unable to change recovery - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hi,
I have a orange samsung galaxy s2. I upgraded the ROM to 2.3.6 and rooted it via Odin.
I want to install a custom rom in the device but the problem is
the recovery menu is still the stock one. I cant seem to change the recovery. I tried upgrading it via ROM Manager but no gain.
Please Help

rom manager can't flash cwm to your phone, did you flash CF-root with odin? if you didn't then flash it and you should have cwm
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Makrilli said:
rom manager can't flash cwm to your phone, did you flash CF-root with odin? if you didn't then flash it and you should have cwm
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Hi,
Thanks for the unbelievably fast reply. Yes i did add CF-Root-SGS2_XW_OXA_KK5-v5.0-CWM5 as a PDA option in Odin. I followed this guide http://androidadvices.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s2-gt-i9100-xwkk5-gingerbread-236-firmware/
should i do it again?

Makrilli said:
rom manager can't flash cwm to your phone, did you flash CF-root with odin? if you didn't then flash it and you should have cwm
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Hi,
Problem solved. I flashed the CF-root and tried the 3 button combo to go into the recovery but no gain.
What made it work was that i started the CWM app and went into the recovery from there. That made it work for the 3 button combo as well.

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[Q] SpeedMod K2-21 no CWM

i flashed SpeedMod through CWM (I had CF-Root 5.0) but now I can't access the CWM, it sends me to stock samsung recovery when I try it. where is the problem ? thanks
amozonesk said:
i flashed SpeedMod through CWM (I had CF-Root 5.0) but now I can't access the CWM, it sends me to stock samsung recovery when I try it. where is the problem ? thanks
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Hmm, never heard of that before, something you've done wrong?
Grab odin, or mobile odin & flash the odin version of speedmod.
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maybe.. flashed through odin, works now. thank you
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[Q] Custom Recovery option for 4.0.4?

Is there any way to get a custom recovery installed on the LQ5 ICS 4.0.4 without flashing a custom kernel?
Related to that, all I'm looking for is a way to make a nandroid backup with restore option, so if there's a third-party way of doing it, I'd appreciate any suggestions.
I've always used CF-Root Kernels, but I just Mobile Odin flashed this ROM and I have stock recovery, so the backup/restore features are gone.
Just flash the latest CF-Root kernel via Odin in the PDA section and you will obtain your custom recovery. No other way for it.
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themadba said:
Just flash the latest CF-Root kernel via Odin in the PDA section and you will obtain your custom recovery. No other way for it.
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From what I can see, that's LPK 5.5, right?
Can I flash it via Mobile Odin?
donalgodon said:
From what I can see, that's LPK 5.5, right?
Can I flash it via Mobile Odin?
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I'll be extra cautious, as what I'm seeing here is it might have the emmc brick bug in kernel.
So what ever you do do not wipe using stock recovery.
I'm using the save ROM and loving it. But will wait for any more news.
Though I have wiped multiple times using the dial code.
Yes I believe you just flash the latest CF-Root either via Mobile Odin or normal Odin. As atifsh said, don't wipe anything in the stock recovery as the MMC_CAP_ERASE seems to still be present and will eMMC brick your device, which is a real pain considering Samsung know about this. But it is still only a leaked ROM, so be very cautious.
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themadba said:
Just flash the latest CF-Root kernel via Odin in the PDA section and you will obtain your custom recovery. No other way for it.
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Look at this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28336465&postcount=331
If you flash other kernel and you don't re-flash then the original one some things like bluetooth will not work....
If you do my procedure you will have CMW, Root & the most important thing: THE ORIGINAL KERNEL!!! :cyclops::good:
PRESS TNX BUTTON IF I HELP YOU :good:
When I flashed the Stock_LQ5-CWM.zip above, I lost custom recovery and went back to stock recovery.
Chainfire has released CF-Root for LQ5, so problem solved.
Thanks for the input.

Q: What is the latest 5.8.x.x CWM touch recovery

I don't need the stuff in the new version, i found 5.8.4.X.
Whats the latest 5.8.x.x and please give me a link.
Thank you!
Today ive got md5 mismatch after nandroid restore on 6.0.1.2.
So, i really need the old 5.x version.
Please help!
Flash one fom rom manager but it is preferred 5.5.04 1.5 from chainfire using odin. The way you rooted your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
mariosraptor said:
Flash one fom rom manager but it is preferred 5.5.04 1.5 from chainfire using odin. The way you rooted your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
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This is the non touch version...
I've just restored a back up from 6.0.1.2 in tar mode with no problems. Have you tried switch backup modes to avoid using the Blobs folder
Grez
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[Q] What rom to use?

My phone is rooted now and few friends here gave me suggestions of siyah and some...i want to know if I can directly flash the rom from stock recovery mode..i downloaded ROM manager, but it only has clockwork mode and cyanogen i guess.. can i do that using siya?
You need CWRecovery on your phone (sounds like you used a root method that didn't involve using a kernel with CWM if you only have stock recovery). Best way to get it is to flash a kernel that has it built in - Siyah, Dorimanx, etc, etc. There's a number of them; search the development sections of the board. Once you've got CWM on, you'll be able to flash any rom you want.
ronak123456 said:
My phone is rooted now and few friends here gave me suggestions of siyah and some...i want to know if I can directly flash the rom from stock recovery mode..i downloaded ROM manager, but it only has clockwork mode and cyanogen i guess.. can i do that using siya?
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Siyah is a kernel, not a ROM. And no, you cannot flash a custom ROM from stock recovery. Search for rachmat3's rooting method and use that. Or flash the tar version of siyah or dorimanx via Odin.
ROM manager seems to have some issues with the S2. try to avoid using it as far as possible.
See which ROM you want to use. If it has the new Mali drivers use dorimanx 7.4 else use siyah 4.1.5
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ronak123456 said:
My phone is rooted now and few friends here gave me suggestions of siyah and some...i want to know if I can directly flash the rom from stock recovery mode..i downloaded ROM manager, but it only has clockwork mode and cyanogen i guess.. can i do that using siya?
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Siyah is a kernel developed by gokhanmoral. ROM on the other hand is also called firmware, you can flash them both in clockworkmod recovery, but cannot be done in stock recovery.
As for ROM manager, I've seen people brick their phone using it, so just stick to flashing clockworkmod recovery.
ronak123456 said:
My phone is rooted now and few friends here gave me suggestions of siyah and some...i want to know if I can directly flash the rom from stock recovery mode..i downloaded ROM manager, but it only has clockwork mode and cyanogen i guess.. can i do that using siya?
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Don't use rom manager, unless you want an expensive brick.
And Rootbox with dorimax is a good combination you can check out
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Thnx for faster replies guys..i wont use rom manager but ive 2 times bricked my phone is because i tried to root my phone using cf root and using insecure kernal..i got stuck at triangle and it does not load..so wanted to confirm if its k..
Also as now i have root acess, what type of apps can i use like i want performance and graphics
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ronak123456 said:
Thnx for faster replies guys..i wont use rom manager but ive 2 times bricked my phone is because i tried to root my phone using cf root and using insecure kernal..i got stuck at triangle and it does not load..so wanted to confirm if its k..
Also as now i have root acess, what type of apps can i use like i want performance and graphics
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If you are using siyah kernel you can tweak the GPU steps and overclock your CPU using an app called ExTweaks. But note you are not going to get any serious performance boost, your machine tends to be what you have.

help with basic rooting and flashing roms

hello all
i have a gs2 i9100
i rooted it folowing this guide short way (update from recovery)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994544
it installs cwm recovery 4.0.1.5 and supersu.
i tried installing a cm10.1 nightly version for my model,it allways abort with staus 7.
i tried different nightly version,no success.
then i folowed the official cm guide:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_i9100
i flashed the zimage for cwm recovery via heimdall on linux,it went well then i booted into recovery to check and success.
i didnt want to flash cm at that point (middle of the day) so i rebooted the device and problem:
i could see the samssung boot logo with the yello triangle and then the screen goes black and..nothing.
for now i restored via recovery a backup i made on the older 4.0.1.5 recovery.
i also tried looking for a kernel that matches mine - jhls4 and couldnt find one nor a solution that solved the stsus 7 error.
what could be the problem?
That thread is so old now. More phone details. Firmware you have installed or had installed before you flashed cm? Model of i9100?
Phone model is gt-i9100
Im on stock tw jb 4.1.2
Never installed any other firmware just updated the official with kies.
I rooted it from the stock recovery-installed super user and recovery as update.
The rest is in my first post.
Appriciate your help.
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Flash it with philz kernel for root and custom kernel cwm recovery that will let you do anything. Philz is the easy way to root and install cwm to your i9100.
When that's install do the wipes and reboot.
Thanx for your reply
Q: any phils kernel or one that matches mine- jhls2?
2nd Q: can i flash the kenel via recovery ? Or just heimdall?
And if i flash a kernel do i have to flash a rom immedietly or can i still use the stock rom?
Total noob at this.
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Flash lss or lsw philz as its just the cwm that's updated in dif versions and yes this will work on your stock 4.1.2 no point in telling you to flash something that won't work on the ROM you have now then if you want to flash custom ROM you can do this from there. Either way is possible with philz . tar for Odin/hem and singed zip for stock recovery:thumbup: reading is the key to flashing well.
Thanx again
I read a lot and got a little confused.
Will do what u suggested.
Hope ill get it right this time.
Cheers.
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Thanx a lot andrewwright
Just flashed and its working.
I will go ahead and flash a rom later tonight.
Gastonw, i will share if i will get ito trouble again, thank u 2.
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No problem :thumbup:

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