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[Q] How to upgrade Xrecovery

Hey folks,
I'm really a noob in the Android world so bear with me please
I've recently installed Link2SD and partitioned my SD. Now, I want to backup my system + data + ext partition but I have no such option (nand backup + ext) in my xRecovery ( I think I'm using a very old version xRecovery 1.0 mini-alpha).
I've come through http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119456 and I found CWM-recovery-4.0.1.5 but I'm not sure which one of the two should I use? Can I use the zip file from within my current old xRecovery to install the new one (install custom zip)?
Thanks for the help!

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IMO You can flash CWM throug Your xR. But You must remeber to flash good version:
- "Amend" should be flashed by xRecovery
- "Edify" should be flashed by the previous CWM recovery
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Co You will have to use "Amend" version

You will need ClockWorkMod recovery to flash newer ROM'S.
"Amend" should be flashed by xRecovery
- "Edify" should be flashed by the previous CWM recovery
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I will put downloads to these files.
Click here to 'amend'
and here for edify
EDIT: Xrecovery is old now, and ROM's are becoming more stronger and powerfull, so they needed a powerfull recovery to flash them
What i really wanted to say was, there are 2 ways of obtaining ClockWorkMod recovery
1. you can do what is above, which is flash edify and amend, but look at this face ---> ಠ_ಠ
I have heard that it is possible to do the flashy thing with edify and that, but some people just ended up with a Brick, so i would follow step 2 instead, just for your own saftey
2. Flash GingerDX v013 then boot into CWM (because GingerDX has clockworkmod recovery installed) and choose one of the latest ROM's you downloaded
Hope it helped and good luck

Thanks a lot guys for the help. I've installed the amend from the old xRecovery so now I have the new version but when I go to backup, I still can't backup everything with the ext partition why? I'm going to read more about GingerDX because I have no idea about it .

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codemaker said:
Thanks a lot guys for the help. I've installed the amend from the old xRecovery so now I have the new version but when I go to backup, I still can't backup everything with the ext partition why?
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Why do you even want to do this anyway? You cant do it, my phone doesn't let me.
your just gonna have to skip this!
codemaker said:
'm going to read more about GingerDX because I have no idea about it .
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ಠ▃ಠ you dont know what Gingerdx is? its only 1 off the most popular (but old) ROM's. however, gingerdx is old now, if doixanh dont wanna update it, then he wont (but he has family as well, just like the rest of us). There are newer ROM's out now (im making one rght now) so you could try out those ROM'S
good luck

codemaker said:
Thanks a lot guys for the help. I've installed the amend from the old xRecovery so now I have the new version but when I go to backup, I still can't backup everything with the ext partition why? I'm going to read more about GingerDX because I have no idea about it .
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Well, CWM 3.2.0.0 as shipped with GingerDX should actually backup a sd-ext partition if there is one.
It won't backup a ext3|4 formatted /mnt/sdcard partition and it also won't backup a swap partition (because that won't make any sense at all).
The real problem, however, is that THIS CWM version has a backup/restore bug!
CWM happily creates a backup and will even tell you that everything went fine. It will even happily restore a backup and tell you that restore went fine. At the moment you reboot you're stuck with a soft-brick at the Sony Ericsson logo.
CWM 4.0.1.5 works, but the problem is that this particular version lacks the SD card partitioning feature.
In short: The state of the CWM ports to the X8 isn't very bright.

B.Jay said:
Well, CWM 3.2.0.0 as shipped with GingerDX should actually backup a sd-ext partition if there is one.
It won't backup a ext3|4 formatted /mnt/sdcard partition and it also won't backup a swap partition (because that won't make any sense at all).
The real problem, however, is that THIS CWM version has a backup/restore bug!
CWM happily creates a backup and will even tell you that everything went fine. It will even happily restore a backup and tell you that restore went fine. At the moment you reboot you're stuck with a soft-brick at the Sony Ericsson logo.
CWM 4.0.1.5 works, but the problem is that this particular version lacks the SD card partitioning feature.
In short: The state of the CWM ports to the X8 isn't very bright.
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i use CWM 5.0.0.4 i think
thanks to alfs kernel

hmmm.... so there is no way to backup an ext partition without installing a new ROM? I just want this because I use Link2SD and I want to backup everything. I can do it manually by using Linux but I thought xRecovery can do it. Is there any bugs with CWM-recovery-4.0.1.5-e15-Amend? Is it dependable? Is there any aother backup apps I can use it instead of xRecovery?
Cheers

I replaced the cwm-rec.tar in GingerDX with the tar of CWM 4.0.1.5 and am happily using it ever since (restoring backups - as I did some testing with the X8 lately, so it was very welcome to have a working backup restoration) - it works very well if you can live with the missing partitioning functionality (read: no way to partition the SD on the device).

Clockworkmod Recovery 6.0.1.2 issue - SD card not getting mounted - and solution

After upgrading my phone to CM 10 and installing ROM Manager 5.0.2.1 (which
includes Clockworkmod Recovery 6.0.1.2), I had a problem in that nothing could be
installed because the SD card was not being mounted.
There was no way of downgrading Clockworkmod Recovery because nothing would
get installed.
After numerous methods, I solved this by paying for the premium version of ROM Manager.
Once that was done, I got the option of reverting back to an earlier version of Clockworkmod Recovery from
within ROM Manager. I chose (arbitrarily) version 5.0.0.0 and now the problem has gone away.
Sam

samvee said:
After upgrading my phone to CM 10 and installing ROM Manager 5.0.2.1 (which
includes Clockworkmod Recovery 6.0.1.2), I had a problem in that nothing could be
installed because the SD card was not being mounted.
There was no way of downgrading Clockworkmod Recovery because nothing would
get installed.
After numerous methods, I solved this by paying for the premium version of ROM Manager.
Once that was done, I got the option of reverting back to an earlier version of Clockworkmod Recovery from
within ROM Manager. I chose (arbitrarily) version 5.0.0.0 and now the problem has gone away.
Sam
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Weird, I did the same with the free version, downgraded to 5.2.something (that I had working before) and its working correctly.
In summary: DO NOT INSTALL THE v6, usb mounting does not work... yet

CWM 6 working ok for me.I can install roms etc , but I can't mount SD to use on PC
But if you're making a backup on CWM6 and you want to restore on CWM5 it won't work.The backups in CWM6 are a lot smaller and diferent from previous vers

DaemonOnx said:
CWM 6 working ok for me.I can install roms etc , but I can't mount SD to use on PC
But if you're making a backup on CWM6 and you want to restore on CWM5 it won't work.The backups in CWM6 are a lot smaller and diferent from previous vers
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Actually, you can change the way that CWM recovery backs up your system so in fact maybe by changing the back up method, you can restore CWM6 back ups on CWM5. This includes difference compression methods, file type, etc
Just FYI, you don't have to buy Rom Manager Premium to downgrade your recovery image. The 'free' way would be to inject it into a kdz file and extract AP and CP binaries then flash with SFT.

FunkyGanja said:
Actually, you can change the way that CWM recovery backs up your system so in fact maybe by changing the back up method, you can restore CWM6 back ups on CWM5. This includes difference compression methods, file type, etc
Just FYI, you don't have to buy Rom Manager Premium to downgrade your recovery image. The 'free' way would be to inject it into a kdz file and extract AP and CP binaries then flash with SFT.
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there's anothr free way...use the emulator..enter commands n done..

cwm recov
im having this issue. ive only flashed a couple roms on a razr maxx and now im trying to flash liquid smooth to my verizon s3 i cant back up stock rom to sd card so i dont want to flash anything. even though i can just use titanium backup and odin to unbrick and go to stock rooted.. not that knowledgeable enough to do this stuff without some help.

puchodog1977 said:
im having this issue. ive only flashed a couple roms on a razr maxx and now im trying to flash liquid smooth to my verizon s3 i cant back up stock rom to sd card so i dont want to flash anything. even though i can just use titanium backup and odin to unbrick and go to stock rooted.. not that knowledgeable enough to do this stuff without some help.
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So no version on v6 will mount ur sd card for backups

cynogen not showin on external SD!!

Hey I have an optimus 2x.
i was running stock gingerbread on my rooted device. the other night i installed rom manger and downloaded CWM straight from there for my phone. it was version 6. something. i booted into recovery. made a nandroid backup(into the external memory of the phone) . then awhile later for some small reason i restored that same backup, which restored but it sent my phone into boot loop. the lg logo just flashes on and off.
i then heard that i may have installed the wrong CWM so i put another version of recovery onto an sd card and flashed it onto my phone.
cwm-based recovery v5.0.2.7
Now i have this recovery but when i try to restore that same backup it restores it really quickly and says it cant find a bunch of stuff.
i tried to put cynogenmod on the sd card but my phone doesnt give me the option anymore to install zip from external sd.
i have been reading and reading. currently i am on your thread called full brick repair.
i just dont know which way to go. i cant even find a stock ROM. the links i found are broken. I am in canada. its a fido phone.
i have tried A lot.
ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED . Thank you.

Now you have older version, when backup have been made by newer version. You have to flash newer version of CWM and then wipe data,system and restore backup. It will work
If you want to back to stock, use nvflash toolkits that are floating around here.

Rayman96 said:
Now you have older version, when backup have been made by newer version. You have to flash newer version of CWM and then wipe data,system and restore backup. It will work
If you want to back to stock, use nvflash toolkits that are floating around here.
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The reason i installed the older CWM is because my phone kept bootlooping after restoring the backups
ANYWAYS, i manged to flash the latest cm10 andGapps on my phone. its a bit laggy
what i am trying to do tho is use setDNS an app. to change my dns settings in order to get the american content from netflix.
setdns has superuser permisions and all but i still get the canadian version of netflix.
i think its because of CM10, what should i do?

[Q] Stuck at CM recovery after accepting newest official software update

Hi, device is rooted, and clockworkmod recovery 6.0.4.5 installed.
ROM is JB, the official update from LG. Today device reported there is an update to the installed firmware.
I rebooted in CM recovery, took a nandroid backup, booted, and accepted to download the official update to my official JB rom. After downloading I was asked to reboot (in order to install), and the phone reboots to the CM recovery.
From there I don't know what to do. I have tried rebooting, but again find myself to the CM recovery. I have tried "reboot to bootloader" and get stuck at the LG boot screen logo with the message "Now Ready!" in tiny white letters on the upper left corner.
I would try "install zip" but I don't know where the downloaded update is (if it even is in an acceptable zip format)
Phone isn't bricked, I guess I can always restore from the recently taken backup, but I really would like to know if there is a way to install this update.
Thank you

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50645445
Could you please please please try to search the next time I've seen this question for probably 3-4 times
Sent from my LG-P880 using xda app-developers app

you can't ota over unlocked bl/cwm, you must flash update manually

moneyvirus said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50645445
Could you please please please try to search the next time I've seen this question for probably 3-4 times
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You're right, but you know, sometimes you just can't nail the right keywords especially if its not your native language. I searched, but obviously not good enough.
Rudjgaard said:
you can't ota over unlocked bl/cwm, you must flash update manually
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Sadly, this seems to be the case.. bummer.
Thanks everyone

Not even my nandroid backup can help me get to where I was before? So much for nandroid being the ultimate backup, a "snapshot image" of the device...
So, what if, I use CM recovery to install a custom rom, and then restore from my nandroid backup (being the official JB) ?

Flash with kdz flasher original ROM then flash cwm you can put back your backup. I think the problem starts that the update pushes something in the boot section that is expecting an other (read original) recovery . when you installed cwm it boots up cwm so that's why an nandroid backup doesn't work I think ( to be honest I'm not 100% sure this is correct)
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I can't even flash cyanogenmod???
I downloaded latest stable build, copied it to sd card, selected it from the CM recovery ("install zip"), installed fine, reboot, still stuck at CM recovery!!!
What gives?

EPa said:
I can't even flash cyanogenmod???
I downloaded latest stable build, copied it to sd card, selected it from the CM recovery ("install zip"), installed fine, reboot, still stuck at CM recovery!!!
What gives?
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Have you yet followed the advice and installed the KDZ?

Trying to avoid that, as it seems too much work for a phone that was working fine, and stuck to recovery due to some silly boot flag or something.
Saw it as a chance to try cyanogenmod. But it seems having CM recovery and the cyanogenmod rom on the sd card won't cut it! Talk about failure..

EPa said:
Trying to avoid that, as it seems too much work for a phone that was working fine, and stuck to recovery due to some silly boot flag or something.
Saw it as a chance to try cyanogenmod. But it seems having CM recovery and the cyanogenmod rom on the sd card won't cut it! Talk about failure..
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I don't think you will have a choice. If you created the nandroid backup on your SD card then you aren't going to lose it, so just flash the KDZ, root again and install your backup, or accept the LG update and rebuild all your software again.

Yes, one thing is for sure. I had to install the KDZ to be able to proceed with anything..
It's just funny having a working CWM recovery and a cyanogen rom on the device and after flashing it, still not having a device that boots. A "recovery"/flash tool, should be able to "recover" from such a situation..

EPa said:
Yes, one thing is for sure. I had to install the KDZ to be able to proceed with anything..
It's just funny having a working CWM recovery and a cyanogen rom on the device and after flashing it, still not having a device that boots. A "recovery"/flash tool, should be able to "recover" from such a situation..
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You can't blame the recovery. It is clearly stated many, many times that you should never attempt an official OTA update with a non-standard (rooted or recovery installed) device. On other devices you could even hard-brick AFAIK, so consider yourself lucky that you only had to reflash a KDZ and start again.

For restoring stock rom use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2682146 I can confirm it works and it is (very) easy.

Yes that's what I used and I also confirm it works and is very easy.

Clockworkmod Recovery Galaxy s3 problems

Well guys this is my first time on the forums. My phone is rendered near useless right now. A few days ago, i rooted my phone via towelroot. as a friend reccomended, i installed ROM manager and flashed clockworkmod recovery. I backed up my stock, perfect ROM with CWM and decided to try installing cyanogenmod 10.3.1......... it wouldn't install. I even tried other apps like ROM installer. Then i came across the handy dandy Cyanogenmod Installer. This seemed great, i didn't have to do anything except click a few buttons on my PC. as i was ready to enjoy a new custom ROM, the following message popped up, "Root access possibly lost. Fix?". I was given the options of "No" and "Yes - Fix root (/system/xbin/su)". i chose the second one, and waited for my device to boot. when it did, it was stock Touchwiz Android version 4.4.2, just like i had initially. what's more is my imei and bandwidth version were both "unknown" and i my sim card was undetected. I decided that technology had gotten the better of my and i tried to flash my old stock ROM back on. i found the file in recovery mode but it kept saying "no files found" whenever i clicked on it. I tried the cyanogenmod installer again, this time choosing "No", resulting in exactly the same scenario. At this point, I would be fine having the stock ROM since i have had such bad luck with the "developer's world" of Android.......... PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Another note:
ROM manager now is telling me that CWM is not installed, yet it is present in recovery mode......

EddyTeddy01 said:
Another note:
ROM manager now is telling me that CWM is not installed, yet it is present in recovery mode......
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Have you tried installing some other recovery, like TWRP? You won't be able to install CM from it, but you should be able to install other roms.

touchbattle.mika said:
Have you tried installing some other recovery, like TWRP? You won't be able to install CM from it, but you should be able to install other roms.
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How do I replace CWM with twrp? If I flash twrp, wouldnt CWM stay on my phone as default recovery?

EddyTeddy01 said:
How do I replace CWM with twrp? If I flash twrp, wouldnt CWM stay on my phone as default recovery?
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follow the guide and replace your recovery easily. after flashing, what recovery you have flashed will be default recovery, i recommend philz, they are all downloadable in the guide

MaHo_66 said:
follow the guide and replace your recovery easily. after flashing, what recovery you have flashed will be default recovery, i recommend philz, they are all downloadable in the guide
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Would I have to uninstall CWM? I'm just wondering if the file for CWM will still be on my phone. I'll check out the link.

EddyTeddy01 said:
Would I have to uninstall CWM? I'm just wondering if the file for CWM will still be on my phone. I'll check out the link.
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it´s the best if you also do a format of internal sd in recovery before changing the recovery, because sometimes there are some folders left of it in interrnal memory and you cant delete it, do that if this will be the case. but i think Philz and CWM use same folder, so if you flash philz it will be okay if im correct otherwise you can always format internal sd afterwards
Edit: dont use rom manager for recovery actions, use recovery itself, much more reliable

MaHo_66 said:
follow the guide and replace your recovery easily. after flashing, what recovery you have flashed will be default recovery, i recommend philz, they are all downloadable in the guide
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That guide made it possible for me to install all custom roms. Witz the recovery installed first it did not work. Thx