[Q] installing a new ROM question

endlesslyonline said:

I have a Xperia Z, and installed CM 10 on it, using the following method

Unlocked the bootloader from Sony's site
Downloaded the SDK
Flashboot flash boot boot.IMG
And installed cm.zip from the sdcard.

It worked, in fact, I am typing this from my newly ROM'ed xperia.

So, the question is , if I want to install another ROM now, say CM11 or even a complete different one from xda , what is the process?

Do I just copy the new zip, boot into recovery, and wipe wipe install?

Or do I need to reflash the new boot.IMG from the new ROM every time?

Thanks

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endlesslyonline said:

OK, thanks

So I was correct in thinking the boot.IMG (which is the recovery, right?) Won't have to be flashed again.

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endlesslyonline said:

OK, thanks

So I was correct in thinking the boot.IMG (which is the recovery, right?) Won't have to be flashed again.

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Pablosch23 said:

well not exactly, the boot.img is the kernel

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endlesslyonline said:

Ah OK. But am I correct in saying that the (for example) clockworkMOD, or any other custom recovery resides in the boot.IMG

In lamens terms, can we say that the boot.IMG is almost like the bios on a PC?

Sorry for the dumb questions, I just wanna learn some mpre

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Khaiyan said:

That's my understanding as well. So why is flashing boot.img necessary for installing custom recovery?

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endlesslyonline said:

Ah OK. But am I correct in saying that the (for example) clockworkMOD, or any other custom recovery resides in the boot.IMG

In lamens terms, can we say that the boot.IMG is almost like the bios on a PC?

Sorry for the dumb questions, I just wanna learn some mpre

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