PLEASE READ:
FIRST IF YOU HAVE INSTALLED THE OTA UPDATE(TO 2.2.2) ALREADY AND WERE NOT ROOTED BEFORE THE OTA UPDATE YOU CAN ONLY GET CLOCKWORK RECOVERY THROUGH THE FAST BOOT METHOD BELOW AS ONLY ROOT CAN FLASH CWR THROUGH ROM MANAGER
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE CWR INSTALLED BUT DO NOT HAVE OR TRIED TO INSTALL THE OTA UPDATE YET AND ARE STILL ON VERSION 2.2.1 DO NOT UPDATE!!! DOWNLOAD THE ZIP IN THIS THREAD http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1008650 AND FLASH THROUGH CLOCKWORK RECOVERY AND YOU WILL HAVE THE UPDATE PLUS IT WILL BE ROOTED (CURRENTLY THERE IS NO WAY TO ROOT WITH THE UPDATE UNLESS IT'S THIS METHOD)
IF YOUR STREAK 7 CAME PRE INSTALLED WITH ANDROID VERSION 2.2.2 YOU CAN ONLY GET CLOCKWORK RECOVERY THROUGH THE FAST BOOT METHOD BELOW AS ONLY ROOT CAN FLASH CWR THROUGH ROM MANAGER
Ladies and Gentlemen,
After over 72 long hours and barely any sleep we now have a working Clockwork Recovery!!! I cant believe I did it! Thanks to everyone in the community that pitched in to make this happen, I couldnt have done it without the help of all of you! Thanks!!
Special thanks to Koush for taking the time to chat with me and Bogdi1988.. one guy on irc told me "You should feel lucky, Koush is even talking to you about this, he ignored me for weeks" hahaha I guess he knew how close we were so we didn't mind helping us get to the finish line! I dont know what exactly he changed for us but he put the finishing touches on it.
AGAIN: YOU CAN FLASH CLOCKWORK RECOVERY MOD BY USING ROM MANAGER(IF YOU HAVE ROOT ACCESS) OR INSTALL MANUALLY THROUGH FASTBOOT
DO NOT PERFORM A FACTORY RESET FROM WITHIN ANDROID YOU WILL MESS UP YOUR PHONE. IF YOU WANT TO DO A FACTORY RESET DO IT THROUGH CLOCKWORK RECOVERY
make sure your phone is connected to the computer and you have entered fastboot mode on the phone by holding down Volume down and the power button at the same time
recovery: http://mirror.kanged.net/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.0.1.9-streak7.img
rename this file to recovery.img (or any easy name to type)and place into the same directory as your fastboot executable (usually androidsdkfolder/tools)
open up a command prompt and navigate to the androidsdkdir/tools folder and type this in at the C prompt
fastboot devices
(to make sure you're connected)
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Thanks to Koush, Bogdi1988, BinaryBishop, Lou, nledevil , Hellzya, KenAP, Josh (Hellzya:"hey Jo who are you?") hahaha and everyone else that helped us get this done!!!!!
LET IT BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
disclaimer: I am NOT responsible if you brick your phone trying to flash recovery. flash at YOUR OWN RISK. This software is not supported (only by the community), has no warranty(will void your warranty) and is AS-IS you use/flash this at your own risk. AGAIN I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU FU*K UP YOUR PHONE!!!!
donate if you want to/feel like it but if not no biggie.. I do this for the challenge mostly not for donations/thanks so if you feel like donating to me I wont stop ya but I'm definitely not asking for them.. if you want to click thanks then I thank you for your thanks , but again you dont have to
here is a mirror: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23637011/recovery-clockwork-3.0.1.9-streak7.img
if fastboot devices returns nothing, do this:
fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.img
if you messed up you system because u can not read, do this:
get this http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23637011/system_orig.img
then do a fastboot flash system system_orig.img
or fastboot -i 0x413c flash system system_orig.img
if u were running dj_steve's perf tweak vs 2, then get this:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23637011/system_v02.img
thank you koush for bearing with us tonight and fixing it for us!
i can confirm this works since i messed up my system with rom manager and this saved my life and recovered all data back!
**** ya graffix I've got a 12 pack coming ur way.
Sent from Re-Engineered dInc
Hellzya said:
**** ya graffix I've got a 12 pack coming ur way.
Sent from Re-Engineered dInc
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haha! i think graphix and i wiped out phones at least 10 times tonight... it was a pain in the b***!
I'm without mgt pc. f..k! Why can't we use terminal emulator!
From my CM7 urban themed Glacier
Lol good job though man. You guys killed it.
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KenpoAP said:
I'm without mgt pc. f..k! Why can't we use terminal emulator!
From my CM7 urban themed Glacier
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wait until koush fixed rom manager tomorrow? :-s
i flashed twice and dont see a change
thatruth132 said:
i flashed twice and dont see a change
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huh? what do u mean?
I hope this attracts more dev. Too grab one of these. Also bogdi you guys did confirm that wiping data and cache through cwr was working? Last build I used was not. Ill test for my self when I get home. Now somebody needs to come up with a stock rom that we can install via cwr to revert back too incase somebody accidently deletes there backup. Instead of fastbooting the system and boot.img I'm stoked this is good. And too think I was about too sell my device. Stupid me
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Hellzya said:
I hope this attracts more dev. Too grab one of these. Also bogdi you guys did confirm that wiping data and cache through cwr was working? Last build I used was not. Ill test for my self when I get home. Now somebody needs to come up with a stock rom that we can install via cwr to revert back too incase somebody accidently deletes there backup. Instead of fastbooting the system and boot.img I'm stoked this is good. And too think I was about too sell my device. Stupid me
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oops! idk about that lol!!! we tested mounts and restore/backup.
btw.... mount boot and mount recovery in cwm do not work and are NOT supposed to work according to koush. they will not mount.
Its cool ill test when I get home. Not worried about mounts and such. Just restore/ backup. And full wiping
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huh? what do u mean?
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is it suppose to look like CWM recovery or the stock becuase i flashed twice and still stock
You need too select the update.pkg option that will bring you too cwr
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You need too select the update.pkg option that will bring you too cwr
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ohhhhh okay that method also after reboot i got 3 google.framework FC's
Id say that's what you get for messing with the frame work lol. Flash the stock system and boot img and start fresh
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That's true lol....now time to look into porting
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Hellzya said:
I hope this attracts more dev. Too grab one of these. Also bogdi you guys did confirm that wiping data and cache through cwr was working? Last build I used was not. Ill test for my self when I get home. Now somebody needs to come up with a stock rom that we can install via cwr to revert back too incase somebody accidently deletes there backup. Instead of fastbooting the system and boot.img I'm stoked this is good. And too think I was about too sell my device. Stupid me
Sent from Re-Engineered dInc
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I can confirm.. I just did wipe cahce and worked, just did wipe data/factory reset and it worked now I'm restoring
Related
First things first, if you flashed a previous version of Clockwork Recovery using Odin, FLASH BACK TO A STOCK KERNEL using this Odin package:
http://koush.tandtgaming.com//test/kernel-vibrant-stock.tar.md5
This recovery is *very* safe to use. It does NOT flash your kernel; it is a completely uninvasive recovery method.
How it works: The recovery is packaged as an update.zip that you run from STOCK recovery. The update.zip unpacks Clockwork Recovery onto the ramdisk and restarts recovery. When you reboot, it reverts back to the original, unmodified, stock recovery. So, you will need to keep the recovery on the root of your SD card as an update.zip, and apply the zip every time you want to start Clockwork.
HOWEVER, if you use ROM Manager, all of the recovery installation and management instructions are done for you!
Installation instructions:
Download ROM Manager from the Market.
Flash Recovery.
Choose Vibrant as your phone.
Accept the Superuser prompt.
On the very FIRST boot of Clockwork, you may need to manually select "reinstall packages" if Clockwork does not start. You should only ever have to do this once. It will be automatic from then on.
Watch the backup go!
That's it! This is completely painless and safe! There is no need for Odin anymore to replace the recovery or flash updates!
If you appreciate my work, please buy the Premium version of ROM Manager!
Failed the first time. Left me in the stock recovery menu and gave a recovery error when clockwork first started. Flashed again and tried to backup a second time. Looks like it worked perfect! Now we need some froyo!
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Failed the first time. Left me in the stock recovery menu and gave a recovery error when clockwork first started. Flashed again and tried to backup a second time. Looks like it worked perfect! Now we need some froyo!
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Yes! That is expected! The very first boot WILL FAIL, the recovery needs a kick start to complete installation.
little tip
after I downloaded Rom Manager and had it download the recovery for my Vibrant.
After the success message I waited nothing happened so you may have to select to manually reboot into the recovery, then select "reinstall packages" to finish the installation.
I don't see Vibrant in ROM manager. Do I need to buy premium or am I doin somethin wrong
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I don't see Vibrant in ROM manager. Do I need to buy premium or am I doin somethin wrong
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he either took it down and is gonna release it later or something... just wait..
I don't even see "Vibrant" in that list
Nevermind....see above
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I don't even see "Vibrant" in that list
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Vibrant is listed. "Galaxy S Vibrant". Make sure you are on wifi. Some carriers cache web pages.
Sweet I can't wait to have a real recovery
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Vibrant is listed. "Galaxy S Vibrant". Make sure you are on wifi. Some carriers cache web pages.
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I can confirm I used Wifi and have already completed my first backup using Clockwork
thanks Koush.. buying the prem version to show my support!
Bummer I guess ill have to wait until I can find a hotspot
I downloaded the clockwork Rom Manager premium and I press the pFlash Recovery button. But I don't see Vibrant in the list either.
Please make sure you guys are on wifi. T-Mobile is caching your webpages and serving you older versions.
when i flash the recovery.. and reboot it goes to the stock recovery i hit reinstall packages then it goes to clockwork.. but after that if i reboot it goes back to stock... hmm thats odd..
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when i flash the recovery.. and reboot it goes to the stock recovery i hit reinstall packages then it goes to clockwork.. but after that if i reboot it goes back to stock... hmm thats odd..
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That's how it is supposed to work. Recovery is not replaced permanently. It's safer that way. Just reinstall packages to get into clockwork. Or use ROM Manager to have it handle everything automatically.
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Bummer I guess ill have to wait until I can find a hotspot
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No, you don't have to. Just go into your browser, go to menu-->more-->settings-->clear chache and that will get you going
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That's how it is supposed to work. Recovery is not replaced permanently. It's safer that way. Just reinstall packages to get into clockwork. Or use ROM Manager to have it handle everything automatically.
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ok i get it now... ive been used to always having Amon-RA recovery on my phone when ever i boot to it.. so what your saying is everytime your gonna flash a custom rom this is gonna have to take place?
ElChibo said:
ok i get it now... ive been used to always having Amon-RA recovery on my phone when ever i boot to it.. so what your saying is everytime your gonna flash a custom rom this is gonna have to take place?
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If flashing manually, yes. Just flash using ROM Manager though, and it will handle that all for you automatically.
I can't permanently replace the recovery until the kernel source and whatnot is released for the Vibrant.
Hells yeah!!! Will someone PLEASE put a shipped firmware out now? Like the T959UVJFD. I appreciate the life saving effort from MS_Guru, but t959uvje8 is not jiving with me and my 3g and/or wifi...
Amazing work! Excellent idea for a 100% safe recovery! Kudos!!
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Ok BIG thanks goes too davied and DJ_Steve. Without them this would not be possible. Ive flashed this and all is good. Root, 2300 consistent in quadrant. This is Davied's .zip with DJ_Steve's tweaks. Copy and paste mirror2.streakdroid.com/djsteve336.zip this in your browser. Flash via Clockworkmod.
Its always a safe bet too wipe data/cache make a nandroid before you flash!!! Flash at your own risk Me, Davied, DJ_Steve are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device or yourself. Happy Streaking to you all!!!
md5 sum. e9e5aa6c0b1f712aec67ca6434ca75e1
good work keep it up ....first lol
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Ok BIG thanks goes too davied and DJ_Steve. Without them this would not be possible. Ive flashed this and all is good. Root, 2300 consistent in quadrant. This is Davied's .zip with DJ_Steve's tweaks. Copy and paste mirror2.streakdroid.com/djsteve336.zip this in your browser. Flash via Clockworkmod.
Its always a safe bet too wipe data/cache. Flash at your own risk Me, Davied, DJ_Steve are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device or yourself. Happy Streaking to you all!!!
md5 sum. e9e5aa6c0b1f712aec67ca6434ca75e1
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Thanks bud, downloading.
Is there a way to flash using other ways other than CWM? I am already installed with 2.2.2 so I am not rooted so I can't install rom manager to flash CWM... what a circle...
Thanks!
jiwengang said:
Thanks bud, downloading.
Is there a way to flash using other ways other than CWM? I am already installed with 2.2.2 so I am not rooted so I can't install rom manager to flash CWM... what a circle...
Thanks!
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Well I guess that is pretty stupid question ..
Maybe I flash recovery using this recovery first, then boot into recovery , then flash the .zip file.
NO!!! Your dell streak7 has an unlocked bootloader there for you can go to the clockwork thread by graffixnyc and flash his cwr through fastboot then boot into cwr and flash this. This has too be flashed through cwr.
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NO!!! Your dell streak7 has an unlocked bootloader there for you can go to the clockwork thread by graffixnyc and flash his cwr through fastboot then boot into cwr and flash this. This has too be flashed through cwr.
sent from my Tbolt.
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I flashed his recovery-cwm.img, and when i hold volume up + power, it still goes into stock recovery menu...
am I missing anything?
Last time i flashed my cwm, I used Rom Manager. . .
jiwengang said:
I flashed his recovery-cwm.img, and when i hold volume up + power, it still goes into stock recovery menu...
am I missing anything?
Last time i flashed my cwm, I used Rom Manager. . .
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Yes! You need to select the third option update pkg and ds7 will go into cwm!
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hey, these worked with update march 24 ?
i had try to fastboot and the sreen hang, must reset it
conmeo8ya said:
hey, these worked with update march 24 ?
i had try to fastboot and the sreen hang, must reset it
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the screen didnt hang.. that screen IS the fastboot screen.. when you have that screen you must plug your streak into your computer.. all the fastboot commands are issued through a command prompt on your computer..
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the screen didnt hang.. that screen IS the fastboot screen.. when you have that screen you must plug your streak into your computer.. all the fastboot commands are issued through a command prompt on your computer..
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yeah, i had typed command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img", put the file to DS7, it flashed and hang maybe i had updated OTA march 23.
you dont fastboot flash this file. you need too fastboot flash cwr then flash this with clockworkmod.
And jiwengang you need too select option 2 in the stock bootloader.That will bring you into cwr.
So ur on official update
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Yes im on 2.2.2 which the ota put us at. Rooted
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you dont fastboot flash this file. you need too fastboot flash cwr then flash this with clockworkmod.
And jiwengang you need too select option 2 in the stock bootloader.That will bring you into cwr.
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I got it working. I was staring at option 2 but did not execute it. A step away with cwm lol. All good now , thanks!!!!
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i had try again and it worked well thanks
Question, I have still yet to update Ive always been the cautious type vs instant flashing.
Think I am ready now. So, since I did not OTA yet. But I AM rooted. I have Rom manager installed.
So am I correct when I assume, what I do it, Flash CWR, download this zip, then flash via the app to be updated to 2.2.2, have the tweaks and be set to go?
Also What T-mobile/Dell apps did it remove? Thanks.
You cant flash via rom manager. Its useless other then flashing cwr. But yes boot into bootloader by holding power and plus volume hold it until you see the menu. Select option 2 should put you into cwr. Once in cwr flash the .zip i provided. Reboot and you should be on 2.2.2 rooted. Good luck.
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i am in need of a guide on how to manipulate these system and image files
Thanks Hellzya, Will try it now. What Apps were removed tho?
Also are you all using a SD card for storage or nah?
Btw wiping out Data/Cach or whatever, that doesnt touch the internal storage memory does it? Never had a device with internal memory like this. Used to my G1 and using the SD card for everything.
i believe you dont need too wipe by i always do just to be careful. It doesnt take that long too reinstall everything and set it up. i do it for piece of mind. and yes i have a 16gb external sd but i put everything im gonna flash on the internal sd.
Thatruth ask davied or get on irc and if dj steve is there im sure he could help you.
Okay right about now i am really confused about flashing roms on droid 3,
ok so i have root access now what recovery should i put?
and here is my big question.
can i flash dark droid or steel droid regardless of system?
my phone says .866 and droid steel says i need .890?
am confused on this part,
sorry for the stupid questions.
Yes you do need .890, and I recommend that you install the tweaked bp tools bootstrap by hashcode to get cwm, it saved my softbricked droid3
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Yes you do need .890, and I recommend that you install the tweaked bp tools bootstrap by hashcode to get cwm, it saved my softbricked droid3
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Not gunna lie im a lil confused too..what's the point of flashing the tweaked one if when you flash a new rom it overwrites it? So you can't access cwr from bp tools then
/droid3
under settings, about phone, your system version is .866? i think we were .959 and now we're .890. Yes, you would want to use hashcodes modified version of koush's bootstrap.
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Not gunna lie im a lil confused too..what's the point of flashing the tweaked one if when you flash a new rom it overwrites it? So you can't access cwr from bp tools then
/droid3
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Basically installed on your phone as an app, and you re-bootstrap/recovery after you flash your custom rom so you can create new backups/restore/flash update .zip files ect. After the rom is flashed as well... if you think you wont have any issues ever after, by all means, brave the world without your cwm recovery on there... but that kinda seems like you'd be sinking your d*** in looseness w/o a rubber... and no body likes that itch in the AM...
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Basically installed on your phone as an app, and you re-bootstrap/recovery after you flash your custom rom so you can create new backups/restore/flash update .zip files ect. After the rom is flashed as well... if you think you wont have any issues ever after, by all means, brave the world without your cwm recovery on there... but that kinda seems like you'd be sinking your d*** in looseness w/o a rubber... and no body likes that itch in the AM...
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Not saying it wont be usefull but if you can manage to navigate to the bootstrap app and hit the button for bootstrap recovery..why can't you just hit the button for reboot recovery? I guess im just missing my unlucked bootloader from my incredible lol I used to screw with my phone so much lol
But why does no one wipe for any of these roms?
And what is safe strap exactly?
/droid3
IF you can access the app, yes you could just hit reboot recovery. If youre bootlooping or something you can go into recovery and select bp tools and that reboots into the same recovery as selecing reboot recovery in cwm. and the safestrap is different from the tweaked bootstrap. the safestrap boots from /preinstall or something. Also, you should wipe especially after switching to/from CM7
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IF you can access the app, yes you could just hit reboot recovery. If youre bootlooping or something you can go into recovery and select bp tools and that reboots into the same recovery as selecing reboot recovery in cwm. and the safestrap is different from the tweaked bootstrap. the safestrap boots from /preinstall or something. Also, you should wipe especially after switching to/from CM7
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This. ^^^
Basically you want it if you can't actually boot your phone.
if you don't redo your recovery and just rely on clicking those buttons when you need them from the app... you'll be stuck if you bootloop and have to flash the sbf in order to get your phone back. I much rather restore from recovery and have 99% of my phone data back with no issues.
The safestrap and 2nd Int. stuff is wicked cool, I just wish i knew more about that... I couldn't really help describe that part lol.
Howdy y'all!
I just compiled a proper version of ClockworkMod recovery 5.5.0.4 off of the ICS branch of CyanogenMod.
It supports backing up boot images (I have heard that the image that is being flashed now doesn't support backing that up), and in the near future will support recovery chargemode.
This repository will hopefully contain in the near future a semi-working copy of CyanogenMod 9 also, but there's no guarantees on that one
So, without further ado:
What is this?
This is ClockworkMod Recovery 5.5.0.4 and the files necessary to build it yourself.
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How do I use it?
You must first be unlocked with HTCDev.com (there is an excellent guide over there, just click on the Unlock Bootloader button and it'll walk you through)
Once you're unlocked, download the prebuilt image below, and do the following (in the same directory you used to unlock your phone):
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <path/to/prebuilt-image-you-downloaded.img>
You need to replace the stuff in brackets with the path to the img file you downloaded from here...
Alternate Installation Method (ph39img)
Much easier installation once unlocked with HTCDev...
Simply download the ph39img.zip I have linked to in the downloads section, and put it on your external SD card.
Reboot your phone into HBOOT, and allow the update. Then you've got clockwork installed super easy, no computer needed!
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How is this different from the ClockworkMod image that's floating around here?
Truth be told, I haven't tried the other version yet-- but I have been told that it doesn't back up boot.img, and has a few other bugs.
Also, this version has /sdcard mapped to the external SD card as opposed to the internal SD card. This is a safety feature to prevent losing backups in case your device becomes inaccessible. All backups should be to an external storage medium (even on your desktop, it's a good practice to not backup your hdd to the same device )
I'm sure mine has bugs too, but I'm posting the source so y'all can laugh at me
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The Goods: Where do I get it? -- Downloads:
recovery-beta2.img - https://github.com/downloads/thecubed/android_device_htc_holiday/recovery-beta2.img
Alternate installation method: ph39img.zip : https://github.com/downloads/thecubed/android_device_htc_holiday/PH39IMG-chargemode.zip
New! PH39IMG.zip for users with ICS OTA: http://goo-inside.me/private/iomonster/htcvivid/recovery/ph39img/hboot-1.85/PH39IMG.zip
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recovery-take1.img - https://github.com/downloads/thecubed/android_device_htc_holiday/recovery-take1.img
Alternate installation method: ph39img.zip : https://github.com/downloads/thecubed/android_device_htc_holiday/PH39IMG.zip
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The GitHub source is here:
https://github.com/thecubed/android_device_htc_holiday
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Please don't mirror the files (hotlinking is okay!), just incase I need to take them down or quickly update them. Thanks!
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Changelog
recovery-take1 : initial release
recovery-beta2 : now supporting charge mode in all forms just like stock recovery, and a few behind-the-scenes tweaks
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Tips and Tricks (what works, and what doesn't)
Please read the following-- the HTCDev unlock comes with it's own disadvantages and risks...
The HTCDev unlock adds the word "**UNLOCKED**" to your HBOOT screen. Even if you put your phone to stock with a RUU and re-lock the phone, your phone will show "**RELOCKED**" when booted to the bootloader.
At this time, I am unsure if AT&T will refuse warranty claims if they see that text. Just remember: if you unlock, there may not be any way back to complete stock any time soon.
Another disadvantage of the HTCDev unlock: ClockworkMod recovery CANNOT flash kernels. You must use JoeyKrim's kernel flasher ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20926830 )or fastboot to flash kernels. This includes Nandroid backups.
If you back up your phone and apply a new ROM and kernel, you will have to fastboot flash the old boot.img back or use JoeyKrim's kernel flasher before switching ROMs.
If you flash a ROM, make sure to read the instructions with the ROM. Every ROM developer has a different method of flashing the kernel-- some come with a script to run, and others just give you the files to flash. Please read what they have to say before posting here with a complaint
Not seeing your rom .zips on your SD card, or having trouble restoring a backup?
This version of ClockworkMod has the external SD card set as primary. This is to avoid the problem of "my phone died, and I can't access my backups".
To solve this issue, simply put your ROMs or whatnot on your external SD card. In the future, I may look into how hard it is to add a internal/external SD switcher to clockwork, but for now the safest default is the external SD.
Sorry about that!
Some rom.zip's don't work...
This may be because they're using an old version of the update-binary in their .zip file. Contact your ROM maintainer and ask for an updated version
If you are a ROM developer, here's the updated "update-binary". Drop it in your META-INF/com/google/android directory in your ZIP and update your format() commands properly...
update-binary.bin (rename to update-binary) - http://legacyschool.us.to/htcvivid/update-binary.bin
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HELP! I CANT GET INTO RECOVERY! *new!
If you find yourself unable to get into CWM (i.e. the screen flashes some text, then reboots immediately), just boot to fastboot (hboot -> fastboot), then issue "fastboot erase cache" on your PC.
Then you should be able to boot into ClockworkMod. After you're in there, make sure to format /cache to fix the problem.
This issue will be fixed soon, I'll add some intelligence to the kernel to not bother rebooting to fsck a partition if it's marked 'dirty' or unmountable. Stock recovery is supposed to fsck the partitions if they're dirty/broken, but CWM doesn't bother, and the kernel gets easily confused.
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How can I contact (chastise, praise, call names) you?
On IRC (Freenode) you'll find me hanging out in #htc-holiday when I'm available.
Just say my name "IOMonster" (or "IOMonster_desk") and if I'm around I'll answer.
I also will sometimes respond to PM's on XDA, but XDA's forum has a bad habbit of not emailing me when I get a new PM...
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Standard "it might not work" clause
This software hasn't been thoroughly tested, and it might not work.
It might not backup things correctly, and it might not restore them right.
Please don't trust this software with anything sensitive or life-alteringly important.
I'd hate to say "I told you so!"
That's not to say this software doesn't work, it's just the standard disclaimer.
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Credits / Thank You's
IanWizard-cloud (testing, moral support )
Pirateghost (much needed debugging, testing, and flashing his phone no less than 20 times!)
joeykrim
toastcfh
fattire
BananaCakes (for getting clockwork built in the first place and enabling so many mods on day 1 of unlock!)
..and lots of others!
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Thanks for giving this looong post a read!
Good luck!
Shoot I'll give it a shot. Flashing now. Will edit this post after its been tested.
Edit: Short glance review, I know a lot of this is already stated/known but just posting it anyways
So firstly, I'm still getting no confirmation when I flash images (whether it be recovery or kernal) but again, I think thats from me using a VM to do all the work.
Still boots into recovery when plugged in.
Maybe I'm just being an idoit, but I couldn't get out of the keytest, had to hold power button which booted the rom.
Of course the usb mount and such works.
Will try backup later when I'm not short on downtime.
already flashed... beautiful. will run through some tests tonight. and dont think you are getting rid of me on IRC now
Coming from the HTC EVO 3D land with the HTC unlock method for the last 6 months .. the following tips have been very helpful.
HTC Unlock method only allows kernel write access while in two modes, fastboot and standard android mode. HTC unlock method does NOT allow a kernel to be flashed from standard recovery mode. This includes a ROM .zip with a kernel inside. The ROM will load, but the kernel will not from standard recovery mode.
The ONLY way to flash a kernel whether by performing a full nandroid restore including the kernel or flashing a ROM with a kernel inside, is to use the following command to load the custom recovery:
fastboot boot <destination of recovery.img>
example on windows: fastboot boot c:\downloads\cwm-recovery.img
Everything else will work in the standard custom recovery mode EXCEPT the ability to flash a kernel. To flash a kernel through the custom recovery, fastboot mode must be used per HTC's unlock method.
Updated OP with simpler installation method (ph39img).
Much easier to use, and no mucking around in commandline!
well it most definetly worked. i jus downloaded the zip file and was able to back up my settings. Only problem i have is. ( which is a similiar problem i had before this. if i powered off the phone and plug it to charge it would automatically restart the phone.) When i power off now and plug it in to charge. It automatically goes to the clockworkmod set up. none the less my phone works and i have backed it up. But i still was wondering wat could cause these problems ?
Same issue here can't charge while off,
I not sure boot backups are working,
Was stock did back up, flashed RR betas and then restore to saved image, got bootloop, had flash boot thru fastboot
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Great start for this....from what i was told theres drivers needed in the recovery for it to charge while device is off and fastboot is unchecked...device charges while fastboot is checked and device is off....
WC
Recovery works great for me.
BTW, the offline charge issue is usually in the chargemon file.
for the new recovery, we will need to be using a new update-binary and when flashing a rom, your updater-script must contain 4 arguments in the format line, like this:
Code:
format("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p29", "0");
inside the attached zip you will find the update-binary
if you dont know what update-binary and updater-script is, then this isnt for you and you needn't concern yourself with it.
Just put your new recovery in the superguide and gave you credit. Keep up the good work!
There seems to be some issues pertaining to this CWM and flashing Telstra_boot image and attempting to install Run Runner ROM.
After flashing boot.img and attempting to wipe and isntall the rom i got an aborted error 1. After rebooting back into recov i was stuck at the HTC boot screen
The only way i could get back and working was relocking and flashing the RUU
Drew
drewdatrip said:
There seems to be some issues pertaining to this CWM and flashing Telstra_boot image and attempting to install Run Runner ROM.
After flashing boot.img and attempting to wipe and isntall the rom i got an aborted error 1. After rebooting back into recov i was stuck at the HTC boot screen
The only way i could get back and working was relocking and flashing the RUU
Drew
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Did you not download the fix I provided in the Rom thread? This recovery works fine with the updated binary.
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Pirateghost said:
Did you not download the fix I provided in the Rom thread? This recovery works fine with the updated binary.
Sent from my HTC PH39100
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I did notice your fix but i was already about half way through the "long way"
Needless to see im using the slightly older version of CWM and now on RR10
Drew
drewdatrip said:
I did notice your fix but i was already about half way through the "long way"
Needless to see im using the slightly older version of CWM and now on RR10
Drew
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At that point it was too late for.the fix. It does work now though.
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Question has the flash able zip been updated so it will now work to flash rooms or is it the rom zip scripts that needed updating? Can I place this zip on my SD card and overwrite the old version ( if that's what was in fact wrong)
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I have a raider from rogers and tried putting the PH39IMG zip on my htc sd drive and get an error about wrong img (or something to that effect).
So is this for the at&t vivid only?
as I still have cwm from the original raider thread for rogers, bell, fido from here.
and this appears to be updated and backing up to the ext-sd, which is much better.
hackit said:
I have a raider from rogers and tried putting the PH39IMG zip on my htc sd drive and get an error about wrong img (or something to that effect).
So is this for the at&t vivid only?
as I still have cwm from the original raider thread for rogers, bell, fido from here.
and this appears to be updated and backing up to the ext-sd, which is much better.
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no, just fastboot flash the new recovery img. the PH39 method isnt working right now for some reason.
Thanks will try now.
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no, just fastboot flash the new recovery img. the PH39 method isnt working right now for some reason.
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Worked like a charm, just finished my first nandroid backup as well.
off we go to start testing out a rom.....
wooo hoooo!
Pirateghost said:
no, just fastboot flash the new recovery img. the PH39 method isnt working right now for some reason.
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ok i have a question, after using the phone for a full day know (still stock).
I have noticed I'm unable to keep my connection to rogers for data only.
I have checked and the apn is right.
I have cleared dalvic cache and fixed permissions.
Still when im away from wifi and using data, most of the time i have no connection.
Now before i updated to this version of cwm i had no issue's with my data connection.
anyone else having an issue with a raider on rogers?
Thanks
Well I got to compile the last non-touch recovery and finally is now possible to mount both SDcards (internal and external).
Work:
Installing from ZIP
Factory Reset
Wipe Cache
Backup Nandroid
Internal and External SDCard
Untested:
Fix Permissions
Battery Stats
SDCard Partition
Download: CWM 5.2.0.8
Thanks to TheManii for the help.
Greetings
What ROM did you use it with?
Could you also upload your source files? I'd like to take a look at what's changed.
I plan on working on it more mid may when my semester ends.
I'm also gonna remirror it off streakdroid.com. I assume you dont mind.
wptski said:
What ROM did you use it with?
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Official 514 ROM.
TheManii said:
Could you also upload your source files? I'd like to take a look at what's changed.
I plan on working on it more mid may when my semester ends.
I'm also gonna remirror it off streakdroid.com. I assume you dont mind.
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Hi, Im using your source file of: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22967442&postcount=47 but I modified the file recovery.fstab. To mount the both sdcard (Internal & external).
For remirror, ok no problem.
Greetings
Just wondering if one could do an Android restore from files created with CWM 4.0.1.4 using say CWM 5.0.2.8?
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Just wondering if one could do an Android restore from files created with CWM 4.0.1.4 using say CWM 5.0.2.8?
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Maybe but I think only work with the same Android Version in this case Honeycomb.
Greetings
Going to give this a try with ICS B4 and see if it can handle it.
giveen said:
Going to give this a try with ICS B4 and see if it can handle it.
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Try this recovery for ICS maybe work. If boot work maybe in ICS the problem is recovery.fstab
The partition is different of HoneyComb?
Greetings
I just tried it on ICS B4 and get the same "Can't mount /data!" error after backing up the boot image, recovery img and system that I got with CWM 4.0.1.4.
Backup to internal card errors with "Can't mount backup path". Whoops! I didn't mount the EMMC. Probably would get the same error as with the external sd.
Recs designed for HC wont wont on ICS as ICS has different partitions.
If we ever get an ICS build that uses the same partitions then the recs for HC will also work on it
Edit: 5.0.2.8 is mirrored and linked to the wiki now
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Recs designed for HC wont wont on ICS as ICS has different partitions.
If we ever get an ICS build that uses the same partitions then the recs for HC will also work on it
Edit: 5.0.2.8 is mirrored and linked to the wiki now
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Thanks.
Any with ICS, You can enter the recovery (CWM 5.0.2.8) and go to Advanced-> Show Log
After this reboot to system. Open Root filemanager and go to cache/recovery/last_log (To read the last_log must copy it to another route) & copy the info here.
And repeat the process with Stock Recovery of ICS (Attach ICS Stock Recovery of the ICS B4 of DJ_Steve ROM).
Greetings
Hey yall, i have a Dell Streak 7" i bought it over the internet. Some how it has ROM MANAGER Pre Installed, and rooted. I guess iam half way to installed a custom ROM.
But somehow its not intalled the recovery mode why is that?
And where can i go to to flash a recovery Mode?
chipis said:
Hey yall, i have a Dell Streak 7" i bought it over the internet. Some how it has ROM MANAGER Pre Installed, and rooted. I guess iam half way to installed a custom ROM.
But somehow its not intalled the recovery mode why is that?
And where can i go to to flash a recovery Mode?
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You have to flash clockwork mod via fastboot...
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cdzo72 said:
You have to flash clockwork mod via fastboot...
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Thansk Bro , Wheres can i look for the steps to do that i search everywhere but no luck and to many threads??
Iam still having throuble flashing a custom rom.
Any help is very appreciate.
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What rom are you trying to flash?
Man, ok heres my story.
Actually iam trying to flash a recovery mode but there so many threads that i dont know wich one is better. I tried some of them but i dont know where to start. I only end up at the fastboot mode and not pass that.
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and you ran "fastboot flash recovery ./recovery.img" ? And you made sure your device is in fastboot mode first?
ok this what i did, i Press VOL + AND POWER at the same time and gave me fastboot.
Then plug in the phone to the computer and the computer detects it but when i go to the computer devices it does not show anything available.
I do have the ROM MANAGER app Installed and flash the recovery mode but it does not show up when i press VOL - AND POWER, It just turns ON.
just type in "fastboot devices". if you see "? device" than you are good. If not you need to install the fastboot drivers.