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Need help changing recovery image.

Okay so I used the one click method to root my phone. Currently I am running the cyan 4.0.2 with the cyan 1.4 recovery. I also upgraded my spl to 1.33.2005. My question is how can I go about changing my cyan 1.4 recovery to the updated amon rav1.2.1?

how to use the android software developer kit to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502010
directions are in the thread for the recovery image in question on how to apply after you get the sdk set up
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530492

You don't need SDK to flash new recovery image. This is what I did:
Download the recovery image, copy it to the root folder of the SDcard and rename it to recovery.img
Open Terminal:
Code:
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
Done.

Thanks. Your way seems easier. Ill try that first. Thanks for your help.
tengtengvn said:
You don't need SDK to flash new recovery image. This is what I did:
Download the recovery image, copy it to the root folder of the SDcard and rename it to recovery.img
Open Terminal:
Code:
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
Done.
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Root Nexus One on a Mac/Linux/Windows

Hi guys. I published a step by step guide for all the newbies (I had a tough time the first time. Slightly different combination but it works! Also flashed the custom recovery image!
http://ilikemygooglephone.com/2010/...-and-root-google-nexus-one-mac-windows-linux/

This tutorial on rooting and flashing the RA recovery rom is THE BOMB!
Followed all the steps and now I too have gone to the dark side, and eaten some cookies....
Nice work.

Great! Love it!

This how I REroot Android in my N1.
Needs:
1) RA recovery image v2.0
2) fastboot
3) adb
1) Set to bootloader
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
2) Boot RA-recovery 2.0
Code:
fastboot boot /path/to/recovery-RA-nexus-v2.0.0.img
Yes, it only boot the recovery image in memory.
2a) If you have RA already, then just boot the recovery
3) RA: Mount -> mount /system
4) Change permission /system/bin/su to 4755
Code:
adb shell 'chmod 4755 /system/bin/su'
5) Reboot, and enjoy your rooted Android.
Tested, on FRG83D, FRG83G and GRI40 stocks
Good luck.
Thank you.

Does it have to be 2.0.0? or can it be any of the RA recoveries above 2.0.0?

bahathir said:
This how I REroot Android in my N1.
Needs:
1) RA recovery image v2.0
2) fastboot
3) adb
1) Set to bootloader
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
2) Boot RA-recovery 2.0
Code:
fastboot boot /path/to/recovery-RA-nexus-v2.0.0.img
Yes, it only boot the recovery image in memory.
2a) If you have RA already, then just boot the recovery
3) RA: Mount -> mount /system
4) Change permission /system/bin/su to 4755
Code:
adb shell 'chmod 4755 /system/bin/su'
5) Reboot, and enjoy your rooted Android.
Tested, on FRG83D, FRG83G and GRI40 stocks
Good luck.
Thank you.
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A question for you, if it's possible to simply just change the permission of the su file on the phone, why do most auto root zip's come with an su file of their own?
Could they not just run the script above?

this whole procedure thing ... do stock users like myself lose anything? Like, does it wipe data or does it simply root and nothing at all changes?
You can never tell with these procedures... half wipe the phone...

I haven't tested it, but from the steps listed above (by bahathir) you won't lose any data.
All he's doing is getting you to boot into fastboot mode (power on the phone while pressing the trackball), and then loading the custom recover into temporary memory.
Then, the system folder is mounted and the required permissions are applied to the su file. Once that's done, you reboot your phone and nothing else changes.
The question that I had above though, is that I've not seen this method used before. Most one-click root methond replace the su file (requiring you to flash a zip file from custom recovery).

ahh too bad it doesn't work. maybe a 2.3.3 thing, but I just tried unlocking my bootloader and it says I'm missing AdbWinApi.dll from my PC ... but it's clearly there.
I have the most up-to-date Android SDK packages. I've used them before to root my nexus without a hitch...

SU should be present on the system, and the method above takes it for granted. Thus it's for RErooting. Rooting methods bring the SU - they don't care if there's one on the system, assuming that there isn't.
On the other hand, I'm completely unsure that "fastboot boot recovery.img" will work on custom image and locked bootloader. If it's the case - this is the most overlooked and bulletproof rooting method for Nexus. But I doubt it's the case.

Here's a n00b question. I have an unlocked boot loader and had previously rooted my phone using superoneclick. I wiped all the data before moving to stock gingerbread since I was on CM7 nightlies before. So there is no "su" in my phone. I get the obvious error:
c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb shell 'chmod 4755 /system/bin/su'
/sbin/sh: chmod 4755 /system/bin/su: not found
when I try to run the steps listed here. Any ideas how to get the 'su' on my phone?

I guess you're executing "rerooting guide". Well, you can stop now, since there is no SU.
Flash it on your phone. That would be the obvious solution. Running unlocked bootloader and custom recovery, not really hard to do.
When you're doing things you don't fully understand, sometimes you go in extremely awkward ways to accomplish simple tasks. Having unlocked bootloader, why are you bothering with those guides? Reboot to fastboot, flash custom recovery, flash SU package in recovery, reboot. That would be all. Hard? not really.

Jack_R1 said:
I guess you're executing "rerooting guide". Well, you can stop now, since there is no SU.
Flash it on your phone. That would be the obvious solution. Running unlocked bootloader and custom recovery, not really hard to do.
When you're doing things you don't fully understand, sometimes you go in extremely awkward ways to accomplish simple tasks. Having unlocked bootloader, why are you bothering with those guides? Reboot to fastboot, flash custom recovery, flash SU package in recovery, reboot. That would be all. Hard? not really.
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Thanks Jack! Can you point me to an su package that I can safely flash with gingerbread?
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

I found the package nexus-addon-0.1-signed.zip while searching for 'su' packages to root an unlocked nexus one on this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=636795 . Will it be safe to flash this on a stock gingerbread?

aliezad said:
I found the package nexus-addon-0.1-signed.zip while searching for 'su' packages to root an unlocked nexus one on this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=636795 . Will it be safe to flash this on a stock gingerbread?
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I don't think that zip would work.
I rooted by applying the su.zip provide by dsixda here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968396 (attachment, bottom of first post)
You would need to flash this from custom recovery (I used Amon RA 2+).

Thanks Brownbay! Worked like a charm!

Jack_R1 said:
...I'm completely unsure that "fastboot boot recovery.img" will work on custom image and locked bootloader.
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Unfortunately this won't work on a locked bootloader (at least, not on mine!), so if you've used 'super one click' to root your N1 without unlocking it (like me), this method won't work for you.

I already have had my bootloader unlocked. I'm wondering if this rooting method alone will wipe my phone?

No, it won't wipe your phone.

flash recovery error “out of memory”

my magic is TIM's G2
the rom is myhero 2.0.5 but the recovery is too old, so i want to flash the recovery to Amon's recovery 1.5.2.
but when i flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
some error type. all is "out of memory". then i open the phone, i can't into the recovery.
it's so bay. now i can flash 1.2.3H into my Magic, i want flash 1.5.2, help please.

It won't work if you only type that. I assume you're using a terminal emulator. I'm pretty sure you only forgot the mount command, but I'll go trough everything to be sure.
All you need to to is to flash the recovery image again. As you're having MyHero, I assume you're having a 32A. Therefore, make sure you have the recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img, not the recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img.
Copy the file to the root of your SD, no need to rename it.
Open up your terminal emulator, and type:
Code:
su
You should get a root request, accept it. Then type in:
Code:
mount -a
Don't worry if you're getting errors here, that's normal. Lastly, type in the following.
Code:
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img
It's just normal to get errors here too. Or, at least I do.
Start your phone in recovery, and it should work.

tks
i will try later

Uninstall clockworkmod and return to stock recovery

sending my phone back into google, have frf91 back. need to remove clockworkmod now and install the stock recovery. googled it but no help with the current frf91, unless you can use the original shipping recovery image with it? also do you think clockworkmod might cause any concerns when they receive it if i cant figure it out? bootloader is not unlocked.

So, for some reason, I couldn't find a guide on xda...I know I saw one here...
Anyways, here you go:
http://androidspin.com/2010/05/06/guide-unrooting-your-nexus-one-its-like-it-never-happened-almost/

is there an easier way to do this if you used Rom Manager?

Nope, I don't think it's possible to flash a recovery with a recovery...(edit: there is no option in Rom Manager to select a specific recovery.img)
You might be able to do use the flash_image binary.
If you have adb setup, use: (you must have the recovery.img in the root of your sd card)
Code:
adb shell
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

Is that true for the paid Rom Manager version as well?

wdfowty said:
Nope, I don't think it's possible to flash a recovery with a recovery...(edit: there is no option in Rom Manager to select a specific recovery.img)
You might be able to do use the flash_image binary.
If you have adb setup, use: (you must have the recovery.img in the root of your sd card)
Code:
adb shell
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
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I second this. This is how i got the stock recovery back onto my device.

im not familiar with adb setup, is it hard to install/use? im getting frustrated trying to get it back to stock. do you think htc will care i have clockwork mod as my recovery? bootloader isnt unlocked.

futango said:
I second this. This is how i got the stock recovery back onto my device.
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everytime i hit adb shell a # comes up with the line next and su command isnt working

bobbbyjuice said:
everytime i hit adb shell a # comes up with the line next and su command isnt working
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That mean your machine not yet rooted, go to the wiki page, or search 1-click rooted, that is a post link on wiki page, title is something like root without unlocking, details instructions on and shell

thanks i just 1 click rooted real quick. i have the recovery file on my sd card but now it says not found. its recovery.img like it asks for.

bobbbyjuice said:
thanks i just 1 click rooted real quick. i have the recovery file on my sd card but now it says not found. its recovery.img like it asks for.
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Why are you trying to get rid of clockwork when you weren't rooted and couldt have installed it in the first place.

booted into recovery and found out one of my previous attempts must have worked because i have the stock recovery back now. thanks for all the help guys!

[Q] i have tried everything!!!!

I perm rooted my shift and would like to install cm7 rom
But I can't get into recovery to do nandroid etc...because I get stuck on the htc screen.
I don't have my laptop anymore so I am using terminal emulator.
I have PC36IMG.zip & recovery.img in root of sdcard.
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
I get image not found if flash_image is in sdcard root
But I get scannning error if the flash_image is in system/bin..
I have search google etc...
Can I get some help please???

If you're perm rooted already, just download rom manager from the market and use it to flash recovery.

Thx for replying..I have tried that..I still get stuck on the htc screen...
I actually got terminal emulator to pick up the recovery.img
When I type
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
I now get the blank line
But its telling me reboot is not permitted.

Try quickboot from market
Sent from my PG06100 using XDA App

Thx For replying and I have tried quickboot as well...
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
Then I opened quickboot in tap recovery and I still got stuck on the htc screen...
I guess the question is why is this happenning?
I am perm rooted with visionary that's the only thing I have done.

Never give up!!!
I have fixed the problem..I went Into rom manager re install clockwork
Than boot recovery with quickboot and I got into recovery mode.
What I have realize is that every situation is different and just have to read and try to figure it out safely on your on!!!
But I have read quickboot works and it did for me...thx!!!!