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Issues with clockwork recovery backup feature?

I recently did a back up if my stock mt4g using clockwork. When I went to do a restore of that rom and rebooted it stayed stuck on the mt4g load screen. Anyone else have this problem? Did I do something wrong?
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what version of clockwork did you use to make the backup?

3.0.0.5
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spokenjeremy said:
3.0.0.5
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Welcome to brick world, that's exactly what destroyed my phone and, like you, I was running 3.0.0.5 If you ever do get the phone working again let me know how you did it, please?
Not sent from my MyTouch 4G because it's a brick now!

xs11e said:
Welcome to brick world, that's exactly what destroyed my phone and, like you, I was running 3.0.0.5 If you ever do get the phone working again let me know how you did it, please?
Not sent from my MyTouch 4G because it's a brick now!
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The reason your phone appears to be bricked is it (CWRM 3.0.0.5) is a ext4 recovery image, and 2.2 is a ext3 ROM....
. If you find a 2.x version of CWRM you can flash it via the ADB commands and restore the phone.
OR
boot into recovery and flash the CM7 w/ gapps then download CWRM ( the free one ) and flash 2.x that way. You'll have to scroll to the bottom and select one of the 2.x recovery images.
If you can get into Recovery or into fastboot your phone is not truly bricked.

I have CM7 installed and Rom Manager, but when i try to flash an older recovery it says it cannot be flashed. How exactly would you flash the 2.X version via ADB? Thanks.

xs11e said:
Welcome to brick world, that's exactly what destroyed my phone and, like you, I was running 3.0.0.5 If you ever do get the phone working again let me know how you did it, please?
Not sent from my MyTouch 4G because it's a brick now!
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You nor he is bricked.
Pentlander said:
I have CM7 installed and Rom Manager, but when i try to flash an older recovery it says it cannot be flashed. How exactly would you flash the 2.X version via ADB? Thanks.
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If you can get into CwM recovery then just flash my zip and use the 3.0.0.6 recovery that is included. Then make sure that you make/restore all backups from recovery and not rom manager. Rom manager is not compatable with CwM 3.0.0.X when it comes to making nandroids.

Thanks a lot, but i keep running into and issue at the recovery. I followed the instructions from your thread, and i got into the blue recovery screen, but it says
"E:Can't mount CACHE:recovery/command
E:Can't mount DATA:data/recovery/log"
And the only option to restore is the Applysdcard:update.zip and that fails

Pentlander said:
Thanks a lot, but i keep running into and issue at the recovery. I followed the instructions from your thread, and i got into the blue recovery screen, but it says
"E:Can't mount CACHE:recovery/command
E:Can't mount DATA:data/recovery/log"
And the only option to restore is the Applysdcard:update.zip and that fails
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So, that is the stock recovery. You need to choose the 3.0.0.5 version from "All ClockworkMod recoveries" if using my zip. If that wont work, try sending a new recovery via fastboot or terminal emulator.
You can set up adb/fastboot by checking out the link in my sig and using the command (make sure you rename the recovery to recovery.img for ease of use)
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
or you can try terminal method by placing the recovery on your sd card and renaming it recovery.img Then open up TE and type "su" then the flollowing
Code:
flash_image recovery recovery.img
If that doesnt work, then let me know and we will find some other things to try.

Whoops haha. Thanks for all the help it's working great now

Pentlander said:
Whoops haha. Thanks for all the help it's working great now
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What step got it working again for you?

neidlinger said:
The reason your phone appears to be bricked is it (CWRM 3.0.0.5) is a ext4 recovery image, and 2.2 is a ext3 ROM....
If you can get into Recovery or into fastboot your phone is not truly bricked.
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Can't do either.

[Q] Help With ClockworkMod Recovery Downgrading

Hello,
I am currently running Rom Manager 3.0.1.0 with ClockworkMod Recovery version 3.0.0.6. I'm trying to install GorillaSense DHD-MT4G Revolution theme on my phone but, I can't seem to install the update due to the ClockworkMod version. I need to downgrade to 2.5.1.2. When I do this through the Rom Manager it states that I have successfully flashed ClockworkMod Recovery but when I reboot into recovery, it doesn't load.
The versions available to me is 3.0.0.6 and 2.5.1.4. Is there any way I can get access to 2.5.1.2 again?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

clone132 said:
Hello,
I am currently running Rom Manager 3.0.1.0 with ClockworkMod Recovery version 3.0.0.6. I'm trying to install GorillaSense DHD-MT4G Revolution theme on my phone but, I can't seem to install the update due to the ClockworkMod version. I need to downgrade to 2.5.1.2. When I do this through the Rom Manager it states that I have successfully flashed ClockworkMod Recovery but when I reboot into recovery, it doesn't load.
The versions available to me is 3.0.0.6 and 2.5.1.4. Is there any way I can get access to 2.5.1.2 again?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Well if you have Rom Manager 3.0.1.0 then yes you can flash Recovery 2.5.1.2 by going to Rom Manager and go down to the last option "All clockworkmod recoveries". Find 2.5.1.2 from the list and it will flash it for you.

Thank you for your quick reply. My problem lies in the fact that Rom Manager states that I have successfully flashed 2.5.1.2 but when I try load boot into recovery the recovery does not load.

clone132 said:
Thank you for your quick reply. My problem lies in the fact that Rom Manager states that I have successfully flashed 2.5.1.2 but when I try load boot into recovery the recovery does not load.
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Well in that case manually flash it via terminal. Just put the 2.5.1.2 recovery.img in SDCard and flash it.
HKM said:
su [hit enter]
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system [hit enter]
cp /sdcard/flash_image /system/bin [hit enter]
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img [hit enter]
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You will need flash_recovery file which you can find by using search function along with 2.5.1.2.img this meth works as I did it always.
EDIT: Sorry if you can't find it but here is the atth as I keep backup of almost everything on mSD.BkP so download it and unzip them in root of your /sdcard so you will have standalone flash_recovery and recovery.img in it.

Thanks for all your help. That worked perfectly.
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clone132 said:
Thanks for all your help. That worked perfectly.
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No problem glad could help, thats why I love console(terminal) once you understand SC and basic *nix arc you can virtually rip apart anything without any GUI frame.
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BlackSHELF said:
Well in that case manually flash it via terminal. Just put the 2.5.1.2 recovery.img in SDCard and flash it.
You will need flash_recovery file which you can find by using search function along with 2.5.1.2.img this meth works as I did it always.
EDIT: Sorry if you can't find it but here is the atth as I keep backup of almost everything on mSD.BkP so download it and unzip them in root of your /sdcard so you will have standalone flash_recovery and recovery.img in it.
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Had a similar issue and followed your directions above in terminal. After I enter in the last line and hit enter, is it supposed to show something going on because it just goes to the next line. I downloaded your attached clockwork file and put it on the root of my SD card. Thanks for any help.

boroarke said:
Had a similar issue and followed your directions above in terminal. After I enter in the last line and hit enter, is it supposed to show something going on because it just goes to the next line. I downloaded your attached clockwork file and put it on the root of my SD card. Thanks for any help.
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I don't quite remember what happens after you enter the last command on the terminal but, the only command I entered when I downloaded the files and extracted it to the root was "su[enter]
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img[enter]"
After that I was able to boot into recovery.
Another option is deleting the copy of the recovery in your SD card and redownloading it with ROM Manager. Just go to: /sdcard/clockworkmod/download/mirror1.kanged.net/recoveries. Delete recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.2-glacier.img, redownload and try loading it with Rom Manager again.
Hopes this helps.

cmr 3.0.0.6 question

i used true blues method for getting cmr 3.0.0.6. it worked wonderfully. when i would boot into recovery using volume down and power it would say 3.0.0.6 at the top. i switched to 2.5.1.2 to flash icons. when i went back to 3.0.0.5 in rom manager, it now says 3.0.0.5 when i boot up with volume down and power. i tried reflashing the zip for 3.0.0.6, but it still shows 3.0.0.5. any idea what went wrong? any help is greatly appreciated.

cveez11 said:
i used true blues method for getting cmr 3.0.0.6. it worked wonderfully. when i would boot into recovery using volume down and power it would say 3.0.0.6 at the top. i switched to 2.5.1.2 to flash icons. when i went back to 3.0.0.5 in rom manager, it now says 3.0.0.5 when i boot up with volume down and power. i tried reflashing the zip for 3.0.0.6, but it still shows 3.0.0.5. any idea what went wrong? any help is greatly appreciated.
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As long as recovery says 3.0.0.6, then you are good to go. I get 3.0.0.5 in rom manager too but the proper version in recovery. I think it was mentioned in the thread that it would read 3.0.0.5 in Rom Manager.

thanks for the quick response. i understand that, but what i'm saying is that when use volume down and power now, it still says 3.0.0.5.

cveez11 said:
thanks for the quick response. i understand that, but what i'm saying is that when use volume down and power now, it still says 3.0.0.5.
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Flash it via the ADB commands.
download this file and store just the image on the SDcard of your phone....
adb shell
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
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Can i ask why you downgraded to flash icons, and not use the 3.0.0.6 that you were on?

cveez11 said:
thanks for the quick response. i understand that, but what i'm saying is that when use volume down and power now, it still says 3.0.0.5.
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sorry cveez, i need to learn how to read.

i tried to flash with 3.0.0.6 and it failed. flash with 2.5.1.2 and it worked perfectly. then when i tried to go back to 3.0.0.6 i find myself stuck on 3.0.0.5. BTW i tried to flash with adb and it says flash image not found. i am very new to adb. used true blues method for adb and it finds my device. not really sure what to do now.

cveez11 said:
i tried to flash with 3.0.0.6 and it failed. flash with 2.5.1.2 and it worked perfectly. then when i tried to go back to 3.0.0.6 i find myself stuck on 3.0.0.5. BTW i tried to flash with adb and it says flash image not found. i am very new to adb. used true blues method for adb and it finds my device. not really sure what to do now.
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go into the adb screen.
type
adb kill-server
adb devices
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and see if sees your device.
If you serial number shows up turn on USB storage, download the file i attached then extract just the image to the root of the SDcard, not in a folder, just on the SD card. Then un-mount the SDcard from the computer....
Then type
adb shell
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that will begin the commands for you to flash the image.
the c:\______ line will disappear and just show a "#"
then type
su
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after you see that type
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
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I am leaving for work. I will try this when I get home in the morning. Thanks for the help.
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Drew updated the file to be compatible with the new version of cmr and it works great. Thanks for the help
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Cant get into recovery

Ok I have no idea what happened but I can not get into recovery mode. Rom manager takes me straight to bootloader and selecting recovery in bootloader takes me back to bootloader...! I've tried reflashing recovery via clockwork but no go, and flashing old 2.X.X versions gives me an error...
Help?

ROM Manager seems to be the least reliable way to flash the recovery. Try flashing it through terminal emulator or better yet, if you have the engineering SPL, do it through fastboot.

If you don't know how though you could try a reinstall of rom manager and if your running a custom rom boot straight into recovery from there to see what happens

TeeJay3800 said:
ROM Manager seems to be the least reliable way to flash the recovery. Try flashing it through terminal emulator or better yet, if you have the engineering SPL, do it through fastboot.
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The thing is that is how I have always done it and how I did it with this phone originally but something got messed up somehow. Anyhow how do I flash that with Terminal? I have never done that before. Do you have a link to a totorial and a download for clock work that can be flashed that way?

dcwiker05 said:
The thing is that is how I have always done it and how I did it with this phone originally but something got messed up somehow. Anyhow how do I flash that with Terminal? I have never done that before. Do you have a link to a totorial and a download for clock work that can be flashed that way?
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First download CWM 3.0.0.6 from here and put the file in the root of your SD.
Then open terminal emulator and enter these commands:
Code:
$su
#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

Backup Stock Rom 2.1

i want to make a backup of my stock eclair rom before flash another costum rom... i've manage to return to my first rom (2.1 stock withouth fastboot or recovery)...
my question is, can i do a backup of this rom ? how? i want to do a backup of it like it is withouth flashing another with fastboot...
thnks

carequinhasebas said:
i want to make a backup of my stock eclair rom before flash another costum rom... i've manage to return to my first rom (2.1 stock withouth fastboot or recovery)...
my question is, can i do a backup of this rom ? how? i want to do a backup of it like it is withouth flashing another with fastboot...
thnks
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no fastboot -> no recovery -> no backup
but you can try this:
1. root your 2.1 with Z4Root;
2. install busybox and terminal emulator
3. type this in terminal:
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
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recovery.img at the root of SD card
then try to boot in recovery

andreas__ said:
no fastboot -> no recovery -> no backup
but you can try this:
1. root your 2.1 with Z4Root;
2. install busybox and terminal emulator
3. type this in terminal:
recovery.img at the root of SD card
then try to boot in recovery
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done everything as you said... but emulator says
flash_image not found
then i tried
flash recovery /sdcard...
said "flash no found"
more ideas?

Andreas get him a flash_image binary.

-Grift- said:
Andreas get him a flash_image binary.
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hehe of course
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=482080&d=1294328599
system/bin
all permissions

andreas__ said:
hehe of course
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=482080&d=1294328599
system/bin
all permissions
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Andreas_ answers the call to arms yet again
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