Hey guys, I was wondering if I can just simply install TWRP over CWM using the tool kit provided by mskip or I'll brick my phone if I do that? Thanks and sorry for my poor english lol
I installed twrp provided by maclaw team over cwm simply by flashing twrp zip in cwm (like you would flash new rom, or gapps) and rebooted recovery. Nothing bricked and had no problems.
marmelada said:
I installed twrp provided by maclaw team over cwm simply by flashing twrp zip in cwm (like you would flash new rom, or gapps) and rebooted recovery. Nothing bricked and had no problems.
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Really? Easy like that? I'll try, thank you!
Also flashed maclaws twrp no problems
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Yep confirm it's as easy as that.
Hey guys if you flash twrp over cwm will the data (nandroid) be restorable through twrp or only through cwm?
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jdaines89 said:
Hey guys if you flash twrp over cwm will the data (nandroid) be restorable through twrp or only through cwm?
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I read somewhere, that unfortunately no. However, if something goes really wrong, you still can flash cwm back and then restore. (and if you can't then perhaps flash it through odin?)
Oh well, thanks a lot anyway
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no problem
when twpr install, reboot and then do a back up with twpr, it is clear that CWM will recognize you as you create a folder TWPR.
I'm now with TWPR
marmelada said:
I read somewhere, that unfortunately no. However, if something goes really wrong, you still can flash cwm back and then restore. (and if you can't then perhaps flash it through odin?)
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Stop giving people bad information... Of course you can if you have the updater script written to write raw image to your recovery partition.
Benzonat0r said:
Stop giving people bad information... Of course you can if you have the updater script written to write raw image to your recovery partition.
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So, does it work like that, that I can simply open cwm backup file in twrp? Or is this script written by something external? Because that's what OP was asking for I guess.
I wrote this because I read it somewhere in development thread of CM 10.2, if it's false, then I'm guilty of spreading misinformation
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So, does it work like that, that I can simply open cwm backup file in twrp? Or is this script written by something external? Because that's what OP was asking for I guess.
I wrote this because I read it somewhere in development thread of CM 10.2, if it's false, then I'm guilty of spreading misinformation
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No you can't restore a cwm backup in twrp. I thought the OP asked if it's ok to flash twrp recovery while in cwm, to change the recovery. That works fine
Hi guys, I read all the threads about replacing the CWM with the TWRP, everyone seems to agree on the fact that you need to flash the zip file TWRP by entering the CWM, however there is no such thing as a zip file, I checked on the download page
https://dl.twrp.me/golden/
and there are either .tar files or .img files.
Can I just flash the .tar TWRP file using ODIN ?
Does it overwrite the existing CWM ?
andreavda said:
Hi guys, I read all the threads about replacing the CWM with the TWRP, everyone seems to agree on the fact that you need to flash the zip file TWRP by entering the CWM, however there is no such thing as a zip file, I checked on the download page
https://dl.twrp.me/golden/
and there are either .tar files or .img files.
Can I just flash the .tar TWRP file using ODIN ?
Does it overwrite the existing CWM ?
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eventually I just flashed the CWM using ODIN and everything worked fine, then I realized that I had flashed the official CWM and not the novafusion version, so I again flashed it using ODIN and everything works fine. Now In only have to flash the ROM.
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i am looking for the CWM topic which someone has made so after you have installed a new rom you flash the CWM file to re-install CWM. I am 100% sure there is one and that i read it, i just cannot find it anymore
Maddhouse said:
i am looking for the CWM topic which someone has made so after you have installed a new rom you flash the CWM file to re-install CWM. I am 100% sure there is one and that i read it, i just cannot find it anymore
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How are you going to flash CWM if you don't have CWM?
I think you're looking for this or this
This thread is god http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2153167
You will find everything you need that are essentials for rooting, recoveries and roms etc. Direct link to CWM for locked BL is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187363
It's a script you'll have to run from your PC. (Incase you were thinking it was a flashable zip)
EDIT: Looks like diego beat me to it lol
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How are you going to flash CWM if you don't have CWM?
I think you're looking for this or this
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nope thats not it, you can do flash it becuase you have already booted into it eg. boot into cwm flash new rom then while you are still in CWM you reflash the file to keep it, other wise if you reboot out of it from installing a new rom you loose cwm
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nope thats not it, you can do flash it becuase you have already booted into it eg. boot into cwm flash new rom then while you are still in CWM you reflash the file to keep it, other wise if you reboot out of it from installing a new rom you loose cwm
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Well... Hopefully someone can help you then.
I'm forgetful and can't remember the procedure I used to install TWRP on my rooted Exhibit which had CWM at the time. I now need to install TWRP on my girlfriend's Exhibit, which is rooted with the stock root (no custom ROM, just rooted) and which already has CWM.
I will copy the TWRP file onto her external SD card. I will then boot into CWM recovery, and flash the TWRP zip file. After I do that, when I reboot the phone, how does the phone now which recovery I want to use? Does TWRP over-write or wipe out the CWM when you flash it? Must I make a selection for my default recovery choice?
I am a dummy and I should remember this stuff, since I already went through this on my phone.
By the way, I am installing AOIP on her phone. I have really liked it on mine, after trying Slimbean and Nexus4 and CM10 etc. Her tired old phone on the rooted stock ROM is giving her fits. So it is time for TWRP and AOIP.
motorapido said:
I'm forgetful and can't remember the procedure I used to install TWRP on my rooted Exhibit which had CWM at the time. I now need to install TWRP on my girlfriend's Exhibit, which is rooted with the stock root (no custom ROM, just rooted) and which already has CWM.
I will copy the TWRP file onto her external SD card. I will then boot into CWM recovery, and flash the TWRP zip file. After I do that, when I reboot the phone, how does the phone now which recovery I want to use? Does TWRP over-write or wipe out the CWM when you flash it? Must I make a selection for my default recovery choice?
I am a dummy and I should remember this stuff, since I already went through this on my phone.
By the way, I am installing AOIP on her phone. I have really liked it on mine, after trying Slimbean and Nexus4 and CM10 etc. Her tired old phone on the rooted stock ROM is giving her fits. So it is time for TWRP and AOIP.
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Once you flash it it will overwrite cwm so it will be the only recovery. If you wanna go back to cwm just flash that over twrp.
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motorapido said:
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I will copy the TWRP file onto her external SD card. I will then boot into CWM recovery, and flash the TWRP zip file. After I do that, when I reboot the phone, how does the phone now which recovery I want to use? Does TWRP over-write or wipe out the CWM when you flash it? Must I make a selection for my default recovery choice?
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When you flash a recovery zip it overwrites the recovery partition in your phone. You don't have to choose anything because it will stay TWRP until you flash a different recovery.
Question im running twrp 2.3 ver to install a updated version I just flash the newer version right? I wont lose anything will I
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Medic24 said:
Question im running twrp 2.3 ver to install a updated version I just flash the newer version right? I wont lose anything will I
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Yeah just flash over the version you have.
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Hey Everyone the folks over at TEAM WIN RECOVERY PROJECT put together an image file for TWRP recovery for the I9505G. I take NO CREDIT for this but I did convert the image into an ODIN flashable .TAR file because an ODIN tar was not available on TWRP website. I have tested and flashed this on my Locked Bootloader and Stock Google Edition Galaxy S IV running 4.2.2. Please make sure you Unlock the Bootloader if you want to Root your phone, the Root will not work if you try to install it from Recovery on reboot.
As Always I am not responsible if you brick your phone doing any modification
HOW TO INSTALL
Open up ODIN and click on PDA
Select Recovery.tar from the attachment you downloaded
Make sure ONLY "AUTO REBOOT" is checked
Click START
After you see the PASS on Odin and "Removed" Unplug
Power Off or Pull the battery
Use Volume Up and the Power till you see the SAMSUNG logo and let go of all. Wait for TWRP to boot, it took a little longer so your not stuck, just be patient.
8/30/2023 / 2.6.1.0
10/14/2013 / 2.6.3.0
07/21/2014 / 2.7.1.0
UPDATED TWRP IMAGES AND .TAR ODIN FILES http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/jgedlte
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KNOWN ISSUES For 2.6.0.0 & 2.6.1.0: 8/31/2023 ( post any help info on further releases ) UPDATE 7/21/2014 I have not been using the I9505G for awhile now so I am not sure of any issues or bugs on the latest releases please post them in the thread.
I have used TWRP from the Team Win site and the Odin package image I put together here and I have noticed and reported 2 bugs. The first is you can get stuck on TWRP screen booting into recovery, just pull the battery or reflash again until it boots up. The second is that when you restore sometimes you will get a FAIL immediately, don't panic, (1) reflash a ROM, and Restore or (2), pull battery and reboot back into recovery and Restore or (3) wipe and then Restore.
This build has some minor issues but if you follow this guide you will be OK.
Thanks to the Folks at TEAM WIN RECOVERY PROJECT and Chahk
MJ (attached file is for 2.6.0.0) PLEASE DO NOT USE ATTACHED RECOVERY PLEASE USE THE LINK ABOVE FOR OFFICIAL TWRP RECOVERY
MJHawaii said:
Hey Everyone the folks over at TEAM WIN RECOVERY PROJECT put together an image file for TWRP recovery for the I9505G. I take NO CREDIT for this but I did convert the image into an ODIN flashable .TAR file because an ODIN tar was not available on TWRP website. I have tested and flashed this on my Locked Bootloader and Stock Google Edition Galaxy S IV running 4.2.2. Please make sure you Unlock the Bootloader if you want to Root your phone, the Root will not work if you try to install it from Recovery on reboot.
As Always I am not responsible if you brick your phone doing any modification
HOW TO INSTALL
Open up ODIN and click on PDA
Select Recovery.tar from the attachment you downloaded
Make sure ONLY "AUTO REBOOT" is checked
Click START
After you see the PASS on Odin and "Removed" Unplug
Power Off or Pull the battery
Use Volume Up and the Power till you see the SAMSUNG logo and let go of all. Wait for TWRP to boot, it took a little longer so your not stuck, just be patient.
Thanks to the Folks at TEAM WIN RECOVERY PROJECT and Chahk
MJ
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Thank you! Will try it out after work. Have you tried to perform a full nandroid backup?
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I just installed it via Goomanager app. =)
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taney said:
Thank you! Will try it out after work. Have you tried to perform a full nandroid backup?
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I just installed it via Goomanager app. =)
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I did not try to do a Nandroid this was the image from Team Wins website so I don't think you will have any backup issues like some did with the I9505 image. Goo Manager is always the best option but a .tar comes in handy at times that is the only reason I converted their image.
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This is big news, but the lack of replies has me worried. I need more brave souls to flash before me.
BTW, did this trip your counter MJ?
Apologies if I am completely wrong - but does this mean that if I use this recovery my phone will be 100% identical to the official S4GE? I assume that would make a lot more stable and efficient than the current dumbs we have been leaked?
Thanks in advance!
ldjalal said:
Apologies if I am completely wrong - but does this mean that if I use this recovery my phone will be 100% identical to the official S4GE? I assume that would make a lot more stable and efficient than the current dumbs we have been leaked?
Thanks in advance!
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From my understanding this is just a TWRP recovery. It's not something that will make your phone a stock S4GE because this is a custom recovery. It's a custom recovery for the S4GE GT-I9505G.
qnet said:
From my understanding this is just a TWRP recovery. It's not something that will make your phone a stock S4GE because this is a custom recovery. It's a custom recovery for the S4GE GT-I9505G.
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Ohh OK, so this is just a TWRP recovery for an official S4GE? Thank you for clearing that up.
jpculp said:
This is big news, but the lack of replies has me worried. I need more brave souls to flash before me.
BTW, did this trip your counter MJ?
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I put everything in the OP guys this is just recovery you can flash from Odin. I have tested and flashed this on my own I9505G this is NOT for the I9505
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Flashing the .img with Heimdall is another option.
EDIT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2370101
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Flashing the .img with Heimdall is another option.
EDIT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2370101
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Odin is easier for most Windows users because of its GUI, using standard USB drivers, and not having to mess around with Command Prompt.
Chahk said:
Odin is easier for most Windows users because of its GUI, using standard USB drivers, and not having to mess around with Command Prompt.
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I agree Heimdal is great but most people prefer and use Odin
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Can any one confirm this is working ?
Anyone can confirm this works ? (GT-I9505G)
(backup and restore works ?)
Thanks
imneo1 said:
Anyone can confirm this works ? (GT-I9505G)
(backup and restore works ?)
Thanks
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Backups work I have not tried to restore though
MJHawaii said:
Backups work I have not tried to restore though
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Full restore as well as partial work fine.
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Full restore as well as partial work fine.
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Yep I did multiple backups, restore, and even flashing test zips upcoming ROMs for the I9505G. Make sure your following us in the GENERAL section here in Discussion I9505G there is a lot happening.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381339
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Edit...done
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I have used odin to flash this TAR File and it passes but when I boot into my recovery it is still the stock recovery. My bootloader in unlocked but Secure Boot is Enabled. I think the secure boot may be why it is not flashing correctly. If so how to I disable secure boot?
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I have used odin to flash this TAR File and it passes but when I boot into my recovery it is still the stock recovery. My bootloader in unlocked but Secure Boot is Enabled. I think the secure boot may be why it is not flashing correctly. If so how to I disable secure boot?
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This is a known issue with TWRP even if you download the image directly. Keep rebooting to recovery it will work...eventually. I already submitted this to Team Win.
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Updated guys 2.6.1.0 is out with new IMG and .tar files hopefully this new update fixes the freezing when we boot into TWRP I will be testing it.
Please report back on your experience.
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Updated guys 2.6.1.0 is out with new IMG and .tar files hopefully this new update fixes the freezing when we boot into TWRP I will be testing it.
Please report back on your experience.
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If there is no difference between that .img and the one downloaded from goo.manager, Its freezing under advanced settings. Cant restore defaults. It froze on me trying to do a back up. Im sure there are several other issues as I have not had a chance to review the thread in general section yet, but just a few results from my own experience.
EDIT: I stand corrected, I thought I was getting freezes, I let it sit and it finally completed.
hello i have cwm on the phone as recovery but id like to put on twrp so my question is doi have to take off cwm first (if so how) and then install twrp or can i just install twrp and it will replce cwm? i have the n version of phone running dmodv6 all help will be appreciated-i did try the goo manager but it didnt work for me also which twrp would be best for this phone?
ppm48 said:
hello i have cwm on the phone as recovery but id like to put on twrp so my question is doi have to take off cwm first (if so how) and then install twrp or can i just install twrp and it will replce cwm? i have the n version of phone running dmodv6 all help will be appreciated-i did try the goo manager but it didnt work for me also which twrp would be best for this phone?
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you can flash twrp and it will replace cwm and vice versa.
i changed from twrp to cwm only by flashing it over, because twrp caues problems (backups were damaged or not recognized - never had such problems with cwm).
HTH
JackoMJ
Ok thank you for the advise will look for twrp and see which is best for this device
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JackoMJ said:
you can flash twrp and it will replace cwm and vice versa.
i changed from twrp to cwm only by flashing it over, because twrp caues problems (backups were damaged or not recognized - never had such problems with cwm).
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JackoMJ
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but sir tyson says twrp is better?
They both work fine, but I prefer TWRP for more advanced features.
Did you by any chance rename your backup-folders with spaces in them?
That would explain why they weren't found by recovery.
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İ think twpr is better when iwas at cwm it doesnt wipe good. İ have to flash orjinal rom after 3 or 4 flashing because of reboots .but after twpr there is no need to flash orginal rom.
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tys0n said:
They both work fine, but I prefer TWRP for more advanced features.
Did you by any chance rename your backup-folders with spaces in them?
That would explain why they weren't found by recovery.
Sent through time and space from my s3mini/CM10.1
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i used both modes. I know that spaces are forbidden so i didn´t use them or rename anything.
But the fact is that two times twrp produced a corrupt backup i couldn´t reflash.
Never had such problems with cwm (but the same with cwm touch :crying
HTH
JackoMJ
p.s. thanks tys0n for the incredible greyandroid bootlogo
now i have TWRP another question is this if i do just a data backup and install a new rom can i restore that data backup to the new rom and have all my apps back up again????
ppm48 said:
now i have TWRP another question is this if i do just a data backup and install a new rom can i restore that data backup to the new rom and have all my apps back up again????
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You can use nandroid manager from store to install apps and data . İt is very usefull for me.
Ok will try it thank you
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First off I'd like to apologise if this is the wrong forum.
I'm using an old version of twrp on my i9305, 2.3.3.0 to be exact, and I would like to update it to the newest version but I'm not sure how. I've looked on their website and just found it confusing; goomanager isnt supported, it couldn't find the file when I tried using terminal emulator and I couldn't get a response from odin for some reason.
So what's the easiest way to update it for a newb like me to update it?
I believe I used the s3 toolkit last time but I'm not sure which phone to select because I'm using sentinalrom and all the options seemed to be for stock phones. No option for 4.3 phones.
Web site downloads and either cwm zip or Odin tar file .
Sorry for the stupid question but I've downloaded the cwm zip and was wondering whether I have to install cwm or can I flash it using twrp?
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gls77 said:
Sorry for the stupid question but I've downloaded the cwm zip and was wondering whether I have to install cwm or can I flash it using twrp?
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First step read the faqs and guides before you brick your phone .
Above points to fail to understand the very basics .
JJEgan said:
First step read the faqs and guides before you brick your phone .
Above points to fail to understand the very basics .
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I've read the FAQs and can't find anything relating to this. Hence the reason I asked.
Thanks for the useful post though.
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The basics would show that cwm is a recovery and twrp is a recovery . You flash through recovery .
So you have more than one copy of your EFS folder backed up good .
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First off I'd like to apologise if this is the wrong forum.
I'm using an old version of twrp on my i9305, 2.3.3.0 to be exact, and I would like to update it to the newest version but I'm not sure how. I've looked on their website and just found it confusing; goomanager isnt supported, it couldn't find the file when I tried using terminal emulator and I couldn't get a response from odin for some reason.
So what's the easiest way to update it for a newb like me to update it?
I believe I used the s3 toolkit last time but I'm not sure which phone to select because I'm using sentinalrom and all the options seemed to be for stock phones. No option for 4.3 phones.
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goo manager isnt supported? i update with goo manager when ever a release comes out.
I cant update twrp from goo manager too. In flo if i want update my current cwm to twrp. All themes to be okay but if i go Ingo recovery i See cwm.
On my i9305 goomanager says not compatible
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Delido said:
I cant update twrp from goo manager too. In flo if i want update my current cwm to twrp. All themes to be okay but if i go Ingo recovery i See cwm.
On my i9305 goomanager says not compatible
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Same message in GooManager for me to.
But it's realy easy to DL latest twrp tar image from official site.
Install mobile odin and flash it from there.
EASY!
tissot said:
Same message in GooManager for me to.
But it's realy easy to DL latest twrp tar image from official site.
Install mobile odin and flash it from there.
EASY!
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OK that is one solution.
But I don't have "mobile Odin"...
how can I convert the TWRP IMG or TAR into a flashable ZIP?
Or can anyone confirm what the correct ADB command is? (I don't think the command from TWRP is correct)
thanks
Here you can find a download for twrp.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46874790
It is attached in the 3rd post.
There is a *.tar and a *.zip.
I hope it will help you. I'm using it for myself and it works great!
sorry bout my English! I life in Austria!
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tissot said:
Same message in GooManager for me to.
But it's realy easy to DL latest twrp tar image from official site.
Install mobile odin and flash it from there.
EASY!
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I wish it was this easy. Every time I try using mobile Odin it crashes, says settings stopped and boots into TWRP... I presume this isn't meant to happen at least?
I think I'll just have to give up. I've tried everything and nothing works for me.
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I decided to give it one last try with Odin on my pc and I dont know why but it worked!!! I have no idea why it didn't before, perhaps it was a corrupted file but that doesn't explain why none of the other ways worked either. But the main thing is I'm now running the latest version.
Thanks for all your help everyone.
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I decided to give it one last try with Odin on my pc and I dont know why but it worked!!! I have no idea why it didn't before, perhaps it was a corrupted file but that doesn't explain why none of the other ways worked either. But the main thing is I'm now running the latest version.
Thanks for all your help everyone.
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I needn't have bothered tbh. The only reason I wanted to update the recovery was because most roms wont install on my phone, which is the main reason I'm using sentinelrom, and I had hoped it was because I was using an old recovery but they still wont install.
This phone really is crap. I didn't have any of these troubles with my old x10. It might not have had the power of the s3 but I could flash things at least.
there are two kind of files you can download from the goo
the img file and zip file
the img file is for download mode and the zip file is for recovery mode
you can use mobile ordin or ordin in PC to flash the img file，or use the old version TWRP to flash the new version in recovery mode
Flashify is another way to update TWRP after downloading the recovery .img manually on your phone. Just be sure to install the right one for your device.
Apologies for the reply to a thread that's been dormant for a month.