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I hope it's almost completed so we can start flashing some ROMs
I've never built a CWM binary before (CWM integration has been done my someone else on every other device I've developed for) and it requires a full CyanogenMod source tree - mine got corrupted so I lost a few hours doing a full resync.
CWM integration is a poorly documented black art - especially on Samsung devices.
I've got something compiling now, maybe 10% chance it works. If it doesn't I won't be touching it again until sometime this week, as a friend of mine is arriving in town in about an hour to visit.
Edit: It booted, but it acted like the VolUp key was stuck (just kept looping up through the menus) and it spewed a ton of errors
Edit 2: Somehow it's treating side-to-side tilt as up/down, and I need to move recovery.fstab somewhere else...
Right now I have it compiled and not spewing errors,however:
Our accelerometer spams /dev/input/event1 with a lot of crap. CWM treats this spam as keypresses, making CWM unusable. I need to figure out how to filter out event1 keycode input to get anything workable.
This is really interesting, please keep us posted! I'm really looking forward to a good custom ROM for my Galaxy 5
Atleast we got a good kernel already :d
Im using rj kernel for sgp 5.0, and its working fine. The games who had some lags after some time playing are runing smooth so far.
Rumirand and I are close - we probably would have it if I didn't have such a busy week.
His beta has a few issues from the looks if it - but he fixed the problems I had and I think my next github push will have fixes for his.
@Entropy512 - Thanks a ton for you efforts! Really looking forward to this.
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Rumirand and I are close - we probably would have it if I didn't have such a busy week.
His beta has a few issues from the looks if it - but he fixed the problems I had and I think my next github push will have fixes for his.
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That's the open-source philosophy.
With r7 kernel, you can do full Nandroid backup and restore (system, data, cache and dbdata). There are issues yet, but hopefully will be fixed soon.
Sorry to bump an old thread, but this thread seems relevant, and I'd like to not make another thread for just the same thing.
QUOTE: "What's the status on CWM development for 5.0?"
What device exactly is this referring to?
I'm assuming this refers to the Samsung galaxy player 5.0?
CWM, that is clockwork mod?
Would the person coding this be connected with ROM Manager?
I read someone was working on a CWM for Samsung 5.0 and they seemed to be close to an answer or something...
I was wondering if you were affiliated with ROM Manager in some way and the clockwork mod recovery and its device list...
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Sorry to bump an old thread, but this thread seems relevant, and I'd like to not make another thread for just the same thing.
QUOTE: "What's the status on CWM development for 5.0?"
What device exactly is this referring to?
I'm assuming this refers to the Samsung galaxy player 5.0?
CWM, that is clockwork mod?
Would the person coding this be connected with ROM Manager?
I read someone was working on a CWM for Samsung 5.0 and they seemed to be close to an answer or something...
I was wondering if you were affiliated with ROM Manager in some way and the clockwork mod recovery and its device list...
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ClockworkMod Recovery comes from the same guy who maintains ROM Manager, but they are NOT the same thing.
CWM's source code is published, so people can port CWM without Koush's involvement. Which is what rumirand and I did - we have CWM 5.0.2.7 working on the USA and International Galaxy Player 5.0 units at this point. (You necroed an outdated thread, we've had CWM working for a while now.) For CWM on a USA version, install my kernel, for CWM on an International unit, install his.
Thanks but I'm having problems.
Entropy, I have your Kernel installed and I can boot into the CWM-based recovery but ROM Manager doesn't recognize that I have CWM installed and won't let me do anything. Does this happen to you too?
I have really been having a HELL of a time trying to do things with this since support for this device is so scarce. I couldn't find anything about Clockwork Mod for this device anywhere. I searched for hours and kept hearing people referencing the xda developers site so I decided to look here and I installed your kernel hoping it would help and it does. But ROM Manager still doesn't recognize that CWM is installed and tells me to install it and gives me a list of phones which my device is not on and doesn't let me do anything until I install a version of CWM.
So is there an official port for CWM available that ROM Manager will recognize or is there only the ports contained in your and your friends kernels??
Does anyone wanna try to port the atrix touch recovery?
I would, but i dont really know anything about recoverys.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22059934
Id be pretty excited to see this on our phone.
My hardware buttons will thank you
I'm not new to android customization so i know what unlocking the bootloader entails, but my question is, is it worth it? There doesn't seem to be that much development going on for the TF201. My main issue with the Prime is that it seems a bit sluggish and unstable at times, which seems to imply a software issue rather than a hardware issue. If i unlock and flash a custom rom and kernel, would i see significant improvement in speeds or stability. I don't want to void warranty if i don't get a tangible benefit from it.
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I'm not new to android customization so i know what unlocking the bootloader entails, but my question is, is it worth it? There doesn't seem to be that much development going on for the TF201. My main issue with the Prime is that it seems a bit sluggish and unstable at times, which seems to imply a software issue rather than a hardware issue. If i unlock and flash a custom rom and kernel, would i see significant improvement in speeds or stability. I don't want to void warranty if i don't get a tangible benefit from it.
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I unlocked my bootloader because of the unstability and the asus crap. I have now installed on my prime AOKP and motleys kernel (1,6ghz). I think it is worth it, but thats my opinion.
It was worth it to me...I'm currently running Primalicious Odexed Final version and the performance has been way better. Battery life is also way better...wiping cache and dalvik would definitely help with the sluggish performance, but as you know, you'd need CWM or any other custom recovery...hence, unlocking the bootloader is def worth it.
Thank you guys, that's exactly what I wanted to hear. Last question before I unlock, is flashing roms and kernels as simple as wiping data and caches through recovery and flashing the .zip file, or is it more involved? I remember reading a thread that talks about .blob files or something like that. I'm just trying to get as much info as I can before I do this, so I don't mess anything up. There doesn't seem to be much information available unfortunately. And I guess everyone is running the latest CWM recovery which is the touch recovery, right? Any problems with that? I know that TWRP 2.0 hard-bricked my Evo and that he CWM Touch recovery has bricked a few Samsung Epic 4G Touch phones when flashing between GB and ICS kernels. But this was likely a Samsung ICS kernel issue that wasn't playing well with the recovery.
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Thank you guys, that's exactly what I wanted to hear. Last question before I unlock, is flashing roms and kernels as simple as wiping data and caches through recovery and flashing the .zip file, or is it more involved? I remember reading a thread that talks about .blob files or something like that. I'm just trying to get as much info as I can before I do this, so I don't mess anything up. There doesn't seem to be much information available unfortunately. And I guess everyone is running the latest CWM recovery which is the touch recovery, right? Any problems with that? I know that TWRP 2.0 hard-bricked my Evo and that he CWM Touch recovery has bricked a few Samsung Epic 4G Touch phones when flashing between GB and ICS kernels. But this was likely a Samsung ICS kernel issue that wasn't playing well with the recovery.
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Yes, you can flash roms and kernels just over the recovery (zip).
And there are no problems with the cwm touch recovery, the how to for that and the blob file can you see here. But i would flash the twrp recovery, i use it because it is more comfortable. I dont know about hard bricks because of that.
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Yes, you can flash roms and kernels just over the recovery (zip).
And there are no problems with the cwm touch recovery, the how to for that and the blob file can you see here. But i would flash the twrp recovery, i use it because it is more comfortable. I dont know about hard bricks because of that.
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Thanks, that's all I need. The TWRP 2.0 issue I had was only related to the HTC Evo and no other device as far as I know. But it did kill my phone and many others, so as you can imagine I'm weary of using it. But don't think that I'm trying to say anything negative about TWRP in general, it was just the Evo that it had issues with.
I got rid of CWM Recovery the other day...Got into a Soft Brick using it...Not sure how it happened ...But got out of it none the least using the 1a Method from here...Loaded up TWRP...I would just like to know if I can flash any Rom using it ...It recomends 4 compatible ones...So Im just wondering if I can flash CM 9 or Virtuous...Or am I lookin at a Brick again if I do so...
Im currently runnin Gummy's which I really like but Im a Flashaholic...at least with my S2...And I know Ill do the same with the Prime...So just checkin ...
BTW never had a problem with CWM on my S2...And I flashed a Ton of Roms...Specifically ICS...
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I got rid of CWM Recovery the other day...Got into a Soft Brick using it...Not sure how it happened ...But got out of it none the least using the 1a Method from here...Loaded up TWRP...I would just like to know if I can flash any Rom using it ...It recomends 4 compatible ones...So Im just wondering if I can flash CM 9 or Virtuous...Or am I lookin at a Brick again if I do so...
Im currently runnin Gummy's which I really like but Im a Flashaholic...at least with my S2...And I know Ill do the same with the Prime...So just checkin ...
BTW never had a problem with CWM on my S2...And I flashed a Ton of Roms...Specifically ICS...
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There's a custom CWM recovery a guy posted that's supposed to have that issue fixed. I haven't tested it to a different problem with writing to my partition that's just due to an issue my prime had from the previous owner borking something. Recoveries are different on every device. I used CWM exclusively on my Thunderbolt, then I got the rezound and CWM wasn't worth having when it first came out officially, I only run Amon RA on there.
I also had the 1a "brick" which really wasn't anything more than a recovery loop. I've been using TWRP and I'm a flashaholic, and with Gummy, EOS, a CM9 build and AOKP plus a bunch of misc zip files I haven't had any problems with it. If you want me to test something let me know, I'm not at all scared to wipe a device as setup doesn't take me long at all
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There's a custom CWM recovery a guy posted that's supposed to have that issue fixed. I haven't tested it to a different problem with writing to my partition that's just due to an issue my prime had from the previous owner borking something. Recoveries are different on every device. I used CWM exclusively on my Thunderbolt, then I got the rezound and CWM wasn't worth having when it first came out officially, I only run Amon RA on there.
I also had the 1a "brick" which really wasn't anything more than a recovery loop. I've been using TWRP and I'm a flashaholic, and with Gummy, EOS, a CM9 build and AOKP plus a bunch of misc zip files I haven't had any problems with it. If you want me to test something let me know, I'm not at all scared to wipe a device as setup doesn't take me long at all
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With the Galaxy s2 that I have I run CWM all the time...On Gingerbread Builds ...never a problem...On strictly ICS builds...never a problem...The problem came from flipping back and forth from GB to ICS...I had 3 soft bricks but got out thru Odin...Now with the newer versions of ICS builds you have to flash a different kernel or Odin it inorder to use CWM...thats to play it safe because there are enuff Hard Bricks that shows a problem...(Sumthin to do with The Framework in the newre ICS Roms)...So Im just careful when I flash...Don't need a Hard Brick...Im gonna stay away from CWM over here...especially the Touch Versions which gave us the first initial problems when flashin with CWM on the XDA Galaxy Forum here...
So Ill be usin TWRP and if its safe to flash the Roms you mention I should be okay...But like you state...every device is different...Ill just try to be careful and keep readin on here and see where the Bricks are cummin from when they occur...Thanx alot for the response...I appreciate it...
Is there any chance one of the devs working on this device can get CWM recovery working for it? I've used CWM exclusively on my OG Droid and Inc 2.... I'm hesitant to use a recovery I'm unfamiliar with on my Inc 4G.
The only recovery available is TWRP. I don't know of anything being worked on through other developers. But trust me on this, TWRP is far superior and easier to use. Just an opinion, but wanted to shed some of your fears. I've used TWRP on several phones and it works extremely well.
Do you know if ROM Manager can be used with TWRP? Or would it even be necessary to install ROM Manager?
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RomManager is designed for CWM. I strongly doubt it will work giving recovery commands that reboot the phone. In fact, judging by the comments left about RomManager lately, I don't think it supports much of anything any more.
Pandalero said:
Do you know if ROM Manager can be used with TWRP? Or would it even be necessary to install ROM Manager?
Sent from my HTC Incredible 4G
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RomManager is designed for CWM. I strongly doubt it will work giving recovery commands that reboot the phone. In fact, judging by the comments left about RomManager lately, I don't think it supports much of anything any more.
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rom manager is usually compatible with other recoveries (4ext comes to mind)
i cant speak from experience w/ twrp though
I think Koush kind of got overwhelmed with Rom Manager tbh. Soo many phones out there now...huge damn undertaking. It's slipped a little in popularity. I've read some posts where people were talking about experiences with him and support. Don't know how true they are as I've never spoke with him and everything posted on the interwebz is the gawd-honest troof. But support for new phones I think is seriously lacking at this point.
Whatever you do though, don't force CWM into your phone through Rom Manager though...you could be without a recovery
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I think Koush kind of got overwhelmed with Rom Manager tbh. Soo many phones out there now...huge damn undertaking. It's slipped a little in popularity. I've read some posts where people were talking about experiences with him and support. Don't know how true they are as I've never spoke with him and everything posted on the interwebz is the gawd-honest troof. But support for new phones I think is seriously lacking at this point.
Whatever you do though, don't force CWM into your phone through Rom Manager though...you could be without a recovery
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Thanks for the insight. My personal experience with Koush and his products have all been good. I was just wary of flashing something I've never used. My main goal right now is to just root my Inc 4G so I can get free WiFi tether. I'm grandfathered into unlimited data, but that doesn't include WiFi Hotspot. Then I'm going to wait for some CM10.
I will not even consider porting CWM. It is the worst available recovery and rom manager is garbage.
CWM was great on older devices like the original Incredible, but on newer devices, it has invited a lot of problems. You're much better off with TWRP. When the time comes to install custom ROMs on this device, consider using Goo Manager instead of ROM Manager--many developers are now supporting their ROMs on Goo.im and Goo Manager can do everything with TWRP that ROM Manager could do with CWM in terms of flashing.
polarimetric said:
CWM was great on older devices like the original Incredible, but on newer devices, it has invited a lot of problems. You're much better off with TWRP. When the time comes to install custom ROMs on this device, consider using Goo Manager instead of ROM Manager--many developers are now supporting their ROMs on Goo.im and Goo Manager can do everything with TWRP that ROM Manager could do with CWM in terms of flashing.
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Thanks. I'm gonna flash TWRP tonight.
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CWM was great on older devices like the original Incredible, but on newer devices, it has invited a lot of problems. You're much better off with TWRP. When the time comes to install custom ROMs on this device, consider using Goo Manager instead of ROM Manager--many developers are now supporting their ROMs on Goo.im and Goo Manager can do everything with TWRP that ROM Manager could do with CWM in terms of flashing.
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Can you explain why CWM isn't so good and TWRP superior? Im really curious?
I have used both, I had CWM on a few phones but only recently got introduced to TWRP when I needed to put a recovery on a tablet (kindle fire I think...). That being said, the Dinc 4G is the 2nd device I put that recovery on, and I guess it works fine, I mean its done everything expected of it without fail, then again, CWM was pretty reliable as well... soo...
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Can you explain why CWM isn't so good and TWRP superior? Im really curious?
I have used both, I had CWM on a few phones but only recently got introduced to TWRP when I needed to put a recovery on a tablet (kindle fire I think...). That being said, the Dinc 4G is the 2nd device I put that recovery on, and I guess it works fine, I mean its done everything expected of it without fail, then again, CWM was pretty reliable as well... soo...
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CWM has been associated with bad blocks, failing to fully wipe device partitions, and disabling charging while the phone is off making the phone remarkably difficult to resurrect if the battery dies, among many other device-specific problems (for example, 5.0.2.0 failing to make a nandroid backup with the ext4 mod flashed on the original Incredible). It's also annoyingly proprietary (ironic, when its primary purpose is flashing open-source ROMs...) in the sense that it ties in specifically with ROM Manager and the two are not very compatible with much of anything else (for example, openrecoveryscript).
TWRP is much more open (which is why apps like Goo Manager are able to support it) and has one really crucial brick-proofing feature that sets it apart: a battery indicator. (Some ports of CWM Touch have battery indicators baked in, but CWM Touch has largely been a porting mess and adoption has been very slow.)