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[Q] flashing custom recovery - frustrated!

Hi,
Upgraded to 2.3.3 and lost root.
Bored of mucking about with oneclick etc, I unlocked the bootloader. Easy(ish), cool!
Trying to flash amon ra with fastboot, everything goes well (appears as though it's flashed). But when I re-boot, it isn't there!
Padlock showing - so bootloader unlocked.
Nexus drivers installed, device showing with "fastboot devices".
Trying to flash amon ra 2.2.1.
Any suggestions?
Ta!
Andy

When you boot a stock rom it wipes custom recoverys and puts the stock one back.
Use the search feature on the forum.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

Read my signature, look there for recovery installation guide w/ unlocked bootloader.

albundy2010 said:
When you boot a stock rom it wipes custom recoverys and puts the stock one back.
Use the search feature on the forum.
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Thanks for your reply.
I've spent (literally) all day searching the forum (I'm in the uk - so hours and hours). There's so much, and some of it contradictory.
Ok, so I can't put a rom on without a custom recovery, but I can't put a custom recovery on because the stock rom wipes it?
I don't actually want a custom rom, simply a rooted stock phone. Which I have had previously.
Cheers! (driven to booze!)
Andy

Jack_R1 said:
Read my signature, look there for recovery installation guide w/ unlocked bootloader.
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Thanks.
Yes, that's what I've been doing. There's a mistake in that part of the faq:
Faq states at the end "reboot recovery"
Should be "reboot-bootloader"
That works, but as soon as I then reboot into 2.3.3 - it wipes the custom recovery (which is why I'm in the q + a).
The other problem I'm having is that my phone doesn't appear rooted from within the o/s (apps that require root don't work), but the padlock is there ans the bootloader is unlocked. I can install su and busybox installer from the market, but neither work.
Back to the beer!
Andy

I can't explain all in detail while on my phone.
Do this. Grab a preroooted stock rom from the dev section and put it on SD card.
Boot into fastboot and flash the custom recovery.
Then load up that recovery without booting up the os.
Flash the rom you downloaded.
There are other ways to fix your issue but this is probably the simplest for you.
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albundy2010 said:
There are other ways to fix your issue but this is probably the simplest for you.
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Thanks, that makes sense - and I agree with your statement above (simplest for me)!
I had (mistakenly) thought that unlocking the bootloader, then installing busybox and su from the market gave me a rooted phone.
I'll give it a go, when my wife regains her patience ;-)
Andy

andynx1 said:
Thanks.
Yes, that's what I've been doing. There's a mistake in that part of the faq:
Faq states at the end "reboot recovery"
Should be "reboot-bootloader"
That works, but as soon as I then reboot into 2.3.3 - it wipes the custom recovery (which is why I'm in the q + a).
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Damn, you're right. The guide is missing the part of removing 2 files that the other guides have. I'll try adding that.

Jack_R1 said:
Damn, you're right. The guide is missing the part of removing 2 files that the other guides have. I'll try adding that.
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Guide fixed. I've uploaded and linked the file that removes the stock recovery restoring files from the stock ROM.
You can repeat the guide and include the new part - it should prevent stock recovery from being restored on reboot.
Please try and write your feedback.

cheers! i've done what was suggested tho', and its worked a treat.
thanks again.
Andy

[ROM] Stock Android 2.3.6 Build GRK39F i9023

Disclaimer:
This will unroot your device! I am not responsible if you brick your phone.
Requirement: Stock 2.3.4 GRJ22
Compatibility: Nexus S i9023
Step 1: Download Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread (GRK39F) update for your Google Nexus S.
Step 2: Connect your Nexus S with your computer to transfer update.zip to the root/parent-directory of your phone.
Step 3: After completing transfer, turn off your Nexus S.
Step 4: Hold down Power + Volume Down until you get into your bootloader (you’ll know when you do) and then go into Recovery mode.
Step 5: Select choose from sdcard.
Step 6: Select the downloaded file.
Step 7: Wait for the update to be installed and then reboot back into Android.
Enjoy!
Please 'Thank' me!
Add me to your circle!

So this ROM has been do for the Nexus S I9023, or it's an OTA ?
It is an OTA or it based with the OTA 2.3.6 of the I9020(a)(t) .. ?
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edit:
It's an OTA, but the small OTA for the right ROM stock android 2.3.4/.5 and with the recovery android, and not the clockwork.

does this add google wallet?

Hey, I'm seeing a better responsive stock browser after the update.
The issue is discussed here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=873364
The scroll is now usable on pages with big images which wasn't the case before.
I'm so happy, I have a working stock browser again.
Anyone else see the same improvement?
Also do you know of any other bug fixes?

this is OTA update not Full ROM

zamolxees said:
Hey, I'm seeing a better responsive stock browser after the update.
The issue is discussed here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=873364
The scroll is now usable on pages with big images which wasn't the case before.
I'm so happy, I have a working stock browser again.
Anyone else see the same improvement?
Also do you know of any other bug fixes?
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Would you be so kind and pull that patched Browser.apk from your Phone and post it here?

Will this remove root permissions?

Corra said:
Will this remove root permissions?
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It says right in the first post. Yes it will.
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brainmaster said:
Would you be so kind and pull that patched Browser.apk from your Phone and post it here?
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I copied it from my /system/apk and then on my computer. Hope that's ok, I don't have adb atm.

markywylder said:
It says right in the first post. Yes it will.
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I did it OTA style and it did not remove root for me. Weird.
Although I'll have to flash CWM again, it seems to be broken.

So, the root is possible on the new version 2.3.6 with the update.zip of chendd ?

IT4ALii3EN said:
So, the root is possible on the new version 2.3.6 with the update.zip of chendd ?
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I'm wondering the exact same thing.

Tried to flash the update.zip thru CWM but it gives an error. Is this normal?. Maybe have the "stock recovery" is a pre-requisite to flash an OTA update. If not, perhaps I missed something to do.

zamolxees said:
I copied it from my /system/apk and then on my computer. Hope that's ok, I don't have adb atm.
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Awesome.
Just tried to copy it to my /system/app but it doesn't work... anyone have any luck with the new browser?

Arkaknio said:
Tried to flash the update.zip thru CWM but it gives an error. Is this normal?. Maybe have the "stock recovery" is a pre-requisite to flash an OTA update. If not, perhaps I missed something to do.
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It happened the same here. I think it would give the same with the stock recovery, I already tried. I restored the very first backup I done right after rooting and it worked flawlessly. Maybe this happens when we give root permissions to apps that don't deserve them
However I lost root and I just re-flashed the superuser zip file.
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poyz said:
Awesome.
Just tried to copy it to my /system/app but it doesn't work... anyone have any luck with the new browser?
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Nope. I tried what you did. Also pushing the app via dab. Deleting data and cache then deleting the apk and pushing the new one. Every time it said the app could not be found cause it was not installed.
Anyone else have any luck with this?
The only other thing I can think of is replacing it in the rom zip file before flashing.

Can anyone extract the boot.img for 2.3.6 and post it up?
I kind of did something silly and need it!
Previous boot images do not work with 2.3.6.
A
Never mind, sorted!
PS: Just used the superuser file and have successfully rooted 2.3.6 and installed CW Recovery 5 too.
I know the dangers, but **** it, I like having root access!

RESTORING to STOCK K1

Flash tool K1_A301_03_03_110829_US Android version 3.1
This tool will allow you to flash TOTALLY stock 03_03_US to your K1 Lenovo tablet.
You have the the choice to flash TOTALLY STOCK (Option #2) or you can add root(#) with flash option #1. If you choice to install the stock with root(#), it is ONLY SU. There is no Superuser.apk or Busybox tools. You will have to install them yourself.
NOTE: The purpose of this flash is to get you back to totally stock. Also, it is an earlier version therefore you can manually install another version or upgrade via OTA's. Even though you can flash with root(#), it is an earlier version and your tablet will install OTA's. So, if you flash with root(#), you'll loose root when the OTA installs. But then again, the purpose is to load 100% stock therefore OTA's removing root(#) isn't an issue.
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If this is helpful, 'click the thanks button'
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Download the tool here: http://www.multiupload.com/9TLDA6XO55
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timmyDean said:
Flash tool K1_A301_03_03_110829_US Android version 3.1
This tool will allow you to flash TOTALLY stock 03_03_US to your K1 Lenovo tablet.
You have the the choice to flash TOTALLY STOCK (Option #2) or you can add root(#) with flash option #1. If you choice to install the stock with root(#), it is ONLY SU. There is no Superuser.apk or Busybox tools. You will have to install them yourself.
NOTE: The purpose of this flash is to get you back to totally stock. Also, it is an earlier version therefore you can manually install another version or upgrade via OTA's. Even though you can flash with root(#), it is an earlier version and your tablet will install OTA's. So, if you flash with root(#), you'll loose root when the OTA installs. But then again, the purpose is to load 100% stock therefore OTA's removing root(#) isn't an issue.
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If this is helpful, 'click the thanks button'
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Download the tool here: http://www.multiupload.com/9TLDA6XO55
TD
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do you still have the necessary files? thanks

johnwilliam_a_k_a_trash said:
do you still have the necessary files? thanks
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wheres link only spam

abumaha said:
wheres link only spam
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What do you need? Do you need the stock HC?
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Premium HD app

OTA Update

Here's the zip of the OTA that was pushed out. It won't install through either CWM or TWRP, so can someone who's more knowledgeable in these matters make it flashable?
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/821854/OTAPkg.zip
And in case it helps, here's the log from CWM from trying to flash it manually:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/821854/recovery.log
And yes, as with any OTA, you run the risk of losing root, etc. But for me, I really don't care. I've even tried pushing the included stock recovery, but it doesn't work like this. You get a phone with an exclamation point over it (I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about) when you try to boot into that recovery. A quick push of TWRP back onto the phone fixed that error, but I still can't flash the update, obviously. Anyone want to take a crack at it?
Thanks to nuclear_eclipse for getting this and the log for us!

chrisliphart said:
I've even tried pushing the included stock recovery, but it doesn't work like this. You get a phone with an exclamation point over it (I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about) when you try to boot into that recovery.
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That symbol just means that it doesn't know what file to use for the update; this is part of what get's communicated somehow from the OS to the recovery during reboot, but I'm not familiar enough with the way recoveries work to know how to trigger that myself. I would assume this is a similar mechanism to how ROM Manager et al can tell CWM/TWRP what to flash.

nuclear_eclipse said:
That symbol just means that it doesn't know what file to use for the update; this is part of what get's communicated somehow from the OS to the recovery during reboot, but I'm not familiar enough with the way recoveries work to know how to trigger that myself. I would assume this is a similar mechanism to how ROM Manager et al can tell CWM/TWRP what to flash.
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That makes total sense. I guess it's not automatically checking the folder that Software Update puts it in. I've got another 22 hours until I can get Software Update to check again. I'll push the stock recovery before I do that, unless someone makes this flashable through TWRP or CWM before then.

In my stock Rom thread there are new files up. They are the ota roms. So if you are running stock, download the odex one ending in 1.08 and flash in recovery, no need to wipe data. Then pull boot.img and fastboot flash it. You now have the ota software. I will post instructions to upgrade the firmware that came with the ota
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jmz said:
In my stock Rom thread there are new files up. They are the ota roms. So if you are running stock, download the odex one ending in 1.08 and flash in recovery, no need to wipe data. Then pull boot.img and fastboot flash it. You now have the ota software. I will post instructions to upgrade the firmware that came with the ota
Sent from my M7 using xda premium
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Rooted and all! Thank you sir!

OTA wich version
Does anyone use it, what does it include, will upgrade to jelly bean 4.2 or will stay on 4.1 I mean it was posted but no one actually tell us what to do with that?

henry_acevedo said:
Does anyone use it, what does it include, will upgrade to jelly bean 4.2 or will stay on 4.1 I mean it was posted but no one actually tell us what to do with that?
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Its just a hboot patch I think. No serious software update. So yes still android 4.1
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russian392 said:
Its just a hboot patch I think. No serious software update. So yes still android 4.1
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Will be ever get Jelly Bean 4.2 or kit kat.. not even a decent rom is out there, i really want to know how to port but i don't know, why android cannot be be like windows ahahaah, download drivers for internet and taran,,,:crying:

[Q] Double Tap to Wake and OTA

Is there any way to achieve double tap to wake on my Nexus 6 and still be able to receive OTA updates?

Probably not, as you have to make a change to a system file in order to achieve it.

I so want double tap, but I don't want to have to give up OTA.

If you're expecting lg style dttw, you're going to be dissapointed
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA Free mobile app

No expectations per se, just looking to have access to the original functionality that was pulled, and still have OTA.

Karine said:
I so want double tap, but I don't want to have to give up OTA.
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Life lesson. You can't always have everything you want. You have to choose based on personal preference.
I'd rather have the ability to use DT2W multiple times a day, than the convenience of an OTA that may happen once every few months.

PaisanNYC said:
Life lesson. You can't always have everything you want. You have to choose based on personal preference.
I'd rather have the ability to use DT2W multiple times a day, than the convenience of an OTA that may happen once every few months.
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If I go with DT2W is there another way for me to get what I would have otherwise received via OTA?

Karine said:
If I go with DT2W is there another way for me to get what I would have otherwise received via OTA?
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Absolutely. Just flash the stock rom. It always gets posted here when the OTA is released:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

PaisanNYC said:
Absolutely. Just flash the stock rom. It always gets posted here when the OTA is released:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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Great link; thanks! Do you yourself follow the instructions on the link you provided to flash? And, how have you achieved DT2W?

I believe dt2w is enabled at the kernel level. When an ota comes out i just fastboot flash the bootloader, system, and radio and its like you got the OTA just faster

mymusicathome said:
I believe dt2w is enabled at the kernel level. When an ota comes out i just fastboot flash the bootloader, system, and radio and its like you got the OTA just faster
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It can be kernel or ROM. Depends which implementation.

mymusicathome said:
I believe dt2w is enabled at the kernel level. When an ota comes out i just fastboot flash the bootloader, system, and radio and its like you got the OTA just faster
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I'm afraid I don't understand.

Karine said:
I'm afraid I don't understand.
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The link from Google will wipe your data. Its a full ROM flash.
Actually, you don't need to flash all that. You can extract the full ROM and using fastboot, only flash the system.img (ROM) and boot.img (kernel) to update.
Read about fastboot here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3006500

rootSU said:
It can be kernel or ROM. Depends which implementation.
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I'm afraid I don't understand.

Karine said:
I'm afraid I don't understand.
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Its not relevant. We were talking about double tap 2 wake..

rootSU said:
The link from Google will wipe your data. Its a full ROM flash.
Actually, you don't need to flash all that. You can extract the full ROM and using fastboot, only flash the system.img (ROM) and boot.img (kernel) to update.
Read about fastboot here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3006500
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rootSU, many thanks for all of the thoughtful responses and the great links. You've given me a level of comfort that rooting to get DT2W is the right choice for me. In the All-In-One link inside of the Fastboot link you provided, the instructions state that I can stop at a certain point if I'm not looking to install a custom rom, etc. I'm not looking to install a custom rom; just looking to root to ultimately get DT2W. Am I correct that I don't need to install a custom rom to get DT2W?
Do you personally use DT2W, and if so, how did you achieve it after rooting?
Is there a link or set of instructions available for the rom extraction method you referenced for manually updating my device in lieu of an OTA?

Karine said:
rootSU, many thanks for all of the thoughtful responses and the great links. You've given me a level of comfort that rooting to get DT2W is the right choice for me. In the All-In-One link inside of the Fastboot link you provided, the instructions state that I can stop at a certain point if I'm not looking to install a custom rom, etc. I'm not looking to install a custom rom; just looking to root to ultimately get DT2W. Am I correct that I don't need to install a custom rom to get DT2W?
Do you personally use DT2W, and if so, how did you achieve it after rooting?
Is there a link or set of instructions available for the rom extraction method you referenced for manually updating my device in lieu of an OTA?
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No problem @Karine.
I'll outline the steps a little.
- unlock bootloader (this will wipe device]
- fastboot flash recovery (TWRP]
- put latest SuperSU zip on your sdcard memory
- flash zip via recovery
To get dt2wake, there are 2 ways.
1) use Google implementation.
Google left this out however someone has managed to recompile the .so file. Many custom ROMs include this. You could also replace the file yourself in stock ROM BUT in my opinion its not as good as method 2 below
2) use custom kernel with dt2wake. This is better as it works more often. Method 1 sometimes just doesn't work.
Personally I use method 2 with elementalx kernel. Like root, it is a zip that you flash from recovery.
Now assuming you are going with method 2, the way to update ROM is below...
- Download full factory image from Google
- extract the zip (twice) to find the system.img
- fastboot flash the system.img only.
- flash the SuperSU zip in recovery to re-root
This should be everything you need.

rootSU said:
The link from Google will wipe your data. Its a full ROM flash.
Actually, you don't need to flash all that. You can extract the full ROM and using fastboot, only flash the system.img (ROM) and boot.img (kernel) to update.
Read about fastboot here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3006500
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rootSU said:
No problem @Karine.
I'll outline the steps a little.
- unlock bootloader (this will wipe device]
- fastboot flash recovery (TWRP]
- put latest SuperSU zip on your sdcard memory
- flash zip via recovery
To get dt2wake, there are 2 ways.
1) use Google implementation.
Google left this out however someone has managed to recompile the .so file. Many custom ROMs include this. You could also replace the file yourself in stock ROM BUT in my opinion its not as good as method 2 below
2) use custom kernel with dt2wake. This is better as it works more often. Method 1 sometimes just doesn't work.
Personally I use method 2 with elementalx kernel. Like root, it is a zip that you flash from recovery.
Now assuming you are going with method 2, the way to update ROM is below...
- Download full factory image from Google
- extract the zip (twice) to find the system.img
- fastboot flash the system.img only.
- flash the SuperSU zip in recovery to re-root
This should be everything you need.
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The Nexus 6 doesn't have an external sdcard slot, so when referencing sdcard the reference is to the internal/built-in sdcard, correct? I recall that the references are used somewhat interchangeably, and don't want to make any assumptions.
Will the elementalx custom kernel change my stock Android experience in any way? And, where do I find that kernel?
Would updating the rom manually in lieu of an OTA in the manner you described wipe all of my data?

Karine said:
The Nexus 6 doesn't have an external sdcard slot, so when referencing sdcard the reference is to the internal/built-in sdcard, correct? I recall that the references are used somewhat interchangeably, and don't want to make any assumptions.
Will the elementalx custom kernel change my stock Android experience in any way? And, where do I find that kernel?
Would updating the rom manually in lieu of an OTA in the manner you described wipe all of my data?
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1. All android phones have /sdcard be it a removable media card or a partition on the internal memory. Regardless of which one the device has, when We say sdcard - we always mean the same thing.
2. It will be quicker. Its in the original development section
3. No.

I may have just found the perfect solution for me, that gives me the ability to turn on the screen without having to press the power button, and without having to root and give up OTA... Wakeup Touch... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wolandsoft.wtlf