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Root Bootup freezes after installing gingervillain 1.9

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vishu50002000

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When I update to gv 1.9 , at bootup , the screen froze up at s-off animation, wouldn't boot.

Then I remembered that I had recently partitioned thru custom mtd layout in gv 1.8. There, in the end process, I flashed "bravo boot custom.zip" file after restore.

I flashed that file again after installing gv 1.9(pulled out battery at frozen screen, went to recovery). Now it has booted up and I am running gv 1.9

My question is, do I have to flash"bravo boot custom.zip" file after every restore or new rom update or any new rom installation?
 
If you patch boot and backup, patch is also backed up. When you flash Rom, patch is overwritten.
 
Yes always. And no nothing permanent. You have to tell your Rom what the partition sizes are or it won't know, ergo won't work.

If flashing a zip immediately after flashing a Rom is proving too much work, try an alpharev partition table.

I flash 5 zips when I flash a Rom. It's second nature.

If you have a 3rd party kernel, when you flash a Rom, its overwritten. Flashing a Rom overwrites /system in its entirety. It's just how it is
 
I am so much indebted to you sir....
I understood, but for knowledge sake, i didnot have to flash partition sizes b4 installing custom mtd layout.does that mean the new rom was taking desire's factory partition values by default?

And where can i learn more about alpharev partition table, like why it doesnot require reflashing? I know basics from their website.

Also pl explain, are battery efficient kernels really efficient or stock gv kernels are fine.

Thanks
 
I dont understand the first question. Once you patch recovery with your custom layout, you need to patch each rom with your custom layout otherwise it will think theyre standard and not boot.

Alpharev is Hboot (bootloader) so it handles partitions differently. You dont have to patch the rom because the rom is picking the partition layout up from the bootloader, as it normally would. Disadvantage is you have to go with predefined partition layouts.

If you are refering to eviollets kernels, yes they are good. They use an older kernel base which was better for battery life.
 
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