I currently am running an older version of jf's recovery image and would like to upgrade to Cm recovery 1.4.
I have looked through the fourms and can't find any help on installing a new recovery image over the old one. I was just wondering if I would have to install it like I did with the first one, downgrade my phone and all that or is there a way I can insatll it with out having to do all those steps over again.
Thanks for you help in advance
Ps. Didn't really know where to post this thread sorry if it is in the wrong area..
Hi,
This should really be in the Q&A section.
To answer your question, save the .img on to your SD card, do not rename it, go to your terminal emulator and type flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img
As long as you did not rename the file, and you spell the commands right, then you should be golden.
QUESTION !!!!!!!!!! >>>> Q&A Section !!!
don't forget the su. also you will want to do reboot recovery so you can see your pretty new recovery image.
thanks
Thanks for all the help guys
ps
And I guess I brain farted not putting it in the Q&A section, my bad
still not working
ironnius said:
Hi,
This should really be in the Q&A section.
To answer your question, save the .img on to your SD card, do not rename it, go to your terminal emulator and type flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img
As long as you did not rename the file, and you spell the commands right, then you should be golden.
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I did what you said it it didn't work, it gave me the message, this was all done in terminal emulator.
"error writing recovery : Permission denied"
Is there something i have to do to allow this?
do the following in terminal emu
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img
Put the recovery img on the root of your ad card
Installing the CyangenMod Recovery IMG
1. Open up the Terminal App on your phone
2. Type in su then press on "Always Allow"
3. Type in the following:
Code:
cd /sdcard
wget http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/cm-recovery-1.4.img
flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img4. Done! Easy as Pie
Fingerlickin said:
do the following in terminal emu
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img
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thank you that worked
1sickat said:
Put the recovery img on the root of your ad card
Installing the CyangenMod Recovery IMG
1. Open up the Terminal App on your phone
2. Type in su then press on "Always Allow"
3. Type in the following:
Code:
cd /sdcard
wget http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/cm-recovery-1.4.img
flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img4. Done! Easy as Pie
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yes please download the recovery image and put it on the sdcard, THEN download the recovery image AGAIN using the wget command and replace the first one. THEN use the flash_image command which requires su permissions WITHOUT getting those permissions first.
Sorry, in a bad mood today.
So I download the image by right click save as and then the name it has. Then after I put in the SD Card to my G1 then I go to the terminal emulator. I type in su (wait for a screen to popup and press "allow")
flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.3.1.img. It then says Flash_Image not found.... What do I do? And do I have to Partition my SD Card first?
ok now it says error reading...
What is it you're trying to do? Flash the recovery image? Or flash a ROM?
Do step 5 HERE
That is cm recovery 1.4
Have you tried the 6-minute version? It has worked for me on 2-different phones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8BZYEBsSws
the error i get every time i try every method i have found... yea i searched... it just keeps saying when i get to the flash_image recovery command
it says that command doesnt exist?
can some one help me out?
Just download rom manager from the market and use it to flash. You can do clockwork or amon ra
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You should be entering "flash_image recovery" either using a terminal emulator on your phone OR using adb shell. Both of which you should enter the "su" command to get the substitute user (hash sign "#").
Try this:
Open up terminal emulator on your phone and type "flash_image"
Regardless of whether you get root (#) or not ($) you should get a response saying "usage: flash_image partition file.img" So it'll look something like this:
Code:
$flash_image <- this is what you enter
usage: flash_image partition file.img <-this is what gets returned to you
$
Let me know what response you get.
AbKc0rax said:
the error i get every time i try every method i have found... yea i searched... it just keeps saying when i get to the flash_image recovery command
it says that command doesnt exist?
can some one help me out?
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As the other posters have said, rom manager from the market is your easiest choice,
as far as flashing a recovery manually, put the recovery image of your choice
on your sd card, and either from the terminal emulator, or from adb shell,
you need to make sure you have the # prompt, indicating you have
superuser rights. If you just see $ you need to type su first.
Once you have the # prompt, the command would be
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
(replace recovery.img with the exact name of the recovery image you
are trying to flash). as the filenames are case sensitive, I usually rename
the recovery image to a more manageable form, (ie: I rename clockwork to
clockwork.img or amonra to amonra.img, shortening the names and ensuring
that I don't have an issue with missing a capitalized letter).
My recovery got blown-up and when I try to install another recovery, from # mount /sdcard , I get mount: can't read
/etc/fstab: No such file or directory
or from adb mount shell /sdcard , I get the same thing.. How do I format the sdcard or whatever it needs to be able to mount it from the # prompt , or adb ?
Thanks for any help..
I'm trying to get sdk manager working, can I get in to flash a recovery thru fastboot ?
have you tried using terminal emulator? also, are you s-off?
Did you change your directory??? As in cd\???
And which method did you choose to install adb??? And are you just trying to install a recovery from adb??? If so then change the directory then try mount -a then try the flash recovery commands. Good luck
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Yes terminal, CMD rooted but not x-off
I'm in the platform-tools dir of sdk , when I >adb shell mount -a I get /etc/fstab: No such file or directory.
Houndog101 said:
Yes terminal, CMD rooted but not x-off
I'm in the platform-tools dir of sdk , when I >adb shell mount -a I get /etc/fstab: No such file or directory.
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what happened when you tried the terminal method? it should work. Make sure the recovery image is on your sd, in no folder at all, rename it to recovery.img. Then in TE type: su , then press enter. then type: flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img , then press enter - what happens?
il Duce said:
what happened when you tried the terminal method? it should work. Make sure the recovery image is on your sd, in no folder at all, rename it to recovery.img. Then in TE type: su , then press enter. then type: flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img , then press enter - what happens?
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Problem is I can't get the program on my SD . I think my sd has gotten corrupted some how . I need a linux command to format the sd card so it can be mounted. I can get to SU . if this help,, I really appericate any help I can get, Thank you..
Houndog101 said:
Yes terminal, CMD rooted but not x-off
I'm in the platform-tools dir of sdk , when I >adb shell mount -a I get /etc/fstab: No such file or directory.
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From the command line type
Cd\ "hit enter"
Then
cd\AndroidSDk\tools\ " hit enter"
Then mount -a if you want to mount your sd card "hit enter"
Or adb shell "hit enter"
To use adb
Or adb remount to mount your file directory/system " I think "
Or just use the commands to flash your recovery.
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OK, I'll do that and get back.. Thanks.
Houndog101 said:
Problem is I can't get the program on my SD . I think my sd has gotten corrupted some how . I need a linux command to format the sd card so it can be mounted. I can get to SU . if this help,, I really appericate any help I can get, Thank you..
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Are you running windows or linux on your computer??? And y not just take your card out and format threw your pc or via card reader???
Edit : don't forget to name your recovery correctly as in
recovery-RA-heroc-v.1.7.img
If your trying to flash RA
And make sure it reads on your sd/card correctly as in .img and not
img.img
So to flash RA for example would be
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-heroc-v.1.7.img
Yea its me Again With the
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I'm gonna reinstall sdk, takes a while , then I'll post results..
thanks again.
Houndog101 said:
I'm gonna reinstall sdk, takes a while , then I'll post results..
thanks again.
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If your by chance looking for an easy way to setup adb you can check out my thread in hero development section on how to install adb on windows. It takes like 15/20 min tops to have it all setup. That's if your using windows. Good luck
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Houndog101 said:
I'm gonna reinstall sdk, takes a while , then I'll post results..
thanks again.
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ok, but I still don't get why you can't boot into the ROM you're on, open the terminal emulator app, and follow the instructions, it should work.
il Duce said:
ok, but I still don't get why you can't boot into the ROM you're on, open the terminal emulator app, and follow the instructions, it should work.
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I agree that should work. Would be way easier as well.
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laie1472 said:
Are you running windows or linux on your computer??? And y not just take your card out and format threw your pc or via card reader???
Edit : don't forget to name your recovery correctly as in
recovery-RA-heroc-v.1.7.img
If your trying to flash RA
And make sure it reads on your sd/card correctly as in .img and not
img.img
So to flash RA for example would be
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-heroc-v.1.7.img
Yea its me Again With the
Modified Hero-
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I don't have a card reader that small . wierd because from su
prompt # ls , its says the sdcard is there, but when I try to mount it I get, " mount: can't read
/etc/fstab: No such file or directory"
il Duce said:
ok, but I still don't get why you can't boot into the ROM you're on, open the terminal emulator app, and follow the instructions, it should work.
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I can only boot to the 3 skateboard screen.
Houndog101 said:
I can only boot to the 3 skateboard screen.
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oh, ok then. adb for you.
il Duce said:
oh, ok then. adb for you.
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When I " adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img /sdcard/recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img"
I get failed to copy 'push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img /sdcard/recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img' : Read-only filesystem
Geez, been at this for 2 days now.. I'm at a lost..
Ok well lets start from the beginning then. When your at your command line are you typing su??? If so you don't have to. And y are you trying to push the recovery instead of flashing it????
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laie1472 said:
Ok well lets start from the beginning then. When your at your command line are you typing su??? If so you don't have to. And y are you trying to push the recovery instead of flashing it????
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ok, I type adb shell and I get the # prompt
then at the # prompt I type #flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img
hit enter and I get Failed with error: -1
somehow i screwed up my recovery. i'm running ads-magpie with no problems. I need to get my recovery working again. either amon-ra or clockwork. in adb shell i type: flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img It says /system/bin/sh: flash_image: not found
please help
if you are able to boot into the phone then go into your terminal app and then type:
su
mount /sdcard
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img
and you're good to go...
still doesn't work?
then flash the recovery using a fastboot zip
newellj79 said:
somehow i screwed up my recovery. i'm running ads-magpie with no problems. I need to get my recovery working again. either amon-ra or clockwork. in adb shell i type: flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img It says /system/bin/sh: flash_image: not found
please help
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Can you get into fastboot (hold down the camera button when you restart)? If so, then flash recovery image from there.
Open command prompt in directory where you have recovery image stored. Command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img
yes but hopefully he has fastboot set up. if not then i'm sure we can walk you through or forward you to a tut on how to do so
I got it working, truth be told I don't how. I tried a command string that previously didn't work. It responded out if memory, twice. For kicks I tried boot into recovery and low and behold clockworkmod. thanks guys.
no problem anytime