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[Q] Formatted to much on my Wildfire.

Hello,
Here's the deal.
I managed to format pretty much everything with my Wildfire which was kind of stupid. So now it won't start because I don't have android installed anymore. Both the phone system and the SD card is formatted so I no longer have any source from which I can install.
What should I do?

Shiftypants said:
Hello,
Here's the deal.
I managed to format pretty much everything with my Wildfire which was kind of stupid. So now it won't start because I don't have android installed anymore. Both the phone system and the SD card is formatted so I no longer have any source from which I can install.
What should I do?
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you have recovery?

I can enter recovery. I have ClockworkMod Recovery.
But there I can't to a factory reset as I managed to format it.

Dont you have a stored nandroid backup? what network you on?

I was to eager to move forward with everything so I never created a backup... Stupid mistake really, but that's why I'm trying to fix it.
Right now when I start the phone I only see a white screen and the htc logo in green and then it is like that until I remove the battery.
EDIT: The only solution that I think is possible would be to stick the sd card into a card reader and add a rom so I can flash the phone again in order to get the OS back. Would that be possible?

One word... ****... :S

Shiftypants said:
I was to eager to move forward with everything so I never created a backup... Stupid mistake really, but that's why I'm trying to fix it.
Right now when I start the phone I only see a white screen and the htc logo in green and then it is like that until I remove the battery.
EDIT: The only solution that I think is possible would be to stick the sd card into a card reader and add a rom so I can flash the phone again in order to get the OS back. Would that be possible?
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If you can get into clockwork recovery, that should work....hopefully.

tigger69 said:
If you can get into clockwork recovery, that should work....hopefully.
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I can get into clockwork recovery. Problem is I can't access the SD card as I don't have a card reader myself. But I guess that's my only option atm so I'll have to wait until I get a chance to try it out.

Cant you mount the sdcard from the advanced options in clockwork recovery and dump the rom onto it?

tigger69 said:
Cant you mount the sdcard from the advanced options in clockwork recovery and dump the rom onto it?
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This should work, i always use this option to put files on SD
Goto partitions menu in recovery then goto mount usb storage and put the rom on and flash it

Shiftypants said:
Hello,
Here's the deal.
I managed to format pretty much everything with my Wildfire which was kind of stupid. So now it won't start because I don't have android installed anymore. Both the phone system and the SD card is formatted so I no longer have any source from which I can install.
What should I do?
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copy any rom to your microSD with a card reader and boot recovery!

Yes it's working. Thanks for all the help.

I have done the same mistake ....but I didn't quite understand what I have to do ...
I download any ROM on my sd card, put it back on my wildfire and then reboot recovery?? it that it?

Read through this thread, and if your still stuck, i will help you sort it out.

ROM fixed, touchscreen failed
I succeded with a new rom so I was very happy that I could pass the white screen with the htc logo on it. But then another problem came up. f***** frustrating. My touch screen does not respond. I tried rebooting. takind the battery off. Nothing!!! I have not dammaged the touch screen in any way ....like drop it or something like that . it just didn't respond.
Is there any possibility to fix it myself?

Try reinstalling the rom, if that does not work, try another rom. Let us know how it goes.

I've tried both options and the touchscreen is still not working. I can't understand how it stop workin...

Really need help guys...

I have rooted and installed hboot and clockworkmod. Flash clockwork recovery and installed buzz/oc 1.22ghz CM.zip but now my desire hd keeps resetting on the flash screen. I didnt choose backup my rom on the clockwork options and tried restore but it says no files found.....am i doomed? I still can get inside clockworkmod recovery now....please help...

PM me what rom your running etc and ill run through a step by step guide to help you get your DHD working again.
I had the same problem

I was running the default rom that came with the desire hd...but i have flashed it to buzz/oc 1.22ghz rom..it said install sucessful but it keeps rebooting at the htc splash screen...i only have 2 roms in zip in my sd card which are both the buzz/oc sense and CM.zip...

nerserk1980 said:
I have rooted and installed hboot and clockworkmod. Flash clockwork recovery and installed buzz/oc 1.22ghz CM.zip but now my desire hd keeps resetting on the flash screen. I didnt choose backup my rom on the clockwork options and tried restore but it says no files found.....am i doomed? I still can get inside clockworkmod recovery now....please help...
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Dont worry mate, your not doomed at all....the buzz kernel has put your phone in a bootloop, you need to flash the rom to fix it, you can flash a ruu (stock rom) or a custom rom which really is the best thing to do...so much faster thank stock...if you like sense then flash leedroids rom...if you like pure android then flash cyanogen...either way you need to put the rom onto your sd card then wipe everything using clockwork recovery...then flash the rom and your phone will be fixed.. If you then want to flash the kernel you should use the kernel utility update software found in the developers forums..
Really dont panic, let us know what rom you wish to flash and I or someone else will help you.

nerserk1980 said:
I was running the default rom that came with the desire hd...but i have flashed it to buzz/oc 1.22ghz rom..it said install sucessful but it keeps rebooting at the htc splash screen...i only have 2 roms in zip in my sd card which are both the buzz/oc sense and CM.zip...
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They are kernels not roms........anyway...looks like the guys beat me to it...see told you not to worry..keep us posted

rixsta said:
Dont worry mate, your not doomed at all....the buzz kernel has put your phone in a bootloop, you need to flash the rom to fix it, you can flash a ruu (stock rom) or a custom rom which really is the best thing to do...so much faster thank stock...if you like sense then flash leedroids rom...if you like pure android then flash cyanogen...either way you need to put the rom onto your sd card then wipe everything using clockwork recovery...then flash the rom and your phone will be fixed.. If you then want to flash the kernel you should use the kernel utility update software found in the developers forums..
Really dont panic, let us know what rom you wish to flash and I or someone else will help you.
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But i can't place the any roms in my sd card cause my phone can't boot up...

rixsta is right, its a boot loop, and what youve done is flashed the kernal onto your phone without doing a full wipe on the phone...
May i ask have you also install CM yet ?

fkofilee said:
rixsta is right, its a boot loop, and what youve done is flashed the kernal onto your phone without doing a full wipe on the phone...
May i ask have you also install CM yet ?
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no...just the kernel..

nerserk1980 said:
But i can't place the any roms in my sd card cause my phone can't boot up...
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Can you get into fastboot on your phone...
As in turn phone off hold down the bottom volume button and press power on...keep holding the volume button until the bootloader menu comes up...can you see fastboot??

or go into recovery and mount external storage and mount your SD card then itll appear on your PC if connected by USB

fkofilee said:
or go into recovery and mount external storage and mount your SD card then itll appear on your PC if connected by USB
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Yes true....but maybe using the kernel utility he can re flash the kernel and push the modules using this software....it sometimes works and would save him flashing a new rom and losing his stock one....I would try this first for sure..

Kernel Update Utility
If you go there, youll be able to flash a kernal easily like rixsta said.
If you still run aground, give the forum a buzz and we can see what else we can do...

Download the kernel utility here ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=852357&highlight=kernel+utility
Get into fastboot as I said earlier and plug in your usb cable...aahhh the drivers may not install...bet he's not used android-sdk....with a bit of luck he's running windows 7 and they will install anyway..lets say they do..
Follow the utility instructions and flash the kernel...It may fix your bootloop...if not then you are going to have to mount your sd card using recovery and flash a new rom...

fkofilee said:
Kernel Update Utility
If you go there, youll be able to flash a kernal easily like rixsta said.
If you still run aground, give the forum a buzz and we can see what else we can do...
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snap ......Im sure he needs the android 1.0 driver to use fastboot???....not used android-sdk using the cmd command for a while so I cant quite remember...(yes I know he wont need android-sdk but Im pretty sure the fastboot driver is in with it...
This is why I always say its so important to do a backup using recovery before you do anything !!

fkofilee said:
or go into recovery and mount external storage and mount your SD card then itll appear on your PC if connected by USB
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Yes it works!!! i am downloading another rom now and then i will place it into the sd card. Thanks !!!!!!

Thank you rista and fko!!! You guys are my angels!!

SNAP... !!
Always do a backup.... You never know whatll get ya
However to save space on my memory card, i store my backups on the PC and if i need to recover, I just put on on the card in the correct folder and its fine
im sure this all fix over now, i would suggest flashing a custom rom... i sooooo bought this phone because the SE X10i's bootloader wast 1024-bit encrypted... and SE aernt letting up lol

fkofilee said:
SNAP... !!
Always do a backup.... You never know whatll get ya
However to save space on my memory card, i store my backups on the PC and if i need to recover, I just put on on the card in the correct folder and its fine
im sure this all fix over now, i would suggest flashing a custom rom... i sooooo bought this phone because the SE X10i's bootloader wast 1024-bit encrypted... and SE aernt letting up lol
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Great idea fko!! Once again thank you and rixta! Have a nice day sir!

nerserk1980 said:
Thank you rista and fko!!! You guys are my angels!!
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Good to hear....well Ive got to call it a night....been up 17 hours
Us flashaholics and modders spend way to much time on the dev forums....its a hard life ..
Maybe it was for the best...you will enjoy custom roms, you can do so much..take a quick look at my DHD screenshot...its so far away from stock now

Fkofilee, you are a great help to people. It's people like you who inspired me to give back what I've learned from these forums. Now we pass the knowledge and experience on. Well done!
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[Q] how do I???

this was my original post.....
did what all my friends told me to do, who have the evo apparently a bad mistake. used unrevoked to root my evo, worked perfect. stoked!! downloaded titanium backup, backed up everything, worked great. still happy. went to install a rom (i guess) it told me i needed to change my kernel and had a link to the market for a kernel downloader. downloaded the app looked through bout five different kernels, all had good reviews and stable... downloaded the one with the most downloads (6700 or something). asked download? i said yes. asked flask now? i said yes. it said flash complete reboot coming... rebooted got to the HTC EVO 4G white screen sat there for bout 15 seconds and shut off tried to reboot again same thing. bout ten times in a row so i pulled the battery. did a hard reset didnt fix, did a wipe, didnt fix.... did not make a nandroid back up...oops
anyone know what i can do please help.. thank you
some people said i can download a new rom drag it to my sd card once the card is mounted to the computer. so i tried (3 different roms) and it will not let me drag it to the sd card folder once i put it on my desktop. how do i fix my phone???? lol

Are you dragging the ROM from computer to SD while in recovery?

mlin said:
Are you dragging the ROM from computer to SD while in recovery?
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no my phone will not boot up i just have the sd card mounted phone by my side off. i was told to drag the rom into sd card then reinstall into phone go to recovery mode and unzip the filed rom from the sd card through the phone using the volume buttons and lock button to select.
but it wll not let me drag the rom into the sd card to even get that far

Answer is to find another kernel (stock or otherwise) and put it on the SD Card. Then boot into Recovery and flash it.

Sounds like you may have loaded an ASOP kernel on a Sense Rom. What you are gonna need to do is pull out the SD Card and connect to your computer with a USB adapter so SD Card reader if you Laptop/PC has one. Download a SENSE Rom kernel and flash that in Recovery. If that doesn't work. put the phone back to stock and start over. Also, you might want to copy the Titanium Backup folder to your PC, just in case.

Post in the wrong section?
Install the correct kernel for my rom?
Give enough info so people can help me?
Ruin my phone by being a moron?
Not know how to use adb, fastboot or the bootloader because I rooted with a method that teaches me nothing about the phone?
Sorry was just playing the "finish my thread title game"
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

Rem3Dy said:
Post in the wrong section?
Install the correct kernel for my rom?
Give enough info so people can help me?
Ruin my phone by being a moron?
Not know how to use adb, fastboot or the bootloader because I rooted with a method that teaches me nothing about the phone?
Sorry was just playing the "finish my thread title game"
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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You're so mean lmao, but so true. Bottom line, a little research never hurt anyone. Hopefully, this will be a lesson learned. Good luck op.
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sd-card

how do I un-partition a sd card? running a rom and was just showing b not telling me how much space i have left or anything. was not even telling me how much internal memory i had on phone

reformat it....
copy all your contents off the card..reformat and go from there..

sd card
crstfr said:
reformat it....
copy all your contents off the card..reformat and go from there..
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ok i got that copied now it is sticking on splash screen. did a battery pull and still sticks on spash screen. did I ruin my phone.

Callie_evo said:
ok i got that copied now it is sticking on splash screen.
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can you get to recovery?
try flashing a new rom?
i mean your not to borked.. it still somewhat booting!.. your not dead in the water yet

crstfr said:
can you get to recovery?
try flashing a new rom?
i mean your not to borked.. it still somewhat booting!.. your not dead in the water yet
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yes i can get into recovery. I tried flashing synergy rom. would it be best to just run the ruu and redo the rooting process?

Reformatting is by far the best way. There is a remove sd partition selection in ClockWorkMod and Amon Ra recoverys,but ive never used them,bcuz i have no need to partition my sdcard because i always have 150mb,or more,free space,no matter which rom i use or what apps i add/install(original Evo 4G).Id simply copy the contents of your sdcard to your computer,then reformat the sdcard,and reinstall the content back to your sdcard.I dont suggest the remove sdcard partition method simply because ive never used it. Good luck.

thank ibcary we got that far now i'm just stuck on the splash screen. the reason for wanting to get rid of the partion is cause it was just saying b. not giving me any info on the card.

If u can get to recovery your doing good. Use Amon Ra if possible. CWMod doesnt always do a full wipe. id try going into recovery and perform a full wipe,wipe dalvik,wipe data,etc,etc...Then download a rom that u know works and is stable. I like MikGs Sense 2.1/3.0 roms,but which rom all depends on your device. Choose a rom thats well known to be a good,stable rom.Try flashing the newly downloaded rom from your sdcard thru recovery and if that doesnt work,then id try using a new/different sdcard. Sdcards dont last forever,and some are downright junk. As long as u can get to your bootloader theres still hope. Im sure your device is ok,but it could be a bad sdcard or a bad rom download. Thats why i recomended a new rom download,and if that doesnt work then try a new sdcard. Goodluck

ok. it was a new sd card that i partioned. am download a rom that I have used before and never had any problem with. but if this doesn't work should i just unroot and run the ruu and start over again?

how do i load the rom onto the sd card since it gets stuck at the splash screen??

Callie_evo said:
how do i load the rom onto the sd card since it gets stuck at the splash screen??
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mount the SD card from recovery and then flash it in recovery.

Holsum said:
mount the SD card from recovery and then flash it in recovery.
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thanks you Holsum will give it a try.

once you have root and busybox installed correctly theres not much unrooting and then rooting again will solve.Except to return your device to stock,and to unroot i usually flash the unrooted stock rom. U can try the Root Checker app from the Market just to make sure your rooted and have busybox installed correctly. However custom roms are already rooted and have busybox installed correctly. If its a new sdcard id still try another sdcard. Use an sdcard u know is good. I bought a few cheap sdcards that were 8GB class 10 becuz i got a great deal on them,10 for $110.but out of the 10,only 7 were even recognized by my Evo or my HP dv7 Netbook and worked.Also i highly doubt they are class 10,bcuz my SanDisk 16GB C10 sdcard is much faster,and older too. So just bcuz its new doesnt mean its good.If it still wont work after a fresh wipe using Amon Ra recovery,NOT ClockWork Mod recovery,and a fresh/newly downloaded rom flashed from a different sdcard using Amon Ra recovery to fully wipe,then flash the newly downloaded rom from the different sdcard to your device. That shud work,but if it doesnt u can try reinstalling or updating your recovery.
As usual im a little behind again with my post. Good luck

lbcary said:
once you have root and busybox installed correctly theres not much unrooting and then rooting again will solve.Except to return your device to stock,and to unroot i usually flash the unrooted stock rom. U can try the Root Checker app from the Market just to make sure your rooted and have busybox installed correctly. However custom roms are already rooted and have busybox installed correctly. If its a new sdcard id still try another sdcard. Use an sdcard u know is good. I bought a few cheap sdcards that were 8GB class 10 becuz i got a great deal on them,10 for $110.but out of the 10,only 7 were even recognized by my Evo or my HP dv7 Netbook and worked.Also i highly doubt they are class 10,bcuz my SanDisk 16GB C10 sdcard is much faster,and older too. So just bcuz its new doesnt mean its good.If it still wont work after a fresh wipe using Amon Ra recovery,NOT ClockWork Mod recovery,and a fresh/newly downloaded rom flashed from a different sdcard using Amon Ra recovery to fully wipe,then flash the newly downloaded rom from the different sdcard to your device. That shud work,but if it doesnt u can try reinstalling or updating your recovery.
As usual im a little behind again with my post. Good luck
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oh k. will try the card that came with the phone then. I know that one worked great. just wanted more memory and I got it from walmart. so it maybe poop.

Callie_evo said:
oh k. will try the card that came with the phone then. I know that one worked great. just wanted more memory and I got it from walmart. so it maybe poop.
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ok got the rom installed on sdcard and booted up. think i'm done flashing roms. that was scary. Thank you all for your help. I really do appreciate it.

Callie_evo
Callie_evo said:
oh k. will try the card that came with the phone then. I know that one worked great. just wanted more memory and I got it from walmart. so it maybe poop.
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First: Did you partition all the card or only a certain amount ?
Second: Almost all the Custom recoveries have format card so do that.Then boot back in recovery and mount your card from recovery.
Third: Do not run RUU Period.
Fourth: Wipe all, cache, dalvik and all 2or3 times.
You wont get stuck on splash. since you wipe all give it a bit of time to check everything about 5-10 minutes

uraganone said:
First: Did you partition all the card or only a certain amount ?
Second: Almost all the Custom recoveries have format card so do that.Then boot back in recovery and mount your card from recovery.
Third: Do not run RUU Period.
Fourth: Wipe all, cache, dalvik and all 2or3 times.
You wont get stuck on splash. since you wipe all give it a bit of time to check everything about 5-10 minutes
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on partition the card i just hit the power button on all of it. got a custom rom back on my phone now it is up and running.

I would suggest using this program when formatting your SD ..
https://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/
Just and FYI, when partitioning your SD Card, it will wipe the contents. So you'll need to partition SD Card and then move over any content you want to install.

Sd card not recognized in recovery

Hi all
On my wifes phone I exchanged sd card.
Formatted the new one and copied all old stuff on sd card.
When I go to recovery, recovery cant recognize the card.
I turn the phone on and in cm7 all is vissible with file manager or gallery. Music and everything...
Only on recovery I have problem.
Installed is cm7 nightly.
Tnx
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CryptKilla said:
Hi all
On my wifes phone I exchanged sd card.
Formatted the new one and copied all old stuff on sd card.
When I go to recovery, recovery cant recognize the card.
I turn the phone on and in cm7 all is vissible with file manager or gallery. Music and everything...
Only on recovery I have problem.
Installed is cm7 nightly.
Tnx
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What do you mean cant recognize the card? Like .zips that are stored on sd card?

When I want to install new rom(zip) and choose install from sd card it says only: no files
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CryptKilla said:
When I want to install new rom(zip) and choose install from sd card it says only: no files
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That is what i meant. I have no solution for you, but i guess that it will be nice if you can specify recovery version, SD card size and what format did you formated id, to make easier for future "problem solvers" Good luck anyway :fingers-crossed:

Hi
Clockwordmod: 5.0.2.0
8gb card
Formated on pc, phone and after that also in recovery
I really have no idea. Maybe something have to do with cm7?
This card was earlier on htc sensation...
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CryptKilla said:
Hi
Clockwordmod: 5.0.2.0
8gb card
Formated on pc, phone and after that also in recovery
I really have no idea. Maybe something have to do with cm7?
This card was earlier on htc sensation...
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AFAIK formatting the SD card via in built option would get things working. I think it has to do with .Android secure.
Try it and report back

What in built option do you mean?
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if you mean the option in android under "storage". I already done this. Formated it and copied all stuff back to SD card.
But no luck.
Also I tried to format in recovery, but this also didn't helped me

CryptKilla said:
if you mean the option in android under "storage". I already done this. Formated it and copied all stuff back to SD card.
But no luck.
Also I tried to format in recovery, but this also didn't helped me
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maybe a different recovery could help.

Wasimk32 said:
maybe a different recovery could help.
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I am assuming that the problem is that this SD card is from other phone where I had installed ICS, but now on wildfire with cm7 it is not recognized.
Maybe some partition layout problem ?
I don't think that other recovery will help there. I think the latest one is installed.

CryptKilla said:
I am assuming that the problem is that this SD card is from other phone where I had installed ICS, but now on wildfire with cm7 it is not recognized.
Maybe some partition layout problem ?
I don't think that other recovery will help there. I think the latest one is installed.
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i dont think so,it should work on any phone and on any android version,you'll only face issues with sd card if you are coming from a phone with windows 7 on it
.I think recovery is to blame here,you could just try to use some different recovery like 4.0.1.4 or something.Just try and see if it works.

Hi,
solved. The problem was recovery.
I had the old one - stock installed. I didn't even notice it, because rom manager wrote something different
Now everything is fine. Wish me luck on new rom flashing

lol good luck

Ohhh...when I went back to recovery it is again the old one installed.
Wired......
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CryptKilla said:
Ohhh...when I went back to recovery it is again the old one installed.
Wired......
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Thats not wierd thats perfectly normal. Rom manager gives you temporary recovery. For permanent change flash recovery via fastboot.

saadislam said:
Thats not wierd thats perfectly normal. Rom manager gives you temporary recovery. For permanent change flash recovery via fastboot.
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Fastboot? How?
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CryptKilla said:
Fastboot? How?
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Fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
And lmao you could not distinguish stock recovery from cwm????

CryptKilla said:
Fastboot? How?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14693680