Switching from one ROM to another

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  1. topgungoose [OP]
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    07-26-2011 03:13 AM
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    Switching from one ROM to another

    I hope I am posting this in the right area. If not, my apologies. I was wondering if I would be able to switch from a froyo based ROM to a gingerbread based one simply by going to clockworkMod recovery and restoring the ROM that I want to use
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    07-26-2011 03:53 AM
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    Pretty sure you have to be on gingerbread for a gingerbread based rom to work right.
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    07-26-2011 04:15 AM
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    I haven't installed a GB rom yet but my understanding is if a rom exists for your phone you should be able to flash it. Back up your apps, Back up your current install, wipe cache/data, install new rom, restore apps. If you get messed up go and reinstall the backed up rom.
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    07-26-2011 04:49 AM
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    To install MIUI you need to be coming from CM7. Some roms require wiping when coming from one certain rom but not others. And there are different versions of the same rom. I would post in the thread for the rom you want to install. I guarantee someone there has already done what you want to do.
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    07-26-2011 07:43 AM
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    It depends on which GB rom you are trying to go to. All the roms that use 2nd-init (liquid, MIUI, and CM7) you need to be on the froyo kernel to boot off of so if you are still on a froyo ROM, like you said you are, you can install them normally. If it is a ROM that is based off of and requires you to be on the monster GB leak for the D2 (such as Apex, Squid, or Liberty GB), then you will need to get on the GB leak first.

    Best thing to do is carefully read the OP of the release thread for the ROM you want to install. They normally have instructions for the necessary steps for installation.
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    07-26-2011 09:17 PM
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    Maybe I didn't explain it right. One of my backups on my sd is a gingerbread based ROM. The other backup that I have on my sd is a froyo based one. Can I enter clockworkMod and jump from one backup to another without having to sbf my droid?

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    07-27-2011 11:03 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by topgungoose View Post
    Maybe I didn't explain it right. One of my backups on my sd is a gingerbread based ROM. The other backup that I have on my sd is a froyo based one. Can I enter clockworkMod and jump from one backup to another without having to sbf my droid?

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    I wouldn't jump back and forth to be on the safe side. Froyo and GB have different radios so you could have probs with phone/data, not to mention the file system itself. You could always dl the tbh stock 2.3.20.zip file and the GB Monster.zip file on your sd card so you can flash between froyo and GB without a computer, then restore your backup for whichever one you're on.

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    07-27-2011 11:06 PM
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    So kind of like sbfing my phone before doing the backup of my choice?

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    07-27-2011 11:08 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by topgungoose View Post
    So kind of like sbfing my phone before doing the backup of my choice?

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    Yes sir, only not having to use a computer/rsdlite

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    07-28-2011 12:01 AM
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    Can u point me in the right direction to download that or where it explains how I put it on my sdcard please?

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