So it appears the new CWM Beta is now avail for our devices. Anyone using it yet? Is it any better than ROMRacers? I flashed CWM from Rom Manager before and it didnt have support
for webtop. Is this the same?
I may have to take the plunge and just flash it up. Just wanted some pre-flash feedback..
Just realized there's a thread in the GEN Section. Derp, reporting myself as a dupe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474465
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1475444
Discussions in place.
malfuncion said:
So it appears the new CWM Beta is now avail for our devices. Anyone using it yet? Is it any better than ROMRacers? I flashed CWM from Rom Manager before and it didnt have support for webtop. Is this the same?
I may have to take the plunge and just flash it up. Just wanted some pre-flash feedback..
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I noticed that right after I had posted it. Already reported myself ;/
I did thank you though as I didn't see the second one listed..
No problem, it's pretty exciting news and the threads are relatively new but are already getting quite a few responses. Just thought you might have better luck finding answers there.
malfuncion said:
I noticed that right after I had posted it. Already reported myself ;/
I did thank you though as I didn't see the second one listed..
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There seems to be a bit of confusion on what recovery we should be using. Most threads indicate CWM 3.x
This post is often referenced as the most current recovery for our needs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13128524&postcount=1
It can be seen being referenced here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14892705&postcount=1
Then there is this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14940474&postcount=202
I have not seen many references to CWM 4.x recovery. Is this for gingerbread roms?
Please understand I am not trying to "shake the bees nest" or anything. I just want to make sure we are doing things correctly. I have been doing some research since the above post was made and have come up with conflicting resulsts, looking for clarification. Thanks.
I sent ti a pm asking about this myself - still waiting to hear back.
Another Fascinating post by my XDA app...
Hmmm 74 views, either no one knows or no one is talking! The mystery grows....
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I have been unsuccessful at finding a v4 recovery for anything but CM/AOSP for our phones.
Of course, I have not dedicated much time to the search as my current one seems to be fine.
PhoenixPath said:
I have been unsuccessful at finding a v4 recovery for anything but CM/AOSP for our phones.
Of course, I have not dedicated much time to the search as my current one seems to be fine.
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I thought my current DINOSAUR recovery was fine too. . .someone out there must know.
Perhaps he was just kidding? or wrong and now does not want to talk about it?
(putting on beekeeper suit)
Just use 4.x
https://github.com/imnuts/android_bootable_recovery
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Just use 4.x
https://github.com/imnuts/android_bootable_recovery
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when I downloaded this, it was recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.8-fascinate, so what is 4.x about it? My recovery is the yellow 3.2.0.0 - any available upgrade?
i dunno, it said "CWM Voodoo Lagfix Recovery v4.0.0.1 " in the description. Mine is yellow also, works for all the roms I've tried.
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i dunno, it said "CWM Voodoo Lagfix Recovery v4.0.0.1 " in the description. Mine is yellow also, works for all the roms I've tried.
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So I guess we can assume that 4.x is fully backwards compatible with older roms?
I just don't understand how we could be snipped at for not using CMR 4.x when it is not even on his own recovery page (or widely referenced anywhere else).
Don't half tell us something then not back up your claims. It seems this stupid GB leak did nothing but make people crabby! (from day one)
I'm on CM7 with CWM4. I would think CWM3 is fine with TW roms if it still flashes everything and last I know it did. If CWM4 was something you should have there would probably be posts for it in the dev section.
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I'm on CM7 with CWM4. I would think CWM3 is fine with TW roms if it still flashes everything and last I know it did. If CWM4 was something you should have there would probably be posts for it in the dev section.
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Ummm... that's my point. Did you follow the links in the OP? especially the last one. That is where the confusion came from.
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I guess I'd have to look into it but I didn't know of any major differences such as those between CWM2 and 3. So I don't know why it would be a huge deal to use CWM3 if I figure anything out I'll post.
CWM 3.0 may be responsible (but probably isn't) for the sd cards being borked by some of those who've flashed the EC09 GB leak or the early ROMs based on it. That might be why times_infinity made his dinosaur post. That said, it's more likely that the SD card issue is strictly an EC09 issue having nothing to do with which recovery you use. I suggest going on IRC to find your answers (I think either #samsungfascinate or #teamsbrissenmod or maybe #tsm).
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Just use 4.x
https://github.com/imnuts/android_bootable_recovery
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The idiot needs help (that's me). Does anything need to be done to the files after download? I assume you can't just flash the .zip, it couldn't be that simple.
So im cool with CWM. Simple. easy.
How the heck do i flash back to stock recovery so i can go 1.2 with it?
Since its 'baked in' i cant remove the hijack and restore the logwrapper...
am I being obtuse?
My understanding of the process is this -
If you are running a rom that has the recovery package built in, your tab is rooted and you have superuser status:
All you need is a Terminal Emulator such as Android Terminal Emulator (in market)
Run Terminal Emulator and type:
su
Then type:
fixrecovery.sh - This installs/flashes Stock recovery
If I'm wrong then at least this will prompt those that know more to chime in
you've made almost 150 posts and do not know the answer to this question?
You could read Goodintentions G-Tbalet for Dummies site
you can use Calkulins "Format all" zip to wipe everything and start fresh from there (perferred method)
You could Flash stock 3588
There was a post recently called "Foolproof method of getting to 1.2 from 1.1" by Ramerco that I followed and it worked perfectly.
I just can't believe that you've posted that many times and never stumbled across the answer ot your question...
TJEvans said:
you've made almost 150 posts and do not know the answer to this question?
You could read Goodintentions G-Tbalet for Dummies site
you can use Calkulins "Format all" zip to wipe everything and start fresh from there (perferred method)
You could Flash stock 3588
There was a post recently called "Foolproof method of getting to 1.2 from 1.1" by Ramerco that I followed and it worked perfectly.
I just can't believe that you've posted that many times and never stumbled across the answer ot your question...
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I was a little surprised too. But everything ive done, was with CWM. All my efforts have been towards putting CWM On the os lol. I know how to remove it when its installed (logwrapper) but i wasnt sure how to flash the stock rom... never wanted stock =D Ill check out the foolproof thread.
While im here - What are the added benefits of going for 1,2? I got a variation of HC working on 1.1 right now. (again through CWM
kodakeos said:
While im here - What are the added benefits of going for 1,2? I got a variation of HC working on 1.1 right now. (again through CWM
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not much, really. It's just assumed that since VS released, then pulled the update that migrated their OS to 1.2, and that pretty much all other malata tablets use the 1.2 branch, that it's easy to assume that eventually, if ever, there will be an update from VS that would be on the 1.2 bootloader.
a month ago, there were different roms for different branches. They've merged now, and you can pretty much get whatever rom you want on either bootloader (or a variation at least)
kodakeos said:
I was a little surprised too. But everything ive done, was with CWM. All my efforts have been towards putting CWM On the os lol. I know how to remove it when its installed (logwrapper) but i wasnt sure how to flash the stock rom... never wanted stock =D Ill check out the foolproof thread.
While im here - What are the added benefits of going for 1,2? I got a variation of HC working on 1.1 right now. (again through CWM
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My site. Look in signature.
goodintentions said:
My site. Look in signature.
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Why link to your site with all of its ads? Why don't you give a response here? What's your alterior motive?
buchaneer.nl said:
Why link to your site with all of its ads? Why don't you give a response here? What's your alterior motive?
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Hey goodintentions has pretty good site, there are few things that are missing (like calling out to actually let the tab bootup fully when back on stock before trying to load a ROM ***hint hint***) or calling section A / B / C and then refering to it as parts 1 / 2 / 3 ..lol (busting chops) but its a good site to bookmark a ref when modding your tab.
goodintentions thanks...ps let me know if you want some proof-reading service on your site....lol
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Why link to your site with all of its ads? Why don't you give a response here? What's your alterior motive?
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Ads? Can you be more specific? What ads? There should be no ads at all.
Never been there...
buchaneer.nl said:
Why link to your site with all of its ads? Why don't you give a response here? What's your alterior motive?
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Its obvious you've never been to GOODINTENTIONS site. Its GREAT!!!
You should check it out BEFORE you comment.
And you should check your spelling of alterior. It ULTERIOR.
Have a nice day.
buchaneer.nl said:
Why link to your site with all of its ads? Why don't you give a response here? What's your alterior motive?
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I don't see any ads(?). I even have adblock off for his site, in case he did use ads (if ads kept the site alive, then it's worth it imo).
As for motive, as far as I know it's to help out the community and nothing more - I even gave goodintentions a donation to keep his site going, because if it reduces the redundant questions here, then it's well worth having.
As a former modder here, you cannot believe the amount of redundant PM's I would get over and over and over and over again about the GTablet. I had asked for someone to build out a good wiki here on XDA back in March, but it never really went anywhere - so his site is a BIG help to me, and I suspect other power users as well.
Look at the stickies on this forum - for a new user trying to find information, it's far from optimal. Goodintentions site provides a service that's lacking here - simple as that.
It seriously does reduce the amount of redundancy in the threads. It also cuts down on redundant pm's. If his ulterior motive was to make money he sure as hell wouldn't have put so much time and effort into a site dedicated to a legacy device.
Thanks again GI.
So I downloaded the PH86IMG.zip file from the thread on how you install the current version of clockwork mod back at the developers thread of the amaze 4G forum and when ever i go into Bootloader mode it would "update" but at the end it will say
Main Version is older
Update Fail!
did i do anything wrong? i followed the instructions and everything is there a newer PH86IMG.zip file that will work. BTW i got that OTA update from Tmobile. im not sure how many OTA updates there were im assuming there was only 1.
Any Help would be appreciated
I don't know exactly the details and versions for our phone, but on the MT4G we had issues if your radio was newer than the ROM or PH15IMG.zip file you were trying to use in bootloader.
For example, if you had a GB radio and tried to flash a Froyo rom through bootloader it wouldn't work. You get the same error that you're getting. I think it was determined you can only do this if your true s-off.
I would check your radio and the stock rom versions available, make sure the rom you want is newer than your radio. So you might have to change your radio to a previous version. This is all based on my experience with the MT4G, so it could be wrong here but it sounds similar. Good luck!
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man i got the same problem when i got my amaze and i tried everything. if you want help. go here and there is a link where a guy send me the newest file and it worked great the original thread for this needs to be updated with the new file
here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392774
gypsy214 said:
man i got the same problem when i got my amaze and i tried everything. if you want help. go here and there is a link where a guy send me the newest file and it worked great the original thread for this needs to be updated with the new file
here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392774
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hey thanks alot for hte link im going to try it right now. i read the thread and i agree with you the OP of that thread needs to update that PH86IMG.zip file he has on his instructions its causing alot of confusion for me
great im happy to help. let us know how it go
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great im happy to help. let us know how it go
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it worked i just flashed quicksense. so much better without the bloatware
but the issue is now my onscreen keyboard wont show up when i need to type in something
gypsy214 said:
man i got the same problem when i got my amaze and i tried everything. if you want help. go here and there is a link where a guy send me the newest file and it worked great the original thread for this needs to be updated with the new file
here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392774
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The guy has a name. LOL!
Here it is again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20230294&postcount=25
All I did was change the version number in the android-info.txt file.
Binary100100 said:
The guy has a name. LOL!
Here it is again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20230294&postcount=25
All I did was change the version number in the android-info.txt file.
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i guess it looks like i was taking all the credit right? lol im sorry man didnt even notice it, i was just glad to help people out with the same problem i had. next time will think before i act lol
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i guess it looks like i was taking all the credit right? lol im sorry man didnt even notice it, i was just glad to help people out with the same problem i had. next time will think before i act lol
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I'm not worried about credit. If you made it easier for someone to get the job done then good for you. They would have stumbled onto the post eventually. I was just making it even easier so they wouldn't have to dig through a dozen or so pages of information.
can someone explain how to upgrade from twrp 2.1.8 to 2.2.1? is it necessary? i see where some new roms call for being on 2.2.1 as a preference. and if someone can explain, how do i keep my nandroid backups? i have searched i just havent found a clear cut answer. and im very worried about losing my original backup. i am s-on rooted and did take the ota. ive been using meanrom v2.0. i was thinking bout trying viper 4g and it states in the installation instructions twrp 2.2.1 would be best. i would like t be on the latest recovery regardless. thanks to those who may help.
Im pretty sure your backups will still work on the latest twrp recovery.
To upgrade your recovery download goomanager from the play store. Open the app and hit menu. Choose install openrecoveryscript and it pretty much does it for you. It's really easy.
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treIII said:
can someone explain how to upgrade from twrp 2.1.8 to 2.2.1? is it necessary? i see where some new roms call for being on 2.2.1 as a preference. and if someone can explain, how do i keep my nandroid backups? i have searched i just havent found a clear cut answer. and im very worried about losing my original backup. i am s-on rooted and did take the ota. ive been using meanrom v2.0. i was thinking bout trying viper 4g and it states in the installation instructions twrp 2.2.1 would be best. i would like t be on the latest recovery regardless. thanks to those who may help.
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i would ask in the thread for twrp. i can tell you that on the evo 3D from 1.11 to 2.0 the nandroids would not work .had to be from current version of twrp. i would assume its still the same.but ask there.
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i would ask in the thread for twrp. i can tell you that on the evo 3D from 1.11 to 2.0 the nandroids would not work .had to be from current version of twrp. i would assume its still the same.but ask there.
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i tried to post in the twrp thread but as i am a junior member it stated i must have 10 posts before i can post in there. how can i be able to communicate with some one to b able to post in there.
treIII said:
i tried to post in the twrp thread but as i am a junior member it stated i must have 10 posts before i can post in there. how can i be able to communicate with some one to b able to post in there.
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The theory, as I understand it, is that you're supposed post in other threads outside of dev and join and participate in the community before you start running into problems that you need help with. Anyway, have you read that thread through? I think backwards compatibility was addressed a while ago, I don't remember it being an issue, but I could be wrong. As far as installing the latest version, that was answered above.
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The theory, as I understand it, is that you're supposed post in other threads outside of dev and join and participate in the community before you start running into problems that you need help with. Anyway, have you read that thread through? I think backwards compatibility was addressed a while ago, I don't remember it being an issue, but I could be wrong. As far as installing the latest version, that was answered above.
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there are 2 posts above. which seems to be correct? they contradict each other. i have posted on here more than 10 times. i dont know why my permissions havent been changed. and i always read before asking questions. maybe i missed that part though. thx
It's not a major version upgrade so just upgrade it and enjoy the awesome.
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treIII said:
there are 2 posts above. which seems to be correct? they contradict each other. i have posted on here more than 10 times. i dont know why my permissions havent been changed. and i always read before asking questions. maybe i missed that part though. thx
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Weird about your postcount, you may want to pm a mod about that. The posts above do contradict each other. What it comes down to though is that if you want to flash viper4g, you need to upgrade your recovery. Why not upgrade recovery, then run a fresh backup before you flash the new rom?
GO to the TWRP homepage... clink the link to enter their IRC chat... They will answer your question there. My wife and I had problems with TWRP and back ups and they were most helpful.
treIII said:
i tried to post in the twrp thread but as i am a junior member it stated i must have 10 posts before i can post in there. how can i be able to communicate with some one to b able to post in there.
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Okay so I have a Samsung galaxy s2 gt-i9100. I have rooted the phone and I thought to have installed cwm (which came with the root)
but I still boot into stock recovery (even though Rom manager tell me I have cwm 5.x.x installed or something along those lines).
I know now that the kernel resets to stock recovery. So i am running 4.1.2 and my build number (found in 'about phone') is JZO54K.I9100XWLSW.
I have downloaded 'philZ-cwm6-XWLSW-XEU-5.06.1.zip' from his XDA thread, and was wondering is this the right one for me. And since I am already rooted and all that I was also wondering if installing this will clash with my root and mess up everything- thanks in advance, I really appreciate the help.
You got the right one and are good to go.It won't "mess" anything,you'll basically get a stock kernel+cwm+root in a single flash.Good for starters if I may.
This is the exact method I used to root, and now I'm happily running my (probably) 30th different custom rom.......
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Don't use ROM Manager on S2. Ever. It's a sure way to screw things up. For some reason it seems to end up corrupting recovery on S2.
Why are n00bs so attracted to Rom Manager ? It's **** on any device. Only lazy people use it on the devices it actually works properly on.
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Why are n00bs so attracted to Rom Manager ? It's **** on any device. Only lazy people use it on the devices it actually works properly on.
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Your not very nice, to be fair how am I supposed to know that it breaks the recovery. Everyone has to start somewhere
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Your not very nice
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There was nothing 'not nice' about what I said. Rom Manager is a POS. Lazy people use it. You weren't specifically mentioned in my post, you were lumped in with all the other n00bs. There's nothing special about you in that regard.
See ? That last sentence was somewhat 'not nice' *adds you to my ignore list*
okay thanks everyone for the helpful replies, also I was just wondering whats the difference between XWLSW-OXX and the one I am going to use which is XWLSW-XEU? just out of curiosity -thanks
LiamFlannery said:
okay thanks everyone for the helpful replies, also I was just wondering whats the difference between XWLSW-OXX and the one I am going to use which is XWLSW-XEU? just out of curiosity -thanks
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Philz's kernel OP has answers to all your questions.
We should all do this on playstore.