idk whats going on. still cant flash mods or roms

[Anon9mouz]

Edit: on that amon ra last night i went back to clockwork bc of features wise and amon ra not wanting to nand restore. But since all u can get is clockwork i guess my post didnt really matter about amon ra recovery but i guess its good useless info hehe

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[Anon9mouz]

Originally Posted by gTen

For example..imagine they would have went to search for Amon Ra and tried to install it on their phone? it could have ended up bricking their phone...on the other hand if you would have went to the wiki, you would be able to easier assist the user..get it? it also acts as a reference for helping others.

See thats why i said i wasnt sure bc i had the epic and went to evo. I was just stating options i guess. Something i guess to help him on research or whatever. Maybe that was a little my fault for not knowing enough or keeping up with the epic.


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[gTen]

Originally Posted by Anon9mouz

See thats why i said i wasnt sure bc i had the epic and went to evo. I was just stating options i guess. Something i guess to help him on research or whatever. Maybe that was a little my fault for not knowing enough or keeping up with the epic.


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Its fine..I cant exactly say I've never made a mistake myself..and many times things are cross compatible between devices.

But as far as research.thats exactly what the wiki is for..its a useful tool for research..if something on the research topic is not understood we help them out..its like when a school professor tells you to read a chapter in a textbook and next day you come in and discuss it in class...its not cause the professor is lazy..its because once you read the material you will gain basic understanding..once thats attained it is easier to explain it in detail and discuss upon it..

If you look at the wiki thread..notice how much discussion it has in there...

[Anon9mouz]

Ok right on i wasnt trying to fight with u but it just gets to me bc there are people that are like that running across forum to forum. It just gets old sometime but ill keep that in mind next time when somthing comes up like this. Shoot me a friend request or something

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[oranges311]

yea neways guys ive read the wiki multiple times like that guy said and teh wiki never tells u what should be done on computer vs phone or where the files should be placed and since its impossible to say "hey wiki ive done this and this to my phone and still cant quite figure out why i cant flash" and get a response it is very annoying to constantly just be told to look in the wiki.

the wiki seems to be written for a person who already has a basic understanding of working and flashing with android which i do not. i came over from the touch pro which is a very different set up. so to be honest if im taking the time to ask a question and specifically state that ive read the wiki then its kind of insulting to peoples intelligence to be told "read the wiki"

also if all you have is a slightly veiled insult to comment and arent willing to just help out for the sake of helping then no one is forcing you to reply. id rather receive no replies then to receive one that tells me to read the wiki. no offense to those who wrote it because im sure its helped a lot of people but i dont understand it.

so anyways back to my original question. it seems you all agree that i need to get clcokworkmod right? so after i get that what do i do with the file that i want to flash?

[Anon9mouz]

Well how it work for my evo is that clockwork will allow u to install zips from sd card. So just put ur rom on the root of sd after u put clockwork recovery. U might be able to use rom manager just to make it that much easier. If i had an epic i would confirm that but i dont but i doubt its that much different. Hope i help ne ?'s pm me and ill try and help u

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[gTen]

Originally Posted by oranges311

yea neways guys ive read the wiki multiple times like that guy said and teh wiki never tells u what should be done on computer vs phone or where the files should be placed and since its impossible to say "hey wiki ive done this and this to my phone and still cant quite figure out why i cant flash" and get a response it is very annoying to constantly just be told to look in the wiki.

the wiki seems to be written for a person who already has a basic understanding of working and flashing with android which i do not. i came over from the touch pro which is a very different set up. so to be honest if im taking the time to ask a question and specifically state that ive read the wiki then its kind of insulting to peoples intelligence to be told "read the wiki"

also if all you have is a slightly veiled insult to comment and arent willing to just help out for the sake of helping then no one is forcing you to reply. id rather receive no replies then to receive one that tells me to read the wiki. no offense to those who wrote it because im sure its helped a lot of people but i dont understand it.

so anyways back to my original question. it seems you all agree that i need to get clcokworkmod right? so after i get that what do i do with the file that i want to flash?

The point of sending you to the wiki was for a full instructions on how to install clockwork mod step by step being there...it is not a solution for everything but it makes a good reference guide..

Once clockworkmod is installed, put the file on your SD card and the shut down your phone, when you start up the phone hold the Vol down + Camera + Power button as it boots till it enters the recovery..if the text is not green..clockworkmod was not installed..if its green the first thing before flashing anything I suggest making a backup of your current rom..

once thats done choose to flash a custom zip file (not the update.zip option unless you renamed your file your flashing to update.zip) and navigate to the zip file and then select yes and it will flash it.

Originally Posted by Anon9mouz

Well how it work for my evo is that clockwork will allow u to install zips from sd card. So just put ur rom on the root of sd after u put clockwork recovery. U might be able to use rom manager just to make it that much easier. If i had an epic i would confirm that but i dont but i doubt its that much different. Hope i help ne ?'s pm me and ill try and help u

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Yes its same for us..BUT when using ROM Manager, when it reboots the phone we still gotta hold the Vol down + Camera + Power as it reboots or it will go into stock recovery lol

[darren.wlsn1]

Originally Posted by Anon9mouz

Also easy to put amon ra recovery is puting the file in root of sd and use rom manager to flash. Use the option of altern. recovery to flash the amon ra and u should be good to go. Screw what everyone says about wiki they are just to lazy to help i think hehe. Well hoped i helped ya

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answers like this (wrong) are the reason we send people to wiki not because were lazy.

[Johnny.Bravo]

Oranges 311,

Here are some easy to understand instructions on how to use Clockworkmod Recovery to flash ROMs. This is about as user-friendly as it gets. I compiled this from several different threads where various people were explaining how to use Clockwork to flash ROMs, and I tried to re-write it in layman's terms and get rid of all the techie-speak so anyone could understand it. If there is anything here that you don't understand I would appreciate it if you would let me know and I will clarify it for you (and everyone else).

First, you'll need to be rooted and have Clockworkmod (CWM) custom recovery installed.

Turn off the phone and then hold volume-down, camera & power…. your phone will boot into the custom recovery.
Or if you want to go straight to the custom recovery console without powering off the phone first, hold down BOTH up and down volume, camera and power all at the same time and your phone will reboot right into CWM.

**NOTE** In stock recovery the text is blue and the button to execute a function is the home button. In CWM the text is green and the execute button is the camera button.

Go to backup/restore>backup>yes.

This will generate an 'image' if you will, of how your phone is right now on your SD card in the “clockworkmod” folder. The backup folders are labeled with the date/time of the backup so you can tell which one is your most recent backup just by looking at the folder name. Of course, you can rename them if you want.

Now you can use CWM to flash a custom ROM. To do this you must first wipe all data/cache info. In CWM do the following:

-wipe data/factory reset>yes
-repeat wipe data/factory reset 2 more times
-wipe cache partition>yes
-install zip from sdcard>choose zip from sdcard>(now navigate to where you saved your new custom ROM zip file and select it)>yes

If your new ROM also includes a new kernel, then you’re done. If you flashed a new ROM that doesn’t have a kernel your old kernel will remain. If you want to then flash a new kernel, wait for the new ROM to fully boot up, power off and boot into CWM, then flash the new kernel (exact same process as flashing the ROM, just choose the file with the kernel).

**IMPORTANT** Any time you flash a new kernel, whether its part of a custom ROM or just the kernel, you must recalibrate your battery. To do this, once the new kernel is flashed and it has booted up normally, power off, boot into CWM and do the following:

-advanced>Wipe Battery Stats>yes
-charge your battery up to 100%, let it run down all the way to 0%, and then leave it on and charge it all the way back up to 100%.

Your battery stats are now reset and you should get much better battery life.

So now you have a new ROM and you want all your user data back. Boot into CWM and do the following:

-backup and restore>Advanced Restore>(select the backup you wish to restore from)>Restore data>yes

This will restore all the hard work you did customizing your phone, as well as all your contacts, SMS and email messages, shortcuts and widgets (mostly), backgrounds, etc.
Now create a new backup of the ROM you just flashed.

Backups can be copied to your PC in case you lose/damage/brick your phone and have to replace it. When you get your new phone just root, install CWM and then do a full restore:

-backup and restore>Restore>(select the backup you wish to restore)>yes

This will restore everything, including the ROM and kernel. This method can also be used if you simply don’t like the new custom ROM you just flashed and you want to go back to what you had before.

[darren.wlsn1]

I like above post except there is a step you can skip, dalvik cache gets wiped when you wipe data/factory reset.

advanced>Wipe Dalvik Cache>yes not needed when you wipe data/factory reset.