followed this to unlock bootloader - all went fine...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447319
and this to flash recovery, all went well - except the instructions omitted to include the requirement to flash the img file using "fastboot flash boot ....img" (you cant "run" and img file!)
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/5...tra-clockworkmod-twrp-recovery-bootloader.htm
Switched off, back on again , holding volume up and voila the clockword recovery was available.
But when I rebooted and held the volume up again, no recovery mod, it seemed to be overwritten.
Had to flash the recovery image again to get into recovery, then lost it again on next normal boot??
Any ideas?
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Hello, all. I'm running a rooted At+t locked dell streak. I've install ROM Manager and "Successfully" flashed Clockwordmod several times. However, every time i try to use it (Boot into recovery mode, for instance) it will just reboot, as if you didn't ask. More over, when I try to access it normally (pressing both volume buttons on boot) it launches into stock recovery mode (with the four options - Factory reset, install from pkg, etc).
What should I do?
Stock firmwares automatically replace the recovery image on boot every time, you need to be on a custom rom for it to not do that
Silly me, I was trying to boot into the Clockworkmod recovery mode so that I could install a custom rom...how do I go about circumventing this?
use fastboot -i 0x413c reboot (after installing the recovery)
as it's rebooting IMMEDIATELY hit vol up+down + power, if you hit the dell logo, repeat it because you're too late
if you hit it fast enough, you can use cwm/streakmod once on stock (it'll still overwrite it with stock recovery after reboot)
The ROM Manager app doesn't play well with the Streak.
I recommend Streakmod recovery. I use this version.
If you aren't installing a custom ROM you can make a custom recovery stick by renaming install-recovery.sh to something else (IE - install-recovery.sh.norun). On my phone I found the file in /etc and /system/etc , you would need a root explorer or other root method to do this.
It appears I am more noobish than I had originally considered. Is there a step by step guide to installing a recovery mod? For instance, I am not sure what relevance "fastboot -i 0x413c reboot" has here. Is this something I should type in, and if so, where and under what circumstances?
Thanks!
This streakdroid guide may help.
You flash the recovery image with fastboot and the command to reboot that was in a previous post lets you restart the phone without pulling the battery.
What exactly is on your phone now? Menu->Settings->About phone
Example attached.
On the stock roms go to /system/etc and rename install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak (or delete it if you would like) and then whatever recovery you flash will persist after a reboot
I successfully got my Tablet Z out of boot loop. It got into boot loop after trying to start in recovery via NDRUtils (obviously I have root). I've used it before with no issues, so don't know why it happened.
I can never seem to get into recovery using the volume buttons. What do you guys use to get into recovery, can you suggest a good app? I use power toggles app to turn off wifi, bluetooth etc and there is an option to restart in recovery, but I did not wish to try in out just yet.
Edit, bloody hell, I typed boot loop wrong!
im surprised those apps actually work, the majority parse ADB reboot recovery which would not work with the tab Z. The tab Z uses a FOTAkernel which has the recovery baked in.
to get into recovery, from cold start power on tablet, LED flashes white, logo comes up about after 2 to 3 secs LED will flash blue/purple/white (depending upon boot kernel), press the vol + button, if the tab does not enter recovery then one of two things, boot kernel does not have recovery or recovery is not compatible
use fastboot flash boot <boot.img> to flash a boot kernel with recovery, it best to extract the boot.img from the root of the zip file for the ROM you intend yo use, read the thread for the ROM thoroughly to check if there arent issues with the boot.img (i think a while back there was some issue with some of the boot.img)
NB i have never got the method for installing TWRP from their official web page to work and found that i needed to reverse the procedure otherwise the boot.img wont go into recovery
goes without saying, tab needs to be bootloader unlocked and rooted
I downloaded the twrp .img from the official website and flashed it using 'fastboot flash recovery twrp.img' and everything was shown Okay in cmd. Then I did 'fastboot reboot' and then after phone rebooted I went to recovery mode using volume up and power button but there was no TWRP there, only stock recovery was there. What went wrong? I flashed many times but same result
I had the same result like yours several weeks ago. And finally choose another method to install TWRP. Try below thread , it is easier.
http://en.miui.com/thread-296053-1-1.html
Your stock rom is replacing stock recovery every time you boot it.
TWRP needs a modified boot image flashed to make it permanent when used with official roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/red...official-twrp-3-0-2-0-recovery-redmi-t3352966
If you don't have the modified boot, make sure to boot into TWRP first after flashing it.
Handy way to get TWRP booted is to temporarily boot it using "fastboot boot <name of twrp.img>"
Once booted this way, use it to flash the TWRP image, then reboot into TWRP recovery you just flashed.
Once I had that done, after making a backup, I flashed a custom rom (xiaomi.eu) and TWRP remained permanent for me.
If your wanting to stay on an official rom, see this thread which has an Universal Boot Img Patcher.
Is Your Bootloader Unlocked? Cant flash on a locked BL buddy...
To unlock, follow the Guide y Nivu
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=280561&extra=&highlight=no%2Bmore%2Bverify%2Bdevice&page=41
also read reply no. 408
2. DO NOT install the official, unmodified TWRP...
select a TWRP from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/guide-redmi-note-3-available-twrps-t3406708
I Used the cofface TWRP
3. COPY Twrp.img to internal storage.....
fastboot boot TWRP.img
4. TWRP boots automatically... Press the button on Right to change device language....
Swipe right to allow modifications
5. Go to install... > flash Image. select TWRP.img
tap on reboot.... somewhere there, you will be asked to
1. install SuperSU
2. prevent phone from reverting to original recovery...
Swipe right on both.
Cheers!
When you do the "fastboot reboot" command, you should right away , press the volume + and power buttons together, so the phone boots into TWRP and not into the system. If you just execute the command and let it go , the stock recovery overwrites TWRP.
after entering "fastboot flash recovery twrp.IMG" don't reboot and don't entre "fastboot reboot"....you have to directly press power + vol up...you will able to boot into twrp
So earlier today I was trying to install my stock recovery. Was a success but I also accidentally installed my stock recovery over my boot image. So now no matter what keys I hold to get to bootloader or recovery it automatically takes me to the recovery screen. Yes I have tried wiping data/factory rest and also tried caches partition. I have also tried doing it the older way by using adb/fastboot but my device wont connect. Yes I have the correct drivers. Im thinking its because I cant get into my phone to enable USB debugging. So any ideas on how I can re flash a new boot.img and recovery.img?
So you did a fastboot flash boot and typed in your recovery file?
Try the forced update method.
Download the latest firmware for your phone, extract it to get dload folder containing update.app, copy that dload folder to an SD card. Since your phone already boots up into recovery it should start the update.
rslimitless said:
So earlier today I was trying to install my stock recovery. Was a success but I also accidentally installed my stock recovery over my boot image. So now no matter what keys I hold to get to bootloader or recovery it automatically takes me to the recovery screen. Yes I have tried wiping data/factory rest and also tried caches partition. I have also tried doing it the older way by using adb/fastboot but my device wont connect. Yes I have the correct drivers. Im thinking its because I cant get into my phone to enable USB debugging. So any ideas on how I can re flash a new boot.img and recovery.img?
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Boot to TWRP then copy boot.img to your phone and then use Install / Image / choose boot.img
you can boot TWRP from the bootloader screen with fastboot boot TWRP.img
To enter the bootloader - turn off phone - plug phone into the PC - boot up phone with vol down + power
I was running into issues with my phone where it wasn't booting, then I flashed a new rom and it only booted into TWRP so I decided to delete my recovery and flash the stock image using ADB. I deleted my recovery, flashed the stock image and then did fastboot reboot. This is where the problem began, it is now stuck in a boot loop and I am unable to get into recovery or fastboot via power and volume buttons. Anyone got any ideas?