Koush is giving the world access to his buildbot to test out the new version of CWM. So I decided to give it a whirl. Offers incremental backups making them much smaller and faster.
This is for ICS ROMS only
*please note that I know that I am NOT a real dev. I just figured out how to run his buildbot and got it working on my phone.
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*usual disclaimer that I am not responsible for you bricking your phone*
To install
1. Download file to your computer
2. In command line, navigate to the folder you have the recovery
3. Reboot phone into fastboot
4. "fastboot flash recovery recovery-CWM-6.0.0.0-ruby.img"
5. "fastboot reboot"
6. Reboot Phone into recovery as normal
Anyone test it as yet other than you? Would be cool to see this in action, good post, many of those who wanted CWM will love you for it, lol.
As far as I could tel I was the first to build a ruby version. I just pulled the 5.0.2.8 CWM and used that as a base and had it build a touch version. I tried getting it to use the stock recovery but the only one I could find was from the all-in-one toolkit and it built, but the recovery had trouble mounting points so I didn't upload it here.
I've always been a fan of CWM but that's prolly mostly because that's what I familiar with. I've used it since my G1.
So it can flash kernels???
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It was built off of 5.0.2.8 so I would have to guess that you would have to be S-OFF to flash kernels. I am S-OFF and am the only one I know of running it.
Why is it only able to flash ics roms?
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As far as I could tel I was the first to build a ruby version. I just pulled the 5.0.2.8 CWM and used that as a base and had it build a touch version. I tried getting it to use the stock recovery but the only one I could find was from the all-in-one toolkit and it built, but the recovery had trouble mounting points so I didn't upload it here.
I've always been a fan of CWM but that's prolly mostly because that's what I familiar with. I've used it since my G1.
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I'm confused. Didn't Xboarder56 put out a cwm touch 5.0.8.9 version back in march? What's the difference between this version and his?
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I'm confused. Didn't Xboarder56 put out a cwm touch 5.0.8.9 version back in march? What's the difference between this version and his?
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This is based off of Koush's new 6.0 CWM. It has incremental backups instead of the doing the entire ROM each time. That is the biggest advantage to me.
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Why is it only able to flash ics roms?
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Just going by the CEM site here. It states that the touch version only works on with ICS ROMS
Can we flash this thru Odin?
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Can we flash this thru Odin?
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You are in the wrong section of the wrong device of the wrong manufacture. This is for the HTC amaze. HTC does not use odin
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Can we flash this thru Odin?
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Are you serious?
rymenigmatic said:
Can we flash this thru Odin?
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Yes you can, it's actually the only way you can flash this now.
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Koush is giving the world access to his buildbot to test out the new version of CWM. So I decided to give it a whirl. Offers incremental backups making them much smaller and faster.
This is for ICS ROMS only
*please note that I know that I am NOT a real dev. I just figured out how to run his buildbot and got it working on my phone.
Build Details
Download Recovery
*usual disclaimer that I am not responsible for you bricking your phone*
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Are there any screenshots?
FINALLY, A FRICKING RECOVERY THAT JUST WORKS.
Jesus, I tried every recovery I could find.
I'm not mentally impaired, so I do understand (and preffer) to use fastboot, and all other recoveries either required a download of an app to do the work for you or they just plain wouldn't boot (I'm looking at you, EXT4 touch binary...)
Plus it's well documented and it's a real developer friendly recovery, not so user oriented. I love it.
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FINALLY, A FRICKING RECOVERY THAT JUST WORKS.
Jesus, I tried every recovery I could find.
I'm not mentally impaired, so I do understand (and preffer) to use fastboot, and all other recoveries either required a download of an app to do the work for you or they just plain wouldn't boot (I'm looking at you, EXT4 touch binary...)
Plus it's well documented and it's a real developer friendly recovery, not so user oriented. I love it.
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or you can just flash the 4EXT recovery image from my toolkit. That is another way. 4EXT wants the app installed so it can tell you about updates and let it update by itself.
jubeh said:
FINALLY, A FRICKING RECOVERY THAT JUST WORKS.
Jesus, I tried every recovery I could find.
I'm not mentally impaired, so I do understand (and preffer) to use fastboot, and all other recoveries either required a download of an app to do the work for you or they just plain wouldn't boot (I'm looking at you, EXT4 touch binary...)
Plus it's well documented and it's a real developer friendly recovery, not so user oriented. I love it.
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Troll I assume?
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ok help?
so my question is does this allow the install of kernels with a rom not separately? Next question is if im rooted with s-off and a locked boot loader can i install this by recovery like along time ago.
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I have TWRP 2.0 on my Evo 3D. I'm new to rooting and have yet to use CWM recovery. Can anyone explain what is the difference and why it would be better to use one over the other. I do really like the touch interface of TWRP. Thanks.
At this point it's more of personal preference than features.
I'm also on TWRP 2.0 and if it ain't broke, I'm not fixin' it.
What freeza said. I personally, had issues with TWRP2 & went back to TWRP 1. CWM works well too but not the touch version from what i hear (havent tried it yet)
freeza said:
At this point it's more of personal preference than features.
I'm also on TWRP 2.0 and if it ain't broke, I'm not fixin' it.
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Thanks. I haven't had any problems with TWRP at all so maybe I'll stick with it. Just didn't know if there were features in CWM that I was missing.
as long as it wipes & flashes everything right, i'd stick with what you got.
TWRP all the way. No issues so far.
I like twrp so far had both and twrp is real nice imo.
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freeza said:
At this point it's more of personal preference than features.
I'm also on TWRP 2.0 and if it ain't broke, I'm not fixin' it.
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this is pretty much how i am.
and i have never had a problem with either one so i can't really say. i was on CWM when i first rooted back in july, switched to the updated TWRP (not touch) and only did it because it had features that i thought would make using recovery a little more convenient like flashing multiple zips at once, etc, and because scott was nice enough to zip it up for us to flash through boot loader. quick and painless for us 1.4 users.
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I'm Hboot 1.5 and liked the CWM touch and the fact that its integrated into Rom Manager, but I also like the TWRP and the ability to pick as many zips as I want before flashing. Add FlashImageGUI.apk to either of these and I no longer care about s-off. My vote is for TWRP
I like twrp 2.0 because its touch screen controlled and it does everything faster.
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I like twrp 2.0 because its touch screen controlled and it does everything faster.
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thats for sure!! last time i tryed cwm i thought something was wrong when i was flashing stuff because it took sooo long.. twrp is much faster i think..
does twrp have the charging bug ?
I think it is not a matter of which is best, but some devs install scripts will not work for CMW touch or TWRP 2+. I use TWRP 1.1.1 but recommend asking the dev what he uses.
i just tryed twrp 1.1.1 and every time i try and flash a kernel it wont let me??? thats why i always come back to twrp 2.0..
Updated website a lot!
Now has Links to Roms
How to Root, Unlock, and Flash custom Roms. Full guides with all files linked.
More soon to come, added a page for Order and Chaos for the Photon, I don't know why it isn't on the market, they have an APK designed for the Photon which the emailed me but not on the app market -.-.
75% of all cash earned from clicked links will get donated back into the community! Also don't forget to click ads on jokers site when on dev pages!
https://sites.google.com/site/mophocorner/home
Your one stop shop for everything photon, Working on a mobile app to come soon!
Joker and I are already in process of creating mopho.info though any content you end up putting together might help immensely
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Check it out
I already have a finished "Unlocking" page and a (LOL) Finished "Rooting Page" If you would like to check it out. I will have all the files mirrored at Mediafire so I can share my links when you want them as mirrors.
I like this!!!
Thanks for this! Great resource!
my phone is asking for Flash MDM6600, could anyone elaborate what exactly it is and were i can find the drivers plz
website looks promising, i just unlocked for the first time. as all other instructions have been missing files to flash etc... thanks
Now that I see that the website is getting used I will continue progress on it. Thanks for your feedback .
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You should ask QBking77 if you can post some of his how-to videos on your website.
Plan on using your guide to unlock my Photon. Thanks a lot and I like your site. I do have one question though. I installed CWM from he market, do I still need to flash it like you said on your website or am I good to go with the one from the market?
The app "ROM manager" from the market does not flash the correct recovery to flash anything ICS based. Cm9, MIUI, aokp, all will not work from that recovery. If you want to use those ROMS you need to use either rom racers or jokers recoveries.
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bullfrog527 said:
The app "ROM manager" from the market does not flash the correct recovery to flash anything ICS based. Cm9, MIUI, aokp, all will not work from that recovery. If you want to use those ROMS you need to use either rom racers or jokers recoveries.
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If you use romracer's make sure it's 5.0.2.7-photon3.zip
I'm an ICS craving MoPho-er!
bullfrog527 said:
The app "ROM manager" from the market does not flash the correct recovery to flash anything ICS based. Cm9, MIUI, aokp, all will not work from that recovery. If you want to use those ROMS you need to use either rom racers or jokers recoveries.
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if I flash jokers or ROM racers recovery will that be good to flash non ics roms also? And should I uninstall the Cwm I installed from the market?
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Equalizir said:
if I flash jokers or ROM racers recovery will that be good to flash non ics roms also? And should I uninstall the Cwm I installed from the market?
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Yes. I use 5.0.2.7-photon3 and have flashed several ROMs with it with a 100% success rate. You can also create nandroids and restore them with it.
I'm an ICS craving MoPho-er!
Did the unlocking guide work well for anyone here that used it? I do t want to cause any confusion so if you had a problem please let me know. Thanks.
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updated site
On the roms pages, mirrored to mediafire. Sorry for the lack of updates on page =/
JamesChilds said:
Did the unlocking guide work well for anyone here that used it? I do t want to cause any confusion so if you had a problem please let me know. Thanks.
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the unlocking guide worked great but flashing cwm didnt work for me
Hope this helps
Equalizir said:
the unlocking guide worked great but flashing cwm didnt work for me
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Put the phone in fastboot mode then open the cmd.exe in the unlocking pack.
Typing "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" should flash the CWM. Make sure that the cmd.exe, fastboot.exe, and recovery.img are all in the same folder. I believe i put them together but I could be wrong.
As of 23:57 GMT -5 April 20, 2012 I have started the closing of Imperium Initiate website. The final wipe and domain release will occur on April 30th. JamesChilds' Photon Website will be the only comprehensive source for the Photon when it's completed.
JamesChilds said:
Put the phone in fastboot mode then open the cmd.exe in the unlocking pack.
Typing "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" should flash the CWM. Make sure that the cmd.exe, fastboot.exe, and recovery.img are all in the same folder. I believe i put them together but I could be wrong.
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Does it matter that I flashed the cwm version from the market? Ive tried your method and qbkings method and it still isnt working. im frustrated at this point.
Hey everyone,
I've successfully flashed CWM/unlocked my photon via LokiFish's excellent thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20331623&postcount=6
My question is, since I've payed for CWM in the past, can I download the update and flash newer versions or is the recovery-red-photon the only one the phone can successfully support?
Thanks in advance!
Official version doesn't work right. Actually, jokersax's version works great. You'll find a link to his site in his cm9 thread in the development section.
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fabe0334 said:
Hey everyone,
I've successfully flashed CWM/unlocked my photon via LokiFish's excellent thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20331623&postcount=6
My question is, since I've payed for CWM in the past, can I download the update and flash newer versions or is the recovery-red-photon the only one the phone can successfully support?
Thanks in advance!
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paid for what?
cwm is free, always has been.....
magui43212 said:
Official version doesn't work right. Actually, jokersax's version works great. You'll find a link to his site in his cm9 thread in the development section.
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Will it flash directly over photon red as in using fastboot? What are the benefits?x
shabbypenguin said:
paid for what?
cwm is free, always has been.....
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I paid for the premium version since I used it so much. Provides quite a bit more feature
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Will it flash directly over photon red as in using fastboot? What are the benefits?x
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Jokers recovery is a flashable zip you can flash in cwm, then reboot recovery and you're set. Both work great, but if you plan on using the aroma installer that is available for some of the ics builds, you'll need jokers recovery to take advantage of the touch-based aspect of that. Otherwise, you can navigate through the installer with the volume keys and select work the camera key.
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I paid for the premium version since I used it so much. Provides quite a bit more feature
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there is no premium version of clockworkmod recovery, there is rom manager and rom manager premium.. and depending on the device that may or may not be worthwhile...
i myself prefer goo manager, its free for everyone, donate 10 bucks and you get lifetime membership to skip the 10 sec wait. they provide free hosting to devs for roms, if the roms are setup properly they will show up in the goomanager app and when there is a new version will prompt users of that rom .
but yea there is no premium version of cwm, the difference between rom manager and rom manager premium is you can download certain roms (usually just the cm7/9 nightlies for official devices, ergo no impact on the photon..)
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there is no premium version of clockworkmod recovery, there is rom manager and rom manager premium.. and depending on the device that may or may not be worthwhile...
i myself prefer goo manager, its free for everyone, donate 10 bucks and you get lifetime membership to skip the 10 sec wait. they provide free hosting to devs for roms, if the roms are setup properly they will show up in the goomanager app and when there is a new version will prompt users of that rom .
but yea there is no premium version of cwm, the difference between rom manager and rom manager premium is you can download certain roms (usually just the cm7/9 nightlies for official devices, ergo no impact on the photon..)
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You're right, but I supposed I could have been more specific. Great app regardless
yes indeed, rom manager has a rather setup going for it.
Is ROM Manager now compatible with the Photon?
sjamie said:
Is ROM Manager now compatible with the Photon?
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I'd like to know this too... a little wary of testing myself.
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Is ROM Manager now compatible with the Photon?
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I know you can use the version of cwm it flashes in order to flash jokers recovery zip. Then you don't have to fastboot a recovery file. Beyond that, I've never really bothered with it.
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shabbypenguin said:
there is no premium version of clockworkmod recovery, there is rom manager and rom manager premium.. and depending on the device that may or may not be worthwhile...
i myself prefer goo manager, its free for everyone, donate 10 bucks and you get lifetime membership to skip the 10 sec wait. they provide free hosting to devs for roms, if the roms are setup properly they will show up in the goomanager app and when there is a new version will prompt users of that rom .
but yea there is no premium version of cwm, the difference between rom manager and rom manager premium is you can download certain roms (usually just the cm7/9 nightlies for official devices, ergo no impact on the photon..)
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Thanks for that! I've seen all the.goo utls but didn't know about all that.
rom manager
I downloaded rom manager and it does support the photon and has for awhile. When choosing to flash recovery through rom manager it picked up the photon no probably. So to answer the questions it does work and support the photon 4g. Now if we can just get Koush to make a clockworkmod touch recovery for the photon it will be all good.
Hello -
I have browsed through countless threads and obviously overlooking something for a successful root.
I was able to root using option #3 in the following thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285894. All went without issue and I see the SuperUser application on the phone.
However, I cannot get into Clockwork. Holding the power buttons and power button only takes me in the typical Android reset menu.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
You don't have rom manager installed hopefully. If not, you simply power your phone off , hold down volume up down and power until it reboots KEEP holding it it may flash the boot logo more than once then it should take you into clock work mod recovery. Also keep in mind you need a custom kernel to have clockwork mod recovery installed, as our kernels have recovery built in.
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You don't have rom manager installed hopefully. If not, you simply power your phone off , hold down volume up down and power until it reboots KEEP holding it it may flash the boot logo more than once then it should take you into clock work mod recovery. Also keep in mind you need a custom kernel to have clockwork mod recovery installed, as our kernels have recovery built in.
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Thanks for the assistance. No --- I do not have ROM Manager installed. The button sequence only takes me into the typical Android menu that has four options. Going from memory: Reboot, apply update.zip, factory reset, clear cache. It's not the Clockwork menu...I'm familiar with it.
I guess that means that the following link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285894 only roots the phone and I need to apply a custom kernel. If so, do I have to find a custom kernel and apply through ODIN since I cannot flash through Clockwork? If so, can you give me a link on how to do this?
Thanks.
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Thanks for the assistance. No --- I do not have ROM Manager installed. The button sequence only takes me into the typical Android menu that has four options. Going from memory: Reboot, apply update.zip, factory reset, clear cache. It's not the Clockwork menu...I'm familiar with it.
I guess that means that the following link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285894 only roots the phone and I need to apply a custom kernel. If so, do I have to find a custom kernel and apply through ODIN since I cannot flash through Clockwork? If so, can you give me a link on how to do this?
Thanks.
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You just installed the stock kernel with stock 3e recovery. You now need to install a custom kernel. Go to this thread, which is the full directions for rooting and installing a ClockworkMod Recovery enabled kernel.
Also since you're rooted, you can flash kernels with mobile Odin if ya want, it's on the Android market. Is free to flash roms gotta pay for it to flash kernels and stuff but it's well worth it in my opinion.
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Phalanx7621 said:
Also since you're rooted, you can flash kernels with mobile Odin if ya want, it's on the Android market. Is free to flash roms gotta pay for it to flash kernels and stuff but it's well worth it in my opinion.
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This. It's definitely the best way.
Thanks to everyone. I was missing the step of flashing a kernel with Clockwork mod. I did purchase mobile ODIN Pro and now able to access the menu to flash. I was used to the 1-click one stop shop utility under the Galaxy Nexus.
iFalcon said:
Thanks to everyone. I was missing the step of flashing a kernel with Clockwork mod. I did purchase mobile ODIN Pro and now able to access the menu to flash. I was used to the 1-click one stop shop utility under the Galaxy Nexus.
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Awesome ! God don't you guys wish every thread could be like this? He asked, searched, read what we all said and followed it. And now everythings working. I love this man. No homo. Lol
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Awesome ! God don't you guys wish every thread could be like this? He asked, searched, read what we all said and followed it. And now everythings working. I love this man. No homo. Lol
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LOL
Phalanx7621 said:
Awesome ! God don't you guys wish every thread could be like this? He asked, searched, read what we all said and followed it. And now everythings working. I love this man. No homo. Lol
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What if.. What if the rest of XDA was like this? /mindblow
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What if.. What if the rest of XDA was like this? /mindblow
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..I'm....speechless.because you sir...blew my mind.
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..I'm....speechless.because you sir...blew my mind.
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ES NO POSSIBLE!!!!
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Which is better and why please. TIA.
pego99 said:
Which is better and why please. TIA.
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In my opinion TWRP is feature rich while CWM is much more straight forward.
Just my 2 Cents
Samckaz said:
In my opinion TWRP is feature rich while CWM is much more straight forward.
Just my 2 Cents
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+1
i found TWRP to be easier to use. i tried to use CWM a few times, but was getting some errors...probably because i didn't have the latest version of it or something. so i was told to try out TWRP, and i never looked back. it had Loki built in and it has a great layout of all the necessary functions.
i'm sure both function fine though.
pego99 said:
Which is better and why please. TIA.
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That is entirely personal opinion. Both can do all the same stuff and get the job done. I myself prefer TWRP but it is not because it is better, I just like the UI and theme better, built in keyboard and file manager are also nice.
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I had CWM for a good while but once TWRP came out there was no turning back.
hlxanthus said:
That is entirely personal opinion. Both can do all the same stuff and get the job done. I myself prefer TWRP but it is not because it is better, I just like the UI and theme better, built in keyboard and file manager are also nice.
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+1. It's a personal preference. Neither is better. Don't you guys read the rules on best threads?
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I prefer twrp 2.5.0.2 . I'm not a fan of the controls and menu layout in cwm.
Twrp 2.5.0.3 isn't as stable as 2.5.0.2 in my experience however. There is a flashable zip for .2 in the twrp thread for those who want to "downgrade"
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They are both great recoveries. I love the fact you can mass wipe dalvic cache, system, data, and cache in one swipe using TWRP, but I have to use CWM to flash Hyperdrive.
Another vote for TWRP here. Backups are much smaller compared to CWM as well.
Twrp has worked flawlessly for me
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I have the shabbypenguin-oudhs cwm recovery that auto lokis whatever you flash. Does the twrp do that also? I've read some posts that sound like it does but haven't found a real answer.
persom55 said:
I have the shabbypenguin-oudhs cwm recovery that auto lokis whatever you flash. Does the twrp do that also? I've read some posts that sound like it does but haven't found a real answer.
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No, but it isn't necessary. Have you seen a single kernel or recovery that's been posted and wasn't already loki'd?
TWRP is what I started using on my TF700T, simple to use and never had an issue with it. That's what I stick with.
cmw definitely for people recently learned flashing
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I have to say for me my phone likes twrp. Havent had any issuse on my end
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have you ever?
persom55 said:
I have the shabbypenguin-oudhs cwm recovery that auto lokis whatever you flash. Does the twrp do that also? I've read some posts that sound like it does but haven't found a real answer.
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Changed the name of your nandroids using shabbys recovery? I was just thinking about that but I didnt want to mess any of my nands up .Im thinking of going back to twrp but idk .
Twrp supports extFAT and my 64 GB sdcard.
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I don't use either one. I have found my S4 runs very fast using PhilZ Touch Recovery. It is touch base and supports exFat and ext4. When it does a wipe it wipes the System also.
Another for TWRP. Coming from the Bionic and having safestrap 3.05 and then 3.11 it was based on TWRP 2.2.2.1 or something if i recall correctly. A friend uses CWM on his GS2 Skyrocket and thought I'd have to use it but now he's also on TWRP.
I'm using for all the same reasons, it does everything needed and great UI and built in keyboard. never had a failed anything.