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I just realized that I am running Ra dream v1.5.2 recovery rom and there are newer versions out.
Now should I upgrade and is it worth it?
thricemin said:
I just realized that I am running Ra dream v1.5.2 recovery rom and there are newer versions out.
Now should I upgrade and is it worth it?
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Absolutely! The newest version supports sd-ext partitions.
I would even suggest you try out ClockWorkMod's recovery.
Just install Rom Manager from market and flash through that.
Alright =]
So what is the latest image? And is rom manager safe?
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Here is the latest amonra recovery thread. Great upgrade.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530492
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Well I flashed to the clock recovery rom and it didn't boot into recovery mode so I then flashed to RA 1.7 and it works fine.
So is there a big difference? Is the clock recovery better than amon RA?
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thricemin said:
Well I flashed to the clock recovery rom and it didn't boot into recovery mode so I then flashed to RA 1.7 and it works fine.
So is there a big difference? Is the clock recovery better than amon RA?
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clockwork recovery allows you to use the Rom Manager app to manage your backups, rename backups, download and flash rom updates (such as CM 5.0.8) and it automatically informs you of any new recovery updates (which are VERY frequent). The only problem is that if you use the MyTouch you need to know which one to install. The three recovery options are:
MyTouch 3G/Ion (for 32B and Fender/1.2 devices)
MyTouch 3G/Magic (for 32A)
Dream/G1
If you flash the wrong one you will not have access to recovery.
So I reflashed to the clock recovery rom and I like it better than amon RA. Thanks for all your help.
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thricemin said:
So I reflashed to the clock recovery rom and I like it better than amon RA.
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Have in mind that ClockWorkMod & Rom Manager are under heavy development and get updated frequently. Occasionally after a flash update you might not be able to get into recovery so always test it.
If the first flash fails don't worry just reflash the same recovery (2nd flash works every time)
I rooted my phone. I flashed it. and i was attempting to put in iced glacier. I messed up one of the steps -.-
On the clockworkmod recovery i backed up my phone.
I restored it then hit reboot now.
I've waited for a while.. But all i'm getting is the mytough 4g screen >.<
Any ideas?
boot back into recovery and clear cache, advanced>dalvik cache, and data
cybereclipse said:
boot back into recovery and clear cache, advanced>dalvik cache, and data
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I think I am in the same boat as the OP.
I rooted the Mt4g, backed up stock Sense Froyo with Clockworkmod 3, then installed Cyanogenmod 7 with Clockworkmod 3.
I want to revert back to the stock Sense Froyo. I simply did a restore in Clockworkmod 3 to my Sense Froyo backup, and now all it shows is the white Mt4g screen.
Will clearing the cache and data before restoring the Sense Froyo be my fix too?
Thanks. OP, didnt mean to take over your thread but I think we are having the same issue so didnt want to make another thread.
The version of ClockworkMod Recovery you are using MATTERS. It MATTERS VERY MUCH.
Froyo based ROMs, including Stock and Iced Glacier, must be backed up, restored, and installed with CWMR Version 2. Gingerbread based ROMs such as CM7 must be backed up, restored, and installed with CWMR Version 3.
A higher number does not mean better. There are filesystem differences between Froyo and Gingerbread that require the correct tools.
There is a custom version of CWMR for the MT4G that can handle both types of filesystems (assuming you haven't already used the wrong tools) -- it is called version "3.0.0.6" -- you can look for it on the Development Sub Forum.
Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately I did not know that information at the time when I created the restore file.
When restoring with Clockworkmod 3 failed, I flashed Clockworkmod 2 and restored the recovery made by 3 using 2. Its working so far... It did show one or two errors when I restored.
cybereclipse said:
boot back into recovery and clear cache, advanced>dalvik cache, and data
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So i'm new to all of this.
I don't want to make the wrong move.
I've got CWMR v3.0.0.5
Just to be clear. I go into CWMR. Do i wipe cache partition, then wipe dalvik cache, wipe data.. then restore again? or reboot system now?
OR do I need to flash CWMR 2 or 3.0.0.6? If so. How do i do that without going through rom manager? I'm noob.
Thanks!
Frankasaurus said:
So i'm new to all of this.
I don't want to make the wrong move.
I've got CWMR v3.0.0.5
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That is incompatible with Iced Glacier. You can't use 3.0.0.5 with Iced Glacier, or with the Stock ROM. Ever.
In addition, clearing /cache and /data and the Dalvik cache (which is inside of the /data partition, so won't actually do anything if /data is also reformatted) will not solve your problem. Because ....
The partition with the problem is /system -- which is where the ROM lives. That partition is now in EXT4 format, which a Froyo-based ROM cannot access. The Froyo kernel boots (from the /boot partition) and gets errors when it looks in /system.... and reboots. Hence, your boot loop.
Your easiest fix would be to install CM7 so that you have a functional Android OS on your phone. THEN ..... after getting CM7 running, flash a version 2 image of CWMR from ROM Manager (included in CM7), then boot it, and install Iced Glacier.
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Your easiest fix would be to install CM7 so that you have a functional Android OS on your phone. THEN ..... after getting CM7 running, flash a version 2 image of CWMR from ROM Manager (included in CM7), then boot it, and install Iced Glacier.
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Sounds like that's the course of action. Any threads leading to how to install CM7 in my situation? I'm watching youtube videos on different things trying to learn the best option. But I don't really want to trust tho
From Recovery 3.0.0.5, mount your SD card for use with USB (in the mounts and storage menu) and transfer a CM7 .zip to the card. Get it from http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=glacier
Factory wipe / System Reset from the main menu of Recovery, and install the .zip as you did Iced Glacier.
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CM7 does not include Google Apps. If you were intending to actually =use= the ROM instead of using it temporarily as part of a rescue process, you will likely want them. The .zip can be found at http://android.d3xt3r01.tk/cyanogen/gapps/gapps-gb-20110120-signed.zip -- install from Recovery after installing CM7.
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Boot CM7. You'll find ROM Manager in the App drawer. Use it to Flash a version 2.x CWM Recovery -- look under "All ClockworkMod Recoveries" at the bottom of the ROM Manager main screen.
Long press the power button. Select Reboot. CM7 will prompt you for what kind of boot. Select Recovery.
Do another full wipe/factory reset. Install Iced Glacier .zip as you did previously, and reboot.
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CM7 does not include Google Apps. If you were intending to actually =use= the ROM instead of using it temporarily as part of a rescue process, you will likely want them. The .zip can be found at ... -- install from Recovery after installing CM7.
Boot CM7. You'll find ROM Manager in the App drawer. Use it to Flash a version 2.x CWM Recovery -- look under "All ClockworkMod Recoveries" at the bottom of the ROM Manager main screen.
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So the second zip is only if I want to keep the CM7 ROM? If I do, then I use that zip to get Google Apps?
Also, before I look under "All ClockworkMod recoveries" will I have to install CWM recovery 3.0.0.6 or 2.x first?
In that case. I'll do some research on CM7 too. Idk if iced glacier is better or CM7. Maybe it just depends on preference?
Frankasaurus said:
So the second zip is only if I want to keep the CM7 ROM? If I do, then I use that zip to get Google Apps?
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Correct.
Also, before I look under "All ClockworkMod recoveries" will I have to install CWM recovery 3.0.0.6 or 2.x first?
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3.0.0.6 could be used instead of a 2.x version. But it requires its own manual install. Based on the questions in this thread, I'm not recommending CWM Recovery 3.0.0.6 at this point, as you folks do not have a functioning Android system and would have to modify the 3.0.0.6 install procedures. There's only so much knowledge a person can absorb at once. Get your phones working, first.
In that case. I'll do some research on CM7 too. Idk if iced glacier is better or CM7. Maybe it just depends on preference?
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It is =entirely= a matter of personal preference. There are plenty of people who prefer one over the other. There are also those who prefer neither, and are using yet again another ROM. Poke around in the forum threads here to get a feel for what people think.
jggimi said:
3.0.0.6 could be used instead of a 2.x version. But it requires its own manual install. Based on the questions in this thread, I'm not recommending CWM Recovery 3.0.0.6 at this point, as you folks do not have a functioning Android system and would have to modify the 3.0.0.6 install procedures. There's only so much knowledge a person can absorb at once. Get your phones working, first.
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sweet. So i'll go with the 2.x version then. In that case, I won't have to install it? it'll just be there?
I'm not at home so I can't try any of it out yet. Just trying to learn as much as i can first
ROM Manager should be able to pull the image from the Internet. CM7, even without Google Apps, should automagically connect your phone and its number and its data plane to T-Mobile's network.
zomg. this is sweet. Thanks for all your help!!! I'm gonna keep CM7 for now. I installed the google app zip. Any suggestions on where to start exploring? The main thing that i wanted to root my phone for was to take screenshots. threads? Bah. so much to explore!
So if on 3.0.0.6 and wanting to go from CM7 to IG, you recommend going into "all clockworkmod recoveries", switching over to a 2.0 version (does it matter which?), and then doing backup, wipe, install?
No. 3.0.0.6 is a unique, one-off version that supports both ext3 and ext4 file systems, and deals correctly with both Froyo and Gingerbread ROMs.
If you were on 3.0.0.5, and wished to install a Froyo ROM, you would back up first, before flashing a 2.x Recovery. Think about it.
HTC Glacier CM7 #5
jggimi said:
No. 3.0.0.6 is a unique, one-off version that supports both ext3 and ext4 file systems, and deals correctly with both Froyo and Gingerbread ROMs.
HTC Glacier CM7 #5
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So I can just go directly into recovery from Rom Manager and backup/wipe/install Iced Glacier?
Yep. Please see the threads on it in the development sub forum.
HTC Glacier CM7 #5
jggimi said:
Yep. Please see the threads on it in the development sub forum.
HTC Glacier CM7 #5
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Been reading them, but there is 371 pages in the nighlies thread, and 54 pages in the RC7 thread...I'm bound to miss a thing or two, I'm human
But thank you!
The 3.0.0.6 threads. Much lighter reading.
HTC Glacier CM7 #something
So i installed CWM through rom manager Coming from stock froyo. I Notice that cwm recovery is ridiculously slow. when i ever i wipe data or cache it says E :Can't open etc.. Is that normal ? well I tried installing aokp rootie tootie. But it said installation aboreted ? What do i do ? PLEAS HELP !!!!!! I NEED TO FLASH A ROM !FOR MY PHONE WON'T BOOT UP SINCE I HAVE NO ROM INSTALLED !
Did u install booting to recovery first not thru cwm app??? You cant do it that way u have to boot to recovery and flash it that way.
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It sounds like you may also have a bad download. Awesome is right though... You need to manually flash roms from inside recovery or sometimes it doesn't work right.
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It worked, Thanks
I recently heard of 4ext recovery and I wonder how it stands to clockworkmod recovery?
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I think 4EXT Touch Recovery works better than ClorkWork. Even ROM such as Android Revolution HD included 4EXT Touch as a stock recovery.
Yeah I like that it checks the md5 checksum before flash and a lot more.
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4ext
I use Clockwork for every single Rom i've ever used.....as for Md5 etc.....i ain't got a clue what it is or never been interested....i simply download whatever Rom I like, whack it on SD card, wipe davlik, battery stats...factory reset and cache partition etc etc....then go into clockwork and instal from there.
Never had a problem and prob flashed 100+ Roms to my desire...lol.
Matt
matthew33 said:
I use Clockwork for every single Rom i've ever used.....as for Md5 etc.....i ain't got a clue what it is or never been interested....i simply download whatever Rom I like, whack it on SD card, wipe davlik, battery stats...factory reset and cache partition etc etc....then go into clockwork and instal from there.
Never had a problem and prob flashed 100+ Roms to my desire...lol.
Matt
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Haha I like your style does Mike's superwipe do everything you mentioned do you think?
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Muikkuman said:
Haha I like your style does Mike's superwipe do everything you mentioned do you think?
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The scripts that you find will do it for you. I prefer doing it manually. I use 4ext touch.
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4ext is built on Clockworkmod and adds a lot of extra and awesome features. Everything you can think of and more. Madmaxx82 has done a great job with it. If your device is included in the list of 4ext supported devices, then install it. It's much better than CWM. Especially the touch recovery. CWM backups are fully compatible with 4ext and vice versa (unless you enable tar backups). Md5sum check is important to prevent flashing a corrupted backup. Just this morning as backup of mine was messed up because of a filesystem error on my SD card.
mike1986's super wipe wipes boot, system, data, cache, and .android secure. 4ext recovery has a built in super wipe function to choose before flashing a ROM.
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sashank said:
4ext is built on Clockworkmod and adds a lot of extra and awesome features. Everything you can think of and more. Madmaxx82 has done a great job with it. If your device is included in the list of 4ext supported devices, then install it. It's much better than CWM. Especially the touch recovery. CWM backups are fully compatible with 4ext and vice versa (unless you enable tar backups). Md5sum check is important to prevent flashing a corrupted backup. Just this morning as backup of mine was messed up because of a filesystem error on my SD card.
mike1986's super wipe wipes boot, system, data, cache, and .android secure. 4ext recovery has a built in super wipe function to choose before flashing a ROM.
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Nice then I don't need to use his script, thanks for your help
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CWM recovery has md5 cheksums too... and the pro version has touch feautures...
Muikkuman said:
Haha I like your style does Mike's superwipe do everything you mentioned do you think?
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Probably. Definitely, coz i've tried it, but it's like some kinda OCD thing....gotta do all those 4 steps manually I have....lol.
matt
If I Install 4extRecovery On CWM ...than What Will happends ???
My Stock ROM is Store in CWM so Will It remain there Or It will Wipe Out with CWM ???????????
Ay4z said:
If I Install 4extRecovery On CWM ...than What Will happends ???
My Stock ROM is Store in CWM so Will It remain there Or It will Wipe Out with CWM ???????????
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It will stay there!!! Do not worry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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4ext is built on cwm so you can restore cwm backups to.
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4ext has a lot more features than clock work mod like ext4 converter etc but i dont know for me both work similar
4ext ,the best
When I rooted by DHD, it installed CWM. So I flashed my first ROM with CWM (ARHD 6.3.3). It did not install the O/C Deamon, since I did not realize I needed Ext4 to get it working. ARHD installs Ext4 if you don't have it, so I re-flashed ARHD 6.3.3 this time with Ext4. It is amazing how much easier it is to use (touch interface), and builds in all the tools you will need for a safe recovery (MD5 and log file basically).
There is a free Ext4 updater and I updated my Ext4 to the latest version. You can even get Ext4 control in the market which allows you to start the process from the phone UI. Small thing like reboot into recovery from Sense, rather than power down and power up with volume down, make it much nicer to use.
Ext4 hands down.
.BlAcK. said:
4ext has a lot more features than clock work mod like ext4 converter etc but i dont know for me both work similar
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so why user take a lot of feautures, when he wants only to flash rom ? please, give a link with ext4 recovery feautures.
My volume-buttons told me that 4ext is a livesaver :good:
Noob question, but if I install 4ext can I still use ROM Manager? (automates everything, makes life a while lot easier)
EDIT:
Another stupid question but what's the difference between an aroma install and a normal one?
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Neither, using 4ext as all zips flash through it.CWM/TWRP just runs an aroma installer, and when it comes to the installing part it ends instantly, no errors whatsoever.4ext is very nice, except that it doesn't have a sideload option but i'll live with it.
4ext recovery
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4EXT and for the last while too, great recovery.
Steam. said:
Neither, using 4ext as all zips flash through it.CWM/TWRP just runs an aroma installer, and when it comes to the installing part it ends instantly, no errors whatsoever.4ext is very nice, except that it doesn't have a sideload option but i'll live with it.
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What you described is most likely Aroma's fault, not CWM/TWRP. That thing is glitchy as hell.
goodundoer said:
What you described is most likely Aroma's fault, not CWM/TWRP. That thing is glitchy as hell.
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i know aroma is responsible for the touch based setup, but it didn't skip in 4ext and it ended straight away in CWM/TWRP.That's all i'm saying.
4ext
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I'm using clockworkmod recovery touch its great
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using clockworkmode touch recovery, sometimes it freezes, but it's ok
cwm is best
4EXT is the best I have used! Never had a single problem with it!
CWM
I use only CWM and also havnt got any problems its easy and fast + safe
Clockwork for now, tried both but Clockwork i think its really simple and stable
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i can't install TWRP any solution?
Using 4EXT myself as CWM or TWRP has issues with backing up /sd-ext and sometime even partitioning for a SD-EXT as well on the later versions of TWRP and CWM.
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Only 4EXT Touch. Its the best
CWM recovery.:victory:
How can I move from cwm to 4ext. I have cwm installed. My phone is unlocked and s-on.
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taimur272 said:
How can I move from cwm to 4ext. I have cwm installed. My phone is unlocked and s-on.
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You can flash this recovery via cmd in fastboot mode
Clockwordmod recovery
I am using CWM and its the best what do u think?