Got root and recovery back using adb and the files and instructions for hack4.zip
Everything is good now (rooted, unlocked engineering bootloader, and overclocked).
Niceeeee, i think once you see the change in the bootloader reboot and do the root instructions again... I'm going to add that to the official instructions to hopefully ease some confusion
Just wondering am i going to have to repeat all these steps every time i got to flash a new rom?
I still have Hboot 1.49 s-on, i was going to do the engineering bootloader thing but I don't understand it
Just wondering am i going to have to repeat all these steps every time i got to flash a new rom?
I still have Hboot 1.49 s-on, i was going to do the engineering bootloader thing but I don't understand it
Yeah, would like to flash a new rom, can someone point me in the right direction.
Device(s): Galaxy Nexus-AOKP w/ LeanKernel
Kindle Fire
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In order to flash a new ROM after obtaining root you simply:
1. Find and download the ROM that you want to use.
2. Mount your PC and copy the .zip file over to your SD card like you did for root.
3. Turn off your phone and power it back up while holding down the up volume key.
4. After booting into Recovery, go to Wipe and wipe factory data along with Dalvik Cache.
5. Back out of the Wipe menu and go to Install from SD. Your ROM will be there. Hit install and it will put the new ROM that you want, on your phone.
6. Reboot and you will see a boot animation screen for several minutes before it loads your new ROM.
7. Repeat this procedure with a Nand Backup each time you get a new ROM set up.
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I first want to say... wag3slav3 you are amazing...
after trying hours and hours with the old root method, first try with this one it works... it was so easy, a caveman could do it.
I was going to ask how to flash new ROMS, but alprazolam beat me to the punch haha..
I do have another question though, if I want to flash a new app, for example, I would like to replace the stock dialer with the DialerOne app, which involves flashing the app, but does not require a wipe... How would i go about doing that? is it the same as the steps above just without the wipe?
I am a rooting noob, so sorry if this is a redundant question.
agian... THANKS!!!!
Last edited by Slewman; July 19th, 2010 at 08:51 AM.
I first want to say... alprazolam you are amazing...
after trying hours and hours with the old root method, first try with this one it works... it was so easy, a caveman could do it.
I was going to ask how to flash new ROMS, but you beat me to the punch haha..
I do have another question though, if I want to flash a new app, for example, I would like to replace the stock dialer with the DialerOne app, which involves flashing the app, but does not require a wipe... How would i go about doing that? is it the same as the steps above just without the wipe?
I am a rooting noob, so sorry if this is a redundant question.
agian... THANKS!!!!
Normally you would just copy the ZIP file onto your SD card (and keep it zipped), then boot into recovery and flash it the same way you do the ROMs (minus the wipe). Once in a while there will be different instructions for installing, but usually those are posted.
In order to flash a new ROM after obtaining root you simply:
1. Find and download the ROM that you want to use.
2. Mount your PC and copy the .zip file over to your SD card like you did for root.
3. Turn off your phone and power it back up while holding down the up volume key.
4. After booting into Recovery, go to Wipe and wipe factory data along with Dalvik Cache.
5. Back out of the Wipe menu and go to Install from SD. Your ROM will be there. Hit install and it will put the new ROM that you want, on your phone.
6. Reboot and you will see a boot animation screen for several minutes before it loads your new ROM.
7. Repeat this procedure with a Nand Backup each time you get a new ROM set up.
Just wondering am i going to have to repeat all these steps every time i got to flash a new rom?
I still have Hboot 1.49 s-on, i was going to do the engineering bootloader thing but I don't understand it
no. use rom manager app
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quick question about the ROM you recommended surgeon, is it normal for my gmail app to not update as items arrive? or is there something i am forgetting to set?
sigh alright. I am trying to follw the directions for windows, and I am to the part where i open sdk tools folder shift key plus right mouse click should give me open command window here. when I do this , I do not get the option to open command window. i did not download eclipse, do i need to? I never saw anything that said i did, just sdk you guys are amazing and I appreciate your help thus far.
quick question about the ROM you recommended surgeon, is it normal for my gmail app to not update as items arrive? or is there something i am forgetting to set?
My gmail syncs as soon as I get an email. To check your sync settings go into Settings> Accounts & Sync and make sure auto-sync is checked. Then click on your gmail account and make sure "sync gmail" is checked
sigh alright. I am trying to follw the directions for windows, and I am to the part where i open sdk tools folder shift key plus right mouse click should give me open command window here. when I do this , I do not get the option to open command window. i did not download eclipse, do i need to? I never saw anything that said i did, just sdk you guys are amazing and I appreciate your help thus far.
You can also go to start, run, and type cmd. That will open up a command window. From there cd to your tools folder, it should look something like this "cd C:/android-sdk-windows/tools/"
How long does this process take from the very beginning? Assume I have a slow laptop and HTC Sync is already installed.
On my mac it took 10 minutes give or take ( I already had the sdk and stuff)
On windows since there are a few extra steps I would imagine a little longer than 10 minutes to get rooted then however long it takes you to set up your ROM.
Device(s): Rooted Eris Running xtrSENSE4.1. On the shelf: xtrROM, TaintedTenzo, Vanilla 2.0.3
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On my mac it took 10 minutes give or take ( I already had the sdk and stuff)
On windows since there are a few extra steps I would imagine a little longer than 10 minutes to get rooted then however long it takes you to set up your ROM.
Is setting up your new ROM essentially like getting a new phone and loading all the apps you used to have?
Is setting up your new ROM essentially like getting a new phone and loading all the apps you used to have?
Your apps automatically will sync when you first start up the ROM, that is the reason that it seems laggy for the first 10 minutes or so. Also setting up your homescreen the way you want is included in setting it up.
what is happening is it just isnt syncing automatically. ill open up my gmail account on my computer, see that i have 3-4 new emails, but nothing on my phone. if i open the gmail app on my phone... still nothing, if i hit menu > refresh, i see the sync "circle" icon in my notification bar letting me know its syncing, then, i get notification that i have new emails.
so the notification is working fine, the gmail app just simply isnt syncing automatically
what is happening is it just isnt syncing automatically. ill open up my gmail account on my computer, see that i have 3-4 new emails, but nothing on my phone. if i open the gmail app on my phone... still nothing, if i hit menu > refresh, i see the sync "circle" icon in my notification bar letting me know its syncing, then, i get notification that i have new emails.
so the notification is working fine, the gmail app just simply isnt syncing automatically
Hmm I was having that same problem before I rooted, but when I flashed the ROM it worked fine... Did you Wipe, Flash, Wipe when you were flashing your ROM? For many roms this is recommended. After the second wipe do no flash again just reboot.
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I bought setcpu and everytime I try and change the speed my phone freezes and I have to do a battery pull. Any ideas?
You are most likely setting the CPU speed too fast. Most Eris devices can't handle much more than 800mhz. Go up in increments from 710mhz until you find out when your phone becomes unresponsive.
Your Max setting is the speed below that. Make sure you don't set a Max speed that's too highif you use the Set On Boot checkbox option.
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You are most likely setting the CPU speed too fast. Most Eris devices can't handle much more than 800mhz. Go up in increments from 710mhz until you find out when your phone becomes unresponsive.
Your Max setting is the speed below that. Make sure you don't set a Max speed that's too highif you use the Set On Boot checkbox option.
I thought the max was 710 on set cpu? I am running KaosFroyo btw.
Ok, thanks guys, I have one more question. When using handcent, I had it set where the led would blink when I got a text, as well as the trackball, now I cannot get either to do so, anybody else have this problem?
Ok, thanks guys, I have one more question. When using handcent, I had it set where the led would blink when I got a text, as well as the trackball, now I cannot get either to do so, anybody else have this problem?
Awesome write-up btw!
You are using KaosFroyo correct? that is known bug and I cannot get it to work either
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