Questions tagged [rom]
Questions concerning the firmware image (i.e. a system image) for an Android device. See full tag wiki for details.
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Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
There are several reasons to be looking for a ROM:
Upgrading or downgrading your stock ROM
Looking for firmware from a different region/language
Flashing a custom ROM for different features, removing ...
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Can I install a ROM made for a different device?
I own a MicroMax A100. I want to install the latest version of a different ROM (Samsung or Nexus).
Is it possible? If so, can you tell me how?
If not, can I install a ROM made for a different device,...
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Why are there not generic phone OS installers? [duplicate]
I am used to install and remove various operating systems in my PCs, even having several at a time.
Usually, to install a new OS means:
Burn the ISO to a CD/DVD/USB.
Insert it.
Boot. (Maybe you have ...
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Bootloader/BIOS, flashing ROMs and related risks. Why are Android devices more brickable than PCs?
I have solid experience with installing different OSes (Linux, Windows,...) on PCs. I would like to try just for fun to install Linux on an unbranded Android low cost tablet acquired in 2015. I spent ...
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What is the meaning of "flashing a custom ROM"? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.?
What is a custom ROM, and what does "flashing a custom ROM" mean?
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Is there an official Android "Google" ROM?
So I have an old unlocked phone and I'd like to load up my own OS. I've seen some mods out there. CyanogenMod seems to be the most popular. However, I was curious if I could just install a pure ...
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Cannot flash Qualcomm with Stock Image (Lenovo Tab M10 TB-X605L LTE, Android 8 Oreo)
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I’ve bought a brand new Lenovo Tab M10 TB-X605L LTE. It’s for my grandma, so that she can video-call her great-grandchildren during the Corona crises, and I learned that I require to have ...
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What is the difference between Samsung 4 files(Repairing firmware) and Single firmware file for flashing?
I was flashing a Samsung device with a single file (tar.md5 format) and i saw some people are working with 4 files(Repairing firmware) to fixing the most and actually, Any problems with those 4 files ...
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How to unpack and edit boot.img for ROM porting?
I recently downloaded this ROM for my Allview P5 (Allview P5 is the equivalent of Gionee GN700W/FLY IQ441/QMobile Noir A8). It`s called Primonex ROM and is made for the Gionee version of the phone.
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What are the differences between a system app and user app?
As I've played around with different ROMs and used Titanium Backup, I see that apps are categorized into system and user apps. Several ROM developers state that Titanium Backup should only be used ...
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Why are there so many different Android kernels?
Isn't Android a common kernel that is used across all devices? For example, CentOS will install on Dell, HP, and a variety of other hardware. Sure there are different modules, but it's still CentOS ...
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How to flash a ROM to the Android emulator
Any idea about flash a ROM to the Android emulator?
I found this post:
http://android.modaco.com/content/general-discussion/289928/testing-getting-an-emulator-up-and-running-a-full-rom-with-the-market-...
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What is the difference between AOSP and AOKP?
What is the difference between AOSP and AOKP? Are they related to Stock ROM?
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How to tell if phone's ROM is original or tampered?
I have bought a new phone which seems to be used. The manufacturer checked my IMEI and confirmed that the phone has been purchased/activated before.
The body looks new so I don't mind keeping it but ...
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Alldaymall A88s tablet popping up junk from PornClub. I have it rooted. Now what?
On eBay I picked up one of those cheap Chinese 7" Quad-Core AllDayMall A88s tablets for $25, WiFi-only.
When it comes on all is fine unless you try to open the browser. Then things start popping ...
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Sahara fail while trying to flash a rom into my phone
I tried to flash a custom rom into my phone but it was an unsuccessful try and I decided to update the TWRP recovery in order to increase my chances to flash a rom. But istead of updating TWRP I ...
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Alarm which could Ring even when Device is Off
Android smartphones are smarter than traditional mobile phones in all aspects, but I am unable to find this smartness in one aspect: In those classic mobile phones, there was an option to ring the ...
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Verifying a (custom) ROM signature
Android ROMs and also Android custom ROMs are typically cryptographically signed.
Most users will only recognize this if they try to install a ROM and the signature verification on-device fails.
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What Android parts do these terms describe?
Android users frequently use a lot of words with unclear meanings. In particular, they use these words a lot:
Framework / framework-res.apk: What purpose does this structure serve?
Flashing: What ...
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Enabling ADB on Nexus 6 with dead screen
So I acquired a Nexus 6 with a completely dead screen. (Dead as in I cannot see anything)
The phone powers on (and off) and is detected by my computer.
I want to be able to see the phone's display ...
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What do all these letters/numbers in early Samsung ROM file name mean?
This question covers early Samsung ROMs if your ROM looks like this example G930FXXU2EREM_G930FOJV2ERE8_TUR.zip then see this updated question here
I'm guessing the first 5 letters/numbers are for ...
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Removing files from & repackaging CyanogenMod ROM zip files
The current CM10 + GApps experience on Motorola Xoom is plagued by the size of the CM10 ROM -- there isn't enough space left after flashing the CM10 zip to fully flash the GApps zip. This results in ...
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Why is root access required for a custom ROM?
I'd like to be clear, and as my question indicates, I'm very ignorant of mobile devices in general so my apologies if this is common knowledge.
Say I want to install a custom ROM onto a device, then ...
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What is the purpose of a ramdisk in Android?
I am reading a link that explains what partitions exist in Android.
Can someone tell what is the purpose of ramdisk in Android ?
The link says ramdisk is present (along with the kernel) in /boot ...
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Where does the code pertaing to fastboot mode reside?
Is it in the primary-bootloader (on the mb), or the secondary-bootloader(on the emmc)?
My motive behid the question is to understand what other codes are executed before system can get into fastboot ...
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How do I get my GPS working in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean?
Recently I've been having all sorts of troubles with audio and GPS and the compass... I tried different ROMs, different kernels, different patches.
The short story is that after a long time spent ...
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How to flash a ZIP file with Odin?
I can't boot my Galaxy Tab 8.9 / P7300 anymore, but Odin still detects a USB connection. So I'm trying to flash a new ROM onto it using Odin. However all I can find on the web are ZIP archives ...
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ADB sideload and fastboot uses. What's the difference?
1) If i want to flash a stock rom what should I use adb sideload or fastboot. I have seen on youtube people using both of these. Are both of these similar or different. Sorry if this sounds stupid but ...
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ROM on android phones isn't really "read only"... right?
I see the word ROM and internal memory used interchangeably in the context of Android phones. The OS seems to be stored in the internal memory itself, which is also used for installing applications. ...
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Is it possible to use my SD card as ROM and my internal ROM as an additional RAM?
I've read somewhere that I can do some certain things to partition my SD Card specially to allot some part or all of it to trick the phone into thinking it's the "internal" ROM. For the life of me, I ...
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Are there any known rom(s) with full device encryption incorporated? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
Are there any recommendable known rom(s) with full device/disk encryption incorporated?
Device specs: Samsung ARM ...
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What does the command `adb sideload FILE` do?
I am reading a tutorial on the sideload command at link.
It contains the steps of rebooting into recovery mode and using adb sideload [file].zip.
My question is that what does sideload actually do ...
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Differance in installing a rom from a different country
What are the differences in ROMs that are from different countries? Like for the S4 GT-i9500 4.3, There are some many country versions. Is it just localization differences? or something at system ...
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How do I install the custom ROM with boot.img inside?
I have found a custom ROM in Chinese forums for mY HTC ONE SU (t528w) model.
The ROM is zipped and the folders look like below image
I have no idea to install this ROM. Could anybody please guide me ...
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run custom ROM files on Emulator [duplicate]
I want to run ROM files of different phone models on Android emulator in my Windows PC.
Do you know how can i do so? I know how to run standard android emulators for INTEL and ARM however i want to ...
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Why is CyanogenMod zip not being found when I try to install it?
In order to help fix my problems with USB connectivity, it was suggested to me that I upgrade my kernel and ROM. I upgraded the kernel fine, it seems, but for some reason upgrading the ROM, which is ...
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Is internal storage formatting harmful?
I have been messing around with my Archos 7 Home Tablet V1, and have currently installed this ROM.
Now when I go to Settings -> SD card & device storage, Total space under SD card is "Unavailable",...
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Can't boot into recovery or fastboot and not going to EDL completely (Redmi Note 4)
Please read the full text and help me if anything can solve my problem. Also I can't go to Mi help center due to this lockdown, so can you suggest ways the help center person would do to fix this ...
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What are the technical differences between bootloader, recovery, kernel and ROM? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.?
I'd love a reference (or an explanation if anyone has the time) on what characterizes these different ...
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Help, I Accidentally Corrupted my MediaTek Preloader
Please help me, I have an Ulefone Note 7P and I wanted to upgrade my firmware, so I downloaded the latest of this ROM and I got the SP Flash Tool and followed the guide on that forum.
So after loading ...
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Plasma Mobile in MultiROM Manager on Nexus 5
I tried to install Plasma Mobile on Nexus 5. It is very important to me to start testing it in MultiROM Manager first (with some other mobile operating systems).
I followed this tutorial.
In section:
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Deleted my only Launcher and APK - Black Screen. Please help! [duplicate]
I have a Lenovo A806. The device was rooted and I downloaded a root uninstaller from the PlayStore to uninstall some apps that I couldn't otherwise.
In the process, among other apps, I deleted the ...
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Where I can find factory home screen layout file?
Where I can find factory home screen layout file?
I would like modify default layout which will persist after I will make a hard reset.
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Prestigio PAP 7500 rooting
recently I bought Prestigio 7500 for testing reasons and what is stopping me from doing it is that I can't root it (I want to install custom rom such as CM or Ubuntu touch). I was searching CWM (...
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If ROM and firmware and OS are the same thing, can one be upgraded without the other?
These terms still confuse me: operating system (Android), firmware and ROM.
From CyanogenMod's website:
Whether you call CyanogenMod a "ROM" or a "firmware" or an "operating
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Rooting and flashing the DX2
I have a DX2 I recently rooted (2.3.5) with some self root package.
However, I didn't realize virtually all of the CM roms require 2.3.4. So now I need to SBF back to 2.3.4, re-root and flash. I'd ...
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Reinstall OS on Nexus 7
I had unlocked my Nexus 7 and everything was great for months. I came home from work and it was stuck in a boot loop. I somehow managed to delete the OS while trying to fix it. I have access to the ...
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Android ROM, RAM, Internal storage, External storage and Battery utilization [closed]
I would like to know how the Android OS manages memory for Applications. When are the various memory hardware components like ROM, RAM, Internal storage and External storage used during an Application'...
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