Sunday, August 10, 2014
How to install a Custom ROM
How to install a Custom ROM
The main feature which distinguishes Android from all other operating system is the ability to tweak and customize the OS as per your liking.
If you are good at Linux commands and Java you can do this yourselves or you can install a Custom ROM prepared by other developers.
Before I start this, I would like to elaborate on what a Custom ROM or a ROM means. ROM in computer terms is Read Only Memory. It is specifically designed to be only accessible for reading and is not accessible to users for modifications. But in Android you can get access to this partition and make any changes you want to make.
For all practical purposes, a ROM is your Operating System or OS.
Now that it is out of the way, lets start.
Requirements:
For installing any custom ROM you will need to root your phone and have ClockworkMod (CWM) recovery installed.
A recovery is a partition on your internal memory which is used to install Software Upgrades or act as a last line of defense against a bricked device.
For Rooting and Installing CWM you will have to follow the procedures mentioned here. Once you have that you can come back here.
How to:
Okay now that you have CWM recovery and root.
Go here and search for a Custom ROM you like. Keep in mind that read the first post of the thread very carefully. It will have all the features of that ROM in detail. Download the ROM from that thread.
Once you have downloaded the ROM, follow these steps:
3. You are now ready to Flash your Custom Rom
Voila, You ROM will be installed, now Reboot.
Your Custom ROM is ready to be used.
Enjoy the Android Goodness!!
The main feature which distinguishes Android from all other operating system is the ability to tweak and customize the OS as per your liking.
If you are good at Linux commands and Java you can do this yourselves or you can install a Custom ROM prepared by other developers.
Before I start this, I would like to elaborate on what a Custom ROM or a ROM means. ROM in computer terms is Read Only Memory. It is specifically designed to be only accessible for reading and is not accessible to users for modifications. But in Android you can get access to this partition and make any changes you want to make.
For all practical purposes, a ROM is your Operating System or OS.
Now that it is out of the way, lets start.
Requirements:
For installing any custom ROM you will need to root your phone and have ClockworkMod (CWM) recovery installed.
A recovery is a partition on your internal memory which is used to install Software Upgrades or act as a last line of defense against a bricked device.
For Rooting and Installing CWM you will have to follow the procedures mentioned here. Once you have that you can come back here.
How to:
Okay now that you have CWM recovery and root.
Go here and search for a Custom ROM you like. Keep in mind that read the first post of the thread very carefully. It will have all the features of that ROM in detail. Download the ROM from that thread.
Once you have downloaded the ROM, follow these steps:
- Put the ROM in the root directory of your Internal/External SDcard
- Reboot into recovery: Press and Hold Power+Home+Volume Up buttons together and release it only when you see the recovery menu come up.
- Now, Choose Wipe data.Factory Reset from here
- Then, Wipe Cache
- and, goto Advanced and choose Wipe Dalvik Cache
3. You are now ready to Flash your Custom Rom
- Choose, Install From Sdcard option in the Main Menu of the Recovery
- Choose the ROM which you had earlier put on your SDcard
- It will ask you whether you want to install or not, navigate to "Yes" and choose it.
Voila, You ROM will be installed, now Reboot.
Your Custom ROM is ready to be used.
Enjoy the Android Goodness!!
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