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Root Please Help...Phone won't reboot
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argedion
The TechnoFrog
OK VERY IMPORTANT!
Did you flash rom first before vrsuperwipe or did you flash rom after vrsuperwipe?
IF you flashed rom before vrsuperwipe then you wasted time flashing a rom. VRSuperwipe "Wipes" everything off the different partitions. it removes boot, data, cache, and the system partiton.
First Flash Superwipe then flash your rom.
NaterTots
Android Enthusiast
This is from the Rooting For Dummies: Gingerbread Edition.
I think it spells everything out very well. It's what I used the first 3 or 4 times I flashed a Rom to make sure I was following the steps correctly. OCN did a great job helping put that together.
__After Rooting______________________________
Life After Root
Nandroids
what are nandroid backups and why are they important? well nandroid backups are a complete snapshot of the current state of your phone. it will save everything (contacts, apps and its data, emails and text messages, and any other mods or settings you have on your rom). think of nandroid backups as a safety net. if anything goes wrong or if you change your mind on a rom you do not like, you can always go back and restore a previous nandroid backup. just remember that anytime you make any changes to your phone always make a nandroid backup.
also to save space keep only a few nandroids on your card. nandroids can be pretty big depending on the rom and what you are backing up. and you can rename your nandroid backups. just make sure not to have spaces or weird symbols in the name.
when doing a nandroid backup in amon ra, make sure to keep the first three checked then check wimax (you do not need to do this all the time.) just keep one nandroid backup with your wimax keys backed up on your computer. the rest of the time when doing nandroid backups, you can just backup the first three in amon ra. also if you have your sd card partitioned (see the Partitioning and Moving Apps to the Card section for the how to's) you should select sd ext as well. this wiil also backup all your apps.
clockwork mod will backup wimax automatically.
Flashing
this is all good, but how do i flash a rom or kernel?
good point so here is what you do to flash a rom:
1.first you need the vr superwipe:ZZZVR_SUPERWIPE.zip. download it and put it on your card. (optional)*
2.download the rom of your choice and transfer it to your card.
3.go into recovery
4.make a nandroid backup
5.select wipe from the main menu and wipe dalvik cache, cache, and data
6.select install (or flash depending on which recovery you have) zip from sdcard
7.find the superwipe file and flash it.(optional)
8.find your rom and flash it.
9.reboot.
first boot will take a bit longer then normal, so be patient.
*the vr superwipe is an optional step, but i would recommend that you use it. it wipes system, cache, and boot. it wipes those three times. then it wipes the temp files and does that three times. i would not only use this tool to wipe. it should be done in addition to wiping data, dalvik cache and cache. one last thing about superwipe, this will only work with those that have support for amend scripting. only clockwork mod 2.6, amon ra 2.3, and trwp will work. so if you have clockwrok mod 3 and higher you might want to switch recoveries.
to flash a kernel
1.download the kernel and place it on your card.
2.make a nandroid backup
3.wipe dalvik cache and cache. there is no need to wipe data or to flash the superwipe when flashing kernels.
4.select "install zip" and find and select your kernel
5.reboot
now you have a new kernel. and to get the most of your new kernel look into getting SetCPU for Root Users, this app will allow you to over and underclcok your phone and it will allow you to set your cpu governors which sets how fast the cpu speed gets scaled up or down to the desired settings. some governors also has a screen off profile which can also help save battery life. for more on setcpu read this guide: SetCPU Guide
here is a great guide by fellow AF member argedion:
A Flash Guide for us all
.
I think it spells everything out very well. It's what I used the first 3 or 4 times I flashed a Rom to make sure I was following the steps correctly. OCN did a great job helping put that together.
__After Rooting______________________________
Life After Root
Nandroids
what are nandroid backups and why are they important? well nandroid backups are a complete snapshot of the current state of your phone. it will save everything (contacts, apps and its data, emails and text messages, and any other mods or settings you have on your rom). think of nandroid backups as a safety net. if anything goes wrong or if you change your mind on a rom you do not like, you can always go back and restore a previous nandroid backup. just remember that anytime you make any changes to your phone always make a nandroid backup.
also to save space keep only a few nandroids on your card. nandroids can be pretty big depending on the rom and what you are backing up. and you can rename your nandroid backups. just make sure not to have spaces or weird symbols in the name.
when doing a nandroid backup in amon ra, make sure to keep the first three checked then check wimax (you do not need to do this all the time.) just keep one nandroid backup with your wimax keys backed up on your computer. the rest of the time when doing nandroid backups, you can just backup the first three in amon ra. also if you have your sd card partitioned (see the Partitioning and Moving Apps to the Card section for the how to's) you should select sd ext as well. this wiil also backup all your apps.
clockwork mod will backup wimax automatically.
Flashing
this is all good, but how do i flash a rom or kernel?
good point so here is what you do to flash a rom:
1.first you need the vr superwipe:ZZZVR_SUPERWIPE.zip. download it and put it on your card. (optional)*
2.download the rom of your choice and transfer it to your card.
3.go into recovery
4.make a nandroid backup
5.select wipe from the main menu and wipe dalvik cache, cache, and data
6.select install (or flash depending on which recovery you have) zip from sdcard
7.find the superwipe file and flash it.(optional)
8.find your rom and flash it.
9.reboot.
first boot will take a bit longer then normal, so be patient.
*the vr superwipe is an optional step, but i would recommend that you use it. it wipes system, cache, and boot. it wipes those three times. then it wipes the temp files and does that three times. i would not only use this tool to wipe. it should be done in addition to wiping data, dalvik cache and cache. one last thing about superwipe, this will only work with those that have support for amend scripting. only clockwork mod 2.6, amon ra 2.3, and trwp will work. so if you have clockwrok mod 3 and higher you might want to switch recoveries.
to flash a kernel
1.download the kernel and place it on your card.
2.make a nandroid backup
3.wipe dalvik cache and cache. there is no need to wipe data or to flash the superwipe when flashing kernels.
4.select "install zip" and find and select your kernel
5.reboot
now you have a new kernel. and to get the most of your new kernel look into getting SetCPU for Root Users, this app will allow you to over and underclcok your phone and it will allow you to set your cpu governors which sets how fast the cpu speed gets scaled up or down to the desired settings. some governors also has a screen off profile which can also help save battery life. for more on setcpu read this guide: SetCPU Guide
here is a great guide by fellow AF member argedion:
A Flash Guide for us all
.