NOTE
This is took from untermensch's thread in the Vibrant forum so I take no credit for this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423)
I have noticed some of you are having issues after installing a new kernel or rom, when you boot into recovery you now have 3e, which does not allow unsigned zips to be flashed. With this version of 3e it has no-verification check, now allowing you to flash whatever you want.
This zip has
1) 3e recovery modified to disable signature checking
2) disables the forced wipe after installing any update.
Instructions
1)Download and extract the file below
2)Use a terminal emulator or ADB shell and type.. (or you can use Root Explorer or SGSTools to mount system RW)
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/stl9 /system
3)Use a file manager like Root Explorer and copy the recovery file to /system/bin and replace the one there
4)Now, reboot and you should have a modded 3e recovery with no signature verification
You can either leave the modded 3e recovery or you can now flash CWM via Rom Manager
**Just like anything else, I am not responsible if this bricks your phone, this is fairly simple, follow the guide...Do at your own risk**
Old news, we have CWM now in pretty much everything.
Also you cannot just replace the recovery file... you have to replace the images in sbin or in the zImage its self, otherwise you get errors and cannot do anything.
designgears said:
Old news, we have CWM now in pretty much everything.
Also you cannot just replace the recovery file... you have to replace the images in sbin or in the zImage its self, otherwise you get errors and cannot do anything.
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I done the exact method above and works fine for me...
Place extracted recovery file in /system/bin/ , reboot and flash cwm via rom manager, works perfectly fine...the reason I posted was, if you read Hardcores thread, and seen this in other threads, that after flashing his kernel, when they goto recovery they now have 3e (depending on which method when entering recovery)..alot of people have done it the way I posted with no issues...im not trying to argue with you, you by far know more then me, just posting what worked for me and some others
sounds like a good idea for the people that updated to Rogers froyo that has the 3e recovery. You could just flash a new kernel, but this is definately a good alternative.
Thanks
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If you look at Darkyy's rom he has a script that does this.
Thanks, this works flawlessly on a Rogers Froyo Stock. Now I have CWM working and good to go. The only thing left would be to apply some kind of lagfix.
Tested and works with Rogers 2.2 Rom. Thanks
skorchir said:
Tested and works with Rogers 2.2 Rom. Thanks
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I also have.
Thanks
Works great on Rogers 2.2. Thanks
I tested it on Galaxy S i9000m bell and it work A+
i do not have to flash cf-boot to make unsigned zip to be installed
thanks a lot for your hard work.
only thing is botton function become different then original 3e
but its working A+
I'm a little confused on how the Recovery works..... I have a I897 that I flashed Cognition 2.3b8 to with ROM Manager/CWM and when I chose "reboot into recovery" from ROM Manager from inside Cognition, it worked fine after reloading packages once. A few days ago, I flashed Perception 10.1 with the firebird kernel. After noticing the battery didn't last as long as it used to with Cognition, I did some research and found the SpeedMod kernel K12L. Before I flashed it, I did a backup from ROM Manager which rebooted into CWM with no problems and did the backup with no problem. I have since flashed K12M and K12N. Now I thought I would give Cog 3.0 a shot and wanted to back up my current config with Perception 10.1/SpeedMod K12N. From ROM Manager, I chose to backup, named my backup and the phone rebooted into 3e Recovery and gave the errors you listed above but I don't understand why? Is it because of the I9000 kernel which doesn't make sense since Firebird is a I9000 kernel. Was it from flashing SpeedMod? Also noticed, that only the volume up/down buttons worked, not the power button which is also the select key. Only way out was to 3 button reboot (or pull the battery) which rebooted into CWM and then initiated the ROM Manager backup.
Any ideas why? Also, if I was to ODIN flash JH6 back to the phone, would that restore the Stock 2e Recovery? Sorry for the long post, but I'm still trying to learn this stuff and think you guys are awesome. The captivate would be a crappy phone if it wasn't for you all.
I guess if I had read your second post a little closer I would have seen that flashing SpeedMod causes it. I used your fix in the OP and when I tell it to "Reboot into Recovery" from ROM Manager, it boots into what I assume is 3e (Goes by real quick) and shows something about MOVI and verification and then boots into CWM Recovery v2.5.1.2. If I 3 button boot into recovery, it boots into CWM v2.5.1.0 SpeedMod ULFK. Seems to work now but I'm still confused. Thanks again.
Using sgstools to change mount RW completes its task fine. When I try to copy the new file to /system/bin it does not allow it. The permissions do not change. I tried terminal emulator it doesnt work either. The files stay -r only. I have tried so many times to delete/rename/ or copy over. I just gave up. My system is 2.2 and rooted before you ask.
davidis57 said:
Using sgstools to change mount RW completes its task fine. When I try to copy the new file to /system/bin it does not allow it. The permissions do not change. I tried terminal emulator it doesnt work either. The files stay -r only. I have tried so many times to delete/rename/ or copy over. I just gave up. My system is 2.2 and rooted before you ask.
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Use a terminal emulator or adb shell and type...
Code:
chmod 777 /system/bin/recovery
That should give r/w permission to the file, ...i just tested to verify it and it worked for me. also if you have Root Explorer you can just long press the file and select Permissions and check all the boxes.
Exact the same thing is happening to me! Beforehand I had flashed CF Root to get Superuser also at the same time when rooting. I Still can boot into recovery with 3BR and come into the speedmod ULFK settings. Speedmod introduces 3e and you need signed packages. You must have 2e for this I assume!? Can anyone tell me what goes wrong?
Im using the Speedmod kernel and it always pissed me off that everytime I wanted to flash somethng via CWM that I had to pull the battery and restart my phone for it to finish because of the 3e 'no signed packages'
I did the steps in the OP and I noticed that I didnt even have a recovery file in system/bin but I put it in there anyway. I rebooted and flashed a different modem just to check and sure enough, it worked. Now I dont have to worry about pulling my battery and having to reboot my phone everytime I want to flash something.
Thanks for this!
Well the file is moved now. I get reinstall packages in recovery and thats all does. I installed rom manager and have cwm on my sdcard. The phone does not go into cwm recovery. It doesnot give me options to apply install.zip. I have dxjpa and z4root running. This modded recovery does not work. Any ideas?
davidis57 said:
Well the file is moved now. I get reinstall packages in recovery and thats all does. I installed rom manager and have cwm on my sdcard. The phone does not go into cwm recovery. It doesnot give me options to apply install.zip. I have dxjpa and z4root running. This modded recovery does not work. Any ideas?
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Once you install cwm and reboot back into 3e, select reinstall packages, it will install cwm and then load into it , if it doesn't then the file didn't copy over, make sure it replaces it ok, I've used this quite a few times and it works everytime, and everyone that has posted has not had an issue, so it does work
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It did copy over in fact i deleted the old one and put the new one in its place. It never installs anything and seems to error but its so fast i cant read it.
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davidis57 said:
It did copy over in fact i deleted the old one and put the new one in its place. It never installs anything and seems to error but its so fast i cant read it.
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Try starting over, delete the recovery file and also delete the update.zip on the root of the sdcard, then copy the modded recovery over to /system/bin/ , then open rom manager and install cwm again, something could have happened with the update.zip, cause if you are able to get into 3e and select reinstall packages and it actually starts but errors out with the update.zip, then something could possibly be wrong with the update.zip .. it might restart after you select reinstall packages, but it should then load in to cwm, if it doesnt and boots back into android, then go into rom manager and select restart recovery and see if that works
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So I have been on ext4 for a few days using quantum 2.5. Everything was working as expected there with clockworkmod 2.5.1.0 and 2.5.1.2 installed and available. This morning, I tried flashing the new midnight rom, but my file was corrupted so I went back to Mammon's Bonsai4All 1.0.4 with an ext4 kernel. Now, I can't get back into cwm 2.5.1.2. Bonsai4All should have a working recovery redirect, so I'm guessing I need to reinstall 2.5.1.2. The problem is, I can't flash the prepare.zip to ext4 with 2.5.1.0. So the question is, what do I need to push to the phone to get the modded recovery back? I have the prepare.zip and all other files from the onelickext4 1.3 and I'm not afraid of adb or using the terminal on my phone.
Boot into recovery. Goto advance. Select reboot recovery. That should bring you to v where you wanna be. If it don't then its time to odin
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If you boot into CWM then go to advanced then reboot recovery that should put you in 2.5.1.2
Beat me to it.
mysteryemotionz said:
Boot into recovery. Goto advance. Select reboot recovery. That should bring you to v where you wanna be. If it don't then its time to odin
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The problem is, that when I reboot recovery, it brings me back to 2.5.1.0. I have a working phone right now, so I don't feel like using Odin again, yet.
It seems like there should be a way to get the correct recovery back on the phone with the terminal or adb. I've only been using android since October, so it is taking some work to learn how everything is done in the android world. Luckily, I went to school for programming on linux, but I'm a little rusty.
found this tidbit in an the ext4 thread over at ppcgeeks
Please note that until other ROMs add support (namely the new recovery binary in /system/bin/recoveryfiles) I cannot guarantee recovery will function properly
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So I'm going to try pushing the recovery file from the prepare.zip and see if that works.
edit: It works! I'm getting errors from missing bitmap files, but that should be pretty simple to copy over as well.
Bonsai4All 1.0.4 does not support ext4. I'm surprised your phone even boots, which leads me to believe that you may still be rfs.
DiGi760 said:
found this tidbit in an the ext4 thread over at ppcgeeks
So I'm going to try pushing the recovery file from the prepare.zip and see if that works.
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Midnight has those files already
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You could download the QuickBoot app from the Market. Selecting Recovery from within the app automatically boots the phone into Clockwork 2.5.1.2
siphuyoda said:
You could download the QuickBoot app from the Market. Selecting Recovery from within the app automatically boots the phone into Clockwork 2.5.1.2
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He can't boot up so how would he get a app
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You all misunderstand.
I can boot just fine. I was on Quantum 2.5 and switched to Bonsai4All 1.0.4, which was pre-ext4. I installed the ext4 kernel at the time of flashing, so the phone works.
No matter how I got into recovery after installing Bonsai4All, it went to 2.5.1.0. That includes using quickboot or reboot recovery from within recovery. And I can't flash anything with 2.5.1.0 since it won't flash to ext 4.
How I fixed it:
1. Remount as rw
2. Copy /system/bin/recoveryfiles/recovery and /system/bin/recoveryres/* from the prepare.zip to my phone.
3. Remount as ro
And voila! Now I can get into 2.5.1.0 and 2.5.1.2.
Check.to make sure you do indeed have ext4 working by using adb shell. I just don't see how the phone booted on bonsai if you have ext4 installed.
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I too have epic experience 2.0.07 working with ext4. I actually have the same problem he's having so I'm gonna try his method. It boots up fine and and works but can't get into CW 2.5.1.2. Funny thing is I can still flash zip files through regular CW. Probably because they're not roms. I've checked through adb and and it says I'm using ext4. I can also tell the differance to. My quadrant score is like 1536. I know quadrant it ain't real world but the dev of midnight rom has a video in his blog showing the differance. I'm pretty close to what he got.
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musclehead84 said:
Check.to make sure you do indeed have ext4 working by using adb shell. I just don't see how the phone booted on bonsai if you have ext4 installed.
Sent from my Evo killer
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The new Dual Kernel maybe? It bridges the gap between the two file systems.
musclehead84 said:
Check.to make sure you do indeed have ext4 working by using adb shell. I just don't see how the phone booted on bonsai if you have ext4 installed.
Sent from my Evo killer
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You can make other DK28 roms work with ext4 by flashing an ext4 compatible kernel after flashing the rom. If I had just tried to flash bonsai without an ext4 compatible kernel, it would freeze at the samsung screen and I would have to Odin out of it. I made that mistake once already when I stopped paying attention to what I was doing.
It says (solved) but I don't see the solution. guess that means I'm still an android n00b.
Stuck at SAMSUNG screen (Help!)
I had CWM3 and EXT4
I flashed Quantum Rom 2.7
tried to flash Nebula Rom 1.6 but it didn't take cuz of EXT4
I flashed ReRFS.Format.ROM.DK28-signed.zip to bring me back to RFS
reboot - hangs at SAMSUNG splash
reboot back into recovery, now 2.5.1.0
tried flashing Nebula Rom 1.6 - but reboot still hangs at SAMSUNG
tried flashing Quantum Rom 2.7 - but reboot still hangs at SAMSUNG
tried Odin, but I don't know what to do with Odin except flash the DK28 modem, so I did that, but it didn't help
so I'm basically trying a bunch of crap without knowing what I am doing, and as fun as this is - I'm kinda stuck - just going in circles
plus I keep seeing "E:can't open /cache/recovery/log" while in ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.1.0 - and when I do the Reboot Recovery as people have said to make it go to 2.5.1.2, it still just hangs at the SAMSUNG splash...
I found SPH-D700-DK28-8G-REL.tar.md5 and flashed that and now I'm back in business - **phew**
Cobaltikus said:
It says (solved) but I don't see the solution. guess that means I'm still an android n00b.
Stuck at SAMSUNG screen (Help!)
I had CWM3 and EXT4
I flashed Quantum Rom 2.7
tried to flash Nebula Rom 1.6 but it didn't take cuz of EXT4
I flashed ReRFS.Format.ROM.DK28-signed.zip to bring me back to RFS
reboot - hangs at SAMSUNG splash
reboot back into recovery, now 2.5.1.0
tried flashing Nebula Rom 1.6 - but reboot still hangs at SAMSUNG
tried flashing Quantum Rom 2.7 - but reboot still hangs at SAMSUNG
tried Odin, but I don't know what to do with Odin except flash the DK28 modem, so I did that, but it didn't help
so I'm basically trying a bunch of crap without knowing what I am doing, and as fun as this is - I'm kinda stuck - just going in circles
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Clarification on how I solved my problem is below. I had a usable phone the entire time, I just didn't have the cwm I needed.
It almost sounds like a your problem is a kernel issue, except you have it with so many roms. There may have been an error in the file system conversion somewhere that is causing you trouble. You don't usually get the "E: can't do whatever" error if your cwm is compatible with your file system.
My suggestion to you would be to Odin back to a good image. You do it basically the same as doing the modem. Uncheck everything on the left. Put your .pit in the pit section. Put your .tar file (or .tar.md5) into the box that says pda (the first box). Then, plug your phone in and flash.
After that, you can run the one-click root and recovery to get root and cwm 2.5.1.0 back. Then you can start playing again. Remember, if you use ext4 then you must have an ext4 compatible kernel. If you use rfs, you must use an rfs compatible kernel. You can use any rom on ext4 if you flash an ext4 kernel immediately after you flash the rom and before you reboot the phone. If you forget to do the kernel, you will hang at the samsung screen. Some roms are ext4 or rfs only, and some have a dual file system kernel. Currently, you can mix and match any dk28 kernel with any dk28 rom. Don't try to mix kernels and roms from different builds, though.
Now for further clarification on how I got 2.5.1.2 back when using a rom that didn't have it baked in:
DiGi760 said:
How I fixed it:
1. Remount as rw
2. Copy /system/bin/recoveryfiles/recovery and /system/bin/recoveryres/* from the prepare.zip to my phone.
3. Remount as ro
And voila! Now I can get into 2.5.1.0 and 2.5.1.2.
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I guess my solution was about as clear as mud. In order to do this, it helps to be somewhat comfortable using a command line.
I used the prepare.zip that was a part of the original ext4 conversion to get the recovery files. When you open the prepare.zip it has the standard flashable zip structure and is organized according to where the files are supposed to end up on your phone. Open the zip, open the system folder, open the bin folder and copy the folder named "recoveryres" to your sd card. Then open the "recoveryfiles" folder and copy a file named "recovery" to your card as well. Put these files somewhere easy to find, like a folder named "cwm" at the root of your card.
Next, use a terminal emulator to remount your phone to rw so you can write to the protected areas. Most of our roms included a small remount script, so all you have to do is type "remount rw" without the quotes. Later you will use "remount ro" to make things read only again.
Now, you're going to copy those files that you got from the prepare.zip to their proper places on your phone. You did leave them somewhere easy to find, right?
Copy "recovery" to /system/bin/recoveryfiles/ and copy the "recoveryres" folder to /system/bin/. You may have to watch and make sure it doesn't skip any files when copying the recoveryres folder.
After that, remount ro and you are done.
I want to flash CM7, but everytime I try flashing Clockwork recovery 3, it ends up staying at 2.5.1.2. What am I doing wrong? I tried flashing it from ROM Manager and that didn't help, and I don't know if I can flash it with the fastboot method since I'm using CWR already. What can I do?
Additional notes: Right now, I'm running CM6 RC2. And my phone looks sexy.
Like you I also came across that issue but trying to install kernel in Ice Glacier. Now what you want to do is install it manually via console. Check my other thread all you need is the flash image and clockworkmod recovery. I myself flashed ClockworkMod 3.0.0.0 as other howoto failed and True's didn't stick.
OptLynx said:
Like you I also came across that issue but trying to install kernel in Ice Glacier. Now what you want to do is install it manually via console. Check my other thread all you need is the flash image and clockworkmod recovery. I myself flashed ClockworkMod 3.0.0.0 as other howoto failed and True's didn't stick.
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true's method seems to be broken for now, but he has posted that he will be looking into the issue as soon as he get home.
GazaIan said:
I want to flash CM7, but everytime I try flashing Clockwork recovery 3, it ends up staying at 2.5.1.2. What am I doing wrong? I tried flashing it from ROM Manager and that didn't help, and I don't know if I can flash it with the fastboot method since I'm using CWR already. What can I do?
Additional notes: Right now, I'm running CM6 RC2. And my phone looks sexy.
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Go here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916930
And hit on the link to download the cwm 3.xxxx
Once the file is downloaded use root explorer, navigate to /sdcard/downloads/ and find the recovery. Make sure that it shows as .img and not as .zip. if it is a zip then unzip to get the .img file
Select the recovery and change the name to some easier name like f.e cwmrec3 (nnow u will have a cwmrec3.img file).
Move it to /sdcard (root) for ease of method
Open terminal emulator and do
Su (enter) (# will change for $)
flash_image recovery /sdcard cwmrec3.img
Wait for it to go to the next line.
Reboot to recovery and ur text will now be orange. You now haz recovery 3.xxxx
Also, note that if u enter rom manager it will still say that you have cwm 2.xxx that does not matter though as long as ur recovery txt is orange and not green
Sent from my rooted glacier running CM7
Flashing via terminal worked, thanks!
GazaIan said:
Flashing via terminal worked, thanks!
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You are welcome my friend enjoy cm7
Sent from my rooted glacier running CM7
GazaIan said:
I want to flash CM7, but everytime I try flashing Clockwork recovery 3, it ends up staying at 2.5.1.2. What am I doing wrong? I tried flashing it from ROM Manager and that didn't help, and I don't know if I can flash it with the fastboot method since I'm using CWR already. What can I do?
Additional notes: Right now, I'm running CM6 RC2. And my phone looks sexy.
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the fastboot method will work if you have CWM 3.5.1.3 already. I did that this morning, and it worked like a charm.
so I was able to do the easy cw method installing the zip from recovery then choosing 2.5.1.4, but after a few runs with the latest builds of CM7 i was having major issues with my mobile data connection jumping from H to 3G, each time lagging out my connection and making streaming videos, etc impossible to play. So I reflashed to stock, and my H returned to normal. So i thought I'd give it another shot, rooted, downloaded ROM Manager, flashed to 2.5.1.2 smooth, then tried the above method. When I tried to load the 2.5.1.4 in ROM manager, it said "An error occurred while flashing your recovery." So I tried the terminal, and no matter how I rename the file, and I know I followed the instructions flawlessly, it says flash_image: not found. So while ROM Manager seems completely capable of flashing to the 2.5.1.2 version, nothing seems to work to get me past it. What could I be missing?
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so I was able to do the easy cw method installing the zip from recovery then choosing 2.5.1.4, but after a few runs with the latest builds of CM7 i was having major issues with my mobile data connection jumping from H to 3G, each time lagging out my connection and making streaming videos, etc impossible to play. So I reflashed to stock, and my H returned to normal. So i thought I'd give it another shot, rooted, downloaded ROM Manager, flashed to 2.5.1.2 smooth, then tried the above method. When I tried to load the 2.5.1.4 in ROM manager, it said "An error occurred while flashing your recovery." So I tried the terminal, and no matter how I rename the file, and I know I followed the instructions flawlessly, it says #flash_image not found. So while ROM Manager seems completely capable of flashing to the 2.5.1.2 version, nothing seems to work to get me past it. What could I be missing?
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Thats because you flashed back to stock and stock roms do not have "flash_image" on /system/bin
Download this
http://db.tt/Rv63e76
Use root explorer and paste it to /system/bin
Try terminal again
Sent from my rooted glacier running CM7
worked like a charm, thanks.
darinmc said:
worked like a charm, thanks.
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You can hit thanks
glad i could help
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I've been having a lot of problems getting my tmobile vibrant into cwm recovery,
i flashed recovery through cwm and selected boot into recovery. when i get into recovery and select reinstall packages, I get mixed messages.
i tried flashing cwm with the initial update.zip it puts on the sd, little bar shows up at the bottom and gets about 1/3 of the way, and says
E:/failed to verify whole file signature.
installation aborted.
Went into clockworkmod folder on my computer retrieved the recovery-update.zip, renamed it update.zip. I tried putting both of these files on the sd card root, /external_sd, phone internal memory and the sd folder on the phone. nothing works
Am i doing this wrong?
Have you tried the fix permissions option in CWM? I have had strange errors like that before and that helped.
can you be more specific please?
it says an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands.
search for 3e modified recovery in the dev section
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that might help me if i knew what it meant. im just learning about this stuff but it seems to be getting more and more complicated all the time
I guess this post is dead.
Thanks for the help guys.):
Go into SuperUser and see if it runs. It sounds like you lost root. If that is the case you may need to re-root it.
What do you mean you flashed recovery through cwm? If you can already use cwm you shouldn't have a problem.
Have you tried downloading ROM manager from the market? You will need to have your phone rooted to install cwm through ROM manager.
U r probably on the 3e recovery and have to get back the 2e recovery don't odin back to 2.1
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Here is the tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925400
Run a search before posting and you will most likely find the answer! :]
It works for KA7 too.
You probably just need the steps of putting it into shell root > script from 3e recovery to 2e recovery, then you're good to go.
I just odined a new kernel and after that, my phone went into cwm recovery and i flashed nero v.3. everything works great.
EDIT: This is not a result of ROM Manager, this is a result of installing Overstock 1.4.3 which also installs CWM recovery.
Not trying to be rude or anything, but I don't remember this ever not working.
I am having issues with 3e. No matter how carefully I follow the instructions (flash->reboot->reinstall packages always fails) when flashing recovery from current Rom Manager and Premium License, it does not work. Additionally, the premium license is persistent in my applications list and no premium ROMs ever show up in my download list. Even when I select Vibrant MTB and either 2.x or 3.x, all I get is a message that states current recovery will be used. I'm still going thru posts for a possible solution.
Try putting this in the root of your internal SD, reboot to recovery and reinstall packages twice.
Yeah, I was misinformed. This is not a result of ROM Manager, this is a result of installing Overstock 1.4.3 which also installs CWM recovery.
If anyone want to do this it is really simple with the SGS kernel flasher app. Download your overstock kernel of choice from here or your choice of kernel that includes CWM from the dev bible, unzip it, move the zimage to the internal phone memory and then choose that file as your kernel with the SGS Flasher.
Note: I have not been successful with going back to stock kernel when I tried to but that may have been because I didn't disable the lag fix.
jneal9 said:
Try putting this in the root of your internal SD, reboot to recovery and reinstall packages twice.
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I'm 100% stock on 2.2Froyo except for root/unlock and am puzzled by this. I know it's not ROM Manager because it worked on my first SGS4G which died and totally bricked after a week (TMO exchanged it happily cause it wouldn't even go into download mode or charge).
What's in this update you linked? Cause I'm smart, but not as smart as most of the posters here and I recognize only a couple things in the file.
It installs CWM.
Are you using a Vibrant or SGS4G?
SGS 4G for TMobile.
BTW... I totally appreciate the help here. I don't know the ins-n-outs of the android phones like I do IOs, not that I'm all that up to date on that either.
Update... Still does not work. I get the failed signatures error and the update is aborted. I tried doing a factory reset and re-rooting the phone in case something didn't work correctly and get the same error. At this point, it's all gravy since the only thing I really needed was the unlock but now I'm in a "I just want to know how this works" mode.
Thanks for the help.
Ok yeah that my be the problem since that zip is for the Vibrant. So just to be straight, you are unable to get CWM on your SGS4G?
That's correct. I can't apply any update.zip nor does flashing CWM recovery work. It says it's flashing but then when I do the 3 button reboot to get to recovery, it's the 3e version still and when I go to reinstall packages, it starts but then fails as it tries to verify signatures.
Is anyone else having loads of problems with clockwork mod and rom manager since updating to 4.2.1
For me RM doesnt do anything and I CWM keeps will not re-flash a backup unless its 4.2.1. Even though I copy n past to new directory where CWM keeps backups but will not reflash them. Also everytime after I use CWM it seems to delete itself and i have to reflash via the command line. Help welcome. Thx in advance....
Update: Not sure if its RM or CWM. Have just worked out CWM is deleting itself everytime after use. IT doesnt leave any other option once you try to re-boot device from CWM....
veroby said:
Is anyone else having loads of problems with clockwork mod and rom manager since updating to 4.2.1
For me RM doesnt do anything and I CWM keeps will not re-flash a backup unless its 4.2.1. Even though I copy n past to new directory where CWM keeps backups but will not reflash them. Also everytime after I use CWM it seems to delete itself and i have to reflash via the command line. Help welcome. Thx in advance....
Update: Not sure if its RM or CWM. Have just worked out CWM is deleting itself everytime after use. IT doesnt leave any other option once you try to re-boot device from CWM....
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There's a file in /system that you should either rename or delete called: recovery-from-boot.p
That reloads the stock Android recovery at each reboot. Then once you have renamed/deleted it, reflash CWM Recovery again from the command line and it should stick now.
You're using the latest CWM Recovery correct? I don't use RM or CWMR at all (TWRP), so I may not be able to totally help out.
RMarkwald said:
There's a file in /system that you should either rename or delete called: recovery-from-boot.p
That reloads the stock Android recovery at each reboot. Then once you have renamed/deleted it, reflash CWM Recovery again from the command line and it should stick now.
You're using the latest CWM Recovery correct? I don't use RM or CWMR at all (TWRP), so I may not be able to totally help out.
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Hey thx - I have always used them and found them to be easy tools in the past. Dont really want to change to TWRP but it seems all recommendations are leaning towards and its the way to go with 4.2.1. Thx again... I have to ask why that file exist in the first place. Just to catch donkeys like me out.....Also if you know and are still around. Is there a way to restore old backups from 4.1.1
veroby said:
Hey thx - I have always used them and found them to be easy tools in the past. Dont really want to change to TWRP but it seems all recommendations are leaning towards and its the way to go with 4.2.1. Thx again... I have to ask why that file exist in the first place. Just to catch donkeys like me out.....Also if you know and are still around. Is there a way to restore old backups from 4.1.1
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I've had no issues flashing 4.1.1/4.1.2 ROMs to 4.2.1 and vice versa...but again I'm using TWRP Recovery.
The file is in the stock images from Google, and it's there to reload stock Android recovery at boot...other than that I'm not sure of the exact reasoning.
I know that Android 4.2 has multi-user support, and that has been the cause for many issues with 4.2 in general due to it creating a folder /sdcard/0...so flashing multiple 4.2 ROMs without the latest CWM Recovery version 6.0.1.9 would cause another folder created there at /sdcard/0/0...and so on. If you created another user, they would have their own folder at /sdcard/1...and so on.
I would make sure that you have the latest CWM Recovery flashed to your device, then put your backup in the correct folder. From what I remember when using RM and CWM, there's the folder for your backup and then one level up from that there's the blobs folder, you'll need BOTH of those in order to restore things, as the blobs folder is the backup.