OK, I know this has been asked before but I can't actually find a working answer! Installed rom manager last night, didn't work I assume because of 3e recovery. Installed latest FW for SII and loaded CF-Root - still didn't work. Re-flashed (I assume that was OK?) with speedmod - still doesn't work. Is there a working solution to get rom manager working?
Sorry, I'm not an expert so it may well have been answered but I didn't understand the solution
IIRC Rom Manager needs CWM recovery.
So flash a kernel that contains the CWM recovery instead of the original (3e) one.
Like, for example, CF-Root (CF-Root doesn't work with Rom manager), my one (v sig v - but not sure if it works, never tried, would be cool if you could and tell me ) or the CWM kernel from the CWM-initramfs-template thread in the dev section.
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a few corrections
It does indeed need CWM recovery. Installed CF-Root but as you say, it doesn't work. Also tried speedmod but that doesn't seem to do much either!
Now, if I flash with yours for example, can I literally just flash over what I have now? I did that this morning with CF->Speedmod and my phone has already crashed once. Or is there a correct way to re-flash, such as putting the phone back to stock first?
I **think** its working as your kernel allowed me to turn off image verification and so ROM Managers update.zip seemed to install OK. Backup started anyway.
So.... the phone rebooted after backup by itself, is that normal? And, I assumed the backup would be on the SD card - it appears to be on the phone though under \clockworkmod\backup\ - is that right? Is that everything on the phone backed up (apps, settings, layout)? Can I restore that if I trash the phone completely?
Edit: OK, don't think its worked. When I reboot its still trying to install update.zip and failing :-(
Yeah like other posters have said, you'll need to flash a CWM kernel. chainfires kernels have CWM so I'd guess you're not actually flashing the kernel..
m4rshall said:
Yeah like other posters have said, you'll need to flash a CWM kernel. chainfires kernels have CWM so I'd guess you're not actually flashing the kernel..
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Its just finding a good one that works well!
rendez2k said:
Its just finding a good one that works well!
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Any works>> well start with the last one if not working you are doing something wrong.
jje
JJEgan said:
Any works>> well start with the last one if not working you are doing something wrong.
jje
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OK, put Hellcats kernel back on, didn't try and install any updates from Rom Manager and just got it to download a new rom. Rebooted phone and it instantly fails to install. Select install from zip, turn of verification and it worked!
Now, I see some features such as BLN support have now gone, I assume because the rom updated the kernel - can I now reflash the Hellcats kernal or could that screw the rom up?
To use rom manager flash this kernel
As it wont work with chainfires tweaked clockworkmod recovery in CF-root.
BLN is a kernel thing, if you want BLN use a BLN kernel, for example Ninphetamine (mysig) and use the CWM manager app you can find if you search the forum.
ROM manager will ONLY work with codeworx's kernel and that doesnt have BLN etc.
Thanks veyka - I'm a bit confused what Rom Manager is actually is doing (or needs to be able to do) now. Is it just trying to install a modified CWM?
As I say, using Hellcats kernel which has CWM built in already, I was able to use Rom Manager to download a new rom then manually install with CWM. So I'm not sure what Rom Manager 'working' would actually add to that?
And as per my question a few posts up, now I have a new rom installed (TK-Rom for now), can I happily change the kernel and have no issues?
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Hey guys,
Im really freakin out right here. Feel like I messed up my entire recovery.
I was on a stock samsung firmware, then installed cf-root, was working like a charm. Switched back to the original kernel. Then I decided I wanted the Litening rom on my device.
I had problems installing it, for Odin did not work. Then I installed Rom Manager, and installed their recovery. That surely was a huge mistake.
Now I can't flash any kernel or rom (the phone itself boots fine though), it says e signature failed.
I can't flash back to my backup file made with the CWM app, after I put on CF/root. If I try to go back into the recovery mode using the CWM app, im getting the recovery menu from Rom Manager.
I can´t flash the kernel using Odin. It keeps hangin at setupconnection.
What should I do?
you should have read the CF-Root thread.
CWM Manager
Because of incompatibility with ROM Manager, I wrote and included "CWM Manager". This is a new app (as of March 30, 2011). You can find it under Applications -> CWM. It is much faster to use than manually booting into CWM and selecting these options.
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you should NOT use Rom manager, with the CF-Root kernel!
Start searching first people please.
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I have got a complete backup of my phone, made with CWM. Is there a way to get that one back in place. Or is there a way to flash back to stock using Odin?
Go to wwwDOTsamfirmwareDORcom/WEBPROTECT-i9100.htm They have a database of SII stock roms. You can flash the stock rom using ODIN in download mode (home+power+volume down, while the phone is off). Follow the instructions on the site. If you need help picking a ROM, just ask me. This site is safe. I've used it before when I screwed up my VillainROM installation.
you should also uninstall rom manager. that should be the first thing you do.
Managed to flash back to stock Many thanks!
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jje
thx guys
you helped me a lot
hi guys, first post
ive had my rooted galaxy s2 with the latest siyah kernel 3.3.2, i had cwm recover 5 and rom manager
i tried to flash cyanogen mod through rom manager, following the steps it gave me, i downloaded the files through rom manager and went through all the prompts till i clicked agee to go into recovery mode.
once it did that the phone shut off but would not turn on again so i went to turn on manually, it loads the samsung galaxy screen with the yellow triangle but goes straight into a white flashing screen.
Ive tried taking the battery out, leaving it and putting it back in again, still a flashing screen,
check what i9100 you have and download correct cm9.
using cwm format data system cacha sdcard dalvik
flash cm9 using cwm
rommanager doesnt work on GS2
atifsh said:
check what i9100 you have and download correct cm9.
using cwm format data system cacha sdcard dalvik
flash cm9 using cwm
rommanager doesnt work on GS2
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i have the international 19100T
ahh rats i should have known rom manager does not work, , im just stuck in a white flash screen on boot up, cant get to cwm, although i can get into odin
would reflashing my kernel on odin get me through? everything is back up onto my sd card.
Try flashing a kernel first, and if that doesn't work, flash a rom in Odin, re-root your phone & restore your backup. But yeah, don't use Rom Manager with a kernel that has CWRecovery. One or the other. Rom Manager has a habit of doing stuff like what's happened to you on SGS2's which also have CWRecovery installed.
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Try flashing a kernel first, and if that doesn't work, flash a rom in Odin, re-root your phone & restore your backup. But yeah, don't use Rom Manager with a kernel that has CWRecovery. One or the other. Rom Manager has a habit of doing stuff like what's happened to you on SGS2's which also have CWRecovery installed.
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awesome, I tried flashing the latest siyah kernel, the one that i already had on my phone before the problems, that didn't do anything to get me through, any suggestions on which kernel/rom to flash?
because you are on siyah and im not comfortable with that, please flash a stock kernel or cfroot kernel and format system data partitions after that.
now flash any official stock ICS or GB rom using Odin.
atifsh said:
because you are on siyah and im not comfortable with that, please flash a stock kernel or cfroot kernel and format system data partitions after that.
now flash any official stock ICS or GB rom using Odin.
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ohh sweet baby jesus im i flashed a cf kernel and now im into cwm on 4.0.1.5, can i just normal reboot my phone now?
No need to format anything. Given you want to use CM9, I'd recommend you flash CM9 Resurrection Edition in Odin, put the latest CM9 nightly & Gapps on your internal/external SD card then flash that nightly & Gapps in CWM (read the first page of the CM9 discussion thread thoroughly & follow the instructions to the letter. From there you can stick with the CM9 stock kernel or flash whatever other kernel you want to use (provided it's CM9 compatible).
From then on, if you want to flash CM9 nightlies, do it via CWM/CWRecovery, just don't use Rom Manager this time I use CM9 as well & I have it frozen because I use Siyah (which has CWM).
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No need to format anything. Given you want to use CM9, I'd recommend you flash CM9 Resurrection Edition in Odin, put the latest CM9 nightly & Gapps on your internal/external SD card then flash that nightly & Gapps in CWM (read the first page of the CM9 discussion thread thoroughly & follow the instructions to the letter. From there you can stick with the CM9 stock kernel or flash whatever other kernel you want to use (provided it's CM9 compatible).
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alrighty! thanks for the info, is cf kernel compatible with cm9? i want to just have one kernel that'll handle most roms, any suggestions?
ive reloaded my old stable phone version, the version i saved before trying to flash cyanogen mod with rom manager, this version has siyah and stock rom, back to square one *phew*
i still say wipe first, cm9 will come with its own latest cwm that can be used to flash any custom roms after.
flashing via odin version is easy and fool proof as it has everything bundled for correct working of cm9.
If you flash CM9 the CM9 kernel will overwrite/replace your CFRoot kernel, which is fine. As I said in my previous post you can stick with that if you're happy with it, or you can flash any other kernel that's CM9 compatible.
No suggestions/recommendations. Because your experience will not be the same as someone else's using a given rom or kernel. If you want to go down that path, try some kernels to find one you like. To see if a kernel is compatible with CM9, read the the dev thread devoted to the kernel in question.
OK. Given you're back @ square one, Atifsh is right when he says flashing the Resurrection version (Odin version) then flashing Gapps/nightly from there is probably a good way to go for you. Once you've done that, you'll be able to flash CM9 nightlies via CWRecovery. As said previously, read that first page of the CM9 discussion thread/instructions thoroughly before you do anything.
keegan25 said:
alrighty! thanks for the info, is cf kernel compatible with cm9? i want to just have one kernel that'll handle most roms, any suggestions?
ive reloaded my old stable phone version, the version i saved before trying to flash cyanogen mod with rom manager, this version has siyah and stock rom, back to square one *phew*
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Something similar happened to me too. I flashed stock XWLPG, then siyah 3.3.2 and did a factory reset. After that, got stuck in a flashing white screen after the yellow triangle.
What I did: boot on download mode, flash XWLPG over PC Odin once more, did a full wipe BEFORE flashing siyah and then siyah. Everything went ok this time, but eventually I found out that every time I do a factory reset after siyah that problem would occur.
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keegan25 said:
i have the international 19100T
ahh rats i should have known rom manager does not work, , im just stuck in a white flash screen on boot up, cant get to cwm, although i can get into odin
would reflashing my kernel on odin get me through? everything is back up onto my sd card.
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exact same problem, except i can't put it into download mode?
i know it's powerbutton vol down but it's not working? any ideas?
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exact same problem, except i can't put it into download mode?
i know it's powerbutton vol down but it's not working? any ideas?
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Power + vol down + home key?
it's my first time to write something and i m even good at English. well, long story short. i've flashed several Wanam rom since the ics and recently when i flashed the Wanam v3.0, i find something wrong that every time i use CWM, it always reminds me like the pic shows, so i came here for help, what should i do now?View attachment 1311680
What CWM are you using? It only works with the CWM chainfire has provided in his CF-root package.
Requires CF Root version 5 to work with CWM manager from original dev section .
jje
CWM is not compatible with Jelly Bean regardless of which recovery you have.
I still have chainfires CWM recovery anf get the same error because I'm running a JB rom.
hth
rowlers said:
CWM is not compatible with Jelly Bean regardless of which recovery you have.
I still have chainfires CWM recovery anf get the same error because I'm running a JB rom.
hth
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thanks, now i know whats the problem since i m running JB too
I had the problem also - I now use CF-Root and ROM Manager - at least I think I still use CF-Root - with Mobile Odin it re-roots, adds SuperSU and itself into the ROM I flash. A new ROM usually gets a message from Odin about needing to download something to let it flash my device that is about 6MB so I guessed that is CF-Root.
With ROM Manager you can flash CWM, restart into Recovery without bothering with the 3 finger salute, (Vol-Up+Menu+Power) and also flash CWM Touch - meaning you can use the touch screen in recovery instead of all those key presses. I haven't gone Premium on RM yet but I am planning to...
Hi everyone.
i rooted my phone with this guide which installed a based CWM recovery on my phone with Siyah-s2-v6.0b4.tar using Odin.
Now i want to run a touch CWM recovery but no matter how i tried- no way worked and i always get the based CWM recovery again.
I tried ROM manager and RECOVERY tools but none of these actually worked (although i got success messages).
I also tried to download the recovery file from the official site of CWM, but when i tried to copy it to my sd card an error message popped out saying copy can't be done and the device is not connected or working or something.. i can copy other zip files without any problem.
can anyone help?
thanks.
1) Do not use Rom Manager with the SGS2. It will break recovery and/or cause bootloops eventually. It may even brick your phone. You don't need it.
2) Any recovery flashed independently of the kernel on the SGS2 will only persist until the next reboot, which is why what you're trying isn't working. If you want a touch version of CWM, flash/run a kernel which has this. Which kernels ? Read the kernel threads in the development section (I don't use PhilZ on my SGS2, but his comes to mind as I use it on my I9505).
heywebi
MistahBungle said:
1) Do not use Rom Manager with the SGS2. It will break recovery and/or cause bootloops eventually. It may even brick your phone. You don't need it.
2) Any recovery flashed independently of the kernel on the SGS2 will only persist until the next reboot, which is why what you're trying isn't working. If you want a touch version of CWM, flash/run a kernel which has this. Which kernels ? Read the kernel threads in the development section (I don't use PhilZ on my SGS2, but his comes to mind as I use it on my I9505).
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thank you very much! i'm relieved i didn't brick my phone, that could have been a mess..
flashing kernels is like regular flashing? just installing the zip file? do i need to wipe any data or cache or something?
thanks for your response.
Follow the flashing instructions for the kernel in question to the letter (always on the first page of the kernel thread, always very clear/precise/easy to follow).
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.... I use it on my I9505).
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In that case, great to still see you in the s2 forums
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
Hello. I have galaxy S2, and I wanted to install CWM. I installed it (CWM-KitKatCompatible-i9100) with odin with auto reboot unchecked and after that it doesn't boot up. It can go to odin and CWM modes, but the android doesn't launch. I did a recovery to phone storage, but still I cant launch the phone... Can anyone help me?
Flash a compatible kernel to your installed rom via recovery. Or you can flash an insecure kernel via Odin.
Simple cwm flashing won't boot up your phone.
banjara said:
Flash a compatible kernel to your installed rom via recovery. Or you can flash an insecure kernel via Odin.
Simple cwm flashing won't boot up your phone.
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Would you mind explaining how to flash a compatible kernel to my phone via recovery? Also I didn't install any rom just cwm. And where should I get a proper kernel to my android? Sorry for dumb questions, but I'm not experienced enough as you see...
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Would you mind explaining how to flash a compatible kernel to my phone via recovery? Also I didn't install any rom just cwm. And where should I get a proper kernel to my android? Sorry for dumb questions, but I'm not experienced enough as you see...
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Well, there are 3 kernels which are quite popular here which have their depth range till kitkat roms.. A simple search on xda for them will lead you to the respective threads.
1. Gustavo's
2. Dorimanx
3. Apolo
If you want a KK rom then download a KK compatible kernel mentioned in the op for those threads, put that on external sdcard and boot to recovery. There you can flash the Kernel file. As you don't have a rom on your phone it would be better if you download a rom and gapps package too and flash them. After flashing a kernel, reboot to recovery and then flash rom and gapps.
If it's difficult for you to put those files on sdcard, you can flash a stock rom via Odin, flash a kernel e.g. philz, apolo,hirox via Odin. Search for these keywords here on xda. Once you have a working kernel and rom, you can download a custom rom and gapps, put it on your phone and follow the procedure which I mentioned first.
If my steps are still confusing to you then you require to search for these terminologies here on xda,read and understand them carefully and then proceed.
You didn't mention what OS/Firmware was on your phone before you started.....this is VERY important to know as it will decide what you can / cannot flash.....
Custom kernels are OS version dependent.....some will only work with ICS, others will only work with JB.....some are exclusively for KK.
You need to check this.....
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
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You didn't mention what OS/Firmware was on your phone before you started.....this is VERY important to know as it will decide what you can / cannot flash.....
Custom kernels are OS version dependent.....some will only work with ICS, others will only work with JB.....some are exclusively for KK.
You need to check this.....
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
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well I couldn't check cause it couldn't boot up, unless there's another way... But whatever I managed to write 4.4.2 Kitkat on my S2 and there's alot missing feature's like, I cant organise my program menu, I cant add many widgets that I had used in my previous android, there are no notes, phone file explorer and other what is irritating... Maybe there's some another pack that I missed when installing or what?