from my reading it seems like recovery is baked into any custom rom.
i don't want to run a custom rom just gpe with xposed is cool with me
i still would like a custom recovery though what is the best way to do this? i'd prefer to have TWRP
The gpe has a recovery, I don't know how good the options are for backup/restore. Maybe have a look at that.
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Maybe I'm wrong on this but I don't see why people have trouble with root access on a rom. I have just flashed the rom I want be it stock or otherwise and went into recovery and flashed the superuser zip and have root. Am I over simplifying this or is there something I don't get? From my experience if you have a non stock recovery you can get root. Does this not work on all roms?
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Im tired of installing many ROM's and 2 different Recovery, some "cant open .zip" and having boot problems, and in other recovery, it can install roms, but other aslo cant open .zip, and also having boot problems,
Im really tired of reflashing stock ICS Fw then root, install Recovery again, after failing installing ROMs.. its too long to reflash, root, install recovery,, its waste my time and having headache after failing installing ROMs for almost a week
Is there any fast solution or what would you do after you fail installing ROMs and cant boot? even do you can enter recovery? what proper should do next? would you also reflash again stock ICS then root and install recovery?
or any other fast way solution..
Please help
Root and install recovery onto your device. Enter recovery and make a nandroid back up of your device. Flash your new rom and reboot the device. If you boot loop or the rom doesn't work or even if you just don't like it, enter recovery (may have to remove the battery to restart a boot cycle) and use your nandroid back up to restore your device.
Before flashing the new rom, you should make sure that the kernel is compatible with the one that is already on your device. If it isn't compatible, you will also want to flash the new kernel using fastboot/flashtool, and not recovery. Also make sure you have a back up of your rom's current kernel so you can flash the original kernel, if you decide to go backwards.
justmpm said:
Root and install recovery onto your device. Enter recovery and make a nandroid back up of your device. Flash your new rom and reboot the device. If you boot loop or the rom doesn't work or even if you just don't like it, enter recovery (may have to remove the battery to restart a boot cycle) and use your nandroid back up to restore your device.
Before flashing the new rom, you should make sure that the kernel is compatible with the one that is already on your device. If it isn't compatible, you will also want to flash the new kernel using fastboot/flashtool, and not recovery. Also make sure you have a back up of your rom's current kernel so you can flash the original kernel, if you decide to go backwards.
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Thanks I think that what im looking for.. the Nandriod backup..
gota way to find that now and how to install
Thanks a lot!
Hmmm...the most easiest way it to unlock your bootloader first...then flash custom kernel...this can help you skip rooting and installing recovery again and again if something goes wrong cause all custom kernel is pre-rooted and got recovery by default....
next you need to find which custom roms you want to flash...some custom roms have their own kernel or flash any custom kernel that is compatible with the roms....
remember, custom kernel is important cause if you flash the wrong kernel, you might get bootloop after flashing the roms....
Pusak Gaoq said:
Hmmm...the most easiest way it to unlock your bootloader first...then flash custom kernel...this can help you skip rooting and installing recovery again and again if something goes wrong cause all custom kernel is pre-rooted and got recovery by default....
THANKS! I have a plan now to unlock my BL
thanks for that info
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Hi all !
ive searched thoroughly for a few days and have not found an answer to my question so I am making a new thread.
I have been wondering if it is possible to install a ROM without getting the recovery changed. By this I mean, can you install a ROM without going from TWRP to CWM or vice versa? it seems stupid, yes I know, but in all of my experience, and for the last 50+ ROMs, upon flash, the Recovery changes with the kernel, so I wanted to know if anyone can answer me (in regard to S2) and yes I do know that some RoMs only work with a certain version of CWM or above etc but I was curious.
Thanks in advance for any help
~daz
Al-Dazzlez said:
Hi all !
ive searched thoroughly for a few days and have not found an answer to my question so I am making a new thread.
I have been wondering if it is possible to install a ROM without getting the recovery changed. By this I mean, can you install a ROM without going from TWRP to CWM or vice versa? it seems stupid, yes I know, but in all of my experience, and for the last 50+ ROMs, upon flash, the Recovery changes with the kernel, so I wanted to know if anyone can answer me (in regard to S2) and yes I do know that some RoMs only work with a certain version of CWM or above etc but I was curious.
Thanks in advance for any help
~daz
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Actually, upon flashing the kernel, the recovery would change. But the change depends. If you switch from an older Omni ROM to an updated Omni ROM version, your recovery doesn't get changed since Omni ROM uses TWRP. Similarly, if you use a Cyanogenmod ROM and update to a newer version of Cyanogemod ROM, the recovery doesn't change; remains same- ClockWorkMOD Recovery.(CWM)
BUT, if you want to flash Omni ROM over Cyanogenmod, then by default, CWM Recovery would get changed to TWRP. So, if you want to have the same recovery as you had with the earlier kernel(due to earlier ROM), you have to flash that kernel.img again after every new ROM flash, and then you can reboot to recovery.
warrior1208 said:
Actually, upon flashing the kernel, the recovery would change. But the change depends. If you switch from an older Omni ROM to an updated Omni ROM version, your recovery doesn't get changed since Omni ROM uses TWRP. Similarly, if you use a Cyanogenmod ROM and update to a newer version of Cyanogemod ROM, the recovery doesn't change; remains same- ClockWorkMOD Recovery.(CWM)
BUT, if you want to flash Omni ROM over Cyanogenmod, then by default, CWM Recovery would get changed to TWRP. So, if you want to have the same recovery as you had with the earlier kernel(due to earlier ROM), you have to flash that kernel.img again after every new ROM flash, and then you can reboot to recovery.
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Well that clears up a lot othings so thanks for the reply
Is it possible to install custom ROMS and custom recovery without root
Define root.
DirtyHarry55 said:
Is it possible to install custom ROMS and custom recovery without root
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Usually, you flash a custom recovery using ODIN with the phone in download mode, so you don't need root for that.
Almost all custom ROMs come already rooted. So, if you flash a custom ROM either through ODIN or the Recovery, you should get root automatically. The only exceptions are Stock ROMs where someone has either debloated or de-ODEXed the Stock ROM.
Here's a basic tutorial for making a custom recovery...I honestly am not a developer so idk how good it is...but a dev could use this to make one... https://maheshtechnicals.com/2020/08/10/compile-recovery-from-source/ in this guide their using pitch black custom recovery, while I have been away from the rooting community there have been more recoveries made i only knew about TWRP and Philz touch recovery and Clock Work Mod.