Ok, so the (non-existent) recovery menu on the G-Slate is absolutely unacceptable. I mean really, really? This is what I get when booting into recovery mode:
Entering LG MDP Mode
DO NOT POWER DOWN
downloading NOW......
No options to reboot, Factory Reset, or to do anything and it is assuming you have the file in the right location and know just what the hell it is downloading. This sucks.
So I wanted to get Clockwork on there and found a clockwork recovery I can boot into temporarily using fastboot. The problem is I can't flash it to the g-slate and overwrite the existing recovery.
I can flash it using fastboot but when I put the G-Slate into recovery mode it loads the original recovery as if it didn't actually flash.
So I tried to replace the recovery.img in the nandroid backup and then restore from that backup, but as I suspected I get an md5 sum error. So I figured out how to trick the nandroid into thinking it is still valid after replacing the recovery.img. I restored the modified nandroid but still the g-slate recovery 'menu' is the same.
That's about the extent of my skills. They must have the recovery image locked down tight on this thing. I know there are people out there working on getting the recovery partition hacked. Hopefully we'll have something soon.
So I guess my question now is, does anyone know of a CWM recovery that will flash to the G-Slate, or a method to flash an existing recovery that will work, or is it still a waiting game?
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i think this should be a yes or no question / verify i understand this
if i root my eris ( just the root image NO recovery imgs or anything just root image) ...i can just boot into recovery, make a nandroid backup, save it onto my sd card and computer then i can flash back to stock whenever if i choose to, correct?
im not missing anything?, i dont need to download a nandroid app or a recovery image?
sorry if its been asked before but i have been searching and need to clarify this because everything on here is spread out and unclear to me.
If I understand what you're saying the answer is no... maybe I'm wrong. You can't boot into recovery without your "recovery image."
I would just install the recovery image because then you can make a nandroid backup. And it can do the exact same as the original one, just more options, but normally, no, you cannot make a nandroid backup without installing the recovery image.
Hey guys. Twice now (last night and just now) iv'e tried booting into recovery (CWM 5.0.2.3) and it boots to the stock android recovery.
Bootloader is unlocked and i haven't tried flashing any SBF or any sort of .zip files, and i haven't installed any OTA's.
Booting to fastboot, flashing CWM and rebooting into recovery seems to solve it.
My question is why is it reverting to the stock recovery without any input by me?
edozier said:
Unlocked and Rooted. Having issues getting CWM to stick.
Thought it was odd done this a couple of times. First time I resoted stock recovery and it reverted. Well ok reflash with fastboot because it restored the recovery partition.
Was going to modify the framework.apk and went to
Flashed recovery by:
moto-fastboot erase recovery
moto-fastboot flash recovery recovery-blue-photon1.3.img
moto-fastboot reboot.
Upon reboot accessed CWM recovery and did a backup.
Tried to push framework.apk and screwed it up somewhere so it bootlooped.
Battery pull select android recovery.... and back to stock recovery.
Had to reflash with fastboot and restore backup.
Any ideas why the recovery partition is reverting back to stock??
EDIT:
Thanks to mrinehart93 for pointing this out.
The system runs /system/etc/install-recovery.sh on boot with the stock rom. On boot it checks the recovery partition for some update and with CWM installed decides to reflash the stock recovery over it. Rename or delete the file and the CWM should stick.
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I take no credit for this. Was posted in another thread. I moved file to external sd. Now my cwm stays after doing thia.
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Hi,
I finally unlocked the BL on my Atrix (4.5.91 from AT&T)
I downloaded ROM Manager and installed CWM Recovery. I managed to boot into recovery from ROM Manager once but now it's not working.
I get the Motorola Logo and then it switches to the android logo with an exclamation mark
I was thinking of flashing the touch recovery, found information here:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/install-clockworkmod-recovery-touch-on-motorola-atrix-4g-how-to/
Is there a newer version? Are these instructions accurate? Do I need to be in fastboot to do this?
Also, I never flashed a ROM before
I really need a clear NOOB guide for doing this and would appreciate recommendations for ROM (if possible, ones that have Hebrew)
Thanks!!!
before you start digging an even bigger hole... STOP
you've already installed cwm so I don't know why you would need to install another version? Right now you need to get your phone up and running again.
Try these steps... power up phone holding the volume down button to get into recovery. Did that work? If so you should see the recovery menu - select data/facory reset and press power to select and then try and reboot system... does that work?
If not I think you'll need to flash the sbf file using rsd lite. Instructions are easy to find on here. Good luck.
I think I didn't explain myself properly.
The phone works 100%, I simply cannot boot into CWM recovery
when I power up holding the volume down button I get to what I think is the phone's default recovery. I get Fastboot as the first option and I can browse through with the volume down button
Anyways, what I would like to learn how to do is safely flash CWM Recover Touch (just because it's easier to use) and Flash ROMs
Thanks!!
Insure that rom manager is up to date, then reflash cwm recovery & try booting into recovery again.
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OK, I re-flashed CWM recovery and it's working now
Before I proceed, I would like to backup my current AT&T ROM.
1) do I do this through th Backup and Restore in the recovery?
2) is this called NANDROID backup?
3) is it safe to restore from it?
I created a backup and again it does not boot into recovery. same issue
Will I always need to reflash it after each time?
OK, it only boots into recovery once after I flash it. Even if I don't do anything
ROM Manager is the most recent version (5.0.0.7)
Recovery is the most recent version according to ROM Manager (5.0.2.0)
Anyone? please help
mickeycohen said:
OK, I re-flashed CWM recovery and it's working now
Before I proceed, I would like to backup my current AT&T ROM.
1) do I do this through th Backup and Restore in the recovery?
2) is this called NANDROID backup?
3) is it safe to restore from it?
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1) yes
2) yes
3) yes
mickeycohen said:
I created a backup and again it does not boot into recovery. same issue
Will I always need to reflash it after each time?
OK, it only boots into recovery once after I flash it. Even if I don't do anything
ROM Manager is the most recent version (5.0.0.7)
Recovery is the most recent version according to ROM Manager (5.0.2.0)
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Flash the recovery through ROM Manager one more time, boot to recovery, and flash the latest version from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1475444
See if that one stays working.
I installed TWRP on my phone, and went into Bootloader an hit RECOVERY so I can get to the program (the first time I did this it brought me to the TMRWP program). THIS time, it completely wiped my friggin' phone... after I sat there like 4 hours re-setting up everything PERFECTLY how I wanted it.
What's weird is it kept ALL my apps that I converted to SYSTEM APPS, but all my user stuff is gone.
Lesson learned... Don't click recovery from Bootloader.
That has yet to happen to me with any recovery and 3 devices currently with twrp. Might be a step missed with the install or maybe you left a bootloader update zip and ran it when you rebooted? Or it can be a bug as going to recovery from bootloader via a cold start is how to get there traditionally. I would email teamwin and try to sort it out or redo the recovery install, making sure to check the md5 of the file after you download it.
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Your supposed to click recovery at bootloader. Thats where you do backup, restore and flash new roms.
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That's what I thought too. If I'm not mistaking, I flashed the new firmware after I did the TWRP, so maybe that screwed it up somehow. I take it TWRP must be the LAST image you flash? Only flashes I remember doing were:
Customize bootloader screen
TWRP.
firmware update
Do I need to re-flash the new firmware before re-flashing TWRP, or is the firmware going to remain no matter what I do from this point on?
Just adb flash recovery. Put the recovery image in your platform tools folder. Adb reboot bootloader. when you are rebooted adb flash recovery recovery.img.
Or use one of the many tools made to do that on our forums
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Well I went ahead and used the GOO Manager to flash TWRP again, and this time it worked fine. I'm going to re-setup my phone again then before I customize it back like I had it, going to try to get to recovery and see if it works.
With it now being installed, does that mean I can't flash anything directly from SD Card or modify the bootloader anymore without it causing problems?
What I mean, moreso, is... if I ever put factory reset. will it reload the factory rom + keep the newest firmware I installed (etc.) or do I nee to back up the phone with TWRP and recover from that when I want to load it back?
Factory reset just puts things back to the way they were without the stuff in the data partition or any user apps or settings. This means that say you flash a custom rom, it will reset to as if that custom rom was freshly installed since the custom rom has replaced the factory rom in the /system/ parition and anything else related to it.
With that said it is usually a good practice after rooting a fresh device to do the nandroid and then transfer it to a computer before you do anything else. Note that while you probably won't be switching recoveries a lot, that nandroid backups generally work only with the recovery that generated them so don't get them mixed up.
My phone is 100% stock aside from the unlocked bootloader.
I want to create a complete backup of my phone before I perform any mods.
I am aware of how to boot into TWRP without flashing the recovery image to my phone by running "fastboot boot TWRP*.img" from my computer .
My questions is, which options must I select in TWRP to ensure that EVERYTHING is backed up so that if I want to revert to 100% stock again at some point in the future (for OTA's or any other reason), I can simply fastboot TWRP and restore my backup.
You can't back it up. I already tried it before trying a custom rom. When I was done I found that none of my stock backups would restore and boot successfully. Unfortunately, twrp backups really suck and you can't call them a "nandroid" because it isn't copying the nand at the lowest level, it does it file by file which totally screws up when you back up in many cases. I wish someone would build a recovery that did actual images of the flash but for some reason that hasn't happened.