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[HOWTO] Flash a rom the n00b Pro way

****This How TO was made for use with ClockworkMod Recovery. And may not work on other recoverys.****
To make this easier we will use Rom Manager for some of this How To. Here is the download link https://market.android.com/details?...xLDEsImNvbS5rb3VzaGlrZHV0dGEucm9tbWFuYWdlciJd
**Step 1**
If you don't have ClockworkMod Recovery please continue follow this step. If you have it or dont want to use ClockworkMod Recovery move to the next step.
1.) In Rom Manager choose “Flash ClockworkMod Recovery” and select you fone. And follow the step that are giving to you. Now you have ClockworkMod Recovery on your fone.
**Step 2**
Now with that said download your new soon to be favorite rom. You can find some here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13633553&postcount=2 .
After you download the rom move it to the root of your SD card(not a must but it does make it easier). Remember on some rom you must also download and flash the GAPPS. Make sure you download the needed zip and move to the root of your SD card also.
**Google Wallet Step** (Not Required)
Also if you rom does not include Google Wallet you may want to run down the flash-able zip and also put it on the root of your SD card.
**Step 3**
Now it is time too boot into ClockworkMod Recovery. Goto Rom Manager and select”Reboot into Recovery”
Now you should be in ClockworkMod Recovery.
How to navigate in ClockworkMod Recovery: Volume Rocker = Up/Down, Power Button = Select, Back Button = Back(duh)
Now I would suggest backing up your current rom by doing a nandroid backup. Use this guide to learn how. http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_backup_or_recover_via_Nandroid
**Step 4**
Now in ClockworkMod Recovery it is time to prepare your fone to flash the new rom.
1.) Got “wipe cache parition” and select it. Then select “ Yes – Wipe Cache” Now t should take you back t he first screen.
2.) Goto “advanced” and select it.
3.) Now goto “Wipe Dalvik Cache” Then select “ Yes – Wipe Davik Cache” Now t should take you back the advanced screen.
4.) Next go back to the main screen and select “mounts and storage”
5.) Now format /system, /cache, /data, /boot
**Step 5**
Now that we have prepared our fone to flash the rom it is time to do that now.
1.) On the main screen goto “install zip from sdcard”
2.) Now choose “choose zip from sdcard”
3.) Next find the rom zip and select it(if you put it on the root of you SD card it should be somewhere near the bottom)
4.) Now just select “Yes” your rom will install it's self now. When it is done it will take you back to the screen in step 2 of this step.
**GAPPS Step** (Skip if your rom does not need you to flash the GAPPS or if you just dont need them.)
1.) Select “choose zip from sdcard”
2.) Next find the GAPPS zip and select it(if you put it on the root of you SD card it should be somewhere near the bottom)
3.) Now just select “Yes” GAPPS will install it's self now. When it is done it will take you back to the screen in step 1 of this step.
**Google Wallet Step** (Skip this if you do not wish to flash Google Wallet.)
4.) Select “choose zip from sdcard”
5.) Next find the Google Wallet zip and select it(if you put it on the root of you SD card it should be somewhere near the bottom)
6.) Now just select “Yes” Google Wallet will install it's self now. When it is done it will take you back to the screen in step 1 of this step.
**Step 6**
Go back to the main screen of ClockworkMod Recovery and choose “reboot system now”. Your fone will reboot it's self. This first reboot can take upto 5 to 10 minutes this is normal. When you fone boots into your new rom follow the on screen directions to see up your Google account. When done reboot your system. Now you are done.
Thanks & Credits:
I would like to thank Koushik Dutta for making Rom Manager and ClockworkMod.
I also would like to thank Vandam500 for his great thread [REF] Complete List of Roms | Kernels | Rooting/Other Guides for Nexus S 4G (CDMA)
And XDA for the How to backup or recover via Nandroid wiki.

10 so this is mine

Good for n00bs. + 1
Follow the leader @corythug

corythug said:
Good for n00bs. + 1
Follow the leader @corythug
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Well I have looked over tons of post ask how to flash a rom so I made this one. Plus this is the only way I can get Google wallet to work on any rom.
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great contribution to the community

Naww. The pro way would be through adb.
This is pointless. Would you like to tell us how to do a battery pull as well?
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Shark_On_Land said:
Naww. The pro way would be through adb.
This is pointless. Would you like to tell us how to do a battery pull as well?
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no ill leave that to u for your next How To

Shark_On_Land said:
Naww. The pro way would be through adb.
This is pointless. Would you like to tell us how to do a battery pull as well?
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So your saying that you don't know how to do a battery pull?? Haha. I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
Well said instructions OP.

Shark_On_Land said:
Naww. The pro way would be through adb.
This is pointless. Would you like to tell us how to do a battery pull as well?
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I think u would say Fastboot !!!

Shark_On_Land said:
Naww. The pro way would be through adb.
This is pointless. Would you like to tell us how to do a battery pull as well?
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using adb would the expert way. its kewl for the sake of noobs. need small name change in title, but its kewl.

info[]box1 said:
using adb would the expert way. its kewl for the sake of noobs. need small name change in title, but its kewl.
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ty for point out that ADB is the expert way +1 to you. Also ty for you feedback on the title noted and changed

Isn't this info already available in xxx threads and stickies? Nice try though.
And wtf is this in the DEVELOPMENT forum?

OP, ignore the haters. They have nothing else to do but pretend they are pro with a Nexus s
Even though most ppl figure out cwm, Its ddifferent per phone. The x10 used xrecovery, so when I switched phones I was like. . . What is cwm.
When I messed with the Droid 2 and d2global, cwm worked in a whole differant way that could brick phones.
So I think its useful for phones to have there own cement thread, as it WILL help someone who's having a tough time .
If someone's gotta be an arse about a polite attempt to help fellow xda members, get a life and go flame a fanboy thread instead.
Good job op
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Windst said:
OP, ignore the haters. They have nothing else to do but pretend they are pro with a Nexus s
Even though most ppl figure out cwm, Its ddifferent per phone. The x10 used xrecovery, so when I switched phones I was like. . . What is cwm.
When I messed with the Droid 2 and d2global, cwm worked in a whole differant way that could brick phones.
So I think its useful for phones to have there own cement thread, as it WILL help someone who's having a tough time .
If someone's gotta be an arse about a polite attempt to help fellow xda members, get a life and go flame a fanboy thread instead.
Good job op
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Ty very much....but also remember the more haters u have the better ur doin...everyone ol needs haters. I take it as a compliment..cuz u know they want to just like me.
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You've got to be kidding me.

jralabate said:
Ty very much....but also remember the more haters u have the better ur doin...everyone ol needs haters. I take it as a compliment..cuz u know they want to just like me.
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Haha! That's the spirit! Think positive.

+1
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Braneless said:
You've got to be kidding me.
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PLEASE don't feed!!! EGO is big enough...
jralabate said:
Ty very much....but also remember the more haters u have the better ur doin...everyone ol needs haters. I take it as a compliment..cuz u know they want to just like me.
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You are correct sir...
"There are only two kinds of people in the world.
The people who like me and the people who don't, the people who don't, hate me cause they ain't me."
By the way nice write up, and thanks for being a friend in the community.
Though I may not need it there was a time in my life I needed tutorials, and if I want to keep learning the layers of android, I still do, everyone does...
Thanks again!

Thanx for this, i just got my first androind phone this will help in knowing how to properly do it

Basche said:
Thanx for this, i just got my first androind phone this will help in knowing how to properly do it
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I remember you, you were running cm7 since at least September.
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[Q] Restoring Stock Android on Nexus 7

Hi I have a problem with my Nexus 7 (32 gb wifi only version).
My son in his infinite wisdom decided to install ubuntu on the tablet.
I went to try and restore this back to the android version but all it did was to wipe off ubuntu itself
I then went on jayceooi.com and used the nexus toolbox to see if I could reflash the images etc.Howveer although all the files were downloaded I canot get the laptop to recognise the nexus itself (even though it sems to charge the tablet). There is no menu at all to check whether or not usb debugging is ticked or not..
Im now left with the tablet without no apparent operating system. At the moment all it shows is the green android with fastboot mode but when I hit start it says booting failed.
Could someone help please before I do any more damage and I brick it completly (although I may have already done so)
thankyou for any help

Use wugs tool in dev stickies and make sure right drivers are installed.
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Gizmoe said:
Use wugs tool in dev stickies and make sure right drivers are installed.
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thanks it mentions it being a root toolkit. I didnt actually want to root so is it still ok to use to restore back to stock android?

It can do more then just root
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jswarb001 said:
thanks it mentions it being a root toolkit. I didnt actually want to root so is it still ok to use to restore back to stock android?
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Yes it can do restore back to stock. Just follow the guide to unlock bootloader so it can flash stock image then just re lock bootloader. It covers the process in op.
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Ok thanks all. Seemed to be doing everything ok but its been stuck on"waiting for your device to finish booting back up" for about 30 minutes now. It did say it would take 5 to 10 mins but should i carry on waiting or abort and start again do you think?
thanks

I would reset it see if that helped
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If your son re did the partitions for Ubuntu that could have messed things up pretty good. I have only had my nexus for a few days so I couldn't tell you how to fix the formatting quite yet. I would search around on how to verify and correct the partitions if needed.
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[Q] Rooting Nexus 7

Alright, so I got a Nexus 7 for x-mas (my first and only android device) and I love it. Recently i have been wanting to root but information/explanation has been hard to come by. So, I have a few questions.
1. When i received the device i did not unlock bootloader, after reading about unlocking it it seems that this wipes all the data from the device. How do i backup my apps/data/storage? If i copy all the files to my CPU and then copy them back to the nexus will it work? What about app settings, like my settings on Apex launcher? I've seen threads and apps that recover data after it is deleted? What's my best bet for backing my info and data up?
2. What is the difference in flashing a kernel and rooting an android? Are they the same? As far as i know flashing is reversible, but is rooting?
3. How do you root? I've seen things about utilities (nexus 7 toolkit) and I've seen things that just involve unlocking the bootloader (flashing? i think)
Sorry if these questions have been answered or this is the wrong spot for this, I'm new to the forum.

The Drugs said:
Alright, so I got a Nexus 7 for x-mas (my first and only android device) and I love it. Recently i have been wanting to root but information/explanation has been hard to come by. So, I have a few questions.
1. When i received the device i did not unlock bootloader, after reading about unlocking it it seems that this wipes all the data from the device. How do i backup my apps/data/storage? If i copy all the files to my CPU and then copy them back to the nexus will it work? What about app settings, like my settings on Apex launcher? I've seen threads and apps that recover data after it is deleted? What's my best bet for backing my info and data up?
2. What is the difference in flashing a kernel and rooting an android? Are they the same? As far as i know flashing is reversible, but is rooting?
3. How do you root? I've seen things about utilities (nexus 7 toolkit) and I've seen things that just involve unlocking the bootloader (flashing? i think)
Sorry if these questions have been answered or this is the wrong spot for this, I'm new to the forum.
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1) You can't really do a backup of app data before unlocking the bootloader, that's why it's recommended to do it right when you get. I have to wipe everything so i know how you feel.
2) Inorder to flash a kernel you need to root first.
3) You could use a toolkit to unlock and root( either nexus 7 toolkit or wugs') or if you want to unlock and root manually you can use adb, which is just a few commands for a nexus. Both are easy, the only hard part is making sure you have the correct drivers.
Hope i helped and good luck!
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You can't really do a backup of app data before unlocking the bootloader, that's why it's recommended to do it right when you get. I have to wipe everything so i know how you feel.
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Dang, that really sucks. What all can i save? App permissions, any of that?
I was just looking around and noticed there are some Apps that save data/info, the ones i saw were Carbon and TWRP. Would i be able to save my app stuff that way?

TWRP is a custom recovery which you can use AFTER unlock and root and i have never used carbon so i wouldnt know.
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I don't own a tablet, but I am a beta tester for a few projects here, I have to wipe all data, but the cool thing is after the first initial wipe, you never have to worry about that again.
A backup of your non-rooted device, I would say do your best with titanium backup, need an easier program? Try go backup pro or Clickfree backup.
Then try to restore. If it fails, retry.. I got that a lot, most game data saved is usually stored in /mnt/sdcard/Android/data or /mnt/sdcard/Android/obb
You can store that info on an external SD, using directory bind, you can find it on here, very good app if your phone/tablet sucks because its internal storage is 3.75gb. my dual partitioned and mounted 64gb sdcard works wonderfully, my games get 16gb to themselves.
Anyway to stay on topic, I want this, but also looking at an Asus, and a Samsung galaxy tab 2
:-MiniHazard-: sgh-i927 glide
CWM 6.0.1.2
CM 10.1 JB - thanks thegreatergood
LiteKernel-jb-20130121 - just until bugfix

First of all, TWRP can only be used after unlocking boot loader and unlocking wipes all data
I also unlocked boot loader after 2 months when I have many apps, so it is simple you copy all the data to your PC and you can do a backup of your apk's by sending them to a Bluetooth device by the help of a app ( Bluetooth file transfer) , you unlock the boot loader and send all apks back either by Bluetooth or by using stick mount when you are rooted , and restore all data,
Flashing a kernel requires to root first
You can either root by using root toolkit or by using adb fastboot method manually
Here is the link to a post of mine for rooting nexus 7 by adb fast boot method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38195329
Good luck,if you are unable to root or having any problem,reply and I will look into it
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flash kernel and root are two different things.
after unlocking the boot loader, you can flash anything you want, including an already rooted system image.

The Drugs said:
Alright, so I got a Nexus 7 for x-mas (my first and only android device) and I love it. Recently i have been wanting to root but information/explanation has been hard to come by. So, I have a few questions.
1. When i received the device i did not unlock bootloader, after reading about unlocking it it seems that this wipes all the data from the device. How do i backup my apps/data/storage? If i copy all the files to my CPU and then copy them back to the nexus will it work? What about app settings, like my settings on Apex launcher? I've seen threads and apps that recover data after it is deleted? What's my best bet for backing my info and data up?
2. What is the difference in flashing a kernel and rooting an android? Are they the same? As far as i know flashing is reversible, but is rooting?
3. How do you root? I've seen things about utilities (nexus 7 toolkit) and I've seen things that just involve unlocking the bootloader (flashing? i think)
Sorry if these questions have been answered or this is the wrong spot for this, I'm new to the forum.
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Have you read the FAQs which concern your N7 grouper, if not I invite you to go to read this FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions - ASUS GOOGLE NEXUS 7 – GROUPER & TILAPIA (WiFi & 3G)

What is the best (easy) way to root on Android 4.2.2?
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^^chaos67731
Here is the link to my post for rooting nexus 7 4.2.2 or any other nexus device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38195329
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Grouper bricked after latest 4.3 OTA, no recovery

Heya...
On my 16GB Grouper I had installed the stock rooted 4.3 rom. Yesterday a system OTA update message appeared on my screen - 1.7 MB. I let it download and install over night and just went to bed. Came back in the morning to a boot loop where the device got stuck with the four colorful thingies animation. I can access the bootloader, but the recovery seems to be broken. Can't remember if I had anything other than the stock one... Anyways, now I'm strugling to get this thing going again. I am a zero at ADB but willing to learn whatever is necessary to get me started with a working recovery at least. No tool root box will do anything really for me...
Thanks for your help in advance

Hey!
Had a problem just like yours. If your running windows then install this program its called nexus tool kit. I'm a newbie here but if you Google 'nexus toolkit wug fresh' you can find it
All you need to do is plug your device in and open the program, then select flash OTA with the boot loop option and then follow the on screen instructions
That should put you back to normal with a fresh start meaning all you data will be lost. You can also root from there to.
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hettige677 said:
Hey!
Had a problem just like yours. If your running windows then install this program its called nexus tool kit. I'm a newbie here but if you Google 'nexus toolkit wug fresh' you can find it
All you need to do is plug your device in and open the program, then select flash OTA with the boot loop option and then follow the on screen instructions
That should put you back to normal with a fresh start meaning all you data will be lost. You can also root from there to.
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Yeah. It would be dumb to actually learn what you are doing to your device. You should totally use a toolkit.
/s
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Honestly, I'm just showing the user one way, I anticipated him of being a newbie. For the record, it shows you all the process's happening.
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Thank you guys. You might not believe it, but I'm not a newb to Android or flashing. It's just that I've always been playing around with Samsung devices and there you'd normaly turn to Odin in case something went wrong. Here it's different.
Anyways, with this comprehensive guide I've been able to reflash a recovery image and my old rom. Unfortunately losing all of my data in the process, but there was no way to save it.
http://www.androidupdate.us/recover-bricked-device-fastboot/
In case this happens to anybody else.
Cheers

[Q] Nexus 10 stuck at boot up screen after 4.4 update

Dear all,
I am a noob to android (just bought a nexus 10 and nexus 5 this month) I decided to root my devices. My nexus 10 was originally rooted with 4.3 and today an update popped up for 4.4. so I clicked restart and install, Now its stuck on the boot-up screen with the 4 dots moving around.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2419292&stc=1&d=1385608235
How do I get it to start on 4.4. I do not mind losing all my stuff.. I also don't mind the stock android, as i never installed any custom roms.
I was a previous iOS user and thought it'd be fine to just update like I did on my jailbroken iOS device.
I would greatly appreciate if someone could give me simple steps to follow..
I'm really sorry if this question has been previously asked but I searched and everyone with my problem have uploaded screenshots of their computer.. i didnt use a computer to update..
I want to just wipe data/factory reset from the boot setting but I don't want to screw things up before confirming with you guys. Also I've got clockworkMod incase thats important
Thanks a lot for all the help!

The update would have worked fine if you didn't have clock work mid installed. First thing to try to fix it is go into clock work mod recovery (hold power and volume buttons) then you can do a factory reset from there. If it still doesn't boot then just download wugfreshs toolkit. It will do it for you. I would tell you how to manually do it but since your new to android it may be better to get it done using a toolkit which is easier. In his toolkit there is an option for return to stock and from there just follow the instructions. You can search for wugs toolkit for nexus 10 and it should come up.
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