Not everyone likes TWRP, and options are always good. So, I ported CWM to the VZW Note 2. Now that it was ported, Koush built us official images as well, so now we can get CWM Touch. Flash the new images via ROM Manager, download them yourself from the ClockworkMod site, or I've packaged the current builds (v6.0.3.4) in flashable zips for your convenience.
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Standard CWM
Touch CWM
UNOFFICIAL Touch CWM w/exFAT support
Known Issues
External SD Card doesn't work if it is exFAT, FAT32 should be unaffected
Thanks
Koush for building the official images for us
Useful Things
Enable only one "No" when going to flash a zip
Code:
adb shell touch /sdcard/clockworkmod/.one_confirm
Hide files being backed up during nandroid (speeds it up a little)
Code:
adb shell touch /sdcard/clockworkmod/.hidenandroidprogress
Perform incremental backups rather than full backups every time (faster on subsequent backups)
Code:
adb shell "echo dup > /sdcard/clockworkmod/.default_backup_format"
YES! Thank you! I hate TWeRPs
thank you!! im not a fan of TWRP, but im not *****in either lol...however ill hold off till backing up to ext sd works!!
It's not much but I contributed $5 - Confirmation number: 9R305453KF810271D
Thanks for all the hardwork, especially with you not even having the phone.
droidstyle said:
thank you!! im not a fan of TWRP, but im not *****in either lol...however ill hold off till backing up to ext sd works!!
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While I'll deal with TWRP, I prefer CWM. Will wait for ext SD backups. Were almost out of the woods.
imnuts said:
Not everyone likes TWRP, and options are always good. So, I ported CWM to the VZW Note 2. It comes in two flavors, one flashed in recovery, the other flashed via Odin. Pick which ever you'd like and enjoy I'll also work on getting it moved to an official version then as well. If people would like to continue seeing stuff from me, I will need to actually get a Note 2 at some point, and you can help by clicking here.
Download
Recovery Flash
Odin Flash
Known Issues
ADB isn't working in recovery, will work on fixing this then
External Backup not working
Thanks
Koush for CWM source code
Team Hacksung and CyanogenMod for some stuff from the N7100 and the rest of the source code
sbrissen for his L900 work as another reference
The people that put their big boy pants on and tested it
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Thanks Mark...Even though your a flyers fan you are still cool in my book Great work!
Thanks 'nuts' - contribution sent, get a phone - conf# 2T514904XD999761N
In for $20. Confirmation number: 9B880641C5635323C
Hopefully you get a Note II soon!
Awesome!!! Just contributed $10. Conf. No.: 3S6330049G141034S. Keep it up, dude.
Good afternoon. Thank you for providing the CWM option for recovery. I would like to request the possibility of added a DTG (Date/Time Group) for future development of this recovery. It will help community, identify when a newer verision of this recovery becomes availalble.
Again, that's for your support for this device and previous devices. What a great community we have here!!
dlsolo said:
Good afternoon. Thank you for providing the CWM option for recovery. I would like to request the possibility of added a DTG (Date/Time Group) for future development of this recovery. It will help community, identify when a newer verision of this recovery becomes availalble.
Again, that's for your support for this device and previous devices. What a great community we have here!!
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When I update the thread again with a new build, I'll put the date in the topic title, as I do with all of my topics. Hopefully though, we can get an official build though soon, so this thread wouldn't be needed then.
To those who sent Imnuts a donation, I started a Donation thread, with your permission I would like to add your name to the list.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045919
Bye bye TWRP! Hello CWM Recovery!
Imnuts
As promised in my PM to you Confirmation number: 0FE219923K532503A $20.
Updated the Known Issue. I think the reason the external SD Card was reported as not working was due to it being exFAT. If anyone has an SD Card formatted as FAT32, it should work fine to read/write to the SDCard. I'll look in to fixing this then, but I don't know if it's possible from my brief searching.
Is it the case that you cannot use cwm without unlocking the bootloader? I am only rooted.
ronaldheld said:
Is it the case that you cannot use cwm without unlocking the bootloader? I am only rooted.
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That is correct.
Thanks for this.TWRP works well but I still prefer CWM.....donation sent
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$30
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Warning: whether you preform these steps correctly or incorrectly, you may be left with a device which cannot be recovered to a previous state. Because this process operates on the recovery partition it leaves you with little room to recover if flashed incorrectly, especially if your normal Android mode doesn't boot.
(although realistically you can just flash ESPRIMG.zip from HBOOT to recover, or fastboot)
So here it is ladies and gentlemen: Clockwork 3.0.0.5, based on a git version pulled/compiled on January 6th, 2011 from the CyanogenMod 7.x (CM7) repository. So what's new? Nothing that I can tell! Not sure why it deserves version 3.x, but I guess changing the text color and background is considered a 'major upgrade'.
This is provided in .img format - NOT an update.zip format. That means you'll have to flash it to your recovery partition using flash_image. Obviously that means you first need root AND S-OFF. No, I won't tell you how to root your phone or what S-OFF is.
Instructions:
Code:
$ su
# flash_image recovery recovery-cw3-test1.img
'flash_image' isn't included intentionally - if you're smart enough to know how to flash this properly and understand the risks, then you might be smart enough to know where to get 'flash_image'.
How'd I do it? Top Secret - I'd have to kill you if I told you.
Download link: [REMOVED - use one from CM7]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943973/recovery-cw3-test1.img
Need to revert back to 2.5.0.1? Flash this: http://koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.1-espresso.img
Enjoy it? Thank me!
Is it possible to get it in an update.zip format ? I don't want to mess with s-off for now.
SKAm69 said:
Is it possible to get it in an update.zip format ? I don't want to mess with s-off for now.
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Not from me, sorry. I don't see any point in supporting the legacy method, especially when this version of CW doesn't give any readily-apparent advantages to the older one.
Nice find. I actually have S-OFF but when I start this recovery it is telling me error mounting system, data and others. Is this normal or is something wrong with my setup?
JAWheat411 said:
Nice find. I actually have S-OFF but when I start this recovery it is telling me error mounting system, data and others. Is this normal or is something wrong with my setup?
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It IS a test build. I'm about to flash it now, I'll let you know if it's just you or not
And FLASH_IMAGE is indeed included, at least its built into cm6.
Edit: it isn't just you, the recovery is practically nonfunctional haha. There are errors all over when you boot into it, mount usb storage crashes it, and it can't mount anything, including the sd card, so its virtually pointless to flash at this point
MusicMan374 said:
It IS a test build. I'm about to flash it now, I'll let you know if it's just you or not
And FLASH_IMAGE is indeed included, at least its built into cm6.
Edit: it isn't just you, the recovery is practically nonfunctional haha. There are errors all over when you boot into it, mount usb storage crashes it, and it can't mount anything, including the sd card, so its virtually pointless to flash. Might even be as bad as arayrays gingerbread port, that hardly works either
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But the only new features you see would be the new color?
Ace42 said:
But the only new features you see would be the new color?
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Pretty much yeah. It was orange instead of green. Some of the menus had different names, easier to understand for noobs, but they had the same content. But don't flash it until it's more functional.
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Ok well can someone post an older Clockwork recovery.img so we can reflash it? We can't use this one to do anything.
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It IS a test build.
Edit: it isn't just you, the recovery is practically nonfunctional haha. There are errors all over when you boot into it, mount usb storage crashes it, and it can't mount anything, including the sd card, so its virtually pointless to flash. Might even be as bad as arayrays gingerbread port, that hardly works either
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I was at work when I uploaded the image and because of that I only briefly tested it. The errors at the beginning aren't critical, but I'll look into the overall functionality being broken, at some point tonight.
Hence this being a "TEST".
Thanks
I appreciate that. I like beta testing new things. It does seem to have a few more functions. I just couldn't revert back.....
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Flash this to go back to 2.5.0.1: http://koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.1-espresso.img
Actually.. i see a new option to partition SD card straight from the recovery menu... this is a very useful feature... and i think thats why it deserves that build jump from 2.5 to 3.0..... but at this point... it is in an UNUSABLE state.. i understand it is a test build... but i cannot test anything because it crashes on every single option you can possibly choose... will go back to 2.5 and wait for a stable, or at least more functional test build... hope to see some improvements soon... I do not doubt that you guys can have this thing up and running in no timee.. its a good starting point.. Keep the work going... looking forward to it...
was anyone else hoping for a terminal like in good ol' amon_ra? I was...
Be nice to have it in update.zip form for the ones without s_off
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elry567 said:
Be nice to have it in update.zip form for the ones without s_off
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S-off really is a must have. I attached the working build of 3.0.0.5, you have to either use flash_image with it, or fastboot flash, both of which require s-off.
Thnx
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mymomma8 said:
it crashes on every single option you can possibly choose
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Sounds like youre doing it wrong. You can no longer use the power button to select options but rather the trackball
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I don't think that file was cw3 I flashed it and still have 2.5 (file by musicman)
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MusicMan374 said:
S-off really is a must have. I attached the working build of 3.0.0.5, you have to either use flash_image with it, or fastboot flash, both of which require s-off.
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I flashed it... it seems to be CW 2.5.... not CW 3.0 :/
guitarist5122 said:
Sounds like youre doing it wrong. You can no longer use the power button to select options but rather the trackball
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No, i select the options with the trackpad... the problem is a bunch of recovery/cache errorss... that i cannot seem to fix, i tried wiping recovery/cache... and problem still persistess
EDIT: FOUND A TRULLY WORKING BUILD Thanks to whoareyou and can be downloaded from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490785&d=1295154563
No crashes, everything works... sucessfully partitioned SD card. Will create a guide on how to partition SD card using this recovery.
mymomma8 said:
I flashed it... it seems to be CW 2.5.... not CW 3.0 :/
No, i select the options with the trackpad... the problem is a bunch of recovery/cache errorss... that i cannot seem to fix, i tried wiping recovery/cache... and problem still persistess
EDIT: FOUND A TRULLY WORKING BUILD Thanks to whoareyou and can be downloaded from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490785&d=1295154563
No crashes, everything works... sucessfully partitioned SD card. Will create a guide on how to partition SD card using this recovery.
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Alright thanks it works now!
While twrp 2.x has been out on a large number of devices, since our team never had a N1 it's been absent from our list. Now we are happy to serve up a version to the last Nexus device on our list.
Team Win Recovery Project 2.2, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. It’s a fully touch driven user interface – no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
Phone look:
Tablet look:
v2.2.1 - various bugfixes and HTC Dumlock support now built in for latest hboots that don't support flashing to /boot.
CHANGELOG (for 2.2.0):
- On-screen keyboard in recovery! -- supports long press, backspace repeat, and swipe left deletes everything left of the cursor
- Name new backups and rename existing backups
- Rename files and folders in the file manager
- Pseudo-terminal emulator
- Support decrypting an encrypted data partition on Galaxy Nexus (enter password using keyboard)
- Backup archive splitting -- allows backup and restore of data partitions larger than 2GB
- Simplified XML layout support between resolutions
- Added dual storage selection radio buttons to zip install, backup, and restore pages
- Improved zip install compatibility
- Updated update-binary source code
- Numerous small bug fixes and improvements
DOWNLOAD:
The fastest and easiest way to install TWRP is to use the GooManager app
For downloads and instructions please visit our TWRP website and choose your device in the dropdown menu
BUGS:
If you have found a bug, please consider posting it to our github issues log. It's pretty much impossible for us to keep up with the more than 30 threads that we have for the devices that we "directly" support. If you have a significant problem that cannot be answered in this thread, your best bet is to PM me directly, contact us via our website, or find us in our IRC channel below. If you see someone that's struggling, feel free to point it out to us. We need your help to help us keep track of all of our devices! Thanks!
SUPPORT:
Live support is available via #twrp on Freenode with your IRC client or just click this link.
Taking this one too for device specific faqs.....
I compiled this build with the Twrp source against the CM7 source tree.
Very Nice - !!!
sbaeder said:
Very Nice - !!!
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Glad you like it. I know it's a little late to the party, but I figured better late than never.
I must say I was pretty sceptical this could be better than 4ext, but I am pleasantly surprised how much I like it. It is my new favorite recovery for now.....till I need to reformat my SD ext....4ext just does that better. To not have to wipe the fat partition is invaluable to me...but maybe that will be a possibility one day too. I really prefer every other aspect of this over 4ext though...very well done!
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ctfrommn said:
I must say I was pretty sceptical this could be better than 4ext, but I am pleasantly surprised how much I like it. It is my new favorite recovery for now.....till I need to reformat my SD ext....4ext just does that better. To not have to wipe the fat partition is invaluable to me...but maybe that will be a possibility one day too. I really prefer every other aspect of this over 4ext though...very well done!
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Thanks! It's been in dev for little over a year now on different devices. As for sd-ext, we'd be happy to merge a pull request with a better method, but given that most newer devices have large amounts of internal storage it's not likely we'll get to it anytime soon.
But twrp is 100% open source and we are more than happy to get people started compiling!
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Im no developer and dont know what a pull request is, but the difference I am speaking of lies in 4EXT's ability to re-partition the SD card either completely (which this also does) or only the ext partition and leaves the FAT partition untouched (which this does not do). What that would entail is way beyond anything I could hope to know or figure out, but Im certain it can be done. Again, thanks for your hard work on this and for bringing it to us!
ctfrommn said:
Im no developer and dont know what a pull request is, but the difference I am speaking of lies in 4EXT's ability to re-partition the SD card either completely (which this also does) or only the ext partition and leaves the FAT partition untouched (which this does not do). What that would entail is way beyond anything I could hope to know or figure out, but Im certain it can be done. Again, thanks for your hard work on this and for bringing it to us!
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Oh I see what you mean. Not to re partition ot, but just format/wipe just the ext.
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What about hboot updates from this tread? working?
ViViDboarder said:
Oh I see what you mean. Not to re partition ot, but just format/wipe just the ext.
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Sorry I was not clear, with 4EXT you can re-partition JUST the ext partition without completely wiping the whole card. So you can actually change partition size, type, etc....without reformatting the who SD card.
athost said:
What about hboot updates from this tread? working?
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Haven't tried, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
ctfrommn said:
Sorry I was not clear, with 4EXT you can re-partition JUST the ext partition without completely wiping the whole card. So you can actually change partition size, type, etc....without reformatting the who SD card.
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That's interesting as most methods of repartitioning a disk cause the entire disk to be wiped. I know there are some ways around it though, but we haven't looked at them I don't think.
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Haven't tried, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
That's interesting as most methods of repartitioning a disk cause the entire disk to be wiped. I know there are some ways around it though, but we haven't looked at them I don't think.
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4EXT is the only one Ive heard of....is very nice too.
So, basically, it is just adjusting the content of the partition table to make it smaller (or use any other "free" space after the FAT partition, and then to format the new partition.
Reminds me of all the old DOS based (i.e. ranish?) partition manager tools...basically a lot of low level manipulation of the data in the partition table.
I love TWRP!
Having an issue installing it on my N1, though - goomanager seems to stall at "Installing recovery image." So I need to do it manually I guess.
I'm assuming I should be able to fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.2.1.4-passion.img - right?
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JeremyNT said:
I love TWRP!
Having an issue installing it on my N1, though - goomanager seems to stall at "Installing recovery image." So I need to do it manually I guess.
I'm assuming I should be able to fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.2.1.4-passion.img - right?
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And, to answer my own question, that's exactly what I needed to do.
JeremyNT said:
I love TWRP!
Having an issue installing it on my N1, though - goomanager seems to stall at "Installing recovery image." So I need to do it manually I guess.
I'm assuming I should be able to fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.2.1.4-passion.img - right?
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And, to answer my own question, that's exactly what I needed to do.
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Glad you figured it out. The issue has been that goo.im had a mishap when updating their hardware. So a lot of data was lost. Our other download on teamw.in should point to a backup source at techerrata files.
I've been using 4ext for a long time but I recently discovered twrp (installed it on my Kindle and love it). One question before I put it on my N1: Are my nandroid backups from 4ext forward-compatible with twrp? E.g. Will twrp be able to restore old backups?
Thanks for all your work!
I managed to compile twrp for the SGS3 GT-I9300. I loved this recovery on my SGS1 (until I couldn't get it to activate on devil kernel) and my Galaxy Tab 10.1. It has saved my rear end several times while testing the A1 kernel. With its on recovery terminal I could dd flash the stock kernel. CWM Touch is nice but I ABSOLUTELY LOATHE the blobs backup format. It makes it darn near impossible to save nandroid backups on your computer. I can understand the logic behind the blobs format but I still hate it. Also, I think it's a shame that the American/Canadian Qualcomm SGS3 has TWRP but the international power house doesn't.
I just downloaded the twrp source a few hours ago so this is TWRP V2.2.2.1. Unfortunately, the external SD does not mount but I did manage to get adb to work. I think that you could always adb push a rom zip in the event you cannot boot, forgot to make a nandroid, and forgot to have a "just in case" zip. Also, when rebooting, YOU MUST CHOOSE REBOOT SYSTEM. If you just poweroff, it will reboot into recovery the next time. If you forget and choose poweroff and it reboots into recovery, just choose reboot system and everything will be fine.
Attached is A1 (the character my A1 kernel is named after) holding my I9300 showing the recovery. The source is also uploaded, which includes files that I've changed in case anybody is interested to know how I did it. There is a rootzwiki page with instructions I followed. Just a few minor deviations from the instructions. I did "make recoveryimage" instead of "make amp amp..." that they recommended. And the obvious deviation, our device is called i9300 not tenderloin. That's the HP Touchpad.
I flashed the latest CM10 nightly from it, the latest siyah kernel and a touchwiz zip and nothing went wrong. Also tested backup and restore. Went fine.
Here is a youtube video demonstrating TWRP on the Galaxy Nexus by some random person on youtube.
Credits: team win, siyah kernel developer (recycled your zip to make the recovery zip). None of the code is original from me. I only tweaked the recovery.rc to enable adb.
sounds Good .
I'll wait for few replies
and I'll test it myself later on
Could you add A video of you showing all the menu's around this recovery ?
one more thing:
did you check that all the functions are working ?
shay2911 said:
sounds Good .
I'll wait for few replies
and I'll test it myself later on
Could you add A video of you showing all the menu's around this recovery ?
one more thing:
did you check that all the functions are working ?
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Checked flashing. Flashed a cm10 nightly, siyah kernel, cm camera fix, touchwiz launcher. All of those are working. (Say what you want about touchwiz but Ive always liked the launcher) Just checked backup and recovery.
And... my phone is not yet dead as evident from my signature. Video?? How?? Just tape it running from my tablet??
Sent from my GT-I9300
yea if you could film it from your tablet or even post an video that shows this recovery on S1 ( you said it was used on s1)
btw where did you find camera fix for cm ?
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found this video on youtube add it to the main post
this recovery looks amazing
I just flashed this Recovery seems Good one thing bugs me there the slide to confirm it's not smooth but besides the smoothness of the it's great
Thanks for your effort. I love this recovery, it rocks.
I use it on my Asus TF300.
Please also add externalSD support.
Thanks.
SGS3 I9300XXDLIB
Wont let me download :s
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Dees_troy is making twrp and im the tester
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Wow! Did a full 1.17Gig backup in like 10 seconds! Awesome, man thanx a lot, I hated backing up because it took ages especially heavy ROMs like ARHD and the like but now it's a breeze!! One question, am I able to restore CWM backups with TWN?
Excellent interface backed up and restored no problem .
jje
Works really well.and love the options it has.much more interactive and useful than CWM imo.sorry please dont mind me no disrespect to the fellow developers.
Thanks subbed
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christophermaisch said:
Wow! Did a full 1.17Gig backup in like 10 seconds! Awesome, man thanx a lot, I hated backing up because it took ages especially heavy ROMs like ARHD and the like but now it's a breeze!! One question, am I able to restore CWM backups with TWN?
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Dont give BS m8, it took 7mins to backup ARHD ROM. HOw can you backup almost 2gb of rom in 10secs?
BTW great recovery, much better than CWM been using for ages. Thanks.
Edit: Tried installing few zip mods although it says files installed but there is no mod done.
Finally ported to int. S3 ! Thanks AAccount ! This recovery is way much better than CWM.
Nice work mate, I was waiting for this.
sak500 said:
Dont give BS m8, it took 7mins to backup ARHD ROM. HOw can you backup almost 2gb of rom in 10secs?
BTW great recovery, much better than CWM been using for ages. Thanks.
Edit: Tried installing few zip mods although it says files installed but there is no mod done.
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Tried mounting the system and then installing the mods? Should work that way i guess :S
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Wow... great work Aaccount hope you soon add ext sd too
sak500 said:
Dont give BS m8, it took 7mins to backup ARHD ROM. HOw can you backup almost 2gb of rom in 10secs?
BTW great recovery, much better than CWM been using for ages. Thanks.
Edit: Tried installing few zip mods although it says files installed but there is no mod done.
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Either I'm doing something very worry but it is about that and 2gb is not almost 1.2 gb, 1.9gb is almost 2gb.
bala_gamer said:
Wow... great work Aaccount hope you soon add ext sd too
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Ext Sd seems to work :| it does read that i have an external sd and the amount of space left in it and all
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Will you be fixing ext sd
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[email protected] said:
Will you be fixing ext sd
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It is already fixed guys seriously it is working for me :| i just flashed a couple kernals and they flashed fine from the external sd
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saintsinner25 said:
It is already fixed guys seriously it is working for me :| i just flashed a couple kernals and they flashed fine from the external sd
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Likewise backup restore and flashing from EXT SD no problem .
jje
Thanks, so far so good. All seems to work.
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Well, hallo there!
It's been a while since I've posted a release thread on XDA... I've been lurking in the shadows (and on IRC) for quite some time.
Here, I present to you a teaser of things to come:
ClockworkMod Recovery (non-touch) 6.0.1.5 for the AT&T Optimus G.
What is this?
This is a "recovery" for your phone, it allows you to install custom ROMs, back up your phone, fix it when it breaks, and much more.
This specific version is "ClockworkMod", which was created by the CyanogenMod team and Koush.
There are many recovery versions out there, I have picked ClockworkMod because it is very easy to compile and debug.
I will compile other recoveries as time permits.
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Where can I get it?
UPDATE: I am now providing download links.
Please go here to download it: http://downloads.codefi.re/thecubed/lgoptimusg/att/recoveries/
Note: this is a "tethered" build of CWM, as you can not flash it. You must use fastboot to boot the image every time you wish to enter recovery.
This is due to the locked bootloader on this device.
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE DOING ANYTHING!
This is *not* safe, and should *not* be done by anyone unsure of what they are doing.
I will post links once I have ironed out bugs, but I WILL NOT SUPPORT anyone using it to modify their phone.
Please don't use this if you don't know how to LGNPST your phone back from the dead, should you accidentally kill it.
(Also, I will find somewhere to mirror LGNPST and the related files, as I can't host them from my server due to legal reasons. I will, however, mirror the .TOT file in case LG decides to take it down.)
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Instructions
Check back here in a few hours, I'll have something done by then
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The goods!
Here's a (semi-arty) pic of it running on my Optimus G:
And, here's a video for extra proof
Luckily the video quality isn't potato, but the audio sure is. My explanation is that my HTC Vivid doesn't like me. An engineer's explanation would be that I was speaking softly, as it was 1:30AM at the time of recording, and the phone merely decided that my meek volume was purely background noise... at least, I think that's what an engineer would say, as I haven't graduated yet.
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SPECIAL THANKS!
Here's my favorite section of an XDA post: the "special thanks to" section.
Without the help of these awesome people, I would have nothing of interest to say, and would just be a random guy with a phone.
Seriously, these guys are awesome.
Here's the list (in no special order, and by IRC name):
Shelnutt2
sextape
xboxfanj
jonasl
kmdm
synergy
DeamonFish
chachin
..and Zanzibar (because why not?!)
If I've forgotten anyone, please let me know-- I want to make sure everyone who had a hand in this gets a shout-out.
Please, support these awesome people if you get a chance, or drop by the IRC channel and say hi
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How can I contact you?
Need to get a hold of me, or anybody else? Come on IRC -- just go to http://webchat.freenode.net and use #lg-optimus-g as the channel name. Pick a nice nickname and say Hi
I'm IOMonster on IRC, and if I'm around, just say my name and I'll probably say hi back.
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Alright everyone, hope you enjoy
Wow that does look pretty nice.
Looking forward to the fruits of your continued endeavor regarding this device, sir. Well done.
Very nice, cubed. That's some good, and fast, work.
Awesome work! Can't wait to see more progress on this. I'm assuming a Sprint version will be available eventually.
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Very cool!
subbed hopefully this will work with the Rogers version as well or one will come out of this,
either way spectacular work
BloodBaron said:
subbed hopefully this will work with the Rogers version as well or one will come out of this,
either way spectacular work
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Great start! I can't wait to see how it progresses, looks like it's going fairly quickly at this point.
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So it boots cwm even with a locked bootloader?
That's peculiar. Either way great job!
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can't wait
Can't wait. Great job!
Awesome work....you guys are amazing
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So it boots cwm even with a locked bootloader?
That's peculiar. Either way great job!
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Apparently fastboot BOOT will accept any unsigned image regardless of bootloader status.
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I think this thread is for AT&T version, here's International.
Although placeholder threads are generally not allowed in the Dev section, we will allow this one, as the OP has stated he will provide the link if asked. (He does not want people to brick their device.)
Woot, so I patched CWM with a little homegrown patch to enable you to mount the external SD card.
This is necessary since CWM disables USB mounting by default on devices with an internal storage card that is shared with the /data partition.
Here's the status update:
What works:
Backups to Internal and External SD card
Restore from Internal or External SD card
ADB Shell Access
Battery charging (it's part of the kernel, I merely verified it's working)
Volume Keys / Power Key
Zip install from internal/external SD
USB Mounting
(in theory) Wipe Data ***see note***
What doesn't works:
Softkeys
Party mode
***Note: I have NOT tested "Wipe Data" or "Format /data". I do not suggest you try either for the moment.
This is because the internal SD card resides in /data/media. Erasing /data has a chance of erasing your internal SD. There are checks in CWM for this, but until I investigate, let's just be safe. If you need to erase your phone, let the stock recovery do that.
I am still working on some instructions for a safe way to get into CWM without the potential of getting stuck in some unknown mode. I will write up the instructions tomorrow and post links to the recovery.
Thanks everyone for your kind words on IRC as well, I appreciate all your moral support!
Thats a great start.. i do hope it is possible for the Japanese (L-01E) Version.... though the Japanese version already has microSD card support up to 64GB via SDXC
Wow, this is awesome! Keep up the great work!
thanks for all the work, I look forward to this device as I am getting it today, I do have some background in Linux and could possibly be building a ROM soon.
I love you right now. So stoked.
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I wanted to post this here since I've been busting my tail on an update for a week now. This WILL flash, Backup & Restore android 4.4 roms! USB mounting, internal & external sdcard mounts as well. There are still a few bugs to work out but give it a go & some feedback. It's still a WIP but plenty stable to use daily for now.
Also anyone interested in flashing the CandyKat sweetener packs, you may now do so with this recovery!!
TWRP 2.8.7.0
I am not responsible for misuse, bricks, or exploding devices! Flash at your own risk! You can download the zip file & flash it from within your existing recovery & reboot to recovery.
CREDITS: Javelinanddart for fixing mounts, f2fs, & for fixing vibration for 5.0 & up Disconnecktie && Santod040 I have bugged these guys to death to get this working so Please stop in & thank these guys as well. They are a huge part of the success of this! Obviously this couldn't happen without Omniroms Source! And a huge thanks for
Dees_Troy for his guide to compiling twrp recovery!!
TWRP Themes have changed a bit & if you use a them then you'll want to checkout this link.
THEMING TWRP THE NEW WAY!
What's new in 2.8.7.0
- Initial ground work for software drawn keyboard (_that)
- Fix handling of wiping internal storage on datamedia devices (xuefer)
- Allow DataManager to set and read values from the system properties (xuefer)
- Fix crash when taking screenshots on arm64 devices (xuefer)
- Fix error message after an ORS script completes (Dees_Troy)
- Fix crashes / error when creating encrypted backups (_that, Dees_Troy)
- Add system read only option - more details below (Dees_Troy)
- Add resize2fs and GUI option to run resize2fs (Dees_Troy)
- Fix crash loop caused by empty lines in AOSP recovery command file (_that)
- Prevent duplicate page overlays such as multiple lock screens (mdmower)
System read only option: Devices that ship with 5.0 and higher as their initial OS are using block level OTA updates. With this style of OTA update, the update script checks to see if the system partition has ever been mounted read/write. Further, the script also usually runs an SHA sum of the entire system partition to detect if any changes have been made. If any changes have been made, the OTA update will refuse to install. Since not all OEMs and devices have factory images available, we have created a new feature in TWRP that detects if the system partition has ever been mounted read/write. If not, you will be prompted asking if you want TWRP to mount system as read/write. If you choose not to allow TWRP to mount as read/write, TWRP won't prompt to install SuperSU and TWRP won't try to patch the stock ROM to prevent TWRP from being replaced by stock recovery. The goal of this option is to hopefully allow the user to make a raw system image backup that they can use to get back to a state where they can take OTA updates again.
resize2fs feature: On some devices like the Nexus 6, the factory images include a userdata image that is the proper size only for the 32GB units. If you flash the factory image to a 64GB Nexus 6, the data partition will appear as if it only has the free space of a 32GB device. Using the resize2fs option, TWRP can resize your data partition to take up the full space available. The resize2fs may also be useful to resize system partitions on devices where custom ROM system images don't take up the full partition space. Lastly, resize2fs may be useful in some cases to reserve the proper space at the end of a data partition for a full disk encryption key, should your partition be formatted incorrectly for some reason.
This new version also marks our first set of full builds using our new jenkins build server. You can track the progress of builds at https://jenkins.twrp.me and we have taken additional steps to make it easier for device maintainers to step up and submit patches to our gerrit server at https://gerrit.twrp.me to help us keep devices up to date and working.
THEMING?
USE 1080P THEMES
Yeah!!
This is working perfect! Damn I missed TWRP. So freaking sweet!!
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Works well except mount memory
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Works well except mount memory
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Mounting which partition? Anyone that finds an error or a bug should try posting the recovery log after said error. Don't post the entire log in a post but put it on pastebin or something similar. Having the logs greatly increases the likely hood the issue will be fixed. Thanks.
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What do you mean by mount memory? Where you add something from the pc to the sd card & it shows up on the internal when in twrp? The internal sd card mounts when connected to the pc, not the external sd. I don't know if that's how it's suppose to work or not. This is my first twrp attempt and I had to build it from scratch basically. Like Disconnecktie stated, a log may be helpful.
Great work. Missed TWRP. Just had to tick off my internal sd. Panicked when my partition wasn't visible with my ROMs to flash. LOL.
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I had in mind when're in rekaveri not mount the memory to your PC
Maybe this Problem just me, let me know
Updated OP with better mount paths & usb mounting working better. Guys if you all test this latest and give feedback, I'm working on getting this to the official site and in Bigbiff's thread. I appreciate your input. I have worked tirelessly to make this work but I may be missing something. Let me know what you find, working or not. I know the vibrate isn't currently working in recovery but I am looking into that.
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Updated OP with better mount paths & usb mounting working better. Guys if you all test this latest and give feedback, I'm working on getting this to the official site and in Bigbiff's thread. I appreciate your input. I have worked tirelessly to make this work but I may be missing something. Let me know what you find, working or not. I know the vibrate isn't currently working in recovery but I am looking into that.
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For some reason (most likely that I'm a dummy, or missed reading somewhere)
Recently my SD card took a poo, so I've been saving to internal memory.
I flashed TWRP. When I look in sdcard I have no files visible. When I am booted into CandyKat I can see my files with my file explorer. Am I missing a valid mount somewhere? When I go to / I don't see a folder called storage, and in my /sdcard all I see is a folder called TWRP which is empty.
THanks!
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For some reason (most likely that I'm a dummy, or missed reading somewhere)
Recently my SD card took a poo, so I've been saving to internal memory.
I flashed TWRP. When I look in sdcard I have no files visible. When I am booted into CandyKat I can see my files with my file explorer. Am I missing a valid mount somewhere? When I go to / I don't see a folder called storage, and in my /sdcard all I see is a folder called TWRP which is empty.
THanks!
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When you are in TWRP recovery are you selecting "Internal SDcard" or "MicroSD card"
Edit: Latest twrp recovery with vibrations enabled!
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Updated OP with better mount paths & usb mounting working better. Guys if you all test this latest and give feedback, I'm working on getting this to the official site and in Bigbiff's thread. I appreciate your input. I have worked tirelessly to make this work but I may be missing something. Let me know what you find, working or not. I know the vibrate isn't currently working in recovery but I am looking into that.
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Haven't tried your update yet but on the last build in order to use themes I had to load them into /data/media/0/TWRP/theme/ which I believe will be overwritten as soon as I flash another ROM. Is this one of your corrected paths?
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Haven't tried your update yet but on the last build in order to use themes I had to load them into /data/media/0/TWRP/theme/ which I believe will be overwritten as soon as I flash another ROM. Is this one of your corrected paths?
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No it was not. I've been waiting on more feedback from the update or any of my twrp builds. Now that I'm aware of it, I'll look into that so we can get it official in Bigbiffs twrp thread. I think it's close enough for him to release it as an official but this is my personal feelings. It'll be a couple days maybe before I get back to it since I've spent the last week concentrating on this, it's time for me to move on to other things for a moment.
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Newest build is working g sweet gimme. Love how ya added the button vibrate too. So far I've done 3 full wipes/flashes and your twrp has been flawless thanks for bringing this to us gimme.
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Haven't tried your update yet but on the last build in order to use themes I had to load them into /data/media/0/TWRP/theme/ which I believe will be overwritten as soon as I flash another ROM. Is this one of your corrected paths?
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We can probably keep this here until the bugs are worked out. Have you tried the latest here yet? I don't theme my recovery but I'm willing to so I can get it correct.
Also that may be something you can set in twrp, set a different default path for themes but I'm not 100% sure.
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We can probably keep this here until the bugs are worked out. Have you tried the latest here yet? I don't theme my recovery but I'm willing to so I can get it correct.
Also that may be something you can set in twrp, set a different default path for themes but I'm not 100% sure.
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Default path in latest is correct now. Themes work from the correct directory now (/sdcard/TWRP/theme/ui.zip ) so they won't get deleted. Love button vibration as well! Excellent work.
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Default path in latest is correct now. Themes work from the correct directory now (/sdcard/TWRP/theme/ui.zip ) so they won't get deleted. Love button vibration as well! Excellent work.
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Thank you for the feedback, it is very much appreciated! If you run into anything else, good or bad, Please feel free to give a shout out. I have OCD and with the vibration as an option, well it just was NOT an option to NOT work.. Lol
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Thank you for the feedback, it is very much appreciated! If you run into anything else, good or bad, Please feel free to give a shout out. I have OCD and with the vibration as an option, well it just was NOT an option to NOT work.. Lol
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I tried to install the full aroma rom patch by pollution and it seemed to work but gave com.android.phone error on boot. So I thought easy fix, I'll restore the backup I made with TWRP yesterday and got even more errors. Yes, I factory reset before restoring. It seems that this TWRP is not doing everything like it used to under the 4.2's. I'm going to go back to CWM and restore a CWM backup, regroup, recharge.......and try again from scratch to test this thing out again. Wish me luck.
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I had in mind when're in rekaveri not mount the memory to your PC
Maybe this Problem just me, let me know
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I'm not sure that I understand what you're saying? The internal sd mounts to the pc once you go into twrp & mount it.
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I tried to install the full aroma rom patch by pollution and it seemed to work but gave com.android.phone error on boot. So I thought easy fix, I'll restore the backup I made with TWRP yesterday and got even more errors. Yes, I factory reset before restoring. It seems that this TWRP is not doing everything like it used to under the 4.2's. I'm going to go back to CWM and restore a CWM backup, regroup, recharge.......and try again from scratch to test this thing out again. Wish me luck.
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Best of luck to ya! I have restored my nandroid with twrp but not in my latest version. I'll give it a try this evening and see what happens on my end. I have not used the aroma installer because I personally would rather not use it. I just use the camera fix from Pollution since I don't have the screen flicker or any other issues with my phone.