Replacing old roms with new roms

[goph_man]

Hi I am a beginner ar rooting my galaxy nexus, and currently am using the gummy nex rom 0.7.0, with the franco kernel. I am wondering how to update my rom at all? Also I am trying to install the 4.0.4 radios and whenever I try to install the .zip file it says installation aborted, and also I was trying to install text icons for the bottom keys and i have the same results. I also am running nova launcher if that affects anything at all. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

 

[greydarrah]

You didn't say exactly how you were trying to install these things. For me, it's one of 2 ways...

For a ROM or an update to a ROM:
Download the ROM file
Reboot into recovery
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvic
Wipe Data
Format System (under Mounts menu)
Flash ROM (or ROM update)

For MOD (including radios, kernels or anything else that is not a ROM)
Download the file
Reboot into recovery
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvic
Flash ROM (or ROM update)

 

[dmmarck]

FYI, dalvik is in advanced options (unless it's been moved lol)

Essentially, always wipe. 9/10, problems come from not wiping and conflicts just ravaging stuff.

 

[goph_man]

So When you say flash the rom update do you mean install the .zip file from sd card? And also what is the format system?

 

[goph_man]

Ok thank you for your help, I just updated my Rom now. I have one more quick question though, I have downloaded the .zip file for the new radios from 4.0.4 and tryed to install it right after I had flashed the update for my gummy rom. Everytime I do though it says installation aborted. Do i have to wipe the data and cache and dalvik all again or should it just work? I tried also installing a .zip file for some font icons for my soft keys and I had the same result. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

p.s. the way I install the roms is plugging the phone into the computer and putting the zip file onto the phone then going to recovery and installing from sd

 

[goph_man]

Now I am having some problems with my phone completely )= when I followed those steps and rebooted it didnt ask me about my google account or anything and now I dont have a market or anything!!! I wiped cache, then dalvik, the data, the formatted system and finally installed the gapps, rom, kernel, and nova launcher from sd card and now my phone doesnt have a market at all Please help!!!!!

 

[sicario666]

Now I am having some problems with my phone completely )= when I followed those steps and rebooted it didnt ask me about my google account or anything and now I dont have a market or anything!!! I wiped cache, then dalvik, the data, the formatted system and finally installed the gapps, rom, kernel, and nova launcher from sd card and now my phone doesnt have a market at all Please help!!!!!

You need gapps. Then all will be OK. Download them onto your laptop/desktop. Whatever you use. Then push them to your nexus. Reboot into cwm and flash. Then you'll get the login screen and all will be good to go :thumbup:
I see you have flashed gapps. Its possible the download was corrupt. Try and flash again. If that doesn't work then try to redownload them

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

 

[goph_man]

Alright I think I figured out my problem, I currently have everything running good again. Thank you for your help! I have one more quick question real quick. I am trying to install text icons on my phone, and I am wondering what exactly I need to do to make that work. I currently have updated my Gummy ROM, have franco's kernel, and am running Nova launcher. I am trying to install text icons the same as this guy, How to: Change Your Galaxy Nexus Soft Keys to Customized Colors or Versions | Free Your Mobile Life ,(not the text soft keys but rather the icons, download is under Note 3). Do I need to wipe data or do anything to do this? Everytime I try to just install from zip it aborts the installation. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Also, if I do have to only wipe cache and dalvik will it mess up all my settings?

Thank you!

 

[impulse101]

You dont have to flash those icons from the zip you just put the icon files (unzip them) on your phone (you can put them in the download directory), then edit the icons on your homescreen by long pressing on one then select "edit" then press the icon that pops up (the old icon) then select your icon where you saved it (it will give you options to change the icon. The icon will then change to your new one. No need to flash or even have a rooted phone to do this...