Hi everyone.. first post here.
I just successfully rooted my Nexus S (GT-I9020T, 2.3.4, GRJ22) using adb, recovery clockwork herring and su 2.3.6.1.
ROM Manager is working fine but I do have a couple of issues.
The recovery doesn't always stick and reverts back to the stock one from time to time (I have to flash again then from inside ROM Manager). Which could be a problem due to the next issue..
I've been trying to install some ROMs (Cynogen for instance) but in one version I get a looping boot screen and in an other it keeps going to the recovery screen. Luckily, it's the right one and I can restore a backup. I'm afraid it might revert to the stock recovery at some point and screw me.
Any thoughts on this?
I should have read some more threads first..
I fixed the recovery issue by renaming install-recover.sh using Root Explorer
So I guess I should just experiment to find good ROMs now.
Can anyone suggest a good ROM? I'm looking for improved battery use, slimmed down system, needs email apps (all google apps probably)
Sorted it all out (mount/unmount, delete caches, etc.)
It's working swimmingly now.
Running Cynogenmod 7 and loving it.
I am using Infinity 1.0.0, stable, fast and great battery life, it is a 2.3.4 rom
Hi everyone,
I'm sorry I'm quite new to this, and I'm afraid I've gotten myself somewhat stuck with my Nexus S. Yesterday I managed to root it, install superuser, as well as clockwork mod. Today I wanted to try a new rom and after some attempts, it seems I no longer have any working roms on my phone. After much searching with no luck, I turn to you guys for your expertise.
So I am able to see fast boot upon pressing the volume up and power buttons, and am certainly able to choose recovery and get into clockwork mod. Within clockwork mod I can mount USB storage, so I can transfer roms to the internal SD card. I've tried 3 or 4 roms, some say they install correctly, others not, and after trying to boot after any installation I simply get stuck at the google screen with the lock image at the bottom. The only things I have "deleted" is wiped the data and cache. I have no idea, but I think I may have erased the bootloader image or something else that I should not have that is required.
I have a i9020a model (non-4g model I believe), can you pleeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaassee help me!! I just want to get back to gingerbread 2.3.6, and my phone back up and running the way it was. I've become quite nervous after some searching with some saying a resistor mod is needed on the hardware!!
Your okay cause you can get into fastboot and recovery so don't worry. Maybe the rom you downloaded is not for your phone. Did you make a nandroid backup before flashing the rom? If yes then go into backup and restore from clockwork recovery to go back to stock.
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If you can get to recovery, just flash the stock image FOR YOUR PHONE. Then you can go through and reroot..don't worry, you'll get the hang of it.
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So my phone is not "bricked" as they say?? I'm not in big trouble?
I did not make a nandroid backup What kind of image am I looking for and how do I install it on the phone? I know my phone is of the variant i9020a, but how am unsure of how much more specific I should be looking for.
Looking at the following post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664.
Should I try installing the Android 2.3.6/GRK39F/UCKF1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader option?
Choose the latest 9020a version of the FULL ROM, which is what you have already have eyes on.
I've tried installing the file I mentioned above, but I get a status 7 error when trying to install, and the install is aborted.
Could I get some more assistance please? Can anyone point me to a correct, full rom? Or perhaps I'm installing it incorrectly, could someone be so kind to outline the correct steps to a proper install?
Edit: I think the above mentioned file is for a GSM model, I'm sure I have the CDMA version.
Also, somewhat good news. I managed to install the oxygen rom, but for the 4g version and installed fine with no errors, but I have no service. What does this indicate, as I still want to restore back to a factory version (non-4g) of gingerbread 2.3.6.
What CWM version do you have? Is it 3.0.0.0?
Also, if you have no service, it's likely that you downloaded a ROM with an incorrect radio.
Edit:
If you have CWM 3.0.0.0, make sure to download the latest version, found in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988686 (use 5023-cyan.img). You flash this the same way you did CWM previously, though in the terminal make sure you type out the 5023-cyan.img file name.
Next, download the stock ROM from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664. Simply look for your phone version, and you'll find the correct software variant.
Maybe you've fixed your phone already; if not, I hope this helps!
I wish you the best of luck. Oh, and through problems like these, you come to learn a lot more about your phone. That's what I've found, at least.
At the thread you mentioned above there is a version with a different radio, you might want to give that one a try.
You also said that you only wiped data and cache, so maybe you should do a full wipe before. Not doing that can sometimes lead to problems.
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To be brief, the phone is up and running as brand new! Thank you so very much everyone. It seems the error was with CWM, as I was able to install and boot a 4g oxygen rom on my phone, I went into rom manager, and at the bottom of the list was an option to upgrade to 5.x. Installed the CWM update, wiped everything and was able to install the factory rom, no issues, and everything works just as I remember
I have most certainly learned more about my phone, and I am going to look at it as a rather stressful learning experience rather than a mistake on my part.
But a sincere thanks to everyone once again, I posted this at like 4am here and had a response within a few minutes, I was pulling my hair out haha!
Flashing to stock rom will help you out. You can get stock roms from Internet simply by searching in Google...
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Hey Guys, i installed MIUI on Android version 2.3.7 and i tried to install Android Revolution HDand when i flashed PG58IMG.ZIP it said the model number is wrong on the bootloader screen and it won't let me get to recovery (4EXT) so I have to take the memory card out to get to recovery. Also i backed up my data, used SuperWipe, and flashed Android Revolution and restarted, my phone gets stuck on the HTC Quietly Brilliant Screen and won't boot. So then i took the memory card out an the battery out, and put it back in to get to recovery mode and i went back to MIUI.
What Should I do?
Thanks Guys
im not sure but it sounds like maybe you dont have your cid for the rom you want or not everything matches up i suggest you go to this link and make sure you have everything. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
also you said 2.3.7? i say you should upgrade to ics, alot of roms are based in that now anyway in including MIUI. also for AHDR check out this thread on everything
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298&highlight=change+cid
I have a TmoUS HTC One S, and I unlocked bootloader, rooted my phone and flashed Pacman 22.3 on my phone. I like the rom, but it has slowed my phone and made it quite buggy. It soft-resets at least once a day and randomly gets stuck on lock-screen and I have to wait a couple minutes to try again. Anyway, those are just a couple of my annoying bugs that I don't want to deal with anymore. I'd like to just go back to the stock rom, but as I've found out, I can't restore from a previous backup.
As I'm relatively new to smart-phones, rooting, installing roms. I need a straightforward tutorial on how to flash the stock rom. I've read through the xda forums but cant seem to find exactly what I'm looking for. Any help would be greatly appreciated. And I apologize in advance if this wasn't the correct thread to post in.
PS - Not sure if this make any difference, but I have CWM installed as my recovery.
bizeekizay said:
I have a TmoUS HTC One S, and I unlocked bootloader, rooted my phone and flashed Pacman 22.3 on my phone. I like the rom, but it has slowed my phone and made it quite buggy. It soft-resets at least once a day and randomly gets stuck on lock-screen and I have to wait a couple minutes to try again. Anyway, those are just a couple of my annoying bugs that I don't want to deal with anymore. I'd like to just go back to the stock rom, but as I've found out, I can't restore from a previous backup.
As I'm relatively new to smart-phones, rooting, installing roms. I need a straightforward tutorial on how to flash the stock rom. I've read through the xda forums but cant seem to find exactly what I'm looking for. Any help would be greatly appreciated. And I apologize in advance if this wasn't the correct thread to post in.
PS - Not sure if this make any difference, but I have CWM installed as my recovery.
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make backup first
change cid back to original (if needed)
flash stock jb recovery (extract from ruu or ota, or google it on xda)
flash latest tmous jb ruu. (latest ota is also availible in ruu form)
Does anyone happen to have or can upload Sprint HTC One (M8) Stock ROM?
I happen to do a system restore and got jammed in "updating android applications" and will not load into system. I probably wrote a bad byte while trying to take out *tempered* out of fastboot; which didn't work for me for whatever reason and now I'm stuck with a useless phone unless I find a working ROM.
Most of the ROMs here are for GSM except Viper (which I'm downloading atm). Would appreciate Stock ROM as a backup measure if anyone has. Thx.