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[Q] Need help flashing clockwork recovery!

hi there, so my question is really simple.
I know how to flash a recovery .img via terminal (on my mac), but just can't seem to be able to permanently flash the .zip downloaded via ROM Manager. I reboot my phone in recovery, apply update from sdcard, new recovery replaces older one just for the time being because the next time I reboot my phone in recovery, the new recovery is just gone I am stuck with the older one.... the only way I have been able to update my recovery so far is by flashing it via terminal, I mean the update.zip must be there for a reason.... if I could just flash it without having to use the terminal, it'd be brilliant
So anyone knows how to permanently flash the .zip downloaded via ROM Manager without logging on to a terminal on a computer?

.Zips from ROM Manager are supposed to be 'temporary' ones. Only IMG files can be flashed permanently.

Have a look at the following thread. Should help you out!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1245018

Thanks
So I guess I am just gonna have to download and flash the .img file every time I want to permanently flash a recovery image.

Yes, but I personally don't think that Recoveries is one thing that needs to be updated on a very frequent basis. (I am still on 3.2.0.0)

I agree, not something I'd upgrade on a regular basis. I only updated in order to get rid of the off-mode charging bug which I had in my old recovery and had been annoying me for months! Flashed with Unrevoked, now everything's working perfectly.

thanks for this information

Q: uninstalling TWRP without going back to stock completely?

Hi,
I have an LG G2 D802 and already installed TWRP 2.6.3.4 for installing zip-files. But now there is an update (only browser, but 4.4 shouldn't be that far away), but without stock recovery it's impossible to install it I know the way how to get back to stock completely, but I don't want to go back to stock every time there is an update, installing all of them and then reinstall TWRP. I think on CWM the problem is the same, but i don't want to miss the camera tweak and splitwindow, so I need an custom recovery for the zip-files:crying: Is there any way to get the stock recovery back without installing complete stock or at least a possibility, to only "boot" the custom recovery when I'm back on stock, like on Nexus devices, and only use it for the flashing and then lose it on the next reboot?

You should be able to push stock recovery via adb or even flashify ( I prefer adb tho). What build number do you have?
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simon_lefisch said:
You should be able to push stock recovery via adb or even flashify ( I prefer adb tho). What build number do you have?
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I have D80210a-EUR-XX. But where can I find the stock recovery? And btw: what was the adb command for flashing? With my Nexus 4 I only used the ToolKit, because I was never able to use adb through the normal Win7 cmd, only through the toolkit...

most likely, but cannot confirm it, you ooen a stock kdz, and try flashing the kernel .img thats inside, I am not sure
anyone confirm it works that way
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for all I know, the kernel doesn't contain any recovery... but I will test it tomorrow, when I downloaded the kdz if you could say me how to open a kdz-file.

Artim_96 said:
I have D80210a-EUR-XX. But where can I find the stock recovery? And btw: what was the adb command for flashing? With my Nexus 4 I only used the ToolKit, because I was never able to use adb through the normal Win7 cmd, only through the toolkit...
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here is a link to D802 recovery.img file i found, however its for the 10B build. you should be ok as i dont think the recovery has changed much from 10A to 10B, however i cannot confirm this. use this at your own risk, unless someone can confirm this will recovery will work.

simon_lefisch said:
here is a link to D802 recovery.img file i found, however its for the 10B build. you should be ok as i dont think the recovery has changed much from 10A to 10B, however i cannot confirm this. use this at your own risk, unless someone can confirm this will recovery will work.
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If it's not working, I have a backup of the current. but I will test it tomorrow, then I have more time. But thanks for the quick answers.

Flashing the 10B recovery image worked well. But installing the update I only get an error so I go back to stock now.
I saw that flashify can flash zip files. Does it flash them itself or does it also need a custom recovery to flash them with it and flashify is only some sort of automtatisation? Then I could use this when I'm back on stock 10A (there seems to be no 10B for my device).

Artim_96 said:
Flashing the 10B recovery image worked well. But installing the update I only get an error so I go back to stock now.
I saw that flashify can flash zip files. Does it flash them itself or does it also need a custom recovery to flash them with it and flashify is only some sort of automtatisation? Then I could use this when I'm back on stock 10A (there seems to be no 10B for my device).
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I've had similar problem, i think I just installed the KDZ file trough the way they showing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
It just erased the rooy and TWRP, and all of the apps and settings did not change, its like a repach.

at least it should be. but I can't take the last step. "By turning off, Holding down power and Vol Down until it comes up on the screen." doesn't works, there only starts the normal software, and that's the old one. And unpacking the kdz file with 7zip or Peazip also don't work. Peazip can do ist, but I have to find out how to let it extract it. After installing it, there is another file with the same name, but it's an .cab file with password. If I boot over widgetsoid into recovery (I think this is what the manual means) there is only a little droid with a read sign. How to get further?
EDIT: found out how to come into that menu. It wants to make a hard reset so I make an backup first.

Finally I was able to install the complete new software version (D80210e-EUR-XX) over the LG PC Suite. The file downloaded from the manual seemed to be corrupted or so as it only caused an unpacking error in the programm.
Does anybody knows a way how to flash a zip without a custom rom? Flash Gordon seems to not work.

[Q] Why is this so hard to install recovery!

Greetings,
First I'm sorry if this isn't the right thread for this, I'll gladly delete and change threads if need be.
Second, I just got an LG G2 (Verizon) today. It's great but I want more so I rooted it, confirmed that it's rooted. But that's all I can do. I can't install a recovery app on here to save my life. I tried downloading the VZW recovery img and pushing that with the loki_flash but I got two errors mainly.
Input file is not a valid loki image and Loki aboot does not match device. I'm trying to run either TWRP or CWM, anything really so I can flash a custom ROM on this bad boy.
If the image is not a valid loki image I'm assuming I don't have the right pair of files? (loki/recovery) and if the aboot image doesn't match the device I'm assuming that I don't have the right loki? Are these correct assumptions or am I making an ass out of just me???
My phone is rooted, ROM Manager says I have both TWRP AND CWM on my phone but if I try to boot into recovery via ROM Manager or adb I get a black screen and nothing more.
Does anyone have ANY insight at all into how I can go about the next step?

paryguy said:
Greetings,
First I'm sorry if this isn't the right thread for this, I'll gladly delete and change threads if need be.
Second, I just got an LG G2 (Verizon) today. It's great but I want more so I rooted it, confirmed that it's rooted. But that's all I can do. I can't install a recovery app on here to save my life. I tried downloading the VZW recovery img and pushing that with the loki_flash but I got two errors mainly.
Input file is not a valid loki image and Loki aboot does not match device. I'm trying to run either TWRP or CWM, anything really so I can flash a custom ROM on this bad boy.
If the image is not a valid loki image I'm assuming I don't have the right pair of files? (loki/recovery) and if the aboot image doesn't match the device I'm assuming that I don't have the right loki? Are these correct assumptions or am I making an ass out of just me???
My phone is rooted, ROM Manager says I have both TWRP AND CWM on my phone but if I try to boot into recovery via ROM Manager or adb I get a black screen and nothing more.
Does anyone have ANY insight at all into how I can go about the next step?
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Sorry didn't mean to hit the thanks button.
What build are you on (11A,12B? What recovery image are you using (ie, from what thread)?
Sent from chdhsheh fhhdud

TWRP
Follow the install instructions for TWRP 2.6.3.2. Then after you've confirmed you can boot the OS from the recovery, place the 2.6.3.3 on the root of your SD. Reboot into recovery and flash 2.6.3.3. Reboot into recovery again and you'll be good to go.
Version 2.6.3.2 won't flash 4.4 ROMs but 2.6.3.3 will flash 4.2 (I'm assuming), 4.3, and 4.4.

Download FreeGee app from the play store and install TWRP recovery from it. It was the only way I could install it on my LG G2.

So many
simon_lefisch said:
Sorry didn't mean to hit the thanks button.
What build are you on (11A,12B? What recovery image are you using (ie, from what thread)?
Sent from chdhsheh fhhdud
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I followed many tutorials last night including this one.
(I am too new to post links in a message.) The link I was going to post was from howtorootmobiledotcom
I downloaded any version of TWRP I could, there were only 2, one img of each version and one zip. I used the loki from the zip that came with it as well but still no go.

paryguy said:
I followed many tutorials last night including this one.
(I am too new to post links in a message.) The link I was going to post was from howtorootmobiledotcom
I downloaded any version of TWRP I could, there were only 2, one img of each version and one zip. I used the loki from the zip that came with it as well but still no go.
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What build number are you on?
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simon_lefisch said:
What build number are you on?
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I used RussGJohnson solution and it worked in a matter of seconds. Now I'm stuck though. I wiped everything and can boot into TWRP but I have no ability to sideload anything. I have all the latest LG drivers, even the lastest android sdk drivers, nothing is working. If I boot up normally the LG logo comes up and just sits there.
I can boot into recovery using the whole volume down + power button combo but then when I go to sideload my computer isn't seeing the device. I'm on a Win 8 machine using the stock cable. I've tried both USB 2 and 3 ports

It's done
Using RussGJohnson's suggestion worked great.
The issue I had with being unable to sideload a ROM wasn't resolved but I just used my Mac to do it instead. That worked just fine. Win8 couldn't recognize the device while in recovery. Go figure.

free gee very fast

Use Flashify u n00b.

[Help] Recovery is gone after update

Hi folks, I seek the advice of any one who could help me with issue. To give you a bit of background information, I have a D802 version which is rooted with CloudyStock 1.1, android 4.4.2 KK.
Yesterday I tried to update the version of Philz recovery that I had which has never been a problem before. I downloaded the latest version from the dedicated page here and went into the recovery to install the zip.
Whilst the zip was extracted without issue there was an error regarding "lokifying" the boot loader. I turned the phone off and tried to get in the recovery again but this time I had the error "secure booting: boot certification verify".
I never had any problem before, I don't know why the latest version of the recovery would create more problem that the old one.
The thing is that the phone works fine, it boots and runs without issue, I just can't get into recovery mode. Also the download mode works.
I'm sure they must be a way to get the recovery back. I tried to flash CMW with Rom Manager without success.
If anyone knows, I would appreciate the help greatly.
Cheers

considering kitkat has no root yet, getting a recovery on it is going to be difficult.
you will need a via zip flashable distro of kitkat. Which if you search you can make yourself. It was on xda portal some time ago.
That way I think root\recovery is maintained.
send from the jungle

bachera said:
considering kitkat has no root yet, getting a recovery on it is going to be difficult.
you will need a via zip flashable distro of kitkat. Which if you search you can make yourself. It was on xda portal some time ago.
That way I think root\recovery is maintained.
send from the jungle
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Thank you for your answer Bachera. I am not sure I understand what you mean by "via zip flashable distro of kitkat."
Plus my kitkat version of android is rooted, why would you think kitkat has no root yet?

Light_Addict said:
Hi folks, I seek the advice of any one who could help me with issue. To give you a bit of background information, I have a D802 version which is rooted with CloudyStock 1.1, android 4.4.2 KK.
Yesterday I tried to update the version of Philz recovery that I had which has never been a problem before. I downloaded the latest version from the dedicated page here and went into the recovery to install the zip.
Whilst the zip was extracted without issue there was an error regarding "lokifying" the boot loader. I turned the phone off and tried to get in the recovery again but this time I had the error "secure booting: boot certification verify".
I never had any problem before, I don't know why the latest version of the recovery would create more problem that the old one.
The thing is that the phone works fine, it boots and runs without issue, I just can't get into recovery mode. Also the download mode works.
I'm sure they must be a way to get the recovery back. I tried to flash CMW with Rom Manager without success.
If anyone knows, I would appreciate the help greatly.
Cheers
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I encountered something similar on my phone. However, i was on 4.2.2 but this worked for me. Give it a shot, it might work for you too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500441
Good luck

Try Flashify from the Play store to flash a working recovery for your phone. I had the same issue with philz latest version. I had to use an older version of philz to get it to work on my phone.
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Yeah I misread, I thought you went to a official kitkat. Only way to get root on kitkat is if lucky its maintained with a ota update. or a special made kitkat, thats what I mean with special distribution (distro) one via recovery flashable.
kitkat rooting directly at the moment of writing is not possible due to lg bootloader.
send from the jungle

Thank you all for the help and suggestions. I tried flashify and I did not work.
However freegee worked very well and managed to go back to CMW.
All functional now!
Thanks

Root & recovery for LG G Pad 8.3 v500 on Lollipop (5.x.x) in 5 minutes with no PC

Hey XDA!
I updated my LG G Pad 8.3 to the korean stock 5.0.2 a while back, and now I wanted the AOSP Marshmallow rom on it - but I had no root or recovery!
Turn out (after three hours of infinite searches and no progress) that the solution is really easy - and can be done on the tablet with no PC!
Just enable USB debugging, download the KingRoot app (http://www.kingroot.net/) and let it root the device for you - it loads pretty slow but works great.
Then follow this link to install TWRP (https://twrp.me/devices/lggpad83.html) by following their link to the Play Store. Install the TWRP app, select your device (v500) and the latest recovery image, then confirm the recovery location and let it install the recovery image for you. Mine gave an error but booted right into TWRP afterwards despite saying failed.
And that is it!

Hey dude, after almost a year, someone finnally discovered how to do it! .But I have one problem, I can install the 2.8.7.0 twrp version, but I can't boot into recovery. It just stays in the LG logo, with the (normal) error text on the top left. How did you make it?

Interesting... k

Perrotti said:
Hey dude, after almost a year, someone finnally discovered how to do it! .But I have one problem, I can install the 2.8.7.0 twrp version, but I can't boot into recovery. It just stays in the LG logo, with the (normal) error text on the top left. How did you make it?
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Have you tryied installing something like quickboot?
I'm really interested in root not to change ROM but to remove bloatware, install a serious ad blocker and perform nandroid backups.

FandangoL said:
Have you tryied installing something like quickboot?
I'm really interested in root not to change ROM but to remove bloatware, install a serious ad blocker and perform nandroid backups.
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I have the same issue.
root ok
twrp 2.8.7 ok
reboot to recovery stay on the boot logo with "boot certification verify problem" error.
Tried quick boot same issue ...

I tried KingRoot a few months ago and had similar problems. It was kind of like a partial root that worked of a fashion but not completely.
The only way I know of to go from Lollipop to a custom ROM is to download a KitKat kdz and flash it through the Mobile Tool and then root that. Quite a hassle - and one I'm just about to start now.
I've been off the V500 forum for a little while, so maybe there is a better solution out there.

I only rooted because I'm scared of bootloop since in this thread still no answer on how to boot to recovery.
Actually I installed and used successfully an ad blocker and titanium but SuperSU can't be installed because of the missing twrp.
I hope that the thread creator will answer on how to go to recovery.
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kingroot is still dodgy?

Do you mean?
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it still sends alot of data to china servers?

Ok now it's clear. I will check using a firewall on the Wifi router.
Do you know where to get more information on this?
Anyway I used information from this site:
http://zidroid.com/how-to-get-ride-and-replace-kinguser-with-supersu-app/#comment-8930
to remove kingroot and install SuperSU
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@FandangoL
Thanks you for the tip, it works great.

Anyone had luck with this?
I get the Boot Error message when I try to boot with twrp.

I avoided to install twrp because another guy wrote that seems not working.
Root is enough for what I need
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Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Had to install - uninstall KingRoot 2-3 times before SuperSU would work. Lost root access the two first times I replaced KingRoot with SuperSU, but suddenly it worked
When installing recovery image with twrp I get a message that installation failed, but anyway twrp reports that recovery image is installed. (Same thing happened with KingRoot, but then recovery image was not installed)
When I try to boot in to recovery I get the annoying boot error message

Just flashed my G pad V500 20f with Hongkong v50030b. Applied root using this tutorial here. It works. Thank you.
Then, replaced Kinguser with Supersu from the link provided by @FandangoL. Success. Thank you. Pad works great now. As happy as a clam...
UPDATE : is it me ? or with Hongkong v500 30b, it doesn't allow stock recovery mode. Screen just stayed on android lying down exclamation mark. Tried all button combo hold power then tap vol up etc etc .. but none worked.
Read in Google+ Lg G Pad 8.3 forum :
Hi guys, I need your help. I just flashed the Hong Kong version of 5.0.2 to my gpad using LG Flash Tool 2014 and everything went well. Now I found out that there is a 5.1 update in the net for gpad and I even manage to download it. But the problem is that the update file is in zip format which means that I cannot use the Flash tool and it seems that LG disable recovery mode to allow sideloading of update zip files. I really don't want to install custom recovery so if anyone of you have any idea of what I can do to flash this update, please help.

Finally got TWRP to work
Next step is to install cm-13.0
Followed this post to get TWRP working. Had some problems regarding location of *.img files. But if you read the thread I have explained what I had to do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pad-83/help/v500-how-to-install-twrp-stock-lp-t3165846

xurena said:
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Now I found out that there is a 5.1 update in the net for gpad and I even manage to download it. But the problem is that the update file is in zip format which means that I cannot use the Flash tool and it seems that LG disable recovery mode to allow sideloading of update zip files. I really don't want to install custom recovery so if anyone of you have any idea of what I can do to flash this update, please help.
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Do you mean exist a stock update with 5.1 in zip format?
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