So does it matter which recovery image i use to flash a new rom. Im looking to flash a cyanogenmod rom but want to use Amon's recovery.
I assume its no problem and that this is a stupid q!!!
mwade12001 said:
So does it matter which recovery image i use to flash a new rom. Im looking to flash a cyanogenmod rom but want to use Amon's recovery.
I assume its no problem and that this is a stupid q!!!
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It doesn't matter which Recovery image you use, as long as it allows you to flash Update.zip in the menu.
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Hello all!
I had a friend who recently bought a GT540 and I've been doing some research on how flash some custom roms for her.
With every android phone I've had in the past, the method was pretty simple. I rooted the device, installed clockwork recovery, and then flashed a custom rom zip from clockwork recovery.
For the GT540 though, I keep seeing things about something called "fastboot" which I am unfamiliar with. Subsequently for the custom roms available, I see that some roms like swift have separate files. One for recovery and one for fastboot. I'm assuming that each file is for each method.
Question: My question is, do I have to deal with "fastboot" and "KDZ" or can I just install clockwork on it and flash roms zips from my sd card from recovery like I have been doing with all my other android phones?
Thank you everyone for your help, I know that this was a very long and tedious question!
kweng_ca said:
Hello all!
I had a friend who recently bought a GT540 and I've been doing some research on how flash some custom roms for her.
With every android phone I've had in the past, the method was pretty simple. I rooted the device, installed clockwork recovery, and then flashed a custom rom zip from clockwork recovery.
For the GT540 though, I keep seeing things about something called "fastboot" which I am unfamiliar with. Subsequently for the custom roms available, I see that some roms like swift have separate files. One for recovery and one for fastboot. I'm assuming that each file is for each method.
Question: My question is, do I have to deal with "fastboot" and "KDZ" or can I just install clockwork on it and flash roms zips from my sd card from recovery like I have been doing with all my other android phones?
Thank you everyone for your help, I know that this was a very long and tedious question!
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You can read about what fastboot is here. With the GT540, you must flash a 'fastboot KDZ' which activates fastboot. Then you use fastboot to flash recovery. I have a tutorial link in my signature that explains how to install fastboot, recovery AND custom ROMs.
Hope it helps.
Well the reply is going to be very long too.... Anyway the swift does not come with a recovery partition so u have to flash a kdz that "unlocks it" so after doing this you have a recovery partition but no recovery. so u have to flash another kdz to get fast boot. Using fast boot u can flash a recovery to use like u would said.
At this point u can flash rom via fast boot or recovery.
So you could say fast boot is only needed once to flash the first recovery. But since it is there we might as well use it. Fast boot uses .img files while recovery uses .zip files. Our recovery can only be flashed thru fast boot.
Last thing the kdz part is a killer. It killed my phone and some others. Well need more help just ask.
effortless. said:
Fastboot is on most phones (mainly HTC, although more manufacturers use it too), it is a way to flash boot/system/data images. With the GT540, you must flash a 'fastboot KDZ' which activates fastboot. Then you use fastboot to flash recovery. I have a tutorial link in my signature that explains how to install fastboot, recovery AND custom ROMs.
Hope it helps.
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Don't u have to flash a clockwork kdz????
bs828 said:
Don't u have to flash a clockwork kdz????
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Nope. You just need to flash the fastboot KDZ and then flash a recovery image through fastboot.
Just a question. What partitions are recovery and fastboot in?
jhonnyx1000 said:
Just a question. What partitions are recovery and fastboot in?
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Recovery is on partition mtdblock2 (/dev/block/mtdblock2) which is not mounted in android, and fastboot is part of the bootloader.
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I think I'll be able to find it on Mount Manager. Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769847 this rom says that i need cwm recovery, but can i not just use my teamwin recovery project?
I'd be very surprised if a ROM needed a specific recovery program installed. If you have TWRP and have taken a backup of your current ROM, then install the new one.
Sent from my Nexus 7
harmvv said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769847 this rom says that i need cwm recovery, but can i not just use my teamwin recovery project?
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twrp is better anyways, you can use it. its not only for cwm recovery.
Hi, so i have latest miui V4 2ndboot on my defy. First i have latest CM10 Quarx.
When I change Rom all perfect
but when I try enter to stock recovery my phone stay on moto logo and i pull out battery fot boot phone
For other i can enter to cwm recovery and phone work,
For restore motorola recovery? I flash any zip?
this can cause problems?
Thanks for all
P.S. I have motorola defy MB525 red lense
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Why you need stock recovery, if you have included 2ndinit in custom roms. 2nd: if you want to restore stock recovery, you'll need to start from scratch...
Gianluca85 said:
Hi, so i have latest miui V4 2ndboot on my defy. First i have latest CM10 Quarx.
When I change Rom all perfect
but when I try enter to stock recovery my phone stay on moto logo and i pull out battery fot boot phone
For other i can enter to cwm recovery and phone work,
For restore motorola recovery? I flash any zip?
this can cause problems?
Thanks for all
P.S. I have motorola defy MB525 red lense
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stock recovery is available through bootmenu (2nd or 3rd option). So reboot in bootmenu.
pgreed said:
stock recovery is available through bootmenu (2nd or 3rd option). So reboot in bootmenu.
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when I try, bootmenu -> recovery -> stock recovery stay on motorola logo and i pull off battery
turffe said:
Why you need stock recovery, if you have included 2ndinit in custom roms. 2nd: if you want to restore stock recovery, you'll need to start from scratch...
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Because when i have cm 10 (2nd-boo) stock recovery work , I try install cm7 official (2nd-init) but i can enter to cwm but stock recovery don't work.
If this not cause problem, I stay whit this rom and work whit cwm recovery
If I want restore recovery? I flash sbf file whit ROM stock?
Gianluca85 said:
when I try, bootmenu -> recovery -> stock recovery stay on motorola logo and i pull off battery
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In that case you need to start from begining: flash sbf. etc. because I dunno if you find a bootloader.img to flash.
pgreed said:
In that case you need to start from begining: flash sbf. etc. because I dunno if you find a bootloader.img to flash.
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I have found my bachup of original rom and on this file i find boot img and recovery img?
If I restore this?
I restore original stock recovery?
the cwm recovery remaning?
thanks for all.
you can reinstall custom recovery (which contain stable recovery) through terminal emulator (with an sh script) or restore a img.
pgreed said:
you can reinstall custom recovery (which contain stable recovery) through terminal emulator (with an sh script) or restore a img.
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if I use 2ndinit.apk and install cwm this restore the stock recovery?
if no i have download sbf rsd lite and ready for all
Thanks for all
Stock recovery disappeared, it's happen sometimes when using custom roms. No clue too.
But it's not even a problem, you don't need stock recovery if you're using custom roms. Custom/stable recovery work it all.
You only need Stock recovery once you want to revert back to stock roms.
When you flash stock SBF successfully Stock recovery will work again! (and let you wipe to gracefully boot into rom.)
So, you plan to return to stock? If not, stop this worries until you planned to.
intemptesta said:
Stock recovery disappeared, it's happen sometimes when using custom roms. No clue too.
But it's not even a problem, you don't need stock recovery if you're using custom roms. Custom/stable recovery work it all.
You only need Stock recovery once you want to revert back to stock roms.
When you flash stock SBF successfully Stock recovery will work again! (and let you wipe to gracefully boot into rom.)
So, you plan to return to stock? If not, stop this worries until you planned to.
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thanks for all, i asked if this is a problem. only you say me this not a problem. Now I Know the procedure and that happen when flash rom.
For me the tread closed
Hello friends,
I have rooted Galaxy i9505 international. Installed CWM based recovery 6.0.3.2(0611), and flashed last stable CM (cm-10.2.1-jfltexx).
Boot time have become longer (way longer) since installing CWM based recovery.
Couldn't find a decent post about how to:
1) Revert back to stock recovery.
or
2) Change the CWM based recovery to official CWM.
Anyone know how to do either?
Or maybe had the same problem with CWM based recovery?
Pogromonolith said:
Hello friends,
I have rooted Galaxy i9505 international. Installed CWM based recovery 6.0.3.2(0611), and flashed last stable CM (cm-10.2.1-jfltexx).
Boot time have become longer (way longer) since installing CWM based recovery.
Couldn't find a decent post about how to:
1) Revert back to stock recovery.
or
2) Change the CWM based recovery to official CWM.
Anyone know how to do either?
Or maybe had the same problem with CWM based recovery?
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Did you consider trying a different recovery (PhilZ) or a different ROM?
Look for a recovery you want to try if its a zip file flash it with CWM and if its odin file flash it with odin.
Pogromonolith said:
Hello friends,
I have rooted Galaxy i9505 international. Installed CWM based recovery 6.0.3.2(0611), and flashed last stable CM (cm-10.2.1-jfltexx).
Boot time have become longer (way longer) since installing CWM based recovery.
Couldn't find a decent post about how to:
1) Revert back to stock recovery.
or
2) Change the CWM based recovery to official CWM.
Anyone know how to do either?
Or maybe had the same problem with CWM based recovery?
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malybru said:
Did you consider trying a different recovery (PhilZ) or a different ROM?
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Here's a copy of 1 of philz recoveries you could flash in cwm
malybru said:
Did you consider trying a different recovery (PhilZ) or a different ROM?
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The latest CM snapshot booted a bit faster.
Actually after all those attempts I can't really remember how long did it take to boot before installing CWM..
But it does seems slower.
terminator1983 said:
Look for a recovery you want to try if its a zip file flash it with CWM and if its odin file flash it with odin.
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I prefer to flash the original CWM.
How can I flash it on top of the CWM based recovery?
Files there are img files.
Look in xda development section you will find it zip format or i think you can download a zip file of another recovery and the replace the recovery within the zip file with the one you want to flash.
If you want to flash it in .img format you can do that with heimdall but you will need the pit file of 19505 too.
Pogromonolith said:
The latest CM snapshot booted a bit faster.
Actually after all those attempts I can't really remember how long did it take to boot before installing CWM..
But it does seems slower.
I prefer to flash the original CWM.
How can I flash it on top of the CWM based recovery?
Files there are img files.
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Could not find any ZIP of the official Clockworkmod Recovery.
Is there any other way to install it?
Or better yet, a way to revert to stock recovery (from there I can install as in the beginning)?
Btw, is it ok to just replace recovery? Or should I "uninstall" my old recovery before installing the new one?
Pogromonolith said:
Could not find any ZIP of the official Clockworkmod Recovery.
Is there any other way to install it?
Or better yet, a way to revert to stock recovery (from there I can install as in the beginning)?
Btw, is it ok to just replace recovery? Or should I "uninstall" my old recovery before installing the new one?
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Here's a Link for either a zip or Odin cwm & just flash it over previous version or flash philz I gave earlier ?
11calcal said:
Here's a Link for either a zip or Odin cwm & just flash it over previous version or flash philz I gave earlier ?
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Downloaded, flashed and now have ClockworkMod 6.0.4.7
Thank you.
Just for future knowledge, does anyone knows how to revert to stock recovery?
Pogromonolith said:
Downloaded, flashed and now have ClockworkMod 6.0.4.7
Thank you.
Just for future knowledge, does anyone knows how to revert to stock recovery?
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Hi,
You will get stock recovery if you flash a stock firmware.
There are also some stock recoveries listed HERE
malybru said:
Hi,
You will get stock recovery if you flash a stock firmware.
There are also some stock recoveries listed HERE
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Stock recoveries and firmwares.
Cheers!
Is it possible to flash zip update without having to flash miui first ?
like going back to miui from cyanogenmod without using fast boot processes
Just flash stock miui rom.zip in recovery
already tried doesn't work on both original recovery nor on twrp
dranzer006 said:
already tried doesn't work on both original recovery nor on twrp
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i always do this to get back to miui and it works. By the way which rom are you currently on? and which recovery you use.explain everything.
Best way
1.fastboot Stock ROM
2.Root,Install Custom Recovery(i prefer flashify,take a backup of stock recovery)
3.Backup using custom recovery.(copy backup to PC/OTG,no need for 32GB cards)
4.flash desired rom.
5.Migrate data using Nandroid Manager/Titanium Backup.
6.If don't like ROM,restore stock from recovery.
7.if you dont want custom recovery too,restore from flashify
8.Unroot
Ta Da,Back to out of the box
Done
#android&proud
he asked without fastboot.
GeorZ said:
Best way
1.fastboot Stock ROM
2.Root,Install Custom Recovery(i prefer flashify,take a backup of stock recovery)
3.Backup using custom recovery.(copy backup to PC/OTG,no need for 32GB cards)
4.flash desired rom.
5.Migrate data using Nandroid Manager/Titanium Backup.
6.If don't like ROM,restore stock from recovery.
7.if you dont want custom recovery too,restore from flashify
8.Unroot
Ta Da,Back to out of the box
Done
#android&proud
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rkmadotra said:
he asked without fastboot.
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i used fastboot now to flash back latest miui.
I was using cm13 with twrp. i tried to flash original miui recovery with fastboot command but my miui zip won't be flashed