Install AOKP in Galaxy Nexus

This is how I install a new ROM in my Galaxy Nexus, backing up all my apps and settings, and allowing a recover to my current state in case of something goes wrong.

I have root and have been using XenonHD (Android 4.2.1).

I’m going back to AOKP, so I decided to post how I prepare my phone for a new ROM.

Backing up your device

• Backup using Titanium Backup
• Backup Nova Launcher settings
• Backup SMS using SMS Backup & Restore
• Reboot into recovery (I have ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.2.3)
• Backup (backup and restore > backup)
• Go into “install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard” just to guarantee that ClockworkMod Recovery is accessing the storage
• Plug the phone into a computer (I’m using Ubuntu 12.10, and have already android-sdk)
• Go into your android-sdk tools folder

1cd Android/android-sdk-linux_86/tools/

• Go into adb shell and list the directories in your “sdcard” to decide what to backup

1sudo ./adb shell
2ls /data/media/0
3exit

• Pull all the directories you want to backup

1sudo ./adb pull /data/media/0/data sdcard/data

• The previous example will create a sdcard folder in your tools folder with the data folder pulled from your phone
• Change the owner of the pulled folders

1sudo chown -R youruser:youruser sdcard

You can also backup using FTP for example. I normally use WellFTP Server.

Don’t forget to backup at least your “clockwork” and “TitaniumBackup” folders!

Note: clockwork backups are located in “/data/media/clockworkmod” and not in “/data/media/0/clockworkmod”, at least at my system.

Check in what folder you have the following folders: “backup” and “blobs”. That will be the correct clockwork backup folder.

Wiping your device

• Format /data and /cache (wipe data/factory reset)
• Format /system (mounts and storage > format /system)
• Format /sdcard (mounts and storage > format /sdcard)
• Wipe Dalvik Cache (advanced > wipe dalvik cache)

After these steps, all your device, including the “sdcard” is cleaned without ROM or files.

Installing a ROM

I will be installing AOKP JB-MR1 Build 1, based on Android 4.2.1.

Some of the steps here may be different from another ROMs, for example, the need for installing Google Apps.

• Create a new folder in your “sdcard”

1sudo ./adb shell
2cd /data/media
3mkdir 0.ROOT
4mkdir 0.ROOT/AOKP
5exit

• Push the ROM into your phone

1sudo ./adb push ~/aokp_maguro_jb-mr1_build-1.zip /data/media/0.ROOT/AOKP
2sudo ./adb push ~/gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip /data/media/0.ROOT/AOKP

• I will also install franco.Kernel

1sudo ./adb push ~/franco.Kernel-r358.zip /data/media/0.ROOT/AOKP

• Install the ROM (install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > 0.ROOT > AOKP > aokp_maguro_jb-mr1_build-1.zip)
• Install the Google Apps (install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > 0.ROOT > AOKP > gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip)
• Reboot (reboot system now)
• Login to your Google account
• Reboot into Recovery
• Wipe Cache (wipe cache partition)
• Wipe Dalvik Cache (advanced > wipe dalvik cache)
• Install franco.Kernel (install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > 0.ROOT > AOKP > franco.Kernel-r358.zip)
• Reboot (reboot system now)

Android 4.2 creates a 0/ folder in your sdcard, so you might want to move the 0.ROOT folder created before into this 0/ folder.

Restoring your “sdcard”

• Reboot into Recovery
• Push your backed up folders into your “sdcard”

1sudo ./adb push sdcard/data /data/media/0

• Reboot (reboot system now)

When restoring I tend to use WellFTP Server.

Restoring your apps

• Restore apps using Titanium Backup
• Restore Nova Launcher settings
• Restore SMS using SMS Backup & Restore

franco.Kernel settings

I’m currently using these settings.

Enjoy!