Root I am stuck

[caborobo]

Yet another newbie here. I rooted my droid1 with superoneclick. I have rom manager installed. My about phone section has android version 2.2.1 kernel 2.6.32.9-g68eeef5android-build@apa26#1 build frg83d. I cannot flash any roms or mods with rom manager. I just need to be pointed in the right direction.

 

[teddyearp]

Thanks for the info you gave, it's alot more than most. Why exactly can't you flash with rom manager? Have you flashed ClockWorkMod Recovery? As that is what sounds like is going on. If you have, try flashing alternate recovery and then CWRecovery again, all this within rom manager.

Let us know and good luck.

 

[caborobo]

Thank you so much for the suggestions. I'm in the process of doing what you posted. I'll let you know what happens.

 

[skilaufen]

A big warning. Once you have your new recovery installed and BEFORE doing anything else go into ROM Manager and make a back up of your current ROM. This is just in case that something goes wrong you have something to go back to.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

 

[caborobo]

Well, it worked. I got lfy1.95 flashed on there. Upon reboot, rom manager was gone along with launcherpro. I reinstalled those and all seems to be well. I'm not too sure that I like lfy unless I'm missing something. Any suggestions? You're the best. Thanks for helping a lowly 'noob.'

 

[skilaufen]

You can re-download ROM Manager from the market. Also make a backup of your working ROM. Welcome to the world of Custom ROMs.

 

[caborobo]

uh oh. Flashed lithium and now I am in a constant loop at the boot screens. DROID screen to droid eye and back again. Help!

 

[androidlover14]

Just a note for future reference you are really better off searching for the problem before you create a new thread. But anyways that is called a boot loop. Just a couple of questions for you. Did you wipe data and cache before the install? And do you know what a kernel is? If you do, do you have any on your sd card?

Edit: I realized you made the same post in the other thread that you made. Well I have an answer for you regardless.

 

[caborobo]

I did not do a wipe and I do not have any kernels on sd.

 

[skilaufen]

You need to load your back-up that you hopefully made when you had your working ROM. Then avoid flashing whatever caused the bootloop.

If you didn't make any back-ups then you will have to download a ROM to your computer and then transfer it to your phone via USB and install it from your SD card using your recovery. I am giving you a summary only.

If you need the exact steps post what you did exactly (which recovery you are using, what you flashed before it started bootlooping, etc) and someone will be able to guide you through the steps.

 

[skilaufen]

I did not do a wipe and I do not have any kernels on sd.

Any time you go from one ROM to a different one you MUST wipe your data and cache.

Also if you install a back-up wipe your data and cache from your recovery before loading it.