Can I flash a custom ROM while being rooted? - Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have TWRP flashed, bootloader unlocked, and am rooted. Can I flash a custom ROM while being rooted or will that mess up the ROM?

LayWhoZayHer said:
I have TWRP flashed, bootloader unlocked, and am rooted. Can I flash a custom ROM while being rooted or will that mess up the ROM?
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Backup boot, system, and data in TWRP. Now do a Factory Reset and wipe System then flash the custom rom and gapps of your choosing. You'll be good to go after this. Don't flash a custom rom over the stock rom.
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LayWhoZayHer said:
I have TWRP flashed, bootloader unlocked, and am rooted. Can I flash a custom ROM while being rooted or will that mess up the ROM?
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Having root will not mess anything up or cause you any issues while flashing a custom ROM.
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Thanks! Worked perfectly

LayWhoZayHer said:
Thanks! Worked perfectly
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Glad you got it worked out. Good job.
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LayWhoZayHer said:
Thanks! Worked perfectly
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Great job!
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[Q] Proper way to flash ROM + Kernel?

I'm looking to flash a new ROM+Kernel to my phone. I wanted to flash MIUI and Tiamat's new kernel but am unsure of the proper procedure. I've only ever flashed ROMs.
Do I wipe everything, flash kernel, flash ROM and then reboot? Are there any issues I should be aware of first?
Thanks.
Wipe data/dalvik, flash rom, boot, boot back to recovery and flash kernel.
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RMarkwald said:
Wipe data/dalvik, flash rom, boot, boot back to recovery and flash kernel.
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Awesome. I was completely wrong. Thank you.
himom said:
Awesome. I was completely wrong. Thank you.
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No problem!
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[Q] Will I lose root or twrp if I flash stock ROM?

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Yes and yes.
Damnit. What about if I flash a custom tw ROM? I just want to get back to tw with root and use my Bluetooth
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They always come pre-rooted and never contain a recovery. So that should work for you.
Aerowinder said:
They always come pre-rooted and never contain a recovery. So that should work for you.
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do as he said, there are some pre-rooted TW based ROM, dl and flash in TWRP and they will not do anything to yr TWRP.
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Done. Thsnks guys
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PostMeridianLyf said:
Done. Thsnks guys
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good, enjoys whatever u just flashed.
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hey guys, same question but i was wandering if i flash stock rom using twrp, would my booloader be locked?
I am trying to reset my flash counter to 0 so my allshare cast dongle works. btw triangle away didnt work. it goes to 1.
thanks
TriangleAway works fine. Your bootloader will not be locked.
Aerowinder said:
Yes and yes.
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Will the bootloader be unlocked or will get locked again?
Thanks
Vikram8 said:
Will the bootloader be unlocked or will get locked again?
Thanks
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Bootloader stays unlocked.
The bootloader on the T999 was never locked. Using any program to unlock the bootloader will brick the phone.

[Q] Flashing Custom Kernel... help...

Is it possible to flash a custom kernel like Trinity to my Gnex stock 4.2.2 rom without wiping?
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DevilDav said:
Is it possible to flash a custom kernel like Trinity to my Gnex stock 4.2.2 rom without wiping?
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Unlocked bootloader is needed to run a custom kernel. Root is needed to tinker with and make proper use of said kernel unless you wanna run the stock values. And really, what's the fun in that? Since (if I remember correctly) unlocking your boot loader requires a wipe, then no I don't think you can. But considering most of us have probably done fresh installs literally hundreds on times, I can tell you it doesn't take long at all to set your device back up. Just do it.
My Gnex has unlocked and rooted already, so I can just flash without doing any wiping, right?
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DevilDav said:
My Gnex has unlocked and rooted already, so I can just flash without doing any wiping, right?
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wipe cache only just to be safe.
DevilDav said:
My Gnex has unlocked and rooted already, so I can just flash without doing any wiping, right?
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Oh! Yeah you're golden then. Wipe cache and dalvik then flash the kernel.
Acvice said:
Oh! Yeah you're golden then. Wipe cache and dalvik then flash the kernel.
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Thx bro, just flashed it... Enjoying the 1.5GHz CPU and 512MHz GPU...
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Update to 4.4 kit kat

At this moment I have a custom Rom and kernel on my nexus 7. Kitkat will be out soon, what is the best way to get ota for Kitkat? Flash back to original software? Where can I download that?
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Do you have a nandroid backup? This is very important!
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Yes, I have a 9-29 backup in my TWRP folder
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So.. What to do?
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Fraxon said:
So.. What to do?
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Simple, wait until it's actually announced and ready to download for your device. When 4.4 is announced, it may or may not be ready that very same day, so sit tight. You'll see enough news about it to know when it's ready.
I'll get an ota message even if I'm on a custom rom? And I can install that without any problems?
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Fraxon said:
I'll get an ota message even if I'm on a custom rom? And I can install that without any problems?
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No, when it's release and ready to download just go back to the stock rom, then there you'll get the OTA.
I personally will wait to download the img, restore the Nexus to 4.4 and just to try Kit Kat, then I'll just flash back to AICP, I'll wait then for 4.4 to get incorporated into custom ROMs.
I'm on stock ROM and stock recovery, but rooted + custom Kernel, does anyone know if I can receive the OTA?
Shu. said:
I'm on stock ROM and stock recovery, but rooted + custom Kernel, does anyone know if I can receive the OTA?
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probably not has to be stock recovery and non-rooted
Shu. said:
I'm on stock ROM and stock recovery, but rooted + custom Kernel, does anyone know if I can receive the OTA?
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No. You need stock recovery AND stock kernel.
RMarkwald said:
No. You need stock recovery AND stock kernel.
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Where should I get the stock kernel? I did not make a nandroid backup as I did not flash the recovery, I only used fastboot boot recovery.img
If I flash the stock google images, does it wipe the virtual sd content? or only my data? Thanks a lot for helping me out!
Shu. said:
Where should I get the stock kernel? I did not make a nandroid backup as I did not flash the recovery, I only used fastboot boot recovery.img
If I flash the stock google images, does it wipe the virtual sd content? or only my data? Thanks a lot for helping me out!
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You can get it from the stock images, just extract the boot.img and flash that via bootloader using fastboot. Same goes for stock recovery.

upgrade bootloaders and etc

I want to update my device to N900TUVSFPH3 from fob6..do we need to unroot first, then flashing in Odin?
There is no need to unroot before flashing in Odin. One thing I highly recommend is backing up your data before flashing in case something goes wrong.
audit13 said:
There is no need to unroot before flashing in Odin. One thing I highly recommend is backing up your data before flashing in case something goes wrong.
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So, I can revert back to fob6? Thanks again!
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With Samsung phones, it is not always possible to revert to a previous bootloader. Unfortuantely, I don't know the Note 3 well enough to say whether it can or can't be done. Personally, I always run the latest modem and bootloader on a Samsung phone, regardless of whether it will run a stock or custom ROM.
audit13 said:
With Samsung phones, it is not always possible to revert to a previous bootloader. Unfortuantely, I don't know the Note 3 well enough to say whether it can or can't be done. Personally, I always run the latest modem and bootloader on a Samsung phone, regardless of whether it will run a stock or custom ROM.
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So..I unzip the stock ROM I got from SamMobile and flash accordingly?
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Yes, unzip it once and flash in the PDA slot.
audit13 said:
Yes, unzip it once and flash in the PDA slot.
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Should I flash bl and modem? Tyvm btw
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audit13 said:
Yes, unzip it once and flash in the PDA slot.
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Or should I just flash the entire stock firmware? I'm just afraid the newest version will lock the bl
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Also asking cuz I'm using an att sim in this...just curious. Thanks..idk if would benefit from this.
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The bootloader will not look, but it may be non-downgrade-able.
Flashing the latest stock rom via Odin will upgrade everything on the phone to the latest stock rom, including bootloader and modem.
audit13 said:
The bootloader will not look, but it may be non-downgrade-able.
Flashing the latest stock rom via Odin will upgrade everything on the phone to the latest stock rom, including bootloader and modem.
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OK. As long as I can still root it again, I will be fine.
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audit13 said:
The bootloader will not look, but it may be non-downgrade-able.
Flashing the latest stock rom via Odin will upgrade everything on the phone to the latest stock rom, including bootloader and modem.
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It didn't work. Had bootloop after flashing. So I went to download mode and flashed twrp and then it booted. Nothing changed. Still on fob6 ugh..lol
If i run on 4.4.4 omega rom and update my bootloader to marshmallow, can i still be on the same rom or will i have to update the rom also? Are there any risks with updating bootloaders?
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@rocky28297, which phone are you using?
Note 4
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rocky28297 said:
Note 4
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Straight talk?
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Tmobilefan906 said:
Straight talk?
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Nvm. Europe international version. Try thread related to this device
forum.xda-developers.com/note-4
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