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Hi guys,
I just realized that I can't perform root now I have flashed. I tried rooting via fastboot but couldn't push the recovery image. Funny thing is that I already have amon_ra's installed (flashing custom rom) ... can I root or is it too late?
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if you have already applied official 2.1 update than Answer is no ..
Can't root, Can't Load Recovery file, Can't install Custom ROM.
hello mate, I flashed a custom rom of 2.1 ... so it's not official 2.1..
If I hold home and power button, I can boot the recovery image... because I flashed it to load a custom rom. Still not possible? I am running chocolate eclair
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dieselpower89 said:
hello mate, I flashed a custom rom of 2.1 ... so it's not official 2.1..
If I hold home and power button, I can boot the recovery image... because I flashed it to load a custom rom. Still not possible? I am running chocolate eclair
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What is your problem then? I don't really understand what your writing...
I assumed that gaining root access and flashing a custom rom were two different procedures to be done in that order... I didn't use ADB for anything... I just flashed a new rom using the guide.
How do I check then? Is rooting required to flash a custom ROM?
Please excuse my noobidity
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dieselpower89 said:
I assumed that gaining root access and flashing a custom rom were two different procedures to be done in that order... I didn't use ADB for anything... I just flashed a new rom using the guide.
How do I check then? Is rooting required to flash a custom ROM?
Please excuse my noobidity
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the only thing required to flash a custom rom is a custom recovery (amon-ra) in order to flash a custom recovery you need root which is why root is required. hoever if you already have a custom recovery then no, root is not neccesary. just boot into recovery (home + power) and select "flash zip from sdcard" then select the zip containing the rom you want to install. I would reccomend villianrom 10.3 if you want a fast and stable 2.1 rom.
Villianrom 10.3 can be found here:http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=1002
ps: remember to always perform a nandroid backup before flashing custom roms. it is also highly recommended to wipe the data and dalvik-cache before flashing a new rom or restoring a nandroid backup.
mikael120 said:
the only thing required to flash a custom rom is a custom recovery (amon-ra) in order to flash a custom recovery you need root which is why root is required. hoever if you already have a custom recovery then no, root is not neccesary. just boot into recovery (home + power) and select "flash zip from sdcard" then select the zip containing the rom you want to install. I would reccomend villianrom 10.3 if you want a fast and stable 2.1 rom.
Villianrom 10.3 can be found here:http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=1002
ps: remember to always perform a nandroid backup before flashing custom roms. it is also highly recommended to wipe the data and dalvik-cache before flashing a new rom or restoring a nandroid backup.
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Ok - I understand now.
Thanks so much for your input; I had done alot of reading about this but had conflicting ideas...
thank you mate
I've been using AmonRA recovery since I got the Optimus in December and I am comfortable with it. I've tried out Miks port of CM7 and while it's great, i sorely miss the battery performance I was getting on Froyo with Void and running 824mhz stable without any problems. That and bluetooth is sorely missed. I want to give OpenOptimus a shot, but I am extremely weary of trying to install Clockwork Mod again, because the one time I attempted it I ended up bricking my phone. Thankfully, the guy at the Tmo kiosk in the mall just gave me a new one no questions asked. I wouldn't be so hesitant to install CWM on my phone if I could install the img just like I did with AmonRA instead of trusting Rom manager to do it for me.
I don't suggest you to flash recovery via ROM manager. IMHO ClockworkMod is better,has much more options. If you'll flash the 3.1.0.0 version using my flashable zips you won't brick anything. And remember to give openOptimus a shot,you won't regret it
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I'm not sure I understand correctly. I thought that clockworkmod was the recovery that is installed by Rom Manager. All of the instructions for installing CWM simply say to install Rom Manager. Ultimately, I do aim to install OpenOptimus but I need to switch from running AmonRA recovery to CWM recovery. And what exactly do you mean by flashable zip? I installed AmonRA using the ADB and an .img file. it there is a thread anywhere here that clearly details the process to install CWM recovery, please point me to it.
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I'm not sure I understand correctly. I thought that clockworkmod was the recovery that is installed by Rom Manager. All of the instructions for installing CWM simply say to install Rom Manager. Ultimately, I do aim to install OpenOptimus but I need to switch from running AmonRA recovery to CWM recovery. And what exactly do you mean by flashable zip? I installed AmonRA using the ADB and an .img file. it there is a thread anywhere here that clearly details the process to install CWM recovery, please point me to it.
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Do you people ever use search?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065197 - download and flash ZIP from recovery. Done.
Sorry about that. I didn't realize that you could actually flash a recovery from within the recovery. I just switched to CWM and flashed OpenOptimus. Waiting for first boot as I'm typing this.
N00b-un-2 said:
I'm not sure I understand correctly. I thought that clockworkmod was the recovery that is installed by Rom Manager. All of the instructions for installing CWM simply say to install Rom Manager. Ultimately, I do aim to install OpenOptimus but I need to switch from running AmonRA recovery to CWM recovery. And what exactly do you mean by flashable zip? I installed AmonRA using the ADB and an .img file. it there is a thread anywhere here that clearly details the process to install CWM recovery, please point me to it.
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yes a stated above u can just enter into recovery and flash any recovery u want from the link pointed out above and its safe ,since u already have recovery installed u dont need to flash recovery via rom manager and just remember that any backup taken from any recovery would be restored using the same recovery. To clear all doubts the problem has been solved and installing recovery from rom manger works flawlessly now. Note:Its advisable to use rommanager for ppl not having recovery installed just download the latest rom mager and flash choosig ur phone type.
slightly off topic, but does anyone know where I can get the T-Mobile branded P509 kdz stock firmware just in case I end up needing to roll back to stock? I can't seem to find it anywhere, the_ERROR's thread on howto is closed and the links don't work anymore.
N00b-un-2 said:
slightly off topic, but does anyone know where I can get the T-Mobile branded P509 kdz stock firmware just in case I end up needing to roll back to stock? I can't seem to find it anywhere, the_ERROR's thread on howto is closed and the links don't work anymore.
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This does not work, or... ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1073827
nope its not safe at all using rom manager ~
I flashed CWM and my friend died a few days later.
So no it's not safe.
For me there are no problems with clockworkmod and RomManager. Flashed cwm via RomManager and everything is fine here.
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XeactorZ said:
nope its not safe at all using rom manager ~
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it not about using rom manger for flashing rom ,it just to get the cwm recovery and then going into recovery and using it from there.
Many had problems flashing rom from clockwork so that not advisable but installing cwm is fine 100% sure
M happy with CWM
Don't use tricks like ROM Manager... It's just matter of learning to use a recovery, not that difficult.. just IMHO
You just need to use ROM manager Once to get recovery. After that you can delete the program and enjoy the CWM recovery.
I have been there, I have done it, You do want it
CWM works beautifully without problems..
I use rom manager just to reboot to recovery, as i am too lazy to use the 3 button combo to goto recovery.
Flashed ROMs and zips with CWM. 100 % safe untill now..
The new updared Rom Manager has solved that issue.
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How much I've learned in just a month!
I can't believe I had to ask that question. I know now that there are numerous ways to flash recoveries. My personal preference is to do it manually using the adb.
shhbz said:
Many had problems flashing rom from clockwork so that not advisable but installing cwm is fine 100% sure
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See this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15186637&postcount=337
No, it is not 100% fine, in fact it lacks any sanity checks whatsoever.
Just flash CWM through your current recovery and you'll be fine. It's by far the safest method. If you flash through ROM Manager and after reboot you get stuck in fastboot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1015332 ... happened to me, unbricked it with some slight changes to the tutorial. Nothing important.
PS: If you don't use Rom Manager you can always do a $su then #reboot recovery in a terminal (Downloadable from market) to reboot directly to recovery.
I've just rooted my phone using this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
To install ROM's (and in particular Cyanogen 7), I need Clockwork Recovery installed..yes?
I can't seem to find the obvious way to do this, but, can I simply use stock recovery, to run the CWM.zip in the above method to get to Clockwork Recovery - and then install Cyanogenmod?
white43 said:
I've just rooted my phone using this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
To install ROM's (and in particular Cyanogen 7), I need Clockwork Recovery installed..yes?
I can't seem to find the obvious way to do this, but, can I simply use stock recovery, to run the CWM.zip in the above method to get to Clockwork Recovery - and then install Cyanogenmod?
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Chech here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
The bedt way to hsve ur cellphone root
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Simple method root and cwm all in one .
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
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Hmmm, nobody actually really answered my query there.
The phone is already rooted.
In the method I followed, you used stock recovery, to load Clockwork Recovery. I'm simply asking, can I use this method to install custom rom?
white43 said:
Hmmm, nobody actually really answered my query there.
The phone is already rooted.
In the method I followed, you used stock recovery, to load Clockwork Recovery. I'm simply asking, can I use this method to install custom rom?
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If ur phone said that is root and u have cwm yes u can install custom tom. Do u can go into recovery ?
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You boot into stock recovery. You then select a file called CWM.zip and this temporarily loads Clockwork. On a reboot, you'd still have stock recovery.
Yes you can flash custom ROM using that temp cwm, I do it all the time
white43 said:
You boot into stock recovery. You then select a file called CWM.zip and this temporarily loads Clockwork. On a reboot, you'd still have stock recovery.
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I didn't try in that way. If u want give it a try i prefer the way that a post u before
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1) place your ROM zip to SD card root, again flash CWM zip from stock recovery,
and install zip from SDcard,
2) or you flash CF-root CWM version from CWM after flashing CWM zip, to get pemenent CWM
3) flash CF-root TAR file from ODIN to get CWM, no matter you already rooted
Excellent. Thanks guys.
Hi today i bring you fix for root problem on some rom
(1) Download the files from this thread and put them in your phone memory
(2) Flash the rom and uncheck reboot option at the end so the phone does not reboot it stays in recovery flash the files i have provided CWM.zip and superuser3.1.1.zip then reboot your phone you should have CWM and full root now
CWM http://www.mediafire.com/?nm4txl531uqtapy
superuser 3.1.1 http://www.mediafire.com/?22zetxlmoh2hgj2
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Noob question
Sharaz22 said:
Hi today i bring you fix for root problem on some rom
(1) Download the files from this thread and put them in your phone memory
(2) Flash the rom and uncheck reboot option at the end so the phone does not reboot it stays in recovery flash the files i have provided CWM.zip and superuser3.1.1.zip then reboot your phone you should have CWM and full root now
CWM http://www.mediafire.com/?nm4txl531uqtapy
superuser 3.1.1 http://www.mediafire.com/?22zetxlmoh2hgj2
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Sorry for this question but I do not have any customization on my XS. I have copied the CWM.ZIP and ROM.ZIP files on SD card. Could you please suggest how can I flash ROM.ZIP as I do not have any custom recovery installed.
p.s. The bootlocker is also locked.
sozofriend1234 said:
Sorry for this question but I do not have any customization on my XS. I have copied the CWM.ZIP and ROM.ZIP files on SD card. Could you please suggest how can I flash ROM.ZIP as I do not have any custom recovery installed.
p.s. The bootlocker is also locked.
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This is a fix only for who is installing custom ROMs without custom kernel. To install recovery, search for it.
I have had a problem, after flashing Rom, before flashing your zips I wiped cache, and started this problem in recovery:
Can't mount CACHE/recovery/log
then after flashing your zips phone stuck reboting at logo sony, so I have to start from zero, do you know why have that ocurred, is it because wiping cache?
Can i use this method to flash cm10 without custom kernel?
rumkugel13 said:
Can i use this method to flash cm10 without custom kernel?
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No, CM10 requires the CM10 kernel, no work arounds, sorry.
fareeed said:
No, CM10 requires the CM10 kernel, no work arounds, sorry.
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for the xperia sspeed rom for example, you can also use the stock kernel, but why can't i use it for cm10?
That's a stock based rom so you can use the stock kernel. Whereas CM10 is AOSP based so many things in the Kernel are different for example Wi-Fi modules as well as other things
Sharaz22 said:
Hi today i bring you fix for root problem on some rom
(1) Download the files from this thread and put them in your phone memory
(2) Flash the rom and uncheck reboot option at the end so the phone does not reboot it stays in recovery flash the files i have provided CWM.zip and superuser3.1.1.zip then reboot your phone you should have CWM and full root now
CWM http://www.mediafire.com/?nm4txl531uqtapy
superuser 3.1.1 http://www.mediafire.com/?22zetxlmoh2hgj2
Don't forget to hit Thanks if this has helped you
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HaiI am using Miui 2.9.14 rom in my Xperia S, I dont see CWM, I have installed rom manager and searched to install CWM but rom manager says Unsupported device ( LT26i does not have an officially supported CWN yet.)
What should I do to install CWN...?
dhanasekar_83 said:
HaiI am using Miui 2.9.14 rom in my Xperia S, I dont see CWM, I have installed rom manager and searched to install CWM but rom manager says Unsupported device ( LT26i does not have an officially supported CWN yet.)
What should I do to install CWN...?
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Back to stock, install CWM again, install MIUI and before reboot, install CWM.
I`m on ICS gsm razr with TWRP installed, but I'd like to install CWM to restore a stock backup made last year with it, because I think I somehow bricked my stock slot rom......
No success trying to install CWM with Rom Manager, so I'd like to know if there's any way to install a CWM zip via stock recovery...
If yes, will I lose TWRP? And is there a stock recovery flashable TWRP zip so I can go back eventually?
My usb connection isn't working, so I can't flash stock via RSD.
I'm guessing that my usb problem is related to my stock slot rom issue, because even when charging it acts weird, not even charging sometimes...
Woul be thankful for any help!
kamikass said:
I`m on ICS gsm razr with TWRP installed, but I'd like to install CWM to restore a stock backup made last year with it, because I think I somehow bricked my stock slot rom......
No success trying to install CWM with Rom Manager, so I'd like to know if there's any way to install a CWM zip via stock recovery...
If yes, will I lose TWRP? And is there a stock recovery flashable TWRP zip so I can go back eventually?
My usb connection isn't working, so I can't flash stock via RSD.
I'm guessing that my usb problem is related to my stock slot rom issue, because even when charging it acts weird, not even charging sometimes...
Woul be thankful for any help!
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Dont try to install CWM recovery using Rom Manager! Use eitheir Safetrap by Hashcode (based on TWRP) or Boot Menu Manager by whirleyes (based on TWRP). If you have usb problem, so nothing you can do. I suggest you to buy a usb cable. So you can flash the Stock rom.
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TheMrcool212 said:
Dont try to install CWM recovery using Rom Manager! Use eitheir Safetrap by Hashcode (based on TWRP) or Boot Menu Manager by whirleyes (based on TWRP). If you have usb problem, so nothing you can do. I suggest you to buy a usb cable. So you can flash the Stock rom.
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You're not getting it... Already tried to install CWM via Rom Manager and BMM, but no success... Seems like TWRP persists after I try to install CWM...
I know there's a way to install custom recovery from stock recovery, but I'm not sure which CWM zip file I need to use...
And I've already tried a usb cable my friend, my issue is exacty that my phone doesn't get recovgnized by my computer...
So, can someone point me a zip CWM/TWRP file that can be used to install custom reco very via stock recovery?
That's all I ask and I''l be very thankful!
kamikass said:
You're not getting it... Already tried to install CWM via Rom Manager and BMM, but no success... Seems like TWRP persists after I try to install CWM...
I know there's a way to install custom recovery from stock recovery, but I'm not sure which CWM zip file I need to use...
And I've already tried a usb cable my friend, my issue is exacty that my phone doesn't get recovgnized by my computer...
So, can someone point me a zip CWM/TWRP file that can be used to install custom reco very via stock recovery?
That's all I ask and I''l be very thankful!
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No, you cant install a zip file from stock recovery unless it was signed from Motorola. This phone are different with other phones. What do you mean by TWRP recovery? Is it Safestrap or what?
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No, you cant install a zip file from stock recovery unless it was signed from Motorola. This phone are different with other phones. What do you mean by TWRP recovery? Is it Safestrap or what?
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Safetrap will install Team Win Project Recovery (TWRP), while Bootmenu and Rom Manager install ClockWork Mod Recovery (CWM), right?
I need to boot into CWM Recovery, caus I have a backup I made there that could fix my usb issue and allow me to go back to stock... But the issue is that I've got safestrap (TWRP) installed, and i can only boot into safestrap. Tried to install BootMenu and even Rom Manager, but haven't managed to boot into CWM...
I think i have CWM installed, but I junt cant boot into it... Any ideas?
Can I install CWM via safestrap? Will it overwrite it?
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Can I install CWM via safestrap? Will it overwrite it?
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i would recommend passing on this you could bork your phone up bad unless you can message developer or a developer and get his back up. i would suggest tweeting or e-mailing hashcode or dhacker for some info on this
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i would recommend passing on this you could bork your phone up bad unless you can message developer or a developer and get his back up. i would suggest tweeting or e-mailing hashcode or dhacker for some info on this
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Yeah, thanks anyways, your help was very important indeed!