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Questions tagged [rom-flashing]

Flashing is the process of writing a firmware image (and the root file-system) to the memory of an Android device

What is rom-flashing?

Other then installing an OS on your PC, there's no "generic image" fitting all Android devices. Mostly due to proprietary hardware components, each ROM is specific to exactly the device it was created for.

rom-flashing refers to getting those images on your device. For what exactly a ROM is (and related questions), please see the tag.

Questions (including answers) giving you more details include:

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Why is it that Android still can't be installed as regular OS?

Are there any technical or others reasons why Android is still a firmware and not an OS which can be just installed without a lot of hassle? Why there is no universal image which could detect appropriate drivers (kernel modules), partition NAND in…
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What is actually happening when you hard brick a phone?

I've never hard bricked a phone. I've never seen one either. But hard bricking is everyone's worst nightmare. I wan't to know what exactly happens when you hard brick your phone. What happens that makes it irrecoverable without professional help? To…
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Why must my device be compatible with a certain ROM before I flash it to my device?

This it the explanation telling me not to install a custom ROM without checking the device's compatibility. "Now, be careful as each custom ROM comes with a version that is suitable only with one device; you can’t install the same variant of…
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cat /proc/mtd No such file or directory

I am trying to follow these directions and I get stopped on the first step: # cat /proc/mtd /proc/mtd: No such file or directory Help?
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No access to Android Market after loading Ice Cream Sandwich

I followed the instructions on the source.android.com website to download, build, and install Android OS v4.0.3 on a Nexus S. Everything seemed fine, I could take pictures, access WiFi to surf the web, etc. The problem is that there is no Market app…
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How can I create a flashable rom from a configured tablet?

We have a fully configured android tablet. I need to create many more just like it. What is the easiest way to do this? Ideally I would create a rom which I could just flash in one step. Is this possible?
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When installing new ROM through fastboot, which .img files must be flashed, with what arguments, and in what order?

I own a Oneplus 7T, which runs Android 10 and therefore has no working TWRP to flash ROMs with. It's bootloader is unlocked and is rooted. When installing a new ROM, whether it is a custom ROM or an update to the current ROM, I install them by…
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How long should the "Downloading" screen take?

was trying to install a custom ROM, but got stuck into CWM boot loop. learned that this could be solved by entering the download mode and flashing a new firmware, but my phone has been showing the "downloading..." screen for over an hour. is this…
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Why do people recommend rooting a device before flashing a custom ROM?

If rooting isn't required to flash a new ROM (unlocking your bootloader is), why do many people recommend rooting your device before flashing it?
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Searching for factory image of NTT DOCOMO GALAXY Nexus?

i am in search of factory image for my new NTT DOCOMO GALAXY Nexus from japan ... i have checked on https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images but could not found for Android 4.0.4 (IMM76K) GSM/HSPA+ actually i wanted to root my device using…
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/system/etc/ld.config.version_identifier.txt not found and how to check for VNDK compliancy

I need to flash using a Generic System Image (GSI) but when I'm checking if my device is Vendor Native Development Kit (VNDK) complaint as per the documentation here https://developer.android.com/topic/generic-system-image#device-compliance it…
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Can I Flash Nexus Factory Image to any Tablet?

There are several different versions of Android ROMs on the Internet. I found that no one is better than Nexus Android which is from Google. There is a webpage on Google hosting every version of Nexus…
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Can we uninstall Symbian and install Android?

Possible Duplicate: Can I install Android on my non-Android device? I have an Nokia 5233 mobile which has Symbian OS installed. I was wondering whether its possible to remove that Symbian OS and install Android OS? Something like we remove…
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How can I resize the system partition in NAND using PhoenixSuit / Livesuit?

I'm using a Android 4.2.2 ROM (sun7i_android_sugar-cubieboard2-8192cu.img) for Cubieboard. I need more room in system partition for install more goodies! After flashing, the partition table is like this: NAME SIZE MOUNTPOINT LABEL nand …
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How to make sparse image file from original firmware?

I accidently erased /system partition and now have my Gionee S10C phone bricked. I downloaded original firmware, but I can see series of system image files.(This firmware is to be used by Qualcomm Flash Image Loader) system_1.img, system_2.img, ...,…
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