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[Q] Can't Flash Recovery - any help?

I'm having an irritating problem.
I've rooted my wife's Gen 1 Orange SF with Androot, even repeated it when I started having problems to make sure the root had worked. SuperUser is installed and working so I know it has gone OK.
I've installed Recovery Manager v0.36, which has root access.
The current recovery is listed as "unrecognised"
I flashed the following CWM - recovery-clockwork-3.1.0.1-blade-gen1.img (MD5 checksum correct)
I get an "installing" message, then back to the Recovery screen and the recovery is still listed as "unrecognised".
One of the guides I found on Modaco is quite specific about using Recovery Manager v0.34 (though I suspect it just hasn't been updated with the latest release) so I've also tried this using that version and no joy.
So... I thought I'd try the FASTBOOT method. I turn the phone off, remove and replace the battery. Turn the phone on whilst holding the up volume button, and the phone just boots up normally. I've tried this repeatedly, I don't get the big grey square that people report when FASTBOOT fails, I just get no response at all.
Grrrrr!
Any thoughts?

Hmm, when you power up holding volume up key (held for a couple of seconds) does you phone show a static green android logo, or does it boot up fully to the lockscreen?
If only to the android logo, means you're in fastboot.
Edit: you can replace the green android logo with Orange's logo in the above comment if you haven't flashed an alternate ROM on the phone as yet.

I also had the same while trying to flash a recovery to my friend's Blade. I understood that i have been flashing the wrong recovery all this time (though it showed for gen1 and i had a gen1). I used the given recovery(link provided below), and it worked for me like a charm. Use the link download on root of sd card. Use recovery manager to install it. If the recovery manager shows that it has identified the cwmod version then its done or else if it again says unrecognised try different versions of cwmod.
Preferably after getting cwmod to working convert your gen1 to gen2 (wbaw method). Then you can flash a custom rom and use ROM manager to upgrade your cwmod recovery.
http://android.podtwo.com/recovery/archived/recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.8-v9-gen1.img
To Convert gen1 to gen2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103096

harmohn said:
Hmm, when you power up holding volume up key (held for a couple of seconds) does you phone show a static green android logo, or does it boot up fully to the lockscreen?
If only to the android logo, means you're in fastboot.
Edit: you can replace the green android logo with Orange's logo in the above comment if you haven't flashed an alternate ROM on the phone as yet.
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He hasnt been able to install CWmod yet so no green logo will appear. Due to unrecognised version only DELL logo appears and hangs or it reboots normally. And yes FASTBOOT is not enabled in gen1 devices so thats why i say to convert to gen2 as soon as possible.

Hi Be4con,
I flashed a batch of 10 blades the other day, and wrote my own little guide for it. I had exactly the same problem as you with the first two i tried to flash.
The guide on modaco does work, but i found i had to use a much older version of clockwork mod. I used 2.5.0.8 (if i remember correctly) not at work just now so cant see my notes. This was picked up by the recovery no problems and i was able to move on from there.
Hope that helps

Hi
You have try to flash directly to your device with a terminal emulator
type SU
accept SuperUser autorisation
type flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery_xx_xx.img (you find the good version on the recovery on internet)
reboot your phone with volume + down
if you have any problem to find the fine recovery or to flash the recovery contact me on pv . this method work with my zte gen1

Bricked and won't boot following attempted Samsung update (16GB Wifi Retail)

A message popped up from Samsung to install an update (I had been pressing cancel for the past week on this update). It says click OK to reboot and apply update (something along those lines) so I do. Now I am stuck with a tablet that won't boot. If I hold the power button it says "Samsung Galaxy 10.1" after about 12 seconds, but then it goes away and back to darkness. Nothing else. Holding power and volume up does nothing.
Someone know what is going on and have any idea how to resolve?

The best way is to restore any backup you have from cwm recovery. Else grab a stock firmware and flash it with ODIN or if zip than CWM recovery. For luck, try clearing cache and data in recovery, first!Perhaps it may work saving you all fuss of flashing a firmware.

I cannot even boot that far too get into recovery. And I just noticed that although I can't boot, the backlight is on (on a solid black screen).... wtf

You can't hold volume down and power button to enter recovery?

Nope. I plugged into my computer and for some reason with the USB connectd it let me enter recovery. Flashed a backup and rebooted, but now I have no wifi... im confused.

it occured once to me when i tried to overclock, it never worked except when installing a new rom... Try to root the device and then install a new rom

OK, was a helluva night messing with ROM and kernel installs... I have yet to go back to completely stock (that's next up tonight, unfortunately), but I installed Starburst ROM and the Wifi still didn't work so I then installed pershoot's kernel and now when I boot the screen is extremely distorted kind of like this: http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTsKa5IoQxnesGdUjykWDDggoQZ38yZ2VXSgPAQ09NOCnETzl9-
As a side note, when I say the wifi is not working, it still shows all networks and allows me to connect just like normal. However when connected no apps can access the network...
Can someone point me to a thread on how to revert EVERYTHING back to stock so I can start fresh? TIA!!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171089
Should have all the files you need. From where you are now I would flash the stock OTA 3.1 or TW then flash the stock recovery and do a factory reset from that recovery. That should get rid of the garbled screen.

Thanks buddy. On my way to grab the files now

I heard the update was pulled as it sometimes rewrites the bootloader improperly. You might need to send it in, unfortunately.

Stuck on google logo!

Hello,
I need a bit of help with my nexus s. I was trying to install ICS on it the other day and something went wrong so it is now stuck at the google logo with the unlocked padlock underneath. I would just go into recovery mode but the power button is broken, now i can get into fastboot mode but for some reason i cant do anything in it for example the volume buttons dont move the selection up or down and obviously i cant select anything because the power button doesn't work. If anyone could help me out with this I would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks,
Alex

Well you cant get into recovery except from the boot loader I think
If you can somehow manage to get the power button working even once, you should be able to fix your phone by flashing a new ROM, for ICS I first installed GB 2.3.6 and then went into the stock recovery mode, held power + volume up and selected the ICS update zip file, which I had renamed to update.zip
I hope that will help you if you manage to get into recovery, maybe send it to the company, or try pressing the button somehow I dunno, sorry :S
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

You can also try flashing a ICS compatible kernel using fastboot, that is if the kernel is responsible for you being stuck...
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

I havn't had much personal experience, though you might be able to find some information searching around for flashing a rom via adb, or something of the sort.

been there before
what i did is, flash a Custom ROM like MIUI 2.3.7 then flash stock 2.3.6 and then flash ICS stock 4.0.3

I think this app will help you:
http://www.mediafire.com/?2jx8xtx2602hi23
extract it and click bat.run
if your phone is at the 'google' kernel splash screen, it should auto-boot the phone into bootloader, if I remember correctly, and if you use command line adb to boot into recovery you should be able to use the capacitive buttons to navigate & select so you can get a rom installed. back=back, home=up, menu=down, search=select

Issue with Rooted Nexus

I rooted the Nexus a few days ago and everything was working fine had to do a reboot this evening but all it does now is sit at the Google padlock splash screen and it won't go any further.
I've tried going into the boot loader and running recovery but it just goes back to the Google padlock splash screen.
Is there anything I can do to resolve the problem and try and recover the Nexus or is it bricked?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thans
Jon

This is "normal" behavior (the bootloader needs to be fixed). Just hold power until your tablet turns off and then you can turn it back on again. Other methods for accessing recovery still work, like the reboot menu of a custom ROM or an app that can reboot into recovery like Quickboot. If you can't get your tablet to boot correctly though, then while your tablet is connected to your running computer, try to enter recovery from the bootloader and it should boot into recovery.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475 <- if u have tried everything on the tablet, and still not working, than this tool will solve ur problem, it install a stock version on it and data will be wiped
hope this help,
cheers

AZImmortal said:
This is "normal" behavior (the bootloader needs to be fixed). Just hold power until your tablet turns off and then you can turn it back on again. Other methods for accessing recovery still work, like the reboot menu of a custom ROM or an app that can reboot into recovery like Quickboot. If you can't get your tablet to boot correctly though, then while your tablet is connected to your running computer, try to enter recovery from the bootloader and it should boot into recovery.
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Worked a treat once connected to the USB on my laptop and got into recovery and restored the Nandroid backup, then restored my data and system backup from Sunday with Titanium and was back up and running in half an hour.
Thanks

[Q] Cannot get CyanogenMod v0.9 to install - can't get CWM to reboot into recovery

ThinkPad Tablet A400
Android v. 4.0.3
Have an app that needs to run on Android 4.1 and quickly found out this 2 year old device was pretty much left unsupported since about 3 months after I bought it in May of 2012. So, I located the links to xda-developers and dove into the install process.
Got the device to Root following install directions etc.
Cannot get the device to reboot into recovery mode from ROM Manager nor via ROM Installer.
Tried installing the CyanogenMod v0.9 anyway from inside either aforementioned utility (from the .zip file), just reboots back to the normal state.
I'd pay to download & install Android 4.1 on this device, seriously...just lost 6 hours of time attempting to do this ROM upgrade.
any suggestions?

First thing that comes to mind is that you should use the volume up button multi-press on device power-up to get to Recovery Mode.

pwstein said:
First thing that comes to mind is that you should use the volume up button multi-press on device power-up to get to Recovery Mode.
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I've tried various combinations of that Vol button....still stubbornly refuses to go to CWM.
Now, I am running Android 4.0.3..perhaps that is the issue, ie. perhaps the CWM image file was intended to be used on TPTs running Android 3.x.
It'd be nice to go to a site and buy a $50 OS load....

Well....wonders never cease. I happened across a post talking about the TECHNIQUE to reboot the TPT into CWM...so, sure enough...I got the puppy into CWM.
HERE 'tis for the rest of us nuves out there:
Entering/Booting CWM Recovery on the Thinkpad Tablet
Shut down your Thinkpad Tablet
Press the power button until the Tablet vibrates
Keep pressing and releasing the volume up button until you see Booting Recovery Kernel Image in the upper left corner. It's all about timing of when the volume up button is pressed. That's why it's a good idea to just keep on pressing and releasing the button until the message appears.

Well i continued on with the Jelly Bean load from the xda-developers...and after reboot to ver 0.92 the tpt seemed to freeze on the os boot screen.
So, i fell back to the 4.0.3 os and will read-up on what can freeze the reboot into 4.1 android.
CWM is a cool program..gotta say it.

Can't get it to install CWM
Tried numerous times but now I have lost my original recovery and it just loops,
Changed permissions but won't go and when I am in the recovery boot after pushing the volume button it just reboots as there is nothing there suggestions?

Honestly, the best thing you could do is get something newer/better supported. I hate saying that, because I bought the 64gb version right around the same time you did. The tablet had so much potential with the pen, USB, sd slot, and even pci-e, but it suffered from non-existant Lenovo support, and very little dev support. Koshu's work on it was amazing, but without trim I feel like I have to constantly wipe and start fresh to do anything with it. Clearing dalvik from time to time helps, but not as much.