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Recovery 1.52 - 1.6x? How?

I have searched for the last 30 mins and can't seem to find what the latest recovery image is, or how to upgrade my phone to it.
I want to get the image that allows the use of ext4 to test out the latest Fresh toast and can't seem to find it.
Anyone got a link or a quick how to?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4898505&postcount=1
Every version including 1.6.2 and instructions in that link.

Bielinsk said:
I have searched for the last 30 mins and can't seem to find what the latest recovery image is, or how to upgrade my phone to it.
I want to get the image that allows the use of ext4 to test out the latest Fresh toast and can't seem to find it.
Anyone got a link or a quick how to?
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copy the .img file to your SD card
unmount the sd card from the PC
open CMD
type
abd shell
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery_filename.img
reboot.

danknee said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4898505&postcount=1
Every version including 1.6.2 and instructions in that link.
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adb shell
su
cd /sdcard/
flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img
reboot

Jus10o said:
adb shell
su
cd /sdcard/
flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img
reboot
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Beat me to it. Yeah, just do that. Keep in mind you need to put it on the root of your SD before that.

Thanks all, got it.

I'm trying to update my recovery using the steps above but I keep getting " 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." o_0
Edit: Nevermind, I got it.

NS 4G - Need radio image dump

Looking for anyone with a new NS4G to dump a copy of the radio. I messed up and flashed a rom that had a gsm radio attached. rendering my phone useless as far as phones go.

root
post a good root method and how to do the dump. I can have it hotlinked in 1 hour

i used http://jaxov.com/2011/02/how-to-root-android-2-3-3-gingerbread-on-nexus-s/
worked just fine.

Once you're rooted, do
Code:
adb shell dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd5 of=/sdcard/ns-cdma-radio.img count=12583040
Then upload that ns-cdma-radio.img somewhere ;D

?
ok thanks, i will link it when finished
the dumped file will be in my phone memory, correct?

ryandoubleu said:
ok thanks, i will link it when finished
the dumped file will be in my phone memory, correct?
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It will be on your internal storage that you can mount as a drive on your pc, yes.

may take...
may take longer than an hour as I am doing the SDK install

ryandoubleu said:
may take longer than an hour as I am doing the SDK install
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You don't need the platform api, just the SDK tools/platform-tools , that'll save you a lot of download time.

yes i should have mentioned that. i didn't install the SDK either just the tools.
just like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878786

hmm
fastboot command wont work? troubleshooting as we speak

ryandoubleu said:
fastboot command wont work?
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instal drivers?
look to the 2nd rooting method i posted. the 2nd file you download are the drivers. you would install it when your phone is in fastboot mode then go to device manager and upgrade the driver

unzip the rar file and make sure to select x86 or x64 driver for your pc.
you should be able to type "fastboot devices" hit enter and it will return your phone if you have the drivers installed

Also the simplest method to get the drivers might be to put phone into fastboot mode, plug USB to computer, then install PDA Net (which automatically installs the phone drivers). I personally could not get the drivers to install manually on Windows 7, had to use the PDA Net method.

CMD is giving my a Permission Denied with this command
adb shell dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd5 of=/sdcard/ns-cdma-radio.img count=12583040

ryandoubleu said:
CMD is giving my a Permission Denied with this command
adb shell dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd5 of=/sdcard/ns-cdma-radio.img count=12583040
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Try this: (I am assuming you've already finished rooting and installed superuser)
run adb shell
that should give you a "$" prompt in your command window (you've just shelled into your phone)
then type "su" (without the quotes)
On your phone, a superuser request should pop up on the screen, hit Allow
Your command prompt should change to a #
then type
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd5 of=/sdcard/ns-cdma-radio.img count=12583040
*EDIT: made a typo in the original writeup of this post and left out the count parameter*
(no adb shell required before the dd command this time since you're already shelled into the phone)

here it is
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=H3Z7RQLZ radio image for you
Also, from the first root method I cant find this file and move forward
4. Tap on the gray box that says Mount R/W
5. Tap and hold on the file install-recovery.sh and rename this file to install-recovery.sh.old
6. Once renamed, download and install the app called ROM Manager from Android Market
7. Once installed, open ROM Manager app and choose Flash ClockworkMod Recovery option.

ryandoubleu said:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=H3Z7RQLZ radio image for you
Also, from the first root method I cant find this file and move forward
4. Tap on the gray box that says Mount R/W
5. Tap and hold on the file install-recovery.sh and rename this file to install-recovery.sh.old
6. Once renamed, download and install the app called ROM Manager from Android Market
7. Once installed, open ROM Manager app and choose Flash ClockworkMod Recovery option.
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i didn't do that i just ran ROM manager and flashed the latest Clockwork. you're backing up the old recovery. in that step, good idea, sure. needed, not really.

joebags said:
i didn't do that i just ran ROM manager and flashed the latest Clockwork. you're backing up the old recovery. in that step, good idea, sure. needed, not really.
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Actually the point of renaming that script is to prevent clockwork from being overwritten by the stock recovery.
The default stock rom is set up to re-flash the stock recovery from cache on bootup if it detects that it's been changed (which is very annoying if you *want* clockwork recovery).

thank you very much for uploading that for me
now correct me if i'm wrong netarchy but i would use fastboot to flash the img file?
I just want to double check before i mess up once again. i'm pretty smart and a quick learner but not a pro like yourself

worked?
joebags said:
i didn't do that i just ran ROM manager and flashed the latest Clockwork. you're backing up the old recovery. in that step, good idea, sure. needed, not really.
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the radio.img got you working?

No OS but only CWM recovery

I want to flash a rom but i can't save the zip files to my storage. What do i do?
I have no os but only cwm. Please help, thanks.

dicksonjoe said:
I want to flash a rom but i can't save the zip files to my storage. What do i do?
I have no os but only cwm. Please help, thanks.
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ADB Sideload
1. Connect your phone make sure it's actually connected. No errors in Device Manager
2. Rename the downloaded ROM you want to flash to something basic, like rom.zip (Names can get rather long)
3. Open CMD (command prompt), & navigate it to the folder you placed the ROM in. or just press shift and right click on the folder where the rom is and select open command prompt here
4. Boot to recovery on your phone and enable the ADB sideload function. Under Advanced in TWRP...not sure about CWM
5. in CMD type adb sideload rom.zip or what ever the name of the .zip is
6. Let TWRP or CWM flash the zip and prompt for reboot.
7. Reboot and be happy, your phone is fixed!
You can then transfer the gapps to your internal storage and flash the normal way through your reecovery or just go through the same process for the gapps after you flash the rom.

I am having trouble installing the adb file.
I don't know what mode my phone needs to be on in order to install adb file.

dicksonjoe said:
I am having trouble installing the adb file.
I don't know what mode my phone needs to be on in order to install adb file.
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Installing adb doesnt have to do with what mode your phone is in.

How to manually upgrade/downgrade your Amazon FireTV

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Update 02/03/2015
This guide I posted is well out of date, there are other methods to follow now days.
Please use http://www.aftvnews.com/tag/guide/ as it is up to date and current.
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Thanks to AFTVNews.com for the OTA link and rbox for pointing me in the right direction I've successfully manually upgraded to the latest firmware, downgraded back to 51.1.0.2 and am now upgrading back to 51.1.1.0.
This is the process I followed. I take it for granted that you rooted, have SU and Busybox free installed.
Don't blame me if you **** your device up and you have a brick.
So lets get to it:
1. Download which ever firmware you wish to restore to:
Code:
51.1.0.1
http://amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net/obfuscated/e6f65fefb36aaf7b94fd370f516b9c11/bueller-ota-51.1.0.1_user_510055620-signed.bin
51.1.0.2
http://amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net/obfuscated/cec02756d1964c9cb1f71d52056cc81a/bueller-ota-51.1.0.2_user_510058520-signed.bin
51.1.1.0
http://amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net/obfuscated/568eef32595f034b4304e19aa566befb/bueller-ota-51.1.1.0_user_511069920-signed.bin
51.1.1.0 Update 1
http://amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net/obfuscated/4edaba705e98dee475680c33d3f41132/bueller-ota-51.1.1.0_user_511070220-signed.bin
2. Rename which ever one you wish to restore to update.zip
3. adb shell
4. su
5. chmod 777 cache
6. cd cache
7. chmod 777 recovery
8. cd recovery
9. echo --update_package=/cache/update.zip > command
10. ctrl + c
11. adb push update.zip /cache
--- Go make coffee or take a ****....The pushing of 466MB takes forever over wireless.---
An alternative is to copy update.zip to a USB Flash Drive, use StickMount to mount on the FireTV then copy it with the following command:
cp /sdcard/usbStorage/sda1/update.zip /cache
12. adb reboot recovery
Now it should reboot and start installing whatever update you downloaded and called update.zip :good:
If you get the out of space error:
roligov said:
No it's not because the updates are blocked, it's because you out of space in your cache partition. ADB shell to the box and run
ll /cache
If you have any bin files, delete them.
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1. adb shell
2. su
3. rm /cache/*.bin

Nice

Nice work and great news! No reason not to update to the latest version since we can downgrade too.

Thanks. Should we delete the file after the update to save on the space or is it automatically deleted?

It automatically gets deleted. It's late this side so I'm going to bed.
Will do some testing tomorrow before I give the go ahead and tell everyone it's all working!

Wow!! I knew someone would figure it out, just did not think it would be this soon. Thank you for the work!!
One step closer to an unlocked bootloader...

Super guide, worked like a charm - thank you!

Good work! Thank-you.

zahir32 said:
Super guide, worked like a charm - thank you!
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would there be a way to do this via shh

you should probably make a mirror of those firmware bundles. :good:

wavrunrx said:
you should probably make a mirror of those firmware bundles. :good:
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Good point. I'll dl them tonight and leave them on my NAS. Eventually i"ll put them on dropbox or other filelocker for safekeeping

Getting It Done
bdscds said:
would there be a way to do this via shh
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This method gets it done. I've tried others, but these instructions - and the fact that the OP has kindly prepared the "command" file for us - make it an easy ride. Just put the update zip in the same folder as your ADB setup, open your command window in that folder and adb will find it.

Thanks!
With this we can safely update to latest version!

Nice guide
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Can this be done over a local network or do I have to hook the Fire TV up to my PC using a USB (Male to Male) lead?

gazdaman. said:
Can this be done over a local network or do I have to hook the Fire TV up to my PC using a USB (Male to Male) lead?
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http://www.firetvnews.com/how-to-sideload-apps-to-your-amazon-fire-tv-using-a-windows-pc/
network
shows you how to use adb, so you can do "adb shell"
be careful though, if you were to mess anything up in the process you could render your fire tv useless.

roligov said:
Thanks to FireTVNews.com for the OTA link and rbox for pointing me in the right direction I've successfully manually upgraded to the latest firmware, downgraded back to 51.1.0.2 and am now upgrading back to 51.1.1.0.
This is the process I followed. I take it for granted that you rooted, have SU and Busybox free installed.
Don't blame me if you **** your device up and you have a brick.
So lets get to it:
1. Download which ever firmware you wish to restore to:
Code:
51.1.0.1 update
http://amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net/obfuscated/e6f65fefb36aaf7b94fd370f516b9c11/bueller-ota-51.1.0.1_user_510055620-signed.bin
51.1.0.2 update
http://amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net/obfuscated/cec02756d1964c9cb1f71d52056cc81a/bueller-ota-51.1.0.2_user_510058520-signed.bin
51.1.1.0 update
http://amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net/obfuscated/568eef32595f034b4304e19aa566befb/bueller-ota-51.1.1.0_user_511069920-signed.bin
2. Rename which ever one you wish to restore to update.zip
3. adb shell
4. su
5. chmod 777 cache
6. cd cache
7. chmod 777 recovery
8. cd recovery
9. wget http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16913146/command
10. ctrl + c
11. adb push update.zip /cache
--- Go make coffee or take a ****....The pushing of 466MB takes forever.---
12. adb reboot recovery
Now it should reboot and start installing whatever update you downloaded and called update.zip :good:
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Thanks for the info! I hear the new update offers nothing new and causes more problems than good by disrupting the alphametical order of sideloaded apps. Is it worth updating for or will there be no significant differences? It's funny because amazon.com don't mention a new update release.
Also does you update method require you to re-root the device or does root survive the update? Thanks very much!

Got it working with Windows 7
This is how I done it.
(Ensure you have ADB installed - If not google "ADB setup 1.3 windows")
Download the chosen firmware and rename it to update.zip
Download roligov's command file
remove the .txt extension that windows gives it when you download it. The filename should just be "command" with no extension otherwise you will get the failed message when you reboot to recovery.
Now run command prompt as Administrator
(I will use C:\ as the file location example)
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb connect "Fire TV IP Address"
adb shell
su
chmod 777 cache
cd cache
chmod 777 recovery
ctrl + c
adb push C:\command /cache/recovery
adb push C:\update.zip /cache
--- Go make coffee or take a ****....The pushing of 466MB takes forever.--- (Took 2 minutes over LAN for me)
adb reboot recovery
Done
Many thanks to roligov for the initial find to set me on my way.

Yeah my FireTV is hooked up to my Wireless so it takes forever to push the update.

roligov said:
Yeah my FireTV is hooked up to my Wireless so it takes forever to push the update.
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if one has a usb thumb drive and stick mount installed, copying the .bin to the /cache folder step might be faster?
User copies .bin file(s) and command file to a folder on thumb drive where a script file which lists .bins in thumbdrive folder and allows user to choose a numeral and then executes commands for update process would be cool for newbies. even having the script "autocreate" the command file.

I deleted an important application on my rooted phone

Note: I'm new to XDA, so I've basically made no posts so far. I tried posting this under HTC Bolt/Evo 10, but since I have not made the 10 post threshold yet, I cannot post there, so I just made the post here. If this post needs to be relocated please let me know.
After rooting my phone (HTC Bolt), I foolishly deleted some bloatware applications without backing them up. One of them was TouchPal, a preinstalled keyboard app. I didn't think this would be much of a problem because I already had it disabled in settings and was using a separate keyboard app for other purposes.
However, when I restart my phone, it always asks me to type my pin and "decrypt" the phone. I'm not sure why it does this (previous cell phone didn't), but apparently (this is only a theory) it uses this keyboard application, so I can't actually type my PIN in to decrypt my phone.
I could be completely wrong, and I might have accidentally deleted some other important file from my phone, but either way, I don't know how to fix my phone right now.
I did a bit of research and found out I was supposed to flash a ROM onto my device. However, I don't think I can even connect my device to my computer because normally I would have to enable USB debugging and file transfers.
So basically: is there a way to connect my phone to my computer that would allow me to do whatever is necessary to let me access my phone again? (also should I be flashing a completely new ROM? I should still have everything on my phone except a couple bloatware applications, so is there an easier workaround?)
Update: I got my phone to connect to my PC by booting it in recovery mode. I'll delete this thread if I can successfully flash a ROM.

Hey!
You have already rooted your phone - perfekt!
Now you can start to your bootloader and from there you can flash a twrp recovery if you haven't yet.
If you didn't, there are many tutorials how to do: google: your phone flash custom recovery via fastboot mode
If you have done this - you can easily backup your data with twrp recovery (I think twrp is the best)
After you have done this you can make a full whipe of your system.
If you have done this maybe the failure isnt anymore, but now you have no code to unlock! If the app is still not there - go to apkmirror.com and download the app(there are even system apps). Or just google "xxx.apk download"
After this you can restore your data from twrp!
Summary:
1. Flash recovery. Via fastboot mode
2. Restore your data via recovery
3. Full Wipe
4. Restart
5. If app is still not there - search for APK and install
6. Reboot to recovery (e.g. volume up and home at starting phone, google...)
7. Restore data
8. Restart to system.
I don't know if this Is work, but it's worth to try.
If this don't work: you can transfer data from phone to PC via fastboot mode and then you can flash custom ROM or stock rom,...
I hope this works!
Greets
Ksa

Ksawerion said:
Hey!
You have already rooted your phone - perfekt!
Now you can start to your bootloader and from there you can flash a twrp recovery if you haven't yet.
If you didn't, there are many tutorials how to do: google: your phone flash custom recovery via fastboot mode
If you have done this - you can easily backup your data with twrp recovery (I think twrp is the best)
After you have done this you can make a full whipe of your system.
If you have done this maybe the failure isnt anymore, but now you have no code to unlock! If the app is still not there - go to apkmirror.com and download the app(there are even system apps). Or just google "xxx.apk download"
After this you can restore your data from twrp!
Summary:
1. Flash recovery. Via fastboot mode
2. Restore your data via recovery
3. Full Wipe
4. Restart
5. If app is still not there - search for APK and install
6. Reboot to recovery (e.g. volume up and home at starting phone, google...)
7. Restore data
8. Restart to system.
I don't know if this Is work, but it's worth to try.
If this don't work: you can transfer data from phone to PC via fastboot mode and then you can flash custom ROM or stock rom,...
I hope this works!
Greets
Ksa
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Thanks for the reply. How would I install the apk onto my device?

ztcfrank123 said:
Thanks for the reply. How would I install the apk onto my device?
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I remember an easier way.
Maybe you can install app via ADB in recovery mode.
Therefore you need:
custom recovery
ADB tools installed on your PC
USB Driver installed
The APK downloaded from here: https://www.apkmirror.com/?post_type=app_release&searchtype=apk&s=TouchPal
If you have done this - reboot to recovery.
Navigate on your PC to the adb tools folder where adb.exe is in it. Open CMD with right click on address line.
Then write in CMD:
adb devices
If your phone is found, adb commands are working.
Then copy the APK in the folder where adb.exe is in it.
Type in CMD:
adb push xxx.apk /system/app(the address where you delete apk)
So maybe this works
So first check:
- custom recovery flashed?
- adb tools installed?
- USB driver installed?
If you have further questions, let me know.
KSA

Ksawerion said:
Type in CMD:
adb push xxx.apk /system/app(the address where you delete apk)
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How would I find out the address where I deleted the apk? I already had adb, USB drivers, and custom recovery installed.

ztcfrank123 said:
How would I find out the address where I deleted the apk? I already had adb, USB drivers, and custom recovery installed.
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How did you delete the files?
Nice, then boot into recovery start CMD where you adb is installed and write" adb devices"
Do you see your device?

Ksawerion said:
How did you delete the files?
Nice, then boot into recovery start CMD where you adb is installed and write" adb devices"
Do you see your device?
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The files were deleted within the phone itself through Titanium Backup, so I have no idea where the file location is. As of now, I can adb push the apk, but I don't know where to push it to.

ztcfrank123 said:
The files were deleted within the phone itself through Titanium Backup, so I have no idea where the file location is. As of now, I can adb push the apk, but I don't know where to push it to.
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The now try:
adb remount
adb push Xxx.apk /system/app
adb shell chmod 644 /system/app/xxx.apk
adb reboot

Ksawerion said:
The now try:
adb remount
adb push Xxx.apk /system/app
adb shell chmod 644 /system/app/xxx.apk
adb reboot
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Sorry for the late reply.
The command "adb shell chmod 644 /system/app/xxx.apk" doesn't work for some reason. It says it is not a directory. (I changed the name from xxx to the actual apk name by the way)

ztcfrank123 said:
Sorry for the late reply.
The command "adb shell chmod 644 /system/app/xxx.apk" doesn't work for some reason. It says it is not a directory. (I changed the name from xxx to the actual apk name by the way)
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Okay then forget this command and only try 'adb push' command, and restart phone maybe it works. Merry Christmas bre

Ksawerion said:
Okay then forget this command and only try 'adb push' command, and restart phone maybe it works. Merry Christmas bre
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Yeah... I already tried that. Also I tried a bunch of other adb commands like deleting the file and it couldn't find the directory either .
Merry Christmas to you too!

ztcfrank123 said:
Yeah... I already tried that. Also I tried a bunch of other adb commands like deleting the file and it couldn't find the directory either .
Merry Christmas to you too!
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Was pushing successful? What says CMD after 'adb push'?