As a newbie to Android, and without having to read a thread thats got thousands of replies, can someone detail exactly, and in very plain steps how to put TnT lite on the gtablet using windows 7 on a laptop? thanking you in advance.
I suggest you look at the sticky posts of the development section, there is one with detailed instructions. Also look at the sticky post about posting in the correct section.
First off I would install clockworkmod recovery bekit .08 this will help you if you run into trouble
Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
Then come back...
philbailey said:
As a newbie to Android, and without having to read a thread thats got thousands of replies, can someone detail exactly, and in very plain steps how to put TnT lite on the gtablet using windows 7 on a laptop? thanking you in advance.
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philbailey said:
As a newbie to Android, and without having to read a thread thats got thousands of replies, can someone detail exactly, and in very plain steps how to put TnT lite on the gtablet using windows 7 on a laptop? thanking you in advance.
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Reading the posts in the development section is going to keep you from making huge errors. There is no easy howto if you don't have the basic knowledge however let me link a few threads. Read the first post of these threads. If won't take more that 30 minutes and you will have a much better understanding of what you are about to do. Then it will be easy to do what you want.
Understand how update.zip with standard recovery works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892090
Install Clockwork recovery (optional) HIGHLY recommended
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
TnT Lite
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
You should do this if you install clockwork to save from future problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896395
The basic market fix is in the clockwork thread I linked along with flashing instructions. It is impossible to make a complete step by step howto guide if we don't know your knowledge base therefore if you have a basic understanding of the terms and ways we do things it will be much to help you.
I don't mean to be rude but if you don't want to take the time to understand what you are doing then why would we take the time to help you.
Good luck and happy reading. Feel free to ask questions after you search the forums. Almost guaranteed to find your answer.
I am also in limbo with this!
yaudon,
If you are saying what I think you are saying -- no problem -- just read the stickies and particularly the ones Bad Frog put in this thread.
Too many people come here with little knowledge (as all of us did not too long ago!)
and want instant gratification -- I want it and I want it now!
If you are going to mod, you have to be willing to read and work and sometimes
suffer.
I think the results are worth it. IMHO
Rev
People have posted some great posts here. Let me do a quick recap on what it requires.
1. Root your G-Tablet.
2. Install Clockwork ( should be 0.8)
3. Download your preferred rom to install(most are already in update.zip format) and put on your internal sd card in the root directory of your G Tablet.
4. Reboot into recovery (volume up and power button).
5. Backup your current rom
6. Select install from zip
7. Reboot into new rom.
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Ok, so im new to the game...
What do i need to do to back up my current STOCK rom, and then how do i flash a new one like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743769
Like i said new to the game, this is my first android phone, i already did the one click root, that was easy enough.
A step by step would be nice, or a link to a step by step, its mostly the lingo and what not i dont get but anyways thanks in advance.
Wrong forum to ask this but.
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734164
Follow directions there
2) You're able to make up backups and flashing new ones is right there on the instructions.
***Installing***
boot into recovery, apply update.zip ( ClockworkMod Recovery )..
1. Install Vibrant4.zip
2. Reboot
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im in the same boat, anyone care to help? not iliterate, just need to know the steps, im pretty good about teaching myself about them... im more curious about the themes. but any help would be great
what game?
to back up,
1. root
2. download rom manager
3. back up rom
I have much more detailed steps in the sticky of the General section (which is where this should have been posted.... correction, it should not have been posted because the Sticky says to read my first post before posting a question). Not intended to sound harsh, just informative.
First off, thanks for taking the time to read my post. I have been trying to root/flash rom since yesterday at 11am now 2:19pm a day later. So before whinning here, I did do my research. Flash is now done, *sigh*
I would like the froyo tazzv26 or 28 rom flashed on my Eris
I've watched yourtube how to videos, unlockr videos, several adroidforums how to posts. they all revert me back here.
My issue is this #1:most of those are old posts(which I've read and been reverted to), and obvious upgrades have been made therefore what thier videos/posts show are not what I'm seeing or reading . Being that this is new to me I feel lost and confused.
Issue#2 I found the rom I wanted, here when I searched Roms for Eris however a link that is next to it sends me to another and another page. Very frustrating.
Favor needed: I've never done this before so can someone please help walk me through the process of being on the ACTUAL page with the download link, and what happens from then. Then let me know what i'm supposed to be seeing on my computer screen once the process starts .** WOW this part is massively missing from all noobie post/videos= FYI for admins and moderators
FYI Eris is already rooted wth 4zroot (instead of HTC1 click since the power up and power button thing didn't work 4 times) I have superuser, quickboot, rom manager, and astro file manager all installed and ready to go.
I'm ready to take your lead
Dulce,
Saw your post over on AF and replied over there, but did really get the gist of your needs until I saw this thread over here on XDA.
Rooting with Z4 root does indeed root you, but this will not allow you to flash or install a custom ROM without having replaced your stock recovery with a custom one, the "one" being Amon_RA (stay away from ClockworkMod at this time for the Eris...the details are probably more than you want or need to know at this time).
The 1-click method that you mentioned previously is what you want and it will install Amon_RA's custom recovery for you.
I would highly advised you to read and understand this thread over on AndroidForums: http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/127861-universal-eris-root-dummies.html
You will learn what you need to know from that thread and it will also show you how to install the very same custom recovery as the 1-click method/app. It is clearly more verbose, but the trade-off / benefit is that you will have the best instruction possible regarding rooting your Eris.
Check it out and good luck!
Cheers!
Hey all,
I'm not a total noob when it comes to rooting and modding my Android devices, but I feel that I need a little help here. I've never dealt with an HTC phone, especially one that has a locked bootloader. I'm finding it extremely confusing when I go through the seemingly millions of steps towards rooting and installing a custom rom. I am looking for help or links to a guide that tells me what to do step-by-step. I understand that there are a lot of talented developers here that probably find people like me annoying, but I greatly appreciate any help I can get. Thank you.
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Hey all,
I'm not a total noob when it comes to rooting and modding my Android devices, but I feel that I need a little help here. I've never dealt with an HTC phone, especially one that has a locked bootloader. I'm finding it extremely confusing when I go through the seemingly millions of steps towards rooting and installing a custom rom. I am looking for help or links to a guide that tells me what to do step-by-step. I understand that there are a lot of talented developers here that probably find people like me annoying, but I greatly appreciate any help I can get. Thank you.
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First of all are you unlocked ? If not go to htcdev website and follow the instructions to unlock. Then there are some stickied guides to rooting and installing already up on either this forum or the htc rezound android development part. If still have questions I can write up what I did step by step. I just don't know how to link yet sorry
sportsinger75 said:
Hey all,
I'm not a total noob when it comes to rooting and modding my Android devices, but I feel that I need a little help here. I've never dealt with an HTC phone, especially one that has a locked bootloader. I'm finding it extremely confusing when I go through the seemingly millions of steps towards rooting and installing a custom rom. I am looking for help or links to a guide that tells me what to do step-by-step. I understand that there are a lot of talented developers here that probably find people like me annoying, but I greatly appreciate any help I can get. Thank you.
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Don't worry about asking questions. It's part of learning. Here's the short list(I should have this permanently copied to my clipboard haha)
1) Get the HTC USB Drivers
-- If HTC sync is installed, uninstall it. The drivers will remain
2) Grab the mini-sdk or my carepackage..SSDD
-- Contains ADB and fastboot and two dll's. Skip if you have the android SDK installed
3) Turn off fastboot(under settings -> Power)
4) Turn off your phone. Power on holding power and volume down
5) Sign up and follow directions on htcdev.com
-- do not download anything additional. That's what steps 1&2 did
6) Now you're unlocked, grab Amon-Ra(found in the dev section)
7) Flash Amon-Ra using fastboot ( "fastboot flash recovery <path to recovery.img>" )
8) If you're used to installing a ROM, you should be cool from here.
For full walkthrough and support files check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415615
The super-noob sticky in the dev section helped me greatly.. Commands there are great to know as they translate to flashing different recoveries, kernels, etc. Coming to this phone it's extremely important to know/understand that depending on how the dev created their rom- the kernel associated with that rom may not be be automatically installed when you're flashing/rebooting.. It's prob the the most frequent question/problem on these threads..
I have the following:
Samsung-SGH-I777
2.3.6
I777UCKK6
2.6.35.7
GingerBread.UCKK6
I have spent a lot of time reading XDA and other Android Boards hoping I could find a pretty straightforward way to get control of my phone (su access?). I want to get rid of apps that T put on and I also want to be able to hotspot my phone. But I really want to understand what I am doing. Every thread seems to assume a level of knowledge I just don't think I have. I'm tempted to jump in but feel like I'll then just be a poster saying HELP BRICKED MY PHONE.
When I come across a youtube or pdf that looks promising - it invariably has comments associated with it like: Oh, if you upgraded to 2.3.6 watch out.....or, I did this and now my wifi doesn't work.
Here is my question - can anyone point me to a thread or website that really walks a novice through the basics like the difference between a Rom and a kernel, how the SD card works etc.
And certainly if someone can point me to a solid root procedure for my phone (see above) please feel free.
Thanks for listening
Peter
Stackman1 said:
I have the following:
Samsung-SGH-I777
2.3.6
I777UCKK6
2.6.35.7
GingerBread.UCKK6
I have spent a lot of time reading XDA and other Android Boards hoping I could find a pretty straightforward way to get control of my phone (su access?). I want to get rid of apps that T put on and I also want to be able to hotspot my phone. But I really want to understand what I am doing. Every thread seems to assume a level of knowledge I just don't think I have. I'm tempted to jump in but feel like I'll then just be a poster saying HELP BRICKED MY PHONE.
When I come across a youtube or pdf that looks promising - it invariably has comments associated with it like: Oh, if you upgraded to 2.3.6 watch out.....or, I did this and now my wifi doesn't work.
Here is my question - can anyone point me to a thread or website that really walks a novice through the basics like the difference between a Rom and a kernel, how the SD card works etc.
And certainly if someone can point me to a solid root procedure for my phone (see above) please feel free.
Thanks for listening
Peter
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Sorry man, That level of knowledge you speak of, is what you need. If you cant find the info, dont root your phone.
We dont hold hands here, there is plenty of info around. Find it and put it to use.
If you searched for everything your looking for, you'd find your answers.
Its obvious that you HAVE NOT spent anytime looking for the answers you seek.
Good luck peter.
Like what was said above, getting the information for all these things is really simple.
Read the stickies.
All of the warnings and disclaimers are tacked onto the instructions because people don't want you to blame them if you don't follow directions or if something that works for someone else doesn't work for you.
Stackman1 said:
I have the following:
Samsung-SGH-I777
2.3.6
I777UCKK6
2.6.35.7
GingerBread.UCKK6
I have spent a lot of time reading XDA and other Android Boards hoping I could find a pretty straightforward way to get control of my phone (su access?). I want to get rid of apps that T put on and I also want to be able to hotspot my phone. But I really want to understand what I am doing. Every thread seems to assume a level of knowledge I just don't think I have. I'm tempted to jump in but feel like I'll then just be a poster saying HELP BRICKED MY PHONE.
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Are you using the AT&T phone on T-mobile? Just curious.
When I come across a youtube or pdf that looks promising - it invariably has comments associated with it like: Oh, if you upgraded to 2.3.6 watch out.....or, I did this and now my wifi doesn't work.
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Just my personal opinion, but I would forget all the other sites, and youtube videos, and stick with what you learn here.
Here is my question - can anyone point me to a thread or website that really walks a novice through the basics like the difference between a Rom and a kernel, how the SD card works etc.
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I'm not aware of such a guide. Some of the information is so basic that no one would think to make a guide for it. But I can give you one tip: in my guide there is a link to extra information for newbies. That can be fairly helpful.
And certainly if someone can point me to a solid root procedure for my phone (see above) please feel free.
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In my opinion, my guide is the best, but if you must, you can also use Jivy26's how to root guide.
Thanks for listening
Peter
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Creepy -
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I am using the AT&T network.
Hey man, you gotta be willing to take that big plunge. Over in the Dev section there is some good info. But you gotta be willing to take that challenge on. Just be prepared to have a brick if you do it wrong.
BigRob1712 said:
Hey man, you gotta be willing to take that big plunge. Over in the Dev section there is some good info. But you gotta be willing to take that challenge on. Just be prepared to have a brick if you do it wrong.
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It is really hard to brick your phone following the instructions here.
As long as you don't flash anything outside the AT&T Galaxy S2 Forums.
Id recommend Creepy's guide, Ive used this myself and can vouch for it. Avoid (no offense meant) using Zedomax's method to avoid the headache of breaking wifi and trying to get it back. and READ and RE READ before starting the process.
enjoy your soon to be freed phone
I very strongly agree with the advice to follow creepyncrawly's guide. Taking the time to read, understand and follow it will make the process easy and save you a lot of headaches. Don't be afraid to ask for clarification, but read, read and then read some more can't be stressed enough. Take it from a fellow novice.
I will continue to read and take the plunge soon. Definitely look into Creepy's guide.
Thanks to all that chimed in without lecturing.....
Try this link:
forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ROM-VS-Kernel
mmarquis said:
Try this link:
forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ROM-VS-Kernel
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What link? Here ya go. http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ROM-VS-Kernel
Sent from my SGH-I777 using Tapatalk 2
That's an OK summary of firmware, but the use of the word ROM as a generic term for firmware needs a little explanation.
A ROM, or read-only memory, is a computer memory chip that has machine executable code built into it when it is manufactured. The code can not be changed. Later models of the chip were programable, and were called PROM, or programable read-only memory which can be programed once, and ePROM, or erasable programable read-only memory, which can be reprogrammed. These type of chips were used in the earliest micro computers, up until current computers, to accomplish the first step in the boot-up process.
Smart phones do not have a ROM or similar memory chip. They use NOR, P-SRAM and/or One-NAND, forms of non-volatile flash memory. The Galaxy series uses NAND memory to store the firmware. The iPhone uses PSRAM.
The use of the term ROM to refer to the firmware which contains the operating system for the phone is merely a convention, but one which has a huge amount of traction, so much so that we all use the term. There are some who would like to see the term ROM disappear in favor of the term firmware, but that is unlikely.
xhepera said:
I very strongly agree with the advice to follow creepyncrawly's guide. Taking the time to read, understand and follow it will make the process easy and save you a lot of headaches. Don't be afraid to ask for clarification, but read, read and then read some more can't be stressed enough. Take it from a fellow novice.
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+1 to this. Also, if you ever need help, you can check out the IRC channel. There's usually someone there that can help.
creepyncrawly said:
Are you using the AT&T phone on T-mobile? Just curious.
Just my personal opinion, but I would forget all the other sites, and youtube videos, and stick with what you learn here.
I'm not aware of such a guide. Some of the information is so basic that no one would think to make a guide for it. But I can give you one tip: in my guide there is a link to extra information for newbies. That can be fairly helpful.
In my opinion, my guide is the best, but if you must, you can also use Jivy26's how to root guide.
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I believe I used creepy's guide, entropy's posts. Gotta focus on one thing: getting clockwork recovery mode on (CWM). Get that and you can load a from from here. Don't use rootwiz or anything else. Make XDA your some source.
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Irc channell.... so many people in there can answer and if ur going to for some reason use zedomax tutorial.. as i did with my Mac do it with entropy daily driver kernel
im on my phone. expect terrible typos.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions &
Read the Forum Rules Ref Posting
Thanks ✟
Moving to Q&A
All i did to root my sgs2 was get the proper drivers on pc (kies installs them i believe?). Downloaded odin 1.85 and any kernel that has cwm (i used siyah). put the phone in download mode (lots of places tell you how to do this). Put the kernel in the pda spot in odin. And flash.
Now you have a rooted phone with cwm (if all went right).
then you just download your favorite rom (i used serendipity 9.4) and place on sd card. Boot to recovery. Wipe cache/dalvik cache and factory wipe. Then flash your rom.
That's how i did it any way
Must be something in the water...
murauder said:
All i did to root my sgs2 was get the proper drivers on pc (kies installs them i believe?). Downloaded odin 1.85 and any kernel that has cwm (i used siyah). put the phone in download mode (lots of places tell you how to do this). Put the kernel in the pda spot in odin. And flash.
Now you have a rooted phone with cwm (if all went right).
then you just download your favorite rom (i used serendipity 9.4) and place on sd card. Boot to recovery. Wipe cache/dalvik cache and factory wipe. Then flash your rom.
That's how i did it any way
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The bolded statement is inaccurate. If you followed this sequence exactly as stated, you were not rooted until you installed serendipity.
Noob to noob
The information creepy posted is the way to go. I used his superoneclick with root to get out of a failed clockwork mod loop back to stock with root.
The post was I777UCKH7OCD Root no BL.7z. This will give you clockwork mod recovery from which you can do further modifications.
The program is a 7zip file. READ about 7Zip. Follow the instructions.
Practice getting your phone into download mode (dry runs).
Don't panic.
After reading if you still have questions, read some more. All the information is here.
When you sucessfully root, look in the dev section and read about the custom roms/firmware and see how they operate, problems, successes before choosing.
Personally I like the AOKP by Task, but it is all preferences.
Good luck, you can do it.
i have a motorola atrix 4g from at&t and i want instal a rom for europe(with option for 2G,and option for data conection),
what rom can i use and instructions?
thanks
Did you search around the forum already?
i found something with csrom,but no instructions for instal
I think you need to do some more searching and reading. And by "some more" I mean "a LOT more".
"Something with csrom"? You could've at least read up about what it even is.
Word of advice: the phone is not your windows PC made for dummies, you don't install things here by simply starting an EXE file and clicking "Next" a few times. If you don't have an unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery, it's way too early for you to be looking at ROMs.
However, I want to applaud you for at least opening the thread in the right section. Too many people can't even get that right.
if you want to help me with some real answers is ok,if not please don't post with some like "However, I want to applaud you for at least opening the thread in the right section. Too many people can't even get that right".
thanks
Rom 2g selectable
If you are rooted and have custom recovery flash Cyanogenmod 7.2.0 there is a stable version available for download on there site.
http://get.cm/?device=olympus&type=stable
iugo said:
if you want to help me with some real answers is ok,if not please don't post with some like "However, I want to applaud you for at least opening the thread in the right section. Too many people can't even get that right".
thanks
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That was the help... Shame you don't realize it. Sorry if you got offended by that, but that was for your own good.
If you get stuck at some point while flashing, I'll be more than glad to offer advice. However, I won't ever serve things for you on a silver plate because you couldn't be bothered to search and read. "Give a man a fish, you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you'll keep him fed the rest of his life." In other words, you'll get far more benefits from searching and reading and learning on your own than from me serving you numbed down steps and procedures. Especially with this huge amount of threads already explaining everything you could possibly need.
i try to unlock bootloader with puding and rsd lite and now my phone is bricked,
when start the phone on the screen apear:
SVF:105:1:2
failed to boot 0x1000
no os detected,going to rsd mode in 5 seconds.
press any key to stop cont down
avalable modes are:
there is 14 mode
and the last line say: curent chioce is mode:rds
starting fastboot protocol support
i don't know what can do to solve that error
the phone have 2.3.6 version
See, this is exactly what I was trying to prevent by telling you to go and read more. But you wouldn't listen. So now you have a brick. Congratulations.
Luckily this should be fixable, but YOU NEED TO READ MORE. After you're done reading, you can try this (use options 3).
thanks,now phone work with same vesion 2.3.6, and is unlocked,now can i instal any custom firmware?
No.
Did you read up like I told you? Doesn't seem like you did.
At the very least, go through the posts in this thread again. I already mentioned what you need to flash.
i read but i don"t understand so good(maibe my english is bad) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 i understand can be flash with rsd but another member post in my tread to flash cyanogedMod in recovery,here i'm confused.
my phone is unlocked,rooted and clock word instaled.
thanks
ravilov said:
See, this is exactly what I was trying to prevent by telling you to go and read more. But you wouldn't listen. So now you have a brick. Congratulations.
Luckily this should be fixable, but YOU NEED TO READ MORE. After you're done reading, you can try this (use options 3).
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Lol you crack me up, keep up the honesty it wears like a fine tuxedo.
ha ha ha, you are very very funny
iugo said:
i read but i don"t understand so good(maibe my english is bad) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 i understand can be flash with rsd but another member post in my tread to flash cyanogedMod in recovery,here i'm confused.
my phone is unlocked,rooted and clock word instaled.
thanks
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Ok you used that link, it provided you with an unlocked bootloader. Now with that and cwm installed. You can go to the development thread and download a rom. Persay, http://goo.im/devs/Th3Bill/MIUIus/Atrix/MIUI.us.Olympus_2.9.29_Aroma_Signed_Th3Bill.zip
now install that zip from cwm "recovery". And follow directions. That should give you an idea on how most these newer compiled Roms work. (Newer compiled roms all now have aroma or are like kitchen sink (project).
if you need more help just keep asking questions. Worst you can do is bootloop and flash something else.
Edit: fyi : root is nothing like the bootloader, or cwm. Root is inside the rom, you will find almost every rom HAS root in it.
Now if you flash a rom, before you do that... backup your things as you will loose text, call logs, application data, contacts, etc.
fthanks to all for help.
iugo said:
i read but i don"t understand so good(maibe my english is bad) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 i understand can be flash with rsd but another member post in my tread to flash cyanogedMod in recovery,here i'm confused.
my phone is unlocked,rooted and clock word instaled.
thanks
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Ciloteille said:
Ok you used that link, it provided you with an unlocked bootloader. Now with that and cwm installed. You can go to the development thread and download a rom. Persay, http://goo.im/devs/Th3Bill/MIUIus/Atrix/MIUI.us.Olympus_2.9.29_Aroma_Signed_Th3Bill.zip
now install that zip from cwm "recovery".
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NO!!!!!
Uggh!
Does nobody here read what's been said before?!
CWM recovery that comes with the automatic unlocker is TOO OLD. You won't be able to flash any recent ROM using that.
You need to flash a newer recovery. I recommend RomRacer's CWM-based recovery.