[Q] cwm application removed?! - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I wanted to ask the question in villain roms thread but was not able to.
Anyway I have just installed the 2.4.2 rom and noticed that the cwm app which I had before is no longer there.
Is this normal?
I was using another custom rom, then used the cwm app to boot into recovery, wiped partition, cache etc before installing the villain rom.
I can still access the cwm by holding vol up, home and power, but liked being able to boot into recovery from within the phone.
I want to know if I can get the app back, and if it's normal for the villain rom to have removed it.
Thanks

You may not be allowed to post there yet, but you can search there...
See pages 81-82 in thread.

Thanks, I failed the first rule in forums, search before asking sorry
Just one more question on this link with the cwm apk http://forum.xda-developers.com/misc.php?do=showattachments&t=1198334
There are two, cwm 2.00 and cwmmanager which one do I use?

No problem
Currently not using Villain, but 99.99% sure I used the cwm 2.00 apk.
Edit 100% sure now - the first link in post #813 on said thread was what I used, that's the cwm 2.00 apk.

Hi,
I didn't want to open a new thread for this,
so I'm using this thread...
Is it possible to install CWM application by taking the CMWManager.apk from a system already having it (different system having a kernel with CWM) and copying it to the system/app folder ...?
I mean, if I install a kernel with CWM (like CF-Root), copy the CWMManager.apk to my SD card, and then copy it back to any other ROM I install in the future, with any kernel, will I have the CWM app in my new system?
Will it work...?

kobygold said:
Hi,
I didn't want to open a new thread for this,
so I'm using this thread...
Is it possible to install CWM application by taking the CMWManager.apk from a system already having it (different system having a kernel with CWM) and copying it to the system/app folder ...?
I mean, if I install a kernel with CWM (like CF-Root), copy the CWMManager.apk to my SD card, and then copy it back to any other ROM I install in the future, with any kernel, will I have the CWM app in my new system?
Will it work...?
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Yes as long as you have a version of ClockworkMod recovery that is supported by the app, aka almost every sgs2 kernel apart from the CM/aosp kernels which use rom manager.
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veyka said:
Yes as long as you have a version of ClockworkMod recovery that is supported by the app, aka almost every sgs2 kernel apart from the CM/aosp kernels which use rom manager.
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I can confirm this, I have the cwm app running on three devices, all running different software. But because I have clockwork recovery on all 3 devices, the app works fine.
And it does still work with my sgs2 running CM7.
EDIT: Its the tweakmanager app that is dependant on cf-root I think.
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stoney73 said:
I can confirm this, I have the cement app running on three devices, all running different software. But because I have clockwork recovery on all 3 devices, the app works fine.
And it does still work with my sgs2 running CM7.
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Interesting, i didn't think it would work so well, it's mainly that we can't use rom manager on kernels with CWM based of chainfires version of it, rather than a "stock" cwm version
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Thank you very much guys!

veyka said:
Interesting, i didn't think it would work so well, it's mainly that we can't use rom manager on kernels with CWM based of chainfires version of it, rather than a "stock" cwm version
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I might be wrong, but I think that might be because rom manager uses a 'fake flash'.
Currently rom manager sees the backups I've made using the cwm app, and vice versa.
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stoney73 said:
I might be wrong, but I that might be because rom manager uses a 'fake flash'.
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Yeh, you can't flash cwm from rom manager without a cwm kernel, and due to modifications made by chainfire this cwm img won't work with rom manager, so says his thread
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Is it possible to flash a .TAR/.MD5 kernel files (usualy used for Odin) by using CWM option "Flash Kernel" ...?
If not, what's the difference between CWM "Flash Kernel" and "Flash Update" if they both flash ZIP files...?

kobygold said:
Is it possible to flash a .TAR/.MD5 kernel files (usualy used for Odin) by using CWM option "Flash Kernel" ...?
If not, what's the difference between CWM "Flash Kernel" and "Flash Update" if they both flash ZIP files...?
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.tar kernels can be flashed via the cwm manager App.
Flash kernel let's you flash tar files and zimages.
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Thanks man!

veyka said:
.tar kernels can be flashed via the cwm manager App.
Flash kernel let's you flash tar files and zimages.
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By the way,
Is it possible to flash a full ROM from a TAR file using this "Flash Kernel" option in CWM manager app...?
Or is it limited to kernels only?

kobygold said:
By the way,
Is it possible to flash a full ROM from a TAR file using this "Flash Kernel" option in CWM manager app...?
Or is it limited to kernels only?
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Nope, you need scripting to flash a whole rom, and that's what makes a zip flushable, the bloody annoying and overly complex edifying scripting.
The tar is just a zimage inside a file!
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I see.
Thanks again!

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[Q] Extremely new and have a few questions

So I'm really new to custom ROMs and recoveries, and I have a few questions. I already flashed ClockworkMod, but if I want to get rid of it, is deleting the update.zip all I have to do? And if I were to make a backup and then flash a custom ROM, but decided to go back to my recovery, it would be exactly like it was before flashing the custom ROM, correct? I think that's about it, thanks for taking the time to read and answer.
First flash the correct kernel (2.1 or 2.2 ) of the one used for your backup. Then restore. Then delete update.zip
After that it will be how you had it
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jzun223 said:
First flash the correct kernel (2.1 or 2.2 ) of the one used for your backup. Then restore. Then delete update.zip
After that it will be how you had it
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I think in this case doing you would also need to reset the phone and do a cache wipe as well then reboot and it would see as stock
So how would I get my hands on the stock kernel and flash it?
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On the Vibrant Bible thread. Scroll down to Kernals.
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Yeah that wouldn't hurt.
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So I haven't had access to a computer the past few days, but how would I flash the stock kernel from the Bible thread? Is it just in an update.zip?
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PigProtist said:
So I haven't had access to a computer the past few days, but how would I flash the stock kernel from the Bible thread? Is it just in an update.zip?
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From your phones browser download the kernel. Once in recovery locate the kernal on your INTERNAL sd card and flash it like you would a rom. Hope that helps
Wow I didn't know you can jist flash ketnals Luke a rom. Good stucf
da_dragon2k3 said:
From your phones browser download the kernel. Once in recovery locate the kernal on your INTERNAL sd card and flash it like you would a rom. Hope that helps
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da_dragon2k3 said:
From your phones browser download the kernel. Once in recovery locate the kernal on your INTERNAL sd card and flash it like you would a rom. Hope that helps
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Wow, I feel dumb now, haha. And yeah, it helped a lot, thanks, and thanks to everyone else ITT.
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Rom Manager now on Atrix.

Just tried Rom Manager and its now Supports the Atrix.
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coldfusionb said:
Just tried Rom Manager and its now Supports the Atrix.
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Do you mean we can install recovery from the rom manager?
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True story.
ceo.mtcl said:
Do you mean we can install recovery from the rom manager?
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Yes we can.
WiredPirate said:
True story.
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Can you please confirm if it installs the recovery?
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WiredPirate said:
Yes we can.
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Thanks a lot. do I need the latest new version for this? Or can I use the olaf version 4?
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Just installed the new recovery works.great
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i bit the bullet and installed the new recovery...
everything seems to work great, wipe cache/dalvik/data, backup, restore, etc.
there is no option to install zip from external sd though, only internal.
but everything seems to work fine!
ceo.mtcl said:
Can you please confirm if it installs the recovery?
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Yes yes and yes!
CONFIRMED!!
Like I said.. True story.
joeryu said:
i bit the bullet and installed the new recovery...
everything seems to work great, wipe cache/dalvik/data, backup, restore, etc.
there is no option to install zip from external sd though, only internal.
but everything seems to work fine!
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Yes I installed recovery as well. did backup though rom manager as well. Works good.
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Can't download any rom yet. Throws some error.
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So if im coming from GingerBlur V4.5, how exactly would i do this? Would i open this up and click "Flash CWM recovery" and go from there? Im just curious if this will wipe my phone and reinstall Gingerblur (if i choose), or just another ROM i have stored, or do you have to get the ROMs from the app?
And are all ROMs compatible? Or do they have to be compatible w/ this version of CWM? Sorry for the newb questions...
have a probleme with this cwr....I can't mount sdcard-ext :S
Ext-sd card, I would think will be added some time soon.
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joeryu said:
i bit the bullet and installed the new recovery...
everything seems to work great, wipe cache/dalvik/data, backup, restore, etc.
there is no option to install zip from external sd though, only internal.
but everything seems to work fine!
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Did you try a full wipe and then install new ROM? I ask bc I did but all of my info was still there.
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Gvndeb60 said:
Did you try a full wipe and then install new ROM? I ask bc I did but all of my info was still there.
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Yes, and it did not wipe anything.
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erick161 said:
So if im coming from GingerBlur V4.5, how exactly would i do this? Would i open this up and click "Flash CWM recovery" and go from there? Im just curious if this will wipe my phone and reinstall Gingerblur (if i choose), or just another ROM i have stored, or do you have to get the ROMs from the app?
And are all ROMs compatible? Or do they have to be compatible w/ this version of CWM? Sorry for the newb questions...
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I think the CWM it installs is for unlocked phones only. So you'd have to unlock your phone first, I believe, in order to flash ROM Manager's CWM.
As for installing all ROMs, it's CWM. So it should be able to install anything. After all, the ROMs are really just pre-boot install scripts, for the most part. The free version of ROM manager has the option to install zips from the internal SD only (as per comments in this thread). It also lists a subset of ROMs, but it looks like it throws an error right now.
cant fastboot flash recovery partition after Rom mngr recovery install
tried to flash back to tenfars recovery after flashing cwm thru rom manager..failed. should i reflash pudding and then try..? or...?
If you install recovery through ROM Manager, the full wipe option does not actually wipe anything. You can still do a wipe by utilizing the -w command via moto-fastboot then install via recovery.
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DJHile said:
If you install recovery through ROM Manager, the full wipe option does not actually wipe anything. You can still do a wipe by utilizing the -w command via moto-fastboot then install via recovery.
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-tried..failed. both ways fastboot and moto-fastboot..

Moving from VillainRom3 to Cyanogenmod 7

Hey Guys
Bit of a noob here. I got two questions.
Ive just flashed VR3 but the tweaks are scarce is there a way to add more tweaks to VRtweaks?
Second Ive got Rom manager (awsome product) but I cant seem to flash cyanogenmod 7. When i direct Rom Managee to install cyannogenmod from sd it gives me the 3 options 'back up current rom' and so on and asks to boot into recovery and when i press OK nothing happens
Please help!!!
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Flash cyanogenmod through recovery.
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Thank you but when i go into cwm and i navigate to the sd card and select it nothing happens maybe there is a problem with my sd card
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Sd card as instructed or external sd card ???
Is CWM 3e or the required 4
jje
If flashing from cwm remember to flash it twice as per instructions from cm7 thread.
I went from villain to cm7 with no issues. Currently testing it and so far its very decent and fast!
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Excuse my ignorance but are they not the same thing?
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jedmellon said:
Excuse my ignorance but are they not the same thing?
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What is?
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jedmellon said:
Excuse my ignorance but are they not the same thing?
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NO 4e = Clockwork mod required to flash custom roms .
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Clockworkmod is a 'custom recovery' made by xda member koush. Every phone had a recovery partition designed so that if the user messes up a ROM installation, they can recover their phone. CWM is a modified recovery installed into the recovery partition that allows advanced control over ROM recovery, installation and much more.
Features of CWM include:
- NANDroid Backup, This allows you to completely back up your existing ROM with all its files, data and apps
- Restore Backup, Restores a previous backup (obviously...)
- ROM installation, Allows you to install a ROM contained inside a flashable .zip file
- Wipe data/Factory reset, completely erases all of your data contacts, apps etc, leaving your phone 'as new'
Amongst others...
Thanks guys you have been a major help, I got cyanogenmod working and for me personly it KICKS VILLAINS ASS
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yeah i love cyanogen
mavogler said:
yeah i love cyanogen
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Use ROM manager only for updating CM7 version once you're using CM7. WHen you flash an AOSP ROM for the first time it is better to do it manually via CWM with a full wipe.

How Do I Remove a Kernel?

i got a rooted phone. how do i remove a kernel from my phone without flashing another rom?
Flash another kernel.
why do you remove kernel??
if you remove it must be brick.
You mean "change" kernel??
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ragepekr said:
why do you remove kernel??
if you remove it must be brick.
You mean "change" kernel??
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well, i want to install the unity v9 kernel on my rooted phone running virtuous unity. in case something goes wrong with this kernel, i want to be able to remove it. but since you say you can only change it, how can i revert back (or change) to the kernel i had previously on my rom?
Make a nandroid backup so if you want to revert to your previous setup just restore the backup. You could also download the original kernel that came with your rom so you can flash back.
jr67 said:
Make a nandroid backup so if you want to revert to your previous setup just restore the backup. You could also download the original kernel that came with your rom so you can flash back.
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hi jr67... i got a question.. i already installed the unity v9 kernel. so how can i adjust it?
binlad said:
hi jr67... i got a question.. i already installed the unity v9 kernel. so how can i adjust it?
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What are you wanting to adjust? The only way to adjust a kernel is ti do it when its compiled from source code.
You cant remove a Kernel. You can ONLY change it.
Make a nandroid backup of your current kernel and flash a new kernel.If anything goes wrong just revert it.
ragepekr said:
why do you remove kernel??
if you remove it must be brick.
You mean "change" kernel??
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If i remove my kernel how work my arc s ?
Flashing the rom over itself (without wiping data) will keep your user apps intact and restore the kernel that came with the rom.
In the future it's a good idea to do a backup any time you flash a new rom or kernel. You can always delete old backups to save space.
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If you're talking about overclocking, undervolting, governors, etc. read the Unity v9 Kernel thread. I also recommend reading droidphile's excellent cpu tweaking faq/tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369817
2 kernels
Hi all.. I hve flashed siyah 6.0 kernel and the rom is alliance jb. my prewive kernel is dorimanx after flashed siyah kernel I have checked the kernel in setting about phone it shows 3.1.0- r57-siyah-dorimanx v7.38-ics-jb-sg2-pwr-core... if check using cwm it shows dorimanx kernel only... I need siyah kernel wht to do now
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hello! i am using PA3.99 n i flashed a franco kernel over it......so i want to go back to my PA rom kernel.....how should i?
muzaffarkhan95 said:
hello! i am using PA3.99 n i flashed a franco kernel over it......so i want to go back to my PA rom kernel.....how should i?
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Extract kernel out of parom.zip, then flash in fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot flash boot.img
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demkantor said:
Extract kernel out of parom.zip, then flash in fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot flash boot.img
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sorry can u please please explain me in detail...i dint get you!
muzaffarkhan95 said:
sorry can u please please explain me in detail...i dint get you!
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Take the ROM you originally downloaded and use 7zip to extract the contents. Inside here you should find the kernel (boot.img) but not always in .img format so if you don't see it let me know.
Then use fastboot to flash this kernel to your phone, more info on that here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277112
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demkantor said:
Take the ROM you originally downloaded and use 7zip to extract the contents. Inside here you should find the kernel (boot.img) but not always in .img format so if you don't see it let me know.
Then use fastboot to flash this kernel to your phone, more info on that here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277112
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cant i flash that PA kernel in CWM recovery?
Sure if there is a recovery flashable .zip out there, you'll have to search for one or create your own. If you search my other threads i have one on creating flashable .zips but it will be more work than just flashing in fastboot.
Let me know if you need a hand either way
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demkantor said:
Sure if there is a recovery flashable .zip out there, you'll have to search for one or create your own. If you search my other threads i have one on creating flashable .zips but it will be more work than just flashing in fastboot.
Let me know if you need a hand either way
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see i have extract files from the rom i am using, in my pc! so i got a file name boot....u can see it in the image
Good, at this point the fastest/easiest way is to flash with fastboot
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[Q] Small question about flashing

Can I flash zip file without recovery in SXS ? i want flash cerberus app if its important
No.
I think you must intall .zip by CWR.
benraiso said:
I think you must intall .zip by CWR.
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He asked without cwr
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