FLASHING TO STOCK JUST TO FLASH CUSTOM ROM's

[swurvv]

Why is it that we have to flash back to a stock ROM just to flash to a custom ROM and how do we go around doing this every time PLEASE!=D>

[docmarioce]

I did not know you had to do that

[RX7LS1]

ummm you must be doing something wrong you do not have to that. I have flashed from a nrg rom to mightys and back and fourth many times and have never flashed the stock rom.

[RX7LS1]

just flash the new rom you want and your done. Are you using a boot loader or flashing from the sd card?

[rushco]

Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.5 (Microsoft Windows; PPC; Opera Mobi/17992; U; en))

You flash back to stock to make every setting stock.

Say you flashed mighty. He changed setting X from stock to something else.

Say you flash to Juicy next. Juicy never changed setting X so it is still stock.

Since you were on mighty before, setting X is changed still and then you complain that Juicy ROM sucks because it doesn't work right. That is because setting X isn't suppose to be changed but it is since mighty changed it.

So if you flash mighty then stock then juicy then setting X is right and Juicy ROM is not broken.

That is how I understand it.

[Snoman002]

Originally Posted by swurvv

Why is it that we have to flash back to a stock ROM just to flash to a custom ROM and how do we go around doing this every time PLEASE!=D>

The rom flash dance, yeah annoying. You don't HAVE to do it, but most on here will recomend it from what I have seen.

I believe the reason is to rid the device of any possible remanants of a custom rom. Along the lines of a blank slate for the new rom.

[darren.wlsn1]

i only flash to stock if rom im running is having issues, other than that i dont flash stock first and thats on 2 tp2's.

[DarkLord]

Originally Posted by rushco

Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.5 (Microsoft Windows; PPC; Opera Mobi/17992; U; en))

You flash back to stock to make every setting stock.

Say you flashed mighty. He changed setting X from stock to something else.

Say you flash to Juicy next. Juicy never changed setting X so it is still stock.

Since you were on mighty before, setting X is changed still and then you complain that Juicy ROM sucks because it doesn't work right. That is because setting X isn't suppose to be changed but it is since mighty changed it.

So if you flash mighty then stock then juicy then setting X is right and Juicy ROM is not broken.

That is how I understand it.

none of the cooks advocate this practice on the tp2s. after flashing, they do advocate a hard reset but not flashing back to stock each time...

[ACHlLLES]

I flashed about 30 times on my TP2, but never did flash back to stock first. No problems unless self inflicted via installation of problematic cabs.

[AlexAuran]

Flash back to stock. It only takes about fifteen extra minutes, and you save yourself and everyone on this forum's time when you try to troubleshoot. If you don't think it matters, go see the forums about random hard resets or other problems. If you don't do the dance, please don't waste anyone's time asking why something doesn't work.

That is like buying a car from the dealer, taking it home and swapping the engine with different one, putting the original back in, then asking the dealer to tell you what a noise is over the phone.