Hi,
I tried changing from "2e recovery" to "3e recovery" that doesn't check signature. Unfortunately, I was not aware that the program was written for Samsung phones.
The result of that "stupid" act was that when I Power Reset with Volume down I get into "Factory Mode" which allows me to test the phone, clear its flash and reboot into operating system - no recovery option !!!
I tried to "adb reboot recovery" the phone reboots and hangs with the green HTC on its screen.
I tried to copy files into root but its write protected.
It seems I am stuck in present Android version (2.1) as without recovery I can't upgrade - which was the reason for the unfortunate "3e recovery" installation in the first place.
Any idea? Advice? - Maybe a possibility to upgrade WITHOUT going into recovery mode (I guess not...)?
Thanks in advance
I think you can use the RUU to fix your problem. Head to the sticky on the dev side and look for the how to downgrade to 1.31.
Download the RUU 1.31 for legend. This will flash your phone back to unroot and every thing gone. So use titanium backup to backup your stuff. If ROM manager still can take you to cwm. You still can do a nandroid backup.
Than use the ruu exe from the pc and follow on screen instruction.
If this fail. Use your gold card and put the LEGEIMG.zip than boot to bootloader and update it. You get this zip also from some of the rooting guides.
Good luck
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Is there a way to check that the gold card is actually working as a gold card?
Do I have to rename LEGEIMG.zip to update.zip before booting to bootloader?
Thanks
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Hey guys,
I am doing this rom flash for a mate of mine.
I am trying to flash the tastyginger rom, but i am having some real difficulties while flashing the rom.
He has a dutch htc hero from hi. He has the latest rom according to the update utility thingy. it is the 2.1-update1 version. i believe i've read something about nand locks, and i think his phone has exactly that. the first step to flash a new rom is to root the phone. Rooting the phone works, gives no errors.
But when i try to flash the recovery image, it says it cant find the flash_image file.
it is should be located in the system folder on the phone but it isn't. i've tried to install it with android sdk, but the thing just is really acting weird. htc sync isn't working with the phone. it says there isn't a phone in the usb.
Now to make it clear, can somebody give me a clear tutorial on how to flash the thing correctly? I've done this before on my hd2. i've flashed the cyanogen 2.6 rom to my phone.
have you tried rom manager to flash rom its the easiest way i know. the way i rooted was with universal androot apk then installed rom manager clicked on flash clockworkmod recovery then went to install rom from sd card in rom manager scrolled down to the rom i wanted to flash choice it and pressed ok i then select backup existing rom and wipe data and cache and pressed ok then it will ask reboot and install and press ok and let it do its thing then wait untill it reboots and it should of installed rom which you wait to boot should have a custom splash screen that comes up and wait until your prompted to input details and such. hope this helps.
hey, thanks for the advice.
i let him try this method, but when he chose the htc hero gsm to install the cwm, the app refused to install it and gave this error message:An error occured while attempting to run privileged commands.
I forget to mention that the method you posted, that we already tried it.
But thanks for the effort!
pretty certain this is the tut. i used, i also had to use the gold card method -.-;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=645253
rom manager has been down lately everyone has had trouble flashing clockwork recovery, but ra recovery second from bottom is a secondary choice however other features of rom manager might not work if you use this you will have to boot into recovery manually.you also need super user to use this as well.
http://zenthought.org/content/project/flashrec
Use this apk, i have always used this method!
Download clockwork or ra recovery rename it to recovery.img and copy to sdcard
Backup recovery with flashrec
then type sdcard/recovery.img
flash recovery and done!
I've done the recovery succesfully at the guys phone. It works bloody well. Thanks dudes! You can lock it up if you want to.
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Hey All, I rooted tonight Via Revolutionary tool but now my phone won't boot.
Basically, I followed all the steps with the tool, Got root and Clockwork and installed the SU.
I rebooted and had a rooted phone.
I proceeded to install Rom Manager, and I backed up my Rom (Created a Nandroid backup I believe thats what it was).
I then downloaded CM7 (the latest one in the Rom Manager) and installed it.
The phone rebooted for about 10 minutes with that CM7 Boot animation looping. I took the battery out, held down the volume button and used Recovery to recover my nandroid backup from before.
Now I'm trying to reboot it and its stuck on the White screen with the HTC Logo just sitting there.
Really unsure what to do...
Edit: this is all kind of assuming you flashed the newest clockwork recovery after you d/l ROM manager ( version 5x of clockwork recovery)
Seeing as how your phone won't boot you will need an sdcard reader to do this. So assuming you have one or another phone with internet you can swap the card into:go [url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179386]here[/url] and download the clockwork recovery version 4.0.1.5 and place it on the root of the sdcard. (not in any folders) rename the file to PG05IMG.zip EXACTLY and put the sdcard back in the thunderbolt. Now hold volume down plus power Untill the bootloader screen appears. (you may have to select bootloader from the list with the volume rocker and tap the power button to select it) once in the bootloader give it a minute and it will find the file and ask you to press volume up to update. Do it. When its done select reboot and then boot back into the bootloader and choose recovery. Now try restoring your backup. It should.work now. The problem is Clockwork recovery version 5.x is having issues right now with restoring backups.
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Original problem of OP's CM7 install bootlooping was because he didn't wipe data/cache.
As for the white HTC screen it's hanging after restoring for some reason. People have reported this with CWR5 (if that's what you have) but I have been unable to reproduce it as of yet.
That said, it's probably only preventing that restore from booting. You should still be able to boot to hboot (pwr+VolDwn from an off state) and then select recovery at which point you can wipe data/cache and flash something from your sdcard. If you don't want to mess with an adapter to put something on your sdcard, you should still have CM7 on there. You said you used RomManager to download it so it should be in /sdcard/clockworkmod/download when you want to flash it.
Thanks so much! Since I couldn't get a quick response, I used an RUU and went back to complete stock S-OFF. Could you relink the clockwork recovery earlier version please? That link isn't working for me for some reason.
Thanks so much!!!!!!
JBO1018 said:
Edit: this is all kind of assuming you flashed the newest ( version 5x of.clockwork recovery)
Seeing as how your phone won't boot you will need an sdcard reader to do this. So assuming you have one or another phone with internet you can swap the card into:go [url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179386]here[/url] and download the clockwork recovery version 4.0.1.5 and place it on the root of the sdcard. (not in any folders) rename the file to PG05IMG.zip EXACTLY and put the sdcard back in the thunderbolt. Now hold volume down plus power Untill the bootloader screen appears. (you may have to select bootloader from the list with the volume rocker and tap the power button to select it) once in the bootloader give it a minute and it will find the file and ask you to press volume up to update. Do it. When its done select reboot and then boot back into the bootloader and choose recovery. Now try restoring your backup. It should.work now. The problem is Clockwork recovery version 5.x is having issues right now with restoring backups.
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^^^^^ Follow this to the T and you should be golden. Same thing was happening to me the other night and it all started after I updated to CWM 5.0.1.0
On another note after that debacle I switched to the unofficial TeamWin Recovery and have yet to have an issue. If you're interested you can flash it the same exact way as mentioned in the previous post but download the file from Rootzwiki
http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php...ery-Project-for-Thunderbolt-(8-8-1.0.3-rbox.2
OK. so let me update yall.
I installed the latest version of clockwork, before yes, and it F'ed me up with the looping bootloader.
I installed the older version of CW recovery, renamed it and flashed it with Hboot.
My Flashes now are all 100% not looping and booting perfectly.
Thanks all!
Double check the backup files. i had a similar issue and noticed the files were backed up as .zip instead of .img. You will probably need to install another rom through clockwork.
GMac0051 said:
Double check the backup files. i had a similar issue and noticed the files were backed up as .zip instead of .img. You will probably need to install another rom through clockwork.
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His problem with restoring the backup should be fixed now. Koush released CWR 5.0.2.1 which should have fixed the ext3 problem with sense roms.
Hello all I am new to this whole rooting process... I am not afraid to admit it as we all were once new at what we are doing at some point. I need help creating a nandroid back up on my atrix. O have successfully unlocked the boot loader and rooted my phone. I performed a backup using cwm through the boot screen and then I proceeded to wipe all my data and install a new rom when to my surprise it got stuck on the boot load screen for 30minites before I pulled the battery and tried restoring to my backup that I made with cwm.. it appears that the backup only successfully installed the boatload.img file and none of the other. Img files therefore once rebooted my phone would stay stuck at the boatload screen... I finally wiped everything and found a gingerbread 2.3.4 version 4.5 beta and copied it to my external sd card and installed it through cwm choosing the zip file to install and rebooting. Now I am back up and running but I do obviously not know how to make a nandroid backup so if I decide to tinker around with my phone again I will not have the same problem as before. Any help would be greatly appreciated... I am sorry this is so long bit if someone helps me I would rather they know the whole story then just portions of it. Thanks everyone who reads this and replies!!!
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Mphill46 said:
Hello all I am new to this whole rooting process... I am not afraid to admit it as we all were once new at what we are doing at some point. I need help creating a nandroid back up on my atrix. O have successfully unlocked the boot loader and rooted my phone. I performed a backup using cwm through the boot screen and then I proceeded to wipe all my data and install a new rom when to my surprise it got stuck on the boot load screen for 30minites before I pulled the battery and tried restoring to my backup that I made with cwm.. it appears that the backup only successfully installed the boatload.img file and none of the other. Img files therefore once rebooted my phone would stay stuck at the boatload screen... I finally wiped everything and found a gingerbread 2.3.4 version 4.5 beta and copied it to my external sd card and installed it through cwm choosing the zip file to install and rebooting. Now I am back up and running but I do obviously not know how to make a nandroid backup so if I decide to tinker around with my phone again I will not have the same problem as before. Any help would be greatly appreciated... I am sorry this is so long bit if someone helps me I would rather they know the whole story then just portions of it. Thanks everyone who reads this and replies!!!
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try RomRacer's CWM Recovery in the development forum instead.
Thanks I will look into that! Thanks for your response.
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Looked into rom racer's forum page still confused
Hello again, I have looked into the forum for "romracer" and there is still quite a bit of confusion on my side (noob). I am already nervous about flashing things to my phone since my last stuck in boot loading screen. My current version of cwm is whatever came with option number 2 on the automatic unlock file that unlocked my bootloader and also provided root access. I believe it is called "Tenfar CWM". I want to be able to make a successful nandroid backup and I am understanding that I need to flash the latest version of CWM for atrix. I am confused about how I go about flashing that onto my phone safely. I am sorry I am such a noob, but I want to understand how to get the latest version of CWM for atrix onto my phone... There are so many links to different things on the developer for CWM forum page that my mind is spinning out of control. Any help on where to download all the necessary files to perform this flash and how to flash my phone with the latest version of CWM for atrix 4G would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for being understanding and helping me through this process that seems overwhelming for a noob like me.
Thanks,
A fellow Atrix 4G owner who switched from iPhone to have the freedom to change what I want
Mphill46 said:
Hello again, I have looked into the forum for "romracer" and there is still quite a bit of confusion on my side (noob). I am already nervous about flashing things to my phone since my last stuck in boot loading screen. My current version of cwm is whatever came with option number 2 on the automatic unlock file that unlocked my bootloader and also provided root access. I believe it is called "Tenfar CWM". I want to be able to make a successful nandroid backup and I am understanding that I need to flash the latest version of CWM for atrix. I am confused about how I go about flashing that onto my phone safely. I am sorry I am such a noob, but I want to understand how to get the latest version of CWM for atrix onto my phone... There are so many links to different things on the developer for CWM forum page that my mind is spinning out of control. Any help on where to download all the necessary files to perform this flash and how to flash my phone with the latest version of CWM for atrix 4G would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for being understanding and helping me through this process that seems overwhelming for a noob like me.
Thanks,
A fellow Atrix 4G owner who switched from iPhone to have the freedom to change what I want
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1) Go to /system/etc. and delete "install-recovery.sh". This can be done with Root Explorer, available from the market. If it's not there, then don't worry about it.
2) Download which every color of Rom Racer's CWM you want to your pc (same folder as fastboot files).
3) Boot into fastboot mode and enter fastboot mode.
4) Connect phone to pc, and open command prompt from fastboot folder (shift + right click -> open command window here).
5) Enter fastboot commands from Rom Racer's OP.
6) Enter "fastboot reboot" to reboot phone.
7) Boot into recovery and make sure it worked
*If you still see Tenfar's recovery app on your phone, delete it like you do any other app.
OR
1) Delete Tenfar's Recovery app.
2) Go to /system/etc. and delete "install-recovery.sh". This can be done with Root Explorer, available from the market. If it's not there, then don't worry about it.
3) Download ROM Manager from the market (free)
4) Install the CWM Recovery for the Atrix via the ROM Manager App.
5) Use this CWM Recovery
or proceed to install ROM Racer's CWM Recovery...
6) Download ROM Racer's CWM and put it on your internal SD card (/sd-card).
7) Open ROM Manger App
8) Select install ROM from .zip (or something like that - one of the main options).
9) Select the .zip you put there, an uncheck the options (no need to wipe anything).
10) Phone will reboot, install the .zip, and reboot again.
11) Should have ROM Racer's version on the phone now, and be able to enter recovery via the ROM Manager App.
Thank you so much... I will try that once I have some time to dedicate strictly to this...
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Device is s-off (revolutionary), hboot 6.13.1002, running GB from the multitool.
Long story short, I did a factory reset - resulting in having to re-s-off the device and what not.
Now to the problem it self, ever since "the incident" (reset) I can't access the internal SD via recovery. Meaning I can't backup, can't install any rom's via the device and so on. It sort of ignores its existence - tries to find an SD but doesn't go on to try and discover the internal one.
As for the CWM recovery, whenever I flash it directly or via Rom manager it gets stuck on the HTC screen and doesn't boot into recovery.
Only way i managed to get it working again is using the revolutionary tool, after it says the device is already S-off, it offers to install recovery, which somehow works but again, won't read the internal SD.
Anyone has any idea what I can do to get recovery working again?
flashing new recovery via " fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"?
Tried it, same result as flashing with ROM manager.
bumpzor
anyone?
Arch. said:
Device is s-off (revolutionary), hboot 6.13.1002, running GB from the multitool.
Long story short, I did a factory reset - resulting in having to re-s-off the device and what not.
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You may want to rebuild completely, using the HC - GB rollback steps.
Incidentally, I've never had to re-S-off after a factory reset. That might be what messed you up in hte first place.
Figures..
If not too much of a trouble, any chance you could explain with a quick how-to, step by step?
Just in general what i'm trying to achieve.
Thanks in advance
EDIT:
And nvm, just started fresh, factory reset, step by step reinstall and recovery is working again and i can access int sd. lols.
Thanks
[SOLVED]
So I wanted to root my EVO 4G LTE, and I unlocked the bootloader, and then I did moonshine to get S-OFF. The ADB worked fine before that, but every rom I tried to flash didn't get past the boot screen. I looked on here for help and saw stuff about a boot img but since I couldn't get into the ADB I couldn't do anything. So, I decided to do use VipeRUU to get back to where I was in the beginning and try to get back to a stock rom. VipeRUU never could recognize my device so I had to do that bypass method, so I did get to S-ON and have the bootloader unlocked without saying tampered. Also, every time I try to connect my phone to my computer by USB I get the message saying USB Device not recognized. I don't know why that is happening. I can't get into the ADB, if I try to open it, it just flashes for a second running through some text and then instantly closes. Maybe I don't have drivers or something? However, I don't remember deleting anything of the sort.
Now I want to do either one of these things:
1. Just return the phone to how it was before I even tried to root it in the first place.
2. Help me get it back to a standard root that I can use and connect to my computer without issue and still get into my bootloader and potentially flash a decent rom.
I know a lot of these problems exist individually on here, but I feel like I have a specific issue, so I don't really know where to approach this from. All help is appreciated.
Download MeanBean ROM to your computer. Boot into recovery and hook your phone up to your PC. Use the mount setting in recovery to mount either your internal or external storage to your PC then put the ROM zip on your phone. Unmount once you finish transferring the file to your phone. Do a system wipe in recovery (if you're using TWRP 2.6.0.0 choose the Advanced wipe option and select cache, Dalvik cache, Data and System) then flash the MeanBean zip. Once it finishes choose the option to reboot your phone. The phone will boot to the HTC splash screen, then it will reboot into recovery mode. Flash the ROM zip again, and reboot. Let it do its thing and the phone should boot up in a few minutes. Also, check out the link in my sig-it has some useful information contained in it and even has links for the HTC drivers and an easy to follow guide on how to setup ADB on your computer. I also recommend getting S-off:thumbup:
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