tried rooting, stuck in boot loop-HELP

[cupfulloflol]

how do i delete extra roms that i don't want? they no longer show up under downloads after the factory wipe, and i can't figure out how to do it in the recovery screen thans

i have a gummy one i want to get rid of, doesn't work

How did you download them? Via a web browser on your phone? If so they should be on your sdcard. So you can either plug your phone into your PC and go into the /Download folder in there and delete whatever you don't want. Or you can use a file explorer, like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop <-- that to browse to where they are and delete them.

 

[sbenson]

how do i delete extra roms that i don't want? they no longer show up under downloads after the factory wipe, and i can't figure out how to do it in the recovery screen thans

i have a gummy one i want to get rid of, doesn't work

You're slaying me with your questions. Have you not done any research?

Your questions are going to get old fast, especially if you keep bashing the most popular roms. First AOKP, now gummy...

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

 

[GalaxyFlatulence]

Yeah that would do it. Not wiping can cause some wacky things to happen, especially when changing between two different ROMs. Minor updates, perhaps going from AOKP 40 to AOKP 41 for example, you may be ok with not wiping (wiping would still be recommended). But going from stock to AOKP would almost certainly require a wipe. And going from AOKP to CM9 would require a wipe as well.

There are many different things you can backup and restore, to make wiping a little less painless. Especially if this is something that you plan on doing often.

Titanium backup - Backup and restores apps, among many other things. Don't restore anything system though. There are alternative apps for TiBu, but to be honest it is the only one I have any experience with.

Alternative homes - Like Nova, Apex, ADW, GO.... many others offer options to save your screen setup and restore.

SMS backup - You can back up your text messages with various apps, some of the alternative SMS clients even allow this if you are user of one of those.

ROM settings backup - There are some ROMs with built in backup options, for their ROM Control settings. AOKP has an app on the market ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aokp.backup ). Kernel side there are some options here as well (not backing up the kernel, but the kernel settings).

Probably missed quite a few other things that can help backup/restore. All of this is in excess to the Nandroid backup you make in recovery, it is still recommended you do that....then these are the less necessary ones.

thanks, that app you linked did the trick, got rid of gummy (wouldn't work, bad copy).

anyone know a good link for roms to download. and what do you guys think of franco kernel? that seems to be the kernel everyone likes from the online reviews.

 

[cupfulloflol]

thanks, that app you linked did the trick, got rid of gummy (wouldn't work, bad copy).

anyone know a good link for roms to download. and what do you guys think of franco kernel? that seems to be the kernel everyone likes from the online reviews.

Unfortunately these forums aren't a good source of ROM downloads for the Galaxy Nexus. Rootzwiki or XDA have much more active developing community in the Galaxy Nexus sections (personally I spend more time on Rootzwiki).

Franco makes a fine kernel, but what kernel works best for you depends on a few things.
- What ROM you are running, there are times where certain kernels won't work properly with your ROM or settings within your ROM. Generally they are compatible across the board, but some features may be lacking from a kernel that a ROM may give you the option for. Some may not function properly within the ROM, for example Droid Theory has some scripts that run, which would cause some problems for Lean Kernel users.

- What features you want. Some features aren't available on all kernels. Do you want to overclock, overclock the GPU, fast charge, slide2wake, Smart Reflex.......tons of options that may not be available on all kernels.

- Finally, and probably most importantly, how your device reacts to the kernel. Some kernels just don't react right on certain devices. Sometimes you may be able to chalk it up to the ROM. Sometimes, especially with nightlies/experimental builds, features can create a more problematic situation that wouldn't normally be there. For example, my device doesn't like Franco's kernels usually. It doesn't seem to matter what sort of tweaking I do with his kernels, I can manage to get better battery life with a couple different kernels. But that doesn't mean Franco makes junk, far from it. Just my device is stubborn, and doesn't like Franco's kernels. Faux, Franco, Popcorn, Trinity, Glados, Lean Kernel, and probably some others that are escaping me all are great kernels and developers. Each one is pretty active in answering questions, responding to potential problems, and updates to newer features/code.

I know you probably hate me, as I am not really answering your questions the way you probably want them answered. I am sorry, but I am trying to answer the question properly rather than potentially pointing you to something you may not like, or may not like your device/setup.

 

[GalaxyFlatulence]

welli have liquid 1.5 now with franco kernel. this is the most stable combo i've tried so far.

 

[rjcapp]

welli have liquid 1.5 now with franco kernel. this is the most stable combo i've tried so far.

No doubt this is a great combo! Excellent choice.

Liquid and Icsourcery are my favorites'

 

[GalaxyFlatulence]

No doubt this is a great combo! Excellent choice.

Liquid and Icsourcery are my favorites'

thanks! yeah i'lll check out that icsourcery too. what kernel do you use?