I saw many people having problems with p51xx and most people with the other tablets aren't having any.
rocketfans14 said:
I have rooted the tablet. I did it with odin and twrp with flashing the updatedSuperSU zip folder.
I have tried flashing the CM12.1 rom yesterday but resulted in a boot loop. So for now, I'm just rooted and on stock rom until I or someone can find out what was the problem. I have read about the discussion with marshmallow but it seems to me that the project isn't really stable yet. From what I have researched lately, can I assume there's issue with the p51xx line of tablets? Because I saw many people having problems with p51xx and most people with the other tablets aren't having any.
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You first must update your tab to jelly bean bootloader, before trying out newer roms.
Or perhaps flash stock jb firmware with odin
Whatever you choose, both is ok.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2642005
Read here
The first thing you do, is take a nandroid backup, it's very important at every step, unless you are really ready to risk. It's better to have it.
Next Read through the rom threads, clear your mind and your tab too. You must format data.
Stay on twrp 2.8.7.2. Don't go to the latest one yet.
Flash rom, wait, it will boot up.
Every tab behave differently with every rom, sure you are going to face soft reboots, on some roms it will be a lot, on some it will be less. I would suggest you try both LP and kk first.
Remember, it's better to keep this tab updated than to stay on stock. This tab 2 series has a emmc bug and staying on stock or jumping back is a risk too. I have been on kk and lp. They both have kept this tab running great and away from that bug.
billysam said:
You first must update your tab to jelly bean bootloader, before trying out newer roms.
Or perhaps flash stock jb firmware with odin
Whatever you choose, both is ok.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2642005
Read here
The first thing you do, is take a nandroid backup, it's very important at every step, unless you are really ready to risk. It's better to have it.
Next Read through the rom threads, clear your mind and your tab too. You must format data.
Stay on twrp 2.8.7.2. Don't go to the latest one yet.
Flash rom, wait, it will boot up.
Every tab behave differently with every rom, sure you are going to face soft reboots, on some roms it will be a lot, on some it will be less. I would suggest you try both LP and kk first.
Remember, it's better to keep this tab updated than to stay on stock. This tab 2 series has a emmc bug and staying on stock or jumping back is a risk too. I have been on kk and lp. They both have kept this tab running great and away from that bug.
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Do I have to unroot first? Do you have a link to making a nandroid backup?
Edit: Oh, I looked at the link you included and it said that if I am on stock jb (4.2.2), I can skip the update bootloader part..
When you flashed the new rom, did you do a factory reset (wipe data)?
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rocketfans14 said:
Do I have to unroot first? Do you have a link to making a nandroid backup?
Edit: Oh, I looked at the link you included and it said that if I am on stock jb (4.2.2), I can skip the update bootloader part..
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Yes, that's what I meant too, if you're on jb already, you are fine. You don't have to unroot. For making a nandroid backup, use twrp recovery, there is an option for backup, select and backup all from there, if you get into bootloop or any other problem, as long as you can get back to recovery, you can restore from there. Most rom comes pre rooted.
rocketfans14 said:
I have rooted the tablet. I did it with odin and twrp with flashing the updatedSuperSU zip folder.
I have tried flashing the CM12.1 rom yesterday but resulted in a boot loop. So for now, I'm just rooted and on stock rom until I or someone can find out what was the problem. I have read about the discussion with marshmallow but it seems to me that the project isn't really stable yet. From what I have researched lately, can I assume there's issue with the p51xx line of tablets? Because I saw many people having problems with p51xx and most people with the other tablets aren't having any.
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Did you clear dalvik cache in recovery before flashing rom?
Zte blade l said:
Did you clear dalvik cache in recovery before flashing rom?
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Yes, I cleared the top four options in recovery, and formatted data before flashing.
billysam said:
Yes, that's what I meant too, if you're on jb already, you are fine. You don't have to unroot. For making a nandroid backup, use twrp recovery, there is an option for backup, select and backup all from there, if you get into bootloop or any other problem, as long as you can get back to recovery, you can restore from there. Most rom comes pre rooted.
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That's what I did. Let me just briefly summarize what I have done:
used odin with twrp
booted into recovery and made back up
cleared dalvik, cache, system, and data, formatted data
flashed update supersu, booted into system and checked root with root checker
rebooted into recovery, cleared dalvik, cache, system, and data, formatted data again
flashed cm12.1 and gapps, rebooted but ran into bootloop at splash screen
rebooted into recovery and restored back up
So I'm rooted and on stock 4.2.2 currently.
champ1919 said:
When you flashed the new rom, did you do a factory reset (wipe data)?
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I did.
Try flashing blisspop or slimLP.
Hey androids, I submitted this question as a reply to the guide thread already earlier... just thought it might get noticed in this forum alittle quicker... any help would be appreciated
I'm working on a recalled tablet that I rooted to keep using, and up until recently the ROM i had installed on it worked famously (bliss pop with android 5.1.1). Now, I was having some issues with it and thought "Well, i'll try out a different rom!"
So, I already had root (obviously) and I had already successfully installed a rom to this tablet... Using TWRP (both the 2.8.x.x I used previously and the newest one available for the shield) I have backed up, wiped, and flashed the images to 3 different roms + gapps for the appropriate versions...
first, I was going an issue with it mounting the \data partition so it wouldn't flash anything... then I repaired and rewiped the partitions, and got (what appeared to me in the logs) a clean and successful install of the roms. Each time I successfully flashed a ROM and GAPPs zips I would go to boot the ROM and my table would sit on the "NVIDIA" boot screen forever, never advancing to boot the ROMs.
I was worried that I had made a mistake and bricked the thing (though, it's been on borrowed time anyways being a recalled tablet). But I was able to force shutdown the tablet and reboot it into TWRP for another try. Each time I cleared the previous flash, wiped the cache and system partitions, and would get another clean install... but each time, it would get stuck on that same boot screen....
Anyone have any suggestions? thoughts? ideas? fixes? answers?.... anything? lol
Thanks folks!
Assuming you are trying to flash MM custom roms: You need the MM bootloader.
edisso10018 said:
Assuming you are trying to flash MM custom roms: You need the MM bootloader.
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Is the newest TWRP *not* a MM bootloader?
TWRP is a recovery. A bootloader is a bootloader.
This is covered in every rom thread that updated from L to M.
lafester said:
This is covered in every rom thread that updated from L to M.
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I'll re-look, the guides i've read have only covered flashing TWRP, then using them to flash the ROM and GAPPs... Which is what I did the first time I rooted it and put on a custom ROM... though maybe I didn't delete the original bootloader the first time and did so accidentally this time?
Thanks for the heads up though people, we'll see if I can straighten it out now that I know what I'm looking for
edisso10018 said:
Assuming you are trying to flash MM custom roms: You need the MM bootloader.
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Ok, so I've downloaded the shield recovery zip, flashed the boot.img to the boot... nothing, then I read on one of the guides here that the "blob.img" is the bootloader... but the zip has a blob, without the .img
So I then attempted to add .img, and flash it to "boot" in TWRP, and there was an error, saying the file is too large...
do you (or someone else) know where to find a guide on where to find/how to flash a MM bootloader?
thanks
Ok, so I found guide with links to the latest firmware update; I flashed it, rebooted, and now I've gotta past the "Nvidia" boot screen into the Bliss boot screen... It's been here for a couple minutes now, gonna give it alittle bit and then try to install the other ROM I had tried.
MilesD37 said:
Ok, so I found guide with links to the latest firmware update; I flashed it, rebooted, and now I've gotta past the "Nvidia" boot screen into the Bliss boot screen... It's been here for a couple minutes now, gonna give it alittle bit and then try to install the other ROM I had tried.
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Im stuk with the same probem, can you sendme the Link to the gide please