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Need Help on Manual Recovery Screens Clockwork Mod

Got Rom Premium, CWM, and AmonRa on N1.
Playing and trying to learn about the manual (green) recovery screens.
Q1: What is the Apply Update:Update.Zip for?
Q2: When in those screens, no buttons I try can take me back to previous screen, like vol- does in AmonRa.
Thanks for any help and I read dozens of search results without really understanding Apply Update and no luck on going back on screens.
I am not expert yet, so please keep replies at a for dummy level.
Ken

If your using Clockword Recovery then Ill help ya out.
1: Thats used if you have the rom or update on the root of your sd card and have it named update.zip. This is how we used to flash roms on the old recovery menus on the G1, they just left it in. Now you can just search your sd card for the rom you want.
2: The power buttom will go back, and if your on the main screen the power button will turn off the display to save power.

What do you mean when you say manual recovery screen? Do you mean the stock recovery or are you talking about a custom? With the stock recovery it will only install files named update.zip signed with google keys. If you are talking about a custom recovery that means that it will search for a file named update.zip and flash that.

Thanks a lot,
1. I thought the zip wasn't needed anymore based on my research.
2. Got it, I swore I tried that.
When on main screen how do you exit it?
Ken

rugmankc said:
Thanks a lot,
1. I thought the zip wasn't needed anymore based on my research.
2. Got it, I swore I tried that.
When on main screen how do you exit it?
Ken
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1: It isn't, they kind of just left it in as a fast way of flashing without having to look for it.
2: Just hit the reboot option at the top.

One more question, at least for now.
Is going back and forth between recoveries, as easy as just "flashing alternate recovery" from that selection. I.E. CWM to AmonRa and vice versa?
Your help is greatly appreciated

rugmankc said:
One more question, at least for now.
Is going back and forth between recoveries, as easy as just "flashing alternate recovery" from that selection. I.E. CWM to AmonRa and vice versa?
Your help is greatly appreciated
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Yup. Tho id recommend Clockwork, since im a little bias.
And no prob, I was an android noob at one time.
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A warning tho, if you use nandroid, the 2 recoveries don't play nice with each others nandroids.

Thanks McFroger3,
I like what CWM offers just heard some problems with it and AmonRa is rock solid, but more manual and doesn't allow for quick flashes of the CM6 nightlies I am on.
Ken

evilkorn said:
What do you mean when you say manual recovery screen? Do you mean the stock recovery or are you talking about a custom? With the stock recovery it will only install files named update.zip signed with google keys. If you are talking about a custom recovery that means that it will search for a file named update.zip and flash that.
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I am just talking about the green screens where you do your backup/restores, flash roms etc. Bad semantics on my part. It's where you go when you select Reboot into Recovery on the CWM main screen.
I think I am good to go,
Thanks,
Ken

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A warning tho, if you use nandroid, the 2 recoveries don't play nice with each others nandroids.
Right, I am assuming you are talking about Backup with CWM, restore with CWM and same for AmonRa.
Ken

rugmankc said:
Ninja Edit:
A warning tho, if you use nandroid, the 2 recoveries don't play nice with each others nandroids.
Right, I am assuming you are talking about Backup with CWM, restore with CWM and same for AmonRa.
Ken
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Yea, if you back up with CWM, and try to restore with Amon, you will run into issues lol.

Thanks Again for the heads up,
I read that during my research to solve these issues which you quickly helped me with. I won't mix the two. If CWM works well for me, I will use it most if not all of the time. I got into this helping new rooters on the Nexus One forum when most used 1 click to root and started using Rom Mangager and CWM.
Got to call it a day!
Thanks,
Ken

OK,
I want CWM Recovery to work for me. I flashed the latest nightly from the list in ROM Manager. Followed all prompts and allowed the Google Addons to be downloaded also. OK'd backup. The backup and nightly went fined. But, the gapps hung on installing. Had to pull battery, reboot, and restore to previous backup. All Ok now, but it bothers me and not sure if I want to try again. Have been flashing roms, gapps etc with AmomRa for awhile.
Did I miss something? CWM did all the choosing of what to dl and flash. Something different on gapps? It was hdpi-frf91-2-signed.zip. I know that is not the latest. Latest is frf91-UP. Don't know if that matters.
If I have to copy that to sd and flash, what is the procedure? If I select the latest nightly, I have to tell CWM I don't want the gapps, then does it give me that opportunity to grab the gapps zip from sd card before it flashes the nightly. If not, I have no market on phone to dl anything like Titanium to get phone running.
What am I mising?
I copied latest gapps zip to sd card, did not rename. It has .zip on end. Playing around I selected Install Rom from SD Card and found the zip. Clicked on it. Options under Install Queue screen: Ok or Add Zip. Do I zip since it has one. And this allowing me to queue it and go back and add another rom. Didn't see those choices when I did the procedure from the Download Rom choice on Rom manager main screen.

Easier question may be:
If I want to flash latest nightly and a gapps zip I copied to sd card, the latest. What is the procedure?
It seems CWM won't let me install latest nightly without installing gapps, not the latest. Don't know if that is my problem.
Seems I would need to flash latest nightly again and if ok, just flash latest gapps, no wipe, over the just installed nightly.
And if gapps don't install, I can go back and flash my latest gapps from the sd card.
Any thoughts.

Had to flash my latest .zip fromsd card after the gapps attached to lastest nightly failed to install again.
Resolved

ROMs aren't booting after RSD and re-root...

Hey all,
I RSD'd the other day and then re-rooted and re-unlocked the bootloader (yes, I now know it stays unlocked) and flashed CWM v6.0.1.4 recovery.
Now none of the custom ROMs will boot, though they install correctly in recovery. From CyanogenMod to Carbon to AOSP, it just sits on the boot animation... I've let it sit for up to half an hour.
I'm wiping data and cache, though CWM says E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/pretty-much every subfolder, but that doesn't seem like a big deal...
So what am I doing wrong, here, any ideas? It doesn't matter if I install the ROMs and GAPPS from external SD, right?
I RSD'd to 96.15.66, the one where I can unlock the bootloader, and the only ROM I can get to boot is Clean Rom (basically stock with tweaks of course).

jimmyco2008 said:
Hey all,
I RSD'd the other day and then re-rooted and re-unlocked the bootloader (yes, I now know it stays unlocked) and flashed CWM v6.0.1.4 recovery.
Now none of the custom ROMs will boot, though they install correctly in recovery. From CyanogenMod to Carbon to AOSP, it just sits on the boot animation... I've let it sit for up to half an hour.
I'm wiping data and cache, though CWM says E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/pretty-much every subfolder, but that doesn't seem like a big deal...
So what am I doing wrong, here, any ideas? It doesn't matter if I install the ROMs and GAPPS from external SD, right?
I RSD'd to 96.15.66, the one where I can unlock the bootloader, and the only ROM I can get to boot is Clean Rom (basically stock with tweaks of course).
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are you mounting system first? never used CWM on this device, but in TWRP, they install just fine. I believe that most devs use TWRP (although, it should not make a difference).

Thanks for the reply, actually I have two cwm recovery images, and after the RSD I flashed the "wrong" one... After flashing the other, I was able to flash and boot just fine.

jimmyco2008 said:
Thanks for the reply, actually I have two cwm recovery images, and after the RSD I flashed the "wrong" one... After flashing the other, I was able to flash and boot just fine.
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Hi Im not sure if Im having this exact issue but I have been having problem since I used Utility 1.20 and re-rooted and re-unlocked my phone. Every ROM I have tried has random reboot issue. Can you tell me exactly how you did it correctly?
Also I didnt understand the two recovery image concept. I was having safe strap before and had issue with stock partition and was using slot1 partition as daily rom. And I couldnt flash any other ROM. So I had to go back to stock with Utility 1.2 and start over. Right now Im having liquidsmooth ROM with CWM recovery. Still having those reboots.

jcxmej said:
Hi Im not sure if Im having this exact issue but I have been having problem since I used Utility 1.20 and re-rooted and re-unlocked my phone. Every ROM I have tried has random reboot issue. Can you tell me exactly how you did it correctly?
Also I didnt understand the two recovery image concept. I was having safe strap before and had issue with stock partition and was using slot1 partition as daily rom. And I couldnt flash any other ROM. So I had to go back to stock with Utility 1.2 and start over. Right now Im having liquidsmooth ROM with CWM recovery. Still having those reboots.
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are you sure you uninstalled SS via the app (and not via the android system)?

jco23 said:
are you sure you uninstalled SS via the app (and not via the android system)?
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I dont think I have uninstalled safestrap with an app. I followed the instruction in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2238341
This thread was started by me when I had problem with flashing ROMs in the stock slot using safestrap. Rikrong suggested I use Utility so that I go back to stock and start all over again. So I did. I guess thats how it should have been done?

jcxmej said:
I dont think I have uninstalled safestrap with an app. I followed the instruction in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2238341
This thread was started by me when I had problem with flashing ROMs in the stock slot using safestrap. Rikrong suggested I use Utility so that I go back to stock and start all over again. So I did. I guess thats how it should have been done?
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what I would suggest doing is going into SS via the app (not via recovery once the phone boots up) and click the uninstall button.
then, return to stock as rik suggested.... then root, then install TWRP, then you'll be able to slap on whatever ROM you like.

jco23 said:
what I would suggest doing is going into SS via the app (not via recovery once the phone boots up) and click the uninstall button.
then, return to stock as rik suggested.... then root, then install TWRP, then you'll be able to slap on whatever ROM you like.
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Actually I did all that already just not by uninstalling SS. Now Im on CWM recovery. I was on SS one week back and then i followed the instructions by rik. I m having reboots ever since.

jcxmej said:
Actually I did all that already just not by uninstalling SS. Now Im on CWM recovery. I was on SS one week back and then i followed the instructions by rik. I m having reboots ever since.
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I'm thinking the combination of SS and CWM could be the issue.... try to get a clean fresh start would be best....

jco23 said:
I'm thinking the combination of SS and CWM could be the issue.... try to get a clean fresh start would be best....
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Thats interesting. I dont see safe strap or the rom i was using with SS (energy rom). So then how can i erase SS and get a fresh start? I was assuming Matts Utility already did that for me and I was on a fresh start.

jcxmej said:
Thats interesting. I dont see safe strap or the rom i was using with SS (energy rom). So then how can i erase SS and get a fresh start? I was assuming Matts Utility already did that for me and I was on a fresh start.
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safestrap could still be there if uninstalled incorrectly. trying re-installing it, then uninstall it within its own app. this worked for me.

jco23 said:
safestrap could still be there if uninstalled incorrectly. trying re-installing it, then uninstall it within its own app. this worked for me.
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Just installed SS and unnistalled it thru the app. I ll wait for any reboots before I reflash the ROM. Hope this works. (finger crossed)

urgent! stuck on splash!

hey all,
so i am incredibly new to this scene and just recieved my s4. i was preparing to flash a ROM onto my phone, and got it rooted and installed CWM.
I forgot to download the actual ROM zip file, and went into CWM via goo manager, wiped factory/data and cache. It was only AFTER i wiped everything that i realised i didnt download the ROM zip file, so i rebooted the phone and now it is stuck on the start-up splash screen where it displays "Samsung galaxy S4 GT-I9505" and will not continue :crying:
I was running on stock, and had only rooted the phone.
PLEASE i urgently need to fix this ASAP. Help!

Hi,
is there a Odin Version of the Rom you tried to flash? If yes, you could simply bring your device to download-mode and flash the Rom with Odin.
Alternatively search for a odin flashable Recovery and flash this first. Then you could boot to recovery and flash the zip of the Rom.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

i tried installing the liquid smooth rom, and from what i can see there is no odin version of the rom :\
Are you able to direct me to an Odin flashable recovery I can use?
im really stressing out about this
i'm in the process of downloading a stock firmware and will try to flash it on, but it's taking forever to download

I don't see why you can't boot again if you have only wiped the user data and cache, just press the home button for 10 seconds and see if it restarts with your reset stock firmware. Otherwise you can reboot into recovery and do the wipes again (not the option to install a new ROM), or put the ROM zip you want to flash on an SD card and then flash from the SD.
I hope this helps.

suwidji said:
hey all,
so i am incredibly new to this scene and just recieved my s4. i was preparing to flash a ROM onto my phone, and got it rooted and installed CWM.
I forgot to download the actual ROM zip file, and went into CWM via goo manager, wiped factory/data and cache. It was only AFTER i wiped everything that i realised i didnt download the ROM zip file, so i rebooted the phone and now it is stuck on the start-up splash screen where it displays "Samsung galaxy S4 GT-I9505" and will not continue :crying:
I was running on stock, and had only rooted the phone.
PLEASE i urgently need to fix this ASAP. Help!
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You should of made a backup with CWM. That's what it's used for also, besides flashing .zips. Always make a backup that you can restore and keep an extra copy on ur computer and/or a usb drive.

You have to use Odin to flash a stock firmware from Sammobile website. Make sure you download the correct firmware for your phone.
Dont worry, your phone isn't brick.

when i first did the wipe, i chose the option that i was going to install a new ROM. I'm now assuming that's where i made a mistake.
I did make a backup before i wiped everything onto my SD card, but now i can't even access that backup because it's saying there's nothing.
I've tried flashing a ROM onto it, but it says aborted.

Yes SORF ist right. It should boot into resetted stock firmware.
First try to copy the Rom to SD and then boot to recovery an try flashing it.
If booting to recovery doesn't work (but it should work if you just wiped user data and cache) you should try flashing new recovery with odin.
You could use Philz recovery for GT-I9505 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2281367
Installation Instructions for installation with odin you find here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39433857&postcount=4

windozeanti said:
You have to use Odin to flash a stock firmware from Sammobile website. Make sure you download the correct firmware for your phone.
Dont worry, your phone isn't brick.
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Thanks, that's what I'm doing right now, but the file is about 1.8GB and taking so long to download...
i wish there was a faster server, but this is the only option i could find :\

Have you tried to boot into recovery again and then flash your already downloaded rom from sd? So you don't have to download a complete sammy rom.

j0ch3 said:
Have you tried to boot into recovery again and then flash your already downloaded rom from sd? So you don't have to download a complete sammy rom.
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yes i have tried that, and it says that install aborts.
Also when i re-wipe everything and then try to reboot, it says my device is missing root.
When i try to re-root, and the device reboots, it gets stuck on the intro screen again so the root doesn't actually complete installing

have you fixed it yet?

so im going to try a different ROM other than the liquid smoothe one i wanted (since it keeps saying aborted)
question: does it matter if i use ANY s4 ROM regardless of carrier? I'm from Australia and there is no specific carrier for my phone on xda

Why does it fails to install? Are there any more error messages?
Also you can try the point "Fix Permissions" under Advanced Options. This could help.

suwidji said:
so im going to try a different ROM other than the liquid smoothe one i wanted (since it keeps saying aborted)
question: does it matter if i use ANY s4 ROM regardless of carrier? I'm from Australia and there is no specific carrier for my phone on xda
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try something lite like miui - it will save you time on download and is a good solid base to work from. dont flash the lite gapps without a reboot.
for a solid Sami based rom then i suggest using GoldenEye.

scottyf79 said:
try something lite like miui - it will save you time on download and is a good solid base to work from. dont flash the lite gapps without a reboot.
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ok so i went ahead and found the cyanogenmod one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317040
and installed this and it works
though i dont like the look of this ROM lol, i prefer something a little more stock looking.
Any recommendations?
When reflashing a new ROM, what is the process i need to follow?

Cyanogenmod is themeable. So you could search for a stock like theme and install that.
If you like an overall more stock rom try scottyf79's recommendation.
If you want to flash a complete new Rom first copy zip onto sd, then boot into recovery, wipe data and cache, then falsh zip file.

Try the Omega Roms. They are close to stock.
Closest to stock are the prerooted DJembey ROMs (the CWM ones) or the Wanam Lite ROM (it's what I am on now)

suwidji said:
ok so i went ahead and found the cyanogenmod one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317040
and installed this and it works
though i dont like the look of this ROM lol, i prefer something a little more stock looking.
Any recommendations?
When reflashing a new ROM, what is the process i need to follow?
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personally -
i use Philz recovery
before install of a new rom - i use the "new rom" wipe option rather than the normal data,cache and dalvik wipe (it does this but adds in some extra steps)
then flash the rom of choice
if you get any other messages before reboot - select no
like i said before, if you want a stock looking Sami rom then try Golden Eye.

Try the Omega Roms. They are close to stock.
Closest to stock are the prerooted DJembey ROMs (the CWM ones) or the Wanam Lite ROM (it's what I am on now)

[Q] Galaxy S4 I9500 Root and Recovery

Hi Guys
Hope you are well. Need some help here.
I installed twrp via ODIN, and also rooted my stock i9500. I did not do anything else.
I then booted into recovery wiped etc etc (Forgot to make a backup) and flashed GT-I9500XXUGNJ1_OzcanRom_Aroma_v6.2.zip ROM.
Rebooted, the SAMSUNG logo came up, its animating, and is not booting into the OS? I also wiped again and flashed ROM
Prism-Barebone-V13-NJ1.zip (Also tried another recovery CWM, same thing)
Did i miss anything, or how would i get this device recovered?

Anyone?

Are you sure that you wait long enough?

Lennyz1988 said:
Are you sure that you wait long enough?
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HI Lenny,
I was waiting about an hr, i know the initial boot usually takes long, but the device is also getting hot?
Not sure if i did anything wrong.... but it just gives me the spinning Samsung logo

Well then either you didn't wipe properly or somehow the .zip file is damaged.

Lennyz1988 said:
Well then either you didn't wipe properly or somehow the .zip file is damaged.
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Okay,
I tried 2 different ROMS.
I followed the wipe intructions exactly...
Let me try again.

^^rac said:
Okay,
I tried 2 different ROMS.
I followed the wipe intructions exactly...
Let me try again.
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Did you flash from a external sd? Or did you copy it to your internal storage? Try both methods.

Lennyz1988 said:
Did you flash from a external sd? Or did you copy it to your internal storage? Try both methods.
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Hi
No go, i cannot load it on internal, as the device does not boot up.
I am currently downloading the stock firmware to load via ODIN. I hope this works
But the custom ROMS just dont want to work...

Sorted
Thanks!
I got it resolved.
I found out, that my Root was not successfull. After ODIN firmware flash, i rerooted, installed customer ROM and it booted up!

^^rac said:
Thanks!
I got it resolved.
I found out, that my Root was not successfull. After ODIN firmware flash, i rerooted, installed customer ROM and it booted up!
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Glad you got it working but your explanation is unlikely.
Root has nothing to do with flashing custom roms. You don't need root to flash a custom rom, just a custom recovery. It's probably just the reflashing of the stock rom that fixed it.

Us996 TWRP not sticking

I'm using the tutorial on the LineageOS wiki for the Us996. I've unlocked the bootloader via official means from LG, but when it comes time to send the recovery via fastboot, it successfully sends and writes it, it even let's me boot into it, after pulling the battery, and using the correct button commands. But if I restart and try to enter again I'm greeted by the official erase everything recovery.
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Do I need to flash root to get the recovery to stick?

Take a look at this video. If you have TWRP installed right, and are going to it through a battery pull and the power button volume down combination, then the screen that comes up looks scary and looks like you'll "format" your phone, but as you see in this video, you don't.

baldybill said:
Take a look at this video. If you have TWRP installed right, and are going to it through a battery pull and the power button volume down combination, then the screen that comes up looks scary and looks like you'll "format" your phone, but as you see in this video, you don't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDq0qMbgjL4
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See I've gotten into TWRP, then I reboot system(actual Android not just restarting recovery).the problem is When I power off my phone and tried to get back into TWRP, I clicked yes and yes and it proceeded to wipe my phone. TWRP wasn't there just factory reset lol

lowsnamebrand said:
See I've gotten into TWRP, then I reboot system(actual Android not just restarting recovery).the problem is When I power off my phone and tried to get back into TWRP, I clicked yes and yes and it proceeded to wipe my phone. TWRP wasn't there just factory reset lol
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Not sure why it isnt happening automatically (it usually does when flashing things like magisk to root) but when you get into twrp or with root rename /system/recovery-from-boot.p to /system/recovery-from-boot.bak. If in twrp first go into the mount page and uncheck the box at the bottom that says something about system read only first, then you can use the file manager.
Or since it sounds like you want to flash lineage, just flash the lineageos zip (and then optionally opengapps and root). Be sure to format data too (wipe->format data->yes). Then if you dont have lineage on an sdcard ready to go you could reboot recovery so that the formatted data is ready then connect to pc and send the zips over by using adb push C:\path\to\lineage.zip /sdcard/

Phoenix591 said:
Not sure why it isnt happening automatically (it usually does when flashing things like magisk to root) but when you get into twrp or with root rename /system/recovery-from-boot.p to /system/recovery-from-boot.bak. If in twrp first go into the mount page and uncheck the box at the bottom that says something about system read only first, then you can use the file manager.
Or since it sounds like you want to flash lineage, just flash the lineageos zip (and then optionally opengapps and root). Be sure to format data too (wipe->format data->yes). Then if you dont have lineage on an sdcard ready to go you could reboot recovery so that the formatted data is ready then connect to pc and send the zips over by using adb push C:\path\to\lineage.zip /sdcard/
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What I'm thinking about doing is flashing TWRP again, on first boot(of TWRP) backing up my current rom(stock) and trying to boot into recovery again, because if it doesn't stick again, it'll wipe but at least I'll have a backup.
I've noticed a lot of different root files which would you recommend?

lowsnamebrand said:
What I'm thinking about doing is flashing TWRP again, on first boot(of TWRP) backing up my current rom(stock) and trying to boot into recovery again, because if it doesn't stick again, it'll wipe but at least I'll have a backup.
I've noticed a lot of different root files which would you recommend?
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Sorry for the double post but does the "LG factory reset" stay even after having TWRP installed? Like will I always have to answer yes twice to enter TWRP?

lowsnamebrand said:
Sorry for the double post but does the "LG factory reset" stay even after having TWRP installed? Like will I always have to answer yes twice to enter TWRP?
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Yes thats always the same.
If you don't flash lineage or something to root stock (I reccommend magisk since the alternative, Supersu, is owned by some Chinese company, and magisk has various modules that do many things) and don't rename /system/recovery-from-boot.p manually (theres a file manager under advanced in twrp) the stock rom will use that file to reflash stock recovery any time it boots.

Phoenix591 said:
Yes thats always the same.
If you don't flash lineage or something to root stock (I reccommend magisk since the alternative, Supersu, is owned by some Chinese company, and magisk has various modules that do many things) and don't rename /system/recovery-from-boot.p manually (theres a file manager under advanced in twrp) the stock rom will use that file to reflash stock recovery any time it boots.
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Awesome I think my issue is not renaming that file and the stock rom reinstalling stock recovery. I've used SuperSU, never used magisk, is there a stickied release thread for it?

lowsnamebrand said:
Awesome I think my issue is not renaming that file and the stock rom reinstalling stock recovery. I've used SuperSU, never used magisk, is there a stickied release thread for it?
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Its got more than a thread, has a whole section. Anyway heres the main release thread

Phoenix591 said:
Its got more than a thread, has a whole section. Anyway heres the main release thread
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You've been a huge help, thank you! I'll report back later tonight, when I can actually work on my phone

So i was able to obtain root aswell as installed twrp, the only issue I had was every rom I tried refused to boot. They just hung at the loading screen, that includes the back up I'd made of stock, is there something I missed?

lowsnamebrand said:
So i was able to obtain root aswell as installed twrp, the only issue I had was every rom I tried refused to boot. They just hung at the loading screen, that includes the back up I'd made of stock, is there something I missed?
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If you mean the boot animation, the very first time can take a good while, like 20 minutes. Also make sure you've formatted /data if you havnt yet especially going to lineage.

Phoenix591 said:
If you mean the boot animation, the very first time can take a good while, like 20 minutes. Also make sure you've formatted /data if you havnt yet especially going to lineage.
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Sorry for the late reply, yeah I think I just let the boot animation go for around 5, I'm gonna have to try reflashing it and hoping for the best, I'll be sure to answer back when I get a chance

OK, I know this is an old thread - but I just got a replacement US996 phone; my old standby has a charger plug problem so I decided to get another one and put a rooted stock Oreo ROM on it. However, I'm having the same issue as the OP. Get into fastboot, flash TWRP (I have the 3.3.1-0 version, as the newer 3.3.1-1 version does not have any download mirrors). The flash appears to go just fine, it says the write was completed. However, when I reboot into adb mode and do "adb reboot recovery" I get "no command" and the little droid with his belly hatch open. So obviously TWRP wasn't flashed. The OP says he eventually was able to get it to work and install root. How did you fix the issue?
Do I still need to do the old recowvery shenanigans that we had to do back when the phone first came out?
Thanks!

I believe you MUST use the button combo to reboot into twrp.
See here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-1-0-t3720239/post78513963

pistacios said:
I believe you MUST use the button combo to reboot into twrp.
See here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-1-0-t3720239/post78513963
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I've done that. The problem is that TWRP hasn't actually been installed via fastboot flash recovery - it goes through the motions, SAYS it's been installed, but when I do the button combo, it actually does reset my phone rather than booting into TWRP.
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Disregard the above. Flashed it again (4th time), and it finally took.

The same happened with my wife's US996 now that you mention it. Took a few tries and was a bit frustrating.
When I flashed TWRP on mine it was a "one and done".
Glad you got it sorted.

Thanks - all good. Rooted stock Oreo ROM installed, working great.