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Amon_RA style Recovery for Incredible Fully Working & New Features

Everything Should Be Functioning Properly & Some Extra Features Have Been Added.
I love Amon_RA's recovery images and decided to make one using his source code for the Incredible to give us another option other than clockwork. This is my 2nd recovery I've made since switching to android from windows mobile about two weeks ago. Lg ally was the other Link here . This one I built with an ext-4 kernel I compiled so you can partition apps2sd with ext4 in recovery but remember your rom's kernel must support ext-4 too.
Link to Amon_RA's nexus one recovery thread as it has a good description of what all the features are Link here
To use if you have s-off download the PB31IMG_RA-inc-v1.7.0.6_GNM.zip and unzip it to get the PB31IMG.zip and copy that to the root of your sdcard. Boot phone holding down vol down and select yes to update.
To use with unrevoked recovery reflasher download the recovery-RA-v1.7.0.5.img and in recovery reflasher select file and custom recovery and navigate to where you downloaded the file.
Special Thanks:
Amon_RA for his source code Buy him a redbull
Team Unrevoked for the Recovery Reflasher and the S-off Link
Koush source code
worstenbrood source code for modded desire recovery
changelog v1.7.0.2 :
fixed data wiping and cache wiping as they are ext3 partitions not yaffs2
currently wiping cache can only be done with wipe cache not wipe data/factory reset
Thanks koush for the help
fixed flashing update.zips
changelog V1.7.0.3:
fixed small error in sd partitioning script
changelog V1.7.0.4 see attached pics
Added usb mount of phone's internal storage
Added toggle of signature verification on update.zips
Added gui mount umount menu
changelog V1.7.0.5
Changed nandroid-mobile.sh script to correctly backup and restore /data/data and backup and restore .android_secure on /emmc if selected.
Changelog V1.7.0.6
Fixed typo that caused nandroid to always restore most current backup.
Changes v1.8.1
Supports both Amoled and SLCD
Now supports Flashing from Emmc or Sdcard!!!
Has zip directory browsing from clockwork so zips are no longer needed in root of sdcard (thanks Koush & Amon-Ra)
Wipe Menu no longer uses scripts
Fix error in script for sd-ext upgrading
Fixed The sd-ext issues??
Updated the PB31IMG to be compatible with 3.26.605.1 and prior
Also in rom manager too!!!
Changes 2.2.1
Updated UI
Fixed zip progress menu in flashing
Fixed .android_secure backup back to sdcard from /emmc (was changed in the 11/10 htc update)
Expanded the UI for fuller listing of sdcard zips & dirs. (Thanks Amon_RA)
Still recommend making a folder called Custom_Roms on sd and placing update.zip's there
Selectable nandroid partitons gui for backup (Thanks Amon_Ra)
Now backs up sd-ext partiton as a whole if that option is selected in nandroid.
Downloadable from rom manager!!!
Fully working with gingerbread/cm7 and wipes all partitons correctly.
Added menu option to format /data partiton to ext4 and is able to reformat back to ext3 too. (See notes below)
Above option for ext4 requires a kernel with ext4 support and changing the mount line in init.inc.rc in boot.img/ramdisk from ext3 to ext4. This will enable mounting of the ext4 /data as ext4 instead of having the ext4 partition mounted as ext3. This formatting will persist through rom flashing and /data wiping but can be reverted via ext3 reformat option. Warning a non ext4 enabled kernel will not be able to mount an ext4 /data partition. If a ext3 data nandroid is restored to an ext4 formatted data partiton all the old files will work as ext3 and anything newly added will be in ext4 (best to start /data fresh to get full benefit of ext4 fs).
Example for changing init.inc.rc line in boot.img for cm7 (similar for stock rom on froyo too)
Code:
mount ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /data wait nosuid noatime nodiratime
change to
Code:
mount ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /data wait nosuid noatime nodiratime
Then repack boot.img and reflash.
Change log 3.02:
Nandroid now has the option to backup & restore .android_secure on /sdcard or /emmc (stock GB has .android_secure on /emmc)
Added busybox symlinks for mount & umount (now sense 3.0 roms that use busybox to mount in updater script work)
Added script to (re)format /emmc as ext3, ext4 or fat32 (run "partemmc help" from adb shell for use)
Added options in wipe menu to wipe /sdcard & /emmc
Wiping all or wipe .android_secure wipes it on both /sdcard and /emmc
Changed ui back to cyan colors.
Updated /data as ext4 to wipe /datadata also.
Nandroid now suppressed backup of /datadata also when selecting to not backup /data partition
File system type for /cache, /data, /sd-ext and /emmc are auto detected so you can use alternate filesystems (rom kernel & boot.img permitting)
As always properly wipes and you can use update-script or updater-script (amend or edify)
Added flash_eraseall binary this can be used to fix a corrupted nand mtd(not emmc) by erasing it then you can reflash it. Use is "adb shell flash_eraseall /dev/mtd/mtdX" where X is the number of the mtd you wish to erase.
Changelog: 3.06
Added ability to restore CWM backups.
Compiled for armv7a-neon so its faster.
Rewrote the ext3|4 menu to use C not scripts
Added a developer menu:
Developer menu:
Make and flash boot from zimage : This makes a mkboot folder on sdcard and mounts sdcard as mass storage then you copy a zImage and kernel modules into this folder and it will create a new boot like anykernel and flash it.
Toggle full ext wipe : This toggles between doing a quick wipe (default) of ext partitions or a full wipe which reformats them.
Install su & superuser: Installs or fixes su & superuser install (removes old if exists)
Install eng (unguarded) su: Installs engineering su that doesn't use superuser (removes old su & superuser if exists)
Reboot to bootloader: reboots to bootloader/hboot
Reboot recovery : reboots phone back into recovery
Downloads:
Source
recovery-ra-dinc-3.06-gnm.img
MD5 : c280fc5cfacf1018211f9ed4ffd42d87 recovery-ra-dinc-3.06-gnm.img
Old PB31IMG_RA-inc-v1.7.0.3_GNM.zip
MD5= d8aae2598c6f7b3f441bbea2ba35beb1
Old PB31IMG_RA-inc-v1.7.0.4_GNM.zip
MD5= 92d187e7b4bc6553e6daa369af8e55ce
Old PB31IMG_RA-inc-v1.7.0.5_GNM.zip
MD5= 832a1980c30a7dd7dd7751020bf2fb45
Old recovery-RA-v1.7.0.5_GNM.img for recovery reflasher
MD5=30a78ffca87de656a6a77246af6ff6e8
Old PB31IMG_RA_inc_1.7.0.6.zip
MD5= 2f0210ee1ede2bfd0f80af5f07c6da5c
Old PB31IMG_RA_inc_1.8.1_GNM.zip
MD5 9d6da2a06219651eb9be82872570b510
Old PB31IMG_RA_inc_v2.2.1_GNM.zip
MD5 84b5bae5c5adc4936e3a48c742cc03e4
PB31IMG-RA-3.02-GNM.zip
MD5 3efae04dc59bdaf4ea7bb18aea5b208d PB31IMG-RA-3.02-GNM.zip
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Has anyone tested??
• Sent from my Droid Incredible running Sky Raider 2.5.2 •

thatdudebutch said:
Has anyone tested??
• Sent from my Droid Incredible running Sky Raider 2.5.2 •
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I just tired it and it works perfectly, i just flashed the img via 3.1

Amazing work! Finally! I hate clockwork but love amon ra. Nice work!

what's the difference between this and clockwork? i'm not trying to instigate anything. clockwork is the only recovery that i've used but from reading that linked thread it looks like maybe it has a few more features? i'm not sure. the UI between the two seem somewhat similar too.

Awesome. If Clockwork ever fails me, I have another option. Thank you.

Dude, this is awesome. Finally! Source?

Haven't tried it, but it's always nice to have options. Thanks for taking the time to put this together!

update keeps failing for me and a couple other in the IRC.

borgey420 said:
update keeps failing for me and a couple other in the IRC.
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same here. tried to flash using reflash, pb31img, and flash_image. all fail.

scuccia said:
same here. tried to flash using reflash, pb31img, and flash_image. all fail.
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I was able to download, but md5sum didn't match

Looking into it think I uploaded the wrong binary version. Fixed and am going to re-upload

Is there a way to go back to clockwork if we don't like this.
Sent from my Incredible using XDA App

Ruben1123 said:
Is there a way to go back to clockwork if we don't like this.
Sent from my Incredible using XDA App
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http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
under the reinstall factory recovery there is a link to the clockwork pb31img... almost at the bottom of the page... its there so you can do it after you load an official update with s-off

Thanks for this. You helped me with my Ally already (which works great now), and now the Incredible. Thanks again!

Very well done, sir! I was missing my Amon_RA from my G1 days and this has hit the spot. I checked the md5 sums, applied your image file with flash_image... then powered off and manually booted into recovery from bootloader/hboot, to avoid boot mode 3, a little lesson also learned from my G1 days
Now all that's left is to put in a nice blue care bear for a background and remove the plug for your company and we'll be all set!
Sent from my Incredible using XDA App

am I stupid, or is the link not up?

Im having trouble with the wipe data command as "userdata" mtd on this phone is called "datadata" and is not wiping. Will re-release once fixed. Other than that its fully functional.

is the zip up??? If not can someone provide a mirror

As far a features go, what's the difference between this and clockwork?
-Sent from your mom's phone.

CWR for Nook Color

Not sure why the other guys in the CWR install thread have been having problems but it worked great for me flashing from rom manager.

correct version
If you are having an issue and landed on this thread, make sure you have correct version of CWR.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971197

/data folder format in CWR
I am in the process of putting my nook color back to stock from CM7. During the operation it is imperative to format the /data folder. When I go into that option in CWR it advises me that the format on the /data has failed. The /system folder formatted just fine..... any ideas?
thanks

robertoluz said:
I am in the process of putting my nook color back to stock from CM7. During the operation it is imperative to format the /data folder. When I go into that option in CWR it advises me that the format on the /data has failed. The /system folder formatted just fine..... any ideas?
thanks
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It is not imperitive to format /data in CWR to get back to stock... when you get stock ROM on it... boot it up holding "n" and it will give you the option to clear data (reset to factory)

[Q] Error Formatting /system

I recently tried installing phiremod but I didn't properly format /system and /data. When I try to boot up, I get stuck at the boot animation.
I tried going back to CWR to properly format /system and /data and then reapply the .zip, but when I try to format /system or /data I get an error:
Error formatting /system!
Error formatting /data!
What should I do so that I can format /system and /data?

psoulos said:
I recently tried installing phiremod but I didn't properly format /system and /data. When I try to boot up, I get stuck at the boot animation.
I tried going back to CWR to properly format /system and /data and then reapply the .zip, but when I try to format /system or /data I get an error:
Error formatting /system!
Error formatting /data!
What should I do so that I can format /system and /data?
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typically you dont need to format system, you just need to wipe data. what version of Clockwork Recovery do you have?
3.0.0.6 is for CM7 only. 3.0.0.5 and below won't work.
3.0.1.0+ will work on all roms.

Thanks, I was using the wrong version. I'm trying to use winimage to burn the right version to an SD card but I keep getting an error saying "Error Reading File"
Edit: Is 3.0.1.0 meant to only be an update?

I'm getting the same error and my nook is just keep rebooting.
3.0.0.5 - Error Formatting / System!
3.0.0.6 - No error message
3.0.1.0 - Error Formatting / System!
So I used 3.0.0.6 and flash to CM7 again but still not working.

[Q] Help getting any rom to run off internal

Ok, backstory, picked up this Nook Color on craigslist, came with Honeycomb v4 on microSD, booted fine into that, but without uSD would boot to 'n' screen and freeze/stall. Got another uSD formatted with CWM Recovery and the clean original nook image to try and load that from scratch. While following the instructions to restore the original image I would get errors while trying to format system and data (something to the effect of Error cannot format system/!). So I tried to install both CWM to the internal and CM7 to the internal and both would say install complete from microSD, but when booting without the uSD, it would still try to boot into the original nook software and hand on the 'n'.
I tried this to see if my partitions were messed up, but I had the same partition structure and size as it should be (according to the post):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13003431#post13003431
Possibly because I ran this "repartition-boot-with-stock" from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914690
Please help, would prefer to run this off the internal!
Got CM7 running off yet another microSD with this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957

Assuming the partition table is in tact then try formatting /system /data /cache in Clockworkmod.
If that doesn't work if might be time to entertain the possibility that you were sold a Nook with a bad emmc.
Sent from my NookColor using XDA App

When I try to format /system /data /cache in CWM, I get an error message. What is the function of the emmc?

mattdogg02 said:
When I try to format /system /data /cache in CWM, I get an error message. What is the function of the emmc?
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Putting it in PC terms, the emmc functions as the ROM for the bios, and as the solid state drive for whatever you're running on internal memory.
(What is the term for the tablet/smartphone equivalent of the "bios"?)

akaCat said:
(What is the term for the tablet/smartphone equivalent of the "bios"?)
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Bootloader.
As to the OP - It's still possible your internal flash is bad but the fact that you can list your partition table gives me hope that isn't the case.
I read through JoJa15's post you linked in "Dummies Guide to Fixing 'My Nook Won't Boot'" - It sounds like you listed your partition table per his post and found that it matched what he posted but didn't modify anything right?
The fact that your partition table appears to be in tact is good but the contents of those partitions could be complete gibberish which may explain why CWM errors out when trying to format them. What is the exact error CWM is giving?
I think the next "safe" step is to have a look at DeanGibson's post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1094371
Dean's CWM scripts will essentially blow away partitions 6-8 (/data / cache and /emmc) and re-create them. If your problem happens to be in one of those partitions then his tool may be a quick fix without having to play with fdisk. That said, I doubt it will work since you can't format /system (partition 5) and his tool doesn't touch the /system partition.
At that point you are pretty much left playing with fdisk, unless you can sweet talk DeanGibson into putting together a CWM flash that will re-do partitions 4 and 5 (extended partition and /system partition) which he may do.
From there it boils down to how comfortable you are with the Linux commands dd and fdisk...?
Good Luck,
Martian21

Ok, followed Dean's instructions with the packages from his post, but still no go.
The error I'm getting when going to Mounts and Storage Menu and running the format /system /data /cache options are:
ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.2.8
Formatting /system...
Error formatting /system!
Formatting /data...
Error formatting /data!
Formatting /cache...
Error formatting /cache!
Really want to try and get this resolved as I want to install stuff onto the internal!

No one with any other advice on this?

mattdogg02 said:
No one with any other advice on this?
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Your previous post showed that you were using clockworkmod recovery v3.0.2.8, that version does not have support for the “blue dot” NC. Not knowing for sure if your NC is really a “blue dot” or an original one, I would follow these steps.
1. Create a bootable CWM v3.2.0.1 SD card using the image located HERE. The instructions for it are located HERE. I know the post says v3.0.2.1, but it is miss-marked.
2. Once the card is made, download the repartitioning files located HERE, and the stock 1.2 image file “update-nc-stock-1.2-signed.zip” located HERE.
3. Put all those zip files onto the SD Card
4. Shut down the NC
5. Insert and start the bootable SD card
6. Follow the directions to flash the repartitioning files
7. Once that completes, flash the stock 1.2 image
8. When that is done, remove the SD card, and reboot the device
Hopefully at this point, you will be booting into a stock 1.2.0 system. You can now do whatever you want with the device.

[Q] Which CWM version for ext4 fomat, for Cooper?

I am currently using CWM 5.0.2.6 as it is universally suggested the appropriate for Galaxy Cooper.
The problem is that this version can only format the sd card up to ext3, and not ext4.
I want to try the Ulimatum rom with all its goodies and I need ext4 format in partition for Swapall. My sd card is super fast class 10 u3.
I have read that in many cases 6.x.x.x versions end up in blue screens or fail to reboot.
Although I use minitool for partions, when installing a new rom at some point devs ask to format memory before installation, so even if it was originally in ext4 it reverts back to ext3 after the CWM format with the 5.0.2.6 version.
Which version I can safely use for ext4?

tommycr7 said:
I am currently using CWM 5.0.2.6 as it is universally suggested the appropriate for Galaxy Cooper.
The problem is that this version can only format the sd card up to ext3, and not ext4.
I want to try the Ulimatum rom with all its goodies and I need ext4 format in partition for Swapall. My sd card is super fast class 10 u3.
I have read that in many cases 6.x.x.x versions end up in blue screens or fail to reboot.
Although I use minitool for partions, when installing a new rom at some point devs ask to format memory before installation, so even if it was originally in ext4 it reverts back to ext3 after the CWM format with the 5.0.2.6 version.
Which I can safely use for ext4?
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You can use the ext4 format with CWM without problems, CWM's version is NOT important, but it can't create this typ of partitions, so you need ypur PC to create an ext4 partition (Gparted, Minitool partiton magic...)
If you want to flash The Ultimatum Rom or another CM7 based ROM you must use a CWM 5.x based recovery.
Use CWM 6.x just for CM11
To use ext4 format >>> all versions are safe
To flash the Ultimatum ROM >>> CWM 5.x