15/Jan [GUIDE] Installing the MoDaCo Custom Froyo ROM from scratch (and other ROMS)

[Guest BoDyTaNk]

Yep, powered down, removed battery, it's not connected via USB, turn on with Vol Up held and it boots normally! :D

UPDATE 2 HOURS LATER:

Kept trying to reboot, left battery out for a while and it's worked :D

Have successfully loaded SuperUser, now on with stages 2 and 3, many thanks again :P

I am having the same problem. How long should I wait before re-inserting the battery? 5 minutes?

[Guest Beej78]

Great guide - thanks for all the effort you put in. Took me all of 10 minutes to get the de-orangeated ROM installed, and I've never done anything like this before.

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Great guide - thanks for all the effort you put in. Took me all of 10 minutes to get the de-orangeated ROM installed, and I've never done anything like this before.

Thanks - news like this makes it all worth it.

BTW - Post updated with Paul's new lighter weight ROM - The Full featured ROM is still standard.

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Great guide!

Never done anything like this before and got it right with no problems at all. Thanks!

Yes that should be enough : did you get any success?

[Guest nedian05]

Thanks - news like this makes it all worth it.

BTW - Post updated with Paul's new lighter weight ROM - The Full featured ROM is still standard.

Which ROM is better, the Sebastian R4 or paul's R4?

[Guest Mangemongen]

used with ubuntu it worked flawlessly it seems

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Which ROM is better, the Sebastian R4 or paul's R4?

Personally I am on the Modaco one, however I have not tried Sebastian yet - So I cannot say

[Guest aza-aaron]

Hi,

I have followed the instructions right up to selecting the zip file r4-update-modacocustomrom-blade-signed.zip and clicking "Yes" but then partway through installing it fails and I get "E:failure at Line6symlink iwmulticall SYSTEM:bin/iwconfig Installation aborted"

Taking the battery out and switching on the phone I just the Android logo now, nothing else!

Help...any idea please?

Thanks in advance

[Guest merlin617]

great guide thanks Steve

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Hi,

I have followed the instructions right up to selecting the zip file r4-update-modacocustomrom-blade-signed.zip and clicking "Yes" but then partway through installing it fails and I get "E:failure at Line6symlink iwmulticall SYSTEM:bin/iwconfig Installation aborted"

Taking the battery out and switching on the phone I just the Android logo now, nothing else!

Help...any idea please?

Thanks in advance

The file you copied onto the SD card must have been damaged or the SD card is faulty. Just he the file back on there then re do step 3. obviously as the phones not booting you. may need to use a SD card reader

[Guest aza-aaron]

Hi StevenHarperUK,

Thanks for the response, I've re-downloaded the file in case it was corrupt and ran MD5Sun sand it's Okay.

Deleted the old /zip off the SC card

Copied the new .zip over using a card reader

clicked through to install zip

There's only one "Yes - install r4-update-modacocustomrom-blade-signed.zip" to select to install

Having clicked clicked Yes it begins the install then aborts again at the same place, line6

Bought another card in case it was the card, copied contents of original SD to new SD....and same happens!

Figured out why..divvy here hadn't renamed the file to mcri-system.tar.gz.zip !

Thanks!

Edited October 23, 2010 by aza-aaron

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Figured out why..divvy here hadn't renamed the file to mcri-system.tar.gz.zip !

Thanks!

Good : chalk up another success :P

[Guest magicpork]

thanks a lot!! great guide for newbie like me... :P

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

UPDATE : added Froyo ROM

ITS AN ALPHA

Its very good, but still I wouldn't start with this ROM, try a stable one for a few days / week, then have a pop at Alphas if you feel the need.

[Guest ritterkeks]

also beeing an android noob, I like your tutorial, its easy but also covers typical problem sources.

however, when trying to understand how to flash mcrR4 a few days ago BEFORE your nice tut. I did not unterstand, why rooting the rom prior to flashing is necessary?

I think Step1 is optional. Since you are going to flash a new rom anyway in step3, and in case of pauls r4, it is already rooted when you install it.

If not you can still use androot or superboot... BUT i don't think it is necessary.

and btw

BIG THANKS for providing the wifi tethering hint with barnacle!

have been desperate for a working tethering solution, since all others (including wired tethering which i would prever..) wont work with the current kernel. but this is working! great!

[Guest eddyuk]

I have had the same problem and try to find a way to get round it. I copied the r4-update-modacocustomrom-blade-signed.zip that i downloaded

i then went to install the custom rom, it got partway through then said it could not complete.

now i am left with a phone that just comes up with the android logo, i can still get to the modaco menu screen. but cant seem to be able to try and install it again. comes up with a few errors about mounting the sd card

ANY HELP

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

also beeing an android noob, I like your tutorial, its easy but also covers typical problem sources.

however, when trying to understand how to flash mcrR4 a few days ago BEFORE your nice tut. I did not unterstand, why rooting the rom prior to flashing is necessary?

I think Step1 is optional. Since you are going to flash a new rom anyway in step3, and in case of pauls r4, it is already rooted when you install it.

If not you can still use androot or superboot... BUT i don't think it is necessary.

and btw

BIG THANKS for providing the wifi tethering hint with barnacle!

have been desperate for a working tethering solution, since all others (including wired tethering which i would prever..) wont work with the current kernel. but this is working! great!

Installing ClockworkMod guide has it as a requirement - so I kept it.

Paul made the tool, so I bow to his reasoning.

Edited October 23, 2010 by StevenHarperUK

[Guest ritterkeks]

well if it's not necessary it still wont do any harm, i guess.

@eddyuk:

as mentioned in the thread of r4, I had problems with my 16gb SDcard.

so try another one or format it

[Guest simba2585]

hi guys!

whats the difference between the ROM thats mentioned in the step 3 of the guide, this one:

http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/download.p...lade-signed.zip

and the r4's that is in the online kitchen?...

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

hi guys!

whats the difference between the ROM thats mentioned in the step 3 of the guide, this one:

http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/download.p...lade-signed.zip

and the r4's that is in the online kitchen?...

That link is to the MoDaCo ROM with Paul's standard additions.

Its all explained at the top of the main POST

[Guest BackedOut_]

I get stuck pretty much from the start.

To Root the device it says to:

"Extract fastboot on your Desktop" - Okay, done!

Then "Move the boot.blade.superboot.mcri.r3.img file into the fastboot directory on your Desktop" - This is where I get stuck. Does it mean, simply drag and drop the file into the fastboot folder? Because if so, it still doesn't work for me. As when I try and run the command it can't find it!

Here's a video showing what I'm trying to do.

Please help someone! This is driving me crazy. Thanks.

[Guest LouisUK]

I get stuck pretty much from the start.

To Root the device it says to:

"Extract fastboot on your Desktop" - Okay, done!

Then "Move the boot.blade.superboot.mcri.r3.img file into the fastboot directory on your Desktop" - This is where I get stuck. Does it mean, simply drag and drop the file into the fastboot folder? Because if so, it still doesn't work for me. As when I try and run the command it can't find it!

Here's a video showing what I'm trying to do.

Please help someone! This is driving me crazy. Thanks.

What you need to do (this is how did it) is create a folder on your desktop called "blade". Extract the contents of fastboot into that folder. Move/Copy boot.blade.superboot.mcri.r3.img into it. Then using a CMD/Terminal navigated to the folder "blade" and then carry on following the steps in the guide.

Hope that makes sense.

[Guest BackedOut_]

What you need to do (this is how did it) is create a folder on your desktop called "blade". Extract the contents of fastboot into that folder. Move/Copy boot.blade.superboot.mcri.r3.img into it. Then using a CMD/Terminal navigated to the folder "blade" and then carry on following the steps in the guide.

Hope that makes sense.

Thank you for replying Louis. But I'm not sure what you mean by navigate to the folder "blade".

I really have no idea why I'm having such a hard time doing this. Grr

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Thank you for replying Louis. But I'm not sure what you mean by navigate to the folder "blade".

I really have no idea why I'm having such a hard time doing this. Grr

Ok :

Your on windows :

Move the Fastboot.zip onto c:\

then right click on it and extract all

There will be a new directory called fastboot

Open a command window, run these commands

c:

cd c:\fastboot[/code]


Now you can copy any files (the other .zips) and run the other commands from here



BTW: android market is down - so don;t think anything is wrong if you cant download from the market (see this post http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blad...th-the-market/)

Edited October 24, 2010 by StevenHarperUK

[Guest MIKEYMC]

Also just in case you're wondering what command window is he means a command prompt. Well thats what I use anywho.