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I've spent my entire day trying to flash a recovery image on my streak to no avail. I've rooted it using the super one click, have superuser on my device, along with clockworkmod.
I've confirmed my device is rooted using z4root.
I've tried flashing the recovery via clockwork, it says it was successful, yet when I reboot to recovery, I always end up in the regular OS, like all it did was reboot. Furthermore, trying to manually get there, holding down the buttons, tells me that the stanard recovery wasn't actually overwritten. When I go through fastboot and flash it that way, both computer and streak tell me that everything was successful. Yet, the recovery was still not overwritten.
My end goal is to put Steve's ROM on the streak, but I can't even get the recovery overwritten with clockworkmod.
I have a Dell Streak OEM:340. Thats the locked ATT version, which I think might be a part of the problem.
How do I end up with Steve's rom?
Sounds like you are using ROM manager? That does not work well with the Streak. See this article. ROM manager may actually flash your recovery, but does not work to start the phone in that mode.
You can flash the recovery image to your phone in fastboot mode. Here is a tool to help.
You get to fastboot mode by starting the Streak while holding the camera and power buttons at the same time. Then select fastboot from the top right of the screen and plug your phone into your computer. You will need the Dell drivers for this.
Also be aware that you need to rename install-recovery-sh to something else to prevent the stock recovery from being installed when the phone restarts. It's in the folder /etc. You have to use root explorer or an alternate method to do this, but it requires root.
I am using a ROM manger, but if that doesn't work as well, I'll stop.
I've been fastbooting it the majority of the time, flashing the ROM, but it says I've done it correctly, even though I obviously haven't. So far, all I know is that it's been rooted, and the recovery flashed via fastboot.
kyrillos27 said:
I am using a ROM manger, but if that doesn't work as well, I'll stop.
I've been fastbooting it the majority of the time, flashing the ROM, but it says I've done it correctly, even though I obviously haven't. So far, all I know is that it's been rooted, and the recovery flashed via fastboot.
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Have you renamed the install-recovery.sh file so that the custom recovery won't be replaced by the stock recovery when you reboot? If not - do so.
Make sure that the Streakdroid rom you want is in the root of the SD Card along with the install.txt file.
If you can get into fastboot mode and connect to your computer I suggest using MultiRecoveryFlasher Streakmod recovery. You can reboot the phone from there also.
When you reboot you want to get to recovery mode. Turn your phone off then press the power button tile the leds light up and as soon as they do hold down BOTH volume buttons. See this gallery for what Streammod recovery should look like. Selecting the #2 option will take you to the streakmod recovery options. You use the "apply sdcard:update.zip" to install the ROM.
See the release thread for the ROM you are installing for more info and post any problems or questions you have with the ROM in that thread.
I have not renamed the install-recovery.sh file. in fact, haven't seen one through the process. To be honest, I'm not sure this part has been done at all by me. How do I go about doing that?
Furthermore, choosing the second option in recovery doesn't give methe streakmod options, it just tells me everything will be erased (stock Dell recovery). How do I make sure that this gets corrected?
For the record, marvin02, thank you thus far for the amount of help you've been giving me.
kyrillos27 said:
I have not renamed the install-recovery.sh file. in fact, haven't seen one through the process. To be honest, I'm not sure this part has been done at all by me. How do I go about doing that?
Furthermore, choosing the second option in recovery doesn't give methe streakmod options, it just tells me everything will be erased (stock Dell recovery). How do I make sure that this gets corrected?
For the record, marvin02, thank you thus far for the amount of help you've been giving me.
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The file install-recovery.sh is a script that runs each time your phone is started. It will replace a custom recovery (streakmod) with the stock recovery when your phone starts, so the next time you enter recovery mode you are back at the stock recovery.
If you are going to dstay with a stock ROM, but want a custom recovery you have to rename the file. The easiest way (IMO) is to use Root Explorer which is an app you have to buy. You just open root explorer and the open the folder named etc and find install-recovery.sh long pres on it to get a menu to pop up and then select rename.
You don't have to do that to get a streakdroid rom installed if you enter recovery without letting the phone restart first.
Put the streakdroid rom file and the install.tx on the root of your SD card
Turn your phone off
Turn phone on in fastboot mode (camera and power buttons at the same time)
Use this tool to to flash the recovery you want
Using the same tool you can reboot the phone
As the phone reboots (wait for the leds to turn on just like they do when you restart the phone) hold down BOTH volume buttons to enter recovery. If you let the phone boot normally and you have not renamed install-recovery.sh the custom recovery will be over written.
Select option 2 and you should be taken to the streakmod options (images here)
Select apply sdcard:update.zip from the recovery menu
There will be two options on the next screen, select the one that lets you navigate to/select a file and then select the ROM file you put on your SD Card.
The ROM should install, be patient when it reboots it can take a few minutes.
Hello all. I was successful in rooting my Nook Tablet according to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037368&nocache=1
Unfortunately, when I went to install the CM7 zip, it kept saying, "file not found"
I then read a post about enabling USB Debugging and Unknown Sources. So even though I shouldn't have rebooted, I really didn't have any choice but to reboot and go into settings and enable USB Debugging and Unknown Sources.
Now, I can't get back into recovery to install the .zip despite trying every combination I could think of or find by searching and I've literally been searching for hours.... must be using the wrong keywords because I can't find anything about getting back into recovery that works.
I even went to the Playstore and installed ROM Manager and GOO Manager and tried to reboot in recovery. When the Nook Tablet starts, it just shows and picture of a Nook with a red exclamation mark in the middle of it and says, "Please restart and try again..." or something like that.
Any ideas? Thanks for any response
In terminal emulator : "reboot recovery" or powering off and holding home and power buttons for like 5secs
If you tried booting recovery and it came up with nook recovery then you haven't replaced your internal recovery program to cwm. Instead of cm7 I'll suggest using cm10 because its much more new and essentially is the same thing, just improved.
If you end up not knowing how to internally flash then either read, read, read until you understand or get an SDC image. So many people brick their nooks by not understanding how to internal flash. The SDC image has no risk.
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In terminal emulator : "reboot recovery" or powering off and holding home and power buttons for like 5secs
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I tried several times holding the buttons but that didn't work. Terminal Emulator just says, "Operation not permitted." Thanks though.
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In terminal emulator : "reboot recovery" or powering off and holding home and power buttons for like 5secs
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datallboy said:
If you tried booting recovery and it came up with nook recovery then you haven't replaced your internal recovery program to cwm. Instead of cm7 I'll suggest using cm10 because its much more new and essentially is the same thing, just improved.
If you end up not knowing how to internally flash then either read, read, read until you understand or get an SDC image. So many people brick their nooks by not understanding how to internal flash. The SDC image has no risk.
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I was orginally in CWM Recovery when it would let me flash the CM7. The link to the thread in the OP advised that CM7 and the appropriate Gapps needs to be installed first before flashing the CM10 + JB Gapps zips. According to the thread I linked, these ROM's will be flashed to internal. This is the method I've been searching for because I didn't like the SDC image idea... just me.
I wasn't supposed to reboot the NT per instructions but when I forgot to enable USB debugging, it would not let me flash the .zips so I had to reboot the NT to get into settings. Is there a way I haven't read about yet that will enable me to flash the .zips without going through CWM Recovery or is it an absolute must?
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I was orginally in CWM Recovery when it would let me flash the CM7. The link to the thread in the OP advised that CM7 and the appropriate Gapps needs to be installed first before flashing the CM10 + JB Gapps zips. According to the thread I linked, these ROM's will be flashed to internal. This is the method I've been searching for because I didn't like the SDC image idea... just me.
I wasn't supposed to reboot the NT per instructions but when I forgot to enable USB debugging, it would not let me flash the .zips so I had to reboot the NT to get into settings. Is there a way I haven't read about yet that will enable me to flash the .zips without going through CWM Recovery or is it an absolute must?
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You don't need to flash CM7 before CM10. It just replaces it anyways. You just need to replace your current internal recovery with CWM and install the zips. There's no other way to internally flash without using a recovery program.
Hi guys
I am on ZV8 Odexed, manually flashed through TWRP over ZV4. Recently I have noticed something strange. I am not able to boot into TWRP recovery manually using hardware buttons. I am not very sure since when this problem has been there as I don't usually boot into recovery manually. The recovery is working fine when I reboot to recovery using some app from within the OS. I have been looking for a solution, but can't find anything. I have tried installing a new TWRP image using flashify, I have also tried restoring the ZV4 backup image, but didn't work. If someone has faced a similar problem / found a solution please share.
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Hi guys
I am on ZV8 Odexed, manually flashed through TWRP over ZV4. Recently I have noticed something strange. I am not able to boot into TWRP recovery manually using hardware buttons. I am not very sure since when this problem has been there as I don't usually boot into recovery manually. The recovery is working fine when I reboot to recovery using some app from within the OS. I have been looking for a solution, but can't find anything. I have tried installing a new TWRP image using flashify, I have also tried restoring the ZV4 backup image, but didn't work. If someone has faced a similar problem / found a solution please share.
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What are the buttons your pressing? How are you pressing? (List steps)
aniruddha.sanyal said:
Hi guys
I am on ZV8 Odexed, manually flashed through TWRP over ZV4. Recently I have noticed something strange. I am not able to boot into TWRP recovery manually using hardware buttons. I am not very sure since when this problem has been there as I don't usually boot into recovery manually. The recovery is working fine when I reboot to recovery using some app from within the OS. I have been looking for a solution, but can't find anything. I have tried installing a new TWRP image using flashify, I have also tried restoring the ZV4 backup image, but didn't work. If someone has faced a similar problem / found a solution please share.
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Thanks for replying. ...following are the steps I have been following. It used to work earlier. Don't know what went wrong. I recently flashed ZV8...can that be the reason?
Press and hold volume down button
Press and hold power button
Release both buttons when lg logo appears
Press and hold both buttons again
Press and hold power+vol dn together. Keep holding them until the screen says "recovery something".
You have to keep holding longer than just the" LG" logo pops up.
Thanks engine 95...it worked...kinda weird that earlier I had to press it twice...but it's working this way now.
I'd say I'm above average when it comes to rooting and installing ROMS, but this one has be stumped. It may just be that I simply need to flash the stock ROM and try again, but here's my dilemma.
I successfully installed the correct version of TWRP for my tablet, as was I able to root it, but Xposed posed an issue. Upon flashing Wanam's custome Xposed zip, I am got the dreaded "Encryption Failed" screen. Assuming that Wanam's custom Xposed zip is what I need, because I'm using a Samsung device, what might I have done wrong? I have now formatted and wiped everything and am back to the setting up the device run through, but TWRP is still installed. If I do need to flash the stock ROM (firmware), I can't because I have not found it when searching here or Google.
If anyone has successfully installed TWRP, rooted, and installed Xposed on this tablet, I beg of your assistance. Also, a link to the stock firmware would be amazing.
EDIT: I will add that after I was able to get back to setting up the tablet and no longer facing the "Encryption" boot loop, as well as flashing Wanam's Xposed uninstall zip, I no longer have root and flashing the Chainfire SuperSU does not give root, but brings back the "Encryption" boot loop.
EDIT 2: I have found the stock firmware for this tablet. I found it on two file hosts. One is the well-known RapidGator. The other is an obscure (to me anyway) filehost called Alfafile. I am downloading it from Alfafile because RapidGator makes you pay for their premium service to download a file this large (1.6 GB), but the speed is awful to say the least. Once I download it, I want to share it. Where could I upload this that it would be available to everyone without paying a premium price, a site we are allowed to link on here??
Success... at last!
I did download the correct stock ROM (including boot.img, recovery.img and system.img). It was found as XAR-T580UEU1APG1-20160905144918.zip located HERE. This is the correct stock ROM for this device.
Before trying any of these steps, make sure you have installed the latest Samsung drivers. It may take a few minutes during some of these steps for the drivers to install. If at any point during these steps Windows has a notification that it is installing drivers, stop and wait until the drivers are finished installing. I noticed that a "Gadget Serial" installed when I connected my tablet to Odin in Download Mode. If that happens it's fine, let the drivers install before moving forward. Also it should be noted that this was performed using a PC with Windows 7 Professional.
COME WITH ME ON MY JOURNEY TO FREEDOM!
1. Boot in stock recovery
Hold Volume Up button + Home button + Power button
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Power off, wait for battery charge screen to come up, the hold Volume Up button + Home button + Power button
2. Wipe data & Factory reset
Press the Volume Down button until wipe data/factory reset is selected (highlighted/colored), then press the Power button, on the following screen use the Volume Up button or Volume Down button to select Yes and then press the Power button, once your screen is back on the main screen where you started, continue to step 3
3. Boot to Download Mode from stock recovery (do not boot to Android OS)
Press and hold Volume Down button + Home button + Power button
4. Odin, prep for flash and connect tablet (latest version, v3.12 at the time of this posting)
Open Odin and click options, then uncheck Auto reboot, and finally plugin your the USB cable into your tablet and PC. Once Odin recognizes your tablet, the far left box under ID:COM will turn blue and the Log tab will say "Added!!"
5. Flash TWRP custom recovery (twrp-3.0.2-0-gtaxlwifi.img.tar)
Click the AP button and find where you saved the TWRP zip.
Once the box next to AP is checked, click Start, if successful the Log will say "Successful 1 / Fail 0".
If this was successful, move on to step 6. Note that you don't have to unplug your tablet from the PC, just close Odin.
6. Boot to TWRP recovery (do not boot to Android OS). This step can be a tricky one and requires good timing. It is important to do these steps quickly.
From Download Mode, press and hold the Volume Down button + Home button + Power button (the Download Mode combo) until the screen goes black, then immediately press and hold the Volume Up button + Home button + Power button (the Recovery mode combo). You must switch from the Download Mode button combo to the Recovery Mode button combo before the Galaxy Tab boot screen appears. If you're too slow, you will have to go back to flash the stock ROM back to the tablet and start back at step 1.
Once in Recovery Mode, swipe the bar at the bottom of the screen, tap mount, and verify that the box next to Data is checked. Once that is verified, you can flash the SuperSU (SR4-SuperSU-v2.78-SR4-20161115184928.zip).
If you had not already copied it to your tablet, you can do this now since Windows should recognize it and allow you to copy the zip file to the table. You can also copy it to the external SD card if you have one and flash from there.
Once you have the SuperSU on your tablet, tap install from the main TWRP screen and then find it (you may have to search the folders), tap on it, and then tap install. If you are wanting to flash Xposed (xposed-v87.1-sdk23-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-20161125.zip), or the boot image patcher (no-verity-no-encrypt_ashyx.zip), do not check the reboot box. Just swipe and flash SuperSU. Once done, go back and select the Xposed zip and flash. Once it is finished, go ahead and reboot, unless you also want to flash the boot image patcher to remove encryption. If you do, install, flash, and then reboot system.
NOTE: If you are going to flash all 3 (SuperSU, boot image patcher, and Xposed) do them in that order.
7. Confirm your work
Once Android is booted, check the SuperSu app and you'll verify you're rooted. Go ahead and reboot into TWRP recovery and you're Data partion is mounted and unencrypted. Now go ahead and install Xposed Installer (XposedInstaller_3.1.1.apk) and you're ready to download and use Xposed modules.
I followed these steps and have my Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) (Model SM-T580NZWAXAR) rooted, unencrypted (data partition mounts in TWRP recovery), and Xposed framework installed flawlessly with no boot loops, no lost Data partition, no Encryption errors, and no hassel. All credit for the mentioned files and part of the steps to achieve this go to those that the credit is due. My contribtion is merely my journey and this 5 times tested, yes, I completely wiped and formatted my entire device and did this method 4 more times after I had success before writing this, to help others that might be frustrated for days as I was.
:victory:FREEDOM!!:victory:
Thanks for this, I'll be looking to root my tab after the holidays.....:fingers-crossed:
Hello!
Would someone be so kind and explain the following sentence to me:
tpsped said:
If you're too slow, you will have to go back to flash the stock ROM back to the tablet and start back at step 1.
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Why should it be necessary to flash the whole ROM again?
I know that many ROMs reset the recovery to default, if TWRP hasn't patched the system, but then it should be enough to flash the custom recovery again.
DЯΦ[email protected]П said:
Hello!
Would someone be so kind and explain the following sentence to me:
Why should it be necessary to flash the whole ROM again?
I know that many ROMs reset the recovery to default, if TWRP hasn't patched the system, but then it should be enough to flash the custom recovery again.
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When flashing the custom recovery, your Data will be unencrypted until you boot to Android OS.
In order to have an unencrypted Data partition, you have to follow these instructions in this order. If you are too slow and boot into the Android OS, you have missed the step and Data will become encrypted. Going back to Stock will once again reset the Data partition to unencrypted in order to properly make it permanently unencrypted.
Anyone unencrypted Data partition is needed in order to flash SuperSU, Xposed, the unencrypted method, or anything else in TWRP. The only exception may be flashing from external sd.
Anyone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this should answer your question.
Wow thank you worked so well best of all guides
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Going back to Stock will once again reset the Data partition to unencrypted in order to properly make it permanently unencrypted.
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To achieve this it is sufficient to format data partition in TWRP before flashing files, see https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ifi-galaxy-t3437666/post68154208#post68154208
ThemGo said:
To achieve this it is sufficient to format data partition in TWRP before flashing files, see https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ifi-galaxy-t3437666/post68154208#post68154208
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Thanks for the info. I do welcome improvements to my instructions. I want to emphasize that these steps were the steps I took and that I figured out these steps on my own because there were no other instructions available that I could find. I'm always learning and growing!
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I'm always learning and growing!
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Me too, I think everyone should :highfive:
Thank you for your guide, I like the clear steps.
Hello,
I got a little problem with my lg g5.. I've unrooted my phone for a couple weeks ago to try and update to the latests version of android but I'm stuck at the part of updating.
Currently my phone is running android version 6.0.1 but I've seen that there is a newer version and I would love to install it on my phone but the notification that is popping up every day is nog working.
Hope somebody can help me.. Im really bad at this kinda things.
Do you have TWRP installed as a custom recovery? If so I understand your need to flash the default recovery img or updating from the phone will fail on reboot.
Check our autoprime's all in one guide that might help you troubleshoot and restore your phone to MM or N
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Do you have TWRP installed as a custom recovery? If so I understand your need to flash the default recovery img or updating from the phone will fail on reboot.
Check our autoprime's all in one guide that might help you troubleshoot and restore your phone to MM or N
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Is there a way to check what custom recovery I've installed? It's been a while since I rooted my phone..
Turn off the phone or remove the battery. Then, hold down the volume down button and then the power button. Keep them both held till you see the LG logo, then release the power button and briefly press and hold the power button again. If successful you should see a white, factory restore menu. Use the volume keys to navigate and the power button to select yes on both the two screens. NB if you do not have a custom recovery this will factory restore your phone-so make a backup. If you do have a custom recovery, it should boot up e.g TWRP
From here you can flash the default boot loader img and then update ota
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Turn off the phone or remove the battery. Then, hold down the volume down button and then the power button. Keep them both held till you see the LG logo, then release the power button and briefly press and hold the power button again. If successful you should see a white, factory restore menu. Use the volume keys to navigate and the power button to select yes on both the two screens. NB if you do not have a custom recovery this will factory restore your phone-so make a backup. If you do have a custom recovery, it should boot up e.g TWRP
From here you can flash the default boot loader img and then update ota
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When I restart my phone and use those keys my phone is booting into the white screen where I can go into factory restore.. Do I need to install a custom recovery first?
Once in the white screen, to see if you do have a custom recovery installed, you need to select yes on both screens to enter the custom recovery. As I said before, if you do not have a custom recovery (such as TWRP) you will factory reset your phone and lose all settings so make backups first.
Before all that though, how did you root and into it your phone- that will give me an idea as to if you have a custom recovery installed
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Once in the white screen, to see if you do have a custom recovery installed, you need to select yes on both screens to enter the custom recovery. As I said before, if you do not have a custom recovery (such as TWRP) you will factory reset your phone and lose all settings so make backups first.
Before all that though, how did you root and into it your phone- that will give me an idea as to if you have a custom recovery installed
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I've been using the bootloader unlock from this link
So you most likely flashed TWRP if you followed the instructions verbatim. How did in root?
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So you most likely flashed TWRP if you followed the instructions verbatim. How did in root?
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Flashed the SuperSU with TWRP, it's down below at the tutorial page.
Now I only need to know what I need for the stock recovery and how I can update my phone
For the stock recovery, I have 6.01 10E stock recovery here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3j5Gs11w3EqVzNwa0h3b2tVWmc/view?usp=drivesdk
Hopefully that should work. If not, you can extract the recovery image from the full zips on autoprime's all in one LG g5 post.
Good luck
Hope I will get it working xD Thanks for your help!