Root Please Help First Time Rom Installer

[shibby205]

Ok so here's where I'm at:

-Rooted Rezound
-Research, Research, Reaserch
-Heads about to explode
-Would love to have some questions just answered so i come here!

Here we go...

1) Do i have to upgrade firmware before installing rom?
2) Is installing an overclocked kernel on said rom as easy as the directions say?
3) How will i know when all is said and done that I've matched all right firmware, roms, kernel, ect....?

Rom i am planning on installing: Team PkmN Collab - Venasaur Rom v3.2.0 from Team BAMF

Thank You and this is my first post here so please be gentle

 

[shibby205]

so i went ahead and installed anyway...phone is stuck on white htc boot screen. what did i mess up?

 

[scotty85]

Ok so here's where I'm at:

-Rooted Rezound
-Research, Research, Reaserch
-Heads about to explode
-Would love to have some questions just answered so i come here!

Here we go...

1) Do i have to upgrade firmware before installing rom?
nope. there are special patches you flash to use GB firmware with ICS roms,wich is what id reccomend that you do. flashing ruus on an s-on phone is permanent,and doesnt always end well.
2) Is installing an overclocked kernel on said rom as easy as the directions say?
what directions are you reading?
the kernel or boot image,can be flashed on an s-on phone by:
1)fastboot booting your recovery from fastboot,and then flashing a zip file scripted for s-off phones in recovery.
2)you can flash the boot image manually,as a PH98IMG file in hboot,or via the fastboot command:
fastboot flash boot bootname.img (where bootname is the exact name of the image youre flashing)

if those things were what your directions said,then yes,its that easy

3) How will i know when all is said and done that I've matched all right firmware, roms, kernel, ect....?
in a nutshell:
GB and ICS use different kernels and firmware.

so since youre on GB firmware,make sure you flash an "old firmware" patch whenever you flash an ICS rom.

if youre using a GB rom,use a GB kernel. if youre using an ICS rom,use an ICS kernel.

the kernel developer should state in his original post what the kernel is compatible with

Rom i am planning on installing: Team PkmN Collab - Venasaur Rom v3.2.0 from Team BAMF

Thank You and this is my first post here so please be gentle

so i went ahead and installed anyway...phone is stuck on white htc boot screen. what did i mess up?

there are a vast number of things that can go wrong,but typically stuck on splash screen=incompatible kernel. i.e. whatever method you tried to use was unsuccessful at installing the kernel(boot image)

idk what your procedure was,but heres what id reccomend:
-place phone in fastboot
-launch recovery with fastboot boot recoveryname.img
-if you were on a working rom,make a backup(prolly doesnt matter now )
-wipe data/factory reset,wipe cache,wipe dalvik cache. optionally,also wipe boot,wipe system
-flash rom
-flash old firmware patch
-reboot

note that you can also restore a backup in place of flashing the rom and firmware patch.

make sure that you understand the difference in booting to a permantly installed recovery,and launching recovery from fastboot,as if you flash roms from youre permanent recovery, the kernels wont flash,making the process more involved. ALWAYS launch recovery from fastboot to flash roms or restore backups

last and not least:
old firmware patch

 

[shibby205]

note that you can also restore a backup in place of flashing the rom and firmware patch.

make sure that you understand the difference in booting to a permantly installed recovery,and launching recovery from fastboot,as if you flash roms from youre permanent recovery, the kernels wont flash,making the process more involved. ALWAYS launch recovery from fastboot to flash roms or restore backups

last and not least:
old firmware patch

thats most likely the problem. im opening recovery from the bootloader menu....i think

 

[shibby205]

*hboot menu

 

[shibby205]

wish i could thank you like twenty more times. i know you've probably preached that a million times to different people but holy cow thank you.

 

[scotty85]

i wish i had a nickel

so i take it you are up and running?

 

[shibby205]

Oh yeah. As smooth as seal skin. Loving this ics over gingerbread. I do have one more question though if you are up for it. I'm trying to run an n64 emulator and play Zelda, but it's real laggy. Was wondering if it would be worth it to overclock. Or install a kernel that's is overclocked. Do you have any suggestions on it. Or good places to do research?

 

[shibby205]

Oh and btw I installed CleanRom 4.5 standard instead of ivysaur

 

[scotty85]

Oh yeah. As smooth as seal skin. Loving this ics over gingerbread. I do have one more question though if you are up for it. I'm trying to run an n64 emulator and play Zelda, but it's real laggy. Was wondering if it would be worth it to overclock. Or install a kernel that's is overclocked. Do you have any suggestions on it. Or good places to do research?

it couldnt hurt to give it a try to OC and see if it smooths out your game any. just keep an eye on things,as OCing can cause extra heat and worse battery life. if it does help the game,it may be worth bringing the speeds back down when your not playing.

i actually dont do much with kernels... i usually just run what comes in the rom,and this phone is so capable i havent found much need in the way i use it to OC(id actually like to underclock it)

you might poke around on xda or rootz,and post up a seperate thread here. i believe thornev runs a different kernel,and i know there are a few users that like to tweek things more than i do

 

[shibby205]

Gotcha. Well thanks a ton for the help. Much appreciated.

 

[stan10o0]

so i went ahead and installed anyway...phone is stuck on white htc boot screen. what did i mess up?

Hey im having similar issues but im stuck on the boot loader, i have the rezound s-on
I went threw rom manager it ran threw the spash screen then sat at the boot loader then i tried to go threw hboot recovery and it did the same thibg i reset everything delvic, did a factory reset partition reset,
Any insite would be great looking to get
Pkmn venasaur rom 3.2.0

 

[scotty85]

Hey im having similar issues but im stuck on the boot loader, i have the rezound s-on
I went threw rom manager it ran threw the spash screen then sat at the boot loader then i tried to go threw hboot recovery and it did the same thibg i reset everything delvic, did a factory reset partition reset,
Any insite would be great looking to get
Pkmn venasaur rom 3.2.0

your permanent recovery did not install a kernel. youll need to launch your recovery into memory,and then you can either reflash,or restore a backup.

directions,and reasons why htcdev is different are found here: http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/587430-s-want-flash-roms-read.html

carefully read thru it,and post up about anything you dont understand,as it should have all the info you need to get up and running.

 

[stan10o0]

your permanent recovery did not install a kernel. youll need to launch your recovery into memory,and then you can either reflash,or restore a backup.

directions,and reasons why htcdev is different are found here: http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/587430-s-want-flash-roms-read.html

carefully read thru it,and post up about anything you dont understand,as it should have all the info you need to get up and running.

So basically when i rooted my phone i never got a kernal?
Ik im deff rooted tho.

 

[scotty85]

So basically when i rooted my phone i never got a kernal?
Ik im deff rooted tho.

installing the superuser root package has notihing to do with your kernel.

your permanently installed recovery did NOT install a kernel

your current stock kernel is not even close to compatible with the rom you tried to install.

 

[stan10o0]

installing the superuser root package has notihing to do with your kernel.

your permanently installed recovery did NOT install a kernel

your current stock kernel is not even close to compatible with the rom you tried to install.

Yeah i read up to it was explaining how to root your device
Now what us the ph98img i was to thr understanding it was the radio...is it that or something else?

 

[scotty85]

Yeah i read up to it was explaining how to root your device
Now what us the ph98img i was to thr understanding it was the radio...is it that or something else?

a PH98IMG can be a lot of things-radio,boot image,recovery,etc.

the thread i linked was ot explaning how to root. it was explaining why you cannot use rom manager and a premantly installed recovery. it also explained how to launch recovery with the fastboot command "fastboot boot recoveryname.img

 

[stan10o0]

a PH98IMG can be a lot of things-radio,boot image,recovery,etc.

the thread i linked was ot explaning how to root. it was explaining why you cannot use rom manager and a premantly installed recovery. it also explained how to launch recovery with the fastboot command "fastboot boot recoveryname.img

Thanks for the information on how to fix my installing issue
Got it working but I notice something in the rom
My home button takes me home but the long press shows me the recent apps how ever if I let go it takes me home idk if that's how it should be or wat
The tethers not working either would you know how to fix that
Any info would be helpful
Ps I appreciate you helping with.my first issue
Pretty much if I can get the tethering working ill be a happy camper

 

[scotty85]

Thanks for the information on how to fix my installing issue
Got it working but I notice something in the rom
My home button takes me home but the long press shows me the recent apps how ever if I let go it takes me home idk if that's how it should be or wat
The tethers not working either would you know how to fix that
Any info would be helpful
Ps I appreciate you helping with.my first issue
Pretty much if I can get the tethering working ill be a happy camper

im glad you got your rom working.

unfortunately,youll have to search the forum for your tether answer,as i guide,i cannot help you with that,as it is technically stealing service from your provider.

 

[stan10o0]

im glad you got your rom working.

unfortunately,youll have to search the forum for your tether answer,as i guide,i cannot help you with that,as it is technically stealing service from your provider.

So do we have to go threw that process every time we flash any new rom
And I notice my wife doesn't work is there a fix you may know about.?
Thanks again

 

[scotty85]

So do we have to go threw that process every time we flash any new rom
And I notice my wife doesn't work is there a fix you may know about.?
Thanks again

what process?

you will have to fastboot boot amon recovery any time you want to flash a rom or restore a backup that has a different kernel.

if your wife doesnt work,tell her to get a job or get out

just kidding,what is not working?

 

[obscuro]

I think wife = WiFi.

You may need to clean cache and dalvik-cache, and then try flashing the new Rom again.

 

[scotty85]

I think wife = WiFi.

oooooohhhhhh

You may need to clean cache and dalvik-cache, and then try flashing the new Rom again.

this is the best advice. just make sure you are fastboot booting the recovery,as your wifi will not be fixed otherwise. the prollem with it currently is a kernel/module mismatch(usually from the kernel not installing. wich is usually from flashing the rom from a permantly installed recovery)

 

[stan10o0]

alright so i did this when you first sent it to me
at the time i was s-on trying to run the pkmn venasaur 3.2.0
idk why but for what ever reason after doing the process when i try to dial out or get a call, i can turn on my screen but if i touch it it turns off, and some photos show on my phone but new ones wont, im running viperrez rom 1.0.3
i tried running a old gb firmware for whatever the reason i got my pics back and for about 8hours then it happen again

 

[scotty85]

alright so i did this when you first sent it to me
at the time i was s-on trying to run the pkmn venasaur 3.2.0
idk why but for what ever reason after doing the process when i try to dial out or get a call, i can turn on my screen but if i touch it it turns off, and some photos show on my phone but new ones wont, im running viperrez rom 1.0.3
i tried running a old gb firmware for whatever the reason i got my pics back and for about 8hours then it happen again

what hboot do you have?