Flashing question

vindication84 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-05-2009, 11:09 PM

So, i decided that i wanted to see what it would be like to flash back temporarily to the stock rom (ha! hahaha!) but i quickly realized that it was a bad idea when i lost 20% battery in about 20 minutes. lol. and now i'm itching to flash back to a custom rom but my battery's not 50%. does it HAVE to be at 50% for the flashing to work? Why is that a rule anyway?

kanyewest · #2 (**permalink**) 08-05-2009, 11:45 PM

No it doesn't have to be 50% for it to work.. it's just recommended..
just go ahead and flash back don't be scared... lol

vindication84 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-05-2009, 11:50 PM

lol i'm never scared to flash. i just didnt know why it "had" to be 50% and didnt wanna take any chances

k_semler · #4 (**permalink**) 08-06-2009, 03:03 AM

If you are doing it over an activesync via USB connection, it doesn't really matter. The reason why it is recommended that you have a 50% charge or higher is because if you are doing it the memory card route with no external charger/USB connection, your battery could die before the new ROM gets flashed. Failure to complete a ROM flash will most likely brick your phone. The reason it is reccomended to have a 50% charge or higher is simply risk management.

**Mylt1** · #5 (**permalink**) 08-06-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by k_semler

If you are doing it over an activesync via USB connection, it doesn't really matter. The reason why it is recommended that you have a 50% charge or higher is because if you are doing it the memory card route with no external charger/USB connection, your battery could die before the new ROM gets flashed. Failure to complete a ROM flash will most likely brick your phone. The reason it is reccomended to have a 50% charge or higher is simply risk management.

when your in bootloader mode the phone does not charge through the USB. which is why they say 50% or better. of course the setup tells you that it can take 10 min to load the rom. i have never had one take more than 4 min.

**raidzero** · #6 (**permalink**) 08-06-2009, 11:32 AM

I just go into bootloader mode its faster for me. A while ago when I was a real noob I would find something I wanted to flash and then put it on the charger and wait an hour, constantly running back and forth to see if it was at 50% yet... I too have never had a rom take more than 3 or 4 mins to flash.