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We've tested and can confirm this bootstrap recovery is working. Thank you to bane449 for testing. The recovery is a straight APK pull from the Droid X2. Worked thanks to the similarities between devices.
Instructions and download:
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-photon-4g-root-custom-recovery-now-available
Looks successful to me: DroidX2 Recovery GFAN.COM V2.5.1.8
And it booted back into Android properly, even
So what will this allow me to do? What are its advantages? What are the risks?
sub2k1 said:
So what will this allow me to do? What are its advantages? What are the risks?
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CWM allows users to easily install unsigned update packages. This will open up the Photon to pseudo-ROMs, all sorts of modifications, and more.
Forgive my ignorance but what is a "pseudo-Rom"?
kennethpenn said:
CWM allows users to easily install unsigned update packages. This will open up the Photon to pseudo-ROMs, all sorts of modifications, and more.
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I know what ROM's are, never heard anyone say psuedo-ROM.
Lokifish Marz said:
Custom ROMs (if available for the Photon) like MIUI, CM7 etc...
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mikeyinid said:
I know what ROM's are, never heard anyone say psuedo-ROM.
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Psuedo meaning "not really" a ROM. A locked bootloader will prevent true custom ROMs, but P-ROMs will be possible.
P-ROMs are based off of stock files and modifications. They don't replace the kernel or modem.
Yup i installed this and rebooted into recovery mode. It worked just fine for me. What happens if Sprint releases an OTA update? Can i recover root access or downgrade with this? Sounds like I can't because I can't modify the kernel.
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I can't seem to get mine to reboot into CWM. I run the apk, hit install recovery, says installed sucessfully, hit recovery mode and it reboots back into system.
b-reezy said:
I can't seem to get mine to reboot into CWM. I run the apk, hit install recovery, says installed sucessfully, hit recovery mode and it reboots back into system.
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Make sure your device is plugged into the wall charger when you do Reboot Recovery. That's the only way it'll work since it's a bootstrap recovery.
kennethpenn said:
Make sure your device is plugged into the wall charger when you do Reboot Recovery. That's the only way it'll work since it's a bootstrap recovery.
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Can you explain why this is? I'm a little confused as to what makes a "bootstrap recovery" different from a regularly flashed "recovery.img".
brianez21 said:
Can you explain why this is? I'm a little confused as to what makes a "bootstrap recovery" different from a regularly flashed "recovery.img".
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Caveats:
This is not a *real* recovery. The way this recovery works is by hijacking portions of your boot process during system initialization and starting into recovery instead. So, if you hose your system *COMPLETELY* you will need to SBF. Specifically, if your logwrapper, logwrapper.bin, or hijack binary are missing from /system/bin, you will be screwed.
This is from koush himself concerning droid x/2 bootstrap. I would seriously wait til an sbf surfaces before flashing any of these "psuedo-ROMS" or even just deleting any system apk's. Just my opinion.
sub2k1 said:
Yup i installed this and rebooted into recovery mode. It worked just fine for me. What happens if Sprint releases an OTA update? Can i recover root access or downgrade with this? Sounds like I can't because I can't modify the kernel.
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Does the phone need to be rooted first in order to installl this recovery apk?
Is this "ClockworkMod" recovery, or something else? If it's CWM, what version?
So what specifically did this do to my phone? What files were modified to allow this to run at bootup? Anybody have any info on this (just in case I want to return my phone to stock.)
mediawiz said:
Is this "ClockworkMod" recovery, or something else? If it's CWM, what version?
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This is CWM bootstrap. Original one was on the Droid X, created by Koushik Dutta. Then it was ported to the Defy. Then to the Atrix. Next, the Droid X2. Now, the Photon 4G.
V2.5.1.8
Sbf is gonna be your friend when it comes to unrooting and restoring. It will pop up soon.
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So what specifically did this do to my phone? What files were modified to allow this to run at bootup? Anybody have any info on this (just in case I want to return my phone to stock.)
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Once I'm in CWM, is it safe to unplug the charger or does it need to be connected until I exit and reboot?
beartrap said:
Once I'm in CWM, is it safe to unplug the charger or does it need to be connected until I exit and reboot?
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You can unplug.
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I have hboot 1.5 and used fastboot to flash the clockworkmod 5.0.2.0. shooter image, but whenever I try to boot into recovery my phone sits at the HTC screen for a while then reboots into the OS. TWRP works fine, but I prefer CWM. Anyone else have his problem/ figure out how to fix it? I have also tried using rom manger to flash cwm, but the same thing happens.
What phone?
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What phone?
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Evo 3d
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GSM or CDMA?
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Have you gone to Settings>Power and Unchecked the Fastboot option?
Unless there have been some new developments, only older CWMR versions work on EVO3D. I use 4.0.1.4
stopeject said:
Unless there have been some new developments, only older CWMR versions work on EVO3D. I use 4.0.1.4
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Not entirely accurate. Try ROM Manager. But you must be rooted and I believe soff. I don't remember its been since July since I rooted and soff'd my phone
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Where are all the CWM defenders now?
*Anytime ANYONE has an issue with it, they scatter.
*Anytime ANYONE has something negative to say about it, they get all up in arms and butthurt trying to defend its effectiveness.
This OP has just provided another ^^^ post stating that it is, in fact, not working correctly...
Deja Vu all over again.
By the way, OP, you state that TWRP "works fine", but you "prefer" CWM...
(Why would you prefer something that doesn't work over something that has been proven to work time and time again?)
CWM hanging?
I've got another problem with CWM. Planning to install a custom ROM on a Blade and booted into CWM ( v5.0.2.0 ) and it looks OK, gives me the menu but if I select any option it just hangs at the "hat" image. If I press the phone's menu button I can get back to CWM menu and select another option with the same result but can't go anywhere else.
The phone will only boot into CWM and I can't access the phone via USB.
Is it bricked? Any ideas how I can get out of this?
Hi,
i was on arhd and flashed yesterday insertcoin 3.8.2, after flashing it i clicked on reboot system and when i clicked on reboot the recovery sad that my root is undone ,and asked me if it should fix it i clicked on yes and know my phone reboots on its own sometimes it shows the picture of the recovery but i cant access it, i can go to the bootloader but it is not helping me. and on the bootloader instead of showing me a radio it says none.
sry if this is the wrong section,but please help me
jizang said:
Hi,
i was on arhd and flashed yesterday insertcoin 3.8.2, after flashing it i clicked on reboot system and when i clicked on reboot the recovery sad that my root is undone ,and asked me if it should fix it i clicked on yes and know my phone reboots on its own sometimes it shows the picture of the recovery but i cant access it, i can go to the bootloader but it is not helping me. and on the bootloader instead of showing me a radio it says none.
sry if this is the wrong section,but please help me
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Try to revert back to ARHD ROM and see if your problem is fixed.
There is no way (I mean hardly a way) - where your Radio could be wiped out - especially since we all are S-ON (unfortunately) .
Don't forget to flash the boot.img.
I hope you are on TWRP?
I also hope you have ADB tools in your system...
Addicted2xda said:
Try to revert back to ARHD ROM and see if your problem is fixed.
There is no way (I mean hardly a way) - where your Radio could be wiped out - especially since we all are S-ON (unfortunately) .
Don't forget to flash the boot.img.
I hope you are on TWRP?
I also hope you have ADB tools in your system...
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no i a have cwm as recovery but the problem is i can not access recovery,it just boots for a short time the recovery and then reboots
back to the htc logo. shall i try to flash the recovery again via hasoons toolkit?
jizang said:
no i a have cwm as recovery but the problem is i can not access recovery,it just boots for a short time the recovery and then reboots
back to the htc logo. shall i try to flash the recovery again via hasoons toolkit?
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Yes - try to boot it to bootloader (Volume Down + Power)
Use TWRP.
You have to erase your cache memory.
Then you can get into recovery again. Had it also once.
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can you guys tell me how i can erase my cache memory?
jizang said:
can you guys tell me how i can erase my cache memory?
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fastboot erase cache
Need to have ADB tools installed on your system. Which I assume you have
and IMHO CWM is a bad idea at least for HOX+, would strongly recommend TWRP
Addicted2xda said:
fastboot erase cache
Need to have ADB tools installed on your system. Which I assume you have
and IMHO CWM is a bad idea at least for HOX+, would strongly recommend TWRP
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It worked i thank all the ones who tried to help me
jizang said:
i tried to erase fastboot cache but i always get wrong command, I tried to flash just recovery via hasoons toolkit
on the cmd it says finished but i still can not boot into recovery.
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Is ADB tools installed in your PC?
If yes - make sure it is in the PATH. If not - please go the folder where you have installed ADB and run the command from there. It might give you "waiting for device" but not wrong command!
If you have not installed it - you can get it from here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
it requires Java...
Addicted2xda said:
Is ADB tools installed in your PC?
If yes - make sure it is in the PATH. If not - please go the folder where you have installed ADB and run the command from there. It might give you "waiting for device" but not wrong command!
If you have not installed it - you can get it from here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
it requires Java...
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It worked thanks addicted and all the other people who helped me
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Hey! S's long as it worked, we all are happy
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Addicted2xda said:
Hey! S's long as it worked, we all are happy
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Xda is the best community for android users
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today i flashed a boot.img and noticed that the bootloader still says ''Radio:None'', i already flashed a rom and everything works good
jizang said:
today i flashed a boot.img and noticed that the bootloader still says ''Radio:None'', i already flashed a rom and everything works good
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I also noticed that after you said. Munne also says Radio None. Guess it's a minor bug or something... As Radio is fine
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Addicted2xda said:
I also noticed that after you said. Munne also says Radio None. Guess it's a minor bug or something... As Radio is fine
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Ok thanks for the answer
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Hello. I downloaded TWRP 2.6.0.0 from here: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/185 for my SGP311.
And flashed it using instructions on page:
su
dd if=/sdcard/fotakernel.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel
Then I couldn't figure out how to boot into the recovery! I decided this might be the time to READ the page
They say something about CM. I don't want to flash any ROM yet, I'm on stock 4.1.1 (build 370), I just want to boot the device into my TWRP and couldn't find instructions.
So how do I start TWRP?
My Gnexi said:
Hello. I downloaded TWRP 2.6.0.0 from here: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/185 for my SGP311.
And flashed it using instructions on page:
su
dd if=/sdcard/fotakernel.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel
Then I couldn't figure out how to boot into the recovery! I decided this might be the time to READ the page
They say something about CM. I don't want to flash any ROM yet, I'm on stock 4.1.1 (build 370), I just want to boot the device into my TWRP and couldn't find instructions.
So how do I start TWRP?
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im not sure but i think its volume down instead of volume up
arcsuser said:
im not sure but i think its volume down instead of volume up
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Not working, volume down starts with "safe mode", other combinations start normally or blinking LED or do nothing at all, how do I get to my TWRP?
should have bought Nexus 10
My Gnexi said:
Not working, volume down starts with "safe mode", other combinations start normally or blinking LED or do nothing at all, how do I get to my TWRP?
should have bought Nexus 10
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safe mode? i didnt see any safe mode when i tried it.. maybe you're in the wrong way.. lol
anyway i got my twrp from this Post
and to boot to twrp its volume down..
How to use:
At boot, once you feel the phone vibrate and see the green led;
- press VOL-UP for CWM;
- press VOL-DOWN for TWRP.
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Hope it helps
arcsuser said:
safe mode? i didnt see any safe mode when i tried it.. maybe you're in the wrong way.. lol
anyway i got my twrp from this Post
and to boot to twrp its volume down..
Hope it helps
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is CWM built-in to the device? or just in case the person is using CWM instead of TWRP? thanks
mrjayviper said:
is CWM built-in to the device? or just in case the person is using CWM instead of TWRP? thanks
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Its a dual recovery sir
But i believe twrp still has a bug i think, not sure..
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arcsuser said:
Its a dual recovery sir
But i believe twrp still has a bug i think, not sure..
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I can have twrp and cwm at the same time? first time I've heard of that. thanks
mrjayviper said:
I can have twrp and cwm at the same time? first time I've heard of that. thanks
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Yah, you can have it both at the same time from the post i gave..
But like i said twrp on this one has bug..
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arcsuser said:
Its a dual recovery sir
But i believe twrp still has a bug i think, not sure..
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Well, I did it!
I dd-restored the fotakernel to what it was before. Then I flashed using the post you linked and indeed I have 2 recoveries.
It seems like booting into recovery is not as easy as in my Galaxy Nexus. You have to tap the volume repeatedly while booting, hoping it will work.
Saying that twrp has a bug is a little understatement. I couldn't get out!
Tried to adb reboot but got "???????????? no permissions"
Eventually solved it by putting
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0fce", ATTR{idProduct}=="6182", MODE="0660", OWNER="<my user name>" in /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
But for a few minutes I was worried I have to wait until the battery runs out, or worse, use my Windows laptop
My Gnexi said:
Well, I did it!
I dd-restored the fotakernel to what it was before. Then I flashed using the post you linked and indeed I have 2 recoveries.
It seems like booting into recovery is not as easy as in my Galaxy Nexus. You have to tap the volume repeatedly while booting, hoping it will work.
Saying that twrp has a bug is a little understatement. I couldn't get out!
Tried to adb reboot but got "????????????no permissions"
Eventually solved it by putting
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0fce", ATTR{idProduct}=="6182", MODE="0660", OWNER="<my user name>" in /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
But for a few minutes I was worried I have to wait until the battery runs out, or worse, use my Windows laptop
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Me too on my first try of twrp i couldnt get out, i got that locked thing lol
But still i managed by hard reset
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arcsuser said:
hard reset
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How did you do that?
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How did you do that?
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hold volume up and power for 10-15secs or more or until it reboots
So I was flashing a unofficial CM9 on my phone and everything went without problems. But after the reboot I get a black screen after the HTC logo.
I can still go to fastboot menu and CWM. And factory reset didn't help.
Hopefully you can help me
You need to flash Kernel for CM on your phone to make it work. Read OP in the Rom Thread for instructions.
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dansou901 said:
You need to flash Kernel for CM on your phone to make it work. Read OP in the Rom Thread for instructions.
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But now I have done a factory reset,I don't really need CM9 anymore,but it still gives a black screen,I just want only that away.
Flash a new rom.
oddoneout said:
Flash a new rom.
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Is there then a way to connect my phone with usb to my PC? (Because my micro sd card slot on my pc is dead)
Use a usb cable...?
oddoneout said:
Use a usb cable...?
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But my PC doesn't recognize the phone.
Install HTC drivers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2217396
oddoneout said:
Install HTC drivers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2217396
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I already have them.
Then reinstall them.
Are you on Windows 8?
Also try a sd card mounting app such as Multi Mount
oddoneout said:
Then reinstall them.
Are you on Windows 8?
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Yes I am
EDIT:It's hard to use apps when your phone is bricked...
Ok I found a way to flash the new rom but I have still the same problem. Everytime when the boots up I get the HTC logo with a sentence that says:
'This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC without HTC's permission. Failure may lead to legal action' or something like that,it's going way to fast.
And after that I get the black screen,but there i can also use the button combination to go to the fastboot menu.
You need to install a sense kernel. Just choose one yourself or use stock kernel. The message about development purposes is normal, we all have it. Without S-Off we can't get it away.
dansou901 said:
The message about development purposes is normal, we all have it. Without S-Off we can't get it away.
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Yes we can.... And I'm pretty sure you can change it to another animation (it was either in prototype or Fulmix kernel)
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What you mean, is an additional splash screen shown after the HTC logo and before the boot animation...
And I don't need to wipe or flash another ROM? (I'm currently using Half Sense ROM now)
No, as long as you just install the right kernel, it should boot, but be sure to have the ROM installed correctly.